E53 Dawne Brooks Gulla - Building Your Business Through Connections

E53 Dawne Brooks Gulla - Building Your Business Through Connections

EPISODE NOTES Dawne has been a professional speaker for over 30 years and is an expert in networking and helping people build their businesses. During this episode, Dawne shares stories of her experiences and how she has been able to use her connections to grow her business. She encourages entrepreneurs to reach out for help, build partnerships, and look for different ways to expand their businesses.

E52 Jon Bibbs - From Music Teacher to Real Estate Success

EPISODE NOTES Jon is a lifelong Richmond resident with a unique understanding of the entire Richmond metro area, including Chesterfield County and Henrico County. Not only is Jon an area expert, but he is well-connected and provides a great network of support. Relentless, focused, and hard-working, Jon leverages those connections to serve his clients better.  During this episode, John shares his inspiring journey of growth and success as an entrepreneur, musician, and educator. He emphasizes the importance of using modern platforms to spread your message and stay up to date on the ever-evolving business landscape.

E51 Tim Cox - Partnerships, Scaling and Creating A Business Culture

EPISODE NOTES ---------------------------------------- Tim Cox is the co-founder and leader of the sales team of Car Now, one of the fastest growing companies in the digital retailing space right now winning awards. They have amassed over 4,000 dealer customers in their 6 short years in business. Tim started his career originally in the automotive industry. During this episode, Cory and Tim discuss partnerships, scaling, and the importance of culture. Learn about the keys to a successful partnership, and what it takes to scale successfully and rapidly.    Links:  CarNow.com [https://www.carnow.com/] Quotes:   “There are two things that kill any business and it’s two words – number one is insecurity and number two is pride.” – Tim Cox Time Stamps:  4:33 – Tim’s Story – An organic partnership leading to a new opportunity 12:51 – What’s contributed to growth – Business culture 16:17 – What makes for an ideal partnership? 21:33 – Scaling with hyper growth – Keeping the culture of the business 38:15 - Tim’s craziest entrepreneurship moment 43:29 – Rapid fire questions! 46:52 - Entrepreneurship Trivia!   Want more? Visit FearlessWithCory.com [https://fearlesswithcory.com/]

E50 Kevin Thomas - Grit and Reinvention; One Man's Journey

EPISODE NOTES Superstar real estate agent, Kevin Thomas, is a native of Detroit Michigan and an army veteran. He served in the military and then got into the retail automotive industry and ended up opening up his own independent dealership with his wife right outside of Savannah Georgia, and was really focused on the military community. Over the next 15 year period, they opened other businesses including car rentals, self storage facilities, limousine companies, coffee shops and now residential and commercial real estate investment company and agent. He’s also a published author and an inspirational speaker.    During this episode, Cory and Kevin Thomas discuss building a business, making money and making a switch because it doesn’t quite align with you. Learn about the importance of having a personal mantra and transferable skills to help you in any entrepreneurial endeavor.    Links:  Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/Kevin-Mr-Make-It-Happen-Thomas-Realtor-289528351889800/] Quotes:   “When the passion for something leaves, don’t be so far behind it” - Kevin Thomas “The day you think you know it all is the day it all falls apart” - Kevin Thomas   Time Stamps:  5:59 – Kevin’s Story - What brought Kevin to Real Estate from his previous businesses? 9:03 – The dangers of spreading yourself too thin – Checking out of your business  16:02 – Regrouping after losing his business – transferring skills 26:33 – Investing in education and the need for coaching and guidance 30:26 - Kevin’s craziest entrepreneurship moment 33:03 – Rapid fire questions! 35:55 - Entrepreneurship Trivia!   Want more? Visit FearlessWithCory.com [https://fearlesswithcory.com/]

E49 Douglas Levin - From Drummer To E-commerce Guru

EPISODE NOTES Douglas Levin was a professional drummer living in Chicago for about 10 years before he started to sell on Amazon in his spare time. He started this in 2014 and from that point he went on to wholesale, private label, and was able to have all of these scenarios where he got enough money coming in that eventually he was able to bring his wife into the business. In preparation for the launch of his first brand, Doug became obsessed with chatbots and messenger and built himself a list of over 20k subscribers which he was able to convert into $20k in monthly sales within his first 90 days of launch. It helped him start his business, his brand and ultimately start to do other things without relying on Amazon.    During this episode, Cory and Doug Levin discuss Doug’s transition from being a professional drummer to E-commerce, selling on Amazon and utilizing chat bots. Learn about Doug’s experience cutting the learning curve without having a business background, or knowing much about it.   Links:  Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/douglas.levin.3] YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/c/MorningMarketingMachine] Facebook Group: Amazon Seller Secrets [https://www.facebook.com/groups/amazonsellersecrets] Quote:   “If you wait until everything aligns perfectly it’s never going to happen. Don’t let something stop you” - Doug Levin Time Stamps:  4:38 – Doug’s Story – Transitioning from professional drummer 16:48 – How Doug got into Chatbot and the impact it has on his business  32:11 – The business structure today in the 2020/2021 environment  36:15 – Some lessons Doug’s learned in his 6 years of business 41:49 – Doug’s advice for getting started on Amazon  48:58 - Doug’s craziest entrepreneurship moment 51:09 – Rapid fire questions! 54:34 - Entrepreneurship Trivia!   Want more? Visit FearlessWithCory.com [https://fearlesswithcory.com/]