Kevin Lisitsin and Robert talk about impacting a community through connection. Kevin and his wife connect with foster children to help them with a foundation of love. Kevin connects with inmates giving them hope and sharing life principles. He desires to leave a legacy of love by touching lives with hope. Our guest this week is a  dynamic leader and seasoned entrepreneur, Kevin Lisitsin, is driven by a relentless pursuit of excellence and a commitment to community development. Rooted in the Central Valley by his parents Cindy and Keith, the son of a Russian immigrant, Kevin has been shaped by principles of diligence, resilience, and the importance of impactful legacy.Kevin's career highlights his role as a catalyst for change, enhancing productivity and profitability across sectors. He owns a Farmers Insurance Agency in Fresno, providing tailored insurance solutions. His entrepreneurial spirit shone through co-ownership of Rocket Dog Gourmet Brats and Brew and co-founding Summer Fox Brewery, diversifying his portfolio and cementing his status as a visionary.Deeply invested in social change, Kevin volunteers with middle schoolers and juvenile justice inmates and is active in non-profits for home ownership education. He co-founded 'Diligent Heart' to support foster youth, reflecting his dedication to community upliftment.Family is central to Kevin, his source of joy and inspiration, sharing values and aspirations. His journey, marked by hard work, innovation, and community responsibility, underscores his belief that success is measured by our impact on others.

Robert and Jule Ann Ducharme have a wonderful conversation about empowering women to take control of their lives through business. She has created multiple companies and organized SHe Talks, a platform for women to share their stories and encourage each other. Julie is a force and you don’t want to miss this encouraging conversation. As a change maker, Dr. Julie Ducharme has dedicated her career to empower and support people in their endeavors and dreams. People from all over, including the corporate sector and those returning to the workforce, have taken the advice and guidance of Dr. Julie and learned how to use their strengths to maximize their work/life success. Her unique speaking style ignites the passion inside us all and makes that tiny spark into a blaze of empowerment.Since earning her MBA and Doctorate degrees in business and organizational leadership, Dr. Julie has become a 5x national bestselling author, recognized by INC magazine, hosts of SHE CEO podcast a podcast in the top 1% of podcast, numerous TV appearances with CBS, ABC, and Fox, a professional public speaker, and a serial entrepreneur. Her most recent book Authentically You Empowering Your Way to Success, is changing the way women approach their lives. Julie is also a serial entrepreneur with 5 companies.Dr. Ducharme is the founder and creator of Lead and Empower Her She Talks, a platform for women to share their stories and fill the gap for women supporting women. Dr. Ducharme has launched the She Talks Mag that has been trending nationwide and the She Talks membership changing the way women network and support each other.https://www.linkedin.com/in/drjulieducharme/https://www.facebook.com/DrJulieDucharmeCOMMANDERINPINKhttps://www.instagram.com/julietaylorducharme/

Robert and Jeff C, West talk about SALEs and Jeff’s new book coauthored with Bob Burg, a business parable about sales. Jeff’s down to earth style combined with his sales excellence creates a multi-layered story that brings sales training to a new level. Jeff’s work with Bob adds a sales leadership level to the story that is unmatched in most sales lessons. For over 30 years, Jeff West coached and led sales teams in multiple industries and was among the top sales performers and leaders in the nation. For over twenty years, he was an entrepreneur in field sales management with the well known Fortune 500® insurance company, Aflac.Now a sought-after conference speaker, Jeff is the author, along with international bestselling author, Bob Burg, of the business/sales parable, Streetwise to Saleswise: Become ObjectionProof™ and Beat the Sales Blues. He is also author and coauthor of two multi-award-winning sales parables, The Unexpected Tour Guide and Said the Lady with the Blue Hair (coauthored with Lisa Wilber).Jeff has been on numerous national and international podcasts and been a quoted source for publications such as Sales and Marketing Management Magazine, the National Federation of Independent Business, and Peak Sales Recruiting.Whether onstage or during interviews, he combines hard-hitting, take-to-the-bank sales wisdom with a folksy humor that engages the audience as have few others.Main Website: https://jeffcwest.comStreetwise to Saleswise: Become ObjectionProof™ and Beat the Sales Blues: www.streetwisetosaleswise.comSaid the Lady with the Blue Hair: https://jeffcwest.com/bluehairbookThe Unexpected Tour Guide: https://jeffcwest.com/tutgbook/Leaders Who Would Like to Discuss the Potential of Co-authoring a Book with Jeff: https://coauthoryourmessage.comFree Fusion Points® Consultation for Sales Team Leaders and Entrepreneurs: https://fusionpoints.comFree 3-Video Sales Training Course: https://survivalskillsforcommissionsalespeople.comFollow Jeff on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffcwest/Follow Jeff on Twitter: @JeffCWestAuthor https://twitter.com/JeffCWestAuthorConnect with Jeff on FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/jeff.west.330

Robert chats with debbie Hart and Shawn Finnegan about Teen Preneur events that they have launched in Oren UT and the impact they are making in the lives of teenagers and their families. Their success is exciting and overwhelming and now parents want a program for adults to start and launch businesses too. Shawn Finnegan is a serial entrepreneur and specializes in scaling businesses by scaling relationships. He hosts entrepreneurial events that bring people together to connect and collaborate. He co-hosts Ignition Point Podcast and founding investor of Tax Hive, helping entrepreneurs use the tax code to their advantage.Debbie Hart is a business strategist dedicated to optimizing operations for more leads and increased profits. She is passionate about her family and helping her children to gain the entrepreneurial education that the schools aren’t providing. She is the co-host of Ignition Point Podcast and the founder and CEO of Ignition Point.https://www.instagram.com/ignition_point_entrepreneurs?igsh=MW43YXNxYmphbm9mdg%3D%3D&utm_source=qrhttps://www.instagram.com/finneganshawn?igsh=MTJ1ZDU1ZHZtbWhjbA==https://www.instagram.com/_debbiehart?igsh=MXRkcGY1eWFnYTBkdA%3D%3D&utm_source=qrhttp://www.taxhive.com/ignitionhttps://ignitionpointacademy.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/debbie-hart-148961217?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=ios_apphttps://www.linkedin.com/in/shawn-finnegan-03b254a?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=ios_app

Robert and Thom talk about leaving a legacy through storytelling. We share conversations about faith impacting our journey and how it can impact your business. How do your personal values align with your business values?Thom Van Dycke is a business advisor for solo and micro-preneurs. After 19 years as a pastor, he launched his business at the height of the pandemic in 2020 and grew it to six figures in the first year. Already a certified StoryBrand Guide, Thom expanded his services to include business development consulting in the summer of 2023. He helps his clients to scale to $50,000/month of recurring revenue. Thom is married to Tara and they have 7 children. They are both advocates for foster and adoption and have welcomed 30 foster children into their home since 2011. Website - www.thomvandycke.comLinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/thom-van-dycke

Robert chats with Karl Becker about icebergs, and we see many examples of how entrepreneurship and high performance are like an iceberg, but Karl applies it to selling. The real strength in the sales conversation is can you be curious, can you ask the right questions and truly want to learn the answers. Karl Becker has founded and run numerous companies over the last thirty years and now runs Improving Sales Performance, a consultancy that supports sales organizations to build high-performing teams and achieve their revenue goals. He is the author of Set up to Win: Three Frameworks to a High-Performing Sales Organization and Sales & Marketing Alignment. He has a BA in economics from Colorado College and an MBA from the University of Colorado, Boulder. You can learn more about him and his work at improvingsalesperformance.com.https://www.improvingsalesperformance.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/karlbeckeriiihttps://www.linkedin.com/company/improving-sales-performance-usa

Robert talks with Tom Beal who is known worldwide as The Simplifier. He helps you reach your next level, regardless of obstacles or roadblocks that have prevented you from breaking through the plateau you've reached, up to this point."Success is easy...like Marine Corps Boot Camp!" Tom assists you in understanding that it doesn't matter where you came from or where you may be right now; there are steps you can take TODAY which can lead you to fulfilling your dreams, personally & professionally.After being born to teenagers, raised around 4 divorces & 6 marriages, going to 9 different schools by 8th grade, and raised on welfare...Tom Beal was able to become a National Bicycle Champion, the #1 Honor Graduate in Marine Corps Boot Camp at Parris Island, recipient of 3 meritorious promotions in 4 years while in the Marine Corps, #1 in 5 sales organizations, Publisher of The North Carolina Home Book, and President of Kelly-Media, Inc (a Jim Kelly - NFL HOF QB company), working side by side with Mike Filsaime from 2006-2011, producing over $20 million in online results, and President of Strategic Profits for Rich Schefren for 2.5 years, from 2011-2013. Since then he travels the world sharing strategies to assist clients in simplifying their lives and results, and produces a lot of valuable content on several social media platforms regularly as well. http://tombeal.com

Robert talks with Erik Allen about his journey of redemption and of the power of sharing redemption stories. Erik helps entrepreneurs tell better stories and get noticed online. It is important to focus on the small wins and when you stack those wins you start to believe your story and that belief empowers you to serve others at a higher level. Erik Allen, raised in a broken home, battled addictions, jailed at 18, bankrupt at 21 only to turn everything around. Gave his life to Jesus at 24 and now 18+ years sober, beautiful wife, two kids, Host of The Erik Allen Show, John Maxwell Certified Coach, help men of faith feel confident in sharing their redemption stories & help entrepreneurs get known and noticed online!Quick bio:- Broken Home- Beat my mom’s boyfriend up with a cast iron Pan for hitting her when I was 13- Jailed at 18- Bankrupt at 21- Battled addictions- Gave my life to Christ in 2004- Now breaking chains of divorce, abuse, rejection, and addiction - Married for 18+ years- Sober for 18+ years- Host of The Erik Allen Show (Ranked #133 on the US Apple Entrepreneur Chart in January 2021 - Ranked #202 on the UK Apple Entrepreneur Chart in October 2021)- I help Entrepreneurs get known and noticed online- Featured on Nasdaq, Dropping Bombs with Brad Lea, CB Nation, Good Freelancing, News Wire Magazine, Disrupt Magazine, Hustler's Digest, California Daily Review, Bulletin Feed, The Tribune Post, Cross Fork News, Buzz Sentinel, and many more- Been a guest on over 150 podcasts- The Erik Allen Show is ranked in the top 1.5% of all podcasts globally- John Maxwell Certified CoachI can share my story and or talk about morning routines, being consistent and getting around the right people, networking, podcasting, and more!Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ErikAllenMediaInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/erikgallenTikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@erikallenmedia Twitter - https://twitter.com/ErikGAllenLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/erikgallenYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIvY9tURSqCVjnHx7dcgIeQ?sub_confirmation=1 Website - https://www.erikallenmedia.com

Robert and Kathy Judson talk about the impact of cycling on her entrepreneurial journey and how much sport experiences can be transferred into the professional space and help people achieve their goals. Her newest book, Navigating the Race Within, helps people focus on the mind and body transformation necessary for success in any endeavor. Kathy Judson has always been like this. This book is the result of many years of simply doing the work. She feels blessed to have spent her childhood on a farm, where she could find peace in the open air and the sight of towering mountains. Through these experiences, she developed a deep respect for toil and the natural world that will last a lifetime. She first competed in cross country and track at the Division 1 level before turning to triathlon as a professional sport and ultimately finding her true calling in cycling. She has raced as a semi-pro cyclist at the national and international levels for over 35 years. She values her two amazing sons, both of whom are on a mission to improve the world, above all else. Kathy Judson already had a Ph.D. in pharmacy and a B.S. in human nutrition, so she decided to expand her education with a Master's in counseling. Since she nearly died of anorexia when she was 17, she has made it her mission to live a full life. Nope, not there yet, but always looking forward to the next peak.Kathy is either on the peak of a mountain, competing in trail races, or on social media. You may reach her for epic retreats, coaching, public speaking, and media appearancesFacebook: @mtevista Kathy LynnInstagram: #mtevista Kathy LynnLinkedIn: Kathy JudsonYou Tube: healthyhorizonsnowWebsite:healthyhorizonsnow.com

Tim Calise and Robert talk about the power of a team, being able to borrow confidence or lend confidence to partners when their own is low. The biggest win is learning how to buy back your time. Information is available to everyone, TAKE ACTION, Information TIMES action equals great results. Tim Calise, a versatile entrepreneur, finance expert, and podcast host, founded successful tech fitness ventures and raised $325mm for his first hedge fund by age 25. He co-developed ALAN, an AI-driven SaaS platform, achieving remarkable growth from $0 to $20M ARR in 6 months. Currently, he is the co-creator with multiple 7 & 8 figure service business owners - aligning product, pricing, and positioning in order to install profitable acquisition systems.timcalise.comlinkedin.com/in/tcalise