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Jess Lively is the host of The Lively Show and founder of Life with Intention Online. But long before she ever interviewed a well-known guest for her top-rated podcast, she started and grew a jewelry business... beginning in high school. This is her story.

Jamie Tworkowski is the founder of To Write Love on Her Arms, an American non-profit organization which aims to present hope for people struggling with addiction, depression, self injury, and thoughts of suicide while also investing directly into treatment and recovery.

John Jantsch is a marketing consultant, speaker and best selling author of Duct Tape Marketing, Duct Tape Selling, The Commitment Engine and The Referral Engine. In this Founder Story, Corbett sits down with John to discuss what he has learned through frequently consulting with small and mid-sized businesses to help them create marketing plans that lead to steady growth.

Get booked solid with clients using this system… even if you hate marketing and selling. The Book Yourself Solid system, developed by Michael Port almost 10 years ago and updated in two major versions since, will turn your business (and you) into an engine of production.

In this special Fizzle workshop we cover how to tell your company's story and create a compelling elevator pitch that will make all of your efforts more effective. From there we share how to turn your pitch into a concise tagline for your business and website.

Josh Shipp has been public speaking since he was 17. He toured with Bill Cosby when he was still a kid, used to be on MTV's Total Request Live, and just recently had his own TV show with Oprah's executive producer.

Your mindset — how you think about what you’re doing, how you approach the work — can have dramatic effects on your business. Imagine this dream you’re working towards falls apart, fades away, just because of the way you think about it. Sounds crazy, but it happens.