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Shane Foss is the Founder and CEO of Hooray Health. Shane is also an expert in Business Development and Strategy, Sales Strategy, and Team Development. After over 20 years in the healthcare industry, Shane decided to use his passion for technology to improve healthcare operations and products. In 2018, he launched Hooray Health, an unconventional health insurance company that works hard to make healthcare coverage simple, accessible, and affordable.

Allie Hembree Martin is a public relations and event planning expert with more than a decade of experience. She currently serves as the Community Relations and Event Manager for Kendra Scott, formerly working in public relations for Amazon, Alltech and the International SPA Association.

Allie completed her Master’s in Business Administration at Midway College and received her Bachelor’s degree from Western Kentucky University in Broadcast Journalism, Political Science and Theatre. Now in its third season, Allie enjoys serving as host of the podcast, Selfish, a show that advocates for self-care and living a life full of grace.

He is the creative director and founder of 710 Squared. He is lead instructor of Green Skooled. They teach the business side of Canibus. Mr. Rener has lectured coast to coast on the rudiments of branding, visual vocabulary, viral video marketing, sales and user experience design. He has served as the only African-American on the re-branding board of CEO SPACE International, and was a distinguished member of their faculty for many years. Often known as ‘The Branding Guy’, his skill sets are incredibly diverse. Over 10 years ago, he produced the first educational car detailing web series, Final Touch TV, which has grossed over a million views on YouTube. Today, Mr Rener is a highly accomplished and sought- after consultant, strategist, educator, and designer. He has worked with a plethora of clients, that include Fast Frame, Wendy Ida Fitness, Bombay Saphire, John Leslie Brown (son of renowned speaker Les Brown), and many other clients who’s names cannot be divulged, because of standing non-disclosure agreements.

Deborah Pretty a.k.a. (P.Y.) is the lady behind PYTalkBiz.com. Deborah has been a business owner for 40 years. She'd founded and started 5 businesses in 5 different industries.

Currently, she's running a property preservation business with their son Tae, which is what sparked her new business endeavor. Although Deborah ran a successful business, she found herself working 24/7. One day she worked all night; processing and invoicing work orders. She realized something had to change.

After a few simple changes, she increased their average bid invoice amount by 35%, reduced her working hours by more than 50%, hired a vendor manager and processor, and incorporated ACH services. Those simple cost-efficient changes dramatically improved productivity and profits.

Her goal now is to help other small business owners to work less and earn more! She hopes to reach the masses via her online resource. Deborah built a website designed specifically to help other small business owners learn from her many years of costly mistakes.

In this episode of CEO Chat Podcast + I AM CEO Podcast, host Gresham Harkless interviews Diane Conklin, an internationally known author, entrepreneur, coach, consultant, speaker, copywriter, marketing and business growth strategist, and implementation specialist. Diane is a direct-response marketing expert who specializes in helping business owners achieve rapid, strategic, and leveraged business growth through Complete Marketing Systems.

Throughout the interview, Diane shares her expertise and insights on direct response marketing, providing valuable strategies and tactics that can help businesses grow. She discusses the importance of creating complete marketing systems that drive results and maximize return on investment. Diane's innovative marketing strategies and campaigns have earned her the title of Glazer-Kennedy Marketer of the Year.

Listeners can learn more about Diane and her work on her website, LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram accounts, where she shares further valuable content and resources related to marketing and business growth.

Overall, this episode offers practical advice and strategies from a leading direct response marketing expert, making it a valuable listen for entrepreneurs looking to grow their businesses and achieve rapid and strategic growth through effective marketing systems.