Dave Lukas Chats with Jhana Li412: Mastering Operations: Jhana Li's Proven Methods to Scale and Optimize Your Business
This week’s Misfit Entrepreneur is Jhana Li. Jhana is the founder of Spyglass Ops, a firm with a special focus on operations to scale small and mid-sized businesses. Jhana ran her first company while living out of a van traveling through North and South America. She has consulted with over forty 7 and 8 figure businesses and has coached over 500 founders on how to scale their operations and grow. One of the biggest hurdles in building a great business is going through the challenge of building scalable operating systems and processes. But, if you can get this right, your business can grow exponentially. An I could think of no better expert to give us the playbook to do so than Jhana. https://spyglassops.com/ Click Here to See the Full Show Notes and Misfit 3 for This Episode |
Dave Lukas Chats with Kayla Logue
411: From $900 to Millionaire: Kayla Logue's Story of Radical Responsibility and Creating Success
This week’s Misfit Entrepreneur is Kayla Logue. Kayla went from divorced with $900 to her name at 25 to millionaire in just a few years. How did she do it? By taking radical responsibility for herself and owning her life. She found a niche in the real estate space joining a business selling land. From there, she built out the business to where she was top producer in 4 states. Her new book is called, “Always Squeezing Lemons: Taking Responsibility to Define Your Own Success. The book is a guide to help readers define real success, what it means to them, and how to get it. One thing I have always taken to heart and something that is consistent among the most successful entrepreneurs we have on this show is taking full responsibility for themselves, their lives, businesses, actions, and so on. I’m excited for Kayla to share her journey of how she took responsibility and created the life she’d always want and how you can too. https://www.kaylalogue.com/ Click Here to See the Full Show Notes and Misfit 3 for This Episode |
Dave Lukas - Lessons for Hannah410: Lessons For Hannah - Emotional Intelligence
Hello Misfit Nation! Welcome to another edition of "Lessons for Hannah!" Many years ago, I introduced a new format that alongside our regular episodes called “Lessons for Hannah.” Hannah is my daughter and one of the main inspirations for the Misfit Entrepreneur. I wanted to have a place where she could go and learn from her daddy and his Misfit friends throughout her life….even after I am gone. If you haven’t listened to the first episode of "Lessons for Hannah," I urge you to as it gives some more background and tells the amazing story of how Hannah came to be in our lives. Lessons for Hannah are short, very useful, and sometimes comical lessons, that I want to share with you and give to Hannah to help in your lives. Because I want Hannah to have these for her life, I’m going to speak as though I am talking directly to her. These episodes are a lot of fun and if you think there is a lesson that we should include in these episodes, please don’t hesitate to send it over to us at [email protected]. We’d love to share it. Click Here to See the Full Show Notes and Misfit 3 for This Episode |
Dave Lukas Chats with Jeremy Ryan Slate409: Roman Empire Parallels: Seizing Opportunities Amid Economic Chaos with Jeremy Ryan Slate
This week’s Misfit Entrepreneur is Jeremy Ryan Slate. I’ve known Jeremy for almost a decade. We started our podcasts about the same time and have shared the stage together at a number of events over the years. If you don’t know Jeremy, he is the host of the Jeremy Ryan Slate show, which studies the highest performers in the world and dives deep into world events. He studied literature at Oxford University, as well as holds a Master’s in the study of the Early Roman Empire from Seton Hall University. His podcast was named the #1 Podcast to Listen to by INC Magazine, as well as Top 40 Under 40 by Podcast Magazine. He also owns the Command Your Brand public relations agency with his wife Brielle. Many of you that have listened to me for a while, know that I love studying history, especially world and economic history. Part of that is because I love the topic, but the other part is because I have run a financial education business and small investment fund for years, so I have to keep up on this stuff. I have been wanting to do a show for a while on where things are going with the US economy and where we fit into the history of the rise and decline of empires because there are some striking parallels going on right now – especially to Rome. As a business owner or entrepreneur, where we are going affects you – not just the inflation we are seeing, but the dollar being challenged as a reserve currency and other happenings. And who better to discuss this with than Jeremy! https://commandyourbrand.com Click Here to See the Full Show Notes and Misfit 3 for This Episode |
Dave Lukas Chats with Julie Roy408: Building Wealth from Scratch, How Julie Roy Went from $25K Debt to Multi-Million Dollar Success
This week’s Misfit Entrepreneur is Julie Roy. Julie is a multi-millionaire entrepreneur that was born into an Italian immigrant family and raised in Windsor, Ontario. She started working when she was just nine and did all kinds of odd jobs, including digging graves. From a very young age, she decided not to let her personal or financial mindset be one of scarcity. Right out of college she went into business for herself starting a private Montessori preschool, in her mom’s basement. She continued to build businesses and today, she is an entrepreneur, investor, speaker, author, podcaster, coach and world traveler who has visited all seven continents with her husband and four kids…and is financially free. Her latest book is called The Multi-Million Dollar Mompreneur: Your guide to business mastery, uncommon freedom and legacy wealth. Julie’s set out to design the exact life she envisioned all the way back when she was a kid and made it happen. I’m excited for her to share her best wisdom on how you can do the same! https://thejulieroy.com/ Click Here to See the Full Show Notes and Misfit 3 for This Episode |
Dave Lukas Chats with Rupal Patel407: From CIA to CEO, Rupal Patel’s Journey to Entrepreneurial Success
This week’s Misfit Entrepreneur is Rupal Patel. Rupal’s career has taken her from CIA officer in military briefing rooms in jungles and war zones to becoming a serial entrepreneur in corporate boardrooms and international stages. She took her CIA experience and for over a decade has been building businesses and providing mentorship as a consultant and advisor to founders and leaders throughout the world. Here latest book is called “From CIA to CEO: Unconventional Life Lessons for Thinking Bigger, Leading Better, and Being Bolder” shares the lessons, tactics, and strategies for succeed in life and entrepreneurship. I can’t wait to dig into her experience, lessons learned, and to get her best advice on how to succeed as an entrepreneur. https://www.rupalypatel.com/ Click Here to See the Full Show Notes and Misfit 3 for This Episode |
Dave Lukas Chats with Chelsea Husum406: From Teacher to Construction CEO: Chelsea Husum on Success, Balance, and Breaking Industry Norms
This week’s Misfit Entrepreneur is Chelsea Husum. Chelsea is a true Misfit Entrepreneur. She is a standout in the male dominated construction industry building a massive business, American GPR & Coring in Denver, CO which provides core drilling and Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) services. Chelsea has been features everything from FOX to ABC and CBS and is the author of Real Vibes Only: Unapologetic Confessions of a Hot Mess Mompreneuer. After hearing that title, I bet you can understand why I had to have her on the show. I’m excited to discuss breaking through barriers, her experience building her business, and the lessons she’s learned on how to consistently succeed as a mom and entrepreneur. ChelseaHusom.com Click Here to See the Full Show Notes and Misfit 3 for This Episode |
Dave Lukas - Lessons for Hannah405: Lessons For Hannah - Desire
Hello Misfit Nation! Welcome to another edition of "Lessons for Hannah!" Many years ago, I introduced a new format that alongside our regular episodes called “Lessons for Hannah.” Hannah is my daughter and one of the main inspirations for the Misfit Entrepreneur. I wanted to have a place where she could go and learn from her daddy and his Misfit friends throughout her life….even after I am gone. If you haven’t listened to the first episode of "Lessons for Hannah," I urge you to as it gives some more background and tells the amazing story of how Hannah came to be in our lives. Lessons for Hannah are short, very useful, and sometimes comical lessons, that I want to share with you and give to Hannah to help in your lives. Because I want Hannah to have these for her life, I’m going to speak as though I am talking directly to her. These episodes are a lot of fun and if you think there is a lesson that we should include in these episodes, please don’t hesitate to send it over to us at [email protected]. We’d love to share it. Click Here to See the Full Show Notes and Misfit 3 for This Episode |
Dave Lukas Chats with Amber De La Garza 404: How to Skyrocket Your Entrepreneurial Success with Amber De La Garza's Productivity Strategies
This week’s Misfit Entrepreneur is Amber De La Garza. Amber is a coach, trainer, speaker, writer, and host of the Small Business Straight Talk Podcast. Her focus is helping small business owners maximize profits, reduce stress, and make time for what matters most by improving their time management and elevating their productivity. Amber’s work has been featured everywhere from Fast Company to the Huffington Post. She’s worked with companies such as Pepsi, Cartier, and MGM Resorts. As entrepreneurs, the most precious thing we have is our time and we need to do our best to maximize it and get the most out of it. I’ve asked Amber on to share her best advice, strategies, and actionable tips on how to be your most productive. amberdelagarza.com Click Here to See the Full Show Notes and Misfit 3 for This Episode |
Dave Lukas Chats with John and Mark Cronin403: Socks, Smiles, and the Entrepreneurial Spirit; The John's Crazy Socks Story
This week’s Misfit Entrepreneurs are John and Mark Cronin. They are the father-son team that created John’s Crazy Socks, a social enterprise with a mission to spread happiness. They bootstrapped their business into the world’s largest sock store with multi-million dollar revenues and have been named EY’s Entrepreneurs of the Year as well as multiple 30 under 30 awards. John is not only a business owner, but he has Down syndrome. John and Mark show what people with differing abilities can do – more than half of their colleagues have differing abilities. They have testified twice before the U.S. Congress and spoken at the United Nations. They are sought after keynote speakers, have recorded two TEDx Talks and are frequent guests on network television including appearances on CBS Evening News, Good Morning America, the Today Show, Fox and Friends, CNBC, PBS, the BBC and others. And they show their gratitude through their Giving Back program that has raised over $650,000 for their charity partners. John and Mark show us that anything is possible if you if you are determined enough and I’m excited to discuss their journey of building a 7-figure company along with the many other lessons we can learn from them. https://johnscrazysocks.com/ Click Here to See the Full Show Notes and Misfit 3 for This Episode |
Dave Lukas Chats with Brian Biro402: Beyond the Game, Success Lessons from a 30+ Year Entrepreneur Career with Brian Biro
This week’s Misfit Entrepreneur is Brian Biro. Where to start with Brian. He is ranked as one of the top motivational speakers in the world and Top 10 interactive speakers in the US. He has delivered over 1900 presentations around the world over the last 34 years and is a best-selling author of 16 books. If that’s not enough, he has been featured everywhere from Good Morning America to CNN and is a former professional swimming coach building teams ranked in the top 10 in nation. His latest book is called Lessons from Legends which brings forth the championship formula for success from arguably two of the greatest coaches in history, John Wooden and Pat Summit. The book provides a fresh perspective on leadership, team building, and excellence and how to take the lessons from the locker room to the board room. I’m excited dig into all this with Brian and share his wisdom from a 30+ year entrepreneur career. www.brianbiro.com Click Here to See the Full Show Notes and Misfit 3 for This Episode |
Dave Lukas Chats with Jothy Rosenberg401: Who Says I Can't? Jothy Rosenberg’s Path from Survivor to Serial Entrepreneur
This week’s Misfit Entrepreneur is Jothy Rosenberg. Jothy is a two-time cancer-surviving amputee, book author, and serial entrepreneur. Over the course of his 35-year career, Jothy has built 9 startup companies in fields as diverse as supercomputing and cybersecurity and even a TV production company. With two exits of over $100M, Jothy has shown how anyone can use their personal struggles to help them succeed at the highest levels. His latest book, Think Like a Tech Founder: Anecdotes of an Incorrigible Entrepreneur,” shares hard-won wisdom, from over an 35 year + entrepreneurial journey distilled into essential lessons for founders and CEOs. Jothy’s story of overcoming adversity to achieve great success is not just inspiring—it’s a roadmap for anyone who wants to reach their true potential and I’m excited to dig on everything with him. https://www.jothyrosenberg.com/ Click Here to See the Full Show Notes and Misfit 3 for This Episode |