In this episode I chat with Paul Jarrett who is the fun and driven co-founder and CEO of Bulu, an Inc 5000 fast growth business in the subscription box business that achieved 118% growth to $7.1 Million. Bulu creates private label Subscription Box businesses for big brands like Disney, Clorox, and Buzzfeed. Created in 2011…
Year: 2019
Episode 47 Quinn Royston Calculates the Future of Data Storage in Dog Pics and Cat Videos
Artificial Intelligence. AI for. short. The looming nemisis of employees and business in the next decade? Maybe yes, unless you have a game plan. We talk about how businesses like yours and mine can harness the potential and not be eaten by competitors who leverage AI and data in the coming decade. Quinn Royston is…
Episode 46 Jeremy Jenson Helping Businesses find Unicorns by being the G.O.A.T.
Jeremy Jenson is the President & CEO at Encore Search Partners, LLC and he shares the secrets to his companies Fast Growth success that landed them #1109 on the 2019 Inc 5000. Based out of Houston, TX, Encore reached $ 4.2 Million in sales in 2018 and a 3 Year Growth rate of 377%. Jeremy…
Episode 45: Steve McKee is helping stalled & stuck businesses break through.
In this episode I talk to Steve McKee of McKee Wallwork + Co.. I personally gained valuable insight that rang true and gave me insight into my own business growth path. Steve leads McKee Wallwork + Co. which is a marketing advisory firm that helps stalled, stuck and stale companies generate new momentum. The firm…
Episode 44: Jawad Shaikh: Growing 18,000% by Helping Healthcare solve revenue problems.
Jawad is an Executive Director at Avelead focused on managing growth and strategy for the business. Avelead has the distinction of being number 228 on the Inc. Magazine 5000. Jawad and his brother share insights as to how they grew the business an incredible 18,000% over the prior 3 years. Avelead’s mission is to automate…
Episode 43 Bruce Rowley is (Data) Driven to the Inc 5000
Bruce Rowley is the founder of RSMarketing which offers data driven outsourced marketing services. They have been on INC 5000 list twice, and they currently have 40 people working on their team. Bruce has an interesting story how he launched the company at the bottom of the recession in 2010 and all things marketing.
Episode 42 Vinnie Fisher is 'Accountable for Growth'
How do you get on the Inc 5000 with your business in three very short years? We dive in with Vinnie Fisher, the CEO of Fully Accountable and author of False Profits and the CEO’s Mindset. Vinnie is a businessman, entrepreneur, author, husband, and father. He has been married for almost 20 years to his…
Episode 41 Chris Chancey Amplio
In this episode of the podcast I talk to Atlanta social entrepreneur Chris Chancey. Chris has figured out that there is a very misunderstood and overlooked workforce in America. Refugees. Chris Chancey has a fast growing employment agency called Amplio Recruiting. He is on a mission to help businesses tap into people who have emigrated…
Episode 40 John DiJulius is leading a Customer Service Revolution
My guest for the big 4-0 of Automate and Grow? John DiJulius who is an author and expert in the area of Customer Service. He aims to redefine customer service by writing books with titles like Secret Service, Hidden Systems That Deliver Unforgettable Customer Service, What’s The Secret? To Being a World Class Customer Service…
Ep 39 Ali Daniel is helping coaches quench their Punch Drunk Soul
Ali Daniel is a entrepreneur who found her calling and helps others create coaching businesses around their’s. The coach’s coach, Ali started blogging initially around under the brand Punch Drunk Soul to describe both her journey and in keeping with her love of boxing. When she listened to her inner self and stopped fighting what…
Episode 38: Tony Whatley is Driven to Create Great Businesses 365 Days a Year
My guest on this episode of the podcast is Tony Whatley the author of Sidehustle Millionaire, founder of several companies including 365Driven – an entrepreneur mentorship program. He is also the host of the 365 Driven podcast and works with both established companies to scale and entrepreneurs forming their first or next business. On this…
Episode 37: Gus Van Dender Facebook Workplace and the new connected enterprise
Gus Van Dender is an entrepreneur and founder of cnnected which is a consulting and implementation partner of Facebook Workplace. I will admit that I bucked the idea of the platform and did not attempt to go beyond the idea that this was a non starter for my company and clients coming from Facebook. Then…