Business Insanity Talk Radio

Segment 1: Ryan Berman is the author of RETURN ON COURAGE, the Founder of Courageous, a creative consultancy that develops Courage Brands® and trains organizations through Courage Boot Camp. He has helped brands such as Caesars Entertainment, Major League Baseball, Puma, Qualcomm, and Subway. We dive deep into courage. It’s a word that is thrown around small business and our society a lot these days - you need to have courage to start a business, you need to have courage to say what you stand for. But what really is courage? What does it take and do any of us really have it? Segment 2: Jessica Moser is senior vice president and the leader of Small Business Solutions in MetLife’s U.S. Group Benefits business. She oversees sales, strategy, underwriting, and overall P&L for businesses with fewer than 100 employees, and does the same for Specialty Markets, which includes Professional Employer Organization and Association businesses. We talk about how small businesses can attract and retain the best employees

Segment 1: Michele Pariza Wacek is a professional copywriter where she writes promotional materials for businesses and her work has sold over $50M worth of products and services over the past 8 years. She's the author of the bestselling "Love-Based Business" series of books, which includes "Love-Based Copy," "Love-Based Online Marketing," "Love-Based Money and Mindset" and "Love-Based Goals." We show you why the most effective marketing copy is love-based copy, and how to write it.Segment 2: Nitzan Aschsaf is the VP and GM of the consumer experience division at Wix.com. Prior to joining Wix, he was product executive at several companies including Yahoo Search and Sonic Bids. Nitzan is also the co-founder of two web startups, Safety Nest and Exposed Box. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor’s degree in computer science. We show you a solution that will allow you to run your business all from one software application.Segment 3: Sean Cohen is Chief Operating Officer at AWeber, a leading sm

Segment 1: Dan Schawbel is a New York Times bestselling author, Partner and Research Director at Future Workplace, and the Founder of both Millennial Branding and WorkplaceTrends.com. He has been recognized on several lists including Inc. Magazine’s “30 Under 30”, Forbes Magazine’s “30 Under 30”, Business Insider’s “40 Under 40”, and BusinessWeek’s “20 Entrepreneurs You Should Follow”. He is the author of the new book Back to Human: How Great Leaders Create Connection in the Age of Isolation. We first talk about how our hyperconnectivity has actually made us more emotionally isolated, and what we can do about it.Segment 2: Paul Jarvis is a small business expert and author of the forthcoming book Company of One: Why Staying Small Is the Next Big Thing for Business. We talk about how most of the messages that we get in the marketplace is to grow our company big, but that is not a good fit for all of us. Growing your business could be the worst decision you make for the longevity of your business.Segment 3: Darn

Segment 1: Dr. Nick Morgan is one of America's top communication coaches and thinkers. His clients include leaders of Fortune 50 companies, and he has coached people to give Congressional testimony, to appear on the Today Show, and to take on the investment community. His acclaimed books on public speaking and communication include Power Cues: The Subtle Science of Leading Groups, Persuading Others, and Maximizing your Personal Impact, as well as Trust Me: Four Steps to Authenticity and Charisma. His latest book is Can You Hear Me? How to Connect with People in a Virtual World.Segment 2: Katie Rasoul has led leadership development, team culture, employee engagement, organizational development and human resources best practices for more than a decade. She has most recently served as a Vice President of Human Resources for a nearly $4 billion publicly traded company. She is the author of Hidden Brilliance: A High-Achieving Introvert's Guide to Self-Discovery, Leadership and Playing Big.Segment 3: Corey Blake is

Segment 1: Phuong Uyen Tran, the author of Competing with Giants, is deputy CEO of the THP Beverage Group, a leading beverage company in Vietnam that was founded by her father. She also leads THP’s international marketing programs across 16 countries where THP’s products are distributed including Canada and China.Segment 2: Garrett Sutton is a corporate attorney, asset protection expert and bestselling author who has sold more than 900,000 books to guide entrepreneurs and investors. For more than 30 years, Garrett has run his practice assisting entrepreneurs and real estate investors in protecting their assets and maximizing their financial goals through sound management and asset protection strategies. The companies he founded, Corporate Direct and Sutton Law Center, have helped more than 10,000 clients protect their assets and incorporate their businesses.Segment 3: Annalisa Parent helps entrepreneurs finish, publish, and sell their expert books. She is the CEO of Laurel Elite Books, a two time teacher of t

Segment 1: Jenn Bane is the Community Director of Cards Against Humanity and was employee #1 at the company.Segment 2: John Collopy, author of the book The Reward of Knowing, is the owner and broker of RE/MAX Results and its 38 offices across Minnesota and Wisconsin.  With annual sales of more than $5.3 billion, RE/MAX Results is now one of the largest RE/MAX franchises in the world. Segment 3: Rudy Ruettiger played college football at the University of Notre Dame. Against all odds, as a walk on and part of the practice squad, Rudy got in a game at the University of Notre Dame. As fans repeated that famous chant "RU-DY, RU-DY," he sacked the quarterback in the last 27 seconds of the only play in the only game of his college football career. He started life as the son of an oil refinery worker and the third of 14 children. Today, he is one of the most popular motivational speakers in the United States... Now, there is a new documentary on Amazon Prime called “Rudy Ruettiger - The Walk on”.Sponsored by Nextiva.

Segment 1: Jim Blasingameis one of the world's leading experts on small business and entrepreneurship. He is the creator and award-winning host of the syndicated weekday radio program, The Small Business Advocate Show, since 1997. Jim just released his fourth book, The 3rd Ingredient.Segment 2: David J.P. Fisher (also known as D. Fish) is a speaker, coach, and author of 8 books, including the best-selling Hyper-Connected Selling and Networking in the 21st Century: Why Your Network Sucks and What to Do About It. He is also a published poet, and recently released five seven five: a daily glimpse of Chicago life seen through haiku.  Segment 3: Diane DiResta, CSP, is Founder and CEO of DiResta Communications, Inc., a New York City consultancy serving business leaders who deliver high stakes presentations— whether one-to-one, in front of a crowd or from an electronic platform.  DiResta is the author of Knockout Presentations: How to Deliver Your Message with Power, Punch, and Pizzazz. Sponsored by Nextiva, Square

Segment 1: Brendan Kane is a business and digital strategist for Fortune 500 corporations, brands, and celebrities. Starting his career at Lakeshore Entertainment, Brendan oversaw all aspects of their interactive media strategy. He then went on to build applications, platforms and campaigns for celebrity clients such as Taylor Swift, Rihanna, Katie Couric, Charles Barkley, Michael Strahan, and Jason Statham. Brendan is known for creating an innovative application for Taylor Swift and Rihanna that can automatically turn any Facebook profile into a website in less than 60 seconds. He is the author of One Million Followers: How I Built a Massive Social Following in 30 Days.Segment 2: Michele Dupre is Group Vice President of Retail, Hospitality & Distribution for Verizon Enterprise Solutions.Segment 3: Mike Mooney has developed a trusted reputation over the last 25 years at senior-leadership posts in the fast-paced and high-profile world of motorsports. Having led numerous crisis and reputation management eff

Segment 1: Christine Lagorio-Chafkin is an award-winning journalist who has covered culture, emerging technologies, and entrepreneurship for the past 15 years. She is senior writer at Inc. magazine and her work has appeared in many other publications, including The New York Times, The San Francisco Chronicle, and the Washington Post. She was raised on a sheep farm in rural Wisconsin and now lives in New York City with her husband, cats, and toddlers. She is the author of We Are the Nerds: The Birth and Tumultuous Life of Reddit, the Internet's Culture Laboratory.Segment 2: John Lawsonis an Amazon #1 best-selling author, IBM Ecommerce Futurist and Ebay Influencer. He is regarded as a Platinum Ecommerce Powerseller who has generated millions through online selling. John is the CEO at ColderICE Media.Segment 3: Dan Sachs is a professor at DePaul University’s School of Hospitality Leadership and is the Entrepreneur In Residence at DePaul’s Coleman Entrepreneurship Center. Dan is the founder and owner of the BIN 3

Segment 1: Shep Hyken is a customer service and experience expert and the Chief Amazement Officer of Shepard Presentations. He is a New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author and has been inducted into the National Speakers Association Hall of Fame for lifetime achievement in the speaking profession. His articles have been read in hundreds of publications, and he is the author of the book “The Convenience Revolution”.Segment 2: Denise Kohnke, author of All of the Other Marketing Books Are Crap, is founder and CEO of the marketing firm House United LLC. She has directed brand development for more than 100 organizations in her 25-plus years in advertising and marketing.Segment 3: Toby Scammell founded Womply in 2011 after seeing first-hand how technology underserved America’s small businesses. Under Toby’s leadership, Womply has acquired more than 150,000 paying small business customers, become the leading software partner to America’s credit card processing industry, raised $50 million in growth

Segment 1: Kathy Longo is the author of Flourish Financially: Values, Transitions, & Big Conversations, and president and founder of Flourish Wealth Management®. She has over 25 years of experience as a wealth manager and financial planner. She was named one of the Top 50 Women in Wealth Management by Wealth Manager Magazine. She has been quoted in The Wall Street Journal, New York Times and Money Magazine.Segment 2: Becky McCray is a small town business owner. She and her husband, Joe, own a retail liquor store in Alva, Oklahoma. She shares insights from this real world experience at her highly ranked website https://smallbizsurvival.com and in her award winning book Small Town Rules. Her practical perspectives have been featured in three books and dozens of magazines, blogs, and podcasts. She makes her home in Hopeton, Oklahoma, a community of 30 people.Segment 3: Colby Williams founded Parengo Coffee in Sikeston, Missouri with his parents in 2013. Parengo was the Sikeston Chamber of Commerce’s Small Bu

Segment 1: Fabi Preslar is the owner and president of SPARK Publications, a national, award-winning, custom design firm specializing in niche magazines and independently published books. She was named 2017 Woman Business Owner of the Year by the National Association of Women Business Owners – Charlotte Chapter, and the firm was honored as the 2018 First-Generation Family Business of the Year by the Charlotte Business Journal. She is the author of the new book The Fabulous F Words of Business Ownership: Redefining Choice Words to Fuel Your Small Business.Segment 2: John Collopy, author of the book The Reward of Knowing, is the owner and broker of RE/MAX Results and its 38 offices across Minnesota and Wisconsin.  With annual sales of more than $5.3 billion, RE/MAX Results is now one of the largest RE/MAX franchises in the world. Segment 3: Tom Kulzer is the founder and Chief Executive Officer at AWeber, the leading small business email marketing software, where he is actively involved in the company's strategic

Segment 1: Sanyin Siang thinks developing that courage is the key to making your dream a reality. Sanyin Siang is the author of The Launch Book: Motivational Stories to Launch Your Idea, Business or Next Career (www.lidpublishing.com). She is an advisor to GV (formerly Google Ventures), received a BSE in Biomedical Engineering and an MBA from Duke.  She is a LinkedIn Influencer with almost 1M followers (connect with her here).Segment 2: Nadia Finer is also a dynamic international speaker and podcaster. She is the author of Little Me, Big Business: How to Grow Your Small Business, Increase Your Profits and Go Global (in Your Pajamas).Sponsored by Nextiva, Square Payroll, and LinkedIn

Segment 1: Carissa Reiniger is the Founder & CEO of Silver Lining Ltd. She has worked with major organizations such as Google, The White House, Hewlett-Packard, Intuit, Citi Cards, Staples, Citrix, and American Airlines to bring more resources and support to small businesses.Segment 2: Joni Fedders is the President, Facilitator and Leadership Coach at Aileron. In her role as President, she oversees Aileron’s strategic direction, culture and operational activities.Segment 3:Jeffrey Shaw has been one of the most sought after portrait photographers in the U.S. for more than three decades. Now known as the Lingo Guy, he uses this honed intuition to teach entrepreneurs how to attract their ideal customers by speaking their Secret Language. Jeffrey is host of the popular business podcast Creative Warriors, a nationally acclaimed keynote speaker, TEDx speaker, a business coach for entrepreneurs, and author of the bestselling book, LINGO: Discover Your Ideal Customer’s Secret Language and Make Your Business Irres

Segment 1:Alexandra Levit’s goal is to prepare organizations and their employees to be competitive and marketable in the future business world. She conducts primary workplace research on behalf of several Fortune 500 companies and for the Obama administration. A former nationally syndicated columnist for the Wall Street Journal and writer for the New York Times, Fast Company, and Forbes, Alexandra has authored several books, including the international bestseller They Don’t Teach Corporate in College and the new book, Humanity Works: Merging Technologies and People for the Workforce of the Future.Segment 2: Allison De Paoli is the founder of De Paoli Professional Services. They help employers add control and predictability to their employee benefits spend.Segment 3:Lynn LaGram is the Small Commercial Product Lead at The Hartford and spokesperson for The Hartford’s Business Owner’s Policy.Sponsored by Nextiva, Square Payroll, and LinkedIn

Segment 1: Jessica Abo is an award-winning television host, YouTube influencer, professional speaker, and the author of Unfiltered: How to Be as Happy as You Look on Social Media.Segment 2: Matt Johnson is a marketer, entrepreneur, musician, and podcast host/expert. As founder of Pursuing Results, a podcast PR & production agency based in San Diego, Matt runs a worldwide virtual team helping business coaches and agencies break in and dominate new markets through podcasting.Segment 3: Dr. Kristen Sosulski is Clinical Associate Professor of Information, Operations & Management Sciences in the Leonard N. Stern School of Business at New York University, where she teaches MBA students and executives data visualization, computer programming and business analytics. Kristen is author of “DATA VISUALIZATION MADE SIMPLE: Insights Into Becoming Visual”.Sponsored by Nextiva, Square Payroll, and LinkedIn

Segment 1: Jason Feifer and Jennifer Miller are married, and are the authors of the new novel "Mr. Nice Guy". Jason is the editor in chief of Entrepreneur magazine, and the host of two podcasts: Problem Solvers and Pessimists Archive. Jennifer is the author of three prior books (most recently the novel The Heart You Carry Home), as well as a journalist. Segment 2: Nathalie Molina Niño is the CEO and founder of BRAVA Investments, investing in high-growth, innovative businesses that deliver a measurable economic benefit to women. Molina Niño is also the cofounder Entrepreneurs@Athena at the Athena Center for Leadership Studies of Barnard College at Columbia University. She is the author of "LEAPFROG: The New Revolution for Women Entrepreneurs".Segment 3: Allison Maslan is a serial entrepreneur who built 10 companies to seven-figure success and beyond, including cultivating a 20-year practice as a holistic physician. Allison is also an experienced trapeze artist and the author of two #1 Best Selling books, inclu

Segment 1: Tom Walker is the president and CEO of Rev1 Ventures. He has been helping entrepreneurs build great companies for most of his career. He’s formed multiple venture capital funds, founded angel groups, and is an active angel investor. As the CEO of Rev1 Ventures, Tom has built an experienced team that has invested in more than 75 startups and added more than $70M in capital to the Columbus, Ohio region in under five years. He’s the author of The Entrepreneur’s Path: A Handbook for High-Growth Companies.Segment 2: Tony Post is the founder and CEO of Topo Athletic, a performance footwear brand committed to helping athletes move better, naturally. Tony launched Topo in 2012, following leadership roles at footwear brands such as Vibram USA and Rockport. As president and CEO of Vibram USA for 11 years, Tony sparked the minimalist running movement with the introduction of the Vibram FiveFingers®Segment 3: Kory Angelin is an award-winning fitness professional and two-time published author. He has had the op

Segment 1: Christopher Lochhead is a #1 Best Selling Amazon Author and Top 50 Apple Podcaster. He’s been called “one of the best minds in marketing” by The Marketing Journal, a “Human Exclamation Point” by Fast Company, a “quasar” by NBA legend Bill Walton and “Off-putting to some” by The Economist. Christopher is a former three-time Silicon Valley public company CMO, entrepreneur, and co-author of Niche Down: How to Become Legendary By Being Different and Play Bigger: How Pirates, Dreamers, and Innovators Create and Dominate Markets.Segment 2: Anthony Iannarino is an international speaker and bestselling author of two books, The Only Sales Guide You’ll Ever Need and The Lost Art of Closing: Winning the 10 Commitments That Drive Sales. He also writes a blog at www.thesalesblog.com, where he has published daily since 2010. He also has a podcast called In the Arena that is ranked in the Top 40 on iTunes. His third book, Eat Their Lunch: Winning Customers Away From Your Competition will be released this week.Seg

Segment 1: Mo Bunnell is author of THE SNOWBALL SYSTEM: How to Win More Business and Turn Clients into Raving Fans. Over the course of his career, he's worked in nearly every area of business development and used this knowledge and experience to build the GrowBIG business development system, resulting from years of testing and peer reviewed research into why people buy and what makes the buying process happen faster, in greater volume, and with more enjoyment. BIG has now certified over 100 professionals as licensed GrowBIG trainers who have trained tens of thousands of professionals around the world, from individuals to Fortune 500 companies, including Aetna, American Express, and Sotheby's.Segment 2: Monica Lewis is the head of product for LinkedIn Jobs, which provides technology for companies, big and small, to find and hire winning teams. In her current role, Monica leads several teams working to bring AI and human-centered design to help small businesses hire more efficiently, and effectively.Segment 3: