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Shoba Donti and Tate Isgrig, two esteemed educators and entrepreneurs who each own and manage one of over 50 Kumon Centers across Boston and New England join Enterprise Radio.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guests Shoba Donti and Tate Isgrig discuss the following:

* What is Kumon?

* What are the benefits of studying Kumon and how is Kumon different from other Math and/or Reading programs?

* What is the process of enrolling?

* How long is the program?

* How did you become a Kumon instructor? What’s your entrepreneurial journey like?

* I know Kumon is voted as one of the top 500 franchises in the United States so if any of our listeners are  interested to be just like you, How can one become a Kumon instructor?

Shoba Donti:

Shoba Donti is the Instructor at Kumon Math and Reading Center of North Andover, MA since 2003. She learned firsthand about Kumon and the benefits of the Kumon Method when her daughter Priya and son Arun enrolled in the program. Prior to becoming a certified Kumon Instructor, she worked as the controller of accounts for Southwest Dining, a division of Sky Chefs and American Airlines. A licensed CPA, Shoba earned a bachelors in Accounting and graduated suma cum laude from University of Texas. Even with 15 years of experience as a Kumon Instructor, Shoba continues to enhance her knowledge of the Kumon program and student instruction and endeavors to develop and maximize the full potential of students, irrespective of their ability or grade level.

Tate Isgrig:

Tate is a career educator with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Colby College in Waterville, Maine and a Master of Arts in Teaching from Johns Hopkins University. Tate’s extensive experience as both an educator and an administrator in both public and private schools led to his opening of Kumon Math and Reading Center of Milton in 2011.  As an extensively trained and certified professional instructor, he serves as a mentor, working closely with each family to create individualized study plans that develop the student’s self-confidence and self-reliance. Like all Kumon Instructors, Tate has a true passion for education and an earnest desire to help children reach their true potential.

About Kumon Math & Reading Centers:

Kumon is an after-school math and reading enrichment program that unlocks the potential of children, so they can achieve more on their own. As a comprehensive program, Kumon serves children in preschool through high school. The learning method uses an individualized approach that helps children develop a solid command of math and reading skills. Through daily practice and mastery of materials, students increase confidence, improve concentration, and develop better study skills. Founded in 1958, Kumon celebrates its 60th year serving children worldwide. Kumon has over four million students enrolled at nearly 25,000 learning centers in 50 countries and regions.

About the Kumon Franchise Business:

Kumon is an ideal small business for professionals. Kumon Franchisees must have a four-year college degree, be proficient in math and reading, have investment capital of $70,000 and a net worth of at least $150,000. Founded in 1958, Kumon celebrates its 60th year serving children worldwide. Kumon has over four million students enrolled in nearly 25,000 learning centers in 50 countries and regions.

Websites: Kumon.com | KumonFranchise.com

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Dick Traum, Founder of Achilles International, whose mission is to enable people with all types of disabilities to participate in mainstream running events joins Enterprise Radio. He is also the co-author of: The Courage to Go Forward: The Power of Micro Communities.

This episode of Enterprise Radio works in association with the Author Channel.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Dick Traum discuss the following:

* You write that achieving the impossible creates a “halo effect.” Could you expand on that?

* Why are micro communities uniquely equipped to take on societal issues?

* You share how micro communities turn receivers—those who initially seek help—into givers and mentors. How so?

* What’s the history behind the Cigna and Achilles International partnership?

* What steps can corporate and non-profit partners take to enact change?

Dick Traum was the first runner to complete a marathon with a prosthetic leg when he crossed the finish line at the 1976 New York City Marathon. In 1983, he founded Achilles International, whose mission is to enable people with all types of disabilities to participate in mainstream running events. Today, Achilles has more than 110 chapters in 41 countries.

To learn more, visit CourageToGoForward.com.

 

Website: CourageToGoForward.com

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Louisa Sanghera, the owner and principal broker of Zippy Financial, an award winning mortgage broker again joins Enterprise Radio to discuss their success this last year.

This episode of Enterprise Radio is working in association with the Financial Channel.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Louisa Sanghera discuss the following:

* It looks to have been an amazing year for you and Zippy Financial Louisa, it’s just been award after award for Zippy Financial  this year, tell us about a few of the awards  and highlights this year for you?

* Why do you think you’ve got these awards why do you think you achieved them, there are some great brokers out there what made you stand out from the rest?

* There’s been a slowdown in the market in Sydney is that affecting business?

* What changes have you noticed in particular with the lenders what are they doing differently that people should be aware of?

* How do you manage to get your business then Louisa, where do your clients come from?

* I also noticed you don’t just do mortgages at Zippy would you like to tell our listeners what other services you provide there at zippy finance?

Zippy Financial Group is owned and managed by Louisa Sanghera, with passion and absolute dedication to her clients. She has curated a hand[-picked team of highly experienced brokers to support her as loan processors, who share her vision to provide exceptional service and look after Zippy clients for life. 

Louisa is a well-known and well-loved businesswoman around Sydney – affectionately known as the “Mum’s Champion”, and is recognised by everyone who knows her as hardworking, dedicated and visionary leader. Her work with Zippy and being an active supporter of the wider business community, earned her the title of ‘Outstanding Business Person of the Year’ at the 2017 Local Business Awards. 

Louisa created Zippy Financial after a 25 year career in banking. Through experience, she noticed the broking industry was generally lacking in empathy and genuine client-focused care. She decided to use her expert knowledge and extensive management training to start her own business and the Zippy Financial Group was born. Being a working mum herself, Louisa had an ambition to create a practice of working mums, supporting them with a career that fit around their family lifestyle. 

Understanding that most women, many of whom are busy mums and often working mums, or “mumprenerus’, run the family finances, Louisa has established a strong affinity with these amazing women, who trust Louisa to guide them with their finances and investment strategies. Both Louisa and her team understand their clients very well and have total empathy with them.

Website: www.zippyfinancial.com.au 

Social Media Links:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zippyfinancial

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ZippyFinancial

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Hirad Motamed, Co-Founder and CTO at Dr. Bill, Canada’s most beloved medical billing service for physicians joins Enterprise Radio to share the journey of building a medical billing service.

This episode of Enterprise Radio is working in conjunction with the Startup Companies Channel.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Hirad Motamed discuss the following:

* Tell me about your background and how you got into entrepreneurship.

* What was it about medical billing that made you think “this is the project we’re going to commit to”?

* What was the single largest hurdle you had to overcome in building Dr. Bill?

* At Dr. Bill, what did you do differently from your previous projects that made it successful?

* How has this journey changed you personally?

* What’s something you wish you knew when you were starting out?

Hirad Motamed is of the co-founders and CTO at Dr. Bill – Canada’s most beloved medical billing service for physicians. He’s working hard to help Dr. Bill bring consumer-level, delightful experiences to Canada’s medical professionals. When he’s not working, he can be found dancing Brazilian zouk or escaping to a Vipassana retreat.

Website: www.dr-bill.ca

Social Media Links:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/drbillapp

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drbillapp

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Kyle Bailey, CEO and founding partner at NuVinAir, which is a Dallas-based startup that offers proprietary odor-elimination products for the automotive industry joins Enterprise Radio.

This episode of Enterprise Radio is working in conjunction with the Startup Companies Channel.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Kyle Bailey discuss the following:

* What is NuVinAir and what makes it so innovative for the automotive industry?

* Can you tell me about your unique business model?

* How has the growing legalization of marijuana impacted your company?

* Where is your product available and what kinds of businesses offer it?

* What keeps you up at night and what’s next for your company?

* What tip do you have for other startups who want to get into the franchising business?

Kyle Bailey is the CEO and founder of NuVinAir, an automotive-industry pioneer offering proprietary odor-elimination products, where he directs all aspects of the company’s strategic plan, while positioning it for international expansion and distributor success. 

Based in Dallas, his company caters to clients including car dealerships, car washes, detail shops, rental-car companies, and truck fleets. A sought-after industry pundit with 20 years of leadership experience in business development, entrepreneurship, franchising, and marketing, Kyle has been quoted by various media outlets, such as Chief Executive, Money Magazine, and FOX.

As a serial entrepreneur with turnkey-investor experience, he is also the CEO and co-founder of Blue Core Automotive Group, a leading automotive-management consulting firm, as well as CEO of The 5:16 Group, a grounding subsidiary to numerous business startups.

Previously, he was Vice President of Sales and Marketing for The Automotive Partners, an automotive conglomerate that provides services, technology, and products. Connect with him on LinkedIn.

Website: www.nuvinair.com

Social Media Links:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/nuvinair

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nuvinaircyclone

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Jason Peterson, CEO and Chairman of GoDigital Media Group, a media and technology company focused on intellectual property rights and content distribution through its business units joins Enterprise Radio.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Jason Peterson discuss the following:

* Tell us about GoDigital and what it does.

* Give us a breakdown of each of your business units, Cinq Music, VidaPrimo, AdShare and ContentBridge.

* Tell our listeners how you got started in the entertainment industry. You went to business school and studied film at USC, then went on to Pepperdine for your law degree…

* One of your companies, Cinq Music, just signed Janet Jackson.Tell us about that and why Janet chose Cinq out of hundreds of possible music labels and distributors?

* What is the future of entertainment content, from music to movies? Streaming over ownership? What’s next Jason?

* Last question, what advice would you give to anyone wanting to get into the business side of entertainment?

Jason Peterson is an experienced entrepreneur, attorney, and producer, named in 2009 as one of the ‘Top 30 entrepreneurs under 30’ in Los Angeles by LA Business Journal. Jason is the current Chairman of GoDigital Media Group (godigitalmg.com), Cinq Music (cinqmusic.com), VidaPrimo (vidaprimo.com), CEO of ContentBridge Systems (contentbridge.tv), AdShare (adshare.tv), and past founder of GoDigital Distribution (godigital.com) (now known as Amplify Releasing).

In his role as Chairman at GoDigital Media Group, Jason works to help the entertainment business manage and monetize its content, be it an artist, publisher, studio or digital platform.

As Chairman of Cinq Music, a leading music rights management company, Jason has helped establish Cinq as one of the fastest growing labels in Hispanic music with a 2015 Latin Grammy win and a Billboard nomination for Latin Rhythm Label of the Year in 2016.

As Chairman of VidaPrimo, the largest Hispanic millennial targeted multi-platform network, Jason has worked to build the management team and establish a repeatable and scalable business model that now has nearly 2 billion monthly users globally.

In his role as CEO at ContentBridge, a media supply chain solutions provider, Jason works to define the market opportunity and leads the development of ContentBridge’s software tools and high throughput cloud infrastructure. ContentBridge powers several of the leading studio’s digital supply chains.

As the CEO of AdShare, Jason has developed the technology and market for monetizing the identification and tracking of unlicensed uses of professional content online. AdShare services over two million copyrights from hundreds of clients.

As a founder of GoDigital, a leading movie distributor, Jason worked towards scaling the company’s library to more than 1200 movies. This included guiding its management team through the acquisition of Might Entertainment, Variance Films, and an investment by Facebook founder Chris Kelly and FreeCreditReport.com founder Ed Ojdana.

Prior to GoDigital, Jason was President of Symbolic Entertainment. During his tenure at Symbolic he produced music videos for Sony, EMI, Universal, and Warner Bros among others.  His clientele has included Master P, Lil’ Romeo, Ashley Tisdale, T.I., Obie Trice, Switchfoot, Chris Tomlin, Belinda, and Death Cab for Cutie.  His videos have won “Video of the Year” at the Gospel Music Award...

Jess Tiffany the C.E.O of the Marketing and Networking University and sister marketing agency MNU Digital and International Best Selling Author of his LinkedIn book “Growth Hacking: Strategically Grow Your Business Network from Zero to 10K in 365 Days” joins Enterprise Radio.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Jess Tiffany discuss the following:

* Have you always been into sales and marketing?

* So what made you decide to combine your sales and marketing with education online?

* How does the online learning marketplace work?

* You say you can find $25k-$50k of hidden revenue streams in companies, in less than an hour, is there one or two strategies you could share?

* How did you build up a social media following of well over 100,000 and a reach into the millions?

Jess Tiffany is the C.E.O. of the Marketing and Networking University, an online business education marketplace and its sister company M.N.U. Digital. The Marketing and Networking University is a place where business experts can share their knowledge and create additional revenue streams. 

MNU Digital was created when we realized many people didn’t have enough time or desire to learn how to do everything in their business and were looking for a complete solution. MNU Digital assembled top industry experts to create a “dream team” approach to solving your entire marketing strategy. When you hire MNU Digital you are hiring a team. 

M.N.U.’s C.E.O. Jess Tiffany’s specialty is his in-depth service offerings like finding businesses $50k in hidden revenue opportunities in under an hour. Jess coaches businesses to higher revenue, lead generation strategies, joint venture creation, unique proposition isolation, and implementations. 

For those who are unable to work with Jess, he does offer an online version called the 52 Week Industry Domination Training. This program has been called “the most powerful and dynamic client attraction program ever created!” It also has been featured on Fox, NBC, CBS, and ABC. This amazing program will take you through some of the most powerful business fundamentals that are overlooked and lead to most businesses failings. It continues on teaching proven advanced marketing skills and ultimately if implemented these skills will lead many businesses on to millions of dollars in revenue.

Jess is also an International Best Selling author with his LinkedIn Book called “Growth Hacking Strategically Grow Your Business Connections from Zero to 10K in 365 Days”.

Websites: marketingandnetworkinguniversity.com |  mnudigital.com

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Gavin Altus, Co-Founder and Director at Sentrient, an Australian online learning business that specializes in workplace compliance joins Enterprise Radio.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Gavin Altus discuss the following:

* I notice that #1 on the list is all about making people feel safe? Please explain?

* Now, the second on your list is all about setting and maintaining standards? An oldie but a goodie, and please talk to us about your take on professional standards?

* While it might seem obvious to most business owners, I notice that ‘staying on the right side of the law is’ is also up there in your top five? Tell us more about that?

* Your fourth on the list is an interesting one, talking about the importance of Human Resources, you make reference to playing HR in offense rather than defense which is an interesting view, please explain?

* I quite like your final tip for creating better workplaces, it is all about ‘prevention is better than cure’ with a twist of technology thrown in. Please explain?

* You’ve seen a dramatic rise in the uptake of your online learning and workplace compliance services at Sentrient over the past 12-18 months, please talk us about the trends you are seeing in Australia with regard to businesses thriving to create better workplace culture?

Summary/Tip: The next BIG competitive advantage in business is going to be drive by INCLUSION, i.e. creating a workplace that is safe, inclusive and respectful, as TRUST is fast becoming as important as BRAND RECOGNITION!

Gavin Altus is Co-Founder and Director at Sentrient, an Australian online learning business business that specialize in workplace compliance. At Sentrient we make it easy for small and medium businesses and larger organisations to do the right thing and protect their people and their business from the ever-increasing cost associated with breaches in safety, invasion of privacy and workplace incidents such as bullying, harassment and discrimination. By doing so, we help create a high trust organisation and that is where life starts to get better for everyone!

Website: www.sentrient.com.au

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Christi Olson, the Head of Evangelism for Bing at Microsoft joins Enterprise Radio to discuss future proofing for conversational AI. Since 2015, Christi has been annually recognized by PPC Hero and her peers as one of the 25 Most Influential PPC Experts.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Christi Olson discuss the following:

* What does the future of search and digital look like? How do you expect behaviors to change in the next 3-5 years that businesses should be aware of?

* You mentioned conversational AI, voice search, and voice assistance. What is the difference between Voice Search and Voice Assistance?

* Is voice assistance hype or will there be real economic impact through voice assistance?

* What is the opportunity with Voice Search? Can a business become the spoken response to questions that people ask Siri, Alexa, Cortana, or the Google Assistant?

* According to Amazon, there are over 30,000 voice skills available today. You mention that it’s an area of opportunity for growth but is it the marketplace already saturated and how should businesses think about Voice Skills as part of their strategy?

* Chatbots aren’t exactly new AND many businesses already have a chatbot on their website. What is the difference between intelligent chatbots and the bots that were created 3-5 years ago?

Tip: Consumer behavior is beginning to shift and change as consumers get more comfortable using voice assistance and conversational based technology. Stay ahead of the curve by starting to adapt your marketing strategies today and discover how to create more meaningful relationships with your customers through conversational AI based technology.

Christi Olson is the Head of Evangelism for Bing at Microsoft and is on the Board of Directors for the Search Engine Marketing Professional Organization (SEMPO) and the University of Idaho School of Business. For over a decade Christi has led Digital Marketing teams at Microsoft, Expedia, Harry & David, Pointmarc and Point It. She is passionate about search marketing and has spent her career helping businesses solve their marketing challenges and goals through studying and analyzing data to develop actionable insights and strategies.

Christi has been recognized by PPC Hero and her peers as one of the top 25 Most Influential PPC Experts in 2018, 2017 and 2016 and 2015. Her love for digital has driven her to speak at hundreds of conferences including Mumbrella, AdWeek, the American Marketing Association, Digital Dealer, Digital Marketing Conference Series, SMX, PubCon, HeroConf and Search Insider Summit.

Olson is also a contributing author about all things Marketing, Search and Conversational AI on sites like HuffingtonPost, TheNextWeb, Entrepreneur, MarketingProfs, MediaPost, Search Engine Land, and Search Engine Journal.

When she’s not thinking about digital marketing, Christi and her husband Jason, like to run and do crossfit, while trying to keep up with their 2 year old son, Roy.

Website: advertise.bingads.microsoft.com

Social Media Links:

Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/ChristiJOlson

Twitter: @ChristiJOlson

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Rick Miller, an unconventional turnaround specialist, sought-after speaker, servant leader, expert in driving sustainable growth and author of Be Chief: It’s A Choice, Not A Title joins Enterprise Radio.

This episode of Enterprise Radio works in association with the Author Channel.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Rick Miller discuss the following:

* Conventional wisdom has long defined “Chiefs” as rulers of people—those at the top who hold the most power. But you say conventional wisdom is wrong. How so?

* How does “being Chief” go viral in a company or organization?

* You suggest that leaders should bring more of their personal lives into professional settings. Why is this important?

* Studies show that up to 50 percent of team members self-identify as introverts, who you call the “Quiet Chiefs.” How can we better engage with them?

Rick Miller is an unconventional turnaround specialist, sought-after speaker, servant leader, and expert in driving sustainable growth. For over 30 years, he served as a successful senior executive in roles including President and/or CEO in Fortune 10, Fortune 30, nonprofit, and startup companies, including AT&T Global Services and Lucent Technologies. Throughout his career, he has been recruited from the outside to turn around poor performance in difficult times. His new book, Be Chief: It’s A Choice, Not A Title, helps leaders at all levels achieve their true potential.

 

Website: BeingChief.com

Social Media Links:

Facebook: https://facebook.com/BeingChief

Twitter: https://twitter.com/BeingChief

Instagram: https://instagram.com/BeingChief

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