Business Growth & Scaling Episodes

April Eldridge offers Fractional COO & Chief of Staff services to small business owners, business leaders, and entrepreneurs. Her services can be custom-tailored to specific needs and she pride herself on providing 1:1 support for clients. April leverages all of her experience after working in corporate America for nearly 20 years, having seen and done everything in the corporate world. During that journey, April found climbing the formidable ladder to be challenging and unstable, especially ...

After more than 20 years in marketing and innovation roles in a Fortune 500 consumer goods company, Melissa Jacobs ditched the 9 to 5 to work squarely in her zone of genius. As a growth strategist, she works with middle-market business leaders to spark transformational growth with data-driven insights and focused strategies, so they can grow more by doing less. Melissa's company, Crow & Pitcher LLC, is an innovation and growth consultancy that works with middle market business leaders to spar...

Brandon Gardner is a person that loves connection and strives everyday to do good for his family, friends, and community. Professionally, for the past 13 years he has led and built products for tech start-ups and large tech enterprises. The products he has built have been used by millions of people around the world to improve commerce and lives. Brandon now uses his experience and expertise to build products for hundreds of more companies who need strong product leaders that drive product sales ...

Stacy Sufka has over twenty-five years of experience in behavioral healthcare serving in various clinical and administrative roles. Throughout her career, Stacy has worked with diverse teams to affect change and advance the mission through people. These experiences have shaped her love for capacity-building and systems work. Before launching her firm, she served as the Chief Strategy and People Officer at a large nonprofit organization in Northeast, Ohio. In this role, she oversaw strategic plan...

In today's episode we'll talk about the most boring strategy that EVERY successful entrepreneur is utilizing, and why NOT taking advantage of this keeps beginner entrepreneurs (and wantrepreneurs!) switching from idea to idea and struggling each and every time.

In chess there's an old saying that "tactics are knowing what to do when there's something to do and strategy is knowing what to do when there's nothing to do," and in today's episode we'll talk about the importance of understanding this when it comes to growing YOUR business and how to marry the two for more consistent – and intentional! – growth.

Shiva Oswal, is a Computer Science major at Carnegie Mellon University, originally from the Silicon Valley area. From an early age, he was fascinated with computer programs, the power of algorithms, and the immense influence wielded by the "big tech" companies like Apple and Google. In 2017, when he was 13, he appeared on the gameshow "Who Wants to be a Millionaire," where he won $250,000. On the show, he told the host Chris Harrison that he knew one day he would be a computer scientist. W...

Sage Stewart is a holistic brand coach and storyteller turned talk show host. After almost 15 years in human resources and diversity education, she decided to enter entrepreneurship as a coach for new business owners. Her coaching model centers around self-care, spirituality, and storytelling. She believes everyone has a story. One so powerful that it can connect each of us. When she is not speaking, she spends her time volunteering with Dress For Success and playing with an all harp ensemble. C...

Brie Chrisman is the owner and CEO of BC Creative, a systems strategy and business operations agency that provides implementation and consulting support to business owners helping them reduce costs, save time, and step into their CEO role with ease. BC Creative supports business owners who are stuck, usually in a period of rapid growth but have hit a proverbial wall that is hindering their growth. They provide daily back end support, growth strategy consulting, and everything in between includin...

Johnny La is an actor in Los Angeles who has also ventured into the world of entrepreneurship with digital marketing and real estate. He has made appearances on TV shows such as General Hospital, Young & Hungry, Murder Book, and also in commercials for Kaiser Permanente, AT&T, and Sky High Sports. After realizing that acting alone is difficult to build financial freedom, he decided to take skills that he has known his entire life and built it into a business. Visit Johnny's website at JohnnyL...

Jodi Petersen is the CEO of MentorStrat. MentorStrat provides full-service consulting to organizations that want to build, scale, or reimagine a mentorship program. Their online learning platform, MentorStrat Academy gives mentors, mentees and mentoring program managers the training, tools, and resources they need to be successful. Leading the mentoring consultant team, Jodi has over 20 years of corporate experience and 5 years running mentoring programs. Prior to starting MentorStrat, she le...

In today's episode we'll talk about what it means to be a pioneer in any new opportunity, trend, technology, or industry, and how trying to be one just might set you up for failure in 2023 and beyond.

In today's episode we'll talk about the role that FREQUENCY plays when it comes to your success in marketing, standing out in your marketplace, and ultimately getting people to take action in working with you!

In today's episode I'll explain how and why I've come to this decision. Thank you for joining me for 500 episodes of the Wantrepreneur to Entrepreneur Podcast... now here's to 500 more!

In today's episode you'll get to be a fly on the wall for a real life conversation between show host Brian Lofrumento and Ian Westermann, the founder and CEO of Essential Tennis. Ian has gone from being a tennis coach on the courts of Washington DC to creating the world's largest online instructional tennis company, with over a quarter million subscribers on YouTube and over 80 million views.

In today's episode we're talking about the concept of participation inequality, and how it illustrates the ease in which we can stand out in any community with commitment and consistency.

In today's episode we'll talk about trying new strategies to see if they work... and why NOW is the best time to take advantage of the low-costs of trying, failing, and succeeding!

In today's episode we're going to go DEEP into giving you a growth roadmap to follow so that you can get results in a more strategic and intentional way. This episode is a recording of a previous 4-part livestream from inside the Launch Coalition, a community where entrepreneurs grow TOGETHER. Get access to this recording as well as the entire 4-part series by going to LaunchCoalition.com

In today's episode we'll talk about which strategies will work in your business and we'll discuss which ones you MUST be using if you're serious about your business's growth.

Melissa Rodriguez is the founder of Social Media Relations, a highly diverse performance-driven digital marketing agency based in Los Angeles, California. In addition to running a 7-figure agency, Melissa is on a mission to empower other millennial women to bring their big ideas to fruition, which she does with EmpowHer, a monthly live and virtual empowerment series.

Travis Rosser is an entrepreneur, speaker, and author with decades of experience in the software industry. In 2010, he co-founded Kajabi, a knowledge commerce platform that has helped thousands of people launch their own small businesses, collectively generating more than $2.5 billion in revenue. As an author, Travis has written a bestselling book called You Inc., which teaches the value of monetizing your passions and expertise, and shares the path to building a brand around yourself. Inspired ...

At the age of 24 Matt Ode was diagnosed with Stage 3C Testicular Cancer. By the age of 25 he was in a 2 week non-induced coma, where he faced multiple near death experiences, having to relearn to live his entire life again. Through years of perseverance and hard work Matt is now a keynote inspirational speaker & cancer advocate / mentor sharing his message and story to help individuals transform their setbacks into their superpowers while teaching them how to create an impactful story and messag...

In today's episode I share with you what I call the "50 Rep Rule," which is the key to making ANY and EVERY strategy work!

Ever heard entrepreneurs and CEOs talk about getting more done with the use of virtual assistants? Have you ever wondered the logistics of having a VA and how much it costs? In today's episode you'll learn about my secret VA tool for years... FancyHands! Get 50% off your first month by using www.imetbrian.com/fancyhands