Episodes

“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...

"Don't worry, it gets better." - Ilan Jacobson Ilan Jacobson is the Founding Partner & CEO of FirePower Capital, and has transformed the firm from a small 4-person family office into a 40+ strong M&A advisory and private capital powerhouse. Ilan leads FirePower Capital in all its endeavours, setting its strategic direction, providing top-level guidance on key transactions undertaken by the M&A division, and assessing new direct investments for FirePower’s Private Capital funds. Under his leaders...

"Ask ourselves, is this gonna matter in a week, a year or five years from now?" - Brittany Anderson Brittany Anderson is the President and Shareholder of a top-ranked financial services firm, Sweet Financial Partners. Having more than a decade’s worth of experience in her field, she has taken her business building and team engaging insights, and has worked with CEO’s, Entrepreneurs, Business Owners, and Authors. Brittany is also the co-creator of the Ultimate Advisor Coaching and Ultimate Adviso...

"Everything's going to be okay." - Jayson Gaignard Named one of Forbes 'Top Networkers to Watch,' Jayson Gaignard founded one of the world’s most exclusive communities for entrepreneurs. With just shy of 19,500 applications since its inception in 2013, the invite-only MMT Community has a lower acceptance rate than Harvard University and brings together brilliant minds from various industries for curated networking, targeted troubleshooting and custom events, both live and remote. Jayson’s work h...

"To invest my time in or do I find another open door?" - Angelina Carleton Angelina believes the legacy of every human being can be realized. Most of us are not developing the kind of legacy that allows us to be as happy and satisfied as we'd like to be. Ms. Carleton coaches, thinks and speaks about creating and completing personal life legacies so that others can see a way forward with greater ease. If the path to legacies is inspiring and supported, more people will be able to experience happi...

“Effective leadership is the key that unlocks massive success - Jeffrey Feldberg.” - 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? Jeff...

"Believe in yourself, don't worry about what other people say" - Brad Franc Brad is an entrepreneur, best-selling author, attorney, and CPA (inactive) with proven abilities in business, succession and strategic planning. Brad has successfully launched three separate companies, two of which were named eight separate times by INC magazine as the fastest growing companies in the United States. The first company, Legal Network, Ltd., was the first legal interim staffing company in Western Pennsylva...

"With discipline, it's the ability to get comfortable doing the things that are otherwise uncomfortable" - Kison Patel Kison Patel is the Founder and CEO of M&A Science, with a passion to drive the M&A industry forward. He was an M&A advisor for ten years in which he sold larger companies such as commercial banks and hotel chains. In 2012, he noticed teams lacked efficient technology to manage deals and created DealRoom, an M&A lifecycle management platform. In 2016, he started the M&A Scienc...

"Trust your instincts." - Don Woodring Don is the luckiest guy in the world. His mother was an alcoholic and drug addict and took him and his siblings to live in the Compton/Watts area where many bad things had transpired. His father then brought them back to Pennsylvania where they were raised. From those humble beginnings he then paid for his own college, and was selected by a Fortune 500 company as their top national recruit. Due to the societal, familial and religious pressures, he married ...

“The bigger you grow a business with impact, the more impact you can make” - Tamara Loehr Tamara is an online strategist and impact investor, with over 25 years experience building and exiting 7 and 8 figure online wellness brands. Tamara believes in profit and purpose with all her companies having giving embedded to the United Nations SDGs. Her mandate of ‘Buy 1, Support 1, Give 1’ is driven by a community of conscious consumers who are leveraging their collective purchasing power to support fe...

“Success is knowing what not to do as much as knowing what to do.” - 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? Jeffrey created the ...

"The word accountable has bad press." - Jeff Cohen Freedom is the dream of every entrepreneur. However, developing leaders and teams with an ownership mindset is the ticket to this fabled haven. Jeff Cohen, founder of six businesses, now presents Count-0n-Able as the new and rapid success framework that guides CEOs to make this happen. Jeff is a seasoned Executive with over 20 years as CEO and has worked with over 300 CEO’s, Business Owners and Executives. He is a sought-after Coach, Speaker a...

“Compound Interest. It's a fabulous thing and use it.” - Charles Read Charles J Read is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), U.S Tax Court Practitioner ( USTCP), member of the Internal Revenue Service Advisory Council (IRSAC), and the Founder of GetPayroll. Mr. Read’s companies have provided full-service payroll services, payroll tax services, and other payroll-related services since 1991. Charles is an accomplished senior executive and entrepreneur with more than fifty years of financial lead...