Passage to Profit Show - Road to Entrepreneurship

In this episode, hear about customer-centric marketing from Joe Sullivan, the founder of Gorilla 76, “The Industrial Marketing Agency”. Joe's mission is to help midsized B2B manufacturers identify, attract, engage and drive sales opportunities with ideal-fit customers by building online marketing and sales programs. In addition to co-leading the company, Joe creates video content on behalf of Gorilla 76 and serves as the company sales and marketing lead. He was named as one of St. Louis’ “Top Young Entrepreneurs” by the Small Business Monthly and to the 2012 St. Louis Business Journal’s “30 Under 30” class. Read more at: https://www.gorilla76.com/ Visit the Entrepreneur Presenters for August 2nd at their Websites: Paul Cunningham with Leatherhead Sports, which offers custom-made leather vintage sports balls. From footballs, to soccer balls, basketballs to baseballs, Leather Head sports balls are made for connecting with the people and you can even design your own ball as well at, https://www.leatherheadsports.com/ Cheryl Poldrugach with Panic Aide, offers powerful, all natural, 2 oz shots to combat anxiety, panic attacks and sleep issues. The elixers are formulated with ingredients such as magnesium, valerian root, ashwagandha, 5-HTP, L-Letheanine, G.A.B.A and chamomile, at https://panicaide.com/. Beth Nydick is a Business & Publicity Strategist who helps her clients Be visible, Get press and Rock their business! She is also the co-author of "Clean Cocktails", which features cocktail recipes that use nothing but naturally low-calorie spirits; fresh juices loaded with vitamins; gentle sweeteners and anti-inflammatory spices ―the perfect alternative to drinks that are typically loaded with refined sugars, artificial flavors, and dyes, at https://bethnydick.com/ Visit https://passagetoprofitshow.com/ for the latest updates and episodes.

In this episode, hear from Gene Marks, a nationally recognized CRM and small business expert. Gene currently runs The Marks Group, a consulting firm for small businesses in customer relationship management. He is also the author of six best selling books on business management. Gene Marks writes on business for publications such as Forbes Magazine, Inc Magazine., Entrepreneur Magazine, The New York Times, The Washington Post and more and frequently appears on Fox News, MSNBC, Sirius Radio, WABC Radio and CNBC. Read more about Mark at, visit: https://www.genemarks.com/ Featured Entrepreneur Presenters: Anita Comisky with Amelia’s Toffee Company, offers handmade toffees from an old family recipe inspired by bold ingredients such as bourbon and coffee. Tradition, innovation, and artisanal craftsmanship are the ingredients, at https://ameliatoffee.com/ Jess Zaino with Ahmni Co, is a single working mom who created the new way for businesses to retain and attract key talent and lost revenue due to family and medical leave and their associated costs with employer-sponsored onsite infant care and adjacent wellness space for new parents to return to work with baby, at https://www.ahmni.co/. Marty and Brent Mickelson from GoChuckle, are the founders of Hasty Baker - a card game where you compete to collect the ingredients for your recipes. The recipe cards are a variety of delicious desserts and the ingredient cards are various ingredients portrayed as goofy characters, at https://hastybaker.com/. Visit https://passagetoprofitshow.com/ for the latest updates and episodes.

In this episode hear the story of Rob Angel and how he invented and made popular the iconic bestselling board game, Pictionary, which has sold 38,000,000 copies worldwide. He’s is also a philanthropist, investor, and sought-after speaker who encourages aspiring entrepreneurs to “find their aardvark.” In his recent book, “Game Changer”, Rob shares the remarkable inside story of how, as the inventor of Pictionary, he turned a simple idea into an iconic global brand by breaking rules and breaking records, never giving up or giving in, and working harder when most would walk away all while having the time of his life. Read more at: https://robangel.com/Visit the Entrepreneur Presenters for July 19th at their Websites:Stacey Blume with ElastaFuse Technology, an an ingredient brand of sweatband elastic with 9 granted patents in multiple apparel categories. The innovative trim of EFT combines the soft and sweat absorbing properties of a sweatband with the functionality of elastic to create a revolutionary band that captures sweat, prevents chafing, and maximizes comfort, at https://elastafusetech.com/Erik the Reptile Guy Callender with Erik’s Reptile Edventures, since 2006 Erik’s Reptile Edventures has brought nature into the classrooms of hundreds of schools, libraries, and events throughout the New York Tri- State area, and internationally in; Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Madagascar, the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia, at https://edventureshow.com/.Shanna Truffini is the author of You Are a Gardener, a children’s book and program that uses gardening vocabulary as ‘emotional metaphors’ to teach young children the importance of identifying the ‘flowers’ and ‘weeds’ in their everyday life to improve communication and problem solve life’s everyday challenges, at https://www.youareagardener.com/ Visit https://passagetoprofitshow.com/ for the latest updates and episodes.

In this episode, hear from guest speaker Clint Arthur, a celebrity entrepreneur & personal branding expert, a Wharton Business School graduate and a Dan Kennedy's GKIC InfoMarketer of The Year. With 19 years experience running his own gourmet food company, Clint is the #1 Bestselling author of Break Through Your Upper Limits on TV, followed by What They Teach You At The Wharton Business School, followed by Speaking Game: 7-Figure Speaker Secrets Revealed, and his latest work: Celebrity Entrepreneurship. A true master of Speaking to Sell, in 2016 Clint shattered the all-time sales record for an outside speaker at GKIC's Super-Conference. You can visit Clint at his website at: https://www.clintarthur.tv/Visit the Entrepreneur Presenters for July 12th at their Websites:Ash Seddeek with Trustscore.io, a sharing economy that helps you speed up traction and user base trust currency in record time. It protects your digital identity, reviews history from all your sharing economy platforms (Airbnb, Uber, Lyft, Yelp, etc), at https://trustscore.io/Dara Weislo with The Blurbb Spot, a unique location-based kid-friendly, inclusion app geared toward families and people with different capabilities. Users can write and read about nearby parks, places for food & desserts, entertainment, travel and more, at https://theblurbbspot.com/.Brian Asingia with DreamGalaxy TV, a multimedia platform providing multicultural shorts, films, animations and series from all cultures and every country, as well as a film festival and monthly multicultural audience award and seasonal retreats with Eco Hub Africa, at https://www.thepearldream.com/. Visit https://passagetoprofitshow.com/ for the latest updates and episodes.

Need a new business strategy?  In this episode, find out the most important actions for growth from Marc Alterman, Principal at MA33 Strategies, a management consultant company that helps companies get on a path to sustainable profits. An expert in strategic planning, Marc gives us many helpful insights for entrepreneurs in this eye-opening show.  As a long-time leader of diverse manufacturing and distribution concerns, Marc possesses a deep understanding of how to effectively steer companies and set them on a path to sustainable growth. He has extensive experience building, operating, and leading companies to accelerate revenue, profitability, and value both domestically and internationally. Visit his website at https://ma33strategies.com/about/ Our Executive Spotlight is Ben Ziomek, recognized in the 2020 Forbes 30 Under 30 List, and is the Co-Founder and CTO of Actuate, a company providing Real-Time Video AI. Ben started his career at Microsoft, where he led teams of engineers and data scientists leveraging AI to identify high-potential startups globally, driving nine figures of cloud revenue. He has worked as an AI consultant in Chicago, San Francisco, and Tel Aviv, and as a VC investing in AI and gaming startups. Visit his website at: https://actuate.ai/ Featured Presenters: Natalia Barr with Empowered Cookie, a vegan cookie co. dedicated to baking the world a better place with paleo, gluten-free, vegan and low-glycemic cookies. Award winning taste and texture, at https://www.empoweredcookie.com/ Shari Hammond with Inspired Product Development Grp, creating products with functionality and style, such as the Cabinet Caddy, an instant-access, pull-out cabinet organizer that makes the most of vertical space to maximize tidiness and Go Hang It! Pro, an all-in-one gadget that takes the frustration out of hanging and leveling pictures, at https://inspiredpdg.com/. Visit https://passagetoprofitshow.com/ for the latest updates and episodes.

In this episode, hear from Ariel Garten, founder of Muse - a ground-breaking meditation technology in a brain sensing headband that is helping people relieve stress and anxiety during the COVID19 pandemic and in everyday life.  Ariel Garten is a neuroscientist, innovator, and entrepreneur whose driving purpose is to empower and help others overcome mental obstacles in order to live healthy, happy lives and reach their maximum potential. Garten is one of the Founders of InteraXon, the makers of Muse: the brain sensing headband. Muse is the award-winning wearable technology that assists and trains meditation and mindfulness. You can read more at: https://choosemuse.com/ Featured Presenters: Antonia Tomao with Antonia's Promise, a spiritual line, her own rendition of the holy cross, to be a reminder for prayer. Her crosses debuted at the AOWIE conference on April 19th, 2020. Visit her at: https://www.facebook.com/antonia.tomao.9 Eric Chessen with Autism Fitness, brings effective, fun, and meaningful fitness events, tools and Adaptive PE programs to as many on the autism spectrum as possible, at https://autismfitness.com/. Mark Lassoff with Framework TV, a streaming video network for people who want to learn coding, development and digital design, at https://www.frameworktv.com/.  Visit https://passagetoprofitshow.com/ for the latest updates and episodes.

In this episode, hear how early stage seed investments can yield big returns. Rick Genzer is the Director of Investments for Information Technology at Ben Franklin Technology Partners. For over 30 years, Ben Franklin has been the leading seed stage capital provider for Southeastern Pennsylvania's technology sectors, investing over $175 million in more than 1,750 regional technology companies, many of which have gone on to become industry leaders. Working with the Investment Group, Rick identifies, vets, and ultimately invests in seed-level high-tech companies. Currently, a veteran of five leading-edge startups, Rick’s experience, and role provide him with a unique perspective in relating to and assisting Ben-funded companies. Read more at https://www.sep.benfranklin.org/ .  Featured Pitch Presenters: Eric Bryant with Gnosis Media Group, offering the simplest text to donate service which is easy to use and fast to set up with no contracts or lengthy applications and works with any payment processor at https://gmg.cm/.  Yvette Long with Platinum Minds, an educational and leadership development organization with the mission to collaborate with other community organizations to assist academically motivated boys from environmentally challenged neighborhoods with achieving their full academic potential and becoming leaders in their communities at https://platinumminds.org/.  Kiran Karidi with CodeBot, a company which created the CodeBot - an interactive bot and computer programmers’ personal assistant. It can assist programmers in auto-generating code skeleton (scaffolding code) by understanding the specifications in natural language at http://codebotai.com/. Visit https://passagetoprofitshow.com/ for the latest updates and episodes.

Sahir Zaveri is the Co-Founder and CEO of King Children - a custom eyewear company which aims to give everyone unique, custom designs made for them, by them. Harnessing the power of 3D scanning and printing technology, in addition to augmented reality, King Children celebrates the diversity of every face by offering customized eyewear that fits your face perfectly. Maintaining no inventory, King Children creates each pair of glasses to order by utilizing 3D printing technology and their app that appears like you’re using Snapchat or Instagram sunglasses filter. Rather than a filter though, you can swap out different styles, sizes, colors and shapes to shop a pair made for you. You can visit Sahir at his website at https://www.kingchildren.com/ .  Featured Pitch Presenters: Matt Cristaldi and Evan Bedser, with Ribbit.io, offer an app that connects people who are food and environment conscious, to restaurants that match with their values. They do this by leveraging app users’ input on key factors, like if there are locally sourced ingredients or compostable utensils. By asking users simple questions about the restaurant they visit, they are able to spotlight those eco-friendly locations,at https://ribbit.io/.  Bob Bonanno with Melting, Inc., is an artist who has created a unique artform of melting crayons, named the art of "Melting" which he started developing at the age of 15. Today called "Meltings", his art forms have been seen in The Star Ledger, The New York Times, News12 New Jersey, even Weird N.J. Magazine. They have also been exhibited by The Newark Arts Council, The Bergen Museum of Art and Science and The Butler Institute of American Art, at https://www.deviantart.com/themeltist.  Bob also created the Scootus Erectus, a Human Powered Vehicle with Unpowered Wheels, for which he received US Patent 8,714,593 B2. You can see the Scootus Erectus on You Tube, at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brPa3QQohas. Visit https://passagetoprofitshow.com/ for the latest updates and episodes.

In this episode, hear expert licensing advice and more from Inventor, Entrepreneur, Coach, Speaker & Attorney, Howie Busch.  In June of 2017, Howie launched a Kickstarter campaign for DudeRobe that fully funded in just 2 days. Three months later he was pitching on Shark Tank. Howie’s other successful inventions include The On-Hand Pillow/World’s Smallest Travel Pillow sold in airports nationwide, Ugly Christmas Blankets™…perfect holiday gift for any hard to shop for person in your life, and Wall Wobblers, a sports & entertainment licensed bobblehead for your wall sold in Walmart & other stores. Additionally, Howie consults for and advises numerous companies, coaches and individual inventors and has negotiated licenses for the NFL, Under Armour, ESPN and other tv networks.. You can visit Howie at his website at: https://www.duderobe.com/Featured Presenters:Geralyn Breig with Anytownusa.com, the first marketplace for made-in USA products. The platform evokes small town America, and every seller is offering authentic items – from home products, to clothes and beyond. Users can sell or buy one-of-a kind handmade items, custom-made by skilled craftsmen in the USA, at https://anytownusa.com/Twanita Dozier with Boss Up Magazine, a multimedia platform that highlights emerging entrepreneurs featuring bosses, events, and more, at https://carolinaeyecandy.com/.Nadia Ameri with The Flower Apothecary, offering flower essence therapy to manage stress & emotions like fear, anxiety & more with safe and gentle Bach flower essences in a bottle, at https://theflowerapothecary.com/ Visit https://passagetoprofitshow.com/ for the latest updates and episodes.

In this episode, hear how author and filmmaker Raven Magwoood has built a career as a sought after motivational speaker and helps people discover the best versions of themselves.  She published her first book at 12 years old, and after was invited to give a keynote speech for Stedman Graham at an educational conference. Now just in her 20s, she travels the country providing individuals with the tools they need to unlock their full potential and has worked with tens of thousands of students, educators, CEOs, business leaders, youth activists, and many more! Visit her website at: https://ravenmagwood.com/Robin Orrell is our Executive Spotlight, from Grand Summit Hotel in Summit, NJ. Grand Summit Hotel is a historic, boutique style hotel with a fully renovated lobby and guest rooms, located near the shopping and restaurants of downtown Summit and the NJ Transit. Visit the website at: https://www.grandsummit.com/Featured Presenters:James Peteet with CoupleUp, a relationship building card game that helps create stronger bonds between people with thought intimate questions. The game aims to educate people in various stages of relationships about one another through creative and humorous questioning, at https://coupleupgame.com/Elizabeth Jennings with Carolina Eye Candy, a beauty and relaxation lounge offering eyelash and eyebrow services, spray tanning, waxing, makeup services and snazzy skincare, at https://carolinaeyecandy.com/. Visit https://passagetoprofitshow.com/ for the latest updates and episodes.