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Summary:

Elmer Moore never saw himself and his family staying in Milwaukee for long. But now that they’re here, they just might be here to stay.

He shares some of his first impressions and how different parts of his background perfectly prepared him for life the life that he and his wife created here.

He now works with Scale Up Milwaukee, helping teach businesses and other participants in the Milwaukee ecosystem, through programs such as an accelerator, how to grow and how that growth then works to improve the region as a whole.

Connect with Elmer:

Website: https://www.scaleupmilwaukee.org/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/scaleupmke

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ScaleUp_MKE

Topics in this episode:

* [2:54] – Why it is easy for him to be a champion of Milwaukee

* [6:55] – One of the things that is great about Milwaukee

* [7:44] – How Scale Up started

* [10:43] – Celebrating the successes of local businesses

* [15:48] – What is a small business?

* [17:51] – Meet the Masters

* [25:50] – Elmer asks: what is your craft?

* [32:00] Bonus tracks of five local businesses that have been through the Growth Accelerator

We discuss what it has meant to participate in Scale Up Milwaukee, what are some of their biggest challenges, and what has them fired up about the future.

1st up Carolyn Walker of Great Impressions Graphics and Printing. Perception is Everything: The printing experts at Great Impressions pay individualized attention to each of our clients’ printing needs. Connect with Carolyn

2nd Lafayette Crump with Milwaukee 2020 Vice President of Diversity. The Milwaukee 2020 Host Committee is the nonprofit civic organization responsible for organizing, hosting, and funding the 2020 Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee, which will be held from July 13 to 16, 2020. Connect with Lafayette

3rd Jackie Hermes Founder and CEO of Accelity. Accelity is a unique business comprised of a team of entrepreneurs and marketers that truly love their work—and it shows. Connect with Jackie on LinkedIn

4th Fred Varin President & Founder of TopLine Results Fred Varin founded TopLine Results Corporation in April of 1999 with the goal of helping businesses optimize their success. Connect with Fred

5th Bradley Blaeser President of the Green team The Green Team provides sustainable landscape solutions for properties in Southeastern Wisconsin, from residential homes to large commercial, municipal and educational facilities. Services include our Natural Lawn Care Program, design and installation, and conventional lawn care maintenance. Connect with Bradley

[9:25] And so what we did, is we made a program out of that. And that program consisted of an accelerator where we would bring businesses into a room and teach them over five or six months, how to grow. And I’m going to give you a little bit of our magic sauce. The technical training is really important. We’re not trying to replicate an MBA. We’re not trying to be a college. We do teach technical skills, however, the secret is, what makes it super powerful and impactful,

Summary

Leticia Munoz first started working in restaurants at the age of 15. One of the jobs she had was at Michael’s Family Restaurant, which opened in 1985. And when there came a time for Michael’s to close for good, she decided to buy the restaurant. She now owns Michael’s and the recently opened Orenda Cafe. Letica shares the path she took to restaurant ownership, what it’s like to own two restaurants, and answers my rapid-fire questions.

Hot Topics in this episode:

* What inspired her to own a restaurant.

* Why she opened Orenda Cafe

* How she’s been able to keep a long-running staff

*  Steps she takes to be successful

* How she balances having 2 restaurants and a family

* Developing the menu at Orenda

*  Leticia asks: What is the craziest thing you have done in your life?

Connect with Leticia:

* Orenda Website: https://orendacafe.org/

* Orenda Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orendacafe3514/

* Orenda Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Orenda-Cafe-558604254652837/

* Michael’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michaelsrestaurant2220/

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Summary

Spreading body positivity and education through art is the mission of Mara and Gloria of Artery Inks. In this conversation with them, we catch up on how things have changed for them personally and for Artery Inks since our last conversation in Episode 21. They also share the impact business coaching has had for them and how they received the Certified SPEARity Business Award for 2019. We finish our conversation with their plans for 2019 and how they want to grow and expand in the next year.

Hot Topics in this episode:

* Updates on Artery Ink from a year and a half ago to now

* The positive impact of hiring someone

* What business coaching has done for their business

* Hospital Project: working with nurses to design new scrubs and how it creates a sense of being part of something bigger

* You win or you learn

* Enjoy the process

* Visioneering

* [24:58] Mara and Gloria ask: What’s your plan for next year for your overall wellbeing?

Contact Info:

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[4:33] When you wear all the hats in a company, you have to make sure that you are paying attention to everything, and having an employee will just, you know, free us some time to actually, like, actually work on the business more, instead of in the business. It has been a blessing for sure.

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Summary

The Book in Three Sentences

* Rich Dad Poor Dad is about Robert Kiyosaki and his two dads—his real father (poor dad) and the father of his best friend (rich dad)—and the ways in which both men shaped his thoughts about money and investing.

* You don’t need to earn a high income to be rich.

* Rich people make money work for them.

The Five Big Ideas

* The poor and the middle-class work for money. The rich have money work for them.

* It’s not how much money you make that matters. It’s how much money you keep.

* Rich people acquire assets. The poor and middle class acquire liabilities that they think are assets.

* Financial aptitude is what you do with money once you make it, how you keep people from taking it from you, how to keep it longer, and how you make money work hard for you.

* The single most powerful asset we all have is our mind.

“There is a difference between being poor and being broke. Broke is temporary. Poor is eternal.”

 

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Summary: Martin and I talk about how the podcast industry has changed over the years, the people who inspire us, and Martin’s tips on branding and marketing.

Martin Moore is a commercial and lifestyle photographer, filmmaker, and local vlogger, who now has a radio show on 620 WTMJ on Tuesdays. Martin is a repeat guest, and in this conversation, we spend some time catching up.

We talk about how the podcast industry has changed over the years, the people who inspire us, and Martin’s tips on branding and marketing.

Listen to the end of the episode to find out how you can win a pair of Koss headphones! To hear the previous episode with Martin, please check out episode 42.

Hot Topics in this episode:

* Passion is key

* Rob’s journey in discovering his passion for podcasting

* The timing of opportunities isn’t always when you want it

* Believe in your story

* Take a chance on yourself

* The impact Twitter had on Martin’s career, and the recent shift to Instagram and the Stories feature

* Martin’s branding thesis

* [27:59] Martin asks: What have been your biggest triumphs and tribulations in your life?

Connect with Martin

YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN7qcKubT7kSLlcrYlJAqtA

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/martinmoorejr/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/martinmoorejr

[16:07] When I first started out, I didn’t think about ‘Martin Moore’ as a brand. I kind of just did my thing and yapped. There wasn’t really anything where I stood out in front of everybody else. It wasn’t until I started, whether you do podcasts or videos or photos, we all have these little idiosyncrasies that make us who we are. At least for me, and maybe I’m projecting, I would hide those in my vlog because I didn’t want people to hear my stupid laugh. I didn’t want people to make fun of my hair. I didn’t want people to make fun of what I said. I hid all these things that made me who I was, and I was just this bland dude that made semi-interesting videos on YouTube. It wasn’t until I embraced all those idiosyncrasies, those little things about myself that made me who I was, and shared those as part of a daily story that’s when I started picking up traction.

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Summary

Mark Concannon is a figure and local legend in Milwaukee, and I am excited to share our conversation with you in this episode. Mark has worked in the Milwaukee market for a long time, first starting as a weekend sportscaster on Channel 6, before transitioning to the Wake Up News morning show, which he did for 20 years. After his time at Channel 6, he worked for Fox Sports Wisconsin. Nine years ago, he transitioned from broadcasting to starting his own company, Concannon Communications, a video company that helps businesses of any size tell their stories.

Mark describes experiences of his early days in broadcasting, mentors he’s been able to work with along the way, and the shift he went through in owning his own business. He also shares details about his book, Mettle and Honor, Wisconsin Stories from the Battlefield.

Hot topics in this episode:

* The personal changes he experienced, transitioning from broadcasting into owning his own company

* The types of videos made by Concannon Communications

* Video as a marketing platform

* Advice Mark would give his younger self

* Book that has guided him: Ball Four, by Jim Bouton

* What he’s excited about for the future

* [23:15] Mark asks me: What has been the biggest challenge for you doing this podcast?

Contact Info:

Visit: Concannon Communications

4704 N. Elkhart Ave.

Whitefish Bay, WI 53211

Phone: 414-559-9672

Email: [email protected]

Website: http://concannoncommunications.com/

Book: Mettle and Honor

[2:34] I made the transition from what I did on television to my video company, and again, representing clients, by just keeping that mantra for my clients. “Hey, aren’t they great? They’re a great business. This is something that you should look into, and why you should do business with them.” The bigger challenges for me were just running a business. I mean, how does that happen? I mean, I knew about video, I knew about storytelling, I’ve been doing it all my life, but running a business, I was starting in kindergarten. Nine years later I like to tell folks I’m at about eighth grade now. I’ve learned some, I’ve still got so much to learn.

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Summary

Life after the Olympics for Katherine Adamek was difficult, filled with injuries and setbacks. But through those hard times, she was able to take control of her life, largely through her mindset.

In part one (https://www.localfirstpodcast.com/katherine-adamek/) she shared the journey of what it took to get to the Olympics. In this episode, she details her life after the Olympics, which included surgery and rehab, overcoming resentment and unhappiness, to now coaching and speaking on mindset and how important it is.

Hot Topics in this episode:

* The most difficult physical and emotional time in her life

* Post-Concussive Syndrome

* Stories we tell ourselves that aren’t true

* Rule of 5/95

* Why she chose coaching

* Breaking down your struggle into manageable pieces

* [25:09] Katherine asks: Tell me about the first time you learned ‘embrace the suck’ and what a difference it’s made for you.

* Vision Pursue, Katherine’s favorite resource

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[18:28] We get stuck in thinking either, ‘I’m awesome’ or ‘I suck’. And it’s like if you didn’t achieve the goal perfectly, you can’t be happy with where you’re at. And not only is that not true, but it’s impossible to live a meaningful, purposeful life when you’re constantly battling the two sides of the coin of ‘I’m awesome’ or ‘I suck’. What I like to help people do is find all the shades of grey, find all the ways they bring meaning and purpose, not only to their life, but to people around them. And find more motivation in this idea of baby steps daily, than in the idea of chasing perfect.

Contact Information:

https://www.fixyourmindset.com/

Twitter: @KatAdamek

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Instagram: @KatAdamek

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Facebook: Katherine Reuter-Adamek

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Summary Part 1 of 2

Katherine Adamek is an American short-track speed skater, two-time Olympic medalist, one silver and one bronze, in the 2010 winter Olympics. She’s also the owner of Fix Your Mindset performance mindset and coaching. In part one of this two-part series, she shares her journey of becoming an Olympic athlete, starting with the memory of the first time she was on the ice. She details the time and sacrifices she invested in order to become a n elite athlete, and the lessons she has learned along the way.

My favorite takeaways from this week’s episode:

* It takes a really big goal, a lot of perseverance, and baby steps daily.

* Using mindset shifts in athletic coaching

* Take perfect off the table

* The biggest motivator in becoming an Olympic athlete

* Daily training schedule

* Embrace the suck

* Knowing when you’ve done enough

 

[15:48] “Perfect isn’t real. It’s a great idea in your mind, but it’s not a real, true, destination. It’s something that we strive for, and that strive for perfection is what makes life fun, but the destination isn’t real. And so that is what helped me eventually figure out that I don’t need put on this facade of perfect.”

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Summary: Book Beer & Networking September Book The Art Of Happiness

My favorite takeaways from this week’s episode:

* You don’t have to be religious, to be spiritual.

* The only constant thing is change.

* Know your limits.

The Dalai Lama says it doesn’t matter which religion you belong to, or whether you belong to any, for that matter.

Ask yourself: What does being spiritual mean to you?

And then don’t let anyone tell you you’re wrong.

Suffering is a part of life, he says, but by rejecting that we make ourselves into victims and start assigning blame, when there really is none to be assigned.

The only constant thing is change.

Resistance to change leads to suffering. As a matter of fact, it is the root cause of suffering.

Be honest with yourself and others about what you can and cannot do. If you’re okay with not knowing everything, then you can openly admit it, and won’t feel like a fraud.

So rather than building confidence from the outside, build confidence from the inside, by allowing yourself to be honest.

And if you don’t understand something, try this. Say “I don’t understand.” People will explain again.

Being okay with your limits, however, means knowing what they are in advance, and that requires self-awareness.

 

October’s book Rich Dad Poor Dad

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Summary

Jackson discusses how he has been able to grow his insurance business by helping others in the community. He explains why and how he volunteers at several local charities.

“At Elevated Insurance, we believe that our community is the heart of our mission, and we want to make sure our heart beats strong! That is why we make a commitment to help it grow! ”

My favorite takeaways from this week’s episode:

It all started with a vison then creating the process

The One Thing – Having Goals

Monday’s make the week the great

My name is Eric LOL

Connect With Jackson Bubolz

Elevated Insurance

Ph. 262-242-0420

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