Caged Vision

In this week's show, I interview the Business Growth Architect/Strategist, Attorney, Certified Coach, Speaker, Trainer, and Bestselling Author, Christine Perakis. Christine is the author of the Entrepreneur's Essential Roadmap: Take Your Business from 0 to 7 Figures in Record Time, which can be found on Amazon. Don't miss this amazing episode chalked full of valuable insight & stories from Christine on vision, coaching, communities, business, and just life in general. I hope you enjoy!

Today we have a very special guest on the Caged Vision Podcast, Andy Crestodina. There is no further evidence than a testimonial and I can honestly say that after 45 minutes with Andy, I was so intrigued by his knowledge and expertise that I asked for a call with his team. What if success was that automatic for you? Be sure to download, listen, like, share this weeks podcast. Oh - don’t forget to signup for Andy’s amazing drip of knowledge that comes every other week.

Today I interview John Eades. John is the CEO of LearnLoft a leadership development company that exists to turn professionals into leaders and create healthier places to work. He is also the author of "Building the Best" due out on November 5th and is the host of the 'Follow My Lead' Podcast. He writes or has been featured on Inc.com, LinkedIn Pulse, TrainingIndustry.com, eLearningIndustry.com, CNBC Money, and more. It is a great show, and I hope you enjoy it.

Today’s podcast is a repost of an interview with Doctor, Podiatrist and Serial Entrepreneur, Tyson Franklin. He has opened, sold, taken over, and relocated over 20 businesses in his industry. Since this episode originally aired, Tyson and I have become great friends. He is a not only a fabulous doctor, but an amazing entrepreneur with a mind for business. I hope you enjoy the show!

This week on the Caged Vision Podcast, we have a very special guest, Justin Miller from Slingshot Memphis. Slingshot Memphis aims to create a demonstrable reduction in poverty by promoting a results-driven poverty-fighting ecosystem. Justin was a great guest, with a really inspiring story of how you can literally change the world. You can find out more about Slingshot Memphis at http://www.slingshotmemphis.org

This is a Podcast Repost from July 5th, 2019, where I was interviewed on the Strategy and Leadership Podcast with Anthony Taylor. I received a lot of great feedback from LinkedIn on this episode, and thought it would be a timely repost, given we are entering the strategy planning period for many companies. I really enjoyed being on the Strategy and Leadership Podcast. I hope you enjoy the show.

On today's episode of the Caged Vision Podcast, I interview Tomas Keenan.  Tomas is a scrappy & motivated entrepreneur, as well as the owner of Top Class Installations in Hicksville, NY.  Tomas followed his passion of cars & music to find himself creating a business of his own.  After that business literally broke him all the way down, he had to find another way.  This is an extremely inspiring episode of why to never give up, & why it can take people around you to get you back in the game, & back on t

On today's episode of the Caged Vision Podcast, I interview Ann Handley. Ann Handley is a writer, digital marketing pioneer, and Wall Street Journal best-selling author who inspires and empowers you to create marketing that your customers will love, igniting real results for your business. Ann brings stories from all the way back from being an 8-year old with a journal, and what that taught her about what she did and did not want to do.

On today's show, I interview 6X Inc. 5000 CEO & President - Todd Palmer. Todd brings a truly inspiring story of what it means to go from hitting rock bottom financially, but not giving up on your vision. Todd went from $600K in debt to retiring at 51 years old. Listen to hear how the simple decision to hire a coach changed Todd's career and life trajectory to that of one of success. It was amazing show with some great insights from someone who has actually walked the walk. Great show Todd!

This week on the Caged Vision Podcast, I interview Victor Antonio - International Speaker, 12-time author, Sales Guru and of course, full of motivation. We go from his roots, growing up poor in the housing projects of Chicago to becoming a internationally known speaker & motivator. Victor explains why & how he chose to break through the racial divides that existed within his city and even his own family. He talks about creating your own cage & you being the one who holds the key to get out. Don't miss it

On this week's episode of the Caged Vision Podcast, we interview Larry Broughton, an Award-Winning CEO & Entrepreneur, Special Forces Veteran, & Best-Selling Author. Larry brings it in this episode, talking about his challenges from childhood through the Armed Forces, and overcoming those as an entrepreneur.   It was a fascinating show, and we really appreciated having Larry on. You can connect with Larry on LinkedIn, Twitter, FB, or on his websites, yoogozi.com, or broughtonhotels.com.

On this week's episode of the Caged Vision Podcast, we interview Jay Waters. Jay is a professor of strategy at the University of Alabama. Coming from a large marketing/advertising background into the world of teaching strategy, Jay is planting the seed for the up and coming business leaders of tomorrow on how it's supposed to be done. It was a fascinating show, & we really appreciated having Jay on. You can find Jay on LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com/in/jaywaters1) or at waters@apr.ua.edu.

On today's episode, we have speaker, author, consultant, & CEO - Michael Brenner. In addition to discussing his new book, Mean People Suck, we talk all things marketing, employee engagement, leadership, culture & more. His first book, The Content Formula, is a must read. Michael really brought some great ideas regarding the marketing changes of the future this week.  You can find Michael on MarketingInsiderGroup.com, LinkedIn and Twitter. Be SURE to pre-order his new book Mean People Suck on 9/4/19 .

On today's episode, we have ex-professional hockey player, entrepreneur, and humanitarian Stephen Clarke. He tells his amazing & inspiring stories from being a poor young child to teenage professional athlete to building businesses and trying to end hunger. We really enjoyed hearing Stephen's entrepreneurial mindset and his journey of taking action and turning that action into results. Check out his company, RTG, and their mission to stop hunger in a new way at www.RTGGroupInc.com.

An overwhelming majority of business owners don't have an MBA. In fact, these business owners have proven that you don't need an MBA to be successful.  The problem is many of these same business owners spend too much time fighting fires and not enough time working on the business. The good news is you don’t need an MBA to think strategically about your business.  Thanks for listing to the show and if you enjoyed this content, please share it and let us know with a 5-Start rating.

On today’s podcast we have a special guest, Andy Wang. Andy and his brother Chris run a financial advisory practice and have taken a different approach to unlocking the vision for their business. Thoughts on the advice Andy would give his 20 year-old self:  “Don’t be scared. If it’s scary, (as long as it’s not dangerous) I should try it. Take the leap. Do one thing everyday that scares you." You can find and follow Andy at BuyLocalNJ.com

On today’s podcast we have a doctor in the house. As a Podiatrist and serial entrepreneur, Tyson Franklin has opened, sold, taken over, and relocated over 20 businesses in his industry.  Here are a couple of my favorite quotes: “Until you have a little bit of belief in yourself, you’re not going to start taking any action.” “As soon as I started getting belief in myself, things started to improve.” I hope you enjoy the episode. To reach Tyson, visit TysonFranklin.com.

Let Yes Be Yes And No Be No - Persistence is key to unlocking vision and working towards success - Explain how you got yes to be yes - Be Confident - don't give half or wish-washy answers Don't give a yes "but" answer If you do this: - More thought and research before committing to an idea - Steadfastness to see it through until it becomes a No - Commitment and Clarity of Direction

Coaching 1. Empowering People: 2. Your role is to be an: - Influencer - Caretaker - Player 3. Guiding them based on your vision There are 2 types of companies: Hard - Work, Burnout, Cut Throat Soft - Work for Security, Apathy, No Challenge, Entitled

Creating the Customer Experience Through Data The 2nd show in a 2-part series on Customer Experience. In this episode, we cover the 'data' aspect the CX and how to form the ideal experience for your customer. 1. 86% of Customers are willing to pay for a good customer experience 2. 73% of customers point to their experience as a factor in their purchasing 3. 65% of buyers find a positive experience with a brand more important than brand advertising Data - You have it, so USE IT!