
AskDproS Business Show
By Kesiena Aaron-Efe

AskDproS Business ShowSep 13, 2022

E49 - Faris Aranki (CEO/Founder) - Shiageto Consulting
Having spent over 20 years delivering strategic change for the corporate and non-corporate worlds, Faris has experienced first-hand the fine differences between strategic success and failure.
His work has spanned numerous companies (from global behemoths to small start-ups), in numerous countries, across a range of sectors, supporting them all to unlock strategic success.
He came to realise that often what hinders institutions from achieving their goals goes beyond the quality of their strategy; it is their ability to engage effectively with others at all levels and remove barriers in their way.
This has led to his passion for improving strategic effectiveness within all businesses and individuals and the foundation of Shiageto Consulting.
Over time, Faris has worked to distil his knowledge of how to solve complex problems in a structured manner combined with his skill on engaging effectively with others and his ability to quickly determine the barriers to a strategy's success.
This knowledge has formed the foundation of Shiageto’s workshops, courses and methodologies. Faris believes that any firm or team can adopt these improvements; all it requires is a little of the right support - something Shiageto provides!
On top of leading our business, Faris is now an accomplished speaker and contributor for a variety of outlets.

E48 - Charles Cormier (Founder) - Top Leads Agency

E47 - Larisa Ma (Founder) - Alki Spa and The Intelligence Quotes App

E46 - Alexis Kingsbury (Co-Founder) - AirManual and Spidergap
On this episode, we are pleased to introduce Alexis Kingsbury who started his entrepreneurial journey at a very young age.
However, he has worked with large businesses to help them improve their processes and strategies as a consultant.
Furthermore, as the Co-founder of Airmanual and Spidergap, he took his entrepreneurial experience to another level by working and integrating with different teams to build solid business structures.
Alexis came on the show and shared valuable lessons learned that can help entrepreneurs and business owners.

E45 - Onyeka Emmanuel Ifenweobi (CEO) - Nueltex Commercial Luanda Angola
On this episode, we sat down with Onyeka who is the CEO of Nueltex Commercial based in Angola. Starting a business has it’s constraints more so, moving to another Country to start a business makes it even more complicated.
He moved from Nigeria to Angola in search of better business opportunities. Please listen to Onyeka’s business journey as it’s packed with lots of business strategies and tips that will help entrepreneurs and business owners.

E44 - Joseph Templin - Entrepreneur/Author - Every Day Excellence
AskDproS Business Show E44, presents an excellent writer a former international Tea Kwon Do champion. Joseph is the author of every day excellence a book that is poised to help everyone in all works of life. He came on the show and shared his remarkable and experience.

E43 - Chris Williams (Entrepreneur) - Group Coach Nation - How to Transition From 9-5.
Chris is an entrepreneur who stated his journey from a 9-5 job but he has since then transition to running his own business by teaching experts how to build high ticket master minds.
For him, his greatest WHY was freedom and getting his time back.
However, he dropped some powerful strategies that will help us transition from a 9-5 job and start your own business.

E42 - Erica Bigelow - Life Coach - Living and Loving Life
Askdpros Business Show had an amazing time having a conversation with Erica Bigelow who is a life coach. Erica came on the show and shared her life experiences from working on her day job (9-5), to becoming an entrepreneur. Our conversation is packed with lots of business strategies that will help other business owners and those that want to start a business.

E41 - Mark Amouzgar (Co-Founder & CEO) - March Health
AskDproS Business Show had the opportunity to have a conversation with Mark Amouzgar who is a CEO and the Co-Founder of March Health.
March was founded to empower all women across the globe to break the stigma surrounding menstruation.
Mark came on the show to share his business journey which started with an idea to help his wife.
However, Mark dropped some powerful nuggets and business strategies that will help other business owners and entrepreneurs.

E40 - Sam Ringdahl - Entrepreneur - Better Than Before
Askdpros Business Show had the opportunity to sit with Sam Ringdahl who is an entrepreneur from New Zealand. He came on the show, shared his business journey, lessons learned and strategies to progress as a business owner.

E39 - Serge Lutumba - Entrepreneur - The Cants Hair Supplier
For our episode, I have an amazing conversation with Serge Lutumba who is an entrepreneur. From having a business idea to supply hair products, Serge has managed to grow his business and has built positive relationships along the way. We had an amazing time on the show and hopefully you will be able to learn a thing or two from his business journey.

E38 - Sophie Zollmann - CEO SophieZo - Helping You Build Your Business Empire
Sophie started her business journey over 20 years ago when she decided to help support her family. She jumped into the online world by becoming a freelancer and working as a virtual assistant (VA).
However, after 4 years of working as a freelancer she took a break due to demand from family life but later went back as a VA and that was when SophieZo was born in 2009. Since then she never looked back.
She also have her own podcast show called Building Your Empire with SophieZo.
We had an amazing conversation, the show is packed with lots a strategies and lessons to help business owners build their business empire.
Some highlights from the show:
1. Her greatest WHY.
2. Challenges as a business owner.
3. The importance of mentorship.
4. Best advice she got as a new business owner.
5. Things she struggled with at the early stage of building SophieZo.
6. Things to consider before starting your business.
7. Lessons learnt over the years.
8. Investing in yourself.
9. Re-branding her business.
10. What sets her apart from other business owners.
11. Her legacy.
12. What success means to her.
Sophie's Contacts:
Website: sophiezo.com
IG: @thesophiezo
Please listen, like and share.

E37 - Deborah Lowles - CEO Halo & Ko - The Hairstylist Entrepreneur
On this episode, I had the opportunity to have a conversation with Debbie who is a hairstylist and have doing these for years. With the help of her daughter, she has managed to grow the business using social media. She came on show shared her business journey and dropped powerful business strategies that will help business owners and entrepreneurs.

E36 - Natalia Nicholson - CEO Women in Digital Business - Helping Women Grow
Started a cleaning business with just £600 and turned that company into a 6 figure business but later sold the business.
She founded a few other businesses that failed but that failure propelled her to the right path and discovered digital marketing to help her community and under privileged women.
Natalia is a firm believer of practice makes permanent.
One of my best conversations yet, full of powerful nuggets and business strategies for new entrepreneurs and business owners.

E35 - Matthew Shiver - Entrepreneur/Coach/Digital Marketer
Matthew Shiver is a physical therapist by trade but he didn’t want the 9-5 work life, so he embraced the entrepreneurial life style.
He believes taking action is the most important thing if you want to build a business.
Like he said, ready, fire and aim instead of ready, aim and fire.
We dropped some powerful nuggets that will help business owners and people looking to starting their own business.

E34 - Jack Brickhouse-EL - CEO/Chairman Brickhouse Cares
For Jack, growing up had it’s difficulties but he had to learn how to navigate and avoid some negative hurdles due to the environment in grew up in.
One of the things that prepared him on his entrepreneurial journey was reading books, having a good strategy, product plan and then execute.
He believes in luck and how it can shape your journey but for him, preparation is the separation.
Had an amazing business conversation with Jack and he dropped some powerful nuggets on the show.

E33 - Kimberly Young - CEO and Founder Forever Young Management Services.
We present Kimberly Young, the CEO and founder of Forever Young Management Services.
She came on the show, dropped some powerful nuggets and shared her business journey.
For her, growing up had its difficulties, but with sheer determination and the quest to succeed, she was resolute and determined to forge a growing path.
Going forward, the major part of her business is to create a value chain for hardworking women with sincere purpose and vision inorder to add immensurable value to their growth.
Highlights from the show include:
Her journey as a business owner.
Starting a business and what it takes to keep going inspite of daunting obstacles.
What motivates her in the midst of fierce competitions.
How she stays grounded and what sets her apart from her contemporaries.
What legacy she is leaving behind to inspire other entrepreneurs.
Like Kimberly said, actions, being knowledgeable in your areas, a positive mindset and the right attitude are the pinancle for breaking barriers.
Watch the space.
IG: @kimberlyf.young

Episode 32 - Curtis Boyd - Objection Co - Detecting Fake Reviews
AskDproS Business Show EP32, presents Curtis who started his entrepreneurial journey about 8 years ago when an opportunity came his way. Working as a nursing assistant, he met a doctor who had an issue with a fake review.
The problem later changed his career path that lead to creating his company Objection Co. Curtis Boyd, later went back to school to learn how to write programme codes and train computer servers to look at reviews the way he did so that the fulfilment can be done be a server.
@objectionco
Some highlights from our conversation:
Why he went back to school to study machine learning and AI.
The impact of negativity reviews on companies and customers experience.
One of the most difficult challenge he faced building his company n
What sets his business apart from his competitors.
Starting a business and business branding.
Solving a problem and creating relevance with your product.
Why video testimonials are very important for your business branding.
Wrong expectations in business to guarantee customer satisfaction.
Reinvesting your revenue back into your business.
How to provide value to customers.
Importance of removing bad reviews.
Creating an ecosystem to grow your business.

Episode 31 - Di-Di Hoffman - Badasspreneurs Business School - Using The Moonshot Vision For Businesses
AskDproS Media Agency, is proud to kickstart season 3 of AskDproS Business Show EP31 with Di-Di Hoffman who is in the healthcare and wellbeing business. He is a business strategist and business coach who is the evangelist off fire the business plan. Di-Di believes although the business plan is out dated, we must all embrace business planning.
Podcast host: BadassPreneurs Business School.
Some key takeaways from our conversation with this amazing guest:
✅ The moonshot thinking.
✅ Traditional healthcare vs Modern healthcare.
✅ Getting over fear and your comfort zone.
✅ Love your business journey and the process.
✅ Why you should fire the business plan but not business planning.
✅ Systems you can implement to grow your business.
✅ Focus on the problem when your are stating a business.
✅ The difficulties he faced starting his health and wellbeing business.

Episode 30 - Dave Rosenberg - Locked On Leadership - Replacing TGI Friday with TGI Monday
Some highlights from our conversation:
His first experience joining the military.
The first time he got into a military jet.
His first business experience.
What the invention of the internet taught him.
Sales strategy/Manual.
Having a mission and a purpose.
The purpose of starting a business.
Experience selling telecommunications and how it lead to one of his old business.
Nothing beats residual income.
Document your mistakes.
Have a leadership strategy.
Invest in people.
Business Brand vs Personal Brand.

Episode 29 - Ash Taylor - The Business Clubhouse (Helping Entrepreneurs Bounce Back)

Episode 28 - Hayley Koseoglu - iekos (Improving Businesses)

Episode 27 - Jeffrey Boopathy - JBdigitally (Digitally Promoting Your Business)

Episode 26 - Bharat Kanodia - Veristrat ( Putting WORTH in Asset Valuation)
AskDproS Media presents Bharat Kanodia who has valued over 2000 businesses, real estate, industrial, government infrastructure, public and private companies. Bharat came on show and shared his business journey and story.
Bharat Kanodia socials:
YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuhi...
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bharat-ka...

Episode 25 - Dancho Dimkov - BizzBee Solutions (Empowering Businesses)
AskDproS Media is proud to present Dancho Dimkov who is a LinkedIn guru and an expert in B2B lead generation. He is the founder and CEO of BizzBee Solutions
His professional adventure kicked off in 2008 when he started his first mobile marketing agency on the Balkan, AdvertSMS. It brought him many recognitions, including Global Innovator for 2009, as well as guest speaker opportunities on innovation and entrepreneurship forums in Brazil, India, Finland. Little did he know that, within ten years, he would evolve into Senior Business Consultant helping other start-ups succeed as well.
As a Senior Business Consultant and a Serial Entrepreneur, it’s not just his job to guide startups and businesses on the path to prosperity. It is also his duty as the proud owner of BizzBee Solutions – a full-stack solution provider from concept to market. They combine multiple services into one robust solution, smoothening out the road to success.
Please listen to Dancho as he shared his business journey and story.
Email: danco.dimkov@bizzbeesolutions.com
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dancodimkov/

Episode 24 - Lacus Cantor (Powering Entrepreneurs through Music)

Episode 23 - Don and Dr Dina Preston-Ortiz - DEO Entertainment Group (Using Music as a Tool to Impact Entrepreneurs Positively)

Episode 22 - Tracy Lamourie - Lamourie Media (Helping You Find Your Voice)
Tracy Lamourie is the Founder and Managing Director of Lamourie Media, a 2020 Universal Women's Network Woman of Inspiration winner for Women in Media and the author of the upcoming book GET REPPED - Build Your Brand With Effective Public and Media Relations. She is a well known long time advocate on a myriad of important worldwide issues and an award-winning international publicist working across industries from major entertainment projects to small businesses. Tracy is passionate about amplifying important messages and being a voice for those who most need one. Recognised by media around the world for her 20-year campaign that ultimately helped free an innocent man from death row to her work getting clients major media attention and for her local community work, Winner of the FIRST PLACE PLATINUM award HamiltonSpectator ReadersChoice for PR 2018, Diamond 2019 and has been frequently quoted in the international media on both human rights issues and as a Public Relations thought leader . She is a 2020 RBC Women of Influence Nominee and was also nominated for the internationally prestigious 2020 Tällberg/Eliasson Global Leadership Prize. She frequently speaks on empowerment, entrepreneurship, leadership, how to get media attention, how anyone in any industry can get to the top of their field, on authenticity in business, on all aspects of business communications

Episode 21 - Raj Goodman - Goodman Lantern (Empowering Women with Content Writing)
Askdpros Media is please to introduce Raj Goodman who is the Founder/CEO of Goodman Lantern. He is a content creator/writer, he believes in gender equality and diversity within the work environment. Part of his goal is to empower women all over the world.

Episode 20 - Elzie Flenard III - The Mayor of Podcast Town (Helping podcasters grow)

Episode 19 - Simone Vincenzi - GTeX (Turning Experts into Authorities)

Episode 18 - Jacqueline Maddison - BeverlyHills Magazine (Teaching you Spiritual Principal to Success)

Episode 17 - Cameron Campbell - Coach Cam ( Helping You Get Your Goals)

Episode 16 - Dave Williams - Dave Williams Photography (Stories Through the Lens)
Dave Williams picked up the camera 30 years ago and has not dropped it since. Dave shared his business journey and how Susan his business partner inspired the brand. Key Takeaways - Importance of partnership in business, Branding, Start small then scale, Staying ahead of your competitors, working for free to gain experience, Business relationships, Staying true to your dream and goals. Few of the the takeaways but trust me this conversation is full of so much insight for entrepreneurs. Hope you get inspired

Episode 15 - Lee Chambers - Essentialise (Helping Entrepreneurs Live a Healthy Life)
Lee Chambers is an experienced life coach who helps entrepreneurs find their health path with his wellbeing programs. His coaching experience is unique, as individual coaches bring their talents and methods to their sessions. His approach to coaching fuses the scientific performance aspects from sports coaching, the bounty of benefits from the world of neuroscience, with the wisdom of ancient philosophers. To put it simply, His coaching style works on deep, honest connection to unlock the potential that is inside everyone, but not always easy to identify. He then take you on a journey of understanding, allowing you to build on top of your self-discovery. He has an intense passion for optimising his vitality, through optimal movement, nutrition and sleep. He also has the same desire to optimise his mind, through learning, business, modern philosophy and ancient intelligence. He relish the chance to enrich his clients with these principles in their sessions and watching them foster a passion for them too.

Episode 14 - Nir Bashan - The Creator Mindset (Think in a Creative Way)

Episode 13 - Adi Redzic - Think Change (Become the Best Version of Yourself)
From the war-torn Balkans to the halls of power at the White House, Adi Redzic has demonstrated a keen ability to get to the core of any issue and help you and your organization succeed. Serial entrepreneur, book author, sought-after coach and speaker, Adi will offer you guidance and support you never knew you needed, but will be glad you got. Life and executive coaching, business and management consulting, leadership and communication training and professional speaking. Hope you get inspired to make that change.

Episode 12 - Barnaby Wynter - The Bucket Branding Company (Making Brands Famous)
The role of marketing has fundamentally changed. I only know this because since 1985, Clients have asked me every day to help with their
what next.
The job is simple, make sense of marketing and harness the change in the new digital age where the buyer is in control of your brand when you are not. It is not easy. But together we can make sure you become the Go-To brand in your market.
Currently The Brand Bucket approach is being embedded in a few select corporates via The Brand Bucket Company, a ten year old integrated marketing agency, supported by introductions to the approach via conference keynotes , masterclasses to CEO groups, mentoring sessions with business leaders and via books, blogs.

Episode 11 - Phil Pelucha - Billionaires In Boxers (Helping People and Businesses Find a Voice)

Episode 10 - Stacy Sherman - Doing CX Right (Humanising Businesses and Differentiating Brands)

Episode 9 - Tristan wright - Evolve To Grow (Evolve to grow your business)

Episode 8 - Brenden Kumarasamy - Master Talk (Communicating to inspire others)

Episode 7 - Trav Bell - The Bucket List Guy (Helping Others Live a Regret Free Life)
Someone first called him the bucket list guy 8 years ago because of the things he had done in his life up until then. His bucket list is the reason why he attacked life. It has always been his compass and motivation. It continues to give him purpose and bring meaning into his life. But it’s more than just about him and his list. He has dedicated his life to helping others wake up and live theirs before it’s too late. Trav Bell continues to spread this idea through his keynote speaking, podcast and blog.

Episode 6 - Grace Edjekohwo - Udofe Designs (Making a difference as a fashion designer)
But due to Graces' doggedness and determination to succeed, with the little capital at her disposal, she forged on and created Udofe designs.
In this insightful episode, she shared her thoughts, strategic action plans, and how she started Udofe Designs from scratch.
She also talked about how her grandfather inspired her greatly when he emphasized on leaving a legacy.
The difficulties she encountered when she formed a partnership with a family member. The enormous advantages of Social Media and the need to have mentors to avoid mistakes.
She also mentioned how to navigate to the top in a competitive industry like Fashion design. The interview is highly engaging, beneficial to all and sundry, especially in the area of Fashion or if you want to create a thriving business. I implore you all to listen and learn.

Episode 5 - Kehinde Osotimehin-Olorunleke - Belledjourcouture ( The Story of a Fashion Creator)

Episode 4 - Kamar Oyenuga - ICIT Solutions ( From the US Army to a Software Programmer)

Episode 3 - Kirsty Fletcher - Greenbank Interiors (The Journey of an Interior Decor)
Kirsty started her career in the IT sector, but has held numerous positions for the past fifteen years from personal assistant to office manager.
Her passion for interior decor made her start her own brand. @greenbank_interiors started just over three years ago.
She has built a huge community on social media by being relatable and communicating with her followers to have genuine relationships.
Lots of takeaway for me and hope you learn a thing or two from Kirsty’s journey.

Episode 2 - Zac Benalloul - Benalloulsportsmanagement (The Young Basketball Agent)

Episode 1 - Kesiena Aaron-Efe - Pilot (Let's Go)
The PILOT episode: Business owners tell their business stories on how they started, difficulties, achievements and suggest ways on how other businesses can improve their structure.