Episodes

“What does success look like?” - Lowell Ricklefs Lowell Ricklefs is the CEO and Founder of Traction Advising, which specializes in helping B2B SaaS companies with a greater than 5 million ARR get acquired. Lowell has been a Co-founder, CEO, Chairman, and COO of $120 million public company, Startups CRO, and Global VP at Rockwell. Lowell is a global mentor, investor board member, and CEO coach. Lowell's current business Traction Advising. Started out of his frustration when he was in a buyer's p...

“All of us are going to figure it out at about the same time” - Gregory Offner Gregory Offner is a globally recognized expert on performance; the Founder and CEO of Global Performance Institute; and an international keynote speaker. His Performance Agreement methodology has helped organizations develop the skills necessary to thrive under pressure, and create cultures of high-performing, highly fulfilled people. In addition to his international business and leadership experience, he holds advan...

“Take more chances, not be so risk averse and just have faith in my abilities.” - Bruce Shutan Bruce Shutan is a versatile journalist who has written for more than 130 publications, corporate entities or individuals over nearly four decades. He also ghostwrites independently published business books and memoirs, and is a contributing journalist to One World Initiative, a public broadcasting organization that disseminates impactful programming across multiple platforms for a global audience. His ...

“Invest more early on. ” - Marco Torres Marco Torres is the Founder of MarketingBoost.com, he has helped thousands of business owners worldwide boost sales and scale their businesses by as much as 5-fold through the use of incentive-based marketing. He teaches entrepreneurs how to soar sales & marketing through the use of “Value-Add-Incentives” instead of discounts. His Facebook Group is home to more than 27,000 active business owners who are raking in sales with his advice and amazingly afforda...

“You are good enough and not to worry or not to be too caught up in what other people think. ” - Alvin Narsey I have had an exciting journey buying and selling multiple Pharmacy Businesses in Australia over the past 16 years. Trained as a Pharmacist in Melbourne, Australia, I bought my first business as a partnership a few years after I graduated from University. As a Pharmacist, you are trained as a clinician, not how to run a business. With the help of Coaches and Mentors, and a feverish appe...

“And while I'm flawed and I have my issues and I'm, you know, I wouldn't want me to be any different. ” - Steven Lentz Steven Lentz grew up in an Air force family, moving every 2 - 4 years across the US. He now lives in the Seattle area with his wife and 2 kids. He loves learning, building businesses, helping others, and being with his family. Professionally, Steven has been an owner and started numerous businesses, as well as recently ending a +10 year career as a Firefighter/ EMT. Steven is a...

“Look for the real things in life that really mean the real things. ” - Derek Gallimore Derek Gallimore is passionate about outsourcing – it is the most transformative business tool available today. He is committed to helping people integrate it into their businesses and see them thrive. Derek’s blend of extensive international business and travel experience means that outsourcing came relatively naturally to him. Derek has been in business for over 20 years, outsourcing for over seven years, an...

“Be present, give your heart and soul and enjoy that person because you can learn something from them.” - RJ Grimshaw A third-generation entrepreneur, RJ Grimshaw has made it his life’s mission to help others succeed. He has founded companies in a wide array of industries including hospitality, apparel, finance, and automotive. With his extensive experience in business, he has structured a formula for entrepreneurial success that has been shared and documented in a book, ABLE LEADERSHIP. Curren...

“Help a lot more people make a lot less mistakes and have much better lives.” - Bryan Sweet As a Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Advisor for multiple years running, Bryan has been on the mission to help people live their retirement dreams since the start of his career in financial services back in 1979. It is because of this that he created his proprietary The Dream Architect™, which not only helps his clients maximize their distribution planning in retirement, but also helps them strive for and acc...

“At the end of the day, all that matters is your reputation.” - Scott Miller Capping a 25-year career where he served as a chief marketing officer and executive vice president of business development, Scott Jeffrey Miller currently serves as FranklinCovey’s senior advisor on thought leadership, leading the strategy and development of the firm’s speaker’s bureau, as well as the publication of podcasts, webcasts, and bestselling books. Scott also hosts On Leadership with Scott Miller, the world’s ...

“To look inwards a little bit more and expand the attributes that I really get a lot of benefits from.” - Adan Sierra Lionfield Capital’s mission is to acquire an outstanding American enterprise and build upon the owner’s legacy and continue providing its existing employees with opportunities to prosper. Our covenant with you is to offer a professional, pain-free, and expedient selling process. Managing partner at Lionfield Capital (www.lionfieldcap.com), a private investment firm based out of...

“What should you have gotten a second opinion on before you constantly blundered your way into that situation?” - John Berardi John Berardi is a Canadian-American entrepreneur best known as the co-founder of Precision Nutrition, the world’s largest nutrition coaching, education, and software company. He's also the founder of Change Maker Academy, devoted to helping would-be changemakers turn their passion for health and fitness into a powerful purpose and a wildly successful career. And he hos...

“Get involved in the conversation to push back respectfully.” - Paul Casey Originally from Chicago, Paul has now been a professional speaker for over 25 years (giving almost 300 presentations in the past 4 years), and he is one of the leading authorities in leadership and personal growth—especially time management—helping people take back their calendars and restore sanity to their lives. He has spoken for organizations like McDonalds, Subway, Lamb Weston, Northwest Public Power, and Autozone—an...

“Be bolder than you could have ever imagined.” - Michael Carr “Realize the impact that you that I, me every one of us as a human being has on helping people, everyone realize their inner star.” - Tonya Eberhart Tonya and Michael are international bestselling authors, hosts of the Be Bold Branding Podcast, and partners in BrandFace. They have helped and inspired authors, podcasters, coaches, real estate agents, and sales professionals in 5 countries and 43 US states to stand out and become an aut...

“Persevere, because you'll get through it.” - Paul Ruppert Paul Ruppert has been a senior corporate executive, entrepreneur, product visionary and strategist in the global mobile industry driving immediate results that make an enduring commercial impact. He is an executive leader who jumps organizations multiple steps ahead through his success in start-ups, consultancies, rapid-growth enterprises and Fortune 50 firms. His accomplishments span the shop floor selling stereos in college to negotia...

“Hard work is worthwhile and it's good.” - Nalini Kaplan Nalini Indorf Kaplan is the CEO of Cultiva Partners and creator of DataProtection DynamiX™ and reThink Privacy. She works with mission-driven leaders to deepen customer trust. Nalini brings 30+ years of expertise in customer strategy, ethics and technology and has held executive positions at MasterCard, Deloitte and AMS (acquired by CGI). Click here to subscribe to The Sell My Business Podcast to save time and effort. SELECTED LINKS FOR T...

"Everyone benefits from their own mission statement." - Jodie Cook Jodie Cook is a Forbes 30 under 30 social entrepreneur in Europe. In 2011, Jodie started a digital agency that was later acquired in 2021. Alongside running a business, Jodie writes books and articles about entrepreneurship and powerlifting. Jodie's books include, Stop Acting Like You're Going to Live Forever, Daily Me, and Instagram Rules. Jodie also, co-wrote How to Raise Entrepreneurial Kids, and the clever Tykes storybook...

"Be insane or be the same." - Brenden Kumarasmy Brenden is the founder of MasterTalk, he coaches ambitious executives & entrepreneurs to become top 1% communicators in their industry. He also has a popular YouTube channel called MasterTalk, with the goal of providing free access to communication tools for everyone in the world. Click here to subscribe to The Sell My Business Podcast to save time and effort. SELECTED LINKS FOR THIS EPISODE kumarasamy.brenden@gmail.com 10x Your Communication Bren...

"There are things that are much more important than how much money you make or how powerful you become" - Leo Popik Leo Popik is a CEO advisor, mentor, coach, and board facilitator. He is the founder and CEO of Leading Peers, the premier empowerment community for CEOs. Leading Peers, helps CEOs become better leaders, live out their values, and achieve improved business results. Leading Peers provides coaching content and connections to its members and is the support and accountability communi...

Steve Preda is a Leadership Team Coach whose passion is to help emerging privately owned businesses grow and thrive. He pursues it by simplifying and teaching management and strategy concepts used by large companies, and elite consulting firms. His new book is now available: Pinnacle: Five Principles that Take Your Business to the Top of the Mountain. Click here to subscribe to The Sell My Business Podcast to save time and effort. SELECTED LINKS FOR THIS EPISODE steve@stevepreda.com Steve Pre...

"No one can stop you because you have greatness within you." -Reynaldo Santana Reynaldo is a visionary, purpose-driven business leader who thinks that via their businesses, entrepreneurs can improve the world, and is on a mission to assist professional business owners in doing so. He is an entrepreneur, investor, author, speaker, educator, philanthropist, and contributor with a long list of accomplishments. Former tech executive whose 10-year career spanned several of the world’s largest milita...

John Nantz is the Founder and Strategic Consultant of Redwood Advisors, a business consulting and services firm focused on delivering strategic, organizational, and digital consulting projects to executives at large and high-growth mid-sized companies. Formerly with McKinsey & Company, John has accomplished more than 50 consulting projects while working as a management consultant over the last ten years. John's academic portfolio includes earning a BA with distinction in Economics and an MS in ...

"You're worth three times as much as you think, stop selling yourself short." -Michael Buzinski Michael Buzinski is a life-long entrepreneur, digital marketing thought leader, and best-selling author. Dubbed a “visionary marketer” by the American Marketing Association, Michael’s sole mission is to reduce the prevalence of entrepreneurial poverty in the US. Buzz, as most call him, has simplified digital marketing success with the Rule of 26 to help business owners avoid the time drain and frustra...

“Transform the ordinary into extraordinary by sharing the "why" of your actions.” - Jeffrey Feldberg Jeffrey Feldberg is the co-founder of Deep Wealth. The M&A journey for Jeffrey began when he said "no" to a 7-figure and "yes" to mastering the art and science of a liquidity event. Two years later, Jeffrey said "yes" to a 9-figure offer. During the process, Jeffrey increased his company value by 10X. How did Jeffrey increase his company value 10X and go to a 9-figure liquidity event? Jeffr...