Project Egg: Entrepreneurs Gathering For Growth

Maria Pesin : Senior Apparel Industry Executive Maria Pesin is a senior apparel industry executive with an outstanding history of achievement and over 25 years of field experience. She has developed brands from the ground up and taken well-known names to new heights of excellence.  Her proven leadership ability has led her to spearhead marketing operations and construct and implement business plans for New York apparel giants like Fleet Street and GIII Apparel Group building multi-million dollar brands. She has established herself as an expert in everything from merchandising and sales to product development and budgeting. Watch the full episode here: https://projectegg.co/maria-pesin About The Project EGG Show: The Project EGG Show is a video talk show that introduces you to entrepreneurs from around the world. It is broadcast from studios in Metairie, Louisiana to online platforms including YouTube, iTunes, Google Play, Spotify and Stitcher, and hosted by Ben Gothard. Our goal is to give you a fresh,

Larry Kim: Founder of MobileMonkey & WordStream Larry Kim is the founder and CEO of MobileMonkey, the world’s best Facebook Messenger marketing platform. He’s been named Search Marketer of the Year from PPC Hero (2013, 2014, 2015, and 2017), Search Engine Land, and the US Search Awards. Larry is ranked the #8 most popular author on Medium. He’s a contributor to CNBC and Inc. Magazine. He’s a notable expert on Facebook Messenger chatbot marketing, Google Ads, Facebook Ads, entrepreneurship and start-ups. Larry founded MobileMonkey to give marketers the opportunity to connect with customers on the most popular mobile chat application, Facebook Messenger, used by over a billion people every day. MobileMonkey is an easy to use and free platform for building powerful Facebook Messenger marketing chatbots, no coding required. Larry is also the founder and former CTO of WordStream, Inc., the leading provider of AdWords, Facebook and keyword tools used by over a million marketers worldwide. The company emp

Marisa Allen : Owner at The Franchise Concierge, President at Brightstone Capital & Chairwoman at Women's Franchise Alliance Marisa Allen is a Certified Franchise Executive with over 25 years of business experience in franchising and a business executive/entrepreneur with different global business and franchise concepts. Marisa has an extensive background in management, sales, marketing, business development and virtually every aspect of operations. Marisa’s initial franchise experience started with her owning and operating The Body Shop franchise immediately after graduating from Ryerson University having completed her studies in Business Management. From there, Marisa launched a home-based gift shop and basket business, On Occasion Gifts, shortly after her daughter was born and grew it from a concept into a million dollar business in the early ’90’s! Utilizing her experience, Marisa has worked with a diverse group of franchisors at a senior level to manage the support and growth of the franchisees. Ma

RC Peck : Founder of Fearless Wealth RC wants to lead a movement of true financial clarity by showing people how to listen to what their money is trying to say to them. His philosophy is two-fold: 1) Ruthless simplicity is where your power and edge are found. We've been taught to think the answer to financial greatness is in complicated solutions. It's farthest from the truth. 2) Everything money can buy and everything it can't is found on the other side of knowing how to listen to what your money is so desperately trying to tell you to do. He's been in business for over 20 years. Avoided two market crashes. Survived two recessions and one real estate collapse. RC has created over 1,000 blog posts, articles and videos on ""financial therapy,"" and invested 10,000 hours twice studying, experiencing and analyzing money/investing to know what really works. Watch the full episode here: https://projectegg.co/financial-therapy About The Project EGG Show: The Project EGG Show is a video talk show that introdu

Seth Campbell: TEDx Speaker & Serial Entrepreneur After dropping out of college Seth Campbell met his first real mentor and was introduced to his first opportunity. He has spent ten years now as an entrepreneur, built a few businesses, made several million dollars and traveled the world teaching people how to leave the masses and go get what they want in life. He is definitely not your valedictorian, or a Harvard MBA. He was not an average student, or even below average student. He was the guy who had to hustle the last semester of his senior year in High School just so he could graduate. He was the guy who always had fire and excitement and big dreams but struggled to keep his GPA above 2.0. If you never really excelled inside the box, he can tell you that you aren’t the problem... the system is. He is all about helping people kick the old programming and figure out what the top 1% are doing that nobody else is doing. He is here to teach you the one secret to success... observe the masses and do the o

Mia Poulsen: Social Media Launch Strategist Mia's great passion and mission is to help female entrepreneurs who are feeling stuck, trapped or unfulfilled step into and align with their own feminine powers, build a family friendly and wildly successful online business based on their life´s purpose that creates an impact in the world. Watch the full episode here: https://projectegg.co/mia-poulsen About The Project EGG Show: The Project EGG Show is a video talk show that introduces you to entrepreneurs from around the world. It is broadcast from studios in Metairie, Louisiana to online platforms including YouTube, iTunes, Google Play, Spotify and Stitcher, and hosted by Ben Gothard. Our goal is to give you a fresh, unscripted and unedited look into the lives of real entrepreneurs from around the globe. From billionaires to New York Times best selling authors to Emmy Award winners to Forbes 30 Under 30 recipients to TEDx speakers – we present their real stories – uncensored and uncut. Subscribe To The Show:

Joshua Zloof: Co-Founder of Sudden Coffee Founded on the idea of “making one billion people happy,” Josh Zloof (Co-Founder & CEO of Sudden Coffee) has served over 100,000 cups of their premium instant coffee (delivered right to your door). With over $3.3M raised from investors like Y Combinator and CRV, Sudden has been featured inFood & Wine, The New York Times and GQ Watch the full episode here: https://projectegg.co/joshua-zloof About The Project EGG Show: The Project EGG Show is a video talk show that introduces you to entrepreneurs from around the world. It is broadcast from studios in Metairie, Louisiana to online platforms including YouTube, iTunes, Google Play, Spotify and Stitcher, and hosted by Ben Gothard. Our goal is to give you a fresh, unscripted and unedited look into the lives of real entrepreneurs from around the globe. From billionaires to New York Times best selling authors to Emmy Award winners to Forbes 30 Under 30 recipients to TEDx speakers – we present their real stories – u

Rajam Roose : Founder at San Diego Pain Summit After spending a few years vagabonding around the Americas, she settled into a 16 year long occupation as a massage therapist. It was during these years that she became interested in pain research. When she realized that the current U.S. healthcare system was mostly based in outdated models of pain research, she founded the San Diego Pain Summit to provide a platform where clinicians could learn about current pain research and the applications in their practice.  She also founded another business, Grow Your Massage Business , to help massage business owners learn online marketing strategies. Rajam enjoys Search Engine Optimization and Social Media Marketing and has been studying these fields since 2008. She's passionate about helping small business owners learn how they can get started harnessing the power of online marketing in a no-nonsense and easy way. She has also published a memoir of her travels (four years hitchhiking around the Americas) titled, Trav

Professor Agostino Marengo : Co-Founder & Owner of Osel e-learning revolution and University Professor at Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro His life in 3 lines... ""Engineer, I love airplanes because I like flying. University Professor, I love young people because they can fly. Entrepreneur, I love challenges because they allow me to fly."" Watch the full episode here: https://projectegg.co/how-to-develop-others About The Project EGG Show: The Project EGG Show is a video talk show that introduces you to entrepreneurs from around the world. It is broadcast from studios in Metairie, Louisiana to online platforms including YouTube, iTunes, Google Play, Spotify and Stitcher, and hosted by Ben Gothard. Our goal is to give you a fresh, unscripted and unedited look into the lives of real entrepreneurs from around the globe. From billionaires to New York Times best selling authors to Emmy Award winners to Forbes 30 Under 30 recipients to TEDx speakers – we present their real stories – uncensored and

Danny Schaefer : Founder of My 420 Tours Danny Schaefer is a pioneer in the development of the cannabis industry in Colorado and trailblazer in the marijuana tourism sector in America, integrating cannabis into mainstream travel experiences. When Colorado passed its landmark vote to legalize recreational use of marijuana in November 2012, Danny sold his interest in a telecoms company and set out with an entrepreneurial zeal for seizing on the “green rush”. With his business partner and founder, JJ Walker, he was the first to recognize the demand for cannabis-themed travel experiences in Colorado. They packaged the first-ever cannabis tour in 2013 — blending adventure, experimentation and education — and launched a full-service agency, My 420 Tours, in early 2014. A long-time advocate for the medicinal, therapeutic, and recreational benefits of cannabis, Danny has been highlighted and interviewed in national and international press for his role as the Father of Cannabis Tourism. He’s given keynote speeches

Barbara Turley: Founder of The Virtual Hub Ltd Barbara Turley is an investor, entrepreneur, and Founder & CEO of The Virtual Hub - a business she started by accident that exploded in the space of 12 months to become one of the leading companies that recruits, trains, and manages virtual assistants for businesses who need to free up time and energy so they can go to the next level. With a strong focus on customized training and ongoing career development, Barbara ensures that the team is trained in cutting-edge programs (like HubSpot, Ontraport, etc.) to best meet their clients’ unique needs in digital marketing, social media, personal assistant services, and administrative support. Barbara is also a mom (to her gorgeous daughter Ruby), wife to her best friend Eti and an adventure lover with a passion for horses, skiing, tennis, and spending time in nature. Watch the full episode here: https://projectegg.co/hire-a-virtual-assistant About The Project EGG Show: The Project EGG Show is a video talk show

Zontee Hou: Founder of Media Volery Zontee Hou is a passionate advisor and teacher of communications. She’s the founder of Brooklyn-based agency Media Volery and co-lead of consulting for Convince & Convert, founded by industry leader Jay Baer.  She brings more than a decade of experience in the marketing industry to her work, and her work has garnered multiple awards including several PR News Platinum Awards and a Forrester Groundswell Award. In 2018, she was named one of TopRank’s 50 most influential content marketers, and she’s been a judge for the Content Marketing Awards for three years running.  Zontee was formerly a faculty lecturer at Columbia University in the City of New York and adjunct lecturer at The City College of New York, bringing her unique ability to draw connections between marketing methodology and business goals to students as well as clients.  In a previous life, Zontee was also a podcaster, a crafts & hobbies personality, and has been seen on PBS and the Martha Stewart Show

Chris Krimitsos: Founder of Podfest Multimedia Expo & Tampa Bay Business Owners Talk to people that Chris Krimitsos has spent any amount of time with and you’ll hear descriptions like “changemaker,” “motivator,” “catalyst for change,” and “inspiration.” Whether it’s a major corporation’s CEO or a solopreneur, Chris is passionate about being a difference maker. Unlike the featured guest who comes in and delivers a keynote and leaves, slipping out the back door like a national celebrity, Chris Krimitsos is the passionate professional who hangs around talking to anyone who wants his time – to listen, evaluate, and affect change. Chris brings the unique perspective of success from both sides of an event. He understands the challenges of the organizer that needs to move an audience, having himself facilitated over 2,000 events that have brought together business owners, toward economic growth, under the umbrella of Tampa Bay Business Owners, which he founded in 2008. That success regionally was the springboa

"Michael Alden : CEO of Blue Vase Marketing, LLC Michael Alden is one of America's most popular direct response hosts and personalities and founder and CEO of Blue Vase® Marketing, a multimillion-dollar direct response company capable of creating strategic marketing road maps for products and services. He is the author of the bestselling 5% More and Ask More, Get More. Watch the full episode here: https://projectegg.co/direct-response-marketing About The Project EGG Show: The Project EGG Show is a video talk show that introduces you to entrepreneurs from around the world. It is broadcast from studios in Metairie, Louisiana to online platforms including YouTube, iTunes, Google Play, Spotify and Stitcher, and hosted by Ben Gothard. Our goal is to give you a fresh, unscripted and unedited look into the lives of real entrepreneurs from around the globe. From billionaires to New York Times best selling authors to Emmy Award winners to Forbes 30 Under 30 recipients to TEDx speakers – we present their real stori

Anthony Mendez: CEO of Mendez Fitness Pro, PUMA Trainer & Onnit Athlete Mendez has 3 years of exercise science education, has a diploma from equinox fitness academy, a Diploma in Psychology, and he has partaken in over 30 health & fitness work shops lead by the top fitness leaders in the industry. Mendez holds 2 National Certifications & 12 speciality certifications. He has been a fitness professional for over 9+ years coaching & training over hundreds of individuals: from general population, to disabled individuals, post rehab, pre & post natal, celebrities, and elite athletes.  He has worked with multiple big box gyms including Equinox and had ran his own gym known as MSP Athletics. He currently serves as a top athlete / trainer for PUMA & ONNIT two of the biggest brands in the lifestyle & fitness industry. He has a huge passion for changing peoples lives in a positive way! He’s a huge believer in movement is medicine and how moving properly on daily basis will change you. He

Trevor Rappleye : Founder of CorporateFilming.net, LLC Trevor started his business at age 13 and has been in love with story and emotion ever since. He is passionate about evoking emotion in video, and how that translates to results!  He was converting VHS to DVDs, filming family weddings and became a soccer referee at age 13. As a kid who used to stutter and was labeled a “nerd” in school, he wants to inspire people of all ages to follow their dreams, be their true authentic selves and to take risks to achieve their goals. Don’t let anyone tell you what you can’t do. Watch the full episode here: https://projectegg.co/corporate-filming About The Project EGG Show: The Project EGG Show is a video talk show that introduces you to entrepreneurs from around the world. It is broadcast from studios in Metairie, Louisiana to online platforms including YouTube, iTunes, Google Play, Spotify and Stitcher, and hosted by Ben Gothard. Our goal is to give you a fresh, unscripted and unedited look into the lives of rea

Michele Molitor - Executive Coach & Speaker As the founder and CEO of Nectar Consulting, Inc., Michele Molitor works with executives and entrepreneurs bringing over 25 years of experience, intuitive insights and strategic business savvy to your success. Her unique inside-out approach is a culmination of years of study in the realms of emotional intelligence, neuroscience, physics, psychology, hypnotherapy, somatics, sales, marketing and spiritual teachings to help catalyze shifts in your thinking, and eliminate mental/emotional blocks -- rapidly rewiring your brain for greater confidence and success. All to enhance your capacity as a leader, build high performing teams and exponentially increase bottom line results. Michele received her coach training and certification (CPCC) from The Coaches Training Institute. She has also received her Professional Certified Coach (PCC) designation from theInternational Coach Federation. Michele is also a Certified Rapid Transformational Therapist (RTT). She earned

Paul Altero: Owner & Founder of Bubbakoo's Burritos His restaurant chain debuted in Point Pleasant, New Jersey in 2008. Since then, it has grown to include more than 37 locations employing over 600 employees. Since 2015 the concept has launched as a franchise model. Bubbakoo’s Burritos has been featured in Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top 100 Franchises in 2018 in addition to being ranked Top 10 Hottest Mexican Franchises for 2018.  Paul graduated from the University of Delaware in 1996, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Management. During his 30 year career in the hospitality industry, Paul has excelled in roles such as Regional Director of Eastern Operations and Interim Vice President of Operations during his 10 year career at Johnny Rockets. In those executive roles, Paul oversaw locations regionally and nationally. Paul has also held management roles for Resorts Hotel & Casino, Pizzeria UNO , Nordstrom’s restaurant division and Friendly’s restaurants.  Thro

Jim Palmer is a marketing and business building expert and in-demand coach. He is the founder of the Dream Business Academy and Dream Business Coaching and Mastermind Program. He is the host of Dream Business Coach TV, the hit weekly Web TV show watched by thousands of entrepreneurs and small business owners, and he is also the host of Dream Business Radio, a weekly podcast based on Jim's unique brand of Smart Marketing and Business Building Strategies. Jim is best known internationally as 'The Dream Business Coach' and creator of No Hassle Newsletters, the ultimate 'done-for-you' newsletter marketing program used by hundreds of clients in nine countries. Jim is the acclaimed author of a dozen books, speaks and gives interviews on such topics as entrepreneurial success, newsletter marketing, client retention, how to build a profitable business and how to create your own Dream Business. Jim is a cancer survivor, has been married for over thirty-five years, has four grown children and three grandchildren. Re

Austin M Dunham is a young fitness influencer and entrepreneur. Creator of AD Workout Training Programs and Coaching. With 4+ years of calisthenics experience, Austin has built accreditation and is now recognized widely as one of the top Youtube Calisthenics Experts. Starting as the underdog, Austin began his calisthenics and fitness journey by watching YouTube videos in his college dorm room to improve his pushups for a Physical Fitness Test in ROTC. This would lead to him creating his own YouTube channel and sharing with his audience his progress for his newfound passion for calisthenics. As the channel grew, he traveled around the world growing and collaborating with some of the biggest names in the fitness industry; all while building his fitness brand, AD Workout. During this time he has also created amazing training programs that has given his clients insane transformations. Furthermore, Austin has influenced people across the world with half a million subscribers on YouTube and thousands of satisfie