DJ C-Lidds Business Podcast

Success Isn’t Linear | Interview with SaaS Founder of grow.com Rob Nelson | The Charlie Liddle Business Podcast - Episode #15  Rob is one of the most business-savvy, grassroots entrepreneur, smart investor I know.  Really enjoyed sitting down with him talking about tech, how to excel at your business, and stick the landing when it comes time to sell.  Founder and former CEO of grow.com (a SaaS company for business analytics), Rob has figured the business of doing business and has started and sold several successful companies over the years and now does consutling and investing.  Show Notes  0:15 - Intro  1:30 - Rob’s 1st business and how he got into business analytics  6:10 - The business of doing business  11:30 - The difference between a financial and strategic acquisition  14:30 - 2 pieces of advice to the young entrepreneur  16:40 - How to set yourself apart in the tech space  20:45 - How to know if you should start that business   24:00 - Most influential books   29:45 - How to develop the skill of getting comfortable with rejection  32:45 - Conclusion / action items  Connect with Rob!  Instagram: https://instagram.com/rwnelson?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA== LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robwnelson?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=ios_app 

The Charlie Liddle Business Podcast - Episode #14 - Bet on Yourself - How to Sell at an Elite Level  Andy Holmes is one of the top door-to-door sales reps in the entire industry. From pest control to solar, he has accomplished the high achievement of golden door, but not just once, three years in a row! (A platinum golden door)  This year he took on the challenge once again, but this time selling 100 self-gens (meaning he sets all the appointments) in 100 days, and he just beat it! 🤯  He shares insights on what the best of the best so to set themselves apart and in what ways sales can help improve your business.  Show Notes  6:00 - How to transition from being a mediocre sales rep to top of the industry.  9:54 - Why sales?  13:20 - Bet on yourself, unless…  16:14 - Why solar?  25:50 - The one question to ask to improve your business  31:00 - Advice to 21-year-old self  Listen to his podcast Goat Guide! https://spotify.link/RJuU4Tpj9Db (https://spotify.link/RJuU4Tpj9Db)  Follow Andy on Instagram! @andythesolarguy 

Find a Niche and Scale | Interview with Silicon Valley DevOps Founder Tim Fewkes | Charlie Liddle Business Podcast Episode #13  Tim Fewkes is one of the smartest and most impressive people I know. Founder of EverOps, a Silicon Valley DevOps company that develops software for SaaS companies, working with clients like Peloton and DocuSign.  Tim is very service-oriented, a leader in his church, non-profit founder, has read more than most, speaks several languages, paints, writes poetry, and is very athletic.  Enjoy this interview with him about how to excel in the tech startup space, level up your business and career, and keep it all in the right perspective. Show Notes  1:30 - What is DevOps? What does Tim do?    6:10 - Why you need to get really close to the problem  9:50 - Cash kills  12:00 - Most business exits aren’t what you think  14:00 - Work for money or work for time? 

How to Excel in Marketing When No One Else Is - Interview w/ Phil Case, President of Max Connect Digital - The Charlie Liddle Business Podcast Ep. #12  The in’s and out’s of a career in marketing, how to excel as a business and working at an agency  Show Notes  3:00 - How Phil got into marketing  5:30 - What to do instead of trying to looking 5-10 steps ahead  6:20 - Day-in-the-life of working at a marketing agency  8:40 - What’s the difference between management consulting and a marketing agency   11:40 - Advice to the 21-year-old  13:40 - The common solution to different problems in business  16:00 - How should we view risk?  18:00 - Why does it matter so much who you work with?  20:00 - The 3 things a business needs to be excellent  Connect with Phil Case  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/philcase?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_profile_view_base_contact_details%3BHZnJ6sltTiWqXEH7j5c78g%3D%3D Connect with Max Connect Digital:  maxconnect.com

The Charlie Liddle Business Podcast Episode #11  David McKnight is a financial advisor, author, speaker, and entrepreneur who has helped put thousands of Americans on the road to the zero percent tax bracket.  His bestselling book The Power of Zero has sold over 350,000 copies. Forbes Magazine has ranked The Power of Zero as a top 10 financial resource in the country.  This book was recently made into a full-length documentary film entitled The Power of Zero: The Tax Train Is Coming.  Show Notes:  2:30 - Intro/Overview    9:10 - Why should the 20-something’s pay attention to saving for retirement/the tax problem?  17:00 - Why you should move to Puerto Rico to not pay any taxes  22:30 - How to be an engaging speaker  29:00 - How to grow your network/as a financial adviser  30:50 - Advice to 21-year-old self  Learn more from Dave!  Listen to his podcast “The Power of Zero Show”: https://spotify.link/2HxAOAmFzDb  Listen to the book: https://www.audible.com/pd/1984842765?source_code=ASSORAP0511160006&share_location=pdp  Order a copy of the book: https://a.co/d/9eW0bhV  Watch the movie: https://youtu.be/m00b7YKgUt0?si=bnb4fw2AVYxn0-2t  YouTube: https://youtube.com/@DavidMcKnight?si=NiDrD6W8Q6p005ER  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thepowerofzero  Instagram: https://instagram.com/davidcmcknight?igshid=MWZjMTM2ODFkZg==  Website: https://davidmcknight.com/ 

The Charlie Liddle Business Podcast Episode #10  Thinking about starting and growing your business? Looking to be a top sales rep at your company? We sat down with Aptive Solar CEO Conner Ruggio and VP of Sales Tanner Williams to talk about what has set them apart with having so much success in door-to-door sales for years and lately in solar. Conner has been in the industry for well over a decade and has recruited thousands of sales reps.  Tanner, just this last year, ended up with over 130 installs, winning a golden door award and leading the largest and most successful region at Aptive Solar.  Connect with us!  Conner Ruggio - https://www.instagram.com/c.ruggio/  Tanner Williams - https://www.instagram.com/thetanner.williams/  Charlie Liddle - https://www.instagram.com/thecharlieliddle/

The Charlie Liddle Business Podcast - Episode #1 with Matt Harward Multi-millionaire college drop out, entrepreneur, marketing guru, and possibly the smartest man on the planet, Matt Harward has found great success in the business world. He has also reinvented himself many times, from being a comedy actor to getting trained and certified by the Dept. of Defense, it seems like Matt has done it all. 3:10 - Find a good team 12:30 - Being average sucks 13:00 - College pros/cons 20:20 - 3 biggest mistakes entrepreneurs make  22:30 - No one cares I'm a DJ 27:50 - Too much positivity is dangerous 41:00 - Sell millions from Facebook ads 51:00 - Build an app that makes $5,000,000/month 56:00 - Ask why your product won't work 59:30 - Business is like algebra 1:07:00 - Business is like Video Games 1:09:30 - Embrace your garbage 1:18:00 - Get better or hire someone who is 1:22:00 - 2 kinds of fear 1:26:00 - "Having everything figured out" is bad  1:30:00 - Matt vs. people who go thru the system  1:38:00 - $1,000,000 IN 1 DAY!!!

The Charlie Liddle Business Podcast Episode #6 with Vered Kogan Vered Kogan is an executive coach, keynote speaker, mindset expert, and hypnotherapist. She knows all about how the human brain works. She helps people become clear on what they want and how they can get there. 4:40 - Shift your subconscious mind 13:00 - What to do when you're lost 26:40 - Solution to the most common limiting belief 35:00 - Balancing being a mom and high-achiever in business 40:00 - How to avoid the comparison trap 49:00 - 3 takeaways actions

The Charlie Liddle Business Podcast - Episode #3 with Dave Timmerman CEO of American Financial Lending, Dave started in the mortgage business to make money in college. He has owned a skate shop, helped start a bank, and is the best husband and daddy out there. Learn how he does it all and how you can do the same. 2:55 - 3 ways to make money at any business 3:55 - You should still go to college 4:20 - Become a millionaire 11:30 - Balancing doing what you love, what you're good, and $$$ 14:00 - How you should invest $30,000 17:20 - Rules of investing 19:30 - Have dope stuff AND keep your $$$ 23:10 - How Dave started AF Lending from the ground up 26:20 - Be a great leader and dad 33:00 - Secret to happiness 40:40 - Benefits of keeping your business small 47:30 - How you should have a meeting 53:00 - Niche, niche, niche! 58:00 - Your spouse makes or breaks it all 1:02:00 - 2nd secret to happiness

The Charlie Liddle Business Podcast Episode #7 w/ Scott Theobald Scott is a business attorney who has worked with a number of different businesses, primarily focusing in acquisitions. He studied engineering, went to law school at Columbia University, worked at Goldman Sachs, and is an investor in many different businesses. Today on the show, we talk about the common problems most businesses run into, how to overcome or completely avoid those, and what to do in order to get whatever you want in life. 1:00 - Intro 5:00 - What he does as a lawyer 6:00 - How to avoid the biggest business problems 8:30 - How to decide your career path 12:30 - Different perspective on investing 16:00 - What to look for to invest in startups 18:50 - Blueprint to building a successful business 24:10 - Advice to teenage self 26:20 - The Tokyo Test 30:00 - Overcome your fear of failure 39:10 - Confidence AND humility 39:50 - Mexico Story 44:20 - Advice to 30-year-old self 50:50 - How to stay motivated 53:20 - Importance of doing something meaningful 55:40 - Public Speaking 57:10 - Podcast takeaways

The Charlie Liddle Business Podcast Episode #5 with Ken Lyman Business Strategist, public speaker, and lifelong learner, Ken Lyman, and I talk about the traits and habits of having a successful business or career, and what big mistakes to avoid. He is an expert public speaker and tells the secret to how to be an engaging speaker.  1:50 - Intro/Bio 4:00 - How did you know if you would like or would be good at your career? 6:00 - Power of self-awareness 10:25 - Benefits of working for a large corporation 12:40 - Characteristics of a successful person/business 17:00 - Be clear about your intentions 19:10 - Best core values for a company 36:00 - Secret to being an engaging public speaker 43:00 - Biggest mistakes to avoid 46:40 - Ken's case for college 59:40 - Advice to teenage self 1:03:30 - ACTIONS WE CAN MAKE

The Charlie Liddle Business Podcast Episode #8 with Casey Adams Casey Adams is a young entrepreneur, author, speaker, and host of the hit “Rise of the Young Podcast.” After almost being paralyzed from a football injury, he came out stronger by diving into personal development and jumping into entrepreneurship as a social media marketer and content creator. He has interviewed some of the world’s top business figures, such as Tillman Fertita, Grant Cardone, Larry King, Jay Shetty, Jesse Itzler, Ryan Serhant, Millionaire Mentor Jason Stone, Dean Graziosi, and Jake Paul. 0:30 - Intro/Bio 2:00 - Come out of hard times stronger 4:00 - Story behind Rise of the Young 5:30 - Best way to build your brand on social media 7:15 - Biggest lesson learned 13:00 - Build a meaningful, interactive platform 16:00 - Casey’s hidden talent 17:30 - Find your “why” 21:30 - What impact do you want to have on the world? 23:30 - Greatest piece of advice to the youngsters 25:30 - Takeaway actions Check out his YouTube channel here! https://www.youtube.com/c/caseyadams

The Charlie Liddle Business Podcast - Episode #2 with Rod Carrillo Record label, music producer, DJ, and CEO of Carrillo Music, Rod shares all the behind the scenes of his business and how to be successful in the music industry as a DJ or artist. 1:10 - Make the most $ from music 4:30 - Business side of making music 8:30 - Make $80,000 by 18 9:55 - Typical day's schedule 13:20 - No excuses for losing 16:20 - Just do it 17:00 - Haters shouldn't stop you 20:00 - College or nah? 23:10 - Music is important for everyone 24:40 - Almost got a song in Fast & Furious 26:40 - Hire a good partner 29:10 - Importance of vision 33:50 - Secret sauce = patience & consistency 34:50 - You can't win forever 36:00 - Quantity vs. quality 37:20 - Try, try, try 39:40 - Sick beats 41:30 - There's actually no secrets 43:40 - Grow a DJ business 49:50 - Only as good as your network

Just Move Forward | The Charlie Liddle Business Podcast Episode #9 with Kiem Ho CEO of moonshot 11 Marketing Agency Kiem Ho has had a very successful career in marketing. After studying French and International Relations at BYU, he went to The University of Texas at Austin to earn his MBA. As a result of becoming a Proctor & Gamble intern by accident, he became the head of marketing for companies like  Campbell’s Soup and Henkel. He’s been involved with small businesses and marketing agencies, and now he is the CEO of moonshot 11, a marketing agency directed towards small to mid-sized businesses. 0:30 - Intro/Kiem’s bio 3:00 - What does “moonshot 11” mean? 5:45 - Stumbled into marketing  12:30 - Corporate vs. entrepreneurship 14:20 - Marketing for Henkel in Germany  17:30 - Listening is important 19:30 - Organic content vs. paid ads 22:00 - Marketing made simple  24:10 - Always be moving forward 28:10 - Take action despite insecurities 30:00 - “I just don’t get off the treadmill” 32:00 - What do you want to do when you grow up? 34:30 - Biggest attribute to successful businesses 38:00 - Key piece of advice to young people  39:50 - Where to connect  Connect with Kiem and his marketing agency moonshot 11! moonshot11.com  Email him! “Happy to answer any questions or really help however I can.”  kho@moonshot11.com

The Charlie Liddle Business Podcast - Episode #4 w/ Brad Nilsen Brad has been an entrepreneur since day 1 with expert people skills and intuitive sales and marketing. After being terminated as a top broadcasting executive of 2 decades, he became more involved in investing in businesses and helped start some of his own from fast food to opening a bank to a door and glass company, Brad is the man. He is husband to an amazing wife and father to 7 great kids. Some would say he's got it all. Over the years, he has amassed a large wealth of knowledge and of money. 2:10 - Termination story 3:10 - How a traditional career route can be the best 6:00 - Be who you are 12:40 - How do you know if you can trust someone? 16:00 - When should I start my business? 18:00 - Becoming a millionaire is easy 25:20 - Failed business story 33:50 - The case for keeping business small 37:00 - Life balance 41:30 - Best daily habits 55:00 - Why you need money 59:00 - Best way to network 1:06:00 - Be careful when you DM everyone 1:10:00 - Why it's fun 1:14:30 - Secret to passive income 1:15:40 - 3 BIG actions you should take NOW 1:18:40 - Deal with your problems now

DJ C-Lidds Business Podcast Episode #9 with Kiem Ho (CEO of moonshot 11) Kiem Ho has had a very successful career in marketing. After studying French and International Relations at BYU, he went to The University of Texas at Austin to earn his MBA. As a result of becoming a Proctor & Gamble intern by accident, he became the head of marketing for companies like  Campbell’s Soup and Henkel. He’s been involved with small businesses and marketing agencies, and now he is the CEO of moonshot 11, a marketing agency directed towards small to mid-sized businesses. 0:30 - Intro/Kiem’s bio 3:00 - What does “moonshot 11” mean? 5:45 - Stumbled into marketing  12:30 - Corporate vs. entrepreneurship 14:20 - Marketing for Henkel in Germany  17:30 - Listening is important 19:30 - Organic content vs. paid ads 22:00 - Marketing made simple  24:10 - Always be moving forward 28:10 - Take action despite insecurities 30:00 - “I just don’t get off the treadmill” 32:00 - What do you want to do when you grow up? 34:30 - Biggest attribute to successful businesses 38:00 - Key piece of advice to young people 39:50 - Where to connect Connect with Kiem and his marketing agency moonshot 11! moonshot11.com Email him! “Happy to answer any questions or really help however I can.” kho@moonshot11.com

DJ C-Lidds Business Podcast Episode #8 with Casey Adams Casey Adams is a young entrepreneur, author, speaker, and host of the hit “Rise of the Young Podcast.”  After almost being paralyzed from a football injury, he came out stronger by diving into personal development and jumping into entrepreneurship as a social media marketer and content creator.  He has interviewed some of the world’s top business figures, such as Tillman Fertita, Grant Cardone, Larry King, Jay Shetty, Jesse Itzler, Ryan Serhant, Millionaire Mentor Jason Stone, Dean Graziosi, and Jake Paul.  0:30 - Intro/Bio  2:00 - Come out of hard times stronger  4:00 - Story behind Rise of the Young 5:30 - Best way to build your brand on social media  7:15 - Biggest lesson learned  13:00 - Build a meaningful, interactive platform  16:00 - Casey’s hidden talent  17:30 - Find your “why”  21:30 - What impact do you want to have on the world?  23:30 - Greatest piece of advice to the youngsters  25:30 - Takeaway actions Listen to Casey's podcast! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rise-of-the-young/id1328795944

DJ C-Lidds Business Podcast Episode #7 w/ Scott Theobald Scott is a business attorney who has worked with a number of different businesses, primarily focusing in acquisitions. He studied engineering, went to law school at Columbia University, worked at Goldman Sachs, and is an investor in many different businesses.  Today on the show, we talk about the common problems most businesses run into, how to overcome or completely avoid those, and what to do in order to get whatever you want in life.  1:00 - Intro  5:00 - What he does as a lawyer  6:00 - How to avoid the biggest business problems 8:30 - How to decide your career path  12:30 - Different perspective on investing 16:00 - What to look for to invest in startups  18:50 - Blueprint to building a successful business 24:10 - Advice to teenage self  26:20 - The Tokyo Test  30:00 - Overcome your fear of failure  39:10 - Confidence AND humility  39:50 - Mexico Story  44:20 - Advice to 30-year-old self  50:50 - How to stay motivated  53:20 - Importance of doing something meaningful  55:40 - Public Speaking  57:10 - Podcast takeaways

DJ C-Lidds Business Podcast Episode #6 with Vered Kogan Vered Kogan is an executive coach, keynote speaker, mindset expert, and hypnotherapist. She knows all about how the human brain works. She helps people become clear on what they want and how they can get there.  4:40 - Shift your subconscious mind  13:00 - What to do when you're lost  26:40 - Solution to the most common limiting belief  35:00 - Balancing being a mom and high-achiever in business  40:00 - How to avoid the comparison trap  49:00 - 3 takeaways actions

DJ C-Lidds Business Podcast Episode #5 with Ken Lyman  Business Strategist, public speaker, and lifelong learner, Ken Lyman, and I talk about the traits and habits of having a successful business or career, and what big mistakes to avoid. He is an expert public speaker and tells the secret to how to be an engaging speaker.   1:50 - Intro/Bio  4:00 - How did you know if you would like or would be good at your career?  6:00 - Power of self-awareness  10:25 - Benefits of working for a large corporation  12:40 - Characteristics of a successful person/business  17:00 - Be clear about your intentions  19:10 - Best core values for a company  36:00 - Secret to being an engaging public speaker  43:00 - Biggest mistakes to avoid  46:40 - Ken's case for college  59:40 - Advice to teenage self  1:03:30 - ACTIONS WE CAN MAKE