How I Make Money

Kevin Castel and Marsha Marseille are the creators of Castel Consulting, a high energy, results-driven consulting firm focusing on accounting, finances, and organization. They also host the podcast, Becoming Black Excellence, a raw podcast about progress, relationships, business, and wealth. Kevin and Marsha are married in life and business.

Join us, as we discuss Kevin and Marsha’s journey of building a life with a family while also finding financial stability through entrepreneurship. We talk about failures and successes that brought them to where they are today and how important structure in a business is.

Check out Castel Consulting Company and get in touch: castelconsultingcompany.com

Listen to Becoming Black Excellence: https://open.spotify.com/show/2k5OgALbdEsb0iXBY3O5XB

Key Ideas: Efficiency, Structure, Small Business, Management, Entrepreneurship, Problem Solving, Workflow, Family. 

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Yarrow Magdalena, creator of Yarrow Digital, offering web design and creative business magic. She is the host of The DIY Small Business Podcast, focusing on community, radical creativity and sustainability for small biz owners and freelancers. Yarrow creates intentional websites and digital strategies for small, ethical businesses that are heartfelt and authentic. Yarrow’s work centers around sustainability and creates a bridge between big dreams and practical design solutions. She also offers self-study courses and hosts the Embodied Business Community. 

Join us as we discuss how listening to our bodies is beneficial in being successful, how to live a healthy and joyful life, and dancing fairies!

Find out more and download her free workbook on our bodies as authentic business owners: https://yarrowdigital.com 

Listen to The DIY Small Business Podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/embodied-business/id1439315999

Key Ideas: Sustainability, Capitalism, Community, Ethics, Solutions, Creativity, Body, and Mind.

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Jason Grill, Attorney and Founder of JGrill Consulting, a full-service strategic consulting firm. He is the host of the Grill Nation Show, a business podcast that provides entertaining and valuable conversations with successful people. To top it all off, Jason is also a former two-term member of the Missouri House of Representatives. This guy never stops! He is passionate about helping people and making the world a better place.

 Join us as we discuss Jason’s successful and jam-packed journey, the importance of relationship building, work harder not smarter, and his entrepreneurship story with socks!

 Check out Jason’s full-service consulting firm: jgrillconsulting.com 

 Listen to his podcast: grillnationshow.com

 Connect with Jason everywhere: linktr.ee/jasongrill 

 Key Ideas: Business, Relationships, Consulting, Success, Interviewing, Leadership, Lawyers, House of Representatives.

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Josh Pather, founder of Photo Booth International, a leading photo booth manufacturer with impeccable customer service. He is the host of The Next Level Business Podcast, a podcast made to help entrepreneurs grow their wealth and business. Josh came to Texas from South Africa at a young age and his work ethic never stopped. He created an empire and is extremely successful. He hopes to be a mentor for those who are starting out their new business. 

Join us as we discuss about Josh’s journey, how transitions can give you a stronger will to succeed, and how you can start a side hustle, get your feet wet then turn it into a six figure business. 

 Start a Photo Booth Rental Business: Photoboothint.com

 Learn How to Make 2k a Month with a Photo Booth Business: Photoboothmoney.com

 Connect with Josh Personally: JoshPather.com

 Text the word podcast to 972-284-0506 for a free PDF that summarizes 7 mistakes that cost Josh thousands of dollars. 

Key ideas: Mentorship, Leadership, Business, Entrepreneurship, Side Hustle, Marketing Tactics, Journey.

Noel Bagwell, founder of ExecutiveLP® and creator of Profit from Legal™, a business development program designed to help small-to-medium businesses use legal support to improve profitability. He is the author of How to Structure your Business for Success, and will soon be publishing a book called Profit from Legal. Our discussion was very wide ranging and the whole idea of lawyers being a profit center for a business was incredibly interesting. 

Join us as we talk about why hourly billing is evil, the lure of entrepreneurship over having a traditional legal practice, and how to actually make money when you have a degree in philosophy.  

Noel’s law firm site: https://executivelp.com/ 

The FREE Profit From Legal Scorecard: https://profitfromlegal.scoreapp.com/ 

The Profit From Legal Podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/show/profit-from-legal 

Key ideas: Lawyer, Profitability, Legal Counsel, Philosophy, Business, Start-ups, Leadership.

Amanda Boleyn is the founder of She Did It Her Way and a well respected sales and business growth coach. We caught up with her to chat about how she got started in the coaching space and how she has built that business. Amanda lays out each piece of the puzzle as she takes us behind the scenes. Along the way, we talk about creating connection with clients, balancing different projects, and how to stop “pole vaulting over mouse turds”.  

Listen while Amanda brings her high energy and great insight to this episode (despite a flight delay that got her home at 1am!).

She Did It Her Way website: https://shediditherway.com/

Amanda’s personal site: https://www.amandaboleyn.com/

Freebies like they’re gonna be illegal: https://shediditherway.com/trainings

Follow her on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shediditherway/

Key ideas: Business Coaching, Online Events, Sales Training, Woman Owned Business, Female Entrepreneur, Life Balance

Michelle Weinstein (AKA “The Pitch Queen”) is a Shark Tank alum, serial entrepreneur, and sales expert. We talked about her start in the prepared foods sector and how to know when to fold one business to start another. One of the biggest take-aways from our interview was the importance of finding a niche you can serve and serve well. Michelle’s entire approach as a sales coach has been to help very unsalesly businesses (accountants) get better at finding and helping great clients.

Listen in while we talk Shark Tank, life in SoCal Lockdown land, what accountants are really like once you get a few drinks in them, and the future of telemedicine.

The Pitch Queen’s home base: https://www.thepitchqueen.com/

Michelle’s Accountant Sales Consultancy: https://theabundantaccountant.com/

Free ebook that outlines her system: https://theabundantaccountant.com/5steps

Follow her on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michelle.weinstein

Key ideas: Consulting, Niche, Shark Tank, Woman Owned Business, Sales Training, No Sleaze Selling, Accountants

Randy Robida is the President and CEO of USA2Everywhere, a global shipping company that provides an incredible array of services to businesses and communities worldwide. We talked about how he got his start in shipping, why helping existing and underserved communities is such a great strategy, and about his newest venture into agriculture. This man’s breadth of practical advice and knowledge is insane… and definitely worth your time. The story of them getting set up with the Saudi Postal Service is crazy. Plus garlic. Lots of garlic.

If this episode fires up your desire to get into the shipping game, Randy and his team also have some great franchise opportunities.

USA2Everywhere: https://www.usa2everywhere.com/Splash.aspx 

Team Worldwide – one of Randy’s Partner Groups: https://www.teamww.com/ 

Randy on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/randy-robida-8b581226/ 

Key ideas: Shipping, Global Business, Side Hustle, Family Owned Business, Foreign Policy, Knowledge is Power, International Trade, Garlic. 

Stephanie McPherson is a foodie and mindset coach on a mission to change lives. We covered a ton of ground during this episode from Stephanie’s long term strategic plan to be on a stage with Bobby Flay and hear him say, “De Fa-Rekin Licous!” to the growth of her coaching business. She shares a ton of great insights about motivation, our relationship to food, and how to empower yourself to lead a more joyful life. If you want to hear the story of the world’s best brussel sprouts and how a medical device sales pro became a successful life coach and cooking show host, then listen in now.

The De Fa-Rekin Licious Community: https://www.facebook.com/Defarekinlicious

Find Stephanie on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stephanie.mcpherson.18

Key ideas: Food, Cooking Show, Woman Owned Business, Life Coach, Empowered Thinking, Mindfulness, Healthy Eating, Mindset

Diane Hailey is a property rehab specialist who is now the proprietor of Roanoke Boutique Hotel – one of the three remaining true B&B’s in the Roanoke area. Our discussion was fantastic ranging over how Diane went from being a teacher to someone who finds and rehabs historic homes in the Roanoke area. She has a ton of great stories about how she’s built her business and the values that drive her involvement in the community. If you want to hear the story of a woman who has succeeded against tremendous odds and built a terrific business that helps her community, give this episode a listen. (And check her insanely positive reviews on Trip Advisor...)

Roanoke Boutique Hotel: https://www.roanokeboutiquehotel.com/

On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/roanokebedandbreakfast

Key ideas: Hospitality, Historic Buildings, Woman Owned Business, Bed & Breakfast, DIY, Problem Solving, Taking Action