Passage to Profit Show - Road to Entrepreneurship

Richard Gearhart and Elizabeth Gearhart, hosts of The Passage to Profit Show along with Kenya Gipson interview communications expert and confidence cultivator, Karen Laos, Searchie.io and Village Impact, Noah L. Pusey from Ripple Analytics and Don Schoendorfer from Free Wheelchair Mission.

Karen Laos is a Communication Expert and Confidence Cultivator and founder of Karen Laos Consulting. She teaches women leaders how to speak up with confidence and receive what they want in the boardroom and beyond. Karen is fiercely committed to her mission of eradicating self-doubt in 10 million women, transforming missed opportunities into negotiation wins, promotions, and more business. Read more at: https://karenlaos.com/ Tsikki Thau is an Internationally acclaimed Author, Meditation, and Stress Management expert, with over 30 years of experience worldwide. Tsikki Thau is considered a foremost authority in mind-over-body techniques, merging science with holistic methods in order to overcome stress related obstacles. Read more at: https://www.tsikkithau.com/ Morgan Hancock is the founder of Bourbon with Heart, Kentucky’s first and only arts-focused bourbon charity. Bourbon with Heart's mission is to leverage the influence and popularity of Bourbon to raise funds for local charities while also providing a first-class arts experience for Kentuckians regardless of age, race, class, gender, or ability. Read more at: https://bourbonwithheart.org/

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Richard Gearhart and Elizabeth Gearhart, hosts of The Passage to Profit Show along with Kenya Gipson interview Brian Strom from Rutgers University Biomedical and Health Sciences, Erik Korem from AIM7 and John Nicholas from East Hampton Shucker Company.

Brian Strom is chancellor of Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS) and the executive vice president for health affairs at Rutgers University. Chancellor Strom was formerly the executive vice dean of institutional affairs, founding chair of the Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, founding director of the Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and founding director of the Graduate Program in Epidemiology and Biostatistics, all at the Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania (Penn). Read more at: https://academichealth.rutgers.edu/chancellor/about-brian-strom

Erik Korem is the founder of AIM7 Inc., an app that is bringing world-class wellness to anyone with a wearable device through its data intelligence platform, which unlocks the power of wearable and mobile health data to provide customized and predictive wellness solutions. AIM7 tells you exactly what you need to do each day to look, feel, and perform your best. They do this by providing you with daily personalized recommendations to enhance your body, mind, and recovery. Read more at: https://www.aim7.com/

John Nicholas is the founder of East Hampton Shucker Company and the inventor of his patented oyster shuckers. His shucker line includes the Teak Shucker, the Essential Shucker, the Metropolis Shucker and the Commercial Shucker. The East Hampton Shucker Company was founded on the belief that if more people could open oysters easily, safely without the risk of injury to enjoy these delectable and healthy Bivalves, then more people would consume them. Read more at: https://easthamptonshucker.com/

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This episode of The Passage to Profit Show features Tonya Eberhart from BrandFace, Christopher DiPaolo from Protecs and Martha Lewis from Complete Sleep Solution.

Tonya Eberhart is an international bestselling author, host of the BeBoldBranding Podcast, and founder of BrandFace® a branding firm that has helped helps podcasters, authors, coaches, speakers, and solopreneurs in 4 countries and 43 US states to stand out and become an authority in their market through the power of personal branding. Tonya’s humble career began while selling vacuum cleaners door to door to pay her way through college. That led to a job in radio, where she observed local business owners who were featured in their own advertising and positioned as local celebrities in the market. That’s when she realized the power that personal branding has on a business. Almost two decades and many successful brands later, she founded BrandFace®, a personal branding firm comprising a book series, speaking series, and personal branding program that is designed to help business owners & entrepreneurs differentiate themselves. Tonya is known for her exclusive personal branding concepts that help people share their authentic story and unveil their inner star for massive recognition and riches. Her favorite statement is, “A great brand doesn’t just change the way others see you. It changes the way you see yourself.” Read more at: https://brandfacestar.com/

Our Entrepreneur Presenters for October 16, 2022:

Christopher DiPaolo is the founder of Protecs, a leading, innovative full-service project and construction management company focused on serving the hi-tech regulated market sectors. His proprietary approach reduces the time-from-inception-to-build by 40% and guarantees the best outcome for your project. Chris has over 30 years of engineering experience, managing over $1 Billion in project value, construction management, commissioning and validation of technically complex projects within the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, semiconductor, specialty chemical, food, healthcare and science and technology business sectors. He has completed projects successfully for a diverse portfolio of clients, across the country from Fortune 500 to venture capitalized start-up companies. In addition to his design-build expertise, Chris has in-depth knowledge in assessing high-tech real estate assets for adaptive re-use to accommodate R&D, pilot, clinical and full scale manufacturing and packaging operations across multiple regulated market sectors for both owner operators, tenants, landlords and developers. Read more at: http://protecsinc.com/

Martha Lewis is the founder of Complete Sleep Solution, a sleep expert, speaker and consultant for people who have insomnia. She knows how much it sucks to not be able to sleep. You feel miserable, frustrated and it affects all aspects of your life. Martha experienced this also not too long ago. She had tried everything and nothing helped. Martha didn’t get better until she discovered a certification that taught her about using functional lab testing to find out what’s going on in the body that causes insomnia and how to address it. She found out that she had hormone imbalance, food sensitivities and a parasite that were causing her insomnia. She corrected those and now she sleeps great. This is possible for you, too! Martha now helps insomniacs get the sleep they need to be productive and successful. Using lab testing to uncover the root cause of their sleep issues as well as stress management techniques so that they can get a good night’s sleep. Read more at: https://www.thecompletesleepsolution.com/

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In this episode, get expert advice on how to build a startup, with Judith Sheft, the Associate Vice President Strategic Relationships and External Affairs of New Jersey Innovation Institute. She is involved with HealthIT Connections entrepreneurial cluster development and technology /IP innovation and commercialization efforts. She works with faculty and students to create startup companies and establish licensing relationships with corporate partners. You can read more about Judith at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/judithsheft/

Featured Pitch Presenters:

Bret Newman with Soundverter, is the inventor of Turboscoops, a TV audio sound enhancer and solution for today’s flat screen TV’s which directs the speakers’ sound to the direction of the listener, at https://turboscoops.com

Adam Berg with Results Through Focus, is the author of the book Sales Decoded! and conducts sales and effort coaching seminars for organizations and individuals, at www.linkedin.com/in/resultsthroughfocus/

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In this segment of “IP in the News” on Passage to Profit Show, we dive into the dramatic story of a disgruntled Google engineer who turned his workplace frustrations into a legal firestorm by leaking trade secrets online. From the fine line between patents and trade secrets to the rights of employees versus employers, we unpack the chaos that unfolds when workplace tension boils over. Join us for insights, legal perspectives, and lessons on handling intellectual property disputes—and learn why sometimes it’s better to leave quietly than throw secrets out the window.

Richard Gearhart and Elizabeth Gearhart, co-hosts of Passage to Profit Show have this discussion with cardiologist Dr. Joe Puma from Sorin Medical and Diane Yoo from Fenix Global.

Whether you're a seasoned entrepreneur, a startup, an inventor, an innovator, a small business or just starting your entrepreneurial journey, tune into Passage to Profit Show for compelling discussions, real-life examples, and expert advice on entrepreneurship, intellectual property, trademarks and more. Visit https://passagetoprofitshow.com/ for the latest updates and episodes.