Author Archives: Ashley Stevens

266: The Top Line is Vanity, the Bottom Line is Sanity – with Rocky Lalvani

Meet Rocky:   Rocky is a certified profit first professional who was shocked to learn most business owners don’t look at their financial reports. Most business owners are not accountants and don’t want to be. When he realized how much of a problem this was, he knew his purpose was to help business owners be […]

265: The Value of Sustainability – with Ann Riphenburg

Meet Ann:   Ann is the owner of reCollect2 Company and creator of the reCollect2recycler, a recycling receptacle used in hospitality and corporate office settings. Manufactured in Wisconsin, you can find her products, specifically in hotel guest rooms and various businesses and organizations in 49 states throughout the US. She’s had the privilege of working […]

264: Never Stop Building your Network with Lorraine Ball

Meet Lorraine:    After spending too many years in corporate America, Lorraine said goodbye to the bureaucracy, glass ceilings, and bad coffee. Today you can find her at Round Peg, a digital agency located in Carmel, Indiana building smart marketing strategies for businesses who want to use internet marketing tools to grow Laureen is also […]

263: Traveling the World and Gaining Entrepreneurial Knowledge – with Kirby Wilkerson

Meet Kirby:    She is the founder of a PR and digital media firm The Impact Kind, based in Michigan whose clients had been featured in Business Insider, Parents Magazine, Thrive Global, and other mediums to increase lead sales and brand awareness. She’s got some amazing tips and resources on her website at www.impactkind.com   […]

262: Networking with Authority and Authenticity – with Ruthie Bowles

Meet Ruthie:   Ruthie is a US Army veteran, wife, and mother to four young children. She currently runs a small content marketing agency called Defy The Status Quo, where they focus on bringing stellar content to their client’s marketing channels, specifically focusing on B2B Consulting and service companies in industries like supply chain and […]

261: Boosting your Network through AI – with Chad Burmeister

  Meet Chat:   Chad is a Believer, Husband, Father of two teenagers, and lifelong rebel and rule-breaker. He empowers sales professionals to become the best version of themselves by focusing on their mindset, skillset, and toolkit. Before launching ScaleX.ai and Salesclass.ai, Chad believed that sales were fundamentally “a numbers” game. Although he still believes […]

260- Being a Servant Leader in Business and Networking Situations – with Paul Griffin III

Meet Paul:    Paul is the CEO and president of Griffin Living, a company that develops and operates Senior Living communities. Paul’s career has been marked with awards, including habitat for humanity’s builder of the year, the building industry associations builder of the year, the National Association of homebuilders, and the Pacific Coast builders conference […]

259: Build Relationships by becoming a Successful Thinker – with Corey Jahnke

Meet Corey  Let’s face it in the 21st century, everything rises and falls on leadership in our ability to motivate and inspire others to peak performance. Corey brings a one of a kind approach to driving employee engagement and customer relationships to unheard-of levels. Corey’s unique program will not only get your organization focused and […]

258: Using Connections to Make a Difference in your Community – with David Belman

Meet David Belman:  David is a second generation home builder, a real estate broker realtor. He served as past president of the Metropolitan Builders Association and past president of the Wisconsin Builders Association, as well as a director at the National Association of homebuilders. David has won numerous industry awards, including the 2020 Emerging Leader […]

257: Nurture and Grow your Community through Facebook Groups – with Cierra Lueck

Meet Cierra Lueck: You know how so many Facebook groups are spammy, dead, or only the admin posts get high engagement? All that changes when Cierra steps in with the C5 strategy. She helps business coaches build a highly engaged Facebook group community where people are excited to be sold to, and refer others by […]