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![[Top Author Series] The Essentialism Movement with Greg McKeown Author of “Essentialism” & Founder of ThisInc.co](https://www.inspiredinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Greg-McKeown.jpeg)
[Top Author Series] The Essentialism Movement with Greg McKeown Author of “Essentialism” & Founder of ThisInc.co
Greg McKeown is the author of the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller “Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less.” Greg has spoken at companies including Apple, Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Pixar, and Salesforce.com, just to name a few.

E-commerce Explosion Through Exceptional Quality and Customer Service with Eric Tong of Tech Armor
Eric Tong is coFounder of Tech Armor, a leading manufacturer of mobile device accessories like phone Chargers, Glass Screen Protectors, and protective cases. Eric cut his teeth in business rising to VP of the Asia Pacific region of Belkin over the course of 15 years, and cofounded 2 previous companies. Tech Armor has sold over 7 million products through leading e-commerce partners like Amazon, ebay , Newegg, and many more.

Scrapping His Way to A Successful Startup with Jeremy Smith Founder of SpotHero.com
Jeremy Smith cofounded SpotHero with Mark Lawrence and Larry Kiss. SpotHero is an on-demand app that makes parking easier for the daily driver. They have disrupted the traditional parking industry.
He has helped build the company from zero to 73 team members, their app has helped over 2 million cars park, there are over 1000 parking facilities that have partnered with them and. Spothero has raised over 27 million to date and has grown to over 13 cities.

From Startup to Multi-Million Dollar Company with Zvi Band Founder of Contactually.com
Zvi Band is the Co-founder of Contactually,which is a relationship marketing platform. Contactually ensures that you stay top of mind with the relationships that matter to help you grow your business. Zvi helped bring Contactually from idea in his Evernote to 52 employees (and counting), millions in revenue, 12M+ in venture backing, and thousands of paying customers. Zvi is active in fostering the tech community in D.C. and has been named a Tech Titan 3 times.
![[Top Author Series] The Two Leadership Traits To Explode Your Business With Mark C. Winters Author Founder of RocketFuelNow.com](https://www.inspiredinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Mark-C.-Winters150.jpg)
[Top Author Series] The Two Leadership Traits To Explode Your Business With Mark C. Winters Author Founder of RocketFuelNow.com
Mark C. Winters coauthored with Gino Wickman the business best seller Rocket Fuel: The One Essential Combination That Will Get You More of What you want from your Business.
He has been a leader and entrepreneur for over 25 years and has worked with companies ranging from multi-billion dollar enterprises like Procter & Gamble and British Petroleum, to raw startups originally drawn up on a napkin.

Massive Online Success in A Variety of Niches with Sol Orwell Founder of Examine.com
Sol Orwell cofounder of Examine.com they have over 41,000 scientific research references on nutrition and supplemantation. The first two years generated no revenue and he bootstrapped Examine.com from 0 to over $1 million. Examine.com is his 6th entrepreneurial venture. He also founded audienceowl.com.

Driven to Delight with Dr. Joseph Michelli of JosephMichelli.com
Dr. Joseph Michelli is a New York Times #1 Bestselling Author of Books including: The Zappos Experience, Leading the Starbucks Way, The New Gold Standard about Ritz Carlton, and When Fish Fly and many more…His newest book is Driven to Delight —delivering world class customer experience the Mercedes-Benz Way.
![[Ecommerce] Massive Product Sales Success and Lessons Learned, with Farbod Deylamian and Kyle Lewis, Founders of Sriracha2Go.com](https://www.inspiredinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Farb-and-Kyle.jpg)
[Ecommerce] Massive Product Sales Success and Lessons Learned, with Farbod Deylamian and Kyle Lewis, Founders of Sriracha2Go.com
Farbod Deylamian and Kyle Lewis are cofounders of Sriracha2Go, a company catering to the needs of Sriracha fans worldwide. they make keychain togo bottles so you can carry your srircha sauce with you everywhere. They sold through their initial order of 20K units in 2 weeks and they sold over 10k 3 packs on groupon in a week and received investment from Mark Cuban’s investment company.

Lessons From A Lifetime of Marketing Expertise, with Ken Glickman, Founder of KenGlickman.com
Ken Glickman is a highly sought after marketing consultant and business coach. He has given over 1200 presentations and trainings on marketing, stress, time management to such companies as GE, Federal Express, Rubbermaid. He has been on CNN, FOX, ABC with Barbara Walters and many more.
He co-created I power, Time Management Magic, stress busters, and several others.

New Year 2016 Dedication to Jordan Guernsey, may he rest in peace
I released this interview again because Jordan embodied gratitude and appreciation even when times were tough. It is only fitting to release with the New Year.
The following description was from the original post with Jordan:
Jordan was founder of Molding Box a logistics and transportation company that has grown to a multimillion dollar a year company and has gained several recognitions in the Inc 500. He started it in his mom’s basement in 2006.
He was nominated twice for Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the year & was the youngest person on Utah Business list of 40 under 40. Listen to this interview to hear how Jordan handled In April 2012 when he was diagnosed with stage 3 Melanoma and how he looks at Cancer as the best thing that has ever happened to him.
Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn:
- [0:25] Jeremy’s introduction of Jordan Guernsey, founder of MoldingBox.
- [2:03] A fun fact about Jordan: Ballroom dancing.
- [3:56] An emotional low point Jordan experienced and how he pushed through it.
- [6:00] Why cancer was the best thing that ever happened to Jordan.
- [7:40] One of the proudest moments Jordan has had.
- [9:08] The decision Jordan made to fire himself from the company he founded.
- [12:05] The things MoldingBox does to unleash potential in its staff and employees.
- [14:53] Things Jordan had to peel away from the business in order to make it better for employees.
- [16:38] The last time Jordan went to the Molding Box office as an employee.
- [19:32] The things Jordan thinks about when he’s undergoing his cancer treatments.
- [27:00] The power of a couple of important questions.
- [28:00] Setting expectation of where the business would go when he stepped down.
- [31:51] What people should start doing NOW to get past their obstacles and hard times.
- [35:43] One thing Jordan has implemented from his reading of a great business book.
- [41:09] Why did Jordan get into the logistics business?
- [44:04] How Jordan got kicked out of high school and what came of it.
In this episode…
Do you have a hard time getting past the obstacles and difficulties that crop up in life and business?
The inspiration contained in this episode could help you reset your thinking and attitude in a way you never thought possible.
This episode is a tribute to a great person and powerfully successful entrepreneur, Jordan Guernsey. Jordan succumbed to cancer after a long and courageous battle and to this day continues to be an inspiration and source of strength to those who knew or worked with him.
This conversation is one that happened, obviously, before Jordan passed away and Jeremy was able to ask Jordan some very candid and honest questions about his cancer diagnosis, how he handled the news, and what he did to get his mindset in the right place so that he could move forward in his life and his business.
The positive business impact of a cancer diagnosis
Speaking of business, Jordan was founder of Molding Box, a logistics and transportation company that rocked the business world from the get go. He started the company from his mother’s basement and grew it to the point it is today, doing multi-millions of dollars worth of business each year. As you might imagine, cancer threw quite a kink into his plans for the company, but what Jordan discovered and said right up until the day he died, was that cancer was the best thing that happened to him and to his company.
His diagnosis enabled Jordan to get himself out of the way of his company, set a clear and powerful direction for how he envisioned things going on the path ahead, and entrust that vision to the capable team he’d been able to assemble. Those who took his vision and began to implement it did things he never dreamed would be done, and he was immensely pleased with the direction and success the company was able to achieve.
Listen with your heart as much as you do with your mind and you’ll find an undefeated spirit behind the business savvy of Jordan Guernsey, and quite possibly find the strength you need to push past your own personal or business obstacles and make something phenomenal happen in the world.
Resources Mentioned on this episode
- Molding Box
- Philospher’s Notes by Brian Johnson
- BOOK: The Rockefeller Habits
- Jordan’s Chemo blog
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