Author: Adam Torres

Adam Torres and Jasmine Silver discuss Connectalent. Subscribe: iTunes / Spotify / Stitcher / RSS Apply to be a guest on our podcast here Show Notes: Connecticut-based recruiting company, Connectalent, focuses on female talent and flexible opportunities. Most of their candidates are mothers re-entering the workforce after a career break or commuters looking for opportunities closer to home. In this episode,  Adam Torres and Jasmine Silver, Co-Founder and Director of Operations at Connectalent, explore how Connectalent is helping companies achieve more diversity while focusing mainly on female talent.  https://youtu.be/RZ04xHHBKI8 About Connectalent At Connectalent, the mission is to empower stay at…

Tim Smith, Founder and CEO of HeartCert, was interviewed on the Mission Matters Innovation Podcast. Subscribe: iTunes / Spotify / Stitcher / RSS Apply to be a guest on our podcast here In a recent interview with Adam Torres, Tim Smith discusses how HeartCert is training people to save lives with CPR, first aid and other skills while also helping trainers with a new software platform. Watch Full Interview: https://youtu.be/CCTJyshNrL4 What mission matters to you? Smith’s focus, he says, has always been helping people. “I wanted to do something that I’m passionate about and that contributes to making the world…

Stacie Feller, the co-owner and president of KangaRoof, was interviewed by Adam Torres of Mission Matters Business Podcast. Subscribe: iTunes / Spotify / Stitcher / RSS Apply to be a guest on our podcast here Stacie Feller isn’t just the president of KangaRoof; she’s also its co-owner along with her husband and business partner, Scott. Since beginning her career working for an insurance company back in 1996, it’s been a long and eventful road to running and growing a family-owned roofing business in Round Rock, Texas, right outside of Austin, Texas. Stacie says her company’s primary goal is to change…

Adam Torres and Justin Sirotin discuss Octo Product Development. Subscribe: iTunes / Spotify / Stitcher / RSS Apply to be a guest on our podcast here Show Notes: A holistic systems approach to solving complex problems is at the root of how Octo helps its clients. In this episode,  Adam Torres and Justin Sirotin, Founder of Octo Product Development, explore Octo’s approach and how it can provide unique insights that allow businesses to find effective and impactful solutions.   https://youtu.be/b0QpBB5jI_s About Octo Product Development Octo is a nimble, innovative product development company developing a wide array goods, services and experiences for…

Luke Doubler, Founder and Principal Owner at RecruiterCentral, was interviewed on the Mission Matters Business Podcast. Subscribe: iTunes / Spotify / Stitcher / RSS Apply to be a guest on our podcast here Through RecruiterCentral, Luke Doubler connects people with exceptional career opportunities by helping employers find top talent, who are engaged and excited by their work. Watch Full Interview: https://youtu.be/Z6cVupjRQU0 How did RecruiterCentral come into existence? Being a recruiter is not a career option people conventionally think to chase after, Doubler says. “I got into corporate HR by coincidence after teaching high school” he explains. Through working with market…

Trey Fairman, Founder and Senior Consultant at Waypoint Retirement Advisors, was interviewed on the Mission Matters Business Podcast by Adam Torres. Subscribe: iTunes / Spotify / Stitcher / RSS Apply to be a guest on our podcast here In this interview, Trey Fairman, Founder and Senior Consultant at Waypoint Retirement Advisors, shares how he made a professional transition after two decades to focus on helping business owners and eventually found his calling in the retirement planning domain. After graduating from college on the east coast with a finance degree, Trey first worked at an insurance brokerage agency, making outbound sales…

Adam Torres and Paul Lange discuss trading strategies. Subscribe: iTunes / Spotify / Stitcher / RSS Apply to be a guest on our podcast here Show Notes: Disciplined Trading Strategies, LLC is an internet based company run by Paul Lange helping new traders/investors to fund managers, to trade and invest short term and long term in the markets. In this episode, Adam Torres and Paul Lange, Founder at Disciplined Trading Strategies, explore Paul’s investing journey and company, Disciplined Trading Strategies.     https://youtu.be/Or3uBkBvYFs About Disciplined Trading Strategies, LLC Discipline Trading Strategies was established in July 2017. Paul decided to run his own…

Adam Torres and Todd Belveal discuss Washlava. Subscribe: iTunes / Spotify / Stitcher / RSS Apply to be a guest on our podcast here Show Notes: Washlava is a shared laundry experience that allows you to reserve and pay for machines from your smartphone.In this episode,  Adam Torres and Todd Belveal, Founder of Washlava and Silvercar, explore Washlava and Todd’s entrepreneurial journey.   https://youtu.be/PcoX7VW6VKw About Todd Belveal Todd has an interesting background in the retail, consumer products, travel and technology industries as operator, analyst, advisor and entrepreneur. He is the CEO and founder of Washlava, an IoT technology services startup bringing…

Jesse Ancira III, CEO at Fecundity Consulting and CMO at Ancira Salsa, was interviewed on Mission Matters Business Podcast by Adam Torres. Subscribe: iTunes / Spotify / Stitcher / RSS Apply to be a guest on our podcast here After obtaining his master’s degree in public administration from Texas State University, Jesse Ancira III worked in the public sector as a policy analyst and legislative liaison before lending his expertise to the hemp/cannabis and consumer packaged goods industries. In 2020, while serving as the CMO of Ancira Salsa, he also started his own consulting agency to help business owners cut…

Adam Torres and Ari Galper discuss trust-based selling. Subscribe: iTunes / Spotify / Stitcher / RSS Apply to be a guest on our podcast here Show Notes: Trust-based selling can create a strong foundation that turns prospects into clients. In this episode,  Adam Torres and Ari Galper, Founder & CEO of Unlock The Game®, explore trust-based selling and how sales people can avoid common mistakes in the sales process.  https://youtu.be/8eaAKdFWLbU About Ari Galper Ari Galper is the world’s number one authority on trust-based selling and has been featured in CEO Magazine, Forbes, INC Magazine, SkyNews and the Australian Financial Review.…

Bruce Parkman, the founder of the Mac Foundation, was interviewed on Mission Matters Business Podcast by Adam Torres. Subscribe: iTunes / Spotify / Stitcher / RSS Apply to be a guest on our podcast here The Mac Parkman Foundation was named after founder Bruce Parkman’s late son, who died in September 2020. Bruce says he wants to spread awareness among parents about the secondary dangers of concussions in contact sports. “I want to make parents aware of sub-concussive trauma, brain damage, and mental illness their children can come across due to contact sports,” Parkman says. Through The Mac Parkman Foundation,…

Brian Searcy, Col (Ret) USAF & President at Paratus Group, was interviewed on the Mission Matters Business Podcast by Adam Torres. Subscribe: iTunes / Spotify / Stitcher / RSS Apply to be a guest on our podcast here At the Paratus Group, Searcy and his team focus on teaching situational awareness with regard to safety in crisis situations. “We’re trying to empower the ability to learn situational awareness to prevent bad things from happening,” Searcy says. When you learn situational awareness as a process, he explains, you are not only able to prevent bad things from happening; you prepare yourself…