Lance Graulich is the CEO of ION Franchising, a renowned franchise consulting and development group representing over 750 franchise brands. With his top-rated podcast "Eye on Franchising," Lance assists entrepreneurs in finding their perfect franchise and aids independent business owners in establishing franchise systems. He has a rich background, having played a crucial role in the growth of a $225-million TGI Fridays franchise and as a multiunit franchisee of Wingstop and Krispy Kreme Doughnuts. Lance is also a successful entrepreneur, having founded the popular Pinkbox donut chain in Las Vegas and collaborating on a bakery project with a Food Network star. With over 25 years of experience, he has served as president of franchise advisory councils and boards, providing invaluable expertise to emerging brands. Additionally, Lance offers advisory services to private equity firms focused on the restaurant industry.

Christian loves steak, cigars, and building cool products. His CV says he worked, consulted, and co-founded since graduating in Industrial Engineering. Now he leads the marketing efforts at Deskbird, one of the fastest-growing B2B SaaS startups in Europe in the Hybrid Workspace.

Brendan Kane is a viral content expert, transforming brands since 2005 and Pioneering influencer campaigns on YouTube in 2007, overseeing $200M in marketing spend. He collaborated with MTV, Vice Magazine, Paramount Pictures, IKEA, Sketchers. Brendan strategized for icons like Taylor Swift, Rihanna, and Adriana Lima. He's also the best-selling author of "One Million Followers" and "Hook Point," This chat is going to be super intense. Let's go!

Itai is the CEO and co-founder of Storydoc - a presentation tool built to help B2B sales and marketing teams bring their collateral to life and effectively engage their buyers. Passionate about data, tech, and storytelling - especially where they meet to create a powerful impact. Seasoned business leader and company builder on a mission to save the B2B world from boring PDF decks!

Rachel Hernandez has been a digital content creator and strategist for close to a decade.

In 2016 she launched The HOTH’s content department, leading in-house teams and 700+ freelancer writers to produce over 20,000 pieces of content per month.

She’s currently The HOTH’s Director of Brand Strategy, where she develops all marketing content, public relations, and often acts as a brand ambassador.

Bryan is the CEO and co-founder of GreenPal - an online marketplace that connects homeowners with Local lawn care professionals. GreenPal has been called the “Uber for lawn care” by Entrepreneur magazine and has over 100,000 active users completing thousands of transactions per day.

Before starting GreenPal Bryan Clayton founded Peachtree Inc. one of the largest landscaping companies in the state of Tennessee growing it to over $10 million a year in annual revenue before it was acquired by Lusa Holdings in 2013. Bryan‘s interest and expertise are related to entrepreneurialism, small business growth, marketing, and bootstrapping businesses from zero revenue to profitability and exit.

Emilia D’Anzica is the founder and managing director of Growth Molecules™, a management consulting firm focused on helping B2B and B2B2C SaaS Companies protect and grow revenue. Emilia is also on several advisory boards globally and an active contributor to the Forbes Council.

As an early employee at several successful companies, Emilia amassed more than 20 years of customer experience in roles as Cheif Customer Officer of Copper, Vice President of Customer Engagement at WalkMe, Director of Client Service Operations at BrightEdge, and Director of Customer Success at Jobvite.

Emilia holds a BA from the University of British Columbia and an MBA with Honors from Saint Mary’s College of California. She is PMP and Scrum-certified.

Emilia resides in the San Francisco Bay Area, California with her three children and partner. Pressing ON as a Tech Mom is her first book.

Wissam Tabbara is a serial entrepreneur with 20+ years as a founder, leader, and advisor. With his business acumen and technical knacks, Wissam led the building of numerous businesses, including Microsoft Adcenter in '03, Symform, which Quantum acquired in '09, and Azuqua, which Okta acquired in '19. Wissam is currently the founder of Truebase, a seed-stage startup redefining how b2b companies accelerate growth.

In this episode of the Remote CEO Show, I had the pleasure to interview Brian Zhang.

Brian Zhang is a writer and aspiring cardiologist from Brooklyn, New York. He is a 2021 New York Times Scholar, reports on student life and culture for the Yale Daily News, and studies molecular, cellular, and developmental biology at Yale University.

Mario is the founder of the Athena Group of Companies, a business conglomerate that operates in more than 40 countries, Mario started his first business with $300 in the bank selling blenders door to door.

Through unconventional marketing techniques, efficient logistical systems, and a team of global contractors, he propelled Froothie to $1m in year one and over $10m in year two, all bootstrapped.

Since then Mario launched multiple ventures into the millions, all bootstrapped, including an events business, a FinTech consulting firm, a marketing agency and multiple ecom businesses all while surviving a massive scam, various black swan events, and all the ups and downs of entrepreneurship. He continues to launch new companies, is a partner at a law firm and the founder of a VC fund.

Ryan is the founder of Sribu.com, an online platform that provides businesses with the ability to find the help they need from a variety of talented freelancers in Indonesia. Services that you can find range from graphic design, web development, videography, photography, article writing and others. Sribu has helped 30,000+ clients and has a community of curated Indonesian freelancers.

Michael FitzGerald is a serial entrepreneur and the founder of OnePageCRM. A multidisciplinary engineer by profession and a product guy at heart, Michael is passionate about building solutions for small businesses. He is also a founding member of a co-working space for startups, a guest speaker, and a co-founder of an app development competition.

CJ Finley grew up with passions centered around sports, technology, and community, but traded them in during his early career for a “secure” and “stable” path as an Engineer. A few years into this way of life, constant struggles with his autoimmune disease and the sudden passing of several family members caused him to flip his outlook on life. He questioned his current way of living and dreamt of the impact he truly wanted to leave behind some day, and he knew that it would take a leap of faith and a path less traveled to get there. With the constant reminder that life is an opportunity and a gift -- and one that shouldn't be taken for granted--he left everything on the line to make a positive impact. Soon after leaving his career behind, he started THRIVEONLIFE as a way of inspiring others to do more with life than merely survive. Now his brand exists as a small-business that partners with mission-driven founders and brands to help identify areas that are preventing the companies and their people from thriving. They work together to build sustainable systems, tech-automation, and marketing channels for clients and partners. Outside of "work," CJ enjoys cultivating local communities, hosting events, and building connections with guests on his podcast. He strives to spread hope and optimism for a healthier future to anyone he comes across. CJ currently resides in Austin, Texas where he does his best to live life to its fullest and MAKE EVERY HEARTBEAT COUNT.

Peter Taunton is an entrepreneur and founder of several fitness brands. He grew up in Willmar, Minnesota, and quit college during his junior year after a business statistics class left him frustrated and in debt. Peter excelled in racquetball, which led to his first health club ownership opportunity. He later founded Snap Fitness, which has grown to 2,500 locations in 26 countries. He also founded 9Round, Farrell’s, YogaFit, STEELE Fitness, and Fitness On Demand. Peter believes in providing affordable financing, world-class support, and a management philosophy to his franchise owners. He was named Ernst and Young “Entrepreneur of the Year” in 2010.

Thomas Funke is Co-Founder & CEO of Tomorrow University of Applied Sciences, a remote-first university helping people make an impact at scale. He has always been passionate about education and entrepreneurship, with more than 15 years of professional experience in the education sector and entrepreneurial spaces. In 2016, Funke founded the Frankfurt-based TechQuartier — a startup hub, coworking space, and community place. Since then, he has accompanied aspiring startups on their path to success.

Ameyaw Kissi Debrah is a Ghanaian entertainment and lifestyle blogger, freelance journalist, and social media influencer. He is the owner of Ameyaw Debrah Media, a business that owns and operated AmeyawDebrah.com and Ameyaw TV.

As a content creator, Ameyaw Debrah has travelled around the world experiencing cultures, meeting people and capturing moments for his huge audience online which generates over 30 million impressions per month .

He graduated from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology with a bachelor's degree in publishing. While at KNUST, he won the Best Publishing Student award in 2005. He has made significant contributions to several pan-African websites, including Jamati.com, Orijin-ent.com, and ModernGhana.com.

Lauren Tickner is a successful entrepreneur, founder, and CEO of Impact School Podcast. She started her journey at a young age and landed a position at one of the UK's top financial firms at the age of 18. However, she realized that the corporate world wasn't for her and started online coaching in the fitness industry. She later pivoted to building her online business and helping others build theirs. Lauren faced challenges in the beginning and had to make tough decisions, but with hard work and determination, she achieved great success and was recognized by Forbes and London Stock Exchange.

He has spent the last three years establishing himself as a branding expert and perfecting my speaking abilities. He has earned the nickname “The Godfather of Instagram” and he has been able to leverage his following to start his own Social Media and Marketing agency. He is a co-founder of Y Not You Media, a New York-based multimedia company with 12 employees that has proudly partnered with over 300 unique clients. Through his expertise, he has been able to aid businesses from every market, and establish their presence, mission, and vision. He has consulted with businesses and offered his input in their daily operations to help them achieve their purpose, increase their customer satisfaction, and raise revenues by helping them drive more attention to the business. His business is his life, and he is proud to have self-published two different books, one about Instagram growth strategies, and one about branding.

Nir Eyal is the author of Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products and Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life. Previously, he taught as a Lecturer in Marketing at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and Design School and sold two technology companies since 2003.

For most of his career, he has worked in the video gaming and advertising industries where he learned and applied (and at times rejected) the techniques used to motivate and manipulate users. He writes to help companies create behaviors that benefit their users while educating people on how to build healthful habits in their own lives.

Richard Medcalf describes himself as "what you get if you were to put a McKinsey consultant, a slightly unorthodox pastor and an entrepreneur into a blender". He is the founder of Xquadrant and a trusted advisor to exceptional CEOs and entrepreneurs, and their leadership teams.