SharkPreneur

Rick Mikles, Chairman of the Board, Znergy, Inc.

– The Sharkpreneur podcast with Kevin Harrington and Seth Greene Episode 391 Rick Mikles

In 2001, Rick Mikles and a long-time college friend Co-Founded Ideal Image laser hair removal. Mikles named the company Ideal Image and developed the marketing including radio advertising & billboards, thus establishing the brand, Ideal Image. Over the next 11 years, the company grew to 80 locations nationwide. In 2011, Rick Mikles was awarded the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award. Later that same year the company was purchased by Steiner Leisure for $175 Million. Today Ideal Image has 130 locations nationwide.

In 2017 Mikles became chairman of the board for Znergy, Inc. where he remains today.

Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Rick Mikles about Znergy and how they create cost reduction for companies through LED upgrades.

Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:

●     How you can use rebates from utility companies to cut costs immediately.

●     Why the ROI comes back so quickly when you switch to LED lighting.

●     How COVID-19 has slowed down their instillation time.

●     Why switching over every business to LED will save 180 million pounds of carbon dioxide emissions per year.

●     How to switching to LEDs will continue to reduce costs even in a recession.

Connect with Rick:

Guest Contact Info

Twitter

@ZnergyI

Instagram

@znergyworl

Facebook

@ZNERGY.co

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/in/rick-mikles-ab45037

Links Mentioned:

https://znergyworld.com/

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Richard Lorenzen, Fifth Avenue Brands

– The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 390 Richard Lorenzen.

Richard Lorenzen is an American entrepreneur, investor and the CEO of Fifth Avenue Brands, a New York-based public relations firm about EMPOWERING ENTREPRENEURSHIP, He speaks on entrepreneurship, foreign policy and the economy at the United Nations, TEDx, universities and corporate forums.

Richard is regularly cited as one of America’s most influential millennial entrepreneurs and has been featured in Forbes, CNBC, Fox News, Entrepreneur Magazine, AdWeek, PRWeek and more. Entrepreneur Magazine ranked him one of the top 50 people in digital marketing and Inc. Magazine named him one of the top inspirational entrepreneurs.

Born in New York as the son of a journalist and an FDNY firefighter, Richard developed an interest in entrepreneurship at the age of 15 and founded what would become Fifth Avenue Brands out of his parents' home. He bootstrapped the firm to having now served hundreds of clients across the US, London, Tokyo and Singapore. Inc. Magazine called him one of the most inspirational entrepreneurs to watch.

Listen to this informative Sharkpreneur episode with Richard Lorenzen about creating successful PR campaigns.

Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:

●     The new formula for a winning thought leadership strategy in 2020.

●     Why Deep Fake Videos & Black PR are the biggest threat of 2020.

●     How leaders can protect themselves and their organizations.

●     Why so many small and mid-size companies struggle to gain share of voice with PR campaigns.

●     How to make sure your voice is heard as a small company.

Connect with Richard:

Guest Contact Info

Twitter

@riorenzen

Instagram

@richardlorenzen

Facebook

@richardwlorenzen

Links Mentioned:

http://www.fifthavenuebrands.com 

https://www.richardlorenzen.com

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Nick Bare of Bare Performance Nutrition

– The Sharkpreneur Podcast with Seth Greene Episode 389 Nick Bare

Nick Bare is the founder & CEO of Bare Performance Nutrition. After graduating and commissioning in to the US Army as an Infantry Officer he spent time leading an Infantry Platoon and documenting his life on social media outlets. Nick has built a large online following by instilling discipline through the GO ONE MORE and EMBRACE THE SUCK mindset.

Nick has taken a lot of the lessons and values he learned during his time in the military and implemented them through the Bare Performance Nutrition team, the operations, the customer service and the products that represent the company.

Listen to this information packed Sharkpreneur Podcast episode with Nick Bare about building a business through growing his YouTube following.

Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:

●     How putting in grueling hours directly impacts your business in a positive way.

●     The importance of building an online community that is supportive of your brand.

●     Why focusing on the value of a customer and what you can provide will help build your business.

●     How creating a culture around your products can increase sales.

●     Why you should create products that you actually want and need.

Connect with Nick:

Guest Contact Info

Twitter

@BPN_Supplements

Instagram

@bpnsupps

Facebook

@BarePerformanceNutrition

YouTube

www.youtube.com/user/barelifenutrition

Links Mentioned:

https://www.bareperformancenutrition.com/

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On today's episode Seth speaks to Jonathan George, “The Human Hitmaker,” Speaker, Entrepreneur, and Coach about Transforming leaders from ordinary to RockStar status.

Jonathan George is known as “The Human Hitmaker” because of his ability to see people’s untapped

potential, his methods to pull that potential to the surface, and his ability to cultivate it into greatness.

As CEO of JG Entertainment, he has been coaching, branding and launching RockStars in the

entertainment world for 20+ years, as well as creating RockStar brands for top influencers and

entrepreneurs.

Now as the creator of the Unleash Your Rockstar movement, he transforms our future leaders and

entrepreneurs from ordinary... to RockStar status so that they can reach their highest level of impact,

influence, and success.

As the CEO of JG Entertainment, Jonathan George has spent the past two decades coaching,

branding, and launching some of the biggest young ROCKSTARS in the entertainment industry, as

well as creating Rockstar brands for top influencers and entrepreneurs. During those years, he has

witnessed the lack of self-confidence to be the greatest defeater of people walking in their greatness.

It doesn’t matter if you’re a C-level executive or a solopreneur, you must have unshakeable confidence

to rock the world with influence, impact, and success. But fear is the #1 thing holding you back --

the fear of not knowing your true talents or how to use those gifts, not knowing how to stand out

in the world authentically, and the fear of not being good enough. This cripples you from being the

successful leader and entrepreneur you desire to be.

Jonathan’s deep passion to help people step into their greatness comes from his own dark struggles

of self-discovery. At age 26, he was named the Grand Champion Winner on Ed McMahon’s “Next Big

Star.” His dreams were coming true as a brand-new record deal slid across the table... and then they

discovered he was gay. He was left with no deal, no direction, and his dreams shattered.

Despite his team’s efforts to change him into who everyone else thought he should be, all Jonathan

heard was: “You’re. Not. Good. Enough.” He had already endured a lifetime of bullying for not being a

“sports” kid, and as the son of a preacher, he was told that he could never fulfill his life’s purpose. He

didn’t know who he was or how to show up in the world. He truly felt he wasn’t good enough. That’s

when he vowed to become the kind of coach he so badly needed in his own life: not someone who

wanted to CHANGE him, but someone to help him ROCK the person he already was.

His success in creating superstars comes from his core belief:

“There is a RockStar already in you. It just needs the tools and permission to be unleashed.” 

Connect with Jonathan here,

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.jonathangeorge.com

Phone: (323) 377-3200

LinkedIn: in/jonathangeorgee/

Youtube: @Jonathan George

Instagram: @jonathangeorgee

Facebook: /JonathanGeorgeEnt

Skype: jonathandgeorg

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On today's episode Seth speaks to Brian D. Ridgway , "The Spellbreaker" and Founder at Level 5 Transformational Mentoring , about Self-improvement being a booby-trapped and what if there is actually a way to change your life - in all areas, all at once - by finding and shifting the ONE hidden issue creating all of the stuckness?

Coming from an abusive childhood and then living with the outcomes of that on-going pain, the author invested $300,000+, 30+ years and tens of thousands of hours on self-help, personal development and business/money/success courses - as his life grew steadily worse.

Finding himself, homeless, desperate, suicidal and stuck, he experienced an awakening that took him from homeless to living the dream in Hawaii in less than 90 days.

Since that “miracle moment”, he has been able to help thousands around the world to take their first steps into true freedom.

As program after program failed to deliver the promised “full package” of transformation, Brian became as a self-proclaimed Self-Help Junkie - eventually investing over $300,000 and tens of thousands of hours into his desperate quest for a life that “worked”.

After nearly 30 years of intense research into religious, spiritual, self-help and personal development approaches failed to solve his core issues, he abandoned his skepticism and dove into more “alternative” approaches: energy work, Law of Attraction study and experimentation, belief-elimination, binaural brain-wave entrainment, meditation and “higher” spiritual approaches. His inability to find the transformation he was seeking, and the conflicting information in the self-help work led him to deeper and deeper desperation and depression.

At the end of his rope, homeless and suicidal, in early 2011, he experienced his “Miracle Moment”, and went from the idea of Infinite Possibilities to the experience of Infinite Possibilities. In that awakening moment, he was given the teaching that he calls, “The Level 5 Paradigm”.

Brian teaches the Level 5 Paradigm, taking people directly into the experience of Awakening and Liberation. His process includes what he calls “Spellbreaks”; through which he helps people release any undesired experiences - in any areas of life.

Literal miracles and spontaneous healings are regular occurrences when Brian speaks or works with people - in his programs, workshops and live events with private clients and with his audiences, online and off.

His ability to help people experience instant, deep and lasting breakthroughs is bringing him a rapidly expanding global following.

Brian D. Ridgway is known to his clients as “The Spellbreaker”. Although Brian doesn’t refer to himself in these terms, people who have experienced Brian’s work have referred to him as a Spiritual Teacher and Healer.

A Shaman, Speaker and #1 International Best-Selling Author, Brian helps people, mostly entrepreneurs and change-makers to step out of “the illusion of problems” and into the Conscious Creation of the body, health, business, wealth, relationships, life and world of their dreams.

Liked the episode so far? Learn more about Brian here: 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/briandridgway

https://www.facebook.com/BrianDRidgwaySpellbreaker/

http://www.salford.ac.uk/spd/courses/ilm-level-5-coaching-and-mentoring

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On today's episode, Seth speaks to Michael Vann, President of The Vann Group, LLC , about how he has successfully advised companies in a variety of industries including professional and technical services, insurance and financial services, construction, industrial services, manufacturing, and food & hospitality. As a transactional advisor, he also wants to share how he advised both buy-side and sell-side companies on transactions with enterprise values up to $50 million.  

Michael has over twenty years of strategic consulting and transactional advisory experience. A member of the Forbes Coaches Council and a Licensed Predictable Success Practitioner, Michael focuses his efforts on helping owners build and realize their value by creating the framework for continuity and scalability within their organizations. His areas of expertise include strategic facilitation, succession/transition planning and mergers and acquisitions. He serves as a trusted advisor to the owners of companies who value his practical and personable approach and his ability to simplify complex business issues into an actionable plan. 

Michael is the co-author of “Buying out the Boss: The Successors Guide to Succession Planning” which looks at succession and transition planning from the perspective of the internal acquirer. He is a frequent guest speaker on topics such as value building, succession/transition planning and selling a business. 

In addition to his business activities, Michael is also active in the community. He serves on the Board of Trustees of Elm’s College and chairs the Audit Committee. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Springfield Performing Arts Development Center. He previously served as First Vice Chairman of Alden Credit Union. 

Michael is a graduate of George Mason University. He and his wife Amanda reside in South Hadley, Massachusetts and are raising two amazing daughters and one unruly puppy. 

The Vann Group, LLC is a multi-generational family owned business that provides strategic consulting and transactional advisory services to the owners of privately held businesses. The Vann Group is an affiliate of ROCG Americas. ROCG is an international professional services and consulting firm with offices throughout North America, Europe and the Asia Pacific region. They are one of the only international firms specializing in the areas of strategy, finance operations and business transition for the privately owned and emerging growth enterprises.

More about Michael Vann here, 

https://vann-group.com/

Connect with Michael and The Vann Group

https://www.facebook.com/thevanngroup

@thevanngroup

https://twitter.com/thevanngroup

@thevanngroup

https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-vann-group-llc/about/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelvann/

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On today's episode, Seth speaks to Steve Baker, Vice President of The Great Game of Business Inc, about looking for true transformation and help business leaders understand the upside of an engaged staff. He wants you to fantasize about a business life in which others share the burdens often reserved for owners and executive staff. Steve believes you should view prosperity as a journey, not just an outcome,

Great Game™ educates your people in the rules of business, rallies them around a common goal, empowers them to see and improve the score, and engages them by giving them skin in the game... presenting them with the opportunity (or lose) as a team.

Steve coauthored Get in the Game as well as the update of the number one bestseller, The Great Game of Business—20th Edition. Known for his engaging and irreverent style, Steve is a top-rated, sought-after speaker and coach on open-book management, strategy and execution, leadership, and employee engagement.

His audiences range from Harvard University to the Department of Defense, and he is a regular at Inc. magazine’s Inc. 5000 Conference. He has served on the Board of the National Center for Employee Ownership (NCEO) and SRC Holding’s Ownership Culture Initiative.

Steve is an award-winning artist and lives in Springfield, Missouri, with his trophy wife, JoAnn, and three above-average children.

Learn more about The Great Game of Business and Connect with Steve:

Website

https://www.greatgame.com/

Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/greatgameofbusiness/

@greatgameofbusiness

Twitter

https://twitter.com/Gr8GameBusiness

@Gr8GameBusiness

LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-great-game-of-business/

YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/user/GreatGameofBusiness

The Great Game of Business

Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/thegreatgameofbusiness/

thegreatgameofbusiness

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On today's episode, Seth and Kevin speak to Mike Weiss, an Education Expert , about how he has absolutely loved working with consultants and entrepreneurs who are obsessed with student results and ready to reach seven, eight, even nine figures with their business creating online courses and membership Sites.

He spent more than 30 years in having raised more than $100,000,000 and served as a Financial Consultant to thousands of Clients. Additionally, Mike Co-founded (and later sold) GreenTrack, a leading financial and tax reporting company that was responsible for tracking more than $26 Billion in assets. From Finances to Digital, Mike transitioned to a career in Digital Marketing and, Co-founded (and later was bought out) NeuroGym. In less than 16 months, the company went from $100,000 per year to more than $2,000,000 acquiring over 7,000 customers in 80 countries. In 2012, Mike was chosen top four (out of four-hundred) for Infusionsoft’s, “Marketer of the Year.”

Mike recognized early on in the financial industry that customer education and results were the keys to success. Then, after his move to Digital Marketing, this became his, “Mantra.” In the years that followed, Mike Weiss has become recognized as one of the, “Top Guns” in Digital Education and Technology with a specialization in client engagement, e-learning, online marketing and sales, digital badging and gamification.

Mike formed Client Engagement Academy which has designed, built and manages more than 30 “Cutting Edge” EdTech Platforms for many of the Digital Marketing Leaders in the industry. When he’s not, “Breaking New Digital Ground,” Mike spends time with his soulmate, Carolyne, and their family. They have a powerful spiritual practice and work toward helping others to treat all relationships with humanity and dignity.

From Finances to Digital, Mike transitioned to a career in Digital Marketing and, Co-founded (and later was bought out) NeuroGym. In less than 16 months, the company went from $100,000 per year to more than $2,000,000 acquiring over 7,000 customers in 80 countries. In 2012, Mike was chosen top four (out of four-hundred) for Infusionsoft’s, “Marketer of the Year.” Mike recognized early on in the industry that customer education and results were the keys to success. Then, after his move to Digital Marketing, this became his, “Mantra.”

In the years that followed, Mike Weiss has become recognized as one of the, “Top Guns” in Digital Education and Technology with a specialization in client engagement, e-learning, online marketing and sales, digital badging and gamification. Mike formed Client Engagement Academy which has designed, built and manages more than 30 “Cutting Edge” EdTech Platforms for many of the Digital Marketing Leaders in the industry.

When he’s not, “Breaking New Digital Ground,” Mike spends time with his soulmate, Carolyne, and their family. They have a powerful spiritual practice and work toward helping others to treat all relationships with humanity and dignity.

Learn more about Mike here,

clientengagementacademy.com

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On today's episode, Seth and Kevin speak to David Lee Jensen, 2x Bestselling Author, Speaker & Entrepreneur Coach about how his purpose is to create a remarkable impact on the production and prosperity of the world. 

He is Author of the #1 Bestselling book The Naked Interview: Hiring Without Regret and also Hire Me Or Else: How to Land a Job You Love. He travels the world as a motivational keynote speaker focused on Culture, Team Building, Hiring, Leadership and Entrepreneurship sharing the stage with the likes of Steve Forbes, Tim Storey and Joe Polish. David shares his insight, inspiration and secrets to success, from growing a company to $2.5 billion in client sales to the entrepreneurial leap. His analogies on genius, hard-work, happiness and his story of overcoming personal adversity to get there are riveting. His expertise in hiring the right person, the first time and every time is applicable in every arena as “The people you choose will change the trajectory of your business... and life.” His clients include start-up entrepreneurs to Fortune 50, like Microsoft, NetApp, Domino’s, McDonald’s and an affiliate-partnership with Cardone University.

David is currently presenting the CR8 Your Future Conference a two-day live event to help you become - or accelerate as - an entrepreneur. "We'll help you master your message, brand, package, and deliver your knowledge by utilizing strategies of already successful entrepreneurs. This is NOT a 'motivational' event; though you will be inspired! You will learn, workshop and implement actionable tools and leave this event knowing EXACTLY what your next steps are towards sharing your unique ability with the world and enjoying the freedom of entrepreneurship."

David believes by creating 8 million entrepreneurs to help the 8 billion on planet earth we can change the future for the better. #CR8yourfuture https://www.cr8conference.com/

His newest venture is the most exciting ever; a culmination of all of his entrepreneurial learning journey. Listen to the episode as he gives us the network of successful friends (and experts) to help you become an Author, Speaker, Coach and Online Marketer.

His Hiring Academy is from his experience as a hiring and team-building expert; having grown multiple businesses from tens of employees to thousands and vastly increasing retention rates. His book was a #1 Bestseller - The Naked Interview: Hiring Without Regret. I travel internationally as a keynote speaker, with over 25 years experience as an executive, consultant and successful entrepreneur. Personnel is very likely your biggest expense; save time, money and headaches by training your staff to hire just the best and brightest. Whether in New York or New Delhi, every manager in every department will now make the same high-quality hires with this codified process. The Hiring Academy virtual-training system is your secret weapon to eliminating the costs of a bad hire. Learn to hire the right person, the first time and every time. www.HiringAcademy.com

Learn more about David Lee Jensen here, 

http://davidleejensen.com

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On today's episode, Seth speaks to Tom Schwab, Founder & Chief Evangelist Officer at Interview Valet to talk about podcasting and why it should play an important part in your marketing strategy. 

On the show you’ll learn:

Why podcast interviews convert 25 times better than blogs

How podcasts can help to build trust

How to find and get booked on the podcasts that matter to your business

How to be an ideal guest & predictably turn listeners into leads

Why you should have a landing page for your podcast show

Plus, Tom provides his top tip/key takeaway.

If you’d like to connect with Tom you can find him on Twitter (link below) and on LinkedIn (Link Below). You can also find everything he spoke about on the show including his ultimate podcast guest interview checklist here.

Marketing at it's heart is starting a conversation with someone who could be an ideal customer.

If you can't make it through the noise, how will you drive traffic and leads?

The answer is not to add to the noise to be heard, but to speak directly to your dream customers. There is no easier or effective way than being featured on targeted podcast interviews they already listen to.

Interview Valet makes it easy for the podcast host and the guest. We take care of everything but the speaking. A white glove concierge level service, you get on the big podcasts and turn listeners into leads with a proven marketing system.

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TMSchwab

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomasmschwab/

Contact Tom at:

Tom @InterviewValet.com

Text: 269-217-6690

https://interviewvalet.com/talkwithtom/

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