Let's Get Up To Business

In this episode of the show, Jordan sits down with Andres Sylva of Apex Insurance. Specializing in Workers Comp and other business protection, Andres focuses on making sure business owners aren't holding the bag when someone gets hurt on the job.

Apex Insurance Resources is unique. We are a cyber-based agency, however we are designed to give you individualized service and maximum protection for the least amount of expense to you. Apex has offices in four time zones to ensure maximum customer service for our business customers. As a full-service, independent agency, we are not limited to just one carrier. We represent hundreds of insurance carriers and have established strong partnerships that allow us to offer our clients the most comprehensive coverage for the best price.

Content is King and creating new content is the best way of making sure you're growing your brand and your exposure. If you need assistance creating new content for your site, your blog, or any other content arena then having a professional writer like Erik Deckers to work with can really assist in upping your game.

Erik is the owner of Pro Blog Service, a content marketing agency in Orlando. He is also the author of several works including Branding Yourself, No Bullshit Social Media Guide, and his latest Mackinac Island Nation. He has been blogging since 1997 and has been a published writer for over 30 years.

Jordan and Erik sat down recently and talked about what it takes to be a ghost-writer for businesses. He explains why it would be great to bring in outside help to work on creating content for your site. Additionally, your work can sometimes be better highlighted by someone who doesn't work in the industry because they come from another viewpoint than those who work with you.

Angela Highland had been working in the construction industry in Orlando for years. Before that, she ran a coffee house. Now she's off on her own and helping women executives make the leap into the C-Suite.

In this week's episode, Angela and Jordan sat down and discussed Angela's past entrepreneurial streak, the work she's done helping bring contractors together to work on projects, and how she's helping her current clientele.

As a Florida native, Angela has had many titles over the years. At her core, she is both a creative and results-driven businesswoman. She has always been able to meet and exceed the goals she has set for herself and is ready to help you do the same.

Call to Action Coaching is the culmination of years of proven experience and a drive to create an impact on her clients. Through online classes, group events, and one-on-one sessions, she can assist you in getting past or working around blocks to your growing career and help you get where you want to be.

Have you ever wondered where your customers are coming from? Are you aware of what the best profit centers to invest in are? Are you sure your marketing to the right potential clients?

If you're not really sure about the answers to these questions, then you need Patti and John Brownsword to come in. Their company, Data Wonderment, can take an audit of the data you may not even be aware you have access to and help you answer these and other questions you may have about your company.

It's true that you know where your money is going in expenses, and you're likely a profitable business, but are you as profitable as you can be? Are you throwing money toward expenses that aren't paying you back? Patti and John know. They can do the deep dive and make sure your spend goes where it should.

In this episode, they sat down with Jordan and discussed some of the questions that you may have, and some of the answers you should know. They talk about some of the data points you should be monitoring and why. On top of that, they discuss some of the data you're likely already looking at and making some sense of where those numbers come from.

Have you ever seen someone walk into a room and immediately own the entire space? You know those people who are just amazingly positive and fun to be around? Well, that's Diana Griffith.

As the owner of Orlando Lady Boss, Diana highlights the women who are killing it across Central Florida. She also works with female entrepreneurs and business owners in the area to help them step up their marketing efforts and figure out what opportunities they're not taking advantage of.

Jordan and Diana sat down to discuss her life and her work and what she's working on now. They discuss the Orlando Lady Boss podcast and some of the events that are coming up.

If you're looking for assistance in growing your brand, or you are in need of a rewrite on your website, then give Diana a call.

Who do you call when disaster strikes? How do you make sure your name isn't unfairly dragged through the mud? How do you get your story told in the headlines? You call a Public Relations master like Sara Brady.

When crisis strikes Sara is someone who knows how to make sure the story gets told properly. Don't let the media spin your words into something you didn't say. Make sure your communication channel is open and stays true to your brand. 

Jordan and Sara sat down to discuss the nature of her work, some of her past clients' experiences and how she has been able to take back the reigns on some stories that were about to break away. They go over a few of her past clients, and the work she is still doing with some of them to help keep the focus where it needs to be.

In her firm, Sara Brady PR, Sara's work is unique and critical. Working with high-profile cases throughout Florida and across the country, she has helped in cases including the controversial Trayvon Martin shooting, the death of Christina Grimmie, and the tragic events at the Pulse Night Club. 

Sara also serves as a national presenter and speaks about Crisis Communications and Reputation Management. She has spoken in front of audiences including the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, the Florida Police Chief's Association, IAAPA, and a Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government. She has also enjoyed speaking to women's and entrepreneurial groups about creating a work/life balance.

Sara was recently on a panel with our own Marketing Director, Mark Miller, where they discussed working with small businesses. Their audience included many in the Orlando area who's companies are in a growth stage and the entire panel worked to inform the guests of how they might continue to work and grow their companies and their communication efforts in the best way.

Employment law is a very pernicious law type and if you run a company then you need to know what you are and aren't allowed to do with your employees. If you're concerned that your business isn't keeping within the bounds of what it legal as far as hiring, firing, and keeping a positive workplace, then having the ability to ask questions of someone who practices in employment law is a good way to go.

Louis Montone of The Leach Firm is an employment law attorney in Orlando and spends this episode discussing his work on the Plaintiff's side and how that can affect those running a business. After all, the best offence is a good defense, and an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. If you're ever worried you or someone in your company is doing wrong, you can always call or email Louis for advice and confirmation that you're not in the wrong. The best advice can usually come from someone you're on the other side of an argument with.

Louis Montone has practiced employment law for nearly his entire career as an attorney. Louis has extensive experience representing clients on claims involving all forms of discrimination and harassment. Louis also has extensive experience on claims involving retaliation, whistle-blowing, and violations of complicated wage and hour laws. Louis has primarily represented individuals, but has substantial experience representing businesses as well. Now, working exclusively with individuals, Louis is able to use what he has learned from both sides to help his clients resolve their employment issues.

In fact, Louis has developed a reputation for skillfully resolving complicated legal disputes. He partners with his clients to implement cost-effective strategies and then aggressively pursues favorable results. Whether negotiating or litigating, Louis keeps his clients’ best interests in mind. Louis believes in educating his clients on the legal process to help them ease the understandable anxiety involved in legal disputes.

Raised by Italian immigrants, Louis has always known the value of hard work. He graduated from the University of Florida with a business degree before spending several years as a commercial salesperson. During that time, Louis worked for two Fortune 500 companies in New York City where he fine-tuned his business development and negotiation skills. Wanting to fulfill his dream of becoming an attorney, Louis then settled in Orlando, Florida and graduated from Barry University School of Law. Louis has been fortunate to work alongside some of Central Florida’s most respected employment attorneys and continues in this tradition with The Leach Firm, P.A.

Louis’ specific areas of focus include: Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Florida Civil Rights Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Equal Pay Act, Florida’s Private Whistle-blower Act, as well as local discrimination and wage laws.

While Hurricane Dorian missed most of Florida, it still impacted some of our friends on the coast and completely devastated a significant area in the Bahamas. In this special release Attorney Imran Malik jumped on the mics with Jordan to discuss what you can do to keep your business afloat after a storm or any weather or natural event.

Along with that, the Malik Law Firm is collecting donations for our Bahamian neighbors to support them in their time of need.  You can drop off anything that would help at their offices, our offices, or any of the other locations found here. 

If you have been hit by the hurricane, or really anything that has harmed your business, income, or even your home, then tune in. Ran and Jordan will discuss some things that you should do to ensure your insurance pays out and some things you must do and cannot do as well. 

Should you be using a Public Relations agency? What is a PR agency? What do they do? On this weeks episode, Jordan sat down with Michelle Griffith of Boardroom PR to answer these and other questions you might have. 

As a publicist, Michelle works with clients in a variety of industries: law, insurance, healthcare, nonprofit and real estate. She works with these individuals, associations and companies includes traditional and online media campaigns, such as social media and search engine optimization (SEO).

Since joining BoardroomPR in 2006, Michelle has been involved in several nonprofit associations and has played an integral role in generating media and community attention to worthy causes, such as Legal Aid Service of Broward County/Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida and Florida's Children First. She served as the 2016 Chair of the Legal Marketing Association’s Orlando City Group and currently serves as Secretary for the group.

Ms. Griffith co-manages Boardroom’s Central Florida office and work out of the agency’s Central Florida and Fort Lauderdale office locations.

Over two-thirds of American households have at least one pet and the pet care market is one of the fastest growing sectors in the U.S. market. The millenial generation spends more on their pets than any prior generation and that spending is expanding.

April Cox owns Rocky's Retreat, a boutique dog boarding company in Orlando, FL. They specialize in caring for dogs who are recovering from surgery or illness and who would benefit from the ONLY climate-controlled indoor pool in Florida. Their hydrotherapy classes assist pets with obisity, arthritis, and other disorders.

In a rare appearance Producer Mark sat down with April to discuss the work Rocky's does with the pets in their charge. They discuss how April purchased the business, her woes with having the wrong software options, and how she is working to grow the company through marketing, staff selection, and picking the right tools to move forward.