The Thoughtful Entrepreneur

Updated: 25 Aug 2025 • 2265 episodes
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You’re gonna love this DAILY, commercial-free entrepreneur spotlight show. We feature CEOs and founders of 6-9 figure B2B companies. Agencies, coaches, consultants, and other leaders share not only their success stories - but their advice for business leaders focused on business growth. You’re going to hear real stories from real people all in 15-25 minutes time - perfect for your commute. On this podcast, your host, Josh Elledge encourages entrepreneurs to share not only their expertise but their stories and their hearts. We believe that every person has a unique message which can positively impact the world. Even YOU! If you’d like to be featured on The Thoughtful Entrepreneur, apply here: https://UpMyInfluence.com/guest/

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Breaking Barriers and Building Community: Brittney Lincoln’s Guide to Women in Franchising In a recent episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur, Josh Elledge sits down with Brittney Lincoln, Founder of Females in Franchising, to explore the opportunities and challenges for women in the franchising industry. Brittney shar

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Unlocking Small Business Success: Insights from Levi King, Founder & CEO of Nav In a recent episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur, host Josh Elledge speaks with Levi King, Founder and CEO of Nav, about building a solid financial foundation for small business growth. Levi draws on his experience as a serial entrepreneu

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How to Successfully Work with Local Governments: Insights from Shane Silsby of Silsby Strategic Advisors In this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur, host Josh Elledge talks with Shane Silsby, CEO and Founder of Silsby Strategic Advisors and author of Managing for Meteors: Preparing Local Government Leaders Before t

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Data-Driven B2B Growth in 2025: Insights from Hamlet Azarian of Azarian Growth Agency In this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur, Josh Elledge talks with Hamlet Azarian, CEO of Azarian Growth Agency, about how B2B companies can accelerate growth in 2025 using real-time data, AI integration, and signal-based marketi

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Building Digital Products That Drive Revenue with Experion Technologies’ Manoj Balraj In this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur, host Josh Elledge speaks with Manoj Balraj, Co-founder and President of Experion Technologies. Manoj shares how his company has grown into a global leader in digital product engineering,

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Unlocking Sustainable Growth with Customer Retention Strategies from Yemi Oluseun of The Change Hive In this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur, host Josh Elledge speaks with Yemi Oluseun, Founder and CEO of The Change Hive. With a background in fintech and corporate transformation, Yemi shares why customer retenti

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