MVP Business

"Embrace the changing worlds, discover your unique super powers and drive home that passion into your daily life."

Andrew helps transform businesses and business owners' lives to get what they want from their business by implementing a complete, proven system with simple, practical tools. He puts a lot of focus on EOS, the Entrepreneurial Operating System, a complete set of simple concepts and practical tools that has helped thousands of entrepreneurs get what they want from their businesses. By mastering this simple way of operating, leadership teams of growth-oriented companies systematically and permanently improve.

In this interview, Andrew talks us through the fundamentals of the EOS system and other common problems and helpful tools to transform your business because he and his team believe that business doesn't have to be frustrating and/or difficult.

Andrew works with passionate leadership teams across many industries to lead large scale change initiatives and implement simple tools so that businesses can execute to achieve the results they want and live better lives.

You don't want to miss or fast forward this episode. Get a pen and notepad. Brody shares a ton of great thoughts and advice.

I've been watching and learning from Brody Lee for years. His energy, tenacity, joy for life, compassion, and intense dedication to making a massive impact on the world are contagious and admirable. Brody helps coaches who are starting, struggling and scaling. Brody's clients are consistently smashing it out of the park and achieving consistent $10k, $20k and even $60k months in their coaching businesses with multiple of his clients already on 6 figures and now scaling to 7 figures. One client even went from 0-$100k in just 7 Weeks. 

In this episode of MVP Business, Brody shares his journey from leading teams at Apple, to near death from addition and overdose, back to the top...and to the outer reaches of the universe.

Listen until the very end to hear what Brody reveals as his next huge goal...which he's already on track to achieve. ;-)

TJ Kastning, owner of The Ambassador Search Group, is not in the business of head hunting. He's a connector. He knows that hiring the right people is time-consuming and challenging but more than worth the effort to find the right fit. 

In this episode, TJ talks us through his thoughts and experiences on how to conduct a  hiring and interview process that will lead to the long term success of the company and the candidate.

TJ's insights on leadership, business, and talent are insightful and inspiring.

"Remember where your passion came from in the beginning."

Heather McPherson, MA, LPC-S, LMFT-S, CST is the CEO/Founder The Sexual Health Alliance and also maintains a group practice (respark.co) that serves Denver, Colorado, Austin, Texas and also has online services specializing in sexuality and relationships. Respark & Co is another business Heather started specifically for coaching and other programs. She is published in Playboy Magazine as well as Playboy Online, and has been featured on CNN, Parent Harald and TeenSafe websites. Heather has lectured at prestigious Universities including University of Texas at Austin, Texas State University and Governors State University in Chicago. She is an AASECT Certified Sex Therapist, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist Supervisor (LMFT-S) and a Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor (LPC-S). She also is the Texas Section Leader for AASECT (American Association for Sexuality Educators, Counselors & Therapists). She has appeared on several podcasts and was invited to speak at NerdNite in Austin on relationships and sexuality. Heather helps clients gain confidence, rebuild trust, increase playfulness, and find passion and meaning in their erotic lives. Heather graduated from Texas State University with a MA in Marriage, Couple and Family Therapy; a CACREP Accredited Program. 

Ivey is passionate about preserving natural spaces and resources. Her personal goal is to instill this passion in others and provide simple and accessible ways for others to make a difference in their lives to protect the environment and wildlife.

In this episode we learn more about the efforts of the conservancy, inspiration and life changing summer that set Ivey on her path to her passion, as well as the practices Ivey has put in place for her life to continue to serve and life her purpose.

Shoal Creek Conservancy is a proud steward of the 13-square-mile Shoal Creek watershed in Austin, Texas. They champion the Shoal Creek watershed in order to create a healthy and vibrant community. 

The Shoal Creek watershed provides an oasis in a rapidly growing urban area, and members of the conservancy believe that with thoughtful investment, this natural treasure can better benefit our ecology, economy, and enjoyment of the outdoors.

This is a truly beautiful and successful public/private partnership.

As the founder of C3Nami, Ruoyun works with her team to empower small and medium sized businesses to connect and build relationships with their fans online. 

In this episode, Ruoyun discusses human centered social/digital marketing, emphases the need to approach social with strategy and calm - there is rarely a true social media crisis that needs to be acted on or responded to immediately. Ruoyun also opens up and shares personal life stories and philosophies that can help anyone through the most difficult times of life and business. 

When she’s not hard at work—which, let’s be honest, isn’t that often—Ruoyun is also a writer, video gamer, professional speaker, mentor, and research nerd, and artist. An Austin native with family from all over the world, she speaks five languages and welcomes any opportunity to keep her Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and French sharp through conversation.

Ward is an incredibly accomplished executive with 20 years of management experience at high-profile companies, including President of the Real Estate Council of Austin, Director of Global Public Affairs for AMD as well as the Deputy Press Secretary for the Texas Attorney General. He has experience leading programs, policies and initiatives across the U.S., Canada, Brazil, Singapore, Taiwan, China and India and has built strong relationships with elected officials, federal, state and local agencies and the general public. Basically, he's a power house and he's using his powers for good.

Ward is now the founder and executive director of an advocacy organization designed to train and educate candidates for local politics - The Center for Austin’s Future. The center has been featured numerous times by NPR, Austin Monthly, Austin Business Journal and many others for its innovative approach to training future candidates.

The Center launched in October 2017 with its initial offering, the ATXelerator program. The innovative, annual 3-month program recruits and trains community leaders interested in advocating for future-focused, forward-thinking city policy, serving on a city board or commission or, in some instances, running for city council. The first cohort was in 2018 and the third just finished its program last month.

They now have 75 alumni, with at least 10 graduates serving on city boards and commissions and two grads who have run or are currently running for city council.

In this interview Ward and Steph discuss the current dynamics in leadership and what it takes to be a great leader.

Danny began his 30+ year career in the trade show industry working in the graphics department of his dad’s company, The Exhibit Store (Dallas, TX), while still in high school.  It was during that time that he learned to appreciate the value of creating & producing quality products and design while keeping the client and end-user in mind.

Since that beginning Danny has worked his way through every department of the trade show industry, from initial client discovery, design consultation, custom and modular exhibit & graphic fabrication, ROI & budget reconciliation, worldwide logistics, exhibit installation & dismantle (I&D) and asset management.  He understands the “total show concept” and enjoys working with clients of all sizes on their long term goals for each project making sure it gets designed and executed on-time and on-budget.

In this episode we talk through the challenges that have come up starting his new business, how Covid-19 has effected his industry, and suggestions for how to effectively prepare for a show.

Sales Leadership expert Lisa Earle McLeod authored the Noble Purpose series after her research revealed organizations driven by a Noble Purpose outperformed their competition. Lisa’s firm has worked with organizations like Cisco, Paccar, and Dave & Busters to grow sales with the power of Noble Purpose.

A powerful keynote speaker, Lisa McLeod has rocked the house for giants like Google and Roche, as well as franchises, non-profits, and associations. She has delivered programs in over 25 countries around the world. McLeod’s programs are consistently the highest rated programs of major conferences. With her insight and passion for giving back to the world through she has delivered keynotes to audiences as large as 10,000 because.

Justin Foster, is one of the most intellectually, emotionally and spiritually rounded people I've ever met.

“My mission is to reflect back to everyone I meet their value,” Justin says. This mission is largely fueled by his root belief: When you connect to your soul, everything changes.

This root belief is at the core of every conversation and interaction Justin has. His rare mix of street and book smarts, and great heart make him a naturally born leader with an innate talent of understanding others.

Justin is the co-founder of Root + River, which believes every great brand is a spiritual experience. Together with his business partner Emily Soccorsy, Root + River has become the rebel child of the branding world, helping Fortune 500 leaders, defiantly driven marketers, small business owners and everyone in between, practice a new modern way of branding. Justin is most comfortable on a stage, where he commands a room with his pithy wisdom, wisecrack jokes and no-fluff style to challenge everyone to look inward. The course of history can be changed, he says, with a single well-delivered speech. 

When he’s not co-leading Root + River or keynoting, Justin is an artist. His creativity manifests in many forms, including writing and sharing his signature #musings, mentoring, songwriting, blogging on Medium and LinkedIn and any other medium that allows him to share his heart unapologetically and freely with the world.