

Passage to Profit Show - Road to Entrepreneurship
Richard and Elizabeth Gearhart
The Passage to Profit Show is a nationally syndicated weekly radio show and podcast about entrepreneurism and innovation from multiple perspectives. Show hosts Richard Gearhart (a patent and trademark expert) and Elizabeth Gearhart (a startup entrepreneur), interview a variety of entrepreneurs, company founders, inventors, startups and experts from a range of industries. Each show presents listeners with real-life experiences, seen through the eyes of the different guests - providing valuable advice and a unique perspective on the Road to Entrepreneurship. From innovation to invention hang-ups, the show offers insight and expertise in launching a product or service, building a company, manufacturing, licensing, branding and much more.
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Oct 19, 2023 • 15min
Embracing the Flames: Entrepreneurial Wisdom with Firewalk Instructor Dave Ablin
Richard Gearhart and Elizabeth Gearhart, co-hosts of The Passage to Profit Show interview Dave Albin from Firewalk Adventures. This is a segment from the full episode released on 10/8/23.
Join us for an electrifying conversation as we sit down with the #1 Firewalk Instructor in America, Dave Ablin, founder of Firewalk Adventures, who transformed his life through a remarkable encounter – firewalking with Tony Robbins! Today, he empowers countless entrepreneurs and businesses to reach new heights by breaking and overcoming their fears with firewalking. Prepare to be inspired, as Dave shares how this paradigm-shifting experience can help you step into your own potential with unwavering strength! This interview will leave you ready to walk through the flames of your own success!
Firewalking is a 1,000 year old rite of passage ritual where you literally walk across hot burning coals. Having worked for Tony Robbins for 19+ years and starting Firewalk Productions in 2014 Dave has firewalked hundreds of thousands of people. He and Tony Robbins set a World Record in London in 2005 walking over 12,300 people. Dave’s clients include Googe, NASA, Notre Dame, Virginia Tech, Heineken, RE Max, Entrepreneurs Organization (EO), Chick-fil-A, CRISP Video, Mystery Hill, Y.M.C.A., Replace Your University, Tony Robbins, T Harv Eker, NATE BAILEY, The 4-Seasons, The Omni Hotel, The Waldorf Astoria, Waikoloa Hotel, and MANY others. Read more at: https://firewalkadventures.com/
Whether you're a seasoned entrepreneur, a startup, an inventor, an innovator, a small business or just starting your entrepreneurial journey, tune into Passage to Profit Show for compelling discussions, real-life examples, and expert advice on entrepreneurship, intellectual property, trademarks and more. Visit https://passagetoprofitshow.com/ for the latest updates and episodes.

Oct 17, 2023 • 8min
Sentient Software: Redefining Intellectual Property - IP in the News
Join us in this IP in the News segment of the Passage to Profit Show - Road to Entreprenuership, where we delve into the intersection of artificial intelligence and intellectual property rights. We explore the intriguing case of Mr. Stefan Thaler from Missouri, who claims that his AI program, DABUS, possesses sentience, blurring the lines between human and machine creation. Our discussion revolves around the evolving landscape of intellectual property, as AI programmers seek protection for their software-generated inventions. We examine the legal challenges arising from the traditional requirement that inventions and creations must be attributed to a human creator.
Richard Gearhart and Elizabeth Gearhart, co-hosts of The Passage to Profit Show have this discussion with entrepreneur guests Dave Albin from Firewalk Adventures, Courtney Peebles from Solobotoys and Alex Neist from Hostage Tape from episode #213 from 10/8/23.
Whether you're a seasoned entrepreneur, a startup, an inventor, an innovator, a small business or just starting your entrepreneurial journey, tune into Passage to Profit Show for compelling discussions, real-life examples, and expert advice on entrepreneurship, intellectual property, trademarks and more. Visit https://passagetoprofitshow.com/ for the latest updates and episodes.

Oct 5, 2023 • 54min
Firewalking: Ignite Your Entrepreneurial Spirit with Dave Albin + Others (Full Episode)
Richard Gearhart and Elizabeth Gearhart, co-hosts of The Passage to Profit Show interview Dave Albin from Firewalk Adventures, Courtney Peebles from Solobotoys and Alex Neist from Hostage Tape.
Our Featured Guest Speaker:
Join us for an electrifying conversation as we sit down with the #1 Firewalk Instructor in America, Dave Ablin, founder of Firewalk Adventures, who transformed his life through a remarkable encounter – firewalking with Tony Robbins! Today, he empowers countless entrepreneurs and businesses to reach new heights by breaking and overcoming their fears with firewalking. Prepare to be inspired, as Dave shares how this paradigm-shifting experience can help you step into your own potential with unwavering strength! This interview will leave you ready to walk through the flames of your own success!
Firewalking is a 1,000 year old rite of passage ritual where you literally walk across hot burning coals. Having worked for Tony Robbins for 19+ years and starting Firewalk Productions in 2014 Dave has firewalked hundreds of thousands of people. He and Tony Robbins set a World Record in London in 2005 walking over 12,300 people. Dave’s clients include Googe, NASA, Notre Dame, Virginia Tech, Heineken, RE Max, Entrepreneurs Organization (EO), Chick-fil-A, CRISP Video, Mystery Hill, Y.M.C.A., Replace Your University, Tony Robbins, T Harv Eker, NATE BAILEY, The 4-Seasons, The Omni Hotel, The Waldorf Astoria, Waikoloa Hotel, and MANY others. Read more at: https://firewalkadventures.com/
Our Entreprenuer Presenters:
Discover how Solobo Toys is revolutionizing playtime and learning for kids! We interview Courtney Peebles, co-founder of a Montessori-inspired educational children’s toy company. Both Courtney and her husband are neurodivergent, and their products are designed to emphasize simplicity while encouraging exceptional learning! They utilize sensory play, AAC, Montessori, and gentle parenting in their own family. Both parents and pediatric specialists see young children gravitate toward the toys and show excitement about learning through play. Read more at: https://www.solobotoys.com/
Join us in our next interview, a fascinating discussion with Alex Neist, founder of Hostage Tape! Discover the innovative mouth tape revolutionizing sleep quality. Learn why it’s called “Hostage Tape” and how it’s changing the game for better rest! Hostage Tape is strongest most comfortable mouth tape on the planet. Mouth tape promotes nose breathing…There is a science to it. This isn’t a plot to muffle your snoring to give your partner peace and quiet. Mouth taping also will decrease your dry mouth so you aren’t searching for water like you are in the Sahara desert. It actually improves your dental health. Read more at: https://hostagetape.com/
Whether you're a seasoned entrepreneur, a startup, an inventor, an innovator, a small business or just starting your entrepreneurial journey, tune into Passage to Profit Show for compelling discussions, real-life examples, and expert advice on entrepreneurship, intellectual property, trademarks and more. Visit https://passagetoprofitshow.com/ for the latest updates and episodes.

Sep 25, 2023 • 1h 2min
Jumpstart and Grow your Business with Affiliate Marketing with Matt McWilliams
Richard Gearhart and Elizabeth Gearhart, co-hosts of The Passage to Profit Show along with Kenya Gipson interview Matt McWilliams “The Affiliate Guy”, Matt Merritt from Snap.Build and Joanie Eisinger, Healer and Channel.
Our Featured Guest Speaker:
Matt McWilliams is known as "The Affiliate Guy" and owns and runs an Affiliate Management Agency where he’s worked with some amazing clients such as Tony Robbins, Dean Graziosi, Michael Hyatt and Shark Tank’s Kevin Harrington. Matt has helped hundreds of businesses start and scale their affiliate programs, from one client who went from $0 to $124,000 in one year to helping a publicly-traded company go from $34 million to more than a quarter of a billion dollars in just three years. Read more at: https://www.mattmcwilliams.com/ , https://theaffiliateguy.tv/ and at https://passionsintoprofitsbook.com/
Our Entrepreneur Presenters:
Matt Merritt is the CEO of Snap.Build a groundbreaking fintech company serving the residential housing market. Snap.Build utilizes proprietary technology to bridge the gap between the lender and the builder, providing builders with funding to build residential construction projects with 24-7 access to a proprietary funding management system. Read more at: https://snap.build/
Joanie Eisinger is a Healer, Channel and Guide. When people who have lost loved ones and pets come to her, she can channel these departed souls. Automatic writing, seeing into bodies and performing psychic surgery, and instantly sliding into other lifetimes (past lives) are just some of the many skills she has acquired. Read more at: https://joanieswhitelighthealing.com/
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Sep 18, 2023 • 1h 7min
Engage Your Community with User-Generated Videos with Michael Hoffman
Richard Gearhart and Elizabeth Gearhart, co-hosts of The Passage to Profit Show along with Kenya Gipson interview Michael Hoffman from Gather Voices, Celebrity Entrepreneur Clint Arthur and Nathan Gampel from Transformation Insights.
Our Featured Guest Speaker: Michael Hoffman is the co-founder and CEO of Gather Voices, a technology company that automates the creation, management and publishing of video content. Gather Voices’s software helps organizations access and share the authentic stories of stakeholders to create more impact by making it easy to collect and share user-generated video from stakeholders by tapping into the powerful cameras that everyone has in their phones, tablets and laptops. Read more at: https://www.gathervoices.co/
Our Entrepreneur Presenters:
Clint Arthur is the provocative, truth-telling author of 21 Best selling books, including "Celebrity Entrepreneurship," "Break Through Your Upper Limits on TV," and his Pulitzer Prize nominated life's-work masterpiece, "Wisdom Of The Men." A serial successful multi-millionaire entrepreneur, trusted marketing advisor, consultant, and coach to thousands of private entrepreneurial clients and business owners running enterprises from $1 million to $1 billion in size. Read more at: https://www.clintarthur.tv/
Nathan Gampel is a Management Consultant and founder of Transformation Insights which offers a patented, non-invasive technology called KTA. KTA brings automation, scale and control to the most complex programs including Mergers & Integrations, Finance Transformations, Work Modernization, Product Development, Organization Architecture & Redesign. He also founded Simpel and Associates, a global consultancy specializing in strategic programs. Read more at: https://transformationinsights.io/ and at https://www.simpelandassociates.com/
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Aug 21, 2023 • 1h 7min
How to Create Multiple Passive Income Streams with Chris Miles
Richard Gearhart and Elizabeth Gearhart, co-hosts of The Passage to Profit Show along with Kenya Gipson interview Chris Miles, Cash Flow Expert from Money Ripples, Ann McKitrick from Nurtured Noggins and Texas Childcare Training and John York from Frequency People.
Chris Miles, the Cash Flow Expert and Anti-Financial Advisor, is a leading authority teaching entrepreneurs and professionals how to get their money working for them TODAY! He’s an author, podcast host of the Money Ripples Podcast, has been featured in US News, CNN, Money, Entrepreneurs on Fire, BiggerPockets, and has a proven reputation with his company, Money Ripples - getting his clients fast, financial results. In fact, his personal clients have increased their cash flow by $300+ Million in the last 13 years! Read more at: https://moneyripples.com/
Our Entrepreneur Presenters for August 20, 2023:
Ann McKitrick is the founder of Nurtured Noggins, a comprehensive resource for parents and Texas Childcare Courses, offering courses for early childhood teachers through our online courses and face-to-face trainings. She is also the host of Parenting in the First 3 Years Podcast. A frequent conference speaker, she’s a parenting coach and early childhood specialist with 30 years of experience. Ann draws on her roles as a teacher, program director, college professor, children’s pastor, trainer, autism consultant and interactions with hundreds of childcare professionals to influence and inform the courses she creates. Read more at: https://nurturednoggins.com/ and at https://www.texaschildcarecourses.com/
John York is the founder of the Frequency People App, a social app which empowers users, brands, influencers, music artists, and podcasters to own hubs that monetize their followers through tickets sales, ads, subscription to exclusive live and AR content, as well as NFTs. Frequency People allows users to have a more interactive and engaging experience with their followers. Users can build communities in the app with others who have similar interests such as in sports, music and entertainment. Frequency People was one of the first recipients of the Google’s Black Founders Exchange. Read more at: https://frequencypeople.com/
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Aug 7, 2023 • 1h 8min
The Missing Metric: How Your Business Shows Up, with Marcy Axelrod, 08-06-2023
Richard Gearhart and Elizabeth Gearhart, co-hosts of The Passage to Profit Show along with Kenya Gipson interview Marcy Axelrod, speaker, author and creator of the Show Up System, Philipp Humm from Power of Storytelling and Chad Price from Life Grows Green and author of Preparing for Battle.
Marcy Axelrod is a keynote and two-time TEDx speaker, award-winning author, TV contributor, management consultant and Creator of the Show Up System, sharing with the world what is described as "nature's model of how humans are designed to Show Up". Marcy’s 20 years of research into how people achieve, and specifically how and why people choose to Show Up, provides a new way of seeing the world. The resulting framework is already helping thousands of people live closer to their potential and enabling a wide range of companies to innovate and grow. Read more at: https://choosetoshowup.com/
Phillip Humm is a Bestselling Author, TEDx speaker, Coach and founder of Power of Storytelling, where he teaches how to use Storytelling in business to inspire, motivate, and connect at work. He is the author of “The Story Selling Method: Master the Art of Storytelling to Build Trust, Stand Out and Boost Sales”. Packed with exercises and real-life examples from 71 top sales executives, this book will teach everything you need to know to transform your StorySelling skills. Read more at: https://power-of-storytelling.com/
Chad Price is the founder of Life Grows Greenoffering CBD and Hemp products and apparel, as well as the author of the book, "Preparing for Battle: How to Overcome Life's Challenges, Unlock Your Full Potential and Build a Successful Business". He is also the founder of Kettlebell Kings and creator of multiple million dollar minority-owned businesses. His current venture with Life Grows Green offers CBD oils, softgels, facemasks and face creams), plus (Hemp bathbombs, softgels, massage oils, honey and peanut butter). Read more at: https://chadprice.com/ and at: https://lifegrowsgreen.com
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Jul 24, 2023 • 54min
Improve Your Presentation Skills with David Doerrier, Plus B2B Marketing Tips with Andrew Schulkind, 07-23-2023
Elizabeth Gearhart and Kenya Gipson, hosts of The Passage to Profit Show interview David Doerrier, public speaking and presentation skills expert as well as Andrew Schulkind, B2B marketing expert from Andigo.
David D. Doerrier is a public speaking expert with 30 years of experience in the field of training and development, leadership and communication. David's engaging style and unique ability to connect with his audience have made him a sought-after speaker at industry conferences, corporate events, and educational institutions across the country. He is known for his ability to simplify complex concepts and deliver actionable insights that empower individuals to take their communication skills to the next level. Read more at: https://presentyourwaytosuccess.com/
Andrew Schulkind is the founder of Andigo, a company that plans, designs, and develops websites and digital marketing for B2B. Andigo helps B2B companies reach their audience and turn leads into prospects, prospects into clients, and clients into champions, advocates and brand ambassadors. He is also the author of “Marketing for Small B2B Businesses: How Content Creates Marketing Muscle and Powers Traditional and Digital Marketing”. Read more at: www.andigo.com and at: https://www.amazon.com/Marketing-Small-B2B-Businesses-Traditional/dp/1484287436
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Jul 17, 2023 • 1h 8min
Take Your Business to the Next Level with Artificial Intelligence, with Manuj Aggarwal, 07-16-2023
Elizabeth Gearhart and Kenya Gipson, hosts of The Passage to Profit Show interview AI expert, Manuj Aggarwal from Tetranoodle Technologies, Holly Fennell from Age Quencher and Hema Reddy from Crafty Counter.
Manuj Aggarwal is an Artificial Intelligence & CyberSecurity expert, the Founder of TetraNoodle Technologies Startup Mentor and Author. His company, TetraNoodle Technologies is an elite tech consulting firm, which has been listed among the world' s top AI leaders. His deep knowledge and experience in cutting-edge technologies, human psychology and neuroscience has helped him build systems that result in exponential growth - both for individuals and organizations. Read more at: https://manujaggarwal.com/
Holly Fennell is a Naturopathic Doctor and the founder of Age Quencher, offering vitamins formulated to intercept aging where it starts. AGE QUENCHER® addresses the effects of aging that go beyond skin deep and is not a typical aesthetic “anti-aging line” of vitamins. We are not just about hair, skin and nails (although this beauty bonus is fantastic!). Age Quencher® formulas aim to protect and preserve by promoting immune, digestive and brain health resulting in increased energy and vitality. Read more at: https://www.agequencher.com/
Hema Reddy is the founder of WunderEggs by Crafty Counter, an innovative new vegan egg alternative that looks and tastes just like a real egg. Hema’s mission is to create products that are mindful of how we nourish our bodies and in turn, mindful of how we’re impacting the environment. WunderEggs offers similar nutrition to a real egg, minus the cholesterol! Read more at: https://www.craftycounter.com/
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Jul 3, 2023 • 1h 12min
Make Radical Shifts in Your Business and Life with Ken Paskins, 07-03-2023
Richard and Elizabeth Gearhart, hosts of The Passage to Profit Show along with Kenya Gipson interview Ken Paskins from The Shift Spot and GCE Strategic Consulting, musician and author Cliff Beach and Danielle Woolley from The Jersey PodCats podcast.
Ken Paskins is a Business Transformational Expert, Co-Founder of The Shift Spot and founder of GCE Strategic Consulting. The Shift Spot is an unrivaled online destination for CEO’s and business owners seeking dramatic transformations in both their professional and personal lives. Through it’s exclusive peer community, CEO’s and business owners master results and transformation, solve business problems, and attend expert training events, so we can scale with ease, avoid burnout and achieve balance. Ken also offers fractional executive services for CEO’s with GCE Strategic Consulting. Read more at: https://www.theshiftspot.com/ and https://www.gcestrategicconsulting.com/
Cliff Beach from Cliff Beach Music is a Funk/Jazz/Soul music artist, performing live for more than 15 years in Los Angeles. The Berklee-trained singer/songwriter/keyboardist has created a style of music he coins as “Nu-funk”, a hybrid of soul, traditional R&B, jazz, funk and neo-soul which he performs regularly throughout Southern California. Cliff is the author of the book, “Side Hustle & Flow: 10 Principles to Live and Lead a More Productive Life in Less Time”, which chronicles Cliff's music career and tells people how to start doing more passion projects while continuing to work their day job. Read more at: http://cliffbeachmusic.com/
Danielle Woolley is the co-host of The Jersey PodCats Podcast along with Co-host Elizabeth Gearhart. If you love talking about cats, but your friends and family are kind of over it, this is the podcast for you! Join your hosts, Danielle Woolley and Elizabeth Gearhart, on The Jersey PodCats for entertaining conversations with everyday cat lovers talking about life, cats and everything in between! Read more at: https://www.thejerseypodcats.com/
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