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Ace Chapman bought his first business when he was 19 years old. It was an online stock market simulator called CoolWallStreet. After selling it, and seeing the benefits in buying a business over starting one, he caught the business buying bug. Since then he has bought and sold over 30 businesses and has helped his clients all over the world buy over 100 companies.

• The realities of developing and selling businesses
• How to assess potential business deals
• What makes a business attractive to potential buyers
• Putting systems in place to create a self-sustaining business
• Getting into a business deal with the proper planning
• How to pitch in order to make the deal work every time
• Discerning which businesses are ripe for buying and which to avoid
• Always being in the market to acquire businesses
• Building strategic value through business acquisition

• Twitter: @acechapman
• Email: [email protected]
• Website: www.acechapman.com/contact

Moustafa Hamwi is recognized as the world's leading expert on "Passionate Leadership." He has achieved in one year what took others 20 years to achieve…to an extent he has been nicknamed "Mr. Passion". He has interviewed over 180 global leaders, experts, authors, coaches, award winning artists, Nobel prize laureates, and Olympians on his talk show "Passion Sundays". Moustafa has been selected by Dr. Marshall Goldsmith as one of the top 100 coaches globally.

• Knowing what you need so you can find the right questions
• Life-changing advice from a world traveling speakers and coach
• How to discover your calling and build your career on it
• Insights that lead to finding the right path
• Finding the determination to keep striving toward your purpose
• Building a brand over time that will sustain you
• Simple rules for building an audience that can grow your business
• What you can do with the energy generated by your emotions

• Email: [email protected]
• Twitter: @MoustafaHamwi
• For free ebook: moustafa.com/OnwardNation

Robert Kohler founded Kohler Law Group over 20 years ago and his firm has represented thousands of venture-backed and publicly-traded technology companies worldwide. In addition to being involved in the legal field, he has real-world business experience as a successful entrepreneur and has founded and sold several technology companies.

• Strategies that leverage what you love into new business opportunities
• The simple habits that lead to focus on moving forward
• Using consistency to build the foundation of your growth
• How to know your strengths, act on them, and recruit people to help you
• Integrating teams across an enterprise with diverse revenue streams
• Systems that will grow your business from the very start
• What you can do to protect your business while expanding
• Creating synergy across your endeavors
• Why networking helps generate sales

• Email: [email protected]
• Twitter: @KohlerLaw

• www.kohler-law.com
• www.seeitbuy.it
• www.bonafeyed.com
• www.demonpore.com
• www.saucesf.com
• www.sleepsf.com

Calvin Correli is an artist, entrepreneur, and the CEO of a holistically focused, multi-million dollar software company called Simplero. Calvin is passionate about helping online business owners do exactly what brings them most alive and is currently working on branching out to bring all of his talents — including music, spirituality and personal growth into an exciting new service for entrepreneurs.

• Infusing spirituality and creativity into your business and your life
• Combining all of your talents to create your success
• Identifying the right people for the roles you have at your company
• Building your systems incrementally without taking on too much
• A comprehensive approach to developing a curriculum for coaching
• Using mind maps to conceptually refine your presentations
• Daily habits that keep you focused on your success
• Insisting on enjoying every moment today
• Self-awareness that can help you continue to move forward

• Email: [email protected]
• Website: simplero.com
• Twitter: @calvincorreli

Lisa Allanson and Lisa McDonough have over 25 years experience in Human Resources Management and Leadership Coaching — and they are the founders of Teenhackz. Lisa and Lisa are on a mission to shape the future of work one teen at a time. Their focus — their one vital priority is to help equip teens (and their parents) with the necessary skills for success in work and in life. Lisa and Lisa also share their insightful process within their two books: "Raising Resilient Teens: A Practical Guide to Preparing Your Kids for Life & Work in the Real World", and "Teens: Understanding & Loving the Creatures We Live With."

• Why to start planning your future when you're a teenager
• Helping teens along in their search for identity
• Insights gained from over two and a half decades in corporate HR
• How to use the results of personality tests
• Identifying dominant behaviors and what these indicate about ourselves
• What great leaders have in common that allows them to inspire others
• The value of excellent emotional intelligence
• An engaging assessment tool for helping teens understand themselves
• Navigating difficult conversations with teens

• Twitter: @teenhackz_l2
• Website: www.teenhackz.com
• Podcast: www.teenhackz.com/raising-resilient-teens-podcast

Kathy Knowles is a speaker, trainer, and consultant who speaks on The Seven Step System for Creating more Purpose, Profit, and Possibilities rather than running a business that's stealing your soul. She works with entrepreneurs and small business owners to reduce turnover and have more loyal and dedicated employees and customers. Ultimately, her clients make the leap out of the day to day and onto playing a much bigger playing field so they can do the work that's in their heart and leave their legacy.

• Finding clarity on the important issues in your life
• Understanding how to focus on your priorities
• Making decisions that will create systems you can use to thrive
• Considering what you need to do and being mindful of your habits
• Using your enthusiasm to develop your ideas while being mindful of the basics
• Thriving using excellent communication strategies
• Maintaining good client relationships with the best CRM technology
• Creating consistency that will develop successful habits

• Email: [email protected]
• Website: www.kathyknowles.com
• Facebook: www.facebook.com/Kathy.Knowles.Coaching
• LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/kathy-knowles-009a2b3a
• Free eBook available: Find & Fill: The Ultimate Playbook for Creating Your Dream Team

Pamela Herrmann is a best-selling author, host of the daily video series, "The Morning Would Show", a national keynote speaker and co-founder of CREATE Buzz, a customer loyalty consultancy firm. A short list of her clients include jetBlue, State of Colorado Economic Development, North Carolina Main Street Alliance, New Jersey Main Street Alliance, and Oklahoma Main Streets. Her book, "The Customer Manifesto", was ranked #3 by Business.com in their list of "Excellent Customer Service Books Every Business Owner Should Read."

• Overcoming personal obstacles to thrive in business
• Resisting the urge to focus on short-term results
• The instant value of excellent web copy
• Time saving techniques for tackling vital priorities
• Learning and seeking knowledge every day
• Developing content that can be brought to local businesses to help them thrive
• The most critical skills business owners need to survive
• Articulating your narrative in a relatable way
• Staying open to feedback from those with whom you collaborate
• Incorporating neuroscience into your marketing strategies and messaging
• How to engage your audience with simple communication strategies

• Email: [email protected]
• Twitter: @pamherrmann
• Website: www.PamelaHerrmann.com
• Website: www.CREATEBuzzNow.com

Jessica Nazarali knew from an early age that personal development would be part of her life's work. But it wasn't until she started a passion project – a blog and health food website in 2011 – that Jessica's dream came to fruition. Today Jessica merges business with her desire to help people through the courses she releases through It Girl Academy and her podcast It Girl Radio. She is passionate about helping women to use the evergreen model for enrolling consistent clients without having to launch.

• Presenting expertise and skills that others want to emulate
• Focusing on preparation when starting new businesses
• Managing your calendar well with every task you need to accomplish
• Developing the habit of "showing up" to execute everything you plan
• Maintaining a resilient attitude to avoid "podfading" and letting your show go
• Using your data in a way that powers your revenue stream
• How to keep your focus on revenue-generating activity
• The best email marketing platforms available
• Simple strategies that will ensure success at any point in your journey
• Leaving space for forgiveness and understanding mistakes
• Setting realistic expectations for growth and development of greater capacity

• Email: [email protected]
• Twitter: @jessnazarali
• www.jessicanazarali.com/webinar
• www.jessicanazarali.com/businessmastery
• www.jessicanazarali.com/coachingmastery

Stephen is the CEO of Predictive ROI and the host of the Onward Nation podcast. He is the author of three bestselling books including the recently released Profitable Podcasting. He is also a speaker, trainer, and his digital marketing insights have been featured in SUCCESS, Entrepreneur, The Washington Post, Forbes, Inc. Magazine, and other media.

Good Morning Onward Nation — I'm Stephen Woessner — and welcome to Episode 553. And welcome to today's solocast.

Now, truth be told…it has been about 8 weeks since my last solocast recording — and I really missed the process of preparing a deep lesson — something meaty — that I could share with you on a Wednesday morning — just you and me.

And today's lesson has me really excited — because we are going to dig deep into navigating success…not how to become successful…as in the magic or myth of an overnight success. But instead…as you put in the long hours, as you make the sacrifice, as you put in the major, consistent effort, as you invest the long nights, as you get up early in the morning…as you push yourself to make one more phone call when you would rather relax after an already long day…and you have done all of that and you begin to start to see success coming your way…and you begin to see the laws of momentum turn toward your favor…the four keys to navigating success that I shared with you today will help you maintain perspective…they will help you keep a level head…and keep you on the lookout for new opportunities…and focused on creating the right team with the right culture…so you not only enjoy your current level of success but you will be well positioned to enjoy what is yet to come on your horizon.

I am very excited about today's lesson and what I call the 4 keys to navigating success.

A transcript of this episode is available here: onwardnation.com/stephen-woessner-solocast-episode-61

Mark Howley is the CEO and majority owner of Pacific Bag, Inc., which manufacturers unique pre-made bags for specialty coffee, tea, pet food, specialty foods, ag, chemicals, and other niche markets around the world. Mark's company serves over 5,000 customers in over 60 countries — and — Pacific Bag celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2015. Mark's experience covers the full gamut of sales, marketing, product management, and executive management. He has spoken at events throughout the world and has written articles for industry magazines.

• Framing the issues you have to deal with right now
• Getting into the mindset where you're compelled to do what you love
• Moving forward even when it feels like you're stuck in place
• Keeping doing what you're doing until you forge success
• Succeeding no matter what struggles you might face
• Proven daily practices that put you on the path to success
• Doing the next right thing every day
• Learning to play the game and win
• The discipline you need to get what you want

• Email: [email protected]
• Twitter: @MarkHowley7
• Website: www.pacificbag.com
• Website: www.mvhspeaking.com
• Website: www.mvhcareer.com