Wantrepreneur to Entrepreneur | Start and Grow Your Own Business

Welcome back to another episode of the Wantrepreneur to Entrepreneur Podcast! In today's episode, host Brian Lofrumento sits down with special guest Mario Barge, a highly knowledgeable leader in the field of business and HR, and the co-founder of Geneva Executive Partners. Throughout the conversation, we delve into the importance of maintaining employee performance, navigating personal challenges in the workplace, and developing effective strategies for incentivizing and retaining team members. Mario's expertise and practical insights shed light on the intersection of business and leadership, offering valuable takeaways for entrepreneurs at any stage of their journey. So, grab your headphones and get ready to dive into this episode filled with actionable tips and compelling discussions.

ABOUT MARIO

Mario Barge is a highly accomplished HR executive with over 20 years of experience at Fortune 25, 100, and Private Equity-backed companies across a multitude of industries. Leveraging his license as an attorney, Mario has worked with CEOs and C-suite executives with a focus on addressing their ever-changing needs. Mario has helped business owners, executives, leaders, and professionals move from great to extraordinary through his successful coaching approach. His work with companies has improved their retention, succession, and engagement results. Recognized in 2022 for Leadership Excellence in Healthcare, Mario has an extensive background that includes the following areas of expertise:

• Culture and Engagement
• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
• Executive, Business and Performance Coaching
• Organizational Development
• Employee Relations & HR Compliance
• Performance Management
• Leave Management
• Threat Assessment & Management
• Company Policy Development & Management

LINKS & RESOURCES

• Visit Geneva Executive Partners’ Website
• Find Geneva Executive Partners on LinkedIn
• Connect with Mario on LinkedIn

In this episode of the Wantrepreneur to Entrepreneur Podcast, host Brian Lofrumento is joined by Rachel Niederhofer, an interior designer turned e-commerce entrepreneur. As the founder and CEO of Audacious Designs, Rachel shares her journey from Wall Street to the world of interior design and offers insights into the challenges and opportunities in the entrepreneurial landscape. We discuss the importance of cultivating creativity, creating meaningful spaces and navigating the online marketplace. Tune in to discover Rachel's valuable tips for entrepreneurs at different stages of their journey and gain valuable perspectives on balancing business, family, and personal growth.

ABOUT RACHEL

As the founder and CEO of Audacious Designs, Rachel Niederhofer is passionate about seeing people realize their full creative potential. This mom of 4 went from Wall Street to manufacturing to motherhood before beginning her unconventional path into the space of Interior Design. Rachel’s personal journey has positioned her heart to see her clients achieve their own design success.

Rachel believes in building a brand that reframes the way people experience creating beautiful spaces. She is bringing restoration through creativity by cultivating people who confidently create spaces they love.

LINKS & RESOURCES

• Visit Audacious Designs’ Website
• Follow Audacious Designs on Instagram
• Find Audacious Designs on Facebook
• Connect with Rachel on LinkedIn

In today's episode we'll talk about a mindset that can serve you as an entrepreneur (and as a person!) in the good moments AND in the bad moments to increase your chances of success.

In today's episode we'll go through the simplest exercise that you can do to illuminate the path to any revenue target that you have... and how by doing this you should feel encouraged, inspired, and then able to clearly see a tactical roadmap to achieving it!

In this episode of The Wantrepreneur to Entrepreneur Podcast, host Brian Lofrumento sits down with guest Heather Wilson RN, CFCS, a nurse-turned-entrepreneur and the founder of the Foot and Nail Institute, to discuss the growing trend of nurses venturing into the world of business. Heather shares her own journey, highlighting the challenges and doubts she faced along the way. She emphasizes the need for nurses to recognize their valuable skills and knowledge, and how they can leverage them to create successful businesses outside of traditional healthcare settings. From building websites to marketing services, Heather provides valuable insights and actionable advice for aspiring nurse entrepreneurs. Tune in to gain inspiration and discover the possibilities that lie beyond the bedside!

ABOUT HEATHER

Heather is a former bedside nurse turned nurse entrepreneur. In 2000, she began her nursing career working on a vascular thoracic surgical unit. It was there she saw the lack of proper routine foot care services available for our aging population. Bearing witness to this gap within the healthcare system, she set out to create a nursing company that filled this void. Since 2011 she has been providing seniors the foot care services they deserve through her company, Everyday Divinity.

Realizing the need for senior foot care extended beyond her community, Heather launched a sister company in 2021, The Foot and Nail Institute. This online course teaches a community of nurses nationally, how to launch their own senior foot care business while giving them the freedoms business ownership brings.

LINKS & RESOURCES

• Connect with Heather on LinkedIn
• Visit Foot and Nail Institute’s Website
• Find Heather on TikTok
• Follow Foot and Nail Institute on Facebook
• Follow Foot and Nail Institute on Instagram

In today's episode we're going deep into the harsh, rewarding, testing, and fulfilling journey that is all things entrepreneurship. We're going to be taking a look into what it takes to do anything for 700+ times, all the challenges and mindset hurdles that accompany the journey, how to overcome them, and what it takes to embark on any difficult journey.

And... we're doing it alongside a VERY special guest here on the Wantrepreneur to Entrepreneur Podcast: Nat Harward! Nat has been a longtime guest (and supporter and friend) of the show, having first appeared on the show back in 2017, and now making his 17th appearance to celebrate our 700th episode.

Visit Nat's website at NatHarward.com for more of his thoughts, lessons, perspectives, and musings on his personal blog.

And... THANK YOU. Thanks for tuning in for 7+ years, for 700+ episodes, and for continuing to show up in the pursuit of your own self growth and personal development. Entrepreneurship can be tough and lonely and hard and nonlinear, but we're committed to continuing to show up to support YOU in your pursuit of excellence.

In this episode, we are diving deep into the concepts behind meditation, having your brain operate at its full potential, and being the best leader you can be. We’re joined by the brilliant Raamon Newman, the cofounder and CEO of New Mavericks, who brings his expertise in CEO leadership development and business performance improvement to the table. Get ready to discover how inner development plays an integral role in our outer accomplishments, and how we can create the necessary clarity, coherence, and creativity to attract the achievements and results we desire. Plus, Raamon shares his personal journey from a former 800-meter runner to a full-time meditating monk, and how this transformation shaped his perspective on success and protection. So grab your headphones and get ready to tap into the world of entrepreneurship and personal growth with this insightful episode.

ABOUT RAAMON

Raamon Newman is the Co-founder / CEO of New Mavericks, a CEO leadership development and business performance improvement consultancy based out of the USA and Australia. He’s co-author of the book: The Science of Protection: Making High Pressure Impactful Leadership Decisions That Protect & Enhance You & Everyone

Over the last 25 years, he and his business partner Paolo D’Angelo have been globally trusted CEO Breakthrough Protection Partners to over 100 top CEOs & execs of multi-million and billion revenue companies. They've enabled these CEOs to remove obstacles in 30 days by having an even more clear, coherent, alert, and settled mind to see the best possibilities and make the best decision that creates & protects the experience they want.

This has resulted in these CEOs creating over $10 billion in revenue and stock value appreciation.

Raamon is a former:

• Top three nationally ranked track athlete
• 2-time national cross country team winner
• 4-time state championship-winning rugby player
• 10-year full-time meditating monk
• Meisner-trained actor

He enjoys supporting and investing in positively disruptive entrepreneurial ventures and giving to peace projects and youth education.

He's a graduate from the University of Auckland, New Zealand, with a Bachelor’s of Commerce in Marketing.

LINKS AND RESOURCES

• Visit New Mavericks’ Website
• Connect with Raamon on LinkedIn
• Get a copy of Raamon’s book, The Science of Protection
• Follow Raamon on Instagram
• Subscribe to New Mavericks’ YouTube Channel

In today's episode we'll explore how markets have become saturated and how people have become jaded with life and industries, and most importantly we'll discuss the TWO attributes you need to stand out in this new world!

In today's episode we'll go over a VERY simple action that you can take to better understand the audience that your business serves. Doing this one per week, fortnight, or monthly will help you more deeply understand your ideal clients and customers, which in turn makes your marketing, messaging, offers, and everything else that much easier and better!

In today's episode, we have a special guest, Nicole Clark, who is the founder of a unique platform called Striing. Nicole shares her journey from working in social media to becoming a stepmom and the challenges she faced with privacy on social platforms. She delves into the inspiration behind creating Striing, a platform that allows users to save and cherish memories privately. Nicole also discusses her experiences pitching her business to investors and the importance of language in conveying her vision. Join us as we explore the evolving dynamics of social media and the importance of connecting with our selves. So grab a cup of coffee and get ready for some thought-provoking insights on this episode of The Wantrepreneur to Entrepreneur Podcast!

ABOUT NICOLE

Nicole Clark first logged onto MySpace back in 2004 during her freshman year of high school, and from there she found herself in a long career in social media— creating and executing social media strategies for both B2B and B2C audiences.

Social media shifted for Nicole personally when she noticed the gap between what she wanted to truly SAVE versus what she was willing to SHARE on social media. That’s what led her to start working on her own company— Striing: structure for how to document your life.

LINKS AND RESOURCES

• Sign up to join the Striing early access list
• Connect with Nicole on LinkedIn