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Jenn Foster and Melanie Johnson co-owners of Elite Online Publishing, interview Jeroen Corthout about how to organize your sales using a CRM tool called Salesflare. 

What You’ll Learn in this Episode:

How to use a CRM

How to close people in sales.

How to use CRM as a solo entrepreneur.

Quotes:

"Know when to follow up, organize yourself so that you follow up at the right times so that you don't forget about customers, otherwise you will disappoint them." (07:54)

"Really figure out first what you need. Then do some Googling around and and see which CRM solves your issue. Then make sure that your team likes using it, because if they don't feel good about it, then you'll be paying for a CRM that goes unused." (13:28)

"This doesn't have to be a huge discussion but there needs to be some discussion. You need to plan things together, look at things together, a lot of businesses skip that." (14:49)

About Jeroen Corthout:

Jeroen Corthout is the co-founder of Salesflare, a simple but powerful CRM that automates updating your data so you don't have to. Jeroen had to use a CRM system in his job and hated how much effort it took to keep everything up to date. And if you didn't, your CRM quickly became useless.

He also realized that a lot of salespeople tracked deals outside of the CRM because they didn't want to be hassled by management until the deal was further along. He came up with the idea of a sales tool that could build off the data that was already there, make better use of automation and rely less on people having to manually update information. He built it not as a replacement but as an extension for a CRM application.

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Jenn Foster and Melanie Johnson co-owners of Elite Online Publishing, interview Linda F. Barrett about how she came to write her new book "Circle To Paris."

What You’ll Learn in this Episode:

How to do research for your book.

How to write a sequel to your first book.

How to write character development.

Quotes:

"Our house is almost 400 years old, and of course, we know the stories of the people that lived here and the, the ups and downs, the wars, the plagues, the fires. And so, I had this in my mind that I wanted to bring some of these characters to life in a short novel." (1:52)

"The moral of the story that I wanted to get across, intertwined with real history is that no matter who you are, whatever disappointments you're facing, people have gone down that road for you and don't give up." (6:55)

Almost anyone, you know, with basic writing skills can write a book. It's just a matter of, discipline, write every day.I wrote it in a, in just a matter of months.

Almost anyone, you know, with basic writing skills can write a book. It's just a matter of, discipline, write every day.I wrote it in a, in just a matter of months." (13:01)

About Linda F. Barrett:

Linda Barrett is an international lawyer and a Texas native, with degrees in philosophy, logic, and law from the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Texas Law School. She has practiced law for more than 40 years. Her legal work has taken her all over the globe. Linda founded the Houston BARC Foundation to initiate large scale private funding for improving the quality of care and adoption rate of abandoned animals in the city’s municipal animal shelter.

She has a love for French culture and served on the American Hospital of Paris Foundation board for many years organizing the Ambassadors of the American Hospital. She also co-founded the American Friends of the Marmottan Monet Museum Foundation and launched outreach programs for increasing private American funding to support the arts in France. Linda and her husband regularly spend time at their summer home, Château d’Aptot in Normandy, France, with their rescue pets, donkeys; Zebby and Presidente, and dogs; Kaiser and Kristy.

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Jenn Foster and Melanie Johnson co-owners of Elite Online Publishing, interview Mark Lachance about his book "The Lucky Formula" and how it has effected his business Maxy Media. 

What You’ll Learn in this Episode:

How becoming a best selling author is important.

How to apply the lucky formula to everyday life.

How to increase your leadership skills.

Quotes:

"So if you master your internal self, you master your external self, and you sprinkle action on top of that, you're gonna get success or luck." (6:41)

"I think that one of the key things to having a successful company is the leader's mindset, and the second key, is the people that leader puts around them." (9:55)

"If you wanna really scale a business, get outta your way. Drop your ego and don't try to be the best in everything because you can't be, it's impossible." (15:46)

About Mark Lachance:

Mark is a renowned figure in the business world, one who possesses a deep understanding of blitzscaling companies. Having owned and operated several businesses that have experienced hypergrowth through creative business development and lead generation, he is a master of sales and marketing and continues to apply and grow his expertise through current projects.

Mark is the CEO and lead investor of Maxy Media Inc., one of the largest TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, and Google Display Network performance marketing agencies in the world. Currently, Maxy Media is the number one advertiser in terms of monthly spend on the TikTok platform in Canada and top ten in North America.

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Video URL: https://youtu.be/yVVbbR1BxPg

Website: https://EliteOnlinePublishing.com

Jenn Foster and Melanie Johnson co-owners of Elite Online Publishing, interview Brent Bowers about how to make a passive income by investing in vacant land.  

What You’ll Learn in this Episode:

How to do a simple elementary land deal.

How to find land deals in your area.

How to resell your land.

Quotes:

"I just knew that if I could find one man's trash or one woman's trash, and turn it into someone's treasure. I could get paid the difference." (7:30)

"The land deals have gotten bigger and bigger, but that's how I started. I made all these mistakes moving forward. I failed fast and I fell quick and I fell forward. None of this was painless, but it all worked one thing after another, by taking a lot of action." (12:50)

"I remember him saying that if you have a deal and you don't have the buyers ahead of time, go out there and put 33 bandit signs up, so that's what I did." (21:02)

About Brent Bowers:

As an Army Officer with over 8 years of service, Brent Bowers was spending a great deal of time away from his family, and he knew he needed to make some changes in order to be more present with his wife and children. His interest in real estate began in 2007 when he purchased his first home, so Brent began exploring real estate investing as a way to support his family while being able to enjoy more time with them as well.

In a short amount of time, Brent was able to expand his business, hire a team, and (most importantly) spend quality time with his family while still working hard and helping others. While Brent invests in many different types of real estate, his favorite investment strategy deals with buying and selling vacant land, and he enjoys sharing his expertise in this area with his coaching clients. Brent chooses to live his life based on Bob Burg’s quote, “Your influence is determined by how abundantly you place other people’s interests first.” He is passionate about helping other people find success in real estate investing, particularly in land investments.

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If you found value from this podcast, please support us by leaving a rating and review on iTunes! Each review is read personally, and we would love your feedback! Thank you in advance.

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Video URL: https://youtu.be/RnqV8x4tTfI

Website: https://EliteOnlinePublishing.com

Jenn Foster and Melanie Johnson co-owners of Elite Online Publishing talk about how new technologies and your mindset can have a major impact on your business and in particular the publishing space.

What You’ll Learn in this Episode:

How AI is changing content writing.

How to limit your online distractions in the work place.

How online flip books are changing the publishing space.

Quotes:

"Go and look up Jasper, you can put any text in there, and it gives you four new things as examples, and it rewrites your text. We've used it for headlines. We've used it for, social media content. We've even used it for some book descriptions for some ideas." (2:49)

"Probably in the next month or so, you can go and purchase a copy our book as an NFT. It'll have a special NFT art cover and then you'll have the utility or the, smart contract that you own that ebook. And you'll be able to open the ebook and read it all through an app." (9:48)

"One of my favorite people that I have learned from is Tony Robbins. He says, you have to get in a different state and that meaning a different state of mind, a different state of your body." (16:07)

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Jenn Foster and Melanie Johnson co-owners of Elite Online Publishing, interview Jeff Sekinger about how the world around us is going to evolve to accommodate crypto currencies. 

What You’ll Learn in this Episode:

How to invest in crypto currency.

How your business should adapt to crypto currency.

How to use smart contracts.

Quotes:

"The thing you need to separate is, we're no longer investing into companies, we're investing into protocols and that's really a piece of code and a lot of 'em can replace, you know, agencies, and companies. We're starting to see things being used as as an actual currency." (8:40)

"I think smart contracts will be important for the author to have ownership over what they are writing and publishing. And we see this with music as well, when artists release their albums, they can really own a larger piece of their albums." (17:08)

"So I think if banks are not, coming around to it and accepting crypto, regardless of regulation, regardless of the current infrastructure that's in place, they have to adopt it because if they don't they'll die. I really think that the best technology is always gonna prevail." (22:22)

About Jeff Sekinger:

Jeff Sekinger was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania but was raised in Columbus, Ohio after his family relocated when he was five years old. From a young age, he always had a knack for the business and finance world as he grew up with entrepreneurs for parents. When they divorced, he noticed the financial toll his family’s finances took. He developed his drive for financial success after seeing both sides of what money can do.

While working at J.P. Morgan, he started writing business plans for startups as a side hustle. He noticed startups also needed capital to start and operate their ventures and quickly jumped into the credit niche. Simultaneously, Jeff began building his personal brand on Instagram, teaching the exact strategies he was using in the business and on himself to break out of the financial hole he dug himself into. After declaring the outside business activity, the bank denied his side hustle and social media presence. Jeff took this as a sign to pursue his passion and left the company in late 2018.

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Jenn Foster and Melanie Johnson co-owners of Elite Online Publishing, interview Ana Reger about her new invention Flip Lok to keep kids safe at schools and in their homes.

  Anna Reger is a champion of women, children and community. She's a mother, wife, and business owner who believes in the power of a dream and hard work to make it a reality. Anna is the founder of Flip Lok, along with her husband John Reger (the inventor). Flip Lok is a safety device that started as a way to protect children in case of a shooting, or threat of a shooting, at school. Today, Flip Lok goes far beyond the classroom to protect people in their homes, dorm rooms, offices, and more. Because everyone deserves to know their loved ones are safe, everywhere.

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Jenn Foster and Melanie Johnson co-owners of Elite Online Publishing, interview Kristin Abello about writing her story "Sunrise: Life After Traumatic Brain Injury." 

Wife, Mother, Daughter, Sister and Friend. These are the words best used to describe the force that is Kristin Abello. She and her husband Raul Abello are the parents of two wonderful boys, Jacob (21) and Colin (17) and they currently reside in the city of Houston with their Golden Retrievers Max and Lucy.

Since thriving through her TBI experience, Kristin has made it her life’s mission to share her story with the world. She is passionate about changing the narrative of the TBI community from a somber song to more of an upbeat melody. She wants survivors, family and/or friends who have lived through a TBI experience to know that a positive perspective can change even the bleakest of experiences.

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Video URL: https://youtu.be/YiW4LWvAHHE

Jenn Foster and Melanie Johnson co-owners of Elite Online Publishing, interview Jeffrey Van Dyk about how to advance in your industry, your business, and your career by honing in on who you want to serve.

Jeffrey Van Dyk is an international speaker, strategist and guide who works with highly successful leaders and founders in the second half of life who know that they are meant to transition into their life’s legacy and have a meaningful, lasting impact on the world.

Learn More: https://thecourageousmessenger.com

Melanie Johnson co-owner of Elite Online Publishing, interviews Amy Lawrence about her new book "The Power of Food Prep" and how her method has changed her eating habits for life. 

Amy Lawrence is the CEO of Gourmet Done Skinny, where she empowers foodies and family cooks to rise above mediocre and become masterful in the kitchen. Dedicated to helping families avoid the dread of eating boring, bland meals, Amy is passionate about teaching other foodies how to make healthy gourmet meals to enjoy today, preserve, and freeze for another day.

Her signature Gourmet Done Skinny Meal Method blends the efficiency of meal planning and prep with the creativity and fun of Amy’s signature recipes to create flavorful, satisfying, nutritious meals that can make the cook of the house feel like a gourmet chef. The result is less food waste, greater savings on the grocery and take-out food bill, noticeable weight loss, and improved efficiency in the kitchen.

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Jenn Foster and Melanie Johnson co-owners of Elite Online Publishing, interview Ken Kladouris about how mediation and goals can lead you to your future of success. 

Ken Kladouris is an esteemed wealth advisor, course creator and published author who believes you should be living your life, by design. Charting his own course in the wealth management industry, Ken has a focus on curating securitized real estate for investors seeking to defer taxes through a 1031 exchange. This has allowed the men and women Ken is proud to serve the ability to infuse more life into their years here and now – not just in retirement.

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What is your purpose? What are you passionate about? What is your ‘why’ for the rest of your life? Big questions...with big answers. Would you like help finding these answers? Even successful people struggle to navigate their course before finding their way. If you are feeling overwhelmed with what to do and how to get your financial life in order, don’t worry. This is a guide to help you identify what you truly want for your life.

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Jenn Foster and Melanie Johnson co-owners of Elite Online Publishing, interview Mark Merkley about his upcoming book Sandra's Syndrome   and how he has had to overcome his own prejudices within religion.

Mark Merkley is an author and retired university instructor. He has a MA and BA in Organizational and Interpersonal Communication from Brigham Young University. Mark was trained formally as a technical writer and has recently delved into the world of creative writing. He believes that humor within creative storytelling possesses greater emotional opportunity to provide readers personal understanding of characters and their experience with complex issues.

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Sandra is a Mormon girl, but this story is not about Mormons. It is about an explosive secret, racial bigotry, superstition, and bias toward uncommon people-a mixture with the power to transform humanity.

Sandra's Syndrome gives readers a beloved heroine at a time when humankind needs one like never before. June 8, 1978, a historic date for an entire church that attempted to end racism. For Sandra, it was the first day of battle to end separation and segregation for all special children of God ... and you won't believe the miraculous conclusion.

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Jenn Foster and Melanie Johnson co-owners of Elite Online Publishing, interview Michelle Boulé about finding your energy within to bring out the inner abundance throughout your life and in your business. 

As an international award-winning professional dancer, choreographer, and teacher for 20+ years, Michelle hit a lot of bumps in the road, but she constantly studied how to show up better. At 19 years old, she became a dedicated student of somatic practices, healing, energy medicine, consciousness, and human psychology. she discovered it was essential to tend to her mind, emotions, spirit, and body to be successful.

Helping other people with the tools and strategies Michelle learned spoke to her inner teacher! She started teaching as a young teen and taught professionally in New York within a few months of moving there, eventually teaching in dozens of countries. Having a powerful, authentic expression is the goal, and Michelle is honored to have helped many uncover and claim the truth, with intuition, precise guidance, and a huge, fierce heart of compassion.

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Jenn Foster and Melanie Johnson co-owners of Elite Online Publishing, interview David Neagle about how to obtain personal freedom through the power of your mindset.

A former high school dropout and minimum-wage forklift driver, David suffered a near-death accident when he was pulled into a dam, broke his back and nearly drowned to death. No one expected David to survive the accident – even the rescue workers at the scene told his family that he was dead. He miraculously survived and made the decision that from that day forward to begin the journey of changing his entire mindset and life. Through the power of mindset work, he incrementally and systematically increased his income and eventually became a multimillion-dollar business owner.

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Jenn Foster and Melanie Johnson co-owners of Elite Online Publishing discuss how to market your book by creating your own author podcast and becoming a guest on other podcasts. 

Jenn and Melanie are both Wall Street Journal, USA Today, & #1 International Bestselling Authors. They have been honored speakers for numerous conferences around the country, including Tedx Sugarland, Texas. They have been Featured guests at Leigh Steinberg Super Bowl party for 3 years in a row. Together they have produced over 2500 books under their own imprint. They host a weekly podcast titled Elite Expert Insider featured on iTunes, Google Podcasts and TuneIn. They are dedicated to educate, inspire and motivate entrepreneurs, innovators and growth seekers.

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Jenn Foster and Melanie Johnson co-owners of Elite Online Publishing, interview Kim Daly, the expert franchise consultant about how to know if a franchise is the right investment for you.

For the past 20 years Kim Daly has been helping people realize their dreams of business ownership through franchising. While helping thousands of other people to live their dreams of business ownership, she has been living her own. Today, she is recognized as one of America’s top franchise consultants. She is an international best-selling co-author of Franchising Freedom and the founder and host of KimDaly.tv.

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An essential best ranked, bestselling guide to franchising. 15 successful international franchisors and franchising experts candidly share their current best-thinking, strategies and insights for finding the right franchise; and starting, building and growing a sustainable, profitable franchise business. This is an extraordinary volume packed with frontline experience, insight and value for anyone wanting to build a successful franchise business.

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Jenn Foster and Melanie Johnson co-owners of Elite Online Publishing, interview Johnny Sirpilla about his new book, Life Is Hard but I'll Be Ok. With refreshing honesty, candor, grace, and ease, Johnny Sirpilla -–a master storyteller-- serves as our guide through a life story that seems too traumatic to be true, yet true it is.

Johnny Sirpilla is an entrepreneur, author, and speaker. He speaks professionally to businesses, communities, and universities on the importance of managing thoughts, internal honest reflection to develop meaningful professional and personal relationships and re-framing each challenge in your life as an opportunity for self-development and growth. Addressing college students, young professionals, and emerging leaders to discover the power they must develop for their personal brand is one of his passions.

Johnny is the owner of Encourage, LLC. and the retired President and Chief Business Development Officer of Camping World and Good Sam. He graduated Miami University in 1988 with a bachelor’s degree in accounting, a minor in Finance and a special interest in psychology and received his master’s in Organizational Behavioral Management in 2000 from University of Phoenix. In 2022, he received certification from the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School in Executive Presence and Influence & Persuasive Leadership Development.

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Johnny and Susan Sirpilla were a happily married couple. Like so many couples, they wanted to be parents. This is their astonishing story that included thirteen different scenarios to build a family.

From infertility to unexpected dangerous pregnancies, adoptions, international adoptions, twins, triplets, life-threatening medical concerns, moral and faith crossroads, their story never ceases to fascinate. Through their journey, you’ll discover the mindset that will set you on a course of positivity and resilience to navigate any of your own difficult times in life.

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