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The Future Driven Show
Adam talks about the challenges and wins in business, with featured industry professionals, topics include business development, lead generation, leadership, culture, sales, and marketing.
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Welcome to episode 14 of Future Driven! This week, Adam spoke with Matt Cornelison, a video producer with vision. As the founder of FUNGI media, Matt works on making videos that “people actually want to watch,” to quote him directly.After studying film, Matt started out his career in Chicago shooting weddings, law depositions, sports, or anything he could reasonably cover as a freelancer. He got hired at a small marketing company and his video production skills spoke for themselves. After several years of experience managing a team, being a creative director, and producing videos, he decided it was time to start his own business — FUNGI media.
Welcome to episode 13 of Future Driven! This week Adam talked with Russ Perry, CEO of Design Pickle, the #1 creative services platform in the world that offers flat rate ways to get graphic design every single day. From his first business at age eight convincing adults to pay him to read to them, Russ has been creative and business-driven.Unable to find people with design talent in an easy, accessible way for his business, Russ launched Design Pickle which has expanded to 13 countries, 4,000 clients, and 700 team members since 2015. From personal coach to successful CEO, Russ is an innovator. In this episode, Russ offers insight into the importance of innovation, creativity, and personal investment as the cornerstones of a successful business.
Welcome to episode 12 of Future Driven! This week, Adam talked to Travis Huisman, a ‘recovering accountant’ who started a unique bookkeeping business. With experience working at an agency, leading an existing company, and creating his own business, Travis’ leadership style combines multiple perspectives for maximum effectiveness.Starting as an accountant working at a traditional accounting firm, Travis received an offer to become a CFO and lead a company through its upcoming transition. After the transition, Travis decided to build his own bookkeeping business. Flexure’s focus is on comprehensive support for entrepreneurs, not just accounting services.
Marketing requires a particular skill set to navigate through a brand successfully. You have to think through problems, big or small, and find solutions that match your client’s resources and requirements. Working with a variety of clients throughout my career, I’m very familiar with strategic thinking and creative solutions. I know how to find solutions to problems that my clients might not even realize they have.A lot of marketing and business-related issues can be challenging to solve, and often clients need an outsider’s help. Companies like Madak come in, evaluate the problem, develop strategies to address it, and implement long-term solutions.
Welcome back to the Future Driven Podcast! This week, Adam spoke with Charles Leichtweis, an old family friend, published author, and business veteran. With Charles’ years of experience as a leader in business, he’s able to provide us with tips for leadership and success.Like in his book, ‘The Power of Respect in Business’, Charles offers insight into the relationship side of business and how to navigate that successfully. His experiences in different leadership positions and industries gave him the knowledge and skills he has today. Now, Charles helps run the company he founded, Experts in How, and continues to use the lessons he learned earlier in his career.
Welcome to episode 10 of Future Driven! This week, Adam spoke to Patrice Poltzer, a media professional who went from selling books door-to-door to running her own content creation company. As someone who started her career in her late twenties, Patrice knows how important it is to have a strong work ethic and a willingness to learn. Patrice tells us about how she went from career to career and how mistakes can sometimes lead to success. With previous jobs at CNN, Bloomberg, and the Today Show, Patrice learned everything she could about media and content creation before deciding to start her own company.
Welcome to episode 9 of Future Driven! This week, Adam spoke with Jesse Cole, founder of the Savannah Bananas. Jesse and the Bananas have reimagined baseball, placing entertainment over the sport.Starting as a baseball player himself, Jesse then went on to manage his first team, the Gastonia Grizzlies. Jesse reinvigorated the dying team, focusing on the fans and entertainment over the sport itself. He then took his innovative ideas to a professional team in Savannah, who then became the Savannah Bananas.
Welcome to episode eight of Future Driven! This week, Adam spoke to Scott Kaylin, a man who has had a long career full of successes and failures. From biking apparel to pickles, Scott has run companies in widely different fields.Starting out in the fashion industry, Scott originally had an incredibly successful clothing company. It went bankrupt, and Scott started a biking apparel business. After that, he moved to Vancouver and started a pickle business. Scott tells Adam all about how he got to where he is today, and why he went from apparel to pickles.
On this week’s episode of Future Driven, Adam spoke with Joe McSwiney, a former engineer with Cascade Designs. After earning his MBA, McSwiney had nearly a decade of experience with managing and manufacturing. During his tenure with Cascade Designs, McSwiney has sported many hats, dipping his toes in sales, marketing, and I.T. After ten years of working with Cascade, McSwiney was promoted to CEO. He later went on to run his own company, NUA Holdings.McSwiney walked us through adapting to the changing workforce climate in the wake of the pandemic and the tenacity it takes to run multiple companies. He explains the importance of accountability and communication in the workplace, the value of setting long and short term goals for your business, and the realistic expectations that you can expect from your employees.
Welcome to episode six of Future Driven! This week, Adam talked to Gary Ritkes, co-founder of SproutLoud Media Networks. As professionals in the marketing industry with different specialties, Adam and Gary explore SproutLoud’s history and effective leadership styles.SproutLoud had a banner year in 2020, powering through COVID-19 with their entire staff. Gary gives us some insight into his incredible company culture and how his business was able to achieve so much in the face of such a challenging year. As the founder and leader of a company with a long history and an empowering culture, Gary has a unique perspective on leadership.