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Callum Connects special guest Richard Blank
Callum Laing
I am CEO of MBH Corporation PLC, an agglomeration of small, profitable companies from around the world. I straddle the world of small business and investing and hope to share as much as I can from those two disperate worlds with you.In my videos I'll share what I[m up to, what I'm learning and share as much as I possibly can so that you don't have to go through the mistakes I've made along the way!
Author of "Progressive Partnerships - The Future of Business" &
"Entrepreneurial Investing - Connecting sophisticated capital to talented small business"
Co-author of "Agglomerate - Idea to IPO in 12 months"
Richard’s journey in the call center space is filled with twists and turns. When he was 27 years old, he relocated to Costa Rica to train employees for one of the larger call centers in San Jose. With a mix of motivational public speaking style backed by tactful and appropriate rhetoric, Richard shared his knowledge and trained over 10 000 bilingual telemarketers. Richard Blank has the largest collection of restored American Pinball machines and antique Rockola Jukeboxes in Central America making gamification a strong part of CCC culture.Richard Blank is the Chief Executive Officer for Costa Rica’s Call Center since 2008.
Mr. Richard Blank holds a bachelors degree in Communication and Spanish from the University of Arizona and a certificate of language proficiency from the University of Sevilla, Spain. A Keynote speaker for Philadelphia's Abington High School 68th National Honors Society induction ceremony. In addition, inducted into the 2023 Hall of Fame for Business. Giving back to Abington Senior High School is very important to Mr. Blank. As such, he endows a scholarship each year for students that plan on majoring in a world language at the university level.
Costa Rica’s Call Center (CCC) is a state of the art BPO telemarketing outsource company located in the capital city of San Jose, Costa Rica. Our main focus has been, and will always be to personally train each and every Central America call center agent so that we may offer the highest quality of outbound and inbound telemarketing solutions and bilingual customer service to small and medium sized international companies, entrepreneurs as well as fortune 500 companies.
We encourage you to visit one of our call centers on your next personal vacation or business trip to Central America’s paradise, Costa Rica. While you are here, we would recommend taking an extra day of your trip to visit breathtaking virgin beaches, play golf next to the ocean, try your luck at deep sea fishing, explore tropical jungles, climb volcanos or just relax in natural hot springs. Come and see for yourself why call center outsourcing in Costa Rica is a perfect solution for your growing company and a powerhouse in the BPO industry.
https://costaricascallcenter.com/en/outbound-bpo-campaigns/
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Street Smart Business Leaders Podcast. Understanding virtual consumers mindset with Richard Blank.
01:24:52Street Smart Business Leaders Podcast. Understanding virtual consumers mindset with Richard Blank.On Street Smart Business Leaders, your host, Michon Ellis, encourages entrepreneurs and business leaders to share their expertise and stories of adjusting to ever-evolving consumer habits. We cover topics like business challenges, client success stories, and of course, how and what products our guests are passionate about. We also let our guests share on the subjects they’re well-known for. No matter the topic, you’ll be hearing real stories from real people.Episode #16. Your host, Michon Ellis, talks with Richard Blank of Costa Rica Call Center. Costa Rica Call Center is a state-of-the-art BPO telemarketing outsource company. CRCC's crew is bilingual and capable of handling any size BPO while offering expansion or staying in contact of customers without stress or added time to hire and train telemarketers yourself.https://youtu.be/36rIzAlj4c0Michon Ellis:Entrepreneur, Chief Marketing & Communications Officer; Growth Driver, GTM Strategist - Former McDonald’s Director of Global CommunicationsA growth-oriented Chief Communications Officer with more than 25 years of global and domestic corporate communications and public relations experience. Richard Blank has the largest collection of restored American Pinball machines and antique Rockola Jukeboxes in Central America making gamification a strong part of CCC culture.Richard Blank is the Chief Executive Officer for Costa Rica’s Call Center since 2008.Mr. Richard Blank holds a bachelors degree in Communication and Spanish from the University of Arizona and a certificate of language proficiency from the University of Sevilla, Spain. A Keynote speaker for Philadelphia's Abington High School 68th National Honors Society induction ceremony. In addition, entered into the 2023 Hall of Fame for Business along side other famous alumni. Paying it forward to Abington Senior High School is very important to Mr. Blank. As such, he endows a scholarship each year for students that plan on majoring in a world language at the university level.https://costaricascallcenter.com/en/outbound-bpo-campaigns/#RichardBlank #CostaRica #CallCenter #Outsourcing #Telemarketing #BPO #Sales #Entrepreneur #B2B #Business #Podcast #Gamification #CEO #smallbusinesschronicles #Street SmartBusinessLeadersPodcast #Michon EllisMichon Ellis, Street Smart Business Leaders Podcast, Richard Blank,Costa Rica's Call Center, Outsourcing, Telemarketing, BPO, Nearshore, Sales, Entrepreneur, B2B, Business,Podcast,Gamification,Leadership,Marketing, Radio, Guest, Money, education, trainer,Understanding virtual consumers mindset with Richard Blank. Street Smart Business Leaders Podcast. https://youtu.be/36rIzAlj4c0
Strategic Business Advisors Podcast. A nearshore outsourcing conversation with a game changer Richard Blank.
45:57Strategic Business Advisors By Cary PrejeanConversations with business owners, business coaches and other thought leaders in industry to discover what they’re seeing in business in terms of:Recurring problems/breakdowns and solutions used to address them.Best practices in their businessNew trends/technology emerging in businesshttps://youtu.be/1ctLoFKjzRoListen in for the latest trends.In this interview with Richard Blank, Founder and CEO of Costa Rica's Call Center, we discuss his journey from growing up in Philadelphia to starting a call center in Costa Rica. Richard shares his rich experience in starting and scaling a business, his management style, his priority to take care of customers and methods he uses to keep it all fun. Very interesting conversation. A very interesting gentlemen, who appreciates the contribution his employees are and has some insight into building lasting relationships.Richard’s journey in the call center space is filled with twists and turns. When he was 27 years old, he relocated to Costa Rica to train employees for one of the larger call centers in San Jose. With a mix of motivational public speaking style backed by tactful and appropriate rhetoric, Richard shared his knowledge and trained over 10 000 bilingual telemarketers. Richard Blank has the largest collection of restored American Pinball machines and antique Rockola Jukeboxes in Central America making gamification a strong part of CCC culture.Richard Blank is the Chief Executive Officer for Costa Rica’s Call Center since 2008.Mr. Richard Blank holds a bachelors degree in Communication and Spanish from the University of Arizona and a certificate of language proficiency from the University of Sevilla, Spain. A Keynote speaker for Philadelphia's Abington High School 68th National Honors Society induction ceremony. In addition, inducted into the 2023 Hall of Fame for Business. Giving back to Abington Senior High School is very important to Mr. Blank. As such, he endows a scholarship each year for students that plan on majoring in a world language at the university level.https://costaricascallcenter.com/en/outbound-bpo-campaigns/#RichardBlank #CostaRica #CallCenter #Outsourcing #Telemarketing #BPO #Sales #Entrepreneur #B2B #Business #Podcast #Gamification #CEO #smallbusinesschronicles #StrategicBusinessAdvisorsStrategic Business Advisors, Richard Blank,Costa Rica's Call Center, Outsourcing, Telemarketing, BPO, Nearshore, Sales, Entrepreneur, B2B, Business,Podcast,Gamification,Leadership,Marketing, Radio, Guest, Money, education, trainer,A nearshore outsourcing conversation with a game changer Richard Blank.Strategic Business Advisors Podcast.https://youtu.be/1ctLoFKjzRo
Strategic Advisor Board Podcast. Energy of Business Moments Ep230 with special guest Richard Blank.
27:31Listen to some of the world foremost thought leaders. Learn their wins, losses, struggles, triumphs, and success stories that contributed to building their business empire.Welcome to SAB PodcastsGet cutting-edge business news, tips, tricks, and trends from the biggest, brightest, and most innovative people in business. The SAB Podcast takes you around the world to gain different perspectives from industry leaders in all niches. They share their stories, struggles, and wins in business. Tune in today and grab golden nuggets to implement in your life and business.Leaving the United States and eventually becoming a CEO in Costa Rica has had many learning moments. Richard Blank shares how he runs his 15-year call-center company in Costa Rica. Hear how he strives to build community enhancing people’s lives and providing a stimulating environment where his team builds momentum before going into the grind of making calls. Richard shares both logical and specialty advice for entrepreneurs. Don’t miss this one! #RichardBlank #CostaRica #CallCenter #Outsourcing #Telemarketing #BPO #Sales #Entrepreneur #B2B #Business #Podcast #Gamification #CEO #smallbusinesschronicles #strategicadvisoryboardstrategic advisory board, Richard Blank,Costa Rica's Call Center, Outsourcing, Telemarketing, BPO, Nearshore, Sales, Entrepreneur, B2B, Business,Podcast,Gamification,Leadership,Marketing, Radio, Guest, Money, education, trainer,Strategic Advisor Board Podcast. Fortune Favors the Brave. Energy of Business Moments with Richard Blank. Ep230https://youtu.be/ivnLo59gTM0?si=g2TAwk7H_ua7nc4U
Zaire Ukuu Presents: Speak Your Peace Podcast. Episode: "Higher Level Mentality" with Richard Blank
01:17:45Once born into existence, everything begins and ends with YOU. So, let's begin this journey to develop your best YOU.https://youtu.be/nQ12KRb5FGw?si=WeMEOcoNxlQVyx531. Interpersonal Communication Conflict Management Strategy2. Phonetic Micro Expression reading for mastering verbal tell signs.3. The Famous Buffer-Boomerang TechniqueAdvanced telemarketing strategy, conflict management, interpersonal soft skills, customer support, rhetoric, gamification, pinball machines, employee motivation and phonetic micro expression reading.Richard’s journey in the call center space is filled with twists and turns. When he was 27 years old, he relocated to Costa Rica to train employees for one of the larger call centers in San Jose. With a mix of motivational public speaking style backed by tactful and appropriate rhetoric, Richard shared his knowledge and trained over 10 000 bilingual telemarketers. Richard Blank has the largest collection of restored American Pinball machines and antique Rockola Jukeboxes in Central America making gamification a strong part of CCC culture.Richard Blank is the Chief Executive Officer for Costa Rica’s Call Center since 2008.Mr. Richard Blank holds a bachelors degree in Communication and Spanish from the University of Arizona and a certificate of language proficiency from the University of Sevilla, Spain. A Keynote speaker for Philadelphia's Abington High School 68th National Honors Society induction ceremony. In addition, inducted into the 2023 Hall of Fame for Business. Giving back to Abington Senior High School is very important to Mr. Blank. As such, he endows a scholarship each year for students that plan on majoring in a world language at the university level.Costa Rica’s Call Center (CCC) is a state of the art BPO telemarketing outsource company located in the capital city of San Jose, Costa Rica. Our main focus has been, and will always be to personally train each and every Central America call center agent so that we may offer the highest quality of outbound and inbound telemarketing solutions and bilingual customer service to small and medium sized international companies, entrepreneurs as well as fortune 500 companies.We encourage you to visit one of our call centers on your next personal vacation or business trip to Central America’s paradise, Costa Rica. While you are here, we would recommend taking an extra day of your trip to visit breathtaking virgin beaches, play golf next to the ocean, try your luck at deep sea fishing, explore tropical jungles, climb volcanos or just relax in natural hot springs. Come and see for yourself why call center outsourcing in Costa Rica is a perfect solution for your growing company and a powerhouse in the BPO industry.https://costaricascallcenter.com/en/outbound-bpo-campaigns/#RichardBlank #CostaRica #CallCenter #Outsourcing #Telemarketing #BPO #Sales #Entrepreneur #B2B #Business #Podcast #Gamification #CEO #smallbusinesschronicles #speakyourpeacespeak your peace, Richard Blank,Costa Rica's Call Center, Outsourcing, Telemarketing, BPO, Nearshore, Sales, Entrepreneur, B2B, Business,Podcast,Gamification,Leadership,Marketing, Radio, Guest, Money, education, trainer,
Snack 'N Learn podcast. The Profit Concierge with Richard Blank. A Call Center Guru
37:40https://youtu.be/O6ayksYkwKM?si=4iandqsMp04DlGHThttps://youtu.be/-eU4zIc8BfwPam Prior, the Entrepreneur's CFO Quarterback; Radio Host; CEO of Priorities Group, Inc.; and #1 Bestselling Author of "Your First CFO: The Accounting Cure for Small Business Owners"Pam Prior, Keynote Speaker, Host of the "Cash Flow" Podcast Awesome Podcast GUEST (Serving YOUR audience)Founder, Profit Concierge® Financial ServicesTHE VIP Bookkeeping?? and FInancial Services Solution for Entrepreneurs#1 Author of "Your First CFO: The Accounting Cure for Small Business Owners"CEO of Priorities Group, Inc.And - just for fun - a 30-year finance career in Fortune 50 and Private Equity prior (get it?) to all this fun stuffProud Mom, Wife, Friend, Entrepreneur, and Dog Owner (3 of 'em) living near Philadelphia, PAA brilliant, down to earth, finance wranglerwho guides you on the path to confident control of your money mindset and business cash flow. Pam knows what you need to understand, and she cuts out the rest. You don’t need to BE a bookkeeper (though you might need to hire one! We’ll talk); you need to understand a specific set of numbers and how they shape your business. She meets you where you are and takes you where you want to go with no unnecessary, complicated terminology or lingo.Richard’s journey in the call center space is filled with twists and turns. When he was 27 years old, he relocated to Costa Rica to train employees for one of the larger call centers in San Jose. With a mix of motivational public speaking style backed by tactful and appropriate rhetoric, Richard shared his knowledge and trained over 10 000 bilingual telemarketers. Richard Blank has the largest collection of restored American Pinball machines and antique Rockola Jukeboxes in Central America making gamification a strong part of CCC culture.Richard Blank is the Chief Executive Officer for Costa Rica’s Call Center since 2008.Mr. Richard Blank holds a bachelors degree in Communication and Spanish from the University of Arizona and a certificate of language proficiency from the University of Sevilla, Spain. A Keynote speaker for Philadelphia's Abington High School 68th National Honors Society induction ceremony. In addition, inducted into the 2023 Hall of Fame for Business. Giving back to Abington Senior High School is very important to Mr. Blank. As such, he endows a scholarship each year for students that plan on majoring in a world language at the university level.Costa Rica’s Call Center (CCC) is a state of the art BPO telemarketing outsource company located in the capital city of San Jose, Costa Rica. Our main focus has been, and will always be to personally train each and every Central America call center agent so that we may offer the highest quality of outbound and inbound telemarketing solutions and bilingual customer service to small and medium sized international companies, entrepreneurs as well as fortune 500 companies.
"Shine Like The Sun" rock song by Igni Ferroque. Featuring Garry Gary Beers INXS bassist.
05:00Garry Gary Beers INXS bassist performance video. "Shine Like The Sun" rock song by Igni Ferroque.A podcast interview combined with the strong curiosity of a proud member of my favorite band INXS brought me to ggbbasses.com. After carefully navigating the site, one section offered to “HIRE GARRY!” on a track. Naturally, I was very interested in all of the additional options associated with the bass session. As luck would have it, my company produced a song, "Shine like the sun" performed by the Costa Rican guitarist Igni Ferroque. Filling out a form to contact Garry Gary Beers was an unbelievable surreal request that was cool in and of itself.https://youtu.be/ieGjN5H4xPQTo my astonishment, Mr. Beers personally followed up with an email the next day. Along with the courtesy of proper introductions, we mutually confirmed my intention to purchase the full bass session package. Caught in the moment, I insisted on a good faith deposit for his time and close the deal. Mr. Beers had naturally shaped the pace of doing business in a relaxed way. "By all means send me the tracks. I’ll have a good listen and let you know my thoughts on moving forward. That work for you?" It did work as a potential new client and placed me in a good frame of mind from the start.Fortunately, Mr. Beers had informed me of the positive news about the song making the cut. "Hey Richard, the music is great! Looking forward to having a play on it". He offered many secure payment options along with the value placed on all four elements. The expenditure was more than justified and deemed a gift when considering his talents and achievements. Mr. Beers never pressed for any money nor attempted a hard sell. He is a nice man that loves music, period. In a trustworthy spirit, Mr. Beers offered me the convenience of sending a comfortable amount of money to start the project. The value of the arrangement was so good that I immediately choose to commit 100%. We sent a full deposit, sat back and prepared to enjoy the ride. As the secure funds entered the GGB business account, Mr. Beers had already taken the liberty to record the bass tracks and was at the ready to send the audio files. He added a sincere compliment as well, "Music is excellent by the way- really reminds me of Rainbow- one of my fav bands." I highly recommend Mr. Garry Gary Beers. The working relationship was easy and stress free. My firsthand knowledge involved the attention to detail, clarity to avoid miscommunication and the generosity of his sincere efforts. Experiencing a comfortable first time business deal was a pleasure. The financial investment in working with Mr. Beers was worth the extemporaneous chance to meet a multi-platinum bass guitarist. Most importantly, the bonus of sharing his music and imagination with fans. In conclusion, I am a very satisfied customer of Mr. Garry Gary Beers and admire his ingenuity on this special project.Richard BlankCEOCosta Rica's Call CenterLoyal INXS Fan"Shine Like The Sun" rock song by Igni Ferroque. Featuring Garry Gary Beers INXS bassist.
05:00Garry Gary Beers INXS bassist performance video. "Shine Like The Sun" rock song by Igni Ferroque.A podcast interview combined with the strong curiosity of a proud member of my favorite band INXS brought me to ggbbasses.com. After carefully navigating the site, one section offered to “HIRE GARRY!” on a track. Naturally, I was very interested in all of the additional options associated with the bass session. As luck would have it, my company produced a song, "Shine like the sun" performed by the Costa Rican guitarist Igni Ferroque. Filling out a form to contact Garry Gary Beers was an unbelievable surreal request that was cool in and of itself.https://youtu.be/ieGjN5H4xPQTo my astonishment, Mr. Beers personally followed up with an email the next day. Along with the courtesy of proper introductions, we mutually confirmed my intention to purchase the full bass session package. Caught in the moment, I insisted on a good faith deposit for his time and close the deal. Mr. Beers had naturally shaped the pace of doing business in a relaxed way. "By all means send me the tracks. I’ll have a good listen and let you know my thoughts on moving forward. That work for you?" It did work as a potential new client and placed me in a good frame of mind from the start.Fortunately, Mr. Beers had informed me of the positive news about the song making the cut. "Hey Richard, the music is great! Looking forward to having a play on it". He offered many secure payment options along with the value placed on all four elements. The expenditure was more than justified and deemed a gift when considering his talents and achievements. Mr. Beers never pressed for any money nor attempted a hard sell. He is a nice man that loves music, period. In a trustworthy spirit, Mr. Beers offered me the convenience of sending a comfortable amount of money to start the project. The value of the arrangement was so good that I immediately choose to commit 100%. We sent a full deposit, sat back and prepared to enjoy the ride. As the secure funds entered the GGB business account, Mr. Beers had already taken the liberty to record the bass tracks and was at the ready to send the audio files. He added a sincere compliment as well, "Music is excellent by the way- really reminds me of Rainbow- one of my fav bands." I highly recommend Mr. Garry Gary Beers. The working relationship was easy and stress free. My firsthand knowledge involved the attention to detail, clarity to avoid miscommunication and the generosity of his sincere efforts. Experiencing a comfortable first time business deal was a pleasure. The financial investment in working with Mr. Beers was worth the extemporaneous chance to meet a multi-platinum bass guitarist. Most importantly, the bonus of sharing his music and imagination with fans. In conclusion, I am a very satisfied customer of Mr. Garry Gary Beers and admire his ingenuity on this special project.Richard BlankCEOCosta Rica's Call CenterLoyal INXS Fan
Business Uncensored. A Small Business Chronicles podcast. Linguistics and Pinball with Richard Blank
33:05Business Uncensored is a podcast in which host Ryan Sherrer talks about the less conventional aspects of entrepreneurship and personal growth. With a background that challenges the typical business talk, Ryan brings real stories and practical advice from a mix of guests. Tune in for unfiltered conversations and ideas for succeeding in business your way.Tune in to the latest 'Small Business Chronicles' episode with host Ryan Sherrer. He chats with Richard Blank, the linguistic maestro who risked it all and ventured to Costa Rica to establish a thriving call center.https://youtu.be/kaptkAetGHU
The Science of CX podcast. Key Takeaways Into More Productive Customer Engagements with Richard Blank
51:33The Science of CX podcast. Key Takeaways Into More Productive Customer Engagements with Richard BlankThe Science of CX is a groundbreaking new weekly podcast developed toaddress the millions of businesses that need to learn techniques to compete better in today’s business landscape, by using CX as the cornerstone of a new strategy.Getting to know Richard the man on this special episode #156. How did he end up with such a large collection of restored pinball machines and jukeboxes?key ingredients to ensure an effective micro-expression conversationHow agents can positively handle and grow from negative calls and feedback from customers https://youtu.be/RJnuK2lPYFc?si=yrsPGin8LM1sXy5Fhttps://youtu.be/AOPI8wCqX-0Running a small business? Well tune in and find out what tips Richard has to help you leverage your everyday conversations into a goldmineTime and numbers. Find out whether or not it's productive to measure your employee’s efforts based on the number of hours or sales made Richard shares with us his unique and world-class system of training and mentoring new agents An exercise you can easily pick up in helping you become a better micro expression readerJoin Steve Pappas in the lab as he puts his 25+ years to the test to make yourbusiness (soar, grow and accelerate).https://costaricascallcenter.com/en/outbound-bpo-campaigns/#RichardBlank #CostaRica #CallCenter #Outsourcing #Telemarketing #BPO #Sales #Entrepreneur #B2B #Business #Podcast #Leadgeneration #Appointmentsetting #SacrificetoSuccess #ScienceofcxScience of CX, , Richard Blank,Costa Rica's Call Center, Outsourcing, Telemarketing, BPO, Nearshore, Sales, Entrepreneur, B2B, Business,Podcast,Gamification,Leadership,Marketing, Radio, Guest, Money, education, trainer,Key Takeaways Into More Productive Customer Engagements with Richard Blank. The Science of CX podcast. https://youtu.be/RJnuK2lPYFc?si=yrsPGin8LM1sXy5Fhttps://youtu.be/AOPI8wCqX-0