Michele's always had the "entrepreneurial bug in her belly," and although it took her three tries to finally realize her current situation wasn't going to change, she finally got the message and got her doctorate in physical therapy.

Today she shares how she got her start and why she is always the "go big or go home" type of person.

Tony's always gone for the highest level possible, causing others to hate him in school, since he was usually a curve-wrecker. But he believes in going for the best you can achieve.

Today he shares why he thinks he's been successful so far, who and what has inspired and influenced him the most, and what has been the most fulfilling to him so far.

Tony has a long-term plan in place, and he's just getting started. In today's episode, he shares some of his strategies for reaching his 10-year goals as well as what those goals are.

He wants to build disciples, or others whom he can train to either take his place or come alongside him to take on the bulk of the business and help relieve him of some travel pains, since he currently spends over 80% of his time traveling.

Tony is past the pebble stage and today he shares where they are right now. They are approaching 300 employees and he likes to run lean, meaning he likes to be tight on cash because they are continuing to grow.

When someone says enough is enough in their business, that's where Tony comes in. He can take a successful business and ramp it up.

Tony Rock founded Cimarron Infrastructure Group just over 3 years ago, but he's got grand plans. He won't put all his eggs in one basket, but he's discovered he'd rather have a small piece of a much larger pie than 100% of a small pie.

Today he talks about surprises in the first year and how he dealt with them.

Mike got into his own business because he's a terrible employee. He admits that when he was working for someone else, he just felt like he wanted freedom. He's willful and stubborn and refused to not see things work out.

Today he does get philosophical when he explains what he'd do differently if he could start over and what has been most fulfilling for him as a business owner.

Although Mike wants to expand and rebrand, he doesn't have plans to take over the world. Today he shares how he plans to get to the $5 million mark and why he's looking to the future. He plans to narrow down what they offer as a company and he hopes he will do more of the leading and less of the managing side of things in the future.

Mike shares a birthday with the original owner of Bob Wright Creative, and they met a few years back, realizing he was exactly half of the original owner's age. He's learned a lot in the past dozen years, and today he shares his experiences with cash, growing pains, things he loves and the shallowness of the industry.

Mike Gastin is a serial entrepreneur, and he'll be the first to admit he's had a lot of starts and fails. Twelve years ago, he took a chance on acquiring a company that was already in existence, and Bob Wright Creative became his new livelihood.

Today Mike shares some of his challenges and surprises in taking over an existing company, and he speaks frankly about what he had to change and what he didn't touch in that first year.

All jokes aside, Mark Giltner takes his work very seriously. His goal is to take care of the clients, and his role has become more that of counselor to his clients. He's enjoyed long-term relationships with the representatives of some of his longest running clients, and he shares in their victories as well as laying awake at night worry about their possible defeats.

Mark enjoys setting traps for the opposing clients and the success that comes with setting a good trap. He's great at what he does and he knows how to train a new attorney to do what he does.

Shelton & Valadez wants to offer their clients quality work and they want to be able to continue to pay the people they hire, so they aren't in a hurry to hire. Today he shares how Obamacare has affected them as well as why he still has sleepless nights.

Although Mark knows he's still too much in the weeds in his business, he loves litigation and loves setting traps for plaintiffs in his cases. He loves what he does, but he also realizes he needs to make some tough decisions and train attorneys to take his place.

Today he talks about how he manages his typical day, as well as what he calls "The Moving Lunch," which allows him to pack more into his busy schedule.

Mark Giltner started his journey with Shelton & Valadez more than 20 years ago, but it was an interesting trip that got him there. Starting out in investment banking, he decided in his senior year that he wanted to do security law. After his internship, he knew that wasn't the place for him.

Today he shares how he valued the people at Shelton & Valadez and was willing to take a benefits and pay cut to get on board with a company he believed in and how that paid off.

Frank Fantozzi knows there are some things he would do differently if he was starting all over again, but most importantly would be to value his services. Advice early on suggested he give away part of his services to get referrals.

After three years, he was barely making it and his referrals weren't getting any better. When he started charging for those services, he suddenly hit the referral jackpot and his money started increasing as well.

Frank's customers appreciate his ability to turn on a dime, and he doesn't want to get so large he can't still do that, but he does have plans for growth. His company currently has clients in 19 states, and because he likes to travel, he wants to get someone in all 50 states.

Today he shares his 3 motivations for why he set up the company he did, as well as his key strategies and also his key obstacles.

Frank knows cash is king, and he's sitting pretty right now. He got smart during the recession, starting not just a "rainy day fund" but also an "opportunities fund." His employees love this setup, because they have secure bonuses and they feel secure in their job.

Today he talks about the "return on life" and what that means to him. His biggest challenge is scaling, and he talks candidly about how that looks in his business.

When Frank Fantozzi decided being a regular cpa wasn't for him, he chose to blaze a new trail as a financial advisor. What he didn't expect was to get knocked down the totem pole so far. He dealt with the lack of respect and built his company anyway, and today he shares how that start took place.

When Maritza started her business back in her teen years, her core why was just to have the freedom to do what she wanted and not take orders from someone else, as well as making money without having to cash a paycheck.

Today, her core why is still freedom, but it has changed to having freedom to be able to affect the lives of others. On a recent trip to Uganda, she got to see first hand how money she had donated helped kids have a school built.

Maritza has big plans for the future, including raising up the next generation of performers as well as providing more people with opportunities to learn horsemanship and online marketing training.

Today she shares how she sold $30,000 of product in just a few days--don't miss it! She also shares her optimism for future entrepreneurs who have either passion or expertise. Her main advice? Be consistent!

Although Maritza didn't want to admit just how long she's been in business, she shares candidly in today's episode how her cash situation is as well as why cash is freedom.

She talks about her typical day and why she sometimes feels like the wedding planner as well as the bride when planning and performing in a horse show, but she also shares about the difficulty of letting horses go.

Maritza Parra started her company very early, after putting on a horse show for her father's birthday. The idea caught on and soon she was working with her other three performers and their horses at shows all over the place.

Rick's core why hasn't changed since 7th grade. He's always wanted to be a difference-maker, and he's accomplished that many times and through many different avenues.

Today he shares about his philosophies, as well as who has inspired him most (you don't want to miss THAT) and what he thinks it takes to be a successful entrepreneur.

Rick follows the advice of Jim Collins in his book Good to Great by doing something he is passionate about, can make money at and in his own world, he is the best at it.

He faces challenges in his business mostly because there are so many directions he could go in, including musician, novelist, cpa, speaker, and even mounted horseman!

Twenty-two years ago, Rick started his company with a dream of being more than just a cpa. Today, he runs a website filled with articles and videos, all free, for both individuals and businesses.

When the recession hit, he went against the flow and hired more people instead of letting people go, and it paid off for his business. Now he's writing a novel as well as doing normal cpa things plus spending time with his family and delegating tasks.

Rick Norris started his business years ago because he wanted his kids to grow up with a mom and a dad. At the time, he was working regular cpa hours, and during tax season, that meant he was working 7 days a week, very long hours.

All that changed when he went out on his own, and today he shares what having his own business let him do with and for his family.