Entrepreneur Perspectives

Anything but just another diversity podcast!

Your story matters–and that is a big reason why the podcast, “Real Talk with Fanci Worthington and Steve Oliver” was created. In this Entrepreneur Perspectives episode, we talk with Fanci and Steve about why they would start a podcast about diversity.

There is so much diversity talk in Corporate America, but much of it feels hollow. It’s like when an airline or insurance company says they have great customer service. Just because you say it, doesn’t make it true. You have to live it, like Fanci and Steve. Diversity is a sensitive, uncomfortable, and essential topic in business and life. And we absolutely need individuals like Fanci and Steve sharing their stories and the stories of those around them with “real talk”.

In this episode, we get into Fanci and Steve’s stories around sexism and racism. We also hear what it was like to start a podcast and the development of them as individuals because of the podcast. We talk about leaving the company event early and staying late. We get into how you never know what someone is going through. And we get into what it’s like to be the only one in the room.

The KazSource team works with Fanci and Steve and their company, Cetera Financial Group. We believe in Fanci and Steve. It’s an absolute privilege to be able to produce their podcast–we are grateful to be in the room with them as they talk about these topics related to diversity as we all have so much to learn when it comes to this topic. And the hope is conversations like this happen more and more. We hope you’ll give this episode a listen.

You have a story. And I promise you, it matters. No matter your line of work, you can share that story like Fanci and Steve do. Simply put, consider sharing that story. We’d love to support you.

More about Fanci Worthington, Vice President, Branch Manager at Cetera Financial Group | Read this article about Fanci: “Remarkable Women of Charlotte”

More about Steve Oliver, Founder of Manhattan Ridge Advisors

Stephen has provided comprehensive wealth management and financial services for over 27 years.  In 2006 he founded Manhattan Ridge Advisors and maintains offices in New York City, Bedminster, and Iselin, NJ.

Stephen’s practice offers solutions for wealth management, income planning and retirement services. Stephen currently serves on the Greater Somerset County YMCA Board and the Cetera Advisor Lifecycle and Diversity Enterprise Action Committee. He has previously been a member of the Board of Governors for Youth at Risk in New York City. (source)

Websites you should totally check out:

• Real Talk Podcast with Fanci & Steve on Spotify (a podcast about diversity)
• KazSource, Inc
• KazCM, ContentMatterz | content brings people together
• SportsEpreneur | the platform where sports, entrepreneurship, and mental health collide

More conversations you should hit play on:

• EP089 | Perspectives on Overcoming Adversity with Frank Van Buren, Former U.S. Army Black Hawk Pilot
• EP114 | Inspiring the Underrepresented Communities with Chris Colbert
• EP138 | Admit What You Want with Diane Tarshis
• EP122 | Mom Entrepreneurs Are the Best with Jill Salzman

Meet you on social media:

• Fanci Worthington: LinkedIn
• Steve Oliver: LinkedIn
• Eric Kasimov: Twitter, LinkedIn

That’s a wrap:

• Thank you for listening to this Entrepreneur Perspectives podcast episode titled, “EP141 | Why Start a Podcast About Diversity | Real Talk”.
• Looking to create content or get into podcasting? Let’s chat about it.
• Follow this podcast on Apple Podcasts
• Follow this podcast on Spotify
• This podcast episode of Entrepreneur Perspectives exists because of the content production brand, KazCM | Check it out. Why? Because content brings people together!
• Music (song: Outlaw) as heard on the Real Talk Podcast, Beat Provided By freebeats.io Produced By White Hot
• We want to quickly highlight a company you may not know about but should: for this episode, that is Millennium Counseling Center in Chicago, IL. Their mission is to help people find a way out of the shame and pain often caused by addiction, mental illness, and trauma. Millennium Counseling Center believes that with hard work and dedication, people can reclaim the hope that has been stripped away. When you spend even a moment talking with anyone on the team at Millennium, you see how important you are to them. Also, if you are in and around the sports world, they have a fast-growing sports and performance wellness division. And be sure to subscribe to their Millennium Counseling Center podcast on your favorite podcast app. We work with the team at Millennium — and that’s because we believe in them and know the work they do has real impact. Millenniumhope.com.

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Disclaimer for this episode:

Fanci Worthington is a Financial Advisor offering securities and insurance products offered through Cetera Investment Services LLC, member FINRA, SIPC. Advisory services are offered through Cetera Investment Advisers LLC. 5200 77 Center Drive Charlotte, NC 28217 Steve Oliver is a Financial Advisor offering Securities through First Allied Securities, Inc. LLC, member FINRA/SIPC. 1460 Broadway, New York, NY 10036

Advisory services offered through First Allied Advisory Services. First Allied firms are under separate ownership from any other named entity. The views depicted in this material are for information purposes only and are not necessarily those of Cetera Investment Advisers or First Allied Securities. They should not be considered specific advice or recommendations for any individuals. Neit...

Staying active in all aspects of life and business works. Just ask Mitch!

That kind of positive activity applies when things aren’t going well, in your day-to-day sales routine, or just getting up and getting going. We can also call this effort.

And as discussed in this “Foundation” episode, it relates to pivoting — we all pivoted with this Covid situation.

This podcast episode with Mitch Long and Eric Kasimov is about activity, a drive to Pittsburgh, and a market trend on cash value life insurance.

This new podcast series on Entrepreneur Perspectives is called Foundation. We aim to support entrepreneurs — and we think the word foundation is applicable in our support of entrepreneurs in many ways: fundamentals, life insurance, protection, family, thesis, beliefs, support, help, mental health, and much more.

What does “Foundation” mean:

As defined by Google dictionary, foundation means: “an underlying basis or principle. -or- : the lowest load-bearing part of a building, typically below ground level.”

Sit with that for a bit. In the meantime…

Want a content platform of your own? Learn More.

Useful links from this episode:

• KazSource Insurance
• Content Production Company | KazCM
• The content platform where sports, entrepreneurship, and now mental health collide | SportsEpreneur

Connect with us:

Mitch Long: LinkedIn

About Mitch: Mitch helps advisors, P&C agents, and banks with their life insurance, disability insurance, long-term care, and annuity production. SVP at KazSource Insurance.

Eric Kasimov: Twitter, LinkedIn

KazSource: Facebook, Twitter

Thank you so much for listening to this EP Podcast episode, “Foundation | Staying Active, How to Take a Break, and Cash Value Life Insurance with Mitch Long”.

This podcast episode of Entrepreneur Perspectives is brought to you by KazCM. KazCM partners with entrepreneurs like you to help you produce original content through podcasts and text.

Follow and Review this podcast on: Spotify | Apple Podcasts

Music, “Here for the Win” provided by Songwriter Jess

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KazSource disclaimer

Talent stacking. Take your experience, knowledge, skills, and uniqueness and talk it out on podcasts, write about it on blogs, and post about it on social media, emails, Reddit, and more. Your normal skills once stacked together become extraordinary. You can become the only person with a specific combination of skills.

In this episode, The Boss Move Podcast and host Kison Patel feature KazSource and SportsEpreneur Founder, Eric Kasimov, to discuss the ideas of talent stacking and consistency in content messaging.

Of course, in this episode, we get introspective as that’s what Entrepreneur Perspectives is really all about. So we also discuss:

– iterating

– using content as leverage

– being useful in all aspects

– how did Eric become an entrepreneur

– stacking industries

– patience and discovery

– lean into your best ideas

– read and listen

– challenge yourself

Looking to start a podcast of your own? Let’s chat about it.

Kison Patel’s team invited Eric to be a guest on The Boss Move Podcast. Kison brought a conversational approach to this interview which of course we are big fans of. Content creation can be accessible. Or to put it another way, it doesn’t have to feel like work. That’s the best kind of content creation for entrepreneurs.

We hope this podcast chat hits home with you as you think through your own content path. And remember to think through your talent stack (you likely already have them) and then talk and/or write it out through podcasts, blogs, and posts.

We hope you enjoy this episode titled, “Talent Stacking with Eric Kasimov on The BossMove Podcast hosted by Kison Patel” on Entrepreneur Perspectives. 

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KazSource provides Content Marketing services to help with employee turnover, customer retention, and personal growth | Learn More

Are you in or around the world of sports? If so, we have a content marketing brand niched for you | Visit SportsEpreneur

Useful links from this episode:

• Podcast Production by KazSource
• KazCM
• BossMove
• SportsEpreneur

Other important links:

• Content Creation Journey on the Influx Podcast | your podcast doesn’t need thousands of listeners to have success
• I Had to Break the Box | a blog about not fitting in

Connect:

• Eric Kasimov: Twitter, LinkedIn

Wrap Up:

• Thank you so much for listening to this podcast, “Talent Stacking featuring Eric Kasimov on The BossMove Podcast with Kison Patel”.
• This podcast episode of Entrepreneur Perspectives exists because of the content production brand, KazCM | Check it out. It’s all about content creation and distribution. Why? Because content brings people together!
• Check out our sports and entrepreneurial content platform: SportsEpreneur. A platform for those in and around the sports world that are entrepreneurial-minded. We even have a podcast on this platform. Come join us! 
• Content Matterz. Entrepreneurs often need help communicating their story. That’s where the Content Matterz Podcast comes in! Short snippet episodes that provide ideas, inspiration, and marketing thoughts. Listen to the podcast: Content Matterz. 
• Music, “Here for the Win” provided by Songwriter Jess
• We would be grateful if you subscribed on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

The lawn care industry is littered with issues. So we take on those issues and more with GreenPal Co-Founder and CEO, Bryan Clayton. This episode is more than just lawn care issues as the lawn care industry provides the perfect backdrop to this conversation. In fact, this episode gets philosophical and deep real quick!

Why I wanted to host Bryan Clayton on Entrepreneur Perspectives: I wanted to learn more about the lawn care business because quite frankly, it’s a disaster! And it seemed to me that’s why GreenPal existed–to fix those issues. The industry is filled with average, shady tactics, cash businesses, and bait and switch methods. So yeah, I wanted to understand how you build a business in an industry like that and how that relates to many other industries as lawn care is by no means the only industry with issues–all industries have them.

Bryan Clayton at GreenPal solves these issues while utilizing the gig economy that we live in. We talk about finding your purpose, entrepreneurship, how building a business is like a video game, and the behind the scene reality of starting your own company. GreenPal brings value to entrepreneurs and homeowners by offering a service that is reliable while saving time. That time saving not only comes from allowing someone else to handle your lawn care but also there is time saved in the process before and after the lawn care service with the GreenPal app.

Simply put, GreenPal is lawn mowing made easy.

In this episode, Eric Kasimov talks with Brian Clayton about the identity of GreenPal and how the foundation of his business is built off of accountability. This conversation is an opportunity to learn about building a business that brings value to consumers and business owners, having purpose as an entrepreneur, and growing a business in the gig economy. GreenPal has solved the issue of having reliable lawn care, but it wasn’t without overcoming adversity. You’ll hear how Bryan and his team were diligent with growing a client base and adding vendors for the GreenPal app. Spending time cold calling on weekends and begging people for a $30 dollar lawn care service are small examples of what it takes to grow an 8 figure business.

Headlines | Episode 139 | Lawn Care Issues with GreenPal Co-Founder and CEO, Bryan Clayton

What is GreenPal?

GreenPal is the Uber For Lawn Mowing

Accountability as a Foundation

Growing an 8 Figure Business

Video Game Metaphor 

Finding Your Purpose Through Entrepreneurship

Why Appear on Podcasts

Your Business Should Be an Extension of You

Systemize Your Business Like GreenPal Does

The Philosophy of GreenPal CEO Bryan Clayton

Environmental Concerns with Lawn Care

The Gateway to Entrepreneurship 

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KazCM is a content marketing team. We help business leaders tell their stories to those who care. Learn More.

Do you like sports and entrepreneurship? If so, we have a brand for you | Visit SportsEpreneur

Useful links from this episode:

• GreenPal Website
• Become A Vendor
• Podcast Production Team
• KazCM

Related content:

• The Podcasters Mindset
• Laundry as a Gateway to the Gig Economy
• Need to Motivate Yourself? Get Emotional; Trigger Your Why

Connect with us:

• Brian Clayton: Instagram, LinkedIn,Twitter
• Eric Kasimov: Twitter, LinkedIn.

Wrap Up:

• Thank you for listening to this podcast episode, “Lawn Care Issues with GreenPal Co-Founder and CEO, Bryan Clayton”
• This Entrepreneur Perspectives podcast episode exists because of the KazCM Podcast Production Team | Learn more
• Content Matterz Podcast: Listen
• The Music played in this podcast is titled, “Here for the Win” and was provided by Here For The Win Productions
• We would be grateful if you followed Entrepreneur Perspectives on Apple: Apple Podcasts

“I help you do you.” That’s Diane Tarshis in a nutshell. Diane is the Founder of Startup Distillery, a startup consultancy for businesses of all kinds. Diane and Eric Kasimov talk about building the business you want, not what others expect or what you think society demands. And podcasting allows us all to talk through ... Read more

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The gig economy now includes a marketplace for laundry thanks to SudShare. That’s a topic we explore in this podcast conversation with the CEO of SudShare. We talk about everything from leveraging code and media to going into business with family. SudShare helps entrepreneurs get the start they need and helps people looking to outsource ... Read more

The post EP137 | Laundry as a Gateway to the Gig Economy with SudShare CEO Mort Fertel appeared first on KazSource.

Utilize the leverage that exists in software and media to make significant advances in your work. Jeroen Corthout is the co-founder of Salesflare and he joins the Entrepreneur Perspectives podcast to take on that topic and more. We get into the essence of why Jeroen built Salesflare, CRM SaaS businesses, the purpose of appearing on ... Read more

The post EP136 | Creating Leverage in Software and Media with Salesflare Co-Founder Jeroen Corthout appeared first on KazSource.