The Thoughtful Entrepreneur

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks to the Co-Founder and Audience Awakening Expert of Inspiral Agency, John Abbott.Inspiral works with coaches and trainers struggling to sell their programs to their audience. John witnessed this firsthand and came up with the marketing approach of the Giving Model. Through this method, he addresses the barriers stopping the audience from accessing valuable resources offered by his clients and finds a way to bridge that gap for them. Making sales through this marketing strategy can make companies gain more profit. By giving more value and sharing gifts with their audience, their clients obtain advocates who will do the marketing for them — telling others about their wonderful experiences and the transformation they were exposed to. Key points from this episode:How did the idea of giving start?Coming from a place of giving can spark a new and interested audienceMaking sales through the foundation of givingHow does this marketing approach affect the profits?The importance of assessing applicants for the Giving ModelCan this marketing approach get speakers and trainers additional clients? About John Abbott: John Abbott, best-selling author and creator of The Giving Model, shows people how to build GIVING into their business. John believes that by giving we attract more to us. John started his entrepreneur journey at just 17 years old and has mentored over 200 entrepreneurs. As an expert in sales and marketing, John's goal is to add value to your audience by sharing how to implement The Giving Model. The Giving Model has helped many speakers and business owners add 30+ percent to their revenues.About Inspiral Agency: Inspiral is a small, extremely productive marketing and sales agency that predominantly serves high-end clients with the Giving Model service. They collaborate with speakers, event businesses, and promoters to maximize the impact of events to inspire and influence more lives. In essence, the Giving Model bridges the financial divide, allowing many more prospects to say yes to their transformation and, as a result, making a far more significant effect through the gifts our speakers were born to give to the world. The Giving Model has helped Anthony Robbins, Cloe Madanes, Peter Sage, Skip Archimedes, Brandon Bays, Roger Hamilton, and many others attract thousands more into their high-end programs and millions more in earnings. Tweetable Moments:15:58 - "The numbers work because the first ten that you sold, if you have a profitable business, clearly is a profitable model. Otherwise, you wouldn't be continuing that model."20:53 - "There is something that changes when you give first to someone, meet someone, and help them achieve what they want."Apply to be a Guest on The Thoughtful Entrepreneur: https://go.upmyinfluence.com/podcast-guestLinks Mentioned in this Episode:Want to learn more? Check out the Inspiral Agency website at https://inspiral.agency/Check out John Abbott on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnabbottme/Check out John Abbott on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/johnabbottmeDon’t forget to subscribe to The Thoughtful Entrepreneur and thank you for listening. Tune in next time!More from UpMyInfluence:Tickets for the FIRST Annual Fame and Profit Summit 2022 are on sale now! Check it out HERE!️  We are actively booking guests for our The Thoughtful Entrepreneur. Schedule HERE. Are you a 6-figure consultant? I’ve got high-level intros for you. Learn more here. What is your #1 Lead Generation BLOCKER? Take my free quiz here.

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks to the Principal Owner of Humans First, Rob Krecak.In today's world, where people are increasingly alienating themselves, Humans First help people connect with others. They work to remind individuals that love and joy come from connecting with others. Rob has historically been known for many things and made his mark in his business niche. He works as Chief Connection Officer, guiding companies and teams to a four-day work without losses in their profitability. He's an advocate that it's one of the effective ways to solve the stress and burnout problems in businesses. He believes that a substantial reason people can't deal with stress is the lack of social connection, making them perceive stress differently compared to individuals who fill their social tank. Key points from this episode:Overview of Four Day Work Weeks without cutting profitabilityImportance of retention mechanism for companiesHow does the Four Day Work Weeks work?Benefits of Four Day Work Weeks in companies and businessesWhat is the value of the Four Day Work Week system in recruiting?The importance of compartmentalizationTechnology increases stress and decreases our ability to deal with stressThe impact of technology, how people use it, and quality of lifeWhat do employees value more today? About Rob Krecak: After ten years of successfully running seven businesses, Robert is now focusing on his next venture. Humans First seek to help individuals improve their relationship with technology so that they may devote more time to the things that matter most in life, such as family and enjoyment. They accomplish this by legally shifting businesses from a 5-day workweek to a 4-day workweek while maintaining production and profitability. He works with open-minded CEOs who recognize that their staff may be frustrated or burned out and don't know how to overcome this.About Humans First: Humans First help business owners understand how technology affects mental health, relationships, and workplace efficiency through better technological mindfulness. Their Day Back System enables businesses to switch from a 5-day workweek to a 4-day workweek while maintaining production and profitability.Tweetable Moments:04:29 - "Many people don't realize that they're using their phones in a way that doesn't serve them well."06:07 - "In any given company, at any time, 80% of the value comes from the top 20% of employees. Those are your rockstar employees."Apply to be a Guest on The Thoughtful Entrepreneur: https://go.upmyinfluence.com/podcast-guestLinks Mentioned in this Episode:Want to learn more? Check out the Humans First website at https://www.humansfirst.us/Check out Humans First on Tiktok at https://www.tiktok.com/@humans_firstCheck out Humans First on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/Humans-First-106303642135507/?ref=pages_you_manageCheck out Rob Krecak on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharontoerek/Check out Rob Krecak on Email at rob@humansfirst.usDon’t forget to subscribe to The Thoughtful Entrepreneur and thank you for listening. Tune in next time!More from UpMyInfluence:Tickets for the FIRST Annual Fame and Profit Summit 2022 are on sale now! Check it out HERE!️  We are actively booking guests for our The Thoughtful Entrepreneur. Schedule HERE. Are you a 6-figure consultant? I’ve got high-level intros for you. Learn more here. What is your #1 Lead Generation BLOCKER? Take my free quiz here.

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks with the Principal Owner of Legal and Creative and Toerek Law, Sharon Toerek.Legal and Creative work with independent marketing agencies and digital marketing across the US. They help business owners monetize their intellectual capital and advertise and manage its legal implications. Sharon shared examples of rules or laws that people don't take seriously in the business focused issue and peer IP-focused issue perspective. She further explains when marketing agencies would need to consult a legal agency. According to her, agencies' intellectual property is their most significant asset, and how they leverage it is completely up to them. Key points from this episode:Laws that aren't being taken seriously enoughHow would businesses know if they need legal recourse?Leveling the playfield between the client and agency with legal recourseThe importance of confidentialityAre electronically signed documents and contracts worth a dime?Legal and Creative can help you with 3 things:Intellectual property, protection, registration, and other IP issues in marketing.Business transactions require solid documentation and a legal tool kit to protect businesses.Help businesses be compliant in the evolving regulatory landscape in marketing.About Sharon Toerek: Sharon Toerek is Principal of Toerek Law, where she focuses her law practice on helping professionals in the advertising, marketing, and creative industries monetize their intellectual capital, and manage the legal risks of their work. Sharon provides proactive, strategic counsel to marketing agencies on legal issues they face continually in their work, including agency-brand contracts, social media, content marketing legal compliance, and trademark and copyright protection. Sharon also created the Legal + Creative Agency Protection System, a subscription-based legal toolkit for marketing agencies. About Legal and Creative:Legal + Creative is a service that helps professionals in marketing, advertising, and communications protect their creative assets and generate revenue from those assets. This section contains articles discussing the legal difficulties encountered daily by marketers. Some examples of these difficulties include intellectual property rights, compliance with social media and content marketing, and the interactions between agencies, their clients, and freelancers. They protect, enforce, and monetize intellectual capital for advertising, marketing, and design professionals, as well as manage the legal ramifications of their work. Legal Creative caters to customers' needs in the advertising, marketing, and creative services industries, and she offers proactive, strategic advice on legal difficulties that firms confront.Tweetable Moments:08:41 - "Both sides [client and prospect] should be protected, and both sides should agree that what they're sharing doesn't go any farther without the permission of both parties."10:25 - "We think it's in the best interest of all parties to agree to keep all the information we're sharing confidential."Apply to be a Guest on The Thoughtful Entrepreneur:https://go.upmyinfluence.com/podcast-guestLinks Mentioned in this Episode:Want to learn more? Check out the Legal and Creative website at https://www.legalandcreative.com/Check out Legal and Creative on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/legal-creative/Check out Sharon Toerek on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharontoerek/Check out Sharon Toerek on Twitter at https://twitter.com/SharonToerekDon’t forget to subscribe to The Thoughtful Entrepreneur and thank you for listening. Tune in next time!More from UpMyInfluence:Tickets for the FIRST Annual Fame and Profit Summit 2022 are on sale now! Check it out HERE!️  We are actively booking guests for our The Thoughtful Entrepreneur. Schedule HERE. Are you a 6-figure consultant? I’ve got high-level intros for you. Learn more here. What is your #1 Lead Generation BLOCKER? Take my free quiz here.

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks to the Founder, thought leader and speaker of 3Leaf, Thomas Watkins.3Leaf helps businesses achieve their dreams with designed psychology, especially for tech businesses looking for the next big thing. However, for this to work, business owners must know what the product has to do and provide them with data. Software design combines art and science, making it come together with art and using science to attach it to reality. Companies must have a vision for the future and understand where the business is headed in the future. Thomas's background in psychology brings a perspective to software design in terms of knowing how people react in different circumstances and predicting their behavior. He also shared a fun fact that individuals who enter the software design profession come from various professional backgrounds. Key points from this episode:Overview of 3LeafWhy do businesses need good design?The difference between art and science in designWhat does engagement look like with 3Leaf?Importance of short-term goals and long-term goals in tech productsHow would someone know they should work with 3leaf?About Thomas Watkins: Thomas Watkins is a thought leader, speaker, and industry practitioner located in Houston TX. He is a life-long learner who has a passion for bringing greater clarity to the world. Thomas has made it his career’s focus to combine technology with design psychology in order to drive business success. He specializes in helping his business partners bring their own brilliant ideas to life, by translating complexity into simplicity. The scope of his work has included interface design for mobile, SaaS system architecture, usability research, and data visualization.About 3Leaf: 3Leaf helps you better understand your target demographic by utilizing time-tested user experience (UX) models and design psychology to analyze user behavior and recommend the most effective next steps. They use time-tested methods and cutting-edge tools to improve the value-innovation of products and services. This can be assessed in terms of usability, task speed, customer conversion rate, virality of popularity, and the market's general good reaction to the product.They flawlessly incorporate your ideas into a campaign tailored to your target audience's language. They are experts in communicating through body language. The deliverables provided by 3Leaf are easy to understand, in-depth, and actionable. 3leaf will take care of the user experience so that CEOs and executives can concentrate on running the company without distraction.Tweetable Moments:00:58 - "We interact with the technological world all the time."13:43 - "Smash your competition by outthinking them with the design psychology."Apply to be a Guest on The Thoughtful Entrepreneur: https://go.upmyinfluence.com/podcast-guestLinks Mentioned in this Episode:Want to learn more? Check out ProductWorld website at https://www.3leaf.consulting/Check out Thomas Watkins on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/3leaf/Check out Thomas Watkins on Twitter at https://twitter.com/3leafmethodCheck out Thomas Watkins on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/3leafmethod/?hl=enDon’t forget to subscribe to The Thoughtful Entrepreneur and thank you for listening. Tune in next time!More from UpMyInfluence:Tickets for the FIRST Annual Fame and Profit Summit 2022 are on sale now! Check it out HERE!️  We are actively booking guests for our The Thoughtful Entrepreneur. Schedule HERE. Are you a 6-figure consultant? I’ve got high-level intros for you. Learn more here. What is your #1 Lead Generation BLOCKER? Take my free quiz here.

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks with the Founder of ProductWorld, Oren Schauble.ProductWorld helps businesses and entrepreneurs build better products that keep up with the trends and latest technology. According to Oren, one of the most common errors companies make is concentrating too much on a single product rather than addressing the needs of their customers first. Working with ProductWorld means bridging that gap between customers and businesses.Oren shared simple exercises entrepreneurs can do when testing new product ideas. Doing these will help business owners build a more precise roadmap for their products. Identifying your product differentiator will ultimately help businesses outsmart the competition. He added that knowing the customers' pain points, understanding what they want, and seeing things from their perspective is crucial in product creation. There is a lot of complexity involved in product creation. Still, for Oren, the first step to getting started is to find a product you're passionate about, explore ideas about what products you can build around it, and understand your audience.Key points from this episode:Overview of ProductWorldHow did supplier chains change over the years?Key components of any productsNarrowing down your product differentiatorWhat are the best practices for creating products that stand out?Navigating the intellectual side of things when it comes to productsNothing is saturated in the world of so much consumption of productsWhat's it like to work with ProductWorld?What are the biggest pitfalls in product creation?What is the cost to start the product creation process?What comes first in product creation?About Oren Schauble: Oren Schauble's most recent endeavor was starting up a public consumer packaged goods firm Unrivaled Brands, where he also served as president. Before that, he was a product development and marketing executive specializing in regulated and luxury items. During that time, he was a part of the team that helped build the consumer drone product channel in big-box retail worldwide.About ProductWorld: ProductWorld works with businesses to help them build products centered around their audience. They help small product businesses access the global supply chain and work with them on creating their business product.Tweetable Moments:03:12 - "It's about how you make things that stand out and then how you make brands that will succeed over time and take advantage of TikTok or trends or new things that will propel you to the forefront."08:47 - "I recommend to people now, especially with TikTok and Twitter and everything being so big, is just make content. Start a blog and make a video every day in your niche."Apply to be a Guest on The Thoughtful Entrepreneur: https://go.upmyinfluence.com/podcast-guestLinks Mentioned in this Episode:Want to learn more? Check out ProductWorld website at https://www.productworld.xyz/Check out Oren Schauble on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/orenj/Check out Oren Schauble on Twitter at https://twitter.com/orenmeetsworldCheck out Oren Schauble on Instagram at http://instagram.com/orenmeetsworldCheck out Oren Schauble on YouTube at http://youtube.com/orenmeetsworldCheck out Oren Schauble website at http://orenjohn.com/Check out Oren Schauble on Newsletter at https://go.orenjohn.com/cpg/Don’t forget to subscribe to The Thoughtful Entrepreneur and thank you for listening. Tune in next time!More from UpMyInfluence:Tickets for the FIRST Annual Fame and Profit Summit 2022 are on sale now! Check it out HERE!️  We are actively booking guests for our The Thoughtful Entrepreneur. Schedule HERE. Are you a 6-figure consultant? I’ve got high-level intros for you. Learn more here. What is your #1 Lead Generation BLOCKER? Take my free quiz here.

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks to the CEO, Executive Coach and Author of BoomerangCoach, Reiner Lomb.BoomerangCoach focuses on leadership development, innovation, and transformational change in organizations, companies, and from start-ups to big corporations. They help leaders grow, increase their impact, articulate a future, and guide them in pursuing it. Reiner is a veteran in his field, with two decades of working and developing start-ups into multi-dollar companies. He teaches leaders to break the wall of learning and take them to the next level of development in their leadership. When talking about trends in leadership, he mentioned that emotional-based leadership competencies are more critical than ever. However, since this skill is not taught in school, people have to be willing to learn in the emotional space, and when they do, it's an excellent investment. Leaders immersing in this type of learning will allow them to move forward from emotions of the past and pivot them to be visionary leaders.Key points from this episode:What does a Boomerang Coach do?What kind of customers does BoomerangCoach attract?What does leadership coaching look like?Difference between therapy and executive coachingTrends in leadershipHow does one become a leader?How to get over cynicism?Importance of trust awareness for leadersAbout Reiner Lomb: Reiner is the founder of BoomerangCoach, an executive coaching firm specializing in leadership and career development, innovation, and transformational change. Reiner’s mission is to mobilize and develop leaders to create a more sustainable and positive future for all. As an executive coach, he works with leaders and changemakers in a wide range of organizations, from start-ups and multinational companies to non-profits and local communities - all who aspire to create transformational change. Whether he’s working with corporate executives, entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs, or indigenous tribal leaders, Reiner’s clients appreciate his international business and cross-cultural leadership experience. Before becoming an executive coach, Reiner had a 30-plus year career in technology, started and developed software businesses, and led leadership development. At Hewlett-Packard, his home for 20-plus years, he launched new software product businesses and helped grow HP Software into a multi-billion dollar organization. While at HP, Reiner discovered his passion and talent in leadership development where he trained leaders in how to scale from leading one’s self, to leading others, to leading an entire organization. Reiner grew up in the western part of a divided Germany during the Cold War. Reiner’s heartache over his country’s role in the Holocaust and World War II awoke in him a lifelong desire to address the challenges that threaten future generations. Reiner is fluent in English and German, and his clients benefit from his global education, deep expertise in sustainability, and his many years as a community organizer. He holds an MBA in Sustainable Business from Pinchot University (now Presidio University) and a Master’s Degree in Computer Science from the University of Paderborn (Germany). He is an accredited Professional Certified Coach (PCC) by the International Coaching Federation (ICF). He is also trained and certified in ontological coaching by Newfield Network and in team coaching by Team Coaching International (TCI). Reiner is the author of two books, ASPIRE: Seven Essential Emotions for Leading Positive Change, No Matter Where You Are and The Boomerang Approach: Return to Purpose, Ignite Your Passion. He lives with his family in Atlanta and works with leaders and changemakers worldwide. About BoomerangCoach: Executive coaching and facilitated learning are two of the services that BoomerangCoach offers to individuals, teams, and organizations. The company's primary areas of expertise are career and leadership development, cross-cultural team development, and organizational alignment. Our goal is to assist organizations and communities in thriving sustainably by engaging, mobilizing, and growing the leaders, members, and employees of those organizations and communities.Tweetable Moments:02:53 - "Leaders reach a point in their career, in their development, when they cannot learn the things by themselves."10:17 - "The fundamental requirement is that somebody aspires to lead, to create change, to create a better future to some kind of thing."Apply to be a Guest on The Thoughtful Entrepreneur: https://go.upmyinfluence.com/podcast-guestLinks Mentioned in this Episode:Want to learn more? Check out BoomerangCoach on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/boomerangcoach/Check out Reiner Lomb website at https://reinerlomb.com/Check out Reiner Lomb on LinkedIn at  https://www.linkedin.com/in/reinerlomb/Check out Reiner Lomb on Twitter at https://twitter.com/reinerlombCheck out Reiner Lomb on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100008109465763Check out Reiner Lomb books on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0615979769/Don’t forget to subscribe to The Thoughtful Entrepreneur and thank you for listening. Tune in next time!More from UpMyInfluence:Tickets for the FIRST Annual Fame and Profit Summit 2022 are on sale now! Check it out HERE!️  We are actively booking guests for our The Thoughtful Entrepreneur. Schedule HERE. Are you a 6-figure consultant? I’ve got high-level intros for you. Learn more here. What is your #1 Lead Generation BLOCKER? Take my free quiz here.

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks with the Founder and CEO of Walker Kreative, Cebron Walker.Walker Kreative works with corporations, small and medium-sized businesses, and medical agencies to share their message, services, and stories with their customers. With years of experience in public relations, Cebron leveraged this to help their clients build relationships with their potential customers by figuring out how to communicate their stories properly. Walker Kreative is all about marketing businesses through authenticity and humanizing them to their audience. He believes in the power of customers' testimonials and showing behind-the-scenes stories. Doing so will humanize the brand and poke into that familiarity bias of the audience.Key points from the episode:How did Cebron Walker get into marketing?Business owners understand the idea of marketing more than public relations.Misconceptions about public relations officers.The scope of work Walker Kreative does for their clients.Why is a relationship meaningful in getting clients?Recognizing the power of customers' testimonies.Humanizing yourself and your business builds trust.Leveraging familiarity bias in your business.The scope of work Walker Kreative does for their clients:They help businesses build a connection with their target audience through incredible video creation.Coming up with ways to let the audience know about their clients instantaneously.Assisting with building that trust between the business and its target audience.Making small businesses stand out from the competition.About Cebron Walker: Cebron Walker is a Marketing and Public Relations specialist with 30 years’ experience. He is the founder and CEO of Walker Kreative, a digital marketing agency with offices in St. Petersburg, Florida and Sacramento, California. Walker Kreative serves small business owners and healthcare practice owners across North America.His team is driven by the sole purpose of helping owners grow and thrive, no matter the economy. When it comes to building an online brand or developing an SEO-optimized website for a healthcare practice, no one does it better. Walker Kreative uses the latest tactics in video marketing, social advertising and content creation to grow new patient numbers and help practices lead in their region.If a client needs press relations or plans to hold events to build reputation and interest, no problem. Cebron’s early career included working as a PR and press officer generating thousands of PR stories with positive media exposure for clients around the world.Walker Kreative is NOT a “big box store” marketing company where you have an account rep and a number. Personalized customer services and fast response times to address a client’s needs have been at the foundation of our success and will always be at the heart of our business.Cebron, his wife Angela and their 7-year-old son Matteo live in St. Petersburg, FL. When not working, Cebron is an avid tennis enthusiast and is trying out paddleboarding but mostly spends time in the water trying to get back up on the board.About Walker Kreative: A digital marketing firm specializing in working with local and medium-sized enterprises, as well as medical offices. They're enthusiastic about design, video, writing, and advertising, all of which will help convey your one-of-a-kind message to the world and encourage customers to visit your storefront, visit your website, and call your business. Tweetable Moments:09:51 - "If you can get your client base, the existing clients and the potential new clients, patients, clients, customers, whoever they are to almost feel like they're with family when they're with you in your business, that's the ultimate best relationship you can have."12:48 - "Testimonials are really powerful. So for all these business owners out there that are listening to this, recognize how powerful the words of your clients, customers, and patients are, and do what you can to get reviews, of course."Apply to be a Guest on The Thoughtful Entrepreneur: https://go.upmyinfluence.com/podcast-guestLinks Mentioned in this Episode:Want to learn more? Check out the Trust Science website at https://www.trustscience.com/Check out Greener Trust Science on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/trust-science/Check out Cebron Walker on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/cebron-walker-23a4b8b0/Check out Cebron Walker on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/michelle.nedelec1Check out Cebron Walker on Twitter at https://twitter.com/cebronwDon’t forget to subscribe to The Thoughtful Entrepreneur and thank you for listening. Tune in next time!More from UpMyInfluence:Tickets for the FIRST Annual Fame and Profit Summit 2022 are on sale now! Check it out HERE!️  We are actively booking guests for our The Thoughtful Entrepreneur. Schedule HERE. Are you a 6-figure consultant? I’ve got high-level intros for you. Learn more here. What is your #1 Lead Generation BLOCKER? Take my free quiz here.

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks to the Founder and CEO of Trust Science, Evan Chrapko.Trust Science aid preexisting data scientists or risk departments in assessing borrowers’ profiles. They can be the entire solution for smaller businesses or those who have never had experience working with a bureau before because of low score levels. They bring automation and automated decision-making in a high degree of predictability on creditworthiness. Evan gave out some indicators of what to look at when assessing an individual's creditworthiness. He also talked through the challenges in the conventional system and how Trust Science comes into play to close the gap. Working with the Trust Science system helps their customers find a lender customer worldwide.Key points from the episode:What industry does Trust Science work with?Why are old formula credits a bit problematic?Indicators to look at to assess creditworthiness.How did Trust Science come about?Business growth opportunities for Trust Science.About Evan Chrapko: Evan is a serial entrepreneur and investor having served as CEO or advisor for numerous innovative start-ups including FloNetworks (acquired by DoubleClick for $80 Million) and PlateSpin (acquired by Novell for $205 Million). Prior to Trust Science, Evan and his brother Shane founded and, within 30 months, sold cloud storage pioneer DocSpace for $568 million. Evan is a CPA, CA and holds a Juris Doctor (Law Degree) from Columbia University. He is a Henry Crown Fellow of the Aspen Institute, a member of YPO, and he has been named to the Real Leaders Global 100 (alongside Bill Gates, Richard Branson, Elon Musk, Peter Diamandi,s et. al.) and a Top 50 AI CEO (alongside others like the CEO of Data Robot.) About Trust Science: Organizations in many industries rely on credit scores to gauge amounts and types of credit that they will offer to an individual. Those scores purport to provide meaningful information about how much debt a person should be able to take on and what the level of risk (the borrower’s probability of default) will be. However, the information from old credit bureaus isn't always deep enough for a meaningful assessment, in part because it relies on outdated types of data & calculation methods.  This is especially punishing for the financially disadvantaged or N2C (New to Country/New to Credit) person. Credit Bureau 2.0, a FinTech SaaS platform, is the solution to this problem, harnessing alternative data and explainable AI for  more accurate and precise credit assessments. This is enabling lenders to find more trustworthy borrowers and letting borrowers gain access to credit based on information that traditional credit bureaus aren't taking into account.Tweetable Moments:02:24 - "You have people down there, approximately 40% of the people below 700who, if you gave them the money, would behave like prime or super prime borrowers. They would rather lose their left arm than welch on a debt."02:47 - "Many agonies and unnecessary exclusion happen because the current multi-decades-old and multi‑billion dollar system doesn't work very well."Apply to be a Guest on The Thoughtful Entrepreneur: https://go.upmyinfluence.com/podcast-guestLinks Mentioned in this Episode:Want to learn more? Check out the Trust Science website at https://www.trustscience.com/Check out Greener Trust Science on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/trust-science/Check out Evan Chrapko on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/evanchrapko/Don’t forget to subscribe to The Thoughtful Entrepreneur and thank you for listening. Tune in next time!More from UpMyInfluence:Tickets for the FIRST Annual Fame and Profit Summit 2022 are on sale now! Check it out HERE!️  We are actively booking guests for our The Thoughtful Entrepreneur. Schedule HERE. Are you a 6-figure consultant? I’ve got high-level intros for you. Learn more here. What is your #1 Lead Generation BLOCKER? Take my free quiz here.

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks to the Founder and CEO of Awareness Strategies Inc, Michelle Nedelec.Awareness Strategies Inc takes care of the unsexy part of businesses so CEO and executives can have more time to do what they're passionate about. Being the brain behind the tech and strategy, Michelle shared some inside tips on what makes advertising campaigns successful. She also pointed out that it's imperative to make clients feel they're valued and not just a transaction. Doing this will be much easier for businesses to turn these customers into fans. Working with Awareness Strategies  will help businesses define their marketing plan and the process of implementing it.Key points in this episode:What valuable components are involved in advertising campaigns?Industries Awareness Strategies Inc works with.A business tagline that makes you want to say, "No, stop saying that."Awareness Strategies Inc, engagement structure with clients.Valuable components in advertising campaigns:Have a different message going out to different people in your audience.Build out your team.Have a system in place to integrate your data.About Michelle Nedelec: International bestselling author, Michelle Nedelec is an expert in Entrepreneurialism and the founder of Awareness Strategies. She’s run her own series of companies for over 22 years and for over 15 years has been helping Managers and Executives to continually double their profits and revenues. She not only has what it takes to help her clients build a million dollar businesses, but she does it time and time again. Michelle particularly loves to talk about Marketing Automation, Systems Integration and support both on and off  the stage. She teaches the key components of business: Strategy, Systems, Support and State of Mind, so you know how to continually elevate all three components to build a healthy thriving business. For the past 6 years she’s been focusing on helping entrepreneurs bring their businesses online from conceptualization to Done For Your IT automation. About Awareness Strategies Inc: At Awareness Strategies, they have a profound respect for and commitment to the entrepreneurial mindset. Their principal mission is to ensure the success of other businesses. They see to it that firms are able to put the appropriate systems in place in the quickest and most concise way possible.Tweetable Moments:05:52 - "There's a lot of good marketing out there and people are saying, "Hey, my stuff is awesome, it's amazing and it's gonna be able to do this," but it doesn't"07:34 - "You are one click away from a million dollar business."Apply to be a Guest on The Thoughtful Entrepreneur: https://go.upmyinfluence.com/podcast-guestLinks Mentioned in this Episode:Want to learn more? Check out the Awareness Strategies Inc website at https://www.awarenessstrategies.com/Check out Awareness Strategies Inc on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGInkNVN2js2qirhxW8cksQCheck out Awareness Strategies Inc on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/AwarenessStrategies/Check out Michelle Nedelec on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/michellenedelecCheck out Michelle Nedelec on Twitter at https://twitter.com/michellenedelecCheck out Michelle Nedelec on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/michelle.nedelec1https://www.facebook.com/MichelleNedelecSpeakerCheck out Michelle Nedelec on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/michellenedelec Don’t forget to subscribe to The Thoughtful Entrepreneur and thank you for listening. Tune in next time!More from UpMyInfluence:Tickets for the FIRST Annual Fame and Profit Summit 2022 are on sale now! Check it out HERE!️ We are actively booking guests for our The Thoughtful Entrepreneur. Schedule HERE. Are you a 6-figure consultant? I’ve got high-level intros for you. Learn more here. What is your #1 Lead Generation BLOCKER? Take my free quiz here.

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks with the CEO of Jahnel Group, Darrin Jahnel.Jahnel Group is a custom software development company that helps businesses meet their needs regarding software. They're located in Schenectady, NY, and have been around since 2008. When asked how they can compete with other software giants in the market in closing deals, Darrin stated that it's all about relationships. He further explained that proving to people that they can offer value before even experiencing their service is a good way to build relationships. Jahnel Group doesn't rely on marketing or sales to get clients but through the good relationships they've built with their previous customers. According to Darrin, their ideal clients are people who are looking for talented people to do projects. Jahnel Group houses great talent capable of solving software challenges businesses go through. Key points in this episode:How does the Jahnel group land big deals?How to stand out in the noisy space of the software market.The role of relationships in getting clients.Best practices in hiring a software development firm.Being surrounded by highly motivated people snowball productivity.Jahnel Group's ideal clients.Process of engagement with Jahnel Group.Best practices in hiring a software development firmWork your network and look for someone who had a positive experience with a firm and from there, start doing your research.Get a clickable prototype.About Darrin Jahnel: Darrin Jahnel is the founder and CEO of Jahnel Group, a 150-person software consulting company headquartered in Schenectady, NY. Darrin leads with energy and is maniacally focused on creating an amazing work environment for his team. Darrin earned an undergraduate degree in Business Administration from the University at Albany and a Master’s Degree in Information Systems from NYU’s Stern School of Business. Prior to starting the company in 2012, Darrin worked as a Senior Software Engineer on Wall Street. Darrin has led numerous engineering teams on multi-million dollar projects and is a member of MENSA. He is happily married and has 4 children (2 adopted children and 2 birth sons). Darrin’s oldest son, Gideon, is from Nigeria. Although Darrin and his wife refer to Gideon as their son, they were not able to officially adopt him. Gideon has parents and 5 siblings back in Nigeria. Last year, Gideon worked 60 hours a week, all summer long and earned enough money to buy his family a house back in Nigeria. Outside of work, Darrin enjoys working out, coaching basketball, drinking beer, and woodworking. About Jahnel Group: Jahnel Group develops custom software for businesses. They're a 120-person software consulting firm situated in Schenectady, New York. They specialize in designing and developing web-based apps, websites, mobile applications, and everything digital and are known experts in the entire software development life-cycle. Occasionally they create and construct a complete application, while others supplement an existing business team to help with specific projects.Jahnel Group is capable of helping you either with expanding your current development team or outsourcing a whole software project, depending on which of these two goals you like to achieve. They have a successful track record of finishing projects on schedule and without exceeding the allotted spending limit.Tweetable Moments:04:57 - "It's really about establishing relationships and proving to people before they're going to use your services that you can add value."07:16 - "Work your network and find someone who's had a positive experience with a firm and start your due diligence in that way."Apply to be a Guest on The Thoughtful Entrepreneur: https://go.upmyinfluence.com/podcast-guestLinks Mentioned in this Episode:Want to learn more? Check out the Jahnel Group website at https://www.jahnelgroup.com/Check out Jahnel Group on Twitter at https://twitter.com/jahnelgroup?lang=enCheck out Jahnel Group on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/jahnelgroup/Check out Jahnel Group on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jahnelgroup/?hl=enCheck out Darrin Jahnel on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/darrin-jahnel/Check out Darrin Jahnel on Twitter at https://twitter.com/djahnelDon’t forget to subscribe to The Thoughtful Entrepreneur and thank you for listening. Tune in next time!More from UpMyInfluence:Tickets for the FIRST Annual Fame and Profit Summit 2022 are on sale now! Check it out HERE!️  We are actively booking guests for our The Thoughtful Entrepreneur. Schedule HERE. Are you a 6-figure consultant? I’ve got high-level intros for you. Learn more here. What is your #1 Lead Generation BLOCKER? Take my free quiz here.