Entrepreneurs, Stop Waiting for CNN—How to Build Your Own Media Empire Today with Jess Todtfeld + Others (Full Episode)
Description
Richard Gearhart and Elizabeth Gearhart, co-hosts of Passage to Profit Show interview media strategist Jess Todtfeld from Media Ambassadors, Micki Vandeloo from Lakeview Consulting and Kenny Kelley from Silent Beacon.
If you’re not showing up online in 2025, you’re disappearing! Media strategist & Guinness World Record holder Jess Todtfeld breaks down why leaders are leaving massive opportunities on the table—and how a few simple shifts can skyrocket your visibility. From turning everyday conversations into offers, to becoming your own media outlet, to getting found by AI, Jess shares power-packed insights that every entrepreneur needs right now. Read more at: https://www.jesstodtfeld.com/
Unlock hidden funding for your manufacturing business! Grant expert Micki Vandeloo from Lakeview Consulting reveals how companies are securing millions to grow, innovate, and hire—without giving up equity. If you think grants are only for nonprofits, think again! Read more at: https://www.lakeviewconsulting.net/
Chapters
- (00:00:00 ) - Offering Money to Start a Business
- (00:00:33 ) - Passage to Profit
- (00:02:03 ) - Getting Noticed as a Business Person
- (00:03:15 ) - The Challenges of Getting Noticed by the Manufacturing Community
- (00:03:56 ) - What About Getting Noticed, Funded or Taken Seriously?
- (00:07:22 ) - Make More Proposals
- (00:08:58 ) - How to Get Out There in the Media
- (00:15:42 ) - Jess Toddfeld on Guinness World Record for Publicity
- (00:20:25 ) - Jess Thodfeld on How to Get Out There in Media
- (00:23:42 ) - How to Become a Media Ambassador: Just Do It
- (00:26:53 ) - Commercial
- (00:27:54 ) - The Cruise Hotline
- (00:29:12 ) - How Business is Using AI in their Business
- (00:30:39 ) - How AI is Affecting Grant Writing
- (00:31:53 ) - How Is AI Affecting Your Business?
- (00:33:11 ) - How Businesses Are Using AI in their
- (00:40:17 ) - How to Use the LLM for Older People
- (00:41:54 ) - Passage to Profit: Car Insurance Hotline
- (00:44:34 ) - Artificial Intelligence and the Copyright
- (00:48:17 ) - Hidden Funding for Manufacturing
- (00:50:29 ) - What is a Production Grant?
- (00:54:16 ) - What kind of grants would be available for entrepreneurs?
- (00:56:26 ) - How to Get Grant Money?
- (00:57:21 ) - How to Apply for a Grant
- (00:59:51 ) - Silo Beacon: A Silent Beacon
- (01:02:44 ) - How to Always Be Ready for Nurses
- (01:04:14 ) - Silent Beacon: The Need for Personal Safety
- (01:09:09 ) - Silent Beacon: The Beacon to Find You
- (01:10:12 ) - What is your top market right now? Top demographic
- (01:11:35 ) - Passage to Profit
- (01:13:19 ) - Jess Toddfeld and Kenny Kelly
- (01:17:45 ) - Legal Issues
- (01:19:23 ) - Passage to Profit



