The One Broken Cog Podcast

One Broken Cog

John and Brian are on a mission to identify and fix the broken cogs preventing people and organizations from reaching their full potential. Join John and Brian for an unfiltered approach to calling out issues in business, life, or society, and the strategies to overcome them. New episodes every week! read less
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Label Free
May 5 2021
Label Free
Deanna Kuempel was born & raised in the Chicagoland area, and studied Business & Accounting at Harper College. Prior to meeting her husband, she had a small event planning business & offered personal training services. She went on to become VP of Key Accounts & Business Operations for a $20million dollar transmission remanufacturing facility with 150 employees simultaneously running 4 other entities (3 commercial real estate holding businesses & 1 installation arm for their manufactured transmissions) for 10yrs. Prior to a life-changing event she closed one of the largest contracts in her career with the State of South Carolina for 5yrs, valued at $20million. Deanna founded Deanna Marie Label in 2017- she designed, produced and launched 3 collections over the course of a few years. She was on the runway in Rhode Island at StyleWeek, and was a finalist for StyleChicago for the Cadillac Design Challenge. She ended her fashion adventure with her last collection at a large runway charity event against Human Trafficking at Stan Mansion in Chicago. Deanna joins the show to share insight into her entrepreneurial success. She also discusses overcoming abuse and human trafficking, how she was able to ascend to the top 2% globally as a Podcast host, and why she lives her life label free.  Learn more and connect with Deanna: www.labelfreepodcast.com www.instagram.com/labelfreepodcast www.facebook.com/labelfreepodcast www.facebook.com/deanna.kuempel.9 www.linkedin.com/in/deanna-kuempel/ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/label-free-to-live-your-best-life-live-label-free/id1473450378 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5t_ELs5dkqBxa0DLxegKsw
Extend Your Team
Apr 5 2021
Extend Your Team
Matthew Yahes has 20 years experience in Business Strategy, Technology, and Entrepreneurship. After years on the traditional corporate path, in 2009 he was laid off which began his journey to start his first company at the age of 36. It's been an amazing roller coaster ride ever since. As the founder of Extend Your team, a Virtual Assistant company, Matthew helps entrepreneurs and operators of all company sizes grow their business by getting out of the grind. Matthew was working 14 hours a day on his eCommerce portfolio, managing a team of 6, was buried in operations, and it was affecting his marriage. The situation was not tenable. He had enough and finally figured out how to hire an A+ player overseas who could run the operations better than him so he could focus on growth. He realized that the core issue is people look for a "Virtual Assistant" and not a "Real Professional". In 45 days, Matthew went from working 14 hours to 3 hours a day and now it's 3 hours a week. Matthew built his past two companies with a 100% remote workforce and now helps others do the same. In his spare time he snowboards well, kiteboards poorly, and enjoys life with his incredibly patient wife. Matthew joins the show to discuss how sales dropping 80% caused him to launch a new company that broke 1M in revenue and 50 employees within 7 months. He also discusses how to find the people who can run your business BETTER than you, Why you should NOT hire a VA (hire your next business leader instead!), and The TRUTH about companies hiring people overseas. Learn more and connect with Matthew: extendyourteam.com linkedin.com/in/yahes/
LinkedIn 101
Mar 29 2021
LinkedIn 101
Tracy Enos is an endorsed top LinkedIn Advisor and single Mom of 4. In July of 2015, she sustained 3rd-degree burns, a 6-day stint in the burn unit, and 5 surgeries in 9 months. She wrote her first article the following October. It was featured in LinkedIn Pulse and generated five-figures in just two hours of work. With over 21 years of skilled experience, Tracy serves a wide variety of clients, including entrepreneurs, small to mid-sized companies, start-up ventures, and business professionals. A seasoned business coach and best-selling author, Tracy drives core business processes for the clients she serves, including LinkedIn Training, Profile Makeovers, and Consulting. In the last 9 years, Tracy has consulted thousands of business owners, SaaS companies, coaches, authors, service professionals, sales and marketing teams, and entrepreneurs on how to use LinkedIn to generate leads, become the authority in their industry and stay front-of-mind with their clients. She is known globally for her LinkedIn knowledge and training with clients in the U.S., Canada, Australia, Holland, Israel, Germany, and the U.K. Her consulting expertise has netted her clients speaking engagements, media attention, guest articles in major publications and trade magazines, and millions of dollars in new business. Tracy joins the show to discuss LinkedIn best practices including: common profile mistakes and how to correct them, the do's and don'ts of LinkedIn marketing and outreach, how often and what content you should be posting, and much more.   Learn more and connect with Tracy: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tracyenos Free book and profile checklist: http://linkedintopublishing.com/
Capture the Moment
Mar 16 2021
Capture the Moment
Allen Clark is a commercial and advertising photographer based in Nashville, Tennessee. He is consistently rated one of the best photographers in the country. His work can be seen on music packaging, magazines, and countless celebrity and Fortune 500 company websites. He has been published in: The Washington Post, Forbes , The Hindu, Discovery Magazine, People, Shape, Time, Wired, Rolling Stone, Mojo, & The Telegraph. His celebrity clients are quite diverse & include: Jim Gaffigan, Cal Ripkin Jr. Ethan Hawke, President George H. Bush, President George W. Bush, Peyton Manning, Rick Ross, Nicole Kidman, Beyonce, Sir Elton John, Leslie Odom Jr. (Hamilton), Julian Assange, Shaun White, Sir George Martin, Carmello Anthony, James Earl Jones, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Tiffany, Norah Jones, Justin Timberlake, Tom Brokaw, Tony Hawk, Walter Cronkite, Dave Matthews, Ludacris, Juicy J & Kid President! His corporate clients include: NFL, MLB, Puma, Reebok, Washington Post, The Telegraph , The Source , The Hindu, MTV Networks, A&E Networks, Steve Madden, Journey’s Shoe Stores, Jack Daniels, Time/Life, Lifepoint Hospitals, 20th Century Fox, Delta Machinery, Lifeway Publishing, Sony Music Group, NARAS (Grammy’s), Yamaha, Yum Brands Inc., Wired, HCA Healthcare & Conde Nast. Allen joins the show to discuss everything from how he landed his first celebrity client, the most difficult and easiest celebrities he has worked with, the story of his favorite celebrity shoot, the details behind his exclusive shoot with Julian Assange, and much more.  Learn more and connect with Allen: https://www.allenclarkphotography.com   https://www.allenclarkphotography.com/photocoaching   https://www.allenclarkphotography.com/podcast