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  Why do you need business credit? Are you trying to get a small business loan? Are you a “GO” for commercial loan success?   In this episode, Matt and Dan speak to John Matheson, a business owner, investor, and experienced property developer, to answer all those questions.   John’s career spans from Wall Street to Main Street. His personal experience in using lender financing to fund and grow his businesses ignited his interest in his current business.   John is the CEO of Commercial Loan Success, a software and education platform designed to help small business owners and property investors make more informed financing decisions. John hopes to provide the resources and educational materials that small business owners, entrepreneurs, and real estate investors can use to confidently get financing and grow their businesses profitably. John is also the managing member of J. Healy Development, LLC, and has been in the property development business for 26 years. The company specializes in developing

How can you get better at branding and become buzzworthy? What’s your Wow? And, are you dealing your own destiny? In this episode, Matt and Dan speak to Kate Delaney, female sports commentator, talk show host, author, speaker and leader in the world of sports broadcasting. Kate shares insights to help you powerfully share your message to your audience. She tells us how it took 550 rejections before she was able to break into the male world of sports. Today, Kate is a top business and motivational speaker whose unique background, common sense, and straight-forward approach opens the hearts and minds of her audiences and challenges them to get into action. She shares what she has learned from interviewing over 15,000 successful individuals, including four former Presidents. Kate is one of the first women to ever host a solo Sports Radio Talk Show in a Top 10 market – WFAN in New York City and KRLD in Dallas, Texas. You can connect with Kate through the following website and social media accounts: Website: kate

How can you get information about your area of expertise out there? How can you create your own podcast? Is podcasting really that difficult? In this episode, Matt and Dan speak to Larry Roberts, host of the Readily Random podcast, which features a diverse range of guests. Larry talks about how podcasting can be simplified and used as a tool for small business owners to share about their area of expertise. He dispels some podcasting myths to help you get started on your very own podcast, RIGHT NOW! You can connect with Larry through the following website, and social media accounts: Email: larry@readilyrandom.com Website: readilyrandom.com Twitter: @ReadilyRandom Facebook: @readilyrandom YouTube: Larry Roberts --- Remember to subscribe to the SPRH Podcast on iTunes or on the Podcast Addict App on Android. Rate the podcast, and share it with your friends, family, and colleagues! You can find out more about how Dan can help you reduce anxiety issues at www.dancandell.com. Find out more about his Success Happe

EP 87: Strategies to Creating a Bulletproof Business   How to you bulletproof your business? Have you done all you can to free up your time? What percentage of your business is automated?   In this episode, Matt and Dan speak to Mark Podolsky, owner of Frontier Properties, a successful land investing company.   Mark shares how he has built a passive income stream and automated his business so he has the time to enjoy the things he is passionate about. By focusing on working smart, not hard, Mark has completed over 5,000 land deals with an average ROI of over 300% on cash flips. Mark spends time helping others create passive income but he also stays involved in running his land investing business, and is dedicated to teaching the most current and relevant “real world” land investing methods to his students.   You can connect with Mark through the following website and social media accounts:   Website: www.thelandgeek.com Twitter: @TheLandGeek Facebook: @thelandgeek LinkedIn: Mark Podo

Do you run your small business with the help of remote workers? Are you struggling to track their productivity? Do you know how to get the best work from your remote workers? In this episode, Matt and Dan speak to Liam Martin, CMO of TimeDoctor.com and Staff.com. Liam shares his experiences in getting the best out of remote workers for your small business. With over 10 years of experience working with remote employees, Liam who co-founded TimeDoctor.com and Staff.com shares tips on how to best connect with remote workers. He continues furthering outsourcing, and is passionate about how to gain insights into the inner workings of how people work. Liam is a featured speaker at Running Remote’s 2019 conference, which is all about running remote teams and businesses. You can connect with Liam & TimeDoctor through the following website and social media accounts: Website: https://www.timedoctor.com/ Twitter: @TimeDoctorApp LinkedIn: Liam McIvor Martin Facebook: @TimeDoctorSoftware --- Remember to subscribe to

Do you feel like you’re burning out? Do you have a team but continue doing everything yourself? When is the last time you took a break from your business? In this episode, Matt and Dan speak to Michael Levitt, CEO and Boundaries Advisor for Breakfast Leadership, Inc. Michael talks about setting boundaries in your small business to avoid burning out. Michael, with his company Breakfast Leadership, teaches senior leaders and managers how to (Re)learn boundaries in their lives, so they can accomplish more, by doing less. Michael lost his health, his job, his car, and his home all in 369 days, an experience he recounts in his book: 369 Days: How to Survive a Year of Worst-Case Scenarios. He teaches people how that happened to him, so that they can make the critical changes in their lives to prevent those losses from happening to them. You can connect with Michael through the following website, and social media accounts: Website: www.breakfastleadership.com Twitter: @bfastleadership LinkedIn: Michael Levitt Break

Do you want to connect with your customers better? Have you ever thought about educating them? Are you taking advantage of the lifelong education market for your small business? In this episode, Matt and Dan speak to Jeff Cobb, founder of Tagoras, a firm that helps businesses in the learning space to maximize their reach, revenue, and impact of offerings. Jeff believes that every small business owner is an edupreneur and how you can use this to connect with your customers.    Jeff is an entrepreneur, writer, and strategic advisor with more than two decades of experience in the global market for lifelong learning. He is the author of multiple books, including Leading the Learning Revolution: The Expert's Guide to Capitalizing on the Exploding Lifelong Education Market. Jeff also speaks frequently on the connection between learning, innovation, and transformation for both businesses and individuals. You can connect with Jeff through the following website, and Twitter: Website: https://www.learningrevolution.ne

Do you want to publish a book to raise your profile? Are you struggling to finish or even start your book? Why not hire a ghostwriter?   In this episode, Matt and Dan speak to Jen Zelinger of Mark Graham Communications. MGC is a professional ghostwriting and editing company.   Mark Graham Communications' team of writers and editors have a combined 60 years of experience and have written and edited over 400 books. With competition for business growing every day, publishing a business book is one of the best ways to promote your ideas and build credibility within your field to get more customers and clients. Tune in to find out how MGC can help bring your business book to life and make it accessible to the widest audience possible.   You can connect with Mark Graham Communications through the following website, and social media platforms:   Website: http://www.markgrahamcommunications.com/ Facebook: Mark Graham Communications   ---   Remember to subscribe to the SPRH Podcast on iTune

Is your small business struggling? Do you feel like your business is failing? Do you have a fear of failure? In this episode, Matt and Dan speak to Miha Matlievski, who went from being bankrupt to building successful businesses again. He now helps other business owners through his company Fail Coach. After facing financial ruin during the Global Financial Crisis Miha reached rock bottom in 2009. He suffered from anxiety and depression, had to deal with the collapse of his four businesses and  US$20 million of debt. So Miha is quite familiar with the idea of failure. Finally, he decided to pick himself up, built new relationships and businesses, paid back his debt and got back on his feet. Today, Miha enjoys coaching entrepreneurs using lessons learned during his early and “arrogant” days as a business owner. You can connect with Miha through the following website, and social media platforms: Website:www.fail.coach Twitter: @fail_coach Facebook: @FailCoach LinkedIn: @MihaMatlievski --- Remember to subscribe

Do you have harmony in your business? Do you value your whole employee? Are your business and life how you want them to be? In this episode, Matt and Dan speak to Heather Vickery, an award-winning entrepreneur, business owner, and transformational life and business coach. Heather shares how she found harmony in her personal and business life. The founder of Vickery and Co., Heather is a featured expert on achieving an authentic and meaningful life and designing your own roadmap for balance and success. Heather says, “You cannot have a highly successful business if you don’t have your life functioning properly.” You can connect with Heather through the following website, and social media platforms:     Website: www.vickeryandco.com     Twitter: @vickeryandco     Facebook: @vickeryandco     Email: heather@vickeryandco.com     Instagram: vickeryandco --- Remember to subscribe to the SPRH Podcast on iTunes or on the Podcast Addict App on Android. Rate the podcast, and share it with your friends, family, and col

Is your small business struggling to keep up with everything that needs to get done? Do you find it difficult to keep your strategic focus in view? Have you tried mind-mapping for your business?   In this episode, Matt and Dan speak to Liam Hughes, owner of Biggerplate.com, a small business which trains business owners on improving their productivity through mind-mapping.   Liam runs a small business called Biggerplate.com, which has a community of 140,000 who share their mind map creations. Biggerplate is a free online resource, and recognised as the home of mind mapping. Liam and his team of four train businesses on how to use mind mapping to manage a wide number of projects and priorities. Biggerplate has been running since 2008.   You can connect with Liam and Biggerplate through the following website, and social media platforms: Website: http://www.Biggerplate.com Twitter: @Biggerplate Facebook: @Biggerplate YouTube: Biggerplate LinkedIn: BiggerPlate.com ---   Remember to

Are your salespeople not performing as you expected? Are you experiencing a slump in your business? Ever thought that journaling might be the answer?   In this episode, Matt and Dan speak to Donnie Boivin, a former top salesperson, podcaster, success coach and speaker, who now coaches “badass people be even more kickass!”.   Donnie’s gift is helping people figure out their passion and them helping them get out of their own way and go for it. With over 15 years of experience in sales, he decided to turn his experiences into success for others. His unique coaching method includes journaling which he talks about on this podcast. Donnie has been featured on various podcasts, publications and travels the US speaking to large audiences on finding their success.   You can connect with Mark through the following website, and social media platforms: Website: https://www.donnieboivin.com/ Twitter: @DonnieBoivin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/donnie.boivin YouTube: Donnie Boivin LinkedIn: Do

Are your salespeople struggling to close deals? Is it a struggle to understand what your customer or client is thinking? How do you better understand the buyer’s perspective? In this episode, Matt and Dan speak to Mark Bowden, a body language expert, speaker, and trainer. Mark shares body language and behavioural insights for sales that go beyond conventional wisdom. He answers all the questions above so your small business can enjoy better outcomes at sales meetings. Mark Bowden is an expert in human behavior and body language, and is the creator of TRUTHPLANE®, a communication training company and unique method for anyone who has to communicate with impact to an audience. Mark’s client list of leading business people, teams, and politicians includes presidents and CEOs of Fortune 500 companies and Prime Ministers of G7 powers. Among Mark’s publications is the best-selling Winning Body Language for Sales Professionals. Mark was Voted #1 in the world’s top 30 Body Language Professionals for 2014 and 2015 by G

Do you struggle to hire employees that fit your company culture? Do you have openings that have gone unfilled for months? Have you had bad experiences with the wrong hires? In this episode, Matt and Dan speak to Scott Wintrip, a recruiting and hiring expert. Scott answers all your hiring questions and shares techniques on how to hire better. Scott Wintrip has changed how thousands of companies across the globe find and select employees, helping to design and implement a process to hire top talent in less than an hour. He is the author of the bestselling new book High Velocity Hiring: How to Hire Top Talent in an Instant. Over the past 18 years, he built the Wintrip Consulting Group (WintripConsultingGroup.com), a thriving global consultancy. For five consecutive years, Staffing Industry Analysts, a Crain Communications company, awarded Scott a place on the “Staffing 100,” a list of the world’s 100 most influential leaders. He’s also a member of the Million Dollar Consultant Hall of Fame and was recently induc

How do you get to US$1 million in revenue as a one-person business? Why is it important to have your own million-dollar business in this economic climate? In this episode, Matt and Dan speak to Elaine Pofeldt. Elaine is an independent journalist and speaker who specializes in careers and entrepreneurship. Elaine's new book, The Million-Dollar, One-Person Business, looks at how entrepreneurs are scaling to US$1 million in revenue before hiring employees. She shares the three main methods they use to do this. You can connect with Elaine through the following website, and social media platforms: Website: http://elainepofeldt.com/ Twitter: @ElainePofeldt Facebook: @Elaine.Pofeldt You can get Elaine’s book, The Million-Dollar, One-Person Business, here. --- Remember to subscribe to the SPRH Podcast on iTunes or on the Podcast Addict App on Android. Rate the podcast, and share it with your friends, family, and colleagues! You can find out more about how Dan can help you reduce anxiety issues at www.dancandell

Have you always believed that profit is your bottom line? Are you struggling to keep your business profitable? Do you know which one of your products or services offers the greatest margin? In this episode, Matt and Dan speak to Mike Michalowicz, an author, speaker and business owner of three multimillion-dollar companies. Mike has written three books: Profit First, The Pumpkin Plan, and what BusinessWeek deemed the entrepreneur’s cult classic, The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur. Mike is a former small business columnist for The Wall Street Journal and the former business makeover specialist on MSNBC. Today, Mike travels the world as an entrepreneurial advocate speaking to groups of business owners. He is globally recognized as the guy who “challenges outdated business beliefs” and teaches us what to do about it. You can connect with Mike through the following website, and social media platforms: Website: www.mikemichalowicz.com Twitter: @mikemichalowicz Facebook: @MikeMichalowiczFanPage   YouTube: https://www.yo

Do you you get anxious when it comes to your business? Are you struggling to move past a certain point in your business growth? Are you doing what you truly want? In this episode, Matt and Dan speak to Bryan Falchuk, a best-selling author, speaker and life coach, who walks you through those questions. Bryan has faced major adversities and learned how to achieve success by overcoming anxiety. From obesity to running marathons, from career struggles to success as a C-level executive, from watching illness threaten his family to finding lasting health, he has been through many lessons which he used to develop his unique approach to inspiring others to succeed. Bryan's work has been featured in several top publications like Inc. Magazine, The LA Times, Chicago Tribune and more. He has spoken at multiple TEDx events, and has been a featured guest on over 100 podcasts and radio shows. You can connect with Bryan through the following website, and social media platforms: Website: http://www.bryanfalchuk.com/ Twitter

Do you want to expand your small business? Ever thought about borrowing to grow your small business? Is your business credit good enough for you to borrow? In this episode, Matt and Dan speak to Ty Crandall, speaker, author, and business credit expert. Ty talks about why building business credit is important for small businesses to grow. Ty is a well-known speaker, author, and business credit expert. With over 17 years of financial experience, Ty is a recognized authority in business credit building. He is also the author of two books on credit named, Perfect Credit, and Business Credit Decoded. Ty has also been featured by well-known magazines in the business space such as Entrepreneur, Inc., and Forbes. Ty is the CEO at Credit Suite where he has helped create and grow one of the biggest and most credible business coaching operations in the United States. You can connect with Credit Suite through the following website, and social media platforms: Website: https://www.creditsuite.com/ Twitter: @CreditSuite1

Still feel a little queasy about doing sales for your small business? How can you change your mindset towards sales? And, are you really influencing your employees and customers?   In this episode, Matt and Dan speak to Bob Burg, a speaker, former television personality, and top-producing salesperson. Bob answers many of your questions about sales and the mindset you need to approach it.   Bob co-authored the bestselling series of Go-Giver books with John David Mann. The latest in the series, The Go-Giver Influencer: A Little Story About a Most Persuasive Idea, has sold over 700,000 copies! In 2014, Bob was named as one of the 30 Most Influential Leaders by the American Management Association, and he is also one of Inc.’s 100 Great Leadership Speakers. Richtopia named him one of the Top 200 Most Influential Authors in the World. Bob is an advocate, supporter, and defender of the free enterprise system. He believes that the amount of money people make is proportional to how many people they serve.  

What kind of culture are you creating in your small business? Does everyone in your business have a “climber” mindset? How can you implement CHARGE into your small business? In this episode, Matt and Dan speak to Gary Wilbers, a keynote speaker, trainer, and HighPerformance Coach to give you more insight into these questions. Gary has owned 12 businesses and decided to become a coach to share the key lessons he learned as a small business owner. Gary has been an entrepreneur and owner of multiple businesses in Missouri since 1990. He created an acronym that has shaped his life’s foundation: CHARGE (Create Habits Around Real Goals Everyday). The first business Gary built, Mid-America Wireless, started as a small two-man company and culminated with ten regional storefronts and over one hundred fifty employees. He developed a culture of learning and sharing knowledge within his organizations. His goal and commitment was to always make a team member better equipped than when he/she started. Gary now runs Ascend B