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  • 5 to 300 Sales a Day & Same Old Website | Dan David | FMF Ep. 67

    Learn conversion rate optimization without a fullΒ website redesign .

    Dan David shares how small data fixes lift sales fast.

    Guest: Dan David, Split Arrow Solutions, Fix My Fees Ep. 67

    Chapters:

    04:30 Redesign Myth Busted

    9:00 Designer To Optimizer

    14:00 Websites Distract Buyers

    19:30 Data Driven Decisions

    30:00 AI As Helper

    34:00 Start With Data

    43 min
  • Stop Losing Customers: The 3 I's Framework That Sells For You | Flora White | FMF Ep. 66

    Your business story should be selling for you while you sleep. Here's how to fix it.

    Flora White, founder of Evolution Content, joins Fix My Fees to break down brand storytelling for owners who are invisible online. From her MVP Formula (Mission, Values, Purpose) to her 3 I's Framework (Issue, Inspiration, Impact), this is business storytelling you can use this week.

    If you run a small business, struggle with content marketing for small business , or yourΒ brand story isn't bringing clients β€” watch this.

    πŸ‘€ GUEST: Flora White β€” Founder, Evolution Content

    WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:
    βœ“ MVP Formula: Mission, Values, Purpose explained
    βœ“ The 3 I's: Issue, Inspiration, Impact to structure any story
    βœ“ How to turn one story into content that compounds
    βœ“ Hook + LinkedIn strategy to stop losing customers
    βœ“ AI in storytelling: tool vs threat

    ⏱️ CHAPTERS:
    00:00 Intro: The Power of Storytelling with Flora White
    01:48 The Evolution of Evolution Content: Flora's Journey
    04:35 Unpacking the MVP Formula: Mission, Values, Purpose
    14:27 The 3 I's Framework: Issue, Inspiration, Impact
    25:47 Crafting a Compelling Hook & LinkedIn Strategy
    37:32 AI in Storytelling: Tool or Threat?
    43:44 Flora's Story Sprint Course & How to Connect

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    49 min
  • Uber for Home Services? Tdooz CEO Exposes $4,000/Year Maintenance Trap | Matt Dickerson | FMF Ep. 65

    Homeowners spend $4,000 a year on maintenance β€” and most handyman apps still leave you guessing.

    Matthew Dickerson, 8-time serial entrepreneur and CEO of Tdooz, joins Fix My Fees to break down how Tdooz is building an on-demand operating system for home care. From learning to weld on YouTube for Caterpillar, to running an 80/20 vendor model, to the infamous dog-door story β€” this is the 72Β home service business playbook from the inside.

    If you own a home, run a 65Β handyman business , or want real 58Β home maintenance tips without the marketplace runaround, watch this first.

    πŸ‘€ GUEST: Matthew Dickerson β€” CEO & Founder, Tdooz

    WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:
    βœ“ How an 8-time founder went from federal clerk to home services CEO βœ“ Why Tdooz vets vendors differently than Thumbtack & Angi
    βœ“ The 80/20 vendor split + net-15 payout model
    βœ“ How quantifiable, flat-rate home services work
    βœ“ The $650B home services opportunity + future freemium platform

    ⏱️ CHAPTERS:
    03:18 Building Tension: Apple, Google, Royal Caribbean, Caterpillar
    05:37 Learning to weld & founder involvement
    10:27 Genesis of Tdooz from personal frustration
    14:00 Forrest Gump moment & starting Tdooz
    26:42 Vendor acceptance & 80-20 split
    30:03 Customer testimonials & ease of use
    35:17 Future vision & disrupting home services
    45:18 Dog Door story: vetting vs competitors

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    58 min
  • Ex-Wall Street Quant Built an AI That Beats the S&P 500 for $7/Month | Randy Tate | FMF Ep. 64

    Wall Street passes the risk to Main Street β€” and charges you through the nose to take it.

    Randy Tate, co-founder of iFlip Invest, joins Fix My Fees to break down the 10+ hidden fees in traditional wealth management and how his team uses deterministic AI to automate buy/sell/hold decisions.

    In this episode Randy shares how iFlip charges a flat $7/month vs. the typical 1%-2.5% asset-based fee, what a β€œSmartfolio” is, why he says ChatGPT is terrible at predicting the market, and the stories he told on-air β€” including selling NVIDIA 2 days before a 20%+ drop and a demo showing an aggressive portfolio example vs. the S&P 500 since 2019.

    If you pay a financial advisor, own mutual funds, or want AI help without gambling like on Robinhood β€” watch this first.

    πŸ‘€ GUEST: Randy Tate β€” Co-founder, iFlip Invest

    πŸ”‘ WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:

    βœ“ The asset-fee trap: why 1%-2.5% + fund fees forces a 3%+ hurdle

    βœ“ $7/month software fee explained + when $10/mo brokerage kicks in

    βœ“ Smartfolios: themed baskets run by 800+ indicators

    βœ“ Deterministic AI vs. ChatGPT-style AI for investing

    βœ“ How to start with $1,000 + recurring buys, IRAs & Roth for kids

    ⏱️ CHAPTERS:

    00:00 Why Wall Street passes risk to Main Street

    01:54 Meet the 30-year Wall Street quant behind iFlip

    04:45 The 1%-2.5% asset fee trap

    09:42 The 10 hidden fees you never see

    12:24 How iFlip does it for $7/month

    17:08 What is a Smartfolio?

    17:37 Algorithm vs. Deterministic AI

    22:52 Why ChatGPT is terrible at stock prediction

    25:17 The NVIDIA trade story: sold 2 days before drop

    27:09 Live demo: aggressive example vs. S&P 500

    36:18 IRAs, Roth for kids & flat fees

    40:46 How to start in 10 minutes

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    #AITrading #FinancialAdvisor #HowToInvest #FixMyFees

    47 min
  • Serial Entrepreneur Reveals How To Turn Your Business Into a Force For Good | Andy Choi | FMF Ep. 63

    How does a kid who started painting curbs at age 14 build 7 companies and then create the "Shopify for Nonprofits"?

    Serial entrepreneur Andy Choi joins Fix My Fees to reveal how his platform Do Good lets ANYONE launch a verified nonprofit for $25/month in under 24 hours β€” no $10,000 lawyer fees, no 12-month wait.

    We break down his journey from early failures to tech success, why "Profit with Purpose" is the new era of capitalism, and how gamification is making philanthropy accessible for creators, businesses, and community leaders.

    If you've ever wanted to start a nonprofit, build a business with purpose, or turn your community impact into a real movement β€” this is your blueprint.

    πŸ‘€ GUEST: Andy Choi - Serial Entrepreneur, Founder of Do Good (Nonprofit as a Service)

    πŸ”‘ WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:

    βœ“ How to start a nonprofit for $25/month (the NAS model explained)

    βœ“ Why most purpose-driven companies fail and how to fix it

    βœ“ The B2C to B2B pivot that made Do Good take off

    βœ“ How to gamify giving and engage your community

    βœ“ Profit with Purpose: building a business that does good AND makes money

    ⏱️ CHAPTERS:

    02:46 From Early Failures to Business Success

    08:34 Profit with Purpose: A New Era of Capitalism

    11:43 Challenges in Building a Purpose-Driven Company

    14:46 Gamification in Philanthropy: Engaging the Community

    26:19 Impactful Moments: Why We Do What We Do

    35:35 The Future of Community-Driven Business

    39:31 Connecting and Serving: How to Get Involved

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    πŸ”— CONNECT WITH ANDY / DO GOOD: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andyhchoi
    https://dogoodnaas.com/about

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    #HowToStartANonprofit #SocialEnterprise #Philanthropy #Entrepreneurship #FixMyFees

    43 min
  • How Tesla's App Builder Saves Businesses From Costly Mistakes | Robert Armstrong | FMF Ep. 62

    He built custom apps for Tesla, Johnson & Johnson, Kaiser Permanente & Clorox β€” now he's revealing why 90% of software projects go over budget, stall, or fail completely.

    Robert Armstrong, CEO of AppStem (16+ years building mobile, web & backend solutions), joins Fix My Fees to break down how AI is transforming business efficiency, why the "product discovery" phase saves millions, and the costly mistake every business makes before writing a single line of code.

    From his early days at Oracle to spotting the iPhone revolution early and building one of the most trusted digital product studios in the US β€” this is a masterclass in custom software development, enterprise app strategy, and using AI the RIGHT way.

    πŸ”‘ WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:

    βœ“ Why most custom app projects fail (and how to rescue them)

    βœ“ Internal vs External apps: Which does your business actually need?

    βœ“ How AppStem uses AI for real business efficiency β€” not hype

    βœ“ The Product Discovery process that saves time & money

    βœ“ When to fix vs. rebuild a broken software project

    βœ“ Who should (and shouldn't) invest in custom software

    πŸ‘€ GUEST: Robert Armstrong β€” CEO, AppStem

    AppStem is a digital product studio specializing in custom mobile, web, and backend development for enterprise clients.

    ⏱️ CHAPTERS:

    03:57 The Journey to CEO and Building AppStem

    17:10 Common Misunderstandings in App Development

    23:36 The Rise of AI Coding Agents

    27:26 Efficiency and AI in Enterprises

    28:24 The Future of AI in Software Engineering

    32:58 Who Can Benefit from Custom Software Solutions?

    35:14 The Importance of Proper Planning in Software Development

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    #CustomSoftware #AppDevelopment #AIinBusiness #DigitalTransformation #FixMyFees

    Keywords: custom software development, app development, AI in business, digital transformation, business automation, software development, mobile app development, enterprise software, product discovery, rescue project

    41 min
  • How to Stop Being Your Own Bottleneck | Marc Anthony Longwith | FMF Ep. 61

    Your environment never dictates your destiny β€” YOU are always the ceiling. πŸ”₯

    Executive coach & Evolved Entrepreneur founder Marc Anthony Longwith joins Fix My Fees to break down why courage, accountability and consistency beat strategy when scaling β€” and how "Burn the Boats" becomes your unfair advantage.

    In this high-performance executive coaching conversation, Marc reveals why most founders become their own bottleneck, how resilience and personal responsibility unlock growth, and why everything you want is on the other side of love and grace for yourself.

    🎯 You'll learn:

    βœ“ Why you are always the ceiling (and how to raise it)

    βœ“ How to stop letting environment dictate destiny

    βœ“ The "Burn the Boats" decision that forces accountability

    βœ“ Resilience + consistency playbook for scaling ventures

    βœ“ How courage replaces fear in leadership

    About Marc Anthony Longwith:

    Marc is Founder of Evolved Entrepreneur, Co-founder of Energetic Alignment Academy, and a high-performance executive coach & combat sports athlete helping entrepreneurs align energy, leadership and execution to scale.

    CHAPTERS:

    00:00 Why You Are Always The Ceiling

    01:42 Meet Marc Anthony Longwith β€” Evolved Entrepreneur

    03:31 "Environment Never Dictates Destiny" β€” Reframing Responsibility

    06:12 Burn The Boats β€” Courage Is What Exists

    09:22 The Accountability Ceiling β€” Stop Being Your Own Bottleneck

    12:41 Resilience & Consistency That Scales Businesses

    15:52 Love, Grace & Everything On The Other Side

    18:30 Final Takeaway β€” Raise Your Ceiling

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    #ExecutiveCoaching #HighPerformance #Resilience #Accountability #FixMyFees

    47 min
  • 27x Close Rate in 5 Minutes | Akhil Verghese | FMF Ep. 60

    27x close rate in 5 minutes? Akhil Verghese, Founder of Krazimo, reveals why AI automation is now a commodity β€” and why AI guardrails are everything.

    In this episode of Fix My Fees, Akhil breaks down how to make enterprise AI actually work: why LLMs are black boxes vs. traditional AI, how to cut AI hallucinations, why human-in-the-loop is non-negotiable, and the system behind a 15-30% profit lift for real businesses.

    You'll learn:

    βœ“ Why 5 minutes = 27x higher close rate (speed-to-lead)

    βœ“ AI automation vs. AI engineering β€” what scales revenue

    βœ“ How to build AI guardrails to stop hallucinations

    βœ“ The Krazimo framework for AI implementation & AI ROI

    00:00 Introduction to AI and Business Transformation

    03:03 The Journey from Google to AI Consulting

    06:03 Machine Learning vs. Generative AI: When to Use What

    08:51 Understanding AI: The Importance of Core Competency

    11:27 The Limitations of LLMs in Complex Tasks

    14:26 Use Cases for AI in Internet Marketing

    17:15 AI Applications in Brick-and-Mortar Businesses

    20:11 Potential Pitfalls of DIY AI Implementation

    27:22 Building Deterministic Systems in AI

    33:08 The Future of AI in Business

    41:26 Crasimo: Transforming Businesses with AI

    About Akhil Verghese:

    Akhil is the founder of Krazimo, helping businesses turn AI strategy into production-ready systems that drive revenue β€” not just demos.

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    #AIAutomation #EnterpriseAI #AIforBusiness #AIEngineering #AIImplementation #FixMyFees #Krazimo #AkhilVerghese

    52 min
  • Months of Work Done in an Hour: AI That Actually Works | Noel Wilson | FMF Ep. 59

    Noel Wilson is founder and CEO of Intelligenic, where the Product Studio platform automates the full software development lifecycle. He spent 30 years in software engineering and consulting, including work with Accenture, NetApp, and Oracle, and holds dual degrees from Santa Clara University.

    Chapters

    00:00 β€” What automating the whole lifecycle actually means

    02:37 β€” Prototypes are easy. Integrating two banking systems isn’t.

    05:22 β€” Thirty years of never having enough qualified people

    07:00 β€” Why most enterprises only see 10–20% productivity gains

    09:11 β€” $100,000 a month in tokens, and the math on that

    10:00 β€” Why he doesn’t think this is a job destroyer

    15:34 β€” Where to start if you’re not using any of this yet

    17:00 β€” The mortgage process as a case study in manual work

    18:58 β€” β€œI bought the application. Why doesn’t it work?”

    20:37 β€” The misalignment that kills projects, before AI and after

    22:38 β€” Why they’re called artifacts

    23:30 β€” Pulling context from Jira and your code repo

    25:11 β€” Prompt engineering is one part, not the whole thing

    28:25 β€” Token costs and the early days of cloud computing

    30:30 β€” Where this goes, and what skills to build now

    33:03 β€” Weeks of product work, delivered in an hour

    35:43 β€” Empty nesters, Hawaii, and working from anywhere

    intelligenic.ai Β· [email protected]

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    If you’re a business owner doing something worth hearing about, reach Tavious at [email protected].

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    Keep more. Grow more. Live better.

    A conversation about AI in software development, context over prompting, token costs, and why the planning still has to happen first.

    42 min

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