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Formula for Success: Gary Guseinov on Buying and Growing Businesses

Gary GuseinovAbout Our GuestGary Guseinov is the founder and chairman of CyberDefender, a NASDAQ company, and currently a Private Equity investor and CEO of RealDefense where he acquires companies. RealDefense actively manages operations at its portfolio companies, providing them with marketing and development support. Using its proven acquisition playbook, RealDefense can immediately improve customer retention and revenue generation by offering complimentary services to customers, improving NPS ...

Every Business Owner Has a Number. What’s Yours?

Michael SpinosaAbout Our GuestMichael Spinosa has been working in technology since he was a child when his father bought him an IBM PC Jr. at the age of 5 years old.Since then, Michael’s career has spanned from information technology to development in a wide array of disciplines. The result is a uniquely well-rounded technology professional.Michael started his career with an exceptional opportunity developing enterprise systems ...

When Is The Right Time To Sell Your Business? With Eric Enge

Eric EngeAbout Our GuestEric Enge’s professional career has had several stages. This has included work as a hardware engineer, software developer, program manager, director of engineering, general manager, and finally founder and CEO. To look at it from another perspective, Eric is a geek who has learned to navigate the world of business.In fact, one of the most rewarding activities for Eric is to go ...

How to Build a Self-Sufficient Business (And Then Sell for 7-Figures)

Jodie CookAbout Our GuestJodie Cook founded a digital agency in 2011 that was acquired in 2021. Jodie now writes books and articles about entrepreneurship, inspiring others to take the leap or make a success of their venture.Her experience of starting up, creating a brand, winning and serving clients, hiring a team, and growing and selling a company has been written into books and articles with ...

From Getting Fired to $45M Turnover and 8+ x EBITDA

Mike MalatestaAbout Our GuestMike Malatesta is a successful entrepreneur and business executive. Mike loves supporting and helping entrepreneurs bring their dreams to fruition, break through barriers, and achieve massive success. He has lived in their shoes since he was 26, and has been through – and still is on – the roller coaster they are. He has experienced the excitement, pain, grit, and mistakes that ...

Ready, Set, Scale: From $12K to $24M+ with Jon Morris

Jon MorrisAbout Our GuestIn 2004, Jon Morris founded Rise Interactive. Under his leadership, Rise received recognition for excellence in client service, innovative marketing campaigns, and commitment to culture, including acknowledgment from Inc. 500|5000 Fastest Growing Companies (nine-time winner), Ad Age (Best Places to Work in Advertising), Fortune Magazine, and more.Currently, Jon is the founder and CEO of Ramsay Innovations, a management consulting company that is ...