Get ready to level up from our FIRST SHOW OF 2025! Rick English focuses on:

• If you don’t know your numbers, you don’t know your business
• Why businesses don’t run themselves
• Every business has people, processes, products, profit, and customer experience and they need to work together to drive strong healthy growth
• Becoming a student of sales

Up Advisors was founded and is led by Rick English, MBA. After 22 years serving in leadership roles including, Operations/HR Manager, VP of Operations, COO, and CFO, Rick left his Chief Executive Officer role to pursue his passion of helping businesses grow UP healthy. ​

​Throughout his life and career, Rick has had an inquisitive mind. That inquisitiveness has proven helpful in all aspects of business, but especially when dealing with difficult people situations and driving meaningful change. So naturally, Rick has ensured that at Up, they start nearly all engagements by asking a lot of questions to gauge business, leader, and team member health. 

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Happy New Year! The countdown to Lake George coming to a theater near you begins. Hamid Castro moved and sold his apartment and cars, putting every $ into the project. 

Castro was born in Queens, New York, to immigrant parents. From a young age, he demonstrated entrepreneurial drive. At the age of ten, he began a DJ business, performing at local events. 

Drawing on his athletic background, he attracted an elite and celebrity clientele.  Transitioning to filmmaking, encouraged by feedback about his storytelling ability, Castro sold his fitness business and moved to Colombia to focus on screenwriting. Over four years, he taught himself the craft and developed the screenplay for Lake George, a thriller about a convict and father-to-be who must raise $100,000 in one night to save a family member from execution. 

Despite receiving offers from buyers and streaming platforms, Castro declined due to concerns over creative control. Determined to bring his vision to life, he independently financed the $2 million film, serving as writer, director, producer, and lead actor. The film was completed in December 2023. 

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With only 2 episodes to go in 2024, we are doing it BIG!

Show favorite and long-time friend of Lanci, Dan Gorman, returns to the show as he climbs the Spotify charts as Man Gordan!

Learn from his growth during his first shows with us at the show titles below:
January 17, 2020: Learn how this CEO chose the Cloud!
October 10, 2020: The Best of Two Worlds: CRM and Music.
April 4, 2024: #353: Selling a Company and All-In on Music with Dan Gorman

Be sure to show him love on Spotify here!

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As we end 2024, David Jenyns helps us build out the systems we need to succeed. He also touches on:

• How to lower costs
• Employee Time Audits: Combatting virtual employees taking advantage of their workplace
• How to uncover the first systems you should work on
• Unterview tips for high-level roles, and much more!

Learn from his growth by listening to his first appearance here on March 3, 2021:
How Implementing Systems Can Scale Your Business.

David Jenyns is the founder of SYSTEMology, a company dedicated to making business systems accessible for small business owners. With a mission to free entrepreneurs from the daily grind, David empowers them to create streamlined operations that run themselves. 

Having started his entrepreneurial journey by selling Australia’s iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground, David's diverse business experience includes franchising retail clothing stores and founding a successful digital agency. After systemizing his own business and stepping back from daily operations, he became a systems expert, helping countless business owners achieve efficiency.

Join us as David shares his proven, step-by-step framework for systemizing your business, transforming it into a well-oiled machine where your team delivers high-quality services consistently. Discover how you can implement these strategies to regain control and focus on what truly matters in your business. Tune in to learn from a leader in business systemization!

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The ultimate inspiration to follow your passion and succeed is here. 

Listen today for an inspirational episode with David, a multi-talented entrepreneur with success across various industries, including finance, hospitality, arts, and fitness. His ability to thrive in diverse ventures makes him a true modern polymath. 

In this episode, you'll discover:

• Overcoming depression to find a new way- less motivated- what to do?
• Attitude: want every employee to work there for the rest of their career
• Pursuing Passion Projects
• Is running a business or financial firm an artistic endeavor?
• Challenges with becoming a B Corp

David Steele is the founder and CEO of One Wealth Advisors, an independent wealth management firm focused on simplifying clients’ financial lives through comprehensive planning. A strategic visionary, David has built successful ventures across industries, including hospitality, arts, entertainment, and consumer products. 

As founder of Flour + Water Hospitality Group and managing partner of Great Gold Hospitality Group, he oversees renowned restaurant brands dedicated to culinary excellence and sustainability. An avid arts supporter, David also co-manages Noise Pop Industries, a music promoter behind the Noise Pop Festival, and serves on the board of Playground, a non-profit for playwrights. He is also a multimedia artist and playwright who blends creativity with business to drive meaningful impact.

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Marketing Leader and Best Selling Author of "The 1-Page Marketing Plan" and "Lean Marketing Allan Dib is back!

Join us for an inspiring episode with a top 0.01% nonfiction author whose books have reached millions and been translated into over 30 languages. As a serial entrepreneur, they have founded and successfully exited multiple high-growth businesses across IT, telecommunications, and marketing. With experience speaking at major events and a unique perspective on wealth—having grown up poor—they understand the balance between financial success and personal happiness.

In this episode, you'll discover:

• A clear framework for marketing success.
• Strategies to enhance your team's marketing skills and capabilities.
• Insights on boosting your business revenue and creating a valuable asset for future exits.
• Tips for building a business that supports your lifestyle and relationships—all while having fun!

Tune in to learn how to thrive both personally and professionally!

Learn from his growth from his first episode on December 9, 2020, here!
"Episode #100 with 1-Page Marketing Plan Author, Allan Dib"

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We will keep the entrepreneurs coming to end the year to set you up for success come 2025! This week, Ritu and Vincent discuss:

• Overcoming career identity crisis 
• Growing outside parents' expectations after immigrating to America  
• Cultural challenges abroad for work and how to pivot your message and How to build cultural competence and bridge the gap for belonging and inclusion
• How to Overcome Negative Backlash When Living Authentically

Meet our Guest:

Ritu Bhasin, LL.B. MBA, is an award-winning speaker, author, and expert in belonging, equity, leadership, and empowerment, and is the Founder/CEO of Bhasin Consulting Inc. This renowned DEI consulting firm has worked with hundreds of organizations internationally.

A passionate advocate for living and leading authentically, Ritu has presented to hundreds of thousands globally and coached over a thousand professionals to cultivate and claim to belong. She’s living proof of what can happen when you stand in your power while fighting the hate and hardships in your way.

Happy Holidays and Happy Listening. Please leave us a rating and review so we can feature you on a future show!

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A successful entrepreneur across multiple sectors, Christopher Schaefer, is here to help us end the year strong.

Schaefer was born in New York and served in the United States Army. After relocating to Tampa, Florida, Christopher noticed an opportunity and capitalized on it. He decided to create Tampa's Premier Nightlife Company, Legacy Production Group, as he noticed how much potential was in that industry. Some of their notable events include "The World’s Largest Paint Party", "Life In Color", and the decade-long celebration,  "Temptation Halloween Party – “Nightmare on Channelside Dr".

He has since transitioned to the world of real estate and real estate investment where he founded "Impact Realty Tampa Bay".
🏦Top 1% agent Tampa Bay
🏆5X Agent of the Year
🏚$5 million personal portfolio

Catch up from his first episode back on June 10, 2020, here!

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Are you looking to leverage your platform with tools that will change it all? Joe Singer shares:

• Commonality with Oprah
• Game-changing tools for digital brands
• How to emerge
• Effectively networking in your vertical 
• Why the data he developed helped construction architects and the engineering sector

Meet Our Guest
Joe Singer, the co-founder and Chief Growth Officer of MergedAnalytics. With a visionary approach, Joe launched MergedAnalytics in 2018, following an impressive 18-year run as the founder and leader of Vigilus, a CRM and development powerhouse. 

MergedAnalytics stands out as an essential tool for any digital brand, offering unparalleled insights by revealing company names and, often, email addresses of engaged website visitors.

Joe’s life is as vibrant as his career. Residing on a serene lake in Connecticut with his wife, two kids, and their charismatic cat, Joe embraces a lifestyle that’s a blend of adventure and mindfulness. An avid beach volleyball player and wake surfer, he finds balance through outdoor activities, investing, and meditation, all while staying deeply connected with his family.

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We have a Co-Host today as we dive into an incredible journey discussing:

• What led him to IT 
• Started first company in high school 
• Why skipping college made sense for him 
• Full solopreneur for 5 years
• How he grew 3x in covid
• Tips for retaining interns

Meet our Guest: Hunter Giambra, owner of Hurricane IT Solutions and "I SAID DON'T CALL ME," brings over a decade of IT expertise to help businesses thrive. Leading a team dedicated to innovation, he specializes in IT consulting, network security, cloud services, and scalable telecom solutions like VOIP and unified communications.

Nominated for Tampa Bay Business Journal's 2019 CIO of the Year, Hunter's mission is to simplify technology for businesses, ensuring efficiency and security. Based in Florida and expanding nationwide, Hurricane IT Solutions is your trusted partner for navigating modern tech challenges.

Our Amazing Co-Host: Alyssa Young is the visionary behind The Unlimited Refills Blog and founder of Katurah Inc. A #1 best-selling author, Alyssa empowers individuals to prioritize self-care with the same dedication they give to their morning coffee. Through her blog, she inspires readers to nurture their emotional and mental well-being, drawing parallels between refilling a coffee cup and replenishing personal reserves. As the leader of Katurah Inc., Alyssa champions "An Executive Supporting Executives," blending professional development with personal growth.

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