Business and Life

My name is Mike Olivas, and it’s my honor to have you on board as part of the Business and Life Nation, often referred to as “Life Nation,” because in the world of Business & Life, Life always wins! If you are simply over the 9-5 grind, tired of getting misdirected by superiors or an entrepreneur who’s grinding and needs a DAILY dose of inspiration and ideas on how to grow your business, then this DAILY podcast is for you!

Episode 0162: Justin Quigley 07/03/2020

Episode 0162: Justin Quigley Today, we're chatting with Justin Quigley. He is the founder and CEO of Fresh Talent. /episode/index/show/businessandlifepodcast/id/15072431

Episode 0161: James Williams 07/01/2020

Episode 0161: James Williams Today, we're chatting with James Williams, a high-performance coach who believes that what's possible for you is only limited by your imagination. /episode/index/show/businessandlifepodcast/id/15037709

Episode 0160: Shahid Durrani 06/29/2020

Episode 0160: Shahid Durrani Today, we're chatting with Shahid Durrani, who is a serial entrepreneur with businesses in the medical, advertising, and digital-products fields. /episode/index/show/businessandlifepodcast/id/15004187

Episode 0159: Best of Episode (Weeks 25 & 26) 06/28/2020

Episode 0159: Best of Episode (Weeks 25 & 26) Listen to the best advice from this week's guests! Great sound bombs by Tony DUrso, Kale Panoho, Aaron Young, Christine Hansen, Justin Lefkovitch, and Kosi Stobbs. /episode/index/show/businessandlifepodcast/id/14992289

Episode 0158: Kosi Stobbs 06/26/2020

Episode 0158: Kosi Stobbs Today, we're chatting with Kosi Stobbs, who is the owner of Property Owl Investment Solutions, which is a business that buys operating companies and grows them using social media. /episode/index/show/businessandlifepodcast/id/14974463

Episode 0157: Justin Lefkovitch 06/24/2020

Episode 0157: Justin Lefkovitch Today we'll be interviewing Justin Lefkovitch, CEO of experiential marketing agency Mirrored Media. Mirrored Media is a full-service experiential agency that supports and collaborates with their clients to create campaigns that start from just an idea and turn them into something that will make a lasting impression. /episode/index/show/businessandlifepodcast/id/14456540

Episode 0156: Christine Hansen 06/22/2020

Episode 0156: Christine Hansen Today, we'll be interviewing Christine Hansen, the CEO and founder of Sleep Like A Boss. She helps CEOs, executives and high achievers find their sleep again. /episode/index/show/businessandlifepodcast/id/14456516

Episode 0155: Aaron Young 06/19/2020

Episode 0155: Aaron Young Today, we'll be interviewing Aaron Young (AaronScottYoung.com). As a serial entrepreneur, Aaron Young has been involved in starting, buying and selling numerous multi-million dollar businesses and in 2001 he purchased Laughlin Associates, a leader in the incorporation industry since 1972. As Chairman of the board of Laughlin Associates, Aaron has worked with over 200,000 businesses across all industries in the market. In addition to Aaron’s success with Laughlin Associates, he has continued to expand his repertoire into the educational market, as well as actively investing in new business ventures. Aaron’s unique experience has given him a birds-eye view of the common successes and pitfalls that are seen universally in the entrepreneurial world. It is Aaron’s mission to share his experience with the masses as an integral part of his legacy. /episode/index/show/businessandlifepodcast/id/14456471

Episode 0154: Kale Panoho 06/17/2020

Episode 0154: Kale Panoho Today, we'll be interviewing Kale Panoho who is a partner of K&J Growth, a digital marketing & creative firm who has helped companies like TikTok, Monster Energy scale their marketing efforts with a detailed ROI. Kale's work has been featured in Inc., Forbes and he has been nominated for the Asia Pacific Forbes 30 under 30 which is announced at the end of this month. If you want to get a hold of Kale and his team you can find them at www.kjgrowth.com. /episode/index/show/businessandlifepodcast/id/14456441

Episode 0153: Tony DUrso 06/15/2020

Episode 0153: Tony DUrso Today, we are interviewing Tony DUrso (d-yer-so) (TonyDUrso.com) who hosts The Tony DUrso Show, which is the #1 show on the entire VoiceAmerica Network, getting over 100,000 downloads per weekly episode. He's pushing 7 million listeners to date and did it all in just a few years. We’re going to talk about The VisionMap™ which is his testament to success. /episode/index/show/businessandlifepodcast/id/14456423

Episode 0152: Best of Episode (Weeks 23 & 24) 06/14/2020

Episode 0152: Best of Episode (Weeks 23 & 24) Listen to the best advice from this week's guests! Great sound bombs by Michael Bungay Stanier, Ishveen Anand, Anna Vocino, Travis Steffen, Michael Marra, and Cam Speck. /episode/index/show/businessandlifepodcast/id/14456381

Episode 0151: Cam Speck 06/12/2020

Episode 0151: Cam Speck Today, we'll be interviewing Cam Speck. Cam is the co-founder and President of Fitplan - an app that connects users with one-on-one customized fitness plans led by an elite roster of fitness personalities and recently, pro athletes. Fitplan is an online community that uses high-quality trainers and their love of fitness as a fuel to inspire and empower its members. /episode/index/show/businessandlifepodcast/id/14456333

Episode 0150: Michael Marra 06/10/2020

Episode 0150: Michael Marra Today, we'll be interviewing Michael Marra. Michael is a former civil engineer and now a serial entrepreneur and investor. He is currently the CEO of Entre, a social network and e-learning platform for entrepreneurs. The community consists of over 15,000+ entrepreneurs from all over the world. Entre is designed to help every new, young and growing entrepreneur. It has several divisions that provide individuals with cutting-edge education, shopping, financial and self-development. /episode/index/show/businessandlifepodcast/id/14456303

Episode 0149: Travis Steffen 06/08/2020

Episode 0149: Travis Steffen Today, we'll be interviewing Travis Steffen (GetGrowFlow.com). Travis, the author of Viral Hero, is a serial entrepreneur with 7 successful exits (and a few crash-and-burn failures) to his name. As a growth engineer, he specializes in building products that grow themselves. In his new book, Viral Hero, Travis helps growth and product teams gain a deeper understanding of viral marketing mechanics, and how to use creative product architecture to grow their companies. Travis currently lives in Los Angeles, and serves as the CEO of GrowFlow – an industry-leading, venture-backed suite of software products for cannabis companies. He is also an investor, advisor, and/or partner in several startups and venture funds. /episode/index/show/businessandlifepodcast/id/14456276

Episode 0148: Anna Vocino 06/05/2020

Episode 0148: Anna Vocino Today, we'll be interviewing Anna Vocino (AnnaVocino.com). Anna is a voice over talent and stand up comic who also happens to be a Celiac who writes cookbooks. She co-hosts the “Fitness Confidential” podcast with Vinnie Tortorich. She has voiced hundreds of commercials, cartoons, movies, promos, radio stations, and video games, which is a super cool day job to support her passion of food blogging and cookbook authoring. Her cookbook and Amazon bestsellers, Eat Happy and Eat Happy Too have 320+ easy to make low carb recipes that are all delicious comfort food, free from sugars and grains. Anna hails from Los Angeles and cooks for a husband, a teenage daughter, and a tiny dog. /episode/index/show/businessandlifepodcast/id/14456234

Episode 0147: Ishveen Anand 06/03/2020

Episode 0147: Ishveen Anand Today, we'll be interviewing Ishveen Anand. Ishveen is the CEO, Founder of OpenSponsorship.com, the largest marketplace connecting brands to pro athletes for marketing campaigns. Ishveen , a former sports agent, started OpenSponsorship after seeing the inefficiencies in sponsorship and understanding how technology innovation could bring a much needed change. She is a graduate of Oxford University , and is originally from Manchester, now living in New York. /episode/index/show/businessandlifepodcast/id/14456210

Episode 0146: Michael Bungay Stanier 06/01/2020

Episode 0146: Michael Bungay Stanier Today, we'll be interviewing Michael Bungay Stanier (mbs.works). Michael is the Founder of Box of Crayons. He is the author of the best-selling book *The Coaching Habit* He was a Rhodes Scholar and in 2019 was named the #1 thought leader in coaching. Before founding Box of Crayons, Michael held senior positions in the corporate, consultancy and agency worlds He has lived and worked in Australia, the UK, the US and Canada. /episode/index/show/businessandlifepodcast/id/14456195

Episode 0145: Best of Episode (Weeks 21 & 22) 05/31/2020

Episode 0145: Best of Episode (Weeks 21 & 22) Listen to the best advice from this week's guests! Great sound bombs by Bobby Hicks (BobbyHicks.net), Hilary Silver (HilarySilver.com), Patrick McGinnis (PatrickMcGinnis.com), Eric Zimmer (OneYouFeed.net), Justin Constantine (JustinConstantine.com), and David Wood (PlayForReal.life). /episode/index/show/businessandlifepodcast/id/14456159

Episode 0144: David Wood 05/29/2020

Episode 0144: David Wood Today we'll be interviewing David Wood (www.playforreal.life). David is a leading coach, author, speaker, and tough conversations ninja. David left his cushy Park Ave job 20 years ago to build the world's largest coaching business. Alongside his clients’ successes, David is no stranger to overcoming challenges himself, having survived a full collapse of his paraglider and a fractured spine, witnessing the death of his sister at age seven, anxiety and depression, and a national Gong Show! David believes that the tough conversations we avoid, are our doorways to confidence, success, and love. They become the defining moments which shape our careers, our relationships, and our lives. He coaches high performing entrepreneurs, executives and teams - and now prison inmates - to create amazing results and deep connection. One tough conversation at a time. /episode/index/show/businessandlifepodcast/id/14456078

Episode 0143: Justin Constantine 05/27/2020

Episode 0143: Justin Constantine Today, we'll be interviewing Justin Constantine (JustinConstantine.com). Justin is the Chief Business Development Officer of JobPath, the most robust veteran employment platform in the country that also now helps people with disabilities and formerly incarcerated people. Justin is a combat veteran from the war in Iraq, is also an inspirational speaker and has given several TEDx Talks. /episode/index/show/businessandlifepodcast/id/14456027

Episode 0142: Eric Zimmer 05/25/2020

Episode 0142: Eric Zimmer Today, we'll be interviewing Eric Zimmer (OneYouFeed.net). Eric is the host of The One You Feed podcast and also is a behavior coach. /episode/index/show/businessandlifepodcast/id/14455979

Episode 0141: Patrick McGinnis 05/22/2020

Episode 0141: Patrick McGinnis Today, we'll be interviewing Patrick McGinnis (PatrickMcGinnis.com). Patrick, is the author of Fear of Missing Out: Practical Decision Making in a World of Overwhelming Choice and Creator and Host of the podcast FOMO Sapiens. /episode/index/show/businessandlifepodcast/id/14455928

Episode 0140: Hilary Silver 05/20/2020

Episode 0140: Hilary Silver Today, we'll be interviewing Hilary Silver (HilarySilver.com). Hilary is CEO of Hilary Silver Enterprises, a multi-million dollar personal growth and development company dedicated to serving women who want to live a more consciously crative and fulfilling life with meaning and purpose. She is the creator of Love + Be Loved and Extraordinary Women Rising- and is one of the most sought after, acclaimed and distinguished coaches in the world for successful professional women. /episode/index/show/businessandlifepodcast/id/14455898

Episode 0139: Bobby Hicks 05/18/2020

Episode 0139: Bobby Hicks Today, we're talking to Bobby Hicks (BobbyHicks.net), he's a digital marketer, a conversion design expert, and founder of Indiview Media (IndiviewMedia.com). He's been featured on NBC, ABC, and CBS. /episode/index/show/businessandlifepodcast/id/14455232

Episode 0138: Best of Episode (Weeks 19 & 20) 05/17/2020

Episode 0138: Best of Episode (Weeks 19 & 20) Listen to the best advice from this week's guests! Great sound bombs by Damen Griffith (DamenGFit.com), Heather Chauvin (HeatherChauvin.com), Luisa Zhou (LuisaZhou.com), Mark McTavish (PulpCulture.la), Nathan Hirsch (OutsourceSchool.com), and Will Zhang (Fintelics.com). /episode/index/show/businessandlifepodcast/id/14449487

Episode 0137: Will Zhang 05/15/2020

Episode 0137: Will Zhang Will is the CEO and Solutions Architect of Fintelics. Fintelics is an advanced technology consulting & solution development company. /episode/index/show/businessandlifepodcast/id/14259551

Episode 0136: Nathan Hirsch 05/13/2020

Episode 0136: Nathan Hirsch Nathan is an entrepreneur and expert in remote hiring and eCommerce. Most recently, Nathan co-founded FreeeUp.com in 2015 with an initial $5,000 investment, scaled it to $12M per year in revenue, and was then acquired in 2019. Today, Nathan is a co-founder of OutsourceSchool, a company working to educate entrepreneurs on how to effectively hire and scale with virtual assistants through in-depth courses. Nathan has appeared on 300+ podcasts, is a social media personality, and loves sharing advice on scaling remote businesses. /episode/index/show/businessandlifepodcast/id/14259539

Episode 0135: Mark McTavish 05/11/2020

Episode 0135: Mark McTavish Mark is the CEO and Co-Founder of Pulp Culture. /episode/index/show/businessandlifepodcast/id/14259515

Episode 0134: Luisa Zhou 05/08/2020

Episode 0134: Luisa Zhou Luisa is the creator of the Employee to Entrepreneur system, which teaches people how to leave their day job and start their own six-figure plus online business working for themselves. /episode/index/show/businessandlifepodcast/id/14259500

Episode 0133: Heather Chauvin 05/06/2020

Episode 0133: Heather Chauvin Heather is a parenting and women’s leadership coach who helps women understand themselves and their child’s behavior on a deeper level. She is the host of the Mom Is In Control Podcast where she reveals her most vulnerable truths about womanhood, marriage, parenting, living through stage 4 cancer and running a successful business—without burning out. /episode/index/show/businessandlifepodcast/id/14237888

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