1374 – Be Bright, Be Clear, Be Gone with George Morris

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In this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge talks to George Morris, a Scaling Up business coach at gmorris.com. George Morris works closely with CEOs, Founders, Chairman and the executive management team from all spectrum to ensure they work together, build great working relationships with each other and are aligned with their goals. Understanding the different stages …

1373 – Always Be at the Front of the Line with Speakertunity’s Jackie Lapin

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In this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks with Jackie Lapin, Founder of SpeakerTunity. It is Jackie Lapin’s expertise to help great leaders get booked for speaking engagements, radio shows, podcasts, virtual summits, virtual networking events and conferences in the fastest and easiest way possible. She explained what their services entail, including going out there to …

1372 – Modernizing Your Company with Pencerita’s David Tamm

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In this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks with Founder and CEO of Pencerita, David Tamm. David Tamm, former Air Force captain and successful business owner, shares a bit of his journey, including the people who had a big impact on his life and led him to where he is today. David shared that after 9.5 …

1371 – Serving Instead of Selling with E Circle Academy’s Nicky Billou

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In this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks with the President and CEO of eCircle Academy, Nicky Billou. In this episode, Nicky shared a brief insight into his background and his father’s influence on the way business should be conducted. Unlike the traditional method of marketing where it can easily seem too commercial, he believes doing …

1370 – Creating Experiences for the Customer with The Myers Development Group’s Jerome Myers

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In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks with the Founder of Myers Development Group LLC, Jerome Myers. Myers Development Group, LLC works with people in financial services to build their leadership skills. Jerome talks about scaling businesses by having people that know the mission and take actions that align with the business vision without the …

1369 – Giving Customers a Reason to Donate with Next After’s Tim Kachuriak

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In this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks with Tim Kachuriak, Founder and CEO of NextAfter. Tim Kachuriak is a director of innovation and optimization for NextAfter whose goal is to help charities and non-profit organizations grow through their fundraising efforts by digital means. With his team, they use different methods of data collection and analysis …

1368 – Being Accountable for Your Goals with Fuel to Fire’s Midori Verity

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In this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks with Midori Verity, Founder and CEO of Fuel to Fire. Gina founded Fuel to Fire in the midst of the pandemic. Having been in the business for 25 long years, she never thought an act of nature like this would happen. Although faced with challenges, she remained resilient, …

1367 – Translating Your Vision with Gina Folk

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In this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks with a fractional COO, Gina Folk. Gina explains that many people often don’t fully understand the work of operations. Operations, she says, is the science and art of getting the job done effectively and efficiently. Business owners often fail to realize their desire for growth in the business …

1366 – The Pros of Podcasts with Talk Radio NYC’s Sam Liebowitz

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In this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks with the Director of TalkRadio.NYC, Sam Liebowitz. TalkRadio.NYC, as Sam explains, is a hybrid between a podcasting network and a traditional radio station. They handle the technological aspects, promotions and email marketing of the show so that the hosts can better focus on their genius. When asked why …

1364 – Small By Design with 3 Owl Agency’s David Feldman

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In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks with the Author and Founder of 3 Owl Agency, David Feldman. 3 Owl Agency is a quick-thinking team of designers and thinkers who create tailored, data-driven creative solutions that adapt to changing client needs and enable transformational growth. David gives a fresh perspective on running small agencies and …

1363 – Building a Foundation of Giving with Inspiral Agency’s John Abbott

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In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks to the Co-Founder and Audience Awakening Expert of Inspiral Agency, John Abbott. Inspiral works with coaches and trainers struggling to sell their programs to their audience. John witnessed this firsthand and came up with the marketing approach of the Giving Model. Through this method, he addresses the barriers …

1362 – Improving Productivity with Four Day Work Weeks with Humans First’s Rob Krecak

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In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks to the Principal Owner of Humans First, Rob Krecak. In today’s world, where people are increasingly alienating themselves, Humans First help people connect with others. They work to remind individuals that love and joy come from connecting with others. Rob has historically been known for many things and …

1361 – Finding the Gold Standard with Legal and Creative’s Sharon Toerek

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In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks with the Principal Owner of Legal and Creative and Toerek Law, Sharon Toerek. Legal and Creative work with independent marketing agencies and digital marketing across the US. They help business owners monetize their intellectual capital and advertise and manage its legal implications. Sharon shared examples of rules or …

1360 – Product Led Growth with Three Leaf Consulting’s Thomas Watkins

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In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks to the Founder, thought leader and speaker of 3Leaf, Thomas Watkins. 3Leaf helps businesses achieve their dreams with designed psychology, especially for tech businesses looking for the next big thing. However, for this to work, business owners must know what the product has to do and provide them …

1359 – Having an Original Product with Product World’s Oren Schauble

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In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks with the Founder of ProductWorld, Oren Schauble. ProductWorld helps businesses and entrepreneurs build better products that keep up with the trends and latest technology. According to Oren, one of the most common errors companies make is concentrating too much on a single product rather than addressing the needs …

1358 – Opening Yourself to Learning with Reiner Lomb

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In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks to the CEO, Executive Coach and Author of BoomerangCoach, Reiner Lomb. BoomerangCoach focuses on leadership development, innovation, and transformational change in organizations, companies, and from start-ups to big corporations. They help leaders grow, increase their impact, articulate a future, and guide them in pursuing it. Reiner is a …