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
Mentioned books
Dec 13, 2020 • 22min
478 - The Master of Branding with The Image Stop's Greg T
Today on the show is Greg T, the Founder of The Image Stop.Greg focuses on branding and web design for other businesses. Sometimes a product can contain all the right elements to make a design look pretty, but it lacks a purpose for your business. Greg uses authenticity to help brands put out marketing designs that will reel in sales.
Dec 12, 2020 • 25min
477 - Digital Marketing Strategist with Jeff Mendelson
Jeff Mendelson is a digital marketing strategist and host of the Podcast One Big Tip. Jeff has been in the digital marketing agency for over 12 years. He worked for corporate sales for many years and recently pivoted to more personal branding. He decided to dive deeper into sales funnels and podcasting to help other entrepreneurs.
Dec 11, 2020 • 18min
476 - Recovering Attorneys with Leave Law Behind's Casey Berman
Casey Berman is the Founder and CEO of Leave Law Behind. Attorneys can do far more than just practice law. Casey found himself suffering as an attorney working in law and decided to switch paths. Changing your career suddenly can be troubling and difficult, but Casey is determined to help people find their dream jobs and leave their law lifestyle behind.
Dec 10, 2020 • 25min
475 - Home Risk with Hazard Hub's Bob Frady
Bob Frady is the Co-Founder of Hazard Hub. Hazard Hub lets you know all the precautions and possible risks that could come up in a property. They work a lot with insurance companies and real estate, but they also offer a website called Free Home Risk for the general public for anyone who is worried about their property. Things like flood-zones, fire lines, mold, storm zones, anything that could go wrong.
Dec 9, 2020 • 22min
474 - Children and Maternity Consignment Sales with Just Between Friends' Shannon Wilburn
The guest for today is Shannon Wilburn, the CEO and Co-Founder of Just Between Friends Franchise System Inc. Shannon has been working with Just Between Friends for fourteen years. They are a pop-up maternity and child clothes sale designed to save families money. Her company has allowed her to stay at home and spend time with her family while running a sale for other moms and families to benefit from.
Dec 8, 2020 • 22min
473 - Masterful in Every Aspect of Business with Aspect Business Coaching's Don Cote
Don Cote is the Founder of Aspect Business Coaching. Aspect Business Coaching helps businesses grow from the ground up. Theres several steps to take before a business looks ready for sales. Don says there is a three-prong approach: first to teach success skills and strategies, then to coach people to master those subjects, and lastly to fund those ideas and grow.
Dec 7, 2020 • 22min
472 - How to Work Less for More Profits with Business Development Machine's Bill Baylis
Here today is Bill Baylis, the CEO and Founder of Business Development Machine.Bill founded Business Development Machine to help other business owners with burn out and finding their purpose. He teaches companies to prepare for a sale when the time is right and manage their expectations. Expanding business is tough and thats why Bill does what he does.
Dec 6, 2020 • 23min
471 - Building Your Dream Business with File Finder's Brandon C. White
Today on the show is Brandon C. White, the Co-Founder of File Finder and host of the podcast a Business Success. Brandon created the second weather app on the internet, and has sold two successful businesses. In this episode we talk a bit about Brandon's past career in social media and using fishing to understand sales. Different bait catches different fish.
Dec 5, 2020 • 23min
470 - The Principles of Hype with Microfame Media's Michael Schein
Michael Schein is the President of Micro Fame Media, and upcoming author of the book The Hype Handbook January 2021. Micro Fame Media is a marketing company that turns consultants into celebrities in their niche. Michael began the company around 10 years ago, never expecting to become a business owner. He had been a writer for many years and a fan of the arts. He says he puts a ton of HYPE into his agency.
Dec 4, 2020 • 23min
469 - Utilizing Virtual Assistants with Virtual Assistant Internship's Esther Inman
Today we're joined with Esther Inman, the CEO and Founder of Virtual Assistant Internship. Esther quit her corporate job 6 years ago when she realized it was not suitable for her lifestyle as a military wife and mom. When she started working from home as a virtual assistant she couldn’t believe this simple virtual career was completely unknown by other military wives, moms, or travel lovers. This was when she had a spark moment and started Virtual Assistant Internship and has since helped over 2,000 women secure jobs with a 90 day program.
