Passage to Profit Show - Road to Entrepreneurship

In this episode, hear from Joyce Johnson - Author, Speaker, Sales Champion, and Business Coach and Founder of Why Sales Network. Joyce has worked as a sales leader, business consultant and mentor for over 20 years. Joyce began her career in professional sports and later entered the telecommunications industry leading to a role as Sales Director in Global markets. Experienced in her previous sales role, Joyce finished at the Top (#1) for two consecutive years 2017 and 2018. Passionate about mentorship and development of college students, she has published three books “Why Sales for College Students”, “Top 10 Sales Tips for College Grads” and “Get A Job Today- Five Things You Need to Know” in a series of guides to coach students on personal growth and development of their career path. Read more at: https://iamjoycejohnson.com/ and https://whysalesnetwork.com/On the Executive Spotlight:Alec Thomson is the co-founder of Riskcast, a productivity and forecasting tool for the construction industry that helps project managers to track labor, material and equipment, without the need to maintain multiple fancy spreadsheets. The mission is to enable the construction industry to unleash the power of data to reduce risk in all areas of performance while putting project teams first. Read more at:Read more at: https://www.riskcast.com/Visit the Entrepreneur Presenters for October 18th at their Websites:Evan Leaphart from Kiddie Kredit, an app designed to teach families the importance of financial literacy. It is a mobile chore tracking platform that assigns credit value based on the number of chores your child performs, at https://www.kiddiekredit.com/Caroline Egbelu from Health Enhanced Foods, a specialty flour company that uses various combinations of high quality and unprocessed flour to create nutritional flour products, at https://www.healthenhancedfoods.com/ Visit https://passagetoprofitshow.com/ for the latest updates and episodes.

In this episode, hear from Jason Lee, the Co-Founder and CEO of DailyPay, a venture backed financial technology company that enables employees to access their earned income before payday and enables employees to control the timing of when they are paid to cover their bills, rent and other needs. DailyPay partners with large enterprises to offer its technology solution to their workforces, which results in a meaningful reduction in turnover and related cost savings. An innovator with a mission, purpose and real results, Jason is a well-known public speaker and author whose work has been featured in Forbes, CNBC, The Wall Street Journal, and Bloomberg. Read more at: https://www.dailypay.com/Melvin Wilson is the founder of Solve Innovation Group where he leads a team of strategists, makers, and consultants that help develop startups for growth, create value focused scenarios for technology and bring outcome based innovation to market. He has also held Media, Marketing and Digital Strategy roles at ad agencies and companies such as Equifax, HSBC among others. Read more at: https://www.solvegrp.com/Visit the Entrepreneur Presenters for October 11th at their Websites:Jennifer Kirk from Posh Puppy Boutique an upscale doggy boutique carrying only the finest of doggy designers, offering fashionable apparel and accessories for dogs, pet carriers, toys, dog products for the home and more, at https://www.poshpuppyboutique.com/Ron Laikind from Extreme Mist, an on-the-go hands-free portable misting system technology for personal cooling & sanitizing. The invention is being used in hospitals across the US to sanitize facilities during the COVID pandemic, at https://www.extrememist.com/ Visit https://passagetoprofitshow.com/ for the latest updates and episodes.

  Marques Ogden is a corporate and motivational keynote speaker, the best-selling author of the book “The Success Cycle” and NFL veteran. Marques played in the NFL for five years as an offensive lineman with the Titans, Bills, Ravens, and Jaguars. In 2007 started a construction firm which grew to a multi-million dollar company. In 2013 it all crashed down around him when Ogden got involved with a bad business deal and he ended up losing everything. Ogden became a speaker to help others succeed where he failed. As a keynote speaker, executive coach, and corporate trainer, his passion is to create value for every client. Ogden’s clients consist of AXA Advisors, The Home Depot, JP Morgan and Chase, to name a few. Read more at: https://marquesogden.com/ Michael Rosenberg, RFC, CPFA is the Managing Director of Diversified Investment Strategies, LLC has been serving the financial planning needs of the Greater Northern New Jersey for over thirty three years. As a boutique practice, Michael’s niche has been serving those individuals at, or approaching retirement as well as professional football players. Michael’s creative approach to retirement stems from the fact that he believes that individuals in the distribution stage need to invest differently than those who are in the accumulation stage. Read more at: https://www.diversifiedinv.com/ Visit the Entrepreneur Presenters for October 4th at their Websites: Thomas Perretta from Thomas Felipe Designs offers high quality timepieces for men and women with custom designed hour and minute hands that tells a little story about the wearer, at https://www.thomasfelice.com/ Nicole Simpson from Amethyst Skincare, a skincare line committed not only to protecting skin against the deleterious effects of pollution, but also to keeping plastics out of our oceans, at https://www.skinbyamethyst.com/ Visit https://passagetoprofitshow.com/ for the latest updates and episodes.

In this episode, hear from Joni Rogers-Kante, the founder and CEO of SeneGence International, a privately owned American multi-level marketing company that sells skincare and makeup products, including the LipSense product line internationally. Joni's dream, of developing a company that offered an unparalleled opportunity for Distributors to build a business by selling products that truly work, through a global network opportunity, has become a phenomenal success. Read more at: https://seneweb.senegence.com/Executive Spotlight Speaker:Larry Prince is the CEO of Prince Leadership, a business consultancy that works with small and middle market companies to grow revenue, strengthen, lead people and advance financial management. As a trusted advisor, he applies creative ways to help teams solve critical business problems, make tough decisions and lead through change. Read more at: https://www.princeleadership.com/Visit the Entrepreneur Presenters for September 20th at their Websites:Lisa Guenst is the inventor of Toothshower a complete oral home care suite for the shower, offering a new interdental cleaner to help combat gum disease. New irrigating toothbrushes, gum massager and water pick, at https://toothshower.com/Nicole Harvey , from Mason-re Products, a company that invented the first silicone koozie to perfectly fit a wide mouth pint jar - the best way to insulate a hot or cold beverage, at https://www.mason-re.com/ Visit https://passagetoprofitshow.com/ for the latest updates and episodes.  

In this episode, hear from Sharón Lynn Wyeth who has spent the last 38 years developing the field of Neimology® Science, which is the study of the placement of letters in a name, to analyze an individual’s personality and how the person thinks, feels and behaves. Neimology® Science is backed by 15 years of research followed by 3 years of testing her theories traveling in over seventy countries, including Russia, India, and China, to perfect her system of discerning behavioral characteristics from names. Her work has been highlighted on TV, radio, teleseminars, and in numerous articles. I’ve authored an Amazon bestselling book sharing the methodology in “Know the Name; Know the Person”, which has won an excellence in writing award, “Know the Name; Know the Spirit” and the app Name Meanings. Read more at: https://knowthename.com/ Visit the Entrepreneur Presenters for September 13th at their Websites: Andrew McCorkle & Mike Corkrum, founders of The Cork Bros, came together to form a media marketing agency in Atlanta specializing in videography, photography and social media to fill a need for content creation & social media management with a local flavor, at https://www.corkbrosstudios.com/ Nathan Kehn, aka Nathan The Cat Lady is a cat dad and actor, from Colorado, a social media influencer who has taken his love for cats to the internet through videos and pictures with his 4 cats. Currently he is also a brand ambassador for Tabby Dates, The Cat Person’s Dating at, https://www.instagram.com/nathanthecatlady/ Sterling Davis is the founder of TrapKing Inc. in Atlanta, which educates and assists communities in TNR(Trap Neuter Return) of feral/stray cats - the only humane alternative to euthanasia. He is also a social media influencer for TNR and a brand ambassador for Tabby Dates, The Cat Person’s Dating at, https://www.instagram.com/the_original_trapking/ Visit https://passagetoprofitshow.com/ for the latest updates and episodes.

In this inspirational episode, hear from Chris Pan, the founder of MyIntent Project and sought after speaker for his ability to deliver huge impact in a short time. Chris helps people connect from their head to their heart, their purpose, their passion, and their intention. The MyIntent Project's mission is to be a catalyst for meaningful conversations and positive action via handmade wearable daily reminders! The Project has helped millions of people have meaningful connections through finding their intention. It has also served everyone from Jay-Z, Beyonce, Rihanna, Melania Trump, Elon Musk, Justin Bieber and has been featured on the cover of Time magazine and a 4 minute segment on the Today Show. Read more at: https://myintent.org/Executive Spotlight Speakers:Danh Tran and Bob Stevens are the founders of Buttercloth, a men’s apparel company that makes extraordinarily soft shirts - the world's most comfortable shirt! They feel like you're wearing your favorite t-shirt and look like sophisticated casual dress shirts. Their newest edition is the “Icy Cotton” shirt, which is made using patented Icy Cotton fabric, which is infused with the natural cooling power of organic mint fibers. Read more at: https://buttercloth.com/Visit the Entrepreneur Presenters for September 6th at their Websites:Shauna Ahmadian is the founder of Pronutz, offering gluten free and non GMO pistachios with a probiotic coating available in an array of tasty flavors, at https://pronutz.com/Angela Wolf Quaintance founder of Angela Wolf Video, offering video and post production services for corporations, small businesses and entrepreneurs, at https://www.angelawolfvideo.com/ Visit https://passagetoprofitshow.com/ for the latest updates and episodes. 

In this episode hear from a real-life circus ringmaster, Kevin Venardos.  Kevin is a former ringmaster for Ringling Brothers and the founder and ringmaster of Venardos Circus. It's big dreams that led him to try out for this unconventional job after college. It's those same dreams that took him all over the country leading that circus after he nailed the audition. And it's dreaming that led to him launching his own live traveling show, Venardos Circus, in 2013. The show was to be held in nearly 30 cities this year, until coronavirus grounded the troupe. But the circus now continues and is pivoting to an online interface that allows people all over the country and the world to enjoy the spectacle from the comfort of their own homes. Read more at: https://www.venardoscircus.com/Executive Spotlight Speaker:Robert Bear is the owner of InventionStories.com and the Invention Stories Podcast, taped from Morro Bay, CA. InventionStories.com was created to share the journey an inventor goes on from the time an idea comes to them. In 2014, he began interviewing inventors and writing their stories based on these interviews. Over 300 stories have been posted since 2011. In 2017 the Invention Stories Podcast was born. Read more at: https://inventionstories.com/Visit the Entrepreneur Presenters for August 30th at their Websites:Deepa Radhakrishnan is the founder of Deepa Lashes, offers false eyelashes that look like mink, Feel like mink but not mink! Her lashes are 100% cruelty-free, vegan and luxury. Wears up to 10 times or more than traditional false lashes, at https://www.shopdeepa.com/Leigh D'Angelo returns to the show from Dig, the Dog Person’s Dating App and announces her newest app, Tabby, the Cat’s Person’s Dating App. Find a dog lover you really "Dig" on Dig and meet cat-people, plan cat-friendly dates, share cat videos and photos, learn tips and tricks from vets and trainers, and get deals from cat companies on Tabby, at http://digdates.com/ and https://tabbydates.com/ Visit https://passagetoprofitshow.com/ for the latest updates and episodes.

In this special Health and Wellness episode, hear from Dr. Fawad Mian, MD, a neurologist and founder of Neuro Wellness in West Orange, NJ. Dr. Mian blends traditional neurology with a holistic approach which includes regenerative and functional medicine and treats a wide variety of neurological and sleep disorders. In addition to this, he uses Prolotherapy and PRP to treat musculoskeletal issues such as neck and back pain. Diagnostic evaluations are done in the office. He is affiliated with Hackensack University Medical Center Mountainside. Read more at: http://www.fawadmianmd.com/Visit the Entrepreneur Presenters for August 23rd at their Websites:Kelly Marzoli from Mental Health Global Network, which strives to prioritize mental health at an equivalent level to physical health. Their educational programming teaches individuals how to help in mental health situations & how to connect individuals to appropriate treatment, at https://www.mhgn.org/Heather Kvaternik from Wholistically Beautiful, is a master esthetician, wholistic health coach, and paramedical makeup artist, who helps her clients nurture themselves have a healthy lifestyle of proper nourishment of mind, body and spirit, proper exercise, and personal care, at https://wholisticallybeautiful.com/Heidi Rome from Moms Spectrum Oasis, exists to support MOMS after their child has been diagnosed with autism, providing mentoring sessions, educational workshops and more at, http://msonj.com/. Visit https://passagetoprofitshow.com/ for the latest updates and episodes.  

In this episode, hear from two Executive Spotlight speakers, experts marketing and business law. The first being Allen Adamson, co-founder of marketing firm Metaforce and is a NYU Stern Adjunct Professor of Marketing. He is also the author of Shift Ahead: How the Best Companies Stay Relevant in a Fast-Changing World. He is a noted industry expert in all disciplines of branding. He has worked with a broad spectrum of consumer and corporate businesses in industries ranging from packaged goods and technology, to health care and financial services, to hospitality and entertainment. Read more at: https://www.metaforce.com/allenMitchell Beinhaker is a business law and estates attorney with more than 25 years of experience representing business owners, entrepreneurs, executives and professionals providing advice, guidance and legal work to help keep clients on their road to success. He is also the creator and host of the podcast, The Accidental Entrepreneur. Read more at: https://beinhakerlaw.com/Visit the Entrepreneur Presenters for August 16th at their Websites:Shirley Joy Joffe with Quantum Creation Expert, helping professional women activate their unique magic into their everyday lives and realise their highest potential. Offering Transformative Visionary Programs, ThetaHealing, Crystal Layouts, Access Consciousness, Access Energetic facelift, Meditative Recordings, and Tarot/Angel Card Readings at, https://www.shirleyjoffe.com/Stas Chijik with Billfold POS, provides RFID point-of-sales solutions to venue, live event organizers, and event marketers. We improve the consumer purchasing process and reduce queues, boosting event sales from 20-40%, at https://www.billfoldpos.com/. Visit https://passagetoprofitshow.com/ for the latest updates and episodes.

In this episode hear from THE expert of CRM (customer relationship management) Lars Helgeson, the founder and CEO of GreenRope, a CRM and Marketing Automation service. Lars is also the author of the book CRM For Dummies published by Wiley and Sons, along with numerous articles and whitepapers about CRM, marketing, entrepreneurship, and business strategy. Lars has been in the internet marketing space since 2000, when he co-founded one of the world's first email service providers, CoolerEmail. He has also been featured as a speaker on Ted Talk and is hired as a speaker for conferences, networking organization meetings, and educational seminars.Read more at: https://www.larshelgeson.com/ Visit the Entrepreneur Presenters for August 9th at their Websites: Cole Merlino with The UStand, the world’s most versatile umbrella stand that can be used at the beach, poolside, on a backyard deck and more! It is ultra durable and provides convenient and easy shade for anyone and anywhere at, https://www.theustand.com/ Matthew Cristaldi with Ribbit app, which connects people who are food and environment conscious, to restaurants that match with their values. Ribbit is powered by a community of foodies who want a truly sustainable dining experience and now offers a COVID which identifies safe & clean restaurants, at https://ribbit.io/. Edward Madongorere from Moon Ultra Light, a new, ultra-portable lighting accessory that can be used on smart phone devices and more, designed with intuitive touch controls that provide customizable brightness and tone at, https://www.moonultra.com/.