Market Reconnection Podcast

Ep 001 - Believe It To Achieve it, An $18 Million Dream with Guest Monica Byers | Market Reconnection

About Monica Byers
Monica Byers is the President and Owner of Sugar Creek Transportation, Inc. and Mother Trucker located in Southern California. Sugar Creek Transportation, Inc. is an $18 million per year entity since 2014 with 125 trucks transporting freight for companies such as Amazon, Anheuser-Busch, Costco, Target, and UPS to name a few. Mother Trucker is a company focused on improving the quality of life for all truckers out there.
Sugar Creek Transportation, Inc. and Mother Trucker did not appear magically into the marketplace overnight. Back in college, Monica Byers wrote a business plan about starting a trucking company one day. Perhaps some entrepreneurial inspiration and motivation from her late father who was a fellow entrepreneur and business owner of several entities of his own.
After getting a loan for a couple of trucks, as they say, the rest was history. Monica Byers quickly found that her prior freight broker experience and ability to negotiate would go hand in hand. With lots of hard work, long hours, resilience, heavy relationship building, and other talented and motivated people, she was able to build Sugar Creek Transportation, Inc. into an $18 million company as of 2022.
Mother Trucker is a fairly new company. As of 2022, the all-new Mother Trucker Software is available to all truckers. A software designed to help truckers stay compliant with their paperwork at the tip of their fingers. Also in late 2022, Mother Trucker launched its all-new apparel line.
Key Market Lessons
Why being intentional is extremely important.
What a business plan can do for your future business.
The GOOD and the UGLY of business nobody talks about.
The importance of relationship building.
 
Contact Monica Byers
Monica Byers on Instagram
Sugar Creek Transportation Website
Mother Trucker Website

Introducing Market Reconnection | Starts January 2023

From being bullied all through high school, struggling with self-esteem, self-confidence and disbelief, to building and scaling six, seven and eight figure businesses. My name is Ivan Temelkov aka The Humanizer.
 
 
A lifelong learner, leader, disruptor in entrepreneurship, marketing. Husband, son of an immigrant and a father. On Market Reconnection I talk about all things that I've learned about entrepreneurship, business, marketing, and humanizing just about everything in order to help you dominate in modern business. This podcast is for the seven figure business owner.
 
 
New episodes of Market Reconnection begin January 2023. You can subscribe to Market Reconnection on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or anywhere else you stay connected with your favorite podcasts.

Ep: 194 - Winds Are Changing, New Beginnings | The RAS Project

For the past 6 years I've been fortunate enough to run this podcast. Interview amazing people including some celebrities. It has been an absolute blast to say the very least!
Although, there was always a missing ingredient to The RAS Project. While it was 100% heartfelt, it simply did not seem like it was 100% on point.
My professional career in the digital and marketing space of over 20+ years was never really a true reflection upon the podcast. My involvement in 3 different businesses including my current human marketing agency Razor Sharp Digital hasn't really gotten an emphasis either. 
The winds are changing and it's time. Tune in to find out more!

Ep: 193 - Personal Branding, PR, & Entrepreneurship w/ Special Guest Isaac Mashman | The RAS Project

While many people are familiar with “traditional” PR and how it’s used to drive sales and traffic, few know how to leverage the same concepts in their personal and professional brand.
On this episode of The RAS Project, Ivan Temelkov chats with Isaac Mashman from Mashman Ventures to discuss the nuances of personal branding, its role in modern PR, and business/entrepreneurship. 
You'll learn about the "foundation" of personal branding (a strong platform or system), what's involved in having a personal brand strategy, developing your message(s), and implementing specific tactics to make all of this work.
By the time you are finished with listening/watching this episode of The RAS Project, you'll have a better understanding of how to use PR tactics in your own personal branding efforts. 

Ep: 192 - Challenging Yourself, Focus, & Being an Outcast | The RAS Project

We've all lost touch with what matters to us and as a result, we've become too comfortable with where we're at.
Are you challenging yourself?
Are you focused enough on what matters to you?
Are you an outcast like me?
Watch/listen to this episode of this podcast as I share fails and wins that have helped me become more challenged, focused, and embracing me being an outcast.
If you really want to make something big happen for yourself, watch this episode and take notes. See what happens when you challenge yourself, when you focus on what's important to you and when you stop feeling like an outcast!

Ep: 191 - 5 Emotional Intelligence Components That Will Set You Apart | The RAS Project

How many times have you met with clients and prospects and walked away without making a sale or doing business with them?
Emotional Intelligence will help you finally build relationships and long-term relationships, which will lead to job referrals, and of course, new customers.
You need emotional intelligence, because emotional intelligence will set you apart and help you connect with other like-minded people which essentially can be prospective customers. 
Watch or listen to this episode of The RAS Project to learn more about the 5 components of emotional intelligence. 

Ep: 190 - This Is Your Biggest Enemy | The RAS Project

The thing that makes you waste your time and prevents you from being successful is not anyone or anything else...it's YOU!
Your worst enemy can become your biggest ally because it's YOU that has the power to change.
This episode of The RAS Project will guide you step by step through how to use yourself as a powerful ally so you can finally get what you desire most in life which could be anything. Become happier. Make more money. Thrive in your relationship. Reach your fitness goals. Whatever it may be that you desire...this will help get you there!

Ep: 189 - Should Your React or Not? Your Dignity, & Moving Forward | The RAS Project

So many of us are guilty of being reactive and not proactive so we waste time and energy on things that do not contribute to our success.
Wouldn't it be better if you could just make better decisions anytime? Wouldn't it be better if you lived a life that had less unnecessary stress? Wouldn't it be better if your business thrived more?
Learn how to be proactive and not reactive. Invest your time and energy on things that will move the needle for you rather than push you back further from your goals. 

Ep: 188 - Don’t Do This or It Will Cost You | The RAS Project

Do you ever find yourself making the same mistake over and over?
Humans are error-prone creatures. We tend to repeat our mistakes instead of learning from them.
You'll grow more frustrated, disgusted, and annoyed each time you make the same mistake. It gets worse when outsiders notice it too, since they will reprimand you and hold you back from advancement.
Listen/watch this episode to learn how I've fixed a mistake that has cost me dearly. You can do the same!

Ep: 187 - The Grass Isn’t Greener On The Other Side, Big Announcement | The RAS Project

It's very common that young entrepreneurs will throw in the towel too soon because they're not getting the results they hoped for.
Business ownership is a journey, not a destination. It's a marathon, not just a sprint. 
Don't neglect your business because you believed the grass was greener on the other side. Water your own damn fucking grass and stop bitching and moaning about it. 
Tune in to this episode of The RAS Project to learn more about this myth and how you can avoid it.