Patrick Riddle is a seasoned entrepreneur and the CEO of Awesomely, an award-winning multi-million-dollar educational publishing company. After getting his start in real estate, he shifted into the info product space and has since helped thousands of students grow their businesses using smart marketing strategies. You can listen to his full conversation on the Beyond a Million Podcast, where he dives...

Levi Benkert  isn’t your typical real estate investor. He went from running coffee shops to flipping houses, losing $40 million in the 2008 crash, relocating his family to Ethiopia to run an orphanage and start businesses, and then returning to the U.S. to build a thriving Class B industrial real estate investing empire in Texas. His story isn’t just about comeback—it’s about learning to play the long...

Most entrepreneurs chase the next marketing hack. But Patrick Dillon, founder and CEO of WISE Digital Partners, has spent two decades proving that real growth comes from mastering the fundamentals and pairing them with smart AI systems. As a successful entrepreneur for two decades and the founder of more than ten companies, Patrick has personally consulted with more than 5,000 business owners on their...

When it comes to scaling a business, few entrepreneurs have broken down the playbook as clearly as Jake Setterlun. Jake is 29, runs four different companies, and somehow manages to make offer-building look easy. He started out doing Facebook ads for real estate agents, but everything changed when he figured out what makes an offer irresistible.  That insight led to The Offer Code, his “Purple Ocean”...

Search has changed forever. Today, Google’s results pages are stacked with AI summaries, paid ads, and only then a handful of organic results. Add in the rise of ChatGPT, Gemini, and other AI-driven tools, and it’s clear: businesses can’t rely on the old SEO playbook. That’s why understanding SEO tactics for high-intent keywords is so important. Andy Kolodgie, a seasoned entrepreneur, has uncovered...

Restaurant Business Growth Strategies with Sava Lelcaj Sava Lelcaj is the founder and CEO of The Pulpo Group, a $25M hospitality company based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. An Albanian immigrant and self‑made entrepreneur, she started her journey at 20 with a tiny café and no formal business background. At 25, after losing the lease on her 10‑table café, she convinced investors to give her the keys to a...

Sam Goodner knows a thing or two about scaling companies. He’s a serial entrepreneur, angel investor, and mentor who has spent three decades building and growing businesses. He founded Catapult Systems, growing it into Microsoft’s top global partner before selling in 2013, and later helped Flash Parking scale from $3M to a billion-dollar valuation. Today, he mentors founders at Capital Factory, shares...

“You have to show up every day in any business, even through the bad keep getting up, keep showing up. You’re not gonna win every battle, but if you win on seven, you tie on two and you lose on one. I have a feeling you’re gonna come way ahead at the end. That’s what life’s about. You’re showing up, giving it a shot.” Randy Cohen knows firsthand what it’s like to scale and business and what it means...

If you’re serious about growing your business, you need real-world client acquisition strategies that not only bring people in but also convert them into paying customers. That’s exactly what Mike Koenigs shared on the Beyond a Million podcast with Brad Weimert.  In his episode, Mike broke down the hard-won lessons and proven methods that entrepreneurs can use right now to attract and close more clients....

Marketing often feels like a juggling act for small business owners. Between ads, funnels, content, and the latest social media trend, it’s easy to get lost in complexity. But bestselling author Allan Dib argues that the real path to growth isn’t about doing more, it’s about doing the right things consistently. The most effective small business marketing strategies are practical, repeatable, and designed...