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.
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
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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Jan 5, 2021 • 25min
507 - Reputation Management with Rank K.O.'s Eric Grundhoefer
Manage your reputation.Today we're joined by Eric Grundhoefer, the Owner and CEO of Rank K.O.Rank K.O. is a reputation management company that can make a brand from scratch. They began in 2014 as a digital marketing company, and still use a lot of digital marketing services. Eric says there is a lot of research that comes prior to taking a PR case.Learn more about Rank K.O. and hear us talk about the various cases Eric solves and more on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.
Jan 4, 2021 • 23min
506 - The Business Legal Lifecyle with Go Legal Yourself's Kelly Bagla
From startup to success.Today the guest is Kelly Bagla, the Founder and CEO of Go Legal Yourself. Kelly never thought she would become an entrepreneur since she loved her career working in law firms, but when she discovered a gap that needed to be filled within her own law firm she created Go Legal Yourself. They are an online service that helps entrepreneurs with the legal start up of their companies.Learn more about Kelly's life in the law industry and Go Legal Yourself's time saving legal skills and more on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.
Jan 4, 2021 • 19min
505 - Growing Your Business Through Authenticity and Being Yourself with Michelle Hartzman
Bring human connection to business.Today the guest is Michelle Hartzman, the owner of Michelle Hartzman LLC.Michelle helps online coaches grow to six figures organically. She does this through various group programs and her compassion for her clients is what keeps them coming. She cares for her clients and treats them like real people. It's pretty surprising, she has created a clientele and company without a website.Learn more about Michelle's work with online coaches and more on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.
Jan 3, 2021 • 21min
504 - Painting a Picture for Your Clients with The Draw Shop's Summer Mulder
Messages that convert.Today we're joined with Summer Mulder, the Founder and CEO of The Draw Shop, and host of the podcast Back Stage Business.The Draw Shop is all about making your most important messages heard and seen through white board animation videos. They make sure to portray exactly what the client wants to create. Summer started in copywriting, sales letters and ghost-writing and a client she worked with lead her to her future business partner that got her into white board videos.Learn more about Summer's white board videos creating ideas into projects on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.
Jan 3, 2021 • 23min
503 - Developing Game-Changing Products with December Labs' Elisabeth Bohlmann
Rocket-fuel your product.The guest for today is Elisabeth Bohlmann, the VP of Client Strategy at December Labs.December Labs does development and design for software companies, building web and mobile products. Elisabeth is a traveler and based in Uruguay currently. The company however is still US Based, and began in 2014. They like to create partnerships with their clients and work a lot with startups.Learn more about December Lab's design products and much more on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.
Jan 2, 2021 • 19min
502 - Committing to Your Purpose and Your Team with Hite Digital's JC Hite
Marketing with purpose.The guest for today is JC Hite, Founder and CEO of Hite Digital, and host of the Podcast Digital Agency Hacker.Hite Digital is a white label digital marketing agency, launching as a franchise very soon. His agency scaled from 1 to 50 employees remarkably fast. JC is based in Nicaragua, and loves empowering people. He's committed to creating 1000 jobs for 3rd world countries. They work with smaller companies and focus on building them up.Learn more about LeadCrunch's AI B2B Marketing and Olin Hyde on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.
Jan 2, 2021 • 23min
501 - Innovative Lead Generation with LeadCrunch's Olin Hyde
Scale, enhance, maximize.The guest for today is Olin Hyde, the Founder and CEO of LeadCrunch.LeadCrunch focuses on finding the ideal audience for B2B marketers and lowers customer acquisition costs. They had a rough first half of the year with Covid, but after that, they've seen 150% growth. He hires the best employees and pays them above market value because he believes his employees are his legacy. This is Olin's 8th business, so he has a lot of experience as an entrepreneur.Learn more about LeadCrunch's AI B2B Marketing and Olin Hyde on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.
Jan 1, 2021 • 1h 9min
500 - New Year, New Show with Josh Elledge and Jen Amos
New show host!Today we're joined with our new podcast host, Jen Amos.Jen will take over as the new host for The Thoughtful Entrepreneur. In this episode you'll learn more about her and also hear some good business prospects moving in to the new year of 2021. Each guest on the show has a journey through business and this podcast shows you a glimpse of inspiration daily.Listen in on us talk about the purpose of the podcast and the exciting opportunity for Jen on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur. Today we're joined with our new podcast host, Jen Amos.Jen will take over as the new host for The Thoughtful Entrepreneur. In this episode you'll learn more about her and also hear some good business prospects moving in to the new year of 2021. Each guest on the show has a journey through business and this podcast shows you a glimpse of inspiration daily.
Dec 31, 2020 • 24min
499 - The Power of Social Media Influence with JayJayLive's Jay Jay
Social Media Spotlight.Today the guest is Jay Jay, the Founder of Jay Jay Agency. Jay Jay helps other influencers and coaches gain traction on Instagram. In his words, he will bring you from out of the shadows to the spotlight. Social media is one of the best ways to get attention and gain profitability. Jay used to be a magician for the last 15 years and loved being on stage and from there he transitioned to speaking.Learn more about Jay Jay Agency and how you could grow your business on Instagram on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.
Dec 30, 2020 • 28min
498 - Dialing In Your Focus As a Business Leader with Focus.ceo's David Wood
Double your business by focusing on less.On the show today is David Wood, the CEO of Focus.ceo.Focus.ceo's main priority is quite obvious: Focus. David helps business owners who are feeling scattered to double their revenue and time off. They offer an extensive nine step program that breaks down the process. Their goal is to increase productivity and create a work environment that makes you focused and driven.Learn more about how Focus.ceo implements these tactics on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.
