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
Episodes
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Feb 7, 2021 • 27min
574 – Buying and Selling Companies with Stone Peak Alliance’s Bart Rupert
Spectacular exit events.The guest with us today is Bart Rupert, Managing Partner at Stone Peak Alliance.Stone Peak Alliance is a dedicated group of mergers and acquisition specialists with a pure passion for getting owners massive exits. When Bart was growing up, his parents told him he needed to be a doctor or a lawyer. He quickly realized he wanted to be an executive in a company. He went to work in a company and watched it be sold for $20 million and he saw how he could be needed. Now, he helps businesses negotiate the best possible price for their company when selling. He acquires companies to grow them and sell at top rates as well. Learn more about knowing when to sell and the best profitability for exiting business owners and more on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.
Feb 7, 2021 • 22min
573 – Influencer Marketing with Obviously’s Mae Karwowski
Digital marketing for influencers.The guest with us today is Mae Karwowski, the CEO and Founder of Obviously. Mae provides quality influencer marketing with a tech platform that pairs you with the best in class influencer. Obviously helps build relationships between influencers and has worked with large brands like Ulta, Amazon, and Sephora to grow globally. They are an innovative company and Mae is making her business stand out by being on top of the cutting edge market technology and strategies. Learn more about Obviously and how they grow influencer relationships and Mae Karwowski on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.
Feb 6, 2021 • 23min
572 – Going Where the Market Leads You with United Monograms’ Sean Lowery
Personalized just for you.The guest on this episode is Sean Lowery, the CEO & Founder of United Monogram.Sean began his business in his mother's basement called T-Shirt Boy. Now he is running a 7 figure e-commerce and clothing shop called United Monograms. His clothing brand features personal stitched monograms for women. His wife is the creative side and he is the business side and they work together to keep the company running. At one time they were 300k in debate, and Sean lived in his office to fight for his business, that shows commitment. Learn more about the clothing that United Monogram creates personalized for you on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.
Feb 6, 2021 • 27min
571 – Strategic Marketing and Exposure with Josh Rossi
Picture perfect.The guest on this episode is Josh Rossi, the CEO, Owner, and Viral Photographer at Josh Rossi Photography.Josh runs his photography business along with another web domain called Fulltime Photographer where he offers courses teaching photography skills. His work also dives into photography software, marketing, and scaling your business as an artist. What sets him apart from other photographers is his style. His unique marketing style and production style are what gives his images a different feel and draws in the looker's eye. Learn more about the creative mind of Josh and how he uses his skills to create beautiful photos on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.
Feb 5, 2021 • 23min
570 – Investing in Affordable Housing with Midwest Park Capital’s Jonathan Tuttle
A precise approach to real estate investment.The guest on this episode is Jonathan Tuttle, the Principal at MidWest Park Capital.MidWest Park Capital helps solve the affordable housing issues by investing in mobile home parks. They are a private real estate investment firm providing accredited investors with exclusive access to high-yield investments. Jonathan says they achieve this by acquiring and then adding-value or repositioning under-valued, mismanaged income-producing assets. Jonathan says it felt like it took 7-8 years before his business really took off, but once it did it felt great.Learn more about how investments in Mobile Home Parks can benefit you and more about Rob on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.
Feb 5, 2021 • 24min
569 - The Power of a Good Job Description with Ongig's Rob Kelly
Attract top-tier talent.The guest on this episode is Rob Kelly, the Co-Founder and CEO of Ongig.Ongig is a cloud platform that takes boring job descriptions and makes them into dynamic inclusive job descriptions. They are a recruiting software business and can revamp any job type and make it seem desirable and applications will come flying in. Rob has been in business for 10 years and when coronavirus came along his business was hurting for a few weeks, but he has since doubled his business.Learn more about how Ongig can remodel any job description and more about Rob on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.
Feb 4, 2021 • 24min
568 - College Speaking with Greek University's Michael Ayalon
Building safer communities.The guest on this episode is Michael Ayalon, the CEO of Greek University.Michael is a keynote speaker focusing on building safer communities for Fraternities and Sororities. He began Greek University in 2015 and found that he could not solve all of the problems. He started interviewing people that had knowledge on intense issues and hired them to be a part of his team. Each of 14 speakers has their own niche such as mental issues and suicide prevention. Michael says he sees a common trend of issues on all college campuses such as drug and alcohol abuse, sexual assault, and hazing and wants to fix these issues and prevent them.Learn more about Michael's determination to make fraternities safer and more on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.
Feb 4, 2021 • 27min
567 - Software and Device Technology with Applied Visions' Frank Zinghini
Develop commercial software applications.The guest on this episode is Frank Zinghini, the Founder and CEO of Applied Vision. Applied Vision is a software and device engineering firm started in 1987. They use Code DX, with a groundbreaking application security vulnerability testing platform that combines a variety of open-source and commercial testing tools into one environment. Frank helps many companies create a whole new market for themselves using applications.Learn more about Applied Vision and Frank's role as Founder and CEO on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.
Feb 3, 2021 • 23min
566 - Becoming Profitable Through Successful Marketing with Mindful Marketing's Jordan West
Tried and true marketing strategies.The guest on this episode is Jordan West, the Chief Marketing Officer at Mindful Marketing and Little and Lively. He is also the host of the Podcast Secrets to Scaling your E-Commerce Business.Jordan is the Founder of Mindful Marketing and also runs a children's clothing business with his wife, called Little and Lively. The clothing company took off and is now a successful mid-7-figure business. Jordan has a unique insight of what being a business owner is like and that helps him tremendously in the marketing agency. What sets them from the rest is they try all of the marketing strategies on their clothing brand before they recommend them to clients. In this episode we talk a bit about gated launches and how they can be a helpful marketing strategy. Learn more about Jordan's marketing insight with his clothing company and more on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.
Feb 3, 2021 • 28min
565 - Thoughtful Financial Advisors with ReSure's Bernard Reisz
Achieve financial freedom.The guest on this episode is Bernard Reisz, the Lead Strategist at ReSure Advanced Financial Planning Concepts and 401 Checkbooks.Bernard doesn't agree with fancy titles in the financial industry. He feels like he's seen clients be told that they had to depend on an expert with fancy letters and titles behind their names all too often. His message is about fostering financial self-determination and sufficiency in his clients. His company has two sides, one dealing with more broad financial planning, and the other focusing on more niche needs like 401k planning, IRAs, and more.Learn more about how Bernard connects with clients and caters to their needs and more on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.
