

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
Episodes
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Nov 11, 2021 • 22min
963 – The Art of Private Lending with Mitch Stephen
Hassle free cash-flow.
With us today is Mitch Stephen, author of the book The Art of Owner Financing.
Mitch is joined with us today to talk about his new book. Mitch wants to show people how to be their own bank. He specializes in owner financing properties to individuals left behind by traditional lending institutions and giving new life to properties that scar the neighborhoods. He has perfected a method of achieving cash-flow without having to be a landlord and without having to rehab properties. And he’s mastered the art of raising private money and the classic “Nothing Down” deal.
Mitch Stephen has purchased well over 2,000 houses in and around his hometown of San Antonio, TX. In this episode we talk a bit about his journey and processes throughout all of that. Tune in to this episode to hear more about Mitch's career and books.
Learn more about the art of private lending on this episode of My Thoughtful Entrepreneur.
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Nov 10, 2021 • 23min
962 – Human Optimization with David Weaver
Mindset coaching.
With us today is David Weaver, Human Optimization Coach.
David coaches people to help them create both a personal life and business that they love. He loves helping people slow down and look at what's most important. He does this by teaching you how to drastically reduce stress, intentionally designing your life to align with your highest values, and identifying the most important thing to move your business forward and creating a fulfilling quality of life.
David's program offers one-on-one coaching to dig deeper into complex business and life issues and help transform your mindset and make more money. You deserve to be running the business, not the business running you.
Learn more about what David does as a life coach and much more on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.
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Nov 9, 2021 • 23min
961 – Social Prospecting and Engaging with Small Biz Sales Coach’s Patti Pokorchak
Make your passion profitable.
On today's episode we're joined by Patti Pokorchak, The Small Biz Sales Coach.
Patti is living proof that you can take a shy, introverted insecure geek and turn her into a multimillion dollar sales professional. Patti works with entrepreneurs and small businesses and take them from where they've plateaued and figure out the directions to move forward. She has combined marketing techniques with years of experience to help her clients let loose and have more fun while making more money.
Patti is also the author of the book The Accidental Farmer: Adventures of a Serial Entrepreneur! Her experiences have lead her to become a business coach and author to help others with the same journey she took.
Learn more about how Patti can take your sales FEAR to sales FUN on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.
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Nov 8, 2021 • 24min
958 – Marketing Innovation with Farotech’s Chris Carr
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Nov 8, 2021 • 22min
960 – Living with True Financial Freedom with beUnconstrained’s Myles Wakeham
Living with success.
On the show with us is Myles Wakeham, Owner of beUnconstrained.
Myles is atypical and yet successful. He is a multi-millionaire, having had that status (and lost it) 3 times in his life. Today his final success has led him to tell his story through his appearances on dozens of media outlets and through hosting his podcast “The Unconstrained Podcast”.
Originally from Adelaide, Australia, Myles began his career as a software developer in the late 1970s, having never even graduated high school. After success in his field, he moved to the USA at the age of 24, with nothing more than a bag of clothes and left a millionaire. Myles rejects the social norms of education, 9-5 job, and retirement outright and shows through his methods that one can live a financially sustainable life regardless of background, geography or education. His approach to being a contrarian shows that going against the herd can pay off.
Learn more about what Myles and I talk about on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.
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Nov 7, 2021 • 25min
959 – Your Potential to Succeed with Own It Empire’s Heather Chapman
Reaching clarity.
On the show today is Heather Chapman, Holistic and Performance Business Coach.
Heather is the Owner and creative director of Own It Empire. She assists people to become the best versions of themselves and live their best lives through her coaching and her "Own It Mastermind Program" and 1 on 1 VIP Coaching. Heather has over 15 years experience studying human potential and performance and a decade of coaching individuals and assisting them to get clear on their goals and make them a reality.
In this episode we chat a bit about how Heather helps business owners discover what isn't working for them and how to fix it. Heather talks about how she transforms the mindsets of her clients and helps them reach true clarity.
Learn more about Heathers Holistic Coaching and much more on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.
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Nov 5, 2021 • 24min
957 – Success is Driven by Mindset with Rod Khleif
Giving back.
On the show today is Rod Khleif, Entrepreneur, Investor, Podcaster and Real Estate Agent.
Rod Khleif is an entrepreneur, real estate investor, multiple business owner, author, mentor, and community philanthropist who is passionate about business, life, success, and giving back. As one of the country’s top real estate trainers, Rod has personally owned and managed over 2,000 properties.
As an accomplished entrepreneur, Rod has built several successful multi-million dollar businesses. As a community philanthropist, Rod founded and directs The Tiny Hands Foundation, which has benefited more than 100,000 community children and families in need. Rod has combined his passion for real estate investing and business development coaching with his personal philosophy of goal setting, envisioning, and manifesting success to become one of America’s top coaches.
Learn more about Rod's journey as an entrepreneur and much more on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.
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Nov 4, 2021 • 14min
956 – A Customized Livestreaming Provider with Viridity Entertainment Services’ Howard Zales
Lights, Camera, Action!
On today's show we're joined by Howard Zales, the President of Viridity Entertainment.
Viridity is a customized livestream provider. They send over their high-end equipment to their contributors to use and hook them up with the best lighting and sound settings. Streaming and professionally recorded in-house productions break down the final barrier between your company and its audience, putting you together in the same virtual room.
With over 20 years of broadcasting experiences, these guys really know what they are doing. They set up all of the media for you and make sure everything is live-streamed perfectly, leaving you to the amazing content.
Learn more about what Viridity does and Howard's part in it all on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.
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Nov 3, 2021 • 23min
955 – A Visual Communication Tool with Piktochart’s Ai Ching Goh
Easy visuals.
With us today is Ching Goh, Co-Founder of Piktochart and Piktostory.
Piktochart is the visual content maker for businesses looking to improve their internal and external communication. They allow you to easily create infographics, reports, presentations, and prints using one online platform. Piktostory helps you turn audio and visual content such as podcasts or zoom meetings into smaller, easy to absorb clips of content.
Both companies help you increase the storytelling ability of your business. Infographics help draw in readers and intrigue them to find out more, while short video clips inform viewers in just the right amount of time before they scroll away.
Learn more about Ching's businesses and how they coexist together on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.
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Nov 2, 2021 • 26min
954 – Hidden Profits with Stacey Hylen
Grow without the hustle.
On today's show we have Stacey Hylen, Business Optimizer Coach.
Stacey helps entrepreneurs add an extra zero to their business without the hustle. She helps others increase their sales and optimize their businesses to scale. Her end goal is helping entrepreneurs lessen the amount on their plate so they can enjoy life and have more freedom from work.
If you want to double your sales, you don't need to hustle or work 10X's harder, you need to optimize 3 things: Marketing, Mindset, and Sales. Stacey is trained to help with each of these key sectors and help your business grow and scale tremendously.
Learn more about what Stacey does on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.
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