Today's Business Leaders With Gabe Arnold

Today’s guest, Shannon Graham, realized he was an entrepreneur since his early teens. When he was in school, he would take the one-cent CDs from the Columbia House catalog and upsell them to his friends and classmates to make a profit. This was his very first taste of being a business owner, and he knew it was for him.Graham began his coaching career in his early 20s while working a full-time job. It did not take long for him to start making more income from his coaching business than his full-time career. By that point, he quit his nine to five to work full time for himself and has never looked back. He now works with ultra-high net worth individuals who have gone through the ultimate failure (losing their purpose and not achieving their fulfillment) through his million-dollar program — Second Summit. His goal is to bring together the 98 percent and the 2 percent to create a better world and bring civilization to Tier One — a civilization that can utilize all the natural energy resources on a planet. But bef

When a prospect tells you, “I have a marketing problem”, the real problem typically lies in his or her relationships. How can you solve your prospects’ problems without communicating with them? Today’s guest, George Bryant has relationship building at the top of his priority list. From Paper Routes to Digital MarketingGeorge, like many serial entrepreneurs, started his journey at a young age. Having a tumultuous childhood, he knew that to get what he wanted, he had to go out and get it himself. At nine years old, he had three paper routes to earn money. By 13, he had a job at an ice-skating rink. He didn’t realize until much later that he’d been an entrepreneur his whole life. After 12 years in the Marine Corps, George was struggling with what to do. He was working on becoming healthy again after years of injuries and eating issues. To hold himself accountable, he began posting recipes and blogs online. While growing his own business, he started working as a digital marketing consultant on the side, which was

Being an entrepreneur means learning how to show up effectively for your audience. However, what if your current tactics aren’t working? Are you often asking yourself: "Why don’t they get it?” “Why is my business stagnating?” “How do I effectively communicate my intentions?” Today’s guest, Nic Peterson may have the answer you’re looking for. Nic has been an entrepreneur for most of his adult life. He is the co-founder and director of strategic development at Mastery Mode, a business consulting firm dedicated to helping small businesses grow. His entrepreneurial journey began at the ripe old age of 21 when he opened a small gym. Building a NetworkFor four years, Nic basically lived at his gym, doing everything he could to make it successful. While he mostly catered to the Ironman and bodybuilding crowd, he noticed that some of his clients were affluent and successful. Then, the lightbulb switched on.  He needed to know how to get more of these successful people in his gym. He started building his network

What’s the most important part of entrepreneurship? Is it money? Is it a big net of clients? Today’s Guest, Brandon Fong, says the most crucial part of being an entrepreneur is making connections, along with being resourceful. Brandon knew he had the entrepreneurial spirit at a young age. While the other kids in his neighborhood had lemonade stands, Brandon was selling rocks. By the time he was in high school, he was a regular attendee of entrepreneurial conferences and networking events, which allowed him to start building his network early and showed him how to use his connections. The Road to the 7-Figure Millennials PodcastBrandon is the host of the “7-Figure Millennials” Podcast, where he aims to show a new generation of entrepreneurs how to be resourceful and prioritize happiness to help their businesses grow. Brandon learned how to be resourceful at a young age. Coming from a low-income family, his parents instilled in him the importance of resourcefulness and connecting yourself with the right people.

So, you’ve got a great idea for a business. How are you going to get the business started? What do you need to get the ball rolling? Today’s guest, Norty Cohen, has years of experience in bringing ideas to life, however, it isn’t as easy as you think. On today’s show, Norty uses his entrepreneurial insight to explain the essential things every budding entrepreneur needs to know when developing new business ideas. Norty is a self-taught entrepreneur and has been in business for over 20 years. His marketing agency, Moosylvania, has been helping businesses expand their outreach and build their brand communities. Moosylvania goes beyond traditional branding and media to help turn your one-time buyers into lifelong customers and fans. What Every Entrepreneur Needs to Have for Starting a New BusinessThrough his time in the marketing industry, Norty has seen countless ideas come and go and has developed guidelines for businesses to be prepared for developing their ideas. The first thing every entrepreneur needs to k

What does it mean to be a great leader? How do you balance managing all aspects of your business? Today’s guest, Tina Forsyth says the first step to becoming a great leader is to be a great self-leader. How am I Getting in the Way?Tina is a coach, author, educator and entrepreneur. Through her longtime experience as an online business manager, Tina has shifted her focus to helping business owners answer a difficult question, “how am I getting in the way?”Tina asked herself this question in 2009. She had been running a successful business on her own for 10 years and things were growing rapidly. She was adding more people to her team and having an identity crisis. For so long, she ran everything on her own that she struggled to redefine her role as a CEO. While struggling to figure out what her role was, she realized that she was getting in the way of her business’ growth. Tina refers to herself as a recovering control freak. In the early days of her business, she was so caught up in operations, marketing, gett

Entrepreneurship and personal development go hand in hand. As you age and grow, your perception of the world changes, along with how you see opportunities. As the business world changes, so does your perspective. CEO and author Vinnie Fisher shares how he took his problem-solving skills and channeled them into the digital business world. Vinnie knew he was a problem solver at a young age. After his brother broke his arm, Vinnie took over his paper route and almost tripled his tips. While his brother was annoyed, Vinnie realized that he could apply his problem-solving skills to other things too. Early on in his entrepreneurial journey, Vinnie was relying on the latest trends to see where he could plant himself. Following niche markets, he found holes and gaps where he could fit in and solve issues. While he was good at it, Vinnie realized that he was not seeing the value of the work, and was only focused on cash flow. Vinnie realized that in order to succeed in business, you have to see the value in the concep

How do you make a meaningful connection in the digital world? In the oversaturated content market, connecting with customers and other businesses is harder than ever. What if you focused on quality over quantity? What if you combined monetization with meaningful connections? Author and long-time entrepreneur Joshua Lee figured out a way to do just that. Joshua grew up as an only child, so establishing relationships with people was an essential skill he wanted to learn. He knew he wanted to be an entrepreneur from a young age. From selling candy out of his locker to making money playing cards in summer school, Joshua always had the entrepreneurial spirit. While in college at UTA, he obtained his real estate broker license and dropped out of school. This was during the early 2000s when the housing market was still a free-for-all for mortgage loans. He soon moved to California to start his first business while also getting into the online world. He began doing online monetization for companies like Myspace befor

Based on the Law of Attraction, all thoughts turn into things eventually. The energy we put into the universe manifests itself into our reality. While the methods of Law of Attraction have been around for a long time, they are difficult to apply to everyday life. Author and entrepreneur Andrew Kap found a new way to apply the Law of Attraction methodology in a practical way — a way that is accessible to anyone. Andrew found the path to entrepreneurship shortly after graduating from college. Like most college graduates, Andrew was expected to find a job that would be loyal to him for 30-40 years, just like his parents and relatives did before him. He soon realized that way of thinking was outdated and he would rather be loyal to himself than a company. Within ten years of graduating from college, Andrew looked to entrepreneurship, starting his own business. Andrew was always interested in Law of Attraction. He began applying the methods in 2004 intermittently and applied them more seriously after the 2008 hous

Are you a gym owner struggling to grow your membership base? How do you take advantage of the technology around you to grow your fitness business? Entrepreneur, coach and fitness expert Will Hurst has the tools you need to succeed and grow your business. Like many successful entrepreneurs, Will had the entrepreneurial spirit at a young age. Coming from humble beginnings, Will was not interested in school and thought that college was not an option due to financial stress. In high school, he started selling baseball cards to make extra cash, which sparked his passion for sales and business. After high school, he moved out west and got into automotive sales, where he learned a lot about sales techniques and customer service. While working as a car salesman, he also started selling items on Amazon and eBay, which was a very niche market at the time. After some time passed, he decided to take the skills he learned to start his own business. He lived in Phoenix and noticed a growing market for artificial grass, so

What if a rocket or satellite launch became part of everyday life? Is it possible to make space boring? Jason Kanigan, a process improvement expert and space industry networker, is working on exactly that. Jason is the founder and CEO of Cold Star Technologies. His company specializes in process engineering of space technology, data science and small business fraud prevention. Through his longtime entrepreneurial journey, Jason was able to take his wisdom and knowledge and apply it to the space industry. Ever since he was a kid, Jason wanted to work in the space industry. While determined, he did not reach his goal until much later in life. Jason’s first taste of entrepreneurship was in copywriting. After running a successful copywriting business for a number of years, he jumped from consulting to sales to fraud detection. Through his wide variety of experiences, he gained valuable knowledge in business, networking, processes and culture. In 2018, he started his show, the Cold Star Project, to talk to differe

Being a female entrepreneur comes with its own set of challenges. What is the secret to entrepreneurial success for women? How can women-owned businesses feel empowered to keep going? Speaker, business consultant, TV show host and CEO Lea Woodford has the perfect resources for women on the go. Lea started her entrepreneurial journey at a young age. She began investing in real estate at 18 and was working in the software industry and with a copier company. After the copier company went bankrupt, she had to figure out a way to support her children as a single mom. With her product and sales knowledge, she started her own copier business and was instantly profitable. After nine months, she sold the company and began working as a business consultant. In addition to her business knowledge, Lea is also a media expert. She attended film school and was one of eight students in her program to graduate out of a class of 22 students. She has also worked as a TV correspondent and columnist and now hosts her own show on A

Are you an entrepreneur struggling to propel your business forward? Do you need a framework to guide you on a path of personal and professional growth? Business consultant, coach and author Annabelle Beckwith has the principles you need to succeed. Annabelle has always had an eye for business, even as a child. She built her business on a lesson learned from her father. He told her to find something you love to do and make someone pay you for it. After leaving a corporate job and not knowing what to do next, Annabelle took those words to heart and started figuring out her next steps. She started her consulting business, Yara Journeys, in the early 2000s as a way to help leaders and businesses grow in a dynamic way. Her simple, no-nonsense approach to handling business development has attracted clients from all over the world, including big names like Shell and Avon. Her consulting business operates under her 5 Peas Framework, a set of principles designed to help business leaders discover both their personal an

Podcast guest Rich DeCicco is a real estate lead generation expert. He started his entrepreneurial journey at the age of four when he started playing the drums. How does being a musician relate to real estate investing? According to Rich, it’s all about taking what you learn and applying it to your next project. As a young musician, Rich knew he would not be paid a regular salary just from playing the drums. He was hired as an intern at a music studio in New York and eventually became part of the writing staff. He wrote commercial jingles for companies like IBM and American Express. Meanwhile, he was also producing and recording music for independent artists. During this time, he noticed that the artists he worked with had trouble with marketing and self-promotion. Rich did what he could to help them with promotion and gained a lot of insight into generating leads and marketing. Rich eventually left the music industry to get into real estate. At the time, he was also pursuing other business ventures and decid

What is the clear path to successful entrepreneurship? Is there a clear path? How can you balance your professional and personal life? Author, speaker and CEO Alex Charfen explains how entrepreneurs can expand their business.Like many entrepreneurs, Alex grew up feeling different from others. He was diagnosed with a variety of behavioral problems as a kid and never felt like he truly belonged. As a young adult, Alex struggled with balancing his professional and personal life. After discovering EMDR therapy in his late twenties, Alex started to see positive changes in himself and how he worked with others. The biggest change was embracing vulnerability. Alex discovered that being vulnerable as an entrepreneur allowed him to connect with his clients and colleagues. He noticed that transparency boosted his confidence and helped him with speaking engagements. In his twenties, Alex was running a consulting business while also investing in real estate. After losing everything during a housing market crash, Alex and

Are you struggling with your marketing strategy? Do you want to explore online advertising and not sure where to start? Pay-per-click ad campaign expert Andrew Muller is here to help entrepreneurs get the most out of their marketing budget through personalized pay-per-click campaigns. Andrew began his online advertising career at a young age. He worked at Bing for years specializing in advertising campaigns and pay-per-click. He noticed that clients were paying a lot of money for generic advertising advice and were not getting their money’s worth. Compared to his colleagues, Andrew was putting in a lot more effort with clients. After getting laid off from Bing, Andrew decided to take the skills he learned and start his own consulting business. While he wanted to start his own business, Andrew still had a lot of questions about how he wanted it to run. Things sped up for him after the birth of his daughter. Becoming a father made him increase his work speed exponentially. He was doing as much work as possible

Are you an upcoming entrepreneur that needs advice? Do you have a side hustle to supplement your income? Today’s Business Leaders guest Tony Whatley is here to show you how you can grow your side hustle into a successful business. Known as the side hustle millionaire, Tony finds new ways for entrepreneurs to enhance their productivity and revenue.Tony came from a working-class family and got his first taste of entrepreneurship at a young age. He started buying candy from a local convenience store and re-selling it to his friends. He also went door-to-door in his neighborhood asking to mow lawns and perform various tasks. Growing up, he saw how reliant his family was on traditional job stability and the employee mindset and he wanted to do something different. In 2001, Tony started LS1Tech, an online forum for General Motors. LS1Tech was a side hustle for Tony while working in the oil and gas industry. By 2007, LS1Tech was the most popular online auto performance forum with over 300,000 members. Tony also has

Is your business struggling to succeed? Are you knee-deep in knowledge products and generic entrepreneurial guides? Today’s Business Leaders guest, Mike Young, has been there, and he has a solution for struggling entrepreneurs. Mike was running a successful mortgage business in the early 2000s. He was a liquid millionaire, with over 200 employees and multiple offices. All of that changed in 2008, when the housing market crashed. Mike’s business was failing, and he wanted out. His partners bought him out, and he began his long entrepreneurial journey. The journey to success was not easy for Mike. After many attempts to start a new online business, he realized that something was not working. He felt guilty, scared and depressed. Mike had a family to support and felt like a failure. He spent years going to motivational talks and conferences while buying every entrepreneur guide he could find. The next thing he knew, eight years had gone by, and he was $200,000 in debt. Something had to change. He realized that a

As an entrepreneur, it can be difficult to know the right way to market yourself to others. How do you get other people to understand your big idea? How do you get others to remember your idea? How do you get people to keep talking about you even after you leave a meeting? Today’s Business Leader guest, Michael Roderick, has the answers. Michael got his first taste of entrepreneurship in high school. To help raise money for the English department, he organized a battle of the bands fundraiser. He learned basic business skills such as event management, planning, organizing and marketing. He continued these skills in college while studying English and theatre. He noticed that his fellow theatre students struggled with interviews and networking so, he helped them market themselves.After college, Michael taught high school English and ran a theatre company in New York. During this time, he built relationships with people in Broadway and taught workshops. In just two years, Michael went from teaching high school t

Can health and fitness help you become a better entrepreneur? If your body is functioning at its highest potential, so can your mind. As an entrepreneur, it can be easy to put aside your health for your business’ success. However, this doesn’t have to be the case. Fitness coach, professional triathlete and entrepreneur Amir Pozderac grew up in war-ravaged Bosnia and was severely overweight compared to his peers. He tried many diets, but nothing helped him keep the weight off long term. As he got older, Amir noticed the same patterns in others trying to lose weight with diets and weight-loss supplements. He thought, “What if there’s a better way?”. Through his education in Pharmacy school, Amir figured out a new model that allows for long-term weight loss and muscle gain without fad diets and supplements. He now runs a nutrition and weight loss program and helps thousands of clients all over the world. On today’s podcast, host Gabe Arnold and Amir Pozderac discuss nutrition, weight loss and other healthy pract