Change Creator: Better Business. Better Life. Better World.

What is transformational leadership and why does it matter to your business today? Find out with expert Peter Montoya who has been an entrepreneur for over 30 years, a best-selling author and keynote speaker. Most Speakers who teach have not done it for themselves...and most Entrepreneurs don’t know how to speak... Peter is the rare exception. He’s a thought-leader who has also accomplished big things. Peter bootstrapped his successful software company from an idea in 2008 to a multi-million dollar exit in 2018... without capital, investors or partners. Peter knows how to inspire people by tapping into their unique purposes. Peter is a truly fascinating and multi-faceted guy, with decades of experience in speaking to audiences about his business knowledge, inspirational journey, and human behavioral insight. Though Peter struggled through school with undiagnosed ADHD, he was admitted to and graduated from the University of California Irvine in Political Science. Post-college he became a traveling speake

What makes a great leader in today's world? Has leadership changed over time? Rod Yap is a high-performance leadership expert who answers those questions for us in this discussion. -- Rod Yapp is a former Royal Marine Officer and the founder of Leadership Forces, a program that takes the high-performance principles of the Royal Marines and applies it to leadership development. Rod has exemplified leadership on the front lines (literally) in Afghanistan and Libya and now uses that experience in order to develop leaders within organizations such as Land Rover, HSBC, and NATO. Visit us at https://changecreator.com

Delegating work is important for any business but what if you delegate the wrong things at the wrong time? Change Creator co-founders, Adam and Amy, have been there and learned hard lessons that they share in this talk about delegation. Learn more about Adam and Amy https://changecreator.com/about

What are some strategies you can consider and test to sell better as an entrepreneur? We find out from Gessie Schechinger who is the VP of Sales at OnCourse. -- Gessie Schechinger is the laziest salesman in America as well as Vice President of Sales for the OnCourse Sales Engagement Platform. Gessie is passionate about leveraging technology and automation to surpass revenue targets so he can help protect golf and bar time for the salespeople of the world. Gessie won annual sales awards at 2 different Fortune 500 companies. His 20+ years of sales experience began in an outbound call center where he averaged 450 calls per week and blew out his quota by 297%. Unsurprisingly, he moved to field sales where he traveled 300 days a year convincing the biggest companies in the United States to open their wallet. He now spends his time educating sales leaders to utilize the most effective sales tool in the world and co-hosts the mediocre podcast, TechTales. Get more like this at https://changecreator.com/podcast

The healthcare industry has not changed much over the decades and is ready for disruption! But how? We talk to Shane foss who is taking it head-on. He shares his strategy but also other areas in healthcare that could be lucrative for entrepreneurs. About Shane With over 20 years of tenure as an executive in the medical industry, Shane Foss became frustrated with how under-served Americans were with the current healthcare options. He set out to make a change and in 2018 achieved this goal through launching Hooray Health, an unconventional health insurance company dedicated to providing affordable basic and urgent health care alternatives to high-deductible health plans. Through Hooray Health, Foss and his team focus on offering peace of mind to lower-income individuals and families who face medical challenges, while also providing business owners with an affordable way to reward and retain employees. Partnering with companies like Sedera, Ameritas, and Aflac, they have be able to add critical services and su

How can we transform the transportation industry to be more sustainable and what does it take to take on such a big task? This is what LIME is doing today and we spoke to the Vice President of Sustainability & Founding Team, Andrew Savage about it. Andrew is an experienced senior leader at the intersection of business, government, and sustainability. Successful in catalyzing the growth behind multiple start-ups, he has also overseen communications and policy in the U.S. Congress and on winning presidential, congressional, statewide, and local political campaigns. As a founding member of Lime while leading market development, government relations and policy strategy, Andrew helped the company expand globally to its first 100+ markets while raising $382 million and growing to over 500 employees. Before joining Lime, Andrew served on the executive team of an Inc. 500 solar company and served as an elected member to the U.S. solar industry’s national trade association board of directors. Prior to Lime, Andrew w

Have your sales been less than stellar lately? In this discussion, Change Creator co-founders, Adam and Amy talk about... ++ The ONE metric you should ignore (and what you should really be tracking instead) ++ WHY sales might be dropping (even if you have a great product) ++ The 3 types of digital conversations you’ll want to have with your audience ++ WHAT you can do to today to build a loyal audience of people who will actually buy your product Join us for a FOLLOW UP conversation inside our free Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/changecreator/

What if you could raise millions just from your proof of concept? That's what Kim Le did with Prime Roots as she helps create a better future for animals and people. Prime Roots (formerly Terramino Foods) is revolutionizing protein. They are using their fungi superprotein as the base of our delicious high protein products that are good for you and our shared planet. Their roots start at UC Berkeley in the Alternative Meat Lab program as well as IndieBio.

What does it take to scale your ecommerce business so that you can have long term success? We talk to expert Martin Ochwat to find out. Martin Ochwat is a Growth Marketer and Serial Entrepreneur. He has built several 7-figure eCommerce businesses from the ground up and is working on a zero plastic waste company Moop (www.getmoop.com). Martin previously worked in Silicon Valley for a leading gaming company. There, he helped manage an aggressive >$100 Million annual Facebook ad budget. Martin also holds a patent in predictive modeling related to ad buying. After leaving the corporate world, Martin traveled to 30 countries in over 2 years. He advises business leaders and enjoys helping people in all aspects of digital marketing & eCommerce.

How can cause marketing build following, increase conversion rates, and increase customer loyalty? Stepen Carl is the founder of Needle Movement which is focused on conscious e-commerce, and translating digital trends in to real growth. -- Before Needle Movement, Stephen began his digital career at an Amazon-funded startup in 1998, so he’s got five years on people who call themselves the “original gangsters.” At Needle Movement, Stephen advises retail brands on how to achieve sustainable digital growth and profitability. He’s a pro at translating digital trends into online revenue generation and the proof is in the Needle Movement success stories.

What if you could get creative and challenge the well-known buy-one-give-on business model? Mark Agnew is doing just that and shares his ideas in this interview! Agnew knows firsthand what it’s like to live with severe vision loss. At 28 years old, he was mugged and suffered injuries leading to complete vision loss in his right eye. After working nearly two decades in the financial industry, he longed for a more meaningful life. In 2000, Agnew founded Eyeglasses.com, an online one-stop shop for eyeglasses, prescription lenses, and sunglasses, to make purchasing eyeglasses an easier and less costly process. Eyeglasses.com offers more than 300 premium brands at greatly reduced prices. Through the launch of Pi Wear, the now 58-year-old husband and father is on a mission to help others who cannot see their own futures. ”Corporate social responsibility has come a long way,” says Agnew. “While it was once applauded when companies gave anything back at all, with more companies becoming conscious, we are seeing

What can you do to increase trust and engagement with your email strategies? Tom Kulzer is the founder of Aweber which started 20 years ago and he has some key insights for entrepreneurs.

What are some steps someone can take to start building up their e-commerce business and expand revenues with new opportunities? Find out with expert Angelea Henderson. - ​Founder of the highly successful online store Finlee and Me, Angela taps into the decade's worth of knowledge of how to grow a thriving enterprise and pours it into her business consulting clients. As a business consultant, she partners with start up and small businesses to grow their brands through hands on support, ensuring foundations are laid in order to leverage growth. Her skills were honed at the helm of Finlee and Me, where she learned everything from branding, PR, sales funnels, email marketing, website, copy, SEO and more. She knows what it truly takes to have a strong brand, consistence sales, steady growth and over all dedication. Angela has been featured in the media including Talking Lifestyle with Ed Phillips and David Koch, Inside Small Business and on numerous Australia and International podcasts.

What if you could have your last bad day? What does that mean and how can it be possible? Michael O'brien is on a mission to help 1 million do exactly that! - Michael OBrien’s unique mixture of “in the trenches” executive leadership expertise and inspirational Last Bad Day story has shifted his perspective on what is possible at work and in life. Even though 87% of the people he’s worked with have received an increase in either compensation, scope and title, what really lights him up is when his clients’ partners thank him for the transformations that have occurred at home. Today he elevates successful corporate leaders and their teams by preventing bad moments from turning into bad days. Michael has worked with multiple Fortune 500 companies and multiple media outlets. He’s also shared his story and transformation from human DOer to human BEing on the TEDx stage. Michael is a strong male ally for women’s leadership and empowerment causes. He’s the first male President of a Healthcare Businesswomen’s Ass

Building relationships is an important part of the business so how do humanize your online business? Find out with expert Ethan Beute. - Steve Pacinelli and Ethan Beute together have been practicing, learning, and teaching the process of increasing sales and improving customer experience with simple, personal videos for more than a decade and have sent more than 12,000 videos themselves. Their book, Rehumanize Your Business (Wiley, 2019), was an Amazon #1 bestseller in Business Sales, Business Communication, and Customer Relations, the 800-CEO-READ #1 bestseller in its month of release, and a Barnes & Noble bestseller in its week of release. Steve serves as CMO and Ethan as Chief Evangelist at BombBomb, a software company that helps working professionals get face to face through video for clearer communication, human connection, and higher conversion. A Penn State grad, Steve’s background is in software sales and public speaking with Realtor.com and Move, Inc. A University of Michigan grad and UCCS MBA, Ethan

What if you could differentiate your impact business by getting to the deepest root cause of problems? Find out with expert Perry Marshal. Perry Marshall is endorsed in FORBES and INC Magazine and is one of the most expensive business consultants in the world. He has guided numerous clients from startup to tens and hundreds of millions of dollars. -- He founded the the $10 million Evolution 2.0 Prize, with judges from Harvard, Oxford and MIT. The world’s largest science prize, announced at the Royal Society in Great Britain, aims to solve the biggest mystery in biology. His reinvention of the Pareto Principle is published in Harvard Business Review. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Labs at the California Institute of Technology uses his 80/20 Curve as a productivity tool. 80/20 Sales & Marketing is mandatory in many growing companies. Marketing maverick Dan Kennedy says, “If you don’t know who Perry Marshall is — unforgivable. Perry’s an honest man in a field rife with charlatans.” His Google AdWords book laid the

What does it take to become a great leader so you can live your best life? Find out with expert Drew Dudley. Drew Dudley is the Founder & Chief Catalyst of Day One Leadership, Inc., which helps organizations around the world increase their leadership capacity. His clients have included some of the world’s most dynamic companies and organizations, including McDonald’s, JP Morgan Chase, and over 100 colleges and universities. Prior to founding Day One, he spent 8 years as the Director of one of Canada’s largest leadership development programs at the University of Toronto, and served as National Chair of one of Canada’s largest youth charities, which mobilized 35,000 volunteers to raise a million dollars annually to support the work of Cystic Fibrosis Canada. Drew has spoken to over 250,000 people on 5 continents, been featured on The Huffington Post, Radio America, Forbes.com, and TED.com, where his “TED talk” has been voted “one of the 15 most inspirational TED talks of all time”. TIME, Business Insider and

What if you had an expert in SEO and content strategy share some great insights to help you step your game and know where to spend your time? Now you do and this is GREAT conversation. Paxton Gray is a marketing specialist with more than 11 years of combined digital marketing, content marketing and strategic media planning experience. He's worked with startups, multi-million dollar B2B organizations, and everything in between. He specializes in helping businesses identify and exploit opportunities for growth. Specialties: Digital Marketing, Content Marketing, Social Media Management, SEO, Consulting

Are you a highly sensitive entrepreneur? What does that mean and how does it impact your impact business? Can you be highly successful in business and highly spiritual at the same time? Let’s take this question a step further. Is there a direct relationship between your spirituality and great success? Heather Dominick is a woman who is impressively successful, and highly spiritual. A former high school drama teacher who collaborated with none other than Bette Midler. A graduate of NYU where she received her first coach training. Heather is the winner of the 2015 Best of Manhattan Coaching Award and creator of the 2014 Stevie Award-winning virtual event A Course In Business Miracles ® : 21-Day Discovery Series that attracted close to 6,000 official registrants from all around the world including: Iceland, Nigeria, Russia, Asia, South America, Australia, Europe and the U.S. She has appeared on Lifetime Television and has been published in numerous books including Stepping Stones to Success alongside Deep

Are you tracking the right metrics to effectively raise more money for your non-profit? Dan Doyle is the Chief Evangelist for Fundraising Report Card, analytics and reporting tool for non-profits. They created the company with on goal in mind - to help non-profits raise more money more efficiently. It's the most powerful cloud-based tool helping non-profits using performance dashboards, key performance indicators, and sector benchmarking.