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Do Well & Do Good

by Dorothy Illson

This podcast tells the stories of people who have created financial freedom and leveraged it to increase their positive impact on the world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  1. Finding Your Tribe with Tim Rhode of GoBundance

    This week’s guest is Tim Rhode. Tim is the co-founder of GoBundance and the author of Tribe of Millionaires. He is also Founder of 1Life Fully Lived, a nonprofit dedicated to helping people find their vision and take control of their lives. Tim’s work with GoBundance is designed to engineer…

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  2. Prioritizing Values in Business with Jonathan Keyser

    This week’s guest is Jonathan Keyser. Jonathan is the Founder of Keyser, a commercial real estate firm, and the author of the Wall Street Journal #1 bestseller You Don’t Have to Be Ruthless to Win: The Art of Badass Selfless Service. Jonathan is also a keynote speaker and creator of the Keyser...

  3. Uplifting Entrepreneurs in Marginalized Communities with Allen Woods

    This week’s guest is Allen Woods. Allen is a successful entrepreneur and Co-Founder of MORTAR in Cincinnati, OH. He and his team are creating diverse communities by helping historically marginalized entrepreneurs get access to much-needed resources so that they may build successful businesses....

  4. Protecting Your Assets with Bud Lethbridge

    This week’s guest is Bud Lethbridge. Bud is an asset protection specialist, professional speaker, and trainer. He is a successful entrepreneur and author of “A Practical Guide to Asset Protection”. Bud is a serial entrepreneur, and the talk of his I attended on asset protection was incredibly...

  5. Underdog Empowerment, From Prison to Prosperity with Zachary Babcock

    This week’s guest is Zachary Babcock. He has an amazing story of redemption, having spent five years in prison before starting Underdog Empowerment and building a successful personal brand. Zachary helps entrepreneurs grow and monetize top-shelf passive income businesses and develop their own...

  6. The Importance of Giving Back to the Community with Dr. Reuben Rutland

    This week’s guest is Dr. Reuben Rutland. Dr. Rutland is the Co-Founder of Premier Urgent Care, the first and only black-owned urgent care facility in the city of Chicago. After graduating from medical school Dr. Rutland served as a medical officer in the United States Navy before moving on to...

  7. Accessing the Top Talent in Freelancers with Nathan Hirsch

    This week’s guest is Nathan Hirsch. Nathan has been an entrepreneur since 2006 when he started his first venture from his college dorm room, buying and selling student textbooks. He and his company experienced rapid exponential growth, soon becoming a multi-million dollar Amazon seller. Nathan is...

  8. The Psychology of Entrepreneurship with Ronsley Vaz

    This week’s guest is Ronsley Vaz. Ronsley is a speaker, author, and the Founder of Amplify, an award-winning content marketing agency. Ronsley is also a prolific podcaster who has over 4 million combined listeners. Ronsley is the host of the new audio documentary The Psychology of…

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  9. Creating The Ideal Business Around Your Lifestyle with Tim Meuchel

    This week's guest is Tim Meuchel. Tim is the creator, bestselling author, and podcast host of The 10 Factor. Like so many successful entrepreneurs that you’ve heard me talk to here on the show, Tim failed his way to success. In 2008, he lost over $300,000 after resigning from a twelve-year...

  10. The Art of Story Selling with Harry Maziar

    This week’s guest Harry Maziar. Harry served as President of Zep Manufacturing Company for 27 years and during his tenure, Zep became an international leader in the specialty chemical industry. As a sales representative, Harry was so successful he was named the company’s first director of sales…

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  11. Trading Apathy & Conformity for Freedom & Fulfillment with Curt Mercadante

    This week’s guest is Curt Mercadante. Curt left the “corporate” world at age 30 to start his own agency that he scaled to consistent 7 figures. But, like many business owners, he eventually found himself overwhelmed and frustrated so Curt fired half of his clients, started charging more, and...

  12. Elevate Yourself and Your Team with Robert Glazer

    This week’s guest is Robert Glazer. Robert is the founder & CEO of global performance marketing agency Acceleration Partners. His company has received numerous industry & company culture awards from Glassdoor, Ad Age, Entrepreneur, and Inc. Magazine. Robert is the author of international…

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  13. Think and Grow Rich in 12 Minutes a Day with John Mitchell

    This week’s guest is John Mitchell. John spent 20 years as an entrepreneur earning in the low six figures when something drastic happened. He created what is today recognized as the “Top Practical Application in the World” of the legendary book Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill. When John...

  14. Finding Your Lane with Jeff Goins

    This week’s guest is writer, speaker and entrepreneur Jeff Goins. He is widely known as the best-selling author of five books, including The Art of Work and Real Artists Don’t Starve. His award-winning blog, Goinswriter.com, is visited by millions of people every year, and through his online...

  15. Creating Heaven on Earth with Martin Rutte

    This week’s guest is Martin Rutte. Martin is president of Livelihood, a management consulting firm in Santa Fe, NM, that has worked with such organizations as The World Bank, Sony Pictures Entertainment, and Virgin Records. Martin’s aim is to provide the insights and tools necessary to overcome...

  16. How To Be An Inclusive Leader with Jennifer Brown

    This week's guest is Jennifer Brown. Jennifer is a leading diversity and inclusion expert, dynamic keynote speaker, best-selling author, and host of The Will To Change podcast, which uncovers true stories of diversity and inclusion. As the founder and CEO of Jennifer Brown Consulting, Jennifer’s...

  17. Thank You For 100 Episodes!

    This is episode 100! That is a statement that seems crazy to make, but it’s true! A massive thank you goes out to all who have listened and helped grow Do Well and Do Good to where it is today. This episode covers a few changes to the show and how it gives back. Listen for details, and then head...

  18. Combating Gender Bias In The Workplace with Andie Kramer

    This week's guest is Andrea Kramer. Andie is a lawyer, keynote speaker, artist, women's rights activist, author, and all around rockstar! She balances a successful and demanding legal career with her passion to help women navigate both the obvious and subtle gender biases they encounter in career...

  19. Don’t Wait To “Do Good” with Carrie Paxton

    This week’s guest is Carrie Paxton. Carrie was raised in a typical family and was the epitome of traditional school success, but she’s chosen a far-from-typical lifestyle. As an entrepreneur fueled by her passion for education, she wants to break the mold of classroom-based learning to show...

  20. Healing From Depression As An Entrepreneur with Steve Arneson

    This week’s guest is Steve Arneson. In 2015, Steve co-founded a real estate investment and education company called “The REINVESTORS”, that specializes in educating investors on how to build recession-proof portfolios. In less than 3 years, The REINVESTORS have partnered with investors to acquire...

  21. Building Real Relationships Through Online Engagement with Chris Strub

    Chris Strub is the creator beyond “50 States, 100 Days: The Film”, a documentary that chronicles the life-changing adventure that Chris Strub took to work with nonprofits nationwide in the summer of 2015. Chris also authored '50 States, 100 Days: The Book' and today is known as the Giving Day…

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  22. The Art of the Evolutionary Entrepreneur with Tabita Dietrich

    Places to Find Tabita: Website for The Art of the Evolutionary Entrepreneur. Show Notes: [3:30] minute: Where are you from and what was life like for you growing up? Grew up in Switzerland in an abusive family. “No matter where you come from, it's not an excuse for continuing on that path.”…

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  23. Finding Opportunity in Team Conflict with Sue Dyer

    My guest this week is Sue Dyer. Sue has been a leader in the construction industry for over 30 years. That industry is one known for being rife with conflict among stakeholders working on projects in the 8, 9, or even 10 figure ranges. Cleaning up that conflict is Sue’s life’s work. Through her...

  24. The Art of Conquering Something New

    A conversation with a friend regarding their big career pivot led Dorothy to revisit a lesson regarding that same topic. Back in episode 080, Dorothy interviewed Legacy Perez who had pivoted from one of the best dance careers in the world to running a 7-figure real estate business. During the...

  25. Restoring Earth’s Dying Coral Reefs with Gator Halpern

    My guest this week is Gator Halpern. Gator is the founder of coral Vita, a mission-driven company that is working to restore our world’s dying coral reefs. He’s a Forbes 30 under 30 Social Entrepreneur, a United Nation’s Young Champion of the Earth, and currently lives and works in the Bahamas on...

  26. Let Stress Be Your Alarm Clock

    Dorothy recently attended the Millionaire Mind Intensive, a three day training seminar created by T. Harv Ecker, the author of Secrets of the Millionaire Mind. She has shared lessons learned from this event over the course of June and today tackles one last thing: stress. We all have it. We all...

  27. Building A Generation of Leaders with Kenrick Wagner

    My guest this week is Kenrick Wagner. Kenrick is a social entrepreneur, hip hop artist, keynote speaker and has been featured in Forbes. His life's work has been dedicated to providing top-quality youth programming and building a generation of leaders that will use creativity to learn and thrive....

  28. Why You MUST Be A Leader To Achieve Your Goals

    Dorothy recently attended the Millionaire Mind Intensive, a three day training seminar created by T. Harv Ecker, the author of Secrets of the Millionaire Mind. She is sharing lessons learned from this event over the course of June. In this episode Dorothy looks at how imperative leadership is to...

  29. 088: Transforming The Influencer Marketplace with Jason Will

    Jason is the CEO and Founder of Zipkick, a company that matches digital influencers with brands looking to ignite their growth. The company is known for exclusivity, accepting just 7% of influencer applications. This commitment to culture and quality has led to partnerships with brands such as...

  30. 087: The Roots Create The Fruits

    Dorothy recently attended the Millionaire Mind Intensive, a three day training seminar created by T. Harv Ecker, the author of Secrets of the Millionaire Mind. She is sharing lessons learned from this event over the next few weeks. This episode discusses the four worlds we live in: physical,...

  31. 086: Inspiring Women & Girls in STEM with Kayte Malik

    Kayte Malik is CEO of Dresscode Tech, a company that is merging fashion and technology to excite and educate women and girls about computer science, coding and STEM. Over the last 18 months Dresscode has exposed almost 3000 women and girls to STEM, and the company also gives back financially to...

  32. 085: Have You Been Brainwashed?

    This past weekend Dorothy attended the Millionaire Mind Intensive this past weekend. This is a three day training seminar created by T. Harv Ecker, the author of Secrets of the Millionaire Mind. She is sharing lessons learned from this event over the next few weeks. This episode dives into our...

  33. 084: From Dancing In The Streets To 7-Figure Entrepreneur with Legacy Perez

    Legacy is a world renowned bboy & breakdancer that has inspired street dancers all over on how to turn their skills into real income. He made it to the finals of the hit TV show ‘So You Think You Can Dance’, before going on to work with an endless list of artists, including Gwen Stefani, Mariah...

  34. 083: Are You Financially Sober?

    On this week’s minisode Dorothy revisits a topic brought up by her episode 62 guest, Luke Storey. Luke had told us about a time in his life where he had to get financially sober, and that idea has stuck with Dorothy ever since. In this 10 minute episode she walks you through the idea of financial...

  35. 082: Turning Mistakes Into Massive Successes with Louis Spagnuolo

    Louis Spagnuolo is a serial entrepreneur and currently serves as the Chairman of Illuminati Trust, LLC, a diversified company, as well as Chief Executive Officer for Don't Look Media LLC, a highly recognized privately held Internet Monetization Company. During his career Louis has worked with...

  36. 081: How To Handle The Critics

    Dorothy recently attended a conference where she was one of the first speakers of the day, allowing her the ability to network with attendees after her speech and receive some instant and in-person feedback. One such bit of feedback led to a valuable takeaway, which became the focus of this…

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  37. 080: Turning Adversity Into Strength with Lance Essihos

    From Almost playing pro hockey, to travelling the world running some of the top bars in Australia, Lance Essihos has never lived a dull moment, but he also has had to face some inner demons and difficult times. He battled with drugs and alcohol for many years and having to overcome the losses of...

  38. 079: Don’t Forget To Look Up

    In this week’s solo show Dorothy tells you all about some recent visits to the gym and how the fitness challenge she was presented with created an incredible learning opportunity. Show Notes: [1:00] minute: Episode inspiration came from an experience at the gym. [2:30] minute: Dorothy’s moment of...

  39. 078: Becoming The Naked Agent with Brandon Straza

    Brandon began his career in the financial services sector, but coming from a family of business owners, he believed that controlling his own path was valuable. So after meeting his wife, they founded American Option Insurance Group in 2011. Fast forward to 2017, Brandon realized he wanted to…

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  40. 077: Why You Need To Live Your Purpose

    Are you living your purpose? This solo show is straight from the heart as Dorothy shares the story of her Aunt who has exemplified a purpose driven life in a magnificent way. Show Notes: [1:00] minute: Living our life’s purpose. [1:45] minute: The Life of Sally Adams, Dorothy’s Aunt and…

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  41. 076: Homeless to Billionaire with Andres Pira

    Originally from Stockholm, Andres bought a one way ticket to Thailand at the age of 20, and soon found himself homeless, sleeping on public beaches and unsure of what to do next. Fast forward to age 30 and Andres had made himself a millionaire and went on to develop a real estate development…

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  42. BONUS: How Ida Found Her Voice with Dr. Kate Anderson Foley & Jenifer Anderson Smith

    Bonus episode of Do Well & Do Good featuring our guest from episode 054 Dr. Kate Anderson Foley as well as Jenifer Anderson Smith who are the two women behind the upcoming children's book, Ida Finds Her Voice, which advocates inclusivity and tolerance. Check out the Kickstarter campaign beginning...

  43. 075: Power Thinking vs. Positive Thinking

    On this week’s solo show Dorothy shares a lesson she learned from the book, Secrets of the Millionaire Mind by T. Harv Eker. The lesson is about our choice of thought, and how a lot of us default to “positive thinking” when in fact that may not be the correct focus. Listen to this 10 minute…

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  44. 074: Turning Employees Into Lottery Winners With Dwayne J. Clark

    Dwayne's obsession with health and longevity led him on an incredible journey of research into finding every conceivable way to live a richer, healthier & more fulfilled life. He’s the CEO of Aegis Living, which is one of the most sought-after assisted living facilities in the US with over 30...

  45. 073: Erasing the Stigma of Mental Illness with Mike Young (Re-air of Ep 007)

    Mike Young is an expert in visual branding known as the “Makeover Master,” designing logos and other iconic elements for six figure entrepreneurs. In this episode, Mike discusses his years of financial struggle before finding success, the way in which his philosophy has changed over the years…

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  46. 072: How A Brooklyn-Born Bag Brand Is Changing Kid’s Lives with Scot Tatelman

    Scot defines the term ‘social entrepreneur’ and has made it his life’s work to balance profitable business ventures with making the world a better place. After creating two non-profit summer camps serving kids from New York City, Boston and Chicago's most underfunded neighborhoods, he set out to...

  47. 071: Why You Need to ACT on Your Impulses

    Have you ever had an inspired thought? The kind that zooms into your head and fills you with so much confidence? That “YES” energy that “this is what I need to do?” This inspired thought is the topic of this week’s minisode. I discuss the value of those thoughts, how most people react to them vs....

  48. 070: How To Permanently Change Your Habits with Maneesh Sethi

    Maneesh is the founder of Pavlok and Shock Clock, products designed to help people change their habits for good. In 2008 Maneesh took a 2 year break from studying at Stanford to travel and start hackthesystem.com, a travel blog about credit card hacking/digital nomads. In 2012 his article, titled...

  49. 069: How to Overcome Every Obstacle

    Dorothy recently finished the new book, Made Over, by Mike Young. Among the many great takeaways from the book, there was one lesson that really stood out and resonated with Dorothy. That lesson was about obstacles in life and in business, and the proper way to view them to achieve success.…

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  50. 068: From Celebrity Stylist to The Life Stylist with Luke Storey

    Luke is a former Hollywood Celebrity Fashion Stylist and founder of School of Style, a 7-figure per year business that is known industry-wide as the world’s leading school for stylists. In recent years Luke has been using himself as a human research lab, exploring a broad and sometimes extreme...

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This podcast tells the stories of people who have created financial freedom and leveraged it to increase their positive impact on the world.

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