Episodes

Lisa Proeber is an innovative sales leader and business development strategist who is determined to change the mindset that sales is a dirty word. With almost 20 years under her belt shattering sales goals for companies ranging from small family businesses to giant S&P 500 corporations, she knows what it takes to increase revenue. When guiding companies and individuals on their sales journey, she embraces the philosophy that sales is both a science and an art. Her vision is to redefine and st...

Jazmin Cicotti, EA (Enrolled Agent) is the owner of Avid Accounting and Tax LLC. She holds a Bachelor’s in Accounting and an EA, which takes three tests through the IRS to specialize in tax preparation. She is a wife and mother to a 1 year old. She started Avid Accounting and Tax LLC a year and a half ago with the support of her husband, Matthew, and now, with the continued support and a great team she's able to focus in on the consultation and tax preparation area of her business. Visit Jazm...

In today's episode of The Wantrepreneur to Entrepreneur Podcast we're joined by Matt Lo, the founder and CEO of Chipbot. Matt discusses how their technology aims to solve last mile conversion issues on websites with the use of video, live chat, and a quickly accessible knowledge base. In this episode we discuss the importance of personalization and showing a human face on a business website to engage customers. We also talk about the metrics used to measure the success of videos and how Chipbot ...

Today's episode is inspired by the famous Bill Gates quote about "I choose a lazy person to do a hard job. Because a lazy person will find an easy way to do it." We'll talk about how our willingness to do hard work and "hustle" can hold us back as entrepreneurs, and how the best answers and paths forward often come from identifying the lowest hanging fruit rather than taking on a big project or complicating things.

Dr. Suranee Waleszonia is a Clinical Neuropsychologist, and Co-Founder and COO of The Master Mind Institute. After spending over 10 years in direct clinical healthcare delivery, she decided to venture out and cofounded TMMI with the goal of being able to offer mental health solutions that are easier to access and engage with. The vision of The Master Mind Institute is to be able to meaningfully impact the mental health of 1 million people in the next 5 years! LINKS & RESOURCES: The Master...

Adam Struss is a Pennsylvania life insurance agent and founder of Struss Consulting. He has worked at a director level in three successful start-up laboratories. These experience gave him insight into some of the common financial hardships business owners run into. Adam believes in creating valuable partnerships and developing unique solutions for businesses of all sizes. He helps entrepreneurs and people succeed through his profit recovery services that uncover tax credits and advantages for bu...

Christi Loucks is the owner and founder of Crafted Sales Co., a consultancy aimed at helping high-growth startups drive revenue through strategic sales enablement programs. Prior to starting her business, Christi worked for 10 years leading Sales Enablement and Operations at multiple cybersecurity software companies, including Ping Identity and Chainalysis. She also works alongside her husband at Heritage Oaks Holdings, a holding company focused on acquiring and operating small businesses across...

Sarah Romer is the founder of Avocado Ventures, a boutique advisory firm that provides strategic and financial insights to visionary founders and business owners as they grow. After more than a decade in corporate roles at companies like Google and PayPal, Sarah put her entrepreneurial hat on for the first time in 2015 when she purchased a distressed retail business (Bella Salon), operated it, turned it around and sold it for 6x the acquisition price 3 years later. It was that experience as a...

In today's episode we'll talk about the most important strategic question that you can (and should!) ask yourself when deciding on EVERY aspect of your business... from what your business idea itself is, to how to position your product or service, to how and where to market your business!

Kristen Dickey is a marketing and advertising sales professional turned corporate refugee turned solopreneur. She spent 15 years working for major media corporations, including: NBCUniversal, WarnerMedia, Viacom, Weather Channel, Shazam, Vevo, and The Trade Desk. Now she's leveraging that wealth of experience to help her clients improve their marketing strategy, website experience, and branding - but under her own MEDIA HUMANITY masthead. MEDIA HUMANITY helps SMBs with marketing strategy, web...

Misa is the Founder & CEO of Perfectly Kept Books®. After spending years climbing the corporate ladder, she left to pursue her true passion, helping female business owners understand their numbers and demystify bookkeeping so it becomes an enjoyable part of their day-to-day lives. Misa has learned that many business owners don’t know what they don’t know when it comes to their finances and understands that bookkeeping can be intimidating and often frustrating. She’s now on a mission to empower t...

Kole Riggs is the co-founder of Ad Labs Marketing. Kole has been in the performance marketing industry for 7+ years, helping e-commerce and digital product brands grow through paid advertising. With his proprietary systems and strategies, Kole and his team at Ad Labs Marketing have helped their clients generate $30M in revenue (and counting) since 2020. Through Ad Labs Marketing, Kole has enabled 80+ clients to scale their businesses and achieve their goals with data-driven paid advertising c...

Today we're joined by the passionate and impact-driven entrepreneurial duo of Dr. Virginia Lacayo and Justin Foster, co-founders of Massive. Driven by the belief that is easy to colonize an unchallenged mind, Virginia Lacayo, Ph.D. is co-founder and CEO of Massive, a coaching practice that guides and equips business leaders called to use their status and power to take on systemic change. Dr. Lacayo is a certified mindset coach, a thought leader in the field of communication for social/organiz...

In today's episode we'll talk about the VERY simple (and slightly obvious!) way to stop feeling frustrated and unhappy with where you are in the pursuit of your goals and START making positive momentum and steps forward.

Shannon Kuykendall is the founder of Up Automation, where she offers LinkedIn Lead Generation & Content Creation services for female founders who want to get their time back and scale their businesses. With her help, entrepreneurs and businesses can maximize their lead generation efforts and create top-quality content that will propel them forward. In addition, Shannon provides LinkedIn consultations and support that will give companies the tools they need to run successful lead generation campa...

Cole Sieper is the Co-Founder and head of operations at Quantek Marketing. When he first started in business he discovered how challenging it is to generate attention and get customers. Not long after he realized many other business owners felt the same way. He decided to leverage his connections and build a dream team marketing agency to make sure no business owner ever feels stressed, overwhelmed, and lost about marketing again. Quantek Marketing helps business owners and entrepreneurs t...

Dr. Suranee Waleszonia is a Clinical Neuropsychologist, and Co-Founder and COO of The Master Mind Institute. After spending over 10 years in direct clinical healthcare delivery, she decided to venture out and cofounded TMMI with the goal of being able to offer mental health solutions that are easier to access and engage with. The vision of The Master Mind Institute is to be able to meaningfully impact the mental health of 1 million people in the next 5 years! LINKS & RESOURCES: The Master...

Shannon Kuykendall is the founder of Up Automation, where she offers LinkedIn Lead Generation & Content Creation services for female founders who want to get their time back and scale their businesses. With her help, entrepreneurs and businesses can maximize their lead generation efforts and create top-quality content that will propel them forward. In addition, Shannon provides LinkedIn consultations and support that will give companies the tools they need to run successful lead generation campa...

In today's episode we'll talk about the importance of understanding that who we choose to surround ourselves with dictates how much we're valued and appreciated... and the positive side of knowing that if we change who we're selling to then we can get in front of the people and businesses that appreciate and value us the most!

Dr. Ernest Wayde is the founder and CEO of Wayde Consulting where he focuses on the development and integration of people, process, and technology, into business strategy for business growth and success. With over 20 years of combined experience in the private and public sectors, Ernest has a diverse and extensive background in people and technology management from his time working with leaders in the healthcare and technology industries. Ernest has a doctorate in Clinical and Experimental Ps...

Dr. Ernest Wayde is the founder and CEO of Wayde Consulting where he focuses on the development and integration of people, process, and technology, into business strategy for business growth and success. With over 20 years of combined experience in the private and public sectors, Ernest has a diverse and extensive background in people and technology management from his time working with leaders in the healthcare and technology industries. Ernest has a doctorate in Clinical and Experimental Ps...

Ian Hessel is a serial entrepreneur that earned his stripes with the world's largest accounting firms and has worked and lived in many countries around the world helping companies of all sizes thrive. His current passion is helping other entrepreneurs excel. As a result, he charted his path to entrepreneurship and ultimately established Heroic Solutions and Heroic Launch, which serves as the go-to resource for entrepreneurs looking to launch their businesses through grants and assistance in help...

Ann Donnelly is an International Digital Business Consultant, with 30+ years experience in business management and 20+ years in digital marketing. She worked in New York City, London, and spent twenty years in Ireland before returning to her roots in upstate New York five years ago. Last year she started up a new digital marketing consulting business, Placentric Digital Marketing, inspired by the way the communities there worked together to not only survive, but thrive, during the pandemic. With...

In this first ever Solo Sunday episode, we'll talk about the HOW and WHAT and WHY behind EVERY decision you make, and how by choosing that you'll dictate the results that you get in your life and in your business this week / this quarter / this year!