SharkPreneur

By Kevin Harrington & Seth GreeneBusiness Entrepreneurship Marketing Management

SharkPreneur episodes

October 05, 2018 Hanna Horenstein
On today’s episode Seth and Kevin speak with Hanna Horenstein about her company, Virtuity Financial Partners. Hanna opens up about their partnership with the NFL Alumni, and how they help retired NFL players with their own finances and offer the opportunity for them to become financial advisors themselves to help others. Hanna also touches on what she sees as the biggest financial planning mistakes most people make.
Hanna Horenstein has been a licensed financial professional for nearly two decades. She has coached and mentored individuals, families, and business owners at all levels of financial status, including celebrities, athletes, and many families just starting out. She runs her own agency with hundreds of agents and several offices across the United States. Her company is also the sponsor of the NFL Alumni, working with retired athletes to help them get their finances in order and start their own financial services businesses.
For more on Virtuity Financial Partners visit http://virtuity.com/
For more on Hannah visit:
http://hannahorenstein.virtuity.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/hanna-horenstein-443ab22/

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22 min
October 03, 2018 SceneBot
On today’s episode, Kevin and Seth speak with Stuart Alexander, Mike Hennesy, and Krisha Bullock of SceneBot. They talk about their app, SceneBot which allows actors to audition for free, once a month for legitimate casting directors, providing a platform for actors around the world to audition for jobs, no matter their location.
Stuart Alexander, Founder and CEO, has spent over thirty years in the entertainment industry, starting as a child actor in New York. Stuart ultimately found his passion on the other side of the camera, and started a journey as a professional screenwriter, film director and producer in Los Angeles. Alexander created Scenebot with his casting director wife as a free alternative to expensive showcases and talent scouting services.
Mike Hennesy, Founder and EVP, is an accomplished leader in the information technology field, with over twenty years of experience successfully executing technology operations for a variety of industries. Hennesy is also a serial entrepreneur and throughout his career, has been involved with a number of successful startups. Along with Scenebot, he co-founded Actually, Inc. with Alexander and brings the needed cross-functional expertise around the rapidly evolving digital landscape. He is excited about the possibilities for Scenebot as the perfect mashup of tech and entertainment and how the platform levels the playing field for actors all over the world.
Krisha Bullock, CSA has over twenty years of casting experience, specializing in youth programming and entertainment, from commercials to television to feature films. She has won the Artios Award for Excellence in Casting as well as the Seymour Heller Award for Television Casting Director of the Year awarded by the Talent Manager’s Association. She has cast Nickelodeon's Emmy nominated hit shows, “Victorious” and “iCarly”. Some of her other credits include the shows, “Henry Danger”, “Game Shakers”, “Drake and Josh”, “Zoey 101”, “All That”, “The Amanda Show”, “Kenan and Kel”, the feature film “Alice Upside Down", the TV movie “Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh," as well as the television pilots for, “Gibby”, “Sam & Cat”, “Victorious”, “True Jackson V.P.” and “C3.” Her expertise in youth casting led her to be the choice Casting Director in a nationwide search for a music project with Simon Fuller, Perez Hilton and Jamie King.

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22 min
September 26, 2018 The Holderness Family
On today’s show, Seth and Kevin talk to the YouTube sensation The Holderness Family. Penn and Kim Holderness talk about how they started out and grew to over 100 million views. They talk about being YouTube and Facebook influencers and monetizing their success, and what they are looking to do for future endeavors.
Penn Holderness is an 18-year veteran of the TV business. Since college (UVA) he’s been a sports director in Colorado and Orlando, a TV host for Designer Finals, an ESPN Reporter, and most recently a news anchor in Raleigh.
And after those 18 years, he’s decided that he isn’t really interested in about half of the things he talked about on the news. So, he quit! He now runs a video production/digital marketing company Walk West, formerly Greenroom Communications, and is using this blog to showcase the 100% of things he actually cares about.
Penn is married to Kim Dean Holderness (who is also his business partner at Walk West). That means that work arguments are taken personally which has led Kim to perfect the art of passive aggressive behavior. Kim was a television news reporter, most recently at Inside Edition in New York.
They have two kids, Lola and Penn Charles. They eat their vegetables, never throw tantrums in public places, and are always respectful of their parents. (THIS IS A LIE).
For more about the Holderness Family, visit: http://theholdernessfamily.com/
Check out their viral videos https://www.youtube.com/user/VisitTheGreenroom

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26 min
September 26, 2018 Gian Marco Palazio
On today’s episode, Kevin and Seth speak to Gian Marco Palazio, president of both CASCO Safety Group, and Café Las Flores in Nicaragua. Gian Marco talks about his book Legacy, which addresses how to take control of your legacy using a simple framework to rewire your thinking about leadership, parenting, relationships, personal values and spiritual practices in order to take immediate action to impact the world positively with extraordinary Legacy creation.
Gian Marco Palazio is president CASCO Safety Group (Central America Safety Company), Central America’s leading distributor of specialized industrial safety and rescue equipment. He is the President of Café Las Flores, Nicaragua’s finest coffee company and leading integrated specialty coffee brand from plantation to retail. He is also present in the commercial real estate development space with Centro Norte and Entheos Centro Corporativo, both in Managua.
He promotes responsible business practices as a board member of uniRSE, Nicaragua’s CSR catalyst. Current and past board positions include Fundacion Cocibolca and Paso Pacifico, two of Nicaragua’s leading biodiversity and environmental actors. Gian Marco is a CALI (Central American Leadership Initiative) Fellow from the Aspen Institute and part of the Aspen Global Leadership Initiative. He was named to the BMW Foundation’s inaugural class of Latin American Young Leaders Forum.
He graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1997. Since then, he has graduated from Entrepreneurs’ Organization’s EO/MIT Entrepreneurial Masters Program, multiple INCAE executive programs, and Anthony Robbins’ Mastery University. He was the first speaker in the inaugural TEDx Managua event in 2012.
For your free book and audio + shipping, visit http://gmpalazio.com/
For a free 1# of coffee with minimum order, visit https://cafelasflores.com/ and use the coupon code SHARK

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17 min
September 26, 2018 John DeBevoise
On today’s show, Seth speaks with John DeBevoise of Biz Soup Talk Radio, entrepreneur, and trademark voiceover artist. John talks about his journey from door-to-door sales, to asset management, to ultimately his talk radio show, Biz Soup, where he gives advice from professionals to other small business owners and entrepreneurs.
John DeBevoise is a lifelong entrepreneur and businessman. He started his first business at the young age of 8. Inspired by his creative parents, John went door-to-door selling Christmas decorations he made by hand during his Christmas vacations. Always the problem solver, he would either create or acquire businesses where he saw opportunity. He became an award-winning realtor running several real estate and development companies for 20 years.
Prior to BizSoup, he created the first paperless asset management company for bank-owned real estate (REO’s). “I saw opportunity in how the banks and real estate offices worked and wanted to eliminate the waste of resources and reduce the time to market for all parties!”
https://bizsoup.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-debevoise-54480292/

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21 min
September 19, 2018 Jeff Woodard ( Financial Services Edition)
On today’s special Financial Services Edition of Sharkpreneur, Seth speaks with Jeff Woodard, Financial Services Professional with Commonwealth Financial Group. Jeff is passionate about helping people to be more efficient with their money. Jeff talks about one of the best ways to do this, by repositioning assets to avoid certain fees and to reduce taxes.
Jeff Woodard chose to start his career in financial services in 2017 after years of working in the corporate world, and in entrepreneurial endeavors. His desire to advise friends, family, as well as their friends and family, without the restriction of a 9-to-5 workday, solidified his decision. A results-oriented and innovative individual, Jeff is passionate about helping his Clients cut through the confusion in the financial arena. Known for his breadth of real-world knowledge and pragmatic—yet relaxed—approach, Jeff brings decades of multinational business experience to his practice. His goal is to take a comprehensive, well-rounded approach that is simple to understand and effective.
Jeff lives in Salem, SC, with his wife, Lori, and their son, Ian. Outside of work, Jeff enjoys spending time with his family and friends on the lake and in the mountains, traveling, doing yoga, and volunteering locally.
http://www.incomeforlife.io/
http://www.commonwealthfinancialgroup.com/
Contact
Jeff Woodard
13 Ebb Tide Ct.
Salem, SC 29676
864-247-7940
[email protected]
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffwoodard/

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20 min
September 12, 2018 Rylee Meek
On today’s show, Seth speaks with Rylee Meek, founder and CEO of The Social Dynamic Selling System. Rylee talks about selling in-person to groups of like-minded people, rather than one-on-one. Rylee’s program provides a comprehensive, done-for-you system for hosting events to reach, connect and make the sale with your ideal client, without the intimidation factor.
Rylee Meek is the founder and CEO of the Social Dynamic Selling System, an easy-to-follow program that walks people through the entire process of launching a dinner-seminar marketing campaign step-by-step.
Dinner seminar marketing has been effectively used in many different industries for years. Financial services companies are probably the biggest fans. When you consider the lifetime value of a financial planning or insurance client against the cost of a dinner—and not even a lavish dinner at that—it quickly becomes clear why dinner seminar marketing makes sense. It’s an effective and cost-effective way to build relationships and get quality leads.
The Social Dynamic Selling System turns dinner seminar marketing into a science. Every aspect is based on years of trial and error. Everything they teach has been tried, tested, refined, and proven effective.
It was developed because over the years, many people have come to Rylee asking him to teach them how he’s been able to obtain such a high level of success, generating over $70 million the past 7 years.
So he created The Social Dynamic Selling System as a way to give back, and now Rylee is on a mission to help others have a predictable, sustainable, scalable selling system.
For more on Rylee Meek, go to https://www.linkedin.com/in/rylee-meek-1556a919/
For more on The Social Dynamic Selling System, go to https://socialdynamicselling.com/

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22 min
September 05, 2018 Dominic Cummins
On today's episode, Seth speaks with Dominic Cummins, founder of RightMind, Inc. about The Science of Advocacy. Dominic touches on how he has helped clients find new strategies for getting a perfect stranger to become not just a customer, but advocates for the brand.
Dominic Cummins has over 15 years of experience leading sales teams globally. He is passionate about helping people succeed and become better at what they do.
Over the last year, Dominic decided to take this passion and entrepreneurial spirit to found RightMind, Inc. to provide a vehicle to bring Fortune 500 corporate experience and knowledge and tailor this for the heartbeat of the US Economy, the small to medium-size business owner.
Dominic’s goal is to help great people become great salespeople and leaders and to help business owners realize the dreams that launched their companies in the first place. He wants to leave a legacy of people who have experienced success while working with him. Success isn’t always about making more money. Dominic believes you measure your success by having a healthier work/life balance, actually enjoying your job or just finding it a little easier to succeed each day.
Dominic is passionate about sales processes and how this can positively impact businesses. He believes in making a connection with the people with whom he does business. They should understand why he does what he does, not just how. They should also know that he does care and that he isn’t just looking for the next sale.
For more on Dominic Cummins, visit https://www.linkedin.com/in/domcummins/
For more on RightMind, Inc, visit https://rightmindinc.com/

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18 min
August 29, 2018 Jim Hohl
On today’s show, Seth talks to Jim Hohl, founder and CEO of Visify, a digital marketing company. Jim talks about how he provides done-for-you digital marketing, building his team as he grows, qualifying clients, and keeping a steady flow of income.
Jim Hohl has been in marketing for over 25 years. He has worked on hundreds of campaigns for businesses ranging in size from multinationals to solopreneurs, as well as several non-profits.
He enjoys learning and growing, challenging himself whenever he can, prompting his long-time involvement in Toastmasters and his study and performance of improv. He is an animal lover who is a (mostly vegan) vegetarian and the proud parent of three rescue cats, Peter, Lola & Hazel. He is married and lives in Manhattan with his husband, Ting.
EDUCATION
Georgetown University
WHAT MATTERS TO JIM
• Equality and fairness for everyone
• Empowering the next generation of entrepreneurs
• Enjoying time away from NYC
FUN FACTS ABOUT JIM
• Lived in Japan for 3 years and speaks Japanese
• Produced a feature film in the Philippines
For more about Visify, visit: https://visify.com/
For more about Jim Hohl, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/JimHohl

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18 min
August 22, 2018 Joe Davis (Financial Services Edition of Sharkpreneur)
On today’s Financial Services Edition episode, we speak with Joe Davis of ImWithDavis.com. Joe is an educational consultant, business consultant, and personal coach. On the show, Joe talks about how he helps insurance agents and financial advisors with their marketing by focusing on implementation, using lead magnets that have value that will go beyond just getting the phone number. Joe has a passion for teaching and coaching marketing tactics that get results and get connections. As a former Allstate agent, Joe now coaches over 1000 Agents from all companies across the country. His "Real Life" implementation process have proven powerful and successful in the agencies he's worked with over the years. The uniqueness Joe brings comes from not being tied to any one company, so he's not bound by "corporate" direction. His only goal is to make the agencies he works with better and helping them grow to their "next" level is priority number one…
For over 10 Years Joe Davis has helped thousands of customers maintain strong relationships with the insurance agencies they do business with and hundreds of insurance agents do the same. Joe helps agents think outside the box, grow their business and save money while doing it!
For more information and for valuable material, visit https://imwithdavis.com/ or email Joe at [email protected]

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22 min

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Welcome to the Sharkpreneur Podcast with Kevin Harrington and Seth Greene. Kevin Harrington is the inventor of the infomercial, one of the original sharks from the hit tv show shark tank, and has…