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Spencer Shaver is a business coach and sales leader with an impressive 30-year career under his belt. Spencer has proven his success in business ownership and sales leadership through his own retail ventures and management of top-performing sales teams.

An entrepreneur since he was 21, Spencer started his first retail business with a $5000 loan from family. He turned that first business into a $1M success story.

Spencer then went on to build and manage the #1 sales team for one of the largest insurance companies in the country.

With his wealth of experience and expertise, Spencer then shifted his focus to helping other business owners and entrepreneurs achieve their own success through his consulting business, full-service marketing agency, and Ai consulting firm.

Spencer has built a reputation for providing insightful, personalized services that empower his clients to overcome their biggest challenges and achieve their goals, improve sales strategies, develop effective marketing campaigns, and enjoy exponential business growth.

Key Moments
[06:25] Enrolled in teacher program, inspired by teacher.
[08:53] Transitioned to top-ranking health insurance agent.
[15:41] Experienced, unfazed, great job, not conciliatory.
[17:35] Declined staying, but redirected for insurance query.
[21:02] Recognizing mortality inspired golden rule application in business.

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https://www.digitalanimal.ai
https://www.digitalanimal.ai/advancedseo
https://www.ultimateagency.online

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Michael C. Bertoni is the dynamic force behind SaaS Talent, with a passion for propelling early and growth-stage SaaS and Tech companies to new heights. With over 25 years of dedicated experience, Michael is not your typical CEO – he’s a tech evangelist, talent strategist, and business growth specialist, all wrapped into one charismatic package.

Michael’s journey began over nine years ago when he founded SaaS Talent, a company that has since grown to serve over 100 clients with a team of 25+ experts. His approach is all about flexibility, offering tailored talent and business development solutions using resources from the United States and Latin America.

With a network of 24K+ LinkedIn 1st connections, Michael is deeply ingrained in the SaaS and Tech ecosystem. He’s the Founder of the SaaS Talent Meetup, a Board Member of the Philadelphia100® Forum, and the host of the SaaS Growth Show video podcast, where he shares his insights and unwavering passion for the industry.

Michael is not just a CEO – he’s a visionary leader committed to driving transformational growth in SaaS and Tech companies. His secret sauce? A unique blend of deep domain expertise, proprietary methodologies, and precise targeting abilities, all aimed at achieving exponential growth for his clients.

Michael is committed to being the #1 resource for SaaS and Tech to help them grow.

Key Moments

[03:56] Specializes in early and growth stage SaaS.
[08:48] Entrepreneur balancing business and family, it’s tough.
[10:43] Identify role: rainmaker or operations person.
[14:54] Passion, honesty, purpose, creating legacy. Just do it.
[16:42] Seeking talent for tech companies in US/Latin America.

Find Michael Online

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelbertoni33/

Website: https://www.saas-talent.com/

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Orly Zeewy is an author, speaker, educator, and facilitator of lightbulb moments. Her superpower? She makes fuzzy clear. She helps startup founders and business leaders clarify and communicate their zone of genius so they can attract more of their ideal customers and scale fast.

In addition to her consulting work, Orly is a popular speaker and has been a guest on more than thirty podcasts. Most recently, she was interviewed on Product for Product, Life School Master Class and One Knight In Product. She has lectured at Wharton and taught in The Close School of Entrepreneurship at Drexel University, Jefferson University, and the University of Pennsylvania.

Orly has been featured in Medium and her articles have been published in national publications such as The Marketing Journal, Smart Hustle and Lioness Magazine. Her book: Ready, Launch, Brand: The Lean Marketing Guide for Startups was published by Routledge in May 2021 and was the #1 new business book release on Amazon in April 2021.

Key Moments
[04:10] Passionate journey of female entrepreneur creating brand.
[09:10] Considering traditional publisher for credibility was mistake.
[11:22] Struggling to start writing book about entrepreneurs.
[14:46] Joined networks to combat loneliness, exchange ideas.
[15:55] Immigrated at 11, dad invented steel technology.
[20:39] Mentor proud of students’ success on LinkedIn.
[25:01] Platform security issue leads to temporary suspension.

Orly Online
https://zeewybrands.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/orlyzeewy/

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Beate Chelette is the Growth Architect and Founder of The Women’s Code and provides visionaries and leaders with strategies that grow your authority so that they can scale their impact.
A first-generation immigrant who found herself $135,000 in debt as a single parent, Beate bootstrapped her passion for photography into a highly successful global business and eventually sold it to Bill Gates in a multimillion-dollar deal. She is amongst the “Top 100 Global Thought Leaders” by PeopleHum and “One of 50 Must-Follow Women Entrepreneurs” by HuffPost.
Recent clients include Amazon, Reckitt (the maker of Lysol), Chevron, Merck, Johnson & Johnson, the Women’s Legislative Caucus of California Cal State University Dominguez Hills, Shelter Inc., Mental Health First Aid and thousands of small businesses.
Beate is the author of the #1 International Award-Winning Amazon Bestseller “Happy Woman Happy World – How to Go from Overwhelmed to Awesome”–a book that corporate trainer and best-selling author Brian Tracy calls “a handbook for every woman who wants health, success and a fulfilling career.”

Key Moments
[04:49] Stock photography business born from industry setbacks.
[06:45] Stolen business plan leads to $1,000,000 deal.
[10:18] Success requires commitment, hard work, and study.
[13:44] Successful entrepreneurs are driven by helping others.
[18:02] Acknowledge mistakes, get outside perspectives for success.
[20:07] Check out Business Growth Architect Show podcast.

Find Beate Online
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beatechelette/?hl=en
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/beate.chelette
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/beatechelette
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BeateChelette
Website: https://beatechelette.com/
Podcast: https://BusinessGrowthArchitectShow.com

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Mandy McEwen is the Founder & CEO of Mod Girl Marketing, an award-winning social media consultancy, and Luminetics, a LinkedIn training company. For over a decade, McEwen has been a pivotal figure in the digital marketing sector. She’s been recognized as a Top 24 Business-to-Business Marketer by LinkedIn, and also as a Top 10 Marketer by DigitalMarketer. In addition to these distinctions, she has been featured in dozens of industry outlets including Inc., Huffington Post, and MAXIM magazine.

Key Moments
[00:00:35] CEO Mandy McEwen shares her LinkedIn success.
[00:04:57] Sales experience in Kansas City, marketing and SEO.
[00:08:05] Ranked #1 in Google for online marketing; coached agencies on getting clients.
[00:10:46] Pivoting fully into Luminetics for LinkedIn training.
[00:14:04] Freedom to work without corporate politics.

Find Mandy Online
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mandymcewen/
https://www.modgirl.consulting/
https://www.luminetics.io/home

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The New York Times has called Peter Shankman “a rockstar who knows everything about social media and then some.” He is a 6x best selling author, entrepreneur and corporate keynote speaker, focusing on Neurodiversity in the workplace, customer service, and the new and emerging customer and neurotatypical economies. With three startup launches and exits under his belt, (most notably Help a Reporter Out) Peter is recognized worldwide for radically new ways of thinking about customer experience, social media, PR, marketing, advertising, and the Neurodiversity. Additionally, Peter is the Futurist in Residence at Price Benowitz and BluShark Digital.

Peter’s sixth book, (and his first children’s book,) came out in mid-March of this year. “The Boy With the Faster Brain” is a heartwarming story about a young boy named Peter, who discovers that his ADHD brain, which was always getting him into trouble in school, is actually a super-powerful tool that he can use to achieve anything he wants – as long as he learns how to use it the right way. (And yes, it’s obviously very much autobiographical.) It’s the children’s version of Peter’s previous bestseller on ADHD, “Faster Than Normal: Turbocharge your Focus, Productivity and Success with the Secrets of the ADHD Brain” (Random House, 2017.)

In addition to his passion for helping people and companies find success, some of Peter’s highlights also include:

• Founder of HARO – Help A Reporter Out, which became the standard for thousands of journalists looking for sources prior to being acquired three years after launch
• Faster than Normal – The Internet’s #1 podcast on ADHD, focusing on the superpowers and gifts of having a “faster than normal brain,” which has helped thousands of people all around the world realize that having a neurodiverse brain is actually a gift, not a curse.
• The ShankMinds Breakthrough Network, an elite, online mastermind of thought leaders, business experts, and change makers

Peter is a worldwide influencer and/or spokesperson for several global brands including Adobe, Sylvania, National Car Rental, Manscaped.com, Sealface, Thule, and many others.

Finally, Peter is a father, a 2x Ironman triathlete, a class B licensed skydiver, and has a pretty serious Peloton addiction. When he’s not traveling around the world speaking to companies big and small, he’s based in NYC, where he was born and raised, with his ten year old daughter and three-year-old dog, both of whom consistently refuse him access to his couch.

Interesting Parts
[00:04:44] Started companies, helped reporters, acquired, lucky.
[00:07:26] Stop caring what people think; prioritize self.
[00:11:25] ADHD causes sleepless nights and impostor syndrome.
[00:13:44] “Move, try new things, adapt, and adjust.”

Find Peter Online
https://facebook.com/petershankman
https://linkedin.com/in/petershankman
https://shankman.com
https://fasterthannormal.com
https://www.threads.net/@petershankman

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Jason Craparo is the founder & CEO of Hovr. Prior to Hovr, Jason was on the executive management team of Juma Ventures, a national social enterprise operating in six US cities. Prior to Juma Ventures, Jason owned and operated restaurants for the national chain, Sonic Drive-in. Jason holds an MBA from Babson College, the #1 ranked entrepreneurship school in the world for 22 consecutive years, where he won the school’s top honor, the Roger W. Babson award and the top academic award, the Sorenson Scholar. Jason has won numerous leadership awards, most notably the ABC 10News Community Leadership award. He serves on various boards and commissions, most notably he was appointed by the Mayor of San Diego to the Equal Opportunity Commission. Jason has been a certified private pilot since 2008 and has done advanced aerobatics. He enjoys running and competing in triathlons.

Find Jason Online
https://gethovr.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoncraparo/

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