Episodes
After being laid off from middle management, Dale Gantous’ colleague showed up at her door with business cards that had her named as President of a non-existent company entitled InGenius.
Published 03/30/20
After being laid off from middle management, Dale Gantous’ colleague showed up at her door with business cards that had her named as President of a non-existent company entitled InGenius. Dale decided to take the leap and InGenius, a successful consulting business, was formed serving giants such as Nortel. But with the dot com burst, Dale and InGenius had to pivot- and fast. Through perseverance (and several iterations,) InGenius was there to answer a need in the marketplace, developing a...
Published 03/30/20
Published 03/30/20
The question of ‘where am I from?’ is one that can be answered by most groups except for African descendants looking to accurately trace their roots. With only $1,200 and a database of DNA lineages, AfricanAncestry.
Published 03/23/20
The question of ‘where am I from?’ is one that can be answered by most groups except for African descendants looking to accurately trace their roots. With only $1,200 and a database of DNA lineages, AfricanAncestry.com grew to seven figures tracing African lineages. They use genetics to help people reliably trace their roots back to their ancestor’s tribes. On this week’s episode of Breakthrough, Sara Roach Lewis talks to Dr. Gina Paige, co-founder of AfricanAncestry.com, about her 17...
Published 03/23/20
In this special live broadcast episode of Breakthrough, Sara and her panel of guests will talk about coronavirus and how to manage the uncertainty for your business, support your team, and listen to the latest public health directives.
Published 03/16/20
In this special live broadcast episode of Breakthrough, Sara and her panel of guests will talk about coronavirus and how to manage the uncertainty for your business, support your team, and listen to the latest public health directives.
Published 03/16/20
Dr. Suzanne Simpson started HRSG in order to remove the pain from business’ important HR processes.
Published 03/09/20
Dr. Suzanne Simpson started HRSG in order to remove the pain from business’ important HR processes. In order to remove the pain from growing your business, she joins Sara Roach Lewis on a new episode of Breakthrough to talk about the lumps and bumps she’s experienced over the last thirty years as she grew from solopreneur to seven figure international success. Dr. Simpson, President, CEO and founder of Human Resource Systems Group Ltd., doesn’t sugar coat what it takes to grow. What happens...
Published 03/09/20
When you can predict human behavior, you can predict the future and grow to seven figures. Meet Polly. Polly is an AI tool whose job is population research via social media.
Published 03/02/20
When you can predict human behavior, you can predict the future and grow to seven figures. Meet Polly. Polly is an AI tool whose job is population research via social media. If you want to know what the population is truly thinking and feeling, the way to get that data has moved online. But Polly is for more than just increasing website clicks. Think how long it took for the population to adopt anti-smoking and drunk driving messages. With targeted messages and Polly’s data, change takes...
Published 03/02/20
This week on Breakthrough we answer listener’s questions.
Published 02/24/20
This week on Breakthrough we answer listener’s questions. How do you pick a rock star team? How do you minimize growing pains? How do you squeeze the most productivity out of your day? How do you set yourself apart and build trust? All these questions - and more - are answered on this week’s episode of Breakthrough. Join me, your host Sara Roach Lewis, business strategist and coach, and Karla Jo Helms, owner of JoTo PR Disruptors, as we dive deeper into what it really takes to get to a...
Published 02/24/20
On this week’s episode of Breakthrough, we’re doing things a little differently.
Published 02/17/20
On this week’s episode of Breakthrough, we’re doing things a little differently. Eve Rodsky, New York Times bestselling author of Fair Play, a Game-Changing Solution for When You Have Too Much to Do (and More Life to Live), joins Sara Roach Lewis to talk about a 21st century solution to an age old problem. The Mental load, the second shift, emotional labour, invisible work. Whatever you call it, women carry the brunt of it and Eve argues that it keeps you from the seven figure business you...
Published 02/17/20
Is Your Business A Vitamin Or A Pain Killer? When Kimberly Lewis, co founder of CurlMix, organic products for curly hair, realized she was selling a vitamin and not the solution to her customers’ pain, she stopped in her tracks and pivoted with lightning speed. Leaving product, marketing and money spent behind to give her customers what they told her they wanted paid off quickly. On this week’s episode of Breakthrough, join Sara Roach Lewis as she talks with the millennial entrepreneur about...
Published 02/10/20
Starting with just $300, Bobbie Racette built a seven-figure business in under three years. Even more impressive than her revenue is the massive social impact of her award-winning business, Virtual Gurus.
Published 02/03/20
Starting with just $300, Bobbie Racette built a seven-figure business in under three years. Even more impressive than her revenue is the massive social impact of her award-winning business, Virtual Gurus. Join Sara Roach Lewis on Breakthrough as she talks with Bobbie about building a business with a mandate to do good and paying employees a fair wage in an industry that is typically a race to the bottom. They talk about Bobbie’s unwavering commitment to hiring marginalized people and using...
Published 02/03/20
Being a woman in a male dominated industry created its own set of challenges for this week’s ambitious entrepreneur, Kathy Robertson.
Published 01/27/20
Being a woman in a male dominated industry created its own set of challenges for this week’s ambitious entrepreneur, Kathy Robertson. Kathy is the owner of Robertson Wealth Advisory Group, providing financial advice to her clients as they transition through major life events. Her advice to other women entrepreneurs entering the field? When you’re faced with closed doors, you need to build your own door. Join Breakthrough’s Sara Roach Lewis as she talks with Kathy about her client centric...
Published 01/27/20
Attention crafters and makers! How would you scale your business to seven-figures if you didn’t have access to the digital tools we use to reach a global audience? On this week’s episode of Breakthrough, Sara Roach Lewis talks to Jennifer Ridgway, owner of Moonsnail Soapworks and Luna Eclectic Emporium. They manufacture over 60 unique body products from the east coast of Canada. She joins Sara to talk about her 25 year journey from crafting soaps to give as Christmas gifts to a seven-figure...
Published 01/20/20
Who said artists have to starve? This episode of Breakthrough features Michelle Sakhai, visual artist, primordial sound meditation instructor with the Chopra Center and certified Reiki Master.
Published 01/13/20
Who said artists have to starve? This episode of Breakthrough features Michelle Sakhai, visual artist, primordial sound meditation instructor with the Chopra Center and certified Reiki Master. Michelle discusses the power of letting her creations go into the world and the necessity of bringing a business edge to creative work. She shares how her exposure to the art world from an early age instilled a thriving artist mentality that has brought her business to seven-figures. Michelle talks to...
Published 01/13/20