You're the Boss

"I didn't want discipline. I wanted to be an entrepreneur, so I could do what I want, when I wanted. This may be the biggest secret of entrepreneurship...it turns out, that's not how it works!"

Tom Gaddis currently lives in Kihei, Hawaii with his wife Miranda, two daughters Paige & Sophia, and their grumpy dog Patches.

In 2020 Tom's wife took a picture of him sitting in front of the restaurant where he was fired from in 2010. At the time, he thought it was the worst thing that could happen and he had no idea how his family would survive.

It's taken a lot of trusting the process, hard work, and never giving up to make his life what is today. But, the amazing journey has been so worth it!

A professional actor and storyteller of 15 years, Paul Sockett has performed and presented in a myriad of media including TV, theatre, corporate training, live events, radio, education, voiceover, event hosting, and facilitation. Paul's communicative skills, as well as his ability to connect threads that encompass small tasks while being attentive to the bigger picture, were honed as a performer. Paul is a connector. Specializing in connecting with people on the level of self-care, personal growth and their patterns of behavior. He enjoys questioning habits and unchanged systems and looks for efficiency and ethical alignment in everything he is involved with.

Chris Michael Harris and his brother started their first official business from their college apartment and, through a crazy team effort, built that company to multiple 7-figures in just 36 months.

To date, Chris has been involved with several multi-million dollar builds, none of which required any outside funding. That in itself is amazing!

His personal goal is to help others achieve the joy and fulfillment of successfully leaving the 9-5 scene, and running their own business, full-time.

To accomplish this, Chris founded StartupU to give you the education you wish you had back in college. To accomplish this, StartupU professors, resources and coaches are comprised of only tried and proven strategies to grow your online business.

Joe Evangelisti is the host of The Legacy Blueprint podcast and a high-performance coach with over 5,000 hours of coaching experience under his belt. His mission is to assist real estate investors, entrepreneurs, and business professionals in exercising their true power and finding their hidden potential to achieve more success, wealth, and freedom than they ever thought possible. Joe creates life-changing transformation by providing clients with the tools and strategies needed to create unstoppable momentum and breakthrough obstacles. He's helped hundreds of business owners to build better teams and cross the 7, 8, and 9 figure mark. In addition to his private coaching practice, Joe serves as the CEO of three 7 and 8 figure companies, and his real estate portfolio includes single-family, multi-family, self-storage, and cold storage. Prior to building his business and real estate empire, Joe served in the military as a Builder in the US Navy Seabees. He holds Letters of Commendation from the US Navy and The White House, a Letter of Appreciation from President Clinton, and numerous service medals. Joe lives with his wife Ashley and their 2 girls in beautiful Haddonfield, New Jersey.

Joe's Website: https://joeevangelisti.com/

From waking up in a small town in the Middle East with an AK-47 pointed at his forehead to interrupting a transaction between a pimp and a john to have a house inspected, Mike Bonadies has never been short on adventure. He takes this same adventurous lifestyle and applies to each property he either buys or manages through his company, TerraVestra Property Management. Mike is co-owner of TerraVestra where they provide the best in class service for the tenants of South Jersey.

When profit is your bottom line, it leads to worrying about whether you'll be able to make payroll, pay those wonderful taxes and still be able to use that black ink this quarter.

Rocky Lalvani empowers business owners and helps you to not only understand, but also to systemize your numbers so you can spend more time doing what you love! Together, Rocky works with his clients to create processes that are simple and easy to implement! He helps others to leverage their good habits and systems that are already in place so it's easier to focus on work that matters! You can learn more about Rocky and listen to his podcast on his site. https://profitcomesfirst.com/

You will often hear me talk about the importance of authenticity and creating your brand around the one thing that makes you unique...YOU! Jeff Harry has made a career out of doing exactly that!

Jeff shows individuals and companies how to tap into their true selves, to feel their happiest and most fulfilled — all by playing.

Jeff has worked with Google, Microsoft, Southwest Airlines, Adobe, the NFL, Amazon and Facebook, helping their staff to infuse more play into the day-to-day.

Jeff is an international speaker who has presented at conferences such as INBOUND, SXSW, and Australia's Pausefest, showing audiences how major issues in the workplace can be solved using play. ​His playwork has been featured in the New York Times, AJ+, SoulPancake, the SF Chronicle, and CNN. While we spend most of our time pretending to be important, serious grownups, it's when we let go of that facade and just play, that the real magic happens. Fully embracing your own nerdy genius — whatever that is — gives you the power to make a difference and change lives. Learn more about Jeff at https://www.rediscoveryourplay.com/

Scott Agnoli is the founder of GetAGoodStart.com, which provides a blog, podcast, and career education training designed to prepare students to succeed and advance in the corporate environment. Scott is an experienced Marketer, Professional Designer, and Leader with a demonstrated history of success in mentorship, corporate leadership, and challenging the status quo. He is skilled in Graphic Design, Brand Management, Creative Direction, Marketing, Advertising, and Media Production. Professional Executive Leadership and Team-building experience with an M.A. in Graphic Design from Savannah College of Art and Design, Dale Carnegie Effective Communications Training, and Harvardx Leaders of Learning. Learn more about Scott and his work at Get a Good Start

Wendy Gerhardt is on a mission to enrich your life by sharing and contributing valuable educational resources, mentoring, and providing proven techniques in aid of helping you achieve your goals, and become better along the way. Wendy is a nurse anesthetist and an embodiment and purpose coach! She helps others by empowering them through powerful ideas and insights that are all too often, even when they right there in front of our eyes. Wendy and I share a fun and uplifting conversation that delves into the power of the mind and the many ways that we can unleash it...sometimes to unexpected encounters!

This episode of the podcast is the audio-only version of my presentation at Podfest just last week! It will help you get an understanding of Clubhouse and take your moderating skills to the next level! Clubhouse is the hot, new, invite only, audio-only social media platform that is changing the concept of social media marketing, networking and growing your business. The company describes itself as "a new type of social product based on voice [that] allows people everywhere to talk, tell stories, develop ideas, deepen friendships, and meet interesting new people around the world."

Clubhouse provides a virtual stage from which you can share insights, carry on conversations, or facilitate summits and events covering the subject matter of your choice.

When leveraged properly, Clubhouse offers the opportunity to: • Speak in front of an audience of your ideal customers • Connect directly with thought leaders and influencers in your niche or industry • Establish yourself as one of those leaders • Grow your brand and or business