Denise Griffitts - Your Partner In Success™ Radio!

In 2011, after less than 4 years in Corporate America, Paul Maskill knew there was more to life than just do a job that's "okay" for 40 years and then retire & enjoy life. Paul ventured out and started his first business in 2011 and he was soon working 60-80 hours a week with a business that couldn’t survive without him. So Paul started systematizing everything while empowering a team to run the business better than he could. Before he knew it his revenue doubled to almost $500k while the number of hours he worked dropped below 40. Paul then sold his business for 3x net profit. He’s now back into business ownership with 2 local businesses while also helping ambitious business owners automate their business so they can leverage their business to build a life that they love. Paul will share: Why the worst-case scenario is never as bad as we think it will beThe 5 Systems every business owner must have "perfected"How to turn your customers into raving fans so they can grow your business for youThe EASIEST way to start creating systems & processes TODAYThe 4 things you have to do before creating systems & processesWhy "I can't find good help" is simply an excuse to not take action  Find Paul on the web: Facebook | LinkedIn | Instagram

Vision Strategist, Author X5, Speaker, Mentor, Profiling Expert, Father of Repetitive Behavior Cellular Regression®, Terry Nichols shares why achievement-based versus goals-based strategies may be a better fit for your business. Terry Nichols shows business owners how to look at sales/marketing from an achievement point of view resulting in increased sales while lowering employee absenteeism. Terry is a Service Connected U.S. Navy Veteran. H.E. Amb. Nichols is an Ambassador for refugees US and Global with the United Refugee Green Council. He is also the co-founder along with his wife Linda Vettrus-Nichols and Chairman of Evolutionary Healer, a global transformational performance improvement company. Find Terry Nichols on the web: LinkedIn | Facebook | Twitter

A.I. Chatbots, Unexpected Positive Consequences Lon Safko is an innovator, bestselling author, speaker, and is the creator of the “First Computer To Save A Human Life” as coined by Steve Jobs. Lon has 18 inventions in the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. along with 30,000 professional papers and he has 14 inventions in The Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA.  Lon hosted the first-ever PBS Television Special “Social Media & You... Communicating In A Digital World”. He founded more than 14 companies and owns three U.S. Patents for “Three-Dimensional Internet Advertising”. Lon is a keynote speaker and trainer and has taught “Innovation” to more than 1,000 top executives in Kuala Lumpur, Shanghai, Bangkok, Singapore, Mumbai, Delhi, Vienna, Amsterdam, Milan, and Dubai. Lon is a 2017 Pulitzer Prize Nominee and author of multiple bestselling books which can be found on Amazon. Lon will share how using A.I. Chatbots can and should replace outdated technology in 2020.  

The Power & Prestige of Being a Main Street Author with Mike Capuzzi Mike Capuzzi is an author, publisher, and coach for business owners and sharp, aggressive entrepreneurs looking to get to the next level in their business. Throughout his 25 years in marketing and 21 years as a consultant, Mike’s diligent and innovative use of High Impact Marketing has consistently surpassed the expectations and outcomes of traditional “corporate” marketing concepts and business strategies for his clients. This expertise has led him to be a guest speaker on the stages of some of the world’s most foremost experts on marketing, including Dan Kennedy, Bill Glazer, Rory Fatt, Ed Rush, and Julie Steinbacher. To date, Mike has helped thousands of business owners create more profitable marketing. Mike is the inventor of the wildly successful software product, CopyDoodles®. CopyDoodles are hand-drawn graphic files that enable anybody to literally drag and drop attention-grabbing enhancements to their offline and online marketing materials. Tens of thousands of business owners, marketers and copywriters have benefited from the use of CopyDoodles. In 2019, Mike launched Bite Sized Books, a new publishing venture founded on his proven formula for creating short, helpful books (known as shooks) for Main Street business owners. Shooks are ideal for local business owners who are looking to increase their level of authority, while also providing helpful information in bite-sized books.  Find Mike on the web: LinkedIn | Facebook 

Meet Jessica Honegger, author of the Amazon best-selling book, Imperfect Courage, host of the podcast Going Scared, and mom of three.  In 2010, Jessica and her husband Joe needed a way to raise funds to adopt their son, Jack, from Rwanda. While on a trip to Uganda, the Honeggers met Jalia and Daniel Matovu, who created beautiful handmade goods, but lacked a stable marketplace to ensure their livelihood. Honegger saw a solution to both of their problems: by selling the Matovus’ jewelry back in the US, she could raise funds to adopt her son, while simultaneously generating revenue for Jalia and Daniel. The overwhelming reaction to the Matovus’ story and products propelled Honegger to turn her at-home fundraiser into an actual company, and Noonday Collection was born.  Jessica’s innate desire to create meaningful opportunities for others, paired with an unwavering passion for social entrepreneurism, has earned her notable accolades, including 2015 Person of the Year by Austin lifestyle magazine, TRIBEZA. In 2017, she received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award, which recognizes entrepreneurs who are excelling in areas such as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their business and communities. Jessica’s aspirational story has also been featured by top-tier national business and lifestyle publications, such as Inc., TODAY Parents, and Forbes.  Find Jessica on the web: Instagram | Facebook 

Gleb Tsipursky - Never Go With Your Gut: How Pioneering Leaders Make the Best Decisions and Avoid Business Disasters  Known as the Disaster Avoidance Expert, Dr. Gleb Tsipursky is on a mission to protect leaders from dangerous judgment errors known as cognitive biases by developing the most effective decision-making strategies via his consulting, coaching, and training firm Disaster Avoidance Experts. A cognitive neuroscientist and behavioral economist, Dr. Tsipursky writes for Inc., Time, and CNBC. A best-selling author, his new book, available on Amazon and in bookstores everywhere, is 'Never Go With Your Gut: How Pioneering Leaders Make the Best Decisions and Avoid Business Disasters'.  Find Dr. Tsipursky on the web: Website | LinkedIn | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Wise Decision Maker Course (Free)  

Jonathan Keyser is the founder and thought leader behind Keyser, the largest occupier services commercial real estate brokerage firm in Arizona. Through sheer determination and focus on selfless service, Jonathan is disrupting the commercial real estate (CRE) industry, and beyond. An Inc. 5000 company, Keyser has rapidly become one of the fastest-growing firms of its kind in the country, serving companies and their real estate needs globally.  When Jonathan entered the cut-throat, dog-eat-dog world of CRE brokerage, he became the worst version of himself and hated himself because of it. Then one day, Jonathan decided he’d had enough. He realized he was sacrificing his values in pursuit of success. He abandoned his ruthless ways and reinvented himself as a selfless leader, which skyrocketed his brokerage firm to eight figures in five years. His selfless service approach to business has resonated with corporations and individuals seeking a competitive edge to acquiring and maintaining clients. Jonathan's best-selling book 'You Don’t Have to Be Ruthless to Win: The Art of Badass Selfless Service' and online Keyser Institute courses inspire others to activate selflessness in their life and see how and why this counterintuitive strategy can create extraordinary, long-term success. Jonathan will share: Why helping others is crucial to developing a sustainable and successful business5 things that get in the way of living out your true valuesWhy I pursue intentional imbalance in my lifeThe 15 core principles that I live by -- and how I empower my team to do the same“It’s not about me:” 4 words that changed my lifeWhat I learned during my 30-Day Positivity Challenge

Production Location Consultant, STEEL MAGNOLIAS Tommy Whitehead is considered the man responsible for the selection of Natchitoches, LA for the filming of this iconic movie. From the Shreveport Times: "In the summer of 1989 Hollywood came to Natchitoches for the filming of "Steel Magnolias," and introduced the historic, quaint small town to the world. There was Dolly, Julia, Olympia, Sally, Shirley, Daryl — as in Parton, Roberts, Dukakis, Field, Maclaine, Hannah. They were among stars playing the characters in Natchitoches resident Bobby Harling's book about the death of his beloved sister, known as Shelby in the movie, from complications of diabetes in childbirth. And, of her family and the town. "The (stars and staff) fell in love with Natchitoches and blended in beautifully," said Jerry Pierce, the liaison between the Northwestern State University and the movie production folks. They rented houses. Shopped at Brookshire's. Ate at Sibley Lake's lakeside Mariner's restaurant. Skied in Cane River. Climbed Plantation Cherokee's narrow attic stairs to find a ghost. Enjoyed meals in resident Tommy Whitehead's art-filled lake home. Charmed residents. And left memories that linger 30 years later. And today we get to hear some of those terrific memories!

Jonathan Cronstedt President of Kajabi: Empowering Digital Entrepreneurship Globally Also known as JCron, Jonathan Cronstedt has played a substantial role in enabling Kajabi — a platform that helps solopreneurs build, market, and sell their online products — users to collectively earn over $700M in revenue to date. Kajabi is a SaaS company dedicated to empowering digital entrepreneurship globally by removing the technology challenges for those desiring to sell and share their knowledge and passions online. In the 7 year history, the company has had back to back showings on the Inc. 5000 and has helped it's users sell over $400 million dollars of their products via the platform. Previously the GM of SUCCESS Academy, an EdTech and publishing company, Cronstedt enjoys the ability to travel for work and impact Entrepreneurs, Executives and Self-Development seekers around the globe. Cronstedt previously served as the CEO of Digital Marketer and CEO of direct sales dynamo Empower Network. He also spent time driving results for Chet Holmes and Tony Robbins Groups. He is also the chairman of Prodigy Consulting Group. His expertise in entrepreneurship, thought leadership, SaaS marketing, digital learning, and personal growth provides much-needed hard knowledge on hands-on entrepreneurship while championing founders and their stories. Find Jonathan Cronstedt on the web: LinkedIn | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook

Eddie Yoon is the founder of EddieWouldGrow, LLC, a think tank and advisory firm on growth strategy. Prior to this, he was a senior partner at The Cambridge Group, a strategy consulting firm that helps Fortune 500 CEOs drive growth by unlocking consumer demand, for nearly two decades. He was part of the original team that was acquired by Nielsen in 2009, where Eddie was also a senior executive and one of the top 200 global leaders.  Eight of Eddie’s clients have doubled or tripled their annual revenues in 8 years or less for a total of over $8 billion dollars of annual profitable growth. He has worked in a wide array of consumer-facing categories, including consumer packaged goods, retail, consumer durables, consumer electronics and robotics, media and energy.  Eddie is one of the world's leading experts on finding and monetizing super consumers to grow and create new categories. He is the author of 'Superconsumers: A Simple, Speedy, and Sustainable Path to Superior Growth', published by Harvard Business School Press, which was recently named one of the Top Business Books of 2017 by Strategy + Business. He has also authored nearly 100 articles on the Harvard Business Review, Inc.com, and has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, The Economist, Newsweek, and National Public Radio.  Find Eddie on the web: Website | LinkedIn | Twitter | Instagram | Newsletter

Suzanne Lesko - Backwards, in high heels… and body armour! How I learned the art of mastery as a tri-sector leader – from the War Room to the Board Room. Suzanne has over 20 years’ experience in defense and national security-related communications, strategic and operational planning, program management, and high-risk training.  She is a combat veteran and part of an elite group of women to rise to the rank of Captain in the US Navy. She currently provides high impact leadership training to various organizations, through her role as a technical advisor with Valiant Integrated Services, and as a subject matter expert with Wharton Leadership Ventures. Suzanne also serves as a Captain, US Navy Reserve, where she is a high-level focal point for public affairs activities in Central and South America and the Caribbean to support her active duty counterparts. Suzanne is a passionate advocate for women, peace, and security.  She founded the Global Awareness Through Education (GATE) Project, a global non-profit, which provides scholarships and leadership advancement to empower strong-willed women undergraduates from post-conflict zones to participate meaningfully in peace and security processes in their homelands. Suzanne has also recently launched her new venture, Global Solutionista, which helps business leaders and senior managers navigate complex problems in high-pressure situations with grace and ease. Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn

Luisa Zhou - Building Your Business Faster By Doing Less Luisa Zhou is the creator of the Employee to Entrepreneur system, which teaches people how to leave their day job and start their own six-figure plus business working for themselves. She’s helped thousands of students, including health and business coaches, designers, copywriters, and consultants, to launch their own businesses that generate anywhere from 30K to 100K in less than a year. Her advice has been featured in numerous online and print publications including Forbes, Inc., Entrepreneur, Success magazine, and more. In this episode of Your Partner In Success Radio Luisa will share: Her strategy for quickly scaling her current business to $1.1 Million in sales in its first 11 months by focusing on just a few key areasWhat it looks like to run a "lifestyle" type 7-figure business - her calendar + team (because she designed and built it this way from day one)A breakdown of her course launch strategy for creating $800K in sales per launch consistently, without affiliates, over the last 4 yearsWhy she focuses on just a few things that make the biggest differenceHow she manages balancing coaching work (instant revenue, high profit) versus strategically building her business long-term and scaling the course side of her businessHow she transitioned from relying on live course launches to creating a 7-figure evergreen course funnel Website | Free Gift | Instagram | LinkedIn

Ramesh Dontha is a serial entrepreneur, host of The Agile Entrepreneur Podcast, and author of The 60 Minute Startup: A Proven System to Start Your Business in 1 Hour a Day and Get Your First Paying Customers in 30 Days (or Less). As a manager and consultant for Fortune 100 companies, Ramesh used the Agile Methodology to make technology systems more efficient. He then applied Agile principles to entrepreneurship, starting, growing, and selling multiple online businesses. Now Ramesh teaches aspiring entrepreneurs how to get paying customers faster than they ever thought possible.  Over 543,000 new businesses are started every month. Most fail. Many never get a paying customer. Why? Because new entrepreneurs are told to “start with why,” take internet marketing courses and spend hours doing market research. Do these time-intensive activities attract customers? Make sales? Create profit? No! The secret is ”agile entrepreneurship”— the new way to entrepreneurial success. Find Ramesh Dontha on the web: Website | Podcast | Facebook | LinkedIn | Twitter  Buy The 60 Minute Startup: A Proven System to Start Your Business in 1 Hour a Day and Get Your First Paying Customers in 30 Days (or Less) Kindle Edition  

Are you fulfilling your potential? Ryan Cote joins host Denise Griffitts to talk about growth mindset. Ryan Cote (Co-tay) is the Director of Digital Services and Partner at Ballantine, a third-generation family-owned direct mail and digital marketing company based out of Fairfield, NJ. With Ballantine since 2003, a family-owned business started in 1966 by his great-uncle, Ryan now manages the growing digital marketing division. From lead generation to marketing strategy for small businesses, Ryan and his company rise above the get-featured-quick schemes so often attributed to digital marketing. He loves to geek out on technical marketing talk as well as work with real-world business owners about growing their book of business in today’s online world.  In a previous interview called 'Raising Brand Awareness In The Real World', Ryan shared lessons learned from a 3rd generation family business as well as many other pearls of wisdom. In this episode he will talk about: Cold showersMorning routinesSelf-improvementImproving yourself to be a better leaderInspiring other people  Find Ryan on the web: Website | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook  Welcome message from Ryan Cote.    

Adam Kipnes – Speaker, Author, Podcaster, Marketer, Giver  Adam Kipnes is recognized as a top marketing strategist and business breakthrough specialist who can show ANY business owner… in less than 45 minutes… how to triple their current number of leads, double their sales and increase their annual revenue by $30 to $50 thousand dollars or more and WITHOUT spending a cent on marketing or advertising.  Adam is the go-to coach and advisor for many independent professionals including accountants, realtors, real estate investors, attorneys and medical practitioners, 22 of whom have crossed $1 million in annual revenue. Four of Adam’s clients have grown from under $100,000 to over $1 million under his guidance.  Adam is here to share: Stop Marketing Backwards Don't Pick a Niche The Silver Bullet to Business Success Live abroad, if you can 4 Questions to Ask Before Your Next Decision Strategy First - Always Find Adam Kipnes on the web: Website | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Podcast | Free Action Guide