The Mark Haney Podcast

I hope you all had a Christmas Jail kind of christmas!! This is a special throwback show to when the show was Entrepreneurs Unlimited and it was a live radio talk show. Marcus Haney and Tom Sisneros were my two co-hosts and we talk about the true meaning of Christmas. I also tell my Christmas jail story, the story of my favorite Christmas as a child. 
You will see a familiar face as I sit down and interview Greg Connolly of Trifecta nutrition for the first time. This is just before his company took off on a rocket ship. I also sit down with Shane Anderson to hear the story of the time he was kidnapped in Mexico and was able to escape. I hope you all are enjoying this time with your family and had a Christmas Jail kind of Christmas. 

Sometimes, we just don’t know what we don’t know when growing a business, especially in areas like HR compliance.  Nothing can bring a small business to its knees faster than being caught out of compliance. My guest, Kim Silvers, the President of Silvers HR, has forgotten more about HR/staying compliant than most of us will ever know. Kim and I talk about HR best practices that will keep you out of the courtroom and growing your business. One of the biggest topics right now is the new AB-5 law, independent contractors vs. employees, that passed here in California. She breaks down what every business owner needs to know about this law and how to avoid being sued by the IRS. We also talk about a few other topics that can be a problem for businesses if they are not taken seriously; sexual harassment in the workplace, wage and hour laws, and finding top talent during a time of low unemployment.

How are you going to make adjustments to this new law? How will you grow your company with less independent contractors?- Silvers HR is a full service outsourced human resources company that helps entrepreneurs stay compliant while growing their business. If you would like more information about their services and how they can help you, check out their website. https://www.silvershr.com/

- Subscribe to my channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCom_1MPt3p3YP8nJOa0eiKQ - Mark Haney is a serial entrepreneur that has experience growing companies worth hundreds of millions of dollars. He is currently the CDO and founder of HaneyBiz, a business services platform that helps entrepreneurs be entrepreneurs. HaneyBiz offers outsourced accounting, digital marketing, HR, and investment opportunities. - Instagram: http://instagram.com/themarkhaney Facebook: www.facebook.com/themarkhaney LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markehaney Website: http://haneybiz.com Audio Boom: https://audioboom.com/channels/5005273 Twitter: http://twitter.com/themarkhaney 

Did you know that 80% of cybersecurity breaches are caused by our login credentials being compromised? 3.3 billion credentials are stolen every year and small businesses can be held liable for the damage. If you are not using Multi Factor Authentication, you will want to tune in to this segment and learn more about the solution my guests have built. In today’s digital world it has never been more important to have strict cybersecurity, especially as a small business. I sit down with Heath and Bert Spencer with Traitware to talk about cybersecurity, IP, and how they are leading the way with passwordless login.

#tech #cybersecurity #passwordless- Subscribe to my channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCom_1MPt3p3YP8nJOa0eiKQ - Mark Haney is a serial entrepreneur that has experience growing companies worth hundreds of millions of dollars. He is currently the CDO and founder of HaneyBiz, a business services platform that helps entrepreneurs be entrepreneurs. HaneyBiz offers outsourced accounting, digital marketing, HR, and investment opportunities. - Instagram: http://instagram.com/themarkhaney Facebook: www.facebook.com/themarkhaney LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markehaney Website: http://haneybiz.com Audio Boom: https://audioboom.com/channels/5005273 Twitter: http://twitter.com/themarkhaney 

I always say the best way to learn is by jumping in and scraping your knees and the second best way to learn is from those who have been there, done that. I sit down with a man has forgotten more about entrepreneurship than most of us have learned, Roger Akers. On episode 155 Roger Akers and I talk all about small business growth. Roger has not only successfully built and exited his own company, but has helped many others do so as an angel investor. We take a deep dive into how to grow a business, how to manage a business, and how/when to create a board of directors/advisory board.
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As an angel investor, Roger has helped many companies with business growth, business growth management, and how to grow a small business. Roger’s understanding of stages of business growth, stages of business development, and the business life cycle has been instrumental in helping multiple companies to successful exits.  

#smallbusinessgrowth #entrepreneur #startup
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Subscribe to my channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCom_1MPt3p3YP8nJOa0eiKQ 
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Mark Haney is a serial entrepreneur that has experience growing companies worth hundreds of millions of dollars. He is currently the CDO and founder of HaneyBiz, a business services platform that helps entrepreneurs be entrepreneurs. HaneyBiz offers outsourced accounting, digital marketing, HR, and investment opportunities. 
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Instagram: http://instagram.com/themarkhaney 
Facebook: www.facebook.com/themarkhaney 
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markehaney 
Website: http://haneybiz.com 
Audio Boom: https://audioboom.com/channels/5005273 
Twitter: http://twitter.com/themarkhaney 

On episode 154, I sit down with serial entrepreneur and crypto trading expert, Robert Beadles. Robert has built several companies in the crypto world. Robert provides us with insight into where crypto/bitcoin is and where it is going. We talk about how crypto is slowly becoming accepted, the advantages to using it as a business owner, and the role it will have in society in the future. 

What are your thoughts on crypto and its future?
 #crypto #cryptocurrency #bitcoin - If you want to learn more about crypto you can check out Robert Beadles YouTube channel all about crypto. https://www.youtube.com/cryptobeadles - Robert Beadles is a serial entrepreneur in the crypto/lockchain space. He talks about crypto trading strategies and crypto trading for beginners. He has started and founded the following compnaies. If you want more information click the link to the website. Co-Founder of Monarch Blockchain Corporation - https://monarchwallet.com/ CEO of Splash Factory - https://splashfactory.com/ Crypto Beadles - https://cryptobeadles.com/ - Subscribe to my channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCom_1MPt3p3YP8nJOa0eiKQ - Mark Haney is a serial entrepreneur that has experience growing companies worth hundreds of millions of dollars. He is currently the CDO and founder of HaneyBiz, a business services platform that helps entrepreneurs be entrepreneurs. HaneyBiz offers outsourced accounting, digital marketing, HR, and investment opportunities. - Instagram: http://instagram.com/themarkhaney Facebook: www.facebook.com/themarkhaney LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markehaney Website: http://haneybiz.com Audio Boom: https://audioboom.com/channels/5005273 Twitter: http://twitter.com/themarkhaney 

 On episode 153 I sit down with the President & CEO of Tipsy Putt, Brandon Robinson. Brandon is the licensee of Flat Stick Pub and opened his first location in the Sacramento DOCO. This is not Brandon's first brick and mortar business as the founder of Skin Body Soul Medspa. So, we dive straight into what you need to know about commercial lease agreements and Tenant Improvements when starting a brick and mortar business. Brandon shares his experiences where he got trapped in his lease on two different occasions and how you can avoid falling into these traps when starting your business.

Don't make the same expensive mistakes that Brandon made and be sure to check out our conversation.
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#startup #expert #advice
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At 16:05 Brandon and I talk about how important location is for commercial property when running a brick and mortar business. Brandon makes an important point that by choosing a commercial space for rent with higher foot traffic may be more expensive, but choosing a commercial property for rent that is cheaper and less foot traffic you will be spending that money on marketing to get people to your business.

At 22:15 Brandon shares his experience with commercial lease and business lease. As a startup you have to be cautious and cognizant of what is in your contract. His startup stories about being trapped in two different leases can be avoided by know your long term goal and hiring the right people to make sure all your contracts have your best interest in mind.
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Flat Stick Pub is a drink-o-tainment business that has indoor mini golf, a full bar, and a full restaurant. If you would like more information about Flat Stick Pub, check out their website. https://www.tipsyputt.com/flatstickdoco
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Subscribe to my channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCom_1MPt3p3YP8nJOa0eiKQ
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Mark Haney is a serial entrepreneur that has experience growing companies worth hundreds of millions of dollars. He is currently the CDO and founder of HaneyBiz, a business services platform that helps entrepreneurs be entrepreneurs. HaneyBiz offers outsourced accounting, digital marketing, HR, and investment opportunities.
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Instagram: http://instagram.com/themarkhaney
Facebook: www.facebook.com/themarkhaney
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markehaney
Website: http://haneybiz.com
Audio Boom: https://audioboom.com/channels/5005273
Twitter: http://twitter.com/themarkhaney

 On episode 152, I sit down with 3 time Crossfit Games athlete, founder of Anywhere fit and the NorCal Classic Competition, and co-host of Beyond the Barbell, Blair Morrison. We dive into one of my favorite topics, fitness! We dive into how fitness can exponentially increase your focus, sharpness, and productivity in everyday life and ultimately help you to achieve your Big Hairy Audacious Goals. We then explore the different marketing strategies he uses for all his businesses that ultimately reinforce and grow his main brand, Anywhere Fit. From the flash sale tactic for Anywhere Fit travel events to his podcast that gets him in front of the big name businesses that feed sponsorship for his NorCal Classic Competition, Blair has developed a creative and effective marketing toolkit.

What different marketing strategies are you using to get in front of your customers to strengthen your brand?
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At 17:55 Blair and I discuss how fitness has been proven to increase a person's focus, sharpness, and productivity at work. This increased productivity leads to business optimization and reduces business optimization problems. By working out regularly you are increasing your chances of achieving you goals.

At 38:38 we talk about marketing strategy for small business and specifically for Blair's travel company. He uses the "flash sale" tactic by releasing only 10 tickets at a time and when their gone their gone. This is a great event marketing strategy as it creates a feeling of scarcity and FOMO.

AT 46:01 we talk about his podcast Beyond the Barbell and he uses this content marketing to benefit his core business.
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Subscribe to my channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCom_1MPt3p3YP8nJOa0eiKQ
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Mark Haney is a serial entrepreneur that has experience growing companies worth hundreds of millions of dollars. He is currently the CDO and founder of HaneyBiz, a business services platform that helps entrepreneurs be entrepreneurs. HaneyBiz offers outsourced accounting, digital marketing, HR, and investment opportunities.
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Instagram: http://instagram.com/themarkhaney
Facebook: www.facebook.com/themarkhaney
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markehaney
Website: http://haneybiz.com
Audio Boom: https://audioboom.com/channels/5005273
Twitter: http://twitter.com/themarkhaney

On episode 151 I sit down with the Sacramento Kings DJ, DJ Eddie Z. Eddie has had the entrepreneurial spirit from a very young age. We talk about our first entrepreneurial experiences. We both had a paper route and learned to differentiate ourselves from the competition which led each of us to having the most successful paper routes in our area. Eddie, like any good entrepreneur, parlayed his skills of differentiation into his DJing career and this has been a major reason for his success and landing his role as the Kings DJ.

He is constantly finding new ways to set himself a part from the competition. What have you done lately to set yourself a part from your competition?
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At 06:27 we talk about Eddie's differentiation strategy. His differentiation strategy example is that learning to play instruments has been a great foundation for his career, but Eddie believes that the biggest differentiation advantage is that he builds his professional network. Most DJ's don't do professional networking and he believes that the professional networking and how to make meaningful connections has been a game changer in his career.
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At 08:46 Sacramento Kings DJ Eddie Z and I discuss how the internet is a great tool, but the best way to build your network is to put yourself out there by hitting the pavement and meeting as many people as possible. He shares his professional networking tips if you are not the most outgoing individual. His professional networking solutions for shy people is to find someone that you look up to to help and also build a set of tools that you can use in situations where you feel uncomfortable.
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Subscribe to my channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCom_1MPt3p3YP8nJOa0eiKQ
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Mark Haney is a serial entrepreneur that has experience growing companies worth hundreds of millions of dollars. He is currently the CDO and founder of HaneyBiz, a business services platform that helps entrepreneurs be entrepreneurs. HaneyBiz offers outsourced accounting, digital marketing, HR, and investment opportunities.
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Instagram: http://instagram.com/themarkhaney
Facebook: www.facebook.com/themarkhaney
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markehaney
Website: http://haneybiz.com
Audio Boom: https://audioboom.com/channels/5005273
Twitter: http://twitter.com/themarkhaney

 On episode #150 I sit down with the rock star founder of Topia, who has raised over $100 million, Brynne Kennedy. Topia has been a major market disrupter and is leading the way on how companies manage their talent mobility. Brynne and I talk about how to raise money for a business, how women business owners still have difficulty raise money for a business, and her journey of raising $100 Million. Hear first hand how a women business leaders was able to raise money for business and scale her company to over 100 employees and 8 offices globally.

If you are looking to raise money for your business you will want to hear what she has to say.
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Topia remove barriers to talent mobility so that companies and their employees can work everywhere. Topia connects expatriate management, tax calculations, immigration data, logistics, cost and quality of life information into a single Global Mobility Management Suite that enables your mobile employees and agile organization. For more information check out their website. https://www.topia.com/
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Subscribe to my channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCom_1MPt3p3YP8nJOa0eiKQ
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Mark Haney is a serial entrepreneur that has experience growing companies worth hundreds of millions of dollars. He is currently the CDO and founder of HaneyBiz, a business services platform that helps entrepreneurs be entrepreneurs. HaneyBiz offers outsourced accounting, digital marketing, HR, and investment opportunities.
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Instagram: http://instagram.com/themarkhaney
Facebook: www.facebook.com/themarkhaney
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markehaney
Website: http://haneybiz.com
Audio Boom: https://audioboom.com/channels/5005273
Twitter: http://twitter.com/themarkhaney

 On episode #149 I sit down with the founder and CEO of Acton Academy Placer, Matt Beaudreau. He used to work in the public school system and saw first hand how it wasn't preparing our youth for the real world. So, he founded Acton Academy to be a part of the solution. We sit down to talk about how Acton is flipping school on it's head by creating youth leadership, the entrepreneurial mindset, independent learning, and even developing entrepreneurs. Matt and Acton Academy Placer are giving their students the tools and inspiration they need in order to be successful.

Do you think everyone benefits from having an entrepreneur mindset?
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Acton Academy Placer is a private school that takes different approach to personal development in our youth. They are teaching their students about personal growth, business, and entrepreneurship, so they can be more prepared for life after school. For more information about Acton Academy Placer visit their website. 
 https://www.actonplacer.com/
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Subscribe to my channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCom_1MPt3p3YP8nJOa0eiKQ
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Mark Haney is a serial entrepreneur that has experience growing companies worth hundreds of millions of dollars. He is currently the CDO and founder of HaneyBiz, a business services platform that helps entrepreneurs be entrepreneurs. HaneyBiz offers outsourced accounting, digital marketing, HR, and investment opportunities.
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Instagram: http://instagram.com/themarkhaney
Facebook: www.facebook.com/themarkhaney
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markehaney
Website: http://haneybiz.com
Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/themarkhaney
Twitter: http://twitter.com/themarkhaney