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Why You Should Buy A Business - Not Start One : Carl Allen

Why you should buy a business. Yes, even now.
Our guest today, Carl Allen, is a world-class entrepreneur, investor and corporate dealmaker who has worked on more than 330 transactions worth close to $48 billion.
Carl first earned his reputation during his 16 years on Wall Street working for Bank of America, Hewlett-Packard, Forrester, and Gartner. There he advised some of the world’s largest corporations on investments, mergers, acquisitions, disposals, and restructuring... and helped hundreds of business owners raise both equity and debt financing. Until he almost missed the birth of his second son…
In this episode we learn about the staggering statistics for failed new businesses and the upside to purchasing an existing and profitable business, even while the world is in turmoil. And all without using a dime of you own money.
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Learn More: www.dealmakerwealthsociety.com
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The Repositioner - Chala Dincoy

Will your elevator pitch leave you stuck on the ground floor, or will it take you to the C-Suite? Our guest today can tell you in a matter of seconds.
Chala Dincoy is known as The Repositioning Expert, and she helps professional service companies change their messaging to attract more decision makers. In her former life Chala was an award-winning marketer at companies such as Pepsi, Pizza hut, Frito Lay, Diago, Playtex and BIC Inc, and during those years she was pitched by the best, and the worst, in a variety of industries. Today it is her mission to help companies determine and verbalize their super-niche.
Listen in today while Michael and Chala discuss the critical importance of word choice, and even take a stab at Michael’s pitch! Spoiler alert, Michael needed a LOT of help!
Learn More: www.repositioner.com
Chala’s Books:
Gentle Marketing: A Gentle Way to Attracts Loads of Clients https://amzn.to/333XBMx
How to Win Friends the Way Apple Wins Customers https://amzn.to/2FYKCmA
How to Make Anyone Like You in 7 Seconds or Less https://amzn.to/367jKvt
Email: chala@repositioner.com
FB: TheRepositioningExpert
YouTube: chaladincoy
Twitter: @Chala_Dincoy
Instagram: @cdincoy
LinkedIn: ChalaDincoy

The Velvet Machete - Amber Hurdle

If you’ve ever had to bring down the hammer, you need to learn how Amber Hurdle brings down the Velvet Machete. As a dynamic professional speaker and CEO of Amber Hurdle Consulting, a multi-award-winning talent optimization firm, she pioneers using both science and marketing principles to strengthen brands and leaders from the inside out.
In this episode we learn about her Velvet Machete® Brand Strategy, which allows you to cut to the chase and wrap messages in a way that feels good to the intended audience. She shares tips and strategies that you can implement today!
Amber helps leaders confidently define and position their value so they can maximize their influence, focus and results. She personally understands what it takes to accelerate success. She is a  former teen mom who evolved into a powerhouse businesswoman, having worked with international celebrities, executives and Fortune 100 companies alike.
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Find out more https://amberhurdle.com
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Bursts of Brilliance for a Creative Life - Teresa Funke

Is there an artist within you? Our guest today believes there is and can show you how to let it shine.
Teresa is the embodiment of the modern artist/entrepreneur. She’s the owner of Teresa Funke & Company and Bursts of Brilliance® and has authored seven award-winning novels for adults and children set in World War II, including Dancing in Combat Boots and War on a Sunday Morning.
Teresa Funke believes there’s an artist in everyone. Her newest book, Bursts of Brilliance for a Creative Life, https://amzn.to/3hYALtO helps readers ignite their creative spirit and rediscover their passion, their purpose, and their power. Today’s chaotic world requires an army of innovative thinkers—and you are one of them!
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Find out more on Teresa here; https://www.teresafunke.com
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The Next Adventure -Susan Beard

It all began with a postcard of a dog dressed like famous painting of The Girl with the Pearl Earring. Our host Michael Sherlock was wandering through a street art festival in Philadelphia when one of the exhibitors caught her eye. A rack of postcards with portraits of pets made to look like works of art. They were hilarious and incredible, and a part of their company called Regal Beagle. But that is only one element of this amazing photography company.
Founder and owner of Susan Beard Design, Susan Beard has photographed an incredible list of prominent people. Past presidents, world leaders, and more have been captured by her lens. And her laughter and love of life are infectious.
Join us while we speak with her and top creative talent Ericka Schupp as we talk photography, Regal Beagle adaptations of the Queen’s corgis and more!
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Tacos Closets - Francie Brumley

What do the contents of your closet tell about you? Could you make a business out of what is in them? Our guest did just that!
Francie Brumley began working in retail when she was 16, and learned she had a real knack for sales and sales leadership. But like many who have spent decades in the industry, often missing holidays to cover shifts in busy malls, she was ready for a change.
Francie, also known as “Taco” to her fellow roller-derby athletes, had a closet full of unique outfits that could be loved again by someone else. Her business, Tacos Closets, was born. A year later her online business also has a selection of curated new and previously loved clothing, unique gift items, carefully purveyed facial products and more. Listen in to learn about her entrepreneurial journey that is now her dream job.
 
Find out more on: https://tacosclosets.com/
Facebook: @tacosclosets
Instagram: tacosclosets
LinkedIn: Francie Brumley
 

Talking to Your Kids about Money - Wes Rutledge

We are empty nesters! The kids are gone from home, their careers are underway, and they have finally begun “adulting.”  But from the get-go they must now face investing questions. How do they avoid getting ripped off or doing something dumb with their money?
Our guest today, Wes Rutledge, served over 27 years as an investment professional with the same regional investment firm. He worked with hundreds of clients of all sizes from first time investors to professionals with over $15 million per client. Working with retirees, small business owners, corporate executives, grandparents, parents and their children and more gave him the drive to write a book to help make the process easier for everyone.
So Dad, How Can I Make Dollars & Sense? - Wealth-Building Insights for When Adulting Begins in EARNest  (https://amzn.to/2ROrvhl) is for young adults and the people who love them, to help everyone navigate the right discussions, and questions, that will help them gain empowerment over their financial future. In today’s episode we learn actionable strategies to put in practice today.
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MasterTalk - Brenden Kumarasamy

Fear of public speaking is the most common phobia ahead of death, spiders, or heights, according to the National Social Anxiety Center. Yet we all want to have a way with words.
Our guest today, BRENDEN KUMARASAMY, is the founder of MASTERTALK, his YouTube channel dedicated to helping the world master the art of public speaking and communication. He coaches purpose driven entrepreneurs on how to master their message and share their ideas with the world.
In this episode he provides tips and guidance, and even performs and on-the-spot verbal challenge involving pickles!
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YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KJVYCokY9M&t=0s
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/masteryourtalk/

Pursuing Your Dreams - Trey Adams

What is holding you back? Whether it is going after your dream job or simply changing your mindset, you’ll only get there when you start taking the steps that move you towards it. And as you take those steps, be confident in the fact that the steps you’ve taken thus far have taught you more than you may know.
Carrying your skillset from one job to another is what our guest is all about. Wayne T Trey Adams, III (call him Trey) is a former probation/parole officer who became a special education teacher dedicated to motivating and inspiring students to be their best.  He has developed inspirational mantras, developed The Cheats Codes (math short-cuts) to help his students become better students, and is writing a children’s book. But his students give back even more, inspiring him as well.
According to Trey, we can always control our attitude, our thoughts, and our words. And that all can lead to success.
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/thelonewuf
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelonewuf/?hl=en
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheLoneWuf/

Learning to LEAD, Leading to LEARN - Katie Anderson

Are leaders born or made? Today, we talk to Katie Anderson, an internationally recognized leadership coach, consultant, and professional speaker, best known for inspiring individuals and organizations to lead with intention. She founded her consulting practice in 2013 to work with leaders at all levels and organizations of all sizes to achieve higher levels of performance.
In this episode, Katie talks to us about how she turned 18 months in Japan to an annual event, and how her time there helped her to make Japan the backdrop of her book, Learning to Lead, Leading to Learn: Lessons from Toyota Leader Isao Yoshino on a Lifetime of Continuous Learning. (https://amzn.to/3hNdxqT)
From the conversation you will from her on the concept of warp (your deeper interests and goals) and weft (what you discover and learn in your journey) — illustrated through the real-life experience of Isao Yoshino, one of Toyota’s great sensei. Listen in!
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Twitter: @kbjanderson
LinkedIn: linkedin.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kbjanderson/