Interviews with CEOs and Entrepreneurs about the frameworks they are using to build and scale their businesses.
Episodes
Friday Jun 07, 2024
Friday Jun 07, 2024
Ryan Atkinson is the CEO and Co-Founder of Spacebar Visuals, that specializes in animated videos that make your sales funnel convert better.
We discuss how Ryan co-founded Spacebar Visuals, a video marketing agency, by utilizing his background and interest in media. He also explains the importance of high-quality video content for sales funnels and shares a strategy used to personalize outreach and enhance sales efforts, which helped grow Spacebar Visuals to a six-figure business.
(0:40) Ryan’s entrepreneurial journey to Spacebar Visuals
(6:46) The 4 T Lead Gen Framework
(12:42) Written content to engaging animations
(20:12) Ryan’s current project
(22:23) Ways to contact Ryan
Links and Resources
- Ryan’s LinkedIn
- Spacebar Visuals
- Explore Steve Preda Business Growth tech https://stevepreda.com/business-growth-tech/
- Follow video shorts of current and past episodes on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/stevepreda-com/
- Management Blueprint Podcast on Youtube https://bit.ly/MBPodcastPlaylistYT
- Steve Preda’s books on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B08XPTF4ST/allbooks
Tuesday Jun 04, 2024
Tuesday Jun 04, 2024
Shauna Wekherlien is the owner of the Tax Goddess Services firm, a top 1% tax advisory firm helping small businesses with tax, accounting, and payroll duties.
We discuss Shauna's journey to becoming the Tax Goddess, inspired by her dedication to assisting small businesses with tax strategies. She explains the "aggression scale" in tax planning, highlighting the importance of aligning strategies with clients' risk tolerance and sharing innovative tax deductions to help business owners maximize savings and achieve financial success.
(0:41) The Tax Goddess’s Origin Story
(3:31) The Aggression Scale and its degrees
(7:35) The Tax Write-Off Framework
(19:58) What Shauna is working on..
(27:03) Learn more about the Tax Goddess
Links and Resources
- Shauna’s LinkedIn
- Tax Goddess Business Services
- Explore Steve Preda Business Growth tech https://stevepreda.com/business-growth-tech/
- Follow video shorts of current and past episodes on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/stevepreda-com/
- Management Blueprint Podcast on Youtube https://bit.ly/MBPodcastPlaylistYT
- Steve Preda’s books on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B08XPTF4ST/allbooks
Tuesday May 28, 2024
Tuesday May 28, 2024
Colin Sanburg, the Founder and Visionary of FinElevate, a company that works with small business owners and their leadership teams to drive the business to new heights of profitability.
We discuss Colin's journey founding FinElevate, driven by his experience overcoming financial challenges as an entrepreneur, eventually creating a framework to optimize growth, profit, and cash flow with the ultimate goal of empowering entrepreneurs to create valuable, trophy businesses.
(1:10) Colin’s path to FinElevate
(3:50) The Financial Score and its four aspects of financial success
(9:03) Optimizing your business’s performance
(22:43) What Colin is working on..
(24:13) Find out more about Colin
Links and Resources
- Colin’s LinkedIn
- FinElevate
- Explore Steve Preda Business Growth tech https://stevepreda.com/business-growth-tech/
- Follow video shorts of current and past episodes on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/stevepreda-com/
- Management Blueprint Podcast on Youtube https://bit.ly/MBPodcastPlaylistYT
- Steve Preda’s books on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B08XPTF4ST/allbooks
Thursday May 23, 2024
Thursday May 23, 2024
Jackson Calame, the Founder of First Class Business, helping visionary entrepreneurs build businesses by bridging their gaps in marketing, sales, and fulfillment.
We explore Jackson's journey founding First Class Business, driven by his vision to integrate marketing, sales, and fulfillment. He shares frameworks for boosting engagement and conversion, highlighting the significance of fostering championship teams with defined career paths.
(0:29) Jackson’s entrepreneurial journey to First Class Business
(1:41) Framework for a video sales letter
(12:13) The Power Marketing Funnel
(18:57) Building a championship team
(24:38) Learn more about Jackson’s work
Links and Resources
- Jackson’s LinkedIn
- First Class Business
- Vision Pros Live by First Class Business
- Explore Steve Preda Business Growth tech https://stevepreda.com/business-growth-tech/
- Follow video shorts of current and past episodes on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/stevepreda-com/
- Management Blueprint Podcast on Youtube https://bit.ly/MBPodcastPlaylistYT
- Steve Preda’s books on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B08XPTF4ST/allbooks
Friday May 17, 2024
Friday May 17, 2024
Dustin Bogle, the CEO of Gym Reinforcements, a company that helps gym owners hire, recruit, and train high-level virtual assistants so that gyms can create the impact they were destined to make.
We explore how Dustin's system supports gym and business owners, focusing on strategic lead nurturing with platforms like GoHighLevel, while also offering advice on recruiting skilled virtual assistants in the Philippines and optimizing online ads for engagement.
(0:38) Dustin's entrepreneurial journey
(3:25) The Fortune Follow-Up System
(12:46) Finding sales talent in the Philippines
(20:36) Utilizing GoHighLevel for leads
(23:23) What Dustin is working on now
Links and Resources
- Dustin’s LinkedIn
- Free Call With Dustin
- Dustin’s Book: Reinforce Your Gym
- Explore Steve Preda Business Growth tech https://stevepreda.com/business-growth-tech/
- Follow video shorts of current and past episodes on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/stevepreda-com/
- Management Blueprint Podcast on Youtube https://bit.ly/MBPodcastPlaylistYT
- Steve Preda’s books on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B08XPTF4ST/allbooks
Tuesday May 14, 2024
Tuesday May 14, 2024
Jaime Nacach, the Founder and CEO of Virtual Latinos, the first platform focused on connecting entrepreneurs, teams and agencies from the US, Canada, and the world with virtual assistants and virtual marketers from Latin America.
We discuss outsourcing, automation, and business growth with Jaime, who sheds light on tapping into Latin American talent and leveraging automation tools like Zapier. He highlights the potential for small businesses to enhance competitiveness and foster growth in the evolving global workforce landscape.
(0:31) Jaime’s journey into the VA industry
(4:54) Global workforce landscape
(9:16) Business Automation Framework with Zapier
(19:37) Latinos as virtual assistants
(23:36) The most exciting stuff that Jaime is working on
(27:17) Parting Thoughts
Links and Resources
- Jaime’s LinkedIn
- Virtual Latinos
- Explore Steve Preda Business Growth tech https://stevepreda.com/business-growth-tech/
- Follow video shorts of current and past episodes on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/stevepreda-com/
- Management Blueprint Podcast on YouTube https://bit.ly/MBPodcastPlaylistYT
- Steve Preda’s books on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B08XPTF4ST/allbooks
Tuesday May 07, 2024
Tuesday May 07, 2024
Scott Ritzheimer, the Founder and CEO of Scale Architects, a company that helps founders and leaders design and build scalable organizations that achieve predictable success.
We explore the crucial steps for founders transitioning to CEOs and scaling their businesses effectively, highlighting the shift from making policy decisions to focusing on building a strong executive team and emphasizing strategic leadership over day-to-day operations.
(0:29) Scott’s journey to founding Scale Architects
(5:35) What is whitewater?
(12:19) Company size as a factor
(16:02) Founder to CEO Framework
(30:19) The most exciting stuff that Scott is working on
(31:27) Parting Thoughts
Links and Resources
- Scott’s LinkedIn
- Scale Architects
- Free copy of The Founder’s Evolution
- Management Blueprint Podcast on Youtube https://bit.ly/MBPodcastPlaylistYT
- Steve Preda’s books on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B08XPTF4ST/allbooks
- Explore Steve Preda Business Growth tech https://stevepreda.com/business-growth-tech/
- Follow video shorts of current and past episodes on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/stevepreda-com/
Tuesday Apr 30, 2024
Tuesday Apr 30, 2024
Chris Dane, President of Hickory Global Partners, an industry-leading global alliance for corporate travel organizations and corporate travel departments.
We discuss invaluable insights into navigating the intricacies of travel operations. From crafting robust crisis management frameworks to redefining the role of travel advisors in the digital age, a compelling exploration of the evolution of the travel industry and strategies for success in a constantly evolving landscape.
(0:35) Chris’s journey into corporate travel
(3:57) Care Framework for worst-case travel scenarios
(8:59) Four areas of the Crisis Management Framework
(10:42) Future of corporate travel industry
(16:32) The most exciting stuff that Chris is working on
(20:05) Parting Thoughts
Links and Resources
- Chris’s LinkedIn
- Hickory Global Partners
- Management Blueprint Podcast on Youtube https://bit.ly/MBPodcastPlaylistYT
- Steve Preda’s books on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B08XPTF4ST/allbooks
- Explore Steve Preda Business Growth tech Stevepreda.com/
- Follow video shorts of current and past episodes on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/stevepreda-com/
Thursday Apr 25, 2024
Thursday Apr 25, 2024
JJ Ghatak, CEO and Co-founder of OnLoop, a habit-forming, genAI powered goals and feedback platform for high functioning teams. JJ is based in Singapore.
We explore the Collaborative Team Development Framework, its functionality, application, and potential approaches to maximize its effectiveness within the team.
(01:05) JJ's entrepreneurial journey
(05:49) Collaborative Team Development Framework
(12:07) Origin of the Clarity Score
(17:02) Approach to constructive feedback of a manager
(22:55) Aftermath of implementing JJ’s system
(26:04) The most exciting stuff that JJ is working on
(31:57) Final Question and Parting Thoughts
Links and Resources
- JJ’s LinkedIn
- OnLoop
- Management Blueprint Podcast on Youtube https://bit.ly/MBPodcastPlaylistYT
- Steve Preda’s books on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B08XPTF4ST/allbooks
- Explore Steve Preda Business Growth tech Stevepreda.com/
- Follow video shorts of current and past episodes on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/77938145/admin/feed/posts/
Wednesday Apr 17, 2024
Wednesday Apr 17, 2024
Krista Crawford, who is a pre-academic, a PhD, an MBA and an SBHR, the chair of two Vistage executive peer groups in the Baltimore, Maryland region. She's an HR consultant and an adjunct instructor at Virginia Tech and Champlain College. We discuss the concept of being a "pre-academic," her Executive Presence Framework, and a shortcut to achieve PRES. Krista also shares an ethical decision-making framework for CEOs and her new initiative to mentor emerging leaders.
(01:03) Krista's entrepreneurial journey
(03:11) What is pre-academic?
(03:48) The Executive Presence Framework
(08:17) The shortcut to achieve PRES
(16:19) The ethical decision-making framework for CEOs
(19:23) Krista’s new emerging leaders group
(21:45) Parting Thoughts
Links and Resources
- Steve and Greg Cleary's Book Pinnacle: Five Principles that Take Your Business to the Top of the Mountain
- Work with Steve - Stevepreda.com
- Connect with Steve on LinkedIn
- Krista’s LinkedIn
- Krista’s Email
- Vistage