WNY Entrepreneur

Matt Riley is a social media marketer, content creator, ultra-runner, and guitarist. He got his start with social media marketing at a young age growing Facebook pages to thousands of followers. In high school, he grew a guitar-related page to over 65 thousand followers. From there he transitioned into freelance social media work and now runs social media accounts full-time.

Mario Rodriguez is President & CEO of Forseti Protection Group, one of the nation’s leading Minority Owned security risk management firms, with offices in Boston, Massachusetts and Buffalo, New York. Recognized as a security and law enforcement expert with over 20 years of experience. Mario is also an adjunct professor of criminal justice at a local college in Buffalo, New York and a recent 40 under 40 Honoree. Mario is passionate about keeping the community safe and making an exponential impact.

Feeling Secure in Business - Mario Rodriguez- Founder of Forsetti Group

Lindsay Amico is a certified Mindset Coach and motivational speaker in Buffalo NY. Her business, Picture Perfect Mind LLC, focuses specifically on helping professionals to feel better on a daily basis with mindfulness, thought management, and neuroscience. With an approach that goes beyond stress reduction, Lindsay provides her clients with the power to release limiting beliefs and align with the life they desire. She's worked with organizations such as JW Danforth, Cannon Design, Leadership Buffalo, Roswell Park, and National Fuel and is currently completing her career coaching certification.

To contact Lindsay email her at [email protected]

For nearly 25 years, Mike has been providing product, sales and marketing support for some of the largest organizations in healthcare, sports, and entertainment – businesses like Pfizer, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Atlantic Records, UFC, the NFL, and the NHL. Through these experiences, Mike has developed an inventive perspective to exceed the demands of Incept’s clients, both large and small.

John Pusateri started business ownership as a carpet cleaner and started getting the itch for mold removal. Literally as we discuss why in this podcast episode. What escalated next, not even John couldn't guess where entrepreneurship would take him next. John is great at understanding where needs are and how he can solve them with his business. Here we talk about that evolution and how he keeps evolving as the years go on. 

Dana Marie Goodemote is the  proud owner and photographer of ADORE Studio. As a fellow business owner and professional she knows how important it is to show up confidently in your brand. After receiving a college degree in photography, she started her business full time at age 23. This was a giant leap of faith, a lot of hard work and a ton of sacrifice. Year to date she has been in business for over 15 years. "I am so glad I made the decision to believe in myself". Over the  course of her career she has made it her mission to help others achieve their professional dreams and to believe in themselves. Having a professional photograph may not seem like a life changing event, but she promises once you start utilizing your photographs in your brand your life will change. You will feel more confident, book more clients and generate more leads. She has created a studio model that specializes in personal branding and headshots, countless hours training and putting together the right team, she is confident that she is offering her clients the best experience and images that they have ever had.

Should your business hire a debt collection company for your past due invoices?

When is the right time? When is the wrong time? What are the fees normally associated with this service?

How do you know if you hired the right collection agency? 

We talk about all this in this podcast episode. 

A little background about the founder, Katie...

Katie began her career as a pediatric nurse. She spent 18 years in healthcare with roles in instructional design, technology training, and IT project management. Beyond Green Solutions applies the principles Katie learned in health care, infuses top notch technology, and helps solve outstanding accounts receivables. She and her team use empathy, critical thinking, and patience to moderate between companies and their customers to find resolutions to past-due payments.