INspired INsider Podcast

Dorie Clark is a top strategy consultant who's worked with high profile clients including Google, Microsoft, Morgan Stanley, and many more. She teaches at Duke University Business School and has lectured at Harvard business school, Stanford, MIT, and many more. She is the author of "Reinventing You," and her latest book "Stand Out: How to Find Your Breakthrough Idea and Build a Following Around It” On this episode… As a busy business owner, executive, or entrepreneur you have to push hard to grab the success you're seeking. But life goes on in the meantime, doesn't it? What do you do when things fall apart? When relationships crumble? When your heart aches but business still has to go on? On this episode Dorie Clark shares what she did when she experienced a devastating relational loss and gives her insights into what was going on inside her as she processed those things. But she also shares some of her proudest moments and the strength they have provided. And stick around 'till the end to hear about Dorie's mini-ebook experiment and the results she's seeing from it. Dorie’s biggest hardship proudest moments The loss of an important relationship. No time to go to therapy or get professional help. How she worked her way through it by working harder. The proudest moments. Dorie’s mini-ebook experiment. Final tips about standing out in your niche. Dorie’s resources mentioned on this episode www.DorieClark.com (get your FREE assessment tool) Dorie’s new book: “Stand Out” “Reinventing You” - Dorie’s other book “Stand Out Networking” - yet ANOTHER book

Perry Marshall is known for being, " the #1 author and world's most-quoted consultant on Google Advertising and has helped over 100,000 advertisers save billions of dollars in AdWords ..." He has helped grow a tech company from $200,000 to $4 million in sales that eventually was bought by a public company His works include The Ultimate Guide to Google AdWords Book (Entrepreneur Press, 3nd Edition 2012), and 80/20 Sales and Marketing (Entrepreneur Press, 2013) and many more He is back to talk about his Book Evolution 2.0: Breaking the Deadlock Between Darwin and Design He is an engineer who has spent hundreds of thousands on adwords for this cause alone on this journey to answer the question...Does God Exist? He starts off prefacing his talk on this topic that he is going to piss people off. www.inspiredinsider.com/perry-marshall-evolution2-interview

Jim Sheils is CoFounder of Board Meetings International, a company that specializes in retreats for entrepreneurs and their children to deepen the parent and child relationship. In his 20s, Jim partnered with best friend Brian Scrone and went on to create a multimillion dollar real estate company that generates over $15million per year. http://www.inspiredinsider.com/jim-sheils-one-question-inspires/

Ajay Prasad is founder of GMR Transcription. They have over 9000 clients including the FBI, ATT, and Mcdonald’s. They provide transcription and translation services and run the 7 figure business with 3 employees and 250+ independent contractors. http://www.inspiredinsider.com/ajay-prasad-gmrtranscription-interview/

Ronald Pruitt is Founder of 4aGoodCause. His e-commerce fundraising software has helped nonprofits bring in millions of dollars in online donations for the past 17+ years. Last year alone they had 11.6 million raised online by 4aGoodCause nonprofits. They have worked with the Girl Scouts, Alzheimer's Foundation of America, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Baltimore and many more. http://www.inspiredinsider.com/ronald-pruitt-4agoodcause-one-question-inspires/

This is a dedication to Jordan Guernsey may he rest in peace. I released this interview again today because Jordan embodied gratitude and appreciation even when times were tough. It is only fitting to release on Thanksgiving. The following description was from the original post with Jordan:Jordan was founder of Molding Box a logistics and transportation company that has grown to a multimillion dollar a year company and has gained several recognitions in the Inc 500. He started it in his moms basement in 2006. He was nominated twice for Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the year & was the youngest person on Utah Business list of 40 under 40 . Listen to this interview to hear how Jordan handled In April 2012 when he was diagnosed with stage 3 Melanoma and how he looks at Cancer as the best thing that has ever happened to him. Hear Jordan’s journey and the hard decision he had to make in his life and business after getting sick. Molding Box was founded in November of 2005, as a simplified outsourcing solution. Providing its customers with flexible printing solutions, scalable shipping and handling services, as well as, disc media production. It all started when Jordan Guernsey decided to branch out from a previous employer. He moved back into his parent’s house and set up shop in their basement, armed with only a credit card and a blessing. Once Molding Box started racking up clients, the company faced a new problem- financing a growing business. Trusting his idea would take off, Jordan put everything he had, a Visa with a $12,000 limit and $500 in cash into his company. His gamble paid off, within the first year Molding Box had eight employees all working in his parent’s basement. Molding Box started to take on a life of its own.

Ajay Prasad is founder of GMR Transcription. They have over 9000 clients including the FBI, ATT, and Mcdonald’s. They provide transcription and translation services and run their 7 figure business with 3 employees and over 250 independent contractors. http://www.inspiredinsider.com/ajay-prasad-one-question-inspires/

Jim Sheils is CoFounder of Board Meetings International, a company that specializes in retreats for entrepreneurs and their children to deepen the parent and child relationship through experiences. In his 20s, Jim partnered with best friend Brian Scrone and went on to create a multimillion dollar real estate company generates over $15million per year. He is best selling author with the book, ‘Fire Sale’. http://www.inspiredinsider.com/jim-sheils-boardmeetings-interview/

Jason Boyce is coFounder of Dazadi.com. They sell home recreational products including basketball hoops, game tables, fitness equipment, and much more. He has over 13 years of e-commerce experience and started Dazadi.com in 2002 with his 3 brothers. They have over 10,000 products on their site with 100K skus in queue. http://www.inspiredinsider.com/jason-boyce-ecommerce-one-question-inspires/ After completing his Finance degree at Cal State Northridge, Jason Boyce gained valuable management experience as a commissioned officer in the United States Marine Corps. After leaving the Marine Corps, Jason worked as a sales person at Johnson & Johnson. In 2002, Jason co-founded Dazadi.com and has been its CEO since 2004. Founded by four brothers - Ari, Jason, Elan and Josh - in May of 2002, Dazadi.com began as a modest basketball hoop internet retailer. Born around the family dinner table and initially headquartered in Ari's small downtown L. A. apartment, Dazadi.com now offers over 5,000 products, an extremely high level of customer service, and some of the finest home recreational goods brands in the world. As natives of Los Angeles, the boys loved playing outdoors almost year-round and shared some of their most memorable bonding experiences on the court. Quality family time often meant an afternoon shooting hoops or taking in a game together. So when Ari first conceived of selling hoops online, he envisioned a company that would reflect his passion for basketball. Jason, then completing his last months as a Marine, found himself immediately thrilled by the idea and was the first of the four to join Ari in his pursuit. They enlisted the help of talented youngest brother Josh. Josh, then only a junior in high school, designed and built the very first website, SuperDuperHoops.com. Shortly after the launch of SuperDuperHoops.com, Elan left his position at Nike to join the family business and expanded the company's focus to include a Game Table category. With a widening selection, and the combined passion and expertise of its four founders, Dazadi.com took shape. The unique name (pronounced DAZZ-uh-dee) is a combination of the word "audacity" (meaning bold or daring) and "tzadik" (the Hebrew word for a righteous person). The Dazadi story continues to be about family. The company is still helmed by Jason, Elan and Josh. These days, Dazadi offers much more than just basketball hoops and game tables. We offer an incredible selection of expertly curated products from bicycles to swimming pools; from treadmills to jukeboxes. We've got you covered from the front yard to the back. As the official Home of Awesome, our goal is to make your yard, game room or family dinner table the place where great memories are shared.

Aaron Walker is Founder of ViewFromtheTop. He coaches business leaders with his over 35 years of entrepreneurship experience and 8 successful businesses. His journey began with pawn shops he started at age 18 that he sold to the Fortune 500 company Cash America USA at 27 for 7 figures. He also started a multimillion dollar construction company and many more. http://www.inspiredinsider.com/aaron-walker-viewfromthetop-interview/