Good Life, Great Life

Ep 046: Relationships are the Currency of Business

Luke Acree is an authority on leadership, a lead generation specialist, and a referral expert who passionately believes that businesses run on relationships. By teaching the principles of relationship marketing, he’s helped more than 100,000 entrepreneurs and small businesses grow their companies. 
He’s grown his own company, ReminderMedia, to over $300 million in sales and earned it a place on Inc. 5000’s list of the Fasting Growing Companies in America four years in a row. ReminderMedia’s also been included on Philadelphia’s Top 100 Places to Work. 
Luke co-hosts a podcast with his CMO calledStay Paid, which routinely appears in the Top 30 Marketing Podcasts on Apple Podcasts. He’s been featured inEntrepreneur magazine, Forbes, Yahoo Finance, Disrupt magazine,Inman News, and Foundr.com. And he’s a frequent guest on podcasts including SharkPreneur with Kevin Harrington and Seth Greene, Marketing Genius with Grant Wise, and Real Estate Rockstars. 

Ep 045: Getting Out of the ‘Employee Mindset’ with Jeremy Britton

Jeremy Britton started his first financial planning business at age 19, and went on to own six more financial planning businesses, as well as several retail businesses. His first investment book won a Money magazine award and became an international bestseller. This opened up opportunities to speak on many stages, as well as birthing a weekly radio show in NYC for two years, and a TV show in Australia. A serial entrepreneur and investor, Jeremy provides advice to business owners in more than a dozen countries. He loves to share knowledge and donate cash, having supported the education of over 200 000 children in third world countries.Currently, Jeremy serves as CFO of the world's first cryptocurrency mutual fund. Bostoncoin has outperformed Bitcoin for over seven years and continues to make crypto investment safe and simple for everyone. Listen to this motivating Good Life. Great Life episode with Jeremy Britton about cryptocurrency.Here is what to expect on this week’s show:Jeremy explains the simple process of crypto.
How to get rid of the ‘employee mindset’ and how it will change how you work.
The state of crypto.
Connect with Jeremy:
Website: www.BostonTrading.co 
Twitter: twitter.com/tradingboston
Facebook: https://facebook.com/tradingboston
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CryllionaireCryptoEducation
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Ep 044: Gaining Trust from Your Consumers with Yong-Soo Chung

Yong-Soo Chung is a serial entrepreneur who founded an e-commerce brand called Urban EDC in 2015 from his one bedroom apartment in San Francisco after leaving his job as a Software Engineer at Ripple, a cryptocurrency startup in Silicon Valley. He then launched GrowthJet in 2019, a Climate Neutral Certified third-party logistics company, from a second floor dance studio in the Dogpatch neighborhood in San Francisco.Now, he’s on a mission to impact one million entrepreneurs through his new venture, First Class Founders, a weekly podcast sharing his lessons on building a sustainable, bootstrapped company to 8-figures in annual revenue. He and his wife Sandy are also proud dog parents to two French bulldogs named Humphrey & Pota, who have over 150,000 followers across all social channels. Sandy, his business and life partner, also own a dog boutique called Spotted By Humphrey. Listen to this motivating Good Life. Great Life episode with Yong Soo Chung about how to turn your ideas into a thriving business.Here is what to expect on this week’s show:·      How to validate your ideas and who to ask for feedback.·      The importance of building your audience to determine their problems.·      How to build trust with your consumers Connect with Yong-Soo:Links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/yongsoochung Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yongsoo LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yongsoo/ Links Mentioned:https://www.growthjet.comhttps://urbanedcsupply.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep 043: Brian’s Year End Message

Listen to this motivating Good Life. Great Life episode as Brian talks about moving forward in 2023.Here is what to expect on this week’s show:- Looking forward to the New Year or reflecting on the last year?- Investing your time and money this year.- Looking for opportunities in 2023. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep 042: Be Your Own Business Owner

Franchise Consultant – Scott has been an entrepreneur dating back to his teen years, when he started small businesses mowing lawns, raking leaves, and shoveling snow. In his early twenties, he began a career with a major news organization as a cameraman for the White House Press Corp. Several years later, Scott could not ignore the calling of his entrepreneurial spirit, and so left the news industry to pursue a career in business.After 35+ years of experiences, Scott has been a significant contributor in various senior leadership positions. Scott is a team player and recently utilized his expertise in development to help build a well-known national fast-casual concept. His tenure in franchising has landed him on leadership panels at several franchise conferences. Scott has also earned his certification as a CFE, Certified Franchise Executive.Scott’s major strengths include his listening skills, where he has the ability to tune in to what his clients’ needs are, and balance that with where their interests lie regarding a franchise business. He is exceptional at building relationships and earns the trust of his clients he needs to help them succeed. Scott truly believes that “It’s all about my client’s best interests, not mine”.Scott is married and has three adult children, 2 grandchildren, and resides in the Western Massachusetts area. When he is not consulting, you can find him with his wife Ewa, either on the beach, sailing, golfing, or playing tennis.Listen to this motivating Good Life. Great Life episode with Scott Milas about buying, owning, and running a franchise.Here is what to expect on this week’s show:There’s more to franchising than the $5 footlong.
How to choose which franchise is a fit for you.
Why are you doing this?
 Connect with Scott:Links: Twitter- https://twitter.com/franchiseinform Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/ScottMilasFranchiseCoach LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/smilas/YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCER-ixqYUvkYK4rS_Bf5QoA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep 041: Overcoming Expectations

Dr. John Demartini is a polymath and a world-renowned human behavior expert. He has over 4 decades of research across multiple disciplines. His work has been described by students as the "most comprehensive body of work", "an extensive library of wisdom" and "wisdom of the highest and most valuable order.Dr. Demartini's mission and vision is to share knowledge and wisdom that empowers you to become a master of your own life and destiny. He's an internationally published author, a global educator and the founder of the Demartini Method, a revolutionary tool in modern psychology. His education curriculum ranges from personal growth seminars to corporate empowerment programs. He shares life, business, financial, relationship and leadership empowerment strategies and empowerment tools that have stood the test of time.Listen to this inspirational Good Life. Great Life episode with John Demartini about overcoming expectations.Here is what to expect on this week’s show:
What if you were told you would never read?
What if you never gave up on your dreams?
How your set of values determines your destiny.
 Connect with John:https://drdemartini.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep 040: The Power of Divine Timing

Joy Yascone is a published author and film composer with a BA in Film communications and a Master of Arts in Holistic Health Studies from Georgian Court University. Joy writes a column for Louisville & Lexington Sophisticated Living Magazine and has a book called The Power of Divine Timing. Joy works with the family business creating sustainable partnerships and Holistic Wellness retreats for the well-being of the Body, Spirit & Mind! Listen to this motivating Good Life. Great Life episode with Joy Yascone about divine timing and blessings.Here is what to expect on this week’s show:Is magic possible? And does it live within you?
Are you starving your own blessings?
How is music interconnected with each of us?
What is the power of divine timing and how to understand yours?
Connect with Joy:Twitter- https://twitter.com/powerdivinetime?lang=en
Websites- https://thepowerofdivinetiming.com/
https://www.stayinlouisville.com/copy-of-explore-1
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Ep 039: The Benefit of Systems in Creating a Freedom Lifestyle

A self-made millionaire by 31, Melissa Hughes is the founder of the Live Rich. Spread Wealth. Global Movement, which is changing the lives of businesspeople worldwide. She is a master business coach, best-selling author, international speaker, and consultant. Her mission: to help entrepreneurs and individuals at large companies to accomplish their business goals (including massive profits) while staying connected to their authentic self, transforming the world, and creating lives of limitless abundance.Known as The Guru of Implementation®, Melissa’s success, and that of her clients, is a result of her practical, proven systems for business and life success. Her clients include companies like Microsoft, Motorola, ESPN, and globally recognized speaker Lisa Nichols, star of the hit film, The Secret, as well as small start-ups and individuals.Listen to this motivating Good Life. Great Life episode with Melissa Hughes about her 4-step process to making the impossible possible, so that you can get what you want out of life. Here is what to expect on this week’s show:What if there's more to life than the traditional path of school-job-mortgage?
How can we leverage our intuition to guide us in life and business?
What would it take to make the impossible possible?
 Connect with Melissa:
Website https://melissahughes.com/
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/iammelissahughes/
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Ep 038: The Funded Trader: From IT Operations to Gamifying Fin-Tech

Do you want to be a successful entrepreneur? People always say that you need to have a growth mindset and be passionate about what you're doing. But what if you're not seeing the results you want? If you're feeling stuck and frustrated, this episode is for you. Angelo Ciaramello joined millions of Americans in the great resignation of 2020, leaving IT operations for one single idea - gamifying fin-tech with prop trades. Within a year, the 27-year-old’s startup, the Funded Trader, transformed and disrupted an industry by gamifying capital markets retail trading. The Funded Trader provides an immersive experience for users who compete to get funded and make the top spot on the leaderboard. The program consists of multiple trading challenges that result in the opportunity to trade the company’s capital and receive a high percentage (80%+) of payouts.Today, the company, as seen in US News & world Report, is valued at $160 million and generates multiple seven figures per month in revenue (expected to reach $30 million by the end of 2022)– while creating an alternative path to financial freedom for nearly 30,000 individuals; including Truckers, McDonalds workers, college students and prison guards, just to name a few.The 27-year-old is the recipient of The top 25 Financial Technology Leaders of New Jersey for 2022.In this episode, you will learn the following:How Angelo Ciaramello transitioned from working in IT operations to starting his own business in gamifying fin-tech
The idea behind the Funded Trader and how it helps people become day traders
The importance of hiring key personnel in order to scale the business
Connect with Angelo:
Website- https://thefundedtraderprogram.com/ 
Twitter- https://twitter.com/thefundedtrader
Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/thefundedtrader/
TikTok- https://www.tiktok.com/@thefundingkingdom
Discord- https://discord.com/invite/R5CX3rsPFD
YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/c/thefundedtrader
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Ep 037: Create Your Own Job: Turning a Side Hustle into Steady Income

Judy Helm Wright is a respected author of over 20 books, international speaker and the Global Director of Family Solutions for the WIN. She brings to this position 30 years of working with families, just like yours, all over the world.She operates her publishing business Artichoke Press LLC and her private intuitive mentoring and group retreats from beautiful Missoula, Montana USA.You will feel encouraged and inspired, but never judged by Judy or her message. She shares her wisdom internationally in workshops and conferences where she speaks about personal relationships (including grief & loss), parenting skills and the art of publishing. Judy is available as an intuitive guide and mentor on a personal and private one-on-one basis. Listen to this motivating Good Life. Great Life episode with Judy Helm Wright about creating the side hustle that can turn into cash in your pocket.Here is what to expect on this week’s show:Departing corporate America to pursue your passions, and earn a living
Always have a side hustle- don’t GET a job, CREATE a job
Increase your options, increase your happiness
Always be looking for the opportunities
 Connect with Judy:
Welcome Abundance book and course https://welcomeabundance.com/
https://memoirlifestorywriting.com/
TikTok http://www.tiktok.com/@judyhelmwright
47 TIPS FOR EMPOWERMENT download http://www.askauntieartichoke.com
Twitter https://twitter.com/judyhwright
Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/AuntieArtichoke
http://www.facebook.com/welcomeabundance
Alignable https://www.alignable.com/missoula-mt/judy-helm-wright
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