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Matt Schmidt the founder of Diabetes Life Solutions, which specializes in helping people with diabetes find affordable life insurance joins Entrepreneurial Fit Radio.

This episode of Entrepreneurial Fit Radio is working in conjunction with the Insurance Channel.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Matt Schmidt discuss the following:

* What types of life insurance options are available for people with Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes?

* Does a person with Diabetes have to complete a medical exam, to obtain coverage?

* What are ways for a person with Diabetes, to obtain a policy with lower premiums?

* What is the process for a person with Diabetes to apply for life insurance coverage?

* Can children, with Diabetes, obtain Life Insurance?

* How long does it take for a person with Diabetes to get approved for Life Insurance?

* Does using Diabetes Technology improve an insurance companies offer?

* What type of ratings can people with Diabetes expect to receive, from the major life insurance companies??

Diabetes Life Solutions was founded in 2010 by Robert and Matt Schmidt. Matt’s life had changed when his father was diagnosed with diabetes. After this diagnosis Matt saw first hand the impact that diabetes can have on not only the individual, but the entire family.

They had struggled to obtain life insurance for Robert due to diabetes and other health related issues. They were told several times by multiple companies that coverage was not obtainable. After countless hours of speaking with underwriters and companies, a carrier was finally found.

Diabetes Life Solutions was then created to help find affordable life insurance for diabetics. Many people with diabetes have been turned down for life insurance due to their chronic conditions. Diabetes Life Solutions does not accept that outcome for our clients.

Website: diabeteslifesolutions.com

Social Media Links:

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

Twitter: @diabeteslifesol

Simone Vincenzi, known as The Purpose Strategist, is the co-founder of GTeX, TEDx speaker, Lead Facilitator of Explode Your Coaching Business and author of 3 life-changing books joins Enterprise Radio.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Simone Vincenzi discuss the following:

* Why do you think that businesses, should run live and online events?

* Why did you decide to run live and online events for your audience?

* How can you create a presentation that converts?

* How do you make sure attendees have a great experience?

* How do you maximise the people that attended the event?

* What is the best advice to make sure people attend your events?

Simone Vincenzi, known as The Italian Stallion of the speaking industry, is the co-founder of GTeX Community.

Simone is the Lead Facilitator of Explode Your Coaching Business, and has been featured on TEDx, recognised as one of the most influential Migrant Entrepreneurs in the Uk and awarded Speaker Of The Year 2016 by the ACPTC.

Fed up with the dirt of the personal development industry that no one talks about, he believes in changing the industry through the creation of a supportive and genuine community of coaches and speakers, helping them creating seminars that converts while delivering incredible value to the audience.

Successful from a young age (he was one of the youngest Micheline Star restaurant managers in Europe), he transitioned from working in the catering industry to building a 6 figure coaching practice, and shares tools with his clients to allow them to grow from 0 to £100,000.

Over the last 12 months, he has spoken in front of 5000 individuals, which included sharing the stage with Les Brown, John C. Maxwell, Simon Sinek, Trent Shelton, Jamie Smart  and many more.

He has also organised over 170 events, including Gary Vee speaking from York Hall boxing ring, and he is currently speaking in more than 200 stages every year, including a very controversial TEDx talk entitled Sleeping With Your Clients

He now works with speakers, leaders and business owners helping them creating effective presentations, events, and seminars that will add 5 to 6 figures to their bottom line, without compromising their integrity and developing a unique bond with their clients.

Following his passion for making an impact in the younger generation, he also partners with the largest youth organisations in UK, helping them delivering more effective courses and training.

Simone cannot live without 3 things: Speaking, basketball and playing his didgeridoo.

Website: www.gtex.org.uk

John Leonard Pielmeier, the award-winning playwright and screenwriter of more than 25 works and the author of his debut novel Hook’s Tale: Being the Account of an Unjustly Villainized Pirate Written by Himself, available in hardcover and digital format joins Enterprise Radio.

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

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest John Leonard Pielmeier discuss the following:

* Give us a brief taste of what Hook’s Tale is about.

* What inspired you to write this book?

* Why is it important for people to know Captain Hook’s side of the story?

* What is your writing process like? Did you use the same process to write Hook’s Tale as you have for plays, films, and television scripts?

* What is the take home message of Hook’s Tale? What will readers get out of this emended story?

* Are you working on any other projects at the moment?

* Do you have any advice for young and aspiring writers who are trying to break into the field?

John Leonard Pielmeier is an award-winning playwright and screenwriter of more than 25 works, including Agnes of God and the stage adaptation of The Exorcist. Pielmeier’s debut novel, Hook’s Tale: Being the Account of an Unjustly Villainized Pirate Written by Himself, was published on July 18 and is available in hardcover and digital format.

John Leonard Pielmeier began his career with the play and movie Agnes of God. Since then he has had three more plays mounted on Broadway and more than 25 films, television movies and miniseries produced. Most recently he has written and acted in the internationally successful limited series The Pillars of the Earth (named the 5th Best Miniseries of All Time!) and is currently prepping his stage adaptation of The Exorcist for its West End premiere in late autumn 2017. (It recently played in Birmingham, England to glorious reviews and enthusiastic standing ovations.)

He has also received the Humanitas Award (plus two nominations), five Writers’ Guild Award nominations, a Gemini nomination, an Edgar Award, the Camie Award, a Christopher Award, and his projects have won a Gemini Award and been nominated for the Emmy Award (three times) and the Golden Globe Award.

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Twitter: @john_pielmeier

Chai Mishra, CEO at Movebutter, a direct-to-consumer online supermarket disrupting the grocery industry joins Enterprise Radio discusses solving grocery industry problems begins with infrastructure.

This episode of Enterprise Radio is brought to you by DesignCrowd.com. Learn more and receive your Entrepreneur Podcast Network $100 VIP offer when you start your next project.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Chai Mishra discuss the following:

* The grocery industry has been pretty stagnant the past decade, what is the main reason for this?

* What problem is Movebutter solving and how did the idea come to you?

* How does the direct-to-consumer model benefit the shopper?

* As you scale Movebutter, how do you plan to keep personalization a priority?

* With Amazon’s recent acquisition a trending topic, what would you have done differently?

* We would love to know your final thoughts on where the grocery industry is heading?

CEO Chai Mishra saw the exploitation and inefficiency of the food system first hand. So he left his job to work on a bold proposition: A better food value chain. His co-founder and our CPO, Sebastian Werz joined because when he heard that vision, he saw it.

Based in San Francisco, California, Movebutter is building a new food value chain, starting with a better supermarket. The company has found the greatest producers and has begun selling food, under its own brand, direct to customers. By removing middlemen, overhead, and marketing costs, Movebutter is able to make its high-quality groceries extremely affordable. And, by selling online and shipping direct, Movebutter has made it possible for anyone in the country to access incredible groceries. This direct-to-consumer supermarket aims to improve the 3 E’s: economics, ethics, and experience.

Website: www.movebutter.com

Social Media Links:

Facebook: facebook.com/GoMovebutter

Twitter: @movebutter

Marcel Hornung, co-founder of pleased to meet, a lifestyle brand for premium paper goods, accessories and home decor based in Munich, Germany joins Enterprise Radio to tell their story.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Marcel Hornung discuss the following:

* How did you fall into your business?

* What was/is your vision when you started out?

* Is it not sometimes good to limit yourself and stick to one thing to not be thrown off course? Touch on that from your experience if you would.

* Does adding new lines not water down your other products?  What are they?

* Where do you see yourself in the next few years?

* What advice would you give someone just starting out?

* Where can our listeners find your products?

Marcel Hornung grew up in the university city of Freiburg, in the very south of Germany.  His broad interest in design and economics and his easyness in dealing with people  have opened him doors in the fields of PR and design. This let him to manage a design studio in New York, as a young executive with no fear for the unknown.  Today Marcel oversees all business aspects of pleased to meet, and plays a key  role in “spreading the word” for the brand. But it is also his understanding of  design and strong values that continue to shape the company.

Website: www.pleasedtomeet.de

Social Media Links:

facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pleasedtomeet

instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pleased_to_meet

pinterest: https://www.pinterest.de/pleasedtomeet

Brett Kolomyjec, Founder at Datebox joins Enterprise Radio. Each month Datebox creates a fun & unique date and delivers it right to your door step. Date night, made simple.

This episode of Enterprise Radio is brought to you by DesignCrowd.com. Learn more and receive your Entrepreneur Podcast Network $100 VIP offer when you start your next project.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Brett Kolomyjec discuss the following:

* Tell us about Datebox. How did you come up with the concept?

* What advice would you give to others looking to start a new company?

* What was one setback you faced? How did you overcome it?

* What is your competitive advantage in the market?

* What is your viewpoint on consumer demand for subscription-based products?

* What’s next for Datebox?

Datebox strives to make date night simple because we believe relationships matter. At our core, our mission is to bring couples closer together by helping them rediscover date night. Each month we create a fun, exciting, and unique date experience for couples, and send them everything they need to enjoy that date together. We all know life can get busy and complicated, and it’s difficult to find quality time with the person we love most. Many relationships and marriages become distant over time, and even experience failure when they don’t make a priority out of continuing to connect with one another. Studies show that couples that spend consistent quality time together experience 350% higher satisfaction in their relationships or marriages. We exist to help all couples stay connected and find that satisfaction with the person they love most.

Datebox founders Brett & Devon Kolomyjec were married 4 years ago. On the day of our wedding, we got many amazing presents, but one gift stood out above them all. Inside a little box that had been wrapped up for us, were items to spend a fun date night together. The box included a game, brownie mix, movie tickets, and some other various items. Along with these items was a note that read:

“The next few weeks will feel crazy as you go on your honeymoon, head back to work, get settled into your home, and learn how to begin your new lives together. It’s easy for life to get busy and hectic. When you feel like life needs to slow down and you need some time just the two of you, use the contents of this box for a date night just the two of you, and reconnect with each other.”

Just 2.5 years into marriage, Brett and Devon realized that the couple who had given them this gift was right. Life does get busy, and complicated. We knew dating consistently and spending quality time together was important for our marriage, but planning fun dates can be difficult. We believed other couples may be dealing with the same challenges, and that there should be a company or product that helps couples take back date night, and Datebox was born.

Website: www.getdatebox.com

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Social Media Links:

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

Twitter:  @getdatebox

Dr. Garvey R. Pinkston II, Founder of Southern Hills Pharmacy, a successful family-owned and operated full-service pharmacy located in Plantation, Florida and named as the best local pharmacy in South Florida by Florida.com joins Enterprise Radio.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Dr. Garvey R. Pinkston II discuss the following:

* What inspired you to establish Southern Hills Pharmacy?

* Your family’s history in the Health Care industry is traced back to Ocala Florida. How did your family’s legacy impact your decision to establish your pharmacy?

* How did Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University prepare you to lead a successful pharmacy?

* Any advice for young adults interested in following your footsteps in the health care industry?

* How can our audience contact your pharmacy directly?

Dr. Garvey R. Pinkston II comes from a long line of influential pharmacists. Earning a professional doctorate in pharmacy from Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, Pinkston is determined to continue preserving his family’s legacy in health care. With chain pharmacies popping up on street corners nationwide, the need for local home grown pharmacies that care about customer satisfaction is necessary now more than ever. Complaints are increasing nationwide regarding issues with customer relations at big chain pharmacies more frequently in the past decade. One recent customer complaint relating to a big pharmacy chain reads, “The customer service was terrible, I asked to speak to a manager, and when he came to find out what the problem was, it didn’t get any better from there.”

To combat the negative encounters consumers experienced at big chain pharmacies, Dr. Pinkston established Southern Hills Pharmacy in Plantation, Florida. “Family oriented, friendly, and professional staff. Makes you want to keep going back since you are treated with respect and dignity. Keep it up,” stated Ernie Muirhead in a recent Southern Hills Pharmacy review. Southern Hills Pharmacy is rooted in a legacy and a distinct passion for serving the local communities of Plantation, Davie, Sunrise, and Lauderhill among others. Pharmacy customers are often left wondering why customer satisfaction is not a top priority at their local big chain pharmacies. When asked what initiated the spark in Dr. Pinkston to establish his pharmacy, his sentiments are shared by pharmacist nationwide. “I started Southern Hills Pharmacy after my experiences of working in a chain pharmacy and not having the time or opportunity to provide each patient with the personal care and attention their situation deserved.”

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With advanced treatment methods for patients and an increase in affordable medical care, the pharmaceutical industry is seeing a major increase in revenue. Spending on prescription drugs was projected to have risen to $457 billion in 2015; the current projections show prescription drug spending will increase to $610 billion by 2021. With the need for prescriptions drugs increasing, the concentration on growing revenue for local pharmacies will surpass the need to provide superior customer service to pharmacy patrons. Just ask Dr. Pinkston’s loyal customers, excellent customer service is paramount at Southern Hills Pharmacy. “Friendliness, passion and some medicine are what the doctor prescribed. Southern Hills and the team.

Dr. Dirk Van Hyning, CEO of Alexium International, a specialty chemical company with proprietary patent applications for novel environmentally friendly technologies joins Enterprise Radio to discuss how to successfully transition to CEO.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Dr. Dirk Van Hyning discuss the following:

* Tell us a bit about Alexium International. As its new CEO, what motivates you each morning?

* You recently were promoted to CEO of Alexium.  How has your prior experience prepared you for your new leadership responsibilities at Alexium?

* Do you have any tips for other executives in a similar role?

* Are there any particular challenges you face as CEO of a public company?

* Alexium has grown by leaps and bounds, with cash receipts for your most recent 6-month period exceeding the entire preceding full year. How did you and your team accomplish that growth?

* What advice would you give other executives who have been hand-selected by their predecessor to lead a company? Do you think there are higher expectations for someone who has been groomed for this position rather than for someone who was brought in from another company? Please explain.

Dr. Dirk Van Hyning has been CEO of Alexium since June 2017, having joined the company in 2013 as Senior Research Scientist, earning subsequent promotions to Head of Product Development and Commercial Transition and then was appointed President in October 2014.  As President he was responsible for leading Alexium’s R & D, sales and business development, applications and corporate services to meet the company’s financial growth targets.

Before joining Alexium, Dr. Van Hyning was with Milliken Research Corporation, a global innovation company, where he began as Research Engineer in 1999 and earned subsequent promotions to Project Management Leader and Senior Development Engineer-Military and Protective Business. He earned his Ph.D. and M.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from North Carolina State University.  Dr. Van Hyning has received several honors and awards, including the Hans Kuhn Award for Outstanding Technology Commercialization and he also holds four patents.

Website: www.alexiuminternational.com

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

Tatyana Kozhevnikova, Creative Director and Founder at Artefact London a company that specialises in high tech made to measure tailoring joins Enterprise Radio to talk about the evolution of the tailoring industry.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Tatyana Kozhevnikova discuss the following:

* What makes tailoring high tech in your case?

* What has inspired you to start your own business in Made to Measure Menswear?

* How did you go about finding your suppliers and business partners? I understand you have partnered with suppliers in Portugal. Isn’t Asia a more cost effective option?

* Why did you call the company Artefact?

* Your client base is growing rapidly. Why would people choose Artefact rather than the old famous Savile Row tailors?

Artefact London brings tailoring into the 21st century. Introducing the latest technology in creating & storing your pattern electronically and laser cutting individual garments to your body measurements.

At Artefact London they make a seamless blend between sartorial mastership and advancements in technology to bring you a new level of high-quality tailoring experience, fast speed of execution at sensible prices.

Artefact London tailors are passionate about traditions and preserve the best of Savile Row’s hand made full & half canvas constructions for jackets, working buttonholes, using real horn & pearl buttons, curating the finest fabrics from refined Italian & English mills, all crafted in Europe.

They take things personally. Making everything bespoke to your body. No stocks kept. No standard sizes. Every garment is a one-off custom made design crafted by our tailors with you in mind. They partner with some of the finest mills to source your fabrics.

Website: www.theartefact.com

Social Media Links:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/artefactlondon

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

Kelsie Medel the Director of Brand and Communications at TSheets, the top-rated and requested employee time tracking and scheduling software on the planet joins Enterprise Radio.

This episode of Enterprise Radio is brought to you by DesignCrowd.com. Learn more and receive your Entrepreneur Podcast Network $100 VIP offer when you start your next project.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Kelsie Medel discuss the following:

* What exactly is TSheets?

* Tell me about your slogan “We  LOVE Employees.” How did this come about?

* How does a tech company end up in Idaho?

* Why is time tracking so important for businesses?

* Why create so many free resources for businesses to use?

* How do you make something like time tracking fun/sexy?

* Director of Brand and Communications at TSheets in conclusion, any advice on where to start as a small business when it comes to branding?

Kelsie Medel is Director of Brand and Communications at TSheets, the top-rated and requested employee time tracking and scheduling software on the planet. An Idaho native, she knows what it means to be scrappy and resourceful to be successful in business — one of the many reasons she fits in so well at TSheets, and how she’s managed to launch the TSheets brand into the global spotlight.

In her six years at the company, Kelsie has helped TSheets grow from 1,000 customers to 40 thousand in 112+ countries. Now the 8th most reviewed tech company in the world, TSheets has attracted the interest of major publications including The New York Times, Forbes, Washington Post, Fortune, Tech Crunch and more.

Kelsie graduated college in three years — an early testament to her lasting work ethic: getting things done better, faster, and with more heart. A few of her many hats include membership on the Forbes Communications Council, a Stakeholder at Boise Valley Economic Partnership Group, and co-chair for Idaho’s largest tech conference, Develop.Idaho. Recently, she was interviewed by KBOI radio, and spoke at the Facebook Boost Your Business event.

In her professional and personal life, Kelsie’s ultimate pursuit is to live by the words of Maya Angelou. “At the end of the day people won’t remember what you said or did, they will remember how you made them feel.”

Website: www.tsheets.com

Small Business Resources: www.tsheets.com/resources

Social Media Links:

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

Twitter: @tsheets