Hear this interview with Steve Anderson, author of The Bezos Letters. He shares tips on growing your company using the same principles used by Amazon. He has spent spent over 35 years shaping the insurance industry through a deeper understanding of emerging technologies and how businesses today can best integrate and leverage them. He is a sought-after speaker and influencer. His book reveals 14 principles for business growth based on the ideas and patterns that emerged when he examined Jeff Bezos’ 21 annual letters to Amazon shareholders. Learn more at: www.SteveAnderson.com.



Check out some of Steve's great resources at: www.TheBezosLetters.com/NancyGaines

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Learn how to attract your ideal clients during this interview with Trish Saemann. She is a Fractional CMO, Marketing Strategist and owner of GoBeyond SEO who works with small business owners to help them find the clarity they need to develop an effective marketing strategy using Facebook Ads, Google Adwords, PPC, and SEO. She knows when businesses are in service to their customers, they also serve themselves. She believes in taking a customer-centric approach when looking to share your company’s message and improve business in general. She has been quoted in Inc. and Bizjournals.com. In her spare time, she enjoys singing, painting, writing poetry and fiction, and hanging with her family. 



Download a free report: 7 Simple Steps to Attract More Clients



Learn more at: www.GoBeyondSEO.com and www.GetMoreClientsYouLove.com

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Catch this podcast episode with Michael Zipursky. He is an author, entrepreneur, and the CEO of ConsultingSuccess.com, where he runs a 7-figure consulting business as he travels the world with his family. He has consulted for organizations and advised leaders on every continent (except for Antartica) and in over 30 industries, from service providers to billion-dollar Multinational corporations. Michael has helped over 300 consultants add 6 and 7 figures to their Annual revenue. He is a speaker and gives keynotes and workshops for the Certified Management Consultants Association, Canadian Internet Marketing Conference, Chartered Management Institute UK and others. He has also appeared on top media shows.  



Download his free report on how to grow a consulting practice here.

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Learn about a great CRM for small businesses in this episode with Craig Klein. Prior to founding SalesNexus, he spent 15 years building and leading sales teams, selling multi-million dollar, multi-year contracts to energy companies such as ExxonMobil, BP, Shell, and Chevron. The long, complex selling environment within these energy giants gave him a keen sense of the risk of mis-allocated sales time. (Love that as it sounds very productive!)  He writes about business and sales topics for several key media such as Forbes. Small Business Today, and SocialMediaToday.com. He also serves as a mentor to students at the University of Houston’s Wolff Center for Entrepreneurship. He is a sought after speaker and author at many key exhibitions and conferences.  



Download your free gift from Craig here.

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She is the co-founder
of Boomer Benefits, an award-winning and top-producing insurance agency that
specializes in Medicare insurance for baby boomers. She enjoys sharing how she
and her business partner bootstrapped their agency from a first-year income of $13,000
to a multi-million-dollar revenue in 2018 while serving clients in 47 states. She
is a leading producer for Cigna, Mutual of Omaha, Aetna, and more.  She’s also a former magazine editor who has
been featured in Forbes, Huffington Post, and more. She definitely knows
insurance.

233_Danielle Roberts_Insights on Medical Insurance for Entrepreneurs

Hear why funeral pre-planning is as important as a business exit plan in this interview with Jamie Sarche. She is the Director of Pre-Planning at Feldman Mortuary here in Denver, Colorado. In her pre-planning role, she helps families alleviates the emotional and financial burden on loved ones, putting them in control of the process. Her calling is helping people be less afraid of death. She is a seasoned speaker who brings deep experience in death care to a broad range of audiences around the country, sharing insights and approaches on how to have those difficult conversations, and how to address sensitive issues. She has delivered a TedX talk on the subject of death and has recently started small group sessions (caskets and cocktails) to get people talking about this topic.  Contact Jamie:  Jamie@FeldmanMortuary.com

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Catch this podcast interview with Andy Paul.  He’s the host of a top-rated podcast, Accelerate! With Andy Paul, where he educates and inspires sales professionals to take their expertise to the next level. His podcast has over 700 episodes and 2 million downloads.  He is #8 on LinkedIn’s list of the Top 50 global sales experts, where over 166,000 professionals follow his daily posts on sales. He is the author of two Amazon best-selling books, as well as founder of The Sales House, the first all-in-one personal growth program for modern B2B sellers. He is definitely the go-to resource for sales leaders and top sales producers. Learn more at: www.AndyPaul.com

231_Andy Paul_How to Simplify Your Sales Success

Check out this podcast with Benita Samuels and learn about LinkedIn. Benita was destined to be a marketer. One of her first projects after graduating from Penn State, she headed straight to New York to work on the now famous, I Love NY campaign. She then grew her marketing skills working with consumer brands including Tyson Foods, Centrum Vitamins and ChapStick, and for entertainment giants like Disney, Nickelodeon and Warner Bros. She worked with a broad range of artists, including Richard Simmons, Billy Joel, Cindy Crawford, U2, and others. She has overseen traditional and digital campaigns, as well as website development.  Today, she resides in Colorado with her family and she specializes with LinkedIn marketing. Learn more at: https://www.benitasamuels.com/

230_Benita Samuels_How LinkedIn Can Grow Your Business Fast

Hear this podcast interview with Phil Pelto, the owner of Firestorm, a multi-state professional networking organization specifically for business owners and sales people in the business to business arena. They provide education, framework and structure for members to build, nurture and leverage strategic relationships to grow their business. His previous experience includes Cutco, Canon, Tom James, Sandler Sales Training, and board member positions. In his spare time, he spends weekends camping, running, and enjoying the outdoors. His famous quote: cold calling is punishment for not networking. Learn more at: https://www.myfirestorm.com/

229_Phil Pelto_How to Become a Master Connector

Check out this podcast interview with Brent McClure who is not your typical CPA. He's a results-oriented Senior Executive and Consultant with more than 20 years of success in the financial services, construction, retail, distribution, manufacturing, oil & gas, and technology industries. He  leverages his extensive experience to help businesses improve profitability,increase their capacity, develop sustainability and ensure necessary compliance - all while achieving a greater return on investment. Learn more at: www.BrentMcClure.com

228_Brent McClure_Why You Should Consider a Fractional CFO for your Business

Listen to John Hopper share how to keep employees. He created the system The Greatest on the Planet which changes the dynamics between employees and their employers. The workbook and system gets the employees to focus on what really matters - and makes it easy for the employer to see if the employee is actually doing what really matters. The outcomes are simple, 1) The employee needs help. 2) The employee needs to be let go. or 3) You have The Greatest Employee on the Planet.  We’ll talk about how to keep that employee in this podcast. Through his work, John is also a highly sought after speaker. Learn more at: www.TheGreatestonthePlanet.com

227_John Hopper_How to Have the Greatest Employees on the Planet

Learn how to scale your business and push your limits in this interview with Rick Steele. He is the founder and CMO of Selectblinds, LLC, an online e-tailer of independently branded window fashions. He manages almost 100 people and serves millions of customers. He is the author of 30 Days to Launch, helps people launch their ideas in 30 days or less. Rick donates time and financial resources to numerous organizations, including animal rescue, children's hospital, and The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research. In his free time Rick likes to train with Navy Seals, run ultra-marathons, and compete in events such as Ironman and Spartan World Championships. Learn more about Rick is this HuffPost article.

226_Rick Steele_Launching your Idea in 30 Days or Less

Listen to Brendan Kane to learn tips to rapidly grow your social media followers. He is a digital strategist for Fortune 500 corporations, global brands, and celebrities. He started his career in the entertainment industry managing digital divisions for two prominent movie studios. He then went on to build applications and campaigns for celebrity clients such as Taylor Swift, Rihanna, Katie Couric, Jason Statham, and super model Adrianna Lima. Today, Brendan is best known for recently building a million followers in 100 countries in less than 30 days. He’s here to share his framework for leveraging digital platforms to grow your brand quickly and effectively.  Learn more at: http://www.OneMillionFollowers.com

225_Brendan Kane_How to Empower Brands and Businesses to Grow with Social Media

Listen to this interview with Terry Lammers on growing the value of your company. He is a Certified Valuation Analyst and co-founder/managing member of Innovative Business Advisors. He was President and Owner of Tri-County Petroleum for over 20 years before joining Regions Bank as VP of Commercial Banking, after selling his business in 2010. Today, he works with his team at Innovative Business Advisors to guide current business owners looking to sell their enterprises, as well as prospective buyers.  He is the author of You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know, which provides an in-depth examination of the process of buying, growing, and eventually selling a business. Learn more at: www.innovativeba.com

224_Terry Lammers_How to Build a Business That Sells for Top Dollar

Listen to this interview with Sam Ventola, a mediation expert. He is the Founding Partner and Mediator at Ventola Mediation. With bachelor degrees in both Political Science and Philosophy, he received his law degree from the University of Colorado in Boulder. He has been an attorney on both sides in business litigation, employment disputes, probate litigation, and personal injury cases. In addition to being an attorney, he has been a mediator, hearing officer, labor relations professor, and lecturer on litigation, employment, and First Amendment issues. It is his goal and passion to help business owners resolve disputes efficiently and effectively. Learn more at: https://ventolamediation.com/



Additional resource:  Listen to Sam The Answer Man Podcast



Sam's Law Practice: Ventola Law



Coming soon: Faces of the First Amendment



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223_Sam Ventola_Why Business Owners Should Choose Mediation over Going to Court

Hear why you need a self directed IRA in this podcast interview with Terry White. He is President & CEO of Sunwest Trust, has been working in the real estate & investment world for 35+ years. He has a degree in Accounting, worked for a title company, then launched a small escrow company, which quickly gained a reputation for being honest, hardworking and fair. He formed Sunwest Trust, headquartered in Albuquerque, based on the principle of offering clients real-world solutions to all of their self-directed IRA and escrow management needs. His passion lies in educating investors to build their own self-directed IRA’s. When he’s not in the office, Terry enjoys fly fishing, biking, traveling with his wife, and spending time in Colorado. Learn more at: www.SunwestTrust.com



Additional Resources: Check out Terry's podcast: Focused on Biz

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Hear this interview with Tom Sylvester for tips on working with your spouse. He is a co-founder of Lifestyle Builders™, a coaching and training company  that helps entrepreneurs build their businesses to create more impact  with their customers and more freedom in their lives. Over the past 15  years,  Tom has helped with thousands of business leaders and their  teams create more success, from Fortune 500 companies to startups.   During this time, he has honed and refined his philosophies, models,  and strategies for growing entrepreneurial businesses. Tom  and his wife Ariana share their philosophies and guidance for  entrepreneurs on their Lifestyle Builders™ podcast and their upcoming  book Lifestyle Builders™: Build Your Business, Quit Your Job, &  Create Your Ideal Life.

221_Tom Sylvester_Running a Successful Company with your Spouse

Hear this podcast interview with Gerri Detweiler on business credit. She has more than twenty years of experience guiding individuals through the confusing world of credit, and has earned a reputation as a reliable and independent resource on personal and small business credit. She serves as Education Director for Nav, the first site to give business owners free personal and business credit scores and tools to build financially healthy companies. Her articles have been featured by top media and she has authored five books. She also hosted her own talk radio program, been interviewed for more than 3,000 news stories, and testified before Congress on consumer credit legislation. Learn more at:  https://www.nav.com/



Additional Resources:



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220_Gerri Detweiler_What You Need to Know about Business Credit

Listen to this episode with Sarah Noked who runs an Online Business Management Agency in Israel. She helps entrepreneurs plan and delegate, implement the right systems, unite virtual teams across the globe, and grow profits to achieve their goals. Her mission is simple: to empower entrepreneurs to grow a thriving business online by building systems & a winning team, keeping everyone accountable to their goals, and increasing those profits. She is one of just 3 worldwide Certified OBM®. Through a variety of training and certification courses, she offers the right resources to empower and educate highly-skilled VAs and OBMs around the world. Learn more at: https://www.sarahnoked.com/



Additional resources: 



Get OBM Certified at: https://www.sarahnoked.com/cert/Screen cast and video: https://www.loom.com/Teamwork Project Management Tool: https://www.teamwork.com/Freebies from Sarah: www.SarahNoked.com/NancyGaines

219_Sarah Noked_Why You Should Hire an Office Business Manager

Check out this podcast with Matt Brauning, podcast host, master trainer of NLP, and the best-selling author of a The Firebox Principle – The 7 Drives That Fuel Every Entrepreneur. He speaks all over the world from the US to Australia, filmed a movie with Brian Tracy and Bob Proctor, and consults with fortune 100 companies such as U.S. Bank, John McAfee (Founder of McAfee Antivirus), New York Life, The YMCA and others. Matt is an avid motorcycle rider, church pastor, and rock climber.  Learn more at: https://mattbrauning.com/

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