Episode 59: From Concept to the Oscars: Overcoming the Barriers to Entry in a New Industry, with Li Hayes
Release Date: 03/04/2020
Episode 79: Pitching Deals As Your Authentic Self, with Precious L. Williams
Fueling Deals
This week’s phenomenal guest, Precious Williams, shared her expertise on pitching, including her early experiences and her amazing Shark Tank debut! Join us on the podcast and learn more about how to optimize your own ability to powerfully pitch to everyone in the room.
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Episode 78: A Different View of Deals & Negotiations, with Zoltan Istvan
Fueling Deals
This week’s guest, Zoltan Istvan, shared about the power of building trust in order to create world-changing deals in the political and journalistic realm. Join us on the podcast as we discuss deal-making when currencies other than money (like leverage, relationship, backing, and trust) are exchanging hands.
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Episode 77: DealQuest’s BEST OF Leading Women in the RIA Industry, with Lisa Rapuano, Mindy Diamond, and Mary Ann Buchanon
Fueling Deals
In this week’s BEST OF compilation episode, you’ll hear from some amazing leaders working in the RIA industry, who all happen to be women. They share from their profound wealth of knowledge, and we cover all sorts of topics, including -
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Episode 76: Strategic Business Growth Leads to Deal Opportunities, with Corey Kupfer
Fueling Deals
In this week’s solo-cast, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on how some of my more recent interviews pertaining to things like business systems and processes, team building, and marketing are essentially connected to your ability to pursue powerful deals.
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Episode 75: Stand Out, Get Noticed, and Make Better Deals, with Jesse Cole
Fueling Deals
This week’s guest, Jesse Cole, showed up in a banana yellow tux and shared all his wisdom on standing out, gaining attention, and making deals in order to grow! Join us on the podcast as we discuss the power of going all in, experimenting with new ideas, and creating an impactful culture.
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Episode 74: Building Interpersonal Skills to Make Better Deals, with Steve Herz
Fueling Deals
Join Steven and I on the DealQuest Podcast, where we discuss how to use interpersonal communication skills to enhance your negotiation ability and deal-making.
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Episode 73: Referrable Brands Help Grow Deals, with Michael Roderick
Fueling Deals
Join Michael Roderick and I on the DealQuest Podcast, where we dive deep and discuss the power of creating referrable brands. We cover -
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Supporting Episode 72: Black Lives Matter and #melanatedvoices with the Power of Deals, with Corey Kupfer
Fueling Deals
This week I dove into some thoughts I have about the Black Lives Matter movement, being truly aligned with your values, and how a deal-driven mindset can impact your growth in all areas of life and business including on the challenging issues of our time.
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Episode 71: Creating the Synergy for Optimal Deals, with Marc Gordon
Fueling Deals
I am so excited to feature Marc Gordon’s interview this week.
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Episode 70: Finding Valuable Deals that are Worth Pursuing, with Stephanie Scheller
Fueling Deals
This week’s interview with DealQuest guest and Grow Disrupt founder Stephanie Scheller is so powerful!
info_outlineMiddle age can be cruel to women. The aging process is not pretty. But Li Hayes, a mom, an entrepreneur, and a woman of a certain age wasn’t about to let hormones get the best of her. Problems are simply an opportunity waiting to be solved. She researched the market and couldn’t find a solution for hot flashes that was right for busy, working women, so she invented her own, the Cool Me Scarf. Li Hayes knew that she didn’t know much about manufacturing, websites, or retails sales and so she researched, studied and learned. One discovery that propelled her forward was leveraging the platform Alibaba.com which allowed for rapid and safe solutions to manufacturing, business transactions, and logistics. She brought Cool Me Scarf from concept to market and from market to the Oscars! Within two years of concept, Cool Me Scarf was selected as a gift for celebrities in 2020 Oscars gift bags. When not inventing products or walking the red carpet, Li is the owner of Go Leeward Speaker Management supporting a group of amazing business speakers and helping event managers create wildly successful events.
What You Will Learn:
- Li’s journey as a serial entrepreneur and the deals that realized her vision
- How Li started and grew her business, Go Leeward Speaker Management
- How Li made the transition from a service-based business to a manufacturing-based business when she created the Cool Me Scarf
- How Li got the Cool Me Scarf in gift bags at the Oscars
- How Li leveraged her brand story to add the most value to Cool Me Scarf
How to connect with Li Hayes:
- Website:
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/li-hayes/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoLeeward
- Twitter: @GoLeeward