The Hot Mic @ Arch DevOps

Today's episode is with fellow St. Louisan Eric Yehle, founder of Software Armor. Starting off in the early 2000s his company was formed out of necessity, and focused on helping companies refine the most important resource they have: their data. From cleaning up messy input, standardizing how data is gathered, and improving the customer experience at some of the largest companies in the area, Eric's been a strong advocate for handling data the right way. And it turns out, he and I have a lot more in common than we thought! Join us as we take a slightly nerdy look at how data wrangling works. 

Find out more about Eric at softwarearmor.com 

...and as always, enjoy the listen. 

Starting off in technology, today's guest realized he had a lot to offer to business owners around the world. Today? He specializes in helping women named Rachel. From being broad to being specific, Anthony English has created a way to get the exact persona he helps shoehorned right into the minds of people, and has built a client base full of people who are eager to figure out the next step in creating their dream. And it starts by simply redefining success--making sure each person is operating within their definition of it and no one else's. The result? A constant and encouraging string of successes for each person. Join us today as we chat about Anthony's journey of becoming a business coach. 

Find Anthony on LinkedIn and at anthonyenglish.com.au

...and as always, enjoy the listen.

Marketing is different these days. Social media has dramatically changed the face of what works and what doesn't. 

How do you know what bad marketing looks like? How do you know what good marketing looks like? Well Evan Knox, founder of Caffeine Marketing knows the answer. 

This ain't your granddad's marketing, and on today's episode we talk about ways you can refine and target your ideal audience and get measurable results, and how to test yourself to see if your messaging is simple enough for everybody to understand. 

Plus we even talked about real estate a bit, which is a bonus. 

Great marketing should be like a lever you flip to make as much money as you need. If it's not, you may need to tune into this episode. And as always, enjoy the listen. 

Find out more about Evan and Caffeine Marketing at evanknox.com & caffeine.marketing

Unless you've been building businesses or been in leadership roles for years, you'll probably reach a point where you go "eh... I'm stuck." It's a general yuck feeling where you know you're not where you want to be, but aren't sure how to get there.

Fortunately, there's hope. On today's episode, I got the chance to talk with Ted Sullivan, Chief Marketing Officer of GXG, about how they work to help leaders and business owners get unstuck. With a repeatable process that gets actionable steps and measurable results, helping their customers is a matter of defining where they are, where they want to be, and a path to get there. 

If you're feeling stuck in this regard, might be worth poking the play button. 

For info about GXG: www.gxg.co

...and as always, enjoy the listen. 

If you consume social media at all, it's hard to miss the general tone about company culture and mental health. Some companies have it figured out while others struggle to retain talent. Couple that with more recent events creating a ton more stress and you have a recipe for disaster for any company wanting to grow. 

Fortunately, there's help. In today's episode, I got the chance to talk with Helen Ginman, Consultant & Trainer in Mental Health & Wellbeing, about what it is that makes for great company culture. And as it turns out, the solution may be simpler than you think. If you work at a company where people seem to be in a funk, or you're an executive at a company like that, this episode has some tidbits that would be helpful. 

Find out more about Helen at www.uandiwellbeing.co.uk and www.linkedin.com/in/helen-ginman.

...and as always, enjoy the listen.

Have you started up a business wondering what selling it would look like? Would you even know where to start? I really didn't, until I had a chance to talk with today's guest. Joseph Coppola, a business broker with St. Louis Group took some time to share what being a business broker is all about. From matching buyers and sellers, coming up with a transition plan, and even getting down in the weeds with personal self-analysis, there's a lot to knowing when and how to buy or sell a business. Fortunately for entrepreneurs in and around the St. Louis area, they take care of those details. Find out more about the deeper parts of business slinging in this episode. 

Learn more about Joseph and Saint Louis Group do their magic at https://saintlouisgroup.com/

...and as always, enjoy the listen. 

Reverend Fred Shaw has long been a proponent of mental health. And it turns out we... may not really have the correct definition of what mental health is. For decades, maybe centuries, we've ambled along with an idea of what true mental health looks like, and today we have more people medicated for things that could be solved if we just take a holistic look at how the human brain is supposed to work. Sometimes the things we try to fix are our brains trying to just work as intended. In today's episode we look at how so many children are affected by misdiagnosing, and then misprescribing powerful psychotropics. Are we drugging our children? Find out in today's episode.

Some startling statistics about this problem can be found here, while Rev. Shaw's mission and contact info can be found at https://www.cchrint.org/, https://www.fightforkids.org/ and http://www.fredshawjr.com/cchr-2/

...and as always, enjoy the listen.

Alex’s career has focused on growth, marketing, brand transformation and change management for: Bank of America, Wells Fargo Advisors, NewGround and now, csg. Alex has been a top performer in each company; knowing the importance of the consumer's physical and digital journey/experience in today’s evolving economy. Alex and his wife are committed to giving back to their community through the church they planted and focus their attention on families/neighborhoods impacted by addiction, incarceration and poverty.

Alex says, "I battled with crime, addiction, depression and suicidal thoughts for years before God set me on a different path. I don't know where it's headed, but I don't miss that old life!"

On today's episode, learn about how Alex Brockman, VP of Sales and Marketing, has taken every struggle, lesson, win and loss in his life, and pivoted it to impact those around them. 

Find out more about Alex and csg by going to csgsolutions.com, or even drop him a link at 314.624.4454.

...and as always, enjoy the listen.

Too often people think the different pains and issues they have are due to old age, when they could really be something bigger. Amanda Love's mission is to help people who have been diagnosed with fibromyalgia, which plagues many people whether they realize it or not. 

But there's good news--rather than turn to medication there are nutrition changes that can be made to help manage the disease long term, and get you closer to normal. 

On today's podcast, we talk about what fibromyalgia is, how it starts, and how to manage it. If you or someone you know is suffering from this, it's worth getting in touch with Amanda. 

Find out more about her at www.amandaeliselove.com and her podcast, "Fibromyalgia Real Solutions with Amanda Love".

...and as always, enjoy the listen.

It's amazing how many ways there are to make money, and Sheila Holt, Founder of Sapphire Lending has an amazing story to tell. During a financial crash, she was offered by three companies to remortgage her home, and she took all three. And then realized: there's a pile of money here that could be used. Fast forward a bit and after lending out some of it with interest, she's turned into a full-featured lending agency. 

Sheila's got an awesome story, and it's encouraging to hear how opportunity can come knocking in interesting ways. Key takeaways in today's episode include the three types of trust that can be built, and being aware of how much of each you have available to you. 

Find out more about Sheila and Sapphire Lending at https://sapphirelending.com/ and https://www.linkedin.com/in/sheilaholt007/

Also she has a book! Find out more about it here.