Social Sidekick With Laurie Solgon | Compelling Stories From Todays Dynamic Entrepreneurs

Chuck Gumbert, The Turnaround Specialist, has applied a wealth of life and business experience, as well as overcoming challenges and the opportunities for growth that they provide, to guide numerous clients to success.

Erica Duran is a Business Coach & Freedom Based Luxury Lifestyle Designer.  She provides expert guidance, support, and accountability to service-based entrepreneurs.  Erica helps her clients build businesses where they can work from anywhere and consistently earn between $5K-$20K+ per month.  She also sets up their structures so that they have the freedom to work about 3 days a week.  Erica travels full-time staying at the luxury resorts that sponsor her podcast and web TV show.

Starting out at a young age in a sales environment, Mandy Davis quickly found a passion for business and customer relations. She has been recognized for several sales achievements and earned several promotions along the way. After leaving the corporate business model, Mandy ran a successful sewing business and blog mastering the art of marketing and social media. With this knowledge and experience in mind, Mandy created Ingrain Social Media.

Andrea Waltz has been an entrepreneur for almost 20 years.  She and her husband and business partner Richard Fenton left their corporate jobs and launched their speaking and training business in 1997. Together, they are the authors of several business parables including their bestselling book, Go for No! They hit #1 on Amazon’s “Sales” List in 2010, and since then, Go for No has remained in the top 20 list of all books on ‘Selling’.  Together Richard and Andrea speak at sales meetings and conventions all over the USA and the UK.

Paul Maskill is in charge of Business Development at TGA (Teach, Grow, Achieve).  He is a former TGA franchise owner. Paul sat in a cubicle for 12 hours a day while building someone else’s business, and then decided to quit! In 2011 he invested in his first TGA franchise, combining his business experience with his passion for sports. TGA brings golf and tennis to students through after school programs, summer camps and family events. Paul grew his business to four franchises and in 2015, he sold his franchises for 6 times his initial investment and 3 times the profit. Paul was then hired by TGA and is in charge of Business Development.

Athena Rosette has had numerous 8-5 jobs, mostly in retail and the service industry. She never felt like she fit into the system comfortably. Athena took a leap of faith and launched a costume and samba performance business. Her performance alter ego has given her certain abilities and an awareness that she hadn’t yet accessed within her normal state. Eventually leading her down a new path.

Anna Gonzales is the President and CEO of West End Wellness in Sierra Vista, Arizona.  She believes in customized wellness for everyone. Anna initially became an entrepreneur as a massage therapist. Over the past 10 years Anna has grown her business from a 500 sq. ft. to 3000 sq. ft. center with 10 partners.

Brian Town is the CEO/owner of Michigan Creative. Michigan Creative is an innovative company that helps clients across the country build their Marketing Machines through creative web design, video, design, and social media.

Andrae Jones is the owner/founder of Octavia Tech, a web design company that works with business and marketing leaders to help develop integrated communications plans, messaging and content that align with the company’s strategic priorities and themes.

Gary Olsen is a massage therapist with over 20 years of experience. His motto is "Naturally Ridding the World of Migraines, One Person at a Time".

I picked this classic episode because Eddie Arriola is about to launch his own podcast. He is the bowtie in Bowtie Financial Group and really rocks a fedora.

Daryl Urbanski is Founder and President of BestBusinessCoach.ca, and is best known for his ability to create seven-figure, automated income streams from scratch. A Canadian, Daryl has quickly climbed the entrepreneurial ladder, gaining respect from thousands of small business owners worldwide.

Marc Paxton is a marketer, publisher, and social media networking specialist. He hosts the Food Marketing Podcast. His company, Lazak Productions, focuses on producing content podcasts and other forms of audio.

Richard Haasnoot is head coach at Innovate to Grow. He has started 3 successful businesses, holds both design & product patents, was a professor at Arizona State University School of Management for 6 years, and is an a published author of five books including "Proven, Practical Innovation That Delivers Results and The New Wisdom of Business".  

Brian is originally from Irvine, California. It has always been Bryan's life-long passion to help students match up to a school the best fits their needs.  His business, College Knowledge Arizona, helps students find their perfect fit.

Laurie has taken questions from her website feedback and people that she's met and answers some of them.

Steve Lacy is a Mechanical Engineer who worked in the aerospace industry for many years. He was on the internet in the late 80's for business before there was the “internet” as we know it today. In 2001, he started MyFlock.com as a way to connect local church members within the church body.  His current business venture is StreamingChurch.tv.

Henry Lopez has over 34 years of diverse business experience, including successful careers in the information technology industry, sales, sales training and business ownership.  His current business endeavors including co-founding Levante Business Group, co-founding of iTopIt (a self-serve frozen yogurt restaurant in Colorado Springs), and L3 Destinations (a Travel Agency business co-founded with his wife).

Laurie talks about ideas for a business and how, if you don't have a current passion, to go about finding the type of business to start.

Dr. Suzanne Pear, aka Dr. Suzie, is a licensed clinical aesthetician and registered nurse who focuses her clinical passion and practice on helping her clients achieve their skin care goals.