Epic Business Advisory

Attn Business Owners – You can’t view sales as a necessary evil. Athena Captain helps you with the mindset shift.
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Athena Captain | A Passion for Prospecting – Epic Business Advisory Athena Captain | A Passion for Prospecting Athena Captain had to build a sales and marketing system from scratch, one that was based 100% on referrals. She’ll be the first to admit that it was no easy task. There were setbacks, serious missteps, and more. But it was well worth it. Turner and Son H...

In this episode, we explore the idea that success is built and doesn’t happen overnight and we examine the common pitfalls entrepreneurs face.
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Rich Karlgaard | Your Age Doesn’t Dictate Your Ability To Be Successful – Epic Business Advisory Rich Karlgaard | Your Age Doesn’t Dictate Your Ability To Be Successful In today’s episode, we sit down with Rich Karlgaard, an American journalist, bestselling author, and award-winning entrepreneur and speaker. Rich was named publisher of Forbes magazine in 1998, and has written 3 amazing book...

Here’s how daily meditation can help you become a better entrepreneur.
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John Jantsch | Aspiring Marketer? Here’s What You Need To Know – Epic Business Advisory John Jantsch | Aspiring Marketer? Here’s What You Need To Know  In today’s episode, we sit down with John Jantsch– founder of Duct Tape Marketing, and author of a book by the same name. John has spent almost 3 decades as a business owner where his observation and documentation of the entrep...

How a coffee company is empowering veterans and changing lives.
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Chad Watts and Branden Baxley | Growing Business? Having Systems Will Make It Easier – Epic Business Advisory Chad Watts and Branden Baxley | Growing Business? Having Systems Will Make It Easier In today’s episode, we sit down with Chad Watts and Branden Baxley, founders of Scars and Stripes Coffee, who aim to provide meaningful employment to veterans across the United States. “I didn’t want to hurt a...

50-year vet of the automotive industry on his biggest successes and setbacks.
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Jim Holman | A New Career in Retirement – Epic Business Advisory Jim Holman | A New Career in Retirement Jim Holman was in the automotive industry for 50 years as a car salesman, dealership manager, car dealer, and more. He loved his work. He was instrumental in creating the famous Mary Kay cosmetics pink Cadillac program. One dealership he was involved in actual...

The importance of cultivating relationships in the era of . Details from Deedra Determan in this new interview
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Deedra Determan | Maximizing Your Marketing ROI – Epic Business Advisory Deedra Determan | Maximizing Your Marketing ROI Deedra Determan shifted her full-service marketing agency – D2 Branding – to focus on digital marketing… and she hasn’t looked back. She says digital offers clear benefits for companies of every size, in every industry… even businesses that s...

Interview w/ Jim Watson of Stillwater Building Center: Surviving the Ebbs and Flows of Business
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Jim Watson | When Things Fall Apart – Find Opportunities – Epic Business Advisory Jim Watson | When Things Fall Apart – Find Opportunities In his 20 years as owner of Stillwater Building Center, Jim Watson has developed a unique philosophy. He says that looking back, most of the positive changes he’s made to the business were actually the result of poor decisions or tough tim...

Do you get hung up on what people might think about you? Listen to our latest episode with Mary Beth Babcock to learn how to stop.
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Mary Beth Babcock | Is Follow Through The Secret To Reaching Your Goals? – Epic Business Advisory Mary Beth Babcock | Is Follow Through The Secret To Reaching Your Goals? In today’s show, we sit down with the serial entrepreneur herself— Mary Beth Babcock. Our guest is a great example of the entrepreneurial spirit and of people making their own path in life through the things that interest a...

Guiding principles of an ethical and profitable general contractor. Details in this interview w/ Deemah Ramadan of DBG Construction.
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Deemah Ramadan | The Entrepreneur’s High – Epic Business Advisory Deemah Ramadan | The Entrepreneur’s High Deemah Ramadan lost her job in 2003 – by email. She started a business that very day. Today she runs DBG Construction, a regional industry leader, building major projects for national companies. One of Deemah’s guiding principles is to not do business l...

Why helping people doesn’t mean you can’t make money. Episode w/ Jared Toay of Jared's Probiotics.
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Jared Toay | The Probiotic Entrepreneur – Epic Business Advisory Jared Toay | The Probiotic Entrepreneur It takes hard work to be an entrepreneur. But what toll is taken when you sacrifice relationships, family, and your personal life and health for your business? When faced with that situation, Jared Toay made big changes in his new business and how he approache...

Interview w/ Matt Tipton: Using HR policies to keep your company culture positive and productive.
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Matt Tipton | Expert HR Secrets – Epic Business Advisory Matt Tipton | Expert HR Secrets Many business people see their HR department as a necessary evil of a growing company. That’s all wrong, says Matt Tipton, an HR consultant who’s recently helped change my mind on the subject.  Human resources done right, says Matt, can actually be a vital asset ...

“I decided I was not going to allow anyone else to dictate my destiny,” says Jerry Reed on the topic of moving forward, personal growth, and achieving his goals.
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Jerry Reed | Say Goodbye To Self-Doubt With These Tips – Epic Business Advisory Jerry Reed | Say Goodbye To Self-Doubt With These Tips A maintenance electrician was presented with an incredible sales opportunity— and lost it because the company he worked for thought his facial birthmark would offend clients. Then, he resigned and started his own business partnership. Today, w...

Surprising ways social media and eCommerce have impacted specialty bricks-and-mortar businesses – and haven’t. Details in this interview.
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Ronnie Ketch | The Power of Perfection – Epic Business Advisory Ronnie Ketch | The Power of Perfection A tremendous tragedy– and changing consumer tastes– forced them to re-focus their business strategy multiple times. But Ronnie Ketch, who has taken over the family business, says he wouldn’t trade it because it made their company stronger than ever… eve...

Increasing the “referability” of your business. A step-by-step guide from Daniel Lemin.
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Daniel Lemin | How to Harness Word of Mouth Marketing – Epic Business Advisory Daniel Lemin | How to Harness Word of Mouth Marketing Is your business doing something for its clients worth talking about?  Referrals – and word-of-mouth marketing – can be one of the most powerful levers for your business’s growth, says digital marketing consultant and author Daniel Lemin.....

The key to freedom as an entrepreneur— Camilo Maldonado shares his insights into overcoming the big stressor plaguing Americans on this episode.
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Camilo Maldonado | Planning for Financial Freedom as an Entrepreneur – Epic Business Advisory Camilo Maldonado | Planning for Financial Freedom as an Entrepreneur Our special guest on this week’s episode of the Over 50 Entrepreneur Podcast is Camilo Maldonado, Co-Founder & CEO of The Finance Twins, alongside his twin brother, Francisco, and the Founder of contactscompare.com. Camilo attend...

These small business owners are profiting from old school craftsmanship.
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Ty McBride and Morgan Reinart | Spinning Off the Family Business – Epic Business Advisory Ty McBride and Morgan Reinart | Spinning Off the Family Business It happens in many professions… quality, time-tested craftsmanship slips away as knowledge isn’t passed down from one generation to the next. Ty McBride and Morgan Reinart love the craftsmanship in old houses, specifically the wood...

If you want to grow your business… it has to grow beyond you. But finding employees you can trust to “replace” you can be a daunting task. However, you can find the right team that will accelerate growth sustainably.
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Matt Pryor | An Inside Look at Insurance – Epic Business Advisory Matt Pryor | An Inside Look at Insurance The key to long-term success in business is to do the best you can for your clients. That’s Matt Pryor’s attitude, and it’s served him well during his long career as an agent for State Farm with his own agency.  It’s a business he kind of fell into.....

How Tony Horton scaled from one-on-one training to a fitness empire.
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Tony Horton | Boosting Mental and Physical Fitness – Epic Business Advisory Tony Horton | Boosting Mental and Physical Fitness Tony Horton was a somewhat down-and-out personal trainer when a fateful meeting changed his life forever… resulting in a multi-million dollar fitness empire.  One of the things he credits for his rapid rise is a focus on productivity, personal de...

On The Over 50 Entrepreneur podcast, we sit down with Melissa Houston of 929 Strategies to talk about the need for your business to have someone help navigate public policy.
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Melissa Houston | The Secrets to Engaging in Public Policy to Keep Your Business Open and Thriving – Epic Business Advisory Melissa Houston | The Secrets to Engaging in Public Policy to Keep Your Business Open and Thriving On this week’s episode of The Over 50 Entrepreneur, we speak with attorney Melissa Houston, Founder and Principal of 929 Strategies. 929 Strategies is a government affairs consulting company committe...

On The Over 50 Entrepreneur podcast Amanda Holmes, CEO of Chet Holmes International, joins us to talk about cutting through the clutter to reach your target prospects.
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Amanda Holmes | How to Cut Through the Clutter and Get the Attention of Prospects TODAY! – Epic Business Advisory Amanda Holmes | How to Cut Through the Clutter and Get the Attention of Prospects TODAY! On this week’s episode of The Over 50 Entrepreneur, we speak with Amanda Holmes, CEO of Chet Holmes International. Chet Holmes built a system of 12 core competencies to double your sales, wrote “The Ultimate...

This week on the show, our guest is Bob Loudermilk. He talks about the power of choice, the top 2 concerns for the 50+, leaving a legacy, and more.
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Bob Loudermilk | Tips on Living Your Best Life After 50 – Epic Business Advisory Bob Loudermilk | Tips on Living Your Best Life After 50 On this week’s episode of The Over 50 Entrepreneur Podcast, we speak with Bob Loudermilk, Founder of Second Half Events, Inc. The entrepreneurial drive grabbed a hold of Bob when he was just 13, leading him to start a neighborhood newspaper t...

From kitchen prototypes to production— this week, we chat with Sharina Perry, CEO of Utopia Plastix, about what drove her to experiment and the dedication it took to see her ideas through.
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Sharina Perry | A Mission to Create Alternative Plant-Based Solutions – Epic Business Advisory Sharina Perry | A Mission to Create Alternative Plant-Based Solutions Our special guest on this week’s episode of The Over 50 Entrepreneur podcast is Sharina Perry, CEO of Utopia Genetics and Utopia Plastix, two businesses that emerged from her passion for constant learning, exploring, asking ques...

Today we speak with Melissa Houston about how her company, 929 Strategies, and how they help businesses track public policy issues that can affect their bottom line.
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Melissa Houston | The Secrets to Engaging in Public Policy to Keep Your Business Open and Thriving – Epic Business Advisory Melissa Houston | The Secrets to Engaging in Public Policy to Keep Your Business Open and Thriving On this week’s episode of The Over 50 Entrepreneur, we speak with attorney Melissa Houston, Founder and Principal of 929 Strategies. 929 Strategies is a government affairs consulting company committe...

Food manufacturing regulations— Brian Jackson shares insights into his experiences in the Navy and the regulatory systems for foods internationally on this episode.
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Brian Jackson | A Handmade Commitment to Quality and Excellence – Epic Business Advisory Brian Jackson | A Handmade Commitment to Quality and Excellence Our special guest on this week’s episode of the Over 50 Entrepreneur Podcast is Brian Jackson, President at Woody Candy Company. The historic company was founded by Claude Woody when he returned from service in World War II in 1927. B...

On this episode, we speak with CEO of the Value Builder System, John Warrillow, about when to sell a business and how to have the best transactional experience.
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John Warrillow | Key Considerations When Thinking About Selling Your Company – Epic Business Advisory John Warrillow | Key Considerations When Thinking About Selling Your Company Our guest on this week’s Over 50 Entrepreneur Podcast is CEO of the Value Builder System, John Warrillow. John is also the host of the Built to Sell Radio podcast as well as the author of Built to Sell: Creating a Busines...

Carol Roth invites small business owners to explore who they serve as a small business and investigate their passion and purpose during this time.
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Carol Roth | Wealth and Wishes Management to Help Your Family & Business – Epic Business Advisory Carol Roth | Wealth and Wishes Management to Help Your Family & Business Our special guest on this week’s episode of The Over 50 Entrepreneur is Carol Roth, creator of Future File. She’s a business advisor, company director, investor, speaker, and best-selling author of The Entrepreneur Equation...

Guidance of faith through their business - we chat with the Davis Collective creators about the impact of ministry on their work and how they tell stories today as a result of those they grew up with.
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The Davis Collective | The Stories That Need to be Told – Epic Business Advisory The Davis Collective | The Stories That Need to be Told On this week’s Over 50 Entrepreneur Podcast, our special guests are the makers of the Davis Collective: Ja’marc Davis, the Marketing Strategist, Jeremy Davis, the Mobilization Strategist, and Joel Davis, the Media Strategist. They are a tea...

Cultivating meaningful connection with your team - on this episode with Hyatt Area Vice President Peter Roth.
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Peter Roth | Keys to Providing a Memorable Customer Experience – Epic Business Advisory Peter Roth | Keys to Providing a Memorable Customer Experience On this week’s episode of the Over 50 Entrepreneur Podcast, we speak with Peter Roth, Area Vice President at Hyatt for the Northeastern US. A global citizen, Peter has managed hotels in the United States, Germany, Spain, Ecuador, Venez...

This episode, Arthur Greeno speaks on the difference in $20,000 sales per month vs. $20,000 per day and the surprising takeaways from starting at a low volume location.
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Arthur Greeno | Creating a Memorable Customer Experience the Chick-fil-A Way – Epic Business Advisory Arthur Greeno | Creating a Memorable Customer Experience the Chick-fil-A Way On this week’s episode of The Over 50 Entrepreneur Podcast, we speak with bestselling author, mentor, and motivational speaker, Arthur Greeno. Arthur has been part of the Chick-fil-A family for thirty years, and we dive i...

Finding and flourishing in your own lane as an entrepreneur— Matt Jones, Founder of Verge Law, shares his insights on the importance of defining your lane on this episode.
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Matt Jones | Finding and Flourishing In Your Own Lane as an Entrepreneur – Epic Business Advisory Matt Jones | Finding and Flourishing In Your Own Lane as an Entrepreneur On this week’s episode of The Over 50 Entrepreneur Podcast, we speak with Matt Jones, Founder of Verge Law. In addition to being an entrepreneur, Matt is also a lawyer for other entrepreneurs; his clients include all types of...