Ryan talks about importance of turning personal stories into strategic video content, the impact of authentic storytelling on marketing results, The Storyline Workshop, and much more!

Ryan Koral is the founder of Tell Studios, where he helps brands turn their story into strategic video content that multiplies marketing results—with zero confusion about what to say or how to say it. With over 20 years of experience behind the camera (and behind hundreds of business transformations), Ryan's known for helping people show up on camera with confidence and soul.

Phil talks about the importance of building authentic brands, connecting with consumers, leveraging storytelling in marketing, as well as his latest book, 'The Why Behind the Buy'. He also shares his thoughts on the role of websites, social media, and various technological advancements like AR, VR, and AI in modern marketing!

Phil Masiello is a 4x exit entrepreneur, 3x Best Selling Author and visionary leader with over two decades of experience in e-commerce, marketing, and startups. As the founder of CrunchGrowth, he has significantly impacted business strategy and digital commerce through innovation and strategic insight.

Laura talks about having strategic enemies in branding and marketing, unnecessary re-branding, staying focused, her latest book, "The Strategic Enemy", and much more!

Laura Ries is a globally recognized positioning strategist and bestselling author. Since 2022, she continues her father's positioning legacy as Chairwoman of RIES. The firm where she has helped Fortune 500s and ambitious startups win through bold, focused brand positioning for over 30 years.

Derek and Mike talk about their latest book, "Listen to Sell", changing the mindset of sales, different sales conversations, and much more! 

Pete Steege is the founder of B2B Clarity and the author of the book "On Purpose: The CEO's Guide to Marketing with Meaning". Pete has worked with dozens of technology businesses on three continents, from Fortune 100 enterprises to Silicon Valley startups. He has been quoted and featured in USA Today, Fortune, CIO, Computerworld and TechCrunch.

Pete talks about the importance of having meaning in your marketing, how it will compete with AI, niching, getting client information, and much more!

John Jantsch is a marketing consultant, speaker, and author of Duct Tape Marketing, The Referral Engine, The Self-Reliant Entrepreneur, and The Ultimate Marketing Engine. He is also the founder of the Duct Tape Marketing Consultant Network, which trains and licenses independent consultants and agencies to use the Duct Tape Methodology.

John talks about what it means to be fractional, the benefits of having a fractional CMO in your business, managing multiple clients, and much more!

Calvin Correli is the founder and CEO of Simplero, as well as a speaker, author, investor, and spiritual business coach. A coder since he was 5, Calvin thinks in systems and constantly looks to simplify everything he touches

Lon talks about the importance of finding your niche, getting close with the buyer, sales for a big brand, and much more!

Calvin talks about his introduction to online courses, health, filtering out the noise, spiritual and personal growth, and much more!

Lon Graham is a speaker and sales leadership expert dedicated to developing leaders of winning sales teams. He has over 27 years of professional sales and leadership experience. Lon's experience includes being recognized for outstanding performance at Novartis, Arthrex, United Airlines and Six Flags Theme Parks. He has served in leadership roles on the board of multiple non-profit organizations. His athletic coaching background is also instrumental to his leadership and development work.

Lon talks about the importance of finding your niche, getting close with the buyer, sales for a big brand, and much more!

Bryon talks about his business models at Proxxy, the differences between the different C-level operations titles, fractional business models and their challenges, and much more!

Jeffro is on a mission to rid the world of terrible websites. Most business owners create a template website from GoDaddy and then never give it a second thought. But a properly done website should be a business asset that is conversion oriented. FroBro helps small businesses get more clients with less stress and more pizazz.

Jeffro talks about the origin of his name, the relevancy of websites, where to start when building a website, managing ads and SEO, and so much more!

Charles talks about the different types of joint ventures, selecting partners, managing expectations within a joint venture, and much more!

Shannon started her career at the BBC in London, UK, at just 17 years of age. Later, Shannon moved to Los Angeles, where she built an extensive writing, producing, directing, and showrunning career in scripted and reality television.

In 2010, she joined MTV as Senior Vice President of Series Development, where she created and oversaw shows that aired in 163 countries worldwide and received an Emmy nomination for her work.

During her two-decade-long career in the entertainment business, Shannon created and developed shows with industry luminaries, including JJ Abrams. She also discovered the Kardashian family, and Executive Produced the pilot for the E! channel that launched their global empire.

After Donald Trump was elected, Fitzgerald left Hollywood to work full-time as a creative strategist for Democractic political campaigns and client. Shannon has since worked on over 80 congressional and statewide races across the country and created content for elected officials, including Rep. Adam Schiff, President Biden, and Senator Patty Murray. In 2019, she served as the National Video Director for Mayor Pete Buttigieg's presidential campaign before forming the Hooligans with Tim Lim in the spring of 2020.

Shannon talks about utilizing video as a business tool, measuring metrics of video content, myths of going viral, and much more!

Stephanie debunks the misconceptions of releasing and promoting a book, her latest book, "The Nonfiction Book Marketing and Launch Plan", different types of publishing, endorsements, and much more!

Jake talks about understanding the psychological aspects behind decision-making, the STRATA model, his latest book, and much more!

Jake Stahl is a dynamic professional business sales author, speaker, and trainer dedicated to empowering individuals and teams through effective communication to achieve exceptional sales success using neurostrategy.

Jeff talks about his transition to a solo entrepreneur, his initial prospecting strategies, the impact of confidence levels, the Story Brand toolset, and much more!

Kevin talks about how important relationships are in the business world, the three types of business relationships, his revenue share structure, and much more!

Richard talks about utilizing LinkedIn as a tool, his research sources, branding on LinkedIn, sprucing up your profile, and much more!

John Doehring is an accomplished speaker, author, and certified management consultant. Founder of J. Doehring & Co. - John advises executive leaders on business strategy, leadership development, and operations transformation.  Clients range from large to small, broadly diversified to niche-specialist, around-the-block to around-the-world. John's passion is helping professionals to design their future, grow their business, and make more money!

John talks about three key lessons that entrepreneurs need in running their business, being selective with projects, being a part of an expertise community, sales calls with yourself, and much more!

Jen talks about a recent presentation that was influenced by a number of life events, utilizing your story, when to move on from clients, dealing with failure, and much more!

Jason talks about the different channels of marketing and advertising for your agency, niche markets, the pay for performance model, his podcast, and much more!

Cindy talks about what it takes for a speaker to nail a presentation, what her company, On Point Communications, offers, hiring a team, collaborating, and much more!

Alastair talks about what it takes to be a recognized authority in your field, types of specialization, researching your market, podcasting as a tool, and much more!

Annie talks about setting realistic business goals, having weekly meetings with herself, writing her book, and much more!

Anna is a supply chain and procurement specialist with a deep-rooted passion for value creation and supplier collaboration. Her journey spans the gamut from strategic planning to procurement, combining hands-on experience with strategic foresight.

Anna shares a couple of client success stories, some light bulb moments, her experience in the Do It! MBA program, and much more!

Robert discusses the challenges faced by business owners in scaling their agencies, emphasizing the need for specialization and shedding unnecessary services, adapting to market conditions, and much more!

Robert Patin's journey into the agency world has been far from traditional. Starting with a passion for commercial photography, he quickly realized his true calling lay in finance and strategy. Trading the camera for spreadsheets, he developed his expertise in finance at small CPA firms before rising to head of finance at a creative agency. It was here that Robert discovered a troubling pattern: many agencies were mired in unnecessary complexity, bogged down by administrative demands that stifled both creativity and growth.

Nancy is passionate about a properly executed pre-sales process – engaging with prospects, uncovering their needs, and turning them into qualified leads. Her unique approach, positive attitude, and relentless attention to detail are derived from her recruiting experience.

Nancy talks about the lost art of cold calling, collecting data, her podcast, hiring practices, and so much more!

Tesha McCord Poe is a passionate educator and fundraiser who uses her legal and business background to leverage and support the long-term success of nonprofits. She particularly focuses on fundraising and diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Tesha talks about finding the right pricing to meet the value of her services, setting boundaries, The Summit, telling inspiring stories, and much more!

As Chief Sales Energizer, Alice is internationally known for her expertise in elevating sales to increase valuation for companies with a B2B sale that have exceptional growth potential. Spending her time strategizing with CEOs, company leaders and their sales leadership to build the strategies that find new business and grow existing accounts is her passion.  Her clients love her spirit and the way she energizes their sales organization. She's the host of the popular podcast, Sales Talk for CEOs. Alice dedicates time to local entrepreneurs by teaching at the University of Nevada in the entrepreneurship minor which she helped inspire. Alice also serves on the board of several growing companies to energize and elevate their sales.

Alice talks about the importance of mindset in sales, the process of selling to larger companies, leveraging your network, and much more!

Jason helps coaches and consultants turn their existing content into premium evergreen group programs that serve ten times as many clients while cutting their workload in half and delivering even better results. He draws from almost 20 years of experience, including launching over 60 online courses, working with over 10,000 entrepreneurs, and launching the first-ever podcast about internet business, which spent ten years as a top ten ranked business podcast.

Jason talks about effective internet marketing through LinkedIn, de-commoditizing yourself, positioning clients, and more!

Creative Strategist & Growth Accelerator, Karley Cunningham takes businesses from overcrowded, competitive spaces into blue ocean territory where they can confidently stand out and thrive as brand leaders in their sector. The founder of BIG BOLD BRAND Inc., Karley specializes in helping Marketing Agencies, Financial Firms and want-to-be Industry Brand Leaders accelerate their businesses' growth, impact, profit, and stability.

Karley breaks down her Surefire Strategy and Toolkit, how they can soon be licensed for your use, de-commoditizing yourself, staying in touch with clients, and much more!

Pamela Slim is an award-winning author, speaker and agency owner who has spent three decades helping business owners scale their businesses and IP. Pam's team specializes in the design and development of certification and licensing programs.

Pam talks about her journey to becoming a certification expert, her books Escape from Cubicle Nation, Body of Work, and The Widest Net, managing prospects, and much more!

Joe Ingram is a renowned sales expert and consultant with over 30 years of experience with over 1.7 billion in sales.  He is known as the Sales Genius; he has revolutionized sales techniques and strategies, delivering exceptional results for clients in many industries.  Joe's unique talent lies in simplifying complex ideas and strategies, making them easily understandable for professionals at all experience levels.

Joe talks about how the current state of the automotive industry has affected the sales landscape, how he applies the use of AI as a sales tool, and much more!

Ian is the Founder VideoCaseStory.com, author of "Video Testimonials that Land The Big Fish", and creator and Host of The Giants of Video (over 9000 attendees). He has produced over 15,000 custom videos and hosted over 500 episodes of the Garlic Marketing Show.

Ian talks about collecting and utilizing effective client case studies, the difference between a case study and a testimonial, why video should be a priority, and much more!

Christopher A. Panagiotu, the CAP in CAPitalize, was introduced to investing at the tender age of 10. Fast forward to 18 and he accepted an internship at one of the largest wire house firms in the world, UBS. After three quick years of college at the University of Oregon, something was not sitting right with him, so he joined Morgan Stanley for a short stint where he quickly realized corporate life was not in his wheelhouse. Chris was extremely blessed to have discovered Lucia Capital Group and in 2015 he began his journey to grow what is now his business, CAPitalize Your Finances, LLC. In his nearly seven years at Lucia Capital Group, Chris built his practice from scratch, going from $0 to nearly $100M in that timespan.

Chris talks about investing early, where to invest, thinking in silence, providing wisdom, and much more!

Ryan Arcoraci has been consulting businesses on digital marketing, sales technology, and web development for over ten years. Starting out selling digital advertising, his career shifted to become a bit of a "CRM guru" where he now coaches small businesses, franchisors, and franchise consultants on how to select and develop success with any system they work with.

Ryan talks about working with franchisors, his podcast, tools to help generate leads, and much more!

Gayle talks about the importance of thought leadership, starting a business later in life, the impact of AI on marketing, and much more!

Gayle Kalvert founded Creo Collective in 2021 to help B2B marketing leaders at tech companies do work that truly drives results for both content and revenue. With a background spanning two decades in marketing and sales, she brings real-world experience and a practical perspective to every client partnership.

Henry shares some of his secrets to growing your agency, utilizing your book as a marketing tool, providing value, and much more!

Laurie Barkman, the business transition sherpa, is the former CEO of a $100 million revenue company that was sold to a Fortune 50. She is on a mission to help business owners build generational wealth. Laurie advises owners how to create more valuable businesses and find the right buyer when it's time to let go.

Laurie talks about what to avoid when transitioning out of a business, detaching yourself in a healthy way, when to plan for an exit, and much more!

With 26 years of experience in the recruiting industry, Ken Schmitt is the Founder and CEO of TurningPoint Executive Search, author of 'The Practical Optimist: An Entrepreneurial Journey Through Life's Turning Points' and host of "The Practical Optimist" podcast. Ken and his team at TurningPoint have leveraged their high-touch recruiting services to place nearly 1,000 of the nation's leading sales, marketing, operations, HR and C-Suite professionals in a variety of industries across the country.

Ken talks about the importance of owning your career, that impact you have as a leader, empowering your team, and much more!

Jeff talks about the importance of focusing on the buying experience for the customer, not just the selling experience, simple presentations, delegating, and much more!

Walter helps entrepreneurs & CEOs scale their business. They want out of the sales seat, yet they feel themselves constantly being sucked back into

the weeds.

Walter talks about his latest book, the cost of a mis-hire, niching, and being more than just a salesperson!

Gina Trimarco is a master sales improv trainer and leadership strategist who helps organizations re-humanize relationships through Improvised Intelligence™ (improv-based emotional intelligence). She has dedicated her career to helping people learn to become more agile communicators through the power of improv.

Gina talks about her improv stage background and how she applied that to her career in sales, her connection to Sales Gravy, niching, getting through tough times, and much more!

Mike Capuzzi is an author, nonfiction book coach and short book publisher for business owners, entrepreneurs and CEOs looking to leverage the power of being a short, helpful book author.

Mike talks about why shorter books can be more effective, the misconceptions of short books, the "shook" recipe, and more!

Jessica Lackey is a strategy and operations advisor who is on a mission to radically disrupt mainstream business culture in an effort to create sustainable businesses with a human-centric approach. With a background in corporate leadership, McKinsey & Company consulting, and a Harvard Business degree, Jessica knows a thing or two about hustle culture and what it feels like to judge success by the bottom line…at all costs.

Jessica talks about why she left the corporate world, helping businesses reconnect with their purpose, the different stages of a small business, and much more!

Dan Pontefract is a renowned leadership strategist, award-winning author, and keynote speaker with over two decades of experience helping organizations and leaders improve performance, productivity, and overall engagement.

Dan talks about the factors in work and life that affect the balance of each, his transition into speaking and authoring, generating leads, and much more!

Matt talks about what it really means to be mentally tough in sales, the mindset shift that can improve your sales performance, giving clients what they want, and much more!

Brian returns to talk about cultivating his skill set, developing his new time compression engine, his new book, and much more!

As a human behavior and performance coach, speaker, and business strategist, Brian disrupts the normative approach on how to create sustainable growth and lasting change personally and professionally. His philosophies on "how to embrace pain to avoid suffering," "people before profits," and "who before what" has helped individuals and companies discover and activate their limitless potential. Brian and his team lead with intentionality as they are driven by their vision to impact a billion lives by 2045.

Josh Hotsenpiller- CEO of Crowd Hub, Wisdom Capture, JUNO and his latest startup The Scale Factor, holds over a decade of experience in the tech and connectivity industries. As a software entrepreneur, Josh commands a diversified work portfolio and encompasses a proven track record.

Josh talks about the process of building a scalable business, how to effectively scale it, creating an emotional connection with clients, and much more!

Angie is passionate about normalizing the voices of women in leadership positions, which she feels privileged to play an active role in through her work. When she's not knee-deep in the podcasting space for work, she can be found spending time with her family and friends in Richmond, VA, bingeing the Smartless podcast, and attempting to develop a love of bourbon (a relatively failed effort, at this point).

Angie talks about what to do when preparing for a podcast guesting campaign, utilizing your audience, follow up etiquette, and much more!

Mike Acker is an executive communication coach, a keynote speaker, and the author of ten books, including Speak With Confidence, published by Wiley in December 2022. He passionately coaches business professionals to lead and speak with confidence. His books have been translated into several languages and appeared on numerous booklists, with his first book being designated as the #1 book on overcoming fear of speaking on Forbes.com

Mike talks about overcoming a speech impediment, his framework for effective presentations, dealing with rejection and imposter syndrome, and much more!