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The idea of the RooSport started in 2005 when Brenda Brundage was asked by her running partner to create a pocket for her son who was an elite runner and triathlete. She created a small pocket for him and we pinned it onto his shorts. He loved it! Brenda then created a pocket for herself and sewed it onto her running skirt. During her daily runs, she found it so useful that she decided to create a pocket that anyone could use on their existing running wear. One day while running, she came up with the idea of magnets. After several prototypes, she developed the design for the RooSport. She applied for a job at the local hospital as a housekeeper to pay for the patent and started looking for manufacturers. She also took some business classes at a local College, and came up with a business plan. After several prototypes were sent back and forth Brenda finally came up with a product that she was happy with. She sent several out for reviews from runners in her area as well as some she had never met. The reviews were so positive that she decided that she was ready to try to sell the RooSport. Then, she secured a booth at the local marathon and set up a table under a tree in the park. We sold 60 RooSports that night and the idea was so well received that she has spent the last year and a half selling at marathon expos all over the country. People love the Roosport, and she is constantly getting emails from customers who have found so many different uses for it. It naturally is good for any sport, hiking, biking etc. but also for traveling, cruises, Theme Parks, Shopping, as well as medical equipment ( inhalers, diabetic pumps and meters) and so on. She's made several changes in the design as Roosport's customers have asked for a bigger size, as well as more water resistant. They are currently working on colors, and a few more design changes. The RooSport has been a positive change for runners everywhere. It allows them to carry personal items without having to wear a belt around their waist. It is comfortable, and the biggest comment we get is “I didn’t even know I was wearing it!” It creates a pocket in anything you are wearing and its applications are endless. GUEST RESOURCES: The RooSport Website - www.theroosport.com RooSport Kickstarter (ENDS June 27th, 2014) - RooSport Kickstarter

Vanessa Simpkins is a sky rocket your confidence & cash flow mentor, speaker and author of “From Bankrupt to $900 a Day Selling Mops”. Vanessa helps heart centered entrepreneurs breakthrough their inner blocks, skyrocket their confidence and put proven systems in place to attract more clients and make more money doing what they love. Once a struggling holistic practitioner, stuck in a bad relationship declaring bankruptcy, she is now on a mission to help entrepreneurs break free from controlling situations, relationships and self imposed limitations of the mind so they can TAKE their power Back & THRIVE! Vanessa has developed a number of transformative coaching programs. Some of her more recent programs include the 10k in 30 day Program, Sales Attraction Secrets and The Bikini Business Lifestyle Intensive a highly popular weekend mentor coaching program that helps developing coaches skyrocket their confidence & cash flow. Clients work with Vanessa when: - They need someone to help them get a CLEAR & simple strategy to reach their income and lifestyle goals - They need someone to help them OWN their value to charge what they are worth and GET it! - They want the in- your- face support to change their mindset for success "One session with Vanessa resulted in my first $6000 coaching sale!!!! I had immediate RESULTS literally in less than 24 hours!!! THANK YOU!" Coach Gaya, Singapore"I hit my first 5 figure month! Boom! I’m officially addicted to having a surplus of mont in my business bank account!" Jessica Kupferman t
www.JessicaKupferman.com "My sales have increased by an astounding 65%" Natalka Lee
www.natalkacelebrations.com Vanessa enjoys a relaxed Bikini Beach lifestyle in Hawaii on the island of Kauai. When she's not having fun in the sun she's committed to helping her clients breakthrough their inner blocks to create their ideal business and lifestyle by design instead of by default. GUEST RESOURCES: Vanessa's Personal 30 Minute Coaching Session - www.takeyourpowerbacknow.com/results Vanessa's Website - www.takeyourpowerbacknow.com TYPBN Retreat Nov 9-16, 2014 - www.takeyourpowerbacknow.com/retreat/ Bikini Business Coach Facebook Page www.facebook.com/BikiniBusinessCoach ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: Chris Ducker's Website - www.chrisducker.com Chris Ducker's Virtual Freedom Book - BUY ON Amazon.com Hire My Mom - www.hiremymom.com

Imagine being the go-to person in your field… the expert your prospects want to do business with… the one everyone is talking about… the one getting more money consistently. Now imagine being that successful with authenticity and integrity… in a way that you build lasting relationships with those you serve. Shannon Cherry helps make that dream a reality by providing savvy strategies for smart entrepreneurs. A business and marketing pro with more than two decades of experience, she helps you to make more money in your business without adding more time. She founded her business in 2002 to help helped experienced and ambitious entrepreneurs grow the business they desire– without compromising on their principles. Her focus is to provide laser-targeted solutions to get fast results. Known for her unique and creative revenue-generating ideas, including helping businesses get sponsorships, gaining prominence by creating an official holiday, and much more, Shannon has been named: *one of the top 60 business bloggers *one of the top 25 PR bloggers *one of the 101 Women to Watch on Social Media Shannon’s business has been debt-free since its inception and she consistently works only 25 hours per week to spend more time with her family in the San Francisco Bay area. MENTIONED RESOURCES: Shannon Cherry's Website - www.shannoncherry.com Attracting Sponsors E-Course- http://shannoncherry.com/attractingsponsors Shannon's Facebook Page - http://www.facebook.com/CherryPickedTips

Can password therapy really improve your life? Mauricio Estrella, an associate creative director in Shanghai, developed a unique way to create and remember passwords. He used a personal goal to create an affirmation and it became a password infused with the power of positive thinking. Here’s his story… “How could she do something like this to me?” said the voice in my head, over and over. It was 2011 and I was stuck in middle of a pretty bad depression due to my divorce. Thankfully, I think I was smart enough (and had great people around me) so I managed my way out. One day I walk into the office, and my computer screen showed me the following message: “Your password has expired. Click ‘Change password’ to change your password.” I read this dumb message in my mind with angry grandpa voice: The darn password has expired. At my workplace, the Microsoft Exchange server is configured to ask thousands of employees around the planet to change their passwords. Every 30 days. Here what’s annoying: The server forces us to use at least one UPPERCASE character, at least one lowercase alphabetic character, at least one symbol and at least one number. Oh, and the whole thing can’t be less than 8 characters. And I can’t use any of the same passwords I’ve used in the last 3 months. I was furious that morning. A sizzling hot Tuesday, it was 9:40 a.m and I was late to work. I was still wearing my bike helmet and had forgotten to eat breakfast. I needed to get things done before a 10 a.m. meeting and changing passwords was going to be a huge waste of time. As the input field with the pulsating cursor was waiting for me to type a password — something I’d use many times during every day — I remembered a tip I heard from my former boss. And I decided: I’m gonna use a password to change my life. It was obvious that I couldn’t focus on getting things done with my current lifestyle and mood. Of course, there were clear indicators of what I needed to do — or what I had to achieve — in order to regain control of my life, but we often don’t pay attention to these clues. My password became the indicator. My password reminded me that I shouldn’t let myself be victim of my recent break up, and that I’m strong enough to do something about it. My password became: “Forgive@h3r” I had to type this statement several times a day. Each time my computer would lock. Each time my screensaver with her photo would appear. Each time I w

If you’re like many Baby Boomers, the thought of twiddling your thumbs for a 20 or 30 year retirement probably doesn't sound very appealing. You’ve worked hard throughout your career, and you still have things that you're passionate about! Today we're joined by Charlie Poznek who has interviewed over 200 guests on his show "The Boomer Business Owner." This episode is packed with great insights and applicable guidance on mindset and resources. We hope you enjoy listening in. MENTIONED RESOURCES: The Boomer Business Owner - www.theboomerbusinessowner.com Shopify - www.shopify.com Elance - www.elance.com Udemy - www.udemy.com

Today we're joined by two experts in the music industry. Not only are they knowledgeable in their "stage smarts" but they also have an amazing grasp of the business side of music as well. Anna lives in Hollywood and is the lead singer of the rock/soul band Anna and the Bells, and is the co-founder of a daily entertainment podcast Entertainment Drive-Thru. Thomas Honeyman is the co-founder of FindMySong, an online music collaboration platform which helps musicians from around the world network and create music together. I also help companies improve their reach and impact (and sales) through content. GUEST LINKS: Find My Song - www.findmysong.com Entertainment Drive Through Website - www.entertainmentdrivethru.com Entertainment Drive Through Podcast - EDT on iTunes Anna and the Bells - www.annaandthebells.com Meteoric (Thomas' Music) - www.findmysong.com/thomashoneyman ADDITIONAL MENTIONS: Amanda Palmer - The Art of Asking http://www.ted.com/talks/amanda_palmer_the_art_of_asking Numubu - www.numubu.com Eric Whitacre's Virtual Choir - http://www.ericwhitacre.com/the-virtual-choir SoundCloud - www.soundcloud.com

By the time he was 22 years old, Chris was leading a sales team of 120 independent contractors. His team consistently ranked in the top three productivity offices of roughly one-thousand North American teams. He attributes his team's consistently high performance to a relentless focus on leader and culture development. Chris left Direct Sales in 2006 to pursue his passion of leadership and team culture development on a larger scale, and founded Actionable Books in 2008. ActionableBooks.com - a company dedicated to using business books as a platform for leader and team growth - earned Chris 2009's Entrepreneurial Spirit Award, a shortlisting for PROFIT's Fuel Awards (2011) and has been the topic of articles in the Globe & Mail, Toronto Star and Toronto Business Times, as well as an audio interview for Profit Magazine's BusinessCast. In 2010, Chris launched "Actionable Interviews" a video interview series with best selling business book authors and leading thinkers in the business space. To date he's conducted over 42 interviews for the series, with highlights including Seth Godin, Dan Pink, Susan Cain and Sir Ken Robinson. It's through these conversations that Chris developed The Salaried Entrepreneur™; an innovative team development methodology that's being used internationally by companies large and small. Chris currently lives in Spain with his wife, Amy. MENTIONS: Cool Rental Guide - www.coolrentalguide.com Actionable Books - www.actionablebooks.com Publishizer - www.publishizer.com BUY "Beyond The Picket Fence" https://publishizer.com/beyond-the-picket-fence/

Social media marketing can be a big waste of time or it can be a high-margin profit center for your business. It all depends on how you use it. Without a social media strategy, marketing on social media is a distraction – taking you away from the reason you’re in business… to make a profit. Done properly, your return on investment (in both time and money) is measurable and, more importantly, scalable. Imagine taking small actions regularly and seeing big results! If you’re like most business owners though, the idea of posting, tweeting, blogging and generally hanging out online talking to people is overwhelming and confusing. For this episode, we're chatting with Melonie Dodaro - an international social media speaker, consultant and trainer who has been dubbed by the media as Canada’s #1 LinkedIn Expert & Social Media Strategist. Melonie’s passion is in helping businesses cut through the noise on social media and get amazing results with marketing business online. MENTIONS: Top Dog Social Media - www.topdogsocialmedia.com Melonie Dodaro's LinkedIn Page - www.linkedin.com/in/meloniedodaro "The Linked In Code" On Amazon - http://www.amazon.com/The-LinkedIn-Code-Prospects-Professional-ebook/dp/B00KJ0O88Q

Over the past 18 years, Gwen Dean had manufactured over 65 million gallons of chilled water during her career operating large tonnage refrigeration machinery. But… it was puppets and their interaction with children that was her real love since childhood. From the days of her father animating her favorite teddy bear to the fun-filled magic of her puppet shows today, infectious laughter and energetic conversations between children and puppets are pure passion for Gwen. With some well laid plans and a bit of courage, Gwen created a memorable exit during a Super Bown commercial last year. I wanted to follow up and find out how it worked out for her. MENTIONS: Puppets By Gwen Website - www.puppetsbygwen.com PGOGNY - Puppetry Guild of Greater New York - www.pgogny.org UNIMA.org - www.unima.org UNIMA-USA.org - www.unima-usa.org Puppeteers of America - www.puppeteers.org Frank L Baum - Creator Of Oz - Frank L Baum - Creator Of Oz American Legion - www.legion.org

thingCHARGER is a simple, elegant new way to charge all your things. Just plug it into any outlet and you’ll have a neat charging station — free of ugly wires. You can even plug 2 or 3 thingCHARGERs together and charge all your things at once. In this interview Seymour mentioned how he may have captured lightning in a bottle... or in this case the "charge in our digital devices. Asking for $25,000 in his original IndieGogo product launch he ended up raising nearly $650,000 by the time the campaign had ended. thingCHARGER looks to do wireless charging in a different way. Their product is a plug-in device that sits over-top of your wall outlet and features interchangeable tops that allow for different gadgets to be charged on top of it without the need of a cable. iPhones, Androids and other devices can be plugged into the top of the thingCHARGER while still giving you access to your outlet plugs. You can stack multiple thingCHARGERS on top of each as well to create a multi-pronged charging dock. It’s a pretty interesting take on changing how electronic charging works and they have created plenty of enthusiasm for their product. thingCHARGER MENTIONS: thingCHARGER Website - www.thingcharger.com Indiegogo campaign - http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/thingcharger-the-awesome-new-charger-for-all-your-things The Kickass Crowdfunding Show - www.kickasscrowdfunding.com ADDITIONAL MENTIONS: Waze - www.waze.com Agency 2.0 - www.agency20.com ZenDesk www.zendesk.com Asana www.asana.com Powersquid www.powersquid.com Trident Design www.trident-design.com

Learn how Sara Farber and Bryan Wilson launched a creative company that leveraged their Facebook page of 10,000 followers. These movie enthusiasts and "pun" loving fans are "over the moon" about the couple's flagship boardgame product called SCHMOVIE. In SCHMOVIE, players come up with funny titles for make believe movies based on a film genre (determined by the roll of a die), combined with an outlandish character (generated by flipping two cards). For example, what would you call an ACTION FILM about a KILLER SANDWICH? Players might write titles such as “Rye Hard”, “Stop or I’ll Prosciutto”, “You’re Toast” (starring Burnt Reynolds), or “Breadator”. Each round, a Schmovie Producer awards one of nineteen different golden Schquid Trophies for his or her favorite title. The first player to collect four Schquids wins! PERSONAL MENTIONS: Facebook Play-Along Page - www.facebook.com/Schmovie Galactic Sneeze - www.galacticsneeze.com Shmovie Blog - www.schmovie.com Buy Schmovie at Barnes & Noble Buy Schmovie at Amazon ADDITIONAL MENTIONS: O.Henry Pun-Off World Championships - www.punpunpun.com Punderdome 3000 - http://getyourcoatwereleaving.tumblr.com Goat Simulator - www.goat-simulator.com Hoot Suite - www.hootsuite.com Tweet Deck - www.tweetdeck.com BLOG MENTIONS: Geeks of Doom - www.geeksofdoom.com Geek Mom - www.geekmom.com Geek Dad - www.geekdad.com Nerdy With Children - www.nerdywithchildren.com Geek and Sundry - www.geekandsundry.com Beer & Board Games - http://subbable.com/beerandboardgames

The Business Women Rock! Podcast was the brainchild of Katie Krimitsos and her husband Chris. Since 2008, the two have owned a Business Owners organization called the Tampa Bay Business Owners, which supports local entrepreneurs by providing top-notch education, opportunities to connect with peers, and leadership programs... BWR! is all about inspiring and educating others and providing everything that could possibly be useful for a business owner to work on their businesses. Whether you are about to launch your company, in the trenches of building your business, or building your career as a professional I highly recommend you connect with this wonderful resource. Katie knows that by listening to others’ stories of failure, hard work, determination and mind-blowing successes, you’ll connect with the exact wisdom you need to support you on your own business journey! RESOURCES MENTIONED: Business Women Rock - www.bizwomenrock.com Tampa Bay Business Owners - www.tampabaybusinessowners.org Meetup - www.meetup.com

Patrick Lehoux was introduced to the concept of crowdfunding and became driven to develop something the world hadn’t seen. He developed a prototype for the Kinkajou Bottle Cutter and ran his first Kickstarter campaign which made a little over $80,000. This brought the Kinkajou to the market. About six months later, becoming overwhelmed by the demands of this new venture, Pat gave up a great job with an engineering firm and contacted a colleague from University. After having worked together for a few years solving business case studies in the MBA program, Pat and Jen started doing it in real life with the Kinkajou. Listening closely to the feedback from the first 5000 Kinkajou owners, Pat decided to take a trip to the manufacturer in China to investigate the opportunity to make the Kinkajou easier to use. After much deliberation, it was decided that production of the Kinkajou would stop while some minor changes were made to the design. After much anticipation, the new Kinkajou design is now available for purchase. In the meantime, Pat conceptualized the second product that he wanted to bring to the world called the Jabiru bottle top stem. The Kickstarter campaign for the Jabiru finished up in mid June, raising a little over $75,000, thus expanding the product line of Bottle Cutting Inc. Everyday, Pat and Jen work from a small home office in Northern Ontario, Canada. They listen to customers and strive to develop a community of people who enjoy do-it-yourself projects, who love gadgets and creating unique and personalized items for their home and of course who see up-cycling as important. The product line for Bottle Cutting Inc is always going to be in a growth phase. Just recently, they've launched their third product called Firefly (which at the time of this post is a live Kickstarter). Check it out below! RESOURCES MENTIONED: Patrick's TEDx Talk - Patrick's Tedx Talk Bottle Cutting Inc - www.bottlecutting.com Firefly Kickstarter - http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/573683535/firefly-led-pendant-light

Greg Hickman has recently launched his new podcast under the title "Leaving Corporate." In each episode he interviews entrepreneurs that were able to build a business on the side so that they could escape their corporate job. Greg uncovers how these entrepreneurs were able to make money to replace their income, get out of debt, build an audience, create products and services and grow a business while dealing with the ups and downs of running your own business, working for yourself. Greg also talks about his own corporate "escape plan" and the many challenges they faced—money, time, mindset, relationships and sacrifices. It was a pleasure having Greg on on the Modernpreneur podcast and I hope we were able to uncover a few tips for anyone listening in. RESOURCES MENTIONED: Greg Hickman's Home Page - www.greghickman.me Mobile Mixed - www.mobilemixed.com Rise To The Top - David Siteman Garland www.therisetothetop.com New Media Expo www.nmxlive.com Jeremy Frandsen and Jason Van Orden www.internetbusinessmastery.com Entrepreneur On Fire - John Lee Dumas www.entrepreneuronfire.com Amy Porterfield www.amyporterfield.com

How did Randy Bieniek go from educator to artist to game inventor? Life has a funny way of presenting “opportunities” when you’re not looking! Randy grew up in Atlanta, GA, raising a menagerie of pets and creating various art and crafts as a hobby. She spent 20 years as a school psychologist for elementary, middle and high schools and “retired” to give birth to triplets, and raise her eldest son. To maintain my sanity after a day of feeding, cleaning, rocking, and entertaining multiples plus doing a mountain of laundry, she'd retreat to her kitchen table art studio for some peace and creative self-expression. She found enjoyment in painting pastel portraits of children for 11 years but it was the passing of her elderly dog, Chelsea, that served as a eureka moment we so often hear about. She was eventually commissioned to paint, and realized their personalities could be captured in a fun, 3-D way (combination of acrylic paint, craft, and humor). Zazzy Pals® has become a collection of over 100 dog and cat “characters” based on their TRUE names and unique stories. Children who view these colorful portraits are fascinated as I explain that they are real pets, not imaginary. Zazzy Pals® newest product, children’s card game, CANINE CARDZ, joins a line of Zazzy Pals® greeting cards and is perfect to take on vacations and include in camp care packages or even as a family game for those that own and rent out vacation spaces/homes. So without any delay let's dive into this interview to learn more! RESOURCES MENTIONED: Zazzy Pals Home Page - www.zazzypals.com Zazzy Pals Facebook Page - www.facebook.com/ZazzyPals Learning Train Publication www.learningtrainpub.com Tamara Monosoff - www.mominventors.com

There's no doubt that the Holderness family is building a successful business by leveraging the power of viral videos. Their company Green Room Communications opened in 2008 and has since spread it's wings after Penn joined the company in late 2013. Together this husband wife team is releasing fun viral videos featuring topics such as "Christmas Jammies,""Snow Day," and "Oscar Night." Kim and Penn Holderness are Emmy Award winning journalists and producers who know how to deliver results with powerful storytelling through professionally produced videos and digital marketing. RESOURCES MENTIONED: Green Room Communications - www.visitthegreenroom.com "Christmas Jammies" Video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kjoUjOHjPI "Snow Day" Video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4UfUi06aCc"Oscar Night" Video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reF7ffYRJsk

They say necessity is the mother of invention. Arya Ball was created by California native Babak Forutanpour after a visit to a local park with his 7-year old son Arya to play some football. When Arya later decided he also wanted to play some soccer instead, the two had to cut their day at the park short. It was Arya's frustration that inspired his dad to set out to build the perfect sports toy. Today, AryaBall allows children and adults a like to play football, soccer, baseball, golf and flying disc with a single ball and bat. With his wife Poolak Forutanpour, Babak's passion is to also help parents turn their kids on to as many sports as possible, as early as possible, in hopes of promoting good health, team work, and tenacity so they can lead full and meaningful lives. RESOURCES MENTIONED: Arya Ball Official Website - www.aryaball.com

Casie is originally from Rochester, NY, and graduated from Marietta College (Ohio) in 2004 with a degree in Advertising & Public Relations. After that, she moved to North Carolina and found herself working as an SEO analyst at a pretty large company with some of the top talents in the field. It was there where learned the ins and outs of SEO and would begin to see just how the online marketing world would evolve. She's now the Director of Online Marketing at Komarketing Associates, a B2B focused online marketing firm in downtown Boston. She's enormously passionate about what she does and will freely admit that she's a bit of a nerd for loving the internet so much. RESOURCES MENTIONED: Raleigh SEO Meetup - www.meetup.com/RaleighSEO/ MOZ - www.moz.com  Grasshopper - www.grasshopper.com KoMarketing Associates - www.komarketingassociates.com Search Marketing Expo - www.searchmarketingexpo.com Boston Wordcamp - http://2013.boston.wordcamp.org Digital Marketing For Business - http://digitalmarketingforbusiness.com New Media Expo - http://nmxlive.com/2014-lv/ Search Engine Land - http://searchengineland.com Slide Share - https://www.slideshare.net Scott Stratten NMX 2013 Keynote - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmwK8lajrT0 (starts at 11:15) Optimizely - http://www.optimizely.com United Breaks Guitar - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YGc4zOqozo Fedex Guy Throws Computer Monitor - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKUDTPbDhnA

Richard Bliss has created nearly 200 podcasts and dozens of videos about crowdfunding, and has been published in major media like Forbes. Social media multiplies your branding and market share potential, but it's been difficult to determine by what factor. He'll help you explore the opportunities you’re missing and get you on top of the brand interactivity game. Richard knows what crowdfunding can and cannot do, and has the experience and connections to bring your project to full potential. There are so many ways to approach your branding: from design, to awareness, to personalization and he will work together to bring every aspect of your brand to the forefront in your market segment and explore how to take it even further. Check out these awesome tips and tricks that Richard shares with us on crowdfunding. [soundcloud_ultimate track=https://soundcloud.com/modernpreneur/crowdfunding-tips-tricks-richard-bliss] MENTIONED RESOURCES: The Game Whisperer - http://richardbliss.typepad.com/game_whisperer Meeple Source - www.meeplesource.com Social Tech Media - www.socialtechmedia.com Funding The Dream Podcast - http://richardabliss.com/funding-dream-kickstarter-podcast Stonemaier Games - www.stonemaiergames.com Kickstarter - www.kickstarter.com IndieGogo - www.indiegogo.com