Joe discusses the importance of taking control of your destiny. Hope is not a business model!

Joe discusses the importance of finding good clients to work with.

Joe gives an update on DealGen Partners and discusses some of their exciting plans for the future.

Today Joe talks about making money and smart financial decision.

Joe discusses the benefits and challenges of organically growing your business.

Joe discusses turning your side hustle into a full time business.

Joe discusses what makes up a good investor.

https://www.claypathpartners.com/ Michael is the founder and managing partner of Clay Path Partners. He manages all fund activities and plans to operate the fund’s acquired business. Michael grew up in Washington, D.C. and Bethesda, Maryland. Other formative cities in his life include New York City and Williston, North Dakota. His grandfathers owned and operated a Czech industrial manufacturing business and a North Dakota family medical practice. They provided special examples of how small business entrepreneurship can empower employees, customers, and communities. Prior to Clay Path Partners, Michael helped grow EverFi, a venture-backed education software company. As a business development leader, Michael sourced and closed partnerships with Fortune 500 companies, sports brands, and foundations. He also managed field implementation teams to deliver school-based education programs on behalf of Major League Baseball and the National Hockey League. Michael’s hobbies include writing and swimming. As a college student, he covered hockey for the student newspaper and radio. Michael was a competitive swimmer through high school and still swims today. The sport has taken him around the world through his sister Katie, who has won 7 Olympic gold medals.

Eric Rozenberg has helped thousands of entrepreneurs grow and manage their business better. His purpose is to inspire people with integrity and honesty, help them take action, get results, and develop their business and their Life. For two decades in a previous life, Eric has consulted with Fortune 500 companies and produced award winning sales meetings, incentive trips, product launches and conferences in more than 50 countries across diverse industries. He believes organizations must create meetings and events that are not only breathtakingly memorable but which bring corporate strategies to life and amplify team motivation/performance. Eric is an acquisition entrepreneur, speaker, podcaster, and two times Amazon bestselling author. His podcast "The Business of Meetings" is the first podcast in the Meetings & Events Industry dedicated to business owners (https://spoti.fi/3cA0ya5). Every Tuesday, listeners learn something new they can apply in their business and/or get inspired by amazing guests.

Joe discusses the benefits that podcasting has brought to his network and business.

Joe and Brian discuss the practice #coldcalling, and effective tools that businesses can use to help facilitate outreach and lead generation.

An executive level leader with deep expertise and an extensive track record developing high yield innovation ecosystems and building up high growth exit focused start-up ventures. I have created, transformed and launched innovation in the Silicon Valley my entire career, from combat vehicles to lifestyle apps. I founded GLJ Group in 2005 and have led strategic direction and business development for corporate clients resulting in over $300M in new business. In 2010 I shifted complete focus to the Startup community, founding South Valley Angels in 2011. I have worked with the top incubators and investors in the Silicon Valley, launched innovation centers and developed regional ecosystems around the globe. I am a regular speaker, evangelist and lead executive advisor helping clients formulate custom strategies and implementing the next evolution of the Startup Model, “Startup 3.0; Precision Innovation”. southvalleyangels.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-jinks-13100b12/

After spending 4 years in China, Shawn moved back to San Francisco to invest his experience, connections, and resources back into the world’s deepest and most vibrant technology ecosystem. Shawn works with institutions, governments, and various capital sources, to help promote economic growth at a global scale. He is heavily involved in the Silicon Valley technology ecosystem of fast growing, high potential businesses.  He has played a pivotal role to help multinationals, both pre-and post-IPO companies including overseas “Unicorns”, set up operations in Silicon Valley while connecting prominent Silicon Valley companies with strategic and funding sources overseas.   https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawnpflynn/ .. Linked In https://www.globalcapitalmarkets.com/shawn-flynn ... Global Capital https://thesiliconvalleypodcast.com/ ... Podcast

I had lunch with a billionaire and this is what i learned.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/samuel-koch-793724126/ https://www.sellwithotto.ai/ A Behavioral scientist by training Sam has always been fascinated by the question, “what causes people to convert”. Before co-founding Otto he ran pricing experiments at StubHub. Sam holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and an Undergraduate Degree from Brown University. Entrepreneur building the next generation of cold outreach one email at a time. Come check us out @ sellwithotto.ai Travel member of USA Men's Epee team 2016-2018 Naples World University Games Top 32 finisher Expertise in Business Development, Outbound Sales, Product Management and Technology

https://www.linkedin.com/in/raleigh-williams-32477042/  https://www.linkedin.com/company/deal-maven/ Mr. Williams is the Founder and Managing Partner of Gagestar, a specialized small cap boutique investment firm. Mr. Williams has a diverse background in real estate, lending, debt, and private equity/venture investment. He is also the creator of Deal Maven. Mr. Williams and his team have been intricately involved in all aspects of business including Equity and Debt sourcing, lending, consultation, principal project development, and many other Real Estate specific roles. Mr. Williams also led his companies to a number of large acquisitions and investments outside of the real estate sector, including successful companies in industries such as consumer products, e-commerce, and entertainment. Prior to his involvement full time in real estate and private equity/business investment, Raleigh was a corporate lawyer in New York City and Dallas. Raleigh attended Brigham Young University for his undergraduate degree and The University of Chicago for his law degree.

https://exitwise.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/exitwise/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/toddfsullivan/ Todd Sullivan is the founder and CEO or Exitwise. Todd graduated from Yale University where he was a 2-time MVP of Yale’s ice hockey team. After a year as a minor league hockey player in the San Jose Sharks and Toronto Maple Leafs organizations, Todd returned to school for his MBA at the University of Michigan where he graduated as Entrepreneur of the Year. Todd went on to build and sell four companies over the next 25 years with offices in Boston, San Francisco, Chicago, New York and Detroit. After the sale of his last business in 2015, Todd has dedicated his time to educating his fellow founders about the M&A process and helping many of them maximize the sale of their businesses

Ethan Lu - (99+) Ethan Lu | LinkedIn John Zdanowski - https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnzdanowski/ (99+) Phoenix Strategy Group: Overview | LinkedIn https://www.phoenixstrategy.group/ About Pheonix Strategy Group: PSG is a startup advisory and investment bank that helps entrepreneurs turn their ideas into successful businesses. They offer a range of services, including market research, financial modeling, and business plan development, to help founders create strong foundations for their companies. Additionally, we provide access to our network of investors and industry experts to help founders secure the funding they need to grow and scale their businesses. Our team of experienced advisors works closely with each founder to understand their unique needs and goals, and we tailor our services to meet those needs and help founders achieve success.

DealGen Show Episode 2 Guest: Brian Scanlon Linked in: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianscanlondeals/ Website: https://dealgenpartners.com/ Brian is a business professional and entrepreneur who is the managing partner at DealGen Partners. Brian and his team at DealGen provide tech enabled, turn-key deal origination services for private equity funds. Brian Joins today to talk about Shiny Object Syndrome.... How to avoid it, and the benefits of avoiding it. Focus has changed our business tremendously, and the compounding effect of getting really good at one thing has been so beneficial.