Learning from Smart People

Learning from Smart People

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Learning from Smart People episodes

  • 134 Katrina Sawa: How to Jumpstart Your Business

    On this episode of the Learning from Smart People podcast, Rob Oliver interviews Katrina Sawa about how to Jumpstart Your Business. Katrina is a coach and consultant that helps entrepreneurs build moneymaking businesses. She shared great insights and practical tips for startups and established companies on how to put your business on autopilot and make your profits soar.

    Here are a few of the topics that Rob Oliver and Katrina Sawa covered in this episode of the Learning from Smart People Podcast:

    · Who needs to jumpstart their business?

    · Assessing your business when you are feeling burnt out
    · The importance of taking a step back
    · Looking for things you can delegate
    · The importance of having someone on the outside looking in
    · Addressing the concerns of delegation
    · Why virtual assistants make sense (and dollars and cents)
    · You are the salesperson
    · Tips for thinking about your sales team
    · Having your business on autopilot – what does it mean?
    · Utilizing the right technology in your final
    · The importance of all of your technology communicating
    · You need an expert to help you evaluate your business needs
    · Having a tech expert help you, not a salesperson
    · The value of software that is user-friendly
    · Making your business support your lifestyle
    · It starts with evaluating, how do you want to live?
    · Your business needs to evolve as your life evolves

    Take advantage of the free resources that Katrina Sawa offered by checking out her website. I would encourage you to connect with her on social media as well. You should think about the benefits of a call with her.

    Website: https://jumpstartyourbiznow.com/

    Twitter: https://www.Twitter.com/KatrinaSawa
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/katrinasawa/
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katrinasawa/
    Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katrinasawa/

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    34 min
  • 133 Ryan Reger: How to Make a Comfortable Living Completely Online

    Ryan Reger talks with Rob Oliver about how to make a comfortable living completely online during this episode of the Learning from Smart People Podcast. Ryan and his wife Melanie have been doing this since 2008. There are number of ways to do it and he shares an overview as well as some specific steps to take if you would like to make a living online.

    Here are a few of the things that Rob Oliver and Ryan Reger covered in this episode of Learning from Smart People:

    · A brief discussion on football

    · People don’t dislike people who are not successful
    · How Ryan made the jump to working online full-time
    · His first online business – selling furniture
    · Doing something that matches your skills and is needed in the world
    · The skill of teaching is more important than knowledge of subject
    · The 3 main ways to make money online
    · You can start a business by selling the things you don’t use in your home
    · The pyramid of selling physical items online
    · What are people coming to you for advice on? You can sell that
    · Suggestions for virtual products and/or services
    · The initial investment can be as low as $0
    · The difference between DIY and DFY
    · Where to set up your online presence
    · Identifying your target customer
    · Is there a difference between sales and service?
    · Earning certificates of appreciation

    You can learn more about Ryan Reger through his website. You can also get a copy of his book for free there. He also answers every one of his emails personally…

    Website: http://ryanreger.com/

    Free Book: http://streamsofincome.com/ebook
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/Ryan_Reger
    Facebook: https://facebook.com/ryanreger
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ryanreger_tx/
    Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanreger/

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    33 min
  • 132 Alison Vidotto: How to Create Systems for Business Success

    On this episode of the Learning from Smart People Podcast my guest is Alison Vidotto. Alison talked with Rob Oliver about how to create systems for business success. She has the experience as a business owner as well as a coach and trainer.

    Here are a few of the topics covered in the conversation between Alison Vidotto and Rob Oliver:

    · The origin of “Push Business”

    · Having systems in place helps with the pivot during crisis
    · The key during crisis is survival
    · The consequences of entrepreneurs being isolated
    · What does it mean to be online?
    · The 3 ways you can bring traffic in online
    · Tips for starting and growing an email list
    · Everybody’s list started small
    · Getting to know your ideal client
    · Defining the 6 areas of pain for your clients
    · Creating structures for your business
    · Repurposing content – now what are you going to do?
    · Everything you do in business works towards your end goal
    · The 80/20 principle of social media
    · The importance of having a call to action on everything
    · It’s not about the number of followers, it’s about the level of connection
    · How you sell something depends on who you are selling to
    · “If it’s worth doing twice, it’s worth having a system in place”
    · Simple steps for creating a system that anybody can follow
    · Determining what you can’t let other people do
    · The importance of communicating in your own voice
    · Nobody was born a leader – everybody can learn
    · If you are not leading, somebody else will

    If you would like to learn more about Alison Vidotto on her website and through her social media. You can also take advantage of the free download she has offered:

    Download: https://www.pushbusinessonline.com/SocialMediaChecklist

    Website: http://www.pushbusinesstraining.com  
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/AlisonVidotto
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Push.Small.Business.Training
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pushbusinesstraining/
    Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alisonvidotto/

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    33 min
  • 131 Marvin Greene: How Technology Builds Relationships and Communities

    Marvin Green joined Rob Oliver on the Learning from Smart People Podcast to talk about how technology builds relationships and communities. Marvin is an IT specialist from Pittsburgh and has some practical understanding of the interaction between technology, values and relationships.

    Here are a few of the topics that Marvin Green and Rob Oliver discussed in this episode of Learning from Smart People:

    · Happy birthday to me!

    · Humans are the most important part of the technology set up
    · Technology can either divide or connect people
    · Video calls allow us a glimpse into others’ homes and lives
    · That insight humanizes people
    · Values are everything!
    · The importance of being helpful and grateful
    · IT starts with relationships and ends with results
    · Relationships are built more easily with people with similar values
    · The definition of “vulnerability trust”
    · Actions carry respect and results are what really matter
    · Metrics are key to measuring your success in meeting your goals
    · The ultimate goal is “culture goals”
    · The impact of technological advancement on “real people”
    · Relationships require work
    · Understanding your “business environment”
    · Your numbers tell stories in your business environment brings those stories to life
    · The stories are what drives your business
    · Answers are directional, not right or wrong
    · Technology exists to serve humanity

    You can find out more about Marvin Green, his business and services through his website and social media. Take advantage of his offer to do an IT evaluation for your organization.

    Website: https://www.triumphantds.com

    Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/triumphantds
    Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/company/67904385

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    34 min
  • 130 Melissa Del Toro Schaffner: How to Empower Young People to Pursue Their Dreams

    In this episode of the Learning from Smart People Podcast with Rob Oliver, Melissa Del Toro Schaffner talks about how to empower young people to pursue their dreams. She has created a coloring book to encourage girls to pursue occupations that are not stereotypically thought of as jobs for women. It is a powerful interview on a topic that is so important.

    Here are a few of the high points of this conversation between Melissa Del Toro Schaffner and Rob Oliver:

    · Melissa’s experiences on “Who Wants to be a Millionaire?”

    · Transitioning from an electrical engineer to an entrepreneur
    · Appreciation for people performing analytical jobs
    · There is no right or wrong way to become an entrepreneur
    · The important thing about your entrepreneurial journey is to start it
    · Creating a business that fits with your lifestyle
    · Dealing with emotions and mental conditions
    · The importance of empowering women
    · The creative process of making a coloring book
    · One of the motivating factors for starting this podcast
    · If no one who looks like you is doing what you want to do, be the first!
    · Finding the convergence of your skills and your interests
    · How to leave footprints for others to follow
    · Breaking down the constructs of limitation
    · What does empowerment mean?
    · Who needs to be empowered?
    · Everybody needs empowerment at some point
    · The power of “feelings”

    You can find more about Melissa Del Toro Schaffner on her website and social media. You can also check out her podcast.

    Website: https://www.melissadeltoro.com

    Coloring Book: https://www.amazon.com/Careers-Little-Sisters-coloring-inspiration/dp/1535332883
    Coloring Book (Spanish): https://www.amazon.com/Profesi%C3%B3nes-para-Nuestras-Ni%C3%B1as-inspiraci%C3%B3n/dp/154284200X/
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/melissaideltoro
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/melissadeltorointernational
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melissadeltoro_voiceover
    Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissaideltoro/

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    38 min
  • 129 Meridith Alexander: How to See the Possibilities that Exist

    Meridith Alexander shared the story of her daughter Schuyler on the Learning from Smart People Podcast with Rob Oliver. She talked about how to see the possibilities that exist, even in the most difficult circumstances. Meridith received the phone call that every parent dreads! Her daughter Schuyler had been injured during a trip to South America. Meridith chose to put everything that she had learned theoretically about the “Inner Game” to practical use in helping her daughter.

    Here are a few of the points covered in this conversation between Rob Oliver and Meridith Alexander:

    • The back story of what happened with her daughter Schuyler

    • Receiving bad news about your child as a parent
    • Moving past denial
    • The power of relationships as seen by a single post on Facebook
    • Pushing beyond the urge to pull the covers over your head in a crisis
    • Powerlessness: the worst of all the emotions
    • Not being a second victim but leading the team’s vision
    • The update on where Schuyler is today
    • Focusing on assets rather than deficits
    • Attracting the right action
    • The power of the word “Is”
    • How your mind is like a jukebox
    • Actively participating in our own thoughts
    • How you handle an “earworm”
    • Why creativity used to be a bad thing
    • The beauty of the diversity of the human race
    • Having a vision to see the possibilities
    • The biggest lessons from Schuyler’s experience
    • Making the little shift from in possible to I’m possible
    • Choosing to not accept societal limitations 

    You can find out more about Meridith Alexander and “The Sky’s the Limit” on her website, social media and Amazon.

    Website: http://www.gritmindsetacademy.com

    Strategy Call: https://bit.ly/GoEpicNow
    Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/schuyisthelimit
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meridith-alexander-skylimit/
    Book: http://bit.ly/OrderSkyStory

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    34 min
  • 128 Regina Petersburgsky: How to Start an Amazon Business

    Today’s Smart Person is Regina Petersburgsky. She joined the Learning from Smart People Podcast with Rob Oliver to talk about how to start an Amazon business. She has an amazing back story of learning a serious work ethic from our parents as her family fled Russia and moved to Australia. Today, she is an Amazon seller and is all about “Women on Amazon”

    During this episode of the Learning from Smart People Podcast, Rob Oliver and Regina Petersburgsky cover:

    · Regina’s story of moving to Australia as a refugee

    · Nothing comes to you without effort
    · Entrepreneurship is the only option for some people
    · How Regina honed her people skills
    · Why she chose to own a retail business
    · Shifting gears when your business doesn’t fit with your life
    · The opportunity of building a business on Amazon
    · Private Label as a sales structure
    · Using the right training course to learn
    · Juggling all of the moving parts
    · Celebrating “Women on Amazon”
    · Finding the right websites for connecting with manufacturers
    · What to do if you are at the “idea” stage for a product
    · Other business structures for doing business on Amazon
    · Starting an Amazon business using “Sweat Equity”
    · Utilizing the Kindle Direct Printing program
    · How to use third-party vendors on Amazon
    · The art of arbitrage
    · Working with wholesalers to sell on Amazon
    · Selling your business to a private equity company

    You can learn more about Regina Petersburgsky on Facebook. There is also a link to a PDF download of the 7 different Amazon business models.

    Website: http://www.womenonamazon.com

    Download: https://bit.ly/models7
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/womenonamazon
    Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/regina-peterburgsky

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    37 min
  • 127 Tiara M Tucker: How to be an Empowerment Connector

    Tiara M Tucker joined Rob Oliver on the Learning from Smart People Podcast to talk about how to be an empowerment connector. Tiara wears a number of “tiaras” but is most passionate about empowering other people and helping them to connect with the world around them. She is also the founder of the “Speak That! Movement”.

    Here are several things that Rob Oliver and Tiara M Tucker covered in this episode of Learning from Smart People:

    · Turning a passion into a career

    · Building a brand starts with individual actions
    · There is more than one way to start a business
    · The difference between “titles” and “what you do”
    · What is an “empowerment connector”?
    · Getting connected to other people, resources, communities and yourself
    · The opposite of them being empowered
    · Empowerment doesn’t have an impact until you make it personal
    · The difference between motivation and empowerment
    · The snowball effect of empowerment
    · Empowerment shows up in different ways for different people
    · Sometimes we put power into the hands of people that don’t deserve it
    · Using function based job descriptions
    · Counteracting bias and inequality
    · Mental health and empowerment
    · Not allowing other people’s opinions to shape our self-image
    · The value of self talk
    · Dream it, believe it, speak it, walk it
    · Dreams only come true with action
    · The definition of faith

    You can connect with Tiara M Tucker through her website and social media and learn about the Speak That Movement. Be sure to take advantage of her offer of a free discovery session.

    Website: https://www.tiaraprnetwork.com/

    Website: https://www.speakthatmovement.com/
    Twitter: http://twitter.com/TiaraMTucker
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/speakthatmovement/
    Instagram: http://instagram.com/letsspeakthat
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tiaramtucker

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    38 min
  • 126 Matt Franklin: How to Prepare for Retirement as an Entrepreneur

    Matt Franklin joined Rob Oliver on the Learning from Smart People Podcast to talk about how to prepare for retirement as an entrepreneur. Matt also talked about his experiences on Shark Tank and how his success there propelled him to do what he is doing today. According to Matt Franklin, he is the only Shark Tank contestant who has been punched by another Shark Tank contestant. Seriously, you have to listen to the podcast to hear his story.

    Here are a few of the topics Rob Oliver and Matt Franklin discussed on this episode of Learning from Smart People:

    · Matt Franklin’s Shark Tank Experience

    · Making statements that that elicit a response
    · How to prepare for Shark Tank
    · Adversity turns into opportunity
    · Getting punched by another Shark Tank contestant
    · Hard lessons about financial responsibility
    · Teaching others about retirement based on his own experiences
    · The power of personality and rapport in business
    · Developing a “pleasing personality”
    · Building a foundation of being likable
    · It’s all about personality and selling yourself
    · Why entrepreneurs are not good at retirement planning
    · Tips for entrepreneurs to plan for retirement

    You can find out more about the Rogue Retirement Lounge and Matt Franklin through the links below:

    Website: https://www.rogueretirementlounge.com

    Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bottlerocketlabs/

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    33 min
  • 125 Sean Lardo: How to Build Relationships that Matter in Business and in Life

    Today’s topic is how to build relationships that matter in business and in life with Sean Lardo. During this episode of the Learning from Smart People Podcast, Rob Oliver and Sean Lardo talk about the interesting story of how they were connected and Sean shares his insights into the importance of the relationships that you form in your personal life and in your business. His insights are based on 9 years of military service as well as many years in the business world.

    Here are some high points from the conversation between Sean Lardo and Rob Oliver:

    · How Sean and I met and why he is on the podcast

    · Why this may be the best episode of Learning from Smart People ever!
    · What Sean Lardo learned during his time in the Army
    · The definition of humility
    · The return on investment from selfless service
    · Sean’s definition of success in business
    · The importance of culture
    · “No pain, no gain!” In your business
    · What makes a good mentor/mentee relationship
    · How do the people around you see you?
    · Learning from negative feedback
    · The difference between generic feedback and specific instance feedback
    · Building relationships in business
    · Developing a positive attitude
    · The only thing you can control is your attitude
    · Making sure your kids know they are welcome and loved

    You can find out more about Sean Lardo and OIT VoIP through the links below:

    Website:  http://www.oit.co

    Twitter: https://go.oit.co/twitter
    Facebook: https://go.oit.co/facebook
    Instagram: https://go.oit.co/instagram
    Linkedin: https://go.oit.co/linkedin
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/oitvoip

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    37 min

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