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12 John Cote – Podcaster, CEO, Marketing Consultant

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12 John Cote – Podcaster, CEO, Marketing Consultant

John Cote (pronounced “kotee”) is an Award Winning and Amazon.com #1 Best Selling author of several books. His company, John Cote and Associates, a certified member of the Power Marketing Consultants Network, creates growth strategies, marketing campaigns and lead capture systems for businesses and organizations of any size. They also create client platforms by publishing best selling books, podcasts and online webinars. www.JohnCote.net

A voracious reader, John invests a great deal of time researching the cutting edge trends in technology, social media and marketing. He is a frequent speaker and panelist on these topics as they relate to business innovation, increasing revenue and customer retention. His latest project is the Healthcare Elsewhere show, the worlds leading medical tourism podcast where patients share their success stories and he interviews Doctors and healthcare experts worldwide. His most recent book was published in September 2014 and is also titled HEALTHCARE ELSEWHERE.

John has a deep personal interest in emerging medical technologies since he has received surgically implanted stem cells to repair his injured knee, his wife is a two time cancer survivor and one of his sons has bilateral cochlear implants. He is an accomplished pilot having attained over 10,000 hours of flight time while serving in the U.S. Marine Corps and flying for a major U.S. airline. He and his wife Jennifer along with their daughter and two sons (plus 2 dogs) currently reside in Huntsville, Alabama.

His next book is “Onwards! – Master the Power of Accelerating Technological Change and Dominate Your Marketplace” with co-author Ron Phillips. (Spring 2015)

What is John Cote Doing to Grow His Business So Effectively?

Mr. John Cote has been asked why he thinks his projects will become successful and his answer is simply stated “Because I deem it to be.” John integrates a polished and approachable personality that is accompanied by a sincere confidence based on the knowledge he has with regards to the world of online marketing. He takes on each project with passion that gains momentum through a diligent systemic approach.

John uses several channels to his clients that he can coordinate and combine into one overall solution. He leverages his relationships with several influential entrepreneurs to enhance his knowledge that puts him into a successful category few entrepreneurs acheive. He records and shares his knowledge in his books and continues growing his tribe through his podcast that has over 500,000 downloads in just over six months.

John Cote is a great person. I truly admire what he has accomplished to date and look forward to seeing what he does in the future. Learn more about John Cote, his marketing business and his podcast by visiting his different sites below:

Rocket Social Marketing Website
Healthcare Elsewhere Podcast Website
Rocket Social Marketing Facebook
Healthcare Elsewhere Podcast Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn
YouTube
John Cote’s Email
John Cote – Author of Mobilize Your Customers

John Cote is the creator and host of Healthcare Elsewhere, a medical tourism show and podcast where we interview Doctors, healthcare experts and patients worldwide who participate in Medical Tourism. Many patients find that the cost, time frame or availability of a particular procedure is too expensive or not available in their country so they travel elsewhere to get their treatment. This can range from cosmetic procedures, to stem cell and cancer treatments or knee or hip replacement surgery as examples.

Our mission is to educate people globally about the opportunities that exist for them to travel and receive world class healthcare at affordable prices.

If you enjoy the show, please consider leaving us a review in iTunes and Stitcher Radio. A couple minutes of your time can help spread the word about medical tourism immensely! Thank YOU!

Podcast Show Links:
Healthcare Elsewhere Podcast on iTunes
Healthcare Elsewhere Podcast on Stitcher Radio
Healthcare Elsewhere Podcast on Soundcloud Radio

While this episode is jam-packed with great information, here are a couple parts of the show to pay special attention to: http://healthcareelsewhere.com/

Who is John Cote? ([2:45] Mark)
How does John differentiate himself from the various solutions within the industry? ([4:59] Mark)
How does devise and implement a concept or strategy online? ([9:38] mark)
Who is Chris Ducker and how has his book helped John? ([12:44] mark)
How and what did John do to write his first book “Mobilize Your Customers”? ([17:33] Mark)
How did John optimize his podcast show?([31:15] Mark)
What is John Cote working on now? ([39:40] Mark)
What is John’s “Break Away” moment? ([46:55] Mark)

Resource links as discussed on this episode:
Fiverr.com
Virtual Freedom by Chris Ducker – How to Work with Virtual Staff

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11 Zeehub – Simplified Franchise Mgmt.

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11 Zeehub – Simplified Franchise Mgmt.

Rolando De La Torre, Jr. a.k.a., J.R. and Brian Sternburgh, directors of Zeehub, talk about their startup and how they are setting the franchise world on fire. After many attempts to get both Brian and J.R. together, we finally got together to talk about their startup. Zeehub was designed to simplify franchise management while maintaining intuituve technology designed for everyone. This powerful platform was designed to improve:

Communication
Collect and analyze data
Manage tasks and training
Share company documents

Brian was a franchisor and J.R. worked for a corporation managing their information technology. J.R. thought their had to be a better way of administering a communication platform that was more cost effective and didn’t flood the support lines.

Communicate Openly and Increase Collaboration

Our internal messaging system creates an ongoing discussion with each franchise unit. Corporate and franchise owners can use messages for status updates, support requests, and much more.

Your Centralized Data Hub

Forget about reports on spreadsheets or word docs. ZeeHub simplifies data collection and reporting, and provides a clear overview of historical data. Accessible, digestible, data allows you to make better decisions and understand what’s going on in your franchise system.

Consistency and Accountability

You spent a lot of time developing system standards and best practices. ZeeHub helps you deliver them to all stores, and get new stores up and running quickly. ZeeHub delivers checklists and training sessions, and tracks when they are completed. This keeps important items from “falling through the cracks”, making rollouts and new franchisee onboarding a breeze.

Manage Company Files in the Cloud

ZeeHub makes it easy for franchisors to share files, and for franchisees to find them. Your files are backed up and stored safely at all times.

The primary focus of Zeehub is to provide a simple solution to franchisor’s that is user-friendly. This way, both the franchisor and franchisee spend less time on technical training and support and more time maximizing franchise performance. Zeehub provides a cloud-based solution that can be accessed from any point with an internet connection. The benefit is user’s don’t have to worry about setting up any kind of physical IT infrastructure. Since J.R. and Brian are both familiar with the franchise industry, they understand the intracacies involved in franchise systems. Rolling out new policies and procedures includes a systemic training protocol and Zeehub guides franchisess through this process ensuring they take all the required steps to acknowledge the required critical information.

Getting started is often overwhelming, but the team at Zeehub has taken a considerable amount of time in building this software so that the time it takes an owner to get started generating sales is greatly reduced. Owners can upload contracts into the platform and keep the franchise apprised of all the data along the way. Franchisors can easily customize Zeehub for their growth as needs change. Users can navigate through the software without having a complex degree of technical knowledge. The franchise sales management includes the ability to track your candidates, manage FDDs, and own your sales pipeline from within the platform. We provide a practical, lightweight, solution for managing the franchise sales process.

Simplified Franchise Management

We believe the right technology can create a more pleasant and successful franchising experience.
Our Goals:
– Make franchising more collaborative and transparent
– Help brands minimize operational waste
– Eliminate tech anxiety as a barrier to tech benefits
– Facilitate evidence/metric based decision making
The Rules

By sticking to a few simple rules, we created a platform that franchisees/franchisors can enjoy using.
– Get the basics right
– Make things easier for those who aren’t tech savvy
– Don’t make users repeat themselves
– Use names that make sense (no jargon)
– Never stop improving

To learn more about Zeehub, J.R. and Brian, check out his links below:

Zeehub Website
Facebook
Twitter
YouTube
Rolando De La Torre’s Email
Brian Sternburgh’s Email

Here are some of the highlights of the interview with Zeehub:

Who is Brian Sternburgh? ([2:15] Mark)
Who is Rolando De La Torre, JR. (aka, J.R.)? ([3:35] Mark)
How does Zeehub solve franchise development? ([6:11] mark)
Where was J.R. during the interview? ([10:44] mark)
What separates Zeehub from their competition? ([15:48] Mark)
What’s next for Zeehub?([26:20] Mark)
What is Zeehub working on behind the scenes? ([26:55] Mark)
Does Zeehub have a “Break Away” moment? ([33:22] Mark)

10 Arin Gilbert – Director of El Torrean Music Venue

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10 Arin Gilbert – Director of El Torrean Music Venue

Arin Gilbert was born in Joplin, Missouri. He studied music at Missouri State in Springfield, MO and has lived in Kansas City since 2009. Since he was a teenager., he had a passion for music and art. One would never guess it, but Arin was in punk and ska bands. In college, he started his own indie folk/rock band. He ran an all ages venue called the Belmonte in Springfield, MO from 2004-2009 that became a popular place for people to see shows as well as local artists.

Arin remembers coming to Kansas City to see shows at El Torreon and he is very happy to be part of this project to help reopen the space as a premiere all ages venue for Kansas City. Arin is currently volunteering his time to pursue his vision of reopening El Torreon for the Kansas City music scene.

Kansas City has always had a cultural impact that far exceeds its size. Jazz in the 20’s, fashion in the 30’s, and barbeque forever. For the next thirty days, you have the chance to be a part of that legacy and restore a piece of Kansas City’s history.

Established in 1927, El Torreon Ballroom (later known as the Cowtown Ballroom) was a Kansas City staple for nearly eighty years. It began as one of the nation’s first integrated jazz clubs, hosting the likes of Count Basie, Cab Calloway, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong and other luminaries of the time. Patrons of every race, color, and creed would enter the ballroom by ascending one of two grand staircases, dressed to the nines. On clear nights, the horn section could be heard as far as Union Station.

For two decades in the middle of the century, the ballroom was converted into a roller-rink and became a beloved local hangout for families and teens. But music is in the building’s stones, and in the 60’s and 70’s the Cowtown Ballroom brought it back with a vengence. B.B. King, Danny Cox, Van Morrison, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Frank Zappa, and Alice Cooper all strutted, strummed, and crooned from the Cowtown Ballroom’s stage.

After the turn of the Millenium, El Torreon took back its original name. It became an all-ages rock venue, hosting Rory Gallagher, Bright Eyes, Fugazi, Further Seems Forever, Mewithoutyou and countless Hardcore, Metal, Punk, and Ska bands.

A thriving local music scene is part of what makes a city great. By supporting this campaign, you’re helping to bring great music to the heart of Kansas City at the only all-ages venue that can boast a direct line from the roaring 20’s through the classic rock era and the 80’s, to the independent rock scene of the early 2000’s and beyond. That line was broken, and we want it reconnected. We want to bring in touring bands from across the country and around the world, and support great local music by giving them a place to be heard.

The El Torreon venue space is currently empty. The stage still stands, but the rest has been stripped down to the bare essentials. There are no acoustic treatments on the walls — necessary for providing bands with the sound quality they deserve — no dedicated space for a sound board or refreshments.

We believe music should be experienced at the highest level of quality possible, and we want El Torreon to reflect that. We want to build a space were bands can sound their best and where fans can see their favorite acts up close and personal. But, in order to do that, we need your help.

Arin Gilbert – Director of El Torrean Music Venue

Talking with Arin was a lot of fun. Arin is a really cool, down to earth friend that loves his family and loves music. He was definitely up for the challenge when he decided to take on the task of bringing the El Torrean back to Kansas City. Arin spoke about the history of El Torrean and the great music scene that Kansas City has to offer, but they just don’t have many places to showcase their talents.

Being a musician himself, Arin is dedicated to creating a space for musicians of all genres to play their music in a family friendly atmosphere.

El Torrean – Arin Gilbert Wants Your Help

Arin and his friends got together and built a kickstarter campaign to try and raise the necessary funds to build out the El Torrean so it can be more condusive to live music. We are currently in the midst of relaunching El Torreon as a premiere All Ages Music Venue and Arts Space. We have some work to do, but we are very excited to open our doors to the community. Keep up to date on our events page.

To learn more about Arin Gilbert and the El Torrean All Ages Music Venue, check out his links below:

El Torrean Website
Facebook
Twitter
Vimeo
Learn How You Can Restore the El Torrean Music Venue by Making a Pledge on Kickstarter
El Torrean Email

EL TORREON, 3101 Gillham Plaza, Kansas City, MO, 64109, United States 417.619.2563

Here are some of the highlights of the intervie with Arin Gilbert:

Who is Arin Gilbert? ([2:25] Mark)
Arin’s best feature… lol ([4:48] Mark)
Who is dominating Arin’s Facebook? ([7:25] mark)
What is the El Torrean Project? ([8:50] mark)
What is Arin doing with Kickstarter? ([20:45] Mark)
What has been the most effective marketing strategies to date? You might be surprised.([23:40] Mark)
Will Arin get the band back together? ([26:14] Mark)
What was Arin Gilbert’s “Break Away” moment. ([29:20] Mark)

9 Ken Powers – PetPal

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9 Ken Powers – PetPal

The PetPal Automatic Wi-Fi Pet Feeder Has Officially Launched Their indiegogo Crowd Funding Campaign! Get Your PetPal Today!

Ken Powers, the creator of PetPal by PeTreaT, LLC is ready to bring his automatic Wi-Fi pet feeder to the market after three years of designing and redesigning this fantastic new product. Stop Riding the Pine was fortunate enough to catch up with Ken while he was in a hotel room during a recent trip. We spoke about the journey Ken has made from the inception of his concept to the development of the product. For anyone that is looking to invent, create, develop and market an idea or concept, this is a great show to listen to.

Mr. Powers is an electrical engineer by trade that came up with an incredible solution for pet lovers from all walks of life. Ken’s job required that he traveled a lot and because of this, he was forced to ask his neighbors to watch and feed his cats. For over a month, Ken couldn’t find a solution online that would alleviate him from constantly having to impose himself upon his neighbors and that’s when he came up with the idea. His thought about how nice it would be to create a device for his pets wherein he would be able to watch, listen to, talk to and feed his pets anytime, anywhere with any connected device. Since he couldn’t find any other device on the market that could do this, he decided to create it himself.

When you and your family are away, the PetPal automatic WiFi pet feeder provides a way of to stay in touch with your pet like never before. Have you ever left home and forgot to feed your pet? Have you ever thought about what your dog or cat is doing? While nothing really can replace the time you share with your pet, the PetPal automatic WiFi pet feeder will add some joy to you and your pets lives when you have to work, go out of town or get stuck in traffic.

“The PetPal automatic Wi-Fi pet feeder is an upscale device that will last a lifetime”
-Ken Powers, Owner and Creator, PetPal by PeTreaT, LLC

What is the PetPal?

The PetPal automatic Wi-Fi pet feeder enables pet owners to log into their connected device through an Android or Apple application to watch, feed, listen and talk to your pet from anywhere you have an internet connection. Unlike most other pet feeding devices, they use an auger that tends to get jammed because they try to push the food up. The patent pending technology in the PetPal lifts the food up and over the internal food reservoir that drops the food down into the feeding bowl.

During his three year design phase, he noticed that he had five new friends. These friends came to his home in the form of raccoons. They were very interested in the PetPal and they were very hungry. Ken says that raccoons are one of the smartest animals when it comes to creative ways of getting food. The raccoons found a way to get in through the top of the PetPal because they weren’t able to get into the food from the bottom because of the patent pending solution that pushes the food up from the inside. Once Ken found out that the raccoons were able to remove the top of the feeder, he came up with a solution to secure the top with a couple wingnuts and the raccoons weren’t able to steal the food anymore.

One of the other challenges Ken ran into was ants. In southern California, ants are ferocious and they love pet food. He had to come up with a solution that would not only prevent the red ants from getting into the food bowl, but he found that the brown ants loved to climb up the feeder and get into the food reservoir. After some careful thought and consideration, he was able to devise a design that would keep the bowl off the ground and he engineered bridges that kept the ants from getting inside the feeder. He found that if you applied some petroleum jelly around the base of the automatic pet feeder and on the bridges inside the top of the feeder that the ants wouldn’t be able to get to the food.

The PetPal weighs about 30 lbs. with all heavy-duty stainless steel construction. It stands about 26″ tall and this will not only allow enough room to hold about 50 cups of pet food, but it won’t be easily knocked over with your bigger pets (and other pesky critters… yes, those rascally raccoons). It’s very easy to take apart, clean and putting it back together can be done in under five minutes.

The features and capabilities continue with a camera to take pictures and video of your pet. Pet owners are able to feed their pets up to five times per day. Feeding times can be scheduled or manually completed through the PetPal “Feed Me” app. The pet feeder comes with motion detection so each time your pet moves in front of the camera the camera will automatically activate and record the movement. It comes equipped with an SD memory card that will record everything and will automatically roll over once the all the data on the card is used. Night vision, a speaker and microphone also provide the ability to watch your pet at night, talk to your pet and listen to your pet so you can experience the love of your pet even while you aren’t home.

When the food levels get low, the pet owner is alerted with an email and an indicator light becomes active. Pet owners can set up a user login that has limited abilites that gives an opportunity for friends and family to get in on the fun. Easily connect to Wi-Fi and start feeding your pets remotely with the PetPal.

The PetPal is just about ready for production, but Ken needs your help. He is about to launch a crowdsourcing campaign on indiegogo. Check out the links below to learn how you can get involved and get your very own PetPal.

The PetPal Website
Facebook
Google Plus
Twitter
YouTube
Pinterest

This was our first interview with a product engineer and so we wanted to make it count. Here are some of the highlights:

Who is Ken Powers? ([1:21] Mark)
What is the PetPal? ([2:50] Mark)
What is the smartest critter that steals food? ([5:35] mark)
How you feed your pet anytime, anywhere? ([9:25] Mark)
What are the future plans for PetPal? ([15:57] mark)
Learn what Ken is doing to market the PetPal? ([21:16] Mark)
Find out what show Ken was featured on with the PetPal. ([22:15] Mark)
What was Ken’s “Break-Away” moment that determined how he became an engineer? ([25:54] Mark)

8 National Podcast Day

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8 National Podcast Day

Disclaimer: We wanted to participate in National Podcast Day, but we didn’t want to turn our phones off because we were multi-tasking so you might here a phone ring a couple times. John and I had a lot of fun on the podcast and hope you enjoy listening to us having some fun!Listen to the audio below to learn more about “National Podcast Day” or click on the link here to view their website in a new tab.

What you can do for to help Stop Riding the Pine on National Podcast Day or just to get the word out anytime?

• Grab your mic and camera and ask someone—anyone—about Stop Riding the Pine. Share the response and join the worldwide event using hashtag #podcastday
• Join the live announcement of NPD on Podcasters’ Round Table 30 September.
• Tell someone you know what podcasts are and where to us.
• Share Stop Riding the Pine podcast with someone (coworker, friend, teammate, etc.)
• Provide feedback to our podcast show and tell us what you think. Engage.
• Provide a rating and review on a podcast in iTunes, Stitcher Radio or a comment on one of our podcast episodes.
• Nominate your favorite show in 2014 for a Podcast Award.
• Subscribe to a Stop Riding the Pine and talk about it using the hashtag – #podcastday

Get in Touch with Jaime or John

You can reach Jaime and/or John by checking out the following links.

Celebrate National Podcast Day with Stop Riding the Pine. Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes.

Slapshot Studio’s Website
Facebook
Google Plus
Twitter
YouTube
LinkedIn

This was a fantastic interview… not that I want you to skip any part of this awesome show, but I took the time to highlight a couple of the parts I tended to enjoy most:

What is National Podcast Day? You can totally hear the edit… bonus points if you can comment with the name that I originally said instead of Steve Lee?([1:50] Mark)
Find out who we interviewed that has nearly 800,000 followers on Google Plus? ([5:58] Mark)
Who is responsible for National Podcast Day? ([12:07] mark)
Shout out to some Twitter fans. ([13:20] Mark)
John does a random search to see what’s trending on National Podcast Day. ([21:00] mark)
What’s coming down the pipe for John and Jaime? ([25:50] Mark)
Slapshot Studio is taking the Stop Riding the Pine show on the Road. ([29:37] Mark)
Find out how we integrate mobile marketing technology with our show? ([31:15] Mark)

I love this show
by Saoirse Sky from Philippines
Stop Riding the Pine is a great show! Content is presented in a way that it isn't just informative but interesting as well. You won't get bored with the variety of information they will provide in every episode. Listening to this podcast means learning something new everyday. I love this show!
Amazing podcast for Entrepreneurs
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Jaime's podcast is a must listen for any business owner or aspiring entrepreneur. He is great at interviewing guests and getting them to divlulge their secrets.