Join Virginia Purnell as she speaks to growing entrepreneur startups in the different ways that they are trying to become a subject matter expert. The unique thing about this show is that we are not talking to people who have been and done it and are all over the internet as superstars. We are talking to the average growing entrepreneur who is trying to get visible in their market.
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Wilson Zehr is an entrepreneur, academic and marketing strategist with more than 25 years in technology and telecommunications behind him, across six large-scale startups and over $60 million raised in venture funding. He runs Zairmail, a platform that automates the production and delivery of physical mail, and he teaches marketing, entrepreneurship and business strategy as an assistant professor…
Maaya Konishi is the CEO of Communica, an English education and leadership communication company that helps Japanese professionals thrive on the global stage. A former investment banker turned entrepreneur, she has worked with more than 4,000 professionals on finding their voice and communicating with authenticity across cultures, and she is a bestselling author in Japan and a recognized authority…
Hey everyone, today I'm talking with Rena Duell, a business coach at One Team Partners who supports female small business entrepreneurs in leading with clarity, confidence, and purpose without burning out. After years of balancing leadership, motherhood, and constant travel, Rena hit a breaking point that brought serious health challenges and forced her to rethink how she was running her business…
Dominic Forth is a media strategist and the founder of Thought Leaders America, where he helps experts turn big ideas into authority that drives business growth. He trained at the BBC and worked across NBC, Fox, ABC stations and CBS affiliates in the US, which gave him a front row seat to how producers choose guests. In this conversation he breaks down why credentials get your pitch deleted, how…
Henry DeVries is a business book ghostwriter and the publisher at Indie Books International, the author of 20 marketing books, and a senior staff writer with the California Business Journal. Over the last 15 years he has ghostwritten, co-authored, edited, and published more than 200 business books, including his international bestseller from McGraw Hill, How to Close a Deal Like Warren Buffett. He…
Len Ward went from a Wall Street trading desk to leading the AI work at Commexis, an AI consulting and product development firm, and he has become a go-to voice for leaders trying to make sense of AI without the hype. In this episode he breaks down why AI is changing the business model itself, not just the speed of the work, and what owners should do about it right now. Key Discussion Themes: -…
Reed Nyffeler is the CEO and founder of Signal, a security services franchisor operating in 48 states and nine countries with more than 8,500 employees. He is also the founder of FilterGo and FrameBrand, and the author of Transform Through Purpose and Lead Exponentially, with his third book, Brand New, arriving in the summer of 2026. Key Discussion Themes: - Leading yourself before you ever lead…
In this solo episode, Virginia Purnell breaks down the domino effect: how one date or booking can trigger everything downstream in your business, so the work stops running through you for every little step. She uses her friend Mary's photography business and her own podcast production to show what it looks like when one input sets off the whole chain. Key Discussion Themes: - The one thing…
Michael Uadiale is a serial entrepreneur, practicing CPA, and the founder of SMEED CPA, where he helps business owners use the tax code as a tool to build real wealth and reach financial freedom faster. Key Discussion Themes: - Why most business owners spend 13 to 18 years in "tax jail" — and how to get out - The tax code as a roadmap: how the government uses taxes to incentivize behavior - What…
Lee Smith is a UK-based, values-driven M&A operator with over 25 years of experience buying, fixing, and scaling businesses, and the founder of Verdani Capital. He's acquired 26 companies and now focuses on buy-and-build growth, ethical deal-making, and leading without ego. Key Discussion Themes: - Why the leap from a small business to a large one is psychological, not financial - Buy-and-build…
Lisa Woodruff is the founder and CEO of Organize 365 and host of the Organize 365 podcast (24M+ downloads). A former teacher with a PhD in applied psychology, she's the author of six books, including her newest release, Escaping Quicksand. Key Discussion Themes Why cleaning up isn't the same as organizing — and what "Swiss cheese organizing" quietly costs you The declutter → organize →…
