

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:
👉 https://PodVerified.com/podcast
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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Oct 3, 2021 • 24min
923 – B2B Growth with Listen Innovate Grow’s Michael Haynes
Business growth planning.
Today we're joined by our guest Michael Haynes, Founder and Principal Consultant at Listen Innovate Grow.
For over 20 years, Michael has worked with companies ranging from micro-businesses to large corporates to develop customer strategies to drive business growth. Listen Innovate Grow is a business consulting firm based in Sydney, Australia. Operating globally, they work with B2B Start-Ups & SMEs to help them identify & implement strategic business growth opportunities.
They've worked with a lot of big names like Microsoft and solve common marketing issues and achieving "Product Market Fit." Listen in on this episode to hear more about Michael's career and how he got started.
Learn more about Listen Innovate Grow on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.
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Oct 3, 2021 • 23min
922 – Scale Faster Than Ever with 2X’s Austin Netzley
Multiply your growth.
Today we're joined with Austin Netzley, the Founder and CEO of 2X.
2X is a company focused on 1-on-1 coaching and education to help you get free and grow. Austin founded his company when he wanted to turn his life around and be free from his long work weeks and stressful nights of burnout. His coaching teams and programs help countless people turn their lives around as well.
Turning your company into something beautiful is within reach. While working with hundreds of entrepreneurs all over the globe, Austin has figured out a method that works. His very first step starts with helping people find their strategy and maximizing their traction. This is a crucial step to consistent growth in business.
Learn more about 2X and what Austin does as CEO on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.
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Oct 2, 2021 • 22min
921 – Safe Software for LinkedIn Automation with Expandi’s Stefan Smulders
Supercharge your outreach game.
Today's guest is Stefan Smulders, head of the company Expandi.
Stefan helps others increase their outreach by using LinkedIn and email smart automation. LinkedIn is one of the biggest business hubs around and the guidelines on message sending and sales pitches are pretty strict. Expandi can secure responses with their personalized automation systems designed to always sound real and friendly, even by adding unique Gifs and images to the messages.
Listen in on this episode to find out how email and LinkedIn automation works at Expandi, and how they use certain smart features to ensure a good response and connection all around. If you struggle with finding clients on LinkedIn, consider tuning in to today's show!
Learn more about Stefan's work at Expandi on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.
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Oct 2, 2021 • 20min
920 – A One-Stop-Shop to Start and Grow Your Business with ZenBusiness’s Ross Buhrdorf
Start & grow your business.
The guest today is Ross Buhrdorf, the Founder and CEO of ZenBusiness.
ZenBusiness is a way to launch, run and grow your solopreneur microbusiness. Let's say you have a hobby or niche side hustle and you want to create a business out of it. ZenBusiness sets it all up for you and figures out all the nit-picky paperwork parts of starting up a business, and leave you to doing the job you're passionate about doing.
They provide fast and simple business formation, guaranteed. ZenBusiness offers a few levels of plans with varied amounts of assistance in beginning your business. The lowest plan starts as low as $49!
Learn more about how you could transform your hobby into a business and much more on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.
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Oct 1, 2021 • 21min
919 – Raising Your Voice and Visibility with Kami Guildner
Raise up your voice.
Today we're joined with Kami Guildner, Business Coach and Event Leader.
Kami is extremely passionate about helping other women build up their passions and businesses. She wants others to put their voices out there and get the recognition they deserve. Kami is the founder of the Extraordinary Women Ignite Conference, Extraordinary Women Connect events, and host of the award-winning Extraordinary Women Radio™ – a podcast featuring wildly successful women living out loud in voice, vitality and vigor.
In this episode, we talk about what Kami's first steps are in working with clients and helping them discover their true potential. She wants to help others unleash their voices and be heard like never before.
Learn more about what Kami does and a bit more about her coaching on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.
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Oct 1, 2021 • 22min
918 – Growing Up in a Business with ABC Fine Wine and Spirits’ Charlie Bailes
Florida's Finest.With us today is our guest Charlie Bailes, a fourth generation executive at ABC Fine Wine and Spirits. ABC Fine Wine and Spirits has around 125 locations all across the state of Florida. They are a one-stop-shop of adult beverages in Florida. Over the past 30 years the brand has completely transformed from over 300 locations and 100 bars to 125 bigger, better locations with a wide variety of options of alcohol.In this episode we delve into a bit about the history of ABC and how the generations have changed and developed the company. This place is very well known in Florida!Learn more about ABC Fine Wine and Spirits and much more on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.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.

Sep 30, 2021 • 20min
917 – Curating the Right Sponsors for Events with Connected Sponsors’ Sheila Farragher-Gemma
Boosting your business.
On today's episode of the show we're joined by Sheila Farragher-Gemma, Owner of Connected Sponsors.
Events are a great place for brands to get visibility and gain traction. The right events will draw in the exact demographic of people your business needs. All types of people congregate at business events and find their niches. And that's where Sheila comes in, she helps organizers find speakers, sponsors and event leaders to make things happen.
Connected Sponsors is a way to quickly find sponsors for your event. With things starting to go back to normal, real life events will start happening more often. Get connected and go on Sheila's website for a free one pager on how you can quickly round up sponsors for business boosting events!
Learn more about Sheila's sponsor skills and much more on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.
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Sep 30, 2021 • 20min
916 – Made in America with Authentically American’s Dean Wegner
Where's yours made?
Today we're joined with our guest Dean Wegner, the Founder and CEO of Authentically American.
Authentically American is a Veteran owned, American made premium apparel brand. When Dean graduated from West Point 28 years ago, over 50% of apparel in the US was made in the US but now that number has dwindled down to a shocking 3%. This sparked a dream in Dean and caused him to create his brand of clothing all made in the USA.
In this episode we talk a bit about Dean's beginnings and how he created his clothing brand. Authentically American is all about job creation and bringing more manufacturing jobs to the US.
Learn more about Dean's patriotic apparel and how he began his brand on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.
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Sep 29, 2021 • 22min
915 – How Google’s Algorithm Drives Innovation with 10Web’s Tigran Nazaryan
Reliable website performance.
Joined with us today is Tigran Nazaryan, the CEO of 10Web.
10Web is a platform for hosting, building, optimizing and managing websites. It is an automated WordPress platform using AI to create websites automatically. The program offers reliable website performance and a ton of automated features to implement into your business.
They have figured out a way to simplify all of the difficult tasks that take up all of your time during the website building process. And it's simple: Automation. 10Web makes everything easier so you can focus on the creative side of work instead of the tedious, time-consuming parts.
Learn more about 10Web's services and automated WordPress hosting, as well as much more on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.
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Sep 29, 2021 • 24min
914 – Be Clear On Your Outcome with The Leaderpath’s Caterina Kostoula
Lead the way.
Today's guest is Caterina Kostoula, Executive Coach at The Leaderpath.
Caterina coaches leaders and teams how to grow clarity and leadership in their business. Services include one-to-one executive coaching, team coaching, group coaching and an online course. Caterina uses many mindset skills to show others how to be better leaders in business.
It is broken down into two pillars, Clarity and Leadership. She also has an online course to take part in called Hold Successful Business Meetings, teaching others how to be a leader in meeting settings.
Learn more about how Caterina can teach you to be a better leader and much more on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.
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