Better Than Success Podcast

In this episode of the Better Than Success podcast, we define “hustle” and Nicole’s newly coined term “anti-hustle”.  She first explains the top reasons that hustling doesn’t lead to permanent success.  She then asks and answers why many people are fooled into believing that hustling is beneficial. She presents the idea of the "anti-hustle" and 4 things we need to get straight about it in order to take advantage of it. We also find that successful entrepreneurs use the principles of the anti-hustle to gain success in their industries.  We pinpoint which famous celebrities have found success through the anti-hustle.  And she delivers the top tips for success through the anti-hustle. There is a download at betterthansuccess.com/63

In this episode of the 'Better Than Success' podcast, host Nicole Purvy talks about 'Making Hard Decisions in Your Business'. She reveals big news about her business, some big take aways about the best selling book by Mark Schaffer "Known", the single best personality test all new entrepreneurs must take, and most importantly 2 big inside details about her new one-on-one premium coaching workshop.  No she is not selling the workshop on this episode, but rather giving two key lessons in the workshop that you must work on...for free. Listen to this episode to get the free lesson and the free download. 

In this episode of the BTS podcast host Nicole Purvy talks "How to Know When You Should Pivot in Your Business". She shares some behind the scenes events that have caused her to pivot in 3 areas of her business. Nicole also shares 3 tips to pivoting and 3 important questions you must ask yourself once you decide to pivot in your business. Listen to this episode to get insight on making difficult decisions in your business.

On episode 60 of the BTS podcast host Nicole Purvy talks with her mom and Social Media Specialist Ileane Smith about How to Grow Your Business Using YouTube Live.  Ileane Smith is a blogger, podcaster, YouTuber, and social media specialist.  She founded one of the most successful blogging websites in 2010, called Basic Blog Tips, and since then has seen much success in creative online tutorials and live streaming videos. 

In this episode of the Better Than Success Podcast, host Nicole Purvy talks with PA State Rep Jason Dawkins. We talks How to Grow Your Business by Influencing Change in Your Local Government with Jason Dawkins. Born and bred in the Frankford neighborhood, State Representative Jason T Dawkins is an expert on recreation-based development and community engagement. His most recent experience as senior legislative aide to Philadelphia City Councilwoman Maria Quiñones Sánchez led to the creation of impactful and transformative policy initiatives, including legislation to create a city land bank to streamline the sale and productive use of roughly 40,000 vacant properties in Philadelphia. His legislative priorities include ensuring that all children have access to the best educational opportunities; public safety, especially for children; fighting poverty; job creation; improving transportation infrastructure; and properly funding mass transit. Jason is active on several boards and executive committees, including th

On episode 58 of the Better Than success Podcast, Nicole Purvy talks How to Raise Large Amounts of Investment Capital for Your Startup Business with business consultant Robert Pedraza. Robert Pedraza, is the founder and of NO Boundary LLC, a consulting firm advising startups and middle market businesses on strategy, corporate finance, sales, and marketing. He’s worked with numerous companies such as Altair Nano Technologies, a publicly traded company, where he took them from a $30 million valuation and a deficiency notice from NASDAQ to $1.4 billion and raised over $100 million from the most sophisticated investors on Wall Street. He studied finance and applied mathematics at Lehigh University on an entrepreneurial scholarship loves European football, and runs Spartan races, swimming, and skiing. Here are some of the things we cover in this episode: The 3 things you need to have prepared before you contact any venture capitalist or angel investor. How to find the right investor for your business. Robert's to

Rebroadcast: In this episode of the Better Than Success Podcast, your host Nikki Purvy talks with personal and professional development life coach Lucinda Cross. Lucinda Cross is a best-selling author, Award winning and internationally known speaker, spokesperson and energetic teacher of personal and professional development. In 2006, she started the brand Activate Your Life Today! and is the President of Activate WorldWide Inc. a leadership services firm that specializes in the delivery of personal and professional development enrichment programs. She has been featured a guest on shows from The Today Show to Dr. Oz and seen in publications such as Essence Magazine and Ebony Magazine. In our interview with Lucinda Cross she drops some amazing jewels on how to Activate Your Life Now and how she helps amazing entrepreneurs such as yourself get started. She gets down to the nitty-gritty on how procrastination can be your ultimate downfall unless you learn how to master your mindset, so that your not just allowin

In this episode of the Better Than Success podcast, host Nicole Purvy talks with Ian Walsh about  How to Secure and Properly Manage Hard Money Real Estate Loans with Ian Walsh. Ian Walsh is the Owner of Hard Money Bankers, a Private Funding Real Estate Investing company based in PA. He and his company have been involved in more than 1,000 transactions to date. He has also built a Lucrative property management company and sold it to one of the most powerful families in Philadelphia. He hosts a popular Youtube web series called ‘Masters of the Market’ or MOM, where he interviews top real estate investors in the Philadelphia and south jersey area.

In this episode of the BTS podcast host Nicole Purvy interviews Yolanda Keels-Walker. Yolanda Keels-Walker is an author and successful serial entrepreneur with a portfolio ranging from motivational speaker to salon owner to real estate developer. Yolanda is most known as the brains behind Business Babes, an online resource and business coaching organization of over 30,000 that helps budding female entrepreneurs manage their businesses and grow their circle of influence. 

In this episode of the Better Than Success podcast, host Nicole Purvy talks with Sales expert Jabbar Fairweather about Sales Secrets to Becoming a Top Real Estate Wholesaler and How to Apply Them to Any Business. VP of Sales Training at Better Than Success, Jabbar Fairweather has built a lucrative lifestyle for himself as a highly sought after Sales Professional and Sales Coach. He's sold hundreds of real estate deals, coached dozens of professionals to early retirement, and trained new business professionals in the art of Selling. Currently he averages 8 real estate deals per month while training and coaching other business owners and real estate professionals to do the same.

In episode 53 of the Better Than Success Podcast host Nicole Purvy talks How to Pay off Your Student Loan Debt and Position Your Business for Success with The Student Loan Doctor, Sonia Lewis. CEO of The Student Loan Doctor LLC, Author and Speaker Sonia Lewis, CEO of The Student Loan Doctor LLC is the people’s advocate for overcoming their own student loan debt. Sonia has over 7 years of practical higher education and financial aid experience. Sonia is currently working on her dissertation within her doctoral program. Her programmatic focus is on adult education from Walden University. Peers recognize Sonia as an expert in all matters concerning student loan debt prevention and repayment. Sonia released her workbook “Success Guide- Student Loan Debt Repayment” this year to be a supplement to support her coaching business. This tangible guide is a 12 month workbook used to examine the budget, provide techniques of repayment and strategic forms for student loan repayment success. Sonia is an expert speaker acro

On this episode the BTS podcast host Nicole Purvy talks how to How to Acquire, Dispose or Partner with Any Small Business with Chief Strategy Officer at Better than Success, Brian Harvey. Business Success Coach and Chief Strategy Officer at Better than Success Brian Harvey is a graduate of Temple University’s Fox School of Business, an MBA graduate of Penn State’s Smeal College of Business, and program participant at the Wharton School Small Business Development Center. He also holds a Certificate of Professional Human Resource Management from Villanova University and is a Brand Management Coach of the Institute of the Study of Business Markets.   He has excelled as an entrepreneur, owning businesses such as Serving Safety, a food sanitation program, Platinum Landscaping a local landscaping business, and Harvey Auto detail, a car detail service to name a few. He has also excelled in the corporate world, holding many esteemed positions such as Recruiting Operations Manager for a Fortune 500 company and Chief S

On this episode of the Better than Success Podcast host Nicole Purvy introduces the new Chief Strategy Officer at Better than Success, Brian Harvey. Business Success Coach and Chief Strategy Officer at Better than Success Brian Harvey is a graduate of Temple University’s Fox School of Business, an MBA graduate of Penn State’s Smeal College of Business, and program participant at the Wharton School Small Business Development Center. He also holds a Certificate of Professional Human Resource Management from Villanova University and is a Brand Management Coach of the Institute of the Study of Business Markets.   He has excelled as an entrepreneur, owning businesses such as Serving Safety, a food sanitation program, Platinum Landscaping a local landscaping business, and Harvey Auto detail, a car detail service to name a few. He has also excelled in the corporate world, holding many esteemed positions such as Recruiting Operations Manager for a Fortune 500 company and Chief Strategy Officer at Better than Success.

In episode 50 of the BTS podcast, host Nicole Purvy interviews Lisa Duhart-Collins about strategies to get news coverage for small businesses.  Communications Consultant Lisa Duhart-Collins specializes in strategic planning and placement of broadcast, print, and outdoor media. She’s also a seasoned public speaker, proposal and grant writer, and event planner for large-scale events. She currently serves as President and CEO of Creative Focus Media, Inc. Under her leadership her company has worked with top clients such as The Barnes Foundation, Comcast, IBM, Pennsylvania State Senator Vincent Hughes, and the African American Museum, to name a few.  

On episode 49 of the Better Than Success Podcast, host Nicole Purvy interviews serial entrepreneur Rhonesha Howerton.  Rhonesha Howerton, wears several hats in the entrepreneur lifestyle. She currently serves as the Owner and CEO of Credit Medics, LLC, Co-Founder of Go Get Crowned nonprofit organization for women empowerment and Co-Owner of ‘Get Well Urgent Care’ medical facility.  Rhonesha is a certified Credit Counselor and has also studied business and entrepreneur management at Wharton School of Business. Howerton has helped thousands of clients find their way to financial freedom. Her knowledge and guidance has helped clients restore their credit, build credit, establish business credit, enhance their overall credit scores and credit profiles substantially. Rhonesha has also assisted hundreds of clients in becoming first time homebuyers and have also gotten clients access to working capital from various lenders, banks and financial institutions. Rhonesha takes pride in educating her community and the peo

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On this episode our host Nicole Purvy talks with Nehemiah Davis. Nehemiah Davis is a Award winning, Author, Entrepreneur & Philanthropist from Philadelphia. Nehemiah has dedicated his life to serving others.  To date his organization has served over 40,000 people & he has started multiple businesses. In this episode we talk about the biggest cheat to be successful in business, how to travel to 37 countries, and how Nehemiah went from being fired from 10 jobs to being an award winning entrepreneur.

In this episode host Nicole Purvy interviews real estate investor, Vince Stars. Vince Stars is an entrepreneur, investor, mentor.  As a child watching his family deal with foreclosure, bankruptcy, arguments, and his father working 16 hours a day, Vince saw that working a job would never put him ahead. He took on his path as an entrepreneur in real estate investing and within his first year at the age of 17 cleared six figures in profit.  Vince has made it a personal goal to mentor, motivate & inspire as many individuals as he can to reach their fullest potentials, accomplished their respective goals & live the lives they've always dreamed of. 

In this episode of the Better Than Success Podcast, host Nicole Purvy talks about achieving a high level of business success while dealing with tragedies in your personal life. Charles "Tank" Harris is a financial services professional and life restoration coach from Philadelphia. With services ranging from business succession, key man insurance and employee benefits, Charles has placed over $500 million in coverage during his 19 years in the insurance and financial services industry. He is a multi-year member of the Million Dollar Round Table, which recognizes the very best in the insurance industry. Throughout this episode you'll hear how Charles has overcome several challenging situations to achieve success, encountered new challenges and bounced back to learn how to finally step into his true purpose. Book mentioned this episode: The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz.  

In this episode of the podcast, host Nicole Purvy talks money with Khalil Marcano.  Khalil Marcano is a financial coach and entrepreneur.  He educates hundreds of people a year on how to become debt free and financially independent while simultaneously developing and training an organization of licensed professionals to do the same. While educating families, Marcano represents some of the most respected companies in the industry such as PFS, Lincoln Financial, Voya, Equifax etc. With his passion and knowledge, in the years to come Khalil will help thousands become financially free.