Richard Gearhart and Elizabeth Gearhart, co-hosts of Passage to Profit Show interview “The Business Bully”, Dave Anderson, Melissa Franks from OnCall COO and life and fitness coach Derick Johnson.

Dave Anderson is back — and he’s not holding anything back. Seven years after his first appearance, 21 time best selling author and former radio executive "The Business Bully" returns with hard truths about discipline, identity, and why most people never reach the success they say they want. If you’re tired of excuses, ready for a breakthrough, and craving a mindset reset heading into 2025, this episode is your wake-up call. Read more at: https://www.thebusinessbully.com/

Meet Melissa Franks, the powerhouse Fractional COO and founder of On Call COO, who went from administrative assistant to leading a $350M company—and now helps small businesses scale with the proven strategies that make growth faster, easier, and unstoppable. Read more at: https://www.melissafranks.com/

Meet Derick Johnson, a U.S. Army Veteran turned life and fitness coach, bestselling author, and keynote speaker who helps leaders and teams build unshakable resilience, discipline, and mental strength to thrive in every area of life. Read more at: https://fitwithderick.com/

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Chapters

• (00:00:00 ) - Start a Business
• (00:00:22 ) - Passage to Profit
• (00:01:44 ) - What's the Biggest Lie Entrepreneurs Tell themselves?
• (00:02:26 ) - What's the Biggest Lie Entrepreneurs Tell themselves?
• (00:02:59 ) - What's the Biggest Lie Entrepreneurs Tellselves?
• (00:04:07 ) - What separates the dreamers from the doers?
• (00:05:54 ) - The Importance of Marketing in Business
• (00:09:38 ) - Execution of a Plan
• (00:13:18 ) - How to Manage Stress
• (00:14:36 ) - Derek the Personal Trainer
• (00:15:54 ) - Killing Yesterday: How to Stop Sticking
• (00:18:17 ) - You Had Extra Skin For Burn Victims
• (00:19:23 ) - Business is a Blood Sport
• (00:21:09 ) - Dave Anderson on The Real Black Agenda
• (00:23:39 ) - Passage to Profit
• (00:25:08 ) - The Cruise Line Hotline
• (00:26:06 ) - Dave Anderson on How to Win at Life
• (00:29:03 ) - Dave on Finding His Purpose in Life
• (00:31:40 ) - Find Your Why
• (00:34:07 ) - Dave Anderson: Using AI in Business
• (00:36:48 ) - Six Ways Businesses Are Using AI
• (00:38:22 ) - How AI Is Affecting Your Life
• (00:39:51 ) - How to Build an AI-Augmented Law Firm
• (00:42:25 ) - ChatGPT and LLMs: Best AI Filmmaking
• (00:47:44 ) - "ChatGPT"
• (00:48:06 ) - Should Businesses Protect Personal Prompts?
• (00:49:11 ) - AI for Women
• (00:50:15 ) - Intellectual Property 101
• (00:52:02 ) - Passivity to Profit
• (00:54:38 ) - USPTO Cancels 52,000 Fake Trademarks In
• (00:57:16 ) - Confessions of an Accidental Entrepreneur
• (00:59:41 ) - What Does a COO Do?
• (01:00:56 ) - In the Elevator With COO
• (01:01:53 ) - How to Convince the Business Owner to Make Changes
• (01:06:12 ) - What Do Fractional COOs Look For?
• (01:07:53 ) - A C-Suite Team
• (01:09:14 ) - Building Trust in the Small Business
• (01:11:31 ) - How Much History Should a COO Know?
• (01:13:34 ) - Why Women Entrepreneurs Need Professional Advice
• (01:15:23 ) - How to Recover From Trauma
• (01:18:44 ) - 3 Tips For Overcoming Trauma As A Bullied Student
• (01:20:37 ) - What Is It That Makes Derek So Different?
• (01:21:46 ) - Social Anxiety Rescued by a Professional
• (01:23:14 ) - How Do You Manage Your Coaching and Fitness Routine?
• (01:25:36 ) - How to Win an Eating Addiction
• (01:28:35 ) - Diet and hydration for diabetes
• (01:29:45 ) - Seasons of Learning: Getting unstuck
• (01:30:23 ) - Personal Injury Lawyers
• (01:31:29 ) - More Questions Needed for Life
• (01:32:43 ) - Secret of the Entrepreneurial Mind
• (01:33:44 ) - Derek Johnson
• (01:35:38 ) - My Secret to Using AI