The Integrated Entrepreneur
Welcome to The Integrated Entrepreneur with Jonathan Fodera, hosted by founder, author, public speaker, investor and entrepreneur Jonathan Fodera. On this podcast you'll learn strategies on how to become a better operator, how to acquire more clients for your company, how to retain those clients, valuable lessons, and how you can avoid the mistakes that Jonathan has triumphed on his path to $500M+ in financing for business owners and entrepreneur's.
Meet the Co-Host:
Keith Gause was born in Houston, Texas and moved to Jacksonville, Florida at the age of 2. He continues to reside in Jacksonville with my wife, Deanna, and two daughters: Addison (13) and Kylee (10) and their 4 dogs, a cat, a bearded dragon, and a snake. (If it were left to the ladies to decide, they would have a zoo!)
Keith’s childhood was spent playing sports, being an only child, and watching his father become an entrepreneur by continuously failing and trying again. His father built a multimillion-dollar company allowing him to retire and live the life he always dreamed about. Watching his father’s journey taught him a lot about business.
Not ready to jump into the family business, Keith went into the military in the year 2000 at age 18. He spent 5 years assigned to the 20th Special Operations Command in Ft. Walton Beach FL and spent a majority of his military career deployed to places that needed the most attention.
Keith continued in the world of excitement and danger by going into Law Enforcement where he spent 10 years working in Northwest Jacksonville. He worked the nightshift, 6pm -6am, which allowed him to have a full day to make an impact on what he ultimately wanted to do. That goal was to create an empire and to impact as many business owners as possible.
In 2009, wanting to care for his wife and first born in the best way, he took a big risk and spent his entire savings on an inactive business name and one inflatable bounce house. Bounce Around Jax Party Rentals was Northeast Florida’s #1 party and event rental business. At least that is what he believed!
By 2012, Keith was able to make a 7-figure exit and leave Law Enforcement and began to study all things finance & investing. He focused on learning about any mistakes he had made as a business owner and became obsessed with helping others avoid the same ones. That is how Tideland Consulting came to be. Now, Tideland operates in all 50 states and has created a non-bias ecosystem for growth-oriented entrepreneurs that maximizes how each dollar impacts the business, from protecting assets and reducing taxes to succession plans and exit strategies.
In 2023, Tideland aligned with GFG Solutions as a strategic partner to serve business owners at the highest level, with a white-glove service feel from a world-class team.
Episodes
Bringing in Your Ideal Client
Term Loan Cheat Code: Business Start-Up Funds and Debt Consolidation
Unlocking Equipment Financing Secrets
The Essential Guide to Business Lines of Credit
Trouble Brewing
Building Culture in Your Business
Great Operators Aren't Born, They're Forged in Fire
SBA Loans: Do's and Don'ts
The Financing Formula: How to Get YES Every Time
Underwriting Confessions: When Business Owners Do the Unthinkable
Business Armor 101: How to Build an Unshakeable Foundation
Cash Flow Acceleration Secrets: Turn Your Business Into a Money Magnet (Part 4 of 4)
Profit Margin Secrets: Turn Your Business Into a Money-Making Machine (Part 3 of 4)
The Profit Booster Blueprint: Cut Expenses Like a Pro (part 2 of 4)
Money Moves That Matter: How Smart Entrepreneurs Separate Themselves From the Pack (Part 1 of 4)
Rules for Thee But Not for Me: Why the Elites Play a Different Game
The Big Job Playbook: Financing Secrets Your Competition Doesn't Know
The Momentum Machine: How to Build Unstoppable Forward Motion After a Fall
Toxic Leadership 101: A Master Class in How to Kill Your Company
The Entrepreneur's Guide to Avoiding Million-Dollar Mistakes
The Missing Piece Holding Your Business Back
Slaying the Debt Dragon: Tactics for Beheading Bad Balances
Foolproof Startups: How Not to Screw Up Your Brand New Business
Trump's Hits and Misses: Reviewing the President's Progress
From Missiles to Margins: The Entrepreneur’s Survival Guide