The Freedom Founder

Nancy Erickson formerly worked for both IBM and Oracle Corporations, selling high-end software solutions to Fortune 500 businesses. Faced with a family crisis in 2006, she changed her career direction, went back to school to get a Masters degree in Writing, taught at the university level, and started the award-winning nonfiction publishing house, Stonebrook Publishing. In 2011, she developed a step-by-step process to help entrepreneurs, business owners, coaches, and speakers expand their business by writing a nonfiction book that can be repurposed into other revenue-producing products. The book establishes that person as an expert in their field, increases their credibility, helps attract a following, and is the launchpad for expanding their business. Since 2011, she's helped hundreds of authors achieve their dream and grow their business through writing a book!

Laure Burke has always been and always will be a storyteller. Since childhood, she dreamed of becoming an author. Now, as she sees her stories in print, her dream has become her reality. Since she was eight years old, mysteries have been her passion, especially murder mysteries. So much so, that after working as a nurse for twenty years, she became a Private Investigator. She worked in close contact with police officers and detectives on several closed-case files with amazing results. She is a mother of two children with five grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. She currently reside in Florida with her husband and is working on her next novel.

Pete helps business owners transform their frustrations into freedoms by using a variety of frameworks that help them cut through the chaos and overwhelm of running a business. With over 29 years as a business owner, he's refined many of his tips, tools, and techniques in the trenches within his own businesses in service and retail. Helping leaders transform from the operators of their business to the owners of their business is the primary focus. It's time for business owners to start using frameworks to allow themselves to have a turnkey business so that they can live the life they deserve!

After learning how much was missing in the community and how much support families needed, Michele Grantham started an independent consulting and teaching business in 2015. Through a contract with a local Behavioral Health Provider, she was able to expand her business into other counties and work with more families privately. Michele has a vibrant presence, which she carries into every conversation. Her trade is her passion, which brings her abundant joy. As a facilitator of change, she continues to seek new ways to collaborate and help others. Michele is a true example of someone doing something she loves and making a lasting difference in the lives of others!

Success isn't always what it seems from the outside. Bill Heinrich speaks from experience; He found success at a very young age. He was living in one of the most beautiful places on earth and from the outside everything looked perfect, but something was always missing. Surrounded by material success, with everything in place by normal standards, he found himself dissatisfied and nothing seemed to fill the emptiness inside.

Jonny Holsten helps businesses use the StoryBrand Framework to get more leads, make more sales, and use the framework in all of their marketing. As a StoryBrand Certified Marketing Guide Jonny has helped solopreneurs, small businesses, marketing teams, and colleges clarify their marketing message with the StoryBrand Framework. He started South Mountain Messaging in 2021 to help new people every month use the StoryBrand Marketing Framework to increase sales and market more effectively.

Tracy Gunn was a burnt out owner/operator of 4 businesses. She hit the wall and wanted to quit. Instead of quitting, she figured out how to fix things and got control of her life again. Not wanting another owner to feel that way, Tracy now helps small business owners who have either lost their passion or are sick and tired of their business and are considering an exit. She helps coach them through not giving up and creating a plan for their eventual exit... whenever that may be!

John Krajewski got his start in the gaming world through his work at Electronic Arts and Midway. In 2009, he started his company, Strange Loop Games, and he remains the present day CEO. Strange Loop is the creator of the virtual online world Eco, in which players must join together to build a civilization inside an ecosystem. As founder of Strange Loop, his mission is to build the next generation of virtual gaming worlds which bring us together in long-lasting positive communities. This episode goes out to all the gamers out there and people aspiring to make their passion a part of their profession!

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Jerry Fetta's story is one of resilience and determination. After losing all of his assets in a fraudulent fund and going through a divorce (among other things), Jerry was able to bounce back and achieve amazing results! He is the Founder and CEO of Wealth DynamX, a Financial Firm that helps thousands of clients across the U.S. build wealth. Jerry has a passion for providing financial education for families so they can become solvent and achieve greater financial freedom in life.

Brandon Leibowitz runs and operates SEO Optimizers since 2007. We are a digital marketing company that focuses on helping small and medium-sized businesses get more online traffic, which in turn converts into clients, sales, leads, etc. Join us as we speak with Brandon about starting SEO Optimizers and what it took him to get where he is today!