The One Broken Cog Podcast

Survive and Advance

Justin Knapp is the CEO of Chameleon Companies, an Amazon small business that survived the pandemic. Justin took a start-up manufacturing operation to a US leader in Color Powder, and has pivoted into other product lines. Justin joins the show to discuss the 3 keys for small businesses on Amazon to survive a pandemic, how he became an Amazon best seller, and the 3 lessons he learned about success during the COVID-19 pandemic.

From The Ashes We Rise

Scott Bartnick is Co-Founder of Otter PR, a results-driven media agency that actually guarantees real, quality media coverage for their clients, every single month. Scott is a serial entrepreneur, published author, and successful business owner. He has extensive and diverse experience with eCommerce consulting, operational excellence, public relations, sales, and marketing. Scott works with large corporations to create new sales channels, build brand awareness, and increase credibility. To date, Scott has helped over 300 brands grow their reach. Scott joins the show to share how he built a seven-figure PR agency in six months from home during COVID quarantine.

Your business practices reflect your values

I had to catch my breath when I read Marion's post on LinkedIn last Wednesday, 10-21: 

"How confident are you that your #outsourcing partner is telling the truth about how they treat their people?

NO ONE WAS ALLOWED TO LEAVE THE SITE FOR ANY REASON EVEN TO SEE THEIR FAMILIES.

All due to the fear of losing their customers."

Partnership Marketing 101

Kim Adolph is a digital marketing consultant with over 10 years of experience and the founder of Kimberly Management, a company that designs and manages partner programs for both large and small businesses. Kim has worked with a diverse group of clients including Fabkids, Fabletics, Ann Taylor LOFT, Dollar Shave Club, C.O. Bigelow, Grande Cosmetics, IHG Hotels, BigLOTS, Lucky Brand, and Virgin America to name a few. Kim's results speak volumes as she has launched over 4,000 influencer campaigns, managed 65 affiliate programs, generated billions of social media impressions, millions of engagements, and millions of dollars in new revenue. Kim joins the show to discuss influencer and affiliate marketing strategies and why partnership marketing should be a core strategy for your business. 

The Complete Man

Purdeep Sangha is the Founder of The Male Entrepreneur, Award-Winning Author, Podcaster, Speaker and Strategist For Businessmen. Purdeep teaches men how to align themselves to think, act, feel and become THE COMPLETE MAN & experience complete victory! Purdeep uses proven methods from neuroscience, performance psychology and ancient spiritual teachings to help men become mindful alpha males....men who are the complete package. And Purdeep’s clients range from business owners to high-powered corporate executives. Purdeep joins the show to share how he was able to begin his journey working for himself and his strategy for how men can become healthy, well balanced entrepreneurs that run successful businesses. 

The Bucket List Guy

Trav Bell is the author of the best-selling book, The M.Y.B.U.C.K.E.T.L.I.S.T. Blueprint™, a TEDx Thought Leader, a Certified Speaking Professional & is also the Founder CEO of the Certified Bucket List Coach® group. Before Trav became ʻThe Bucket List Guyʼ, he founded & franchised a chain of personal training studios across Australia. Starting with 1 client, he & his team went on to do over 2 million personal training sessions & motivated 10's of 1000's of clients. This has led Trav to be regarded as one of the world’s most in-demand motivation speakers. Trav joins the show to discuss his mission to help 10 million BucketListers #tickitB4Ukickit, the benefits both personally and professionally of living your bucket list, and how a bucket list is a tangible life plan. 

Price is what you pay, Value is what you get

Chad Willardson is Founder and President of Pacific Capital, a fiduciary wealth management firm in Southern California, and he is the Co-Owner of the Draft Sports Complex. Chad is also the elected city treasurer of Corona CA, managing the $350 million dollar investment portfolio. Chad’s been featured in: Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Inc., U.S. News & World Report, Entrepreneur Magazine, NBC News, Financial Advisor Magazine, and the California Business Journal. Chad joins the show to discuss the top financial mistakes people make and how to overcome them, as well as the biggest takeaways from his Amazon best seller - "Stress Free Money" Overcome These 7 Obstacles to Find Financial Freedom.    

Becoming is Better Than Being

Erin Mac  is an Experienced business/executive coach that helps business leaders learn how to run their companies vs. their companies running them. Erin has been a coach for 15 years and has been a successful entrepreneur for 20 years. Erin joins the show to discuss her mindset workshop that helps develop leaders so that they can enjoy their company again, create a company culture that is productive and inspired, and find balance between their professional and personal lives. We also discuss engaging and inspiring employees virtually,  assessing current staff and culture, and her course on how to recruit and retain top performing employees.

71.4% of Sales Reps Admit What?!

Michael P. Hamer who is the author of the Amazon best seller "Selling Righteously" joins the show to discuss the reasons why 50% of the prospects salespeople are pitching and who are in their pipeline are not a good fit for what they sell. 

The Next Big Pivot

Bernardo de la Vega is a Tech serial entrepreneur who has built & sold two 7-figure Companies. His new company, the Fiesta app, can be described as Tik Tok for Podcasts which integrates with Alexa and Google home and, which he is currently growth hacking with content marketing and voice technology. Bernardo joins the show to detail his journey from Corporate America to entrepreneur, going broke, then bouncing back to build and sell two companies making tens of millions of dollars in the process. He also shares best practices for starting a successful ecommerce business, how to conceptualize and build a mobile app, and how and when to sell a business for its maximum value.