Onward Nation

Scott Beebe is the founder and head coach of MyBusinessOnPurpose.com, and the host of the "Business On Purpose" podcast. He liberates Small Business owners from the chaos of working IN their business and helps to get their lives back by articulating and implementing intentional Vision/Mission/Values, Systems, and Processes. Scott is the creator of the "Four Steps To Business Freedom," a 6-month group coaching experience exclusively built for small business owners to help guide them through building the systems and processes they need to get their businesses and lives back on track.

• The daily habits that help Scott to focus and prepare daily
• Why the vision story is the most underutilized and most powerful tool in your personal and business arsenal
• A challenging time that was a turning point in Scott's professional life
• The importance of having someone to confide in and boost your confidence when you need it most
• Why you need to document the next you're going to do like it's the last time you're going to do it
• Why systemization has to be imbedded into the world of small business
• Scaling faster with people
• Putting in the work to learn and grow
• Living out your disciplines

• Landing Page: www.mybusinessonpurpose.com/onwardnation
• Website: www.mybusinessonpurpose.com
• Website: fourstepstobusinessfreedom.com
• Facebook: www.facebook.com/mybusinessonpurpose
• LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/scottebeebe

Vera Fischer is founder and CEO of 97 Degrees West — a rock solid awesome agency in Austin, Texas. The agency has been the recipient of 15 international creative and marketing awards. Vera is a member of the Advisory Board for the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Texas State University and a mentor at Capital Factory. You may remember Vera and the wisdom she shared during Episode 204 of Onward Nation.

• What Vera has coming up in the next 12-18 months
• How programmatic media buying works and why it should be important to business owners
• The benefits of geo-targeting ads
• The number of times it takes for someone to see your ad before they take action on it
• How programmatic can be leveraged in your marketing program
• How programmatic fits into the B2B niche market
• The power of changing ad creative based on keyword searches
• Why it's easier to target to a very specific niche market
• Tools to help you become successful with programmatic
• Focusing on doing one or two marketing strategies really well

• Twitter: @VeraFischer97
• Email: [email protected]
• Podcast: systemexecution.com

Corey Jahnke is the Chief Imagineer at Mind*Star Academy, a Best-Selling Author, Speaker, Coach, Community Pharmacist, Lifelong Learner, and Enthusiastic Dog Lover. Corey has devoted his life to helping people re-engineer their confidence levels so that they can explode their businesses, expand their influence, and live the kind of magical life that he gets to live on a daily basis.

• How to re-engineer your confidence levels
• The ways Corey combatted emotional, financial, and physical struggles
• How to stop thinking inside the box
• Why you should stop feeling sorry for yourself
• Why you shouldn't discount your community
• Why you should admit your weaknesses and fill in the gaps
• Not letting fear keep you from reaching your goals
• Strategies for improving as a business mentor
• Why being a better person can make you a better boss
• Steps you can take to get to the next level in business

• 12-week group coaching program: www.twelveweeksfree.com
• Book: "The Successful Thinker"
• Website: www.MindstarAcademy.com
• Email: [email protected]
• Facebook: www.facebook.com/coreywjahnke
• Twitter: @cwjahnke
• LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/cwjahnke

Nikki Fogden-Moore is known as the Mojo Maker. She specializes in working with Fortune 500 CEOs, entrepreneurs, and their highly-driven organizations to create the business and life they want. The true 1 percenters. Her decades of experience blend both business with personal high performance for ultimate success. She divides her time between her private coaching business called, Corporate Vitality, retreats, workshops, and speaking. Her Vitality Coach Podcast has listeners in over 80 countries, she is the author of a blog with subscribers around the world, and Nikki is an author of two books, her latest is entitled, "FITPRENEUR – how to be the CEO Of Your Business and Your Life."

• Nikki's background and why she's known as the "Mojo Maker"
• How Nikki's eclectic experience contributed to her expertise
• The three ways people end up losing their mojo
• Why striving for agility can be a problem
• The difference between working hard and hard work
• What "winning weeks" are, and how Nikki uses them to succeed
• Building "me time" looks into a healthy schedule
• How Nikki organizes her weekly task lists
• Figuring out your best times for creative thinking
• Why leaders must do chemistry checks in their businesses
• Growing your skills over time
• Why honesty is important to finding the solution
• The way integrity and transparency can build trust
• Why staying calm is always better than focusing on the drama
• What you can find in the "Nikktionary"
• What people do wrong in weekly meetings
• How to schedule "one percent" meetings
• The one thing that separates successful people from people who just want success
• The importance of taking time to learn more
• Why work and life aren't a balance

• Email: [email protected]
• Website: thevitalitycoach.com.au
• The Vitality Coach podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/vitality-coach-podcast-nikki/id752922884?mt=2
• Twitter: @nfogdenmoore
• Facebook: www.facebook.com/nfogdenmoore
• Instagram: @nfogdenmoore
• Fitpreneur, by Nikki Fogden-Moore: thevitalitycoach.com.au/fitpreneur-book

Vinnie Fisher is an entrepreneur, author, husband, and father. Vinnie left a successful law practice as a corporate and tax attorney in 2007 to drive his passion as an entrepreneur. After a few successful businesses in the digital space, Vinnie discovered a much needed service for business owners, so in 2014, he launched his next venture called, Fully Accountable, an accounting solution called 'Your Back Office' that provides owners and accounting professionals with the tools to excel at accounting, human resources and legal. Vinnie is also the author of two books, "The Best Investment: A Better You" and "The CEO's Mindset: How to Break Through to the Next Level."

• The #2 reason small businesses fail and how to avoid it
• The key fact 5.9 million businesses need to hear about
• Why sometimes the first step to being profitable is cutting revenue streams
• Vinnie's "game changer" habit that helps him practice simplicity and focus
• A practical tip to discover where chunks of time are going
• How devotional time and daily prayer help Vinnie focus
• What a multimillion dollar loss taught Vinnie about himself and how that's changed how he sees problems in his company now
• The difference between being content and being complacent
• Why understanding "wealth has wings" is integral to success
• The critical skill all entrepreneurs should have regarding time
• An important lesson Vinnie learned from the Spiritual Discipline Handbook: Practices that Transform Us by Adele Calhoun
• Why 71% of business owners leave their accountants
• How "toilet bowl marketing" is the primary reason small businesses fail
• Marketing tips based on Breakthrough Advertising by Eugene Swartz
• Why "knowledge is power is a lie"

• Website: FullyAccountable.com
• Website: VinnieFisher.com
• Facebook: www.facebook.com/vincent.fisher.984
• LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/vinniefisher
• Demo: go.fullyaccountable.com/demo

Jesse Kay is a 16-year-old junior in high school and the host of the 20 Under 20s Podcast where he interviews successful entrepreneurs in their 20s or younger from around the globe. Jesse's obsessed with sharing practical lessons and stories from some of the best minds on the planet to help inspire young men and women to become tomorrow's entrepreneurs. Jesse was born into an entrepreneurial family and started his first business at 9-years old flipping sneakers on eBay. Jesse also plays tennis for his high school tennis team and will be applying to colleges next fall.

• The importance of giving rather than taking in business relationships
• Jesse's passion for inspiring and educating the next generation of entrepreneurs
• How you can build a network without any contacts
• Habits that Jesse attributes to his success
• How overbooking can lower your value
• Why communication and persistence are critical skills
• How Jesse uses Attention Deficit Disorder to his advantage
• Why the best time to start your business is now

• Website: 20under20s.com
• Instagram: www.instagram.com/jesse.kay11
• Twitter: twitter.com/jessekay811
• Facebook: www.facebook.com/jessekay811
• Email: [email protected]

Drew McLellan is a 25-year marketing veteran who helps clients create authentic love affairs with their customers. Drew has run his own agency, the McLellan Marketing Group for over 20 years and helps the owners of over 250 small to mid-size agencies a year learn how to take their business to the next level through his consultancy, the Agency Management Institute. Drew has appeared in the New York Times, Entrepreneur Magazine, Businessweek, and Fortune Small Business. The Wall Street Journal calls Drew one of 10 bloggers that every entrepreneur should read. You may also remember Drew and the wisdom he shared during Episodes 32, 167, and 292 of Onward Nation.

• Drew's latest endeavors and what he's bringing to the community
• How Drew helps agencies improve their work
• What prompted Drew to start his podcast
• Why it's critical to delegate tasks
• What to think about first thing in the morning for time management
• What business owners need to let go of in order to grow
• How fighting fires all day can hurt your business in the long run
• How constant reinvention slows development
• What thought leadership really does for businesses
• The value of sharing without arrogance
• How rapid growth can kill a business
• Why developing your business by referral can be a problem
• The importance of planting seeds every day

• Website: agencymanagementinstitute.com
• Email: [email protected]
• Twitter: @DrewMcLellan

Michael Papanek is the author of "FROM BREAKDOWN TO BREAKTHROUGH: Forging Resilient Business Relationships In The Heat Of Change" and is the principal and founder of Michael Papanek Consulting. Michael has over 30 years of expertise leading successful large-scale initiatives and increasing the performance of people and organizations in complex, competitive markets. Michael works with senior leaders facing new challenges, due to either an expanded role, new business targets, new strategies, or other key change initiatives, mostly in large organizations and fast-growing high-tech companies in complex global markets.

• How Michael went from a people-averse programmer to a leadership mentor
• The lessons Michael learned from starting a business in 2008
• How working with a team and having a coach helps Michael get things done
• Why Michael believes that "no one's done anything significant by themselves"
• Michael's surprising daily practice that helps him to focus
• Michael's takeaway lesson from his biggest professional challenge
• A definition of perspective to help you stay true to your values
• What "Action Learning" is and the benefits it has
• The important business asset to have when times are tough
• How scarcity thinking can prevent you from having the business you want
• Why the universe does not react well to ambiguity when beginning a business
• How a CFO would have gotten him to his goal 50% faster
• Definition of "resilient relationships" and how to develop them
• Strategies and advice for new entrepreneurs

• Website: michaelpapanek.com

Carl Gould serves as the emcee for "EO Nerve" and "Facilitator of Breakthrough the Barriers" and "The Firewalk Experience." Carl is a business growth expert, mentor, and entrepreneur. He built three multi-million dollar businesses by age 40, has mentored the launch of over 5,000 businesses, and has trained and certified over 7,000 business coaches in 35 countries. Carl has written three best-selling books on business strategy and growth, with the most recent entitled, "Biz Dev Done Right."

• An evaluation checklist if you're looking for a coach
• How advance preparation can lead to big wins in all areas of your life
• Carrying strong physical and mental energy throughout your day
• The critical skill of persuasion: the most important skill you will ever learn in life
• A never-ending role and function of your business that you need to master
• How a garden hose is like a sales cycle
• Why you need to spend at least 90 minutes a day on marketing
• The biggest accelerant of your business
• The importance of creating the systems that help you get sales/leads before you scale
• Knowing who your ideal client profile is and what they are passionate about when it comes to your product/service

• Email: [email protected]
• Twitter: @carlgould
• Website: carlgould.com
• Book: "Biz Dev Done Right"
• Book: "7 Stages of Small Business Success"

Karla Nelson has built several businesses and has learned that in business and in life, "Relationships Are Everything." And now she had put it all in a form that's easy to learn and use: The People Catalysts which is also the name of her super-awesome podcast which I highly recommend that you download. Karla and her team have used Who-Do Method with 25 of the Fortune 100 and dozens of mid-market companies and startups. Typically, they cut 50-80% off cycle time and produce better results with happier people. The Who-do Method's client list includes Target, Best Buy, Disney, Comcast, 3M, Amazon, General Mills, HP, Coca-Cola, Deloitte, Cargill, Chase, US Bank, State Farm Insurance, IBM and many other corporate market leaders.

• The Who-Do method and a breakdown of the four roles that make it up
• The constraints to grow within a company and getting everyone properly aligned with their roles and responsibilities
• The importance of making relationships a priority on your checklist
• The two things that can cost your business the most
• How every challenge can always be brought back to a people or leadership problem
• The importance of connecting with other human beings
• Why you need to be coachable even as a leader
• Empowering other people to be the leader of their work and owning their space
• Speaking in context, not content, when speaking to your team

• Website: thepeoplecatalysts.com
• Podcast: karlanelson.com
• Email: [email protected]