The Website Leader Podcast

In his episode, we talk with Ryan Hamilton about Plus-Plus. Ryan is the CEO of Plus-Plus USA. Plus-Plus is an award-winning, educational, STEM construction toy that stimulates fine motor skills, creativity, focus, and patience! Plus-plus has been featured in Good Morning America, The Wall Street Journal, and Today.

Ryan's story and his journey with Plus-Plus are both powerful and inspiring. If you want to launch a new idea or grow an existing venture, Ryan's story is for you. You can find Plus-Plus in most stores or online at www.plusplususa.com.

Also, Ryan helps other makers who are just starting out with developing a new product or people stuck somewhere in the process. He does this through his newest venture, Make Real Stuff. Be sure to check out www.makerealstuff.com.

In this episode, we talk with Alan Johnson. He is the Co-Founder of Cardinal and a software engineer. Cardinal helps teams save and track almost anything and organize everything you’d usually track with spreadsheets and documents in a real-time, searchable, filterable database.

Organization is critical to growing your business. Business processes and management can become a house of cards when you don't get organized. How you organize your business should be something you optimize and visit frequently. 

This show will show you how Cardinal sees organization and how they can help you with this critical business process. You can find Cardinal at www.withcardinal.com.

Relationships are the driver of businesses. And those relationships start with a connection. Connection comes through networking, and that is why Phil is here to share Tech After Five with everyone.

Phil Yanov is the founder of Tech After Five. A multi-location networking event that creates meaningful connections through live, face-to-face networking —  vibrant for over 15 years and going 663 events strong. Aside from being the founder of TA5, Phil is an award-winning community organizer, presenter, podcaster, speaker, and generator of applause.

You can find out more about Phil Yanov and TA5 at www.techafterfive.com.

In this episode, Tim Lowry unpacks how AI transforms Search Engine Optimization (SEO) in real-time and how it now influences whether or not Google positions your businesses as a solution to your customer's problems.

Tim Lowry is the founder & SEO of tiptop SEARCH + MARKETING. Tim helps people, products, and organizations get found online. For over 8 years, he has helped many businesses generate hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue from SEO on Google and search.

You can find more about Tim at tiptopsm.com.

With the rise of our digitally driven economy by social media, Google Maps and reviews, e-commerce, SEO, LinkedIn, and more, many businesses are struggling and unprepared for the fast-paced “what’s next” business landscape. As a business leader, you feel that pressure and need someone to guide you and help you win online. In this episode, your guide is Richard Bliss, as we focus on one platform, LinkedIn.

Richard Bliss transforms teams, leaders, and executives into sales powerhouses by helping them understand our digital-first world and take action. Richard Bliss is the CEO of BlissPoint, the author of DigitalFirst Leadership, a professional speaker, and an official LinkedIn senior-level leader in “LinkedIn Top Voices”. He has continually featured on networks like NBC, ABC, Fox News, Forbes, Wired, CNN, and Good Morning America. He is a frequent podcast guest and has been on shows like The Rad Cast, Greenville’s TA5, Kenneth Shark Kinney, and many more. 

Daniel Dye is the CEO of Supermoon - a streamlined communication management platform for your business! “He is also the Co-Owner of GruffyGoat - an in-budget web design and development agency. Daniel is also an investor in various startups.

In this episode, Daniel talks about converting a personal business problem he had into a business called Supermoon. If you have a personal need or an internal tool, you think has that “business spark”, Daniel is here to help you by sharing his story.

https://getsupermoon.com/

Mark Johnson is the Co-Founder and CTO of Pathwright for over 11 years. Pathwright empowers over 1.8 million learners with its unique approach to online education. Pathwright believes humans are wired to make paths.

You can find more about the Mark and Pathwright at https://www.pathwright.com/.

In this episode, Mark talks about the impact of Artificial Intelligence in education and on your business. 

Kevin talks with Jim Mann about producing audio podcasts and radio shows in this episode. Audio is a powerful tool for telling your business's story, expanding your network, and exposing your ability to solve your customer's problems better than anyone else.

Jim Mann owns Mann Made Productions and specializes in voice-overs for TV, Radio, podcasts, books, and more.  Jim has been the Production Director for HIS Radio and WCIE and airshifts at WTWB in Florida and WLXP in Savannah.  Jim is a co-host of the Unofficial Chick-fil-A podcast with Alison Storm. Jim hosts the podcast "I Am Healing Strong" for the HealingStrong organization out of Atlanta - the show has a personal connection to Jim because he is also a stage 4 melanoma survivor.  Jim is also the editor for this podcast.

https://mannmadeproductions.com/

Joe Poore is the CFO of GEM Mining. Prior to joining GEM Mining, Poore was a partner at Cherry Bekaert, LLP, a top 25 U.S. accounting firm. His role focused on helping clients create maximum value for their companies through digital optimization, efficient use of capital, and strategic tax structuring. Poore also worked extensively in sell-side M&A, where he was a lead advisor on multiple private companies exiting to public market buyers. Before his career in public accounting, Joe served in the U.S. Marine Corps and is a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

You can find more about Joe and Gem Mining at gemmining.com

The Website Leader Podcast equips business leaders with valuable information to make sound business decisions. In this episode, we discuss cryptocurrency and what your business needs to know about the crypto space from EFTs, Coins, CBDC, blockchain, and the coming "The U.S. Dollar".

Austin is an expert in Cryptocurrency and NFTs. He is a cohost on the NerdFT Radio podcast; you can find that on Apple Podcasts. He currently makes a living buying and selling cryptocurrency and owns zero USA.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nerdft-radio/id1593393166

https://www.federalreserve.gov/cbdc-faqs.htm

People found new routines during the pandemic, and in-person meetups took to Zoom and the virtual space. Apple Vision Pro’s product is a monument of sorts to this change. It seems like we are moving ever closer to mostly virtual reality. However, in-person meetups and conferences are starting to spring back into action, like Carolina Code Conference.

Barry Jones has been the owner of Brightball since 2008. He works with businesses as a fractional CTO. As a fractional CTO, Barry helps businesses build successful software developer teams, software, and processes. Barry also runs the Carolina Code Conference, a community-driven “polyglot” conference set to take place in beautiful downtown Greenville, SC.

In this episode, Barry talks with Kevin about Carolina Code Conference and how he is working to bring Greenville's tech community back together on August 19, 2023.

You can check out Carolina Code Conference at carolina.codes.

Jonathan has been leading and speaking professionally for more than 15 years. From delivering keynotes to conducting workshops and corporate training to presenting at a TEDx event, he has the privilege of teaching audiences all over the US and abroad. He is a certified leadership coach through GiANT Worldwide and is currently completing a master coaching program out of London, England studying Predictive Leadership Behaviors. He is also releasing a book soon!  

You can see more of Jonathan’s work at thejonathanrparker.com

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Will Stewart is an Emmy Award winning Director and the founder and CEO of 9/8 Central, a video production and social media marketing company based in Greenville, SC. Will’s mission is to produce video marketing content that not only looks good but also gets results. While Will has worked with some of the biggest brands to create national TV campaigns and won awards for his work, his greatest passion is businesses in his hometown grow and succeed.  

You can see more of Will’s work at 98c.org

Work is a lot of life. So it’s worth spending time discovering if the work you’re currently doing is the work that makes you most satisfied. In this episode, Robert Roskam shares his process for engaging with job satisfaction questions from team-building and personal perspectives.

Robert Roskam is a highly experienced developer and leader. With over 10 years of experience, he has worked with high-profile companies like Pantheon.

https://blog.robertroskam.com/p/are-you-satisfied-with-your-job

Remote Benefits

• Better focus opportunities and fewer interruptions or distractions.
• NO commute, dealing with rush hour traffic and crazy drivers. Start the day and end the day with less stress and anxiety around the commute.
• Tells the team you trust them to do what they know to do well. 

Office Benefits

• Easier to connect with teammates face-to-face.
• Collaboration tends to be more accessible.
• Culture is easier to execute in person vs. remotely.

1. Why? What is your idea and what is your plan? Have an objective and know when you are reaching that objective.
2. How does it align with your business objectives and goals?
3. How are you going to record and produce the show? Build your own studio out or rent a built-out studio?
4. Record your episodes in bulk.
5. Research the proper equipment - software and hardware.
6. What is your editing solution? 
7. Do you need a soundtrack and ads or promotions in any episodes?
8. How will you distribute your episodes?

The Four Principles for your Home Page:

1. Be more clear in your messaging (the words).
2. Cause fewer questions in the minds of your visitors.
3. Have a single call to action.
4. Save your visitors' time.

Bootstrapping a company. It requires the right ingredients at the right time and in the right quantity. It takes focus, intention, and attention to detail. In other words, business is a lot like coffee.

Marco Suarez is the co-founder and Head of Customer Experience at Methodical Coffee. Methodical Coffee is known locally in Greenville, SC, for its exceptional coffee, customer service, and experience. Marco’s background is in graphic design and product design. He has worked for various top tech companies you have probably heard of, like InVision, MailChimp, and Etsy. He has consulted for Facebook, Grab, Toast, BridgeWater, and many notable companies.

In this episode, Marco talks about bootstrapping Methodical Coffee and how he turned his coffee shop business idea into a huge hit in Greenville SC.

Kevin Dees and Jeff Carver discuss making the best software choices for your business. Should you use managed out-of-the-box software like Shopify or Squarespace? Or, should you build and manage your own fully custom software?

Justin Hall is a wonderfully talented gentleman who I have known since the very early days of Robojuice where we operated out of the same CoWork space in Greenville, SC. Justin is a humble, kind, gentle soul who cares deeply about his craft, family, and his teammates. Justin never seems to be in a hurry or anxious but is calm and focused.

Justin is the Chief Brand Officer at Pathwright where he spends most of his time drawing, talking, and playing with pixels. Justin leads campaigns, visual design, and team feelings. He loves typography, illustration, making pizza, tinkering with cars, skateboarding, and being a Dad to two kids and a bakery. He also supports his wife’s business Bossy Bakers.

You see more of Justin’s work at pathwright.com and BossyBakers.com