From Heavy Metal to CEO: What a Rockstar Learned About Building a Business

From Heavy Metal to CEO: What a Rockstar Learned About Building a Business

Michael Notte traded the heavy metal stage for the boardroom, and the lessons he learned at a merch table became his blueprint for business success. As president of MJN Insurance Services, Michael has helped hundreds of small and medium-sized businesses design employee benefits that attract top talent, reduce costs, and build lasting loyalty. In this conversation, he breaks down why genuine connection is the true currency of reputation, how treating employees like rock stars transforms culture, and why authenticity always wins. If you're chasing your passion or ready to reinvent yourself, Michael's story will fuel your next move. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Connect with Michael Notte! 🌐 Website: www.mjninsuranceservices.com [www.mjninsuranceservices.com] 📱 Social Media:  ⁨@smallbizbenefitspro⁩  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Why Invisible Beliefs Keep Leaders Stuck

Invisible beliefs shape every decision you make, and most leaders never notice the ones keeping them stuck. You changed the strategy, the team, the plan, yet the same ceiling returns. The block is not your effort. It is a mental prison built from old stories and language you never questioned. Ted Santos, CEO of Turnaround Investment Partners and creator of the Disruptive Leadership Model, uncovers the hidden rules running your confidence, risk-taking, and success, and shows how to replace them with empowering declarations. Walk away seeing the one problem you have been solving wrong for years, and how to break free. ───────────────────────────────── CONNECT WITH TED SANTOS! 🌐 Website: https://www.turnaroundip.com [https://www.turnaroundip.com] 💼 LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/ted-santos-ab0107 [https://linkedin.com/in/ted-santos-ab0107] 🐦 X / Twitter: https://x.com/TedSantos140 [https://x.com/TedSantos140] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

The Compliance Gaps Quietly Exposing Family Offices

Most family offices believe their structure protects them, but it often does not.  Susan Lindeque, Founder and CEO of Avestix Technology Holdings, has managed over a billion dollars in private assets and knows exactly where the quiet failures hide. In this episode, she exposes the compliance gaps families overlook — from offshore entities and digital assets to fragmented ownership structures — and shares the integrated, real-time framework that keeps complex wealth protected across generations. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Connect with Susan Lindeque 🌐 Website: www.avestix.com [http://www.avestix.com] 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/susanlindeque [https://www.linkedin.com/in/susanlindeque] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

PR in the AI Era: What Gets You Noticed Now

PR in the AI era has rewritten how attention works, and most founders are still running a playbook that stopped delivering. You're credible, consistent, and putting in the work, but the press isn't landing. The gap isn't your story; it's the missing system. Megan Brown Bennett, founder of national PR agency Light Years Ahead, brings 24 years of breaking brands through crowded markets to share exactly what earns coverage now and what to stop doing today. ────────────────────────────────────────── CONNECT WITH MEGAN BROWN BENNETT 🌐 Website: https://www.lightyearsahead.com/ [https://www.lightyearsahead.com/] 📸 Instagram: @lyapr | @mbbennettpr ────────────────────────────────────────── Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Public Safety Technology Just Crossed a New Line

Public safety technology is moving faster than most communities realize, and the gap between what agencies are equipped with today and what is already available is costing lives. Non-lethal restraint is only the beginning. Drones, counter-drone systems, virtual reality training, and federal defense contracts are now part of the same ecosystem. Scot Cohen, Founder and CEO of Wrap Technologies (NASDAQ: WRAP), breaks down a major new drone acquisition and explains what the next five years of policing actually looks like. ────────────────────────────────────────── CONNECT WITH SCOT COHEN & WRAP TECHNOLOGIES: 🌐 Website: https://www.wrap.com 📸 Instagram: @wraptechinc 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scot-cohen-643181375/ 🐦 X / Twitter: @wraptechinc 📘 Facebook: @wraptechinc ────────────────────────────────────────── Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]