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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

EPS07:076 [CJ Flood] ​​​​​​​The Art Of Self Leadership

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 CJ Flood ... In this episode, CJ Flood shares his personal journey of transformation, having shed over 45 kilograms amidst identity crises and health challenges. Drawing from his childhood involvement in personal development and military experience, he underwent a pivotal moment when his son's request to play highlighted the limitations of his poor health. Determined to enhance his well-being, CJ embarked on a fitness journey, culminating in running an ultra marathon to support mental health causes. CJ also discusses the importance of self-leadership, believing that personal growth and challenging oneself can inspire and positively impact one's team and community. His story serves as a testament to the power of transformation and leadership. Read more

EPS07:071 [Nathaniel Evans] ​​​​​​​The Changing Forces of You

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 Nathaniel Evans ... This episode discusses Nathaniel Evans' work helping former prisoners reintegrate into society through advocacy and leadership training. Evans went to prison himself and realized the system provides little support for rehabilitation. He now runs a nonprofit focused on vocational training, counseling, and providing role models to build former inmates' confidence and sense of self-worth. Evans emphasizes taking responsibility for one's actions while also gaining control over one's future. He finds community support is important for preventing recidivism and shares his own story as an example of how lives can be turned around. Evans is now working on a documentary exploring prisons and reentry from the inside perspective to help reform the system. Read more

EPS07:061 [Michael Bremer] ​​​​​​​Boost Self-Belief, Surpass Average

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 Michael Bremer ... This episode discusses techniques for continuous improvement in organizations. It explores how setting clear priorities and visualizing important metrics can help drive better decision making. Limiting the number of proposals engineering works on at a time helped one company improve communication between departments and double their win rate. Michael also discusses the importance of leadership taking accountability for improvements and creating a safe environment where honest feedback is possible. Creating systems with integrity was highlighted as important for organizations to work effectively toward their goals. Read more

EPS07:058 [Jeff Skipper] ​​​​​​​Relevance, Resilience, and Revenue

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 Jeff Skipper ... Jeff Skipper is a consultant who helps organizations change and transform through improving employee performance. He discussed how he transitioned to being an independent consultant after 25+ years working with major companies. An interesting anecdote was how he helped the Salvation Army implement a new system by getting employees comfortable with change. Skipper emphasized the importance of establishing trust with clients and delivering value in order to get referrals and continue working with customers long-term. He also stressed the significance of developing thought leadership through writing to both attract new clients and fuel ongoing business. Read more

EPS07:057 [Angel Anderson] ​​​​​​​Embrace Shift, Thrive in Transformation

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 Angel Anderson ... In this episode, Angel (Carlton) Anderson discusses her work helping people embrace change and transformation. She started by creating youth leadership programs for her son's school. This evolved into corporate programs and books to guide people through the 6 stages of transformation: shock, denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and resurrection. Her process helps people understand their purpose and undo self-sabotaging beliefs. Angel shared how being kind to oneself is important during times of change. She also discussed the importance of grieving and releasing relationships or environments that do not support one's goals. Angel's work aims to help people heal and live the life they dreamed of by sharing their gifts with others. Read more

EPS06:60 [Sally Higoe] ​​​​​​​Lead Fully to Fully Live

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 Sally Higoe ... Sally leverages over two decades of immersive experience in diverse cultures, high-pressure environments, and remote locations to guide leaders in embracing their roles authentically. Her pragmatic and worldly approach, combined with research-based coaching and interactive training, equips individuals with the skills to cultivate team culture, align values, and lead with energy. Sally is a Certified Coach, Trainer, Extended Disc Behavioral Profiler, and Emotional Fitness Consultant on a mission to enhance trust, certainty, and self-awareness for leaders. Her personal life is marked by adventure alongside her husband Ant, with their children Zander and Skyla destined for greatness. Sally's goal is to simplify decision-making and improve leaders' lives across all aspects. Read more

EPS06:54 [Liz Wolfe] Empowerment Keys for Entrepreneur Abundance

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 Liz Wolfe ... This episode discusses entrepreneurship and personal growth with business coach Liz Wolfe. Liz shares how growing up on a farm helped develop her business skills. She started in technology consulting but now coaches entrepreneurs through challenges like asking for help, giving, and receiving. Liz believes overcoming conditioning from childhood is important for business success. Her book discusses how reluctance to ask puts businesses at risk. Liz also finds that embracing change through hobbies like bluegrass music has helped her evolve personally and professionally over decades of entrepreneurship. She recommends entrepreneurs see business as an ongoing building process rather than a journey, and views it as a form of personal development. 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

EPS06:38 [David Kitchen] ​​​​​​​Laying Bricks: Building a Business Foundation

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 David Kitchen ... David Kitchen, a leadership coach and author, believes anyone can become a leader, drawing from his own upbringing and single parent household experience. He sees leadership as rooted in character, not background, and values character and shared vision over skills when hiring. His book underscores linking personal and professional values for a strong business foundation. Kitchen presents a pyramid system for cultivating future leaders through conciliarship, focusing on service, familial treatment of customers, and humble front-facing leadership. His aim is to equip numerous individuals with leadership skills for positive community and personal impact. Read more