683 – Innovating the Travel and Hotel Industry with RoomSteals’ Nate Ritter

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This episode is featuring Nate Ritter, the Co-Founder of RoomSteals.

RoomSteals serves the budget-conscious travelers. Nate ran a Web Development Agency for 10 years so he’s been a technical entrepreneur for quite some time. RoomSteals uses the inventory hotel rates and secures lowered prices on hotel rooms for users in exchange for a small subscription fee. Their goal is to be completely transparent with the rates and make sure they’re giving a lot of trust and value to consumers.

682- Writing Your Book with Write Your Book in a Flash’s Dan Janal

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Today we’re joined by Dan Janal, the Head Book Coach at Write Your Book in a Flash.

Dan helps entrepreneurs write their books and get them to publishers. He has written over a dozen books and has spoken globally about them. With a background in journalism, Dan can give insight into what consumers want and teach clients how to write books that people will want to pick up and read.

681 – What It Means to Be a Great Contractor with Kelsch Construction’s Keith Kelsch

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The guest on today’s episode is Keith Kelsch, Owner and Contracter at Kelsch Construction.

Keith has been building for over 25 years at Kelsch Construction. He also has a coaching website called Build Your Own Home that offers worldwide coaching to build your own house without a general contractor. Keith teaches values of trade and leadership skills, teaching his clients how to be self-reliant and build a space that they have full control over. 

680 – Venture Capital with Goat Rodeo Capital’s Carlton Fowler

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Today we’re joined with Carlton Fowler, the Founding Partner of Goat Rodeo Capital. 

Carlton founded his business with his friend James Pelligrini. They are both Alcohol Beverage industry experts with stellar track records.  They have led brand development and finance teams within the corporate landscape and co-founded a brand development consulting firm serving clients both big and small. The name Goat Rodeo stems from the belief that any promising early stage company has one or two things that they do really well, a strong vision, and the rest is usually a goat rodeo. They want to help founders find their vision.

679 – Family Wealth Solutions with Family Capital Strategy’s David Wells

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The guest on this episode is David Wells, the Founder and CEO of Family Capital Strategy.

With over 15 years of experience conducting strategic and investment analysis, David founded Family Capital Strategy in 2019. They do strategy finance consulting for family-owned businesses. David began in investing and now helps mentor and coach families with the complexities of managing wealthy family finances. 

678 – Balancing Your Life and Your Bank Account with Beyond Money’s Kate Grayson

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Joined with us today is Kate Grayson, the Founder and Money Coach at Beyond Money. 

Kate’s focus is to balance her client’s life, not just their bank account. Beyond Money is a money coaching company and helps others manage their money. Kate believes that the key is to acknowledge that money is a tool to expand your life and live happier. Kate focuses on 6 figure clients with financial stress and helps them become more stable.

677 – Helping Your Team to Thrive with Stakester’s Tom Fairey

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Joined with us today is Tom Fairey, the CEO and Founder of Stakester.

Skatester is a platform to play sports and video games to challenge others to matches and compete to win money and prizes. The organization encourages healthy competition and forming a community of people who want to have fun and make money from it. 

676 – Listening to Your Customers’ Unmet Needs with StoryMiners’ Mike Wittenstein

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Today on the show is Mike Wittenstein, the Founder and Managing Partner at Story Miners. 

Mike has been in business for 20 years helping leaders achieve their dreams. Story Miners helps entrepreneurs and business owners alike use the art of story, strategy, design, customer experience, business design, and culture to skyrocket their business and grow. They offer coaching, workshops, advisory, presentations, and more.

675 – Pitch-Free Wins in Sales with Win Without Pitching’s Shannyn Lee

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Welcome to the show, Shannyn Lee, the Director of Coaching at Win Without Pitching. 

Based in British Columbia, Win Without Pitching is a sales training company with hundreds of clients around the globe. They focus on creative entrepreneurs and businesses and help with confidence, setting framework, setting pricing, and selling comfortably. There are a couple types of courses they offer such as workshops and bootcamps, as well as private training. 

674 – Using Your Method Consistently with The Blind Blogger’s Maxwell Ivey

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The guest with us today is Maxwell Ivey, Founder and Owner of The Blind Blogger. 

Maxwell started his business in 2013 and has been podcasting ever since. He does outreach for his clients and gets people into publications, onto podcasts, helps them clarify their stories, and offers courses on becoming a podcast guest, all without his eyesight. Interviews are the main source of marketing and networking for him.

673 – Selling Through Starting Genuine Conversations with Jonny Hates Marketing’s Jonny Cooper

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Joined with us today is Jonny Cooper, the Owner and Founder of Jonny Hates Marketing. 

Jonny is a British author, piano player, international racing driver and business coach. He supports coaches and therapists with his organic Client Attraction Blueprint programme, filled with eager students every month, and runs the legendary Jonny Hates Marketing Facebook Group.

672 – Cutting Edge Virtual Education and Tutoring with Gooroo’s Scott Lee

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Today on the show is Scott Lee, Founder and CEO of Gooroo.

Gooroo is a tutoring company that offers a variety of resources for students and learners. They have online courses and used to offer in person tutoring but since COVID they pivoted to all online. Gooroo offers global tutoring as well as one-on-one learning sessions and other tools for students to prosper.

671 – Leveraging Your IP to Maximize Business Success with Sharon Lechter

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The guest on this episode is Sharon Lechter, a licensed CPA for 35 years, Chartered Global Management Accountant, and best-selling author of the books Cashflow Quadrant, Rich Dad Poor Dad, and more.

Sharon is a highly sought-after mentor and has worked with major brands like Disney and Time Warner and served two U.S. Presidents as an advisor on the topic of financial literacy. As CEO of Pay Your Family First, she has dedicated her entrepreneurial efforts to the creation and distribution of financial education books, games, curriculums, and other experiential learning projects.

670 – Shifting Your Mindset with Spelling It Out’s Julieanne O’Connor

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The guest on today’s episode is Julieanne O’Connor, the CEO of Spelling It Out.

Julieanne works with high achieving CEOs to help them feel less overworked. Her coaching also extends to other workers like dentists and business owners in need of social media management training. At Spelling It Out, she teaches work and life balance and how to maintain a happy relationship with work. 

669 – Save A Chef with Deri Dari’s Jake Doherty

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Our guest is Jake Doherty, CEO and Co-Founder of Deri Dari.

Jake is an American living in Germany for 22 years who owned a boutique tour guide service that is currently closed due to COVID-19. He has pivoted into creating Deri Dari, an online platform in the United States where chefs sell interactive live cooking Experiences coupled with ingredient delivery. That way customers can follow along with the same exact ingredients needed for the recipes. 

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668 – Advocation with Fukitt Clothing’s Ricardo Zulueta

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Today the guest on the show is Ricardo Zulueta, CEO of Fukitt Clothing, and President of Start Day One. 

Ricardo’s clothing brand markets itself by being inspirational which led to the creation of his nonprofit organization Start Day One. The nonprofit focuses on mental health awareness and being proactive about suicide prevention. Ricardo lost his brother to suicide, which makes his mission that much more important to him. His mission is to spread the truth about mental health positivity and break the big pharma mindset.