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
Nov 3, 2020 • 23min
438 - More Effective Prospecting and B2B Marketing with Professional Prospecting Systems' David Rankine
The guest for today is David Rankine, the Founder of Professional Prospecting Systems.David founded his company in 1997 and focuses on running marketing campaigns. They work with over 2500 clients of all business sizes. They provide the marketing solutions and directions to make your company's sales flourish.
Nov 2, 2020 • 16min
437 - Connecting and Integrating Software and Applications with API Nation's Michael Davidovich
The guest for today is Michael Davidovich, the CEO & Founder of API Nation.API Nation is an automated system platform designed to link all of your software together. This makes it quick and easy for business owners to look at all of their digital data. App syncing can help put software all in one place.
Nov 1, 2020 • 20min
436 - Streamlining Logistics Between the Field and the Office with Cleargistix's Steven Toups
Steven Toups is the CEO and Founder of Cleargistix. Cleargistix is a software company that helps small businesses get away from paper and spreadsheets. They take the data input systems that the company is already using and implement an easy to use solution based software. Steven believes in simplifying things.
Oct 31, 2020 • 20min
435 - Email Marketing Utilizing Real-Time Content with Campaign Genius's Matthew Dunn
Matthew Dunn is the Founder and CEO of Campaign Genius. Matthew Dunn has created Campaign Genius, a company that can convert any marketing email you may send to something you can edit in real time and update as your product changes. In this episode we talk about how this works and the technicalities of email marketing to use to your advantage.
Oct 30, 2020 • 19min
434 - Product Design and Brand Identity with BC Design Haus's Bernadette Capulong
Bernadette Capulong is the CEO and Founder of BC Design Haus Agency. Bernadette created her company as a branding marketing agency. They have worked with many big name brands such as Nike, Mattel, Nestle, and so much more. Her vision in design for packaging is for the product to speak to the client, make you relate to it, and look aesthetically pleasing on the eye.
Oct 29, 2020 • 25min
433 - Digital Marketing, Branding, and Graphic Web Design with Create Studio's Jeff Venn
Today's guest is Jeff Venn, the CEO of Create Studios and Converge.Jeff has a successful website building company called Create Studios. Recently, he's decided to step away from running that company and is launching a mentoring business called Converge. Jeff wants to focus on teaching others how to work less and make more with work-life balance programs.
Oct 28, 2020 • 26min
432 - Building Your Best Life with Ogden Venture's Marques Ogden
Today we're joined with Marques Ogden, the CEO and Founder of Ogden Ventures LLC.Marques was a former NFL player, retired at 27 where he began a construction company. After a failed project turned him bankrupt, he had a pivotal moment and started motivational speaking. In two years of speaking he became a paid ambassador and speaker, and now runs a consultancy with it.
Oct 27, 2020 • 22min
431 – Escaping Life’s Matrix with Discover the Matrix’s Todd Gaster
On the show today is Todd Gaster, the Founder and CEO of Seventh Summit International and host of podcast The Daily Download.Todd lives a challenge-based lifestyle and he's here today to tell us about the ins and outs of health, wealth, and prosperity. He teaches his clients to get to the bottom of what is causing them stress and the power of knowing vs. doing.
Oct 26, 2020 • 29min
430 - Setting and Achieving Personal Development Goals with I Got Smarter's Nelson Tressler
Today on the show is Nelson Tressler, the Founder and CEO of I Got Smarter. Nelson's life started out in unfortunate circumstances, but he turned it all around and got smarter. He used his life challenges to help others struggling the same ways. Nelson founded I Got Smarter to show others that they can achieve anything if they are goal-driven and hopeful.
Oct 25, 2020 • 20min
429 - Spicing Up Product Management and Marketing with Spice Catalyst's David Fradin
David Fradin is the CEO and Founder of Spice Catalyst.Spice Catalyst is a product management and marketing company. David says the name Spice represents the five keys to success in product management. Not only does David run Spice Catalyst, he is also an author of a few books teaching the skills of product management.
