Denise Griffitts - Your Partner In Success!

Melissa Ford is a master business and life coach who’s been coaching for over twenty years, working with a variety of clients including fast-rising coaches, entrepreneurs, business leaders, and career changers. When she first started coaching, she struggled to create clients. Her business plan was simple. All she had to do was get better and better as a coach, believing that people would naturally hire her based on her expertise. They didn’t. Over time, she learned that in order to be successful, she had to fall in love with sales but not your typical transactional sale. She had to learn how to sell through serving others first before they paid her. She’s made powerful service her mission and now she helps others learn how to do the same to build thriving businesses and lives. She’s the author of Living Service: The Journey of a Prosperous Coach and a contributing author to the #1 Bestselling book, When All Boats Rise: 12 Coaches on Service as the Heart of a Thriving Practice.  Melissa will share: Selling thr

Wayne Mullins is a passionate entrepreneur committed to creating remarkable experiences, and building a team at Ugly Mug Marketing that produces extraordinary results for their clients. He has been called “the guru’s guru,” as he is regularly called upon for advice from industry-leading CEOs, New York Times Best Selling Authors, and Silicon Valley startups. He loves helping entrepreneurs challenge their assumptions, create value from places they’ve never looked, and reach goals they never believed possible. He has personally worked with clients in 91 different industries, from 34 states, and 11 countries. Ugly Mug Marketing, which Wayne founded 10 years ago, has won the praises of some of the leading influencers in the business world, such as, Neil Patel (Founder of QuickSprout & Kissmetrics), Chris Voss (New York Times Best Selling Author of Never Split the Difference), and Ari Weinzweig (Co-Founder of Zingerman’s Community of Businesses). Wayne’s work directly influences more than a quarter-million entr

Ethan Beute shares tips and advice on how to rehumanize your business. Chief Evangelist at BombBomb, co-author of Rehumanize Your Business, and host of The Customer Experience Podcast, Ethan Beute has collected and told personal video success stories in hundreds of blog posts, in dozens of webinars, podcasts, and stage presentations, and in countless conversations. He spent a dozen years leading marketing teams inside local television stations in Chicago, Grand Rapids, and Colorado Springs. His undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of Michigan and UCCS in communication, psychology, and marketing were conferred in the highest distinction.  Ethan will share his thoughts on: Every day, you're entrusting some of your most important and valuable messages to a form of communication that doesn't differentiate you, doesn't build trust and rapport, and isn't as clear or effective as looking someone in the eye and speaking to her or him.Any business or business process that isn't built on trust, rappor

Vick Tipnes is a true success story having built a multi-million-dollar company, lost it all, then started over again after a divorce and $78 in his bank account.  In 2012, Vick founded Blackstone Medical Services with zero revenue and in the beginning years he was losing $30k per month, then almost went bankrupt twice. Through perseverance and persistence, he turned it all around and built Blackstone to an Inc. 5000 Company with 325% growth over the last 7 years. Today Blackstone is a dominant leader in the Sleep Apnea testing space and Vick is inspiring and educating business owners, entrepreneurs, and business professionals nationwide.  Vick will share his story and tips and advice on how to bulletproof your business. Find Vick Tipnes on the web: Website | Facebook | LinkedIn | Instagram We appreciate you tuning in to this episode of Your Partner In Success Radio with Host Denise Griffitts. If you enjoyed what you heard, please consider subscribing, rating, and leaving a review on your favorite podcast pla

In 2011, after less than 4 years in Corporate America, Paul Maskill knew there was more to life than just do a job that's "okay" for 40 years and then retire & enjoy life. Paul ventured out and started his first business in 2011 and he was soon working 60-80 hours a week with a business that couldn’t survive without him. So Paul started systematizing everything while empowering a team to run the business better than he could. Before he knew it his revenue doubled to almost $500k while the number of hours he worked dropped below 40. Paul then sold his business for 3x net profit. He’s now back into business ownership with 2 local businesses while also helping ambitious business owners automate their business so they can leverage their business to build a life that they love. Paul will share: Why the worst-case scenario is never as bad as we think it will beThe 5 Systems every business owner must have "perfected"How to turn your customers into raving fans so they can grow your business fo

Vision Strategist, Author X5, Speaker, Mentor, Profiling Expert, Father of Repetitive Behavior Cellular Regression®, Terry Nichols shares why achievement-based versus goals-based strategies may be a better fit for your business. Terry Nichols shows business owners how to look at sales/marketing from an achievement point of view resulting in increased sales while lowering employee absenteeism. Terry is a Service Connected U.S. Navy Veteran. H.E. Amb. Nichols is an Ambassador for refugees US and Global with the United Refugee Green Council. He is also the co-founder along with his wife Linda Vettrus-Nichols and Chairman of Evolutionary Healer, a global transformational performance improvement company. Find Terry Nichols on the web: LinkedIn | Facebook | Twitter We appreciate you tuning in to this episode of Your Partner In Success Radio with Host Denise Griffitts. If you enjoyed what you heard, please consider subscribing, rating, and leaving a review on your favorite podcast platform. Your support helps us rea

A.I. Chatbots, Unexpected Positive Consequences Lon Safko is an innovator, bestselling author, speaker, and is the creator of the “First Computer To Save A Human Life” as coined by Steve Jobs. Lon has 18 inventions in the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. along with 30,000 professional papers and he has 14 inventions in The Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA.  Lon hosted the first-ever PBS Television Special “Social Media & You... Communicating In A Digital World”. He founded more than 14 companies and owns three U.S. Patents for “Three-Dimensional Internet Advertising”. Lon is a keynote speaker and trainer and has taught “Innovation” to more than 1,000 top executives in Kuala Lumpur, Shanghai, Bangkok, Singapore, Mumbai, Delhi, Vienna, Amsterdam, Milan, and Dubai. Lon is a 2017 Pulitzer Prize Nominee and author of multiple bestselling books which can be found on Amazon. Lon will share how using A.I. Chatbots can and should replace outdated technology in 2020.   We appreciate you tunin

The Power & Prestige of Being a Main Street Author with Mike Capuzzi Mike Capuzzi is an author, publisher, and coach for business owners and sharp, aggressive entrepreneurs looking to get to the next level in their business. Throughout his 25 years in marketing and 21 years as a consultant, Mike’s diligent and innovative use of High Impact Marketing has consistently surpassed the expectations and outcomes of traditional “corporate” marketing concepts and business strategies for his clients. This expertise has led him to be a guest speaker on the stages of some of the world’s most foremost experts on marketing, including Dan Kennedy, Bill Glazer, Rory Fatt, Ed Rush, and Julie Steinbacher. To date, Mike has helped thousands of business owners create more profitable marketing. Mike is the inventor of the wildly successful software product, CopyDoodles®. CopyDoodles are hand-drawn graphic files that enable anybody to literally drag and drop attention-grabbing enhancements to their offline and online marketing

Meet Jessica Honegger, author of the Amazon best-selling book, Imperfect Courage, host of the podcast Going Scared, and mom of three.  In 2010, Jessica and her husband Joe needed a way to raise funds to adopt their son, Jack, from Rwanda. While on a trip to Uganda, the Honeggers met Jalia and Daniel Matovu, who created beautiful handmade goods, but lacked a stable marketplace to ensure their livelihood. Honegger saw a solution to both of their problems: by selling the Matovus’ jewelry back in the US, she could raise funds to adopt her son, while simultaneously generating revenue for Jalia and Daniel. The overwhelming reaction to the Matovus’ story and products propelled Honegger to turn her at-home fundraiser into an actual company, and Noonday Collection was born.  Jessica’s innate desire to create meaningful opportunities for others, paired with an unwavering passion for social entrepreneurism, has earned her notable accolades, including 2015 Person of the Year by Austin lifestyle magazine, TRIBEZA. In 2017

Gleb Tsipursky - Never Go With Your Gut: How Pioneering Leaders Make the Best Decisions and Avoid Business Disasters  Known as the Disaster Avoidance Expert, Dr. Gleb Tsipursky is on a mission to protect leaders from dangerous judgment errors known as cognitive biases by developing the most effective decision-making strategies via his consulting, coaching, and training firm Disaster Avoidance Experts. A cognitive neuroscientist and behavioral economist, Dr. Tsipursky writes for Inc., Time, and CNBC. A best-selling author, his new book, available on Amazon and in bookstores everywhere, is 'Never Go With Your Gut: How Pioneering Leaders Make the Best Decisions and Avoid Business Disasters'.  Find Dr. Tsipursky on the web: Website | LinkedIn | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Wise Decision Maker Course (Free)   We appreciate you tuning in to this episode of Your Partner In Success Radio with Host Denise Griffitts. If you enjoyed what you heard, please consider subscribing, rating, and leaving a review on your fa

Jonathan Keyser is the founder and thought leader behind Keyser, the largest occupier services commercial real estate brokerage firm in Arizona. Through sheer determination and focus on selfless service, Jonathan is disrupting the commercial real estate (CRE) industry, and beyond. An Inc. 5000 company, Keyser has rapidly become one of the fastest-growing firms of its kind in the country, serving companies and their real estate needs globally.  When Jonathan entered the cut-throat, dog-eat-dog world of CRE brokerage, he became the worst version of himself and hated himself because of it. Then one day, Jonathan decided he’d had enough. He realized he was sacrificing his values in pursuit of success. He abandoned his ruthless ways and reinvented himself as a selfless leader, which skyrocketed his brokerage firm to eight figures in five years. His selfless service approach to business has resonated with corporations and individuals seeking a competitive edge to acquiring and maintaining clients. Jonathan's best-s

Production Location Consultant, STEEL MAGNOLIAS Tommy Whitehead is considered the man responsible for the selection of Natchitoches, LA for the filming of this iconic movie. From the Shreveport Times: "In the summer of 1989 Hollywood came to Natchitoches for the filming of "Steel Magnolias," and introduced the historic, quaint small town to the world. There was Dolly, Julia, Olympia, Sally, Shirley, Daryl — as in Parton, Roberts, Dukakis, Field, Maclaine, Hannah. They were among stars playing the characters in Natchitoches resident Bobby Harling's book about the death of his beloved sister, known as Shelby in the movie, from complications of diabetes in childbirth. And, of her family and the town. "The (stars and staff) fell in love with Natchitoches and blended in beautifully," said Jerry Pierce, the liaison between the Northwestern State University and the movie production folks. They rented houses. Shopped at Brookshire's. Ate at Sibley Lake's lakeside Mariner's restaurant. Skied i

Jonathan Cronstedt President of Kajabi: Empowering Digital Entrepreneurship Globally Also known as JCron, Jonathan Cronstedt has played a substantial role in enabling Kajabi — a platform that helps solopreneurs build, market, and sell their online products — users to collectively earn over $700M in revenue to date. Kajabi is a SaaS company dedicated to empowering digital entrepreneurship globally by removing the technology challenges for those desiring to sell and share their knowledge and passions online. In the 7 year history, the company has had back to back showings on the Inc. 5000 and has helped it's users sell over $400 million dollars of their products via the platform. Previously the GM of SUCCESS Academy, an EdTech and publishing company, Cronstedt enjoys the ability to travel for work and impact Entrepreneurs, Executives and Self-Development seekers around the globe. Cronstedt previously served as the CEO of Digital Marketer and CEO of direct sales dynamo Empower Network. He also spent time driving

Eddie Yoon is the founder of EddieWouldGrow, LLC, a think tank and advisory firm on growth strategy. Prior to this, he was a senior partner at The Cambridge Group, a strategy consulting firm that helps Fortune 500 CEOs drive growth by unlocking consumer demand, for nearly two decades. He was part of the original team that was acquired by Nielsen in 2009, where Eddie was also a senior executive and one of the top 200 global leaders.  Eight of Eddie’s clients have doubled or tripled their annual revenues in 8 years or less for a total of over $8 billion dollars of annual profitable growth. He has worked in a wide array of consumer-facing categories, including consumer packaged goods, retail, consumer durables, consumer electronics and robotics, media and energy.  Eddie is one of the world's leading experts on finding and monetizing super consumers to grow and create new categories. He is the author of 'Superconsumers: A Simple, Speedy, and Sustainable Path to Superior Growth', published by Harvard Business Scho

Suzanne Lesko - Backwards, in high heels… and body armour! How I learned the art of mastery as a tri-sector leader – from the War Room to the Board Room. Suzanne has over 20 years’ experience in defense and national security-related communications, strategic and operational planning, program management, and high-risk training.  She is a combat veteran and part of an elite group of women to rise to the rank of Captain in the US Navy. She currently provides high impact leadership training to various organizations, through her role as a technical advisor with Valiant Integrated Services, and as a subject matter expert with Wharton Leadership Ventures. Suzanne also serves as a Captain, US Navy Reserve, where she is a high-level focal point for public affairs activities in Central and South America and the Caribbean to support her active duty counterparts. Suzanne is a passionate advocate for women, peace, and security.  She founded the Global Awareness Through Education (GATE) Project, a global non-profit, which

Luisa Zhou - Building Your Business Faster By Doing Less Luisa Zhou is the creator of the Employee to Entrepreneur system, which teaches people how to leave their day job and start their own six-figure plus business working for themselves. She’s helped thousands of students, including health and business coaches, designers, copywriters, and consultants, to launch their own businesses that generate anywhere from 30K to 100K in less than a year. Her advice has been featured in numerous online and print publications including Forbes, Inc., Entrepreneur, Success magazine, and more. In this episode of Your Partner In Success Radio Luisa will share: Her strategy for quickly scaling her current business to $1.1 Million in sales in its first 11 months by focusing on just a few key areasWhat it looks like to run a "lifestyle" type 7-figure business - her calendar + team (because she designed and built it this way from day one)A breakdown of her course launch strategy for creating $800K in sales per launch co

Ramesh Dontha is a serial entrepreneur, host of The Agile Entrepreneur Podcast, and author of The 60 Minute Startup: A Proven System to Start Your Business in 1 Hour a Day and Get Your First Paying Customers in 30 Days (or Less). As a manager and consultant for Fortune 100 companies, Ramesh used the Agile Methodology to make technology systems more efficient. He then applied Agile principles to entrepreneurship, starting, growing, and selling multiple online businesses. Now Ramesh teaches aspiring entrepreneurs how to get paying customers faster than they ever thought possible.  Over 543,000 new businesses are started every month. Most fail. Many never get a paying customer. Why? Because new entrepreneurs are told to “start with why,” take internet marketing courses and spend hours doing market research. Do these time-intensive activities attract customers? Make sales? Create profit? No! The secret is ”agile entrepreneurship”— the new way to entrepreneurial success. Find Ramesh Dontha on the web: Website | Po

Are you fulfilling your potential? Ryan Cote joins host Denise Griffitts to talk about growth mindset. Ryan Cote (Co-tay) is the Director of Digital Services and Partner at Ballantine, a third-generation family-owned direct mail and digital marketing company based out of Fairfield, NJ. With Ballantine since 2003, a family-owned business started in 1966 by his great-uncle, Ryan now manages the growing digital marketing division. From lead generation to marketing strategy for small businesses, Ryan and his company rise above the get-featured-quick schemes so often attributed to digital marketing. He loves to geek out on technical marketing talk as well as work with real-world business owners about growing their book of business in today’s online world.  In a previous interview called 'Raising Brand Awareness In The Real World', Ryan shared lessons learned from a 3rd generation family business as well as many other pearls of wisdom. In this episode he will talk about: Cold showersMorning routinesSelf-improvement

Adam Kipnes – Speaker, Author, Podcaster, Marketer, Giver  Adam Kipnes is recognized as a top marketing strategist and business breakthrough specialist who can show ANY business owner… in less than 45 minutes… how to triple their current number of leads, double their sales and increase their annual revenue by $30 to $50 thousand dollars or more and WITHOUT spending a cent on marketing or advertising.  Adam is the go-to coach and advisor for many independent professionals including accountants, realtors, real estate investors, attorneys and medical practitioners, 22 of whom have crossed $1 million in annual revenue. Four of Adam’s clients have grown from under $100,000 to over $1 million under his guidance.  Adam is here to share: Stop Marketing Backwards Don't Pick a Niche The Silver Bullet to Business Success Live abroad, if you can 4 Questions to Ask Before Your Next Decision Strategy First - Always Find Adam Kipnes on the web: Website | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Podcast | Free Action Guid

Brian K. Wright is the host of Success Profiles Radio and publisher of Success Profiles Magazine. Over the last 7 years, Brian has interviewed world-class achievers such as Darren Hardy, Jack Canfield, Loral Langemeier, Kevin Harrington, Sharon Lechter, Chris Powell, Dan Lok, and many more. With the lessons he has learned from these achievers, and through his own experience, he seeks to educate, motivate, and inspire others to become a greater version of themselves.  He is the author of three books, including the recently released "Success Profiles: Conversations With High Achievers." Volume 2 in the series will be released in October 2019. Brian overcame a life-threatening illness in 2014, and some of the keys to his recovery included focusing on how he wanted to impact the world when he was healthy again, and being aggressively thankful for everything in his life. Throughout his career, Brian has been a top performer in the areas of sales, customer service, training, and has also written resumes p