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Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger is an Emmy award-winning motivational speaker and author who has inspired millions of people around the world. Rudy is famous for achieving his dream of playing college football at the University of Notre Dame, despite the number of obstacles in his way — inspiring the 1993 film, Rudy.

Since then, Rudy has gone on to share his inspirational message to corporations, universities, and sports teams with his speaking engagements and recent documentary, Rudy Ruettiger: The Walk On. He is also the host of the podcast, Rise Above With Rudy, and the Co-founder of the Rudy Foundation, an organization that offers scholarships in education, sports, and the performing arts.

What is the secret to achieving your goals — even when they seem out of reach? For college football champion Rudy Ruettiger, it was all about focusing on his purpose, adapting to challenges, and mastering the art of perseverance.

When he was working toward his dream of playing football for The University of Notre Dame, Rudy faced a number of obstacles. However, while others would have simply given up, Rudy stuck to his path — and ultimately achieved huge success. Not only did Rudy live his dream of joining the Fighting Irish football team, but his effort and persistence became the inspiration behind an award-winning film and a recent documentary. Now, Rudy is on a mission motivating others to never give up on the pursuit of success.

In this exciting episode of Growth to Freedom, Dan Kuschell is joined by Rudy Ruettiger, an Emmy award-winning motivational speaker and the inspiration behind the 1993 film, Rudy. Tune in as Rudy shares his wisdom about persevering in the face of adversity, learning from your failures, and overcoming every obstacle to achieve your goals. Rudy also reveals the steps you can take today to get started on the path to success. You don't want to miss this!

Joel Weldon is a Hall of Fame speaker with over 3,000 paid talks on his resume. For more than three decades, Joel has served as an Idea Consultant and Sales Trainer for the world's leading organizations and business leaders. Using his Ultimate Speaking System for entrepreneurs, Joel has personally coached and critiqued over 10,000 speakers. His specialties include public speaking, leadership, sales training, and more.

What is keeping you from your next big breakthrough? According to Joel Weldon, a business breakthrough could come at any time—your next meeting, for example, or an upcoming industry event. So, how can you ensure that you're prepared to make an impact and achieve your goals?

With years of experience coaching business leaders on how to communicate more effectively, Joel has established a tried-and-true way to get heard. As he says, it's all about focusing on your audience, defining your terms, and speaking in a language that engages your listeners. With this system, Joel has helped thousands of professionals boost their businesses, generate millions of dollars, and make a greater impact. Today, he's here to share his tips for how you can achieve your next big breakthrough.

Join Dan Kuschell in this episode of Growth to Freedom as he interviews Joel Weldon, a Hall of Fame speaker and consultant, about how to boost your speaking skills and achieve your next big breakthrough. Joel shares the biggest mistakes business leaders make when speaking to an audience, his expert strategies for making a greater impact with your words, and why you should never end a presentation with "thank you." Stay tuned for more!

Josh Koerpel is the Co-founder of Firebuilders, an automated daily accountability and goal-setting program for leaders, coaches, influencers, and teachers. With its hands-free system, Firebuilders helps clients increase recurring revenue, boost engagement, and improve customer loyalty.

In addition to his role at Firebuilders, Josh is also the Founder of Funnel Mappy, a planning tool that helps top marketers craft, organize and build effective, money-making customer journeys, and the host of the live show, Firebuilders LIVE. He is currently running his businesses while traveling around the world on his motorcycle named Genghis.

According to many marketing gurus, the best way to boost engagement for your business is to post on social media 50 to 60 times a day. While this tactic works for some, it is ultimately a time-consuming and artificial way to connect with potential customers. So, what if there was a better solution that helped you achieve ultimate engagement, accountability, and retention—while also building more authentic relationships with your customers?

Josh Koerpel knows firsthand the challenges that coaches and business leaders face when trying to connect with customers. That's why he built his SaaS business, Firebuilders, to provide a hands-free solution that boosts customer engagement, accountability, and retention while also giving business professionals more freedom throughout the day. According to Josh, authentic communication can boost the lifetime value of your clients by as much as 16x—and he's here to show you how.

Josh Koerpel, the Co-founder of Firebuilders, joins Dan Kuschell in this episode of Growth to Freedom to share his strategies for boosting the lifetime value of your customers. Josh talks about the importance of authenticity for customer engagement and shares his tips for improving the accountability and retention of your clients. He also gives his advice on how to build a stronger coaching program today so make sure to stay tuned!

Dr. Cristy Lopez is a renowned psychologist and high-performance coach who helps executives, entrepreneurs, doctors, and other professionals reduce anxiety and stress in 10 minutes or less. For over 20 years, Dr. Lopez has worked with clients to overcome relational problems, self-limiting beliefs, self-sabotaging behaviors, and other obstacles preventing them from achieving happiness and success.

She has been featured on the television shows Dr. Phil and Dr. Drew's Lifechangers and cited in Forbes, Entrepreneur, and many other publications.

What is the first thing that comes to mind when you ask yourself: who am I? Do you think of your roles: parent, spouse, CEO? Maybe what you do crosses your mind: work, exercise, lead? Or, do you struggle to think of anything at all?

According to Dr. Cristy Lopez, realizing your true identity is essential to leading a more conscious and successful life. But, many people struggle to identify exactly who they are and what they want outside of their relationship to others. As Dr. Lopez says, once you get clear on your values and what you stand for as an individual, you can successfully achieve the transformation you need for your next big breakthrough.

In this episode of Growth to Freedom, Dan Kuschell sits down with Dr. Cristy Lopez, psychologist and high-performance coach, to discuss how to tune in to your identity and achieve your next big breakthrough. Dr. Lopez shares the questions you need to ask yourself for learning more about your identity, strategies for overcoming any obstacles along the way, and her advice on how you can experience greater transformation as a business leader today. Stay tuned!

Dan Kuschell is an accomplished entrepreneur, business advisor, and author. He currently runs Breakthrough3x, a company that helps founders and entrepreneurs triple their profits and impact without multiplying their workload and their stress.

Dan has owned 11 companies since 1992, building multiple businesses with revenues exceeding eight figures before selling. He is also the host of the Growth to Freedom podcast, where he interviews industry leaders and experts in a variety of fields.

Have you tried all the sophisticated sales systems out there but still haven't seen a difference in your business? Do you want to generate more clients without all the fancy-pants technology and complex funnels? According to Dan Kuschell, there's a better way to grow your business—and all it takes is four simple steps.

Dan has helped numerous entrepreneurs get more clients and scale their businesses to success. As he says, the secret is to simplify your sales strategy. That's why he created his HOP method: humanize, optimize, and personalize. And by using this method, alongside Dan's four simple steps, you can start generating more clients and making a greater impact today!

Join Dan Kuschell in this episode of Growth to Freedom as he shares his simple method for generating more clients this week. Dan reveals the four steps you need to take to grow your business and explains how you can start eliminating complex technology from your sales strategy. Stay tuned to discover how Dan can help you make a greater impact, have a bigger reach, and generate dozens of new clients by the end of this episode!

Matt Johnson is the Founder and CEO of Pursuing Results, a done-for-you podcasting agency for business coaches, consultants, and thought leaders. He is also the host of the MicroFamous podcast, the only marketing podcast designed for business coaches, consultants, and thought leaders, which aims to help them install the MicroFamous system into their expert business. He is also the author of the book, MicroFamous: Become Famously Influential to the Right People.

Matt's unique marketing strategy helps leaders reach the right people online, build the perfect audience, and create influence that converts into real sales and ROI.

Many entrepreneurs, consultants, and business leaders subscribe to the idea that the key to success is generating the maximum number of eyeballs on a piece of content. With this in mind, they hustle for hours every day to create mass amounts of posts and engage with hundreds—if not thousands—of people on social media. But what if there was a way to get the same results while spending half the amount of time and energy?

With freedom being one of his core business values, Matt Johnson wanted to find an alternative to this hustler methodology. That's when he discovered that generating the right views on your content works just as well as generating the maximum views. Based on this discovery, Matt developed his MicroFamous strategy, which helps business leaders reach the right people online, build an audience, and create influence that converts into real sales.

Matt Johnson, the Founder and CEO of Pursuing Results and host of the MicroFamous podcast, joins Dan Kuschell on this episode of Growth to Freedom to discuss his MicroFamous strategy. Matt explains what it means to be "microfamous," how to use this marketing strategy to increase your sales, and why generating maximum views on social media isn't always the key to success. He also shares his advice for reaching your goals and achieving more freedom as an entrepreneur. Stay tuned!

Joshua Shafran is a serial entrepreneur, media expert, and business strategist. He earned the nickname "The 50-Million Dollar Man" after growing several startups into multimillion-dollar businesses. Joshua is well-known for his industry-leading Net Profits on Demand (N-POD) system and is also the best-selling author of the book, The Profit Prophet, and co-author of The Work at Home Manifesto.

Have you hit a wall in your business and don't know which way to turn? Are you struggling with burnout, overwhelm, or fear of missing out? After starting a business, many entrepreneurs struggle with building and maintaining the momentum they need to achieve their goals. So, what are the strategies and systems you need to get the ball rolling?

According to business strategist Joshua Shafran, the biggest mistake that entrepreneurs make when building a business online is getting too distracted by all the illegitimate noise. As he says, 95% of the options, innovations, and information you see will only leave you feeling overwhelmed and burnt out. That's why Joshua's advice to entrepreneurs is to legitimize, personalize, and capitalize your online usage so you can stay focused on your one true business vision.

Joshua Shafran, renowned entrepreneur, author, and business strategist, joins Dan Kuschell on this episode of Growth to Freedom to discuss his expert strategies for building momentum for your business. Joshua shares his advice for overcoming burnout online, why you should start with process goals versus outcome goals, and his method for legitimizing, personalizing, and capitalizing your business outcomes. Stay tuned for more!

Chris Attwood is a transformational leader and the Co-Author of the New York Times best-selling books, Your Hidden Riches and The Passion Test. With over 30 years of industry experience, he was also a founding member of the Transformational Leadership Council and helped arrange 70% of the interviews for Rhonda Byrne's renowned movie and book, The Secret.

Currently, Chris is the Founder and President of The Beyul, a club and community designed for individuals and families who are professionally successful, socially conscious, financially independent, and committed to the experience of higher states of consciousness.

Do you want to build a business that is both profitable and meaningful? According to Chris Attwood, the recipe for success is simpler than you think. By combining your skills, talents, and passions with the things your consumers need most, you can create a successful and transformative business.

For Chris, his success hinged on his talent and passion for building strong relationships. While growing his career, he formed a number of enlightened alliances that helped him achieve his business breakthroughs. So, what are his strategies for finding partnerships that lead to greater transformation and impact?

In this episode of Growth to Freedom, Dan Kuschell sits down with Chris Attwood, transformational leader and best-selling author, to talk about how to align your purpose with your passion so you can achieve your next business breakthrough. Chris shares his expert strategies for finding your ideal alliance partners, how to build a more meaningful and profitable business, and the biggest mistakes he sees entrepreneurs making today. Stay tuned for more.

Tom Hopkins is a legendary sales trainer who has been building sales champions in various industries across the globe since 1976. After setting sales record after record and becoming a millionaire by the age of 27, Tom has gone on to personally train over five million sales pros at seminars, conventions, and events.

Tom is also the best-selling author of 18 books, including How to Master the Art of Selling, which has sold over 1.7 million copies and has been translated into 10 languages.

Do you want to become a sales champion? While many business leaders struggle with the ins and outs of sales, there's no denying that selling is an essential part of running a company. So, how can you master the art of selling today?

According to master salesperson and trainer Tom Hopkins, there are a lot of misconceptions about sales. As he says, being a salesperson is not actually about selling, but rather about serving. By serving your client or consumer with the benefits of your product or service—and making a genuine connection while doing so—you will successfully boost your sales, grow your business, and have a greater impact.

In this episode of Growth to Freedom, host Dan Kuschell sits down with legendary sales trainer Tom Hopkins to talk about his strategies for mastering the art of selling. Tom discusses the common mistakes business leaders make when it comes to selling, how to effectively sell during a global pandemic, and his tried-and-true method for making new connections and generating more leads. Tune in to discover how to become a sales champion today!

Aaron Krall is a SaaS conversion strategist, video marketing specialist, and the Founder of SaaS Visionaries, the world's #1 community for SaaS Founders.

SaaS Visionaries provides a space for high-achieving, successful founders to get help, wisdom, and advice from other members of the community so that they can create actionable plans and build scalable, predictable SaaS businesses. In addition to his work at SaaS Visionaries, Aaron specializes in helping SaaS companies create onboarding sequences that convert trial sign-ups into active, paying users through his onboarding email formula and onboarding accelerator workshop.

Are you a founder or entrepreneur looking to take your business to the next level? Have you tried every marketing technique out there but still can't find a way to generate more sales and make a greater impact? What if there was a tried-and-true strategy for multiplying your growth, decreasing your churn, and finally achieving your goals?

Many business leaders find themselves making the same mistakes when trying to grow their businesses: they focus on tactics rather than principle-based strategies, they don't implement operating systems for marketing and sales, and they let automation get in the way of their profits. So, what is the solution? And how can you turn things around for your business? If you find yourself making these mistakes, it may be time to try Dan Kuschell's five-step formula for generating more leads, more clients, and more profits.

In this episode of Growth to Freedom, Dan Kuschell joins Aaron Krall and his SaaS Visionaries community to share his five steps for tripling your growth and reducing your churn in just 30 days. Dan shares the major mistakes entrepreneurs are making with their businesses, how to create and implement an irresistible offer, and why you should go beyond email to humanize your marketing approach. Stay tuned to discover how to take your business to the next level today!