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THE Greatness GarageThe Greatness Garage Episode 41 - Justin ChristiansonJustin Christianson is a digital marketing veteran with a strong emphasis on implementation and optimization. He is the #1 Amazon bestselling author of Conversion Fanatic: How To Double Your Customers, Sales and Profits with A/B testing. At Conversion Fanatics Justin helps e-commerce and SaaS businesses by taking care of the majority of the heavy lifting so they can focus on more important tasks! 🙌🔥 Justin says, “I’m just trying to deliver the service the best I possibly can, and deliver the results for my clients. And the rest of it, I don’t care about.”...2021-08-1453 minTHE Greatness GarageThe Greatness Garage Episode 40 - John HavlikJohn Havlik’s leadership pedigree includes over 8 years of world-class swimming and Division 1 coaching, plus 29+ years of leading high-performing special operations personnel of all services. often making time-sensitive decisions under duress in unknown and unfamiliar environments around the world. He has proven leadership in various scenarios (unconventional, conventional, executive, diplomatic, transformational, visionary, crisis, in-extremis, etc.) Name the leadership style.....John has experience in it! 🙌🔥 John says, “When you don’t want to make mistakes, you sometimes are not being the authentic or real you when leading.” 👉You have to find the natural “you” to be...2021-07-2445 min
The Lean to the Left PodcastDo Right, Be Right, and Pay it Forward with Brad BorkhuisWe hear a lot about ethics in business these days, but we also see a lot of greed -- a fact that seems driven home nearly every day if we simply watch the news or even just go about our everyday lives.Fortunately, though, there are companies, large and small, that do care more about doing what's right than about ringing out every penny of profit, and a friend of mine, Brad Borkhuis, is dedicated to helping them do exactly that.I first met Brad when he ran a convenience industry food distribution company in North...2021-07-0541 minTHE Greatness GarageThe Greatness Garage Episode 39 - Cal AdamsCal Adams is the C.L.O (Chief Learning Officer) and Managing Partner for the Fit Theorem Franchise. Aside from being a husband and father of four, he spends majority of his time developing training curricula for the Fit Theorem network. With his 10 years of personal training experience, and earning the credentials of a N.A.S.M. Master trainer, his focus is to create sales, service, and marketing processes that ensure the success of each individual location. This is done through understanding psychology, training modalities, and market trends in the fitness industry.🙌🔥 Not only did Cal's busine...2021-07-0348 minTHE Greatness GarageThe Greatness Garage Episode 38 - Karen RussoMy guest this episode is Karen Russo the award-winning author of The Money Keys. With her unusual blend of experience as an MBA from Columbia University, a top-selling salesperson, an accomplished corporate leadership trainer, and an ordained interfaith minister, Karen shares from over 25 years of success in business and personal growth. Karen's story of keeping business/ MBA/ Work separated from recovery/ spirituality for years until it became clear that the power is in the integration... connecting faith/ values/ purpose in life and business with your money; What is the relationship between business and faith and re...2021-05-2942 minTHE Greatness GarageThe Greatness Garage Episode 37 - Dustin ZahurskyDustin is the creator and founder of the Kutting Weight clothing line. He brings to the company a wealth of experience in fitness and marketing. As an accomplished wrestler, Dustin was the 2002 Wrestling National Champion at Lindenwood University. His triumph kickstarted a passion-driven career as a fitness instructor, personal trainer and wrestling coach, leading him to create Kutting Weight. 🙌🔥 Today, Dustin maintains an active role at Kutting Weight as the Chief Executive Officer and lead product designer. He continues to evolve the clothing line based on customer feedback and his own experience. Dustin is a recipient of a BA D...2021-05-1552 minTHE Greatness GarageThe Greatness Garage Episode 36 - Matt ManosMatt Manos and his company Verynice.co donate as much as they bill. Give as much as you bill? Are you crazy? Yes, yes we are. As business owners many look at us like we are crazy. For the way we take on responsibility, risk, accountability, and vision most of us feel like much of the world "Doesn't get us" and see us as crazy or different. In this episode we embrace that and talk about how to live with that and even thrive along with finding your support network and tribe. 🙌🔥 "Called “crazy or genius” by Forbes, an...2021-05-0854 minTHE Greatness GarageThe Greatness Garage Episode 35 - Chrisa Zindros BoyceIt's not always about just getting the work done, but how you do the work. How you communicate and work with those around you. Someone may be very skilled in the job they do, but could be completely unable to work with others who clash with their personality or style of doing the work. So how can we identify these personalities and styles so we can maximize the positive effects and minimize the negative effects? ⚡🔥😃 In this episode of The Greatness Garage, I'm talking with Chrisa Zindros Boyce, Chief Strategy Officer and Senior Executive Coach Handel Group. Chrisa b...2021-05-0144 minTHE Greatness GarageThe Greatness Garage Episode 34 - Margaret Curlew, PhDPeople go into business for many different reasons. Some do it to be their own boss, make more money, or maybe they’re just passionate about their job. Regardless, if the core reason you are in business is to help others, chances are your business has a bright future. ⚡🔥😃 In this episode of The Greatness Garage, I'm talking with Margaret Curlew, a courageous mompreneur, real estate investor & author. She is a firm believer that we can all influence our destiny through vision, execution and hard work. The Universe compensates us for our effort and good deeds. Nothing is impossi...2021-04-2451 minTHE Greatness GarageThe Greatness Garage Episode 33 - Eric JohnsonCreating a business with a partner can be tough. Finding the right dynamic and clearly defining roles is a pitfall most fail to avoid! 🤯 In this episode of The Greatness Garage, I'm talking with Eric Johnson, a husband, father, brewer, teacher, and Co-Founder and Brewer at Atypical Brewery & Barrelworks in Minot, ND. Eric was a High School Science teacher for over 10 years until he decided to follow his passion of brewing and created Atypical Brewery with his friend and partner Nick Holwegner 🙌🔥 Eric and Nick teamed up with a few other talented friends to take an old dilapidate...2021-04-171h 00THE Greatness GarageThe Greatness Garage Episode 32 - Dr. Bob RakowskiOur body’s health is our #1 asset, yet most of us ignore or even neglect it! 🤯 In this episode of The Greatness Garage, I'm talking with Dr. Bob Rakowski, a Chiropractor, Kinesiologist, Certified Clinical Nutritionist, Certified Biological Terrain Instructor, and the clinic director of the Natural Medicine Center in Houston Texas. He is a recognized expert in functional endocrinology and in-office diagnostic procedures to assess nutritional status. 🙌🔥 Dr. Bob’s clinical experience ranges from elite professional athletes to critically ill patients with a variety of cancers and autoimmune diseases. We are also joined by Jim Keener, an entr...2021-04-1047 minTHE Greatness GarageThe Greatness Garage Episode 31 - Jon NordmarkArtificial Intelligence is going to have a huge impact on our future. It already has a tremendous impact on our present! In this episode of The Greatness Garage, I'm talking with Jon Nordmark, the co-founder and CEO of Iterate.ai and eBags.com. Organizations use Iterate to simplify and speed up the complex, ambiguous innovation process.They enable programmatic innovation. 🙌🔥 Jon was selected as Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year for the Rocky Mountain Region in 2003, five years after founding eBags.com where he was co-founder and CEO until mid-2008. Jon says, “AI is touching everythin...2021-04-0357 minTHE Greatness GarageThe Greatness Garage Episode 29 - Carrie Melissa JonesWhat is the difference between a community and an audience? In this episode of The Greatness Garage, I'm talking with Carrie Melissa Jones, an Author and Online Community Strategist! 🙌🔥 Carrie is the author of “Building Brand Communities” and has been managing online communities since the early 2000s, she’s trained, advised, and coached leaders of thousands of online communities.Today we discuss the deeper meanings of cultivating a community and how building your business around that community can lead you to a level of success that most businesses never reach. Carrie says, “It is difficult, it is challengin...2021-03-201h 01THE Greatness GarageThe Greatness Garage Episode 28 - Chuck SwobodaInnovation is a wonderful concept but is it you? Heck, is it even right for you? In this episode of The Greatness Garage, I'm talking with Chuck Swoboda as he tells us about his life long relationship with innovation and what it means to have an innovator's Spirit. 🙌🔥 This conversation not only talks about the upsides of innovation but also explores why it may not be right for you to take the innovator's path. We help you look at this term and journey in a new way, with eyes wide open. Chuck says, “The best innovato...2021-03-1356 minTHE Greatness GarageThe Greatness Garage Episode 27 - Cynthia RiggsIn this episode of The Greatness Garage, I'm talking with Cynthia Riggs. She has built four profitable businesses from the ground up, including a multimillion-dollar company. Her toolbox is equipped with everything a business owner needs to expand their business savvy and reach their goals. She is very passionate about partnering with women who are willing to step fully into building their business.🙌🔥 In order to do that she had to know what she didn’t know and learn to trust in others to help her build her vision. Back when she was just starting her firs...2021-03-0650 minTHE Greatness GarageThe Greatness Garage Episode 26 - Dr. Darrell Williams, MDIn this episode of The Greatness Garage, I'm talking with a man of great talent and skill, Dr. Darrell Williams, MD. Dr. Williams is an Ophthalmologist at Trinity Regional Eyecare whose motto is helping people with their vision through innovation and doing the right thing!🙌🔥 What does doing the right thing mean? When you have to make decisions in both your personal and professional life, its not always about right and wrong. You have to align with who you are and what your values are. “Know thy self.”😳 Dr. Williams has a number of accomplish...2021-02-2756 minTHE Greatness GarageThe Greatness Garage Episode 25 - Emma CarterIn this episode of The Greatness Garage, I'm talking with my friend and amazing business owner Emma Carter to share her experience in exactly how she created a block schedule that allowed her to free up time for her creative endeavors, and having a child, all while still running her company!🙌🔥 Are you both a Creative and an Entrepreneur? Do you struggle with trying to balance your days with things that need to get done and things you want to do? 😫😞 The answer is creating a flexible schedule! You probably already know you need a schedu...2021-02-2050 minTHE Greatness GarageThe Greatness Garage Episode 24 - Cole Scott In this episode of The Greatness Garage, I'm talking to the President of FuseBox One, Cole Scott. FuseBox One puts all your assets in one spot so you can drill down into real time data helping you discover your ROI and user patterns!🙌🔥 How do you build and manage your inbound marketing? Companies of all sizes have to deal with marketing operations and sales. You have to have brand standards and compliance and your business must adopt those standards in order to have successful inbound marketing. 😳 What does all that mean? 👉You...2021-02-1347 minTHE Greatness GarageThe Greatness Garage Episode 23 - Brian UnderhillWhat do you do when your business is dealing with a crisis?😫😞 If you are the CEO or Owner of that business, your employees and team members are going to be looking to you to have the answers.😳 What if you make the wrong decisions? 👉Not knowing how to handle these situations can make or break your business. 👉Your people need leadership in a time of crisis and need to see empathy in their leader, a skill that often gets overlooked. Brain has spoken on 6 of the 7 continents and is the author o...2021-02-0646 min
THE Greatness GarageInterview with Kelly MathewsIn this episode of The Greatness Garage, I'm talking with my friend and amazing business owner Kelly Mathews to share her experience in exactly how she went from being overwhelmed running her business to have the freedom to not just enjoy her life more, but also GROW and EXPAND her company!🙌🔥 Do you find yourself working 10, 12, or even 15 hrs a day just trying to keep your business running?😫😞 The answer is Delegation!! You’re probably thinking, yeah right…it’s a bit more complicated than that! And your right, but not by much. So, How exac...2021-01-301h 06
THE Greatness GarageInnovation, spirit, and freedom with Chuck SwobodaTodays Guest is Chuck Swoboda, a giant in the LED industry and truly innovative thinker. here is a bit more about him Chuck Swoboda is an author, speaker, podcast host, and the Innovator-in-Residence at Marquette University. He served as Chairman and CEO of Cree for 16 years where his team successfully led the LED lighting revolution not just by creating new products, but by focusing on solving old problems in completely new ways. He has seen what it takes to make the impossible, possible. Under his leadership, the company grew from just over $6 million in annual...2020-09-0756 min
THE Greatness GarageDr. Darrell Williams - Just Live LifeDr. Darrell Williams established excellence in eye care for the people of the region when in 1984 he started the Williams Medical Eye Center. Today, this practice has grown to include comprehensive medical and surgical eye care services through Trinity Regional Eyecare – Minot Center. Dr. Williams has gained widespread recognition for his expertise in cataract care and vision correction with refractive procedures. Dr. Williams received his medical degree from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and went on to complete a four-year residency program in ophthalmology at the University of Kentucky Medical Center. He is board certified by the American Academy of...2020-08-0956 min
Maker of KingsGreatness Garage Episode: 05Special guest Patrick Ellis, President/CEO of the Murrieta Chamber of Commerce. Brad Borkhuis and James Keener discuss the implications of the the PPP and Cares act with Patrick. About the Greatness Garage: Welcome to the Greatness Garage Podcast. The place where small businesses get big answers. In here you will find the ideas and answers to...2020-04-2100 min