Jonathan Tripp left a career job and moved his family to his hometown of Lynchburg, VA, to start as an entrepreneur in social media and live video. Since then, Jonathan’s business has prospered and he has evolved into a live video professional who focuses on producing high quality broadcasts with his partner, Jenn Nelson, in… The post 039 – Jonatha…

I was introduced to Coach Jennie by Ross Brand at Summit Live 2017, and upon introduction I knew very quickly that Coach Jennie is a passionate entrepreneur and who knows exactly what she is talking about. Coach Jennie has been helping people identify and deal with their inner naysayer, whom she has named ‘Hilda.’ We… The post 038 – Coach Jennie on…

Marc Gawith has spent over a decade in the business of domain names. Marc is currently the Business Development Manager at Rightside, a Top Level Domain registration service that specializes in stylistic domain extensions, and Marc and I connected through my interested in the .LIVE extension. Marc and I talk at great length about the… The post 037 …

Lindsey Margolis started on Snapchat when the app first came out, and while she didn’t know at the time how instrumental Snapchat would be in propelling her forward as a storyteller and entrepreneur, it didn’t take long for her to get noticed and for her to see the potential in what she was doing. Lindsey… The post 036 – Lindsey Margolis on How She…

After following Chris Kubbernus (‘Kubby’) on Instagram for over a year, I had the pleasure of meeting him at Summit Live 2017 in Los Angeles. During the summit, I had a chance to talk to Chris on several occasions about his entrepreneurship and online presence, as well as his preferred equipment for vlogging (that he was… The post 035 – Chris ‘Kubb…

Financial educator and storyteller Greg Gates, Jr. joins me in Episode 34 to discuss his Snapchat experience using his background to help people figure out how to get their finances under control. Greg recognizes that the educational system fails at preparing young people entering adulthood for any sort of financial success. Indeed, what he sees… T…

So this year I attended Ryan A. Bell’s live video and social media event, Summit Live 2017, in downtown Los Angeles at the Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel. On this episode of Divorce the Workforce, which is my first ever solo podcast broadcast, I talk about who I met, what I enjoyed the most about the… The post 033 – My Experience at Ryan A. Bell’s Summ…

Adam Purcell of #CaringCounts tells us about a culture he started while working as a manager of a tavern in Nova Scotia, Canada. Adam noticed that when he made the staff of the tavern have a fantastic experience as employees, they would in turn go the extra mile in ensuring that the customer had a… The post 032 – Adam Purcell of #CaringCounts on Ho…

Clayton Carroll of ERP 101 joins me to talk about digital marketing and entrepreneurship, as well as social media and social media marketing. Clayton went from a successful career job to starting a company that will be building apps and/or software for businesses. While doing this, in fact even before having left the career job,… The post 031 – Cla…

Southern California internet attorney Richard Chapo joins me on Episode 30 of the Divorce the Workforce podcast to discuss past, present, and future legal issues that are exist for the digital entrepreneur. Richard and I discuss a variety of legal considerations for the digital startup, including how to chose the right entity and why, consideration…

Entrepreneur Jenn Nelson co-hosts a very popular live streaming show called Wine Antics Live, which takes a casual approach to enjoying and talking about wine. Jenn first got started in live video with Blab, and, as the live streaming world quickly evolved (and devolved, when considering Blab), Jenn has evolved as well, and now her… The post 029 – …

I was introduced to social media professional Lorri Ratzlaff this week by Bree Palmer (@BreePalm just about everywhere), and I am glad I was. Lorri is a Gen X/Baby Boomer entrepreneur who loves social media, and who has made it her mission to help people of her generation embrace social media and live video to… The post 028 – Social Media Pro Lorri…

As an entrepreneur, Kristen Leake went from getting her masters at San Jose State in communications and journalism to entering and completing a coding boot camp and becoming an entrepreneur. Instead of spending her days as a career-woman marching to the beat of someone else’s drum, Kristen is turning her coding boot camp experience into… The post 0…

Brian Fanzo of iSocialFanz has made creating a digital footprint an art, but not in a fashion that you might think. Brian’s art is somewhat two-fold, in that you must ‘think like a fan’ and ‘be yourself.’ About Brian This authentic and transparent approach has allowed Brian to build a social media presence, a brand,… The post 026 – Brian Fanzo of i…

Wagner dos Santos has been engaged in entrepreneurial endeavors for over 30 years, since the age of 17. During those years, among other things, he has started and managed his own record label, built and launched two popular online services that ultimately helped pave the way for services like America Online. Much of Wagner’s time… The post 025 – Wa…

Leary Gates had a long career in the corporate world before starting his own entrepreneurial journey as a venture coach in 1995. Hear about Leary’s transition out of the corporate world and how it affected his and his family’s life. Additionally, learn about Leary’s entrepreneurial endeavors, as well as endeavors related to his passions, such… The …

Entrepreneur Rachel Moore is the CEO of Really Social, a social media coaching and consulting firm specializing in helping startups and reboots gain a foothold in the social media space. In addition, Rachel hosts the Business Unusual live show and podcast, a show that highlights ‘slightly to exceptional businesses’ with leaders that ‘make your head…

Today on the Divorce the Workforce podcast I have Dr. Aikyna Finch. Dr. Finch is an educator and a motivator of all things entrepreneurial and social media. Dr. Finch has spent nearly a decade mastering the art of communication and collaboration through the use of social media, internet radio, and podcasting. Hear about her journey… The post 022 – …

Peter Nez, a.k.a. Professor Nez, is a professor and social media ninja, so to speak. If you are on social media and you haven’t come across the Professor, then you really aren’t on social media. Today I talk to author, keynote speaker, social media evangelist, and writing professor, Professor Nez. The professor uses social media… The post 021 – Pet…

Meet Chris Strub of #TeamStrub. A couple of years ago, Chris left his comfortable, secure job in social media to set out and make the world place, one state at a time. He embarked on a 50 state journey to highlight non-profit organizations and the good they do within their communities. The first person to… The post 020 – Chris Strub of #TeamStrub o…

Michael Williams of Thinkbox.io is making waves in the online entrepreneurial world with the mastery of building quality apps that address specific needs. With apps like StudioTime, YoBuddy, and YoRoomie, Michael and his brilliant 5-man team of entrepreneurs and tech professionals, Thinkbox is poised to do great things in 2017 and beyond. Hear abou…

Denim CEO Greg Bailey spent many years in his career in the insurance agency prior to starting his new business in Des Moines, IA. Denim serves to disrupt the insurance industry with it’s proprietary software, also called Denim, which is an intuitive social media advertising platform. As Greg puts it, the insurance industry is going… The post 018 –…

As an entrepreneur, Brandi Jo Newman has found her way as a financial and retirement educator and planner, as well as a golf professional, both as a competitor and an educator and pro. Hear about how Brandi Jo has built her businesses and what is important to her in both what she has built as… The post 017 – Brandi Jo Newman on Golf, Life, and the …

Ainsley Micallef has gone from rock bottom to an educational rock star as an expert in reinventing yourself and discovering and maximizing your full potential. Ainsley works to teach people who to set and go after “crazyass life goals,” which can be something simple like changing a few negatives in their life to things more… The post 016 – Life Men…

Bree Palmer is quickly becoming quite an expert in social media, as she has played both ends of social media for much of 2016, that being working social hard as a broadcaster, as well as consuming a lot of content and figuring out what works, and why. Bree and I talk about various social media… The post 015 – Talking Social with Social Media Chick …

Chris Barrows has built a strong community by building a podcast around an interesting niche, that being focusing on those in the social media space, primarily Twitter, who have a talent for unique and thought-provoking conversation. Chris’ podcast, called the ‘Why I Social Podcast’, airs weekly and focuses on who the people are behind their… The p…

Roberto Blake is an expert at YouTube, among other things. In just three years, Roberto has created over 1000 YouTube videos and his content has attracted over 170,000 YouTube subscribers. Additionally, Roberto is a personal branding and social media expert who has spent most of his life stacking skill upon skill to create a six-figure… The post 01…

Kendra Wright has made it her practice to run towards fear and to embrace the lessons and rewards that come with conquering her own fears. After completing two ‘Years of Fear,’ where Kendra takes on a new fear challenge each day, Kendra now coaches others and teaches lessons learned that can come from challenging yourself… The post 012 – Kendra Wri…

Justin Wu of Growth.ly and Hackapreneur.com has made growth hacking, digital strategy, and digital marketing an art. Hear about how he finds business opportunities in the digital world and helps companies hack their way to a strong online presence with a sales funnel that works. Also hear about how Justin has managed to grow his… The post 011 – Jus…

Hear about Valerie Friedland’s journey from career wife to career mom and onto mom-entrepreneur. Many moms will completely relate to the stages of Valerie’s journey. And that is her business – helping moms find balance in their life, as well as happiness and comfort. Valerie shares with us what hurdles and hardships she confronted as a… The post 01…

Meet Austin Iulinao, a social media expert, Snapchat influencer, and storyteller. Austin and his partner have built a social media consulting business and Austin has himself become a Snapchat influencer, with a blog, a course, and consulting business helping others learn how to start and grow their presence on Snapchat. Austin and I discuss the pas…

Join myself and Stephen Heywood, CEO of The Tech Buzz and Lead Wirecast Specialist at Telestream as we discuss his business, The Tech Buzz, and how internet video and live video, as well as his business and interest in live video, has evolved ever since his plunge into internet video broadcasting over 10 years ago. We… The post 008 – Stephen Heywoo…

Mike Vardy is an expert at being productive in whatever you are doing, and he was kind enough to join me on the program to discuss common productivity problems that people have, particularly in their work or entrepreneurial endeavors, and solutions that he has formulated that will help you overcome those problems. Be ready to… The post 007 – Mike V…

Ross Brand created the successful Livestream Universe to focus on and highlight live video programming and the people who create live video content. Ross shares his thoughts on various platforms, including Blab, Facebook Live, and Periscope, as well as content-creation services such as BeLive, Crowdcast, and Huzza. We also discuss topics related to…

Folks, this really is a must-listen to episode of Divorce the Workforce. When my friend Eleanore Strong was researching her business ideas, she focused heavily on Facebook Groups that were dedicated to her niche for ideas. She quickly learned that Facebook Groups were filled with people explaining the problems they were having within the niche.… Th…

I met Marli at World Domination Summit 2016 in Portland, OR, and right away I knew I had met someone special who was living a great life as a new entrepreneur, so when I started my podcast, I really wanted her to be a guest on the show. Marli talks about how she transitioned out… The post 004 – Activating Your Purpose with Marli Williams appeared f…

I met Mike on Snapchat in early 2016, and we messaged each other back and forth for awhile about how to use Snapchat – not just the functionality of the platform, but also about how to use it to grow a community. One day I noticed in his Snap story that he was at a… The post 003 – Amazon 3P Seller Mike Rezendes aka Reezy Resells on Crushing It Onli…

On this episode of Divorce the Workforce with Todd Bergin, meet my friend Apryl Schlueter, an accomplished career person turned entrepreneur who focuses her efforts on helping others find their path to living a better life and on their own terms. Hear about how she has transitioned from her day job career path to a more rewarding… The post 002 – Ap…

For my first episode of Divorce the Workforce, meet my friend Gary Ware, an entrepreneur who has taken his improvisation background and built what he describes as a ‘culture of play,’ a culture and pastime that can positively transform the lives of groups of people to help them live and work better lives, get to know the… The post 001 – Gary Ware: …

Welcome to the podcast. Show notes would ordinarily go here, but this episode is a 5 minute introduction so check it out and let me know what you think! Todd The post Welcome to the Podcast appeared first on Divorce the Workforce.By Podcast – Divorce the Workforce