Bottle Rocket is an international, multi-disciplinary mobile studio that connects future-focused brands to their customers through sophisticated yet simple mobile experiences. With their award-winning applications and solutions, Bottle Rocket's partners strengthen their businesses through enhanced user and brand interactions. Bottle Rocket is a mobile specialist within Ogilvy—an international advertising, marketing and public relations agency, which is part of WPP, the world’s largest communications services group.
On this episode, I discuss the origin story of Bottle Rocket Studios with Founder and CEO, Calvin Carter.
He’s been recognized for his community work by entities such as the United States House of Representatives, President George W. Bush, The United States Education Department, America’s Promise Alliance, Best Buy, Coca-Cola, Prudential Financial, State Farm, Apple Orthodontics and the Dallas Mavericks.
Greg now splits his time volunteering for various causes and managing his business interests. His non-profit organization, Educational Pathways was created to help youth and their families get access to valuable resources to become more engaged, educated and empowered. Since 2011, Educational Pathways has helped over 1,000 students get access to valuable higher education resources.
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Trevor is the co-founder of Becomethelion.com, which was ranked one of the top motivational blogs in 2016 and has garnered over 490,000 fans on social media.
Trevor is the host of the Become The Lion Podcast, where he's interviewed highly successful entrepreneurs including Mike Dillard, Joel Brown, Chris Ducker, John Lee Dumas, Tim Sykes, Jon Gordon and many more.
Trevor co-authored the book, The Daily Lion and has been a contributor to various online publications including Addicted2Success, Influencive and The Daily Positive.
Having just turned 20 years old a few months before the recording of this podcast, Trevor is living proof that your age doesn’t matter when it comes to achieving success.
The lady behind the scenes at Interviews-That-Convert-dot-com and the host of the fantastic new podcast ‘Get Guest Ready’ -- Nicole Holland helps successful business owners and CEOs increase their visibility exponentially through Podcast Guesting so they can make a greater impact, influence, and income. Proud to have been named in the Huffington Post as one of “50 Must-Follow Women Entrepreneurs in 2017” alongside female powerhouses including Marie Forleo, Danielle LaPorte, Amy Porterfield, and Dorie Clark, Nicole continues to inspire entrepreneurs all around the globe through her popular podcast, The Business Building Rockstars Show.
Work with Nicole:
Main Website: https://interviewsthatconvert.com
Get Guest Ready School: https://businessbuildingrockstarsummit.com
Business Building Rockstars Show Podcast Website: http://bbrshow.com
Business Building Rockstars Summit: https://businessbuildingrockstarsummit.com
Chris Hanson was with IBM for nearly 20 years working in sales. At 28, he began spending nights and weekends learning the stock market; the goal was time freedom. He got there in 2002 at age 40 and walked away from the j-o-b. People began approaching him saying, “I want to walk away like you did, show me how”, so he started www.ProfitsOnWallStreet.com , a stock market workshop that teaches the methods he uses. He also hosts the podcast “Investing From The Beach”.
Cassie Parks is a seven time best selling author, a retiree at the age of 32, and the Creator of the Manifest $10K course which has currently served more than 1500 people + in 26 countries.
Her best-selling books include the topics of money, business and lifestyle design. She is a mentor for those who want to turn their wildest dreams into their dreams come true. Manifest $10,000 hits bookstores in May of 2017.
On this episode, Cassie and I discuss what it takes to become financially free and how to develop a positive money mindset.
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Robert James Collier is the Founder of Entrepreneurs Dinner. Entrepreneurs Dinner hosts dinners for entrepreneurs, freelancers, models, artists, creatives and more to share:
These events are held at beautiful and exclusive private venues. The Entrepreneurs Dinner experience is complete with private chefs cooking delicious 4-course meals, bartenders serving drinks and videographers to capture the entire event.
Robert considers meditation to be one of the key factors to his success as an entrepreneur. On this episode we discuss the benefits of meditation and its direct application to business success.
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To learn more about Entrepreneurs Dinner go to http://entrepreneursdinner.com/apply
Crystal Gornto is an entrepreneur, event facilitator, blogger, speaker, Ruckus Maker and of course the Chief Love Amplifier at HeartStories.com, which connects women with purpose in the busy seasons of life.
Crystal is a wife and mother who left a successful career to start HeartStories because she knows what it’s like for women to rush through life on autopilot, losing touch with close friends and the truth about themselves in little pieces along the way.
HeartStories was born out of her passion to help women to hear Love louder than all the negative noise in their lives. Through HeartStories, Crystal is determined to create fun and innovative ways to connect women with more joy and purpose. Her mission is to inspire them to be all they’re meant to be, while enjoying the journey together, despite their hectic lives. She hosts monthly GNOs (Girl’s Nights Out) speaks, and blogs daily about life and learning on the journey of leading HeartStories.
Crystal would love to connect! Find her on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter.
Jonathan is the Founder of DASH, Digital Auction Showdown, which is a digital auction platform designed to enhance a fans sporting experience before, during, and after a game by connecting sports teams with their fans through live, in-game auctions.
What you will learn:
Get the DASH app! http://www.dashapp.io/
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Alison Lumbatis is the creator and editor of Get Your Pretty On and the first of it’s kind online capsule wardrobe membership program – StyleChallenges.com. Since rolling out the program in 2014, over 10,000 women in 20 countries have participated. She is also the developer of Stylegistix, a turnkey fashion tech platform that allows personal stylists, fashion bloggers and online fashion retailers to easily create and sell their online style programs.
Alison is a personal stylist and former actress and print model with both creative and technical backgrounds. She was a network engineer for several years before leaving corporate America to pursue creative endeavors. She is a contributor to Redbook Magazine and has been named one of the Top 25 Best Fashion and Beauty Blogs (POPSUGAR), an Editor’s Favorite (Lucky Magazine) and a Top Up and Coming Blog (Bloglovin’). Alison is the Amazon best selling author of Get Pretty, Kick Butt! The Moms’ Guide to Looking Your Best and Getting More Done. Through the Pretty Strong program, GYPO provides complimentary style services to women undergoing cancer treatment.
Get Your Pretty On reaches a half million visitors annually in 200 countries worldwide. Alison inspires a global community of women to rediscover themselves and embrace what makes them feel pretty, happy and confident.
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Robert James Collier is the Founder of Entrepreneurs Dinner. Entrepreneurs Dinner hosts dinners for entrepreneurs, freelancers, models, artists, creatives and more, to share:
These events are held at beautiful and exclusive private venues. The Entrepreneurs Dinner experience is complete with private chefs cooking delicious 4-course meals, bartenders serving drinks and videographers to capture the entire event.
To learn more about Entrepreneurs Dinner go to http://entrepreneursdinner.com/apply
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Blake Hammerton is the founder and creative director of The Sharp Gentleman, a company focused on helping guys earn more respect by being more respectable. He’s a certified coach with a background in psychology and relationship dynamics, and uses his ever-expanding arsenal of tools to help clients all over the world become the men they were born to be.
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Laura D is a fitness entrepreneur who has lost over 100 pounds. In doing so, she’s created a following of nearly 80,000 organic followers across all social media channels. Laura D was a member of the test group, and was featured on the infomercial for CIZE, the hit dance workout program with Shaun T from BeachBody. Her passion and purpose is to help people improve their physical, mental, spiritual and financial lives.
On part 2 of our interview, we talk about how Laura was able to lose the weight and build a massive social following which supported her journey in unbelievable ways.
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Laura D is a fitness entrepreneur who has lost over 100 pounds. In doing so, she’s created a following of nearly 80,000 organic followers across all social media channels. Laura D was a member of the test group, and was featured on the infomercial for CIZE, the hit dance workout program with Shaun T from BeachBody. Her passion and purpose is to help people improve their physical, mental, spiritual and financial lives.
On part 1 of our interview, we talk about Laura’s unbelievable story of couch surfing across the country to pursue her dreams.
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Matt Sandrini is an intentional performance coach and runs TimeZillionaire.com, a blog that shows you how to use time as the ultimate measure of wealth. He’s currently a most read writer on Quora with 2.1m views. Through personal coaching, Matt supports ambitious people to get clarity on their number one goal and take constant, planned action to achieve it.
Checkout Matt’s free course to Triple Your Output at busytoproductive.com
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Connect with Matt:
Website: http://www.timezillionaire.com/
E-Mail: Matt@timezillieronaire.com
Twitter: @mattsandrini
Instagram: mattsandrini
Aj Amyx is an international Personal Brand and Business Growth Strategist, who teaches business owners and entrepreneurs how to build and grow an online business using social media and other innovative marketing strategies. He’s been featured on CNN, BusinessInsider, CreativeLive and is a mentor to several of Forbes Top Social Media Influencers. He’s the creator of the online courses, Tweet Like a Rockstar, The iTER System and the High Converting Webinar StarterKit.
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Layne Wiedl is a middleweight amateur competitive bodybuilder. He has competed in 4 shows and placed 2nd in the 2015 Ronnie Coleman Classic and 2nd at the 2016 Heart of Texas Championships. On this episode, we’ll learn Layne’s secrets to sculpting the ideal physique.
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With more than two decades of facilitating, teaching, and most importantly, real-life, in-the-trenches business experience, Tom Allen, President/CEO of Opango, is dedicated to helping business professionals and entrepreneurs understand how to create a well thought-out executable business plan, a roadmap, to take their ideas and businesses to the next level.
Tom brings a passion and energy to his presentation that empowers his audiences to understand their potential and devise strategies to identify their toughest business challenges and implement critical action plans that accelerate their sales cycles and maximize profits to greater levels.
He has advised tech startups and established telecom business owners and executives to succeed where others have failed. Comfortable in the boardroom and also on the factory floor, he has led teams at all organizational levels and across many industries. He takes great joy in their successes.
Tom’s specialty is collaborating with his clients to install business infrastructure, leadership methods, and management processes to achieve self‐sustaining businesses that function smoothly, consistently, and profitably.
Tom holds an Executive MBA from University of Florida and is an avid pilot. In his spare time Tom serves as a judge for Texas A&M, University of Texas at Dallas, and Lamar University Business Plan Competitions.
Besides flying, his wife and children, one of Tom’s greatest passions is encouraging young entrepreneurs letting them know…“You can do it, you’re going to be okay!”
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Jake Thompson is the Founder and Chief Encouragement Officer at Compete Every Day and the host of the "Better Than Yesterday” podcast. He began his entrepreneurial journey by selling shirts from the back of his car in May of 2011. To the dismay of his friends, Jake no longer sells the shirts from his car. One of his proudest accomplishments is the ability for Compete Every Day to provide employment for its growing team, allowing them to live their passion daily.
Jake is an entrepreneur, motivational speaker and writer. He is a proud TCU alumni & MBA graduate of the University of Dallas. He loves working out while also being obsessed with donuts. Jake currently lives in the Dallas area with his wife, Elena, & their two lovable boxers, Huckleberry & Bella.
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Website: https://www.competeeveryday.com/
Website: http://lifeisworthcompetingfor.com/
Podcast: http://betterthanyesterdaypodcast.com
IG: https://www.instagram.com/lifeisworthcompetingfor/
IG: https://www.instagram.com/competeeveryday/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/competeeveryday/?fref=ts
Twitter: https://twitter.com/competeeveryday
Deirdre Sanborn is a leadership coach, business consultant, corporate event speaker, and the host of The Ambition Project Show. She leverages over 20 years experience as an executive in the investment banking industry working with Fortune 500 companies to provide strategic value and insight to her clients. Deirdre firmly believes that clear, open conversations are the secret weapon that fuels growth in any business. It is the reason why top clients work with you, elite talent sticks with you, and your company profits year after year. Her mantra: "Relationships are the deal”.
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Deirdre's Mission:
To help business leaders build inspired businesses that support them, their family, their employees and their community.
What Deirdre does for her clients:
She advises business owners about employing the best of "big company" practices to help their team think strategically about expanding their business, optimize performance and access capital to fund the company's growth objectives.
Who Deirdre works with:
Her programs are designed for motivated business leaders who want to grow and build a company or team that frees them up to do only what they love to do most in their business. It’s a process that will show you how to multiply your income, freedom, and take your company to the next level.
Specialties: Leadership Coaching, Strategic Planning, Communication, P&L Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, Divestitures, Structured Finance, Banking Relationships, Investor Relations & Mentoring.
Email: deirdre@deirdresanborn.com
Website: http://deirdresanborn.com
Twitter: @deirdre_sanborn
The Ambition Project Show Podcast: http://www.theambitionprojectshow.com/