In early November 2011, Gregg Rozeboom came up with the idea for Fruitive after struggling to find a healthy restaurant option for his parents who were visiting a new city. Within one month of having the idea, he signed a lease to a building in his hometown to get the ball rolling. Today, Fruitive has grown to five locations and counting. On this episode, Gregg shares with us how he took action to ensure his long-term vision would be successful.

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After spending the majority of his career learning what NOT to do as a leader, Mark Raper became the CEO of a public relations agency in 1996. In today’s episode, he’ll teach you why shared effort needs to equal shared reward, how he doubled then tripled his agency revenue, what emerging agencies need to prepare for in the future and how to work through some difficult but necessary decisions as a CEO.

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After being laid off, Andrea Vahl decided to stay home with her son and build a side hustle. She dove into blogs on Facebook advertising but was disappointed when she found a bunch of information that didn’t resonate with her. Andrea discovered a hole in the market, and decided to fill it herself. From shoestring budget to full-time business, Andrea helps business and agency owners everywhere get more leads and make more money, all while traveling and speaking around the world.

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First we learned about the Design Sprint, then we solved big problems like a BOSS. Today we’re giving you the run-down into what happened when we hosted our very first Design Sprint for a national food client. You’ll hear real and raw insight into how we moved the needle for branding a new product in five days (a process that normally takes months) and how you can implement this process into your everyday life. Stay tuned for a special announcement at the end!

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Are you ready to cut through the BS of typical brainstorm sessions that end with, “I’ll follow up later,” but never actually go anywhere? Today’s guest Jake Knapp spent 10+ years at Google Ventures where he created the Design Sprint, a five day “sprint” to get big, complicated projects off the ground. It cuts through the inefficiency of brainstorming to get real consumer feedback - and fast. It’s exactly the kind of energy we’re bringing with us into 2020!

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Do you roll your eyes when you see another self-help book being promoted all over Instagram? Then you’ll love today’s guest. Alexis Rockley is author of Find Your F*ckyeah: Stop Censoring Who You Are and Discover What You Really Want, host of the voicemail-style podcast Call Me When You Get This, speaker and career coach. Alexis spent 11 years in the corporate world managing $55+ million dollars in annual business - but at the top of her game, she burned out. 

Sifting through self-help books and Google (like any Millennial would), Alexis found her mission: to disrupt the self-help industry, which has too much fluff and not enough actionable advice.

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What does entrepreneurship and nutrition have in common? It’s a daily practice, and Danielle Omar, RD, of Food Confidence, shares her insights in today’s episode on how food attitudes can reveal your overall mindset. How you do one thing is how you do everything. That’s true in Danielle’s case, as she has leveled up her business by building a community of enthusiastic repeat customers. In this episode, April sits down with Danielle to learn about her unconventional journey to entrepreneurship.

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For Rachael and April, there is one thing that never steered them wrong: a crystal clear marketing plan. There are 3 surefire ways to knock it out of the park in 2020, and that includes the right goal, the right call to action and the right people. In this episode, Rachael and April talk about planning strategies and why getting out of your bubble and in front of the right people is ultimately what grows your business. 

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What are you going to do in 2020 to set yourself up to live your dream lifestyle? Listen in as Rachael & April jump into Part 1 of their 3 Episode Series on “Planning for 2020.” They discuss the beginning of Mix + Shine, how they fell flat on their behinds, what it was like to make a comeback and how to keep the energy moving forward in a positive (and profitable) way.

After tuning in, check out episode #8: How to Prepare for Your Comeback to get all the details on the champagne celebration!

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When is timing right? Whenever you say so. Part 2 with Josh Fowler gets personal and covers how Josh started two businesses while adopting a child who requires extra care. Timing is never perfect, but for Josh and Susan, growing their family could never be a wrong answer. In this episode, Josh gets personal talking about family, money, debt, and how to persevere and build your family at the same time.

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