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Dave Lukas Chats with Doug Sandler356: Nice Guys Finish First and 3 Pillars of Success with Doug Sandler
This week’s Misfit Entrepreneur is Doug Sandler. You may have heard of Doug before as he is the co-host of the Nice Guys on Business podcast which has over 1400 episodes and 5M+ downloads. Doug and I actually go back a ways having shared the stage at several different events over the years. He has an awesome story and is a consummate entrepreneur with over 30 years’ experience. In addition to being a best-selling author, Doug has built a number of different businesses across a variety of verticals. And one of the things that has allowed him to do that is a concrete set of principles that he has used over and over again to succeed no matter what type of business he’s focused on. So, I’ve asked him on to discuss them and share them with you as well as talk all things entrepreneurship! www.TurnkeyPodcast.com/money Click Here to See the Full Show Notes and Misfit 3 for This Episode |
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Dave Lukas - Lessons for Hannah355: Lessons For Hannah - The 7 Deadly Sins
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 support@misfitentrepreneur.com. We’d love to share it. Click Here to See the Full Show Notes and Misfit 3 for This Episode |
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Dave Lukas Chats with Jim Wetrich354: Lessons in Leadership from a 40+ Year Entrepreneur Journey with Jim Wetrich
This week’s Misfit Entrepreneur is James Wetrich. For over 40 years, Jim has built companies and led teams across 3 continents and has consulted with over 100 companies. Jim built a team at Molnlycke Health Care that grew revenue over 7 times and EBITDA over 20 times creating over $1BN growth in enterprise value and taking the US business from number 5 to number 1 in the market with an employee satisfaction index over 95%. Jim is a noted expert in leadership and founder of the Wetrich Group of companies where he focuses on coaching, mentorship, and spreading his leadership lessons to help individuals and organizations foster and implement better leadership. Jim is also a best-selling author and his latest book is called Stifled: Where Good Leaders Go Wrong. Jim has had storied career and his wisdom and lessons learned in building and leading businesses can help any entrepreneur succeed at higher levels, so my goal is to squeeze every bit I can out of him in our time together. www.JimWetrich.com Click Here to See the Full Show Notes and Misfit 3 for This Episode |
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Dave Lukas Chats with Joseph Gissy353: Defining Success on Your Terms, How Joseph Gissy Built a $50M+ Business in 18 Months
This week’s Misfit Entrepreneur is Joseph Gissy. Joseph is a serial entrepreneur and founder of Tactive and Gissy Ventures. Tactive is a wealthtech platform that automates investments for investors and connects them with financial advisors across the US. It also helps financial advisors grow and scale their practice through branding, marketing and lead generation. The company was valued at over $50M in just 12 months and ranked a Top 100 company in Wealthtech 3 years in a row in addition to receiving a number of other rewards. Joseph has had an interesting entrepreneur journey and is still in the early stages of it. When we first spoke, we discussed the successes and challenges of growing his businesses and it reminded me of my journey in a number of ways, so I wanted to have him on as he is a young entrepreneur in the thick of building a fast-growing company and the lessons he can share can help everyone in their own journey. www.JosephGissy.com Click Here to See the Full Show Notes and Misfit 3 for This Episode |
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Dave Lukas Chats with Ruben Dua352: Growth Mindset and How to Better Build Trust and Tell Your Story Through Video with Serial Entrepreneur, Ruben Dua
This week’s Misfit Entrepreneur is Ruben Dua. Ruben is the Founder and CEO of Dubb, a popular video sales platform that helps businesses grow sales exponentially using video. He is also the host of Connection Loop, a show that focuses on the stories of leaders, innovators, and friends They work with over 65,000 businesses, including well-known organizations like Keller Williams, Grant Cardone, Fannie Mae, and eXp Realty, whose sales teams use the platform to produce personalized video messages that boost connections, conversions, and revenues. Ruben has 20+ years of marketing experience and is also the author of the best-sellers, Click Record: How Overcoming Fear, Storytelling, and Video Marketing Can Change Your Life and Just Dubb it. Communication and connecting is critical to success in business and one of the most important ways to do that in today’s world is through video, so I asked Ruben on to give us his best advice on how to maximize the use of video to grow and connect. www.Dubb.com Click Here to See the Full Show Notes and Misfit 3 for This Episode |
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Dave Lukas Chats with Meg Casebolt351: Redefining Success, How Meg Casebolt Created a 7-Figure Business by Working Less and Focusing on What Matters
This week’s Misfit Entrepreneur is Meg Casebolt. Meg is the founder of Love at First Search, a unique firm focused on search marketing. Meg started out as a marketing director for an architecture firm. It didn’t take her long to realize the low pay combined with the unrealistically high expectations was not the life she wanted. She started doing web design and SEO on the side and was able to leave starting her own business. But, as she took maternity leave for the birth of one of her children, she found herself stressed trying to keep up with the marketing and social media promotion for her own business. She took time off to re-evaluate, but much to her surprise, leads continued rolling in. It was at this point that Meg realized how she could set up her business to market for her and cut her time in half while still producing 6-figures plus. When I learned this about her, I had to ask her on the show. I mean who wouldn’t want to implement strategies that drive new business to their business allowing them to cut their time down and focus on serving clients? I’m excited for Meg to share how businesses can do just this! www.LoveatFirstSearch.com Click Here to See the Full Show Notes and Misfit 3 for This Episode |
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Dave Lukas - Lessons for Hannah350: Lessons For Hannah - The Incredible Power of Focus
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 support@misfitentrepreneur.com. We’d love to share it. Click Here to See the Full Show Notes and Misfit 3 for This Episode |
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Dave Lukas Chats with Kaila O'Connor349: Designing Success with Affiliate PR Maven, Kaila O’Connor
This week’s Misfit Entrepreneur is Kaila O’Connor. Kaila has had an interesting journey. Kaila was a shining star climbing the ranks in the PR space – her dream career until it wasn’t. After a decade in the business, she found herself getting burned out and unfulfilled. She left her career and focused on herself to discover what her true path should be. She found Human Design and immersed herself in the topic, even becoming certified. Once she had alignment, she founded KMO Consulting because she recognized a niche in affiliate marketing. In less than two years, KMO generated $5+ million for its clients in affiliate revenue, secured over 1,500 top-tier media placements for its clients, trained 100+ PR professionals in Affiliate PR, and trained the entire Condé Nast editorial team (80+ editors) in affiliate marketing. By using Human Design to find alignment and focusing on a niche, Kaila found massive success and I’m excited to discuss all of it with her in this episode. www.KailaOconnor.com Click Here to See the Full Show Notes and Misfit 3 for This Episode |
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Dave Lukas Chats with Richard Newman348: Lift Your Impact, How To Communicate and Tell Your Story to Make a Difference with Richard Newman
This week’s Misfit Entrepreneur is Richard Newman. Richard is the Founder and CEO of Body Talk, the global leader in evidence-based training on the psychology of communication.. Since 2000, Richard and his team have trained over 120,000 people worldwide, with clients ranging from CEOs, Vice-Presidents and leadership teams across many industries, including Virgin, Expedia, NYU, Microsoft and 3M in 46 countries. Richard is an award-winning author and in-demand speaker with expertise in leadership communication, storytelling, mindset, and personal impact. His latest book is called Lift Your Impact: Transform Your Mindset, Influence, and Future to Elevate Your Work, Team, and Life, reveals. The book details the small communication changes that can create a massive difference in the way you are perceived by those around you. Effective communication is one of the most, if not the most important skills in life and business and Richard can teach us a lot about how to be our best in this area along with how to better tell our stories and improve our presence. www.UKBodyTalk.com www.Liftyourimpact.com Click Here to See the Full Show Notes and Misfit 3 for This Episode |
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Dave Lukas Chats with Wylie McGraw347: Lead Yourself First, Lessons from Former Pro-Athlete Turned Bull Rider and 3-Tour Military Veteran, Wylie McGraw
This week’s Misfit Entrepreneur is Wylie McGraw. Wylie is a former professional baseball player, competitive bull rider, 3-tour combat veteran, founder of Radical Performance Acceleration, and host of the hit podcast Wise Words & Whiskey. Wylie works with the world’s highest caliber founders and leaders from Fortune 500 CEO’s to Pro Athletes helping them breakthrough and remove their inner demons to help them find deeper meaning, true motivation, and make their impact. Wylie brings a no-nonsense, navy seal style approach that gets results and then some and I’ve excited to have him on to talk everything entrepreneurship and how his methods work. www.WylieMcGraw.com Podcast: Wise Words and Whisky Click Here to See the Full Show Notes and Misfit 3 for This Episode |
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Dave Lukas - Special Episode346: Thoughts on Money and the Recent Financial Market Turmoil
Hello Misfit Nation! This is Dave Lukas and welcome to another episode of the Misfit Entrepreneur, where it is our job to help you unleash your inner misfit and breakthrough to higher levels of success, wealth, and fulfillment by bringing you the best insight and information from the world’s top entrepreneurs….. with a specific focus on their misfit side…the specific traits, habits, and secrets that have allowed them to thrive and succeed. This is another one of those special episodes where it is just me and you. I’ve had a number of emails lately asking my about my thoughts on the current situation in the financial sector and how it might play out as well as how it will affect entrepreneurs. First, I think it is important to note that no matter what happens, there are always opportunities for entrepreneurs. Some of the largest companies you know today such as Allstate Insurance and Hewlett-Packard were started in the midst of the Great Depression. Speaking of history, in order to understand where things are today with financial markets and our money and where things might go, we have to take go a little bit back in time. Before I do, I want to say that I am in no way a financial advisor or am giving you financial advice. You should consult with a competent financial professional for your own personal decisions. You accept that you are responsible for your own financial choices and actions. Listen to the episode as the notes are too long to enter here... Click Here to See the Full Show Notes and Misfit 3 for This Episode |
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Dave Lukas - Lessons for Hannah345: Lessons For Hannah - Truth
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 support@misfitentrepreneur.com. We’d love to share it. Click Here to See the Full Show Notes and Misfit 3 for This Episode |