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Marc My Words is a podcast about learning and self reflection while pushing ourselves to make the most of our time and lives. Entrepreneurs from around the world talk to Marc Schmidt, a C-Suite Radio about their career transitions, life journey, and how they maintain a successful business. Marc and his guests have fun and informational chats about discovering your passion as well as all of the different and sometimes unlikely ways entrepreneurs wind up trading the 9 to 5 life to be their own boss.
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Maddison Violet tells the story of how she became so passionate about winemaking. She is a self proclaimed winemaker who met a man who came from generations of entrepreneurial winemakers. Together, they became a married couple who started their own winery on a beautiful farm in Canada. Maddison talks about how her and her husband came together and brought their unique skills together in order to create a business where they not only create their own products, but also provide an amazing experience for those who visit. Maddison gives a lot of great detail in this episode about what it takes to start a business like Ve Oh Lay Acres and what somebody might need to do, from finding land to managing staff, in order to be a success.
Thursday Mar 19, 2026
Thursday Mar 19, 2026
Alyssa Nolte tells the story of how she became an entrepreneur right out of college and how she has used the very first opportunity she was given to help her learn and grow into the entrepreneur she is today. Not only has she built a business, but she also tells the story of how she created a second business by accident due to her passion as a dance team coach. As you listen to this episode you will learn that Alyssa is an excellent speaker. In addition to being a serial entrepreneur, she also can claim to be a serial podcaster as she currently has two shows, Taking Back Monday Podcast and The Growth Signal Podcast. Both of these shows aim to take a deep dive in all of the wisdom she has gained as a serial entrepreneur. Marc and Alyssa have a great conversation about their entrepreneurial experiences, podcasting, and more.
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Thursday Mar 12, 2026
Thursday Mar 12, 2026
Mike Deaton tells the story of how him and his wife both got laid off on the same day and how this experience changed their outlook and their lives. The layoff caused them to rethink what their next professional move was, their values, their lifestyle, and everything in-between. It wasn't until they stumbled upon a workshop near their home that they realized land flipping and entrepreneurship could be a good next step for them. Mike also talks about the impact being an entrepreneur has had on his family's quality of life.
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Thursday Mar 05, 2026
Thursday Mar 05, 2026
Matt Morizio talks about the impact being a professional athlete had on the evolution of what became his business Reconstructing Wealth. Matt's primary goal is to help people understand their relationship with money. Matt not only talks about mindset, but also explains how we have the power to change our relationship with money. Matt also does a good job of using his own life and experiences to relate to how we can change our relationship with money and even create a new path that can help future generations in families.
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Thursday Feb 26, 2026
Thursday Feb 26, 2026
Dr. Jessica not only talks about how being an entrepreneur, especially one that can work virtually, has helped with her quality of life, she also talks about the impact AI has had on her new co-founded business Serene Space AI. Dr. Jessica takes the lessons she's learned and her wisdom to a platform that is designed to help give patients the best care possible via a streamlined A.I. system. Dr. Jessica talked about the impact she hopes to have on those who need therapy and how she is working diligently to not only improve wait times and other flaws that patients encounter, but also to provide a great experience. Marc and Dr. Jessica also talk about using Open A.I. for medical inquiries and the positives and negatives of answers you might receive. Dr. Jessica is aiming to deliver a service that is different from what one might receive from simply using Open A.I.
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Thursday Feb 19, 2026
Thursday Feb 19, 2026
Wes Towers tells the story of how he found a unique niche in entrepreneurship by becoming a go to guy to help construction businesses to design their websites. Wes has an attitude about his work that echoes the blue collar mentality of the businesses he helps. Wes not only helps businesses in his home country of Australia, he also helps other businesses from around the world. Wes talks about his journey to developing a successful business within such a specific industry and how his down to earth approach has helped him to grow and maintain his business over the years.
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Thursday Feb 12, 2026
Thursday Feb 12, 2026
Dr. Melanie Gray is an entrepreneur who is not only in the process of a career transition, she is somebody who brings a lot of knowledge and wisdom when it comes to self care and doing all of the things we need to do in order to be our best self. Dr. Gray and Marc talk about some of the parallels in their experiences as both learned similar lessons at similar points in their lives. These lessons propelled them into a new era in their careers that took them both to another level. Dr. Gray not only aims to teach, she also hopes to inspire those who feel like they are not suited for entrepreneurship, can't accomplish their goals, or whatever else they consider an obstacle in life.
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Thursday Feb 05, 2026
Thursday Feb 05, 2026
Nicholas Adkins, who has been a serial entrepreneur for several years, didn't expect his pink socks idea to become the global sensation it has become. After moving to Oregon, Nicholas accidentally developed a movement that people not only identified with him, but also with the message of love and kindness. Nicholas is using this movement to spread positive vibes throughout the world via these very cool pair of socks. Nicholas not only tells the story of the pink socks, he also explains how we too can live a life where we spread a message that can spread love and kindness to others.
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Thursday Jan 29, 2026
Thursday Jan 29, 2026
Graham Kuhn stopped by to talk about how entrepreneurship found him thanks to the great work he has been doing as the Creative Director at his church. Through this experience, Graham learned the importance of storytelling. Although Marc and Graham are technically skilled, they both understand the importance of telling a good story. Between Graham's interviews and Marc's podcast episode, they both explore story telling techniques and uncover what has helped them to tell their guests story effectively. They also talked about this plus the process of starting, building, and maintaining a media business in an era where creating content has never been easier.
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Thursday Jan 22, 2026
Thursday Jan 22, 2026
Bob Labbe tells the story of how he came up with his invention called The Ultimate Drink Coaster. Bob called out a specific moment where he decided to take an issue he had with drink coasters and turn it into a positive by inventing something that could absorb condensation from cups, containers, etc. Bob is a seasoned veteran when it comes to the entrepreneurial world so venturing into this business was not intimidating for him. Bob not only shared valuable wisdom about entrepreneurship, marketing, and branding, he also shared a lot of important wisdom about life as well.
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