Dawne has been a professional speaker for over 30 years and is an expert in networking and helping people build their businesses.

During this episode, Dawne shares stories of her experiences and how she has been able to use her connections to grow her business. She encourages entrepreneurs to reach out for help, build partnerships, and look for different ways to expand their businesses.

Jon is a lifelong Richmond resident with a unique understanding of the entire Richmond metro area, including Chesterfield County and Henrico County.

Not only is Jon an area expert, but he is well-connected and provides a great network of support. Relentless, focused, and hard-working, Jon leverages those connections to serve his clients better. 

During this episode, John shares his inspiring journey of growth and success as an entrepreneur, musician, and educator. He emphasizes the importance of using modern platforms to spread your message and stay up to date on the ever-evolving business landscape.

Tim Cox is the co-founder and leader of the sales team of Car Now, one of the fastest growing companies in the digital retailing space right now winning awards. They have amassed over 4,000 dealer customers in their 6 short years in business. Tim started his career originally in the automotive industry.

During this episode, Cory and Tim discuss partnerships, scaling, and the importance of culture. Learn about the keys to a successful partnership, and what it takes to scale successfully and rapidly.    Links:  CarNow.com

Quotes:   “There are two things that kill any business and it’s two words – number one is insecurity and number two is pride.” – Tim Cox

Time Stamps:  4:33 – Tim’s Story – An organic partnership leading to a new opportunity 12:51 – What’s contributed to growth – Business culture 16:17 – What makes for an ideal partnership? 21:33 – Scaling with hyper growth – Keeping the culture of the business 38:15 - Tim’s craziest entrepreneurship moment 43:29 – Rapid fire questions! 46:52 - Entrepreneurship Trivia!   Want more? Visit FearlessWithCory.com

Superstar real estate agent, Kevin Thomas, is a native of Detroit Michigan and an army veteran. He served in the military and then got into the retail automotive industry and ended up opening up his own independent dealership with his wife right outside of Savannah Georgia, and was really focused on the military community.

Over the next 15 year period, they opened other businesses including car rentals, self storage facilities, limousine companies, coffee shops and now residential and commercial real estate investment company and agent. He’s also a published author and an inspirational speaker.    During this episode, Cory and Kevin Thomas discuss building a business, making money and making a switch because it doesn’t quite align with you. Learn about the importance of having a personal mantra and transferable skills to help you in any entrepreneurial endeavor.    Links:  Facebook

Quotes:   “When the passion for something leaves, don’t be so far behind it” - Kevin Thomas “The day you think you know it all is the day it all falls apart” - Kevin Thomas   Time Stamps:  5:59 – Kevin’s Story - What brought Kevin to Real Estate from his previous businesses? 9:03 – The dangers of spreading yourself too thin – Checking out of your business  16:02 – Regrouping after losing his business – transferring skills 26:33 – Investing in education and the need for coaching and guidance 30:26 - Kevin’s craziest entrepreneurship moment 33:03 – Rapid fire questions! 35:55 - Entrepreneurship Trivia!   Want more? Visit FearlessWithCory.com

Douglas Levin was a professional drummer living in Chicago for about 10 years before he started to sell on Amazon in his spare time. He started this in 2014 and from that point he went on to wholesale, private label, and was able to have all of these scenarios where he got enough money coming in that eventually he was able to bring his wife into the business.

In preparation for the launch of his first brand, Doug became obsessed with chatbots and messenger and built himself a list of over 20k subscribers which he was able to convert into $20k in monthly sales within his first 90 days of launch. It helped him start his business, his brand and ultimately start to do other things without relying on Amazon.    During this episode, Cory and Doug Levin discuss Doug’s transition from being a professional drummer to E-commerce, selling on Amazon and utilizing chat bots. Learn about Doug’s experience cutting the learning curve without having a business background, or knowing much about it.   Links:  Facebook YouTube Facebook Group: Amazon Seller Secrets

Quote:   “If you wait until everything aligns perfectly it’s never going to happen. Don’t let something stop you” - Doug Levin

Time Stamps:  4:38 – Doug’s Story – Transitioning from professional drummer 16:48 – How Doug got into Chatbot and the impact it has on his business  32:11 – The business structure today in the 2020/2021 environment  36:15 – Some lessons Doug’s learned in his 6 years of business 41:49 – Doug’s advice for getting started on Amazon  48:58 - Doug’s craziest entrepreneurship moment 51:09 – Rapid fire questions! 54:34 - Entrepreneurship Trivia!   Want more? Visit FearlessWithCory.com

Within 5 years, Dre Baldwin went from the end of his high school basketball career on the team’s bench, to his first contract and a 9 year professional basketball career. While playing professional basketball, Dre pioneered new genres of personal branding and entrepreneurship via an ever-growing content publishing empire.

Dre started blogging in 2005, got on YouTube in 2006. He has published over 7,000 videos to 134,000+ subscribers, his content being viewed over 73 million times to date. Dre’s daily Work On Your Game Podcast MasterClass has over 1,500 episodes and more than 3 million downloads.

Dre has given 4 TED Talks on Discipline, Confidence, Mental Toughness and Personal Initiative and has authored 27 books. He has appeared in national campaigns with Nike, Finish Line, Wendy’s, Gatorade, Buick, Wilson Sports, STASH Investments and DIME magazine. He’s a Philadelphia native and Penn State alum, and currently lives in Miami.

During this episode, Cory and Dre talk about opportunity created out of necessity, and taking advantage of it.

Learn about finding the intersection of what you love doing, what you are good at, and money to be made. Dre goes through his four principles of being successful, and simplifying the process to achieve success.    Links:  Facebook LinkedIn Twitter Instagram  Mirrorofmotivation.com

Quote:   “The question was – how can I take the things that I already love doing, and that I’m good at, and figure out how I can make money from it." - Dre Baldwin

“It used to be there wasn’t enough information, nowadays there’s too much so you’re only job now is filtering out and finding the right people that you want to connect with who are speaking your language” - Dre Baldwin   Time Stamps:  3:17 – Dre’s Story – Opportunity out of necessity  20:10 – The evolution of selling products and setting up a post-basketball career  24:42 – The four principles to be successful as a pro athlete and in business – discipline, confidence, mental toughness, personal initiative  29:02 – B more mentally tough and finding a m 33:34 – Dre’s advice for young entrepreneurs - Simplify 36:07 - Dre’s craziest entrepreneurship moment 41:53 – Rapid fire questions! 44:23 - Entrepreneurship Trivia!   Want more? Visit FearlessWithCory.com

Willie and Dee Jolley are the ultimate power couple. Willie is a CPAE in the speaking world, which means hall of fame, and how it runs is Dee Jolley is the one making it all happen. Willie has the number one motivational show on Sirius radio, he's spoken across all the countries and continents, and helped Ford Motor Company during their turnaround process.    During this episode, Cory, Xiomara, Willie and Dee discuss marriage and entrepreneurship. Learn how to sell a spouse who may not feel comfortable with the entrepreneur life, along with the extreme importance of communication. Soak up this in-depth discussion between two very successful entrepreneurial couples.   Links:  Winwithwillie.com Facebook Twitter Instagram Book: "Make love, make money, make it last" Wjspeaks.com/gift   Quote:   “I define entrepreneurism as someone who designs and determines their destiny” – Willie Jolley Time Stamps:  3:23 – The dynamics of building a business with your spouse – (defining entrepreneurship for you? Being raised with the mindset?) 27:53 – Communication – The importance of body language  33:19 - Dealing with decision-making and diving work? Maximizing effectiveness 49:27 – Finding the yin and yang 58:30 – Willie and Dee’s craziest entrepreneurship moment 66:01 – Rapid fire questions! 74:29 - Entrepreneurship Trivia!   Want more? Visit FearlessWithCory.com

Steve Stauning is the founder of his namesake company Stauning solutions group which is a leading training and consulting firm. He’s also a prolific author. His books include "Ridiculously Simple Sales Management", "Assumptive Selling", and "Sh*t Sandwich". He’s a guy that really has sometimes contrarian views, but he’s one of those people that sometimes says things that everyone is thinking, but no one wants to say. 

During this episode, Cory and Steve talk about the decision to leave corporate America to start his own business. Steve talks about the importance of doing what makes you happy, and not spreading yourself too thin by trying to do everything and be everywhere.    Links:  Facebook LinkedIn Twitter Books ("Ridiculously Simple Sales Management", "Sh*t Sandwich", "Assumptive Selling")

Quote:   “If that’s what makes you happy, that’s what you should be striving for” – Steve Stauning   Time Stamps:  3:10 - Steve’s Advice for running a business 7:11 – The tipping point for getting out of corporate America to start his own business 16:13 – You can’t get more than you give 21:09 – Not everybody is supposed to be an entrepreneur  28:51 – Steve’s advice to those who aren’t natural salespeople 33:23 – Trying to do everything and be everywhere 40:10 -  Steve’s craziest entrepreneurship moment 44:11 – Rapid fire questions! 49:12 - Entrepreneurship Trivia!   Want more? Visit FearlessWithCory.com