Ditch Digger CEO with Gary Rabine

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Anthony G. “Ozzie” Giglio is CEO/Dealer Principal of Windy City Motorcycle Company (WCMC). Ozzie’s experience has run the gamut. He was active duty USN, where he served four tours in the middle east as part of a special ops team focused on counter intel and counter terrorism. He’s now a captain in the Navy Reserve. He holds a JD and is barred in Illinois and Texas. He practiced corporate law, but transitioned to financial services, where he worked on transactions and acquisitions, including real estate. This teed him up for success as the CEO of Windy City Real Estate Group and the eventual acquisition of 10 Harley Davidson dealerships. He founded WC-F with his wife, Jill, in 2000 and they now have 18 locations and employ over 400 people.

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3:35 - Ozzie’s family values: hard work and education

13:30 - The value of maturity and doing things on your own schedule

16:50 - What you learn as an intrepid entrepreneur without a safety net

20:00 - What you learn in the military: leadership, discipline, and the commitment to team

35:30 - Leadership lessons from the military

37:30 - Starting a business after 9/11

49:50 - Developing a network to defeat a network

54:30 - Why growth matters to you, your employees, and your customers

56:40 - How to create a sense of ownership among your employees

1:02:35 - What it’s like to build a family later in life

1:12:10 - How the COVID crisis is driving innovation

1:24:00 - There’s no place like the U.S.A.

1:32:30 - Rob’s takeaways

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"The Most Important Thing is To Have Passion" - Dr. J. Roberto Trujillo, M.D

Dr. J. Roberto Trujillo, M.D., Sc.D. is the Chairman and CEO of TruCytonics Institute & NeuroCytonix, Inc., at the Montgomery Biotechnology campus of Johns Hopkins University. His current focus is on translation research of neural tissue engineering (quantum magnetic resonance) for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease, stroke and Parkinson’s disease. He is a member of the medical advisory board at Fisher Wallace Laboratories, LLC. As a pioneer in the field of neurovirology at Harvard, Dr. Trujillo founded the Pan-American Society of NeuroVirology in 2000. He is the co-inventor of CERCA, a U.S. patented photodynamic therapeutic medical device for the prevention of cervical cancer. Dr. Trujillo is a leader of medical sciences of the Americas, and he has received numerous awards, professional titles, and honorary doctor degrees. Following an internship in medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, he completed a two-year clinical neurological and neurosurgical fellowship at Texas Medical Center. After receiving a training award from NIH, Dr. Trujillo obtained his Doctor of Science degree in Neurosciences and Molecular Virology at Harvard University.

02:24- Story of how Gary and Dr. Roberto Trujillo met

05:30- Roberto's story and upbringing

11:25- Started rotation at age 18

12:00- Difference between US and Mexican medical school

16:54- Challenges are opportunities to grow

19:50- Passion is to study the brain

23:25- AIDS virus causes so much damage to the brain

23:55- Becoming the first molecular neuro-virologist at Harvard

25:52- The importance of passion

28:30- 3 keys to success

29:52- Advantages in America

32:50- If you have an idea you can pursue it, unreal medicine

37:35- All about the NeuroCytonix company

39:40- What clinics look like in America vs India

42:25- Turning brain dogma upside down

Tune in for part 2 next week!

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“The best leaders are trusted and respected” - Sam McBride

Sam McBride (@samacmcbride) is Chief Operating Officer at @RXBAR, a Chicago-based food manufacturer, overseeing the organization’s supply chain, sales, marketing and operations teams.

With a passion for growing consumer products companies, Sam joined RXBAR as employee number four. Sam grew RXBAR’s top line growth though retail distribution and e-commerce from $2m to $130m in just three years, helping fuel its acquisition by Kellogg for $600m in 2017.

Prior to RXBAR, Sam led the sales and marketing teams at Rabine Group, overseeing 12 operating companies with $180mm in annual revenue.

As RXBAR continues its domestic growth, international expansion and product innovation, Sam sets the tone for his team, empowering them to foster unrivaled brands.

Sam has an incredible mind for driving growth and he shares some of his most effective and powerful strategies. If you have any inkling of growing your business this episode is NOT to be missed!

4:00 Sam's upbringing

6:30 How did you decide to become an entrepreneur?

8:30 What characteristics did you pick up early that assisted you in your career?

10:45 How did your first jobs affect you?

15:00 How did you meet Gary?

19:00 How did you get involved with RXBar?

27:45 The origin of No BS (No bad stuff)

32:30 The unique influencer marketing strategies that helped RXBar sales explode

41:15 Figuring out the distribution strategy

47:00 The value of making a physical thing that you can give people

48:00 Going from revenues of $2m to $130m in 3 years.

54:00 Key systems to drive growth

56:00 How did you get acquired by Kellogs?

60:00 Where are you going to be in 10 years?

1:03:00 What should new entrepreneurs know?

1:04:30 Most important mentors

1:08:30 Balancing family life and business.

Quote: The importance of self awareness

1:14:00 Could you have this success in any other country?

1:15:30 Quinton’s True Takeaways

Erik Weir (@WCMGlobalWealth) is the Founder and Principal of WCM Global Wealth, which seeks to deliver optimum quality investment advice and money management for high net-worth investors. Erik joined Merrill Lynch in 1989 and subsequently worked at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette as a Senior Vice President providing money management services to various founders of technology companies. He opened Weir Capital Management, LLC in 1999, developing a global client base for financial solutions, and was twice named one of the fastest-growing companies in South Carolina by the state's Chamber of Commerce. He launched WCM Global Wealth in 2011.

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02:15 Getting to know Erik Weir

06:15 Erik’s film ventures

17:15 Erik’s upbringing

22:15 Starting out in business early

28:00 Erik’s college life

32:00 Erik during the tech bubble

36:00 The 2000s in Erik’s eyes

40:30 Getting into film

48:30 Erik’s other ventures

54:45 What excites Erik Weir?

58:00 What’s next for Erik

1:05:45 How companies are changing

1:07:15 Erik’s mentors

1:12:15 Building relationships and setting goals

1:18:45 Making lemonades out of lemon

1:25:30 What do you want your epitaph to say?

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Rob Wilson (@employco) is president of Employco USA. Employco is a national HR outsourcing firm whose customized business solution have made them one of the top privately held HR outsourcing companies in the country. They work with companies to tailor outsourced solutions for payroll, HR, employee benefits and workers’ compensation insurance while reducing clients’ expenses by leveraging their substantial buying power. During the pandemic, Employco led more than 35 webinars on PPP loans and assisted more than 300 clients in applying for funds and loan forgiveness. In 2015, Employco USA was recognized in Inc Magazine as one of the fastest growing companies in America. This year, Employco proudly celebrated 25 years of outstanding service.

Rob is a high-energy leader and an ambitious entrepreneur. He’s frequently interviewed by news publications, and is a sought-after public speaker. He’s been quoted by Fox News, Wall Street Journal, NBC, Forbes, USA Today, Reuter’s, Newsday, CNBC, Chicago Tribune, Crain’s Chicago Business, and WGN Television. Rob was recognized by Crain’s Chicago Business on their 2021 list of Notable Leaders in HR. He’s also been honored as a finalist for both Ernst & Young (Entrepreneur of the Year competition), and Business Ledger Magazine (Today’s Young Executive competition).

Website: www.employco.com

Twitter: @employco

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robwilson-twc/

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02:30 Start

03:35 Getting to know Rob Wilson

09:00 Rob Wilson’s family

13:35 Starting his first company

15:30 Working with his dad

18:35 Business niches

21:00 Expanding the insurance and consulting business

24:50 The risk in taking risks

28:45 Going through recessions and setbacks

37:30 A look at how COVID affected businesses and their States’ response

48:40 A look back at the growth of Rob’s company

51:30 Becoming friends with customers

54:30 Holding people accountable to your core values

58:20 Rob’s vision

1:04:35 Rob’s executive coach

1:11:00 Rob’s family life

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