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Evolvepreneur® (After Hours)

As a time-poor, typically underfunded online entrepreneur who receives so much conflicting advice about the best ways to grow your business, how can you compete with the big end of town without any of the resources they have at their disposal?

Our mission is to start a revolution that will help entrepreneurs easily establish their own complete business system that can compete with the big end of town and mainstream social media platforms.

We want to help entrepreneurs make a real difference

Join us today where we dig deep with our guests and get you the best blueprints so you can fast-track your business...

Episodes

EPS06:51 [Chris Cirak] ​​​​​​​Are You Ready To Be You?

Welcome to the Evolvepreneur (After Hours) Show I am your Special Host Mechelle McDonald Join me today where we dig deep with our guests and get you the best concepts and strategies to fast-track your business. My very special guest today is Chris Cirak ... This episode discusses how mindfulness and meditation can help entrepreneurs stay centered and focused on their purpose. Guest Chris Cirak talks about learning to be comfortable with yourself through stillness and self-reflection. This allows you to better understand what opportunities resonate with your calling. As entrepreneurs you will face many distractions and challenges, but developing self-awareness through meditation practices can help you make clear decisions and stay aligned with your passions over the long term. Overall, being ready to truly know yourself is an important part of being able to say yes to the right opportunities and thrive as an entrepreneur. Read more

EPS07:046 [Alexandra Terrey] ​​​​​​​Kindness in Action

Welcome to the Evolvepreneur (After Hours) Show I am your Special Host Richard Wray Join me today where we dig deep with our guests and get you the best concepts and strategies to fast-track your business. My very special guest today is Alexandra Terrey ... The episode discusses the importance of kindness and emotional intelligence in leadership. Alexandra talks about her work helping leaders improve company culture by focusing on emotional connections between employees. She describes a case study of an engineer who was constantly stressed but learned to overcome his fears and build trust with his team through open communication. The engineer found peace by prioritizing relationships over success. Going forward, Alexandra is starting a new project called Kind Leader to help more people become effective leaders while maintaining a balanced lifestyle. Read more

EPS07:045 [Cathy Spaas] ​​​​​​​Thriving In The Spotlight

Welcome to the Entrepreneur Secrets Show Join me today where we dig deep with our guests and get you the best concepts and strategies to fast-track your business. My very special guest today is Cathy Spaas. Cathy Spaas discusses highly sensitive people (HSP), a trait where one's nervous system is more sensitive and their brain processes information more deeply. HSPs can feel emotions strongly, both positively and negatively, and are more easily overwhelmed. While this trait can be challenging in high pressure environments like performing, it also provides benefits such as high empathy, creativity, and attention to detail. Cathy helps HSPs understand themselves better and provides strategies to manage stress, including focusing on successes, self-care, and trusting one's vision over seeking constant external validation. She is working on an app to deliver short self-care exercises that can help HSPs thrive even when facing pressure. Read more

EPS06:50 [Lorraine Ball] ​​​​​​​Been There, Done That! Now It's Time To Do It Again!

Welcome to the Evolvepreneur (After Hours) Show I am your Special Host Mechelle McDonald Join me today where we dig deep with our guests and get you the best concepts and strategies to fast-track your business. My very special guest today is Lorraine Ball ... Lorraine Ball discussed her career journey, from teaching English in Israel after college to starting and eventually selling her own marketing business. A highlight was how she learned the importance of regularly evaluating her business to improve processes and prepare it for a potential sale. This included recognizing which parts only had value to her personally versus what could continue without her. The conversation provided valuable lessons on building a sustainable business and having an exit strategy in place. Read more

EPS06:49 [Melanie Mitchell Wexler] ​​​​​​​The Accidental Entrepreneur

Welcome to the Evolvepreneur (After Hours) Show I am your Special Host Mechelle McDonald Join me today where we dig deep with our guests and get you the best concepts and strategies to fast-track your business. My very special guest today is Melanie Mitchell Wexler ... Melanie Mitchell Wexler started as a recruiter for 20 years before pivoting to career coaching to help job seekers understand the hiring process. She discusses founding a nonprofit called Hearts for Honduras with her best friend to help underprivileged communities in Honduras through educational and meal programs. Melanie reflects on a recent trip where her phone stopped working but she was able to find peace without it. She encourages embracing what you have now and understanding that true happiness comes from within, not from money or material things. Melanie's journey shows the importance of resilience as an entrepreneur and using one's existing skills to start a new venture. Read more

EPS07:044 [Tanya Kunze] ​​​​​​​The Science of Abundance

Welcome to the Evolvepreneur (After Hours) Show I am your Special Host Richard Wray Join me today where we dig deep with our guests and get you the best concepts and strategies to fast-track your business. My very special guest today is Tanya Kunze ... Tanya discusses her background in coaching entrepreneurs and how she developed a framework over 30 years to positively impact their financial bottom lines. During the COVID lockdown, she wrote a book on positivity and noticed how comfortable some became working from home. However, others struggled without balance between work, life, and self-care. Tanya stresses the importance of managing fear and developing abundance mindsets through changing habits, perspectives, and focusing on opportunities rather than lack. She finds the most common mistakes are judgment of others and not addressing one's own fears, particularly about money. Her work helps many transform their lives, as reflected in emotional stories from past clients. Read more

EPS07:043 [Rich Kozak] ​​​​​​​Clarity: Your Solid Foundation

Welcome to the Evolvepreneur (After Hours) Show I am your Special Host Richard Wray Join me today where we dig deep with our guests and get you the best concepts and strategies to fast-track your business. My very special guest today is Rich Kozak ... This episode discusses branding and business clarity with guest Rich Kozak, an experienced branding consultant. Rich emphasizes the importance of defining a clear brand identity through unique language and positioning yourself to make a positive impact. He recommends finding what brings you joy and defining your brand to achieve the highest impacts for others. Rich's process involves 7 steps to ensure branding aligns everything a business says and does. He helps clients get credit for what makes them stand out and avoid wasting money on unclear marketing. Read more

EPS06:48 [Doug Stout] ​​​​​​​The Community Culture of Franchising

Welcome to the Evolvepreneur (After Hours) Show I am your Special Host Mechelle McDonald Join me today where we dig deep with our guests and get you the best concepts and strategies to fast-track your business. My very special guest today is Doug Stout ... This episode discusses franchising with guest Doug Stout, who has 19 years of experience in the industry as a franchise owner, consultant, and advisor. He notes several benefits of franchising, such as having a support system and not feeling alone as a business owner. Stout also stresses the importance of having a clear business plan and goals before choosing a franchise. His own franchising journey began with inspiration from McDonald's and included ownership of an organic nail salon franchise. Throughout his career, Stout has learned the value of maintaining a big picture view and getting input from a business coach. Read more

EPS06:47 [Chad Wittfeldt] ​​​​​​​Key Business Fundamentals and Partnerships

Welcome to the Evolvepreneur (After Hours) Show I am your Special Host Mechelle McDonald Join me today where we dig deep with our guests and get you the best concepts and strategies to fast-track your business. My very special guest today is Chad Wittfeldt ... Chad Whitfeld discusses his entrepreneurial journey starting businesses like landscaping as a teenager. He emphasizes the importance of proving business concepts through initial customer validation before investing heavily in plans and branding. Whitfeld also stresses the value of cultivating relationships through genuine care, celebration of others' successes, and partnering with those who have complementary skills rather than similar ones. Overall, the podcast provides transparency into both Whitfeld's successes and mistakes made along the way in his real estate and investing ventures. Read more

EPS05:50 [Sam Rathling] ​​​​​​​Leveraging LinkedIn to Scale and Grow Your Business

Welcome to the Evolvepreneur (After Hours) Show I am your Special Host Christine Campbell Rapin Join me today where we dig deep with our guests and get you the best concepts and strategies to fast-track your business. My very special guest today is Sam Rathling ... This episode discusses how to use LinkedIn effectively for business lead generation. Sam Rathling, a LinkedIn expert, shares her experience growing businesses on the platform over 18 years. She outlines strategies like using outbound messaging to invite contacts to valuable online events. Sam emphasizes giving value first through content and invitations before directly pitching people. She also describes facing a difficult situation where a business partner took control and financially ruined her company. However, Sam was able to rebuild successfully by focusing on outbound prospecting through LinkedIn. She now helps other businesses do the same through her company Pipeline 44 Group. Read more