In Progress with Motion Tactic

In this episode, Kyle and I talk with Drew Mercer, the CEO of Payground. Payground is a payments platform that improves the billing and payments processes for healthcare offices. Drew's shares his experience with personal health issues and how that helped him to discover some of the antiquated process that needed innovation. This episode is full of wisdom on the challenges of running a start up, raising money, and managing the vision of a rapidly growing software company.

In this episode, Kyle and I talk with Brad Casper, the CEO of Heart and Soul Marketing. Brad is an experienced executive who has had the opportunity to lead billion dollar brands like Proctor and Gamble and Dial. More recently he was the CEO of Owens Harkey, one of the leading ad agencies in Arizona and has since moved on to create his own agency. Brad was super generous with his story and he opened up about some of the new challenges he is facing on entrepreneurship, despite being so far along in his career this is his first time starting a business.

In this episode Kyle and I meet with Gil Sandoval from Sandoval Agency. We've known Gil for the better part of a decade and he has been a super influential part of my career. Gil took a chance on me when I first getting into the field and he offered me my first job while he was getting his business started. I had the opportunity to learn a ton while working with him and in a lot of ways he's influenced the path that we've taken with Motion Tactic.

In today's episode Kyle and Tyler talk with Seth Troutt, an associate pastor at Redemption Gateway. Seth joined Redemption in 2016 and has since seen the church double in size. Seth gives us an inside look into the challenges that they have faced while managing growth and how they have managed to scale operations through mentorship and the development of leadership.

In today's episode Kyle and Tyler talk with Chris Cardinal, one of the co-founders of Synapse Studios, a software development firm here in Tempe Arizona. Chris started Synapse with his business partner Bob seventeen years ago and he had a ton of wisdom to share with us.

Our businesses have some distinct differences that you'll hear about during this episode but they have faced challenges over the years that Kyle and I resonate with and it was really cool to chat through those things with someone who is further along in the process of building a similar business to us.

In this episode Kyle and Tyler talk with Kory and Kasey Miller the husband and wife team behind Park Street Studio, a branding and design company. Park Street has been growing quickly and you may even recognize some of beer can designs for companies like Four Peaks Brewing and Helton Brewing.

In this episode we talk with Anthony Narducci, Kyle's dad! Anthony is the CEO of O’Neil Printing a large print communications company in Phoenix. Anthony is a pillar in the community and he has been a positive impact on Kyle and Tyler. In this episode Anthony shares stories about what it was like growing up in the Bronx working at his parents bakery, how he got into the print and publishing business, and his experience leading a 112 year old printing company into the future.

In this episode Kyle and Tyler talk with Dana Malkin the owner of Malkin Creative. Dana is a close friend of ours and is working in the same industry. Dana's shared with us some of the fear that a lot of budding entrepreneurs feel when they want to start a business but have a family to take care of and some negotiation tactics that he used in order to get his first clients and transition into his business full time.

In this episode, Kyle and Tyler talk with Brandon Garrett, the co-founder of OnboardIT. Branden opens up about some of the successes, challenges, and early mistake many of us make while starting a new business.

In this episode, Tyler and Kyle talk with Paul Gunther, the founder of Live Love and a pastor at The Grove, a Christian church in Chandler Arizona. Paul has grown various successful businesses in construction, music management and marketing. He even went platinum in the late 90's while managing the hit band Sixpence none the richer. In the early 2000's Paul dedicated his life to serving people with his entrepreneurial talents and along the way it winds him up in some precarious situations.

Paul shares his riveting stories of negotiation, mentorship, community development and a lot more!