

The Thoughtful Entrepreneur
Josh Elledge · UpMyInfluence.com & PodVerified.com
The Thoughtful Entrepreneur features candid, commercial-free conversations with the founders, CEOs, and B2B leaders building the companies and ideas shaping their industries.
Each episode runs 15-25 minutes, built for busy professionals who want substance without the filler. Guests include agency owners, consultants, coaches, and executives with real stories, hard-won lessons, and specific insight for business leaders focused on growth.
Host Josh Elledge has conducted 3,000+ interviews, helped launch 300+ podcasts, and has been directly involved in generating $40M+ in client results through relationship-driven media. He knows what makes a guest worth featuring and what makes an appearance actually worth the guest's time.
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Guests are selected through PodVerified, the platform built by podcast hosts to restore trust and quality to podcast guesting. If you're a serious B2B expert with a clear message and a story worth sharing, apply here:
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Each episode runs 15-25 minutes, built for busy professionals who want substance without the filler. Guests include agency owners, consultants, coaches, and executives with real stories, hard-won lessons, and specific insight for business leaders focused on growth.
Host Josh Elledge has conducted 3,000+ interviews, helped launch 300+ podcasts, and has been directly involved in generating $40M+ in client results through relationship-driven media. He knows what makes a guest worth featuring and what makes an appearance actually worth the guest's time.
Want to be featured?
Guests are selected through PodVerified, the platform built by podcast hosts to restore trust and quality to podcast guesting. If you're a serious B2B expert with a clear message and a story worth sharing, apply here:
👉 https://PodVerified.com/podcast
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Jan 5, 2022 • 26min
1033 - Health-Powdered Producivity Rader Co.'s Marcey Rader
In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge talks to the founder of Rader Co., Marcey Rader. Rader Co. is a health-powdered productivity company. They work with people on their emails, tasks, time boundaries, and more – but not at the expense of their health. At Rader Co., health and wellness come first. They help their clients make their work time more effective so later, their time for wellness is maximized. Josh and Marcey discuss information input and how most people are always engaged in processing information. Everyone needs no or low sensory moments. Remember, don’t fear boredom – letting your mind wander allows you to be creative and strategic.Marcey also explains that entrepreneurs tend to tunnel, especially in the age of back-to-back Zoom meetings. Our brains become accustomed to the endless grind, so much so that we don’t give ourselves time to innovate and change. Marcey also explores how switch tasking and meditating have their purpose and place in life. However, you really should give yourself moments of ‘white space’ - this is when ideas come and it also gives your brain an opportunity to rest, according to Marcey. Going remote has made each day more taxing on the brain, so you have to give yourself these breaks. Josh also talks to Marcey about the dopamine and interruptive responses behind notifications. She advises that you silence notifications during moments/blocks where you need to be focused. It’s even more tiring for your brain to switch between moments and contexts all day long. Marcey also explains multitasking versus switch tasking. These are not the same things – switch tasking involves moving between tasks quickly and back and forth. Multitasking, truly, is error prone and not reliable. Switch tasking can cause burnout easily, though, so be careful with interruptions and notifications. Josh and Marcey explore how leaders can help their remote workers avoid this type of burnout, too. Be a leader who sets precedents and boundaries your contractors and employees will follow. Don’t expect anyone to answer at night or on weekends or holidays – and tell them that. You can talk about having balance, but make sure you’re reflecting what you want to model. Your employees follow your lead, so set the example.A best practice? Delay and schedule your outbound messages. If you don’t want to forget to ask an employee something, but don’t want to forget, schedule the message for the next morning. If you like what you’ve heard and are interested in learning more about Rader Co., you can contact them here. Learn more about Rader Co. at https://www.helloraderco.com/. Check out Rader Co.’s LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/rader-co/. Check out Marcey Rader on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/marceyrader/. Don’t forget to subscribe to The Thoughtful Entrepreneur and thank you for listening. Tune in next time!More from UpMyInfluence:✅ We are actively booking guests for our DAILY Entrepreneur Success Podcast. Schedule HERE.✅ Are you a 6-figure consultant? Let us fill your sales schedule and move you to 7-figures. Learn more here.✅ Check out our free Authority Transformation Masterclass.

Jan 4, 2022 • 24min
1032 - Marketing Tips for 2022 with Attention Grabbing Media's Manuel Suarez
In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks with Attention Grabbing Media’s Manuel Suarez.Manuel believes that an incredible first impression starts with having an amazing studio. This grants you a level of authority even just starting out, because you were willing to spend the time and money to present yourself fantastically. You come off as professional, successful, and intentional. Investing in yourself – and how others perceive you – grants you an excellent advantage in any vertical. Josh and Manuel also talk about how to stand out better in your space on social media. Manuel shares that he developed a term – “omnispreading.” This is a way to describe your content strategy. You’ll see optimal success by putting yourself everywhere, on every medium. You attract all sorts of unique traffic you wouldn’t have otherwise. This is the ideology behind Manuel’s strategy. Building your content starts with volume, but needs to improve in quality over time. Never stop improving, because you only have a few seconds (about six, according to Manuel) to grab a consumer’s attention. This is how you really stand out from the crowd.Manuel and his family built Attention Grabbing Media from the ground up and it has seen tremendous growth over the last couple of years. They believe in investing in your future to open doors for you now, and they’ve lived by that sentiment.Attention Grabbing Media strives to educate business owners on how to maximize their social media presence. They can also help to scale eCommerce businesses, provide various levels of education, offer marketing takeover services, and more. Manuel shares his marketing thoughts towards companies in 2022. Overall, he advises brand owners with less than 3 products to hold off on advertising (focus on building your brand.) Another best practice? If you’re product-based, start on Amazon. Create your own traffic by starting with an organic content strategy. Manuel also offers some other nuggets. Focus on the present and the future. These are two separate strategies, though. Focusing on the present moment means that if you’re trying to offer services, Facebook will be a never ending source of leads. If you have a few products (3 - 6), create content around those products that shows people how it can solve problems. Focusing on the future means omnispreading and putting yourself everywhere. Offer value, build out and invest in your social media presence, and you’ll see long term success.If you like what you’ve heard and are interested in learning more about Attention Grabbing Media, you can contact them here. Learn more about Attention Grabbing Media at https://agmagency.com/. Check out Attention Grabbing Media’s LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/agmagency/. Check out Manuel Suarez on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrmanuelsuarez/. Don’t forget to subscribe to The Thoughtful Entrepreneur and thank you for listening. Tune in next time!More from UpMyInfluence:✅ We are actively booking guests for our DAILY Entrepreneur Success Podcast. Schedule HERE.✅ Are you a 6-figure consultant? Let us fill your sales schedule and move you to 7-figures. Learn more here.✅ Check out our free Authority Transformation Masterclass.

Jan 3, 2022 • 23min
1031 – Tell a Story with Your Brand with Pierre Branding Group’s Lydia Pierre
In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks with Lydia Pierre, the senior director of brand management at Pierre Branding Group. Pierre Branding Group helps their clients discover who they are in terms of their brand identity. PBG helps create stories that resonate with audiences to forge unforgettable, unique brand experiences. These stories ultimately become infused with all aspects of their clients’ branding. Having your skillset is important, according to Lydia, but you have to couple that with top notch branding that sets you apart from your competitors. Lydia assures that these strategies can set you above your competition which will position you to charge premium prices for what you do. Lydia explores how your company looks to your audience – the way you look at people is the same way people look at businesses. Do you look professional and put together? First impressions are everything, so spend the time to really determine how your potential clients truly see you. Josh and Lydia also explore some of the most common mistakes and red flags in branding. Branding isn’t always tangible, so if you seem too money-driven and transactional, you’ll scare away more clients than not. Be willing to teach your client slowly about your company, mission, brand, and story. Everything becomes easier when you understand your business’s true purpose and value proposition. Your company can become firm and unshakable even in the face of fierce competition. When your branding effectively communicates who you are and what you believe in, you set yourself apart automatically.PBG encourages the executives and entrepreneurs they work with to celebrate themselves and to spotlight who they are. Positioning these founders as people making changes in their spaces through mission and purpose is an essential part of how PBG builds brands for their clients. Lydia shares that NOW is always the best time to approach a new market. Don’t box yourself up with limiting beliefs – the more you can grow into new spaces and diversify, the better. When your clients can see themselves in your team and brand story, you give them something they can connect with and share with you. Having sensitivity for diverse backgrounds will create a better brand experience that will resonate with your audience. Effective branding is all about creating a journey for your brand and creating the story, narrative, and impact around it. Interested in contacting someone on the Pierre Branding Group team? You can connect with them here. Learn more about Pierre Branding Group at https://pierrebrandinggroup.com/pbg. Check out Pierre Branding Group’s LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/pierrebrandinggroup/. Check out Lydia Pierre on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/lydiapierre/. Don’t forget to subscribe to The Thoughtful Entrepreneur and thank you for listening. Tune in next time!More from UpMyInfluence:✅ We are actively booking guests for our DAILY Entrepreneur Success Podcast. Schedule HERE.✅ Are you a 6-figure consultant? Let us fill your sales schedule and move you to 7-figures. Learn more here.✅ Check out our free Authority Transformation Masterclass.

Jan 2, 2022 • 24min
1030 - Proactively Protect Your Business with Business Legal Lifecycle's Jeremy Streten
In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge talks with CEO and managing director of Business Legal Lifecycle and author and business coach, Jeremy Streten. Jeremy and Josh discuss common starting mistakes that new entrepreneurs make, and both agree that you have to have the right growth plan and foundation. Don’t tell yourself you’ll “fix that later” – start strong and on the right foot. Business adulting is an important part of starting any business. Jeremy admits that law is not something that most business owners find exciting, but it’s vital that you seek proactive legal advice. Jeremy is passionate about helping business owners see where their proactive legal issues are so they can put the right things in place to protect themselves and their businesses. Josh and Jeremy also talk about Jeremy’s book, the Business Legal Lifecycle. The book lays out 13 phases, with the first three phases being the business conception phases. This is all about how you develop the proper foundation to launch your business off of. Jeremy also talks about the importance of setting your goals along with the building of your business foundation so that it grows in the direction you want it to. Risk reversal marketing can be successful, but make sure you proactively line up expectations and clarity on the front end. This is a great example of being legally proactive with your business. Jeremy shares stories of how companies with massive potential failed and went bankrupt simply because they never consulted a lawyer. Putting legal safeguards in place for your business should be one of the first things you prioritize while building your business. Josh and Jeremy also explore how to structure liability among your team, employees, and clients. Always make sure to protect yourself legally in terms of your specific agreements and terms.. Jeremy explains that the first step in this process is to have the adult conversation and better communication on the front end with your clients. Honesty and transparency up front, especially relating to risks and liability, are an important part of this communication. Josh offers some ideas to facilitate this communication, including filming a video that explains your agreements to your clients rather than just handing them a thick document. You don’t want your agreement or the time it takes to go through it to be a roadblock. This will also ensure your client always understands the details of your agreements. Learn more about Jeremy and his work at https://jeremystreten.com/. Check out Jeremy Streten’s Linkedin at https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremystreten/detail/recent-activity/posts/. Check out Jeremy’s books at https://jeremystreten.com/books-by-jeremy-streten/. Don’t forget to subscribe to The Thoughtful Entrepreneur and thank you for listening. Tune in next time!More from UpMyInfluence:✅ We are actively booking guests for our DAILY Entrepreneur Success Podcast. Schedule HERE.✅ Are you a 6-figure consultant? Let us fill your sales schedule and move you to 7-figures. Learn more here.✅ Check out our free Authority Transformation Masterclass.

Jan 1, 2022 • 22min
1029 - Uncover Your Unique Purpose with Made for Purpose's Lathan Craft
In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks to Lathan Craft, the owner of Made for Purpose. At Made for Purpose, Lathan believes everyone is born uniquely. The fog of corporate America often strips people of their humanity. Lathan says people are being born uniquely and are dying generally. Corporate America has consumed our lives so much that the deepest, most unique parts of ourselves have been overshadowed by our jobs. Lathan shares his experiences and how he came to the realizations he’s reached. He helps people find their lost or undiscovered purposes. Through coaching clients, Lathan has found that people do know who they are, but they need to work through the baggage of self limiting beliefs and more. Lathan helps his clients work through these issues so they can reach their true selves and purpose. Most people forget or are told their true callings and purposes “aren’t enough”. The way corporate America is designed is to eliminate room for anyone’s true purposes in their jobs. Work consumes lifetimes, and society is reflecting that. Josh and Lathan explore the obstacles around leaving corporate America and what to do as you start contemplating your reality and life trajectory. We often believe the pain and failures we experience don’t serve a purpose – but what if your scars were storytellers and your pain taught you life lessons? Failure can tie into your uniqueness in order to help you fulfill your purpose. Learning and growing from pain isn’t easy, but it starts with accepting your failures and stories. Let them help to build you up and add to your life’s purpose. When you’re contemplating your reality, ask yourself who you are without your job and titles. Contemplate why you started hating your job and what you can do to begin to create change. The way to help yourself isn’t to give yourself a new job. Rather, change your mindset and view on work. You have to change the problem, not just the process, according to Lathan. Josh and Lathan also talk about how you have to combine discomfort with self-reflection in order to grow. There are often major issues with employers, but at the same time, everyone on the planet is having a human experience. Figure out the story your scars tell, what makes you who you are, and how to move forward. If you’re interested in Lathan’s work, check out his Made for Purpose blog and the welcome video found on their website. Don’t hesitate to email Lathan if you want to learn more. Learn more about Made for Purpose at http://www.madeforpurpose.us/. Check out Made for Purpose’s Linkedin at https://www.linkedin.com/company/made-for-purpose/. Check out Lathan Craft on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/lathancraft/#. Don’t forget to subscribe to The Thoughtful Entrepreneur and thank you for listening. Tune in next time!More from UpMyInfluence:✅ We are actively booking guests for our DAILY Entrepreneur Success Podcast. Schedule HERE.✅ Are you a 6-figure consultant? Let us fill your sales schedule and move you to 7-figures. Learn more here.✅ Check out our free Authority Transformation Masterclass.

Dec 31, 2021 • 20min
1028 - Business Solutions for Creative Professionals with Business of Design's Kimberley Seldon
In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks to Kimberley Seldon, the Advocate in Chief of Business of Design. She’s also a TV personality in Toronto, Canada. Business of Design helps professional creative designers build businesses that thrive. Kimberley explains that there’s a massive gap in what creative professionals are taught about business in school. Business of Design seeks to fill that gap with project management and business profit solutions. Kimberley explains the origin of Business of Design and about how it grew organically over time and has now become the industry’s only true resource on the topic. She stresses that the one thing these creative professionals didn’t learn in design school was business skills. Kimberely also explains that she grew into her business role. She always thought she was the only one struggling in her space – but she wasn’t alone. As she started sharing her experiences publicly as a TV personality, she realized that other creative designers all over Canada (and now across the world) had the same issues she did. Josh and Kimberley also discuss how the supply chain crisis has impacted the interior design space – lengthened timeframes and delays have greatly impacted the space. Kimberely explores her busy schedule; she’s an interior designer in the morning, a business owner in the afternoon, and a TV personality, too! She has a lot of creative ‘irons in the fire’ and she loves what she does. Kimberley advises new creative professionals to always prioritize satisfying your current customers. Don’t focus too heavily on marketing starting out – your best resources are your repeat and referral clients. Make sure to prioritize correctly and create happy clients and good relationships. She also mentions those creative professionals who don’t necessarily charge enough for their work because their partners might make enough income to keep things comfortable. Kimberley says to hustle anyway and build a business, don’t sell yourself short because you don’t need to in order to pay your bills. Always grind, hustle, and shoot high for yourself. Make sure to develop your discipline and feed your creative engine, always. Make sure you’re not underestimating how important it is to meet the basic needs of your business. Focus on making your clients happy and go from there; organic business will follow. Kimberley also stresses not to give away your work so easily – make sure the pro bono work you do really offers you direct benefits and referrals. Learn more about Business of Design at https://businessofdesign.com/. Check out Business of Design’s Linkedin at https://www.linkedin.com/company/businessofdesign/?originalSubdomain=cm. Check out Kimberley Seldon on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimberley-seldon-99341015/detail/recent-activity/posts/. Don’t forget to subscribe to The Thoughtful Entrepreneur and thank you for listening. Tune in next time!More from UpMyInfluence:✅ We are actively booking guests for our DAILY Entrepreneur Success Podcast. Schedule HERE.✅ Are you a 6-figure consultant? Let us fill your sales schedule and move you to 7-figures. Learn more here.✅ Check out our free Authority Transformation Masterclass.

Dec 30, 2021 • 21min
1027 - Digital Wine and Spirits Sampling with Shared Spirit Marketing's Sherman Mohr
In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge talks to Sherman Mohr, the co-founder of Shared Spirits Marketing. Shared Spirits Marketing digitizes sampling across the wine and spirits space. Their technology allows people to maintain digital credits online across various bars and spirits manufacturers. This technology offers a new, innovative way for these manufacturers to take ownership of their relationships with their customers – and create new loyal ones in the process. This is all about networking and credit distribution. Their marketing strategy creates a network of restaurants and bars that will promote and distribute these cocktail credits to market these brands and beverages. Sherman explains that the primary marketing goal of these manufacturers is to have the customer truly experience their drinks. These experiences translate into loyalty and preference for customers – brands simply need to get their beverages into the hands of their customers once to forge a lifelong loyalty based on that first experience. Their technology also offers artisan/craft drinks more menu traffic than they ever would have received otherwise, which is how smaller brands can get in a backbar and become popular and well known. Not to mention that this will greatly increase bar and restaurant traffic. No matter what side you fall on, this technology is totally revolutionizing the wine and spirits digital marketing space. The ownership of these brands' relationships with customers can also be further fostered by influencer marketing. Sherman also shares the origin story of Shared Spirits Marketing and how the business came to fruition. Once the technology was created, they launched and began their journey. Sherman shares that juggling the various aspects of marketing in the wine and spirits industry is difficult but necessary, including staying connected to the consumer, distributors, and more. Sherman explains that until a company has network effects, a company can’t scale. No matter what space you’re in, always prioritize having a network effect. Josh and Sherman explore the restaurant marketing model at Shared Spirits Marketing – they provide restaurants free access to their program and encourage them to market their presence on the platform. This platform allows restaurants to reach hundreds of new customers at an extremely low cost – an invaluable resource in this space. Acquiring new customers is easier for restaurants in Shared Spirits’ network, and Sherman discusses the data behind this. Visit their website to subscribe to their newsletter to stay updated on what restaurants are in Shared Spirits Marketing’s network. Learn more about Shared Spirits Marketing at https://sharedspiritsmarketing.com/. Check out Shared Spirit Marketing’s LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/shared-spirits-marketing/. Check out Sherman Mohr on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/blueoceanstrategists.Don’t forget to subscribe to The Thoughtful Entrepreneur and thank you for listening. Tune in next time!More from UpMyInfluence:✅ We are actively booking guests for our DAILY Entrepreneur Success Podcast. Schedule HERE.✅ Are you a 6-figure consultant? Let us fill your sales schedule and move you to 7-figures. Learn more here.✅ Check out our free Authority Transformation Masterclass.

Dec 29, 2021 • 24min
1026 - eCommerce and Marketing with Intentionality with eCommerce Badassery's Jessica Totilla Coster
In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge talks with the founder and CEO of eCommerce Badassery, Jessica Totilla Coster. Josh and Jessica explore the importance of holistic and authentic branding. Jessica shares that you should always brand with intentionality and don’t be afraid to be yourself with your audience. The people you’re meant to work with will find you – if you’re authentic. Jessica also acknowledges that this takes time, trials, and iterations. Just be yourself and dedicate yourself to always improving incrementally over time. They also discuss how so much can change quickly when you’re focused on the right things. Understanding that you’re never done developing is key to constantly growing for the better. At a high level, Jessica helps eCommerce business owners grow their traffic, sales, and profits through a few different ways. Email marketing is one of the main areas where Jessica can help. She discusses the various email marketing platforms that are ideal for eCommerce traffic and how she noticed that eCommerce businesses didn’t utilize the medium enough. This is why Jessica started her business – she knew eCommerce businesses didn’t experiment with email marketing enough. Jessica can also help with SEO, driving traffic, and more. Jessica has built community and relationships with her clients. She serves her clients by building custom email marketing strategies for them, from scratch. She digs deep into their customers' journeys and how they can improve things from the ground up. Jessica says she really stresses teaching her clients how to do what she does. She’s also launching a membership program in 2022. She also talks about the misconception that eCommerce is akin to passive income. Jessica clarifies that there’s necessary hard work and ‘shiny objects’ to avoid. Every business needs to invest where their company needs it, rather than following marketing fads. Focus on your customer and what they need from you, and listening to your customer base will always teach you more than your competitors’ strategies. Provide value, create relationships. She also reminds the listener to remember that not every client will fit with you, and if you’re real and authentic with your branding, the right clients will come. Josh and Jessica also discuss how to fix major issues with organization, time management, and other problems that have to be fixed over time. Remember that major changes take time and be willing to give yourself that time to grow. Learn more about Jessica Totilla Coster and what she does at https://ecommercebadassery.com/. Check out Jessica’s membership program at https://ecommercebadassery.com/membership/. Check out Jessica Totilla Coster on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicatotillo. Don’t forget to subscribe to The Thoughtful Entrepreneur and thank you for listening. Tune in next time!More from UpMyInfluence:✅ We are actively booking guests for our DAILY Entrepreneur Success Podcast. Schedule HERE.✅ Are you a 6-figure consultant? Let us fill your sales schedule and move you to 7-figures. Learn more here.✅ Check out our free Authority Transformation Masterclass.

Dec 28, 2021 • 20min
1025 - Emotional Intelligence with Ei4Change's Robin Hills
In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks to Robin Hills, the founder and CEO of Ei4Change. For 16 years, Robin has been advocating and raising the awareness of emotional intelligence. He explains that emotional intelligence is a fundamental principle of life.Josh asks Robin what emotional intelligence is, and Robin explains that it is utilizing our emotions to make good decisions. However, emotions are constant and they fluctuate, which affects the way we think, communicate, and engage with others.Ei4change works with anyone interested in learning more about themselves. They focus on improving especially business relationships and communications. Leadership, team work, and relationships are where Ei4Change specialize.Ei4Change offers unique and valuable courses to teach emotional intelligence skills and techniques. Robin also explores how critical it is that leaders are highly aware of themselves and their impact on their team. What makes leaders good at what they do is that their emotional intelligence sets them apart and drives their decisions. Emotion can also be used strategically; Robin says that it’s easy to become angry, but once you're angry, what do you do with that emotion? How you handle and utilize these emotions are all a part of emotional intelligence. Leaders should always lead with empathy first. Leaders should also lead with self-awareness – to know their own weaknesses and be able to work around them. Emotional intelligence can also be utilized for negative reasons, such as manipulating an audience. Robin warns that good leaders should be very conscious of how they utilize their emotional intelligence. These skills should never be used for personal, malicious gain. Understanding your own emotional peaks and valleys is an important part of stress relief, too – often the areas that aren’t your strengths give you the most anxiety. Understanding how to better yourself starts with the areas you’re weakest in. Taking steps towards self betterment starts with the recognition and acceptance of your weaknesses. Embrace them to improve and move forward. Robin also talks about how you can utilize unpleasantness to positively work through each day. Treating bad moments as opportunities for fresh starts is one way to frame things with newfound positivity. Robin also stresses the importance of self care. Self care helps you understand and accept yourself, stay nourished and well in all ways, and improves your relationships with others. Take care of yourself to take care of the people you care about. Learn more about Robin Hills and his work at https://ei4change.com/. Engage with Robin by reaching out to robin@ei4change.comCheck out Robin Hills on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/robinhills/?originalSubdomain=uk. If you’re interested in contacting the Ei4Change team, you can reach them here. Don’t forget to subscribe to The Thoughtful Entrepreneur, thanks for listening. Tune in next time!More from UpMyInfluence:✅ We are actively booking guests for our DAILY Entrepreneur Success Podcast. Schedule HERE.✅ Are you a 6-figure consultant? Let us fill your sales schedule and move you to 7-figures. Learn more here.✅ Check out our free Authority Transformation Masterclass.

Dec 27, 2021 • 21min
1024 - Become Truly Limitless with Limitless MD's Dr. Vikram Raya
In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks to Dr. Vikram Raya. Dr. Raya is a cardiologist and also the founder and CEO of Limitless MD and the CEO and founding partner of Viking Capital.Dr. Raya says he’s most passionate about health, wealth, and mindset. Dr. Raya went into cardiology after he saw his family suffer from cardiac issues. He admits, though, that when he went into the medical field, he lost his connection to his patients because of how transactional the industry is. Dr. Raya opened a functional medicine clinic by broadening his income horizons; he began investing in real estate, which is how Viking Capital came about. During this time, colleagues and friends came to Dr. Raya asking for coaching and consulting on how he managed to open a practice, practice with passion, and invest in real estate. This is how Limitless MD was born. Josh and Dr. Raya also discuss how you have to take breaks from working and practice self-care. This is constant active recovery and business owners and leaders are mental athletes. This self care time is integral to your health and wellness, according to Dr. Raya. He also shares health insights on how to maximize your heart health while juggling your busy life. He discusses several ways, one of which is your heart rate variation. HRV defines your heart beat to beat durability and those heart rate variations can be driven by stress – your HRV drops when you don’t take a break. He also advises good and powerful sleep and nutrition. There are also ways to check how clogged your arteries could be, as well as ways to keep your insulin under control. Watch over these aspects and you will increase your longevity, according to Dr. Raya. Josh then asks Dr. Raya about the truth about the medical industry. Stress and politics burnout physicians and make many of them regret entering the field. To temper this, Dr. Raya advises that they begin exploring ways to incorporate more easy, lucrative, and fun things into their life and business. He also talks about chasing the five freedoms.The five freedoms are found in 1) time freedom, 2) geographic freedom, 3) financial freedom, 4) freedom from dis-ease, and 5) freedom from stress. Many business owners are still operating rather than owning their businesses. Grant yourself true freedom and build your business to be successful and scalable without your daily presence. Learn more about Dr. Vikram Raya and his work at https://vikramraya.com/. Check out Viking Capital at https://vikingcapllc.com/. Check out Dr. Vikram Raya on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/vikramraya/. Don’t forget to download Dr. Raya’s free download to his Limitless Protocol, found on his landing page! Don’t forget to subscribe to The Thoughtful Entrepreneur, thanks for listening. Tune in next time!More from UpMyInfluence:✅ We are actively booking guests for our DAILY Entrepreneur Success Podcast. Schedule HERE.✅ Are you a 6-figure consultant? Let us fill your sales schedule and move you to 7-figures. Learn more here.✅ Check out our free Authority Transformation Masterclass.


