Experience Speaks | Stories from Business Leaders

Scott is the co-founder and senior partner of Allworth Financial, a financial advisory firm based in Sacramento, CA with over $8 billion dollars in total assets under management.

He has been named to Barron’s list of the Top 100 Independent Wealth Advisors in America. He’s been named to this list not once, not twice but 6 times in a row!

Scott spoke at the very first Biz Talks Chico in 2015, where he discusses some of the misconceptions, unfortunate truths and the rewarding benefits of launching a career in finance.

Today Scott is still the co-CEO of Allworth FInaicial. He co-hosts one of the longest running financial radio programs in America, Money Matters with his co-founder Pat McClain. And He has written 3 books on the topic finance. His most recent book is titled Personal Decision Points: 7 Steps to Your Ideal Retirement Transition.

Overall Scott has a ton of experience as both an entrepreneur and a financial advisor, so we are excited and honored to have him on the podcast.

This is a bonus episode from our annual event Biz Talks. This talk was originally posted on biztalks.co where you can watch the full video!

Eli is the COO and Co-Founder of Results Imagery which shoots high quality product and lifestyle photography and video for ecommerce brands.

He is a perfect example of how hard work and passion can excel success. In his energetic talk he shares 6 steps to become successful straight out of college.

Before Eli stepped on stage as a Biz Talks speaker, he sat in the audience for the 1st annual Biz Talks event to become one the youngest Biz Talks speaker ever!

Make sure to checkout his full podcast episode titled "Follow Your Passion & Bet on Yourself with Eli Libby | Co-Founder of Results Imagery".

Eli is the COO and Co-Founder of Results Imagery which shoots high quality product and lifestyle photography and video for ecommerce brands.

From a young age Eli has been obsessed with what invokes a reaction from a photo, product or marketing campaign. 

This passion started from a fishing trip of all things and led him to become the marketing director for an action sports company called Soul id, the creator of a 3 Million dollar outdoor adventure ecommerce brand called Winterial. And Finally to what he is doing now with his entrepreneurial venture, Results Imagery. 

I hope you enjoy this episode because:

1. Eli dives into some awesome marketing insights
2. He talks about the highs and lows that come with starting entrepreneurial brands like Winterial and Results Imagery
3. He also speaks on the following your passion and betting on yourself

Eli is the most positive and optimistic person our team knows, and he has a ton of experience to share. We hope you enjoy.

This is a bonus episode from our annual event Biz Talks. This talk was originally posted on biztalks.co where you can watch the full video!

Ben Sampson graduated from Chico State with a degree in Project Management and minor in Entrepreneurship. But all of his expertise in technology, came from self- teaching and trial and error.

Ben founded 2 start-ups, became the VP of Product Management for Outsell, Inc all before he created WeHero!

Ben’s energetic Biz Talk details what you can do to teach yourself the skills a product manager needs and what traits it takes to succeed. This Biz Talk will provide you the play-by-play of a day in the life of a product manager. 

If you have an interest in a newly-emerging business field, you need to listen to Ben’s Biz Talk - Product Management for Dummies.

Ben Sampson is a serial entrepreneur who started his first business in high school, his second business in College and more recently he started WeHero which enables companies to accomplish their social mission through powerful giving and volunteer programs.

With clients like Visa, Facebook, Salesforce and many more WeHero has gained great traction because it has product market fit, something Ben talks a lot on. 

We covered a lot during Ben's interview, so we broke our conversation into two parts. 

In part 1 he talks deeply about the emotions that come with starting and closing down businesses. 

In Part 2 we talk about product management, finding product market fit, how Ben started WeHero and how his business had to adapt to the market impacts of COVID-19.

We are excited to have Ben on the podcast today because he is energetic, he is passionate and he is dedicated to making an impact.

Ben Sampson is a serial entrepreneur who started his first business in high school, his second business in College and more recently he started WeHero which enables companies to accomplish their social mission through powerful giving and volunteer programs.

With clients like Visa, Facebook, Salesforce and many more WeHero has gained great traction because it has product market fit, something Ben talks a lot on. 

We covered a lot during Ben's interview, so we broke our conversation into two parts. 

In part 1 he talks deeply about the emotions that come with starting and closing down businesses. 

In Part 2 we talk about product management, finding product market fit, how Ben started WeHero and how his business had to adapt to the market impacts of COVID-19.

We are excited to have Ben on the podcast today because he is energetic, he is passionate and he is dedicated to making an impact.

Adam Mendler is the CEO of The Veloz Group, where he co-founded and currently operates Beverly Hills Chairs, Custom Tobacco and Veloz Solutions.

But those are just the winners. Adam and his team initially attempted to start 10 companies at the same time. After nearly running out of money Adam and his team decided to narrow down to the few that were closest to monetization.

Adam has written a quite a bit on the subject of leadership for publications like Forbes Magazine, Inc Magazine & Thrive Global. He speaks on leadership, and he even has a podcast of his own called Thirty Minute Mentors 🎙️

In this episode we Adam provides some lessons learned on:

1. Why you shouldn’t start 10 companies at the same time
2. Where to start when it comes to leading others
3. How to connect with others

Enjoy!

This is a bonus episode from our annual event Biz Talks. This talk was originally posted on biztalks.co where you can watch the full video!

In this Biz Talk Michelle Landers tells an intimate story when she found herself facing the phenomenon called imposter syndrome early in her career at Google. Michelle felt like an imposter because she found herself working alongside colleagues who graduated from "prestigious” universities like Harvard.

Michelle shares how to identify imposter syndrome and what to do when you start to feel imposter syndrome creep in on you.

If you like this bonus episode make sure to check out Michelle's full Experience Speaks episode where we dive even deeper into her experience.

In this episode of Experience Speaks we interview Michelle Landers who is a talent outreach specialist at Google. 

Michelle has held several positions at Google in the human resources realm but at the moment she is specifically focused on recruiting the next generation of top tech talent to work at Google. 

We are excited to share this interview with you today. Here are a few things that we cover:

1. The most important things to know when applying to work at Google (or any big tech company)
2. What it’s actually like to work in HR
3. Why Michelle decided to go into a career of human resources

We hope you enjoy this episode!

In this episode of Experience Speaks we interview Gia Thi Nguyen the Head of Operational Excellence for Siemens!

Thi is an international man of business, over his 18 year career with Siemens he has physically moved countries 5 times, he speaks 5 languages and as you will hear he is German.

He started his career as a process analyst and quickly became CIO of Siemens Vietnam, he also served as the CFO of a Siemens subsidiary in Spain and now he is the Head of Operational Excellence for Siemens Digital Industries.

Thi has a ton of experience in project management, process mining, automation and technology. His most recent project helped Siemens advance further into their digital transformation by automating over 10 million manual process from teams around the world. He did this all with a team of just 3 people. 

Thi is highly intelligent and an original thinker, which is why we are excited to have him on the podcast.