Escape the Owner Prison (ETOP) is the Contractors new way to scale, regain control and fast track growth while loving life. As a 30 year veteran business owner and best selling author, Richard Walsh brings incredible guests and insights from the world of business. Discussing the struggles and successes of entrepreneurship in the trades and service arena, ETOP Podcast offers real world solutions to make your business the best it can be while giving you a life worth living!
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w/Nicolas Mendiharat the Palate Club creator
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My guest Nicolas Mendiharat is the creator of the Palate Club, a wine selection app. Nicolas uses this incredible technology to help the consumer find the perfect wine for their specific taste. It's so much more than just another wine club as you'll hear in this fantastic interview. As entrepreneurs our job is to find a problem and create a solutio…
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Charlene Walters, MBA, PhD is an entrepreneurship coach, business and branding mentor, corporate trainer and author of Launch Your Inner Entrepreneur. She serves as a mentor on Entrepreneur magazine’s “Ask an Expert” forum and through her own consulting business (Charlene Walters, MBA, PhD, LLC), is featured among other CEOs, influencers and celebr…
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w/Dawn Sizer 3rd Element Consulting
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My guest Dawn Sizer of 3rd Element Consulting is the go to IT/tech expert with 25 years in the industry. Every business has IT and tech requirements at some level. In this interview Dawn breaks down the top mistakes that most businesses make when establishing their IT and tech systems. Dawn is able to also share this in a simple and understandable …
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w/EA Csolkovits Founder Givers University
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A magnificent conversation on the power of giving and how it can 3x your profit in your business. My guest EA Csolkovits founder of the Givers University explains in detail how specifically works. You'll find both him and his viewpoints fascinating. Do Your 7-Question Quiz & Get Your FREE Assessment, & Your FREE usable downloads from GIVERSuniversi…
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w/Josh Patrick Entrepreneur, Author, Thinking Partner
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My guest Josh Patrick, is a no nonsense entrepreneur, business coach and wealth management planner all in one. With over 40 years in business he brings a ton of experience and know how to the table. We hit on some great points in our conversation. Everything from core values to building your business to sell and how to do it. About Josh: My main fo…
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w/Steve Dale Author The Profitable Contractor
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Steve Dale is a contractor, entrepreneur, and author who has run a residential remodeling business for thirteen years. He graduated from Lewis-Clark State College with a business degree and is a certified Pumpkin Plan Strategy coach. Steve combines a strong business foundation with an insider's understanding of what is takes to run a successful rem…
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W/Jeff McCausland Diamond 6 Leadership
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An absolutely stellar conversation with my guest Jeff McCausland of Diamond 6 Leadership on the topic of leadership. His ability to connect historic battles and those that played pivotal roles in them to todays business world and it's leadership is simply astounding. Truly a riveting conversation I know you'll enjoy as much as I did. Dr. Jeffrey D.…
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w/Jan Cavelle Entrepreneur/Author Scale For Success
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My Guest, all the way from Southern England is Jan Cavelle an entrepreneur with decades of experience in growing and scaling businesses. From her first venture that started from her kitchen table to multi million dollar enterprises, Jan shares the struggles along with the right and wrong ways of making it a truly successful business. She has a new …
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w/Terry Rich Entrepreneur/Author/Speaker
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My guest Terry Rich is a man of many accomplishments one of which is being a true innovator in business. We discuss the power of innovation in business and how he, regardless of the industry, used innovation to create unique & profitable businesses. Terry is an energetic speaker and we had a tremendous conversation. Terry Rich is a successful CEO a…
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w/Alex Minor Video Marketing Strategist
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My guest Alex Minor is both a filmmaker and video marketing strategist with a unique approach to his craft. In this episode we discuss the multiple uses for video marketing in your business and how he is able to tell your business story in a way that connects with the consumer in powerful ways so often overlooked by the merely, technically talented…
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w/Travis Rosbach founder Hydro Flask
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This a fantastic conversation with my guest Travis Rosbach, founder of Hydro Flask, now a billion dollar company and his many accomplishments outside of HF. You'll hear a true action taking entrepreneur and how breaking the normal "rules" for accomplishment enabled him to do what for most would take multiple lifetimes. I loved this conversation and…
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W/ Jason Benham -the Benham Brothers
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In this Epic 100th episode my guest Jason Benham, The Benham brothers, shares Leadership advice in the pursuit of building your business with financial and time freedom as your ultimate goal. Jason drops pure gold tactics and advice on how they achieved it and how biblical principles are the foundation to all of their success. Managing 12 businesse…
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w/Carlotta Thompson National Tax Strategist
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My Guest Carlotta Thompson of Carlotta Thompson and Associates discusses tax strategy and the massive benefits to small businesses when a comprehensive tax strategy is in place. She also mentioned an interesting point that the company you're working with should mirror your growth goals as a business. If you are striving to be a 100 million dollar c…
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W/Inventor Rob Kessler-Million Dollar Collar
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What a great interview with my guest Rob Kessler, inventor of the million dollar collar. We go through all the steps it took him from concept to distribution and so much more, including life balance and freedom. You'll truly enjoy this interview! Rob Kessler is the inventor and co-founder of Million Dollar Collar, a relatively simple solution to an…
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w/Terry Hale commercial real estate trainer/wealth builder
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This was a high energy and tremendous interview with my guest Terry Hale. You will pick up some amazing insights in commercial real estate and it's opportunities along with this select niche Terry has created. In ETOP Academy we are always speaking on developing passive income to replace your business income and Terry drops some pure gold on achiev…
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My Guest Manny Wolfe shares some real and raw truth about marketing your business and dispels the myths and regurgitated nonsense that gets businesses nowhere in their marketing efforts. You'll enjoy this casual yet insightful conversation with plenty of do's and don'ts to take away for your own marketing efforts. Manny is a testament to what can b…
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w/Stacey Ruth Founder- Unstoppable Leader
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My guest Stacey Ruth from Inside Out Marketing shares the need for basic foundations even prior to creating a marketing strategy. I think you'll be amazed what is truly required to develop a long term high delivering marketing strategy. Stacey has the creds to back up what she is teaching too as you can see in her bio below. I will say that I'm in …
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w/Molly Ann Luna Online Business Strategist
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My Guest Molly Ann Luna dives in deep with me regarding building an online business and how experts are taking their knowledge and expertise and turning it into profit in the digital space. If you've considered building an online course or full blown business online this episode is for you! Molly Ann Luna is a US Army veteran and former financial a…
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w/Author Matthew Turner Beyond the Pale
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Author Matthew Turner shares his latest trilogy work called Beyond the Pale a fable about escaping the hustle and finding yourself. We discover a new definition of hustle and how it affects our lives on a daily basis. A big takeaway was "Commit to less, focus on more." Success is defined differently to most people depending on the season of their l…
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w/Terry Begue Author Attract & Keep Customers For Life
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My guest Terry Begue - 43 year painting contractor and author of Attract and Keep Customers for Life, Shares his insights into how he grew his painting business from being an 18 year old know nothing kid into a powerhouse and sustainable business. His approach to the customer experience, team building and niche approach has enabled him to continue …
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This was a fascinating interview with Intuition Expert Sunil Godse. Sounds odd on the surface but after listening to Sunil you'll see the power of the intuition tool we all have. This isn't just mindset and fairy dust. It is based and backed with science and is certainly a tool you can use daily to run your business better. I encourage you to liste…
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w/Kevin O'Connor Serial Entrepreneur
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Kevin O'Connor is my guest in this episode. Over the last 20 years Kevin has built and ran 13 businesses. He now is also working with businesses helping them have their business be an extension of their vision and values. We covered topics from business start up to living life to its fullest and avoiding mediocrity. Kevin brought deep insight to th…
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w/Jeff Morrill- Author of Profit Wise
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After creating multiple businesses that now generate over 100 million dollars annually Jeff has written a book called... Profit Wise, How to make more money by doing the right thing. Building the right business culture and improving the communities around his businesses is just part of what we talk about in this interview. Jeff has a fantastic abil…
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w/Marianna Teudor Organizational expert
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My guest Marianna Teudor is the founder of Harmony an organizing service based company. We discussed the critical aspect of organization for the entrepreneur and how her company has filled that space. This woman is on a mission to help and effect as many people as she can with not only her organizational skills, but actually teaching the entreprene…
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My Guest David Traugott brings an amazing look at the for profit and non profit space and how they work together. We discuss how to properly bring the impact you desire to the world with both your for profit business and creating a non profit business. As founder of Redwood United, David has created an outstanding program that teaches what he calls…
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w/Real Estate "Master Investor" Adam A. Adams
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My guest Adam A. Adams drops a TON of valuable multi unit investment knowledge in this episode. In the ETOP Academy we talk about real estate investing as part of an exit strategy and adam is one of the best in the business. Don't miss this episode and check out his bio below... Adam has been podcasting since 2017 and currently hosts the Apartment …
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w/Mike Sarraille & George Randle - The Talent War
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My Guests Mike Sarraille and George Randle are the authors of The Talent War... How special operations and great organizations win on talent. Utilizing their extensive years in service with the US military special operations teams they bring a unique look at winning with talent. We discuss the book in detail and I must say it is one of the finest b…
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w/Bill Sciacca,Author,Entrepreneur,Professor
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This was a high energy, engaging conversation with a man who has accomplished many things on multiple levels. Bill has built successful businesses ranging from a chain of doughnut and ice cream franchises, to multiple businesses in the automotive/car care industry. He's been in higher education (mostly adjunct, but a full-time lecture at Penn State…
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My Guest Joshua Peters is the Xfactor Coach who harnesses neuroscience to transform negative states into positive states through the use of hypnosis. this was a fascinating look into a performance enhancing technique not many are familiar with. Altering negative states or mental blocks can break you free to grow your business and achieve next level…
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w/Ahron Glazer CMO Executive Marketing Solutions
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A great, high energy conversation with my guest Ahron Glazer of Executive Marketing Solutions. We talk about branding on down to entrepreneurship and team building. I truly enjoyed this conversation and you will too. Ahron Glazer: I am an entrepreneurial self-starter. I build, train, and lead international marketing teams. - I bring to the teams I …
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w/Stacy Raske the InFLOWential leader
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Guest Stacy Raske delivers a powerful and well articulated interview on being a powerful and inFLOWential leader as she calls it, and what that means. Stacy Raske is a #1 bestselling author, speaker, Iraq War Veteran, podcast host, international success coach and leadership mentor, and intuitive business consultant. She has spent the past six years…
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About Brett Gunning Brett Gunning has spent the last 26 years coaching in College and the NBA. He began his career in 1994 as an assistant coach for Jay Wright at Hofstra University. Over the next seven seasons, he was a part of a staff that turned Hofstra into an American East powerhouse, posting a 72-22 (.766) record from 1998-2001. He was very i…
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My guest Eric Dickmann has over 30 years in the marketing space. He is... The Virtual CMO. We discuss marketing on many levels and the need for a cohesive marketing plan. Everything from avatar development to long term strategies and the expectations for it all. You will certainly pick up some great tips from this episode you can apply to your mark…
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w/Tom Seaman Author, life coach and Overcomer
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Guest, Tom Seaman is not only an author but a major overcomer of setbacks, physical disability and addiction. it's an incredible story that has to be heard. From elite athlete to completely debilitated by Dystonia and gaining 150 pounds while relegated to live on his back on the floor for years, his journey back to health, wellness and inspiring ot…
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w/Author/Publisher/Entrepreneur Stacy Padula
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Guest, Stacy Padula was a talented young writer who turned her passion into entrepreneurship by creating not just multiple Christian based book series but also a tutoring company, publishing company and a not for profit company focused on animal rescue. It's an impressive journey that will inspire you and those that are still in their teens to acco…
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w/permanent transformation/fitness coach Lance Caron
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My guest Lance Caron is known as the permanent transformation coach and for good reason. His fitness approach challenges all the standards that result in only temporary weight loss and change. You'll have a complete understanding after listening to this episode with Lance. I think you'll be astounded at the intellectual depth and understanding Lanc…
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w/Entrepreneur Philosopher Sid Mohasseb
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Sid is a published author, serial entrepreneur, venture investor, university professor, board member, business thought leader and public speaker. From a very young age, Sid learned not to leave change to chance. At 7 he learned to be self-sufficient in treating the genetic blood disorder (Hemophilia) he suffered from. At 14, he learned to balance…
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Janis Isaman Movement Specialist pt 2
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This is part two with Janis Isaman Movement specialist where we get into the "how to's" of movement and fitness. This is an important interview that will help even the most sedentary individuals get moving and build sustainability in their health and fitness. We even discuss choosing the right coach to help you and the criteria involved and it may …
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w/ The Coaches Coach Wayne Sutton
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Wayne is known as the Coach of Coaches! He’s an internet marketer, trainer of life coaches, and has helped people from all over the world reach their goals and dreams! The cool thing about Wayne Sutton is that he lives and breathes his philosophy of ‘dream life’ coaching and strategies. And it’s not about doing that in a way that other people say i…
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Kathleen Johnson the Business Owners Yoda
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Kathleen Johnson has a way of seeing things in businesses that are often missed by their owners. she specializes in freeing up the bottlenecks that prevent growth and freedom for the business and it's owners. A great exchange of ideas in this conversation I think you'll thoroughly enjoy. Who are you not to shine? Who am I not to? About sections oft…
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W/Ultimate Performance Expert Shane Borza
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As an expert in Psychological and Physical Fitness, Shane Borza specializes in creating breakthroughs to Ultimate Performance. By addressing both Mind and Body, he helps people make lasting change and live Ultimately. A lifelong mountain athlete and creator, he has travelled the world learning how to be the best climber, filmmaker, writer, husband,…
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w/Mental Health Comedian Frank King
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My guest Frank King is the Mental Health Comedian. With Multiple TedX talks to his credit Frank shares his story in a way that brings down barriers to address the reality of suicidal tendencies and thoughts that many people suffer from and with. Frank lives with major depressive disorder and chronic suicidal ideations. His mission is to help others…
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w/Self Awareness Coach Lisa Latimer
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This interview with Lisa Latimer is a fascinating look into self awareness and how it affects our business and daily lives far more than we realize. One of the key traits of entrepreneurs is self awareness. Knowing how to tap into that awareness can take you to new levels in your business and life. Lisa Latimer is a self awareness coach helping wom…
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w/Americas Service Sales Coach Joe Crisara
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Great conversation with Americas service sales coach Joe Crisara. Joe brings amazing knowledge on not just selling but building a business to sell and the internal operations to develop a team that performs at top levels. Joe trains those in the industry to sell more and sell better elevating everyone around them. About Joe Crisara - Joe Crisara is…
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Aaron Wandtke/Executive Staffing Solutions
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Aaron Wandtke has been the owner of Exectutive Staffing Solutions for 20 years and a business coach. As many successful business owners have done, Aaron has taken that success and is sharing it with other business owners. We cover it all from start up to staffing and building great teams. Culture, environment and systems are all part of a successfu…
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w/Jeff Banman Calm the Chaos Expert
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If you've ever had a high level of chaos to deal with (and as business owners who hasn't?) This episode will help you tremendously. Jeff Banman is master of "Calm the Chaos" He has tremendous experience in some of the most demanding and dangerous occupations from the fire service to counter terrorism and he shares how to bring calm to virtually any…
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w/True Money Mindset Creator Erkki Peippo
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Awesome guest Erkki Peippo on money mindset and how to make it work for you. We go into an interesting look at what true money mindset is and I think you'll be surprised what it actually constitutes to become successful in this area. Erkki Peippo, is an Independent Financial Advocate for his clients. He is knowledgeable in the areas of Estate Plann…
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w/Carol Boston Transformational leadership coach
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Carol Boston of Carol boston Coaching is a former collegiate and professional athlete. She spent 27 years in the corporate sales arena and has now brought that experience and expertise to business owners to improve their business and create clarity in what they do to increase profit and income. Carol gives us tremendous wisdom in this episode on ac…
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w/Non Profit Expert Juliet Busobozi
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Juliet gives us insight into the world of non profit organizations and how they should be tun for long term success. With 15 years experience working with multiple agencies and project management she has incredible, specific details to help anyone wanting to start a non profit do it correctly. She also lays out basic guidelines when looking to cont…
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