The Entrepreneurial You

Tra is a nationally recognized expert in entrepreneurship and business strategy. He is horrified by the significant decline of entrepreneurship in America, and he has made it his mission to rescue 1 million entrepreneurs from traditional employment. Tra’s new book, Boss Brain, reveals a scientifically-proven system that unlocks readers’ true potential and unleashes their entrepreneurial instincts so they can leave traditional employment forever. That’s the real American Dream!   BEFORE YOU GO ANY FURTHER: The #1 cause of bad sleep   Show Notes   “Build something 100 people love, not something 1 million people kind of like.” – Brian Chesky   The thought of venturing out from the security of a 9 to 5 can be daunting, seemingly disheartening and dismaying. BUT, it can be very rewarding and liberating once you are able to face the fear of the unknown.   This week, The Entrepreneurial You podcast invites Tra Williams to inspire and motivate you to make the leap from traditional employment and start a bus

  Cathryn is a Book Coach and Publisher based in Brisbane. She helps coaches, speakers and aspiring thought leaders write and publish beautiful self-help books, business books and memoirs.A quality book will raise your profile, and attract new opportunities such as speaking, media, podcasts and new clients, because it ultimately positions you as a thought leader, and adds credibility and income to your business. Using her no-BS, genuine and practical approach to book writing, Cathryn empowers you to tell your truth, grow your business, and make a greater impact on your industry and the world.  BEFORE YOU GO ANY FURTHER: The #1 cause of bad sleep Show Notes   “Not a wasted word. This has been a main point to my literary thinking all my life.” —Hunter S. Thompson   Writing a book is the dream of many people. The process can seem daunting but with the right guidance, it doesn’t have to be. There are numerous benefits in getting published.   This week, The Entrepreneurial You podcast speaks with Cathryn

Barbara is an investor, entrepreneur, and Founder & CEO of The Virtual Hub - a business she started by accident that exploded in the space of 12 months to become one of the leading companies that recruits, trains, and manages virtual assistants for businesses who need to free up time and energy so they can go to the next level. With a strong focus on customized training and ongoing career development, Barbara has built a company that ensures their team is trained in cutting-edge programs (like Hubspot, Ontraport, etc.) to best meet their clients’ unique needs in digital marketing, social media, personal assistant services, and administrative support. BEFORE YOU GO ANY FURTHER: The #1 cause of bad sleep   Show Notes   “If you’re serious about changing your life, you’ll find a way. If you’re not, you’ll find an excuse.” – Jennifer Sincero   We are living in a fast-paced world so anything we can do to eke more time out of the day will make our lives way easier. It is not just about being busy, it is about

  Jeff is a franchise executive with 25 years of experience founding, building, operating, and ultimately exiting a national franchise brand, AdvantaClean.As a leading national restoration franchise AdvantaClean became a strategic partner with St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital to support families in need, when they need it the most. In January of 2019, AdvantaClean was acquired by Home Franchise Concepts (HFC) to create a combined network with over 1,700 franchise territories operating in 11,000 cities in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. After the successful sale and exit, Jeff set out to help others build sustainable businesses and franchise systems. Jeff is a published author, Forbes contributor, speaker, and consultant to emerging brands.  BEFORE YOU GO ANY FURTHER: The #1 cause of bad sleep   Show Notes   “It's not at all hard to understand a person; it's only hard to listen without bias.” ― Criss Jami Discernment is the ability to obtain sharp perceptions or to judge well (or the activity of so doing). D

Xenia is the CEO and Co-Founder of Planable, a content review and marketing collaboration platform used by over 5,000 teams behind brands such as Hyundai, Christian Louboutin, Viber, and United Nations. Prior to launching Planable, at 20 y.o., she built a digital marketing agency and led social for clients such as Coca-Cola. Xenia has been recognized on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list and spoke on the Innovation Stage at Cannes Lions in 2018. Xenia graduated from Tim Draper's startup academy in Silicon Valley and took Planable through the Techstars London accelerator in 2017. She has also published a book – The Manifesto on Content Marketing Teams and has launched her own podcast – People of Marketing. BEFORE YOU GO ANY FURTHER: The #1 cause of bad sleep   Show Notes   "People don’t buy what you do, they buy why you do it." - Simon Sinek   Are you running a digital marketing agency or curious about running one?  This week, The Entrepreneurial You podcast invites  Xenia Muntean to talk about how to do so s

Nancy is a digital marketing specialist for women entrepreneurs and Etsy Sellers. She works with Etsy Sellers who want to build a thriving Etsy business and embrace the entrepreneurial adventure. She’s been a Digital Marketing Specialist now for 11 years and an Etsy Seller for the last 4 years. She started her Etsy Shop in late 2016 because she wanted to write a case study for her blog about making handmade items and selling them on Etsy. Now she has 6 Etsy Shops and loves making passive income with Etsy. BEFORE YOU GO ANY FURTHER: The #1 cause of bad sleep Show Notes   “Creativity is contagious, pass it on.” Albert Einstein   Want to find a viable option to provide another stream of income in this time? Etsy may just be the answer you are searching for.   This week, The Entrepreneurial You podcast invites  Nancy Badillo to talk about how to make money selling digital products on Etsy.   Here is a snippet of what Nancy shared:   “So by choosing to micromanage and picking an item that you create to

Dave McKeown helps individuals, teams, and organizations achieve excellence by doing the ordinary things extraordinarily well. He is the CEO of Outfield Leadership and author of The Self-Evolved Leader - Elevate Your Focus and Develop Your People in a World That Refuses to Slow Down. BEFORE YOU GO ANY FURTHER: The #1 cause of bad sleep Show Notes   “Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others.” – Jack Welch   Are leaders born or are they made? This age-old debate will yield  different responses depending on which side of the fence you sit.    This week, The Entrepreneurial You podcast invites   Dave McKeown to talk about self-evolved leadership and what that means for your organization and team.   Here is a snippet of what   Dave shared:   “It’s that mindset of understanding that your ego is going to seek value from you being rewarded from knowing the answers organization isn't helping your people grow and develop an

Victoria is the Vice President of IBM’s North American Talent & Transformation practice; she is a senior executive with over two decades of progressive experience in strategy, operations, growth initiatives, and business and talent development. She is a visionary leader with a passion for innovation, creativity and Diversity & Inclusion. In fact, Victoria has won both the 2020 Mentor of the Year award from Women in Communications & Technology AND the 2019 HSBC Diversity & Inclusion in Innovation Award. Victoria serves as a board member for several organizations; she is also a published author, in-demand public speaker and appears regularly on national TV. An inspiring professional with impeccable credentials, Victoria is a trusted voice among peers and emerging executives. BEFORE YOU GO ANY FURTHER: The #1 cause of bad sleep Show Notes   “It's never the differences between people that surprise us. It's the things that, against all odds, we have in common.” ― Jodi Picoult   Not many of us were born with

Liam is a serial entrepreneur who runs Time Doctor and Staff.com — one of the most popular time tracking and productivity software platforms in use by top brands today. He is also a co-organizer of the world's largest remote work conference — Running Remote. Liam is an avid proponent of remote work and has been published in Forbes, Inc, Mashable, TechCrunch, Fast Company, Wired, The Wall Street Journal, The Huffington Post, Venturebeat and many other publications. BEFORE YOU GO ANY FURTHER: The #1 cause of bad sleep   Show Notes “Trust is knowing that when a team member pushes you, they are doing it because they care about the team” — Patrick Lencioni   Building and scaling any business takes a lot of hard work. This is multiplied many times over when it is a remote business.   This week, The Entrepreneurial You podcast invites  Liam Martin to talk about how to  scale successfully.   Here is a snippet of what  Liam shared:   “Remote work will be the way that people work in the future. Most people

Jana is a marketing expert and Pinterest specialist for online coaches, course creators, and service providers. She helps her clients and students systemize list growth so they can automate a steady stream of targeted leads for their courses and programs – and set themselves up for long-term business success.   Show Notes   "To excel at the highest level - or any level, really - you need to believe in yourself, and hands down, one of the biggest contributors to my self-confidence has been private coaching." - Stephen Curry   We perhaps know quite a bit about Google, Yahoo, Bing and other search engines but how much do we know about this micro-search platform, Pinterest? Apparently, there is much that we are missing out on when we decide whether consciously or unconsciously, not to include it in our marketing efforts.   This week, The Entrepreneurial You podcast invites Gana Osofsky to share on how to use Pinterest to grow your email list with ideal customers - with ease!   Here is a snippet of what 

Gavin is an inspirational Speaker, Business Strategist, author, business growth mentor and host of The Business Mastermind Podcast.He works with Business Owners and Entrepreneurs to Double their Business in a year. His new book “Survive and Thrive: How to Secure, Scale and Succeed in Business” is a collection of practical tools and techniques that he has been successfully implementing with businesses over the last decade.  Gavin has worked with a wide range of businesses and multinational corporations like Ford, Carphone Warehouse, the Royal Bank of Scotland the United Nations and even the Metropolitan Police!   Show Notes   “The essence of strategy is choosing what not to do.” Michael Porter   We all need direction - a compass of sorts to guide us in our daily lives. This becomes even more necessary when we have a business to run.   This week, The Entrepreneurial You podcast invites Gavin Preston to share on a framework to propel your business into a  huge growth Trajectory.   Here is a snippet of

Amy Lafko founded Cairn Consulting Solutions with the knowledge that you need to grow your people to grow your business. Amy focuses her work on the employee experience that is derived from skilled leaders and aligned teams. Anchoring her work in the People 1st Paradigm, Amy facilitates workshops, team dynamics sessions and provides consulting to assist organizational growth. From hiring to engagement, she assists clients in decreasing turnover, increasing productivity and customer satisfaction. As a national speaker, consultant and facilitator, Amy leverages over 20 years of professional leadership experience in several sectors of healthcare. She is certified in DISC, Driving Forces and Emotional Intelligence as well as the 7 Stages of Growth.   Show Notes   "Men love to wonder, and that is the seed of science." - Ralph Waldo Emerson   When we think about science perhaps the idea of something quite challenging and lab-like comes to mind. But what about the idea of using science to make good business de

Paul O’Mahony is a world-renowned entrepreneur, international public speaker, four-time best-selling author, and expert business trainer. Over the past ten years, Paul and his team at Re-Think Academy have helped over 10,000 individuals, start-up entrepreneurs, influencers and business owners build, grow and scale their businesses to 7 figures and beyond through cutting edge digital marketing and affiliate marketing techniques. Paul is also a columnist in the Sunday Independent and Examiner newspapers and is a Guinness World Record-holder for public speaking! Paul and his team of expert coaches are on a mission to empower ordinary people to lead extraordinary lives and gain financial certainty in an uncertain world.   Show Notes   “The more passionate and argumentative I get the more followers and friends I make online.” ― Tasha Turner   The internet is available to all who want to leverage its many opportunities. But how many people, instead of using it to make money, are simply scrolling and switching

  Cheryl is an international empowerment speaker, 11x best-selling author, leadership expert, and master speaker development coach for women. She equips women with the tools to unleash the power of their voice and share the transformational impact of their story. Dr. Wood has trained countless women leaders & influencers across the U.S. and abroad in South Africa, India, France, United Kingdom, Canada and the Bahamas. She empowers women to get out of their comfort zone, take calculated risks, and create a living legacy using their voice.   Dr. Wood has been featured on ABC, Radio One, Forbes Magazine, Huffington Post, ESSENCE, Black Enterprise, Good Morning Washington, Fox 5 News, Fox 45 News, The Washington Informer, The Baltimore Times, Afro-American Newspaper and numerous other media outlets. She has delivered keynote presentations for a host of large and small organizations including NASA, FBI, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Department of Agriculture, The United Nations, Verizon, National Associatio

  Jordan is the founder and creative director of A Good Day, a bespoke experience studio specializing in custom stationery, events, branding and user experience. Getting his start in advertising, he's spent the last 13 years building a foundation in digital & consumer strategy with a focus on enhancing user experiences across the physical & digital worlds. He launched A Good Day in 2014 to marry his passions for paper & user experience, working on a wide range of projects from small business branding & custom wedding invitations to website redesigns & digital transformations for large multinational brands.   Show Notes   "Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose. " -Zora Neale Hurston   Testing and measuring are absolutely essential to the growth of any business. In order to test and measure, consumer research is important. In this episode of The Entrepreneurial  You Podcast, Jordan  Kentris shared his knowledge on the value of user testing and consumer research to impro

Elle McCann, owner and designer of Curious Themes web development studio, creates online classes that cover how to launch and grow Shopify stores quickly. She has been listed as a Shopify Expert for over seven years and in that time has created over 150+ Shopify stores.Elle is dedicated to helping entrepreneurs grow their online business without the overwhelm. She posts weekly videos on her YouTube channel that currently has over 27,000 subscribers and is growing fast. Elle lives in Nashville, TN.   Show Notes “Tough times never last, but tough people do.” ― Robert H. Schuller Shopify is indisputable one of the most popular  eCommerce hosting platforms. Since this option was created predominantly for product-based merchants around 10 years ago, it has only grown in popularity with vendors. This episode of The Entrepreneurial You podcast looks at how to set up a Shopify store for success.   Here is a snippet of what Elle shared:   “They (Shopify) do have a lot of different sales channels. The most popu

Edwin is the author of three books and has lectured to thousands of business professionals around the globe on the subjects of branding, social media, and digital marketing. In addition, Edwin has spent the last 35 years specializing in working with small businesses to increase their profits across the US and the globe. Edwin combines a unique ability to blend humor and pragmatic know-how into his presentations.    Show Notes “If your customer base is aging with you, then eventually you are going to become obsolete or irrelevant. You need to be constantly figuring out who are your new customers and what are you doing to stay forever young. ” ― Jeff Bezos   We are in an era where seemingly everyone is a branding expert and we have the digital age to thank for that. But, we must proceed with caution as we aim to get branding right.  This episode of The Entrepreneurial You podcast with Edwin Dearborn will explore some of the myths and misconceptions of branding in the digital age.   Here is a snippet of w

  Julie is a Harvard law graduate and relationship wellness expert focusing on loneliness, millennial isolation, and how we can foster strong long-distance connections with our networks. She is also the founder and CEO of Small Packages, a curated care package company that sends love when you cannot be there in person.  Julie's work and opinions have been featured in numerous international publications, including The Everygirl and Elite Daily. Julie was also awarded a Visionary Women Grant by Shark Tank’s Barbara Corcoran.   Show Notes   “We felt so lonely in the crowd. And now we feel so connected in isolation.”  ― Hrishikesh Agnihotri   What lessons have you learnt from the quarantine? What is your biggest takeaway? All this and more are the issues we focused on for this episode of The Entrepreneurial You Podcast.   Here is a snippet of what Julie shared:   “The thing that I always keep going back to is when you're an entrepreneur, you're sort of inventing everything for the first time. We like

George is the Founder of 5 companies, 3 exits, still running two. He is the founder of onestopdevshop.io, software and design agency, and online reputation management software, Wavereview.   Show Notes   "Nothing ruins your day more than getting a bad review." Taylor Swift   It is no secret that reviews can either make or break your business. This is backed by statistics. In a recent survey, 83% of consumers say they either completely or somewhat trust recommendations from family, colleagues, and friends about products and services – making these recommendations the highest ranked source for trustworthiness. [Nielsen]. This week’s episode of The Entrepreneurial You Podcast focuses on this notion.   Here is a snippet of what  George shared:   “The statistics that I've seen is that 70% of the people that read reviews trust them as much as a recommendation from a friend. If you're looking at a business and it has no reviews that means you're probably going to be 70% more likely to choose the business t

Jennifer, a virtual classroom and blended learning pioneer, is Founder and President of InSync Training. Her entirely virtual consulting firm specializes in the design and delivery of engaging, innovative, and effective modern blended learning. Under Jennifer’s expert leadership, Inc. 500|5000 named InSync training the 10th Fastest Growing Education Company in the U.S. in 2013, the 20th Fastest Growing Education Company in 2014, and to their Inc. 5000 list for four consecutive years. Dell Women’s Entrepreneur Network, Forbes Most Powerful Women Issue, The NativeAdVantage, and Goldman Sachs 10000 Small Businesses have all recognized her entrepreneurial drive.   Show Notes Where my reason, imagination or interest were not engaged, I would not or could not learn. — Sir Winston Churchill With over 20 years in the online training business, Jennifer has been ahead of the game and has garnered so much experience which makes her a leader in this area. This episode of The Entrepreneurial You Podcast couldn’t be mo