Entrepreneur Effect

Dr. John P Hayes joins us today to talk all about franchising. John wrote a book called Franchising: the Inside Story to help people buy a franchise which was the first of its kind, took off in the early 1980's. He recently released a new book called Take The Fear Out of Franchising, and discusses with us, is a franchise easier than a regular business to exit out of. John gives us insight into what it takes to really strive and prosper as a franchisee, by understanding and following exact practices in franchises.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Emerging media and new technologies: From VR to AR to AI to IOT as Dush speaks with Fred Schonenberg. Fred is the Founder of VentureFuel where he is blazing a path for emerging media and new technology platforms to partner with blue chip brands like Microsoft, USA Networks, and Anheuser Busch, to name a few. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Dush Ramachandran speaks with the author of Why Are There Snowblowers in Miami?  Transform Your Business Using the Five Principles of Engagement, Steve Goldstein. Steve details those Five Principles of Engagement:-          Fresh Eyes: Learning to adopt an outsider’s perspective leads to creative insight and problem-solving.-          Hot Buttons: Focusing on one or two pertinent metrics in any situation facilitates action.-          Connecting: Interacting with employees and customers on a regular basis is the key to success.-          Speed: Whatever speed you are going is too slow.-          Transparency: The more people know, the better they can do their jobs.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Dush speaks with Ken Oboh, the co-founder of Remix and Umix, two music sites that give users the power to be their own DJs.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Adding Profit-Generating Webinars to Your Business with Internet Marketing, PPC, SEO, Adwords and Adsense Expert Joel Peterson. Joel shows us ways of Starting a profitable online business using Webinars and why it is such a profitable business model right now and how to capitalizing on it.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Dush speaks withwith former ski patroller turned entrepreneur Matt Given to discuss his secrets to success and understand why he's betting on video. From recent video consumption trends to video delivery best practices, this episode is a must listen for entrepreneurs interested in selling their video content. In this interview, you will learn about how zeroing in on a niche can mean the difference between having a struggling or sustainable business. Additionally, Given shares his experience on how the small choices he makes each day have lead him to success in business and in life including the one habit guaranteed to help you "win the first battle" of every day. For the video creators out there, Matt is offering Entrepreneur Effect listeners a risk-free opportunity to check out the Intelivideo platform and discover what a video on demand offering can do for your business. To get your 3 months free, visit intelivideo.com/entrepreneureffect.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy

Multicultural Marketing and Entrepreneurship as Dush Ramachandran speaks with entrepreneur, writer, college professor Jacques Bastien. We learn more about his  work as the CEO and founder of boogie, a multicultural mktg agency that he first started in his college dorm room.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Evan Carmichael is an entrepreneur who started doing what he loves at the early age of 19. At 22, he was a VC helping companies to raise $500,000 to $15 million. He soon found that he had a true passion for helping others, and used that drive to help others.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

David Hoffeld is the author of The Science of Selling: Proven Strategies to Make Your Pitch, Influence Decisions, and Close the Deal and the CEO and chief sales trainer at Hoffeld Group, a research-based sales training, coaching, and consulting firm. He is a respected authority on sales strategy backed by behavioral science.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Discussion on how to use disruptive technology to bring digital communications to people in rural, developing countries as Dush Ramachandran speaks with Dr. Vanu Bose, the CEO of Vanu, Inc., a provider of innovative wireless infrastructure solutions.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Mobile App Building and Development as Dush Ramachandran speaks with Eden Chen, the cofounder of Fishermen Labs. Fishermen Labs is a Los Angeles based mobile app development studio specializing in web, virtual reality, augmented reality, and mobile app development.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Dush Ramachandran talks to the Co Founder of Epic Productions and Thrive15.com Daniel McKenna on overcoming typical issues with start up's, how to turn a vision into a business plan and time management skills. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Dush welcomes Shelby Larson, the founder and co-owner of Content Divas, an SEO, content marketing, and outsourcing firm started in 2007 to provide work-from-home opportunities to stay-at-home moms. This venture has since blossomed into a full-service digital marketing agency, Ember Dragon, and Moonlighting on the Internet, both of which Shelby is the owner and founder. She is the author of Moonlighting on the Internet, Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Dush speaks with Business owner and organization consultant Doug Kisgen , the author of RETHINK HAPPY: An Entrepreneur’s Journey Toward Authentic Joy. Doug explains to listeners how to incorporate a few principles to turn around a struggling business and create a more fulfilling personal life as well.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Dush speaks withwith former ski patroller turned entrepreneur Matt Given to discuss his secrets to success and understand why he's betting on video. From recent video consumption trends to video delivery best practices, this episode is a must listen for entrepreneurs interested in selling their video content. In this interview, you will learn about how zeroing in on a niche can mean the difference between having a struggling or sustainable business. Additionally, Given shares his experience on how the small choices he makes each day have lead him to success in business and in life including the one habit guaranteed to help you "win the first battle" of every day. For the video creators out there, Matt is offering Entrepreneur Effect listeners a risk-free opportunity to check out the Intelivideo platform and discover what a video on demand offering can do for your business. To get your 3 months free, visit intelivideo.com/entrepreneureffect.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy

Mike Peters is the General Manager of Software Projects, bit it's not a software company. Mike explains this Global Online Retailer selling thousands of software products, ebooks and software services.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Dush Ramachandran talks to Yanik Silver, the founder of the  Underground Internet Marketing Conference. We learn how on the back of a bar napkin, he jotted down the idea for the Underground Online Seminar® — A totally different kind of business conference where he invites all the ‘under-the-radar’ marketers and entrepreneurs quietly making a killing online to share all their best secrets on internet business growth.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Nutrition Corp Founder and CEO Laureen Asseo talks to Dush Ramachandran about female entrepreneurship, millennial entrepreneurship and the risks and rewards of a startup. Laureen Asseo began Nutrition Corp. when she was 18 years old out of her kitchen. After years of consuming processed foods, Laureen’s father experienced a concerning health scare when he went for a routine check-up and his tests showed dangerously high cholesterol and triglycerides levels. It was time to take major action to turn his life around; Laureen then began a rigid plant-based and organic dietary plan, which eventually reversed her father’s condition and also resulted in massive weight loss.Laureen began preparing hearty, organic and vegan meals for friends and family out of their own kitchen. As any woman on a mission, Laureen’s commitment relied on delivering food in home Tupperware containers until orders went beyond their existing network. Demand grew so rapidly that Laureen saw the opportunity to redefine the ‘woman in the kitch

Dush Ramachandran speaks with Kris Reid, an Australian Software Engineer who has worked across the world for variety of companies, from small tech startups to giant conglomerates like Visa. We learn about his work in SEO developing tools to help people rank their website with Ardor Media Factory. Kris has offered Entreprenuer Effect listeners the special opportunity to sign up to win a 200 point website audit competition from ArdorSEO by going to https://ardorseo.com/entrepren...Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Reaching the Clouds in Cloud Hosting and VoIP as Dush Ramachandran welcomes John Pope, the CEO of Jive Communications. Jive is a cloud based hosted VoIP company (business phones). John is one of the original company founders and has been the CEO since day one. Jive helps businesses save money (normally 50% over their current phone system) and enter the new world of hosted VoIP communications. We have a great program to reward you for any business that would come for thisAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy