“People want personalized relationships. They want to know you’re in it with them.” As we face another year of struggles with the current pandemic, we’re here to help you survive and thrive. Listen to this episode and make these three COVID-19 changes in your business that might make all the difference. Mitigate COVID-19 impact on your business by focusing on your branding, visibility, your customers’ and workers’ protection and safety, and your relationship with your clients. Share with us how you have been adjusting during this pandemic as a business owner.

“I think you can train anybody to technically do something. But what’s hard to do is arrange and create a strong culture of cooperation and camaraderie.” Mitch Russo founded Timeslips Corp., which he sold for eight figures, and then became the CEO of Tony Robins and Chet Holmes’s Business Breakthroughs International. Now he helps businesses get to the next level and scale with his proven systems. “Sometimes you just need to elevate others in order to connect with them.” Listen to this episode to get a brief look at Mitch’s entrepreneurial journey and find out - the business challenges he faced with Timeslips Corp. - how he overcame his top mistakes in business, such as reluctance to delegate tasks - his business motivations and more Reach out to Mitch online: Personal website: https://mitchrusso.com/ Twitter: @mitchrusso LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mitchrusso/

Win small achievements to get closer to your end goal. What are your goals this year? Listen to this episode to get a headstart on achieving your goals. John and Roger share highly effective goal setting tips such as setting a realistic target with a manageable timeframe. These are not only helpful for goal setting in business; you can also use these in your personal life.

“Building our network is probably the most important thing that has worked for Greenlane.” Bill Sebald is the founder of Greenlane, a digital marketing company that specialises in enterprise and e-commerce brands. He is also a recognized writer and speaker. “You have to learn to give your employees control, ownership, and the ability to hurt or help the company. One of the hardest things for me to do was to let go.” Tune into this episode and find out - how Bill stumbled into the digital world by accident through his love of music - the importance of building rapport and relationship in business - what wealth means to Bill and more For more tips on starting or running a business, stay tuned to Local SEO Today. Greenlane: https://www.greenlanemarketing.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/billsebald/ Twitter: @billsebald

“It’s not what you’re doing but how you’re doing it, and the mindset you have around it, that matters most.” Erin Blaskie started her first online business in 2004. She’s a TEDx speaker and the director of marketing at Fellow.app, a productivity tool for managers. “You can’t just surround yourself with people who are just your hype machines.” Erin speaks with us candidly about her entrepreneurial journey, her business drives and motivations, and how she overcame mistakes in running a business. She gives excellent advice to business starters and shares great insights on - entrepreneurial burnout - formalizing the process of mentorship - finding the right team size - surrounding yourself with honest, critical people Connect with Erin: Personal website: https://www.erinblaskie.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erinblaskie/ Twitter: @ErinBlaskie

“You never know what you can find just by showing up.” We talk to Adam Steele, founder of Loganix, about his business journey. From his start in affiliate marketing to building his own SEO company, Adam has gained a lot of hard-earned knowledge from his mistakes in business. “You can grow quicker when you find someone who complements you and is able to pick up the slack where you aren’t so strong.” Adam shares with us what has been helping him overcome challenges in business, such as - learning from and engaging with communities in online forums - hiring a bookkeeper from the start - finding a business partner who complements you - habit stacking Reach out to Adam here: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamgsteele/ Loganix: https://loganix.com/ Twitter: @AdamGSteele

Let's dive into what SEO and trade shows offer to your business, both benefits and disadvantages. We give you firsthand information about trade show marketing based on our experience and share with you SEO insights based on our expertise.

‘Our view on technology isn’t technology for technology’s sake. We align technology with business goals. Ask “how is this technology going to help you be better” or “how is it going to reduce your risk?”’ Raffi Jamgotchian started Triada Networks in 2008 and continues to be a leader in the IT and cybersecurity industry. ‘In the IT business, especially in cybersecurity, you have to have an innate sense of curiosity to explore and try things. Otherwise, you don’t move forward.’ Raffi’s business journey started when a friend and former coworker reached out to him to help them build the IT infrastructure for their new business firm. In this episode, he shares with us how he has grown as a person and as an entrepreneur in the IT industry. Listen to find out How you can learn from making mistakes and taking losses in business How you can overcome challenges in business How you can align technology with your goals in business Reach out to Raffi: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/raffijamgotchian/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/triadanet Triada Networks: https://triadanet.com/

Establish expertise, authority, and trust for your brand on the web with B2B SEO. If you're a B2B business owner looking for a great marketing strategy with high ROI, then this episode is for you. We discuss the benefits of using an excellent B2B SEO strategy and share helpful pointers on how to start.

“Give before you get.” Tom Antion takes pride in the fact that he never had a regular job. He is an internet multimillionaire and founder of the only licensed internet marketing school in the world. He is also the subject of the Hollywood documentary The American Entrepreneur premiering later this year. “If you only look at the big prizes and you don’t take the steps to get there, that’s called a dreamer. You want to be a doer, not a dreamer.” No matter what your goals in life are, you can learn a thing or two from Tom. In this episode, we cover various things Tom has learned and realized throughout his entrepreneurial journey: Starting from scratch in the real estate industry Making money by “shortening the learning curve” for other people Setting yourself apart from your competitors His personal philosophy on parenting and taking action in life Get in touch with Tom: Personal website: https://antion.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomantion/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/tomantion