Firepreneurs
Firepreneurs
Firepreneurs
As full time firefighters, fathers, husbands and Entrepreneurs, Bennett J. Grove II and Jeff McDole, Jr. understand the unique challenges that face firefighters running a business. The formula is simple: Lead. Develop. Grow. Each episode on the Firepreneurs Podcast, we talk about how we can Hone our Leadership skills, Develop and train our teams and then prepare those team members to Grow the business while also growing as people.   In addition, we'll draw on our 20 years of Firefighting experience and over 15 years of experience building, leading and growing small businesses, to discuss the wins and losses we've experienced along the way. Whether it's discussing Life, Leadership and/or Development, we will do our best to equip you with the tools that you will need to succeed in your entrepreneurial journey.
65: WMM: How "Bad Breath" can Impact your Leadership
This episode of the Firepreneurs Podcast comes from one of Bennett's Wednesday Morning Mentorship messages that he records at Fire Dawgs Junk Removal HQ and distributes to all the locations each week. The subject of this message was how leading with "bad breath" or negativity will impact your ability to lead, build future leaders and ultimately lead to you being an ineffective leader. We hope you enjoy this message.  Look for future Wednesday Morning Mentorship messages labeled with "WMM" at the front of the episode in the future.  Let's Get IT! 
Apr 15, 2022
7 min
64: Episode 64: FDA - “How to Shift your Energy and Negative Thinking”
On this episode of the Firepreneurs Podcast, we pull a clip from the recently completed Fire Dawgs Academy put on at Fire Dawgs Junk Removal in Indianapolis. This session was on the subject of breaking the habit of negative thinking, negative energy and being aware about your energy in front of the team so that some of those negatives don’t become contagious and create morale issues.  Here are two videos that were played in the session and inspired pieces of Bennett’s session with the team:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJrcJUV8d20 Tony Robbins: How to Break your Negative Thinking https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lCeWtXPKko Trevor Moawad: How to Control your Negative Thoughts
Apr 8, 2022
7 min
63: Episode 63: Interview with Entrepreneur, Coach, and Home Cleaning Expert Elena Ledoux
This week on the Firepreneurs podcast, we have Elena Ledoux. Elena is the Co-Founder of Superb Maids, Chief Operating Officer of Boss Security Screens and Business Coach at Conquer. She successfully started and scaled these companies after first completing 11 years as a Litigation Attorney for Insurance Defense. This episode is filled with an Amazing Story, as well as humor and simple truths. You will no doubt enjoy this episode!
Mar 28, 2022
1 hr 10 min
62: Episode 62: Interview with Entrepreneur, Coach, Author and Funding Expert Kedma Ough
We are excited to bring back Kedma Ough to the Podcast. She joined us early in the Podcast’s history during our Beginning with the End in Mind Series where Kedma discussed funding your startup. Now, we interview Kedma the Entrepreneur. Kedma has over three decades of experience as an entrepreneur, as a business coach, is an international Author, a negotiation expert and a funding expert. She is also always on the move and begins filming on a TV show in April called America’s Real Deal. Enjoy!
Mar 21, 2022
1 hr 12 min
61: Episode 61: Interview with Firepreneur Anne Montgomery - First In Nutrition and Fully Involved Training
This week on the Firepreneurs Podcast,  Bennett talks to Firepreneur Anne Montgomery. Anne was a firefighter for 8 years in Hillsborough County Fire Department in Tampa where she attained the rank of Lieutenant. During that time, alongside her husband Jonathan, they formed First In Nutrition. As you’ll learn after listening to this episode, Anne is a Get IT Done type of individual, so she added a complementary business to First In Nutrition called Fully Involved Training. Anne shares her experiences overcoming adversity, pushing through challenges on the job and the challenges of being an Entrepreneur. Enjoy!
Mar 14, 2022
1 hr 2 min
60: Episode 60: Firepreneurs 101: What is Net Profit?
Welcome to Firepreneurs 101 - A series of short episodes to help you better understand your numbers and speak the language of business. Starting from the top of the Profit and Loss Statement all the way to the bottom line, we will unpack what the categories mean, how to use them as tools when running your business and how to ensure that your business turns a profit.  In this episode we discuss "What is Net Profit?"
Mar 11, 2022
14 min
59: Episode 59: Firepreneurs 101: What are Legal and Professional?
Welcome to Firepreneurs 101 - A series of short episodes to help you better understand your numbers and speak the language of business. Starting from the top of the Profit and Loss Statement all the way to the bottom line, we will unpack what the categories mean, how to use them as tools when running your business and how to ensure that your business turns a profit.  In this episode, we discuss "What are Legal and Professional?"
Mar 7, 2022
5 min
58: Episode 58: Firepreneurs 101: What are Phones, Internet, and Technology?
Welcome to Firepreneurs 101 - A series of short episodes to help you better understand your numbers and speak the language of business. Starting from the top of the Profit and Loss Statement all the way to the bottom line, we will unpack what the categories mean, how to use them as tools when running your business and how to ensure that your business turns a profit.  In this episode we discuss "What are Phones, Internet, and Technology?"
Mar 4, 2022
5 min
56: Episode 56: Firepreneurs 101: What are Supplies and Equipment?
Welcome to Firepreneurs 101 - A series of short episodes to help you better understand your numbers and speak the language of business. Starting from the top of the Profit and Loss Statement all the way to the bottom line, we will unpack what the categories mean, how to use them as tools when running your business and how to ensure that your business turns a profit.  In the episode we discuss "What are Supplies and Equipment?"
Mar 4, 2022
6 min
57: Episode 57: Firepreneurs 101: What are Rent and Utilities?
Welcome to Firepreneurs 101 - A series of short episodes to help you better understand your numbers and speak the language of business. Starting from the top of the Profit and Loss Statement all the way to the bottom line, we will unpack what the categories mean, how to use them as tools when running your business and how to ensure that your business turns a profit.  In this episode, we discuss “What are Rent and Utilities?”
Mar 2, 2022
6 min
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