The Art of Giving a Damn

A college coach who says college might not be for everyone?! If you've got high school aged kids, or you're ready to go against the status quo in your industry - don't miss this episode!

Thomas is a retired Army officer and recovering financial advisor who has a passion for helping families navigate the debacle of higher education in this country. He became intrigued with the whole higher ed thing almost as soon as he got into financial management. One of the first couples that sat across the table from him asked two questions he couldn’t answer: Can you help us figure out how to pay for college, and do you know how to file for financial aid? That started a 23-year journey of becoming an expert on financial aid and developing a process to maximize the higher education experience.

Now he coaches families and students on all facets of admissions and financial aid. But he takes a practical approach to college. Today it has to be a value proposition for families.

Thomas is Managing Partner of OptimumEd, a Virginia-based higher education and financial aid consulting firm. His undergrad degree is from the University of Florida, and he earned his Master’s Degree from the University of Oklahoma. He is a graduate of the Army’s Command and General Staff College and the Defense Information School.

He is also a member of the Virginia Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators and the Higher Education Consultants Association, as well as a member of the International Association of Registered Financial Consultants.

Currently, he is in the process of publishing the 4th addition of his book on Higher Education, “Plan for College, Prepare for Life. The No-Nonsense Guide to Higher Education.” He has also been published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch and been featured in other local publications and on local radio and television as an expert on college and financial aid planning.

He has delivered seminars for The Governor's School for International Studies, Richmond Community High School for the Gifted and Talented, the Chesterfield County School System's ""Very Informed Parents' Program"" (VIP) as well as other schools, church, civic organizations, and corporations, such as Capital One.

With his wife, Thomas also founded Beacon Tree Foundation, dedicated to assisting families with mentally ill children, by providing information, resources, and funding.

He has served on the Community Advisory Board for Bon Secours Saint Francis Medical Center, the Virginia Treatment Center for Children’s Advisory Council and is a member of the Children’s Mental Health Resource Center’s program committee. He's also member of the Kiwanis Club of Midlothian-Chesterfield and served as president of the Midlothian Youth Soccer league for the 6 years before their merger with the Richmond Kickers Youth Program.

He and his wife, Diana, live in Midlothian, Virginia and have four children and two grandchildren.

Find out more at www.optimumedcenter.com.

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What if you could get fully booked using social media? And it doesn't count if you're just watching cat videos or wedding dances. In this episode we talk about exactly how to find clients on social media - and what's new with Pinterest.

Sarah is a single mom of 6, and she runs XeraSupport, an agency that provides practical, hands-on support for new and growing entrepreneurs. She helps with admin, tech, marketing and content creation, either by giving tutorials and advice in layman’s terms, or by actually doing the task for her clients.

Find out more at www.xerasupport.com/

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Do you really LOVE what you do? Would you do it if money were no concern? Click play to find out how those questions led Patty to what she does today. 

And, how she almost accidentally got started speaking! Lots of smart lessons in this episode for speakers or those who want to be...

Patty Farmer is a Marketing & Media Strategist, International Speaker, Podcast Host, Magazine Publisher, and Event Producer and works with small business owners, entrepreneurs & speakers to attract and convert their ideal clients 24/7 so they can make a bigger impact in the world, and bigger deposits in their bank account.

She believes we all have a message and her mission is to help clients master, market and monetize that message in a way that creates transformation for both them and their clients while designing a lifestyle they want to live.

Get your FREE copy of Marketing Media & Money Magazine at http://pattyfarmer.com/magazine

And, find out more about Patty at http://pattyfarmer.com

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Devin Galaudet, as Editor-in-Chief of In The Know Traveler has visited 85 countries around the world. He is in the process of marrying his wife 100 times in 100 countries -- 20 times in 15 countries so far. He has appeared on FOX, NBC, Reinvention Radio, among others. His writing can be seen the Huffington Post, TravelAge West, Two Hawks Quarterly, the Citron Review, Turkish Airlines: Skylife Magazine and others.

Devin’s memoir, 10,000 Miles with my Dead Father’s Ashes, will make you cringe and is available in bookstores everywhere... it answers the question, what do you do when you lose your father’s ashes?

Find out more at devingalaudet.com.

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Having a keen eye isn’t just for what one sees, but also for what one senses. Having been one of the most sought after portrait photographers in the U.S. for more than three decades, Jeffrey Shaw, a.k.a. the Lingo Guy, uses this honed intuition to empathize to teach entrepreneurs how to attract their ideal customers by speaking their Secret Language.

Jeffrey is host of the popular business podcast Creative Warriors, a nationally acclaimed keynote speaker, a business coach for entrepreneurs, and author of the bestselling book, LINGO: Discover Your Ideal Customer’s Secret Language and Make Your Business Irresistible. 

Get the LINGO Book: https://www.amazon.com/LINGO-Discover-Customers-Language-Irresistible-ebook/dp/B0784YW4D5

Watch Jeffrey's TED Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEb5NUu5SnM

Find out more at http://www.jeffreyshaw.com

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When Brandon asked his Dad for a pair of sneakers, his Dad sent him outside to look for a way to earn that cash himself. And his snow-shoveling business began!

Brandon is an entrepreneur, husband, father, speaker, author, trainer, and advocate for more cowbell in life. His company, Lewin Media, specializes in helping realtors and lenders to sell more. By doing that, they help people live their best lives. Lewin Media’s purpose is to help as many people reach their goals. They do that by offering lead generation services.

Find out more at www.brandonmlewin.com

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Hate sales? Maybe it's not you - it's the "sales" methodology you've been taught. Jim's unique approach changes everything. Plus we chat about when it makes sense to hire a sales team or a sales person and how to begin outsourcing that piece of your business.

As founder of Gain The Edge, Jim is known in the personal development and business coaching world as the go-to-guy for all things sales.

He is a master collaborator whose purpose is to help entrepreneurs leverage the power of collaboration to scale their business so they can impact the world the way they intended.

Jim is known for instilling into his sales team… “it’s not what you say, it’s who you are being when you say it”.

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https://www.gaintheedgenow.com/show-up/

Find out more at www.gaintheedgenow.com

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Meredith Eisenberg and Jasper Blake have over 25 years combined experience helping solopreneurs create thriving businesses. As co-hosts of the top rated podcast - Paycheck to Passion - they've interviewed more than 100 business owners to get to the bottom of what it takes to succeed. Their super power is showing online business owners how to stop leaving money on the table by leveraging automation and AI in their businesses.

5 Easy Emails to Double Your Webinar Profits

Connect with Meredith and Jasper at solobizhacker.com

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She was a professional "Minimum Wage Earner" until she discovered online business... now she's created an online business that allows her the freedom to travel the country in an RV!

Tune in and find out more - what she does, her typical day on the road, working while traveling and more...

Connect with Kati Stage on Facebook or at http://katistage.com

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What's success look like for women today? Is it smart (or even possible) to have "balance" and have it all - while staying healthy and sane? An honest look at those questions and more in this interview...

Kelly is the author of best-selling book Big Voices and Foundation to Sustainable Success. She also offers training and coaching through her two companies Big Voices and Foundation to Sustainable Success.

Kelly is passionate about helping people increase joy, reduce suffering, and learn to think differently. Her own journey has helped her create the strategies and tools that she shares throughout her books.

Currently, Kelly is the Executive Vice President of Paramount Partners Group, which is a division of Loan Pal. She uses the same concepts of mindfulness, self-discovery, and goal setting to help those in the mortgage and real estate industries create a successful business.

Find out more at bigvoicesrise.com

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