In today's episode, our guest Shannon Peel shares how business owners can grow their business through developing a brand story. Shannon is the creative force behind the MarketAPeel Brand. She is passionate about helping professionals define their brand stories and share them with the right audience. She is currently building a media empire where people can tell their stories around creating an appealing life, career or business. This includes digital magazines, podcast, video channel and a...

In this episode of the Time to Thrive podcast, our guest Katie Brinkley shares the social media strategies that every business owner should be using. Katie is the owner and Social Media Strategist at Next Step Social Communications, a social media agency based out of Littleton Colorado. She has been helping small businesses, entrepreneurs, real estate agents, and small business owners with their social media for over 17 years.   She offers both "done-for-you" social media services and...

Our guest in this episode is Jeremy Slate, founder of the Create Your Own Life Podcast, which studies the highest performers in the world.  He studied literature at Oxford University, specializes in using podcasting and new media to create celebrity and was ranked #1 in iTunes New and #78 in the iTunes top 100. He was named the #1 Podcast to Listen to by INC Magazine in 2019, as well as being named a Top Influencer by Forbes. After his success in podcasting, Jeremy Slate and his wife, Brielle...

In this episode you will learn how to proactively protect your business while elevating your customer's experience. Our guest is Jay Razzouk, an attorney focused on helping entrepreneurs successfully form and operate their businesses. He represents his clients in contract or business disputes and advises them in matters such as contract negotiations, intellectual property and regulatory compliance. Jay and his wife Wendy also own and manage a media production business where they are...

In today's episode you will learn how to create habits in 21 seconds so you can get more done in less time. Our guest today is Blaine Oelkers.  He describes himself as America’s only Chief Results Officer®. That’s because he loves to help people get results by sharing the habits which bring success and results. He is a leading authority in Personal Implementation & Consistency and a TEDx Speaker with over 190,000 views. Some of his more interesting “claims to fame” include being a...

GUEST: EA Csolcovits From his humble beginnings as the son of a milkman, and his first job as janitor, EA found business success by applying his various work experiences and key relationships. Inspired by a business mentor’s fight with diabetes, they partnered to formulate food and drinks in the wellness space. This was the beginning of a 45-year business legacy where they created, designed, invented and formulated over 75 products distributed in over 20 countries. He is the author of...

This episode's guest is Jas Takhar. He is the founder of the #1 real estate sales team in Canada for the brokerage Royal LePage. His team of 54 realtors and 11 support staff are based in Toronto, Ontario where they average a staggering $1.6 billion in annual sales! He is the author of Real Estate Intelligence, a book that teaches how to buy and sell real estate. He is also the host of one of the top business podcasts in Canada, the Jas Takhar Podcast where he inspires others to succeed in...

This episode's guest is Jas Takhar. He is the founder of the #1 real estate sales team in Canada for the brokerage Royal LePage. His team of 54 realtors and 11 support staff are based in Toronto, Ontario where they average a staggering $1.6 billion in annual sales! He is the author of Real Estate Intelligence, a book that teaches how to buy and sell real estate. He is also the host of one of the top business podcasts in Canada, the Jas Takhar Podcast where he inspires others to succeed in...

Our guest on this episode, Terry Begue, started his painting business fresh out of high school with no money, no experience, no connections and no skills. Armed with nothing more than a pick-up truck and a dream. He spent years refining his painting skills only to discover no matter how good he became he was just another painter in an overcrowded market. Refusing to settle, he stopped working on his painting skills and began perfecting his people skills. Learning what motivates people to buy,...

Our guest for this episode is Stormie Andrews. Stormie is the co-founder of Yokel Local, an award-winning digital agency based in Las Vegas, Nevada. He is a licensed practitioner of neuro-linguistic programming which he uses to bring a unique perspective to digital marketing. He is the creator of The World’s Best Buyer Persona® System, a Forbes Agency Council Member, the recipient of the Member of the Year Award from the American Marketer’s Association, an award-winning author, a HubSpot...

Kyle Gillette has helped small business owners and leaders around the world to take their businesses from good to great. He is an ICF certified coach, behavioral analyst, and creator of the SAGE Mindset Leadership framework that helps people gain clarity, build confidence, and generate new clientele.  He’s the host of the SAGE Mindset™ podcast, developer of the SAGE Mindset App, and owner of Sage Mindset Coaching - a coaching and consulting organization. Kyle's website is HERE. Kyle's FREE...

Our guest on this episode is Pete Mohr. Pete helps entrepreneurs transform their frustrations into freedoms by using a variety of frameworks that help them cut through the chaos and overwhelm of running a business. He’s refined his tips, tools, and techniques within his own businesses and loves sharing them so others can live the life they deserve as business leaders. Visit his website to take his assessment to determine the health of your business HERE.

Our guest today is Daniel Blue. Daniel is an author, Forbes contributor, podcast host and owner of Quest Education. He is on a mission to help business owners and entrepreneurs take control over their finances and change their lives for the better.  His company is Quest Education, an organization that provides financial education around teaching business owners how to use their 401k and IRA retirement accounts without paying penalties and taxes. Get Daniel's book B.L.U.E. Print to Your Best...

Our guest, Ivana Radojevic, has a wealth of digital marketing and communications experience, most of it in a high-growth, startup environment. Her current passion project is called Merchant Mastery which offers online sales and marketing courses and weekly coaching programs for Shopify store owners. Alongside the courses, where she teaches over 10 hours of modules on email marketing, she also produces and co-hosts the official Merchant Mastery Podcast. Her specialties include eCommerce, Email...

Our guest Tim Fitzpatrick is the founder of Rialto Marketing, a consultant-based agency focused on managing SEO, content marketing, social media, website design and more. During this episode, Tim shares the fundamentals every business owner should be using to grow their business to ensure lasting and consistent results. Click the link for access to FREE STUFF for our listeners from Rialto Marketing https://www.rialtomarketing.com/time-to-thrive  

Today our guest is Chris Williams, the founder of Group Coach Nation. Chris works with entrepreneurial and business experts, speakers, coaches and leaders to help them market, monetize and lead their own high-ticket mastermind or group coaching programs.  In today's episode we learn how to take our expertise as business owners and entrepreneurs and using it to create a mastermind or group coaching program. Learn how to pinpoint your audience, find an interested market and create...

Learn some practical ways you can determine if your business ideas are worth investing your time to pursue.

Guest Ryan Morgan helps business owners understand how SEO really works. In this episode of Time to Thrive, Ryan shares some easy practical ways you can boost SEO without being "techy." CALL TO ACTION: Check out Ryan's upcoming SEO Cohort at https://theseocohort.com and use the code "TIMETOTHRIVE" for $200 off!! Ryan Morgan is a 15+ year digital marketing expert with a focus on SEO. He has led organizational and agency digital teams and has a history of driving growth for organizations...

A customer's experience with your company will determine whether they remain a long-time customer and tell others about your products and services. In today's episode, I will share six ways you can lose customers and what to do to avoid them.

There are a number of reasons why a business may start to struggle. It could be not enough cash flow, not pricing properly, a lack of business planning, or if could be you. Maybe you were too optimistic or didn’t recognize your weak areas. Whatever the reasons, the important thing is that you don’t give up. There ARE things you can do to turn your business around.

Merit Kahn (formerly Gest), CSP, is the Founder of Merit-based Business, author of Myth Shift: Challenging The Truths That Sabotage Success and creator of The Merit Method for Sales Mastery program, co-host of The Smarter Sales Show podcast featured on The Sales Experts Channel... and... writer, producer and star of the one-woman inspirational comedy show, "Book of Merit". With more than 20 years of sales, sales management, coaching, training, consulting, writing and speaking experience,...

If your small business is competing against a larger competitor, you need to leverage your strengths to create a differential that is appealing to your customers. Focus on what you CAN offer and use technology to support your position.

Running a small business today often means competing against much larger companies. Understanding the importance of innovation, creativity and technology are essential to business success in the crowded marketplace. For some, the very idea of technology goes against their business philosophy of establishing personal connections with their customers. However, if used correctly, technology can be the key to scaling your business, retaining that personal touch and making you more competitive...