In this compelling episode of the Business By Referral Podcast, host Virginia Mooskies, known as the Referral Diva, engages in a heartfelt and insightful conversation with Georgia Hanson, CEO and founder of Mosaic Media. They explore a wide array of topics, from the serendipitous moments that shape our lives to the strategic and emotional aspects o…

In this episode of the Business by Referral podcast, we dive into the intricate world of medical billing and coding with Ciara Lewis, a seasoned professional with 15 years of experience. Ciara shares her journey from aspiring medical assistant to becoming a consultant helping medical practices streamline their back-end processes. She discusses the …

Navigating Business Success: From Executive Assistant to Networking Pro with Sharon O’Sullivan Fung In this exciting episode of the Business by Referral podcast, the host welcomes Sharon O'Sullivan, a former special education teacher turned executive assistant. Sharon shares her journey, highlighting her transition from education to the entrepreneu…

Mastering Strategic Alliances and Joint Ventures with Tom Matzen In this episode of the Business by Referral Podcast, Virginia, the referral diva, hosts an enlightening discussion with her strategic alliance partner, Tom Matson. Tom shares his extensive experience in the business world, having been involved in the creation, sales, and purchase of a…

This script features a conversation between the host, Virginia Muzquiz, the Referral Diva, and guest Deepak Saini. Deepak shares his transition from a CPA to a health coach, highlighting his personal health challenges and his passion for helping driven leaders improve their health, energy, and cognitive function for a better quality of life. They d…

In this episode of the Business by Referral podcast, host Virginia Mooskies talks to Sunil Bhaskaran, a seasoned entrepreneur and referral alchemist who has been empowering entrepreneurs since 1991. They discuss Bhaskaran's entrepreneurial journey, his effective use of meetup groups to build communities and boost businesses, and his vision to democ…

In this episode of the 'Business By Referral' podcast, host Virginia Muzquiz engages in an uplifting and insightful conversation with JM Ryerson, a serial entrepreneur, performance coach and best-selling author of 'Let's Go Win', 'Champion's Daily Playbook', and 'Upgrade.' JM shares his experiences on building, growing, and selling businesses, navi…

Tammy Derrigan is a Realtor, Investment Property Specialist, and Investor based in St. Louis. She is a member of various networks, including BNI, InvestHer, and multiple Facebook forums. Tammy's company is named "Tammy Derrigan, Investment Property Broker," and she primarily works with clients aiming to achieve short or long-term financial goals th…

Lion is not only a transformational coach, author, and healer but also the creator of the acclaimed Clear Beliefs method. His work, which has received the stamp of approval from international coaching bodies, is helping individuals rapidly shed their limiting beliefs for profound healing and success. In this episode, you'll hear about Lion's harrow…

Meet IAN GARLIC Ian has over 15 years of experience in Video Marketing. He uses cutting-edge online video marketing to help businesses collect and craft their stories. A Milwaukee native, Ian grew up in Orlando before venturing to the Big Apple where he worked as an agent for a top commercial real estate firm, became an experienced trader for a hed…

Meet RJ Singleton RJ is an accomplished marketing professional and content creat.or passionate about helping others on their creat.ive journeys. Known throughout his community for his creat.ivity, expertise in multimedia marketing and communications, and dedication to community involvement, RJ has been the driving force behind several nonprofit org…

Meet Al Davis Al Davis is just a self-proclaimed regular guy who helps people achieve their business and personal goals. He's got a variety of business services for businesses with 1-500 employees that wanna like it, love it, and share it. And he belongs to a number of Chambers of commerce and other networking network marketing. Virginia and Al Tal…

Meet Danny Bermant Danny Bermant helps established coaches and consultants attract their ideal clients through joint venture partnerships. Until June 2023 he was director of partnerships for Mirasee, an education company that has enabled 1,000s of students to build and launch courses to grow their impact and revenue. He has supported over twenty 6-…

Meet Tom Beal Tom Beal is a man who has overcome incredible odds to achieve success in his life. Born to teenage parents and raised in a tumultuous environment, he rose to become a National Bicycle Champion, the #1 Honor Graduate in Marine Corps Boot Camp, and a top performer in 5 sales organizations and an influential player in the internet market…

Meet Katrina Sawa Katrina Sawa is the CEO and Founder of JumpstartYourBizNow.com. She is lovingly known as The JumpStart Your Biz Coach because she kicks her clients into high gear making more money doing what they love and fast. She is the creator of the JumpStart Your Marketing & Sales System, 12x International Best-Selling author with 20 books i…

Meet Christine Campbell Rapin Christine Campbell Rapin is a business mentor and consultant. As the owner of CLEAR Acceleration Inc., she has a no-nonsense approach to helping business owners achieve consistent client growth by improving client conversion rates. Creative service-based business owners seek her out to create consistently profitable bu…

Meet Jay Fairbrother Jay Fairbrother is a serial entrepreneur, business coach and mastermind guru with 30 years of experience starting, buying and selling 7-figure businesses. Jay’s story includes losing EVERYTHING after the 2010 financial crisis and rising from the shame to shine as The Mastermind Guy. As Executive VP of Global Leaders Organizatio…

Meet Julie Lassow Juli is the founder of JHL Solutions – a consultancy dedicated to helping build phenomenal retail partnerships. Her specific expertise (and professional passion) is connecting the dots between retailers, suppliers, and the strategies they need to bring must-have products to market. From working with mass retailers to coaching aspi…

Meet Frank Agin Frank Agin is the President of AmSpirit Business Connections, which empowers entrepreneurs, sales representatives, and professionals to become successful through networking. He also hosts the Networking Rx podcast, which has insights and interviews related to better business relationships. Finally, Frank is the author of several boo…

Meet Adrian Chenault Adrian Chenault is the CEO of Contact Mapping, a company that helps business owners and business builders to bridge the gap between the 7+ touches it takes before a prospect will buy and the 1-2 touches that most people give up after. Their unique system and tools make it easy to remember key details, follow up on time, and sta…

Meet Marc Mawhinney - The Simple Way to Build a Thriving Business Marc Mawhinney is a lifelong entrepreneur who helps coaches get more clients (without paid advertising)! He achieves this with his coaching programs, his podcast Natural Born Coaches, his Facebook group The Coaching Jungle, and his exclusive print newsletter – Secret Coach Club. He's…

Michael Whitehouse is The Guy Who Knows a Guy. In 2014, he came to Groton, Connecticut knowing no one at all. A year later, after diving into networking with both feet, he was a major connector in the local community. In 2020, he went global and began connecting entrepreneurs, investors, speakers and others around the world to people they need to k…

Meet Ken Tucker Ken works with clients to define and implement effective digital strategies to grow and improve their businesses. Whether it's Social Media, Search Engine Optimization, Content Marketing, or Online Branding, Ken has experience. Ken taught one of the first Social Media Marketing Classes for college credit in the US at the St. Charles…

About James Hipkins Over a 40 years career, James worked in marketing and advertising at a high level. Since 2010, he has built his clients’ businesses with digital marketing. James is an accomplished, forward-thinking marketing professional. His clients included Sprint, Apple, Wells Fargo online bank, Nestlé, and Toyota. They appreciate his practi…

Robbie Samuels is an author, speaker, and business growth strategy coach recognized as a networking expert by Harvard Business Review, Forbes, Lifehacker, and Inc. He is also a virtual event design consultant and executive Zoom producer recognized as an industry expert in the field of digital event design by JDC Events. Robbie is the author of "Cro…

Jason helps consultants, coaches, and authors turn their expertise into online courses and group programs so they can help more people and generate more income. Jason draws from more than eighteen years of experience, including creating multiple successful brands, launching over 60 online courses, teaching more than 10,000 entrepreneurs, earning se…

Meet Christine Smith Christine is not your average gal. A divorced mom of one, Christine has an engineered, artistic mind with a bartender’s personality. She has made her way through pre-dominantly male industries to build a business tailored to those with a genuine givers mindset. Her experience has aided in her development of a process to educate…

Meet John Jantsch John Jantsch is a marketing consultant, speaker, and author of Duct Tape Marketing, The Referral Engine, The Self-Reliant Entrepreneur, and The Ultimate Marketing Engine. He is also the founder of the Duct Tape Marketing Consultant Network, which trains and licenses independent consultants and agencies to use the Duct Tape Methodo…

ABOUT ALINA VINCENT Alina Vincent is a business strategist, speaker and bestselling author of the "Teach Your Expertise" book. She’s known globally as the creator of the "Profitable Online Challenges" Formula, which helped her grow her business from zero to over a million dollars in just 4 years. Alina is passionate about helping entrepreneurs pack…

Melinda Cohan: Melinda Cohan is author of The Confident Coach and CEO of The Coaches Console, a software, training, and coaching company that has helped thousands of coaches create profitable and sustainable businesses. Her software leverages the systems she created in her own coaching business -- for branding, list-building, marketing, scheduling,…

About Mattew Pollard Matthew Pollard is responsible for five multi-million-dollar business success stories, all before the age of 30. His humble beginnings, the adversities he faced, and his epic rise to success show that anyone, with the right motivation and the right strategies, can achieve anything they set their mind to. Today, Forbes calls him…

The Confident Coach author, Melinda Cohan is CEO of The Coaches Console, a software and training company that has helped over 18,000 people create profitable and sustainable service-based businesses. Her software leverages the systems she created in her own coaching business -- for branding, list-building, marketing, enrolling clients, creating ama…

This is how Tom introduces himself: Gidday, I'm a multiple best-selling author and I've had the privilege of sharing speaking platforms with the likes of Michael Gerber of E-Myth fame, Richard Koch from the 80-20 Principle, Brian Tracy and many others. I work from home which sits on the white sands of little Castaways Beach in Australia and am bles…

About Michael Roderick Michael Roderick is the CEO of Small Pond Enterprises which helps thoughtful givers become thought leaders by making their brands referable, their messaging memorable, and their ideas unforgettable. He is also the host of the podcast Access to Anyone which shows how you can get to know anyone you want in business and in life …

About Mark Herschberg Mark is the author of The Career Toolkit, Essential Skills for Success That No One Taught You. Educated at MIT, Mark has spent his career launching and fixing new ventures at startups, Fortune 500s, and academia. He’s developed new software languages, online marketplaces, new authentication systems, and tracked criminals and t…

Listen in as Bill Anderson, owner of Staging With Style shares his history of building relationships that build businesses and his philosophy for creating long-term success!

Rob began his real estate career as an investor with his father, receiving extensive education in creative financing and negotiation. As an agent, Rob and his wife, Katie, are the team leaders of Pathway Home Real Estate Group, brokered by EXP Realty. Rob is a top producing agent in the greater Austin area, and is also a certified mentor with EXP, …

About Marc Jarrett Marc’s bio is short and simple: ★Disruptive, Game Changing, Virtual Power, Networker & Connector★ In this episode Virginia and Marc discuss: Moving from local to global awareness. How to use technology intelligently for human connection. The POWER of WhatsApp. The value of transparency, authenticity, and vulnerability for connect…

About Chris Croy Chris is a serial entrepreneur and homeschooling dad who believes family is the strongest way to build in the marketplace. Build at home - then build your brand and serve others. In this episode Virginia and Chris discuss:  Visual connection.  The importance of focusing measurable results as you build your business.  The importa…

About Chris Moore Chris has spent the past decade helping entrepreneurs grow their businesses and overcome challenges. Chris helps business owners with financial, marketing, sales, operations, and the systems in their businesses. In this episode Virginia and Chris discuss:  How to cultivate relationships that lead to referrals and revenue  Why pe…

About Michelle Nedelec: International bestselling author, Michelle Nedelec is an expert in Entrepreneurialism and the founder of Awareness Strategies. She’s run her own series of companies for over 22 years and for over 15 years has been helping managers and executives to continually double their profits and revenues. She not only has what it takes…

About Petra Contrada: Petra Contrada is the founder of Thrive and Win in life and business. She is an internationally renowned speaker, spiritual Entrepreneur and is known as “The Queen of Change”. Petra inspires audiences on stages around the globe, live and online. Today, female entrepreneurs, leaders, and business owners hire Petra to be the cha…

About Michael Neeley Michael Neeley is a mentor and business strategist for visionary solopreneurs. He is a former professional actor and medieval knight, an author and speaker, and he hosts the podcasts Consciously Speaking, Buy This – Not That, Something to Wine About, and The PodQuest Show. As the founder of The Authority Academy, Michael trains…

About Ike Ikokwu Best-Selling Author, Speaker, Business Growth Strategist, Mindset Coach and Personal Finance Expert, Ike Ikokwu, helps Purpose-Driven entrepreneurs triple their leads, double their sales, and add $100K in revenue and profits in 12 months or less. Working on both the inner and outer game of success, he helps entrepreneurs subconscio…

About Michael Neeley Michael Neeley is a mentor and business strategist for visionary solopreneurs. He is a former professional actor and medieval knight, an author and speaker, and he hosts the podcasts Consciously Speaking, Buy This – Not That, Something to Wine About, and The PodQuest Show. As the founder of The Authority Academy, Michael trains…

About Natasha Todorovic-Cowan Whether it is resistance to change, cultures in conflict, or dysfunctional teams, Natasha Todorovic-Cowan’s expertise includes unraveling people messes from C-suite to shop floor. Rooted in 70 years of research & application, Natasha Todorovic-Cowan has more than 25 years of experience applying SPIRAL DYNAMICS® tools/p…

About Allan Fine We help individuals and companies generate unlimited targeted leads from LinkedIn. We also train and consult, we help you and your company generate inbound marketing leads on LinkedIn. We feel that there is a shift in the online marketing space back to traditional methods of engaging, communicating, and learning about your potentia…

About Anja Riemer-Grobe Anja Riemer-Grobe is the creator of the RTC Method and founder and CEO of Management Made Easy, an Online Business Management Service that focuses on building strong relationships, high trust and efficient communication to elevate productivity, quality and client satisfaction in the world of professional services. With her u…

About Shadeed Eleazer I help 6 & 7 figure Entrepreneurs and Public figures convert their credibility into online leads and sales. I am the leader of the most prominent business partnership network for Black business leaders on the East Coast of the United States. As a Venture Capitalist, I have invested in the growth of over 200 small businesses. I…

About Charles Byrd Human lead magnet. Connector. Joint Venture / integrated systems expert. CEO and founder of www.PureJV.com Charles is a Silicon Valley veteran with a deep background in joint ventures, marketing, and scalable systems. He has founded and led multiple enterprise-wide departments at a billion-dollar software company and managed prog…