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jumbleThink tells the stories of dreamers, makers, innovators, and influencers who are impacting culture and changing the world around them. We interview leading actors, entrepreneurs, authors, athletes, and taught leaders to hear their stories of chasing big dreams. Along the way, we share tips on how you can turn your own dreams into reality too. Our host, Michael Woodward, has worked with hundreds of businesses to help them refine their ideas and create their big dream.
In this episode of jumbleThink, host Michael Woodward sits down with TJ Smith, President of @EAWVideo (Eastern Acoustic Works), for a behind-the-scenes look at the rebirth of one of the most iconic names in pro audio. From their pioneering days to the challenges of a venture capital buyout, EAW’s journey has been anything but ordinary. TJ shares how the company navigated its toughest seasons and what it took to rebuild a legacy brand in a rapidly evolving industry.
We dive deep into the cutting-edge innovations now redefining EAW’s product line—including their revolutionary Adaptive Systems like the Anna, Otto, and AC6 series, as well as the sleek and powerful NT206L. These aren’t just incremental upgrades; they’re part of a broader strategy to put EAW back at the forefront of audio excellence for touring, installed sound, and worship venues. TJ offers insight into how the team balances heritage with bold forward-thinking to deliver next-gen audio solutions.
TJ also opens up about his own journey into the audio world and what drew him to this work. His passion for the craft, combined with a strategic vision for the future, offers a compelling look at what it means to lead a company through reinvention. Whether you're an audio professional, entrepreneur, or creative visionary, this conversation is packed with lessons on innovation, leadership, and the power of staying true to your roots while building toward what's next.
Learn more about EAW at https://eaw.com/
Journalism today is rapidly changing. The days of traditional media with emotional manipulation are coming to an end. Leading the way is Richie McGinniss as he and his Pigeon Press team blazes the road forward with in the moment, boots on the ground, transparent news reporting. He is a fearless new breed of journalist. Plunging into both the Black Lives Matter and MAGA demonstrations, Richie not only reveals the unvarnished truth of events that impacting the world but also giving you raw perspective missing in mainstream news reports.
Now, McGinniss is stepping back from the mayhem and sharing his experiences in his new book due out in November, RIOT DIET, that brings readers knee-deep into the chaos he covered first-hand and provides deep insights into how the media and politicians distort the demonstrations for their own ends.
In today's interview Richie retells the stories and first hand account of the protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, where he narrowly avoided a bullet fired by Kyle Rittenhouse, then desperately tried to save the life of one of Rittenhouse’s shooting victims. He recounts what he saw during the January 6th protests and the fallout afterwards and his time covering the clash between guards and Proud Boys in Seattle’s Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ) during the Black Lives Matter movement.
Armed with only cellphones, McGinniss and his squad use the power of internet video to place viewers directly among the demonstrators and police. The videos were posted to Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram, which provided Richie with a firsthand understanding of how their algorithms work.
His recordings received tens of millions of views after Kenosha when he interviewed Kyle Rittenhouse 13 min before the shooting and on January 6, when he spoke with a man smoking a doobie under the Capitol Rotunda. These reports were aggregated by nearly every major national and international news outlet.
In his new book RIOT DIET, Richie hopscotches from the Memorial Day riots in front of the White House after the death of George Floyd, to the clash of guards and Proud Boys in Seattle’s Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ), to a face-off between the umbrella gang and the NYPD in New York City’s protest in front of City Hall, to Portland’s teargas-soaked tangles between federal officers and demonstrators, and finally to the smoldering commercial districts and the deadly shootings in Kenosha.
More than just a thrilling tale of tear gas, fire, and destruction, join us in today's conversation to hear about how these news stories not only impact our lives, but also how we as 'consumers' of the news can find new and fresh ways to get more accurate and relevant news right from the scene of these world changing events.
Links
Pigeon Press: https://pigeonpress.com
Book: Riot Diet - https://a.co/d/2ITFxeZ
Kris Cody is the founder of Paka Apparel with a dream of changing the way people play outdoors and the clothing that makes it possible.
Kris launched Paka in 2017 and brought alpaca sweaters to the public through the brands’ first Kickstarter – Paka exceeded its goal of $20,000 in under 24 hours and raised more than $350,000 in 30 days. From that inception, Paka has now created a line of washable alpaca apparel and ethical performance outerwear, along with Paka's tried and true sweaters, hoodies and socks.
What makes his approach to business stand out is his effort to localize Paka’s supply chain: all of Paka’s alpaca fiber is sourced from free-roaming herds in Peru, 90% of products are manufactured in the country, and over 100 Quechua women weavers are employed (at 4x the living wage in Peru) to craft hand-woven Inca ID’s that appear on all Paka apparel. Paka donates 1% of revenue to Peruvian Hearts, an NGO encouraging the education and empowerment of young women in Peru, to support their PakaScholars program.
Last year, Paka launched Traceable Alpaca, which allows customers to see the coordinates in Peru where the fiber of their Paka sweater was sourced. All hand-woven sweaters are signed by their creator – an effort to connect the craftswomen and consumer. Paka has balanced maintaining a community-driven attitude while developing industry-changing innovation in natural fiber.
In today's conversation we dive deep into the Paka Story, Kris's unique entrepreneural journey, the power of sustainable clothing, how to have a successful Kickstarter Campaign, and how clothing can help live a outdoor lifestyle.
Learn more about Paka at https://www.pakaapparel.com
What the behind the scenes stories from the best of NBC Burbank? What really went down between Johnny Carson and Joan Rivers? What was Andy Kaufman like when the 'cameras were off?' Shelley Herman cut her teeth in the world of entertainment during the crazy times of NBC in the 1970s. Tune in to hear all these stories and more.
Author SHELLEY HERMAN is an Emmy-nominated show-biz veteran, a longtime host, writer, producer and personality with decades of success on both sides of the camera. Now, she’s taking us back to the beginning of her career – when she joined the famous NBC Studio Page program. My Peacock Tale: Secrets Of An NBC Page is the story of Herman, her fellow pages who became lifelong friends, and the dizzying array of celebrities, hangers-on, has-beens, and legends that found their way through the halls of NBC Burbank in the mid-late 1970s.
In what Kirkus Reviews calls “a revealing and often delightful insider’s look at the heyday of network television,” Shelley Herman recalls the almost impossible-to-imagine situations behind the scenes amidst a who’s-who of 1970s entertainment culture. From a trip to see Elvis in Vegas that lead to Shelley getting into the Page program; to literally “breaking a leg” in an encounter that brought her an indelible moment with a musical hero; to being privy to the secrets of Joan Rivers’ feud with Johnny Carson; to all of the interpersonal, professional, and emotional connections forged by Shelley and her friends that would define this as the time of their lives.
That’s not counting stories about Andy Kaufman, Richard Pryor, Freddie Prinze, Gilda Radner, Robin Williams, Betty White, ex-Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, Redd Foxx, Frank Sinatra, John Travolta, and other still famous (and some forgotten) giants of film, television, and music. With direct honesty, this celebratory reminiscence offers a unique glimpse into the beginning of a young woman’s career amidst perhaps one of the most dynamic, colorful, and influential moments in recent cultural history.
A longtime writer and TV game show production veteran ("Supermarket Sweep"), Shelley Herman is a southern California native who has made a life in show business as a creator and performer, starting as a contestant on "The Dating Game" and eventually writing more than 1000 hours of game shows. Married to actor Randall Carver, the LA resident has been witness to fascinating chapters of TV industry history, and knows that the tales told in My Peacock Tale are just the beginning.
Links
Website: https://mypeacocktale.com
Book on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3PPjOVK
Have you ever felt like you were destined to fail? Or that things ‘almost’ happen for you in life but somehow things always fall short?
In Erwin McManus’s new book “Mind Shift’ he explores what it takes to break the cycle and become the genius you were designed to be.
In today’s conversation we sit down with Erwin and take a look at simple shifts you can make to find the change you desire and the ability to make your ideas into reality.
About Erwin Raphael McManus
Erwin Raphael McManus is an iconoclast, artist, and cultural thought leader known for his integration of creativity and spirituality. He is the founder of MOSAIC, a church movement started in the heart of Hollywood with campuses across Los Angeles, Orange County, Mexico City and Seattle, and a global community that spans the across the world. Erwin is the acclaimed author of “The Last Arrow,” “The Artisan Soul,” “Soul Cravings,” and “The Barbarian Way.” His books have sold more than a million copies worldwide. He lives in Los Angeles, California, with his wife, Kim McManus.
Links
Website
Facebook
Twitter
Instagram
How do we do a better exploring and creating ideas? One way is to look at the world through the lens of a childlike heart. Wonder and Curiosity become superpowers and daydreaming becomes the foundation for exploration.
Scott Hershovitz recently released a book exploring philosophy through the stories of children. In today's conversation we explore the concepts he explores in his book 'Nasty, Brutish, and Short: Adventures in Philosophy with my Kids.'
We cover a wide range of topics including ethics, law, working with Ruth Bader Ginsburg, fostering interest and curiosity in kids, relativism, the search for absolute truth, how to have a healthy debate, communicating your beliefs, and how everyone is an every day philosopher.
Scott Hershovitz is the Thomas G. and Mabel Long Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy at the University of Michigan. He directs the University’s Law and Ethics Program. And he co-edits Legal Theory.
Hershovitz served as a law clerk to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg of the United States Supreme Court and an attorney-advisor on the appellate staff of the Civil Division of the United States Department of Justice.
Links
Website: https://www.scotthershovitz.com
Book: https://www.scotthershovitz.com/book
Mark Hentemann has worked as a writer on some of the biggest shows on TV including The Late Show with David Letterman, Family Guy, 3 South, Run of the House, and Bordertown. But things don't always go 'right' when you are working in show business.
Mark shares his story of going from creating Greeting Cards to writing on The Last Show with David Letterman only to be laid off because of the 'Late Show Wars.' Not knowing what to do next, he took the leap to push into his dreams and move to LA. After meeting Seth MacFarlane, Mark ended up becoming a writer on Family Guy. It would seem like smooth sailing was on the horizon...but things didn't always go to plan. That's when Mark found the investing bug and launched Quantum Capital all while being the Show Runner for Family Guy!
In today's episode we dive deep into the world of creativity, writing, creating culture, and investing.
3:40 From Greeting Cards to The Late Show with David Letterman
13:15 Using adversity to becoming the best
16:16 Helping to launch Family Guy
19:19 Facing fear and investing in Real Estate
29:10 Why different voice creates a better show
33:00 When creating a show, how do you know where the line of appropriate is?
41:30 How to create a 'creative culture'
46:50 Why Mark loves Real Estate and how he can help you
Mark's Links
Website: https://quantumcapitalinc.com
Innovation doesn't always happen in the ways that you think. Sometimes it's about taking something people don't want or have a use for and creating something they do want. That's what Emily Darchuck did when she thought up the solution for whey waste birthing her company Wheyward Spirit.
Wheyward Spirit is an award-winning liquor that is disrupting an entire industry. Her mission-driven product brings the natural food ethos into the spirit category where both consumers and local farmers need it most.
Wheyward Spirit is now partnering with Ben & Jerry's to help them bring back the popular 'Dublin Mudslide' back from the ice cream flavor graveyard.
In today's episode, we chat about product development and innovation, rethinking waste products, the power of farm-to-flask, innovation and creating your own space, and why female-owned businesses are so important.
Links
Website: https://www.wheywardspirit.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Thewheywardspirit/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/WheywardSpirit
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wheywardspirit/
Twila True is an entrepreneur, philanthropist, and mentor to young females entering the world of entrepreneurship and finance. Twila's roots are from the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, one of the poorest communities in the U.S. She overcome a challenging family upbringing to become a business Megaforce owning, investing, and operating several multi-million-dollar companies in the entertainment, beauty, fashion, food, and real estate industries. She was named one of Entrepreneur Magazine's "100 Women of Impact" and one of SUCCESS Magazine's "WOMEN OF INFLUENCE" both in 2022.
Her businesses include Volume Ventures and 1500 Sound Academy which has worked with world-renowned artists like Kendrick Lamar, Bruno Mars, Sean "Diddy" Combs, Master P, Snoop Dog, and multiple others. She currently serves as CEO of True Family Enterprises, TrueLane Homes, Twila True Fine Jewelry, and Twila True Collaborations. Beyond the world of business, Twila is active in charitable ventures including an orphanage assistance foundation in China and a Native American personal development foundation in the U.S.
In today's episode, we chat about managing multiple companies, the power of business and entrepreneurship, building success from nothing, creating new mindsets, opportunity over passion, the line between confidence and being a jerk, dealing with people who oppose you, and much more.
Links
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/twilatrue/
Twila True Enterprises: https://www.truefamilyenterprises.com
Volume Ventures: https://volumeventuresllc.com
1500 Sound Academy: https://www.1500soundacademy.com
Today's conversation is with Billionaire businessman David Rubenstein. David started his career as a lawyer before working at the White House under President Jimmy Carter. He now spends his time hosting two shows on Television, "The David Rubenstein Show: Peer to Peer Conversations" on Bloomberg TV and History with David Rubenstein on PBS. He is also focused on philanthropic endeavors with the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the National Gallery of Art, the Council on Foreign Relations, and The Economic Club of Washington, D.C.
In his recently released book 'The American Experiment: Dialogues On A Dream,' David Rubenstein explores the American Experiment into democracy, culture, innovation, and ideas through conversations with those impacting our country in various ways. As I sat down with David, we discussed various topics from this book and his life. Ultimately this leads to one question, 'Is the American Experiment and Dream dead?'
Early in our conversation David recalls telling Jeff Bezos that Amazon wasn't going anywhere and didn't have a big future. As we continue the discussion we chat about the January 6th insurrection, Diversity, the medium and craft of interviews/conversations, Ken Burns and his insights into history, what it takes to have longevity in what you do, Wynton Marsalis and his views on Jazz and the American Story, Faith in America, and much more.
Later in the interview, we look at David's success in the world of business. He gives us a look into what it took to build the Carlyle Group, what the life of a billionaire is actually like, and why philanthropy is so important to him.
Join us as we explore the importance of The American Experiment and it's future.
Links
Website: https://www.davidrubenstein.com
The American Experiment Book: https://amzn.to/3JlwezT
The last few years have been rough for everyone, but it especially hit the world of Broadway hard. After touring the world with the hit musical 'Hamilton' today's guest Fergie Philippe was set to start staring on the On-Broadway production of the show. As he moved from the touring version of Hamilton and started to perform as Hercules Mulligan and James Madison on the Broadway production the pandemic hit and the show was shut down.
But the shutdown didn't slow down Fergie. He got the creative juices going and came up with another hit idea. A podcast about The Muppets. He pitched the idea to 'The Broadway Podcast Network.' They loved the concept of creating a show all about The Muppets to correspond to the release on Disney +. 'It's Time to Meet the Muppets' is an in-depth look into each episode of this beloved franchise.
Now that Broadway is reopened, Fergie is back performing on the stage. In today's conversation, Fergie shares his very unique journey from Miami, Florida to the stages of Broadway. We also discuss Jim Henson's Muppets, how he fell in love with them, why the Muppets connect with generations of people, and why 'The Broadway Podcast Network' would want a show not about Broadway on their platform.
Later in the episode, we dive deeper into the future of Broadway, race and diversity, and how Broadway is reenvisioning the type of shows they create.
Links
It's Time to Meet the Muppets: https://broadwaypodcastnetwork.com/podcast/its-time-to-meet-the-muppets/
The Broadway Podcast Network: https://broadwaypodcastnetwork.com
Fergie's Website: https://www.fergiephilippe.com
Podcast Magazine Article: https://podcastmagazine.com/its-time-to-meet-the-muppets
Hamilton Website: http://www.broadway.com/shows/hamilton-broadway/
Very few people reach the pinnacle of their dreams only to walk away from it. Tom Bancroft reached the top of the animation world by becoming one of the top animators and character designers. He worked on projects including Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Lion King, Pocahontas, Mulan, and Brother Bear. But he is best know for creating the character Mushu for Milan and for animating Young Simba for The Lion King.
After thirteen years at Disney and working on approximately nine features, Tom left Disney to pursue another adventure working at Big Idea Productions as a Supervising Director/Co-creator. Most recently Tom has been Artist in Residence at Lipscomb University in Nashville Tennessee.
Tom's most recent adventure is launching a brand new animation studio, PENCILISH ANIMATION STUDIOS using crowd investing where everyday people can be an owner in the new studio.
In today's episode, we discuss how you can own an Animation Studio and be a part of Pencilish, his time at Disney and Big Idea, Disney's second golden age of animation, teaching animation, crowd investing, faith in media, and much more.
Pencilish Animation Studio: https://www.pencilish.com
Invest at WeFunder: https://wefunder.com/pencilish
The Bancroft Brothers Animation Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-bancroft-brothers-animation-podcast/id911802874
Ask any American about our health system and they will tell you the same thing. 'It's broken.' The system seems to be rigged against the consumer only to benefit the insurance companies and health care systems.
Steve Neeleman has spent years working in this system as a doctor and seen how the system treats people. But his story is much more personal on how the health care system even failed him. In today's episode, Dr. Neeleman gives us a look into how his company 'Health Equity' is helping individuals, families, and businesses to truly invest into their health through HSA, FSA, HRA programs. These programs help every day people to invest into their long term health.
Beyond talking about health, we also discuss his family and their entrepreneurial endeavors, building startups, how personal experience sparks ideas, the impacts of health and finance, and much more.
Links
https://healthequity.com
About Steve
Stephen Neeleman is the CEO and founder of HealthEquity (www.healthequity.com), a personal healthcare financial service and health savings account company based in Draper, UT. Dr. Neeleman founded HealthEquity to repair the fractured relationship between patients and their physicians and to help more people obtain quality health insurance by re-introducing consumerism into healthcare.
As a board-certified physician, Dr. Neeleman brings to HealthEquity passion and firsthand knowledge for the practice of medicine.
Prior to his medical training, Dr. Neeleman worked as general manager for Morris Air (later acquired by Southwest Airlines), in Utah.
Dr. Neeleman combined efficiency, technology and excellent customer service to succeed in a rocky industry. This innovative business model allowed Morris Air to rise above financially struggling competitors. Dr. Neeleman's goal is to use this model to help save another struggling industry: American healthcare.
In addition to his duties as CEO of HealthEquity, Dr. Neeleman is currently a practicing general and trauma surgeon for Intermountain Healthcare at American Fork Hospital and Utah Valley Regional Medical Center in Utah. Dr. Neeleman was appointed by Governor Gary Herbert to serve as a board member of HIP Utah, Utah’s high-risk insurance pool. He also serves on the Council for Affordable Health Insurance HSA Working Group and on America’s Health Insurance Plans’ HSA Leadership Council. Dr. Neeleman is a former assistant professor of surgery at the University of Arizona and the co-author of The Complete HSA Guidebook—How to make health savings accounts work for you!
Dr. Neeleman completed his undergraduate degree and played football at Utah State University. He attended medical school at the University of Utah and completed his surgical training at the University of Arizona.
Routines may seem boring or outdated. In today's age we love spontaneity, going with the flow, and changing things up. But what if this kind of lifestyle is actually killing our productivity, shortening our lives, and steeling the possibility of success in both the work place and in life?
After years of studying Routine, Dr. Angel Iscovich set out to learn how these healthy patterns of life can unlock the the potential in our lives and help us find the longevity, happiness, and make us more productive.
In his new book 'Routineology: 'The Art of Routine,' Dr. I shares the lessons he has learned and how we can live a more fulfilled life through creating healthy routines.
Throughout the episode we talk about the power of routine, survival and success, time bubbles, how Covid has impacted our daily patterns, finding out the places that your life is disrupted, and much more.
Dr. Angel Iscovich, “Dr. I” was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina to survivors from World War II. Growing up in the shadow of this devastating conflict, he and his family struggled financially with little to call their own. As a young immigrant to the United States, a world of opportunity led him to explore Philosophy and Medicine. Graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy (Summa Cum Laude) from the University of Puget Sound brought him to the University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, and post graduate training in Psychiatry, and his interest in Human Behavior; most notably the focus Emergency Medicine. He served as a part-time teacher and mentor as Associate Clinical Professor at USC Keck School of Medicine over a period of ten years at Los Angeles County Medical Center. Interest in leadership, organizational development, and strategy was exercised in the corporate health care sector over many years, as well as in philanthropy, serving most recently as the Chair of Direct Relief, the top-rated charity in the United States. This broad experience affords Dr. I with a unique view into human behavior, aiding in his continual search for meaning and purpose in our lives.
Links
Book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1510764550/
Website: https://www.angeliscovich.com/
Acting is an art that is learned through experience and good teachers. The art of acting is a representation of humanity. Often those outside 'Hollywood' and the stage overlook the complexity of what makes a great actor. That's where Michelle Danner comes in. She is one of the leading acting coaches helping the 'A-list' of actors from the stage to the TV Shows and Movies we watch. As a teacher, she co-founded the Los Angeles Acting Conservatory and the Edgar Center for the Arts. Her students have included Christian Slater, Salma Hayek, Gerard Butler, Seth MacFarlane, Gabrielle Union, Zooey Deschanel, James Franco, and Chris Martin.
Beyond teaching the next generation of leading actors, Michelle is also creating and directing her own movies. She can often be found at leading film festivals around the world. Her new film 'The Runner' premiered at the Conquest Film Festival in March. What makes this movie special is while it was filmed prior to Covid, all the editing and final production were finished after the lockdowns of the pandemics.
In today's show we talk about what it was like growing up in the world of European Cinema, teaching actors, creating and directing movies, The Golden Box of Acting, the world of film festivals, and some personal stories of working with the leading actors and actresses in the world.
Michelle's Links
Website: https://www.michelledanner.com
The Runner: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5886520/
Poetry seems to be a lost art. For many it's a side passion, hobby, or something they simply like to read in their spare time. The age of Walt Whitman, John Keats, Robert Frost, William Blake, Langston Hughes, E.E. Cummings have all come to their end. Even the great Maya Angelou has passed away leaving us wonder if the life of a professional poet is possible in our current age. How would one even be able to build a career as a poet today?
Fortunately a new generation of poets are rising up to use written and spoken word to communicate powerful messages and reconnect us with humanity and the world around us. One of those poets is IN-Q.
IN-Q is a National Poetry Slam champion, award-winning poet, and multi-platinum songwriter. His groundbreaking achievements include being named to Oprah's SuperSoul 100 list of the world's most influential thought leaders, being the first spoken word artist to perform with Cirque Du Soleil, and being featured on A&E, ESPN, and HBO's Def Poetry Jam. He's inspired audiences around the world through his live performances and storytelling workshops. Many of his recent poetry videos have gone viral with over 70 million views combined.
In today's conversation IN-Q joins us to share his insights into the life of a modern poet, how he became a poet, using the language of poetry to communicate powerful messages, the importance of the muse, and how to craft a story.
IN-Q’s Links
Website: https://in-q.com
Book: https://amzn.to/2UCCwXC
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inqlife/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/INQonline
Innovative tech often defined by either the hardware or the software. In the last few years it seems like the big names in tech are being driven by the software they develop often looking like SaaS. While software and apps can be trendy its typically the changes in hardware partnered with software that brings systemic changes in our lives.
Now a lot of that tech is experienced in our daily lives without truly knowing how it works or all the pieces that bring it together. Today's guest Todd Eckler is the Chief Revenue Officer of Piezo Motion. Their pumps and engines are impacting a wide range of sectors including robotics, avionics and aeronautics, med-tech, smart homes, drones, and beyond. Not only is Piezo Motion creating incredible tech, they are partnering with world changing organizations to implement these piezo technologies in precise tools.
Throughout the conversation we discuss the research and development process, what piezo technology does and where it is found, identifying and building the right opportunities, how strategic partnerships are significant for your business growth, why precision matters, and much more.
If you think this technology is only impacting high tech, you would be surprised to learn that it impacts your own life. Piezo technology can be found in your grill, acoustic guitar pickups, and much more. So join us as we dive deep into an overlooked and often unknown world of tech hardware.
Links
Piezo Motion Website: https://piezomotion.com
'Innovation Happens at the Edges.' This is a quote that I often reference from today's guest, Jeff DeGraff. Jeff has spent his life exploring, teaching, and sparking creativity and innovation in the lives of those around him. As a teacher at Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan he has helped students understand the practical tools to that unlock that innovation and creativity in their careers. As the co-founder of Innovatriums he helps startups and leading global corporations apply those principles in their product and service development.
His new book 'The Creative Mindset: Mastering the Six Skills that Empower Innovation' is quickly becoming a practical handbook and guide to bring those principles from the Ross School of Business and Innovatriums to creators around the world. In the book, Jeff and his business partner / wife Staney take the reader through six skills to move them from the theory of innovation and creativity to the application of these skills in their own daily lives and businesses. This new creator class is redefining the future through positive deviant ideas. Throughtout the interview we learn about the 'CREATE' skills from the book: concentrate, replicate, elaborate, associate, translate, evaluate.
Beyond exploring the concepts from the book in today's conversation we also take a look at the differences between Innovation and Creativity, how to find 'Ideas that catch you', Why putting the 'New' into the 'Old' will always fail, finding your stream of consciousness..better known as flow, tools to game the system, and why we need to rethink what we are teaching the next generation of creators.
My favorite quote from the conversation: 'What if the key to creativity in your life isn't about starting something new? What if it's stopping something old?'
Helpful Links
Jeff's Website: https://jeffdegraff.com
The Book: https://amzn.to/2TLVBpX
Jeff on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/degraffjeff/
Episode 12 of jumbleThink with Jeff: https://www.jumblethink.com/podcast/episodes/2017/3/3/ep-12-jeff-degraff
There are many things that young kids dream of growing up to be. One of the dreams of countless kids is to grow up and be a professional basketball player. I know for me, there were few things I liked to do more than shoot hoops in the basketball court behind our house.
For many kids born in the 70s and 80s they spent their time watching their favorite teams and players compete in aggressive games. Maybe it was Magic Johnson and the L.A. Lakers. It could have been Larry Bird and the Boston Celtics. As the 90s hit there seemed to be a new powerhouse emerge with Michael Jordan in the Chicago Bulls. I feel fortunate to have grown up with those memories of a time before the internet and the excitement to watch the next great matchup live on TV.
There were many big players on the Bulls. Many people quickly think of Michael Jordan and Scotty Pippen. But the 'big guy' on the team was center Bill Cartwright. His career in the NBA started with the New York Knicks but what he is known for is his time with the Bulls and his coaching. Bill won 3 NBA Championships with the Bulls as a player and 2 more as a coach.
In today's episode we talk about what it was like to play in the NBA, to play on the NBA Champion Chicago Bulls, playing with Michael Jordan, the difference between playing and coaching, what it takes to be an elite athlete, the power to team, and life beyond the game.
Over the last few years the reputation of Journalists and Media Outlets has taken a real hit. The question of agenda, integrity, and honesty has come to the forefront as the daily news is covered. So what does it take to be a rock solid journalist in a modern on demand world?
Host Michael Woodward sat down with 'To Catch A Predator' creator and host Chris Hansen to hear his story into journalism and why he continues to be passionate about telling the true story in a compelling way. While Chris is best known for his work on 'To Catch a Predator,' the show only highlights a small portion of his career. He has covered breaking stories including the 9/11 Attacks, Columbine High School Massacre, the Oklahoma City Bombing, the Unabomber, and much more.
Not only do we talk about his impressive career, but Chris gives us a look into new stories he is telling through Discovery+, his YouTube Channel, and his new podcast 'Predictors I've Caught with Chris Hansen.' While the stories and the news changes, Chris's passion for doing the hard work of journalism continues to push him to explore the untold and often hidden stories around us every day. Later in the conversation Chris shares some tips on how podcasts and other content creators can step up their game and become better journalists and storytellers too.
Links to Chris's Projects & Social Links
Chris's Projects on Discovery+: https://www.discoveryplus.com
Unseamly: The Investigation of Peter Nygård
Onision: In Real Life
Podcast: Predators I've Caught with Chris Hansen
https://toppodcast.com/podcast_feeds/predators-ive-caught-with-chris-hansen/
Chris on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgKTJAN-IrVyX-jIJ5INEhA
Chris on Twitter: https://twitter.com/chrishansen
Everyone has an opinion on why Trump won the election. It had to be race or sexism. It had to be about electing an outsider. I had to do with not wanting a woman president. Racist, Sexist, Misogyny, Bigotry, Bully, Liar are all words that have been used to define Trump and his followers.
But emotions and assumptions are not the way you find truth. You much use research, data, interviews, true journalism, and an honest look at not only Tump but also our culture. Cliff Oxford started to question the popular narrative and wanted to discover the truth about the election of Donald Trump. Was it racism, sexism, or something else?
His book 'A Redneck Reverie:The Rationale for the Trump Phenomenon' which combines data-driven insights and real life experiences to explain Donald Trump’s election to the White House and the intersection with rural cultures across America. Having lived his life among both country folk and the elite, Cliff has the exact insights needed to not only help explain how we got here, but to provide guidance on the road moving forward.
In today's conversation we dive deeper into the discoveries outlined in the book and how over 40 years of changes really led to the election of 2016.
Cliff Oxford is founder of CliffCo., an international think tank symposium, and author of A Redneck Reverie: The Rationale for the Trump Phenomenon. A Redneck Reverie is Cliff’s third book. His two previous books, LAMBS (Liberal Arts Majors in Business Society) to Leaders and KNOW GROW EXIT-How Entrepreneurs Start and Finish Fast, continue his unique leadership roles in academia, journalism, and real-world entrepreneurship. Oxford started, built, and sold two national brands: Oxford Center for Entrepreneurs, which sold to Advantage Media and STI Knowledge, an Inc 13 company.
Cliff won the Atlanta Entrepreneur of the Year award and landed the highly coveted spot as Visionary and Execution leader in the Gartner Group Magic Quadrant. He has been a featured columnist for The New York Times and Forbes and was named Atlanta’s Entrepreneur of the Year by the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce. Later this year, Oxford will be awarded the 2020 Men Impact Change Award by Dr. George E. Holmes of the Black Caucus Foundation ALC.
Links
The Book: https://amzn.to/32RRGtc
Twitter: https://twitter.com/cliffatcliffco
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cliffoxford/
We all have the 'dream' career. The one that seems just a little too impossible to become reality. But what if your ideas could be the foundation for the dream job? What if you could make a living off your ideas? Jeffrey Madoff believes it is possible to turn make a living off your ideas. He recently released a new book 'Creative Careers: Making a Living with Your Ideas' to explore that idea. By weaving the stories of successful creatives and lessons in his own life, he helps to teach us how ideas can be the foundation for the life of your dreams.
In today's conversation we talk about the power of wonder, creativity, living a fulfilled life, and how you too can create your ideas.
Quote: In business, a brand is a story well told. ‘ Jeffrey Madoff.
Jeffrey Madoff is the founder of Madoff Productions, based in New York City. Jeff is considered a storyteller and incisive interviewer. He has used those talents to help position major brands such as Ralph Lauren, Victoria’s Secret, Radio City Music Hall, and the Harvard School for Public Health.
Jeff began his career as a fashion designer. He was chosen one of the top 10 designers in the U.S. then switched careers to film and video production. He has since expanded his reach to include teaching, book and playwriting, and theatrical producing.
He is an adjunct professor at Parsons School for Design, teaching a course he developed called “Creativity: Making a Living with Your Ideas”. Every week Madoff has a conversation with a guest from a wide variety of fields, from artists and entrepreneurs to venture capitalists and business leaders. A book about his class, entitled “Creative Careers: Making a Living with Your Ideas”, was published by Hachette.
Jeff has been a featured speaker at Wharton School, NYU Steinhardt, North Carolina State, SXSW Brazil, Google Next and many others.
He has written and is producing a play based on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame legend, Lloyd Price. Its world premiere will be at People’s Light Theater.
Jeff graduated with honors from the University of Wisconsin with degrees in philosophy & psychology. Madoff was also on the wrestling team, which combined with his academic studies prepared him for a life in the film and theater business.
Links
Madoff Productions: https://madoffproductions.com/
Book: https://amzn.to/3rGliU9
Have you ever seen posts about the 'Jet-Setting Lifestyle' and thought to yourself, that looks amazing but I could never do that? Traveling around the world in private jets, staying in the best hotels, freedom at your fingertips. It sounds like luxury and lifestyle only found in your dreams.
But more and more business owners, top executives, and families are seeing as more that a luxury, it's about safety. How we travel, where we travel, and how to make that business and vacation travel safe and reliable is at the top of everyone's minds. What once was about is now about safety and convenience.
Private aviation is finding a new uptick in a Covid and Post-Covid world. We sat down with Nick Tarascio, the second generation CEO of New York based Ventura Air Services and a license jet pilot to learn how individuals are both using charter services for travel and even taking it a step further and purchasing their own private planes.
After seeing a decline in business at the start of Covid, he and the Ventura team are now seeing a rapid growth of private air travel. And while private air travel might not be in everyones reach, it's surprising just how affordable and attainable it can be to take a chartered flight or even make that dream of owing your own plane a reality.
For Nick air travel is more than just a lifestyle, being a pilot has taught him how to be a better person. He has taken the lessons he learned and applies what he calls a 'Pilot Mindset' to the aviation, business, and personal world.
In today's conversation we talk about travel in the age of Covid, the business of owning a jet (or even a fleet of jets), entrepreneurship, how to have laser focus, and how it's more affordable to own a plane than you could ever imagine.
Links
Ventura Air Services: https://ventura.aero
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/venturajet
We all go through seasons where we question what we believe. Many things can trigger these questions of faith and convictions. Some completely loose their belief structures. Others make a rediscovery into a deeper faith. All who go through this journey struggle with the pain, doubt, depression, and loss that is felt through the process.
But what happens when your faith is public and part of your career? What happens when it's a pillar of your message? We sat down with Grammy Award winning rapper Lecrae to hear about the deconstruction of his religion and how he rediscovered a faith in Jesus through the brokenness.
Lecrae also shares this journey in his new book 'I Am Restored: How I lost my religion but found my faith' along with documenting his rediscovery journey in his documentary 'The Road to Restoration.'
Throughout the episode we weave through his journey covering topics including music, faith, Christianity, race, rediscovery, depression and mental health, and how we can build a better community within our churches across the country.
Lecrae has collaborated with John Legend, Tori Kelly, YK Osiris, Hulvey, and countless others. He has won two Grammy Awards and eight Dove Awards. In 2015 he became the first rapper to win the BET Award for Best Gospel Artist. Beyond music, Lecrae is a social activist asking hard questions about race, fatherhood, and homelessness.
Links
Lecrae's Website: https://lecrae.com
Lecrae's Book 'I Am Restored' https://amzn.to/3l9xFq3
Small businesses across the country are struggling through the pandemic. New York City may have been hit harder than any other city in the United States. While certain industries have survived this season of shut downs, the world of entertainment has been especially hit hard.
Dani Zoldan is the co-owner of Stand Up NY, a comedy club in Manhattan. But they aren't sitting by just hoping that one day someone will rescue them. Instead the team at Stand Up NY has been creating unique solutions to the shut down. From pop up shows on the back of pick up trucks to shows in Central Park to shows on subway cars, they are helping the mental health of individuals all throughout the city while giving comics an outlet to share their gifts.
But Dani hasn't stopped there. He has been a voice for small business sharing his story and the story of other businesses on media both locally and in the US. Beyond being a voice for small business and comedy he has also helped to bring resources to comics in the city. Most recently he is helping comedians find health care for their needs with a partnership with Kamin Health.
In today's episode we talk about small business, health care, comedy, government, and navigating the complex times of Covid-19.
Stand Up NY: https://www.standupny.com
Dani on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dzoldan
Recently I started to reassess what I believe. What I believe in business and my personal life. One revelation was that I believe in People over Projects. As a dreamer and idea maker it's easy to lose my way and forget why I chase those ideas and dreams. In business it's easy to get hyper focused on a client project and website I'm building and loose sight of who I'm building it for so that I can get the project wrapped and get paid.
In today's episode I explore what it means to be People over Project base. Early in the conversation I talk about my personal experience with people based versus project based organizations. We continue to explore how this plays out in business by looking at objective/tasks and how that impacts our view of those working within a project.
Later in the episode I give 7 reasons by people over projects are important for dreamers and idea makers and how it changes the process creating our ideas and dreams.
Over the past few years the topic of Mental Health has been intensified because of the Covid and Opioid Pandemic. Many who never struggled with depression or anxiety have been overwhelmed by emotions that are overtaking their lives every day.
Community of faith are now wrestling what this means within their churches and synagogues. Everyone knows someone who suffers from anxiety, depression, or another form of mental illness, but a stigma around mental health remains--especially in the church. As a pastor and licensed psychotherapist Ryan Casey Waller has taken on the relationship of mental health and faith while addressing the role of self-care, compassion, and restoration.
Ryan isn't just looking as this from a clinical and professional point of view. He is also a co-sufferer in the journey of finding health not only for others but also for himself. In today's conversation we look at the realities facing Depression and Anxiety and how the faith community can help bring hope and help for those struggling.
Links:
The book: https://www.thomasnelson.com/p/depression-anxiety-and-other-things-we-dont-want-to-talk-about
Ryan's Website: https://www.ryancaseywaller.com
Creativity and passion are hard to define and often even harder to keep doing year after year. Yet Switchfoot not only was a part of the soundtrack of our youth they also continue to stay relevant in our ever changing world. 25 years later they are reshaping how they connect with fans during the global pandemic.
In today's conversation we sit down with Switchfoot's Jon Foreman to discuss how he continues to stay passion filled and creative all these years later. We talk about his upcoming solo album 'Departures' which is a sound track to help navigate the last year of loss and lament.
Later in the conversation Jon shares about Switchfoot's new adventures of Covid Concert series 'Fantastic Not Traveling Music Show' and their upcoming live streaming event 'Live from Petco Park.'
One of my favorite parts of the conversation is when Jon and I chat about how unexpected situations can often lead to hero moments.
Links
Switchfoot & Live from Petco Park: https://switchfoot.com
Jon Foreman & the 'Departures' Album: https://jonforeman.com
Have you ever had what you thought was 'the next big idea?' Maybe you have been mulling over a dream that has stuck with you for years but never chased it. There are many reasons we hack our dreams and set ourselves up for failure.
Kary Oberbrunner set out to find an 'Unhackable' method for closing the gap between dreaming and doing. It become his mission for over 6 years to discover if humans could become Unhackable. He explored neurobiology, art, science, technology, education, athletics, the military, and business. At the end of his exploration he emerged with an answer.
In today's conversation we dive deep into the lessons he learned along his journey to discovery. We talk about boon, decision making, claiming the promise, and how you can take 30 days to rewire your life to create an Unhackable way forward for your dreams.
Book: https://amzn.to/2Ke8S6s
Website: https://karyoberbrunner.com
Many people would expect an NFL Player's passion to be fulfilled in football. Playing, watching, and talking about the game. But just like any other job, it's often not the driving factor for a player. But along the way, it's easy to forget who you are and what you stand for. Ultimately wearing a 'mask' and playing the part you think others expect from you.
Sam Acho faced these fears and the pressure to perform the expected way. While at the peak as a professional football player, he struggled to let others see the true person he was. Not only did this impact him, but it also impacted those around him. As he finishes his football career, he now addresses the lessons he has learned along the way in his new book 'Let the World See You'
In the book, Sam helps you break free from society’s perceived limits and embrace the freedom of living as the genuine you. By sharing lessons and interactions with others throughout his life, Acho reveals how you can overcome your fears and discover the freedom of living as the genuine you.
Throughout the conversation Sam shares stories on how football and faith have impacted his life. And while football was his career, it was his faith that helped him find himself and filled him with the passion and purpose that fulfills everyday life.
Sam is an NFL player, writer, public speaker, and humanitarian. A linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, he speaks widely at colleges, events, conferences, and churches, and also co-hosted the podcast, Relevant Is Doing a Sports Podcast. The founder and president of Athletes for Justice, he is a vice president of the NFL players association and a graduate of the University of Texas and the Thunderbird School of Global Management.
Links
https://www.thomasnelson.com/p/let-the-world-see-you/
Christmas to many is the most wonderful time of the year. As the song goes, 'There'll be much mistltoeing, And hearts will be glowing, When loved ones are near, It's the most wonderful time of the year.' But one of the staples in every holiday rotation is the Christmas Movie. There are even a few major TV networks that have defined their brand by the seasonal movies they play, almost year-round.
Today's guest Lauren Swickard not only stars in a new Christmas Movie on Netflix, but she also created, wrote, and produced it. Her real-life husband and “General Hospital” star Josh Swickard stars opposite her in the movie. 'A California Christmas' is coming to Netflix on December 14th. The movie was also one of the first feature films to be produced during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Lauren has quickly established herself as a powerful woman in film. She has written and sold multiple original screenplays throughout her short but impressive professional career. Lauren’s next endeavor is her role as lead writer and producer for “Casa Grande” - an episodic series she created that is scheduled for distribution in early 2021. The hour-long serial narrative drama follows an ensemble cast through the intertwining lives of various families in the farmland of Northern California.
In today's conversation, we learn about Lauren's indirect route to becoming a writer and actress, the art of writing screenplays, how to find inspiration in story, the importance of story to communicate humanity, and much more.
Links
A California Christmas: https://www.netflix.com/title/81344378
Lauren's Instagram: http://instagram.com/laurenswickard/
When you think of women's sports you might think of soccer, figure skating, basketball, track and field, or gymnastics. But when was the last time you thought about professional women's football? If you are like me, most likely never. But there is a growing movement of women playing elite football. Adrienne is one of the women but her journey is so much deeper. She's bringing together sports, education, and entertainment to create something special. As a football player, she has won multiple national championships. As an entertainer, she has acted in shows like 'Orange Is the New Black.' And in education, she has used her entrepreneurial skills to launch 'Blitz Champz.'
In the conversation today, Adrienne shares her story of how she went to Columbia for an MBA only to discover that there was a place for her to pursue football. We talk about the state of women's football and how it is maturing into something pretty special.
Later in the conversation, we talk about her passion for entrepreneurship and how education drives the mission of the businesses she builds. Amazing brands like Blitz Champz, Gridiron Queendom, and Harlem Hip-Hop Tours.
Join us as we cover a lot of ground and get inspired by the life of Adrienne Smith.
Links
Website: http://www.adriennethe10.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/adriennethe10
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adriennethe10/
If you have ever traveled or live in a city you most likely have used a rideshare app like Uber or Lyft. They are convenient, affordable, and easy to use. Most of the time it's a great experience that is beneficial to both the rider and the driver. However, one question comes over time and time again. How safe are rideshare apps and what are companies like Uber and Lyft doing to create a safe space for everyone that uses these tools?
Syed Gilani and the team at Safr felt like they could answer this question and build a better App for women and others who don't feel safe using the existing tools. In today's conversation, we chat with Syed about how their approach to rideshare is creating the safest, most secure riding experience in the industry. He answers the question 'Why truly reliable and safe transportation for women is so hard to find?' He also shares the complexity the COVID-19 pandemic has brought to the rideshare space.
Later in the conversation, we discuss the world of startups, app development, startup funding, entrepreneurship, and more.
Links
https://www.gosafr.com
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Often our lives lead to places we never imagine. It could be an unexpected opportunity, a class that we took that sparks a new interest, an accident that leads to a different path, or a million other little things that open a new door.
Ben Milliken has had that kind of unexpected journey that has led to success in acting. Ben Milliken was raised on the northern beaches outside Sydney Australia. Ben had planned a career as a boxer and was an amateur boxer for 10 years. After studying the world of TV and Film at On Camera Studio, he stepped into the world of acting.
In 2008 Ben starred in the independent feature film, Newcastle which debuted at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival. He then moved to Los Angeles to continue his pursuit of acting and began landing roles in multiple films and television projects including Blue Crush 2.
More recently Ben stared in Amazon’s hit show ‘Bosch.’ He also was in ‘Mighty Oak’ playing the character ‘Darby.’
Links
Ben's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ben.milliken/?hl=en
Mighty Oak: https://mightyoakthemovie.com
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Often we live life hiding from the dreams and ideas we have. Most of the time it's because we don't really know who we are. Our identity can often be masked by insecurities and failures. In today's episode, Josh Cary shares how he went from hiding to an entrepreneur helping others find their true self. When we answer the question of identity we can find true confidence and a place of belonging. By finding your true voice you can step into the fullness of how you can impact the world.
Links
Josh's Website: https://joshcary.com/
PodMAX: https://podmax.co
Josh Cary spent 40 years in hiding! That’s right. He was hiding every aspect of himself and showing up with a ‘mask’ on in all areas of life trying to gain the approval of everyone else.
At 19, he changed his name and entered into, what would become, a 15-year career as a professional actor and filmmaker. The applause and external accolades didn’t completely heal his feelings of anxiety and insecurities and he found himself more isolated than ever.
Today, Josh is the co-founder of PodMAX (an On Air Brands company), a podcast production and media company that provides training and events catered to entrepreneurs who have a meaningful message to share.
Josh is also an accomplished podcast host of two shows with over 200 combined episodes.
Somewhere along the way, we lost our sense of story. We traded it in for better models, systems, and data. But the world is longing for story again. People are looking for the stories that pass on gathered wisdom, reveal our identity, convey responsibility, instill values, and uncover the truth.
Robert Fergusson has a passion for story. It's the method in which he communicates messages which help to bring clarity and impact into the lives of those he teaches. In his new book 'Are You Getting This', Robert shares 20 techniques to help you rediscover the power of story in your own life. He teaches how you can begin to incorporate the craft of storytelling back into your own life.
In today's conversation, we discuss the importance of story in our culture today and how the rediscovery of the art of story is something that is needed more than ever. It helps us to explore and share ideas that matter and ultimately helps us to spark changes in our thoughts and actions. Join us as we ask the question 'What story are you telling yourself?'
Links
Book: Are You Getting This - https://hillsongstore.com/aygt/
About Robert Fergusson
Robert Fergusson has been part of the teaching team at Hillsong Church for the last 30 years. He is English by birth, Australian by choice, and European by taste. He has seven growing grandchildren, three married children, and one patient wife. He is a biologist by training but dislikes the color green. He is a teacher by calling but hates marking. He loves traveling, reading, photography, and coffee. For over 40 years, he has taught people how to live in order to please God. He and his wife currently live in the parrot-filled suburbs of Sydney.
Finding your purpose can seem like an impossible task. Yet there is this internally calling that each of us feels in which we believe were we created for something. But how do we go from 'a feeling' to a roadmap to step into our full purpose? In today's show, Mark Delaney shares how we no longer need to wonder if we will stumble into our purpose. Instead, we can clearly know it and have a path forward. This purpose leads us to find impact in our lives and in the lives of those around us. It takes vulnerability, being confident in ourselves, overcoming the false answer of pride, knowing what to trust, and ultimately the willingness to step out of our comfort zone and into the unknown. It's time to live a life that matters.
Mark and his wife Adena are on a mission. Their belief is that "We all have a great purpose. We can know it clearly and be set free to pursue it boldly!" They created a program called The Purpose Mastermind. This is a 4-week program that enables people to clarify their major life purpose and be set free from any mindsets that hold them back from boldly pursuing it. In the last couple of years, they have become empty-nesters and they are committed to spending the rest of their lives empowering others to live a life of purpose.
Links
Mark Delaney's Website: https://markdelaney.me
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Design is much more than how something looks or functions. It's the process of bringing the analytical and creative together to innovate and create. Robert Niemiec and Twisthink are helping some of the leading brands to find a new approach to their process by incorporating a 'human-centered' sense of design. Their approach brings together design, technology, and strategy to help design a better future not only for the brand but also for the people it serves.
'Innovation is not an event, it's a process. It's a process that needs to be woven culturally into every organization.' - Bob Niemiec
Robert Niemiec is Managing Partner at Twisthink, a digital innovation partner working to help companies bring their new products or services to life. Through hands-on partnerships fueled by strategic insight, human-centered design, and advanced technology, Twisthink empowers each of their clients to imagine, develop, and launch exciting new user experiences that “their” customers will love!
For nearly 2 decades the Twisthink team has consistently unlocked game-changing opportunities for clients in a broad range of markets including residential, industrial, healthcare, automotive, manufacturing, and many things in between. Because at Twisthink, they’re not tethered to industry paradigms or mired by the day-to-day constraints of those industries. They flow between industries and can spot consumer, design, and technology trends that affect them all. They’re entirely devoted to creating the ideal user experience, which allows their customers to become leaders in their industries and accelerate growth.
Links
Twisthink: https://twisthink.com
In the last several generations there have been shows that have defined and informed the culture around us. One of those shows was 'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.' In today's conversation, Daphne Maxwell Reid joins us to share what it was like to be 'Aunt Viv' on the show. We chat about the upcoming 'Fresh Prince of Bel-Air: 30 Years Later' reunion coming to HBO Max on Thanksgiving weekend. We also talk about her career as an actor working on shows including Hill Street Blues, The Love Boat, and The A-Team.
Later in the conversation, we dive deep into Race, Religion, photography, finding joy in life, using your giftings, fashion, and more.
Links
Daphne's Website: https://www.daphnemaxwellreid.com
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About Daphne Maxwell Reid
People know her as "Aunt Vivian" from "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air". But she is also a photographic artist, author, and designer. In sharing her photographic art she hopes to inspire a childhood sense of wonder and curiosity with her four published books of doors from around the world. She has also published a mini-memoir in the form of a cookbook, entitled Grace, Soul & Motherwit.
Investing in real estate can be overwhelming and feel like it's unattainable. But what if there was a way that you could find an 'Infinite Bank' to help you reach your dreams? In today's episode, Christopher Larsen shares his story of how he found financial independence through education and investment. It's time to make money 'work for you' instead of you working for your money. In his book 'Next-Level Income: How to make, keep, and grow your money using the 'Holy Grail of Real Estate' to achieve financial independence' we learn how we can all take control of our lives, our money, and our dreams simply by learning about opportunities that we never knew existed. Chris shares his very personal story of how loss propelled him to a better way of living and gave him a reason to live an intentional life. It's time to stop waiting for one day. It's time to start investing in the life you want to build.
Christopher Larsen is the founder and Managing Partner of Next-Level Income, through which he helps investors become financially independent through education and investment opportunities. Chris has been investing in and managing real estate for over 20 years. While completing his degree in Biomechanical Engineering and M.B.A. in Finance at Virginia Tech, he bought his first single-family rental at age 21. During his subsequent career in the medical device industry, Chris expanded into development, private-lending, buying distressed debt as well as commercial office, and ultimately syndicating multifamily properties. He began syndicating deals in 2016 and has been actively involved in over $150M of real estate acquisitions. In addition to real estate, Chris has invested in equities, oil & gas, and small business lending, as well as being active in Venture South, one of the nation’s Top 10 Angel Investing groups. Chris lives with his wife and two boys in Asheville, NC where he loves spending time with them in the outdoors and enjoying the food and culture that the region has to offer.
Link: https://www.nextlevelincome.com
When founders typically start a business they feel like they have to do everything in the business themselves. Sometimes it's control and other times it's all about the budget. Nate Hirsch faced the same challenges when he built Free Up. But instead of doing it all on his own or hiring really expensive employees, he built his own way using virtual teams to help build his business. He quickly grew Free Up to a multimillion-dollar business and now he has done what many dream of doing by selling the business that continues to grow and do well today.
In a Covid world, most businesses are now having to rethink how they approach staffing and staying safe. Nate shares some powerful tips on how you can build your business all while doing it remotely. He also shares some tips on how you can approach staffing in unique ways.
Later in the episode, he shares what he is doing today as he builds Outsource School.
Links
Outsource School: https://www.outsourceschool.com
Free Up: https://freeup.net
What is it like to be a Broadway star at a young age? What is it like to be featured in a major movie as a kid? We sat down with Tommy Ragen and Gianna Harris to learn how they got into acting and music at such a young age. They share stories from their time working on the National Broadway Tour of 'The School of Rock' along with what it's really like working on a major Broadway production. They also give us a glimpse behind the scenes of their new movie 'Mighty Oak.'
About Tommy Ragen
Tommy Ragen makes his film debut as Oak Scoggins. This musical prodigy lights up the screen with his innocence and honesty. At 9 years old Ragen was in the Broadway first national tour for School of Rock. Now, at just 11 years old, Tommy has released three studio albums and the soundtrack features many of Ragen's original songs.
About Gianna Harris
Gianna "GiGi" Harris is a singer, stage and screen actress born and raised in NJ. Gigi is most notably known for her work in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Broadway and Touring Production's "School of Rock the Musical." She neared 800 performances prior to her "graduation" from Horace Green. Other works include; "Working in Theater", "I Have A Voice", Sesame Street, "The O Clocks",Good Morning America and the 70th Annual Tony Awards.Gigi is very passionate about mental health awareness.
Links
Mighty Oak the Movie: https://mightyoakthemovie.com
Tommy on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tommyragen/
Gianna on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thegiannaharris/
Do we return to the status quo for education after the Covid-19 Pandemic or do we revision a new future of what education can look like for the future? Many around the country feel like our system is outdated and doesn't set up students for a modern future. In today's episode, we sit down with Nadav Zeimer to learn how as a Principal at a Harlem High School he has helped rethink how we teach our children. But he isn't done yet. He is looking at new ways to bridge the gap between the world of education and industry in all fields.
Known as 'Principal Z; he works at the intersection of technology and education. His book 'Education in the Digital Age' is a guide for the future of education. Nadav excelled as a software engineer in Silicon Valley prior to becoming an award-winning physics/robotics teacher, turnaround principal, and public speaker. The transition from software to education started when Zeimer founded a nonprofit focused on hyper-local radio production. As a teacher, Mr. Z integrated podcasting into his curriculum and was selected to lead a school design team. Seven consecutive years of breakthrough student outcomes followed, along with widespread recognition for his digital media-centered approach to school reform. Zeimer promises to end standardized testing in NYC high schools by 2040. Based on nearly two decades of experience, he has launched an open-source, blockchain ledger of "gold standard" high school credits. The Zeimer Family adopted their eldest child from Japan and currently serve as foster parents to a medically fragile child in Harlem.
It's time to democratize and decentralized education, bring back freethinking, and foster a new future of innovation and ideas.
Links
https://www.principalz.org
https://nadavzeimer.org
https://nadavzeimer.net
In today's episode, our host Michael Woodward answers 8 questions from listeners and Quora.
1) Why are physical reminders (statues, monuments, buildings, ect.) important for understanding history?
2) What early-stage business decisions are the most vital for an entrepreneur to build a strong business?
3) Why do we need web designers/developers when we have website building tools like Squarespace, WordPress, Wixx, OpenCart, Shopify, and the likes?
4) Are you actually planning a tech startup? If so, how are you dealing with the frustration and the feeling that you are spinning your wheels?
5) How do I start a podcast for free?
6) How do you prepare for an appearance on a podcast?
7) What are your 3-5 podcasts for 2020?
8) What are some of the best ways to think up ideas for a startup?
Later in the episode, Michael gives you an update on jumbleThink, answers so questions listeners ask about him, and a challenge to help you chase your own ideas.
Alex Pappas is one of Hillsong’s worship leaders and songwriters based in Sydney. He has co-written songs such as ‘Alive’, ‘Wake’ and ‘End Of Days’ and considers himself blessed to be a part of the Young & Free team and to travel the globe leading worship on their tours.
Young & Free have a brand new album 'All Of My Best Friends' out today! “ALL OF MY BEST FRIENDS” features 13 live performance tracks and seven studio recordings, including previously released 2020 singles “Uncomplicated,” “As I Am,” “World Outside Your Window,” “Lord Send Revival,” “Best Friends,” and current radio track “Never Have I Ever.”
In the episode today, I sit down with Alex Pappas to learn more about the new album, talk about creating worship for a new generation of youth, finding and following God's leading in your life, Hillsong Church, and the journey of chasing your dreams.
Links
Hillsong Young & Free: https://hillsong.com/youngandfree/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/hillsongyoungandfree
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HillsongYoungAndFree/
Twitter: www.twitter.com/youngandfree
Website: https://hillsong.com/youngandfree/
Eric and Eliza Roberts are Hollywood Royalty. Eric has over 500 credits to his career spanning from his start in 'King of the Gypsies' and 'The Pope of Greenwich Village' to being the Master on Doctor Who and Sal Maroni on The Dark Knight. Eliza is a well-respected casting director and has been a successful actress in Doctor Who, National Lampoon's Animal House, and beyond. Eric and Eliza both grew up around the world of acting and turned that experience into their own careers.
In today's conversation, we take a journey through topics ranging from addiction to politics and beliefs, marriage in Hollywood, building the legacy you want, dealing with critics, finding the director's vision, what it means to be a 'working actor', and the change in how movies and TV shows are made over the last 40 years. As we wind through various topics you will get behind the scene look at the reality of what it's like to be an actor and a family in modern Hollywood.
Links
Website: https://www.ericrobertsactor.com
Fear is the secret enemy that many of us face. It's often an unspoken and shame-filled journey. Nik Wallenda has risen to fame for his daredevil life. He's walked the highwire over Times Square, Niagra Falls, The Grand Canyon, and even an active volcano. He's carried the legacy of seven generations of pushing the boundaries of what is possible. So what happens when the unexpected happens and it cracks the door to fear? That's the journey Nik has been on for the last several years after an accident shook his foundation of safety on the high wire. In today's conversation, we discuss Nik's career, his journey to step back out in faith, walking towards healing, and taking fresh steps of faith to resurrect your dreams.
“Facing Fear: Step out in faith and rise above what’s holding you back” will release on September 15, 2020. PREORDER available now athttps://nikwallenda.com.
Links
Website: https://nikwallenda.com
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Sometimes the best ideas don't come from what you know, but what you don't know. Creating a safe place to innovate and cultivate ideas is critical to the process of creating. In today's episode, Chris Vance shares the story of Playground Sessions. Prior to starting Playground Sessions, Chris didn't know how to play the piano. Instead, he used himself as a test case to see if the platform could effectively be used to learn the art of music. Then he pitched music great Quincy Jones to come and partner with them. Knowing all the answers isn't always the solution but many times it is what holds us back from starting or moving forward.
In the conversation today Chris shares about his career ranging from being Brand Manager for Proctor & Gamble to working in finance for Goldman Sachs and Arthur Andersen and then becoming the Managing Director for ZAG, a brand invention company as well as being a Brand Inventor for Qui Tequila. It was at Zag that Playground Sessions was born. Throughout the conversation we chat about brand management and building, finding and building opportunities, picking good ideas, the world of startups, and creating a workplace for innovation.
Links
Playground Sessions: https://www.playgroundsessions.com
You Raise Me Up Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uKH8FfHcE4
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We all think about the financial health of our lives but many small businesses aren't sure how to build a business that has healthy finances. As our guest, Rocky Lalvani says 'You can't grow your way to profit.' But how do you build a truly healthy business? Rocky recommends trying the profit-first approach. But that doesn't mean it's all about money. True health also looks much deeper than today. It encompasses the lifestyle of the business owner.
In this episode, Rocky shares how small business owners can rebuild a healthier and sustainable business and life. It's time to stop responding to the crisis of today and start building a strategy for the future.
Growing up as the child of immigrant parents, Rocky saw his Dad build his fortune from a paltry $25 in his pocket using the basic principles of saving, investing, and spending smartly. His mom passed away when he was barely 7 years old and that instilled in him a fierce independence and sense of self-reliance. Over the years, he has built a multimillion-dollar fortune and not from coaching people but from applying the exact advice that he shares on the Richer Soul podcast. Rocky is also an Enrolled Agent and serves as a Virtual CFO for multiple small businesses.
Links
Profit Comes First: http://profitcomesfirst.com/
Richer Soul: http://richersoul.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rocky-lalvani/
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Born in Russia Eugenia Kuzmina didn't expect to become a model, actress, or comedian. Her dream was to become an astronaut. But none of these things seem possible or even expected. Early creative ideas caught her scientist's parents and her early teachers by surprise like the time she made bikinis out of soviet uniforms or snuck into a screening of “Terminator 2“ at five.
And then came modeling. It’s not something you can pursue, just the look you have and the Russian designer Slava Zaitzev thought she had a look for his brand and a few others, like M&Ms, RC Cola, and magazines like Vogue and Elle. Then, at 15, came contracts for Dior, L’Oreal, Hermes to travel to France, Tokyo, London, New York. She would wake up in the Amazon Jungle to Shanghai, to the Sahara to New York.
Then at 23, she gave it all up to have a baby with a man she fell in love with. It was a big leap of faith. Everyone around her was telling her that her career would be over and that she was making a mistake. But she believed life has its magical ways and things would work out.
Not long after Rodrigo Prieto was looking for a model character in a short film, he wanted to direct with Elle Fanning. He was looking for someone who could portray decadence, vanity, and extreme neurosis. Who knew you can share all the dark sides of being human on camera! From then on life has been a rollercoaster of discoveries and stories, like playing a girl of the oldest profession with John Turturro and Woody Allen on the streets on NY, making Zoe Deschanel act even more awkward on “New Girl”, playing an FBI agent with Stana Katic on Castle, being a mean night club host with Danny McBride, Scott Caan and Bill Murray and improvising with Lisa Kudrow on The Comeback, cold killing the main character on ” The Spy City ” with Dominic Cooper and so on.
Currently, Eugenia is doing stand up shows at The Comedy Store, Laugh Factory, Flappers in LA, and on tour with a group ” The Nobodies ” @nobodiesfunnytour across the US and later the world.
Links
Website: http://www.eugenia-kuzmina.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/EUGENIAKUZMINA/
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The world is filled with 'how to' lists on leadership. We often jump into the nuts and bolts of leadership without dealing with the most important aspect of leadership, yourself. As a pastor, Chad Veach has been leading people through the twists and turns of life. The more he discovered about leadership the more he realized that many haven't invested in themselves. How can you lead others if you can't lead yourself? We wear the mask of leadership without the authenticity that attracts those who are following you. Now he wants to help others understand how they can become better leaders through his new book 'Help! I work with people: Getting good at Influence, leadership, and People Skills' and his Podcast 'Leadership Lean In.' In today's episode, we dive deep into the world of leadership.
“Help! I Work with People: Getting Good at Influence, Leadership, and People Skills” will release on August 18. PREORDER available now at www.chadveach.org.
Links
Chad's Website: https://www.chadveach.org
Zoe Church: https://zoechurch.org
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About Chad Veach
Chad Veach is the founder and lead pastor of ZOE Church (pronounced zo-AY) in Los Angeles, California, a dynamic Christian church with multiple locations throughout the city. In addition to leading ZOE, he is an international speaker, the author of two bestselling books, “Faith Forward Future” and “Unreasonable Hope,” and the host of Leadership Lean In— a discussion-based podcast specializing in organizational health, creativity, and leadership development. Chad and his wife, Julia, reside in Los Angeles with their four children, Georgia, Winston, Maverick, and Clive.
How do you go from a barista to the CEO of one of the fastest-growing coffee franchises in the country? Mike McFall is the Co-CEO of Biggby Coffee but his career in coffee was unexpected but the foundation of Love is something he learned growing up. When you bring together Coffee and Love you build a culture and community that defines their business. In today's episode, we also talk about the world of startups, creating culture in the workplace, and much more.
Links:
Biggby Coffee: https://www.biggby.com
Grind (the book): https://grindthebook.com
Mike on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-biggby/
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More about Mike McFall
Michael McFall, co-CEO of BIGGBY COFFEE, the U.S. third-largest coffee franchise, and author of the Inc. Original book, Grind. Mike is available to discuss his business philosophy and creating a ‘culture of love in the workplace.’
Having originally started with BIGGBY in 1996 as a minimum wage barista, Mike has since held every subsequent position within the company, including his current title as co-CEO (May 2016). Mike believes his time in each of his previous roles has allowed him to form a bond with his employees based on understanding, credibility, and respect. Two decades later, Mike shares his personal experiences having led Biggby through survival mode, stability, and aggressive growth.
Rethinking ethics in business is more than a set of rules or a list of 'how to.' It's a philosophy that refocuses the value you place in stakeholders instead of just the shareholders. In 1984, Dr. Edward Freeman originally detailed the Stakeholder Theory of organizational management and business ethics that addresses morals and values in managing an organization. Stakeholder Theory is a view of capitalism that stresses the interconnected relationships between a business and its customers, suppliers, employees, investors, communities and others who have a stake in the organization. The theory argues that a firm should create value for all stakeholders, not just shareholders.
In today's episode, we sit down with Dr. Freeman to dive deep into this philosophy of business, talk about his new book 'The Power of And' and the new documentary 'Fishing with Dynamite.'
Ed Freeman's Website: https://redwardfreeman.com
Fishing with Dynamite Documentary: https://www.darden.virginia.edu/ibis/fishing-with-dynamite
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R. Edward Freeman is University Professor and Olsson Professor of Business Administration, and an academic director of the Institute for Business in Society at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business. He is also adjunct professor of stakeholder management at the Copenhagen Business School in Denmark, visiting professor at Nyenrode Business School (Netherlands), adjunct professor of management at Monash University (Melbourne). He has held honorary appointments as the Welling Professor at George Washington University and the Gourlay Professorship at the University of Melbourne. Prior to coming to the Darden School, Freeman taught at the University of Minnesota and the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.
Freeman is the co-author of Bridging the Values Gap (Berrett-Koehler, 2015) Stakeholder Theory: The State of the Art (Cambridge, 2010) and Managing for Stakeholders (Yale, 2007). He is the author or editor of over 30 volumes and 150 articles in the areas of stakeholder management, business strategy, and business ethics.
Freeman is perhaps best known for his award-winning book: Strategic Management: A Stakeholder Approach (Cambridge, 2010), originally published in 1984, in which he traced the origins of the stakeholder idea to a number of others and suggested that businesses build their strategy around their relationships with key stakeholders.
Freeman has a Ph.D. in philosophy from Washington University and a B.A. in mathematics and philosophy from Duke University. He was recently awarded honorary doctorates (DHC) in economics from Comillas University in Madrid, the Hanken School of Economics in Helsinki, and an honorary doctorate in management from Radboud University in Nijmegen, Netherlands and Sherbrooke University in Canada for his work on stakeholder theory and business ethics.
Throughout his career, he has received a number of teaching awards from the Wharton School, the Carlson School, the University of Virginia Darden School of Business, the State of Virginia, and the Academy of Management. He has received Lifetime Achievement Awards from the World Resources Institute and Aspen Institute, the Humboldt University Conference on Corporate Social Responsibility, the Academy of Management and the Society for Business Ethics. He has worked with many executives and companies around the world, and his writing on stakeholder theory has been translated into many languages.
There are many ways to publish your book. For many authors, they put the time into writing their book and quickly push the button to self publish without knowing what to do next. They miss the critical steps of tuning their concept, having an editor address any issues in the book, and releasing the book so that it reaches the perfect audience. In today's episode, we explore why working with a publisher might be the best way to get your book and it's release perfected.
Our guest has not only written books he has also published over 100 books for others through his publishing company 'Lifestyle Entrepreneurs Press.' He has taught countless authors on how to write timeless books. He also believes so much in the power of publishing that he launched 'Publishizer' which is the crowdfunded publishing platform for authors.
It's time to stop thinking about writing and start writing the book of your dreams.
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Episode Links
http://lifestyleentrepreneurspress.com
https://publishizer.com
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About Jesse Krieger
Jesse is an American entrepreneur, speaker, and best selling author. He is best known as the founder of US-based book publishing company, Lifestyle Entrepreneurs Press. In August 2012, Kanyin Publications released Lifestyle Entrepreneur: Live Your Dreams, Ignite Your Passions and Run Your Business From Anywhere in The World. The book went on to hit #2 business best-seller in the largest book chain in Malaysia, Popular Books. With a reputation as a best seller in Asia, Morgan James Publishing picked up Lifestyle Entrepreneur for U.S. release and it subsequently hit #1 Personal Success book on Amazon in 2014. From this experience, Krieger founded Lifestyle Entrepreneurs Press, a book-publishing company based out of Las Vegas, Nevada.
You might not realize it, but some of our culture’s most beloved figures have died from oral, head, or neck cancer – from Babe Ruth to Sammy Davis, Jr. to George Harrison. But there are also those who survived, like Michael Douglas and Jim Kelly. Today’s guest is one of those survivors and he’s trying to help bring awareness to it. At 44 years of age, Jason Mendelsohn was diagnosed with Stage IV HPV Throat Cancer. With a wife and three children, he was determined to survive. Now he wants to stop anyone else from having to go through it too. He’s on a journey to stop oral cancer now.
On today's show, we chat with Jason about his journey and how he wants to bring awareness and the end of HPV globally. He shares insights both for those who are facing HPV and those who are walking through the struggles of cancer with a loved one.
Jason's Website: https://supermanhpv.com
Jason on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SupermanHPV
Jason on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/supermanHPV/
Many of us desire to have influence but seem to be stopped by some invisible force. No matter how much we try, it doesn't seem like anyone is listening. In today's show, we chat with Steve Herz on how three key communication tools: Authority, Warmth, and Energy (AWE) are the keys to unlock the potential inside of us. Steve has represented and coached dozens of sports, media, and entertainment leaders over the course of nearly three decades. Over those years Steve has helped those industry leaders reach their potential in part because of the AWE method he developed. We also talk about his career representing some of the biggest names in sports and broadcasting.
Steve Herz's Website: https://stevenherz.com
Book: Don't Take Yes for an Answer: https://www.amazon.com/Dont-Take-Answer-Steve-Herz/dp/006286971X/
About Steve Herz
Steve Herz is President of The Montag Group, a sports and entertainment talent and marketing consultancy. He is also a career advisor to CEOs, lawyers, entrepreneurs, and young professionals. Prior to joining TMG, Steve was the President and Founding Partner of IF Management, an industry leader whose broadcasting division became one of the largest in the space, representing over 200 television and radio personalities. The agency represents some of the biggest names in sports and news media, including NBC Sports Mike Tirico, ESPN’s Scott Van Pelt and Dan Shulman, and CNN Chief International Correspondent Clarissa Ward.
Herz received his bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Michigan and his J.D. from Vanderbilt University Law School. Steve is involved with several charities, including serving on the local leadership council at Birthright Israel. He has also been a volunteer tutor at the Horizon High School at Rikers Island Prison in NYC and the Harlem Academy Charter School. Steve is married with two children and lives on the Upper West Side of New York City.
Many industries have been impacted by Covid-19. The entertainment and event industry has been hit harder than most. Today's guest has worked with some of the most creative writers and musicians in the industry. Now she and her band are having to rethink how they approach music creation, collaboration, and the business of music in new ways.
We sit down with singer and songwriter April Doyle to hear how she is navigating creating new music during the shutdown. She also shares her story of finding music as her passion along with the power of collaboration in today's episode.
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Links to April
Website: https://www.aprilandthevelvetroom.com
About April Doyle
April Doyle's vast experience in the entertainment industry began with successes in both the acting and modeling fields. Displaying a unique vision and talent as a makeup artist/stylist, April quickly gained recognition in the beauty industry and found herself working with some of most influential names in the business.
These talents were added to when April's music career took the forefront with her first real musical endeavor with one of Southern California’s most highly successful show bands. While working with the band April traveled the globe building a name for herself as a top-caliber performer. Her talents, experience, and vision all converged resulting in her next musical endeavor - in the corporate entertainment industry, Haute Chile Productions- which launched in the early 2000s. This slick, high energy showband quickly became one of the top requests in high end, corporate celebrity, socialite, and notable charity events.
Comprised of some of the best studio musicians Los Angeles has to offer, HCP has performed for everyone from Hugh Hefner to the Presidential election, including many international performances. HCP has an unrivaled list of credits, client list, notable performances, and has truly carved out its own niche as one of the most successful entities in corporate entertainment.
April’s latest project is April and the Velvet Room. The brainchild of April Doyle and producer Kevin Flournoy. What’s special about the Velvet room is you never know who you will see on stage at any given performance, but you will definitely be pleasantly surprised. Some of the industries "who’s who" show up and enhance this “classic-neo-jazz-funk” vibe, with an international touch.
At any given performance you will be entertained by the vocal stylings of April as well as different artists who perform regularly with Stevie Wonder, Steely Dan, Rod Stuart, and Babyface, to name a few.
Mysteries have been a mainstay on TV and Cinema. Whether it's a murder mystery, a police procedural, or a classic film noir we are captivated by the mystery of who done it. TV shows like Magnum PI, Stumptown, Remington Steel, and Take Two paint unique pictures of what life as a PI is like. Today's guest has lived the life both in the world of law enforcement and as a PI.
In today's show, Larry Forletta reveals the real life of a DEA Agent and a PI. We dive deep into the importance to ethics in Law Enforcement and how more needs to be done to make the system more just. He also shares the process that he used to help the family trying to find their missing son and how that led to a docu-series on the Oxygen Network. So join us as we look behind the scenes of a real-life PI.
Forletta Website: www.fcisllc.com
About Larry Forletta
Larry is the founder of Forletta Investigative Security Consulting. He is a judicially recognized expert in state and federal courts. He also has a broad spectrum of clients from the legal, medical, business, government, and private citizens. His law enforcement career spans 30 years with the Maryland State Police and the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). He has worked in the DEA field offices of Washington DC, Baltimore, and Pittsburgh. He has a 100% conviction rate.
Larry is a highly decorated Special Agent receiving numerous awards from the US Attorney General, DEA, US Attorney's Offices, local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies and the US Military. He was also on the Oxygen Network docu-series the Smiley Face Killers". (Dakota James).
What does it take to find a career that not only you enjoy but also are passion-filled to do every day? This is the path that led Lauren Heath to create the career of her dreams. One that is filled with passion and joy. Lauren is a social-worker-turned-entrepreneur with a passion for animals and helping others. She is the CEO and owner of Presidential Pet Care, which she founded in 2013. Lauren’s experience working on several hotlines and being a social worker in Fairfax County shaped how she approaches business, in addition to her perspective as an army brat.
Lauren understands the power of the human-animal bond: it fuels the passion behind her business. She is enthusiastic about women’s empowerment, specifically helping female entrepreneurs reach their professional goals. This energetic CEO has shared her expertise in professionalism and social media in the pet care industry through webinars, workshops, and presentations.
Links
Website: https://presidentialpetcare.com
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Many of us dream of adventure but never take the risk to step out. Others live for the adventure but feel defeated once they reach the destination. Adventure is a round trip sport that many of us choose to never live. Sean Swarner beat cancer twice as a child but decided to not let the fear of living keep him from actually living. He has gone on to climb Everest, trek to both the North and South Pole, and accomplish the Explorers Grand Slam (Last Degree). But his motivation goes beyond simply accomplishing amazing things. He wants to be a spark of hope to all of those who have been touched by cancer.
In today's episode Sean shares his story of overcoming the odds (7,000,000,000 to 1) of surviving cancer, why he wants to bring hope to others, the stories of his adventures, and how you can stop living the safe life to live a life fully lived.
Links
Sean's Website: https://www.seanswarner.com/
Swarner Expeditions: https://www.swarnerexpeditions.com
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About Sean
With only one functioning lung, a prognosis of fourteen days to live, and being in a medically-induced coma for a year, Sean Swarner is the first cancer survivor to stand on top of the world... Mt. Everest. Sean has broken through defined human limitations in order to redefine the way the world views success.
Sean was diagnosed with two deadly, different, and unrelated forms of cancer, once at the age of thirteen and again at the age of sixteen. After an incredibly poor prognosis, and being read his last rites, Sean astounded the medical community when he survived both these brutal diseases. He realized that after defeating cancer twice, no challenge would ever be too great, no peak too high.
Sean proved his theory when he crested the peak of Mt. Everest. As the first cancer survivor to do so, Sean decided to continue climbing and has since topped the highest peaks in Africa, Europe, South America, Australia, Antarctica, and North America, thus completing the “7-Summits”. Upon skiing to both the South and the North Poles, Sean completed the Explorer’s Grand Slam.
With the completion of the Ironman World Championship in Hawaii, Sean is the only person in history to accomplish these inhuman feats.
As Sean continues to defy the odds, test his own endurance and inspire and motivate people around the world, he shares his message of healing, hope, and triumph with cancer patients worldwide. Sean also serves as a source of inspiration as the founder of the non-profit organization, The CancerClimber Association, as author of the book “Keep Climbing,” and as a motivational speaker to corporations, universities, and other organizations around the globe.
What does it take to be at the pinnacle of creativity? In part two of our conversation with Rob Paulsen he shares his tips for reaching the top of your creative potential. We talk about the importance of being fearless as you create and how playing and being childlike can unlock creativity in new and deeper ways. Later in the episode, we chat about his journey of overcoming cancer and why giving back and kindness is so important to him. Come join us as we explore what is possible.
Links
Rob's Website: https://robpaulsenlive.com
Animaniacs In Concert: https://animaniacslive.com
Rob's TedX Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/rob_paulsen_voice_lessons_from_yakko_raphael_pinky_and_carl
About Rob
Maybe you don’t know Rob Paulsen, but you know Pinky and the Brain, Animaniacs, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius, and most of the other animated projects that Paulsen has been part of as a voice actor for nearly three decades. With over 2,000 (yes, that’s right) half-hour programs and dozens of films, video games, and other animated media to his credit, Paulsen has been one of the hardest working, most in-demand, and most beloved voice artists in the industry, earning (so far) a Daytime Emmy and Peabody, three times winning the Annie Award (for voice actors).
But he’s also just won the biggest fight of his life – defeating cancer of the throat after a grueling year of aggressive treatment – and with a renewed passion for his craft, he’s finding some new challenges and some old familiar faces there to guide him into the next phase of his career. In addition to continuing his immensely popular podcast and video series Talkin’ Toons on Nerdist, and having just set a slew of new dates for Animaniacs In Concert! which is performed with live music and voices in symphony halls and theatres. The other franchise with which Paulsen has been associated for two generations – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – will also return, with Paulsen for the first time assuming the role of director, getting to work on the other side of the glass.
Sometimes the best things happen by accident. That's Rob Paulsen's story on how he became the voice of so many beloved animated characters. It led him to become Yakko Warner from Animaniacs, Pinky from Pinky and the Brain, Carl Wheezer from Jimmy Neutron, Raphael and Donatello from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and over 200 different animated characters.
But what is it like to be the voice of so many beloved characters? In part one of our two-episode conversation with Rob we chat about his career as a voice actor, why these characters mean so much to so many, how his experience with cancer impacted his career and outlook of life, and why he is so grateful to meet his fans.
Links
Rob's Website: https://robpaulsenlive.com
Animaniacs In Concert: https://animaniacslive.com
Rob's TedX Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/rob_paulsen_voice_lessons_from_yakko_raphael_pinky_and_carl
About Rob
Maybe you don’t know Rob Paulsen, but you know Pinky and the Brain, Animaniacs, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius, and most of the other animated projects that Paulsen has been part of as a voice actor for nearly three decades. With over 2,000 (yes, that’s right) half-hour programs and dozens of films, video games, and other animated media to his credit, Paulsen has been one of the hardest working, most in-demand, and most beloved voice artists in the industry, earning (so far) a Daytime Emmy and Peabody, three times winning the Annie Award (for voice actors).
But he’s also just won the biggest fight of his life – defeating cancer of the throat after a grueling year of aggressive treatment – and with a renewed passion for his craft, he’s finding some new challenges and some old familiar faces there to guide him into the next phase of his career. In addition to continuing his immensely popular podcast and video series Talkin’ Toons on Nerdist, and having just set a slew of new dates for Animaniacs In Concert! which is performed with live music and voices in symphony halls and theatres. The other franchise with which Paulsen has been associated for two generations – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – will also return, with Paulsen for the first time assuming the role of director, getting to work on the other side of the glass.
We are all searching for purpose. Many of us choose a safe and comfortable path but feel like something is missing. Yet others choose to step out into the unknown to blaze their own path. In today's episode, we chat with Chris Kawaja on how you can find your own hero's journey. Chris has lived through his own journey of stepping out from his career on Wall Street into creating his own hero's journey.
Chris Kawaja holds his BA from Stanford University and MBA with High Distinction from Harvard Business School. He spent the early years of his career on Wall Street (Goldman Sachs and Bridgewater Associates, the world's largest hedge fund), where he developed his skeptical eye towards traditional financial advice. He developed his unique investing outlook for his own personal portfolio and he now owns a variety of assets ranging from e-commerce businesses to legal settlements, to real estate. He is the owner of the e-commerce business BigChill.fom and the founder and author of Upwarding.com where he discusses topics ranging from mindfulness to crowdfunding.
In the episode Chris shares insights into Finance, decision making, seeing and choosing opportunities, and more.
Links
Upwarding: https://upwarding.com/
Today's show was sponsored by Flocksy. Flocksy is your monthly subscription to graphic design, web development, and video editing. Learn more and get 10% off at https://flocksy.com/jumblethink/
Our friend Rana Gujral joins us to discuss how AI is being used to better understand our emotions and responses. Can data makes us better understand how our companies respond to our customers? Can AI really understand us better than we understand ourselves? How can companies use AI to anticipate how our customers will respond? These are the questions that Rana and Behavioral Signals are working to answer and equip others to navigate as we embrace more technology into our business strategies. We also talk about the evolution of work that is being caused by technology like AI and Robotics.
Throughout the episode dive deep into running a business during Covid-19 shutdowns, remote working, Data vs Psychology, and behavioral profiling.
Recommended Reading
Ego is Enemy by Ryan Holiday - https://amzn.to/2XJvBK4
Links
Behavior Signals - https://behavioralsignals.com
Over the last few months, many of us have had to solve the question 'How do we school our children when schools are shut down?' This leads us to a deeper question of what education should look like for a new generation of technology-savvy children. But the questions about education do not stop there. What should school look like to train for a quickly evolving workplace? Is a traditional classroom the best place to learn?
In today's episode, we sat down with Dr. Aaron Smith to discuss new and innovative ways to teach and learn. Programs like S.T.E.M and S.T.E.A.M. Aaron also shares how it's time for all of us to take responsibility for reinventing education asking the question 'What if you were given a blank check to create a new model of learning?'
Links to Dr. Smith
Website: https://aaronsmithphd.com
Recommended Reading
The Martian by Andy Weir: https://amzn.to/3caTKP9
About Dr. Smith
There is a lot you may not know about Aaron. Today, Aaron Smith enjoys active leadership of one of Virginia’s most visible and awarded STEM schools.
He leads Newport News, Virginia’s Denbigh High School Aviation Academy, with classrooms and laboratories at the Newport News Williamsburg International Airport, a school with affiliations to major business and industry throughout the region.
The magnet STEM school has received national recognition from hosting a live downlink with the astronauts on board the International Space Station to becoming a PRIME (Partnership Response In Manufacturing Education) School by the Society of Manufactured Engineers Education Foundation. Students can learn to fly, learn aircraft maintenance, airport management, air traffic control, and other aviation electives.
Aaron has also written two books about STEM.
Building businesses and brands is often defined by the 'bottom line.' This causes the question 'How much money will this make me?' to becomes the driving factor in all the decisions that are being made. What happens when you move to a values-based brand? How does that change the products that you make and the message that you share? Brendan Synnott has built several brands from Bear Naked Granola to Pact Clothing putting sustainable values above making more money. In the process, the brands have redefined the food and clothing sectors while making them more sustainable.
In today's show, Brendan shares his story of going from SNL and Survivor to becoming a serial entrepreneur. We also discuss how products can be good for you and good for the environment, toxic clothing, defining your values in what you build, fast fashion, and chocolate.
Helpful Links
Pact Clothing: https://wearpact.com
Little Secrets Chocolate: https://littlesecretschocolates.com
Revelry Brands: http://www.revelrybrands.com
Recommended Reading
Richard Branson's Like a Virgin: https://amzn.to/2XbteiX
About Brendan Synnott
Brendan is a serial entrepreneur; co-founded LOHAS lifestyle brands Bear Naked and EVOL. He serves on the board of PACT and Little Secrets. He is also the co-founder of Revelry Brands.
What does it take to be a chef to celebrities like Will Smith, Diddy, Ben Affleck, Tyrese Gibson, and organizations like Lamborgini, LA Philharmonic, and Mercedez-Benz? I sat down with Ryan Rondeno to learn how he mastered the art of cooking at the highest levels. He shared his story of falling in love with cooking and then making it his career. He then shares some tips on how you can become a better cook at home.
Chef Ryan Rondeno has a passion for French, Italian and Regional American Cuisine. Daily he introduces his clients to new cuisine with his focus on local, sustainable cuisine with a strong emphasis on bold flavors. Chef Rondeno continues to revamp his own style of cooking with the love of New Orleans cuisine and fresh California flavors.
Born in Metairie, Louisiana, Ryan Rondeno began a fortunate culinary upbringing surrounded by great southern cooks, including his grandfather who was a local legendary chef. He began his career at 16 working as a New Orleans prep cook, where his love for Cajun-Creole cuisine began. After graduating high school, he attended The Chef John Culinary Institute in Thibodaux, Louisiana. While in school, he worked under the late Chef Jamie Shannon of Commander’s Palace.
After obtaining a college degree, he worked with chefs Emeril Lagasse, Anton Schulte, Mathais Wolf, Sue Zemenick, and Gerard Maras to enrich his culinary repertoire.
When Hurricane Katrina forced thousands to evacuate their homes in New Orleans, Rondeno relocated to Atlanta in 2005. It was there he rejoined the Emeril Lagasse Corporation as a saucier, butcher, and sous chef under Chef Michael Blydenstein.
In 2008, Chef Rondeno relocated to Los Angeles, and is currently a personal to celebrity clients. His culinary focus is on the use of grass-fed organic meats and locally-grown organic produce, with an emphasis on creating bold flavors. As his cooking continues to evolve toward clean eating and the use of sustainable products, Chef Rondeno continues his work as a chef for his celebrity clientele, including the catering for gala dinners and large-scale culinary events.
In 2014, Chef Rondeno started Rondeno Culinary Designs. Chef Rondeno focuses on creating crafty and elegant bites for his clientele. I have found the perfect mix of combining New Orleans cuisine and fresh California flavors.
In 2016, he developed the Ryan Rondeno Spice Collection (Nola Creole Rub, Citrus Herb Rub, and Ancho-Chili BBQ Rub). His focus was to help cooks enhance the flavor of the dishes.
Links
Website: https://www.rondenoculinarydesigns.com
Spices: https://shop.rondenoculinarydesigns.com/collections/spice-collection
The world of real estate and real estate investing follows certain standards and methods. What happens when you reinvent the space for a new digital world. I sit down with Darren Sager to learn how eXP Reality is changing brokerages to move past the office and into the digital cloud world.
Website: https://darrensager.exprealty.com
Building a successful Napa Valley winery is hard to do. Building a historically accurate authentically-styled, 13th-century medieval Tuscan-style castle is taking your dreams and ideas to the next level. Dario Sattui has done just that. As a child, he was fascinated by the stories and photos of the old winery his great-grandfather and San Francisco California pioneer vintner, Vittorio Sattui had built. Dario was an entrepreneur and loved playing sports. He started various businesses in grammar school, high school, and college and gained valuable experience in the basics of business but the dream of re-establishing his great grandfather’s original V. Sattui winery which had been dormant for more than 50 years remained. With $8,000 and a novel approach to the wine business he re-opened V. Sattui winery in St. Helena and turned a profit in the first year of operation.
But the dreams he had didn't stop there. Following graduation, Dario traveled around Europe for two years in an old VW van. It was during this period his fascination for medieval architecture began to take shape. Living out of his van, Sattui would visit medieval castles, monasteries, palaces farmhouses, and wineries studying their designs, taking photographs, and completing detailed sketches and renderings. Taking what he learned in Europe, he purchased a 171-acre vineyard property in Calistoga in 1993 and began construction of Castello di Amorosa Winery in 1994.
In today's episode, Dario shares the story of V. Sattui Winery, Castello di Amorosa Winery, tips on how you can turn your dreams and ideas into reality, how to stand out in the crowded wine industry, taking risks when others think you are crazy, following your passions, and more.
Links
Castello Di Amorosa: https://castellodiamorosa.com
V. Sattui: https://www.vsattui.com
Investing in Startups and Businesses can be a risky challenge. Finding the right funding for your business can also be challenging. Linqto is opening up new options for Accredited Investors. In today's show, we talk to Linqto's Chief Strategy Officer Karim Nurani about how you can find the hidden opportunities to invest in the next big company. We also talk about how pivoting your business can open up new opportunities for the breakthrough in your business.
Karim Nurani is an entrepreneur, investor, and chief strategy officer of Linqto, a leading platform providing liquidity in the private sector. He has 30 years of experience in new business development with a focus on strategy and business transformation. As a visionary who can assess business models from the perspectives of both an executive and investor, Nurani is responsible for the formation and success of over a hundred startups ranging from mining to process manufacturing. As a partner at Keiretsu Connect, and throughout his time with Bay Angels, Sandalwood Ventures and other entities, he has guided investors and new venture leaders to the launch and development of markets as diverse as IoT, GreenTech, CannaTech, AR and VR and more.
Linqto Website: https://www.linqto.com
It's said that 'content is king' but if your content doesn't reach the right people it is worthless. One of the struggles that many entrepreneurs face is building a brand that is broad and unfocused. The breakthrough for many individuals and companies come from finding a niche and creating content for that audience. David Tao did just that by starting a media company to teach and report on the world of fitness and strength. BarBend has become the news, analysis, entertainment, and opinion platform for what’s relevant in strength-based competition and training. By finding their niche, BarBend has built a loyal and passionate community. In today's episode, David shares the BarBend Story, the power of content creation, finding your audience, covering sports while they are stopped due to Covid-19, turning passion into a business, and how the right partners can help fast track your business.
David Tao Founder and CEO of BarBend. He is a Forbes 30 under 30 recipient and has nearly a decade of experience building leading online brands.
One such site, BarBend, is a fitness and strength-sports news site, has over one million monthly visitors, and is the official media partner of USA Weightlifting, the sport's national governing body. BarBend has raised $825,000 in seed funding, on top of about $100,000 from the three founders. What most don't know? David doesn't stick exclusively with the fitness space as he also operates leading brands in fields ranging from furniture to security!
In addition to his work building online brands, David has been a writer for Fortune.com, as well as a contributor to Forbes.com, Slate, and numerous other outlets across the web and in print. He is also a voice actor, with a very engaging interview style that he brings to each show.
BarBend Website: https://barbend.com
There are characters that define the memories of childhood and bring nostalgic comfort as an adult. Many of us remember watching Saturday Morning Cartoons or reading the Sunday Morning Comic Strips. From Winnie the Pooh to Mickey Mouse to Charlie Brown the characters we love are more than animation, they become part of our development from childhood to adulthood. But these characters are more than simple animation. They embody the personality, life lessons, and hope for life. Jim Cummings is a legend in the world of voice acting and has voiced hundreds of animated characters for the last 36 years. His voice brings to life the animation by adding emotion and personality to the stories.
Jim has voiced Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, Darkwing Duck, Pete from Mickey Mouse, Ray from the Princess and the Frog, and the Tazmanian Devil. In today's show, we sit down with Jim to learn about the process of bringing voice to animation, how he took a childhood passion and turned it into a career, finding hope in difficult situations, and more.
Jim's Twitter: https://twitter.com/Jimcummingsacme
Jim's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jimjcummings/
With everyone locked down at home, how do you still networking to grow and connect your business? We sit down with Dr. Jo Webber on how you can use our social networks to stay connected and network while we can't meet face to face. She has launched Pod, a social network to help people connect with the right people near you. 2 in 5 Americans feel isolated and that their relationships are NOT meaningful. 85% of people build stronger, more meaningful business relationships by meeting in person. Pod introduces people online based on a multitude of interests and connects them face-to-face. In a world where everything is digital, Pod capitalizes on the online aspect but goes deeper to prompt in-person connections and relationships, ultimately leading to stronger business networks and better relationships. Within a few months of launching, the app is already on track to hit 10 million users by the end of 2020.
In today's episode, we discuss using online apps to build your network, connecting with others based on interest and proximity, finding true diversity in your business networks, how we can use technology to help fill the needs caused by Covid-19, and entrepreneurship.
Links
Pod Website: https://pod.io
About Dr. Jo Webber
After earning her Ph.D. in quantum physics from Nottingham Trent University in Nottingham, England in 1988, when women made up only 14% of the STEM workforce (source), Dr. Webber attended a quantum physics conference at Oxford University where she was just one of two women in attendance – the other woman was the secretary of a man also in attendance. Refusing to allow statistics to define her, Dr. Webber held the title of CEO at 4 successful businesses including InnaPhase Corporation, a software solution provider to pharmaceutical and biotechnology markets, Energy Solutions International, a software technology for the energy sector, Virtual Piggy, a fintech company coined the “PayPal for kids” by Forbes in 2012, and Spirion, a cybersecurity company. Her latest venture is Pod, a networking app designed to introduce people online but connect them in-person.
Legacy is something that most of us think about at some point in our lives. But what happens when the legacy you are building is continuing the legacy of your family? Kelley Earnhardt Miller grew up the daughter of one of the legends of NASCAR and helped to shape the empire her brother is building. We sat down with Kelley to learn about her new book 'Drive: 9 Lessons to Win in Business and in Life', hear the stories of growing up in the Earnhardt family, the business of NASCAR, NASCAR in the age of Coronavirus, and how faith has become a foundation in her life.
Links
Website: kelleyearnhardtdrive.com
Facebook: fb.com/kelleyearnhardt
Twitter: twitter.com/EarnhardtKelley
About Kelley Earnhardt Miller
Kelley Earnhardt Miller is part owner and general manager of JR Motorsports and is considered one of the most prominent businesswomen in NASCAR today. She oversees the company’s race team, management team, and business ventures for her brother, Dale Earnhardt Jr. The daughter of seven-time NASCAR champion Dale Earnhardt, Earnhardt Miller graduated from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte with a BA in business administration. A multiple-award recipient, she was named in 2015 as one of SportsBusiness Journal’s Game Changers/Women in Sports Business for her impact on the motorsports industry. Kelley is married to L.W. Miller and is mom to Karsyn, Kennedy, and Wyatt.
If negotiation isn’t all about being tough and getting the most money out of a deal, then what is it about? Contrary to the traditional wisdom that negotiations shouldn’t be emotional. Today's guest Mori Taheripour shows that negotiation is not only intensely personal, but it is also the way we find our own voice. In the episode, we chat about Mori's new book BRING YOURSELF: How to Harness the Power of Connection to Negotiate Fearlessly, we discuss the hidden danger of being the pleaser, abundance vs scarcity thinking, why the win is the wrong way to think, creating connection in a 'social distancing' world, and how expectations drive what we get more than we realize.
Links:
Mori's Website: http://moritaheripour.com/
BRING YOURSELF book: https://amzn.to/2V5IOf4
Recommended Reading:
How to Win Friends & Influence People: https://amzn.to/2Vc68rw
About Mori Taheripour
Mori Taheripour is an award-winning faculty member in the Legal Studies and Business Ethics Department at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, where she teaches Negotiations and Dispute Resolution. As a consultant, her past and current clients include the Goldman Sachs Foundation, Major League Baseball, and the White House Fellows Program, among others. From 2010 to 2014, Mori also served as the first-ever Senior Advisor for Sport for Development at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). She earned her MBA from the Wharton School and her BA in psychology and pre-medical studies from Barnard College/Columbia University. Born in Iran, she moved to the USA as a child and now lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Real Estate Investing is hard. There are so many options and it seems like most of them are the latest 'get rich quick scheme.' But Real Estate investing can be an amazing way to grow your revenue and wealth. Recently at a PodMax event, we sat down with Justin Eaton to learn about how you can use creative investing strategies to find success. By investing in duplexes and other multiplex style units you can start investing in real estate while paying for your own place to live. These often overlooked opportunities can be your easy entry into the world of real estate. We also talk about entrepreneurship, starting your own business, and balancing work and life.
Links
DwellSafe website: https://www.dwellsafenj.com
Justin's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eaton_homes/
South Jersey Real Estate Investor Group: https://www.instagram.com/sjreig/
Recommended Reading
Rich Dad, Poor Dad: https://amzn.to/2xMfp1i
About Justin Eaton
Justin Eaton is the owner of DwellSafe Inspections & Engineering and has been in the home inspection business since 2012. Justin graduated from Widener University in 2012 with a Civil Engineering degree. After college, Justin was hired by a local home inspection and structural engineering company and learned the ins and outs of the business. In 2018, Justin decided to start his own business and hasn't looked back. Justin aspires to build a team of home inspectors and structural engineers to provide the highest quality inspection and engineering services available in South Jersey. Justin is also an active real estate investor since 2013 (Eaton Homes (flips) and Eaton Acquisitions (rentals)) and has invested in multiple flip projects, rental properties, and is in the process of learning multi-family apartment investing / syndication. Justin in the founder of South Jersey Real Estate Investor Group (@SJREIG) which is a local real estate investor networking group who meets once a month. Justin is a die-hard Eagles fan and enjoys spending his free time with his girlfriend Ashley.
What do you do when the successful job or business you have worked in is no longer fulfilling you or your passions? How do you find the 'next' right thing for you to create? We sat down with Jan Hogrewe to hear her story of leaving a successful career running her film production company on the Warner Brother's lot to stumbling into a new career that fulfilled her and rekindled her passions. But it didn't happen because of some wild plan. It simply started by solving a problem she was facing (too many figs) and what to do with them. She remembers canning fruits and berries with her family as a child and started making yummy fruit spreads to save the figs from going to waste. When people loved what she was making she realized that this may turn into a new business. Just Jan's was born!
In today's episode, Jan shares how you can turn your search for more in life into a new career, the benefits of healthy 'good' products, working in Hollywood, and taking risks that pay off.
Links
Just Jan's Website: https://www.justjans.com
Just Jan's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/justjansspreads/
Recommended Reading
L.A. Son: My Life, My City, My Food: https://amzn.to/2WWKdaf
About Jan Hogrewe
After building a successful business and following her professional prowess in film production, Jan Hogrewe just didn’t feel fulfilled and truly happy. This entrepreneur, film producer, former tap dancer, and mother of twins felt an itch for something more— and Jan was about to uncover her Jam.
With an overabundance of figs from her Kadota Fig Tree, Jan tinkered with recipes to create a spread before the fruit went to waste. She created so many jars that she began to share them with colleagues, family, and friends who marveled at her hidden talent. Soon after, Jan found herself experimenting and expanding with an assortment of fresh- made and all-natural spreads, curds, and marmalades—uncovering a bountiful joy and budding passion.
Just like a line out of a film, Jan was asked a single question that redirected her path completely when a friend tasted her jam and introduced her to a food industry professional...
“He tasted my jam and said, ‘Wow, I really like this. It’s better than what’s on the market. Would you ever be interested in doing this for a living?’ and I said, ‘sure!’”
Founded in 2010, Jan embarked on an incredibly successful venture with Just Jan’s full line of artisanal, all-natural fruit spreads and sauces.
“Just Jan’s started by accident for me. Making jam was just something I loved doing for family and friends. I had no idea this was going to be a business. Then I was asked the right question at the exact right moment.”
Whether some may call it destiny, the Law of Attraction & Manifestation, or just being bold enough to pursue a new passion... either way, it’s a sweet victory for Jan, who continues to put healthy and happy smiles on the faces of those who taste her marvelous marmalades.
Sometimes the best business ideas come from hobbies and side projects. That's happened with Sheila Fajl. She started her journey into fashion as something she simply liked doing. Then she started making jewelry and people loved it. She was event stopped on the sidewalk of 5th Avenue by a fashion journalist one day. In today's show, Sheila shares her unexpected journey into making high-end jewelry for celebrities and fashion magazines. She shares about her design inspirations, the process of building a business, and how passions can become your business.
Links:
Sheila Fajl Website: https://shop.sheilafajl.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sheilafajl/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SheilaFajl/
Recommended Reading:
The Holy Thief: https://amzn.to/3arfG8v
About Sheila Fajl
Sheila is all about the joy of life. She embraces the Brazilian spirit like no one else. Beauty, to her, is in the soul. It is in how you wear your body, and has nothing to do with standards or size. Her goal is to inspire every woman to feel beautiful without breaking the bank or starving. Sheila’s pieces are created with one thing in mind: to make women feel good about themselves.
Born in Brazil and now a proud Californian, Sheila Fajl brings her extensive fashion industry experience to her refreshingly simple yet elegant jewelry lines. Sheila began her fashion career as a model and went on to succeed in virtually every aspect of the industry: design, sales, marketing, management, and manufacturing.
Sheila is a tireless entrepreneur and an artist with a clear vision and an irresistible spirit. “I want my jewelry to not only make a woman look special; I want her to feel special. Every time someone wearing one of my pieces receives a compliment and gets that warm glow inside, I know I’ve done my job.”
Entrepreneurs everywhere are navigating the complexities of life caused by Coronavirus. How do you find the right rhythms of work and life when quarantined at home? How can your business thrive when everything seems to be falling apart? We sat down with Jason Feifer to chat through the questions we are all facing. Jason shares how we can turn tragedy into victory by seeing the opportunities and innovations that are possible because Coronavirus is changing the ways we work and learn. Covid-19 is changing every aspect of life, but it doesn't have to be all bad.
Earlier in the episode, Jason shares his story of how his love for journalism led him to become the Editor in Chief of Entrepreneur Media. Later in the episode, he shares how trust is the basic advantage that many of us are forgetting in our lives and businesses.
Links
Jason's Website: https://www.jasonfeifer.com
About Jason Feifer
Jason Feifer is editor in chief of Entrepreneur magazine, and host of three podcasts: Pessimists Archive, a history show about why people resist new things; Hush Money, about all the ways money makes life awkward; and Problem Solvers, about how entrepreneurs solve unexpected problems in their business.
He was previously an editor at Fast Company, Men's Health, Maxim, and Boston, and has written for New York, ESPN, Slate, GQ, New York Times, Washington Post, The Guardian, and others. A novel he co-wrote with his wife, Mr. Nice Guy, is currently being developed for television. Jason lives in Brooklyn.
Chasing dreams and ideas can be really hard to do. Mastering them is even harder. But where do you start? Especially when you are dealing with the obstacles of Covid-19. In today's show, David Lee Jensen shares insights from his own personal experiences. David shares how he is navigating Coronavirus with his own events like CR8 Your Future Conferences for Entrepreneurs. Later in the episode David shares how you can figure out what role and outlets are best for your journey as you chase your dreams. We also learn an easy to use process for writing your first book that David has taught countless entrepreneurs and thought leaders.
In the episode we chat about overcoming unforeseen obstacles, seeing new possibilities in seasons of hardship, writing books, taking the leap into entrepreneurship, and finding your perfect role for your life.
Today's episode is sponsored by Flocksy. Flocksy is a monthly subscription to amazing graphic design, web development and video editing. Learn more by visiting www.flocksy.com/jumblethink
Helpful Links
David's website: https://davidleejensen.com
CR8 Conferences: https://www.cr8conference.com
Recommended Reading
Crush It by Gary V. https://amzn.to/3ai67J3
About David Lee Jensen
He's Founded three successful start-ups: The Hiring Academy, Interview Blueprint and CR8 Entrepreneurs along his purpose to create a remarkable impact on the production and prosperity of the world.
He is Author of the #1 Bestselling book The Naked Interview: Hiring Without Regret and also Hire Me Or Else: How to Land a Job You Love. He travels the world as a motivational keynote speaker focused on Culture, Team Building, Hiring, Leadership and Entrepreneurship sharing the stage with the likes of Joe Polish, Richard Branson and Tim Storey. David shares his insight, inspiration and secrets to success, from growing a company to $2.5 billion in client sales to the entrepreneurial leap. His analogies on genius, happiness and his story of overcoming personal adversity to get there are riveting. His expertise in hiring the right person, the first time and every time is applicable in every arena as “The people you choose will change the trajectory of your business... and life.” His clients include Fortune 50 to industry associations, like Microsoft, NetApp, Domino’s, McDonald’s and an affiliate-partnership with Cardone University.
David is currently presenting the CR8 Your Future Conference a two-day live event to help you become - or accelerate as - an entrepreneur. "We'll help you master your message, brand, package, and deliver your knowledge by utilizing strategies of already successful entrepreneurs. This is NOT a 'motivational' event; though you will be inspired! You will learn, workshop and implement actionable tools and leave this event knowing EXACTLY what your next steps are towards sharing your unique ability with the world and enjoying the freedom of entrepreneurship."
The current Covid-19 lockdown has impacted all of our lives. It feels like life has stopped for many of us. But that doesn't mean that you have to stop chasing your dreams or ideas. Instead, using your time at home could become the launching pad for making your dreams a reality. So what are some easy things you can do to keep moving forward in chasing your dreams and ideas? In today's show, we take a look at 5 easy tips you can use to get started on launching your ideas and dreams. Later in the episode, we give you an update on what's happening at jumbleThink
Do you have a career you love or do you feel stuck in a job? Many of us are stuck in jobs that we hate putting in our time so that one day we can go do the things of our dreams. What if I told you that you could have the career of your dreams, one that gives you purpose, one that you love? Imagine how different your life would be and how it could change your family, your community, and yourself? Today we sit down with Tracy Timm to learn how to find our Career Clarity. Her 7 Step method to finding Career Clarity is helping individuals and businesses build a lifestyle that reflects their values and passions leading to fulfillment and joy.
In the episode we chat about overcoming the obstacles the current Pandemic is causing, how you can turn turmoil into life long-lasting change, investing in yourself, and much more.
Links
Tracy Timm: https://tracytimm.com/jumble/
jumbleThink Facebook Group: http://jumblethink.com/group
About Tracy Timm
Tracy Timm believes that we were all created for a purpose. Her purpose: helping
miserably employed professionals discover their ideal career.
After graduating from Yale with a degree in behavioral psychology, working on Wall
Street as a bond saleswoman, and traveling around the world, Tracy discovered her
passion for unleashing potential. Tracy has come to believe that everyone has the
inherent ability to realize their maximum potential. She knows what it’s like to feel stuck
in a job that doesn’t serve your needs and doesn’t allow you to have an impact in the
world. Tracy now works with companies, helping people eliminate uncertainty, gain
clarity and pursue their ideal career confidently!
Founder of The Nth Degree® Career Academy, a proven system that helps high-potential
professionals define and discover work they love—currently licensed by UT Dallas and
implemented by Tracy and her growing team of certified coaches. She has also worked
with over 100 fast-growing businesses, teaching them the new levers of loyalty that help
attract, engage, and retain top talent.
We all want to connect more with our community and tribe. Many of us rely on social media channels like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter to do that. We often start by pitching our products, services, or messages but don't invite our followers into the story we are creating. Jaime O'Connor has worked with big brands to help them connect better through their social media. By crafting stories that connect and put our audience at the center of the story we are able to connect them deeper to our brand. In today's episode, Jaime shares tips and strategies to help you pivot your business into a business driven by story.
Jaime O’Connor is a digital strategy nerd who is dedicated to helping brands understand their growth opportunities in the digital landscape. Her windy path to building Inspired Focus Digital has included selling scrunchies in 4th grade, a grocery delivery business, a social enterprise that bled itself dry, and an event operations company. She has also built marketing teams at venture-backed organizations and bootstrapped products brands that achieved 6x growth and 8 figure success. She has worked with major organizations like the NFL, NCAA, USA Cycling and growing brands like Pro Challenge, Silipint, Happy Hair Brush and Savor Beauty. She is on a mission to educate up and coming brands with the knowledge they need to level up and play in the professional arena.
Helpful links
https://www.inspiredfocusdigital.com/jumblethink
Recommended Reading
Profit First: https://amzn.to/3a2YvtQ
Many businesses are known for their products and services as a business to consumer offerings, but there are many businesses that thrive by serving the needs of other businesses. B2B businesses build long term relationships with other businesses and support them in building success. In today's show, we sit down with Ray Agliata to learn how B2B is an often overlooked segment of the business world in local communities. These companies can help to make or break local communities while building long term relationships with the companies they serve. We also discuss: building your business network, B2B vs B2C business models, being a serial entrepreneur, seeing opportunity, Real Estate, and growth strategies for your life and business.
Ray Agliata is an entrepreneur and owner of Cornerstone Property and Realty Services. He is also the host of the brand new podcast the Ray Agliata Show. Ray started his career as a bail bondsman, and eventually got into the property preservation business.
Today's show is sponsored by Flocsky. Flocksy is your monthly subscription to top-notch web design, graphic design, and video editing. To learn more visit www.flocksy.com/jumblethink
Helpful Links
Ray's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ray-agliata-88066093/
The Ray Agliata Show: https://www.rayagliatashow.com
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Rich Dad, Poor Dad: https://amzn.to/2wdOqeI
About Ray Agliata
A proven leader, Ray has spent the last 20 years working in various industries in managerial positions. He is an entrepreneur and has had tremendous success in building startups from scratch and growing small companies.
Ray's industry experiences vary greatly and include surety insurance, real estate, retail, restaurants, and field service management, but his specialty is to grow and develop a company through the implementation of systems as well as strong, hands-on managerial style. As he says 'I like to fix what’s broken, exploit what works, and implement what is needed, in order to grow a company into a successful business venture.' His strengths are in daily operations, in the COO role, including business planning and strategy, marketing and sales, risk assessment, as well as P&L and forecasting.
Outside of work his passion lies in helping others and giving back to the community. He proudly served on the board of directors for Anchor House, as well as Allies. Both are non-profit organizations.
With the spread of the Coronavirus and the fear that it is causing, we take a look at the story of two Pandemics. The Coronavirus and The Pandemic of Fear. In the episode, we look at how fear is a pandemic that impacts us all. Whether it's the fear that is caused by the Coronavirus or the fears of everyday life, fear is a pandemic that sets many of us up for failure.
In segment one of the show, we chat about what we can learn from the Coronavirus and it's spread and how fear can spread in our own lives just like a virus.
In segment two we explore 5 tips on overcoming fear to make our dreams and ideas a reality.
It's time to step back and address the fears that we are all facing.
The modern world of running has gone from infancy to a science over the last few generations. Today's guest Hal Higdon has been helping cultivate generations of runners since the 1960s. But what does it take to build a lifestyle where running is a part of your daily life. Hal has literally written the book, 'Marathon: The Ultimate Training Guide' (in its 5th edition) to help runners build that lifestyle.
In today's show, Hal shares about his journey into running and journalism. We chat about what beginning, intermediate, and pro runners should be doing to become better runners. From nutrition, cross-training, goal setting, stepback weeks, and rest, Hal gives us tips and best practices for runners of all levels. This will help every runner turn guesswork into the plan that is right for the goals that they have.
Links
Marathon: The Ultimate Training Guide: https://amzn.to/3aGbX6F
The Book: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780593137734
Hal's Website: https://www.halhigdon.com/about-hal-higdon/
Hal's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/higdonmarathon
Hal on Twitter: https://twitter.com/higdonmarathon
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About Hal Higdon
Hal Higdon began running as a student at the University of Chicago Lab School and continued running competitively at Carleton College in Minnesota, where he won several conference championships. After school, Hal competed 8 times in the Olympic Trials, notching his best finish as 5th place at the 1960 Trials in the 3000 meter steeplechase. In the 1964 Boston Marathon, Hal placed 5th overall and was the first American finisher with his time of 2:21:55. His World Masters Championships M40 record of 9:18.6 in the steeplechase (set in 1975) remains the oldest American masters records in the books.
Hal Higdon is a Contributing Editor for Runner’s World and is the magazine’s longest lasting writer, having contributed an article to RW’s second issue in 1966. He also is the author of more than three dozen books, including Marathon: The Utimate Training Guide and the recently published Hal Higdon’s Half Marathon Training. In 2003, the American Society of Journalists and Authors awarded Hal its Career Achievement Award, the highest honor given to writer members.
What would cause someone to risk all that they know to chase a wild dream? Australian Reed Goossen did just that. He moved across the globe to create a new life, chase his dreams and dream girl, move to the city he loved, and risk everything for the unknown possibilities. Along the way, Reed found that he was born for entrepreneurship and left his structural engineering job behind. Since then he has written two books, launched a successful podcast, and learned the art of real estate investing.
In today's episode, Reed shares the processes he uses to overcome obstacles in entrepreneurship. We also chat about living financially free, creative ways to learn, the power of education, and creating the lifestyle of your dreams.
Today's show is sponsored by Flocksy, your monthly subscription to graphic design, web development, and video editing. Get 10% off your first month when you visit www.flocksy.com/jumblethink
Links
Reed Goossens Website: https://www.reedgoossens.com
jumbleThink Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/975543739261209/
PodMax: https://www.facebook.com/groups/975543739261209/
About Reed Goossens
In 2012, Reed quit his job in Australia and moved halfway across the globe to the US to change his life, and to chase a dream. With limited funds, no investing experience, and no credit, Reed went from purchasing a small duplex to growing his own real estate investment firm, Wildhorn Capital. Reed now syndicates large multi-million dollar deals across the US. He has also achieved financial freedom and has taken control of life.
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to book some of the largest music, comedy, and other entertainment acts? That's what today's guest Chris Hammond does for the Wynn Las Vegas' Encore Theater. The Wynn is redefining what a small theater of 1480 seats can do by bringing big names to a more intimate setting. By setting a new standard the Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas reached Billboard's List of Top 10 Small-capacity Venues in the world and receiving Forbes Travel Guide Five Star Award. Chris also leads Rock 'n Roll Wine, the pioneer in making wine less pretentious through music to attract millennial drinkers. Over the past 16 years, the company has produced over 500 events in 5 states.
Links
Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas: https://www.wynnlasvegas.com/entertainment
Twitter: https://twitter.com/wynnlasvegas
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wynnlasvegas/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wynnlasvegas
Rock & Roll Wine: https://www.rocknrollwine.com
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Chris Hammond is a Talent Buyer for AEG Presents Las Vegas and is primarily responsible for booking Encore Theater at Wynn Resorts as well as other venues in Las Vegas. A native of Lexington, KY, he graduated from Duke University in 1995 and embarked on a career in baseball before transitioning to the software business – a move that brought him to Las Vegas in 2000. In 2003, he founded Rock & Roll Wine®, a wine events and marketing company primarily focused on promoting wine tastings combined with live concerts. A pioneer in the demystification of wine, Hammond also produces his own line of wines out of Sonoma, CA under the Amplified Wines label. In 2009 he was a recipient of Vegas Inc’s 40 under 40 Award for his entrepreneurial accomplishments. In the community, Hammond is Board Chairman of the Better Business Bureau of Southern Nevada. He resides in Las Vegas with his wife Kimberly and their two children Chloe and Kaden.
About Wynn Las Vegas
Wynn Resorts is the recipient of more Forbes Travel Guide Five Star Awards than any other independent hotel company in the world and was once again named the best resort in Nevada on Condé Nast Traveler’s 2019 “Gold List,” a title received for the twelfth time. Wynn and Encore Las Vegas consist of two luxury hotel towers with a total of 4,748 spacious hotel rooms, suites and villas. The resort features approximately 192,000 square feet of casino space, 22 signature dining experiences, 11 bars, two award-winning spas, approximately 560,000 square feet of meeting and convention space, approximately 160,000 square feet of retail space as well as two theaters, two nightclubs, a beach club and recreation and leisure facilities. Wynn Las Vegas recently unveiled the new Wynn Golf Club and 18-hole, 129-acre championship golf course, and in February 2020 will debut a 430,000-square-foot meeting and convention space expansion powered by 100 percent renewable energy. For more information on Wynn and Encore Las Vegas, visit press.wynnlasvegas.com, or follow on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
About AEG Presents
Combining the power of the live event with a focus on true artist development, AEG Presents is a world leader in the music and entertainment industries. Operating across three continents, the company has an unparalleled commitment to artistry, creativity, and community. Its tentpole festivals and multi-day music events — which include the iconic Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival and the legendary New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival alongside British Summer Time at Hyde Park, Stagecoach, Hangout Festival, Electric Forest, and Firefly — continue to set the bar for the live music experience. AEG Presents promotes global tours for artists such as The Rolling Stones, Ed Sheeran, Elton John, Taylor Swift, Celine Dion, Justin Bieber, BTS, Kenny Chesney, Paul McCartney, and Katy Perry, in addition to — through its network of clubs, theatres, arenas, stadiums and renowned partner brands such as Goldenvoice, Messina Touring Group, Concerts West, The Bowery Presents, PromoWest Productions, Marshall Arts, Madison House Presents, and Zero Mile Presents — creating and developing an unmatched infrastructure for artist development and audience reach. More information can be found at www.aegpresents.com.
Have you ever wondered what it takes to grow and develop leaders? Maybe you've struggled with building the right team around you. Or maybe you don't know what to do to get the most of employees once they join the team. In today's show, I sit down with Douglas Ward to learn the lessons he learned while working with elite Special Operations Forces to help them with their communication needs.
Helpful Links
Website: https://anchorstrategiesllc.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/douglas-ward-6298263/
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About Douglas Ward
Douglas Ward is a retired military veteran with 24 years of distinguished service. During his time he held numerous leadership roles to include instructor and manager of over 500 personnel. Additionally, Douglas was the Troop Chief for a hand-selected group of special communicators who supported and deployed into austere environments with Special Operations Forces. Upon retirement, he supported government agencies as a subject matter expert in non-standard communications and as a business development executive. These experiences have enabled him to pass on the knowledge and lessons of leadership under extreme conditions for companies needing management team building.
Pulling from his past military experience and as an executive-level technology leader, he collaborates with those in charge of providing unfiltered truths on the true state of a company. He specializes in encouraging the development of communication skills from the top-down and bottom-up increasing revenue growth, employee trust and ownership. Douglas has built many successful teams by helping them to navigate through rough seas and land on a foundation based on a steadfast vision.
Is it your dream to 'one day' write a book? Maybe you've always dreamed of sharing the story inside of you. Or it could be that you have a message to share. But how do you go about writing and publishing your book? In today's episode, we sit down with Michelle Vandepass co-founder of GracePoint Matrix Publishing. She shares some tips on how to pick the right way to write your book and publish it. Do you write the book yourself or get a co-author? Do you self-publish or use an established publisher? Michelle also shares her own writing story and how that led to launching one of the leading publishing companies for entrepreneurs.
Links Website: https://michellevandepas.com/ Publishing Company: https://gracepointpublishing.com TedX: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeXyOJgAaEk
About Michelle Vandepas Michelle Vandepas is the nation’s leading expert for entrepreneurs, personal development experts, and quantum healers who want to share what they’ve learned with the world by becoming an author. She is the co-founder of GracePoint Matrix Publishing, the gold standard in concierge publishing. She is also an esteemed TEDx speaker and TEDx Speaker Coach.
As a book coach and publisher Michelle has worked with thousands of authors over the past 20 years to publish and promote their books and their work. As a serial entrepreneur and multiple bestselling author herself, she understands the strategy, messaging and creative juice needed to build a platform. She is a visionary marketer who combines creativity with smart business sense to unleash the power of her clients. Michelle has been featured in numerous media outlets speaking about her passion for ‘purpose and profit’ and she has been filmed for an upcoming documentary film, “Wisdom from Thought Leaders” alongside Sting and the Dalai Lama.
Her books include “Purpose: The Alignment Guide”, “Marketing Tips for the Holistic Practitioner”, “Two Empty Bedrooms: My Foster Adoption Experience”, “Amazon Author Tips” as well as numerous articles, courses, classes, and webinars. Her award-winning documentary, “Woman as Butterfly, featured the artist, Ann St. John Hawley”.
In past experience, she co-developed the Bodyscan 2010 and was President and co-owner of the medical device company for six years. During this time won compliance for ISO, FDA 510K, and European CE mark. She was voted ‘Young Careerist of Colorado’ in ‘Business Professional Women’ magazine and ‘The Gazette Telegraph’ listed her in ‘Women to Watch in the 90’s’. Married since 1981 Michelle and husband Bob have fostered ten children, raised their daughter and traveled the world. They live in the mountains of Colorado with 2 dogs, a cat, misc fish and a gardening dome which gives them limes year-round.
How do you overcome the expectations of others and the failure that births? Mike Poglese did just that. He was kicked out of college, left his first business, was told by his family he was unhireable. While he knew that the path that others wanted for his life wasn't the right one for him, he still tried to do it 'their way.' It wasn't until their way didn't work that he was able to find his own path forward. This led him to start a digital agency helping others find the same success he had found on Instagram and started Brandberry Unlimited.
In today's episode, Mike shares how you can overcome failure in your own life. We also talk about the 3-2-1 method of building true connections on Instagram leading to more influence, followers, and success for yourself and your business.
Links
Website: http://brandberryunlimited.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikepoglese/?hl=en
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/broglese
What does it take to lead a nuclear-powered, fast-attack submarine in the US Navy? We sit down with Captain David Marquet to hear his stories of underwater adventure and what he learned about leadership along the way.
His new book 'Leadership Is Language: The Hidden Power of What You Say - and What You Don't' gives us a new playbook for leadership in an age that isn't driven by factories. He shares why we need our team to not just do the work of either a doer or thinker but how each member of our team needs to be both the doer and the thinker. Throughout the episode, David shares how this new leadership playbook with redefining what you can do in your companies, organizations, and personal lives.
Links
Website: https://www.davidmarquet.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ldavidmarquet
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ldavidmarquet
About Captain David Marquet
David Marquet, a top graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, commanded the nuclear-powered, fast-attack submarine USS Santa Fe from 1999 to 2001. Since retiring from the Navy he has worked with businesses nationwide as a leadership consultant. He gives presentations around the world about his acclaimed first book, Turn the Ship Around: A True Story of Turning Leaders Into Followers. He recently released his second book 'Leadership is Language: The Hidden Power of What You Say, and What You Don't.'
Predicting the behavior of others is an urgent need for anyone whose work involves relationships with others, whether it’s leading an organization, collaborating with a teammate, or closing a sale. But predictability is not as simple as good and evil, or truth and fiction. It's one of the key tools that the FBI uses to build reliable sources that help protect the lives of millions of American's every day. In today's episode, we sit down with retired FBI Special Agent and Chief of the Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program, Robin Dreeke. He shares his stories of working with the FBI, turning assets into spies, working for the FBI in NYC during terrorist attacks on September 11th, and how building trust is the best resource for protecting the world around us.
We dive deep into his new book 'SIZING PEOPLE UP' and how you can take the same tools the FBI uses and apply them to your own life.
Helpful Links
Robin's Website: https://www.peopleformula.com/the_books
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Robin.Dreeke#!/pages/Robin-Dreeke/237173506344431
Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdreeke
About Robin Dreeke
Robin is a best-selling author, professional speaker, trainer, facilitator, and retired FBI Special Agent and Chief of the Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program. Robin has taken his life's work of recruiting spies and broken down the art of leadership, communication, and relationship building into Five Steps to TRUST and Six Signs of who you can TRUST. Since 2010, Robin has been working with large corporations as well as small companies in every aspect of their business. Whether it is newly promoted leaders, executives, sales teams, or customer relations, Robin has crafted his People Formula for quick results and maximum success.
Biography
The Military Leader:
Although Robin always aspired to become a great leader, he realized from his time at the United States Naval Academy and in the United States Marine Corps that leadership was much more than just telling people what to do: a great leader uses interpersonal skills to inspire action, rather than demand the compliance of others.
The Spy Catcher:
Upon entering service as an FBI Special Agent in 1997, Robin began his journey as a counterintelligence specialist and behaviorist in the agency's efforts to thwart the efforts of our country's greatest adversaries. Serving in New York City, Norfolk VA, FBI Headquarters, Quantico VA, and Fredericksburg VA, Robin received advanced training and experience in the area of social psychology and the practical application of the science behind relationship development and trust, ultimately leading the FBI's elite Behavioral Analysis Program.
The Behavioral Analysis Expert:
Robin has built his highly effective tools for all aspects and stages of interpersonal communication and relationship development. Robin has combined all these tools and techniques and created a one-of-a-kind formula for success with people. Today, Robin is a recognized expert, author, and gifted lecturer in the art of interpersonal communication, relationship building and Trust. These skills are used every day in leadership, sales, human resources, and all aspects of life, both business and personal.
It can feel overwhelming to invest in the complex world of commercial properties. Especially if you are investing in property notes. Finding a trusted partnership in your investments can help build the confidence you need to find the right investments for you. In today's show, we sit down with Peter Neill to learn more about the world of property notes and how you can find the right partners in your investments.
Links
GSP REI: https://gsprei.com
Podmax: https://podmax.co
About Peter Neill
Peter Neill serves as Vice President of Investor Relations for the Company. He is chiefly responsible for fulfilling the company’s capital raising goals by communicating and marketing the company’s private offerings and maintaining key relationships with the company's investors.
Mr. Neill began his real estate career working in marketing and sales at PPR Note Co. This gave him the ability to learn all aspects of the distressed mortgage business. He quickly transitioned into Investor Relations and raising private capital for PPR’s private fund offerings. He managed the process of raising over $80MM for six offerings and helped grow their fund investor community from around 200 investors to over 600. During his time there, Mr. Neill learned the ins and outs of the distressed mortgage business and had a firsthand look and active role in transitioning the company from mainly acquiring second position mortgages to acquiring both first and second position mortgages.
Mr. Neill purchased his first rental property a duplex, at the age of 24 utilizing an FHA loan. He is also the Founder of Accredited Life, a lifestyle community and personal/financial development brand for accredited investors, soon-to-be accredited investors and their families. He holds meetings in the Philadelphia area once a week and one-on-one sessions in-person and over the phone daily.
Mr. Neill graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Temple University where he studied Media Business and Entrepreneurship. He is an avid dog lover, who looks forward to adopting his first GSP soon.
Many of us are tied to one source of income. It could be our job as an employee or our business as an entrepreneur. We look at our investments in a 401k and diversify to keep our investments safe. Why don't we do that with our core source of income? More and more we hear about side hustles and alternative sources of income. But how do you do that? In today's episode, we chat with Nate Herrick about how he has done this in his own life and how you can do it too.
We also chat about Real Estate Syndication, Stacked Income Sources, building a team past 'just employees', and finding your own side hustle.
Today's show was recorded at PodMax!
Links
Podmax: https://onairbrandspodmax.com
About Nate Herrick
Nate Herrick was born and raised in Eastern Connecticut with his parents and two younger brothers. Nate enrolled at The University of Connecticut where he enlisted in the US Army National Guard for a new challenge and was the only realistic way he could afford college. After graduating from UConn in 2001, Nate accepted a sales position with a Fortune 20 consumer goods corporation. Soon after the “9/11” terrorist attacks, he was called to active duty and proudly served in support Operation Iraqi Freedom culminating with the status of Army Veteran.
Back from the military and working his corporate job, Nate purchases his first rental property. Soon after he meets an independent operator in the ATM industry who introduces him to the business and eventually develops his own ATM route which he continues to grow to this day. This was Mr. Herrick’s first exposure to the mindset of an Entrepreneur, not an employee.
After leaving his corporate job, Nate focused on creating and growing multiple income streams and developed a vacation rental business representing owners at luxury ski, beach and ski destinations utilizing the current AirBNB and VRBO rental models.
After realizing the vacation rental business was not a viable primary source of income, Nate went into business with his brother Zach as they continue to grow their recruiting business assisting Architects, Engineers and Construction Professionals in the CT, NY and NJ marketplace.
While working his “9-5” in recruiting, Nate continued his focus on growing multiple income streams through Multifamily Real Estate investing, Self-Storage opportunities, Institutional ATM route investing, Private Placements, and most recently is syndicating Merchant Cash Advances. In 2019, Nate forms NAZ Capital with his two brothers. The entity invests in multifamily apartment syndications, ATMs and various private placements.
Nate’s mission is to provide a standard of living for his two young children that he never had but more importantly instill the values, drive and financial education necessary to succeed on their own. In his free time Nate enjoys traveling to many of the premiere ski destinations in the world, coaching his kid’s sports teams and consistent exercise.
Investing can be overwhelming, especially in the Real Estate market. It can be even more daunting when you are a woman and a male-dominated industry. Palak Shah faced these fears to create the lifestyle she wanted. While she loved her successful career as an engineer, her passion was to create a lifestyle that allowed her to be home more with her children. She took the risk and left the safety of her career to build her own path as an entrepreneur. Now she is teaching other women to take the same journey and how they can invest in their own entrepreneurial endeavors.
Links
Open Spaces Capital: https://www.openspacescapital.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/openspacescapital/
About Palak Shah
“Palak Shah is the founder and owner of Open Spaces Capital that generates close to $1M in revenue. An Engineer by trade, after the birth of her two kids she decided to make the move to entrepreneurship to be able to spend more time with her children. Though Palak has invested in real estate for many years, in her first 3 years investing full-time, she purchased, renovated, rented, and refinanced properties creating a $4M rental portfolio. It is now her passion to empower other women to pursue entrepreneurship through real estate investing to live an empowered and financially free life through Open Spaces Women.”
Many of us feel like we are in control of our financial future. But are we really in as much control as we think we are? This week we are looking into the world of Real Estate on our first ever theme week. In today's episode, I sat down with Andrew Schena to chat about his journey of working at ESPN to becoming a leader in Real Estate in the Boston region. He gives us a glimpse behind the scenes so that you can learn about how you can take back control of your financial future.
In the show today we chat about Real Estate, finding passion, Self Directed Investing, being a group in real estate, and much more.
Helpful Links
Capital Equity Partners: https://www.capequitypartners.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-schena-8a570720/
About Andrew Schena
Andrew brings an in-depth knowledge of real estate, investment syndication and business operations as a result of his 17 years of experience in the real estate industry. As a founding member of Capital Equity Partners (CEP), Andrew has spent the past 7 years analyzing, syndicating and operating both development and cash-flowing asset strategies. Andrew has intimate knowledge of asset underwriting, negotiation, acquisition, capital raising, deal structure, finance, budgeting, construction, corporate management, operations, legal, sales, and marketing. Along with founding CEP, Andrew is also a founding member of Capital Development & Construction, a MA General Contracting Corporation, where he manages its business operations and administration, and was a founding member of Capital Residential Group, a MA real estate broker, where he managed its successful operations and management for 7 years, and continues to hang his salespersons license. Andrew prides himself on efficient and profitable business management and is always challenging the status quo. Andrew graduated from Quinnipiac University in Hamden, CT, in 1999 with a degree in Mass Communications. Originally from Reading, MA, he currently lives in Blackstone, MA with his wife Erin and their two daughters, Madison and Ashley.
Today kicks off our first theme week of episodes. This week we are sharing 5 episodes all about Real Estate recorded live at PodMax. We sat down with Cassidy Burns to chat about his journey into business, real estate, and how he is now helping others take these lessons to dive into their own journey into real estate. No matter if you are buying your own house or purchasing property as an investment, there are key questions you need to ask to make sure that your investment is one that will pay off in the long run. Cassidy shares how you can set yourself up for success and compound your investment.
About Cassidy Burns
Cassidy believes Real Estate is a tool for the long term. When working with clients, whether they are a first time home buyer, developer, or a long term buy and hold investor, he has one mission, to help YOU prepare for the future. For most individuals, their home is the biggest and best asset in their portfolio he wants to make sure you are making the best decision possible.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CassidyBurnsRE/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cassidyrburns/
PodMax: https://onairbrandspodmax.com
It's episode 300 of jumbleThink and to celebrate we look back on what 300 episodes have taught us about podcasting and success. Later in the episode, we take a look at what is in store for jumbleThink and our listeners in 2020!
If you talk to many entrepreneurs or everyday people, you hear a common complaint. Why am I always broke? Alex Felice set out to answer that question and found that our mindset and spending may be what is holding us back. In today's episode, we chat about his experience in the military, consumerism, Real Estate, how to figure out what you want in life, finding your passions, and how having 3 hobbies could be the key to your success.
Today's episode was recorded live at PodMax. You can learn more about PodMax at https://onairbrandspodmax.com
About Alex Felice
Alex Felice specializes in long-distance single and multi-family rental real estate and has spent the last few years working in commercial underwriting. Alex has been studying and buying real estate for 5 years, he's an avid reader and known to have an intense personality. You can find more of his story at www.brokeisachoice.com.
Christmas is filled with stories. Digging a little deeper we find that some of the stories behind the stories are even more magical. In today's show, we look at three Christmas stories.
Segment One - A Christmas Legacy
Christmas time is filled with magic. Maybe it’s humanity remembering to love one another. Or could it be the reflection on the gift given the world through the birth of a child that would grow up to give his life for others? The season is filled with history, tradition, and legacies. But what happens when we forget legacy? When we forget the story behind the legacy? That’s what happened with Stille Nacht better known as Silent Night.
Segment Two - A Christmas Mystery
Our next story is a story of Christmas Mystery. It’s a story that we all know, but there may be more to the story than the poem. One of the key areas of dispute is who even wrote the story. 20 years after the story was published in the Sentinel Newspaper on Troy NY. We revisit this classic story to discover why it's impacted our views of Santa Clause in such a deep way.
Segment Three - A Christmas Story
Christmas is a season filled with stories, but there is one story that is the bedrock of the Christmas Story. We revisit the Luke 2 story of the Birth of Jesus.
So join us as we explore some of our favorite hidden and not so hidden stories of Christmas.
If you truly want to solve a problem, solve the pain that it causes. When the pain is being felt by the executive at Facebook, then you know it's a problem that others face too. As the CIO of Facebook, Tim Campos was tasked with solving the pain the team was experiencing through the management of calendars, productivity, and the dreaded meeting. Tim took the lessons to build Woven. Woven is helping individuals and companies take back their calendars and start spending time on what matters most to them.
In today's episode, we chat about productivity, technology and community, the culture driving Facebook, rethinking time, problem-solving, and much more.
Links
Woven: https://woven.com
Book Recommendation
Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World
Link: https://amzn.to/34FeCdx
About Tim Campos
As the former Chief Information Officer at Facebook, Tim Campos doubled
overall productivity to $1.8 million per employee - making it the most
productive company in the world. Now, as CEO of Woven, he's taking those
lessons to reimagine how people use their calendar, so they can spend time
on what matters most to them.
Two weeks after Tim started as CIO of Facebook in 2010, Mark Zuckerberg
summoned him to his office for an urgent meeting. Once there, he met with
Zuckerberg’s Executive Assistant, who lambasted the company’s internal
calendar app and urged Tim to fix it. From that moment, Tim set to work
designing creative tools that would help Facebook employees easily find
optimal times and places to meet. It was so successful that it helped Tim
double Facebook’s productivity from $900,000 to $1.8 million per employee
over his tenure — five times more than most tech companies.
Tim’s experience managing productivity for the entire Facebook workforce
helped him realize that traditional calendars are broken. In 2016, he left
Facebook to co-found Woven, an intelligent calendar that helps busy
professionals maximize their most valuable asset - time.
What does it take to be the best in everything you do? Natalie Coughlin has broken records in the world of swimming and set a high bar for other Olympians. Not only was she the first woman to swim the 100m backstroke in under 1 minute, but she is one of the few Olympians to win back to back Olympic Gold in the same event.
Now Natalie is blazing a new path with her cooking book and her new wine brand answering the question, 'What do you do after you retire from competitive sports?' In today's show, we chat with Natalie about her professional swimming career, starting a winery, crafting her first cookbook, balancing life and staying focused, motherhood, and her return to swimming in the ISL.
Links
Website: https://nataliecoughlin.com/
Gaderian Wines: https://www.gaderianwines.com
Book: https://nataliecoughlin.tumblr.com/cookbook
About Natalie Coughlin
Natalie is most known for her athletic successes after earning 12 Olympic medals for USA Swimming. Throughout her professional athletic career, Natalie has maintained a love for food and wine. She grew up just outside Napa Valley and has always had an interest in the wine industry. As she transitions into the next phase, she has turned this love into her next career.
Her cookbook "Cook To Thrive," published by Clarkson Potter, is on shelves now or follow the links on www.nataliecoughlin.com to purchase online. She is eagerly learning the winemaking process through Shaina's tutelage and is looking forward to pairing her recipes with Gaderian Wine's Pinot Noir, Chenin Blanc, and Chardonnay.
There are certain industries that have a 'legacy' going back hundreds of years. The barbershop is one of those industries. There is a certain expectation of makes up the typical barbershop and in many ways, it has defined an expectation from pop culture. What happens when you rethink the status quo and create a new model or picture of what could be a new model for the barbershop?
This is what Steve and Sarah Bolinder have done. And it all started with an idea and sketches...and a gentle push from Sarah for Steve to go into the unknown and create a new picture of the perfect barbershop. This has led to success beyond what they could imagine. This has reimagined the model for their customers, employees, and themselves. Not only has their own barbershop flourished, but others now seek them out to start their own 'Chop Barbershops' through franchises.
In today's show, we talk about rethinking established industries, turning dreams into businesses, overcoming the pains of growth, and creating a vision that invites others into the story.
Links
Barbershop: https://chopbarbershop.com
Franchise: https://www.chopbarbershopfranchise.com
About Steve & Sarah Bolinder
In 2015, Steve and Sarah Bolinder finally agreed it was time to open the doors to a shop they had dreamed of owning for over fifteen years; a barbershop for all humanity with great music, beer, and a “come on in” kind of vibe. Before opening, Steve met with his good friend and fellow barber Danny Rainey to invite him and his wife Katie to help give life to their dream. By 2018, their little shop had grown to three and signed its’ first franchise deal.
Before deciding to make the franchise leap, the owners sat down to really look at what had caused such tremendous growth in such a short amount of time, and what they discovered was that the culture of Chop surrounded four key values that had developed under their noses as they worked on the dream they loved.
Innovation takes risks. Often you have to see what others are missing. The opportunities that are being overlooked. Guy Horrocks and his companies have led the way to create new solutions to unknown possibilities. Guy co-founded the world’s first iPhone app company Polar Bear Farm to build iPhone Apps before there was even an App Store. Today he is leading the way on what is possible on managing your privacy in a digitally connected world.
Throughout the episode, Guy and I chat about technology, innovation, the world of Startups, Entrepreneurship, and more.
Links
Solve: https://www.solve.io
Twitter: https://twitter.com/GuyHorrocks
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/guyhorrocks/
About Guy Horrocks
Guy Horrocks is the co-founder of Solve, a data infrastructure startup based in New York and New Zealand. Solve is a hybrid of SaaS and open source, where we will deploy the entire data infrastructure into the customer’s owned environment. This means a company owns both the data, as well as the underlying source code, providing the benefits of both build vs. buy. Guy previously was the CEO and co-founder of Carnival.io a mobile marketing automation platform that helped companies with push notifications, in-app messaging and analytics.
Customers included Target, Sephora, Expedia, T-Mobile, MAC Cosmetics, OREO and AB InBev. Carnival was acquired by Sailthru in 2016, where Guy served as VP of Mobile and Partnerships prior to their sale in 2018 to CM Group / Campaign Monitor. Carnival was backed by leading investors including Google Ventures, Gary Vaynerchuk, Lerer Hippeau and Bowery Capital.
Prior to Carnival, Guy co-founded the world’s first iPhone app company Polar Bear Farm, helping as a pioneer of the jailbreak market pre-iTunes Appstore. Guy’s first company was BSA Technologies, a blood spatter analysis forensic startup, helping forensic scientists determine the point of impact at crime scenes.
Guy loves helping early-stage startups, he is an investor in www.getmaude.com, www.dropelfabrics.com, www.otherland.com, www.raakachocolate.com, www.butler-nyc.com, and
for the last 8 years has run a monthly Kiwi entrepreneur “Flat White Meetup” at Happy Bones in
Soho.
What does it take to hear the voice of God? That is a question that has been debated and interpreted in a variety of ways. Some in Christian circles believe that spiritual gifts are dead and only alive thousands of years ago. Others see God reawakening the church to all types of spiritual gifts including the prophetic. How is the prophetic different than a fortune-teller?
In today's show, we sat down with Shawn Bolz to answer these questions and also give you some insights on how you can hear the voice of God in your own life. We also chat about his two new books: Through the Eyes of Love: Encouraging Others Through Prophetic Revelation, Breakthrough: Prophecies, Prayers & Declarations.
Links
Website: https://bolzministries.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjNEG8Va9dX3y1G81Myav6A
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ShawnBolz
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shawnbolz/
About Shawn Bolz
Shawn is an author, a TV host (see him on season four of Dreams & Mysteries on Daystar!) spiritual adviser, producer, and minister. He is passionate about seeing individuals and groups learn how to be the most connected, best version of themselves through their relationship with God.
Shawn has been a pioneer in ministry, including the prophetic movement since he was in his teens. His focus on having a genuine relationship with God, creativity through entertainment & social justice have brought him around the world to meet with churches, CEO's, entertainers, and world leaders.
Shawn's style of speaking & coaching, accompanied by his unique expert perspective on the issues of love, creativity, and justice, have kept his calendar full. He is an author of several books including best selling Translating God & Keys to Heaven's Economy.
Shawn Bolz is also the founding pastor of Expression58 Christian Ministries, a ministry focused on the entertainment industry and the poor in Los Angeles California where he lives with his wife, Cherie and their two daughters.
Many of us are searing for 'happiness', but what causes us to be happy? How do we find joy? As we move from Thanksgiving into Christmas, it is easy to get trapped in the busyness of life. So many things to do, but never enough time. Maybe instead of trying, doing, and owning more; we should be looking at how we can find generosity in life?
Generosity is birthed from a place of giving. Many of us think about giving as a financial decision, but giving and generosity can be more than just donating more money. In today's episode, we sat down with Brad Formsma and chat about generosity. He shares his story of how he learned how to give and why he is creating the 'I Like Giving' movement.
Links to Brad
https://www.ilikegiving.com
https://www.bradformsma.com
https://www.youtube.com/user/ILikeGiving
About Brad Formsma
Brad Formsma is the author of the best-selling book "I Like Giving: The Transforming Power of a Generous Life" and “Everyday Generosity: Becoming a Generous Family in a Selfie World.” He is the Founder of I Like Giving, an organization that has inspired more than 120 million people in 170 countries to live generously.
Brad helps leading businesses and churches around the country increase engagement, improve health, and increase giving through messages like Seven Ways to Live Generously. He’s had the opportunity to speak to hundreds of thousands of people at corporations, conferences, churches and community events. Brad also serves families each year by facilitates a one day experience “Generosity For Generations,” bringing multiple generations of a family together to discuss generosity so their story and values live on.
In today's episode, we look at 'The Fir-Tree' by Hans Christian Andersen. This special Thanksgiving episode is all about remembering what matters and enjoying life around us as we dream big and chase our ideas. So sit back, and enjoy this very special Thanksgiving episode!
Innovation happens best in community, but community is hard to build. How can you build a community where people not only receive but also give? Aaron Price is a serial entrepreneur but he knew there was a better way to go on the journey of entrepreneurship. One that didn't feel isolated. He set out to gather a few people to go on the journey on entrepreneurship together. This was the birth of the NJ Tech Meetup. Since then the group has grown and Aaron started the Propelify Innovation Festival to bring innovators and entrepreneurs together to explore the journey together.
In today's episode, we explore the ideas behind collaboration in innovation, the journey of entrepreneurship, starting movements, and much more.
Helpful Links
https://www.njtc.org
https://propelify.com
LeVar Burton has had a broad impact on the lives of many of us. Maybe you grew up watching him host Reading Rainbow or first saw him as Kunta Kinte Roots, but for many, they know him as Geordi La Forge of Star Trek: Next Generation.
LeVar hosts two incredible podcasts: LeVar Burton Reads and his Stitcher Premium Bonus Series called ‘Stories with Friends.’ You should really check them out, they are wonderful shows.
In today's episode, we discuss many topics ranging from religion to race, storytelling, imagination, the power of reading, education, and creating a better world.
Links
http://www.levarburtonpodcast.com
http://stitcherpremium.com/levar
Key Conversation Topics (times shown as a minute marker below):
Faith: 2:30
Storytelling: 12:25
Education: 17:46
Imagination: 30:00
LeVar Burton Reads: 32:12
Race: 39:55
Rapid Fire & Listener Questions: 37:37
About LeVar Burton
LeVar Burton is an American actor, presenter, director, and author. He is best known for his role as Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge in Star Trek: The Next Generation, the host of the long-running PBS children's series Reading Rainbow and the young Kunta Kinte in the 1977 award-winning ABC television miniseries Roots. He has also directed a number of television episodes for various iterations of Star Trek, among other programs.
Identity and belief inform many of the decisions, conversations, and biases that define our lives. In today's episode, we talk with Buster Benson about cognitive bias, identity, belief, and productive disagreement.
Links
https://busterbenson.com
About Buster Benson
Buster Benson is an entrepreneur and a former product leader at Amazon, Twitter, Slack, and Patreon. He's now editor of and writer for the “Better Humans” publication on Medium, creator of 750Words.com which brings private journaling to a safe place on the web, and developer of Fruitful Zone, an online platform facilitating healthy discourse. He is also the author of the Cognitive Bias cheat sheet with over one million reads.
Finding your dream, your purpose isn't typically a linear path. Ofter it wanders and builds until all the pieces fall into place. Today's guest knows that journey. From selling comedy tickets on the streets of NYC to being a motivational comedian on the stages of comedy clubs, Jenn Lederer is rethinking how comedy is used to bring people new perspectives. In the episode, we chat about the craft of comedy, the business of entertainment, finding your way when you don't know what to do, entrepreneurship, and more.
Learn more about Jenn Lederer at https://www.jennlederer.com
About Jenn Lederer
Jenn Lederer is a Motivational Comedian, Producer, and Founder of Jenn Lederer Productions (JLP). Jenn’s signature brand of motivational comedy harnesses the power of laughter to help her audience laugh their way to a breakthrough.
JLP produces visually dynamic and engaging digital content designed to capture the truth in every story, mission and brand message. Jenn is passionate about helping creative entrepreneurs cultivate their own unique power, perspective and impact on the world in whatever way they’re meant to be it and do it.
Jenn’s work has been featured by FORBES, Huffington Post, YALE, Google Headquarters, Inspiring Lives Magazine and comedy clubs around NYC and the North East.
We are excited to launch Season 4 of jumbleThink. I this short episode we give you a sneak peek into a few of the exciting things we have planned for Season 4 of the show. We give you a few clips from upcoming interviews with LeVar Burton, Jenn Lederer, and Buster Benson. Along with a few updates on changes coming to the show!
It's been an incredible Season 3! To wrap up the season we have a very special episode.
We kick off the interview by chatting with the founders of Paid Exposure (https://paidexposure.com) on the influencer economy and how micro-influencers can get start monetizing their platforms.
Later in the episode, we take a look back at some of our favorite moments from the season. We revisit our conversation with Deena Kastor, Walter Stein, Erwin McManus, and Zack Curry.
Season Four of jumbleThink starts on Thursday!
Life doesn't always give you lemons. Sometimes you have to overcome the impossible situations of life. In today's episode, we chat with Matt Sweetwood who has just done that. Throughout his life, he has chosen to rise above the obstacles that would hold many from reaching the dreams and ideas they were created to live. Matt has had to navigate the complexities of family, business, and reinvention only to swing big and achieve success over and over again. Now he shares insights on how we can all choose to live the unexpected life and live our dreams.
About Matt Sweetwood
Matt Sweetwood is the CEO of Luxnow. He is also a successful serial entrepreneur, business consultant, award-winning marketer, social media influencer, personal branding expert, and photography instructor. Matt was the U.S. CEO of beBee, Inc., a professional social network that helps people build successful personal brands. He served as President of Unique Photo®, NJ’s premiere camera store for 28 years. Nationally known in the photography industry as an innovator, he has helped acquire over fifty U.S. and International Trademarks for both language and design, and he founded and ran the Ozzie Award-winning publication Photo Insider®. Matt has been credited with the reinvention of the modern camera store, as well as the country’s largest in-store education program, the Unique University®. Unique Photo was named 2008 and “2013 Dealer of the Year” by Digital Imaging Reporter magazine. Matt was named the Photo Industry’s, “2016 Person of the Year” by the PMDA.
However, by far, his greatest achievement is having raised five successful children to adulthood as a single dad. Matt was awarded full custody of their five children, ages 18 months to 8 years old. In the 25+ years since, he has raised his kids into happy, successful and kind-hearted adults. He has a #1 best-selling book, “Leader of the Pack: How a single dad of five led his kids, his business and himself from disaster to success.” In it he details his journey to success as a father and as a entrepreneur.
Matt has appeared as a regular contributor on Fox News, NBC Today Show, CBS TV, News 12 NJ, PIX11, and other high-profile programs. He has also spoken publicly for organizations like Panasonic, UPS, PMDA, Microsoft, NJ Devils Hockey and the BMW CCA, and was a member of the prestigious CMO Club, where he won the President’s Award in 2014.
Matt’s past charitable endeavors include having served as Chairman of the Board of Directors at both The Aish Center, a spiritual/educational non-profit and The Josephine Herrick Project, a nonprofit that uses photography to enhance the lives of the under-served. Matt was honored by The Aish Center with its 2014 Continuity Award.
Proving his contention that single dads can lead exciting, balanced lives, Matt is a die-hard NJ Devils’ hockey fan, an advanced auto racer with the BMW Club, and of course, an avid photographer. He was sponsored by Panasonic® in his photographic endeavors as a Lumix Luminary but is most known for his spectacular smartphone photography and as a photography expert on TV. He received his BA in mathematics from Rutgers University and MA in theoretical mathematics from the University of Pennsylvania and his Ph.D. in computer science from Warnborough College in Ireland.
Follow Matt on Twitter @msweetwood or Instagram @msweetwoood
Learn more about Matt at https://msweetwood.com/
Everyone is creating content. There are vloggers, podcasters, bloggers, social media influencers, and authors creating content every day. They are saturating platforms with a unique point of view, stories, and sometimes not so great content. With the ease of creating content you can get your story and passion stories told, but how do you stand out when there is so much noise?
Today's guest Zachary Slingsby is helping individuals and brands create better videos and video ads. The kind of content that goes 'viral' and is shared around the world. In this episode, he shares how you can find the right message for your audience and start standing out with both ads and everyday posts. We also dive deep into the craft of storytelling.
About Zachary SlingsbyZachary Slingsby is the founder and creative director of Human Factor Media, a New York-based creative production agency that believes brands should make videos people actually want to watch. Zack’s background is not in digital or film but in creative and technical writing. He graduated Fordham University as an English major, got a Master of Fine Arts from the New School, and his work has appeared in The Brooklyn Rail, Second Hand Stories, Into the Void, JuxtaProse, JumbelBook, Glimmertrain and some other publications, and he has a finished novel he expects to see on bookshelves soon. He is also the host of the forthcoming web-series and podcast, "Why Aren't You Famous?" (Debut, Fall 2019)
Human Factor Media is a collection of literary, comic and film talents trying to displace digital ads with branded videos of true entertainment value. Our digital team then uses the best modern media strategies to find the right audience at the right time and in the right place. We think there is clear evidence that society has become exhausted by self-promotional brand strategies and that buckets of money are wasted in the endeavor every minute. We’d like American commerce to give art a chance. We think the powers that be will be pleasantly surprised by the market’s reaction.
The art of sales often feels mysterious. Why do some people seem to close every lead? How do some people seem to have the magic touch clients just flock to them? In today's episode, we chat with Charles Muhlbauer about the world of sales. He shares how many of us don't really know how to use the discovery call to qualify our leads and build the right relationships. Charles and his team help individuals and businesses craft their sales process allowing them to build a better business not only for themselves but also for their customers.
About Charles Muhlbauer
Charles has been a top sales performer in the tech industry, breaking multiple sales records over the last 7 years. During that time, his passion for helping his teammates sell even better drove him to start SalesShare, sharing best practices he found to be most effective. As part of his experience, he has found that the discovery call is the best time to create the most urgency with one’s prospect. He decided it was worth specializing in this area, and sharing it with the masses.
How do we find real justice? What is the difference between legally right and morally right? In today's episode, we chat with Cory Zajdel about his journey into fighting for the little guy to find real justice. We also talk about his unusual journey into law, the art of learning, big business vs consumers, and more. Today's episode was recorded live at Podcast Row hosted by Standup NY.
Helpful Links
Cory Zajdel: suethem.com
Podcast Row: podcast-row.com
About Cory Zajdel
Cory L. Zajdel serves as the principal attorney at Z Law, LLC and specializes in complex litigation representing individuals and groups of individuals in class actions and mass actions in state courts and in arbitration against businesses harming consumers.
Since Cory opened Z Law, LLC in 2009, he has represented more than 2,500,000 consumers and recovered more than one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000) in judgments and settlements. Cory has appeared before the United States Supreme Court on behalf of consumers that were accusing a national back of unlawful debt collection practices.
In 2019, Cory created SUETHEM.com, a first of its kind legal technology platform in an effort to represent massive amounts of consumers across the country and to correct economic injustices inflicted by big business.
In life it is easy to get locked into a routine and buy into the 'status quo', but what happens when you choose to move past the chosen path and into the unknown. Kirat Anand has lived that journey. He left a job that many would die to have to create a new path in the world of fashion. He has run the whole cycle of this startup from foundation, to growth, to exit through the sale of his business. Now he is on another new journey to start something new. In today's episode, we dive into the journey of the unknown path and recreating his life through the businesses he creates.
Kirat on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kiratsanand
About Kirat Anand
Kirat Anand is the founder and CEO of KAS New York, a B2B lifestyle womenswear brand, prior to selling the business he led a team of 200+ employees, coordinating multiple offices in different countries, and oversaw various departments which included – GTM strategy, customer acquisition, product innovation + design, digital marketing, business development, supply chain management, logistics, and finance. He is currently serving as a board or council member for: NYU Leonard Stern School of Business’s Fashion & Luxury MBA Council, Virgin Innovation Lab, Stern Venture Fellows, W. R. Berkley Innovation Labs, NUMA New York, and Marici – Take Her Back. Prior to being an entrepreneur, he was an investment banker at JPMorgan in the leveraged finance group focused in technology, media, and telecom. Kirat graduated cum laude from NYU Leonard Stern School of Business with a double major in finance and information systems, where he was a walk-on for the university baseball team.
Many people dream of one day having their own farm. But how do you go from no farm to home farm to commercial farm? Brandon Youst set out to answer that question for himself and is now helping others find their own path to building their farm. In today's episode, Brandon shares his story of moving from the world of finance and into building his own farm. Then he shares how others can do it too.
Links
Urban Farm Academy: https://urbanfarmacademy.com
Craven Local Food Market: https://cravenlocalfoodmarket.com
Bootstrap Farming: https://www.bootstrapfarmer.com
About Brandon Youst
Brandon Youst is an entrepreneur and founder of Craven Local Food Market, Bootstrap Farmer and the Urban Farm Academy. He is also the author of the book, The Bootstrap Farmer Guide to Farming the Future, which discusses the process of recreating your life by getting into food and agriculture.
Since leaving corporate finance 4 years ago, Brandon's mission has been to localize the national food supply through the proliferation of hyperlocal business models, and has been doing this through the Craven Local Food Market, a meal subscription service where Brandon and his team grow, harvest, cook and deliver fully prepared meals to a local client base on a weekly basis.
This business model, among others, is featured in the Urban Farm Academy, which is an online platform teaching hyperlocal business model frameworks and workforce development for people looking to create within local food and agriculture.
Many people believe that you should find the 'one' thing you are meant to do. But what happens when you marry two ideas or dreams to make one new one? That is what Elizabeth Lewis has done with her company Brand, Style & Bloom! She is taking her passion for fashion and branding and turning it into something new.
Elizabeth Lewis is the Founder and CEO of Brand, Style & Bloom! by Elizabeth Danielle. Through personal branding and personal styling, she helps people to reveal the best versions of themselves to reach their goals in life. She was raised in Atlanta, GA and has always had a passion for fashion. At the age of 4, She made shoes out of construction paper and walked around the house in them! Knowing that she eventually wanted to help others achieve their styling goals, she completed a personal styling certification with the Los Angeles-based School of Style.
She also has a passion for branding, having worked as brand manager at Colgate-Palmolive Company for five years managing top brands such as Optic White, Palmolive and Irish Spring. In addition to Colgate, she led and assisted with branding projects while working at Penguin Random House Speakers Bureau and LaPlaca Cohen, an agency that offers strategic and creative solutions for the cultural world. She has dreamed of marrying these two loves over the past several years and is now so excited to have the opportunity to pursue those dreams and improve the lives of others while doing so. Elizabeth holds a Masters in Business Administration from the NYU Stern School of Business and a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from Washington University in St. Louis.
Regret can stifle your dreams and ideas. Often it holds us back from the future we desire to create without us ever knowing. Why does regret hold us back and how can we not only cope but actually overcome the regret that is ruining our dreams? In this episode we discuss:
- Regret vs Failure (1:56)
- Mike's personal story of regret (3:11)
- What regret looks like (8:31)
- Dealing with Regret, Coping VS Overcoming (16:19)
- How to overcome Regret (17:56)
- Where do you go from here (22:44)
How often have you been chasing a dream or idea and found that you were nowhere near where what you set out to create? Maybe it was a bucket list item, a career choice, or starting your own thing? It's often in the journey that we lose sight of what matters along the way. In today's show we are talking all about making the long journey of chasing dreams and ideas a little easier by remembering what matters.
Intro (1:37)
- Things we forget when chasing dreams
- How not to chase a dream
10 Things to Remember: Part One
- The people around you (9:12)
- Remember who you are isn't what you do (13:36)
- Why you are chasing your dream and why your dream matters (16:26)
- What you stand for (19:56)
- Faith (23:38)
10 Things to Remember: Part Two
- Sleep (27.48)
- Eat (32:01)
- Have fun (34:01)
- You are in this for the long haul (37:30)
- Things will be ok (39:30)
Final thoughts and challenge (45:44)
What do energy, blockchain, and technology have to do with each other? Blaise Pepitone set out to rethink the three and how he could bring the three together to redefine and industry. It's the marriage of 'the old' and 'the new' that have helped him create success in his business. In today's episode, we dive deep into how you can evolve in entrepreneurship by seeing the opportunities others miss.
Today's show is sponsored by Penji:
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Links to Blaise: https://twitter.com/bpepitone1
About Blaise
Blaise Pepitone is Amerex Energy Services’ newest energy consultant, joining in 2018. Blaise has a passion for the deregulated energy industry and looks forward to growing with Amerex. Blaise is responsible for engaging with clients for consulting services including energy procurement, energy management, and most importantly managing his client relationships.
Prior to joining Amerex Mr. Pepitone has extensive experience in account management and business development. Mr. Pepitone managed 100+ employees, grew on-site locations revenue by 85%+ for three years and achieved many sales awards including top ten area manager in the country for his former employer.
Born in NJ, Blaise graduated in 2009 from Arcadia University with a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting. When Blaise is outside the office he enjoys spending time with his family, fishing, playing basketball, reading, playing 7 instruments and watching his children grow up.
What does it take to make your dreams and ideas a reality? For some, they seem to have the fast track to success but is that what is really going on. In today's show, we talk about the power of Perseverance. (Checkout time markers below if you want to jump to a specific segment)
Before we dive into perseverance, we kick off the episode by answering a few of our listener questions about Entrepreneurship.
1) How do you define entrepreneurship? (6:38)
2) How can kids learn entrepreneurial skills? (9:45)
3) Why is entrepreneurship considered a lonely journey? (14:38)
In our second segment, we give you an update on what's going on at jumbleThink. (17:51)
We update you on Idea Camps, changes to the podcast/radio show, and a look at some upcoming guest interviews.
In our third segment, we chat about 'The Power of Perseverance.' (27:08)
1) What is perseverance?
2) A story about how perseverance impacted my own journey.
3) Breaking down what perseverance really means.
4) 5 tools to make perseverance a habit in your life as an entrepreneur.
Today's show is sponsored by Penji. Penji is your source for unlimited graphic design at a low monthly subscription. Use code 'JUMBLE' to get 15% off your first month at penji.co
Ever wonder what goes on behind the scenes on creating podcasts? In today's show, we answer your questions about podcasting. From the technical to the future of podcasting, we cover it all. To make it a little easier we've included the time each question was asked below.
4:47: Why did you start a podcast?
15:42: What is the best way to promote a podcast?
25:40: Are podcasts dying?
36:05: Is it possible to make a podcast episode every week on the weekends?
40:19: What is the best part of hosting a podcast?
46:26: What common mistakes should all new podcasters avoid?
52:05: How do I create a successful podcast?
56:57: What are the best podcast topics?
So sit back and enjoy as we discuss all things podcast!
Today our host Michael Woodward is answering questions from Quora. Michael received countless questions on Quora to answer. So we thought it would be fun to take some of those questions and answer them right here in the podcast. We went crazy in selecting questions and picked a wide range of questions ranging from the crazy to the practical steps you can apply to your business or podcast. To make it a little easier we've included the time each question was asked below.
4:04: Have you ever had an alligator in your pool?
6:37: I am 20 years old, I have a goal to become financially independent by the age of 30. Can you suggest some business ideas for me?
17:13: Do you think you would buy an eBook?
19:32: How easy is it to start a podcast?
26:00: Is NY going to be less trendy in the future?
33:47: As a small business owner, what do you outsource?
38:46: What do you do to pass the time on a long commute?
46:10: How do I create a tagline for my business?
51:14: What does it mean to 'run a company like a startup?
56:33: What are most people unaware of about bein an entrepreneur?
Today's show is sponsored by Penji:
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The world of startups is filled with dreamers and idea makers. But the funding from VC money usually only serves a small pocket of entrepreneurs. There is a diversity gap in the startup world. Bianca Caban, The Republic Team, and SheWorx has set out to open doors to women and other founders to get the funding to make their dreams and ideas reality too. In the episode Bianca and I chat about how diversity is a benefit to the world of VC and what we need to do to rethink how we invest businesses run by monitories.
Today's episode is sponsored by
North American TEFL - Get certified to teach English as a Foreign Language. Learn more at https://northamericantefl.com
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About Bianca Caban
Bianca Caban is Managing Director of SheWorx, a 20,000+ global female founder community
and events business owned by Republic. Republic is a fundraising platform for startups and
blockchain projects. Before Republic and SheWorx, she worked on Wall Street, including at
Credit Suisse, BlackRock, and Atlas Merchant Capital, where she conducted business in Africa,
the Middle East, and Europe. Bianca also established a consultancy, Taino Capital, where she
worked with clients on fund formation and strategy, and launched a nonprofit accelerator for
female entrepreneurs called AccessLatina. She is on the Advisory Board of Lilu, an innovative
female-led hardware startup, and an alum of the World Economic Forum Global Shapers and
Milken Institute Young Leaders Circle. Bianca earned an MBA from Columbia Business School
and a BA from Harvard College.
To be successful in business you quickly learn that you need the support of the people around you. But often those closest to you do not know how to help you. You need to find a community of entrepreneurs and business owners. In theory that makes sense and is an easy concept to understand. But where do you find this community? How do you help and support each other? In today's episode John Bundy and I go deep into the importance of community in the entrepreneurial journey.
Today's episode is sponsored by...
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About John Bundy
Originally from Long Island, New York. John Bundy has been a Designer/Creative Director for over 20 years. He has worked on projects for companies such as Peace Frogs and Organic Avenue. As owner/creative director os Scribe Design he and his team create humorous video ads and social media strategies to draw the attention of the crowd to the client's products or services. John currently lives with his wife and two daughters in Yorktown Virginia.
The business of laundry is steeped in tradition. What happens when you approach an old philosophy of business by integrating new technology solutions? This is the question that Rechelle Balanzat set out to answer. For her, the way laundry and dry-cleaning services worked felt outdated. It was inconvenient, slow, and frustrating for customers to use. If Uber and Lyft could reinvent taxi services, why couldn't she use that same tech approach to solve the pain of laundry and dry-cleaning? That's when she launched Juliette. Soon she found out that the tech issue was only a part of the issue. This led her down the road of reinvention of the entire industry. In today's episode Rechelle shares the unexpected journey of a promising tech company into something more, we talk about how humanity is key to leadership, and how you can scale your own business when you experience obstacles and failure.
Learn more about Juliette at http://www.juliettelaundry.com
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More about Rechelle Balanzat
After graduating from Fordham University with honors in philosophy, Rechelle worked as a junior controller for Kohlberg Capital Corporation, a publicly traded business development company, for 3 years. Finding the work unfulfilling, she left to continue her Italian studies in Florence then travelled through Budapest, Vienna and Prague for inspiration. Upon returning to NYC, Rechelle moved to the creative industry to work for Stellarhead, a visual storytelling agency. It was at Stellarhead that Rechelle learned the power of branding, perception and social media. One year later she left to start her own boutique social media agency, Johnny Social. She signed on Stonehenge, a luxury NYC real estate developer with a portfolio estimated at $2.2 billion, as her first client.
Rechelle’s next big challenge came when Romio, a technology start-up based in Flatiron asked her to write their entire social media strategy. Within 6 months Rechelle had grown Romio’s online community nationwide to 30 cities and over 1.2 million people, helping secure a round of funding for the promising start-up.
Today Rechelle is ready to take what she’s learned in finance, branding, and technology and use it to disrupt the laundry industry.
Big data has been at the center of conversation is business, politics, and marketing for the last few years. We are in a time in history in which we have more data than ever before. Data is great, but what do we do to fully understand it and use it to the benefit of building our dreams, ideas, and businesses? Jim Caruso is the co-founder and CEO of Apollo Program where they have set out to allow their customers to understand their customers better through the use of data. This allows them to make wise decisions on the campaigns they create, the people they target, and the messages they share. In today's episode we go deep into the topic of data, how to use it, the importance of privacy, and the culture of tech based startups.
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About Apollo Program
Apollo is a proprietary consumer intelligence platform that listens to billions of data signals from a wide variety of content, creative and in-app sources, enabling brands to assess real customer behavior at scale. These behavioral insights can be applied across an entire business, from product planning to marketing execution.
What holds us back from reaching the possibilities of our dreams and ideas? Many people blame funding, not knowing where to start, fear, or getting the breakthrough opportunity. Unfortunately we get stuck by these things and hope for one day to make our dreams or ideas a reality. On today's show, Dan Greenwald shares how it's really our thinking that is holding us back from what is possible. Once you rethink what is possible you can make those dreams and ideas real. But Dan goes one step further and gives us an easy way to rethink. It's called 'Thirty, Ten, Zero.' When you have these pieces in place a whole new level of what is possible opens up to you.
Thirty, Ten, Zero Website: https://www.thirtytenzero.com
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There are things that you know, things you know you don't know, and things you don't know that you don't know. As an entrepreneur how do you navigate the icebergs that could derail your ideas, dreams, startups, or business? Todd and Kim Saxton set out to answer that very question by using their experience as entrepreneurs and academics. This led them to write 'The Titanic Effect' to help entrepreneurs successfully avoid the mistakes that most startup founders make.
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More about Todd & Kim Saxton
70% of startups fail. Drs. Todd & Kim Saxton, award-winning professors at Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business, have witnessed this firsthand, and have made it their mission to help startup founders and investors navigate the “icebergs” that so often sink startups in their early stages.
Relying on decades of academic and professional experience in business strategy, entrepreneurship, marketing, and angel investing, Kim and Todd co-authored The Titanic Effect, with serial tech entrepreneur Michael Cloran. The book is a practical guide to help entrepreneurs and their supporters successfully launch and grow ventures.
Kim and Todd have advised, helped launch, and invested in hundreds of startups spanning life sciences, software, sports, consumer products, and services. They serve on various boards of entrepreneurial ventures and startup advisory associations. The pair have shared their expertise from the stage to dozens of audiences, including entrepreneurship and professional development associations, academic societies, and global companies like Roche Diagnostics and Pfizer Pharmaceuticals.
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Life doesn’t always give you Lemonade. Sometimes you have to make Lemonade from the lemon’s you are given. How do you find this place of joy, happiness, purpose, and fulfillment? Zack Friedman shares his story of how he found happiness in the craziness of entrepreneurship. In today’s episode, Zack shares a few steps you can use right now to fuel success, create happiness, and conquer anything.
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About Zack Friedman
Zack Friedman is the founder and chief executive officer of Make Lemonade, a leading personal finance company that empowers you to live a better financial life. He is an in-demand speaker and has inspired millions through his powerful insights, including more than fourteen million who have read his advice in Forbes. Previously, he was chief financial officer of an international energy company, a hedge fund investor, and worked at Blackstone, Morgan Stanley, and the White House. Zack holds degrees from Harvard, Wharton, Columbia, and Johns Hopkins. He lives in New York with his wife and children.
Links: http://lemonadelifebook.com
It seems that everyone is a social media marketer or influencer making millions of dollars of their content. The reality is that it is much harder to monetize your digital content. Emile Mimran built Adinlay to solve that problem by making it easy for everyday people to monetize their social media posts. Adinlay is making it simple to connect with corporations you love and then to turn your posts into extra cash.
In today’s show, we chat about how you can leverage your social media channels to make more money, the power of content creation, what it’s like to build a startup, and much more.
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Emile is the founder and CEO of Adinlay. Adinlay connects great brands to real people (sorry robots!), to create a social advertising platform fueled by great content, honest connections, and real engagement.
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Life is hard and often leaves us with trauma. How can we overcome the trauma and wounds of life? Shana Yadid found that animals helped her to overcome her trauma and now she is helping others overcome their trauma. She has always had a special bond with animals, especially the misunderstood. Using her unique bond with dogs, she has trained over 500 dogs and their owners over the course of her six-year dog-training career.
In 2018, she launched Yadid’it Dog Training and have been building her business. Fast forward to today, 2019, and she launched her campaign for her organizations to move into their very own, built-to-spec space. To some, it’s a whirlwind of events. To her, it’s a passionate pursuit in a career that was meant for her. Over the years, she has developed a unique training program that incorporates the whole family, children included.
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About Shana Yadid
Shana Yadid is the Founder, CEO & Lead Trainer at Yadid’it! Dog Training, the Executive Director at Yadid'it! Sustainable Dog Rescue and an ABCDT (Animal Behavior College Certified Dog Trainer). She is super quirky, a loving dog-mom, the eldest sister to two loving siblings, and a sexual trauma survivor.
Yadid'it! Dog Training Website: https://www.yadiditdog.training/
Content is king in modern marketing. Every guru has a formula on what kind of content you should be creating and how often you should be posting. Often in the push to create more content, we lose our focus. The content becomes sloppy and the needs and desires of our audience are not met. So how do we keep our authenticity of message in the content we create? Erik Cabral and his team at OnAir Brands are helping content creators navigate the complexities of content creation reminding us to always keep the audience first. In today's show, Erik walks us through the steps to create content that brings hope to your audience all while helping them. He also reminds us to remember who we are and not lose our authenticity in the content that we create.
OnAir Brands Website: https://www.onairbrands.com/
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About Erik Cabral
Erik Cabral is the founder of the creative agency, On Air Brands; the real estate investment company, Mindado Investment Group; host, co-host, and producer on several shows: Entrepreneur’s Circle, Capital Hacking, LIVE at the Hive!, Real Estate Hackers, SJREIA LIVE, and many more in progress. With multiple businesses and partnerships, Erik is the quintessential “serial entrepreneur” who spends much of his time helping others grow their businesses, brands, and personal brands. After leaving corporate America after 20+ years, Erik jumped headfirst into real estate investing. He spent roughly a year educating himself, forming relationships, and analyzing hundreds of deals before he purchased his first multi-family apartment building, which he now manages. He is also a partner in Renault Winery & Resort, which is a (the 3rd oldest winery in the US) and offers private capital to his network of investors for fix and flips, wholesale deals, and various other investment strategies. Erik sits on the board for the South Jersey Real Estate Investment Association (SJREIA) headquartered in Cherry Hill, NJ, and has made a major impact on this non-profit organization by volunteering in various areas such as marketing strategies, social media integration, business development, and growth strategies. He is the co-lead for their main meeting in Princeton, NJ. Erik loves to share his decades of experience in creative, branding, and marketing strategies and how it can apply to the creative and real estate investment industries. Erik holds a BFA from the School of Visual Arts in NYC and lives in Robbinsville, NJ, with his wife and two daughters.
Turning passion into business is the benchmark of many entrepreneurs, but how do you turn what you love into business? In today's episode we chat with Eileen Kenny about her journey of turning her love of horses into a business. She also shares her story of entrepreneurship.
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About Eileen Kenney
Eileen Kenney was born and raised in a small coal mining town in Pennsylvania and is the youngest of six children. She developed her two greatest passions, art and horses, by studying art at the Moore College of Art and Equine Studies at Harcum College, both in Philadelphia. To support her lifelong passion for horses she held many diverse jobs & modeled for the Ford and Wilhelmina Modeling Agencies in New York City, Arizona, Colorado, and Canada. She also has a solid background in the Film and Television Industry in Los Angeles, and is a current SAG- AFTRA member with many screen credits to her name. Taking a break from her film career, she returned to the horses that she loves. She became a Nationally accomplished and licensed trainer and competitor in the United States Eventing Association horse world. In 2003 in Virginia, she started her own business, Kenney Sport Horses, designing and managing equestrian facilities & coaching, training, breeding and competing young prospects to become upper level event horses. She had invented several products such as The UNISIT System for equestrians to learn to ride and Miss B’s Finest essential topicals for sore & injured horses. In 2016 she partnered with two other horse enthusiasts to create HOOFiTZ® and launched it to the public in the spring of 2018:
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Creating a 'well' workplace is becoming more important for business owners, entrepreneurship, and even co-working spaces to consider when they think of their workforce. Gone are the days where wellness was the sole responsibility of the employee. But what does it mean to build space for wellness in business? What should employers provide and employees expect in a modern workplace? Sammy Courtright is the COO and Co-Founder of Fitspot. Fitspot delivers on-site and digital workplace wellness programs and community amenities to properties and companies nationwide.
Fitspot: https://fitspotwellness.com/
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About Sammy Courtright
Sammy is an attention-to-detail aficionado who brings a blend of grit and imagination to the zillions of tasks that confront every startup. She has always thrived in operations, working as a production assistant in LA and managing operations in the fashion industry. Sammy wears many hats at Fitspot, doing everything from sketching app screens to managing the customer experience. Sammy has a B.F.A. from the University of Miami, and hails from Australia.
Businesses often think about their marketing strategy, their core products and services, or even their messaging. What if you could rethink your approach to your business and start incorporating PR into your strategy. Ilissa Miller is a leading public relations expert working with businesses in the technology industry. So what is PR? PR moves past marketing by helping you reach your audience through editorial content. They help you land the appearances on leading websites, newspapers, magazines, and TV shows. A great PR agent will help you drive public opinion through understanding your message and actions. These experts can give you the leading edge in expanding your clout as a 'leading expert.'
Ilissa hasn't always been a leading expert in PR for telecom and technology industries. Her journey has been filled with overcoming difficulties, pushing past her own expectations, and breaking the expectance of the status quo. In today's episode we chat about her journey, learn how you can use PR to grown your business, and even hear Ilissa sing some opera.
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About Ilissa Miller
As founder and CEO of iMiller Public Relations (iMPR), Ilissa Miller brings nearly two decades of experience in sales, marketing and product development to her clients in an effort to help them differentiate their messages and achieve notoriety within an ever expanding and evolving industry. With a wealth of experience and knowledge in the emerging global telecommunications and technology industries, her extensive expertise and practical skill set have allowed her to implement and spearhead and launch many companies as well as global product and marketing campaigns including that of international private line and networks, IP transit, peering, IPVPN, hosted PBX, cloud computing, Ethernet, managed services, colocation and data center products and solutions. She is a recognized leader in the global telecom and technology space where her knowledge and insights provide strategic guidance that enhance performance resulting in a remarkable reputation for effectiveness and client satisfaction.
In addition to her aforementioned role, since 2013, Mrs. Miller has also served as the President of NEDAS where she functions as the driving force for the association’s annual programs including conferences, training sessions and networking socials. A key ingredient to the Association’s success is the Advisory Council, which was formed in 2013 consisting of industry executives and thought leaders who actively interact with the highly dynamic landscape of the in-building wireless industry.
In 2012, Mrs. Miller was elected to public office as Trustee in the Village of Mamaroneck where she successfully ran for re-election in 2014. As Trustee, she sits on the Village’s Board with legislative and policy decision-makers, governing over 19,000 local residents and serving her community with steadfast dedication.
Prior to founding iMPR, Mrs. Miller was the Managing Partner at a Public Relations firm serving the telecom industry where she spearheaded the company’s growth from 2008-2011. While her current experience works ‘on’ the sector, Miller has extensive hands-on experience working ‘in’ the sector. From 2007-2008, Ilissa was the Director of Marketing Communications and Public Relations for the interconnection company, Telx; a product marketing manager for Australian incumbent carrier, Telstra, where she was responsible for the company’s International Private Line (IPL) and IPVPN/MPLS products; and also served as a channel marketing manager for Telstra where she successfully positioned it’s Asia-Pacific network solutions as a leading partner to various leading US-domestic network operators. From 2000 to 2004, Ilissa worked with Band-X, Inc. the US subsidiary of Band-X the Exchange where she held roles including Director of IP Services and Director of Business Development and Marketing. In this position, Mrs. Miller supported the global marketing efforts of all Band-X’s products including the procurement and exchange of global IPLs, colocation, and voice minutes.
Mrs. Miller holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Writing and Literature from SUNY Potsdam where she also studied voice performance at Crane School of Music.
Often we are told that we should accept that status quo. The way things are done is the best way to do them. But what happens when you see a different solution or path to reinvent a space. This is what Jezzibell Gilmore is doing with her company Packet Fabric. PacketFabric is changing network services. Today's network infrastructure is much like the electrical grid; it's lagged behind the rest of world, and hasn't kept pace with advancements in technology. Procuring network services to provision simple services to move data from one point to another takes months of work and man power. We're talking months of preparation and operational cost - all to move data from Los Angeles to New York in 65 milliseconds.
Jezzibell was an early stage employee of AboveNet Communications and Akamai Technologies, and previously served as VP of Operations at RoamData, as well as VP of Business Development for GTT. Now she has co-founded Packet Fabric and serves as their SVP Business Development.
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Creating great content is hard to do no matter if your medium is blogging, podcasting, vlogging, or some other outlet. So how do you create great content time and time again. You know, the content that your audience loves and keeps coming back to you for more? In today's show we chat with Jonathan Gill founder and CEO of Backtracks. We chat about how to create that killer content, building a great podcast, growing and connecting with your audience, monetizing you content, and much more.
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About Jonathan Gill
A kid teaches himself how to program computers to analyze audio and make a music portal. That kid goes on to start a record label (votes in the Grammy Awards), goes to business school... then becomes a Technical Architect at a semiconductor company, is a co-inventor on a database security patent, only to return to audio to fix problems in podcasting as an adult. Backtracks takes a long view of understanding the historical progression of advertising and measurement and applies that to podcasting and spoken word audio. All the lesson of Jonathan's past and entire industries are applied to Backtracks. At an early age, he knew his business is culture. Almost everything he has done professionally has a thread of expressing culture and communication through the combination of audio, advertising, analytics, and software.
What can comedy teach you about leadership? Ross Everett has worked with comedians like Stephen Colbert and Conan O'Brien. Now he has created his own show called 'Stop Stopping the Unstoppable' satirizing the world of personal development seminars. Along the way Ross has learned not only a lot about comedy but also leadership, taking risks, knowing what you value, and helping people rethink what they think.
Website: http://www.therosseverett.com/
Stop Stopping the Unstoppable: http://stopstoppingtheunstoppable.com/
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About Ross Everett
Ross Everett is an award winning actor, comedian, Internet personality, and writer. You may know him from SourceFed. Or The New Show. Or his podcast "Now What Did We Learn?" Or you could've seen him do stand up somewhere once.
His YouTube videos have been viewed over 45 million times, landing him on the front page of HuffPost, Buzzfeed and Reddit. He’s written for SMOSH, The Annoying Orange and SourceFed, and his comedy has been featured on NBC, Hulu, Fox, and Sirius XM.
When not in LA, he can be seen touring with his critically acclaimed comedy show Stop Stopping The Unstoppable satirizing the world of personal development seminars.
Ross has been involved in both online and traditional media since 2009 when he graduated from The University of Arizona. Producing online content for himself and others, Ross has worked with Maker Studios, Big Frame, and Discovery Digital Networks among many others.
But that's not all he's done! Ross has worked with countless name brands including Tapout VTC, Think Thin, and Harry's Razors making him an expert in brand/creator relations with an ability to create strong, humorous, and natural feeling branded content.
Ross is currently performing his Transformational Comedy show and satirical take on the world of personal development and motivational seminars Stop Stopping The Unstoppable. You can find out where he's going to be here.
Building a comedy club in NYC is more than just having great comedians show up every night. It's about building a community. Dani is a Multi-preneur and has started many businesses. In 2008 he purchased Stand UP NY. Since then he has worked hard to build successful businesses not only in comedy but also podcasting. Recently he and the team at Stand UP NY launched Podcast Row brining together the world of comedy, entrepreneurship, and podcasting.
In today's episode we chat about entrepreneurship, comedy, pushing the limits, creating community, podcasting, and much more.
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About Dani Zoldan
An entrepreneur since 19 years old, Dani is most passionate and comfortable when navigating in uncharted waters and have applied that mindset to his numerous business ventures. While in college, he founded the online music company Eargazmic.com. Merging his love of music and computers (we called it computers back then, not technology), he created a website where independent bands and musicians can use the website to promote and sell their music. Each artist had their own web page which consisted of photos, a bio, upcoming tour dates and links to purchase MP3’s. He ended up dropping out of New York University to focus on the business full-time but ultimately closing the business in 2003.
In 2004, when phone carriers starting utilizing voice over internet protocol (VoIP) and routing their traffic over internet lines instead of phone lines, he decided to experiment with that technology and built an IP connection from his apartment closet (that’s closet, as in where you put clothes) to Trinidad & Tobago and successfully was able to make long distance phone calls but paying local (Trinidad) prices. This experiment launched Titan International, which ultimately became a big player in selling wholesale long distance services to phone companies. Verizon, China Telecom, TATA Communications and many phone companies around the world relied on their services.
Not stimulated by the telecom business so much anymore, in 2008 he purchased Stand Up NY, the famous comedy club on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Stand Up NY made its name in the 80’s and 90’s with many of the world’s best comics known to frequent the club including Jerry Seinfeld, Chris Rock, Robin Williams, Louis CK and Jon Stewart. Dani purchased the club with one of his best buddy’s Gabe Waldman (also an aspiring comic), hired Steve Lewis, (the infamous New York club operator/designer) and gave Stand Up NY a major makeover. Today, the club is home to many current A-listers including Amy Schumer, Michael Che, Pete Davidson and Judah Friedlander.
In 2013, with his co-founder Jon Fatigate, we created Stand Up NY Labs, a comedy incubator. They successfully launched several hit podcasts including Tuesdays with Stories, Race Wars, The Jtrain podcast and In the Conversation which can can be found on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play and SoundCloud. In 2015, Cadence13, an audio engagement company invested in their company and currently ad-rep their network.
At the end of 2016, Stand Up NY launched Skitish Media which creates short, funny, and shareable video content for brands and media agencies.
In 2018, Dani created Stand Up NY Education in partnership with Teachable and produced its first online course called The Tight Five which consists of a 20 video course curriculum taught by 7 professional comedians. The same year, Dani started LaughPass - the first annual subscription to comedy clubs. LaughPass holders receive unlimited access to comedy shows plus a bunch of amazing perks.
In 2019, Dani launched Podcast Row. The mission is to connect entrepreneurs to their favorite podcasters to help them share their story.
Dani currently reside on the Upper West Side with my wife Billie, an orthodontist and three children - Bradyn, Sydney, Ryder and their cat Lola.
The world of drones is taking off in new and innovative ways. What was once impossible is now possible. So how will drones impact our every day lives? Derek Waleko and the team at Up Sonder is answering that very question. They have created the AirBNB for the Drone Industry. This marketplace connects businesses and individuals with professional drone services. But why would businesses and the average consumer need a drone service? The possibilities are endless from the use of drones for deliveries, real estate, construction, and beyond. But Up Sonder isn't stopping there. They are already looking for ways to offer autonomous drone support.
One major lesson we learn in today's episode is that incredible world changing ideas often start by trying to solve our own problems. Derek is innovating in the space because he saw a need to help his mom. In the episode we also discuss the future of drones, how drones are impacting the skies above us, how a network of charging stations could change the drone industry, and so much more.
Recommended Reading: Never Split The Difference by Chris Voss
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Up Sonder Website: https://www.upsonder.com/
Republic Campaign: https://republic.co/up-sonder
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About Derek Waleko
Derek Waleko is the Co-founder and CEO of the Los Angeles-based drone services marketplace, UpSonder.com. Derek has a love for the sky and is an FAA certified commercial drone pilot. Before turning his hobby into a career, Derek traveled the world living in Paju, South Korea; Barcelona, Spain; and Manhattan, New York. His travels lead him to investment banking where he learned about what made a good company and how successful management teams operated. All of which has been valuable insight he keeps with him today with his own company Up Sonder. Originally from Texas, Derek grew up on his family's ranch raising cattle and attended Texas Tech University where he met his wife, Sandy. Today he lives in Los Angeles with his wife and their daughter Waverley and son Thatcher.
How does technology change healthcare? Anup Singh and InnaMed are rethinking how you manage your health once you leave your doctor or a hospital visit. By using technology with healthcare, they are able to offer better 'at home' monitoring all while giving doctors more time to address the modern tasks of having a practice. This innovative approach is helping individuals get better care all while navigating the complex changes to their lives due to conditionals like heart failure, kidney failure, and post-transplant care.
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About Anup Singh
Anup Singh is co-founder and Chief Science Officer of InnaMed, a Y Combinator–backed startup that is developing a smart, at-home blood-testing device for monitoring chronically ill patients. Prior to InnaMed, Anup was a PhD student at UCLA in bioengineering and completed his BA and MS at the University of Pennsylvania in physics and biophysics. He has co-authored multiple peer-reviewed publications in the fields of microfluidics and point-of-care diagnostics and has been a speaker at conferences focusing on areas in the pharmaceutical and medical technology spaces.
Have you ever wondered how you could invest in the next big startup? Investing in startups can be complex. Where do you find trustworthy startups? How can you invest in their ideas and dreams? On Today's show we chat with Chuck Pettid, CEO of Republic Funding Portal. Republic was founded by alumni of AngelList, the world's largest online investment platform for accredited investors, following the passing of the JOBS Act in May 2016. With this new legislation, non-accredited investors (the majority of the US population) could invest in startups for the very first time--but the complicated legal requirements called for a founder and investor-friendly platform to make startup investing truly accessible.
Republic was built with this mission in mind. They're SEC-registered, FINRA-licensed and part of a large family of startup platforms together with AngelList and Product Hunt. Additionally, while they welcome all kinds of entrepreneurs, Republic specifically encourages startups with diverse teams and backgrounds to apply to raise with them. They're proud to report that last year, 25% of all investments made on Republic went to companies with founders of color (compared to 1% among traditional VCs), while 44% went to companies with at least one female founder (compared to 13% among VCs.) Diversity and inclusion are core parts of their mission and they believe that hidden gems can be found where the masses aren't looking.
You can learn more about Republic at https://republic.co/
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Have you ever wondered what it takes to cultivate culture and creativity in your dreams and ideas? In today's episode we chat with Zack Curry about those very topics. Zack is the executive pastor at JC Sacramento and shares how they have approached building culture at Jesus Culture. He walks us through both the unintentional and intentional steps they tool to build a global movement. Later in the episode we chat about the tension of competition vs creativity. He shares how we need to rethink competition to get to a healthy place in our organizations to cultivate creativity. Along the way we also chat about being fully known, finding your dreams and ideas, the culture of Christianity and the local church, his new podcast 'Man Camp', and much more.
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JesusCulture Website: https://jesusculture.com/
Man Camp Podcast: https://jesusculture.com/podcasts/show/man-camp/
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About Zack Curry
Zack is part of the Jesus Culture Team. He is the Executive Pastor of JC Sacramento and also serves as the Operations Director for the movement as a whole. Zack was a part of a significant move of God on while in high school. The campus club he led grew significantly as God used students to lead their friends to the Lord and serve and minister to their campus. This experience marked his life with a passion to see the power and love of God to be released on campuses, in culture and in cities. For the past 21 years he has been ministering in the church and business. He is passionate about people knowing who they are and seeing leaders raised up to go into all areas of society to release the kingdom of God to see cultural transformation. Zack and his wife Melissa have three beautiful little girls Grace, Olivia and Ellie.
Kerry Gallivan founded Chimani to help everyday people find the adventures of their dreams by visiting National Parks. National Parks are filled with all types of adventures but most people don't know where to start when planning their adventure to the park. Where should we stay? What are the places we 'must' visit on our trip? Where to we find a bathroom and some water? How do we avoid all the crowds in the parks? Chimani is helping people have the information that they need for their visits to the park all from the safety of their car of mobile device (even without internet connection).
In today's episode Kerry shares the story behind turning his idea into reality and ultimately turning it into a business. We dive deep into the pitfalls that many visitors to national parks face and he shares how you can avoid falling into these traps. Throughout the interview Kerry gives us insights into how you can find the right parks for you and even a few of his favorite parks.
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It is easy to get buried in the business of entrepreneurship, ideas, and dreams. Often we forget when we have both small and big victories all while we push on to the next emergency, project, or goal. It's time that as entrepreneurs we pause and reflect on our victories and achievements. We need to build the habit of celebration into our patterns of chasing ideas and dreams.
In today's episode I chat about how we build celebration into jumbleThink. I also give you an easy to use three step process to use celebration as a driving force to making your goals come alive.
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Many of us run our businesses but are so focused on what we are doing today that we forget to plan for the future. We respond to the emergency of today without ever thinking about how we can grow and innovate our products, services, and message to better impact our customers. In today's episode we are going deep into how we can use micro-experiments to innovate in our businesses. Micro-Experiments are a powerful tool because they remove many of the obstacles we face when wanting to step into the dreams and ideas we have for our business.
In the first segment we chat about innovation versus inventing. While the two go hand in hand, they are massively different. Knowing when you should innovate or invent in your space is critical for setting up your business to flourish against your competition. Then we discuss the places in your business that you can use innovation strategies to rapidly grow. Finally we close out the segment by talking about the difference between micro and macro innovation and how we often focus on macro innovation when instead we should focus on micro innovation to quickly grow our products, services, and messages.
In our second segment we go deep into the Dreamers Guide to Micro-Experiments. We also discuss how you can use micro-experiments in your business and life to turn dreams and ideas into reality.
We close out today's episode by giving you some examples right here from jumbleThink of micro-experiments we have already done and new micro-experiments that we are trying right now. As we close the episode I share 6 tips on how you can start the process in innovating in your business.
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You've watched movies like Jurassic Park and Indiana Jones and wonder what it would be like to be an archeologist or paleontologist searching for lost history. But what is it really like to search for 'hidden treasure'? Walter Stein is a professional paleontologist and teaches every day people how they can go on the adventure of a lifetime and discover dinosaur bones. In today's episode Walter shares how he turned a childhood passion into a career and along the way blazed his own trail of how to make paleontology not only a career but a business. He shares some crazy stories of his digs, how a dinosaur was named after him, and what a new generation of scientist need to know to make their dreams come alive.
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PaleoAdventures.com
Virtual Dinosaur Museum
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Walter and his wife Heather started “PaleoAdventures” back in 2005. PaleoAdventures provides a wide range of services to the education, museum, and tourist related industries, including: Dig site tours, commercial internet fossil sales, lectures and educational programs for schools, clubs and museums, museum consultation, contract fossil preparation, paleontological resource assessments, and much, much more.
Walter is a professional vertebrate paleontologist and dinosaur hunter who has discovered, excavated, or prepared over 25 dinosaur skeletons and numerous isolated fossils over the last 18 years. One of Walter’s most famous discoveries is the skeleton of “Sir William” a juvenile Tyrannosaur skeleton collected in Petroleum County, Montana. Sir William is named after Walter and Heather’s young son William. Walter is a graduate of Appalachian State University (BS Geology, 1994), is former president of the Big Horn Basin Foundation, Staff Geologist/paleotechnician at the Wyoming Dinosaur Center, Field Collections Manager for Triebold Paleontology Inc. and Curator for the Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource Center. For the last three years he has been working closely with the AAPS (Association of Applied Paleontological Sciences), as chairman of their new "Journal of Paleontological Sciences". He is also the author of the book, “So You Want To Dig Dinosaurs; A Field Manual on the Practice, Principles, and Politics of Vertebrate Paleontology, published back in 2002 and"The Top 256 Rules of Paleontology" published in 2009”. See "Resume/CV" for Walter's Online resume and list of credentials.
Heather has been a nationally certified massage therapist since 1997. She is a graduate of Suncoast School of Natural Health(1997), Tampa, Florida. She has worked at some of the finest hotels and resorts in the country including the 5 star/5 diamond Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs and Saddlebrook Resort & Spa in Florida. She has been trusted to work on many celebrities, and professional sports figures during her career. For the last five years, Heather has been an intergral part of the dinosaur business, working in both the field and the lab.
They married in 2002 and have two boys William and Stephen.
Finding purpose is a very tricky thing. The more I talk to people, the more I see people who are living life without purpose. Some want to find purpose, others are content floating through life, yet many more don’t even know what to think about life all together. Living life without purpose is a really sad thing. There are leading thought leaders, speakers, and influencers telling you to ‘Start with Why’ and ‘What’s your What’. While these questions are great questions to answer, they are simply leading you to two things. Purpose and Identity. We’ve talked about Identity a lot over the last few years but we really haven’t talked much about Purpose. So on today’s show, we are talking ‘Purpose’ and more specifically finding your purpose in entrepreneurship.So let’s start by defining purpose. This helps to give us a baseline for the rest of the show. What is purpose?Noun: the reason for which something is done or created or for which something exists.Verb: have as one's intention or objective.Going a step further, many aren’t just looking for purpose but actually their ‘Life Purpose.’ According to University of Minnesota, Life Purpose can be defined asYour life purpose consists of the central motivating aims of your life—the reasons you get up in the morning.Purpose can guide life decisions, influence behavior, shape goals, offer a sense of direction, and create meaning. For some people, purpose is connected to vocation—meaningful, satisfying work. For others, their purpose lies in their responsibilities to their family or friends. Others seek meaning through spirituality or religious beliefs. Some people may find their purpose clearly expressed in all these aspects of life.Purpose will be unique for everyone; what you identify as your path may be different from others. What’s more, your purpose can actually shift and change throughout life in response to the evolving priorities and fluctuations of your own experiences. - The link to the full article in the episode notes:https://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/what-life-purposeSo can you find purpose in entrepreneurship? I think it really depends on how you view your career, goals, and values…but for many entrepreneurs the reason they chose this path was to build things that mattered to them. They wanted to build their ideas and dream. They wanted to impact the world in some way. I don’t think I’ve ever talked to an entrepreneur that didn’t have purpose behind what they are doing. However there are those who I have met who seemed to be searching for purpose and hoped to find it through entrepreneurship. I think they are searching for some kind of fulfillment, joy, or to fill a void missing in their lives. To those people, I hope today’s show encourages you to step back and really figure out who you are and what you value. For those of you who are living your purpose through you journey of entrepreneurship, I hope today’s episode encourages you. Even if you aren’t an entrepreneur there are many powerful takeaways in today’s episode that will help guide you on the journey of finding purpose in your life.Ready to dive into this? So purpose in simplest terms is the object or goal in which you are headed. What you want to accomplish It’s the vision that is pulling you into the future you want to create. Purpose is an idea. It is a belief. The ambition, dream, aim, intent, the ‘end’. The Hebrew word for this is ‘acharit’ or the end. Purpose is the end result of behavior, beliefs, vision. It is where you are going and living fully in the moments to get there.Purpose is really the driving force in life. The reason why so many are searching for purpose is that they are feeling unfulfilled, lacking in some way, without purpose, or missing significance. When you find it, you feel like you are living ‘what you are created for.’ It amazes me how many people say those terms ‘I feel like I’m doing what I was created to do’ when they explain their journey of entrepreneurship. Some of these people believe in a God and others are atheistic in their beliefs. But all feel the same…that they are living what they were created to do. To live their purpose. How are some people able to find this entrepreneurial purpose while others seem to be miserable in life? Why aren’t more connecting with the purpose of their lives? And how can you find your purpose in life and entrepreneurship? We will be right back to go deeper into purpose and answering these questions.Segment 2We are back and talking about finding purpose in entrepreneurship. I want to take the next few minutes and focus now on why you need purpose in your life, especially if you are going to take the leap of being an entrepreneur. Why do you need purpose? According to psychologists at Psychology Today, when we don’t have a sense of purpose in our lives. It makes us more vulnerable to boredom, anxiety and depression. And particularly if we have an addictive personality it can make us vulnerable to substance abuse. Alcohol or drugs are, of course, a way of alleviating psychological discord, but at the same time they can be seen as a way of gaining a very basic sense of purpose: to satisfy your addiction. (https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/out-the-darkness/201307/the-power-purpose)So are there different types of purpose? Actually studies show that there are several kinds of purpose. Some will benefit you more than others. What are some examples?Survival - This is the most basic of purposes you can give. It’s primal. In this style of purpose you are literally just trying to make it to the next day. In life this looks like food, shelter, water…but in entrepreneurship and business it looks a little different. It could be cashflow and payroll. It could be a difficult deadline. It could be finding the next project or getting rid of a bad project. Any way that you look at it, this kind of purpose in life or business is all about getting through today. ‘Surviving another day.’ Every person and especially every entrepreneur faces this in their lives. It’s a kind of purpose that should be short lived. It’s a reality we all have to face at times, however it isn’t a place we should live for long and we won’t last long if we try to live in the ‘survival’ place of purpose. Using a Pre-existing model or meaning of purpose - This takes on the belief and driving force of others that are around you or have gone before you. In life this often looks like religion or politics. Now I’m a big fan of religion…I’m a long time follower is Christ’s teaching. I understand that this fills my beliefs with a specific worldview and that I need to be aware of this as I bring my beliefs into business and entrepreneurship. It helps to define my beliefs in a specific standard of ethics. But it doesn’t stop there. As an entrepreneur there are teachings that for many they have adopted as their beliefs and purpose in business. This is neither good or bad (although it can become unhealthy), but it is a specific worldview. Great examples of this is following the reasoning behind ‘funnels’ like Clickfunnels. For others they might pick up a specific purpose in social oriented entrepreneurship like businesses focused on solving the problems of the environment, the needs of the less fortunate, or other beliefs. This can be a strong place to find purpose, but it can also become a dangerous place to find purpose. We need to question the purpose that we adopt from these sources until they stop being someone else’s purpose and start becoming our purpose. Status or Money: This is purpose focused on what I can accumulate. More money, more stuff, more power, more authority, to become famous. This could be because you want to impress others (external purpose). It could be to fill a desire for ownership or accumulation (internal purpose), but it could also be a purpose for another reason. If this is your driving force for purpose, you may want to stop and really find out what is driving you into this purpose. Is it greed? Maybe it’s fear? It could be consumerism. It could also be selfishness. If it’s one of those motivators of purpose, I would recommend that you find a place of healthy purpose. On the flip side, maybe you are doing it so that you can give to those in need, provide better for your family, or even save for early retirement. And those motivators might not be bad at all.Altruistic / Idealism: This purpose is split into two key area. First you might want to change the world out of your concern for something in society. You want to improve the world. You want justice for the broken things in life. Bring a new idealism and philosophy to the world. Secondly it could be to be to help those in need. This is often when purpose goes from being an internal driver forward and to an external driver to change the world. Your purpose is no longer about ‘just you’ but about the people and world around you.Personal or Spiritual Development: This is purpose that drives you forward into learning. Learning more about yourself, finding new creativity, making yourself a better person. Think of this as ‘self-improvement / Self-Help’ motivated purpose. There is a desire to grow personally. There is a desires to grow deeper into learning and spiritual revelation.So what are the positive side affects of purpose?Give you something to do or move towards. Gives you direction. Keeps you from being ‘bored’Brings you joy in the ‘doing’ of things to move your purpose forward.Helps others.Let’s you focus on the positive instead of the negative.Gives you challenges that cause you to grow and evolve.Make you healthier physically, emotionally, spiritually.Increases your self esteem.Allows you to communicate a vision or mission to your team.Most importantly it gives you hope.We are going to pause here for a break. When we return, we are going to talk about how you can find your purpose in entrepreneurship and life.Segment 3We are back for our final segment as we discuss how you can find purpose in your
CoWorking is all the rage with companies like WeWork leading the way, but what happens when your coworking space puts a community of entrepreneurship at the core of it's focus. That's what Chris Schultz and Anne Driscoll set out to do when the build the first Launch Pad CoWorking space in New Orleans. Not only did they want to create great work environments but they wanted to reinvent how the city viewed business and entrepreneurship. In today's episode we discuss community, entrepreneurship, innovation, changing how cities view entrepreneurs, how to build culture, work / life blend, and more.Today's episode is sponsored by:Skillshare: Go to https://www.skillshare.com/jumblethink to get 2 months free when you sign up.Penji: Use code 'JUMBLE' to get 15% off your first month at https://penji.co/About Launch PadLaunch Pad is dedicated to giving people the courage to create the company or career they have always dreamed of. Driven by the power of the internet and global distribution talent, people can work from anywhere.Launch Pad started in 2009, with simple idea that bringing all of the “doers” in New Orleans into the same place to work every day would build community and catalyze the growth of the entrepreneurial ecosystem.It worked. In the last 10 years companies working at Launch Pad in New Orleans have raised hundreds of millions of dollars in capital and created more than 5000 jobs.Today, Launch Pad is opening coworking spaces and bringing its strong community and commitment to the success of our members momentum markets around the US. We define our strategy as – People with Pride, Cities with Soul.Success today requires taking command of your career and working entrepreneurially. Launch Pad is a community of people who will be your first believers. They create a great place to work so you can be productive and get ahead.
How we lead in business is ever evolving but what if our power driven leadership methods are actually hindering our teams and growth? Marissa Orr wants to change the game and redefine healthy leadership to empower our teams and allow them to have the freedom to work with their own personality and strengths. This new model helps workers find deeper fulfillment and joy in the jobs that they do. It also benefits businesses as they see new potential from the perspective of their employees. In today's episode not only do we discuss this new method of leadership but we also chat about true feminism, corporate disfunction, working for tech giants like Google and Facebook, and what is really driving the gender gap.Today's episode is sponsored by...Penji - get 15% off your first month of unlimited graphic design by using the code 'JUMBLE' at penji.comOpportunitityInChina.com - connecting you with learning and teaching opportunities abroad.About Marissa OrrDuring her 15 years at today’s top tech giants, Facebook and Google, Marissa became disenchanted with the steady stream of advice coming from most female leadership programs. Ignoring the real concerns faced by most working women and offering prescriptions for success that hinged on acting more like men. She wrote Lean Out to tell another side of the story of women at work.Lean Out, The Truth About Women, Power, and the Workplace released by HarperCollins Leadership in June 2019. Follow Marissa on Twitter @marissabethOrr and on Medium @marissaOrr.
The Millennial generation is often stereotyped and misunderstood. So what is the truth about millennials in the workplace and life? How can we build startups, businesses, and corporations that engage this generation and drive them further into purpose in their work? Today’s guest, Chris Tuff, helps walk us through the process of moving from the stereotype and into a place where we embrace each other across generational divides. Today's show is sponsored by:Penji - Use code 'JUMBLE' to get 15% off your first monthAbout Chris TuffAs one of the first marketers to work with startups like Facebook in 2005, Chris has built his career surrounded by Millennials while becoming one of the sought out leaders in the digital marketing space.He’s a partner at the advertising agency 22squared in Atlanta, GA where he successfully attracts, motivates and whispers to Millennials every day. When Chris isn’t working he kiteboards, mountain bikes, runs, and spends quality time with his wife and two daughters.Chris’s Website: https://www.themillennialwhisperer.com/Chris on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tuff22/Chris on Twitter: https://twitter.com/christuff
Simplicity is something we have talked about a few times on past shows but it continues to amaze me how people make the process of turning dreams and ideas into reality very complex. In today’s episode we are exploring the art of simplicity in entrepreneurship.Today's show is sponsored by:Penji - Use code 'JUMBLE' to get 15% off your first monthOpportunityInChina.comSo there was this guy Hans Hofmann. He lived between the 1880 and 1966 and was well known as an artist and teacher. His career impacted many generations in both Europe and America. As an artist he both preceded and influenced abstract expressionism. So what’s abstract expressionism??? It’s a post WWII art movement in painting that was the first specifically American Movement that achieved international influence and put America at the center of the western art world. It’s often considered an important predecessor in surrealism and put an emphasis on spontaneous, automatic or subconscious creation. Well Hans Hofmann once said this about simplicity… ‘The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak.’ When I talk to entrepreneurs and innovators I often hear very complex and bloated ideas that make the initial idea hard to understand or grasp. If you start with a bloated and complex idea it is really hard to move from the concept and into reality all while captivating your audience into action.Now it’s really easy to misunderstand ‘simplicity’ and I want to make sure that I’m clear in saying ‘over simplification can also be detrimental to the process’. What we are shooting for is the process of finding the sweet spot where your ideas and dreams flourish. So what exactly is simplicity? Simplicity can be defined in so many different ways. Here’s a few examples…the quality or condition of being easy to understand or do. "for the sake of simplicity, this chapter will concentrate on one theory" It brings clarity, clearness, intelligibility, comprehensibility, illumination, straightforwardness, and accessibility to the dream or idea.the quality or condition of being plain or natural. "the grandeur and simplicity of Roman architecture”… lack/absence of adornment, lack/absence of embellishment, unpretentiousness in executiona thing that is plain, natural, or easy to understand. plural noun: simplicities "the simplicities of pastoral living”. straightforwardness, ease, easiness, lack or absence of complication, effortlessness, manageability.For years, simplicity in the complex had been at the heart of Apple. Steve Jobs even addressed this when he said ‘That's been one of my mantras - focus and simplicity. Simple can be harder than complex: You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple. But it's worth it in the end because once you get there, you can move mountains.’ Now complexity has become the mantra of today. We have complicated relationships, complex integrations of technology in our lives, complexity that leads to over busyness, and complexity that leads us uncertainty / depression / and burnout. We want to be all things to all people, but in the plurality of being everything to everyone in business and life we loose the power of our identity and focus.Simplicity unlocks many superpowers in the process of turning our dreams and ideas into reality. In this complex world it’s time we stop being on autopilot and start taking the action to simplify the process to unlock a future we want to create. In a moment we will be back to go a little deeper about the art of simplicity in entrepreneurship.Welcome back, we are talking about ‘The art of simplicity in entrepreneurship’. In this segment I’m sharing 5 ways to incorporate the art simplicity into your journey of life and entrepreneurship. You’ll notice that I mentioned ‘life and entrepreneurship’ instead of just entrepreneurship. While I’m specifically sharing tips on simplicity in entrepreneurship, many of these tips can apply past entrepreneurship and really help you in life too. So if you aren’t an entrepreneur, you can keep listen and you will have some great takeaways for your life. But before we jump into the five tips, I want to go little deeper into what simplicity is and isn’t.Simplicity isn’t just cutting your idea or dream back to one thing. It is cutting away everything that doesn’t support your core idea and dream.Simplicity isn’t dummying down the idea and dream. It is making it clear so that people can understand and grasp what you are saying and doing.Simplicity isn’t boring design. It is intention design filled with beautiful design that matters.Simplicity isn’t easy. It’s actually a lot of hard work filled with purpose.Simplicity isn’t a shortcut to getting done quicker (although it may do that). It is a process of refinement and perfecting the idea or dream.I could go on, but you get the idea. Simplicity is often much harder to do. Duke Ellington once said ‘Simplicity is a most complex form.’Now I know that some of are are listening and thinking ‘Mike, I get it…simplicity is cool.’ But how do we move into using the art of simplicity as an entrepreneur? We’ll I’m glad you asked because I wanted to share 5 tips to use simplicity as an entrepreneur.Tip number one: Clarify your message. One of the first areas that many people over complicate their dreams and ideas in through the words they use to communicate their dreams and ideas. To be successful you need to focus on the message you use with yourself, your team, and the people you serve. Messages really only matter if people understand them and can buy into how this will solve a problem for them or the people around them. Often our messaging is based on our presupposed assumptions. Better known as bias. Everything we do is based on bias. If we want to be affective our message must remove bias that steals from the core of what we are communicating. This requires a deep understanding of the people we are serving. The simpler we can cut back the message to only what the audience needs, the better we will do in converting them to our way of thinking. This in turn will captivate them to engage with our message, product, or service. Unless you are specifically communicating with someone who inherently understands your industry you need to simplify industry speak. Let me give you an example.For several years I would have customers come into our web design and development agency and ask ‘what is the difference between a domain (web address) and the hosting. Often this is a question they had asked over and over again with agencies they had worked with in the past or gotten quotes from. Instead of trying to explain the differences using tech speak, I tried to communicate in a way that made sense to someone in terms they would understand. I would say something like.So you own a house and a friend wanted to come over and visit asked how do I get to your house You give them your address and they plug the address into their GPS and it takes them to your house. Now they are at your house but they aren’t in your house. They knock at the door, you open the door, and they come into the house to hang out. You then take them on a tour of hour house showing them the various rooms and your prized possessions. Now in this story, the domain is your address. It gets you to your house but thats about it. Your house is the hosting. That’s where you store all your stuff (your web pages). The various rooms are the pages of your websites. The stuff in the room are the photos, text, and other content on the site.This action of simplicity was all it took for many potential customers feel like I understood them, was able to communicate with them, and ultimately want to become our customer.When you clarify your message by using simplicity you will often find the right people to be part of your tribe and ultimately be your customer.Martin H Fisher who is well know for his teaching on the art and practice of medicine said this ‘Knowledge is a process of piling up facts; wisdom lies in their simplification.’We must use wisdom to simplify our message. This is key to our success.Tip number twoDeclutter overly complex systems. Many of us act as the chicken with it’s head cut off. We are running around responding to the latest emergency. We are responding without knowing how to prevent the emergencies we face. Our systems either don’t exist or are broken. This is often a side affect of overtly complex or bloated systems. Our systems are a key to the success of our businesses (and lives). We must have healthy simply systems.For me it’s something as simple as having my calendar sync with my wife’s calendar make all the difference in know what is on our schedule and if we can schedule something else on a specific day and time. This system is simple. It just works. However many of us use systems that are bloated, complicated, and inefficient. This steels from our time and energy.Simplifying our systems have two steps.Do we have a system for the things we regularly do?Our our systems working?A few years ago I hired two project managers for our business. One was very inline with our philosophy of simplicity both with working with our clients and in the systems we used to manage their projects. The other project manager wanted to add crazy amounts of systems that were slowing down our process and getting in the way of working with our clients. It was the path of least resistance vs duplication of work and effort. One project manager was right for our company, the other was not. Let’s talk about a few systems many businesses will have:-CRM (customer relationship management)-Project Management-Time Management-Payroll-Billing, invoicing, and contracts-and if you sell products you are going to have systems around inventory, shipping, online, purchases, and more.I could probably create a list hundreds if not thousands of systems for businesses if I took the time to do that. Simple things that many people forget like who cleans
Reinventing established industries is difficult and even often impossible, however Kathy Hannun and the team at Dandelion is doing just that. They have set up to make Geothermal a viable solution for many people throughout the country. They are innovating by creating new machines to install geothermal, making better equipment for customers, and finding unique funding solutions to make the technology affordable to install and use for the future.In the episode Kathy shares how you can apply the same principles as Alphabet X / Google X use in their business to innovation and invent in your own business. She also shares how taking big risk can open up new possibilities that you thought were impossible!Links: http://dandelionenergy.comToday's episode is sponsored by:Skillshare: https://www.skillshare.com/jumblethink (2 Months Free for jumbleThink Listeners)Penji: Use code 'JUMBLE' to get 15% off your first monthOpportunityInChina.comAbout Kathy HannunKathy is the co-founder and CEO at Dandelion, a fast-growing spinout of Alphabet’s X.Previously, Kathy was a product manager and Rapid Evaluator at Alphabet's X. Prior to Dandelion, Kathy led a team that created technology to extract carbon dioxide from seawater to create carbon-neutral fuel.Kathy has been recognized as one of Fast Company's Most Creative People in Business, one of Albany Business Review's 40 under 40, and as a Leader of Tomorrow. Kathy graduated from Stanford with a B.S. in Civil Engineering and M.S. in Computer Science.
In our last revisit of past episodes we revisit 'Finding Your Created Purpose' and our interviews with Mark Geiger and Erik Seversen.Next week on the podcast we interview Kathy Hannun - CEO at Dandelion and on Friday's episode we discuss The Art of Simplicity in EntrepreneurshipToday's episode is sponsored by Penji - Use code 'JUMBLE' to get 15% off your first monthOpportunityInChina.com
Stepping into the unknown is part of the journey of entrepreneurship. In today's episode we share the unknown adventure we are taking here at jumbleThink as we chase our own dreams and big ideas. We share some big exciting news along with the challenges we are facing as we push into the future.Today's episode is sponsored byPenji - Use code 'JUMBLE' to get 15% off your first monthOpportunityInChina.com
Entrepreneurship can be a roller coaster of emotions, success, failure, and so much more. In today's episode we discuss how you can help make the ride more sustainable and less emotional in the process. Some of the steps, tools, and resources you can use include:The people around you…Know your risk tolerance…Pivot quicklyNetwork, Network, NetworkKeep perspectiveAsk for helpBe real about how you are feelingToday's episode is sponsored byPenji - Use code 'JUMBLE' to get 15% off your first monthOpportunityInChina.com
In today's episode we are revisiting three more episodes from Seasons 1 & 2. This is a great time to catch up on some past episodes. We revisit our conversations with Jeffrey Shaw, Johnathan Grzybowski, and Chad Frey.Today's episode is sponsored by OpportunityInChina.com Penji (use code 'JUMBLE' to get 15% off your first mont)
We are revisiting some great past episodes in today's episode. With many new listeners, it's easy to miss the past episodes with power packed guests. In segment one we chat with Leon Logothetis. He shares his story of going from stock broker to traveling the world on the kindness of strangers. In our second segment with chat with Ryan Williams about the world of influence. In our final segment with chat with former Late Show with David Letterman writer Bill Scheft about his career in writing.Today's episode is sponsored by...Penji - Use code 'JUMBLE' to get 15% off your first monthOpportunityInChina.com
Everyone is told to find a 'work-life' balance, however Tamara Loehr doesn't think this is healthy. As a successful entrepreneur, wife, mother, boss, and active global citizen she realized that balance was impossible. Instead she is blazing a new way by creating the blend of work and life. This has freed her up to become at all of them. Removing the barriers and segmentation in life has opened new possibilities of creativity. In today's episode we talk about this new blend, creativity, being an entrepreneur, building businesses that give back, building an impactful life, defining your values, and finding your freedom.Today's episode is sponsored by:Penji - Use code 'JUMBLE' to get 15% off your first month of unlimited graphic design.OpportunityInChina.comAbout Tamara LoehrEntrepreneur and creative powerhouse Tamara Loehr has spent her life making disruptive change for good by ‘doing the opposite’. Now she’s encouraging other women to leverage their personal power for global impact. Born in Australia into a third-generation mining family, Tamara was raised in a mining town of less than 10,000 people: a culture of hard work and moderate aspirations. She was an artistic, nature-loving free spirit: catching tadpoles, dancing, singing, drawing and dreaming.While her classmates expected to follow their parents into the mines and marriage, Tamara longed for different challenges. As a teenager, she spent long hours in her room writing songs, started a band and performed locally. She was an enthusiastic fundraiser and school council president, later competing in Miss Australia and winning the title of ‘Miss Fundraiser.’ This was when she first realized that she had a talent for making money—and the impact she could create by using that talent for the good of others.Her high school results would have won her place studying Law at university, but she ‘did the opposite’ (to the horror of her parents) and pursued Fine Arts majoring in Illustration, with a minor in Marketing. Graduating with top marks, she was snapped up by a Gold Coast marketing agency as a graphic designer. Less than one year in the job, she realized she loved the work but hated the ego-driven, male-dominated industry. This pushed her to start her own digital marketing agency with a different approach, Mitara Empresa, which she still owns over twenty years later.Inspired by reading Rich Dad, Poor Dad, Tamara started asset-building in her early twenties. She lived on vegemite and toast to save up the deposit for her first investment property, a site overlooking the river and city where she later built a block of units. While Mitara skyrocketed into the top 2% of marketing agencies in the country, Tamara continued songwriting and worked on projects around the world as an indie writer and recording artist. Performing under the stage name ‘Claire’, Tamara kept her parallel career separate from her marketing clients, who often assumed that the singer they saw on TV and performing at football games was Tamara’s sister! Heading up her own agency gave Tamara the flexibility to go on six-week overseas writing tours while the business remained running under her team. This is when Tamara first started blending: business, travel and music.Retiring from music at 30, Tamara was on her final tour when she met her husband during a stopover in London. He moved to Australia, and when their first child was born he chose to become a stay-at-home father. With her husband delighted to ‘do the opposite’ with roles in their family life, Tamara was able to continue as a passionate entrepreneur and the family breadwinner.She refocused her energy and ambitions on business, getting her first business coach. In 2015 she joined Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) and found her tribe. With her typical drive and natural leadership, she became the president of her chapter in only her third year of membership. Through EO she learned about the ‘sweat equity’ model of business and started her first venture in the wellness space, growing a business from under $1M annual turnover to over $10M in less than two years with no capital investment—an astonishing achievement for a first-time investor.Hungry for more, Tamara was accepted to the Entrepreneurs Masters Program (a.k.a. ‘The Birthing of Giants’) at MIT in Boston, where she completed a three-year course with fellow entrepreneurs from around the world. Here she focused on defining her values, establishing her mandate and creating her legacy project. Jeff Hoffman (guest lecturer at EMP, founder of Priceline.com and advocate of ‘Business for Good’, regularly representing entrepreneurs at the UN) agreed to mentor Tamara to transition into her next growth phase: global impact. Feeling limited by the model and partners from her Australia-based business, Tamara sold out and moved on to expand her investment in ethical wellness, through capital raising and breaking into the United States market. With her instinct for picking brands that elevate the industry, Tamara invested in a gut health functional snack food company called Gutsii, and premium vegan haircare brand Hot Tresses. Within 12 months of launching Hot Tresses in the States, the products were available at a range of premium outlets such as Nordstrom and Hudson Bay and featured on QVC’s Beauty IQ. Gutsii was launched more recently and has also achieved amazing results out of the gate, picking up 600 stores in six weeks from launch date and being available in-store in four countries.Forever determined to ‘do the opposite’, Tamara has set her sights on disrupting the beauty industry with her Dollar Beauty Tribe. Tamara believes the purchasing power of consumers in the beauty industry can abolish animal testing, set a new ethical standard for beauty brands and positively impact the world. In 2018, Tamara was accepted into the Young Presidents Organisation (YPO), becoming one of 25,000+ global members turning over an average of $45M across their businesses. Sadly, only approximately 10% of members are female, a disconnect from the fact that 40% of households in the States are now supported by a female breadwinner. This revelation prompted Tamara to write a book to empower female breadwinners to play a bigger game in business, titled Balance is B.S. In the book, Tamara shares her personal formula for building a work/life blend (not balance!) in order to scale your business without burning out.The book also addresses the recurring issues women (and many men) face as entrepreneurs: the reality of losing more than we win, the need to take a stand against bad behaviour in business, and misconceptions around having to ‘compromise’ as a working parent.A major share of Tamara’s profits from the book are being donated to Buy1Give1. For every 200 books sold, a business loan will be provided to a female in a developing country. From a frustrated creative spirit in small-town rural Australia, to the leader of a global tribe of beauty influencers, Tamara’s passions and priorities have remained the same: “Doing the opposite”, disrupting old patterns to create positive change, and leading other passionate people to create a legacy that changes the world.
Many business owners feel like they are providing the best customer service possible, however only 8% of consumers feel like they are getting the experience they want. Why is there such a delivery gap? In today's episode Jill Raff shares how businesses can begin to use customer experience to change the game. Today's episode is sponsored byPenji - Use code 'JUMBLE' to get 15% off your first monthOpportunityInChina.comMore about Jill RaffJill Raff, founder and the driving force behind The Jill Raff Group, is a highly experienced CX Strategist (Customer Experience) and published author. For over 25 years she has been delivering world-class customer service and experiences. Jill developed her customer-first philosophy growing up in the “McDonald’s family.” In 1959 her family opened store #150 in Ocala, Florida. From age seven, while shadowing her father and working her way around every station in the restaurant, she experienced first-hand the results of founder Ray Kroc’s philosophy of QSC & V (Quality, Service, Cleanliness & Value). Jill was raised with a robust understanding of a strong work ethic and knowing what good customer service can ultimately do for a business.Jill has made a name for herself by empowering businesses to create company cultures that deliver extraordinary customer experiences so that customers will become obsessed with doing business with them. This work has been led by the creation of her proprietary 7 Ingredient Customer Experience Transformation process.
Throughout Martin Dugard's life, running has been a consistent place he always returns. He's written for Outside, Sports Illustrated, and Runner's World about the world of running. He recently updated and rereleased his best selling book 'To Be A Runner'. Since his start as a writer, Martin has gone on to be a New York Times bestselling author writing books with Bill O'Reilly, James Patterson, and Mark Burnett. In today's episode we chat about his rereleased book, taking the risk to leave a corporate job to chase his dream of being a freelance writer, the process of writing, collaboration with others to write books, and his tips for those who want to take the risk and go 'all in' on chasing their dreams.TODAY'S EPISODE IS SPONSORED BY Penji - Use code 'JUMBLE' to get 15% off your first monthOpportunityInChina.comAbout MartinMr. Dugard is also the author of the critically lauded memoir To Be A Runner, a series of essays which takes the reader around the world as he recounts his personal journey through the world of distance running. It is a book about life itself, and how the simple act of stepping outside for a run is a metaphor for our daily desire to be the best possible version of ourselves, step by step.This attribute can be seen in the diversity and depth of Mr. Dugard's body of work. His writing and research into global exploration resulted in The Explorers (Simon and Schuster, 2013), an engaging narrative about the motivations for pursuing adventure — even at the risk of death.His ten years covering the Tour de France resulted in Chasing Lance (Little, Brown, 2005) a travelogue combining history, sports and gastronomy. Other works include the New York Times bestseller The Murder of King Tut (with James Patterson; Little, Brown, 2009); The Last Voyage of Columbus (Little, Brown, 2005), which tells the riveting tale of the legendary Admiral’s final, ill-fated journey in crisp, swashbuckling fashion; Into Africa: The Epic Adventures of Stanley and Livingstone (Doubleday, 2003), Farther Than Any Man: The Rise and Fall of Captain James Cook (Pocket Books, 2001), Knockdown(Pocket Books, 1999), and Surviving the Toughest Race on Earth(McGraw-Hill, 1998). In addition, Dugard lived on the island of Pulau Tiga during the filming of Survivor's inaugural season to write the bestselling Survivor with mega-producer Mark Burnett.Mr. Dugard is the writer and producer of A Warrior's Heart, starring Ashley Greene and Kellan Lutz, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2011.An adventurer himself, Dugard regularly immerses himself in his research to understand characters and their motivations better. To better understand Columbus he traveled through Spain, the Caribbean and Central America. For Tut he explored pharaohs' tombs in Egypt's Valley of the Kings. He followed Henry Morton Stanley’s path across Tanzania while researching Into Africa (managing to get thrown into an African prison in the process), and swam in the tiger shark-infested waters of Hawaii’s Kealakekua Bay to recreate Captain James Cook’s death for Farther Than Any Man. And for To Be A Runner, he ran with the bulls in Pamplona, suffered electric shock and hypothermia as part of Britain's Tough Guy competition, and explored Japanese WWII bunkers on the island of Saipan.On the more personal side of adventure, Dugard competed in the Raid Gauloises endurance race three times, and flew around the world at twice the speed of sound aboard an Air France Concorde. The time of 31 hours and 28 minutes set a world record for global circumnavigation. Dugard’s magazine writing has appeared in Esquire, Outside, Sports Illustrated, and GQ, among others. In 1997, Dugard was awarded the Dallas Area Press Club’s Katie Award for Best Magazine Sports Story.Mr. Dugard spends his afternoons as the Head Cross Country Coach at JSerra Catholic High School in San Juan Capistrano, California — a position he has held since 2005. His boys and girls squads regularly qualify for the California State Championships, and his girls team won the state title in 2010, 2011 and 2012. In addition, he serves on the Board of Directors of the USA Track & Field Foundation, charged with growing youth distance running in America. Martin Dugard and his wife live in Orange County, California. They have three sons.
Faith is a powerful tool in the journey of chasing big ideas and dreams. It often is the driving force into facing our fears, step into the unknown, and put our trust into things bigger than us. In today's episode we dive deep into the journey of faith and how it can superpower our dreams.In the first segment we discuss why faith matters. 1) It kills fear2) It gives us hope3) It allows us to trust4) It reminds us of what matters / our priorities5) It gives us confidenceIn our second segment we chat about 'Where to find faith.' And in our final segment we discuss the steps to faith including:1) Face fear, the unknown, the situations you face2) Rise above what you see and feel3) Take Action4) Find joy in the suffering5) Pray, meditate, reflect6) Sleep7) Speak with certainty, know where you are going and paint that picture8) Celebrate small victories9) Don't fear failure, lean into it and learn10) Ask for help11) Celebrate others and their wins12) Stay humble
Quotes are used to inspire us. In today's episode I explore four quotes all about ideas. What can we learn from these quotes?"Everything Begins With An Idea." – Earl Nightengale"Ideas Won't Keep. Something Must Be Done About Them."– Alfred North Whitehead"A Pile Of Rocks Ceases To Be A Rock When Somebody Contemplates It With The Idea Of A Cathedral In Mind." – Antoine De St-Exupery“There Is One Thing Stronger Than All The Armies In The World, And That Is An Idea Whose Time Has Come.”– Victor HugoLater in the episode we talk about fining inspiration on the journey of chasing big ideas and dreams.Today's episode is sponsored by...Penji: Use code 'JUMBLE' to get 15% off your first monthIdea Camps
We picked ten recent questions from listeners and are answering them on today's episode.What is something about yourself that nobody knows?What are the best ways to think of ideas for a startup?I want to start a business but I don’t have money… What do I do?What does this quote mean? ‘Great minds discuss ideas, Average minds discuss events, small minds discuss people.’ If I have an idea to start a startup, what are the first things I should do?What are some good ideas for a YouTube Video? What does it take to create a great podcast?Why do you watch true crime shows, podcasts, and documentaries?What podcasts do you listen to when you are alone?Is it better to create my own website from scratch or use sites like weekly or Squarespace?Today's episode is sponsored by:Penji: Use Code 'JUMBLE' and get 15% of your first month.OpportunityInChina.com
What does it mean to be a disruptor in technology? Adrien Schmidt and the team at Bouquet have created Aristotle to help businesses and individuals better understand their data by using voice activated AI. This innovation helps humans turn big data into meaningful information.Throughout the interview we go deep into Innovation vs Inventing, the importance of creating a new future, overcoming expectations, having healthy systems for using failure to succeed, the future of AI, communicating your message, and more.Web Summit VideoAbout Adrien SchmidtIn 2004 Adrien Schmidt co-founded Squid Solutions, a software company based in Paris that provides usage analytics to publishers around the world. As Squid Solutions rapidly turned companies into data-driven enterprises, he went on to open offices for Squid Solutions in Beijing in 2006 and San Francisco in 2014.On a mission to become a market leader in a new generation of analytics tools, Adrien co-founded Bouquet in 2015, creating a product that brings fulfilling experience of analytics to thousands of users in their daily jobs with chatbots powered by artificial intelligence.Raised in both the U.S. and France, Adrien has dedicated his career to innovation and entrepreneurship on a global level. In 2013, Adrien served as Chairman of NUMA, France’s most recognized accelerator, supervising the transition from local non-profit to international accelerator, increasing its budget, facilities, and international presence. Adrien speaks five languages, is a Huffington Post contributor and most recently a featured speaker at Plotcon and IOT World.In 2013, Adrien served as Chairman of NUMA (formerly Silicon Sentier), France’s most recognized accelerator, supervising the transition from local non-profit to international accelerator, tripling its budget and increasing its facilities and international presence. Additionally, Adrien served as the Vice President of JCI France, an economic empowerment program promoting the cooperation between French SMB’s and large companies in China. In 2010, he went on to serve as Treasurer and Board Member for Comité Richelieu, the leading French lobby for technology SMB’s.
In today's episode we give you an update on some exciting news around Idea Camps, upcoming guests, and more news from jumbleThink. Later in the episode we talk about The Power of Perseverance as we chase our dreams and ideas.In our modern time perseverance has gone out of vogue. We want quick answers, fast success, and an easy journey of making our dreams and ideas a reality. For some this is their reality, however for most of us the journey is much harder. The Power of Perseverance is what we need to see our dreams and ideas come into fruition. My own journey has been one that is built on perseverance. I share a few of my own stories past and present on how perseverance has been a powerful tool in making my dreams and ideas become real.Later in the episode I share 8 tips on how to make perseverance your super power too.Set clear mini-goalsCelebrate victories and successMaintain optimism and enthusiasmGet the right people around you to encourage youStay FocusedWork HardWhen you want to give up, do one more thingTake care of yourself and make sure to get rest
Many podcasters are focused on the world of Audio, but Javier Mercedes has decided to go big and incorporate video into his podcasting strategy since day one. His interviews are all done in person with video. Beyond interviews Javier helps creators understand how they can use video more effectively in building their audience and influence. He shares all kinds of tips from his years of working in a recording studio and being the senior video editor for the Chive. Now he has headed out on his own to taken what his has learned and share it with the world. Javier hosts the weekly 'Passion in Progress' podcast which interviews a wide range of guests about their journey of chasing their passions.LinksWebsite: https://www.javiermercedes.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-R_lZ5qRnNEq3gXdnoKqZwInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/javiermercedesx/Twitter: https://twitter.com/JavierMercedesxFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/javiermercedesxToday's episode is sponsored by OpportunityInChina.com
Continuing our series on 'The Power of' we dive into The Power of Community. Community is significant for the success of ideas and dreams. But what is community, why is it powerful, and who makes up the community that drive our ideas and dreams forward. In today's episode we dive deep into community.In segment one we define the traits and characteristics of community? We believe that their are seven key traits including:Interest and TopicLocationShared CultureCommon Goal / Reason / or thoughtOwnershipA long term commitmentShared ValuesIn segment two we discuss why community matters to dreamers and idea makers:ConflictSupportWisdom and ExperiencePerspective and InsightIn segment three we discuss the different people who need to be in your community if you are trying to make your dreams and ideas a reality:Family and FriendsYour Social GroupsPeer Groups and Mastermind GroupsExpertsCoachesPlaces of LearningYour TeamEarly Adaptors and AdvocatesCustomersIn our final segment we bring it all together to share how you can use the 'Power of Community' to supercharge your dreams and ideas.Today's episode is sponsored by OpportunityInChina.com
What does it take to be an elite athlete? How can you set records in multiple disciplines of running? In today's episode Deena Kastor shares the story of her running career and how it changed her thinking, leading her to victory. Deena holds the American record for the marathon and half marathon distances. She also won bronze in the 2004 Athens Olympics. In the episode we talk about running, family, the power of team, overcoming disappointment, finding identity, and flow.'Many people describe flow as effortless. But a race was always an effort. Flow, to me, was the absence of resistance, when you push into a pace and find nothing in the way of your pursuit. It's movement in its most freeing form.' - Deena KastorLinksBook: Let Your Mind Run: A memoir of thinking my way to victory by Deena Kastor and Michelle HamiltonWebsite: https://deenakastor.com/Recommended ReadingArt of LearningThe Happiness AdvantageBig PotentialAbout Deena KastorWith a record-breaking running resume that elevates and evolves at the same speed as her insatiable pursuit of excellence, Deena Kastor is one of the world’s most extraordinary female athletes. Deena’s career is earmarked by her groundbreaking 2004 Olympic Bronze Medal in the marathon in Athens, Greece, which shattered a 20-year medal draught for U.S. women in the event. Yet, the accomplishments of the 3-time Olympian certainly don’t stop there. Deena is currently the American Record Holder in the marathon (2:19:36) and half marathon (1:07:34) yet has held American records in a distances from 5K to the marathon. She has made 19 U.S. Teams, won 18 U.S. titles and earned two Silver Medals at the World Cross-Country Championships. She is also an 8-Time NCAA All-American. Deena’s win at the 2005 Chicago Marathon was highlighted in the inspiring documentary, Spirit of the Marathon. Deena followed that momentum to win the 2006 London marathon which ranked her #1 in the world that year. In 2014 Deena set 5 world masters records in one race during the Philadelphia Rock ‘n’ Roll Half-Marathon. Deena believes in a balance of life and strives to always be grateful and give back to her community. She is the president of the ASICS Mammoth Track Club, a local running club with recreational members as well as professionals seeking Olympic berths. She is a motivational speaker for corporations, clubs and races. She is currently the Executive Producer of BOSTON, the marathon documentary, because she knows it will inspire runners and also attract people to the sport she loves. Deena has called the town of Mammoth Lakes, CA home for the last 14 years where the altitude of 8,050 feet and simple mountain lifestyle have enhanced her running and allowed all aspects of her life to thrive. When not training with her Asics Mammoth Track Club Teammates, Deena enjoys spending quality time with her family (husband Andrew, daughter Piper and French Mastiff Zita), painting with girlfriends and cooking gourmet dinners for guests at her home. Deena has a reputation for bringing her very best self to the starting line while simultaneously inspiring excellence in everyone around her.
Rana Gujral didn't take the typical path into the life of Entrepreneurship. Instead of taking the 'safe' path in business, he took a leap into the unknown. As he took this new journey into entrepreneurship he had to embrace the discomfort. Now he is leading the charge to redefine how AI is using EQ (Emotional Intelligence) to redefine Emotion AI.'Don't play it safe, It's not worth the risk' - Rana GujralIn the episode we discuss: AI, Robotics, Entrepreneurship, Robotics, Risk, and more.Recommended Reading: The Goal and Ego is the EnemyLinksRana Gujral WebsiteBehavioral SignalsjumbleThinkAbout Rana GujralRana Gujral is an entrepreneur, speaker, investor and the CEO of Behavioral Signals, an enterprise software company that delivers a robust and fast evolving emotion AI engine that introduces emotional intelligence into speech recognition technology. Rana has been awarded the ‘Entrepreneur of the Month’ by CIO Magazine and the ‘US China Pioneer’ Award by IEIE, he has been listed among Top 10 Entrepreneurs to follow in 2017 by Huffington Post. He has been a featured speaker at the World Government Summit in Dubai, the Silicon Valley Smart Future Summit, and IEIE in New York. He is a contributing columnist for TechCrunch and Forbes.
What does it take to build a brand in a crowded market? In today's episode we chat with Steve Trayner about his journey of building brands in the clothings industry. Now he helps other brands find their identity, message, and audience to grow their business and influence the world. Steve founded The Barbarian Agency and Great George Watches. He shares the story of how he and his team built these brands and the lessons they learned along the way.Now Steve and his wife Rhema have founded a Revive NYC and LA to help re-imagine how the church in the America can bring back community and deep relationships. They are helping the church remember the local communities and people that they serve.In today's episode we also chat about: the church in America, building businesses, learning as you go, brand consulting, understanding the vision, and more.Recommended Reading: Blue Ocean StrategyToday's episode is sponsored by Mighty Travels and OpportunityInChina.comMore about Steve TraynerSteve has been building brands, strategies, and communications for the better part of 10 years. Working with the likes of Nike, Mini, Stutterheim, Daniel Wellington, Barney’s, Nordstrom, startups, and everything in between. He has learned the ins and outs of the communication, sales strategy and the growth processes working in executive and directorial roles throughout Sydney, Los Angeles, and New York.Barbarian is a relationally based, legacy-centric, strategic agency, open to projects that run the gamut of market growth for brands seeking an insight into building quality momentum that actually works. Critically engaging through thoughtful research and exploration, Barbarian creates clear messages, roadmaps, and form through the right strategy to execute validated growth. Whether it’s sales strategy for multi-national brand or social media influencer alignment, product merchandising, trade show engagement, retail development and cultural ventures, their goal is always the same; produce exceptional work that seamlessly aligns strategy, concept, and execution.Most importantly, Steve is dad to 2 amazing little girls, husband to 1 amazing woman in New York City.
Recently Apple held their spring product announcement. In the announcement they launched their new products including Apple Card, Apple Arcade, Apple TV+, and Apple News. Are these new services and products fall in line with the Apple innovation and invention that we've come to know? In today'e episode we chat about the power of innovation and invention. I share how Apple has lost it's identity and visionary power.Later in the episode we talk about how you can find your identity and visionary ability to lead your industry with innovation and invention. Today's episode is sponsored by Mighty Travels.
Beth Guckenberger has been on a mission to help children around the world. Durning a missions trip to Mexico, her and her husband wanted to help more. They found an orphanage and met people that really needed help. This birthed a mission in their lives to serve children. In today's episode we talk about finding missions that move you to a new place of compassion. Beth shares how they created the Five Point Childhood Development Model to serve kids through their physical, emotional, educational, social, and spiritual needs. They now serve children in Mexica, Nigeria, India, and Haiti. This episode will challenge you to find the mission in your life that causes you to take action.Links: Back2Back, Beth Guckenberger WebsiteToday's episode is sponsored by Mighty Travels and OpportunityInChina.comAbout Beth GuckenbergerBeth and her husband, Todd, live with their family in Cincinnati, Ohio where they serve as Co-Executive Directors of Back2Back Ministries. After graduating from Indiana University, the Guckenbergers moved to Monterrey, Mexico where they lived for 15 years. Between biological, foster, and adopted children, they have raised ten children.Beth is the author of eight books including adult and children’s titles. She travels and speaks regularly at conferences, youth gatherings and church services. Her style is based in story-telling and she draws from her vast field experience as a missionary, Bible teacher and parent for illustrations of biblical concepts.
Have you ever felt stuck in your life's routine? Do you feel like you are playing it safe and not taking the risks to move your dreams and ideas forward? You might need The Power of Adventure back in your life. In the last few weeks we've discussed 'The Power of Boredom' and 'The Power of Wonder'. On today's episode we chat about 'The Power of Adventure'. Many of us choose to life the safe and comfortable life instead of stepping into the life we were designed to live. Our lives feel small and insignificant. One tool that you can use to step into the unknown and overcome the fears is The Power of Adventure. In segment one of today's episode I share a few stories about a trip that I took a few years back. I share how an old woman lost in NYC found her way, how my wife and I were kicked off a bus in the middle of one of the worst sections of New York, and how these stories unlock the power of adventure in our lives.The the second segment we discuss the 'why' behind a lifestyle of adventure. We talk about how adventure leads you to the unknown. How adventure forces you to face your fears. How adventure forces you to trust the people around you. How adventure forces you to have new perspectives. And finally, how adventure opens new possibilities. I share how the 'why' behind adventure drives you towards your dreams and ideas and becomes a tool for unlocking the future of your dreams.The the third segment we discuss the 'how' behind using adventure as a tool to make your dreams and ideas of reality. In this segment we give you easy tips on how you can shift your life from ordinary to a life filled with adventure. It's time for you to bring adventure back into your life and step into a the new possibilities of your dreams and ideas.Today's episode is sponsored by Mighty Travels and OpportunityInChina.com
Guitarist Adam Miller has played with some of the biggest names in music, but what does it take to craft your own signature sound all while building a business around your music? By fusing the best of acoustic, jazz, blues, and fingerstyle playing, Adam is creating a new style of instrumental guitar music. In today's episode Adam shares his crazy story of how he played with Les Paul in NYC, his recent move to LA, crafting his unique sound, and his album 'The Defining of Success'. Links: Website, Instagram, Facebook, YouTubeToday's episode is sponsored by Mighty Travels and OpportunityInChina.comAbout Adam MillerWith a unique approach to the guitar, Adam Miller's music is groovy and approachable, whilst having a melodic sophistication that only comes from years of cross genre hopping. His inclusion of complex rhythms and dissonant haunting phrases, combined with breathtaking riffs and melodies are his signature. His jazz influenced style with finger-picking mastery creates a improvisation filled live performance that is beautifully unpredictable. This has seen him share stages with Les Paul, Tommy Emmanuel, Matt Schofield, Russell Morris, Charlie Hunter, Adam Levy, Ariel Posen, Tony McManus, Ben Gillies (Silverchair), and the list continues.... Following a relentless international touring schedule the past few years which has seen him perform in the USA, Canada, UK, Germany, France, Italy, Poland, Japan, & Australia, Adam Miller has just released his new album THE DEFINING OF SUCCESS in March 2018.Miller has had feature articles in Guitar Player, Acoustic Guitar, Premier Guitar, Acoustic UK, Australian Guitar, and Australian Musician. In 2013 his album "Delayed" named in the top 10 Albums of 2012 by US Acoustic Guitar Magazine. He was also named on of the top 25 Future Legends in Australian Guitar Magazine. In 2010 Miller was named "Guitarist Deserving Wider Recognition" by US based magazine, Guitar International.Having released 6 independent Solo Albums to date that have all gone on to international acclaim, Miller is also signed to USA video tuition Label 'TrueFire', and has lectured in Jazz and Contemporary Guitar at the University Of Newcastle, Australia.He is an endorser of Nik Huber Guitars, D'Angelico Guitars, Traugott Guitars, Thorell Guitars, Two-Rock Amplifiers, Henriksen Amplifiers, Analysis Plus Cables, Seymour Duncan Pickups, and D’Addario Strings.
Finding your voice is all about finding our authenticity. Eric Nevins has been on a journey to find his authentic voice and share it with the world. To find his voice he took the risk to leave a comfortable job and chase the dream deep within him. Now he uses faith, the art of storytelling, and interviewing others to help share a way forward in finding yourself. His Halfway There podcast is well respected in Christian circles. In today's episode we chat about finding your voice, community and faith, culture and community, and much more. Links: Halfway There Podcast Website, 8 Day ExperienceToday's podcast is sponsored by OpportunityInChina.com and Mighty TravelsAbout Eric NevinsEric Nevins is the host of Halfway There Podcast, founder of the Christian Podcaster's Association, and author of multiple 8 Day Experiences, a collection of short, contemplative Bible studies designed to take you deeper with the Bible.Eric works with Christians experiencing seasons of dryness in the journey of life with God by helping them accept the spiritual desert, how they got there, and surrender to God's work through the pain. As a spiritual director, Eric helps Christian connect the dots of God's movement in their lives.Eric holds a B.A. in Biblical Studies from Trinity International University and a Master of Divinity specializing in spiritual formation from Denver Seminary. He refined his craft of listening in the trenches of corporate America. His podcast serves as a practical example of the spiritual formation principles he learned in school.Eric lives in Denver, Colorado with his wife of 21 years, four kids, and a miracle dog who insists on sleeping on the bed. In his free time, Eric loves to cook BBQ for his friends and start meaningful conversations with total strangers.
How do we step into our fullness? By finding our true identity. Rock Thomas believes that you can rewire and reprogram your thinking about yourself and begin to create the version of yourself you want to truly be. In today's episode he shares how you can reframe bad things into new possibilities. Your bad situations can become the resources to create a better future. It's time to live big and unlock the power of true identity.Recommended Reading: Principles: Life and WorkRock's Links: Website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTubeToday's episode is sponsored by Mighty Travels and OpportunityInChina.comAbout Rock ThomasThe World’s #1 Whole-Life-Success ExpertAs seen in the Goalcast video Rock Thomas impacted over 70 million lives, created the #IAMMovement and is known as the one who will help you redefine your life.From humble beginnings, Certified NLP Practitioner, self-made millionaire, bestselling author & world renowned speaker Rock Thomas skyrocketed to success, earning awards, shattering records, and becoming one of the top fifty realtors in the world. Searching for more meaning in a life filled with achievements, he traveled the world, studying one-on-one with the world’s best teachers, including masterminds of growth like Tony Robbins, Jack Canfield, Wayne Dyer, and more. Over the years Rock has touched millions of lives and now, he spends his time helping others achieve whole-life wealth & success through event, programs, books, and coaching.
Have you ever wondered how to succeed in business? Jim Beach has both lived and taught the lifestyle of entrepreneurship. He thinks that creativity, risk, and passion are killing the potential new entrepreneurs. He shares how you can move past creativity, risk, and passion an open new doors to find success in what you do. We also discuss how being a contrarian can help you see the hidden potential to get the competitive edge over your competition. Recommended Reading: The Millionaire Next DoorToday's episode is sponsored by: Mighty Travels and OpportunityInChina.comLinks: Website, LinkedInJim is known for this belief that entrepreneurship is not about creativity, risk, or passion. Jim’s first book, School for Startups, was published by McGraw-Hill in June 2011 and reached as high as number 9 on Amazon’s business section. Promoting the book, he has done over 100 radio interviews, was featured in a UPS commercial, was referred to as the Simon Cowell of venture capital by CNN, and was excerpted by Entrepreneur magazine and the Wall Street Journal India.Author of “School for Startups,” Jim argues that entrepreneurship is not about creativity, risk, or passion. Featured in a UPS commercial, published by McGraw Hill, hired by SunTrust, Wells Fargo, and Toshiba, and featured speaker around the US and in Egypt, Dubai, Japan, Brazil, and India, he is a recognized leader in entrepreneurship.At the age of 25, Jim founded American Computer Experience. From 1993 to 2000, Jim grew the company with no capital infusion to $12 million in annual revenue and to over 60 permanent and 700 temporary employees, operating in 39 states and in three countries. The company was the world’s largest technology training company for children, and enjoyed corporate tie-ins with Microsoft, Intel, Lego, NASA, and many others. In 2000, Jim closed two rounds of venture funding, one for $2.4 million and another for $6.4 million. Jim was selected as one of the “Forty under Forty” most influential citizens by Georgia Trend magazine, and he appeared on NPR, MBNBC, CNN, and in the New York Times, Wired, and Entrepreneur Magazine as an expert on technology and education.In 2001, Jim joined the Institute of International Business at Georgia State University. He taught international entrepreneurship, with a focus on risk avoidance, creativity, and internet marketing skills, and was lectured at universities in Colorado, Texas, Utah, Hawaii, Japan, Korea, India, Dubai, and Egypt. In 2002, Jim started his first import/export firm, called TimelessChair.com. The firm was the result of a bet he made with a class. In 2009, Jim founded the School for Startups, a web resource devoted to teaching his philosophy of low risk entrepreneurship. He is Executive Director of a non-profit source on entrepreneurship for over 100 countries called InternationalEntrepreneurship.com. Jim has presented for or on behalf of Wells Fargo, Toshiba, UPS, SunTrust and others on topics as diverse as the “Future of Oil Scarcity,” “How to Export in a Down Economy,” and “Getting to Number One on Google.”
Stuart Day is a master luthier who has studied under some of the biggest names in the guitar building industry but now he is building multiple businesses to build a sustainable business model. Many who chase their dreams don't realize that there is more to entrepreneurship than doing what you love. Building a business is hard work and Stuart had to learn how to go beyond building guitars to learn how to build a business. Stuart has now diversified and also runs multiple businesses in different industries. In today's episode Stuart shares his story of how he became and entrepreneur and why turning your passion into a business is often much harder than expected. We also chat about mentoring, regenerative farming, real estate, building marketing firms, the power of how we learn, creating a new model for apprenticeship, and what true materialism should mean.Stuart's Links: Website, Instagram, FacebookToday's episode is sponsored by OpportunityInChina.com and Mighty TravelsStuart Day has been practicing the fine art of lutherie for all of his adult life. After working with some of the finest in the industry Stuart is now proud to offer his own selection of world class acoustic Arch-top and Flat-top steel string guitars. Each and every Stuart Day Guitar is an exquisite, handcrafted, reflection of Stuart's years of experience and dedication to the craft of Lutherie.
We are trying something new we call 'Friends Friday' where we interview entrepreneurs that are good friends of our. Our first guest on Friends Friday is Phoebe Mroczek. Phoebe is a coach, personal branding expert, and podcaster. We met at New Media Summit in Austin Texas.Phoebe has been on an entrepreneurial journey into the unknown. She didn't set out to be an entrepreneur but over the course of some major life decisions found that she connected with the freedom that entrepreneurship allowed. The freedom of creating, travel, adventure, exploration, and finding community. Along the way she has found herself by unbecoming everything she is not. In today's episode we discuss her story of entrepreneurship, travel, navigating the complex landscape of true community in a digitally connected world, marketing, and why she's so excited about podcasting.Let today's episode challenge you to take your own adventure into the unknown and intentionally create the life of your dream.Recommended Reading: Untethered Soul and Conversations with GodPhoebe's Links: Unbecoming Podcast, InstagramToday's episode is sponsored by Mighty Travels and OpportunityInChina.comPhoebe Mroczek is a podcaster and marketing strategist who helps online entrepreneurs create a profitable business that is an honest reflection of who they are and what they want most.She is the host of the Unbecoming Podcast, a show that helps entrepreneurs release judgments, beliefs and past conditioning holding listeners back from living a more meaningful life.Over the past few years, she’s built an online marketing business that helped established entrepreneurs refine their paid ad and launch strategies, created a podcast she co-hosted with 900K+ downloads and organized various in-person events, masterminds and online communities.Phoebe believes that while what we do in the world is important, we’re meant to do so much more in life than just work. As an curious explorer and recovering perfectionist, she’s traveled to 64 countries on 6 continents, been cage diving with great white sharks, camped in the Serengeti and motorbiked across Europe.
On today's episode we chat with Erwin Raphael McManus about his new book, "The Way of the Warrior: An Ancient Path to Inner Peace." Erwin is known as a cultural visionary for his progressive integration of spirituality and creativity. Throughout the interview Erwin shares insights into how faith can be a catalyst for creativity in the journey of building our dreams and ideas. His perspectives on the journey of peace leads us to his seven 'Codes of the Warrior' and how practicing humility, focus, ownership, clarity, strength, and vulnerability can establish peace in our lives ultimately effecting a global change in our homes, neighborhoods, and communities.We also discuss: faith and entrepreneurship, how to navigate transition in life and business, loosing faith and finding God, creativity, and moreRecommended Reading: 'Way of The Warrior' About Erwin Raphael McManusErwin Raphael McManus is an iconoclast, artist, and cultural thought leader known for his integration of creativity and spirituality. He is the founder of MOSAIC, a church movement started in the heart of Hollywood with campuses across Los Angeles, Orange County, Mexico City and Seattle, and a global community that spans the across the world. Erwin is the acclaimed author of “The Last Arrow,” “The Artisan Soul,” “Soul Cravings,” and “The Barbarian Way.” His books have sold more than a million copies worldwide. He lives in Los Angeles, California, with his wife, Kim McManus.LinksWebsite: http://erwinmcmanus.com/Facebook: www.facebook.com/erwinmcmanus Twitter: @erwinmcmanusInstagram: @erwinmcmanusToday's episode is sponsored by Mighty Travels and OpportunityInChina.com
Somewhere along the way we lost our sense of wonder. But what if wonder is what can unlock your ideas and dream? In today's episode we share how you can rediscover wonder as part of your every day life. Wonder can be defined as a feeling of surprise mingled with admiration, caused by something beautiful, unexpected, unfamiliar, or inexplicable. It can also be defined as the ability to be curious to know something. Each of these perspectives on Wonder impacts our lives differently. By once again finding our sense of Wonder we unleash a superpower that will help you see unknown possibilities and create new solutions.Today's episode is sponsored by Mighty Travels and OpportunityInChina.com
What does it take to build ethical journalism using blockchain? Matthew Iles and the team at Civil set out to solve this complex problem to bring back ownership to the journalists creating the news. With the clutter of 'fake news' and 'news with bias' they also decided it was time to bring trust and transparency back to the newsroom. Their launch was filled with great victories and setbacks, but they have pushed forward to change the game in modern day news. Now they are helping to grown independent newsrooms around the world all while allowing journalist to capture more value they create, in a community that prioritizes ethics in journalism above all else.In the episode we also discuss: Digital marketing agencies, Navigation success and failure, building a platform based business, building the right team, media and journalism, blockchain, cryptocurrency, ethical journalism, and more.Links:https://civil.co/The Next Chapter for CivilCivil on TwitterMatthew Iles on TwitterRecommended Reading: The Hard Things about Hard ThingsToday's episode is sponsored by MightyTravels and OpportunityInChina.com.About Matthew IlesMatthew studied journalism at Duke University before embarking on an entrepreneurial career in digital marketing and innovative business modeling. He long imagined it possible to harness both the wildly explosive power of an open discourse platform along with the financial and behavioral incentives of a global cooperative, and first wrote about the concept behind Civil in November 2016.Beyond advocating for sustainable journalism, Matthew also believes deeply in evolutionary organizational methods over traditional command-and-control hierarchies. At Civil, Matthew and the team practice what he originally coined Synchronicity — a cascading, distributed leadership model predicated on vast common knowledge, continuous realignment and a deep appreciation for everyone's personal self-identity. He owes much of his career success to his wife and prior entrepreneurial partner Katie Iles. They live in Brooklyn with their dog Emma.When not working on Civil, Matthew enjoys reading science fiction, cooking and playing board games with Katie, and exploring New York City's and the Hudson Valley's best restaurants and bars.About CivilCurrently, Civil counts 18 newsrooms among its ranks with a total readership near 10MM people, and more than 50 additional newsrooms are preparing to join for our February launch. The Civil Foundation is charged with community-building, and their ambitious goal is 1,000 small to midsize newsrooms onboard worldwide by 2020.Civil sits at the intersection of two major trends: 1) decentralized economies powered by blockchain, and 2) quality journalism and civil discourse in an era of unprecedented division. Both are volatile and face adversaries who wish to hamper their growth and sustainability. Both are vital to a more open, trustworthy and transformative society tomorrow and beyond.
Boredom is often considered bad. But what if I told you that boredom can unlock creativity and help make your dreams and ideas become reality? In today's episode we share how you can use boredom as a tool in your journey of finding significance and purpose. In society today it is easy to get stuck in the routine of everyday. It's easy to simply check out and binge on the latest show. We have lost the art of boredom. Some of the most influential authors and innovators from J.R.R. Tolkien to Steve Jobs have stated how powerful Boredom was for them. In the second segment of the episode we share some practical tips on how you can create a habit of boredom to launch you to the next level.Today's episode is sponsored by Mighty Travels and OpportunityInChina.com
What does it take to farm in the middle of New York City? Ben Flanner co-founded Brooklyn Grange with the idea that farming could still happen in major urban centers. So they set out to solve this problem and bring agriculture into the city. They found a few warehouses in Brooklyn and Queens and started farms on their rooftops. This journey was one without a roadmap. No one else could show them the way, but they decided to press forward and pioneer a new way to farm. Their farms are impacting the local community in many ways including reducing rain water runoff, brining organic foods right to the doorsteps of local restaurants and farmers markets, and creating community around innovative solutions. In today's episode we also bring in questions from our listeners. Thanks Rebecca, Jackson, and Phoebe for joining the conversation! Topics we discuss in the interview include: sustainable farming, urban farming, solving complex problems, and much more.Check out Brooklyn Grange at their Website, InstagramToday's episode is sponsored by Mighty Travels, Flocksy, and OpportunityInChina.com.More about Ben and Brooklyn GrangeBen Flanner is a co-founder and CEO of Brooklyn Grange, based in New York City. A pioneering urban farm operation, the business farms rooftops, designs and builds green spaces, and promotes sustainable living and local ecology through food, education, and events. The business includes over 3 acres of intensive green roofs, and sells its produce via restaurants, farmer’s markets, and CSAs. Brooklyn Grange is widely recognized as a world leader in urban agriculture, with an unwavering drive to develop the concept with an exceptional green and community minded business. Ben’s experience gardening began at a young age, alongside his mother in their Wisconsin backyard. After earning his BS in Industrial Engineering from the University of Wisconsin, Ben moved to New York City, where he began a short career in management consulting, and then financial marketing, notably at E*Trade Financial. But his desire to engage more with community than numbers–and more parts of his body than his brain–drew him to the world of food and farming. Ben has presented to audiences including NYU Stern Business School; Central European University; American Farmland Trust, US Department of Agriculture (USDA), Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA); Slow Money; Barcelona’s Smart City World Expo; MAHA Agriculture Conference in Malaysia; The American Farm School in Thesaloniki, Greece; numerous Northeastern Horticultural Societies, and has been a guest expert on dozens of panels and university classes. He was included in 2016 by the New York City Food Policy Center’s 40 under 40 working to transform New York City’s Food Policies. Ben is a juror on the International Architizer A+ Awards, and he has taught urban agriculture courses in multiple cities in North America, and a course in the Environmental Studies department at New York University (NYU).When he’s not meeting with soil scientists to develop a better growing mix or tinkering with a fussy irrigation pump, Ben can be found whipping up a batch of his homemade bitters, or lacto-fermenting whatever is in season at his Crown Heights, Brooklyn apartment.
Often when we are on other podcasts and talking to people about jumbleThink, they ask us 'Why jumbleThink'. In today's episode I answer that question for the first time on the podcast. I also share more of the jumbleThink origin story along with giving you challenged on finding you own why.This episode is sponsored by Mighty Travels, OpportunityInChina.com, and Flocksy.
You've heard of crowdfunding to get a product or service off the ground. But what if you actually want to crowdfund VC or Angel Funding? Can you truly bring startup funding to the masses? Kendrick Nguyen is doing just that through his company Republic. Getting into the world of VC or Angel Funding as an investor can be hard to do. It's often limited to accredited investors who are millionaires and billionaires. That's changing through Republic. They are helping worthy startups find the funding they need to get their dreams and ideas off the ground through investments from every day people. In today's episode we discuss: Crowdfunding, VC and Angel Funding, Capital for Business, Mission Driven Entrepreneurship, Blockchain and Crypto / Cryptocurrency, Entrepreneurship, and funding startups.Today's Episode is sponsored by: Mighty Travels, OpportunityInChina.com, and Flocksy.About Kendrick Nguyen:Kendrick Nguyen is CEO and co-founder of Republic, an investment platform that provides both accredited and non-accredited investors around the world with curated startup investment opportunities. Republic also facilitates compliant investing in blockchain-enabled projects under the brand Republic Crypto. Republic is an affiliate of AngelList and CoinList, the latter of which he is a founding adviser. Prior to Republic, Kendrick served as General Counsel and Venture Hacker at AngelList and, before that, Fellow of Stanford Law School and the Rock Center for Corporate Governance at Stanford University. Formerly a securities attorney, Kendrick has been working on several initiatives aimed at defining a compliant but pragmatic protocol for conducting compliant coin offerings and has briefed the SEC, Congress, and foreign regulators on this issue. He frequently lectures on the topics of the intersection of law and entrepreneurship, and his views have been cited in a number of court decisions and publications. An immigrant from Vietnam, Kendrick has a strong interest in improving access to capital for underserved entrepreneurs in the US and beyond. About Republic:Republic is an investment platform for startups to raise capital and for everyone to invest in startups. Our highly curated platform hosts a diverse set of equity and crypto-focused offerings, with minimum investment amounts as little as $50. Anyone can invest in the startups they believe in for the chance to earn a return. Republic operates under U.S. equity crowdfunding regulations and is under the supervision of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the U.S. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. To date, the acceptance rate of companies applying to fundraise on Republic is well below 10%, while funding success rate exceeds 90%. For additional information, please visit: www.republic.co @joinrepublic www.facebook.com/joinrepublic
Season Two of the jumbleThink podcast has been filled with amazing guests, topics, and stories. In today's episode I share excited news about season three (starting on Tuesday February 4th), look back on some of our favorite guest episodes from Season Two, and share a little about two of our best topics.So what's happening in Season Three? We are excited to share that we are having some incredible new guests. We are also brining you into the story by asking our guests your questions, sharing your stories, and brining you new live events! We are also going deeper into the topics to help you chase those dreams and ideas in your lives.We also look back at a few of our favorite episodes from people like Cary Burkett, Walter O'Brien, Eric Reed, and Phil Rosenthal. Later in the episode we discuss the topics of Created Purpose and The Dreamer's Guide to Micro-Experiments.Today's episode is sponsored by Mighty Travels, Flocksy, and OpportunityInChina.com
Do you have a strategy to turn your ideas and dreams into reality? Many people starting out (and even big businesses) forget that innovation is critical to the success of your business. A good Innovation Strategy will help you move from uncertainty into a clear vision for the future. But what is an innovation strategy and how do you create one? In today's episode I share some tips on how to create your own innovation strategy that will help you create the life of your dreams.Today's episode is sponsored by:Mighty TravelsFlocksyOpportunityInChina.com
Building a lifestyle of entrepreneurship can be hard. It can even be harder when you are building it with your spouse. In today's episode Jane Deuber shares how they were able to build six successful businesses together while thriving both as a business partners and as a family. Along the way they have learned how to master sales, teach and mentor Thought Leaders, use date and quizzes to gain valuable insights, and learned how to accelerate growth and alleviate suffering by 'Doing the right things at the right time.''Business Awareness can't happen without self awareness.' - Jane DeuberRecommended Reading: How to stop feeling like Sh*t.Today's episode is sponsored by Mighty Travels, Flocksy, and OpportunityInChina.com.Learn more about IDEA CAMPS at https://jumblethink.com/ideacamps/More about Jane DeuberJane Deuber's entrepreneurial journey began in 1987, when Mario (her husband of 30 years) used the $5000 we had saved for their wedding for seed money in their first business. Together they took that business to the multi-million dollar mark and sold it in 2000. It still thrives today.But she was hooked… the entrepreneurial lifestyle suited her and so over the next 15 years they would go on to start and grow 6 successful businesses together.While her credentials include a Masters in International Business Administration, it is in-the-trenches experience, not the classroom, where she gained the insight, intuition and expertise that enables her to support others on their quest for entrepreneurial bliss.A Game-Changing ExperienceIn 2005, the trajectory of their life and business changed when her husband and his business partner, Nickolai, created an e-learning platform for her to deliver a leadership course to association clients scattered all over the world. It was her first taste of empowering clients from a distance and she loved it. Since then their course design and delivery service has earned a reputation for being the Mercedes of the eLearning world. With an emphasis on stellar curriculum design and a powerful user experience, they now help entrepreneurs around the world turn their expert knowledge into programs that impact lasting change and bring a consistent flow of revenues into their business.How Jane Sees Business NowToday, Jane sees life and business through new eyes. Each new client they take on, each course they help design and help take to the world represents a sacred partnership. Through their clients they fulfill their mission of “exponential empowerment” which says means when we empower one – they empower millions through the meaningful work they do.Cool Things Jane Has DoneReceived her BA in East Asian Studies and studied Mandarin Chinese for four yearsSpent her junior year in college attending school at the Palais Kinsky in Vienna, AustriaHeld a toga party with 10 friends at the Parthenon in Athens GreeceLived in Taiwan, Japan and traveled to more than 24 countriesAuthored two best-selling books that have been translated into six languagesHelped thousands of entrepreneurs turn their passions into higher business profitsTook two businesses to the multi-million dollar mark and beyondCo-Founded an international association for home-based entrepreneursLaunched a new business for a graduate school friend in just 6 monthsBroke a 6 year standing sales record on the #1 Canadian TV shopping channelRemained blissfully married to her soul mate, Mario, for over 30 years
When we chase our ideas and dreams we often become self focused and ultimately selfish. We forget about those around us and ultimately the ones we serve by chasing our dreams and idea. In today's episode I challenge you to go deeper. Think about how your dreams and ideas impact your family, friends, client, customers, community, and the larger world around us. Often when we begin to remember who are dreams and ideas serve we find that our dreams and ideas take a new life. They begin to grow in ways that are unexpected. When we begin to serve others with our dreams and ideas they often want to become part of that story. Our dreams and ideas not only serve them but it sparks others to begin to dream bigger themselves. So today let's go deeper into serving others.Our host, Michael Woodward was recently on a few Facebook Lives and other podcast. You can check them out here:Fearless week with Adam Lewis Walker: https://www.facebook.com/groups/747898158601357/Broken Catholic with Joseph Warren: http://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/8286032Idea Camps: https://www.jumblethink.com/ideacamps/Today's episode is sponsored by our friends over at Flocksy, OpportunityInChina.com, and Mighty Travels
Christine Ziebell took the risk of leaving a known career as an attorney to start something of her own. In her journey of entrepreneurship she went from being a lawyer at a law firm to starting her own law firm. This gave her a glimpse into the world of entrepreneurship. From there she decided to take the leap to become a tech founder and start Intraboom. Through Intraboom she is helping entrepreneurs and business owners build remote teams through better communication tools, digital workplaces, and systems for better productivity. Their platform is helping businesses embrace the co-working and remote working in new ways. In the episode we chat about women in tech, co-working and digital workplaces, building company culture with remote workers, systems for entrepreneurs and business owners, using simplicity for success, and creating something from nothing.Recommended reading: The E-Myth RevisitedToday's episode is sponsored by Flocksy, OpportunityInChina.com, and Mighty TravelsLearn more about Idea CampsChristine Ziebell is the founder of Intraboom. When designing Intraboom, Christine did something different. She didn't talk to engineers. She only talked to end-users to find out what they wanted in a system like Intraboom to do. In fact, there were exactly zero engineers and developers involved in designing Intraboom right up until the day we started coding. It's so SIMPLE because it was designed by normal people.But simplicity is just one of the strengths of Intraboom. Another strength came a bit later. They realized that the world was changing, and that people (especially millennials) were starting to work more and more on their mobile phones. They wanted to get more done using their phones - not just monitor emails (while browsing through Instagram and Snapchat). So Intraboom built a similar experience. Just scroll down your feed, and you are up to speed.They are the simple most user-friendly digital workplace for teamwork and projects out there. An all-in-one system that with zero configuration and no learning curve, that allows you to work anytime, anywhere, on your computer or on your phone.Intraboom is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona. Their team is a group of highly motivated an committed individuals, who will stop at nothing to provide the best possible service and to see their customers succeed.
We often forget to celebrate the victories and special moments in our lives, but celebration is much more powerful than just a big party. Celebration is a tool that can be used to unlock innovation in making your dreams and ideas a reality. In today's episode we revisit the topic of celebration, why we do it, and give you some new tools to make celebration a part of your routine. Celebration is a powerful tool. Stop forgetting to celebrate and start making your dreams come true.Today's episode is being sponsored by Flocksy and Mighty TravelsLearn more about Idea Camps at jumbleThink Idea Camps
Many entrepreneurs tell you the success and highlight stories about their journey but won't really open up about their journey to their success. Entrepreneurship is often a hard and lonely journey. Steve Olsher has built many successful businesses, podcasts, and authored a best selling book but his transparency in how to build success is what many love about him. In today's episode we explore the many peaks and valleys of entrepreneurship. In the episode we also talk about: New Media (what it is and how you can leverage it), Podcasting, being a 'born entrepreneur', online marketing and your reputation, and much more.Steve Olsher is known as the world’s foremost reinvention expert. Famous for helping individuals and corporations become exceptionally clear on their WHAT – that is, the ONE thing they were created to do – his practical, no-holds-barred approach to life and business propels his clients towards achieving massive profitability while also cultivating a life of purpose, conviction, and contribution.A 25+ year entrepreneur, Steve is the Chairman & Founder of Liquor.com, online pioneer who launched on CompuServe’s Electronic Mall in 1993, New York Times bestselling author of What Is Your WHAT? Discover The ONE Amazing Thing You Were Born To Do, author of the Business Technology Book of the Year, Internet Prophets: The World’s Leading Experts Reveal How to Profit Online, creator of The New Media Summit, host of the #1 rated radio show/podcast Reinvention Radio, international keynote speaker, and an in-demand media guest who has appeared on CNN, The Huffington Post, the cover of Foundr Magazine and countless other media outlets.LinksBook: What is Your WhatNew Media Summit: https://newmediasummit.net/Recommended Reading: Gorilla Marketing Today's Episode is Sponsored by Flocksy and OpportunityInChina.comCheck out Idea Camps at https://www.jumblethink.com/ideacamps/
Have you ever had an idea or dream but kept putting it off? Maybe you felt that the dream was to big or that you didn't have the resources to pull it off. Maybe your hangup was fear of failure or even success. No matter the reason many of us never take the steps to make our dreams a reality. We are waiting for 'one day.' That perfect day when everything is right to make those dreams a reality.We want you to stop waiting for one day and start making those dreams a reality. We believe that you were created for purpose. You are significant and the world needs you more now than ever. In October 2019 we are launching Idea Camps to help you move past the dream and start creating a roadmap to make your dreams real today. The 3 day event will be filled with sessions with leading Thought Leaders and Speakers, Workshops, Mastermind Groups, and fun activities to help you discover that the impossible is possible.In today's episode I share why you need to be part of Idea Camps and how you can even win a free ticket to the event. It's time to start living the life of your dreams. It's time to step up to your created purpose. It's time to move past the fear and obstacles. Take a listen and learn how Idea Camps can be the next step in your journey to the future.Today's episode is sponsored by Flocksy and OpportunityInChina.comLinks:Idea CampsIdea Camp Giveaway
What does it take to build a business startup with a Bootstrap philosophy and succeed in launching your idea? Brother's Sam and Charles Ryan did just that while building their business Flocksy. What is bootstrapping your business? It is the act of starting a business with no money or very little money. That means no money from VC or Angel Funds, no outside investments, and building the business as you grow the business. Sam and Charles were able to build Flocksy by staying lean even in quick growth.In the episode we also discuss: running a business with family, dealing with fast growth, building a broad portfolio, what it really means to be an entrepreneur, the world of startups, evolving your dreams and ideas, standing out against your competition, and collaborating with your customers.Sam is an entrepreneur with a strong technical background and a bachelors degree in web development. He is a co-founder and CEO of Flocksy. His personal mantra includes a firm belief in the power of teamwork, the wisdom of taking risks, and that there’s nothing better than bacon. Sam has been a part of the launch of several companies, including Hatchwise, where he is the CTO and all around guru.Launched in 2016, Flocksy is a website maintenance and graphic design company specializing in supplying support and graphic design work to small businesses. Their headquarters are located in New London, CT, and their project managers and designers are located all over the globe.The company was founded by 3 brothers, Sam Ryan who brings a strong technical background and web development skills, George Ryan who is a seasoned entrepreneur and an experienced designer, and Charles Ryan who is a business graduate in marketing and management.They have assembled a team of project managers and graphic designers who work remotely.Flocksy provides website support and graphic design work, with their target customers being primarily startups and small companies who cannot afford or justify employing a full-time designer.LinksWebsite: https://flocksy.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/goflocksy/Twitter: https://twitter.com/goflocksyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/goflocksy/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/flocksyToday's episode was sponsored by OpportunityInChina.com and Idea Camps
Having an idea or dream is the start, but how do you execute on that dream or idea? Sean Johnson is an expert on helping entrepreneurs, startups, and organization build better products and experience for their customers. He shares why you need to build your execution habit and how you can create it. We also discuss: Why marketers need to have a stronger voice in product or technology decisions, How to use customer feedback to drive rapid product growth, How to model growth and focus on the levers with the biggest impact, How to ensure new customers have a fantastic first time experience, How to use data to get users to the "aha moment", How to design triggers to create habits and drive long term engagement, Strategies for building effective growth loops to improve referral, Product design principles, and much moreSean Johnson is a partner at Digital Intent, which helps amazing companies transform themselves with technology. He has deep experience in product design and digital marketing, and helps organizations understand how to combine the two to create better experiences for customers. Sean is a general partner at Founder Equity, a Chicago-based venture fund, and teaches digital marketing at Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management. He's been featured in Forbes, Inc, Fortune and more on topics related to entrepreneurship, venture capital and digital marketing.Recommended Reading: Getting Things DoneLinksWebsite: www.digintent.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/digitalintent/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/digital-intent/Today's episode is sponsored by Flocksy and OpportunityInChina.comLearn more about jumbleThink Idea Camps at https://www.jumblethink.com/ideacamps/
We want to wish you a very merry Christmas. Christmas is a great time to remember the importance of celebration in our lives as entrepreneurs, dreamers, and idea makers. Often we get caught up in the responsibilities, checklists, obligations, and grind of the journey and we forget to celebrate. We need to celebrate more. It needs to be a part of our journey in chasing dreams. Celebrating reminds us of the gifts, breakthroughs, milestones, and achievements that propel us towards the future. Our challenge to you today is to stop and celebrate the journey you are on. Today's episode is sponsored by Flocksy and OpprotunityInChina.com
Have you ever been stuck in the transition of the past and the future? The life you are living now no longer fulfills your created purpose. You see the next dream and idea, but you don't know how to navigate the transition. Having one foot in the past and one in the future is a difficult tension to reconcile. Both the old life and the new dream suffer and neither flourish. So how do you make the pivot from the past and into the future?In today's episode we chat about navigating the transition. Along the way I share some stories from our own journey. While the episode might not give you the answers to your specific journey, it will help you have some strategies to face the future while addressing the past.Today's episode is sponsored by: OpportunityInChina.com and Flocksy
In a noisy world it's becoming harder to connect with your audience. Your message and story is being lost in the clutter of all the content. So how do you stand out in a noisy world? How can you find your tribe and connect with them? Bonnie Bruderer is changing the game by creating a platform to connect directly to your audience and cut through the noise. In today's episode we discuss:-Building Exposure-Distributing your content-Content Creation-Monetizing your content-Audio vs Video content-Sustainable content creationBonnie Bruderer is a film and TV producer with over 700 television segments, and the writer, director, producer of the documentary: INFLUENCER on the social media generation and the advertising industry. With a strong background in technology and media, she started her career at companies like CitySearch, NBC Internet, Active Networks and learned first hand how to build and sell emerging media. She worked for two decades, touring with some of the world’s top personal development gurus including Tony Robbins, Harvey Mackay and others. She founded BINGE networks, which is a multi-channel media network for creators and brands, with syndication on 50 top OTT television networks. The company has a proprietary technology that can instantly get any video content featured in outlets all over the world. She is a kickboxer, an avid dog-lover, and auntie and has starred in multiple fight movies. She is also a four-time author and holds 10 certifications in human potential and coaching, including Columbia University’s Executive Coaching Program.Connect with Bonnie Bruderer: Twitter: @bingenetworks Facebook: @BINGEnetworks Website: www.bingechannels.com and www.bingenetworks.tv Email: pr@bingenetworks.tv Instagram: @watchbingetv Today's episode is sponsored by Flocksy and OpportunityInChina.com
Our lives are often defined by our pasts. We have to 'look back to move forward.' But what is it about our past that sets us up for the future. How can we grow and learn from our past? Over the last few years I have had the words 'look back to move forward' on my mind. For a long time I had no idea what that meant or why it was important. As I learned more from my past, I found that it taught me a lot about the future that I was creating. As we prepare for the new year, looking back is especially important. It a time to celebrate the victories, learn from the failures, and prepare for what is coming in the future. It's a great time to setup a battle plan for where we are going next. I often find that quotes inspire me so I began to look for quotes about the past and the future. Here were a few that stuck out to me...“The past is never where you think you left it.” ― Katherine Anne Porter“The past beats inside me like a second heart.” ― John Banville“We are products of our past, but we don't have to be prisoners of it.” ― Rick Warren“Study the past if you would define the future.” ― Confucius“The past was always there, lived inside of you, and it helped to make you who you were. But it had to be placed in perspective. The past could not dominate the future.” ― Barbara Taylor BradfordSo it's great to look back to move forward but how do we do that? Why do we look back. Your history defines your current state. Presupposition. Learn from your failuresEncourage faith for the futureShow your strengths and weaknessesA building block for your futureShows who is in your cornerAllows us to find healingOver the next few weeks I want to encourage you to look back and begin the journey to create a new future. Today is the perfect time to start that journey.Today's episode is sponsored by OpportunityInChina.com and Flocksy
What does it take to live a life filled with worthiness? How can you find your identity and voice? Ruby Fremon went from a life of addiction to a life impacting leading thought leaders, entrepreneurs, and world changes. Now she shows others how you can change your story and write the story you were destined to live. We also discuss:Overcoming AddictionChanging your lifeFinding true authenticityFinding your messageOvercoming your inner victimLeading emerging leadersThought LeadershipCoaching live issuesRuby is the coach for the new generation of thought leaders. As a Top Breakthrough Coach for purpose-driven leaders who are ready to bring their big missions into the spotlight, her approach ignites true transformation, while flipping fear into actualized ambition, and doubt into absolute confidence.Ruby works with leaders, from artists to entrepreneurs, who are ready to rise above their limitations and amplify their message. Coaching 100+ clients, she’s a catalyst for change and is hugely successful at helping her clients embody radical resiliency and an unstoppable mentality.Named “An Inspirational Woman” by The Huffington Post, and creator of the 3-day leadership training intensive, Amplified Soul Live®, Ruby’s bold, no-nonsense approach helps leaders rise up to fulfill their missions and make their voices heard.Learn more about Ruby at rubyfremon.com or follow her online @iamruby.Recommended reading: The Four AgreementsToday's episode is sponsored by Flocksy and OpportunityInChina.com!
Have you found what you were created to do or do you feel unfulfilled and stuck? Do you feel like you are tapping into your destiny or that you live without purpose? If you have then you found your ‘created purpose’. If you haven’t then it’s time that you start finding it!If you’ve been listening to the podcast for any extended period of time you most likely have heard me mention created purpose. But what does that mean and how can you tap into it? Over the past few years I bump into people who say something like ‘I feel like I’m doing what I was created to do’, ‘I found my passion’, or ‘I’m walking in my destiny.’ They always seam to be joy filled, passion driven, and completely walking in their zone of genius (another term you often hear). Now zone of genius is pretty easy to define and it’s a great place to start the discussion around Created Purpose, but they aren’t the same.Now the zone of genius is the mental state in which you will actually thrive. This whole concept comes from Gay Hendricks’s book ‘The Big Leap’ where he outlines four different zones of function.1. The zone of incompetence: In this zone, you are engaging in something you inherently do not understand or are not skilled at.2. The zone of competence: In this zone, you are doing what you are efficient at, but recognize that many people are likewise efficient at it, thus not distinguishing your capabilities in any significant way.3. The zone of excellence: In this zone, you are doing something you are tremendously skilled at. Often, the zone of excellence is cultivated, it's practiced and established over time.4. The zone of genius: In this zone, you capitalize on your natural abilities which are innate, rather than learned. This is the state in which you get into "flow," find ceaseless inspiration, and seem to not only come up with work that is distinguished and unique, but also do so in a way that excels far and beyond what anyone else is doing.Zone of genius is a great starting place but it’s not the fullness of Created Purpose. Let’s break it down. Created which steams from the word create. Create can be defined as 1) to bring (something) into existence. 2) cause (something) to happen as a result of one’s actions. 3) (of an actor) originate (a role) by playing a character for the first time. 4) invest (someone) with a new rank or title.Purpose: 1) the reason for which something is done or created or for which something exists. 2) have as one's intention or objective.When you put the words together you get something like this… Created Purpose is to bring something into existence with reason and intention. So how do you find your created purpose?Step One: Slow downStep Two: Seek God and listenStep Three: Evaluate your life and giftingsStep Four: Be intentionalStep Five: Face fear and make your moveStep Six: Play big but for the long game Episode Sponsors:Opportunity in ChinaFlocksy
Collaboration can take many forms. It could be with a business partner, coach, mentor, mastermind group, employees, family members, contractors, strategic partners...and the list goes on. Collaboration can be working with your team on a new project, bringing in a specialist to help you with a project or something deeper. At the basic level collaboration is the action of working with someone to produce or create something. For Ken Bator collaboration was having the right teacher to pull the best out of him and point him in a new direction. This changed Ken's direction and led him to entrepreneurship. In this episode we go deep with Ken on the importance of collaboration on the entrepreneurial journey. Other topics we discuss include:Creating 'customer experiences'Serving Law EnforcementHow to navigate partnershipsBrand, culture, and strategyMaking your business successfulDriving the right business to your businessKen's Website: https://btcinc.net/Recommended Reading: Good to GreatEpisode SponsorsFlocksyOpportunityInChina.comSegmentsSegment One: 1:15 minutesSegment Two: 28:04 minutesRapid Fire Questions: 47:58 minutesAbout Kenneth BatorStarted by Kenneth C. Bator an independent business consultant in 2001, Bator Training & Consulting, Inc. (BTC) offered sales training and hospitality consulting from its Naperville, Illinois location. Ken’s background in banking and retail attracted a number of service-based businesses such as credit unions, restaurants, hair salons, therapists, real-estate firms, communications specialists, healthcare providers, and more.In 2002 given the needs and requests of clients, BTC began to offer Strategic Planning services. This included the facilitation of planning retreats and working with the business to compile the written strategic plan. Not having offered this service in the past, Ken quickly discovered that a combination of the Brand Strategy he learned at The University of Chicago coupled with some key pieces from the curriculum he was exposed to during his MBA in Entrepreneurship at DePaul University formed the perfect foundation for planning facilitation. His former experience as an executive in the financial services industry allowed Ken to quickly understand and provide the needed ebb and flow required for a productive planning process. In short order, Strategic Planning became the desired starting point for most BTC clients.After years of client engagements including business strategy, brand development, integrated marketing, and sales management it became clear that there was one common obstacle to proper implementation: the Corporate Culture. The best written Strategies do nothing but collect dust in a binder unless the employee base willingly supports it and allows for the execution of the plan. Even the most attractive and compelling Brand falls flat on its face unless staff consistently provides an experience that inspires customer loyalty. It was clear that BTC needed to incorporate Culture Building programs that allowed the team to grow from within.Thus, the B+C+S Formula was born – a unique approach to management consulting to with a laser focus on Brand, Culture, and Strategy alignment. Ken often jokes that he wishes he could say that he created the B+C+S Formula simply because he was just that incredibly brilliant. The truth is the genesis of this concept began when he was working his way up the corporate ladder in the 90’s. In a desire to learn he would grab a book on re-engineering, then run to a seminar on empowerment, and then read an article on Six Sigma and so on.While certainly learning a lot, it also led to some confusion and the question of how all this could fit together. For instance, if you wanted to re-engineer a business but also empower your employees couldn’t you do both rather than jumping from one corporate buzzword to the next. Ken’s need to understand eventually led him to believe that everything falls into at least one of three buckets: Brand, Culture, and Strategy. He later understood that the B+C+S Formula is an integrated system.
Recently Elon Musk tweeted that you can not change the world if you work 40 hours a week. He went went on to say that you need to work 80-100 hours to change the world. But is that true? In today's episode we share why this is a big lie and that many of us are hustled out. More work is not the answer. So how do we change the world? How do we create a sustainable journey in life?Finding rest and recharging are critical for a sustained life of ideas, dreaming, and entrepreneurship. Building rest in our fast paced society is hard to do, but it is possible. Five steps you can take to build a lifestyle of rest are:1) Don't listen to voices that tell you to do it a specific way.2) Take time to reflect on the past and your current situations.3) Actually schedule time to recharge into your life.4) Break routine and location.5) Get rid of the old things that steel your time.So join the conversation and let's talk about finding time to recharge.Episode SponsorsOpportunityInChina.comFlocksy
Many people choose to celebrate their golden years by kicking back relaxing and sailing into the sunset. What if your golden years where your most impactful years? What if your wisdom and knowledge could change culture and society with answers that bring real change? Ilana Landsberg-Lewis is doing just that by challenging grandmothers to become 'Grandmothers on the move'! In today's episode we chat about:Building missions of compassion without agendaFinding your voiceBecoming a human megaphoneCreating global movementsThe women's movementMoving past conflictSeeing and creating the long viewHuman RightsEpisode SegmentsSegment One - 1:18 minutesSegment Two - 20:18 minutesRapid Fire Questions - 56:01 minutesMore about Ilana Landsberg-LewisIlana Landsberg-Lewis has spent her entire adult life engaged in the struggle for the rights of women and girls. From her early days as a human rights and labor lawyer to her years at the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), Ilana has worked with women’s groups around the world, and has learned that no amount of so-called expertise can replace that of women at the frontlines of their own struggle for justice.Ilana has been the executive director of the Stephen Lewis Foundation since she co-founded it in 2003 – a charitable foundation that has sent over 100 million dollars (every penny raised) to sub-Saharan Africa, to community-based organizations at the frontlines of the AIDS pandemic.She launched the Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign in 2006, and it has since grown into a social movement – with over 10,000+ grandmothers in Canada, Australia, the U.K. and the U.S. to support African grandmothers raising millions of orphaned grandchildren. The G2G Campaign has raised over $27 million dollars in the last decade, and Ilana has been deeply grateful to learn from indomitable grandmothers the world over. Website: https://ilanalandsberglewis.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/grandmothersonthemove/This episode was sponsored byOpportunityInChina.comFlocksy
I want to wish you a very happy Thanksgiving week. Many of you have already celebrated with a big turkey, spent time with friends and family, hit the stores and dropped money shopping in the madness of Black Friday, watched your favorite college or pro team play football. We took a moment to be thankful and we are off to the next think. Now we are fully into the holiday season and have past Halloween and Thanksgiving and into our march towards Christmas and New Years we begin to reflect on the past year and look to the future. I want to challenge you to get a leap on 2019 and slow down now. Often we jump into the next year with our bucket list items, our new dreams, the ideas that we will concur but we never come up with a plan to get there. Starting with gratitude and thankfulness is an incredible superpower to propel us into the future we want to create. It’s easy to be thankful when things going well or when life is great, but what happens when things seem grey, bleak, or in ruins. How can you be thankful then? Two of my favorite movies of all time are Holiday Inn and White Christmas…and strangely they talk about this very topic in both movies through their incredible songs. In Holiday Inn Bing Crosby sing’s Irving Berlin’s song ‘I’ve got plenty to be thankful for’. If you don’t know the lyrics, here you go:I've got plenty to be thankful for (Irving Berlin / Bing Crosby : Holiday Inn)I've got plenty to be thankful forI haven't got a great big yachtTo sail from shore to shoreStill I've got plenty to be thankful forI've got plenty to be thankful forNo private car, no caviarNo carpet on my floorStill I've got plenty to be thankful forI've got eyes to see withEars to hear withArms to hug withLips to kiss withSomeone to adoreHow could anybody ask for more?My needs are small, I buy 'em allAt the five and ten cent storeOh, I've got plenty to be thankful forI've got eyes to see withEars to hear withArms to hug withLips to kiss withSomeone to adoreHow could anybody ask for more?My needs are small, I buy 'em allAt the five and ten cent storeOh, I've got plenty to be thankful forAnd in White Christmas Bing Crosby sing’s another of Berlin’s amazing songs… Count your blessings….Count your blessings (Irving Berlin / Bing Crosby : White Christmas)When I'm worried and I can't sleepI count my blessings instead of sheepAnd I fall asleep counting my blessingsWhen my bankroll is getting smallI think of when I had none at allAnd I fall asleep counting my blessingsI think about a nursery and I picture curly headsAnd one by one I count them as they slumber in their bedsSo if you're worried and you can't sleepCount your blessings instead of sheepAnd you'll fall asleep counting your blessingsI know for me the past year has been one of many big victories. It’s been an incredible year of growth for the podcast, I was named an ‘Icon of Influence’ in the podcast space by New Media Summit, our podcast hit number one on iTunes business charts. We’ve also met and become friends so so many incredible people who where guest or connected with us because of the podcast. Beyond the podcast it’s been a hard year in many ways. Transitioning and building a new business can be hard and that is exactly what we’ve been doing with closing down Woodward Design Group, the web agency that I own, and going all in with the new stuff we are doing at jumbleThink. It’s a journey of faith and at times exciting and at other times filled with fear. I know it’s not just me. I can think of many people who have really rough year struggling through financial issues, health, depression over politics, and recently loosing all they had in recent fires. It’s been a great year for many but a rough year for so many others.So how do you stay thankful in seasons of turmoil, disappointment, and devastation? Here are some of the ways that I navigate those seasons of life.Look back at what has been great. Find things that I can be thankful for even in dark seasons.Look for a better futureCelebrate with othersFind small things to be thankful for and celebrate those.Being thankful in difficult seasons can be hard, but it will help motivate you towards the future. Thankfulness has been scientifically proven to be beneficial in life in many way.Opens doors to more relationshipsImproves physical healthImproves psychological healthEnhances empathy and reduces aggressionHelps you sleep betterImproves self-esteemIncreases mental strength Thankfulness is a superpower. I know it can be hard to keep positive and thankful when things get rough, but it will be worth it. So take a moment today and be thankful. Small changes in gratitude will go a long way in your journey of creating your dreams and ideas. Make the choice to stop and reflect. It’s good for you. Episode SponsorsOpportunity in China: https://opportunityinchina.com/Flocksy: https://flocksy.com/
Evolving and growing a business can be challenging and difficult to do. Learning to pivot your business is critical for the long term success of your entrepreneurial journey. So how do you pivot your business? Today on the podcast Adam Capes shares his story to pivoting his businesses to build long term success on his journey. We also discuss:-The importance of business partners-Celebrating and growing from the failures in business-Creating a new model for business and charity -Doing good-Making business decisions while giving back-Finding your motivation-Cultivating relationships in businessSegment 1: 1:10 minutesSegment 2: 24:07 minutesRapid Fire Questions: 41:18 minutesRecommended Reading: Start with WhyAdam has always had longstanding passions for entrepreneurship, travel and philanthropy.Prior to co-founding G2G Collection and The Giving Plan Foundation, Adam graduated from Cornell University and launched Jezebel Magazine when he was just 23 years old, one of the fastest growing city publications in the country, which he sold in 2003.As one of the earliest members of Private Escapes, a destination club, Adam identified two problems inside the first-generation business models – availability and financial security. This led him to co-found Equity Estates in 2006, the most successful Luxury Residence Fund in the country, raising over $60 Million and building a world-class portfolio of vacation homes that is still around and thriving today.In 2012, Adam combined his passion for philanthropy with his entrepreneurial drive to start his first social enterprise, Getaway2Give (G2G), which is one of the fastest growing social enterprises in the country. It has also raised over $12 Million for charities and is positioned to be a game changer for charitable fundraising in the U.S.Website: https://www.getaway2give.net/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-capes-0515732/Todays Episode is Sponsored by:Opportunity in China: https://opportunityinchina.com/Flocksy: https://flocksy.com/
Have you ever chased a dream or idea and it didn't turn out like you expected? The picture in your mind didn't measure up to the reality of life? Dreams and ideas like people grow and change. Maybe it's time to evolve your dream. Today in the episode we go deep into 8 ways you can evolve your dreams and ideas and live a life a purpose.Set realistic expectationsTalk to peopleExpect less but set lofty goals (push goals / Stretch goals)Assess, Assess, AssessAsk for help and outside perspectiveKeep learningCelebrate the victoriesDon’t be ridgedBe agile - pivot into some even betterHave funToday's episode is sponsored byFlocksy: https://flocksy.com/Opportunity in China: https://opportunityinchina.com/
Entrepreneurship is an interesting journey. It's filled with highs and lows. For many entrepreneurs they end up giving up along the way. What does it look like to create a sustainable journey of entrepreneurship? Stephen Little has lived a life of entrepreneurship and started his first business at 15. In today's episode he shares how building your businesses around the end game is critical to their success, however it's even better to know the life you want to create so you can remember why you started.In the episode we discuss:A life of entrepreneurshipM&A versus InvestingCreating your exit strategyKnowing your business's true valuePhilanthropyBuilding businesses that do goodCreating businesses of impactInvesting in growth valueRecommended ReadingThe Surrender Experiment Play BiggerEpisode SponsorsOpportunity in ChinaFlocksy About Steve LittleSerial entrepreneur, investor, philanthropist and M&A expert, Stephan Little generates accelerated value growth and very high exit multiples for his clients. He sold his first company at age 15 for a significant 6-figure sum and since has led 6 of his own successful startups to private acquisitions of over $100 million each, and provided explosive growth and lucrative exitsat 8-12X multiples for many dozens more – with top tier Silicon Valley venture firms and now with Zero Limits Ventures. As Founder and Managing Partner of Zero Limits Ventures Steve and his team spot unique opportunities for valuation growth where others don't, whether triple bottom line "evolved enterprise" models, social engagement strategies or other vehicles beyond revenue and earnings growth. Known as "The Activator", Steve has mentored hundreds of executives and entrepreneurs, helping clients overcome complex challenges and assure peak performance and conscious leadership to generate astounding financial returns. Steve has raised more than $1B in startup and growth funding for 11 different businesses.Steve is also a 4-time champion body-builder and power-lifter, an accomplished musician, and a dedicated and loving father to two amazing and talented daughters.As a purpose driven entrepreneur who recognizes how blessed his life is, Steve is committed to address the needs or a broad range of vital initiatives giving generously to:Support Younglife Africa and the daily care needs of hundreds of children and orphans in Malawi Africa.Support The Pachamama Alliance permanent protection of the sacred headwaters of the Amazon rain forest.Support the BVI Art Reef Project and the creation of a new underwater coral reefs in the US and British Virgin IslandsAssist Oceans Unite with the extensive global ocean cleanup initiatives around the wordSupport Beneath The Waves and the preservation of shark species in the US and British Virgin IslandsSupport for Virgin Unite, the non-profit foundation created to unite people and entrepreneurial ideas to create opportunities for a better world.
As entrepreneurs, dreamers, and people with big ideas we often forget what matters. It's easy to get busy with all the things we 'have to do' that we forget to live a life driven with purpose. In today's episode Michael shares some stores (both past and present) about lessons he has learned about living a life that is intentional about what matters. He will leave you with a personal challenge to go deeper and take stock of what is significant in our lives.Today's episode is sponsored by:Opportunity in China: https://opportunityinchina.com/Flocksy: https://flocksy.com/
What does it take to speak at a professional level? Thom Singer's journey into public speaking was a leap of faith into the unknown. Now he is a well respected speaker sharing on 'The Paradox of Potential'. In the episode we discuss:-Embracing the journey ahead-How to become a Professional Speaker-The Art of Giving Small and his TedX Talk-Cool Things Entrepreneurs Do-Podcasting-Pivoting careersTedX Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sIL_4zOzG8Website: http://thomsinger.com/Recommended Reading: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective PeopleToday's episode is sponsored by Opportunity in China: https://opportunityinchina.com/Flocksy: https://flocksy.com/After a successful career in sales and marketing, Thom Singer became a growth leadership speaker in 2009. A decade later he has brought his high energy presentations and action-oriented content to over 750 audiences. Thom knows that as the speaker or master of ceremonies he has a responsibility to set the tone for a strong conference attendee experience. Known as "The Conference Catalyst" he creates an atmosphere of fun and interaction that lasts beyond his presentation.Thom earned his Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) in 2014 and is committed to the business of meetings. He is the author of 12 books and is the host of the popular "Cool Things Entrepreneurs Do" podcast. On his show he has interviewed over 350 entrepreneurs, solopreneurs, business leaders and others with a focus on discovering how the most successful people get farther across the gap between potential and results.
What does it take to build a new shoe business in a industry run by giants? Steve Sashen found that the shoes he was wearing were causing him injury as he ran. He thought that there was a better way, so he started researching minimalism in running. This lead him down the path to build a truly minimalist shoe that is good for you.In today's episode we discuss:-Shoes and the shoe industry-Running and running shoes-Innovating in established industries-Why the expert might not be the person you want to follow-And more....Steven Sashen is a serial entrepreneur who has never had a job, former professional stand up comic and award-winning screenwriter, and a competitive sprinter -- one of the fastest men over 55 in the country. He and his wife, Lena Phoenix, co-founded the footwear company Xero Shoes, and appeared on Shark Tank, where they turned down a $400,000 offer from Kevin O'Leary. Website: https://xeroshoes.com/Facebook: https://facebook.com/xeroshoesTwitter: https://twitter.com/xeroshoesInstagram: https://instagram.com/xeroshoesLinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/xero-shoesToday's episode is sponsored by Opportunity in China: https://opportunityinchina.com/
What does it take to create your own super fans? Viv Conway and Tash Meys found their super fans by Acing the Gram...Instagram. Not only have they built their own following on Instagram but they now help others connect with their super fans too. They have taken their side hustle and made it into a leading Instagram Marketing Company, Ace The Gram.In today's episode we chat about:EntrepreneurshipInstagramBuilding Influencer CampaignsTurning a side hustle into a full-time business.Social media marketingBuilding an audience on social mediaThe Millennial GenerationGetting business leads through InstagramRecommended ReadingAwaken the Giant Within by Tony RobbinsThe Big LeapYou Were Born RichTwo millennials on a mission to help everyone reap the infinite benefits of nailing Instagram... that’s Viv Conway and Tash Meys. Viv and Tash have cracked the code of influencer marketing through social media, becoming powerful voices on Instagram through their side hustle.Viv and Tash focus on all things Instagram, including influencer marketing, giveaways and how to use Instagram to drive traffic to your website/product. The pair have over 200k net followers on their personal Instagram's and have worked with clients from 70 followers to 1.9 million followers across Australia, the USA, and New Zealand.Website: http://acethegram.com/jumbleAce The Gram Podcast: https://www.acethegram.com/podcast/Today's episode is sponsored by Opportunity in China
Today on the podcast we are talking about focus. If you are chasing big ideas and dreams you need focus (some would even say Hyper Focus). As an entrepreneur you need focus. I don’t know about you, but it seems that everyday the noise of life gets louder and clarity, true focus, is harder to find. We live in an age to 24/7 news with the cable news networks, constant connection the internet and through our social channels. Our lives are dictated by texts, immediate connection by phone, constant feeds of data about our friends on social networks, the latest on our favorite celebrity or tv show…and so much more. When I was a kid back in the 80s and 90s life was different… I know, I know I just said when ‘I was a kid’. But things have radically changed. Back then we played outside, got bored, watched network news or Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune. If we played sports it was one or two days a week (not every day, all weekend). We were more connected in an intimate way… but now things are different, the demands are different. Maybe we were just naive, but I think it’s a deep change in our society.All this noise, these responsibilities, expectations pull is in a million directions. It clutters our thinking, tells us what to think, how we measure up (or don’t), and keeps us running at a pace that makes life impossible. We have lost our focus, lost our moral compass, lost our voice…all because we have let the noise dictate our every move.Do you feel it? Do you see it too? I know for me it makes me feel like we live in an impossible world. It’s overwhelming. But what happens when we lock this noise out and start to focus? What happens when we choose to live on our terms, create a new way, and make what’s impossible…possible? That’s why we are talking about focus. So what is focus? Mirriam-Webster defines is like this:a center of activity, attraction, or attentiona point of concentration, to cause to be concentrateddirected attention, to bring into focusa state or condition permitting clear perception or understandingadjustment for distinct visionyour focal lengtha point at which rays (as of light, heat, or sound) converge or from which they diverge or appear to divergea point of convergence of a beam of particlesthe place of origin of an earthquake or moonquake Focus is massively important to the journey of making dreams and ideas become reality. The only way to get focus is to be intentional. It can be hard to do. It will cost you something, but it will be worth it if you really believe in what you are doing and creating. So what are some steps you can take to find more focus?Turn off the noise - It’s time to turn off the devices, stop watching the TV, checking the news every 2 minutes, spending hours on your social channels. It’s time to untether from the distraction and find your voice, your ideas, your path forward. It’s not bad to be informed and entertained but many of us our finding that it’s also stealing our life by stealing our time. Not only do you find more clarity, but you will find more time simply by disconnecting from the noise.Be selective in who and what you connect with. Many of the messages today are stealing our own identities and beliefs from us. Many of these messages and people are well intentioned (some are not) but if they aren’t building you up and encouraging you to push into your dreams they actually start to steal from you. You are what you consume. Is what you are consuming encouraging you, causing you to grow, driving you to your dreams and destiny?Nerd out - When you focus you geek out on what you are doing and learning. It might drive others crazy, but it will drive you to making things happen. When you focus on the task at hand and ‘go down the rabbit hole’ it will cause you to learn. Consume as much as you can about the topic. Have fun and experiment. You will grow. You will see new ideas, paths forward, and begin to realize those dreams.Be selective in what you do - There are millions of organization, programs, activities you can do. Many of them you might even love, but you need to sacrifice being busy doing things with choosing to do the ‘right’ things moving your dreams and ideas forward. Focus is a choice and sometimes the choice is hard to do. Focus on the ideas and doing things that more those dreams and ideas forward.Take time to be with the ideas instead of doing. Often we believe that we need to do. In that process we don’t stop to reflect. Slow down so that you can learn from your focus. Reflect, learn, evolve the dreams and ideas…and keep moving forward.Ultimately living a life of focus is your choice. The world around you typically will keep you from your destiny. It will not encourage your dreams and ideas. It will give you someone else to listen too, clutter your life with busyness, steal from your dreams and ideas. You have to chose to be focused to move forward and make your dreams and ideas a reality. Today's podcast is sponsored by Opportunity in China: https://opportunityinchina.com/
Mark Geiger has spent years building things from Hollywood sets to custom guitars. He decided to leave his job at Paramount and start building guitars full time as a custom guitar maker (Luthier). Along the way he found a passion to teach others how to master the craft of guitar making too. In today's episode we chat about:Building a career as a LuthierWorking in HollywoodInnovation and invention in the music industryThe importance of collaboration with your customersBecoming a society that 'Builds Again'Why problem solving is a skill you can use everywhereMark Geiger built his first guitar in 1975 in lieu of the Les Paul he couldn't afford. The outcome wasn't too bad and he got his first order from a local guitarist shortly after. He has been building electric and acoustic instruments ever since. After a long run as a foreman in set construction for Paramount Pictures, he decided to pursue lutherie as more than a hobby and set up shop. He couldn't think of a better job than building guitars. For him it has everything: It has to be engineered to withstand hundreds of pounds of pressure from the constant tension of strings and the rigors of playing. It has to be beautiful, not just in decoration, but in proportion and execution. Most important of all, it has to sound rich, vibrant, and possess the soul and personality of both its maker and its new owner.Mark believes that no factory can accomplish what happens between the builder and the player. It is that marriage that creates something unique, and personal. Through both modern and old world construction methods, Mark is constantly striving to build instruments of exceptional playability and sound. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GeigerGuitars/Today's episode has been sponsored by Opportunity in China: https://opportunityinchina.com/
We live in a world where we celebrate the celebrity, the guru, the expert that's solved your problem, the quick fix to everything...but it's time to stop following the guru and start living your story. In today's episode we share why following the guru is holding you back. We go deep into why their solution might be outdated, unauthentic to you, and leading you down the path you should be blazing. Now we aren't saying that you shouldn't learn or look up to people. Many of these gurus should be held in high esteem, however their journey is most likely the wrong journey for you.It's time to stop following the guru and become the guru.Today's episode is sponsored by Opportunity in China: https://opportunityinchina.com/
Have you ever felt like you are hiding your ‘real’ self? Maybe you feel like you need to segment your life to give people what they want.Many of us hide authentic selfs, our faith, our family, and segment ourselves into the persona for the situation. Joseph Warren and I discuss why we need to be more transparent and how faith needs to be a foundation of our business.In today's episode Joseph shares on:Poverty MindsetMoney and EvilAsking permission to helpTrue successFaith and BusinessShowing up authenticHow to build your first 100K businessBusiness IsolationCoWorkingJoseph Warren is the host of First $100K™ podcast and the owner of 2 coworking spaces in Tampa, FL where he has helped hundreds of entrepreneurs to make their first $100K... or next. His clients include solo-preneurs to small businesses to enterprise companies such as UBER, CISCO, INTEL and more.He's also a 10x failed entrepreneur turned overnight success. I brought him on my show to share the #1 reason why 90% of entrepreneurs are struggling to make their first $100K... and why no one's talking about it... please welcome Joseph Warren!Interview Segments - This is where you can find each section of the interview.An Intro to Joseph: 1:11 minuteGoing Deeper into the Topics: 21:42 minutesRapid Fire Questions: 46:27 minutesInstagram: @realjosephwarrenWebsite: http://www.josephwarren.net/Podcasts: Broken Catholic and First 100KEpisode Sponsored by Opportunity in China: https://opportunityinchina.com
Today on the podcast we are talking about Having FUN!!!If you are an entrepreneur, business owner, or simply alive (Little secret: if you are listening I can guarantee that you are alive) we are going to chat about why having fun is so important to live a fulfilled life.It’s easy to live life and get stuck in the grind, business, responsibilities or the tasks you have to do. You get buried in life and all of a sudden you are responding to it without purpose or direction…you start to lose your joy, happiness, or drive to keep going? Sound familiar?I want you to think back to your childhood, your teens, or even college years. Those years without the stress of responsibility or expectations…. Can you remember just having fun? Maybe playing video games, playing outside, hanging with friends, that crazy road trip. It wasn’t that life was always easy….but can you remember what it was like?For me I can think back a few years when I first got married (to the best woman ever) and we had so much fun. We traveled, did crazy cool stuff, even had season passes to Disneyland. Our friends even would say that we were the fun ones (for some of you that might be hard to imagine). But it’s true. Fun was built into our lives….it was part of who we are.So how does fun impact your life? Are you having fun any more? What crazy cool thing have you done lately?I know for me things have gotten busier and busier. More and more responsibilities and in the grind of things I started to lose the power of having fun. Sometimes it happens quickly, but often life happens and we just forget to be intentional about how we live life. So how intentional are you about building the life you want to live? My guess is that you might be stuck in the flow of letting life happen to you and responding to every day situations.Well today I want to challenge you to rethink what you are doing. Kill the grind and start living an intentional life that builds fun into it. If you are feeling stuck…introduce fun. If you are feeling burnt out, step back and get rest (and listen to last weeks episode about rest) and start to bring fun back into life too. 6 reasons fun at the office is the future of work | Article on Ciphr (https://www.ciphr.com/advice/fun-in-the-office/)Happy employees are healthier and more productive – so don’t overlook the importance of having fun in the workplace1. Happy employees are healthier2. Having fun improves communication and collaboration3. Fun breeds creativity4. Promoting fun attracts an audience5. Having fun makes employees more productive6. Having fun encourages advocacyHaving fun looks different to everyone. So you need to step back and really think about what fun looks like for you. As an entrepreneur or business owner, you get to paint that picture and create that culture.What can fun look like?-Travel-Learning-Play-Charging environment-The people you are around, your family -Rest-Watching movies / tv / playing games (entertainment)-Getting outdoors (hiking, camping)-Exercise (running, crossfire)-Creative projects.-And so much more.So take a moment and think back… I want you to ask yourself these questions..Are you having fun?How are you different when you are having fun?How do you view life when you are having fun?When was the last time you had fun? At work, at home, in community?What’s holding you back from having fun? How can you change that?What are you doing to be intentional to build fun into your life?We are going into the holiday season…Canadian Thanksgiving (well that one already passed), Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years…. For many this is a sad season, but why not use it as your ‘micro experiment’ to find fun again. What’s going on around you (in your town, city)? How can you connect with others during this season and do fun things? What’s something new you can learn (maybe crafty, historical). Now it’s up to you to start making the change…becoming intentional about fun. See how it impacts you, sparks creativity, makes you more motivated, fills you with happiness and joy. Get out there, make it happen and start sparking more fun in your life again!Today’s Episode is Sponsored by Opportunity In China: https://opportunityinchina.comArticle Link: https://www.ciphr.com/advice/fun-in-the-office/Cool Thing Entrepreneurs Do Interview: https://thomsinger.com/uncategorized/jumblethink-ceo-michael-woodward/Build a Website in a Day Virtual Workshop: https://jumblethink.com/teachme
Do you ever feel like you are leading but no one is following? It’s time for you to find and build your tribe. Our society is starting to remember why tribe is so important. It can help you can use to to connect in deeper ways with your peers and lead at a new level. In today’s episode Ronan Leonard shares on the importance of tribe for our business life. He also shares how a good mastermind group can help unlock your journey into finding your tribe. In today's episode Ronan shares on:Overcoming DisasterIf not you, then who?Finding & creating your tribeWhy you need accountabilityWhy a mastermind?Taking ownership and responsibilityFinding the context to contentHow to leverage in your businessRonan’s Recommended ReadingSapiens: A Brief History of HumankindRonan Leonard connects small business owners to support groups through the innovative concept of virtual Masterminds. Without a co-founder or a business coach solopreneurs are often overwhelmed with to-do lists. They need impartial advice to get the right support to help them achieve clarity and better results.Ronan believes we’ve lost our connection to a “tribe“ A community that will help you solve your problems and accelerate your learning. He believes that there is more value in making real peer-to-peer connections than paying external contractors who have no vested interest in your success. Passionate about helping others he is committed to giving away 1 in 6 spots on the platform to social enterprises and entrepreneurs from developing countries to create a truly global community. Ronan loves seeing the benefits that Mastermind groups have on each person who participates and has helped 100’s of business owners increase clarity, confidence and productivity by creating the support network for them to achieve their true potential. 9 Million YouTube Views! Ronan was just 23 he helped rescue passengers and fellow staff when the cruise ship he worked on sank off the wild coast of South Africa. https://youtu.be/MjTuAV036yY For 9 years he continued to work on cruise ships sailing the world as a casino manager. His 1st business (a casino party company) grew from just 2 casino tables to over 50 and the largest gaming events company in Australia.Interview Segments - This is where you can find each section of the interview.An Intro to Ronan: 1:11 minuteGoing Deeper into the Topics: 17:01 minutesRapid Fire Questions: 50:22 minutesFree Resource:How to Create Your WhyWebsite: https://www.eccountability.io/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronan-leonard/Today's episode is sponsored by Opportunity in China - https://opportunityinchina.com/'Build a website in a day' Virtual Workshop by jumbleThink - https://www.jumblethink.com/squarespace-training
Have you ever felt worn out or burnt out? Our society is stuck on hustle and grind, but that isn't a sustainable entrepreneurial lifestyle. So how can we have a life long entrepreneurial life? It all starts with rest. In today's episode we go deep into why you need rest and how you can use rest as your superpower. It's time to kill the hustle and start building a life of rest.Can you image your life without all the hustle and grind? Wouldn't it be great if you had the time to sleep, hang with friends and family, and simply have fun? Living a hustle and grind lifestyle will kill you. Science has show the importance of rest and sleep, so why aren't you resting more?You need rest to refuel you, find your focus, be more productive, be motivate and inspired, and stay healthy. Throughout the episode we share real steps you can start today to living your life in rest. It's time to change your life and start living a rest filled life.SegmentsSegment 1 - 1:14 minuetsSegment 2 - 15:37Episode Sponsor: https://opportunityinchina.com/How to build your own website in one day | Live Virtual Workshop: https://www.jumblethink.com/teachme
What does true success look like as an entrepreneur? We must first redefine success and entrepreneurship to be able to find true entrepreneurial success. Anik Singal was able to find success early but it took economic collapse to find passion and purpose. In today's episode Anik shares on:Passion based businessEducation and Self-EducationRedefining entrepreneurshipGiving backFinding joy and happiness in workOvercoming failureAdjusting your dreamAnik’s Recommended ReadingThink and Grow RichRich Dad Poor DadeSCAPEAnik Singal is the founder and CEO of Lurn, Inc. He is widely considered, by the industry, as one of today’s most successful online marketers. His specialties include profit-generating product launches and evergreen funnels, building backends and funnels, article marketing, search engine optimization, affiliate marketing and business management consulting.BusinessWeek recognized him in the Top 3 of the Best U.S. Entrepreneurs Under 25. He’s an Inc500 CEO, listed 2-times among the Fastest Growing Companies in America. While in college at the University of Maryland, he was awarded Company of the Year from MTech and named Entrepreneur of the Year by the Hinman CEOs.His online marketing businesses generate over $20 Million per year in sales; and he has helped contribute to over $120 Million in online publishing sales. Today, Anik teaches people how to create their own online passion-based businesses. He then guides them through his step-by-step process to maximize profit and grow revenue. He has trained over 250,000 students around the world, many have gone on to become incredibly successful and true industry-leading experts.Anik is also incredibly passionate about giving back. For nearly two decades, he has devoted his life to building schools around the world. He dreams of providing education to those who are not currently receiving that birth-right! As of today, Anik has been a key driver in helping build four schools in India. He plans to scale his mission globally, all through his non-profit organization, For All Our Good.Interview Segments - This is where you can find each section of the interview.An Intro to Anik: 1:19 minuteGoing Deeper into the Topics: 27:23 minutesRapid Fire Questions: 57:59 minutesWebsite: https://escapebook.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AnikSingalcom/
Have you ever felt incomplete or like you are hiding a part of your life? We have been taught to segment our lives. But we weren’t created to be partial humans. We were created to be whole people. In today’s episode we discuss what it means to be a ‘Holistic’ Entrepreneur.It’s time to stop living a segmented life. Be who you in every place you go. Often we don’t feel like these different parts of life impact them but I can guarantee that they do. You don’t stop having a family when you are at work and the impact of work doesn’t stop when you get home. It’s time to start living the holistic life as an entrepreneur. We discuss why people segment their lives, why you shouldn’t segment your life, and how it will impact your life as an entrepreneur.Episode Sponsor: Opportunity In China
Going from Solopreneur to a team can be overwhelming. Sandra Lewis spent years in the corporate world but wanted to create her own freedom. She started a remote staffing agency to help others as they grow their business and reclaim their lives. Now she is redefining how we think and work with virtual assistants. This is creating a new philosophy of work today and how we can grow our businesses.In today's episode Sandra shares on:Virtual StaffingGrowing your teamFinding the right staff for your company cultureMoving past solopreneurGoing from Employee to EntrepreneurCreating work with purposeSandra’s Recommended ReadingRaising the Bar by Gary EricksonSandra Lewis is the Founder and CEO of Worldwide101, a premium subscription staffing company connecting demanding founders and executives with ridiculously talented remote staff.Sandra believes flexible, remote work is the way of the future and that it creates an unparalleled win-win for businesses and talent alike.Sandra has worked with hundreds of the world's top CEOs, Founders and Executives to help them win-back their time by grow their businesses by delegating key tasks to ridiculously talented remote staff. The unique model of Worldwide101 has been recognized by some of the most respected publications across the country including Forbes and Inc. magazines, as well as being named one of the "Best Entrepreneurial Companies in America" By Entrepreneur Magazine.Setting an example of the efficiencies gained working virtually, Sandra manages her entire team on a virtual basis.Interview Segments - This is where you can find each section of the interview.An Intro to Sandra: 1:38 minuteGoing Deeper into the Topics: 19:07 minutesRapid Fire Questions: 46:36 minutesEpisode Sponsor: Opportunity In ChinaWebsite: https://worldwide101.com/jumblethink/
Does community impact the lives of dreamers and idea makers? We often look to entrepreneurs and world changers thinking that their is some kind of magic they use to make their ideas and dreams become reality. What really are the driving factors behind their achievements? How can they overcome failure, disappointment, obstacles, and fear? There are many factors that allow leading entrepreneurs to reach those dreams and ideas. One of the key elements are the communities around them. In today's episode we discuss how community impacts our dreams, what we can do to build authentic community, how you can connect at a deeper level, and why you need community more now than ever.We also share about our recent experience at New Media Summit, The B-Side Podcast, and out exciting news that we were listed as the top podcast on iTunes in the business category!!! It's a powerful episode that will challenge you to chase the dream and ideas inside of you.Helpful LinksNew Media Summit Episode with Doug SandlerEpisode with Johnny CooperEpisode with Cody WannerEpisode SponsorOpportunity in China
It seams like most of us are struggling to live financial free every day. This is especially true from entrepreneurs. Grant Sabatier lived the life of scrapping by and decided it was time for a change. Through entrepreneurship, side hustling and investing Grant was able to go from broke to financial freedom.In today's episode Grant shares on:How to look at moneyRedefining successMaking learning easy through curiosityFinding creative business opportunitiesMeaning & Mindfulness to MoneyBurnoutUsing failure to drive successMoving past ‘trading time for money’Measuring your net worthGeneralist vs NicheA passion to teach othersGrant’s Recommended ReadingBlue Ocean StrategyGrant Sabatier is the creator of Millennial Money and author of Financial Freedom: A Proven Path to All the Money You Will Ever Need.Dubbed "The Millennial Millionaire" by CNBC, Grant Sabatier went from $2.26 to $1 million in 5 years through entrepreneurship, side hustling and investing. After reaching financial independence at the age of 30, Grant Founded MillennialMoney.com, where he writes about making and investing money and co-hosts the Millennial Money Minutes podcast. Since launching in 2015, Grant has reached over 10 million readers and listeners through his blog and podcast.Grant has been featured in over 200 international media outlets including The New York Times, The Washington Post, National Public Radio, ABC Nightline, Chicago Tribune, USA Today, Inc. Magazine, Forbes, The Sydney Morning Herald, and many others.Interview Segments - This is where you can find each section of the interview.An Intro to Grant: 1:00 minuteGoing Deeper into the Topics: 26:49 minutesRapid Fire Questions: 54:21 minutesWebsite: https://millennialmoney.com/Twitter: @millennialmoneyBook: https://financialfreedombook.com/LinkedIn: @gsabatierToday's episode is sponsored by https://opportunityinchina.com/
If you ever thought about an online business you may have thought about drop shipping but there is so much noice on how to successfully build a drop ship lifestyle. Anton has built multiple successful drop ship businesses. His approach is to work with established brands to sell their products. His journey of entrepreneurship started at the age of 14 but he was searching for a ‘better way’ to grow and build his business. Now he teaches others how they can find freedom in their journey too. In today's episode Anton shares on:Selling Branded ProductsHow to dropshipFinding your nicheFollowing your passionWhen to turn side hustle into full time gigLifestyle of entrepreneurshipStarting a drop ship businessAnton’s Recommended ReadingThe 4 Hour Work WeekAnton Kraly is a serial entrepreneur with over 15 years of experience building online businesses, including Drop Ship Lifestyle and eCommerce Lifestyle.Voted “Best eCommerce Course” by Shopify in 2018, Drop Ship Lifestyle has empowered more than 8,000 students in 25 countries to find freedom through entrepreneurship.Interview Segments - This is where you can find each section of the interview.An Intro to Anton: 1:06 minutesGoing Deeper into the Topics: 21:19 minutesRapid Fire Questions: 47:33 minutesWebsite: https://www.dropshiplifestyle.com/
What does it take to have 'good' health? Big Pharma doesn't seem to be making us any healthier. While in Tibet, John McGarvey (Co-founder and CEO of Dao Labs) discovered ancient Chinese medicine. This journey made him rethink health and solving modern problems with old approaches. He is now on a journey to share products that nurture positive health into our lives. In today's episode John shares on:Authenticity in businessUnexpected journey of entrepreneurshipHolistic HealthHolistic health vs Big PharmaChinese medicineOld approaches to solve modern problemsFinding better healthJohn's Recommended ReadingShoe Dog by Phil Knight John McGarvey is a Minneapolis-based entrepreneur and a seasoned executive in the natural food industry. John took a frozen food company from nearly zero to over 10,000 points of sales distribution across the United States. Most recently, John co-founded DAO Labs, a supplement and lifestyle company. DAO Labs is changing the way western consumers approach health, by embracing the 2,500 year-old formulas and practices of Chinese medicine in sustainable, easy-to-understand formats. John earned his M.B.A. from the Kellogg School of Management and holds a B.A. from Northwestern University. He lives in Minneapolis with his wife and two kids.Interview Segments - This is where you can find each section of the interview.An Intro to John: 1:11 minutesGoing Deeper into the Topics: 17:12 minutesRapid Rire Questions: 44:13 minutesWebsite: https://mydaolabs.com/Blog: https://mydaolabs.com/blogs/the-wayInstagram: @daolabsEpisode SponsorToday's episode is sponsored by Opportunity In China. Have you been looking for a way to change your career or social prospects? Do you see the world around you changing, and haven’t quite figured out what path to take? You’re not alone in seeking opportunity. Visit opportunityinchina.com for access to scholarships to attend university in China, or if you have a bachelor’s degree already, opportunityinchina.com provides access to jobs in the education sector all across China. Working in China is not only often well-paid, but it will place you among 1/5 of the worlds population, boosting your social network, bringing you more deeply into the story of globalization, opening doors you never knew existed. Seize your opportunity now: visit our website now for more information at opportunityinchina.com By the way, they have a podcast too, search for opportunity in china podcast on your app to learn more.
So you went to college, you owe thousands in student loans, and now you can't find a job in the competitive job market. What do you do next? Why not think outside the box and do something different? MC Miller and his team is on a mission to help others think outside the normal solution by placing them in well paying jobs throughout Asia. This could be a short term or long term placement. By thinking outside the traditional or normal way of living he has helped many find the true freedom they in their own lives. In today's episode MC shares on:Teaching in ChinaLiving and working in AsiaThe international industry of educationUnderstanding different culturesThe impact politics in global educationTravelUnderstanding a global communitySlow traveling by teachingEntrepreneurship in AsiaMC's Recommended Books80/20 Sales and MarketingGetting Things DoneMC Miller has years of experience in international higher education cooperation development, international academic exchange program development, student and faculty recruiting for all grade levels. Professionally capable in written and spoken Mandarin Chinese. MC is the founder and CEO of Opportunity in China. Opportunity in China is a foreign talent placement service not only recruits professionals to educational, technical, and other professional roles throughout China, but they also guide you through the process of understanding in greater depth your potential in interaction within the Chinese market and society. They match individuals with a career-starting job, tailored to their preferences and aspirations, in virtually any major Chinese city, all while supporting the journey as it progresses with their professional network, free media products, and other services. Frequently, they also offer exclusive scholarship and other study opportunities in China. Whether the goal is to begin a career in China or to sign-up for a one-year travel and cultural experience, their team can open doors and equip individuals for whatever journey they decide.Interview Segments - This is where you can find each section of the interview.An Intro to MC: 0:44 minutesGoing Deeper into the Topics: 20:03 minutesRapid Rire Questions: 45:17 minutesWebsite: https://opportunityinchina.com/Podcast on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/opportunity-in-china-podcast/id1330500492?mt=2YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9igxGdLi-uiCynZJ_cENlg
The online world of social media is reinventing how we market and advertise our business. On all the platforms video is king. But how do you create your videos if you don't have a massive budget, time to get videos created, or the expertise to creator your own? This was the question that Jason Hsiao and Animoto set out to answer. Jason, his other co-founders, and their team has spent years building an online application to make the video creation process easy for the average small business owner but powerful enough for big corporations to use too. He also gives us insights into what it truly looks like to create an innovative start-up.In today's episode Jason shares on:Why your business needs videoCreating a Start-up cultureBeing best at one thingBelieving in your ideasThe builder paradigmAnimotoEmpowering others to createHow to get started as a start-upEntrepreneurship as a teamCreating great contentJason's Recommended BooksDelivering Happiness by Tony HsiehRadical Candor by Kim ScottThe Advantage by Patrick M. LencioniJason Hsiao is the co-founder and Chief Video Officer of Animoto, an award-winning online video maker that makes it easy for anyone to create professional-quality marketing videos, even if they have no technical skills and have never created a video before. With the mission of empowering everyone to create powerful videos regardless of age or experience, Jason founded Animoto with his high school and Dartmouth College friends back in 2006. Animoto’s certified partnerships with Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and the Small Business Administration give it unique insight into the changing social media and business landscape -- which may be why more than 1-million businesses around the world are already using Animoto to create marketing videos. Prior to founding Animoto, Jason was a producer for MTV Networks and Comedy Central.Interview Segments - This is where you can find each section of the interview.An Intro to Jason: 0:45 minutesGoing Deeper into the Topics: 29:20 minutesRapid Rire Questions: 50:34 minutesAnimoto: https://animoto.com/jumblethink
Every entrepreneur faces the feeling of being overwhelmed by their dreams and ideas. We also set ourself up for failure and disappointment by setting unrealistic expectations and goals. How can we overcome the pitfalls of chasing our big ideas and dreams? Why not try a micro experiment?A micro experiment is a quick and easy tool that you can use as you pursue those dreams and ideas. Micro experiments make the process of idea making much more attainable, fun, and will set you up for success. They will also help you learn, evolve and grow your idea in the process.The Dreamer's Method to Micro Experiments has 5 steps that are quick and easy to do.Form a micro question or goal around your big idea or dreamSet a time limit to run your micro experimentRun the micro experimentStop and Reflect on your micro experimentRinse and Repeat - do your next micro experimentThese steps and the tips that we give for each step will guide you in the process of making your ideas and dreams a reality.
Entrepreneurs desire to be great, but what does it take to be great? In today's episode we discuss why you must 'Be bad to be great'. All of us have our heroes in life. We perceive these people in mythical ways. We think that their story is unreachable or that we could achieve the same success. The truth is that they are not superhuman but have chosen to take the risk of being bad so they they could reach their full potential.In the episode we give you 5 tips on how being bad is your key to success.By being bad you learn what you like and dislike. You learn your strengths and your weaknesses.You free yourself from expectations of perfection and set milestones on your journey instead of unreachable goals.You use trial, error, and failure in your journey to finding the right answer to your dreams and ideas.You allow yourself / your dream / your idea the room for learning, growing, and evolving.You approach failure with resolve to drive you forward to reach your dream and big idea.All of us, no matter the status of our journey, can learn from being bad in our journey to greatness.
Starting and building a business is an evolutionary process. Johnathan Grzybowski took his marketing agency and morphed it into a on-demand graphic design business. This transformation was fueled through travel, collaboration, a culture of fun, and feedback from clients. Johnathan shares how you can harness this power to transform your own entrepreneurial journey into a stronger business.In today's episode Johnathan shares on:Graphic DesignEmpowering a new generationCommunity and EducationFinding FulfillmentTravel to fuel innovationBreaking routine to grownPenjiBeing aware and hyper focusedFocus on serving - 'It's not about you, it's about helping others'Using your weaknesses to find your strengthsJohnathan Grzybowski, is rogue risk taker turned entrepreneur and national thought leader in digital marketing and branding spaces. He is the Cofounder of Penji, an on-demand graphic design membership platform without limitations. Penji helps you achieve more with unlimited graphic design, unlimited revisions, at one flat monthly rate. All powered on their easy-to-use platform. Johnathan is also the host of the #1 business podcast, The Blind Entrepreneur Podcast. Where he helps business professionals that are temporarily blind in business to help them execute their vision.His goal is to empower the next generation of entrepreneurs through education and community building.Interview Segments - This is where you can find each section of the interview.An Intro to Johnathan: 1:21 minutesGoing Deeper into the Topics: 19:10 minutesRapid Rire Questions: 44:39 minutesPenji: https://penji.co/Podcast: http://tbeshow.com/
Often as creators we wonder if we are making an impact, if our message matters, or if we are being heard. Cody Wanner has started a movement helping creators understand that there are 'No Small Creators.' His message is helping people find their voice, their message, and a tribe of followers. In today's episode Cody shares about:Being a CreatorVideo ProductionBuilding Robust Simple SystemsIdea CreationMoving your idea into realityDocumenting versus Creating Choosing courage over fear as a creatorPersonal Brands versus Business Brands#nosmallcreatorUsing personal brands to build your businessRecommended Book: Start with Why by Simon SinekCody Wanner is an entrepreneur and Vlogger from Harrisburg Pennsylvania he started his video production company five years ago and started vlogging at the beginning of 2018. Cody is passionate about encouraging The doers of the world .Interview Segments - This is where you can find each section of the interview.An Intro to Cody: 1:08 minutesGoing Deeper into the Topics: 17:17 minutesRapid Rire Questions: 56:39 minutesWebsite/YouTube: http://www.codywanner.com/No Small Creator: https://www.nosmallcreator.com/Instagram: @codywanner Twitter: @codywanner
Today is an exciting day in the jumbleThink story. We are announcing new changes to the jumbleThink podcast. In the episode Michael Woodward (jumblethink Founder and CEO) also shares 3 tips to making your dream a reality.Segment 1 (0:44): The jumbleThink podcast is getting back to it's roots. We are making a few changes to the jumbleThink podcast. Each week we will have two new episodes. On Mondays will interview one incredible entrepreneur. On Fridays we will have one topical episode giving you practical tools to turn your idea and dream into reality. We are also excited to announce the launch of The B-Side podcast which will be a shorter format version of the jumbleThink podcast. We will interview incredible people for 15-20 minutes on Facebook Live. We will then share those episodes on YouTube and on traditional audio podcasts. Make sure to connect with us on Facebook and Instagram to keep up to date on the exciting changes coming in late September.Segment Two (9:45): In segment two Michael shares three quick and easy tips you can do right now to turn your dream into a reality. He then gives examples of how to use each tip in your life. The three tips are: Write it down, Find a Mentor or Coach, Do Micro Experiments.
You have a job but you are looking for more. You aren't ready to give up that job, so what do you do? Patrick McGinnis shares how you can be a 10% entrepreneur and create a diversified career. He shares the 5 types of entrepreneurs and gives you some steps to making your dreams and the dreams others a reality. It's time to move past the fear and start building the life of your dreams.In today's episode Patrick shares on:Side HustlesBeing a 10% EntrepreneurCreating a diversified careerBeing an explorer of lifeBreaking routine to make life decisionsHis new podcast: Fomosapiens5 Types of Entrepreneurs: Angels, Advisors, Founders, Aficionados, and the 110% Entrepreneur Starting projects outside your day jobCreating your 10% planInvesting time vs Investing moneyRules of investingPatrick's Book - The 10% EntrepreneurRecommended Book: The Lean StartupPatrick J. McGinnis is a venture capitalist and private equity investor who founded Dirigo Advisors, after a decade on Wall Street, to provide strategic advice to investors, entrepreneurs, and fast growing businesses. He is also the author of the international bestseller The 10% Entrepreneur, a guide to becoming an entrepreneur without quitting your day job, (Penguin Portfolio 2016). The book has been featured by The Financial Times, the BBC, MSNBC, CNN en Espańol, Entrepreneur, Fast Company, Forbes, Fortune, and many other media outlets worldwide. It has also been translated into more than ten languages including Spanish, Korean, Chinese, Japanese, and Mongolian. Patrick is credited by Boston Magazine with coining the term “FOMO” or “fear of missing out,” a term made popular by Millennials and digital junkies that was added to the Oxford Dictionary in 2013.A graduate of Georgetown University and Harvard Business School, Patrick is an avid traveler, writer, and speaker, and has visited more 80 countries. He is fluent in Spanish, Portuguese, and French. Interview Segments - This is where you can find each section of the interview.An Intro to Patrick: 1:00 minutesGoing Deeper into the Topics: 17:10 minutesRapid Rire Questions: 42:54 minutesWebsite: patrickmcginnis.comBuild Your 10% Guide: patrickmcginnis.com/buildyour10Fomosapiens Podcast: patrickmcginnis.com/all-episodes
How can you push the boundaries of creativity past their limits? Why does collaboration beat competition? What is the future of Photography? Troy Christopher Plota is a leader in photography and his company Plotaverse is using technology to reinvent community, collaboration, and the future of creativity. In today's episode Troy shares on:Creating a Tech StartupManagers, Artists, and PiratesCreating with your passionWorking with CelebritiesWhat comes after you reach your dreams and ideas?Digital versus Film photography and the future of photographyBuilding community in a digital worldSacrificing for your dreams and ideas An new generation of thinkingMotion ArtLearning through collaborationMonetizing creativity and your passionsBeing patient in chasing dreamsPlotaverse founder, Troy Christopher Plota, has been an award winning Professional Photographer for over 30 years. His work has appeared in top magazines including Vanity Fair, GQ, Rolling Stone, and many more. His Advertising work has also appeared on dozens of billboards in New York's Times Square, as well as on the Vegas strip. Troy’s entrepreneurship roots deeply in his childhood. His father immigrated to the U.S. from Europe. As a first generation American, Troy carries the name, Plota, with pride. His grandparents had fearlessly risked their lives to create new opportunities for him and his family. Entrepreneurship runs in Troy’s blood. At the age of 13, Troy picked up his first camera and started shooting. Finally, at the age of 21, he opened the doors to his own studio. Being a Tech entrepreneur turned out to be much different in nature than running a Photography Studio. Plunging into the App business, Troy quickly realized that his 30 year experience as a professional Photographer gave him a vital edge over his competition, excelling him to the forefront of Technology. Troy's latest creation is the Digital Sharing platform, "Plotaverse", which also features his award winning Photo Animation App, "Plotagraph." It became the only App featured in the Apple Store for the release of the iPhone X. In 2013 Troy gave a Ted Talk titled "The Future of Photography.” Troy is on a mission to share his knowledge with the Industry and push boundaries with his unique, first to market software creation. He believes that Plotaverse not only brings something new to the trade, but it gives Artists a raised caliber of tools to which only professionals had access to. The range of Plotaverse’s dynamic apps enables artists to express their creativity with never seen before techniques, and helps monetize their passions for Motion Art and Photography. Interview Segments - This is where you can find each section of the interview.An Intro to Troy: 1:19 minutesGoing Deeper into the Topics: 21:09 minutesRapid Rire Questions: 45:24 minutesWebsite: plotaverse.comPlotaverse Apps: plotaverseapps.comTwitter: @PlotaverseFacebook: facebook.com/PlotagraphInstagram: @plotagraph
Entrepreneurs are told to craft a persona, to be authentic. It seems that all the internet rockstars have the perfect image, the right story, or have it all together. Should you create a persona? How can you be authentic? Can you have a persona and be authentic? Going deeper into persona and authenticity is hard especially since the bar is being set so high for influencers and creators. In today's episode we look at the differences of persona and authenticity. We talk about some of the lies that are being shared online. It's time to be intentional about walking in your true identity and moving past the persona into authenticity. In the episode you will also learn some steps you can take to become authentically authentic in your life. HBR on Huffington Post Article: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/irene-ross/lets-get-real-five-traits-of-authentic-people_b_6919996.html
Claude Zdanow has chased his dreams since he was a child. He has built successful recording studios working with people like Drake, Eminem, Yo Yo Ma, The Chainsmokers, and the Chicago Symphony. He is now on a new journey as he builds the Stadiumred Group.In today's episode Claude and I also discuss marketing, the changing music industry, building a business as you learn, building a lifestyle brand, evolving your business, see the future in business, perseverance in hard times, believing in your mission, the tools of marketing, the truth about niches, tools versus offerings, and much more.Claude is a musician, engineer, inventor, producer, and entrepreneur -a jack of many trades. He founded StadiumRed Group, a media and entertainment conglomerate in NYC and has worked with Drake, Eminem, and Jeremy Carr. Let's just say Americas favorite DJ duo, comprised of Drew Taggart and Alex Pall, also known as The Chainsmokers, would not be who are they today without him! He's been featured in Bloomberg TV, Rolling Stones and MSN as well as a speaker at industry events such as The Recording Academy, Grammy Camp and Winter Music Conference & Amsterdam Dance Event.Interview Segments - This is where you can find each section of the interview.An Intro to Claude: 1:06 minutesGoing Deeper into the Topics: 25:44 minutesRapid Rire Questions: 56:12 minutesWebsite: https://www.stadiumred.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/claudezdanow/Twitter: @stadiumredFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/stadiumredInstagram: @stadiumredlife
Jarl Jensen is a specialist in inventing and innovating many medical devices. He has issued patents having retail sales of over $500 million dollars. Jarl shares how you need to own your idea and build a team around you. Being hands on with your ideas is the key to making them reach their full potential.In today's episode Jarl and I also discuss his new book 'Optimizing America', creating a cultural economic change, making economics cool, how understanding economics can help you create your own personal ecosystem, the importance of innovative leaders, evolving your idea, writing and selling books, and much more.Jarl Jensen is the inventor of many medical devices with issued patents having retail sales of over $500 million dollars. As an astute “idea guy”, Jarl has applied his out of the box thinking to America’s economy in the book, ‘Optimizing America’. As an experience executive of several companies, he as a track record of success. As an author his ideas can do more then heal the sick, they can change the world. His ambitious ideas gives hope to us all.His goals in life are to make the world a better place by applying better ideas. As a father of three kids his home life always takes priority. He believes that ideas have a life of their own and as such they need nurturing just like his family.Interview Segments - This is where you can find each section of the interview.An Intro to Jarl: 1:06 minutesGoing Deeper into the Topics: 9:02 minutesRapid Rire Questions: 40:30 minutesWebsite: https://optimizingamerica.com/Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Jarl-Jensen/e/B0781XQV4C/Twitter: @OptimumAmericaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/OptimizingAmerica/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/optimizingamerica/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC--smLl33wW5TceKBbI7bRA/featured
Chad Frey is at the bleeding edge of the Maker Movement. Chad shares how entrepreneurs and makers are changing education through S.T.E.M. and S.T.E.A.M. By bringing the maker movement directly into schools we are able to shape the next generation of innovators and influencers to think outside the box and bring new solutions to the problems they face. In today's episode Chad and I also discuss education, co-working, makerspaces, diversity, the social responsibility of entrepreneurs, the importance of the arts, a maker manifesto, finding the right vocation, having informed conversations, and much more.Chad Frey is the President and Founder of Partnership Planners, LLC, a consulting & software development company that specializes in community engagement, social innovation, and entrepreneurship. Out of Planners, Chad started the Foundry Makerspace as a social enterprise initiative to build the capacity of schools for 21st Century life and work. As president, Chad leads a professional learning community of Maker Fellows and has other responsibilities that range from consulting on international documentary film projects to giving oversight to software accounts that engage thousands of users in community engagement. Chad also serves at the Community Engagement Liaison at Messiah College where he advises senior administration on strategic community engagement programs and partnerships. He has several years of teaching experience in course topics that span topics like service, missions and social change. For over a decade, Chad has facilitated international service-learning experiences in N. Ireland. He previously served as the Director of the Agape Center for Curricular Service-Learning and has received national recognition by the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Programs, U.S. Department of Education and Corporation for National Community Service (CNCS) for a variety of community engagement initiatives that implemented collective impact principals for K-12 student achievement. Chad has managed numerous grants including a $2,000,000.00 P.T.E.V. grant from the Lilly Endowment.Chad received his B.A. from Messiah College in Biblical Religious Studies where he majored in Christian Education. He earned a M.A. in Higher Education from Geneva College with a concentration in religion and philosophy. Chad has also completed several seminary courses at Ashland Theological Seminary as well as his comprehensive exams in pursuit of an Ed.D. of Adult Education at Penn State University. He currently volunteers on several boards and committees. Chad was born in Lancaster County but currently lives in downtown Harrisburg, PA. Interview Segments - This is where you can find each section of the interview.An Intro to Chad: 0:46 minutesGoing Deeper into the Topics: 20:23 minutesRapid Rire Questions: 51:50 minutesFoundry Makerspace: https://www.foundrymakerspace.com/Maker Shift / Maker Manifesto: https://www.makershift.io/Twitter: @FoundryMkrspaceFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThefoundrymakerspaceInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/foundrymakerspace/
Leon Logothetis chose to give up a life of comfort for a life of fulfillment. This took him from being a stock broker in London to traveling the world through the kindness of strangers. His journeys are documented in the Netflix series 'The Kindness Diaries'. In today's episode Leon and I also discuss The Kindness Diaries, living your best life, kindness, tv production, chasing your dreams, division versus unity, living in the unknown, finding fulfillment and purpose, and much more.Leon Logothetis is a global adventurer, motivational speaker & philanthropist. It wasn’t always that way. He used to be a broker in the city of London where he felt uninspired and chronically depressed. He gave it all up for a life on the road. This radical life change was inspired by the inspirational movie The Motorcycle Diaries.The days of living and working behind his ‘slab of wood’ (or desk to the layman) are well and truly over. His new passion: Finding ways for your inner rebel (that voice that tells you, you are worth so much more than you think) to come out and play.The inner rebel tells you that your life is yours. And anything you dream of is possible. Anything. And that the fuel for all this delicious potential is simple: Kindness and harnessing the power of human connection. And. Doing it all with a smile on your face and a spring in your step! Leon has visited more than 90 countries and traveled to every continent. He is the host of the TV series Amazing Adventures Of A Nobody, which is broadcast across the world by National Geographic International and, over the course of three seasons, sees Leon cross America, the United Kingdom and Europe on just 5 dollars, 5 pounds, and 5 euros a day, respectively.Leon is no stranger to adventure. He teamed up with First Book® & drove a car from London to Mongolia raising money to buy 10,000 books for underprivileged children in America. He also drove a vintage London taxi across America, giving free cab rides to the needy and working with Classwish to bring hope back to the schools of America.Leon has documented his travels for numerous media outlets including Good Morning America, Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Outside, Good, Psychology Today, and The New York Times.His show The Kindness Diaries is streaming on Netflix! His books, Amazing Adventures of a Nobody, The Kindness Diaries and Live, Love, Explore: Discover the Way of the Traveler a Roadmap to the Life You Were Meant to Live, published by Readers Digest, are in stores now.Interview Segments - This is where you can find each section of the interview.An Intro to Leon: 1:17 minutesGoing Deeper into the Topics: 9:22 minutesRapid Rire Questions: 31:03 minutesWebsite: http://www.leonlogothetis.com/Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/80156137Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/leonlogothetisTwitter: https://twitter.com/leonlogothetisPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/leonlogothetis/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/llogothetis/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/leonlogothetis
Everyone is talking about hustling, but the hustle is often unsustainable. Michael Levitt shares how you can create a healthy hustle and prevent burnout in today's episode. He tells us how a disciplined hustle is the key to reaching your full potential and goals.In today's episode Michael and I also discuss overcoming loss and catastrophic events, hustle vs a paced journey, setting boundaries in business, keeping work at work, scheduling your life to be more productive, essentialism, creating the life you want to live, health, and much more.Michael Levitt brings people back to life. He is the CEO & Boundaries Advisor for Breakfast Leadership, Inc. Focused on helping individuals and leaders within corporations (Re)Learn BOUNDARIES in their work and personal lives – So that they can accomplish more, by doing less, which will save their careers and possibly their lives.Michael lost his health, his job, his car, and his home all in 369 days. Michael teaches people on how that happened to him, so that they can make the crucial changes in their lives to prevent those losses from happening to them.Michael is a Thought Leader, and Author of 369 Days: How To Survive A Year of Worst-Case Scenarios. Michael has over 30 years experience career in leadership, healthcare, finance and information technology. He has led community engagement, fund raising, and government engagement, which led to thousands of patients getting access to primary healthcare, reducing emergency room visits. Michael studied accounting and management at Walsh College, and is a certified crisis intervention trainer, from the Canadian Training Institute.Interview Segments - This is where you can find each section of the interview.An Intro to Michael: 1:17 minutesGoing Deeper into the Topics: 15:08 minutesRapid Rire Questions: 42:38 minutesWebsite: https://www.breakfastleadership.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bfastleadershipInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bfastleadership/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bfastleadership/
Ryan Williams is an expert into the world of influence. He literally wrote the book on it, 'The Influencer Economy'. On today's episode he shares how you can use storytelling and emotion to begin to influence others with messages of significance.In today's episode Ryan and I also discuss being curious, standup comedy, purpose versus passion, collaboration, being unintentionally rich, making your greatest hits, understanding value, depression, and much more.Ryan is a storyteller, marketing/branding strategist, speaker, and author. His podcast and writing have been featured in such major media outlets as Inc., Success, Business Insider, and USA Today. Ryan has keynoted and taught at Google, SXSW, Vanderbilt University, and USC. He has also interviewed a number of prominent thought leaders like Seth Godin, Kevin Kelly, and Troy Carter (Spotify) for his podcast.Ryan's superpower is helping successful companies tell their stories in a compelling and authentic way that resonates deeply with their audience. He has an innate understanding of the "influencer" space and how to position yourself for success as a thought leader/brand.Interview Segments - This is where you can find each section of the interview.An Intro to Ryan: 1:03 minutesGoing Deeper into the Topics: 12:21 minutesRapid Rire Questions: 39:44 minutesWebsite: http://www.influencereconomy.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/ryanjwillInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/ryanjwill/
Phil Rosenthal created Everybody Loves Raymond and now he's on a new adventure creating and staring in the hit Netflix show 'Somebody Feed Phil'. In today's episode Phil shares how he got his start, writing a hit TV show, turning your passions and dreams into a vocation, why everyone should travel, the importance of celebrating diversity, family and friendship, never waiting for one day, planning your trip, living beyond expectations, and more.From the Emmy-Award winning creator of Everybody Loves Raymond, Phil Rosenthal, come new episodes of the critically- acclaimed Somebody Feed Phil: The Second Course, a Netflix original documentary series which combines Phil’s joyful approach to food and travel with his signature sense of humorIn the new episodes, Phil takes viewers on a goodwill eating tour of the world as friends and family join him in traveling to Venice, Dublin, Buenos Aires, Copenhagen, Capetown and New York. While exploring each city, Phil and his guests peel back the layers, showcasing an inside look of the food, the people, the beauty, and the history -- from herding steer in Buenos Aires to meeting with Mandela’s grandchildren in Capetown and learning how the city’s vibrant locals help outshine its troubled past.About Phil Rosenthal: James Beard Award-Winning director and writer Phil Rosenthal is the creator and host of “Somebody Feed Phil.” Rosenthal’s first travel food series, “I’ll Have What Phil’s Having,” premiered on PBS in fall 2015 and received two Taste Awards as well as the winner of the 2016 James Beard Award for Best Television Program, on Location.Prior to his foray into food and travel TV, Rosenthal created the hit CBS comedy, “Everybody Loves Raymond,” and served as the Showrunner/Executive Producer for all nine years of the show's very successful run. During its original run, “Everybody Loves Raymond” was nominated for over 70 Emmy awards, and won 15 awards, including two for Best Comedy Series in 2003 and 2005. Rosenthal won the 2002 Writers Guild Award for Excellence in Television Writing for his “Everybody Loves Raymond” script, “Italy.”Rosenthal also co-wrote “America: A Tribute to Heroes,” the 9/11 telethon which aired on all four networks in September 2001, for which he won a Peabody Award and an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Writing. His early writing credits include the series “Down the Shore” and “Coach."Rosenthal was born and raised in New York. He attended Hofstra University on Long Island, where he majored in theater. He began his career as an actor, writer and director in New York City before relocating to Los Angeles where he currently resides with his wife, actress Monica Horan (who played Amy on “Everybody Loves Raymond”), and their two children.Interview Segments - This is where you can find each section of the interview.An Intro to Phil: 1:09 minutesGoing Deeper into the Topics: 19:45 minutesRapid Rire Questions: 39:44 minutesPhil Rosenthal World: https://philrosenthalworld.com/Somebody Feed Phil: http://netflix.com/somebodyfeedphilTwitter: https://twitter.com/PhilRosenthalFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/philrosenthalofficial/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/phil.rosenthal/
Innovation in technology is rapidly evolving. One of the hot and growing industries in technology is robotics. But how do you make robotics easy to use and affordable for every day life? C.J. Windisch is on a journey to bring robotics to the masses.In today's episode C.J. and I discuss robotics, using technology to make life better, software vs hardware, building machines, learning by doing, innovation, why tech founders should know foundational code, the maker movement, focused work, social responsibility in robotics, staying motivated, entrepreneurship, and much more.Christopher Windisch, CEO and founder of Robotika, is a successful Roboticist, Maker, and Thought Leader. Known for his extensive experience in the software engineering space, Windisch has made a major impact in the Maker movement and Robotics field. He has co-founded various companies, including Slash8. After years of experience as a software engineer at companies such as Box and Microsoft, Windisch decided to take his passion for Robotics and transition into that field. In 2017, he founded Robotika, a Robotics company that is spearheading a new wave of robotics products that are not only practical, but also affordable. His ultimate goal is to create robotics products for the masses. In addition to his enthusiasm for robotics engineering, Windisch has a gift for community building. He has worked with partners to grow and develop multiple tech communities, primarily in the Los Angeles area, including LA Tech Happy Hour and LA Tech Rise, with plans to expand globally.With the Tinker & Build YouTube channel, Windisch has taken the intricate practices of robotics engineering and made them accessible to a wider audience. His goals are to create a platform to publish content, via their YouTube channel, that is not only comprehensible to the budding Makers, but also digestible for anyone and everyone interested in learning about robotics.Interview Segments - This is where you can find each section of the interview.C.J.'s Story: 1:10 minutesThe Topics: 10:18 minutesRapid Rire Questions: 38:23 minutesWebsite: www.robotikarobotics.comTwitter: twitter.com/cj_windischYouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCXRkG_PB-qAR67_LBMLONcALinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/cjwindischInstagram: www.instagram.com/cj_windisch/
New technology is being used to solve old problems. Sam Rusani is on the bleeding edge of using new technologies to innovate in industries that go back thousands of years. Sam is the Chief Revenue Officer at ShipChain. ShipChain is reinventing how we manage shipping on a global level. Their technology is built on Blockchain and allows businesses and individuals to track the source and history of their individual items. Fair Trade coffee is a great example of knowing the story behind your products. Think of it as being able to track the coffee bean back to the exact farm that grew it then being able to track it through the shipping process to your own bag of coffee. It's like that but for any type of project. By using blockchain technology their company is able to keep tabs on products from source to final delivery. How does this help? Currently products shipped around the world have a $30 Billion loss due to theft. Using this new technology will allow companies to know where the loss is happening.In today's episode we also dive deep into the world of global shipping, blockchain as currency versus as a function/service, using technology to solve complex problems, revolutionizing industry, truly knowing your product and it's story, conscience consumerism, regulation and innovation, the sustainability of blockchain, privacy and security, responsible innovation, and much more.Sami Rusani is the Chief Revenue Officer at ShipChain, a blockchain based solution provider for the transport and logistics industry. After a successful $30 million raise in a week, they are now building a platform that will disrupt the multi trillion-dollar industry. As a serial entrepreneur, blockchain advocate/investor, and talent manager, Sam has worked with some of the biggest brands in the world, such as Sony, Fender, Virgin, Universal Music, Ogilvy, Heineken, VISA and Mercedes.Interview Segments - This is where you can find each section of the interview.Sam's Story: 1:07 minutesThe Topics: 13:13 minutesRapid Rire Questions: 41:44 minutesWebsite: shipchain.ioTwitter: twitter.com/samrusaniInstagram: instagram.com/sam6ft9/LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/samirusani/
Eric Reed is a piano player well know in jazz circles. He has played with some of the great musicians of our time. In today's episode Eric shares the keys to success on how to navigate the business of music for the next generation. We also dive deep into creating your signature sound as a musician. Being a musician is balancing the art with the industry of music. Eric's passion for music is rooted deeply in family and faith. He shares how these two elements build his success in music and how it impact his humanity.In today's episode we also dive deep into the plans of God, faith as an action, creating music with message, getting to the other side of pain, wrestling with depression, where to find your validation, lessons from our dads, learning from those living, the politics of music, being patient in your career, diversification, hustling, goal setting, working smarter not harder , and much more.“I don’t view art as contemporary, modern, traditional, old or new,” says pianist-composer Eric Reed. “Nor do I endorse cliques or camps. I promulgate integrity in all things.”Through more than a quarter-century as a first-caller on the jazz scene, Reed has articulated this inclusive conception as a leader of numerous ensembles, solo performer, composer, producer, educator, and sideman with numerous artists, including extended stints with Buster Williams, Joe Henderson, Freddie Hubbard and Wynton Marsalis. Whatever the context, whatever the style, he consistently animates the flow with fresh ideas, virtuosic chops, intellectual clarity and an unwavering will to groove.On a remarkable series of recent recordings, Reed illuminates his aesthetic scope, navigating diverse terrain with intense focus and sagely concision. Consider, for example, one of Reed’s most recent releases, The Adventurous Monk, a 2014 date on which he offers idiomatic yet personalized, loose yet cohesive interpretations of ten works by the genius pianist-composer Thelonious Monk. It’s Reed’s third Monk project since 2009, when he made The Dancing Monk, followed in 2011 by The Baddest Monk, on which he addresses the iconic songs with just the right admixture of maverick recklessness and natural command. “I imbibed heavily on Monk’s music as I became more immersed in composition and my journey as an artist,” Reed remarks. “The rhythmic, harmonic and melodic variety in his pieces inspire, allow and compel me to embrace the challenge of trying to convey messages in a non-verbal manner.”A similar spirit of grounded exploration infuses Reed’s most recent release and first live recording, Groovewise, on which he navigates mainly original music on the bandstand. The spontaneity of live performance comes through on Stand!, a jubilant-to-introspective 2009 studio date on which Reed presents 11 pieces inspired by biblical themes. On two other in-studio trios—Something Beautiful from 2011 and Here, a 2006 session —Reed coalesces his own pieces with repertoire from popular songs, less-traveled jazz classics and gospel, deploying a wide range of moods and dynamics in the manner of a live set. Different in ambiance but equally impromptu is Reed’s Reflections Of A Grateful Heart, a contemplative, subdued solo recital of hymns, spirituals and gospel songs from his pen and, among others, Edwin and Walter Hawkins, Richard Smallwood and Billy Taylor.“The older I get, the more I start to see my musical, spiritual and personal influences as all one stream of consciousness,” Reed says. “When I was younger, I was exposed to music in my house, my neighborhood or in school; I didn’t care about what it was labeled. When I became a professional musician in my teens, the lines between the different styles were drawn in big red marker. Now, I’m not concerned about highlighting and the imposed differences. The musical experiences are all tied together.”Reed developed the core principles of his musical sensibility almost from the time he began to speak. “Before I could even reach the pedals,” he recalls, he was playing for and enhancing worship services for the congregants in the small Baptist storefront church in West Philadelphia where his father, a quartet singer, sang and preached. “My earliest experiences in the Holiness church were colored with charisma; people were moved largely by emotion,” he says of that functional setting. “Music played a major role in manipulating these emotions, even inciting people to dance. I developed my ear in an extraordinary way; if someone started to sing, I could quickly find their key and begin to accompany them.”Noting their son’s exceptional talent, Reed’s parents signed him up for private piano lessons at age 5, which continued at South Philly’s prestigious Settlement Music School. In the meantime, his aunt and uncle scoured flea markets for records. “They found these records by Horace Silver, Art Blakey and Dave Brubeck. Additionally, in our home, all kinds of music could be heard on the stereo and the radio because my parents and older siblings were into gospel and popular forms of music.” Reed recalls. “I listened to everything.”When Reed was 11, his family migrated to Huntington Park, California, a suburb near Los Angeles with a well-stocked neighborhood library where he continued to self-educate, reading various biographies, theory books and absorbing records. Soon, he enrolled in The Community School of Performing Arts (now The Colburn School), where his mentor Jeff Lavner, introduced him to even more recordings. In 1986, Wynton Marsalis conducted a master class there and took immediate notice of Reed. Marsalis connected the school to tenor saxophonist-educator-arranger Harold Battiste Jr., who was asked to develop an improvisational workshop. Eric reminisces, “Mr. Battiste was a soulful and lovely human being. He was patient and loving with me, taking me to clubs all around L.A. to check out music.”Wynton recalls, “Eric had great ears and already had formed his musical personality. He had a phenomenal level of talent for his age; I’ve only met four or five musicians with that extreme ability. He’s intelligent and curious; you don’t have to spend a lot of time explaining stuff to him. And there’s his pedigree: he grew up in the church, so he had direct exposure to the vernacular.” By his late teens, Reed, who had won several local music competitions judged by the likes of Horace Silver, Billy Higgins and Ernie Andrews, began to work professionally with tenor saxophone legends Teddy Edwards and Buddy Collette, Gerald Wilson, The Clayton Brothers and Clora Bryant. After matriculating at California State University, Northridge, Reed officially assumed the piano chair with Marsalis in June 1990 — and moved to New York City.Except for an 18-month return to Los Angeles in 1994-95, when he apprenticed with Benny Carter, Freddie Hubbard and Joe Henderson, New York remained Reed’s base of operations for the next decade-plus. From the jump, Reed became deeply entrenched in New York’s hardcore jazz scene, entering the rotation at Bradley’s, the legendary New York piano saloon, where masters bonded with students, providing a platform for Reed and his peers to cut their teeth. He documented seminal and now classic works on a series of trio and combo albums, It’s All Right To Swing, The Swing and I, Musicale, Pure Imagination and Manhattan Melodies.“In the heyday of the ‘90s, we were all devoutly and intensely devoted to the idea of what we thought Jazz was supposed to be,” Reed remarks. “Integrity has always been part of my essence, presenting a wide variety of music in a relevant fashion. Wherever the music goes, I want to go there and be present in that moment, not just a stylist.”After initial forays at applying this dictum on recordings, Reed curated concerts and produced studio dates for other artists, notably in a series called Jazz Composer Portraits for Manhattan’s Miller Theater from 2001-03, eliciting creative, unified performances of music by pianists Elmo Hope and Donald Brown, drummer James Black, alto saxophonist Eric Dolphy, bassist Ben Wolfe and the legendary Billy Strayhorn.“I like taking on the challenge of trying to make something my own, while attempting to honor the composer’s intentions,” Reed says. “I’ve embraced the songbooks of many composers and being able to draw from these different sources has helped me to find my own compositional voice. Some people find their voice early; some find it later. Earlier on, composing was more something that I did by default because I had a studio date coming up. On It’s All Right To Swing and Musicale, it was about the arrangement and presentation of the piece. Now, I incorporate more of my improvisational ideas into the way I write. I trust the musicians to interpret it and whatever happens, happens.”Throughout the ‘00s, Reed provided artistic direction for singers Paula West and Mary Stallings, for whom he produced 2013’s But Beautiful. “The art of accompanying singers has been ingrained in me since I was a child playing in church,” he remarks. Reed also began to teach privately under the auspices of Juilliard School of Music, the New School and Manhattan School of Music, helping to direct young luminaries like Aaron Diehl and Kris Bowers towards paths that “might help enhance what they were already doing and get them to become more developed musicians. This is why I don’t call myself a teacher, but a mentor.”“The bandstand is where the real education is,” Reed says. “The only way musicians truly learn what’s valuable is by being in the trenches. I thank God that so many of the old guard embraced me. I was truly and wonderfully blessed.”In 2008, Eric moved back to his beloved Los Angeles, jumping feet first into the local scene as musical director for Regina Taylor’s critically acclaimed musical Crowns, which ran for the entire summer at the Nate Holden Performing Arts Center and the Pasadena Playhouse. From 2010-2012, Reed was back in familiar territory – the church. Fondly, he state
We all struggle with failures and tragedy in our lives. How can you move past tragedy and into success? Mary Shores shares how her personal tragedies drove her to finding independence and success with her own business. She also shares how you can do it in your life too.In today's episode we dive deep into mindset, staying hyper focused, driving deeper connection with what you want, how our beliefs impact our actions, how are words reinforce our self image, self-care, hustle, how to study successful people by understanding their process, starting a business, overcoming the burden of debt, caring for others, and much more.Mary Shores has spent her entire career as an author, speaker, and entrepreneur generating positive and pragmatic solutions for people who are freaking out. Mary understands human behavior from the trifecta of psychology, neurology, and neurochemistry, and she pairs that knowledge with her extensive personal experience to help businesses and individuals fearlessly create their own realities.Interview Segments - This is where you can find each section of the interview.Intro / About Mary: 1:06 minutesInterview: 8:10 minutesRapid Rire Questions: 41:39 minutesWebsite: maryshores.comFacebook: facebook.com/shoresmaryInstagram: @mary_shoresTwitter: @mary_shoresLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/shoresmary
Is your business generating prospects but not highly qualified leads? How can you identify your perfect customer and have them reaching out to you? Tom Poland is a lead generating guru. He shares the keys to building effective lead generation systems to make your business filled with perfect customers.In today's episode we dive deep into lead generation, scaling online, using technology to reach a global customer, listening to your team, building a team where everyone is using their strengths, being effective with your marketing message, starting with the question: 'Can you help them?', finding the right message and getting in front of the right people, the lost quote exercise, choosing entrepreneurship, and much more.Tom Poland is a Marketing Mentor who started his first business at age 24 and has gone on to start and sell four others, taking two of them international. In that time he’s managed teams of over 100 people and annual revenue of more than 20 million.These days Tom’s thing is “Leadsology: The Science of Being in Demand” which is a blended learning program that gives professional advisors a model for generating a flow of high-quality, inbound, new client enquiries into their businesses almost every week of the year.Over 2000 business owners across 193 different industries and 4 continents have been through his programs and many have gone on to add millions to their earnings and their testimonials are available on his websiteTom’s work has been published in 27 countries and he’s also shared international speaking platforms with the likes of Michael Gerber of E-Myth fame, Richard Koch from the 80-20 Principle, Brian Tracy and many others.Interview Segments - This is where you can find each section of the interview.Intro / About Tom: 0:59 minutesInterview: 5:13 minutesRapid Rire Questions: 40:44 minutesWebsite: https://www.leadsology.guru/Talk with Tom: http://bookachatwithtom.com/
Do you feel like no one is listening? Maybe you don't feel like you have the authority should should with your business. Michael Greenberg shares how you can start building credibility using content. He says that it's not what you know or who you know, but it's who knows what you know. We also dive deep into networking and building influence in the episode.In the episode Michael shares about why we need to change business schools, the power of apprenticeships, getting into business without a business degree, building relationships with decision makers, giving people freedom to learn, using mentorship to multiply yourself, content marketing, building credibility, using podcasting to grow your network, positioning yourself as the expert, living a lifestyle of entrepreneurship, and much more!Michael Greenberg is the founder of Gentleman Of Technology LLC, a B2B venture creation and strategy consulting firm. Patrick Gusman, entrepreneur and former CIO for the National Urban League, has called him “A positioning guru extraordinaire and is one of those rare young geniuses,” and Alex Nichols referred to him as “A horse whisperer for marketers, business thinkers, business owners, and is a bit of a renaissance man; a jack-of-all-trades, master of many. Whether its emerging tech, community building, short and long-term strategy, or content building, I know that I can trust Michael's research and experience.”Michael recently launched a new content marketing venture, and has just written a book entitled Authority Marketing Playbook. This recent publication focuses on helping small business owners, consultants, and executive coaches to position themselves with content. The Authority Marketing Playbook helps them find their voice and grow their businesses using a variety of tactics and strategies Michael has developed over his distinguished career.Michael launched his newest venture under the GOT banner, Call For Content, in January of 2017 after almost two years of market research and process development and currently serves as Chief Strategist and Interviewer. Understanding that his knowledge and content development processes are unparalleled, he provides unique insight into growing businesses of all types. His expert proficiency has propelled both he and his clients by setting a new value standard in content marketing.Michael is exceptionally adept at increasing process efficiency, analysis, strategy and building up businesses. He offers a diversified set of skills in analytics and data, project management, client management and how to position new content for maximum impact.Professional highlights include:Entrepreneur, Author, Strategist, and Advisor.Increasing business visibility, revenue velocity, and ROI.Reducing expenses for dozens of businesses while growing profits using technology-enabled solutions.An industry-leader in both B2B and tech for product development, marketing, and strategyHonored by Business RadioX to join the company as a studio owner to make a more significant impact and help build a new playbook for studio launches.After spending the last five years working in high-level management and consulting roles for small to large brands and startups, Michael knows what truly drives conversations, new business leads, brands and new product launches that produce business growth.“As a result of working with Call For Content, I now have pages and pages of shareable content that further establishes my expertise, deepens my trust and connection with current and potential clients, and keeps me top of mind as a business resource. This has helped make their decision to work with me easier.” Art Snarzyk III, Owner, InnerView Advisors, Inc.Interview Segments - This is where you can find each section of the interview.Intro / About Michael: 1:01 minutesInterview: 4:03 minutesRapid Rire Questions: 36:58 minutesWebsite: https://www.callforcontent.com/Book: https://www.callforcontent.com/ampTwitter: https://twitter.com/gentoftechLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelggreenberg/
Entrepreneurship is a difficult journey. What if I told you that you are making it harder? Today I share why simplicity should be the core of how you should chase your big ideas and dreams. In the episode we redefine simplicity and complexity to better communicate how you can simplify ideas and dreams. I also share how simplicity became part of my entrepreneurial journey. Here are a few key tips for the episode:Simplicity isn't easy, it's intentionalSimplicity isn't cheepSimplicity isn't boring or blandSimplicity solves complex problemsSimplicity gets to the pointSimplicity is observantSimplicity uncluttersSimplicity focuses on what matters and significanceSimplicity makes unspoken spokenSimplicity forces you to slow down5 ways to be a simple dreamer or entrepreneurOnly focus on what matters. Have a singular focus.Slow downAsses and adjust - be intentional, remove the bloatSee less so you can see moreKnow what to overlookWebsite: jumblethink.com
Does your work matter? Are you living with purpose? Jeremy Ryan Slate shares how he stopped hating his life and started creating a life of purpose. Now he helps others get their message heard by the right audience. Jeremy will share how you can start making your work have purpose!In the episode Jeremy Ryan Slate shares how you can connect with the right people, craft great content with a message of value, create authority, build community, taking your audience on the journey with you, using Facebook Groups to grown your brand, dealing with rejection, finding your voice, finding the right niche for you, podcasting, standing out in the noice, and much more!Jeremy Ryan Slate is the founder of the Create Your Own Life Podcast, to create life on their own terms. He studied literature at Oxford University, and is a former champion powerlifter turned new media entrepreneur. Specializes in using podcasting and new media to create celebrity and was ranked #1 in iTunes New and Noteworthy and #26 in the business category.Jeremy was named one of the top 26 podcast for entrepreneurs to listen to in 2017 by CIO Magazine and Millennial Influencer to follow in 2018 by Buzzfeed. The Create Your Own Life Podcast has been downloaded almost a quarter of a million times. He’s also a featured writer for Influencive and Business.com. After his success in podcasting, Jeremy Slate and his wife, Brielle Slate, founded Command Your Brand to help entrepreneurs get their message out by appearing as guests on podcasts.Interview Segments - This is where you can find each section of the interview.Intro / About Jeremy: 0:55 minutesInterview: 3:15 minutesRapid Rire Questions: 38:26 minutesWebsite: http://commandyourbrand.media/checklist
Liz Theresa is creating a fresh approach to web design and copywriting taking her clients from concept to creation. The key to good copy is to make your words count. This has led Liz on a journey to become a mission centered entrepreneur that is building a business filled with passion and purpose.In the episode Liz shares how her unusual journey from side hustle to impactful business. We discuss helping others live on their terms, creating your own path, you don't need permission to start, the impact of others on our decisions, leaping before you look, what makes good content and copy, intentional steps you can take to reach your audience, how to write powerful content, 5 ways to make your website more effective, and much more.Liz Theresa, founder of liztheresa.com, is a web designer and copywriter for entrepreneurs and small businesses here to help you launch and build an online business you love. She's also the creator of Concept to Creation, her flagship branding and web design program in which she blends her roles as strategist, copywriter, and website designer / developer. You can download a free copywriting training video from her at freecopyvideo.com. Interview Segments - This is where you can find each section of the interview.Intro / About Liz: 1:18 minutesInterview: 6:23 minutesRapid Rire Questions: 45:26 minutesWebsite: LizTheresa.comCopywriting Training Course: FreeCopyVideo.comPodcast: LizTheresa.com/podcast
Jason Cavness is a retired army officer who is now impacting the world through entrepreneurship. He started a Human Resources company to help companies turn their bad HR practice into positive change. Jason also helps businesses save money through better HR.In the episode Jason shares his entrepreneurial story. We discuss how to build strong teams by focusing on common values instead of company culture, how to find employees in unusual places, the startup culture, being in a community of entrepreneurs, podcasting, finding your voice, and much more.Jason Cavness is a retired U.S. Army officer who served for 25 years including 8 years as an enlisted member. He is currently the CEO and Founder of cavnessHR. cavnessHR delivers Human Resource Services to U.S. companies with less than 50 employees. The are transforming the U.S. HR outsourcing industry. Jason also hosts the cavnessHR podcast where he talks to small business owners, founders and people in tech, startups and HR. He is very involved in the Seattle – Tacoma startup community. His personal motto is “Be Great Every Day”. He does his best to add value and to help to solve problems daily. Jason has been married to his wife Gale for 22 and have 3 grown children.Interview Segments - This is where you can find each section of the interview.Intro / About Jason: 1:17 minutesInterview: 5:24 minutesRapid Rire Questions: 33:53 minutesWebsite: http://cavnesshr.com/
Every entrepreneur has to find their motivation. Motivation is a hard thing to define and understand. It's even more difficult to stay 'motivated'. So how can we use motivation in our entrepreneurial journey? How do we find and keep the enthusiasm, drive and ambition to keep moving forward? In today's episode I share some insights on how introspection is the key to motivation. Motivation is also fueled by intentional action. Throughout the episode I share some stories and insights to help you on your entrepreneurial journey.
Julie Broad has been on a journey of entrepreneurship. She built a successful real estate business, wrote a best selling book, and now helps others write books to share messages that matter. She has found that the missing piece is always action.In the episode Julie shares her story of entrepreneurship and how her journey led her to helping others write books. We discuss how she had to overcome the rejections of her ideas by publishers. She turned that rejection into a best selling book that made more money when she did it on her own. We also discuss investing in the future, writing, real estate, finding your voice, crafting a message, using books to build your brand, writing good books, finding your audience, and much more. Julie Broad is an Amazon Overall #1 Best Selling Author, an International Book Award Winner, and recipient of the Beverly Hills Book Award for Best Sales book. As an entrepreneur and successful real estate investor she was also awarded the Top 20 under 40 Award. Her latest venture, Book Launchers, helps entrepreneurs and professionals build their brand and boost their business by writing, publishing, and selling a top quality book. Interview Segments - This is where you can find each section of the interview.Intro / About Julie: 1:12 minutesInterview: 5:50 minutesRapid Rire Questions: 36:16 minutesWebsite: https://booklaunchers.com/Selling Books Game Plan: https://booklaunchers.com/sellbooksYouTube Channel: http://booklaunchers.com/tv
Mike Compton of Three Chair Productions is a video expert. He and his team work with entrepreneurs, small businesses, and corporations to craft a story through video. In the episode Mike Compton shares how you can use well crafted videos to tell your story too. We discuss the process of video production and how to use research to create videos to represent you. He walks us through the process of identifying, defining, getting to know, and communicating directly to your audience. We also discuss creativity, collaboration, working with clients, the craft of storytelling, being an advocate for you client, the importance of trusting professionals, using video as an asset, and much more. Before Co-founding Three Chairs with George, Mike Compton was a communications/ media production graduate from Michigan State University. As a senior at MSU he was able to get his first producing experience with Red Bull Energy Drink, producing their “Lawn Shorts” student film festival. He produced the festival and along with 5 other students won the chance to produce a film within the festival. That was it for him, he knew what his calling was. He left my MI home base in 2001 to start a multimedia career in Tampa FL.He mostly enjoy meeting new people, connecting dots and helping companies of all shapes and sizes navigate through the multimedia spectrum.As a Husband to a native Michigander, a Father of Twin Boys, 2 cats and a dog, he is always on the go. If he is not out networking, in the studio or in the edit suite, you can best believe he is chasing down my boys or changing a diaper.Interview Segments - This is where you can find each section of the interview.Intro / About Mike: 1:07 minutesInterview: 6:23 minutesRapid Rire Questions: 37:28 minutesWebsite: www.ThreeChairsProductions.com
Starting an entrepreneurial journey can be overwhelming. There are so many things that you need to do. One of the areas that is often overlooked is the legal responsibilities of starting your entrepreneurial journey. What entity type should you be, how do I write a contract, copyrights, trademarks, and countless other questions are unknown to those chasing big ideas and dreams.In the episode Rachel Brenke addresses those and many other questions you need to be asking to make sure launching your new business goes smoothly and is protected. We also discuss overcoming cancer, crafting the life you want to live, defining your priorities, work / family balance, copyright infringement, outsourcing, business structures, trademarks, protecting your assets when in business, writing contracts, setting client expectations, time management, and much more.Rachel Brenke is the founder of the Business Bites podcast, and several successful legal niche brands including TheLawTog®, FitLegally, and BlogLegally. She is also a mother of five, wife to an Army Veteran, practicing lawyer, author, photographer, cancer survivor, and Team USA Athlete. Through her podcast, brands, and 1-on-1 services, Rachel helps creative entrepreneurs with business strategy and legal needs such as business formation, contract drafting, and business and intellectual property law. As an entrepreneur in each of these industries, Rachel has a pulse on the pain points and needs of these fellow entrepreneurs.Interview Segments - This is where you can find each section of the interview.Intro / About Rachel: 1:03 minutesInterview: 4:02 minutesRapid Rire Questions: 42:42 minutesWebsite: www.rachelbrenke.com Podcast: www.businessbitespodcast.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/RachelBrenke2 Twitter: www.twitter.com/rachelbrenkeInstagram: www.instagram.com/rachelbrenke
Every entrepreneur faces disappointment when chasing and creating their big ideas and dreams. It often can challenge us to choose if we will stay the course or derail our plans forever. Anyone chasing big ideas and dreams encounters moments of fear, failure, being overwhelmed, and so many other emotions…but disappointment is one of the most difficult emotions to overcome. Disappointment can set us back and feel like an unbeatable obstacle in our journey as an entrepreneur. Those who choose to push past the disappointment and into the unknown, time and time again, those are the ones who see the breakthrough for their businesses and their own lives. Disappointment can be defined as ‘the feeling of sadness or displeasure caused by the nonfulfillment of one's hopes or expectations.’ When we start out on our adventure into entrepreneurship we are filled with possibilities and what could be. We set our hopes high and often our expectations even higher. Disappointment can cause our world to crash around us.In today's episode we dive deep into the world of entrepreneurial disappointment. We discuss how you can prevent disappointment or turn it into positive change for the future. In segment one I’ll give you some ways to prevent disappointment. In segment two and share some strategies of turning disappointment into positive change for the future. Throughout the episode I’ll also share some of my own experiences with disappointment.
What does it take to build success? Jim Akers shares why community is the key to business success. You can not get where you want to go on your own. We were created for community. In entrepreneurship a trusted coach, mentor, and leader will help you on the journey. It's the support of each other and input that can drive us past fear, failure, and other obstacles to make our dreams real!In the episode, we also discuss pivoting your business, being an ordinary person living an extraordinary life, giving more than you take, finding unlikely sources of clarity, focusing on process, firing your friends, flourishing in life, asking for help, doing things that matter, finishing strong, and much more.Jim Akers is the Founder and President of J.D. Akers & Associates.Jim is a graduate of Washington State University, earned his M.B.A. from Pepperdine University in Organizational Behavior, and a Certificate in Advanced Management from Stanford University.Today Jim is a leader, achievement coach, author and speaker focused on helping people clarify and win at what matters most.Early in his career, Jim wrote “How to Win the Achievement Game” a self-published guide to building a successful life plan. While in the midst being newly married, completing an M.B.A., and pursuing a career he sold nearly 3,000 copies. By way of “How to Win the Achievement Game,” Jim was invited to speak to the senior leadership of Rockwell International’s Space Shuttle team on performance and achievement when he was 25 years old.After four award winning years in commission sales, Jim was named Vice President of Sales at the age of 29. Jim lead sales growth from $350MM a $500MM resulting in this privately held company to be acquired by International Paper. At International Paper, Jim quickly rose through a number of leadership roles. But when cancer prematurely took the life of a family member he set significant career advancement on the sidelines, and moved back to Southern California to support his family.Jim became one of the youngest Group Vice President’s in International Paper history leading a $1BB business with 21 locations and 1,200 employees serving customers around the globe with packaging, custom packaging design, facility supplies, and printing papers. If you have touched an iPad or iPhone you touched Jim’s team’s work.In 2013, after 25 years as a senior corporate leader Jim achieved his dream to retire by the age of 55.Jim didn’t retire but redeployed. His love for coaching, mentoring, and leadership lead him to turn his full attention to helping people clarity and win at what matters most to them.People’s thirst for encouragement led Jim to launch Impactful Notes—a free service that delivers a powerful note of inspiration and encouragement on a daily basis.Jim’s newest book, “Tape Breakers, How to Positively Impact the People You Love, The People You Lead, and the Causes that Stir Your Heart,” was released in 2016 and was a “Top New Release” on Amazon.Jim and his wife Kristi have been married for 36 years and live in Southern CaliforniaJim’s clients include The PGA of America, Dove Mortgage, International Paper, Old Castle Industries, Shaw Industries, and SouthBay SearchInterview Segments - This is where you can find each section of the interview.Intro / About Jim: 1:00 minutesInterview: 3:20 minutesRapid Rire Questions: 37:20 minutesWebsite: http://jimdakers.com/Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ClaritytoWin/Special Offer: Text jumblethink to 33444
Jonny Hate Marketing and he shows you how you can have impact without all the work. One of the keys is to stop thinking about B2B and B2C and starting thinking in terms of Human to Human business. Another tool that Jonny teaching others is the 3 pillars to success. First you need to define what you do. Next you need to know who it's for. Finally you need to know how you can deliver it. We also discuss the craft of closing and sales, finding your 'accidental' career, adapting to the unknown, the Ikigai Principle, overcoming the overwhelming world of marketing, defining and connecting with your ideal customer, and much more.British entrepreneur, piano player, international racing driver and business coach Jonny Cooper is the founder of www.TheSuccessParty.com, helping transformation professionals find more of their ideal clients, more easily. Since growing a business to 8-figures and exiting, Jonny’s been supporting coaches, trainers, therapists and consultants who are serious about growing their practice and enjoying a life of effortless abundance.He’s also the voice behind the legendary Jonny Hates Marketing Facebook Group, and swears that he really, really does.Hate marketing, that is. Interview Segments - This is where you can find each section of the interview.Intro / About Jonny: 1:05 minutesInterview: 6:34 minutesRapid Rire Questions: 40:05 minutesWebsite: http://thesuccessparty.com/Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheSuccessParty/
Ever feel like you are living less then your 'Best Life Ever?' Kimi and Pua have built a company to help people and businesses to stop living a compromising life and start living the best life.In today's episode Kimi and Pua share how they found their own best life ever and why they have a burning passion to help others. They believe that you need to focus on what breaks your heart so that you can make a real impact. We also discuss finding fulfillment in life, living to your potential, podcasting, living an intentional life, using feelings over thoughts to move in the right direction, taking risks that matter, facing fear, knowing 'what you are fighting for', leveraging technology, and stopping the hustle.Best Life Ever co-founders Kimi Morton + Pua Pakele and Cabot were drawn together by a calling — a burning desire to help people fall in love with their businesses and their lives!These fitness trainers turned corporate productivity coaches turned business coaches believe there are too many entrepreneurs with BIG DREAMS to serve the world in badass, amazing ways, that end up feeling like it would be easier to just quit and go back to a “real job”. Best Life Ever is more than a business, it’s a radical movement to empower people to follow their dreams and expand the way they think, work, and live in today’s modern world.Kimi + Pua support entrepreneurs with their free Best Life Ever Tribe on Facebook, their free Broke-ass to Badass weekly podcast, and their signature 8-week program, Broke-ass to Badass, which guides entrepreneurs around the world to create badass online businesses from a foundation of efficiency and productivity.Interview Segments - This is where you can find each section of the interview.Intro / About Kimi & Pua: 1:07 minutesInterview: 8:03 minutesRapid Rire Questions: 42:43 minutesWebsite: http://bestlifeever.buzz/Podcast: http://bestlifeever.buzz/podcast-2-2/
Have you ever felt like others didn't understand your idea? Maybe you don't feel you don't know how you can craft the right message for you big idea? Or your might feel isolated and that you are the only one that get's your idea? No matter your struggle, communication is the key to getting others to help you make your big idea or dream a reality. It's the difference between doing it alone or brining others along the journey from dream to reality. On today's podcast we give you 7 steps to help you communicate your big idea. These steps will help you get others excited about the idea you are sharing with them. They will invite others to join your big idea and help you make it a movement. No matter your idea you need to be able to communicate it to others so that they can see your vision for the future.6 Steps for Communicating Your Big Idea1. Don't rush the process2. Be clear and simple3. Present a single idea4. Make the audience the hero5. Get personal6. Let others own the idea7. Craft a storyWebsite: https://www.jumblethink.com
If you don't like your current story, it's not to late to change your future story. Jason Treu tells us how we can create a blueprint for our future.In today's episode we discuss creating a career blueprint, realizing your potential, removing your blindspots, the highs and low of entrepreneurship, finding happiness and fulfillment, purpose, the social aspects of business, drive versus motivation, and much more.Jason Treu (Troy) is an executive coach who works with corporate executives, rising stars and entrepreneurs to help them maximize their leadership potential, performance and build and execute their career blueprint (which can including starting their own business). He's the best-selling author of Social Wealth, a how-to-guide on building extraordinary business relationships. He was a featured speaker at TEDxWilmington 2017, where he debuted his breakthrough team building game Cards Against Mundanity. That will help improve team performance, communication and collaboration in as little as 45 minutes. Finally, he is the host of the Executive Breakthroughs podcast which brings game-changing CEOs, entrepreneurs, and experts that share their breakthroughs and breakdowns.Interview Segments - This is where you can find each section of the interview.Intro / About Jason: 1:00 minutesInterview: 7:26 minutesRapid Rire Questions: 58:24 minutesWebsite: http://www.jasontreu.com/
What is the future for health care? How can we find true health? Dr. Phil Carson shares his journey of finding the root causes in his own life and making the changes to create good health. It's time to rethink medicine, big pharma, an our lifestyles as a whole. It's time for using natural solutions to solve our health problems.In today's episode we discuss coaching people back to health, finding natural solutions to health problems, holistic health, the power nutrition plays in health, the doctor of the future, drugs, the broken healthcare system, functional medicine, a healthy lifestyle, and much more.Too many Americans are living as prisoners in their own bodies, held captive by bad habits that have drained them of their livelihood and sentenced them to a premature death. These harsh realities are what have kept Dr. Phil Carson passionate about practicing pharmacy since 1985. After encountering many patients who were seeking answers when their needs were not met by traditional medicine, Dr. Phil founded Carson Natural Health in 2005 with the mission of helping patients find the best natural solutions to their health problems. Dr. Phil is passionate about improving his patient’s quality of life and encouraging everyone he comes in contact with to live healthier lives and transform their overall health into a blessing, not a burden. Dr. Phil Carson knows how to help people get the most out of their life by working together with them to uncover the root cause of their health issues. Patients come to him with problems and leave with renewed hope that they can be healthy again. A practicing pharmacist in the Southeast, since 1985 he has not only consistently improved many patients quality of life, but also literally saved a few of them.Interview Segments - This is where you can find each section of the interview.Intro / About Dr. Carson: 2:07 minutesInterview: 7:55 minutesRapid Rire Questions: 45:16 minutesWebsite: https://carsonnatural.com/
Monica Louie's journey into entrepreneurship started with a blog sharing her story and helping others. Along the way she learned how to leverage Facebook ads to promote her business. Now she teaches other entrepreneurs how to use that knowledge to grow their businesses too.In today's episode we discuss digital marketing, Facebook Ads, Paying off debt, blogging to help people, testing ad campaigns, using Facebook to grow your business, defining audience, taking proactive action, giving back, and much more.Monica Louie is a Facebook ads coach and strategist who helps ambitious online entrepreneurs grow their impact and their profits with the power of Facebook ads. She has worked on hundreds of Facebook ad campaigns, including several traffic campaigns with cost per click as low as $0.02 and conversion campaigns with cost per result as low as $0.35. Her online journey began in 2015 when she shared how her family paid off $120,000 of debt in two years on a single, middle-class income. When she’s not playing in the Power Editor, she can be found hiking in the Pacific Northwest with her husband, dog, and two kids.Interview Segments - This is where you can find each section of the interview.Intro / About Monica: 2:07 minutesInterview: 6:53 minutesRapid Rire Questions: 42:02 minutesWebsite: https://www.monicalouie.com/Facebook: https://www.monicalouie.com/facebookJumbleThink Offer: https://www.monicalouie.com/jumblethink/ (Promo Code: jumble50)Flourish Program: https://www.monicalouie.com/flourish/
Walter O'Brien is the inspiration of the popular CBS TV show, Scorpion. The show is based on the life of the real Walter O'Brien. On today's episode the real Walter O'Brien share how the show is inspiring a new generation of geniuses to tap into their full potential. We also dive deep into how matching IQ and EQ on your team is the key to unlocking it's full potential. In today's episode we discuss IQ versus EQ, situational matching, focusing on your strengths, outsourcing your problems, effective problem solving, how to build successful projects, staying on the pulse of trends and technology, being a visionary, communicating the future, inspiring kids with science, finding focus, Artificial Intelligence, VI, and much more.Walter O'Brien (aka “Scorpion”) is a top computer scientist, businessman and the Founder and CEO of Scorpion Computer Services, Inc. Walter O’Brien and his company are the inspiration behind CBS’s top tech-drama, Scorpion.Walter O'Brien was born in 1975 in Clonroche, Ireland, where he grew up on a dairy farm. O’Brien’s interest in computers began while attending computer science classes at his primary school, St. Patrick's National School. His parents bought O’Brien his first personal computer, an Amstrad model CPC464, when he was just nine years old. When he was 13 years old, his family moved to Rosshaven, Ireland, where O'Brien started Scorpion Computer Services to provide computer consulting and security services. After graduating from the prestigious Sussex University with a degree in Artificial Intelligence, he moved to the United States. Scorpion Computer Services moved to the U.S. in the late 1990s and became what it is today: A global think-tank-for-hire that solves any funded problem with a budget over $10K. Like a super butler at your service - someone whom you outsource any problem to that is not your core competency - the company provides solutions for some of the world’s most complex problems.In September 2014, CBS premiered the first season of Scorpion, which attracted more than 26 million viewers. O’Brien is as an Executive Producer for the series and regularly contributes to story development, providing insight on technical problems and how he would solve challenges presented in the show's scripts.Now in its fourth season, O'Brien said he introduced the idea for the show to executive producer Scooter Braun to attract talent to his company, inspire young children to pursue STEM fields and to encourage all generations to celebrate intelligence. O’Brien also founded Scorpion Studios and is credited as a Technical Advisor on the blockbuster Spiderman: Homecoming, co-produced by Sony's Columbia Pictures and Disney's Marvel Studios.In April of 2017, O’Brien became the youngest recipient of the Humanitarian Lifetime Achievement Award for his work in philanthropic ventures which create positive societal change. His other philanthropic works are numerous, including Code Wars, California State Science Fair, MENSA, MIT Technology Review, the Junior Achievement Conference, Project ECHO, Superhero Brain and Houston Technology Center. He also received C-Suite Quarterly's Visionary award in 2017 and funded Kilkenny’s Taxi Watch, a suicide-prevention program that has saved more than 130 lives since its inception in 2014. Often appearing on CNBC, Fox News and CBS as an expert on computer security, O'Brien has contributed to XPRIZE selection as part of XPRIZE Visioneering.Interview Segments - This is where you can find each section of the interview.Intro / About Walter: 1:01 minutesInterview: 7:02 minutesRapid Rire Questions: 56:09 minutesConcierge Up: http://conciergeup.com/Scorpion Computer Services: http://www.scorpioncomputerservices.com/Scorpion Studios: http://scorpionstudiosinc.com/Scorpion on CBS: https://www.cbs.com/shows/scorpion/
How can you stop living the 'safe life' and start living the 'adventure of your life?' Captain Jim Palmer shares how he and his wife sold their home, bought the boat, and started their own adventure. He also shares how he runs a successful business from the high seas ultimately creating life on his terms.On today's episode Jim shares how to design the life you want to live, living on your own terms, getting unstuck from the safe life, moving from predictable and reliable to exciting and adventurous, the seasons of life, living everyday so it feels like vacation, overcoming the 'What ifs', being willing to invest in success, finding a mentor, and much more..Jim Palmer is a serial entrepreneur, marketing expert and an in-demand small business coach. For the past 30 years Jim and his wife Stephanie were practical and predictable living a modest life in suburban Philadelphia where they raised four children. In 2016 Jim and Stephanie traded practical and predictable for adventurous and exciting! They sold their home of 30 years to live full time on their boat and only then did Jim truly leverage his Dream Business to live his Dream Lifestyle.Captain Jim is the founder of the Dream Business Academy, a live business building seminar and Dream Business Mastermind and Coaching Program. He is a video marketer and podcaster who has taught thousands of entrepreneurs both virtual and one on one in his mastermind and coaching programs. He has written and published 7 books about marketing and business building strategies and has started and grown multiple six figure businesses.Today, from his Floating Home, Captain Jim teachers entrepreneurs and small business owners how to create their Dream Business so they too can live their Dream Lifestyle.Interview Segments - This is where you can find each section of the interview.Intro / About Jim: 1:34 minutesInterview: 5:01 minutesRapid Rire Questions: 42:10 minutesWebsite: http://www.getjimpalmer.com/Floating Home: http://ourfloatinghome.com/
Cary Burkett is an American radio broadcaster and former comic book writer best known for co-creating the DC Comics character Nemesis with artist Dan Spiegle. Recently Cary founded Red Bird Visions. On today's episode Cary shares about the world of comics, NPR, Acting, Story & Story telling, integrity in story, faith, faith past the dream, grey seasons of life, recapturing passion, and life after retirement.Redbird Visions is a company dedicated to creative expression from a Christian perspective in a variety of forms. The major online project is a superhero graphic novel titled Those Who Walk in Darkness, presented in animated episodes. The creator of Those who Walk in Darkness is Cary Burkett, who has been a radio and television broadcaster and producer for over 30 years. He has also been a professional actor, voiceover artist and writer. He was a writer and editor at DC Comics, where he created the character Nemesis with artist Dan Spiegel. He has also written for Marvel Comics and Red Circle Comics.Cary Burkett attended the University of Texas at Austin and earned a BFA degree in theater. He moved to New York City and performed in Off-Broadway productions and wrote comic books for DC Comics. His first credits for DC were writing text articles and responses to readers' letters in the letter columns of various titles. Burkett's first published comic book story was titled "When You Wish Upon A Star" and appeared in House of Mystery #255 (November–December 1977). His best known comics work is the character Nemesis. The character's civilian secret identity of Thomas Tresser was created by Burkett in 1979 and named for an actor with whom he was rooming with in New Hampshire. The character debuted in an eight-page backup story in The Brave and the Bold #166 (September 1980) written by Burkett and drawn by Dan Spiegle. The "Nemesis" feature ran in issues #166 through 192, and the character teamed-up with the Batman in #170 and #193. Another Burkett-created character, the Swashbuckler, debuted in Detective Comics #493 (Aug. 1980) but never appeared again.In 1983, artist Rich Buckler recruited Burkett to write the Mighty Crusaders title for Archie Comics. That same year saw Burkett begin a two-year run on DC's The Warlord title. He wrote for Marvel Comics as well, scripting an adaptation of the Sheena film and stories for Marvel Team-Up and The Spectacular Spider-Man. Upon finishing his run on The Warlord with issue #99 (November 1985), Burkett left the comics industry.Following his departure from comics, Burkett relocated to Pennsylvania and became a radio broadcaster for WITF-FM in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He hosted Classical Air, a classical music program. In 2011, he was a poetry reader for the Sunderman Conservatory of Music at Gettysburg College.Interview Segments - This is where you can find each section of the interview.Intro / About Cary: 1:22 minutesInterview: 9:57 minutesRapid Rire Questions: 43:20 minutesWebsite: http://redbirdvisions.com/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_7moCf3zODOY1Hvsa4GzSg
What is true innovation? How does culture and innovation go together? How can you make innovation sustainable? Paul Gustavson is a leader in innovation and will give us insights on how to answer those questions. Paul also shares how hope is the starting point of your journey forward. His story will inspire you to stop looking for the right time to start your business and instead make today the day to start.On today's episode Paul and I discuss innovation, culture, the power of perseverance, finding the 'right' time to start a business, the power of vision and mission and purpose, how to leverage fear, millennial leadership, faith, and much more.Paul Gustavson is a cofounder of SimVentions, and a founding partner of the John Maxwell Team. SimVentions, is located in Fredericksburg, Virginia, and has been recognized as one of Virginia’s Best Places to Work, and recently named by Inc. Magazine as one of “The 50 Best Places to Work in 2016”. As the Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Paul leads in identifying and contributing to the company’s capability and influencing the strategic vision. He is a connector and pioneer focused on innovative and relevant ideas that can make an impact. He has also written for numerous journals and several technical books, presents and speaks at conferences domestically and internationally. Paul and his wife live in Virginia.Interview Segments - This is where you can find each section of the interview.Intro / About Paul: 1:15 minutesInterview: 9:52 minutesRapid Rire Questions: 47:45 minutesWebsite: http://paulgustavson.net/jumblethink/Twitter: https://twitter.com/paulgustavsonJohn C. Maxwell Leadership Awards: https://www.johnmaxwellteam.com/leadership-awards-home/
How do you see the unknown? Did you ever wonder how visionaries like Steve Jobs, Elon Musk, Walt Disney, Leonardo da Vinci, Albert Einstein, and others have been able to see what others could not? Today we dive deep into seeing the unknown and becoming the visionary leader you have always wanted to become. We share '10 traits of visionary leaders' and '7 ways you can start seeing the unknown'.10 Traits of Visionary Leaders1. They are imaginative2. They are open minded3. They are resolute4. They are persistent5. They are bold, not timid6. They show empathy towards others7. They inspire others8. They are magnetic. They include and invite others to make the vision theirs9. They collaborate with others10. They are optimisticBonus: They balance vision and action7 ways you can start seeing the unknown1. Re-imagine how things are. Reform reality2. See it from an outsider's perspective3. Ask 'Why Not'4. Ask 'What If'5. Combine supporting concepts6. Connect opposing thoughts and theories7. Learn deep knowledge about the topic
Matt Theriault's journey into entrepreneurship has been a journey of discovery. Today he is a successful Real Estate investor and helps others learn how to do it too. On today's episode Matt and I discuss rebuilding success, unlikely mentors, buying and selling real estate, the importance of mentors, being a well rounded creative investor, overcoming the idea problem, creating a strategy of hope, creating the life you want to live, and much more.Matt Theriault is a USMC “Desert Storm” Veteran who enjoyed 15 successful years in the music business as a record producer and label owner. When the digital download killed the record store, he found virtually everything that he had built become obsolete in a matter of months. The demise of his music business was swift and unforgiving to the point that Matt was forced to start life, personally and professionally, from square one at the age of 34. The transition from a 7-figure year to $7 an hour bagging groceries was a humbling one to say the least. When the most unlikely of mentors, the grocery store manager, shared with Matt the wisdom “Real estate is the final frontier where the average person has a legitimate shot at creating real wealth,” he embraced it, ran with it and has never looked back.Theriault, now an accomplished real estate investor and mentor has built a cash flowing real estate portfolio of 100+ units over the last 10 years, is enjoying his financial independence, continues to build his portfolio and has discovered a new passion for creating systems and showing others how to replicate his results. You will find that his approach to real estate investing is conservative, simple, to the point and efficient. Matt credits his success to performing as much, if not more, due diligence on his real estate team as he does the market and properties themselves.Interview Segments - This is where you can find each section of the interview.Intro / About Matt: 1:49 minutesInterview: 11:18 minutesRapid Rire Questions: 37:04 minutesEpic Real Estate Investing Podcast: http://epicrealestateinvesting.com/Epic Real Estate Website: http://epicrealestate.com/
Do you ever wonder why your message isn't resonating? Maybe you haven't found your voice. Tracy Goodwin is an expert of helping individuals find their voice and share it with the world. She has worked with CEOs, leading Hollywood actors, entrepreneurs, and leading influencers. Maybe it's time to re-write your story and start being heard. She is currently working on a new documentary called 'You took my voice'.On today's episode Tracy and I discuss helping people find their voice, living your life to the fullest, learning that your voice matters, finding and living in true genius, being vulnerable, the lost millennial voice, storytelling, serving others, and much more.Tracy Goodwin, owner of Captivate the Room, started speaking and winning awards at the age of 12. She later went on to become a professional actor and directed plays all over the world all while running from her purpose of being a voice coach. Tracy has a BFA in Directing and two MA’s. Over the last 25 plus years Tracy has coached hundreds of people around the globe how to step into their voice power, sound more confident, heal their voice story, free their voice and make a big impact with their message. Tracy’s approach the psychology of the voice is unique in that gets to the core of the voice story and the changes the bad voice habits that story laid in, changing them for good. People all over the world seek her out for her expertise because she unravels the voice story and frees the barriers that keep her client’s from connecting and captivating their audience. Her voice training is game changing for actors, speakers, entrepreneurs, business executives, leaders and podcasters of all ages. Tracy teaches you how to speak in color, not black and white, no matter the message, the venue or the size of the audience.Interview Segments - This is where you can find each section of the interview.Intro / About Tracy: 0:59 minutesInterview: 6:18 minutesRapid Rire Questions: 46:15 minutesCaptivate The Room: http://captivatetheroom.com/Documentary: You Took My Voice : http://youtookmyvoice.com/
How do you learn how to be an entrepreneur? Terry Ogburn shares how he helps others on the journey of entrepreneurship. Terry also shares about his journey into entrepreneurship and business coaching. Other topics covered in this interview include: the long term value of a customer, seeing the missing pieces of your business, understanding your role in your business, how to successfully structure a business to run without you, empowering your team, and more.Terry Ogburn is the renowned owner and Lead Business Coach of Ogburn’s Business Solutions. His proprietary coaching system and personal devotion to the development of others has contributed to the success of hundreds of small to large business ventures. Terry began his business career in 1979 when he invested his last $118.42 to start an air conditioning service business. At that time, he had no car or truck, but he did have the knowledge and ability to build relationships. By 1983, he was a top 5 nominee for Small Businessman of the Year.In 1984, he won the award for “Outstanding Young Businessman of the Year” for the State of Florida.In 1985 successful in his business and recognized as a leader in the business community, he began to mentor other small business owners. In 1989 he developed his own business success program based on his experience and the teachings of his favorite business books.His program was so successful that in 1992 Terry was asked to join UniGlobe Active Travel as a Director of Operations to boost individual store performance. Within months, he took the store to a $2.5 million Dollar Travel Agency. He then took the program national to improve performance organization wide. In 1994 he became a founding team member of EXA Travel International and took on the role of Director of Training & Development and within two years the company grew to 11 regional offices, with over 2000 franchisees and went public in late 1996.Following the success of EXA, Terry embarked on a series of successful partnerships involving turning around performance with corporations as:Radio ShackMetroCall PagingAT&T WirelessCentury 21 Real EstateIn December 2005, Terry chose to return to his true passion helping Independent Entrepreneurs and Small Business Owners plan, launch and develop their businesses.Interview Segments - This is where you can find each section of the interview.Intro / About Terry: 2:57 minutesInterview: 7:11 minutesRapid Rire Questions: 37:59 minutesOgburn's Business Solutions: http://www.ogburnsbusinesssolutions.com/Terry Ogburn: http://www.terryogburn.com/
The Unknown is often visited on our journey as dreamers with big ideas. How we face it will change the outcomes in our lives. Having a battle plan for the changing the unknown into an adventure will help us reach our destination.In today's episode we dive deep into the unknown and how you can face it to reach your big ideas and dreams. I give you a peak into my own life and how the unknown is impacting me both in the past and in the future. Fear is often the weapon that the unknown uses to hold us back.As we dive deep into the unknown we discuss Joseph Cambell's seventeen stages of the Hero's Journey. We also discuss how living in the known versus the unknown will change the impact and legacy you will leave behind. Living in the unknown is filled with many blessings too. At the end of the episode I give you a roadmap to facing the unknown and changing the world.The Hero's Journey: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hero%27s_journey
What does it take to move past 'solopreneur'? Marc Mawhinney shares why this might be what is holding up your business from growing and what you can do to change it. We also discuss being a coach to coaches, finding a niche, supercharging your business, being a specialist and how to do it, positioning yourself as the expert, overcoming success comparison, standing out in a noisy world, and much more on today's episode.Marc Mawhinney is a lifelong entrepreneur who helps coaches get more clients (without paid advertising)! He achieves this with his coaching programs; his podcasts (Natural Born Coachesand The Marc Mawhinney Show); his Facebook group The Coaching Jungle, and his exclusive print newsletter – Secret Coach Club. He's been a speaker at events like Social Media Marketing World, frequently makes media appearances and contributes for Entrepreneur.com. You can learn more about Marc at NaturalBornCoaches.comInterview Segments - This is where you can find each section of the interview.Intro / About Marc: 1:21 minutesInterview: 3:41 minutesRapid Rire Questions: 39:11 minutesNaturalBornCoaches: http://www.naturalborncoaches.com/The Marc Mawhinney Show: http://www.themarcshow.com/
Simplicity is a lost art. Milana shows us how to use the simplicity filter and principle to guide our entrepreneurial journey.Milana Leshinsky has been on an unexpected journey. Through he life she has mastered the art of adjusting to the unknown. On today's episode Milana shares about simplicity, the power of perspective, webinars / telesummits / virtual summits, and finding our message and passions. Simplicity Circle Founder Milana Leshinsky is creating a simplicity revolution for coaches, authors, speakers and entrepreneurs who want to grow their businesses with ease. Creator of Recurring Revenue Revolution, author of Coaching Millions, co-founder of JV Insider Circle, and an inventor of telesummit, Milana is known as a serial entrepreneur and paradigm shifter by many luminaries. She came from Soviet Ukraine 25 years ago as a classical musician with zero knowledge of the business world, and has built multiple six and seven-figure businesses. Today she’s passionate about showing entrepreneurs how to use simplicity as a growth strategy. Goodbye complexity and overwhelm. Hello simplicity, profits, and ease.Inventor of telesummits and founder of Telesummit Academy, Milana is teaching everything you need to know about hosting profitable online summits and virtual conferences.Milana originally came up with this idea in response to having two small kids and being unable to travel to industry conferences and events, so she decided to create her own.Since then, thousands of telesummits have been hosted in hundreds of industries, bringing peers and experts together to learn from each other. A telesummit allows you to build your list, become a celebrated expert, get into the big leagues, and accelerate your business growth like no other marketing strategy out there.As the “queen of simplicity”, Milana simplifies the entire process of organizing a telesummit so that anyone, even a complete newbie, can hold one successfully.Interview Segments - This is where you can find each section of the interview.Intro / About Milana: 1:40 minutesInterview: 9:12 minutesRapid Rire Questions: 42:20 minutesSimplicity Circle: https://www.simplicitycircle.com/Make Your Summit Sell: http://makeyoursummitsell.com/
Romacio Fulcher has overcome many obstacles to reach his dreams and went from broke to millionaire. On his journey he found that serving humanity was the key to getting ahead. He also found that finding the right mentor is critical in finding the roadmap ahead. In the episode we discuss mentoring, how he went from broke to millionaire, MLM Marketing, finding the right timing, working hard, and much more.Romacio Fulcher was a college dropout at the age of 19. By the age of 25, he was a self-made millionaire in real estate. That only took Romacio so far, he realized that although he had a steady income of $25K a month, living in California he was broke. In the last 10 years, he has made millions of dollars in the network marketing industry. After launching his business in November and becoming the fastest US President Millionaire in just 3 weeks, Romacio Fulcher has done it again by becoming the fastest worldwide Double President Millionaire in just over 3 months, making him the #2 earner in North America and landing him with $140,000 per month as #136 on the Top Worldwide MLM earners list.In his short time with the company, he has produced 1 President Millionaire, 1 Grand President, 2 Double Presidents, 3 Presidents, 5 Grand Diamonds, 4 Double Diamonds, and 20 Diamonds. This is the most success his teams have seen in a short period and Romacio attributes it to the leadership, easy to use system, relevant product, timing, and lucrative compensation plan. He is excited to continue to help his team break personal records and fulfill his VISION of creating 100 millionaires within 3 years.Interview Segments - This is where you can find each section of the interview.Intro / About Romacio: 4:22 minutesInterview: 12:35 minutesRapid Rire Questions: 35:40 minutesWebsite: http://www.workwithromacio.com/
How are dreams and ideas impacted by community and culture? How does community and culture impact ideas? Understanding how culture and community impact your life will help you become a better dreamer and entrepreneur.In today's episode we dive deep into the impacts community and culture have on our lives as dreamers and idea makers. This impact can set you up for success or failure in the pursuit of creation and innovation. We discuss micro and macro community, groupthink, the importance of mentoring and masterminds, being intentional about engaging the right culture and community, how to find true community, and much more.We discuss how culture informs identity, identity creates beliefs, beliefs guide behavior, and behavior fuels action. Most importantly as dreamers and innovators we need to be aware and intentional of the choices we make for the cultures and communities we engage.Impact of Culture Article referenced in episode: https://www.monroecollege.edu/uploadedFiles/_Site_Assets/PDF/Impact%20of%20Culture.pdf
How do we find passion and purpose? How can I turn my experiences into expertise? How can I get into creative flow? These are all questions you may have asked on your journey throughout life. Answering these questions can help you launch into your destiny. On today's episode Molly Montgomery shares how she answered these questions for herself and how you can answer them too. We also discuss creative flow, discovering the unexpected, having the freedom to fail, finding your strengths, tapping into your potential, and launching new adventures. Molly Montgomery is a startup growth strategist and mentor to high performing founders and visionary leaders. She helps founders grow or scale their company with confidence and peace-of-mind. She is the creator of Founder's Haven, the first resource of its kind that helps high performing founders stay connected to their greatest potential while helping alleviate the immense pressure that comes along with being the creator of a high-growth company. The driving force behind a startup's ability to succeed is in the founder's capacity to evolve, personally and professionally, while actively leading their company through its early stages of growth. Founder's Haven helps founders stay in alignment and ahead of the game, fueling them with joy and fulfillment in their entrepreneurial journey, which directly impacts the success of their company and everyone involved. Molly's unique approach to mindset training brings immediate relief to the anxiety and overwhelm that is so common among high performing founders, helping them stay connected to their creative energy. Molly received her Bachelor's degree in accounting from Radford University, and her Master's degree in taxation from Arizona State University. She is a CPA by trade, and spent over a decade in a career in public accounting, providing audit, advisory and forensic investigative services to corporations of all sizes and in various stages of growth. Molly is also the founder of FH Consulting (previously Ascension), a boutique consulting firm that provides outsourced CFO services to high growth startups.Interview Segments - This is where you can find each section of the interview.Intro / About Molly: 1:99 minutesInterview: 13:00 minutesRapid Rire Questions: 46:22 minutesWebsite: http://www.foundershaven.com/About Molly: http://foundershaven.consulting/about-us/Twitter: https://twitter.com/mollym_cpaLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mollymontgomery/
Ideas are great, but how do you make sure to protect them? Vincent LoTempio is an expert in the world of Patents, Trademarks, and Copyright. On today's episode he gives us some insight into how we need to think as innovators creating the next big idea. We also talk about reinventing yourself, innovation, protecting your ideas, NDAs (Non Disclosure Agreements), Trade Dress, Defensive Publications, the sword and shield of patent law, and patent trolls.Patent laws, copyright questions and trademarks can be confusing. Who do you trust to help you wade through the information and understand the complexity of it all? Vincent (Vin) LoTempio, a Registered Patent Attorney in the firm of Kloss, Stenger and LoTempio, helps clients untangle the web of Intellectual Property (IP) Law.As a registered patent attorney, LoTempio works with high-end corporate clients and inventors with a new idea that have never marketed, manufactured a product, and everyone in-between. He writes patent applications, counsels on branding trademarks and has the ability to litigate infringement cases.As a Corporate IP Consultant and Lecturer, he trains inventors and corporate employees to identify intellectual property. As an Inventor Consultant, Vin can analyze new inventions to determine feasibility of patentability and commercialization. Vin LoTempio appeared on History Channel’s “Million Dollar Genius” as the attorney for Wayne Fromm, inventor of the “Selfie Stick”.Vin also co-wrote “Patent Fundamentals for Scientists and Engineers,” which takes the reader from an idea’s conception through the steps of patent protection.Interview Segments - This is where you can find each section of the interview.Intro / About Vincent: 3:00 minutesInterview: 14:41 minutesRapid Rire Questions: 50:12 minutesWebsite: https://www.lotempiolaw.com/jumbleYouTube: https://www.disruptiveadvertising.com/guide/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lotempioFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/PatentHome1
Marketing can be overwhelming. Often this feeling causes businesses to be slow to act or freeze instead of moving forward. On today's episode Chris Dayley shares how marketing is the key to taking your business to the next level. Chris shares how understanding your audience and what they really want is the key to successful marketing. His company focuses on helping businesses understand their audience in then building their website and digital campaigns around their customers needs. Other topics we discuss include: moving past inspiration, converting your audience, being on the pulse of your customer's desires, web design / development / and usability, looking to the past and the future, learning from failure, and creating culture.Chris is a digital marketing entrepreneur with a passion for helping businesses succeed online. After spending years driving traffic through SEO and digital marketing efforts, Chris turned his attention to the user experience of websites to see if he could influence traffic to convert better. After running his first successful test, he fell in love and began focusing on helping businesses test their website experience.In 2014, he started his Conversion Optimization agency Dayley Conversion, which was a full service agency helping businesses discover what converts best on their sites through testing. In 2016 he merged his company with Disruptive Advertising, where he currently works as VP of site testing and optimization. They offer full-service A/B testing solutions to clients including strategy, design, development and analytics.Interview Segments - This is where you can find each section of the interview.Intro / About Chris: 4:17 minutesInterview: 13:27 minutesRapid Rire Questions: 43:49 minutesWebsite: https://www.disruptiveadvertising.com/AB Testing Guide: https://www.disruptiveadvertising.com/guide/
Have you ever felt that you were meant for more? Or maybe you felt like you weren't living your purpose. Often we chase after the 'next big thing' instead of finding the 'thing' that drives us to our dream or big idea. This 'thing' we need to find it our Identity. Identity is the core of reaching our dreams and big ideas.In today's episode we dive deep into finding your 'Bourne Identity.' Throughout the episode we will give you practical and easy steps to move into certainty around your Identity. We discuss why identity matters, how character, abilities, and passion can lead us to our identity. We also share some key resources to help you on your journey of identity and into dreaming and ideas. Identity will become your guiding light and driving force into the world of dreams and ideas. Website: https://www.jumblethink.com/
Have you ever been shortchanged by shortcuts? Aaron Hendon shares why you need to rethink the status quo and start living an intentional life to get ahead. Topics in today's episode include: growing up in an entrepreneurial family, re-inventing yourself, the world of real estate, seeing the world from your customers point of view, rethinking the status quo, using entrepreneurship as a tool to take back your life, and much more.Aaron Hendon is a Seattle Realtor, real estate investor, author, educator and speaker. He is managing partner of Christine & Company, a Seattle Magazine awarded, Five Star Real Estate Agent winning team for the past 6 years and an individual Rising Star in Seattle Real Estate winner.Bringing together a diverse background and history including transformational leadership, entrepreneurial start ups and traditional cold calling sales, Aaron and his team consistently outperform the local market, selling homes for over 5% more than local market averages.Born in New York, Aaron graduated SUNY Purchase with a BFA in 1997. Discovering his fine art degree made him eligible to work in the foodservice industry anywhere in the country, he headed out to New Mexico immediately after school. He eventually found his stride opening a real New York bagel shop in Albuquerque, selling it 9 years later as a business grossing over $1,000,000 annually.In 2000 he found his way to the Pacific Northwest and now lives on a small island off the coast of Seattle with his brilliant wife, Kael, his two brilliant children, Leela and Jonah and his adoring, if not exactly brilliant, Golden Doodle, Rozy. He has just published his latest book, Shortchanged by Shortcuts? 44 Surprising Ways People Rip Themselves Off When Buying or Selling Their Home.Interview Segments - This is where you can find each section of the interview.Intro / About Aaron: 1:93 minutesInterview: 4:51 minutesRapid Rire Questions: 40:08 minutesWebsite: https://www.rationalrealestate.pro/
Have you ever wondered why you can't seam to build your audience? Maybe you are focused on the wrong things. Doug Sandler shares how you can build an audience once you have built your business.Doug Sandler has over 30 years of business experience as an entrepreneur, business owner, and leader. His book, Nice Guys Finish First is a #1 ranked Amazon Best Seller. He specializes in making connections, building relationships and strengthening bonds both inside and outside organizations.His speaking and consulting business is geared towards improving relationships and winning business through his time tested sales, service and relationship building system. Doug is a nationally recognized speaker, trainer and podcaster. Doug has been titled by a leading social media marketing company in the top “100 of Social Media Thought Influencers to Follow.”His podcast with Strickland Bonner, The Nice Guys on Business, has over 500 episodes and more than 1 Million downloads. Now Doug is using that experience to help businesses and brands grow their audience with TurnKey Podcasting. The concept-to-launch podcast production service is 100% customer-centric and specializes in over-the-top exemplary service with a high touch emphasis in this high tech space.Topics covered in this episode: podcasting, finding and building your audience, qualifying guests, living in your zone of genius, building relationships and selling deals, knowing your message and goals, understanding your value, and much more.Interview Segments - This is where you can find each section of the interview.Intro / About Doug: 2:38 minutesInterview: 6:46 minutesRapid Rire Questions: 37:34 minutesWebsite: https://www.turnkeypodcast.com/jumble
Adam Schaeuble reached a point in his life where he weighed 327 lbs and was already having weight related health issues in his late twenties. He decided to rehabilitate his lifestyle and his fitness and ended up losing over 100lbs. Feeling inspired, he took what he learned from his own transformation journey and created a bootcamp program and a fitness business geared towards helping the people in his hometown of Blomington, IN. Over the next 5 years his hometown clients lost over 35,000 LBS! Now Adam has set his sights on a bigger target with his Million Pound Mission. The goal is to bring all of his successful programs that he used to transform his own life and those in his hometown and create online programs that produce one million pounds of results across the globe. He dishes out his best weekly transformation strategies and inspiration in his podcast The Million Pound Mission.Topics covered in this episode: Fitness, health, holistic living, using stories to communicate messages, setting healthy goals, being proud of yourself, how to measure success, removing limiting beliefs, inspiring others, and much more.Interview Segments - This is where you can find each section of the interview.Intro / About Adam: 3:08 minutesInterview: 6:59 minutesRapid Rire Questions: 46:33 minutesWebsite: https://www.transformationcoach.me/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/transformationcoach.me/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/transformationcoach.me/Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/DefeatTheCheat/
How do you know if you've found your big dream? This is a question that I often hear and can be difficult to answer. For each of us our journey to discovery and living our dream can be filled with fear. Knowing how to start well can set a foundation for success in our journey making that dream a reality. Recently I was asked to answer it on Quora. In today's episode we dive deeper into 4 easy steps to know if you have found your dream. 1) Give it Time2) Find an Expert3) Count the Cost4) Talents & SkillsWe've also created a quick and free Infographic to help you remember the steps. Visit https://www.jumblethink.com/podcast/episodes/find-your-big-dream to download. In the episode I shared a few other resources to help you on your journey of becoming a dreamer. 1) The Dream Giver by Bruce Wilkerson - This book will help you understand the different phases and obstacles that you might encounter chasing your dream. It’s a short and fun read.2) Strength Finder 2.0 - This is a great book for identifying your strengths and weaknesses.3) 16 Personalities - This is a free website that will help you understand your personality. It is incredibly helpful with understanding identity which is really helpful as a person chasing their dreams.
Angela Ferrari is an artist, children's book author/ illustrator based in Portland Maine. She is the creator and host of the Story Spectacular podcast. Angela grew up in the mountains of western Maine. Living in a rural setting, she developed a talent for finding creative ways to play and captivate her imagination.After graduating with a BA in studio art from The University of Maine, Angela moved to Portland. She was accepted into the Assets for Artists program which focused on business finance for creative entrepreneurs. After completing the required training, Angela received matching grant funds for working capital. She then became a successful painter.She has since expanded her artistic endeavors, writing and illustrating three children’s books: Digger’s Daily Routine, An Extraordinary Book & What Do You See. Most recently Angela has launched Story Spectacular, a children’s story podcast. The show features original stories and classic retellings.Listeners will enjoy creative stories with vivid characters and sound design. Some shows even feature songs, jokes, or fun facts too.Topics covered in this episode: Finding the magical in life, storytelling, passion, hustle vs flow, bootstrapped learning, art, telling your story, writing books, the importance of play, and the world of possibilities.Interview Segments - This is where you can find each section of the interview.Intro / About Angela: 3:02 minutesInterview: 5:58 minutesRapid Rire Questions: 35:07 minutesWebsite: http://storyspectacular.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/storyspectacular/Twitter: https://twitter.com/storytacularInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/storytacular/iTunes / Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/story-spectacular/id1288607152YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkgDHE27MsIcnX8pk9D3LWA
Bri Seeley is a women’s life coach, author, and sought-after speaker with a mission to help women create a life that inspires them by turning their inner vision into their outer reality. She has been featured on the Today Show, Inc., Forbes, The Huffington Post, Influencive, and more.Bri is motivated by a deeply-held belief that every woman deserves to live a life that inspires her, and her work reflects this deep remembering that our desires are ultimately inevitable.Through her signature 6-month training Permission to Leap (plus best-selling book + podcast by the same name!) she will guide you through the process of leaping from the day you commit to your vision, all the way through each stage, up until the day you land softly on the other side of it all. Inside this book, readers will learn how to:Address their fears, doubts, and hesitations that are holding you back, and answer your heart’s callingDevelop an action plan that transforms your mindset through alignment, commitment and practice Utilize tools to control your destiny and live an inspired lifeA catalyst, speaker, and best-selling author, Bri is known around the world for her compassionate, yet tell-it-like-it-is guidance that creates massive and epic changes in every woman she encounters.Topics covered in this episode: Women Entrepreneurs, creating your own life's foundation, economic independence, getting unstuck from the hustle, tuning out the hustle, finding your inner voice, bringing your vision to life, the inner process of taking a leap of faith, tips for writing a book, exploring ideas, hiring experts, sharing your gift with the world, getting out of your own way, the entrepreneurial journey of women, and asking yourself difficult questions.Interview Segments - This is where you can find each section of the interview.Intro / About Bri: 2:36 minutesInterview: 7:40 minutesRapid Rire Questions: 37:37 minutesWebsite: https://www.briseeley.com
This is a bonus episode with Matthew Schutte. You can find part one at Beyond Bitcoin & Blockchain. You can also find our first interview with Matthew from Season One: The Evolution of Community, Economy, and the Internet.Matthew Schutte is the Communications Director for Holo. Holo is an organization re-imagining the internet as a distributed network of users. Their approach will make peer-to-peer connection online possible. Holo is a community of passionate humans building a distributed cloud, owned and run by users like you and me.Holo provides a way to unleash the enormous idle capacity in everyone’s computers. This gives us the power to build vibrant cloud hosting communities that will challenge how the Internet monopolies control our data and our interactions. Holo offers each of us the ability to participate by sharing, earning, and building the future of the web.In today's episode Matthew shares why we need to go beyond Cryptocurrency and Blockchain if we really want to see a change in the world of virtual community. We also discuss the successful launch of their Indigogo campaign that has raised over $500,000 and double their goal. Topics covered in this episode: Inspiration from Nature, Blockchain, Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency, Innovation, Building Community, and much more.We are fragile because of the fear of failure. - Matthew SchutteHolo: https://holo.host/Indigogo: https://www.indiegogo.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewschutte/Meta Currency Project: http://metacurrency.org/Website: http://matthewschutte.com/Collaborative Advantage: http://caplay.org/ or http://calabs.org/About Matthew SchutteMatthew is drawn to complex challenges that include: surfing 50 foot waves at Mavericks, rethinking the role of privacy in a society, architecting a more useful structure for the internet, & guiding enterprise organizations through changes to their structure and processes that will allow them to adapt and thrive in an age of rapid change.He tends to focus on projects that satisfy two goals:they feel like they will have a significant impact on the world &the process of taking them on will be a whole lot of funThere is a balance, of course. Some activities make more of an impact and others are simply unbridled entertainment. While not sure how much of an impact on the world paddling into a big wave has, but somehow, for that brief moment in time, all of the mental clutter seems to disappear as every ounce of my being becomes focused on making the drop. Plus, facing your own mortality on a somewhat regular basis makes all the heady stuff seem that much less consequential … and thus easy to take on.
Matthew Schutte is the Communications Director for Holo. Holo is an organization re-imagining the internet as a distributed network of users. Their approach will make peer-to-peer connection online possible. Holo is a community of passionate humans building a distributed cloud, owned and run by users like you and me.Holo provides a way to unleash the enormous idle capacity in everyone’s computers. This gives us the power to build vibrant cloud hosting communities that will challenge how the Internet monopolies control our data and our interactions. Holo offers each of us the ability to participate by sharing, earning, and building the future of the web.In today's episode Matthew shares why we need to go beyond Cryptocurrency and Blockchain if we really want to see a change in the world of virtual community. We also discuss the successful launch of their Indigogo campaign that has raised over $500,000 and double their goal. Topics covered in this episode: Inspiration from Nature, Blockchain, Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency, Innovation, Building Community, and much more.Interview Segments - This is where you can find each section of the interview.Intro / About Matthew: 2:18 minutesInterview: 13:00 minutesRapid Rire Questions: 44:25 minutesWe are fragile because of the fear of failure. - Matthew SchutteHolo: https://holo.host/Indigogo: https://www.indiegogo.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewschutte/Meta Currency Project: http://metacurrency.org/Website: http://matthewschutte.com/Collaborative Advantage: http://caplay.org/ or http://calabs.org/About Matthew SchutteMatthew is drawn to complex challenges that include: surfing 50 foot waves at Mavericks, rethinking the role of privacy in a society, architecting a more useful structure for the internet, & guiding enterprise organizations through changes to their structure and processes that will allow them to adapt and thrive in an age of rapid change.He tends to focus on projects that satisfy two goals:they feel like they will have a significant impact on the world &the process of taking them on will be a whole lot of funThere is a balance, of course. Some activities make more of an impact and others are simply unbridled entertainment. While not sure how much of an impact on the world paddling into a big wave has, but somehow, for that brief moment in time, all of the mental clutter seems to disappear as every ounce of my being becomes focused on making the drop. Plus, facing your own mortality on a somewhat regular basis makes all the heady stuff seem that much less consequential … and thus easy to take on.
Season Two of the jumbleThink Podcast is here. On today's episode we give you an insight of all the exciting stuff happening at jumbleThink. We start with a glimpse into our new format for season two. In the new season we are going deeper into the ideas and dreams behind leading entrepreneurs who are changing the world through innovation. Their stories are will inspire your dreams, give you tips for chasing your own ideas, and help you begin the journey to change the world around you. We are also trilled announce IdeaCamps coming in 2018. In spring of 2018 we will launch Virtual IdeaCamps where you can join the jumbleThink community with Video Tutorials, Webinars, MasterMind Groups, and One on One Consulting. To get more information head over to https://www.jumblethink.com/ideacamp and fill out the quick online form. As an added bonus we are giving you free access to our private Facebook Group when you sign up for more information. 2018 is going to be a great year for jumbleThink and we look forward to you being apart of the community.IdeaCamp: https://www.jumblethink.com/ideacampjumbleThink: https://www.jumblethink.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jumblethink/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jumblethink/Twitter: https://twitter.com/jumblethink
Lee Caraher is a entrepreneur and business leader. Her curiosity into unseen issues has lead her to write two books about working in teams (specifically with Millennials). Lee's unexpected journey into entrepreneurship will inspire you on your own journey into the unknown. We also discuss branding, mission, technology, and the larger impact of culture in your organizaion.Lee Caraher is the author of The boomerang Principle: Inspire Lifetime Loyalty from Your Employees is an entrepreneur and CEO with over 20 years experience building positive, high performing work teams that get a lot done well and have fun at the same time. A highly sought after communications expert well-known for her business building acumen and insights, Lee is recognized for her practical solutions to big problems. Lee is the founder and CEO of Double Forte, a 15-year old national public relations and digital media agency, headquartered in San Francisco, that works with beloved consumer, technology and wine brands. She slits her time between San Francisco and New York.Lee's first book, Millennials & Management: The Essential Guide to Making it Work at Work, was based on her experience recovering from failing miserably at retaining Millennials in Double Forte. Lee wrote this positive and practical book to help leaders, managers and organizations, and create supportive intergenerational work teams for the future. Her second book, The Boomerang Principle: Inspire Lifetime Loyalty from Your Employees is based on the successes her companies have had because they don't just allow, but encourage former employees to return. With interviews from over 100 leaders, this pragmatic and actionable book helps companies of all sizes create high-performing positive cultures ready for the future.She is a straight talker who doesn't hold too many punches, although she does her best to be pleasant about it. Her big laugh and sense of humor have gotten her out of a lot of trouble.Website: http://leecaraher.com/Business Website: https://double-forte.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/leecaraherLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leecaraher/
Alison Cardy shares her story of helping others find the right career leading them find fulfillment in life. This journey of discovery of the dream career needs the support of others. Their perspective can help you gain new perspective on things you may have been missing. Alison give us insight into how we can start this journey that will lead us to the career of our dreams. In the episode we learn how we can get unstuck, remove the obstacles, push past fear, and build momentum in our journey.Alison Cardy is a career truth teller who believes in living a life that actually feels like your own. She and her team have helped nearly 200 professionals find a great career fit through her proven CLARITY process. She is the author of the bestselling Career Grease: How to Get Unstuck and Pivot Your Career. Her work has been featured on Fast Company, Forbes, The Washington Post, and The Muse. She is a frequent speaker at universities and alumni groups including Harvard, MIT, Georgetown, and her alma mater, The University of Maryland. She leads an international team of 6 career coaches and runs a 6 figure business.Website: https://www.cardycareercoaching.com/
Alex J Moscow have overcome many obstacles on his journey to entrepreneurial success. Today he is known for his ability to help coaches and experts overcome their obstacles by changing their mindset and leading them to get out of their own way. He is now living a life influencing influencers. By removing the limits to your beliefs, the impossible is now possible. We also discuss failing forward, having fun in what you do, hustling effectively, living the life you want to live, having a vision that inspires you, and more.Alex ran a multi-million dollar coaching and seminar organization for 4 years, and he has personally led over 1,900 enrollment conversations. As a result, Alex understands and teaches enrollment with the authority afforded only to those who have invested the time to refine and master their craft. He has been branded as having the highest client success ratio out of anyone helping coaches, experts and speakers.Alex helped world renown coaches and speakers to grow their businesses, and he has personally sold over $ 5.2 million in coaching packages one-on-one. When Alex started his own coaching practice, he grossed nearly 200k in five months working 10 hours per week. At one of his most recent events he generated $280,000 in sales with only 9 attendees.His clients often report that after working with Alex, not only are they effortlessly enrolling premium clients and making more money, they have also better people themselves.And he’s accomplished all of this with a lifelong stutter.Website: http://alexjmoscow.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alexjaymoscowYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7ZKzN2UaupEgEYcJ9UO1Vg
Vanessa Shaw is designing the business that will give her the life that she loves. In today's episode she shares how you can do the same thing with your business and how you can reconnect with your dreams and passions. Her specialty is the 'Zone of Genius'. She gives us insights into what the Zone of Genius is and how you can find your zone. Along the way you will learn how you can put the right team around you so that everyone is living to their full potential in their zone of genius too. Vanessa Shaw is a sought-after speaker and expert on business mastery, personal leadership and 6- and 7-figure income strategies. She is the creator of The Boutique Business Model™ and her zone of genius is helping entrepreneurs have breakthroughs and paradigm shifts around creating more wealth and success in their business and life. Originally from the UK and having lived across Europe for most of her life, Vanessa brings over a decade of international experience working with top corporate executives and ambitious entrepreneurs from start-ups to billion dollar companies. She has also worked for the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, and has held senior leadership roles within the International Coach Federation.Vanessa now lives in Scottsdale, Arizona, with her husband, Robert, their two children and a collection of four legged friends.Website: http://www.vanessashaw.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vcshaw/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vcshawTwitter: https://twitter.com/vcshawInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/boutiquebusinesslifestyle/Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/vanessashawYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs9MFh3HCLHazBuEqlZuZgAGoogle +: https://plus.google.com/+VanessashawCoach
Damion Lupo is a disruptor changing the perceptions around money, business, and life. In today's episode Damion shares that we are not meant to play small and should start designing the life we want to live. We dive deep into the world of learning versus our traditional model of education. Other topics include: redefining success, finding fulfillment, starting with gratitude, expanding our impact, developing our confidence muscle, and much more.Born with an entrepreneurial spirit Damion started his first business at age 11, (even hiring his parents for logistics support). Over the last quarter century he's started and owned more than 30 different companies including an insurance agency, precious metals firms, a venture capital company, a coaching and consulting firm, and more than a dozen real estate investment and development companies. He’s also the founder of Yokido ™, his own a martial art and holds 3 other black belts. He is a sought after financial consultant for high profile private clients. Using a vast depth and breadth of knowledge on financial markets, money psychology and unconscious pattern motivation he’s an expert at quickly assessing hidden financial cancers and holistically healing his clients and organizations through awareness, empowerment and vision development. Damion’s personal philosophy centers on Self Responsibility and a conviction that the only path to freedom is through candor, growth and a big vision. That big vision ideal is what drove him to found Total Control Financial in 2016 and design everything around 10X growth and 10X impact for the client, the team and the shareholders. Today Damion leads a passionate team of change agents on a mission to Disrupt Wall Street and Empower Main Street through tools and teachings of financial transformation . His overriding mission and passion is to elevate humanities power and control over their life by reducing the complex into the simple and creating a transparent conversation around money and investing.Website: https://www.totalcontrolfinancial.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/damionlupo/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/damionlupoTwitter: https://twitter.com/damionlupo
Steve Lowisz is a specialist in the world of Human Resources, entrepreneurial best practices, and talent management. In today's episode he give insights into identifying talent including where to find it, what to do with it, how to develop it, and how to maintain and retain it. We also discuss purpose versus motivation. Steve dives deep into the importance to culture in your organization and how a culture of diversity can set you up for success. 'Who you are tomorrow should be more than who you are today.' - Steve LowiszA globally recognized entrepreneur, Steve Lowisz is a highly rated public speaker and business expert. Steve is often requested by leading conferences and symposiums to share his insight and recommendations on entrepreneurial best practices and talent management strategies on a global scale.With more than 20 years of experience in the Human Resource industry, Steve also frequently contributes to publications regarding entrepreneurship, recruiting, and professional leadership strategies – with client satisfaction at the forefront.With a continual goal to spread the word of successful business practices to fellow partners, associates and colleagues, Steve has engaged with leadership teams at Cisco Systems, Starbucks, Whirlpool, Coca Cola, Miller, Walgreens and many others.Steve founded Qualigence International, the largest Recruitment Research in the U.S., in 1999. He founded the organization with the goal to stand apart from traditional recruiting and search firms, and is considered a Michigan Top 50 Company to watch due to the firm's explosive growth and success.Website: https://stevelowisz.com/Qualigence: https://qualigence.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevelowisz/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SteveLowiszdotcomTwitter: https://twitter.com/slowisz
Whitney Nicely is an expert in Real Estate Investing. In today's episode she share about being the 4th generation entrepreneur and how it has set her on her own path of entrepreneurship. On her journey of entrepreneurship she found a passion for Real Estate Investing as her key to freedom. She finds people with a problem and she solves it. Over the last few years Whitney has been able to create systems and strategies in place to automate the daily operations of her business.Whitney Nicely went from no investments (or strategies) to 19 houses, 19 apartment units and 7 chunks of land in less than three years all bringing monthly money to her bank account on auto pilot.She has traveled the United States speaking on stages, teaching her simple strategies, and meeting with other successful real estate investors- and still buying houses the way she teaches others.Whitney is a dog mom to Abby the Labby-130 pounds of loving fur, wifey to Jason East- an apartment investor, stepmom to Gavin (12) and Harrison (10).Since 2016, Whitney has led and trained hundreds of future real estate rock stars to grow their portfolios, collect checks and achieve financial freedom. 100's of real estate newbies are securing leads, signing deals and scaling their dream incomes through the First Deal Done Fast Program.With a social media audience of more than 100,000, Jeffrey’s commitment to promoting your show helps you reach new listeners. He’s passionate about helping others grow.Website: https://www.whitneynicely.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whitneynicelyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/whitneynicely/
Jeffrey Shaw has been a leading portrait photographer for the last 30 years. In this episode he shares the story that set him up for success in business. It all comes back to speaking the secret language of your customers. Jeffrey also gives us some insights into how you can take the uncommon and make it into a thriving business. We also discuss why many of the 'traditional' views of business and marketing need to be changed. It all starts with taking your area of authority and turning it into the new niche. Other topics covered in this episode include: moving past audience into community, the importance of gratitude, the validation paradox, building businesses with a soul, and understanding your ideal customer's perspective.Having a keen eye isn’t just for what one sees, but also for what one senses. Jeffrey Shaw, the LINGO guy, has been the go-to portrait photographer for an exclusive clientele for 30+ years. His portraits have appeared on The Oprah Show, CBS News, in “O” Magazine, People Magazine and New York Family Magazine. Jeffrey is also the host of the popular business podcast Creative Warriors and a featured speaker on The Moth.Now Jeffrey uses his honed intuition to see and sense to help businesses stand out, attract their ideal customers, and create brand loyalty that supersedes price. His book, LINGO: Discover Your Ideal Customer’s Secret Language and Make Your Business Irresistible helps business owners and entrepreneurs understand their ideal customers on a deeper level, increasing engagement and profits.With a social media audience of more than 100,000, Jeffrey’s commitment to promoting your show helps you reach new listeners. He’s passionate about helping others grow.Website: http://www.jeffreyshaw.com/jumbleLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffreyshaw1/Twitter: https://twitter.com/jeffreyshaw1Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JeffreyShawPhoto
Dr. Rachna Patel shares in this episode how Alternative Medicine is going against the world of traditional Medicine. Her speciality is Medical Marijuana. She shares about the difference between medical marijuana versus consumer marijuana. She also shares about the responsibility around medical marijuana. The industry has also been held back from fully researching marijuana and gathering good data around this type of medicine. This lack of research has held back the potential of the medical value it offers. We also discuss the Opioid and Prescription epidemics hitting the US.Dr. Rachna Patel has been practicing in the area of Medical Marijuana since 2012. She step-by-step walks patients through how to safely use medical marijuana for their specific medical condition. Her background is in Emergency Medicine. She completed her medical studies at Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine and her undergraduate studies at Northwestern University.Website: http://www.DrRachnaPatel.comLinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/DrRachnaPatelTwitter: http://twitter.com/DrRachnaPatelFacebook: http://facebook.com/DoctorRachnaPatel/
Bud Torcom shares the importance of social media and digital marketing for small businesses and entrepreneurs. He gives valuable insights, tips and tricks you can use to learn how to maximize your online exposure. This starts with targeting the right audience with the right message and then using the tools available to craft a strategy to reach your goals. Beyond marketing, Bud has a passion for creating culture in the work place. A culture that enables people to reach their full potential without anxiety or being overworked. He also believes it's important to make the work place a fun place filled with adventure.
Bud Torcom is the CEO and co-founder of Mazama Media, a digital marketing agency that offers high-quality social and digital media solutions for businesses. Mazama Media focuses on the individual needs and personalities of clients to create unique and engaging social media content, and the company is part of the prestigious Facebook Small Business Council. In addition, Bud is a member of the Forbes Agency Council, which has recognized him as an industry leader among advertising and media strategy firms.
Website: https://mazamamedia.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/budtorcom/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/mazamamedia
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MazamaMedia/
On today's episode Tim Fulton shares untaught lesson and realities of small business ownership. Tim has over 30 years helping small businesses achieve their vision. In the episode we discuss many important topics for small business owners and entrepreneurs including knowing your strengths and building a great team around you, seeing your blindspots as a business owner, why you need a visionary and a business integrator, the power of coaches / mentors and pier group, why business is personal, anticipating your business needs, letting go and delegating, hiring early, and finding and retaining good talent.Tim Fulton is a nationally recognized small business consultant and advocate with more than 30 years experience in entrepreneurship. As a successful business owner, a small business counselor, and an adjunct university professor, Tim’s purpose and passion is helping others succeed.Tim’s history includes serving as the assistant director of the Small Business Development Center at Clayton State University and the Director of the Family Business Institute at Florida International University. He has worked with thousands of business start-ups and existing business entities as a catalyst for starting and growing their business enterprises.The man doesn’t rest: Tim is the author of a very popular award-winning book on small business titled Small Business Matters and the follow-up book Small Business Matters and All That Jazz. Tim also publishes his own award-winning monthly newsletter, Small Business Matters.A popular public speaker, Tim has addressed groups from the Association of Small Business Development Centers, the Cruise Line Industry Association, and the American Society for Training & Development. He has also appeared on television and radio programs as an advocate for small business and entrepreneurship.Website: http://smallbusinessmattersonline.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/tf_sbmFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/SmallBusinessMattersOnline/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timcfulton/
On today's episode we chat with Jeff McManus on how to help others find greatness. While Jeff's primary role is to oversee Landscape Services at the University of Mississippi, he knows that his larger role is to grow leaders. Topics in the episode include: landscaping, passion, leadership, culture, and failure / success.
In the episode, Jeff shares a quote from former Chancellor Robert Khayat. 'Don't do it for me, let's do it because we are doing it together.' This belief is lived out every day by Jeff and his team.
Jeff McManus grows things. As the Director of Landscape Services at the University of Mississippi, he grows plants...he grows people...he grows ideas. Jeff is a problem-solver, understanding that doing more with less is a 21st century mandate. Faced with a multi-million dollar landscaping beautification project, a demand for excellence, high productivity, and with a stagnant budget, Jeff knew that growing the people was critical to growing the plants. Understanding that all humans either have or strive for the innate elements of Greatness, Resiliency, Opportunity and Wisdom, Jeff developed his GROW-theory into an impactful management and professional development leadership program for his staff.
Taking his grounds employees, affectionately known as “weeders”, and developing them into “leaders” has been a joyous challenge that reaped acres of rewards in the form of national recognition by the Princeton Review, PGMS, Newsweek and every faculty, staff, student and visitor who has walked onto the Ole Miss Campus. Building on that momentum, Jeff has designed a professional development plan for his Weeders called Landscape University. His message rings true for any industry leader or manager looking to grow a high-performance and dedicated workforce.
Website: http://jeffmcmanusspeaking.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/jeffmcmanus
On today's episode we chat with Tom Mulliez on how he turned his love for the outdoors and adventure into thriving business. We also discuss how you can take an idea and make it into a reality. Along the way Tom has kept business fun while building a fine tuned team to build his business. He shares how hiring the right or wrong people will deeply impact the success of your business. Tom is a father, husband, entrepreneur, and the visionary behind iTREKKERS. Tom founded the company in 2014 after realizing that bringing together vetted professional captains and guides on one platform would help guarantee everyone a better experience in the outdoors.iTREKKERS is a combination of Tom’s desires to share his love of nature and to simplify the process of booking guided outdoor activities. His mission is threefold: to get people to experience the outdoors through iTREKKERS; to help people get outdoors, period, by providing useful tips and referrals; and to educate people about the outdoors and ways to be mindful.Website: https://itrekkers.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iTrekkersLLC/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itrekkers/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/itrekkers
On today's episode we chat with Glenn Livingston. Glen shares his journey of overcoming obesity and his food prison. As a psychologist Glenn researched and studied different approaches with overcoming eating disorders. He has now taken his own experiences and research to help others overcome their problems with food so that they 'Never Binge Again'.Glenn Livingston, Ph.D. is a veteran psychologist and was the long time CEO of a multi-million dollar consulting firm which has serviced several Fortune 500 clients in the food industry. You may have seen his (or his company's) previous work, theories, and research in major periodicals like The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Chicago Sun Times, The Indiana Star Ledger, The NY Daily News, American Demographics, or any of the other major media outlets you see on this page. You may also have heard him on ABC, WGN, and/or CBS radio, or UPN TV. Disillusioned by what traditional psychology had to offer overweight and/or food obsessed individuals, Dr. Livingston spent several decades researching the nature of bingeing and overeating via work with his own patients AND a self-funded research program with more than 40,000 participants. Most important, however, was his own personal journey out of obesity and food prison to a normal, healthy weight and a much more lighthearted relationship with food.Website: https://neverbingeagain.com
On today's episode we chat with Dave Cornell. Dave shares his journey of overcoming fear and finding fulfillment. His story is filled with loss, hidden passions, and discovery. Dave shares how you can find your own voice by crafting a life of courage. Ultimately your passions and gifts don't go away, you just need the courage to step into them.From playing basketball internationally, to corporate America, to the unemployment lines, Dave brings a message that no one wants to talk about, yet everyone wants to hear. He brings a fresh, bold message of hope and inspiration in the face of something we all share— FEAR—and something we all hope we have—COURAGE! He has over thirty years experience in sales, sales management, and training and development. He is certified as a DISC Behavioral Assessment Trainer and Facilitator and a Personal Development and Leadership Coach. Dave serves as the senior trainer and coach for The Trust Edge Leadership Institute led by David Horsager, author of The Trust Edge. Let Dave Cornell help you take your team to the next level!Website: http://cultivatecourage.com/
On today's episode we chat with Tommy Breedlove. Tommy has been on a journey of discovery to go beyond the typical definition of success to write his own definition. In the episode he shares his love for business, going from jail to coach, how change your mindset of one of abundance, and dealing with fear and insecurity. Ultimately he believes that as business owners we need to be intentional about blending humanity with profitability. Ultimately this will lead you to your zone of brilliance.Tommy Breedlove is the founder of Choose Goodness, a company dedicated to helping executives and entrepreneurs focus beyond the financial bottom line. By empowering leaders, Tommy bridges the gap between humanity and profitably. He transforms organizations to attract and retain the best and brightest people, create a loyal customer base and promote goodwill within their communities. Choose Goodness provides both the rational and emotional perspectives to the strategic and financial decision making process.Since beginning his career at Deloitte, Tommy has spent 20 years serving companies as a CPA and financial consultant. He still serves as Board Advisor, Chair and/or Director for multiple for-profit and civic entities.Website: http://www.choosegoodnessnow.com/Email: tommy@choosegoodnessnow.com
On today's episode we chat with Maxwell Finn. Max is a third generation entrepreneur. He shares the lessons that he has learned from his Dad and Grandfather on his own journey of entrepreneurship. We also talk about the death and rebirth of entrepreneurship in fabric of American Culture and how it is affecting the Millennial Generation. We finish the episode chatting about digital marketing and how small businesses can adapt and use it to their advantage.Maxwell Finn is CMO and co-founder of Unicorn Innovations. He has years of experience creating hugely profitable Facebook ads, spending millions of dollars for both his clients and his own companies.Max is a serial entrepreneur and has launched, grown and sold several eCommerce brands and venture backed startups.Max was able to grow his latest ecommerce brand, Startup Drugz, from 0-$100,000 in sales in less than 4 months and hit a $500k run rate in just 6 months. This was all accomplished with Facebook marketing an several automated email funnels.He's passionate about helping new entrepreneurs and small business owners achieve success.Websites: http://www.maxwellfinn.com/ | http://unicorninnovations.com/
On today's episode we chat with Erik Seversen about what he has learned through his life of adventure. He shares how he balances everything all while staying authentic to himself. Throughout the interview we discuss a wide range of topics including following opportunities, leadership, approaching adversity and the unknown, going against the expected, passion, purpose, meaning, and belonging. Erik shares amazing insights that will transform our thinking and changing our perspective on how we approach life and living to the fullest.Erik has traveled to over 80 countries around the world and 49 of the 50 states in the USA, and he’s lived in France, Japan, Thailand, French Guiana, Washington State, Virginia, Alaska, and California.Learning from different people as well as having time to think are the driving forces for Erik’s desire to travel.Erik used to frequently say, “I’m not an expert, but…” Then one day he simply realized that maybe he was an expert on certain topics. He certainly forged a life filled with extraordinary feats. He went from flunking the second grade to graduating high school with a below-average GPA to flourishing at Green River Community College to graduating near the top of his class at UCLA and attaining his Masters from the University of Virginia.Erik has ridden a mtorcycle on six continents and crossed the USA on one twice, and he’s summited of the highest mountain of eight countries and five states. He also has extensive experience teaching at the university level and working in business development, and he still pursues an adventurous lifestyle with his family.Life for Erik isn’t perfect, if a “perfect” life even exists, but starting out in an average middle-class family in an unassuming suburb of a suburb of Tacoma, Washington, Erik ended up finding an amazing path in life. This achievement wasn’t accidental, and Erik now enjoys sharing what he learned and how he applied a multi-perspective awareness and non-linear approach to reach his goals which naysayers claimed were impossible.Erik attributes the extraordinary accomplishments of his life to a well-balanced focus on his Mind, Body, and Spirit.Website: http://erikseversen.com/jumblethink/
On today's episode we chat with Jeremy Adams about his entrepreneurial journey. He has started several successful businesses and is currently partnering with a few other entrepreneurs to start a new digital marketing company called Unicorn Innovations.On the episode Jeremy shares how he started his journey into the business world at a very young age. One of his keys to success is building incredible teams of experts. Other topics discussed are finding true success, how to build a network of influencers, the importance of giving, what he learned from hospitality, and taking the risk to chasing your dreams.Being one of Influencive.com's Top 30 Entrepreneurs Under 30, Jeremy C. Adams is not timid to climb the ladder of ultimate success. Jeremy got into the food industry waiting tables and had $30,000 saved up by age 20. Armed with an impressive background in finance, sales, and hospitality. At 22 years old, Jeremy went on to become founder of Prestige Food Trucks, along with launching many other successful businesses.Within a week of quitting and moving to Orlando, he got an internship at an investment firm. Then started Prestige Food Truck and in the first year did over $1 million dollars. On track to do $10 million this year. Jeremy has done business with Kevin Harrington, a past investor from Shark Tank. Jeremy's current business is a high digital marketing firm called Unicorn Innovations.Website: unicorninnovations.com
It is very difficult and expensive for hackers to break into large corporations. It is much easier for them to attack the little guys.Over 70% of all cyber crime is directed towards small and mid-sized businesses. This means that large companies and government organizations are now very concerned about how their small business suppliers and vendors address cyber security.Adam Anderson, entrepreneur and cyber security professional partnered with Tom Gilkeson, Director of Corporate Security for Michelin North America to produce “Small Business Cyber Security, Your Customers Can Trust You... Right?” to help small business owners think through their cyber security and communicate effectively with large organizations in their language.Website: elementsecuritygroup.com/
Eric was born in Lake Forest, Illinois, but was raised in Bristol, Wisconsin. He grew up having to make extremely tough decisions, such as deciding to root for the Bears or Packers… just kidding. But cheering on the Cubs… not so much (also, now you know he's not a bandwagon fan).In all reality, growing up on the state line and playing sports in Illinois while going to school in rural Wisconsin taught him a lot at an early age about the different walks of life.Eric was always an extremely outgoing, emotional, and friendly kid — these characteristics really were the basis of learning to connect with people from different backgrounds, and encouraged me to get out of my comfort zone to create shared experiences and extend new bridges to curate new friendships.He was also a strong student, took several AP classes, but also managed to procure two underage drinking tickets at the age of 15. It’s not fun having an even earlier curfew your senior year than your freshman, but that’s what happens when you break trust.Eric went to school at UW-Madison, and graduated from the Wisconsin School of Business. Good ol’ Madison, where he tailgated too much, studied too little, but made the right amount of friends and had the perfect amount of cheese curds. This landed me a nifty, high-paying job at Epic Systems as a project manager for Radiology implementation for EMRs into large hospitals.This is the same place he lasted a mere 11 months before beginning his entrepreneurial journey, and failing very hard for the next 7 to 8 years until present day.He has co-founded (or been a partner in) three companies that have eclipsed seven figures (the fourth will happen this year), invested in two startups, built a solid personal cryptocurrency portfolio (hedge fund coming soon), and helped contribute to a 21.4M raise for a venture-backed men’s apparel company.Website: http://ericallred.com/
Mark J. Podolsky (AKA The Land Geek) is widely considered the Country’s most trusted and foremost authority on buying and selling raw, undeveloped land within the United States.He has been actively investing in Real Estate and Raw Land since 2001 and has completed over 5,000 unique transactions. Mark’s company, Frontier Equity Properties, LLC, is an A+ rated BBB real estate company.Mark has achieved this level of success largely due to his core business philosophy – “Happy Customers Guaranteed.”Mark is the host of one of the top rated podcasts in the Investing Category on iTunes aptly titled The Best Passive Income Model and The Art of Passive Income. He is also the host of the Land Geek Podcast- Work Smart. Earn More. Learn How.Website: thelandgeek.com/jumble
Nathan Hirsch is a 28 year old serial entrepreneur who is an expert in hiring remote workers and eCommerce business. He co-founded his first company out of his dorm room in 2009 drop shipping products on Amazon.com and built it to sell over $20 million worth of products over 5 years. While scaling, Nathan discovered the power of outsourcing and ended up building an remote army of freelancers. In 2015, Nathan co-founded and become the CEO of FreeeUp, an online hiring marketplace focused on connecting businesses with the top 1% of online workers in eCommerce, digital marketing, virtual assistance, and web development. The company has been growing at rapid paces (500%+ YoY) and has quickly become a top destination to hire online for over 2,500 businesses around the world. Nathan has built his personal brand to be synonymous with online hiring and entrepreneurship through over 75 guest appearances on top podcasts: Entrepreneur on Fire with John Lee Dumas, Eventual Millionaire, and handfuls more. He continues to share his knowledge on building remote teams with everyone he comes in contact with and just recently joined the faculty at CEO Space.Links:FreeeUp.comSkill Sets Rates for FreeeUpVideo testimonial on FreeeUp from Ben CummingsHow FreeeUp Works InfographicFree Up Your Business: 50 Secrets to Bootstrap Million Dollar Companies
From his home in St. Paul, MN Bob Stromberg travels continually performing his very unique blend of original story, standup and shtick. His work has left lasting impressions on Fortune 500 companies, raised multimillions for non-profits, garnered literary and theater awards and broken box office records in the US and Europe. The London Times said “ He’s a genuinely funny man”. The Chicago Sun Times called him, “... a mesmerizing physical comedian.” Most impressively, Bob has joined a very small group of elite artists who have stayed prolific and profitably busy for over forty years. How’s he done it? By “Mastering the Craft of Creativity”. In his online class, Bob shares three profound, transforming disciplines that lead to creating a rich, personal reservoir of original ideas.Website: www.bobstromberg.com/jumbleFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/StrombergCreativity/Podcast: http://bobstromberg.com/blog-4/
Hannah Payne is the founder and designer behind Luba, a high-end ready-to-wear line where every sale goes back to support women through her charity, the LOVE Foundation. In her junior year of college, Hannah secretly "studied abroad" in Florence - little did her parents know, she was taking drawing and sewing classes to further her passion into a tangible business. While doing research for a school project, Hannah was disturbed to find out that there were more animal shelters than women’s shelters in the US. She was even more shocked to learn that shelters turned down 30 women and their children everyday, due to lack of space. Hannah decided that she wanted to create a business where she can not only pursue her love for fashion, but also give back and empower women.About Luba:Luba is a ready-to-wear women’s label that offers high end, quality made garments. It is instantly recognizable through its intricate detailing, unique fabrics, and classic silhouettes creating a utopia of style for the everyday woman. Luba’s purpose is to inspire women to be whimsical, thoughtful, strong, and of course feminine. Luba is is constructed with care in the heart of New York City’s Garment District and gives back to women through the Love Foundation.Website: http://shopluba.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shopluba/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shopluba/Twitter: https://twitter.com/shopluba
Today we celebrate Columbus day. Columbus day and Columbus himself have become increasingly controversial over the last few years. Weather you love or loath Columbus, there are important lessons we can learn from him. In today's episode I share on the importance of Pilgrimages and Purposeful Journeys. I also leave you with 10 reasons why Pilgrimages might be the perfect thing to spark your next big idea or chase that long lost dream.10 Tips to a Perfect Pilgrimage Be OpenBe BraveInteractGo somewhere newRenew, refresh, and energizeMove past routineEncounter something spiritual through places, people, and situationsStep out in FaithChange your lifeServe Others
Christos Shepherd is the Co-Founder of Campfire and an Ex-Airline Boss. Fresh out of undergrad, Christos started - and later sold - Air Thalassa, a Greek airline. He went on to help governments and entrepreneurs in Africa to start airlines of their own. During a stint at JetBlue, he launched award-winning products like Mint - America's first-ever lie-flat experience.Born in Jamaica but given a Greek name, raised in London but now living in New York, married to a Nigerian and learning Chinese (very slowly), Christos' story spans the world. He fronted his own TV show in China, wrote for The Economist, and last yer got an MBA from Stanford. These days, Christos is co-founder of Campfire, a revolutionary audio app that pays users to ask great questions to their favorite experts, celebrities, and podcasters. Besides eliciting and sharing intimate audio stories, users can donate their earnings to their favorite charities. On Campfire, social media does social good. You (and your favorite charities) get paid to answer listeners' questions and Campfire's Silicon Vally technology eliminates trolls and repetitive questions. Engaging with your audience has become a breeze. Website: campfire.fm
Michael Gebben spent 7 years building a video company that was the envy of everyone in his field, GebbsTV. One day he woke up to the realization that he’d built a cage of his own making and given up so much of his life in the name of something that didn’t really mean a whole lot. So he hit reset, and over the last three years, rebuilt his life and his career around what matters and even launched a new inspirational YouTube Channel. He has profoundly changed is metrics for success.Michael’s current company, Jumpstarters, helps creative entrepreneurs to get over the same hurdles that he was able to conquer, allowing him to work with individuals such as Tim Ferris, Tony Robbins, and Richard Branson. Michael is a big believer in Massive Imperfect Action rather than getting stuck in the minutia and never moving forward.Topics in this episode: Finding Identity, Entrepreneurship, Finding and Focusing on what Matters, Building a business built on relationships, The power of being a specialist, Finding your sweet spot, Defining Success, Not being like everyone else, Overcome fear with Clarity, and so much more.MIA: http://takemia.com/Jumpstarters: http://jumpstarters.net/Michael Gebben: http://michaelgebben.com/
EDDIE YOON is the founder of EDDIEWOULDGROW, a think tank and advisory firm on growth strategy. Prior to that he was a partner at The Cambridge Group where he worked for 18 years, a strategy consulting firm founded in 1975 that specializes in helping CEOs and senior leadership teams within Fortune 1000 corporations drive growth by understanding how to unlock new sources of consumer demand. In the last 5 years, he has helped double numerous businesses including cable media company, food brand, beverage company, pet food brand, consumer robotics, standby generators-from several hundred million to close to a billion dollars.Eddie is the author of the acclaimed book, Superconsumers: A Simple, Speedy and Sustainable Path to Superior Growth (Harvard Business School Press, 2016). He is also the author of over 40 articles, including Make Your Best Customers Even Better (Harvard Business Review magazine, March 2014) and Why It Pays to Be a Category Creator (Harvard Business Review magazine, March 2013). Eddie has been a keynote speaker in the U.S., Africa, Australia, Denmark, the UK and Japan.Website: http://eddiewouldgrow.net/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eddie-yoon-a823532/Twitter: https://twitter.com/eddiewouldgrow
What does it take to make instruments like tubas, trumpets, french horns, euphoniums, and saxophones? Jonathan Hodgetts set out to innovation in the world of brass instruments all while making the cost more assessable to musicians. In his quest he has re-birthed old instruments and created new models. Wessex Tubas was established by experienced British tuba player, Jonathan Hodgetts, in 2010, with the aim of bringing the pleasure of brass music making to the masses.Discovering untapped potential in the affordability and efficiency of Chinese manufacturing, Jonathan began commissioning his own tubas for creation abroad.Starting small and with big ideas, after only a year, Wessex Tubas had grown enough for Jonathan to dedicate all of his time to the business and, in 2012, a distribution centre was opened in the USA; responding to increasing demand in the States.Initially using standard designs, Wessex Tubas soon started branching out; customising and designing their own instruments, whilst using professional artistes expertise to refine the sound quality of each new product.Thanks to Jonathan’s unwavering vision and passion for his craft, Wessex Tubas is now a leading brand in brass instrument design and manufacture; creating truly unique, audibly and visually stunning designs, alongside the classic instruments we all know and love, whilst remaining unafraid to resurrect rare and long-lost brass instruments that were once popular.Wessex Tubas was created by musicians for musicians, of all ages and abilities.Website: https://www.wessex-tubas.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/WessexTubas/
Have you ever had the dream to purchase or build your perfect car? Richard Schickman started The RSR Project and is living that dream.Richard's passion for classic cars started early in his life. In his teens he spent his days working on restoring all types of cars. Along the way he birthed a new passion for classic Porsche cars, specifically the coveted Porsche 911 RSR racing cars. Since his youth he has built a successful career in the real estate world. Along the way he decided to return to his earlier passion and build his dream Porsche RSR. As word got out about the amazing car he was building he was approached by a potential buyer. This led to others wanting one of these unique tribute cars. He kept questioning the possibility of making this into a business. He has now built several of the tribute cars and has orders for many more. His dream of building something special is becoming a reality. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rsrproject/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rsrproject/Petrolicious Article: https://petrolicious.com/articles/if-you-build-a-porsche-rsr-tribute-car-they-will-come
Most of us never take the time to face our fears. Leonard Kim thinks we should start with our fears and use those to drive us to greatness. Ultimately fear should drive us. In part one of our episode we discuss Facing and using your fears to direct you, overcoming failure, Personal branding, Overcoming startup failure, Ice cream, Becoming the expert and thought leader, Why Shortcuts are killing you, Defining Success, and so much more.Leonard Kim’s TEDx Talk, Why You Should Let Your Fears Guide You, has been internationally recognized as one of the best TED Talks by Forbes and Inc. Magazine.Leonard is recognized by Forbes as a Top Marketing Influencer, Inc. Magazine as a Top Digital Marketer and Top Youth Marketer and by Entrepreneur as a Top Personal Branding Expert. Adweek recognized him as one of their Socially Strong Entrepreneurs Every VC Should Be Following. He went from being almost homeless to becoming a personal branding expert whose content has been read over 10 million times. He has amassed a social media following of well over 500,000 people. He’s been featured in a huge list of publications, including Mashable, Inc, Entrepreneur, Forbes, Fortune and more.Leonard is managing partner of InfluenceTree. At InfluenceTree, Leonard and his team teach you how to build your brand, get featured in publications and growth hack your social media following.Website: http://leonardkim.com/Influence Tree: https://influencetree.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/mrleonardkimInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/mrleonardkim/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LeonardKim/
Creating ideas and finding your dream can feel impossible to reach. Andy Beckerman shares his journey into finding his true identity and chasing his dreams, something that he didn't think could ever happen. In part one of our episode with Andy we discuss comedy, finding your identity, discovery your dreams, getting honest with yourself, dealing with the unexpected, the process of ideas and creativity, getting past your safety net, and so much more.Andy Beckerman has been writing and performing comedy in New York City since 2009. He recently co-created and executive produced a comedic pilot about race called INSIDE CAUCASIA for truTV and is currently serving as a consultant on Jessica Williams’ Comedy Central pilot. Previously, he has written for shows like THE PETE HOLMES SHOW (TBS) and CEDRIC'S BARBER BATTLE (The CW).Andy also produces and hosts the popular interview podcast BEGINNINGS about the creative origins of writers and performers. From 2011 to 2013, Beginnings was also taped monthly at UCB East, and can now be found there intermittently. In addition to Beginnings, Andy also hosts the gameshow podcast SNAP IMPRESSION, where contestants are challenged to do off-the-cuff impressions of celebrities, fictional characters and historical personages, and the monthly live show Couples Therapy, with his almost-wife and Broad City writer Naomi Ekperigin. His first indie pilot GRUMPKIN HOLLOW was a finalist in the 2012 New York Television Festival/Comedy Central Short Pilot Competition.Previously, Andy worked with his friend Mark as a duo named Wrestling Team. They produced a number of stages shows, including the musicals ROCKEFELLER CENTAUR and THE CREEP TWINS - both of which were featured at the Boston Comedy Arts Festival - and videos, including the Channel 101 series CENTS AND CENTS' ABILITIES, as well as three episodes of their independent eponymous sketch show. The final episode entitled CHARCOAL, BONEMEAL, BERGMAN will be released in 2017.Website: http://andybeckerman.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/AndyBeckermanInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/andybeckerman/ Podcasts: http://beginningspod.com/ | http://snapimpression.com/
Purpose and Passion are somethings that some spend their entire life trying to find. Leland Jones shares his experience on how you can stop waisting your time and start living your life of destiny. Ultimately this can lead you to changing the world around you because a human with purpose is unstoppable. 18 year old Author Leland Jones is a motivational speaker, entrepreneur, philanthropist, leadership instructor, owner of Multi-Motivation, and the CEO and Founder of T-Quotes, LLC. Jones founded his company, T-Quotes, LLC in 2016 with his trusted team of four friends that make up the executives of the company. In line with the founders’ philosophy of philanthropy, T-Quotes, LLC donates ten percent of all proceeds to various non-profit organizations and is an official corporate sponsor of the largest student run philanthropy in the United States, THON, based in Pennsylvania. Jones has experienced the entirety of his young life as part of a military family residing in nine different states and most recently in Singapore. He has traveled extensively throughout the Pacific Region, Southeast Asia and North America sharing his messages of motivation at leadership conferences, schools, and with other organizations. Jones is very proud to be a second generation Eagle Scout and has plans to start a scholarship for Eagle Scouts that are pursuing entrepreneurship.Links T-Quotes Multi-Motivation FaceBook Twitter Instagram
On today's episode we discuss Christianity and diversity with Dr. Eric Bryant. Often we focus on our differences and find ourselves divided. We've settled for tolerance instead of true embrace. Eric's book, Not Like Me: Learning to Love, Serve, and Influence Our Divided World, is celebrating it's 10th anniversary with a rerelease and update for the challenging times we are facing today.Dr. Eric Michael Bryant serves with Gateway Church in Austin as Lead Pastor for Gateway South and as part of the teaching team along with Senior Pastor John Burke. Known for their mottos: “no perfect people allowed” and “come as you are, but don’t stay that way.”From 1998-2010, Eric served as part of the leadership team with Erwin McManus at Mosaic in Los Angeles, a church known for its creativity and diversity. The four years prior to that he helped plant a church in Seattle, WA.Eric teaches a masters level Post-Christian Ministry Certificate and leads a cohort for a Doctorate of Ministry in Missional Effectiveness through Bethel Seminary where he earned his Doctorate of Ministry in Entrepreneurial Leadership. Trained in Gallup’s StrengthsFinder, the Myers Briggs Temperament Indicator, and the Enneagram, Eric coaches leaders in the ministry, non-profit, and business sectors.The Eric Bryant Foundation exists to help churches, non-profit organizations, and businesses find their calling, catalyze community, and create change agents through training events, workshops, books, and www.ericbryant.org.Eric’s book, Not Like Me: A Field Guide for Influencing a Diverse World, helps Christ-followers overcome the negative Christian stereotype by embracing the people Christians “love to hate.” His newest project is A Fruitful Life: Becoming Who You Were Created to Be.He is also one of the co-authors of The Uprising Experience, a workbook developed based on Erwin McManus’ book Uprising: A Revolution of the Soul.Eric lives with his wife, Deborah, his son Caleb and his daughter Trevi near downtown in Austin, TX.LinksBook: Not Like Me: Learning to Love, Serve, and Influence Our Divided WorldGateway Church in Austinwww.notlikeme.orgFaceBookTwitterInstagram
Do you ever wonder how you can become a dreamer or chase your big idea? It can feel overwhelming to know how to get started or take the next step. Today I share 10 tips on how you can become a dreamer. Get alone and ask difficult questions.Write it down.Talk to friends and family about your dream.Find a mentor or coach.Try micro experiments.Talk to others in your dream field / industry.Push through failure and discouragement.Think and dream bigger.Adjust and enjoy the unexpected.Celebrate your victoriesBonus Tip: Dream in community - you need others.
Divya Parekh brings over 25 years of rich and varied experiences to her roles as a coach and a speaker. Her professional career includes positions as a university associate professor, scientist, biotechnology professional, and as a global business relationship and leadership coach. She merges her biopharmaceutical career with my extensive experience as a coach, author, consultant, and speaker. Her passion for coaching and the sincere desire to make a positive impact on people led her to develop effective evidence-based leadership and partnership programs.Due to her coaching and consulting work, she has become a veteran scientific and leadership presenter at bio-pharmaceutical and business conferences. She is blessed with an ability to connect with audiences across all industries and is very gratified with the reviews her appearances receive.Among her professional recognitions are having Women of Distinction Magazine, a magazine division of the National Association of Distinguished Professionals, featured her in one of their issues. Worldwide Branding recognized her as VIP of the Year in 2013 for showing dedication, leadership, and excellence in leadership coaching. NAPW acknowledged her as a VIP Woman of the Year in 2014 for outstanding leadership and commitment in coaching. Additionally, Continental Who’s Who named her as a Pinnacle Professional in the field of coaching and consulting in 2015.As for the press, she has been covered by BBC.com, CBS News, Haeretz.com, IGN, Daily Mirror, Daily News NY, Reuters, Slate.com, The Independent, TooFab, and USA Today.DAV University and the California State University of Fullerton awarded her post-graduate certificate in biochemistry. The International Coach Academy (ICA) certified her as a coaching and learning leader. She is also certified as a Certified Professional Coach by ICA and Professional Certified Coach by the International Coach Federation.As a writer, she co-authored the international best-selling book, The Voyage to Your Vision. She has also written on topics of Stress Management, Mindfulness Mastery, Critical Thinking, Candid Critique, Appreciative Inquiry, Leadership and Influence, and Emotional Intelligence.Topics covered in this episode: Writing books, Curiosity, Building a career horizontally, Generosity, The significance of purpose, Living to your full potential, Living a large life, Zone of Genius, Balance in life, and so much more.Website: https://www.divyaparekh.com/ Special Offer: http://success.divyaparekh.com/the-entrepreneurs-garden/
PJ Jonas is a business owner, goat-wrangler, entrepreneur, and mother. After getting goats to provide healthy milk for her eight children, she decided to put some excess milk into a batch of handmade soap. That decision was the beginning of Goat Milk Stuff, a growing goat milk products business that has been featured on The Today Show, The Doctors, The Huckabee Show, and in “O”, the Oprah Magazine.What started with an initial small batch of soap has expanded into a host of goat milk items such as goat milk soaps, cheeses, candies, fudge, gelato and more. It’s a team effort to keep the farm running, make and ship all the products, and welcome visitors to the farm. PJ’s husband, eight children (aged 9 to 19), and six full-time employees, all work hard to promote the goodness of goat milk.With over nineteen years of homeschooling children under her belt, as well as eight years of running a business, PJ enjoys talking to mothers and entrepreneurs across the world about living the best life they can live. She puts her systems engineering degree from the University of Virginia to good use every day, maximizing efficiencies in the processes of her business, farm, and household.Managing change in a dynamic work environment and constantly re-evaluating what is working and what isn’t are some of PJ’s strengths. A general hatred of clutter, and all other time and energy thieves, helps PJ decide what needs to go; but not everything is subject to change. PJ’s faith in Jesus along with a strong work ethic are non-negotiables that support some of her favorite maxims like the Pareto Principle, the Golden Rule, and the Youngest-Person Rule. These all work together, not so much in a work-life balance that so many seem to be seeking, but rather in a work-family-school-faith integration that all happens simultaneously and continuously.Topics covered in this episode: Innovation, Living a life of adventure, Importance of Faith, Thought Out Risk Taking, Building an accidental million dollar business, Creating products that are good for you, Hard work and good timing, Setting yourself apart with quality, Going agains the big guy, Innovation, Family, Faith, Healthy systems, Homeschooling, Learning, and so much more.Website: http://goatmilkstuff.com/JumbleSoap.htmlTwitter: https://twitter.com/goatmilkstuffFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/goatmilkstuffInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/goatmilkstuff/
Laura Meoli is a digital media content creator with 10 years experience. Her achievements include a NY Emmy Award, seven Telly Awards and multiple festival wins for her video projects, "Give a Little", "Women of Action", "Perspective", and the "Granville T. Woods Documentary". As founder of LoudaVision Productions, she helps her clients promote their business, product or service so they can build an online presence and reach a larger audience. LoudaVision Productions creates digital media including logos, graphics, video, audio and social media content. Her goal as a business owner is to deliver high-end results with a personal touch. She also hosts the LoudaVision Podcast to help creative people turn their passion into a career. An educator at heart, Laura currently leads film production & podcasting classes for all ages, and conducts 1-on-1 private tutoring. She also has a quick online course available teaching you how to create your own budget-friendly podcast.Topics covered in this episode: Creativity, Finding passion, Asking difficult questions, The importance of impact, Living a life with multiple interests, Taking risks, Staying on track, Gratitude, Defining Success, and so much more.Website: http://www.laurameoli.com/Podcast: http://www.laurameoli.com/podcast.htmlFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/LoudaVision/
On today's episode we chat with Dr. Anthony Metivier is the founder of the Magnetic Memory Method, a systematic, 21st Century approach to memorizing foreign language vocabulary, dreams, names, music, poetry and much more in ways that are easy, elegant, effective and fun.Metivier writes books and creates training for a variety of people who need help with a number of different memory needs. What separates him from other authors on memory skills and development is that he doesn’t focus on long strings of digits or training for memory championships. He offers simple techniques for memorizing the information that will change your daily life: foreign language vocabulary, names and faces, material for tests and exams. There’s no hype in his training, just techniques that work.From hobbyists looking to memorize facts, poems or more to anyone wanting to master another language, Anthony loves to see memory techniques take root and flourish.Topics covered in this episode: Health and Memory, Mind / Memory Palaces, Forgetfulness vs Memory Loss, Digital Amnesia, Learning Techniques for Memory, and so much more.Website: https://www.magneticmemorymethod.com/jumblePodcast: iTunesTwitter: https://twitter.com/AnthonyMetivier
Christie Lindor a 15+year management consultant and blogger focused on people and organizational transformation. Recently she publishing her first book, The MECE Muse: 100+ selected practices, unwritten rules, and habits of great consultants. She hosts a pop-up podcast show in preparation for her book launch called The MECE Muse Unplugged. Through sheer hard work as a first generation college graduate & first generation American, she has reinvented her brand several times while working for some of the top consulting firms in the world amongst many other accomplishments. Topics covered in this episode: Finding the right mentors, Choosing to be successful, Becoming a mentor, The Mece Principle, Creating a new mindset, Having difficult discussions, The importance of Empathy, and so much more.Website: http://christielindor.com/Twitter: http://twitter.com/musemece LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christiejb/Podcast: iTunes
Have you ever wondered if there is an easier way to do something? That was the birthplace of Acuity Scheduling. Gavin Zuchlinski was searching for a way to help his mom become more efficient with scheduling appointments for her customers. He didn't find the solution, so he built it. In 2006 Acuity Scheduling was born. Along the way they have become the industry leader for business scheduling. As the company grew, Gavin knew he had to leave the safety of his Cybersecurity job (a job he loved) for the unknown of growing Acuity Scheduling. They have now served over 50,000 businesses with making their scheduling needs efficient proving that it was worth the risk to create something amazing.Topics covered in this episode: A love for coffee, The world of coding, The complexity of scheduling, The value of time, The complexity of building simple, The importance of customer service, Building a distributed team, Making work fun, and so much more.Website: https://acuityscheduling.com/jumblethinkFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/acuityscheduling/posts/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/acuityscheduling/
Sought after by the biggest names in business to monetize their message, mission or movement, business builder and marketing expert Dustin Mathews is THE mentor and coach to the stars. Dustin is the co-founder of Speaking Empire – the disruptive company in the leadership and education space, whose chief mission is advancing the human race by empowering leaders to communicate powerfully, unlock their fullest potential and ultimately step into their Greatness.Dustin is the author of many bestselling books and has shared the stage with athletes, business celebrities, and titans of business. His latest book (Co-Authored with Dan Kennedy) the NO B.S. Guide To Powerful Presentations: How To Sell ANYTHING With Webinars & Online Media, Speeches & Seminars (Entrepreneur Press) is set for release on June 13th.Known for creating marketplace frenzies that drive people to buy products en masse, Dustin’s companies and private clients have been featured by Forbes, Entrepreneur, Wall Street Journal, USA Today and INC Magazine.Having marketed and filled over 3,000 events AND leading 10 online product launches, Dustin has generated over $43 million dollars in sales. In his most recent research, Dustin codified a process for creating and selling products and services – Irresistible Offer Architecture® which recently received recognition by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. His current innovation, Brand Response®, leverages the fusion of branding, PR and direct response AND is already generating success stories out entrepreneurs and business owners worldwide.Topics covered in this episode: The world of marketing, Overcoming Fear, Getting in the game, Confidence, Working with a Co-Founder, Mentoring, Expectation, and so much more.Website: http://dustinmathews.com/Speaking Empire: http://www.speakingempire.com/No B.S. Guide to Presentations: http://nobspresentations.com/
On today's episode we chat with Hamilton Perkins, founder of the Hamilton Perkins Collection. He is creating an amazing company making designer bags affordable while also addressing the problems of sustainability and social responsibility. It all started with someone who wanted to solve a problem. It has now grown to be a brand that is changing the industry.Hamilton Perkins Collection was born out of a simple necessity: the need for affordable designer bags that look good, perform well, and make a difference. Similar to many travelers in the world they had trouble finding a socially conscious bag that met their basic needs in a practical and responsible way. They researched the industry and found that most options were average quality. The majority of the bag makers maintain low prices with high levels of secrecy around how they achieve it. Other bags are excellent quality and cost way too much for the price. What is available to the modern traveler looking to find purpose in every journey? They founded Hamilton Perkins Collection to be an alternative for travelers on the go. Most brands look at philanthropy and giving as an afterthought but they see it as an essential part of running a business today. In collaboration with their workshops and suppliers, they are committed to supporting fair wages and delivering value to less developed nations by sourcing raw materials that divert plastic bottles, save water, add revenue, create jobs in parts of the world that need it the most. Who says style can't have purpose? From bottles to bags!Topics covered in this episode: Sustainability, Upcycling, Green Products, Kickstarter and Crowdfunding, How to build an audience, Design, Working with the Clinton Foundation, Philanthropy and changing the world around you, Social Responsibility in Business, and so much more.Discount Code: jumblethink at www.hamiltonperkins.comWebsite: https://hamiltonperkins.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/HAMILTONPERKINS/Twitter: https://twitter.com/HamiltonPerkinsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/hamiltonperkins/Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/add/hamiltonperkins
In today's episode we talk to Ilan & Guy Ferdman. They are life coaches, entrepreneurs, podcasters, and speakers. Ilan and Guy are the founders of Satori Prime and hosts of the Have It All Podcast. The Have It All Podcast focuses on mastery in business, health, relationships, finances, and mind. They have been featured in Art of Charm, Huffington Post, Entrepreneur Magazine, Freedom Fast Lane, Superhuman Entrepreneur, and many other places. They are life long learners, visionaries, and relentless dreamers.Topics in this episode: Personal development, Working with Family, Holistic life, Creating a movement, True motivation, Creating a vision, Reaction vs. creation, Living completely in, and so much more.Website: https://satoriprime.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SatoriPrime/Twitter: https://twitter.com/satoriprime
Bix Bickson is one of the most important mentors in many executives lives; transforming them and their teams into dynamic, innovative and high-performing organizations.Bix and Joe Bickson have worked with leaders and their teams at Starbucks, Guinness, Lululemon, Escada, Goodyear, Microsoft, Linde, and many more. Bix and Joe teach legendary leaders to consistently produce material outcomes. They have reimagined management for today’s and more important, tomorrow’s world.Future hacking is the management discipline that provides leaders with the essential tools required to push past what is in the way of creating and fulfilling the future. Bix and Joe have lead many “turn-arounds” of organizations ranging in size from 100 to over 10,000, with revenues of a few million dollars to over a billion.Guiding change to produce material outcomes is the ultimate test of a leader – no business survives over the long term if it can’t reinvent itself. Future Hacking is a practical approach to impact our everyday thinking and actions, breaking open what is possible for you and your business.Topics covered in this episode: Innovation, Creativity, Looking to the past to see the future, Future Hacking, Father & Son teams, Generational differences, Working with family, Making work fun, Seeing the unseen, A new corporate DNS, and so much more.Website: http://bickson2.com/jumbleBix's Book: http://thebixbook.com/
In a sea of countless ready-to-wear brands, MESTIZA is the forefront of authenticity and true embracement of culture. Inspired by a shared heritage, co-founders and best friends, Alessandra and Louisa, created the brand to bridge the gap between elevated statement cocktail attire and a contemporary price point.Louisa and Alessandra met in college, where they bonded over their shared roots in the Philippines – Alessandra grew up in Manila and Louisa’s mother lived in Cebu. Over time, the girls were sharing everything over their obsession with fashion. Under the creative direction of Alessandra, MESTIZA offers show-stopping styles with a nod to vintage wanderlust, from Spanish Matador brocades to Filipino Colonial silhouettes. MESTIZA has a unique charity angle where they’ve partnered with the Habi Philippine Textile Council to support female textile weavers in the Philippines. Each piece helps to sustain the Philippine cotton farming industry, create jobs for women, and keep a centuries-old artisanal craft alive.Topics covered in this episode: Fashion, Risking everything, Philanthropy, Friendship and business, Women in business, Building a brand, and so much more.Website: https://mestizanewyork.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mestizanyTwitter: https://twitter.com/mestiza_nyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/mestiza_ny/Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/mestizany/
In today's episode we chat with Mac Skinner, Co-Owner of Two-Rock Amps. We chat about how he went from working in the restaurant world to being a co-owner of a boutique guitar amp company. Two-Rock amps have been used by some of the leading guitar players around the world including John Mayer, Matt Schofield, Eric Gales, and Steve Kimock.Founded in 1999 with performance and customer service in mind, Two-Rock Amplifiers was founded by Bill Krinard and Joe Mloganoski and in just a few years’ time, it became the boutique industry leader.In November of 2016, Mac Skinner (Two-Rock operations exec) and longtime Two-Rock artist Eli Lester, teamed up to purchase the brand. Additionally, they’ve brought back the original Two-Rock co-founder and designer, Bill Krinard as the designer/engineer on the team.This group of amplifier artisans has continued to deliver fully transparent and touch sensitive tonal performance at the very highest level of the industry. It’s this hand-wired point to point excellence that has been relied upon by musicians worldwide.Topics covered in this episode: Finding your passion, Going back to the basics, Building and designing guitar amps, The future of music and guitars, The importance of service, Being hand built in America, Collaborating with artist, and so much more.Website: http://two-rock.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TwoRockAmps/Twitter: https://twitter.com/tworockampsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/tworockamplification/
As Senior Vice President for a Fortune 500 firm Kelly has consistently grown teams and divisions by between 50–300% in profit year after year. With 7 promotions in 8 years, Kelly is an expert in creating record breaking growth in productivity and profitability. Kelly has an uncanny ability to help businesses work smarter, not harder and design an unstoppable results machine that virtually eliminates the competition. By teaching leaders how to incorporate empowered decision-making and intention-based management,Kelly’s clients are equipped to thrive in any economy. Kelly helps teams and organizations eliminate weeks, months, and even years from their timeline for success. Kelly is a thought leader when it comes to the link between exercise, empowerment, and exponential business growth. As a former Philadelphia Eagles Cheerleader, Kelly brings a dynamic, engaging and motivating style to all of her transformational programs.Topics covered in this episode: Finding Real Freedom, Business & Family Balance, Defining Success, Overcoming Obstacles, Rapid Business Growth, and so much more.Website: http://kellyroachcoaching.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kellyovertonroachFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/kellyroachinternationalTwitter: https://twitter.com/kellyroachintYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwyAccvx2_JxM4lRBG4VeoQ
Mary Sue Connolly has worked for CNN, CBS, and VideoFashion. She has also directed, edited, and produced several projects including The Great Gathering, Glenafooka: Glen of the Ghost, and her new project The Petersburg Film. Petersburg is a small community in Appalachia that has been devastated by the Opioid Epidemic that is sweeping the United States.This documentary feature follows the perspectives of various members of the community, with a focus on a former drug dealer named Bre (who also serves as producer on this project).Having grown up in a home torn apart by drugs and forced to survive by any means necessary, her story offers one of hope.She transformed her life after serving five years in federal prison, much of it in solitary confinement. Bre weaves the narrative as she tours the decimated region, blending her personal story of addiction and destitution with that of the rest of the town’s victims.Petersburg focuses further on giant pharmaceutical companies and their responsibility for the over-distribution of legal addictive opioids and the consequences that have led to the escalation of both a legal and illegal drug epidemic.At the epicenter of this American tragedy the question becomes; who are the true drug dealers?Topics covered in this episode: Addiction, Making a difference, Storytelling, the Opioid and Heroin Epidemic, Taking Action, and so much more.Website: https://www.petersburgfilm.com/Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/326398424/petersburgLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marysueconnolly/
Michael Tanzillo is an artist and designer based in New York. Michael holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from The Ohio State University and Master of Fine Arts degree from The Savannah College of Art and Design. Since 2004, Michael has worked professionally in a number of disciplines including painting, photography, web design, product design, branding, and 3D imaging. Michael has also worked as a Senior Artist at Blue Sky Animation studios lending his artistic talents to multiple Ice Age films, the Rio series, The Peanuts Movie, Epic, and the upcoming Ferdinand film. Along with his artistic work, Michael is a published author and educator.In 2015, Michael expanded into the world of interior design and space management. He fell in love with the process and immediately began renovating his own apartment to fit his life. Since then, he has used his gained knowledge to help others achieve the homes and work spaces they have always desired.Although Michael enlists the super powers of many talented artists and writers, he is the driving force behind Space Optimized and the one you will most likely be working with.Topics covered in this episode: Design, Minimalism, Tiny House Movement, Collaboration in Creativity, Curiosity, Purpose & Passion, and so much more.Website: https://spaceoptimized.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceoptimizedInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceoptimized/Twitter: https://twitter.com/SpaceOptimized
From weekend market stalls to taking on multinational beauty heavy weights, Jellaine Dee's climb to the top has been both rapid and unconventional. The 32-year old Gold Coast local began her career in the advertising industry, but fairly quickly discovered she had the entrepreneurial bug.Jellaine is the founder and Creative Director of Cherry Blooms. Cherry Blooms’ goal is to be in the hearts and makeup bags of every woman in the world. When Jellaine stumbled upon a Fiber Lash product while browsing at a Korean beauty store, she instinctively knew she’d found inspiration for a flagship product – a product that she became obsessed with fine-tuning and bringing to the west. She tweaked the formulation to add high quality beeswax and hyper allergenic plant-based fibers and began manufacturing the Brush On Fiber Lash Kit under her Cherry Blooms’ brand.Jellaine is again turning her focus on changing the world of beauty by creating products that give back and make a difference in the world.Topics covered in this episode: Being more than just a pretty brand, Creating products that make a difference, Listening to your gut, Multiplying what works, Removing the separation between you and the customer, Finding what resonates with you, Finding Fulfillment in what you do, and so much more.Website: https://www.cherryblooms.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cherrybloomsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/cherrybloomsau/Twitter: https://twitter.com/cherrybloomsau
Steve Cesari is a consultant, author, speaker, and coach. He has either started or owned over 15 companies. He is sought after for his experience and has worked with companies like GoPro, Juiceman, Sonicare, George Forman Grills, OxiClean, Rug Doctor, Chic-Fil-A, Atlanta Falcons & Hawks, AutoTrader, Toronto Bluejays, Seattle Mariners & Seahawks, and many other high profile companies.Recently Steve wrote a book titled 'Clarity: How to get it, How to keep it, How to use it to balance your life.' Steve is also a highly respected speaker traveling globally to share his message of Clarity! Topics covered in this episode: A mistake is only a mistake if you don't learn from it, Working with family, Building world class brands and businesses, Being a continual learner, The importance of passion, Clarity, Goal-setting, and so much more.Website: http://www.stevecesari.com/cesari/Cesari Ignite: http://cesariignite.com/Cesari Ignite: FacebookLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevencesariclarity/Twitter: https://twitter.com/coachclarity
Tim Rhode is the founder of 1Life Fully Lived. The goal of 1Life Fully Lived is to help people find freedom in their lives by helping them build the life of their dreams. Tim has a passion for seeing people live a life of purpose and adventure. Tim started his journey as a bagger at a grocery store. He realized that this wasn't the dream that he wanted for himself or his family. This started his journey of becoming a successful Realtor and business owner in Northern California. Since then his passion has grown to help others find the same freedom he did throughout his career. When not working, Tim is loves spending times in the great outdoors. Topics covered in this episode: Choosing your own path, Living a life of authenticity and passion, Child like wonder and curiosity, Failing forward, Creating a roadmap for your life, and so much more.Website: http://www.1lifefullylived.org/Twitter: https://twitter.com/1LifeFullyLivedFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1lifefullylived/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1lifefullylived_org/
Cardiff D. Hall has a passion for life and helps individuals transform their self being so they reach and sustain achievement. Cardiff’s book Tide Turners- The Practical Guide To Help You Feel In Control, Experience More Joy and Sustain Achievement In Life earned a # 1 new release on Amazon in January 2017. He is an individual who radiates positivity and coach’s individuals by helping them turn the tide in their life to achieve. He also provides weekly inspiration and practical advice in his Tide Turners newsletter. Topics covered in this episode: Purpose, A place of Wonder, Identity, Doubt / Fear / and Faith, A life fulfilled, Entrepreneurship, Kids in Entrepreneurship, Media, Education, , and so much moreWebsite: http://www.cardiffdhall.com/jumbleFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/cardiffdhallTwitter: https://twitter.com/CardiffDHallYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/CardiffDHallInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/cardiffdhall/.
Stephen Petith is an Internationalization Architect, working to create Internationalized Businesses and Lifestyles for his clients. In the past he was the campaign manager for a Parliamentary representative’s elections in Australia. He is a world traveler and global citizen.As an Internationalization Architect, Stephen helps businesses move beyond the local, regional, or national boundaries and shows businesses how they can grown their business by pushing past borders.Topics covered in this episode: Globalization, Family businesses, Working in politics, Entrepreneurial Investments and investing into people's dreams, Travel, Being a global citizen, The economy, Globalization vs Corporation, The role of eduction in the world, The Sovereign Capitalist Movement, The importance of collaboration, The evolution of Co-Working, and so much more.Website: sjpetith.comLinkedIn: sjpetithTwitter: @sjpetithFacebook: stephenpetith
Raj Daniels is the CEO and VP of Enthusiasm for OpenTime. He is also an active blogger and business consultant. He has a passion for seeing people reconnected to Face to Face interaction instead of being lost in Social Media. His passion for mentoring has impacted people in all age brackets. OpenTime is an app that helps individuals connect Face to Face. They create a more meaningful human experience by helping people spend more time with other people in person. Unlike technology such as social media and virtual reality, our software connects people in a way technology cannot ever replace; face-to-face.Topics covered in this episode: Entrepreneurship and family balance, Mentoring, the Imposter Syndrome, A culture lost in social media, the millennial generation, and so much more.Millennials are a the product of the generations that proceeded them. - Raj Daniels.Website: http://www.rajdaniels.com/OpenTime: https://opentimeapp.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/raj_daniels
Matthew Schutte is the Co-Founder of Collaborative Advantage and a member of The Meta Currency Project. The Meta Currency Project is focused on rethinking the foundation of the internet and how it is approached. Matthew is also a political philosopher, privacy advocate, and most importantly a dedicated surfer.In part two of this episode Matthew shares how The Meta Currency Project is reshaping the internet, his company Collaborative Advantage, and he answers our rapid fire questions. Topics covered in this episode: Measuring what matters, Creating the soil for growth, Ideas grow better with people, Educated but deprived of wisdom, All you need to have community is communication, and so much more.The biggest bang for buck that you can get in terms of innovation is an improvement on your ability to collaborate. - Matthew SchutteMeta Currency Project: http://metacurrency.org/Website: http://matthewschutte.com/Collaborative Advantage: http://caplay.org/ or http://calabs.org/
Matthew Schutte is the Co-Founder of Collaborative Advantage and a member of The Meta Currency Project. The Meta Currency Project is focused on rethinking the foundation of the internet and how it is approached. Matthew is also a political philosopher, privacy advocate, and most importantly a dedicated surfer.In part one of this episode Matthew shares how The Meta Currency Project is reshaping the internet along with addressing the issues of community, privacy, and the economy. Their tools are truly open-sourcing the next economy.Topics covered in this episode: Seeing what's possible, Structures for technology, Generation and Curation, Diversity, The evolution of community, How nature impacts technology, and how communication is the key to thriving.We are fragile because of the fear of failure. - Matthew SchutteMeta Currency Project: http://metacurrency.org/Website: http://matthewschutte.com/Collaborative Advantage: http://caplay.org/ or http://calabs.org/
Kamila Gornia is the "Blow Up, Scale Up" Marketing Strategist who helps entrepreneurs blow up and scale up their businesses to become true leaders online. By teaching her clients and community how to leverage their own natural personalities into strategic marketing campaigns that are both profitable AND fun, Kamila is proving over and over again that if you can dream it, you CAN really achieve it!In this episode Kamila shares her insight into the the world of digital marketing. Her Pyramid of Connection is a powerful tool any influencer or business can use to better impact their audience. We also discuss the power of having a personal manifesto and staying true to your values. This episode has something for every stage of chasing your dream or big idea. Topics covered in this episode: Digital Marketing, Influence, Thought Leadership, Overcoming Fear, Community, Masterminds, and so much more.Website: http://www.kamilagornia.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kgornia/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kgornia/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kamilagornia/Twitter: https://twitter.com/kamilagornia
Calvin Correli is the Founder and CEO of a multi-million dollar software company called Simplero. Calvin is passionate about living life in abundance and with purpose. His life is filled with adventure and seeing the fullness of the moment. He is also a musician, artist, and influencer of entrepreneurs. Topics covered in this episode: True Abundance, Living a Fearless Life, Systems that simplify life, Holistic living, The importance of purpose, and so much more.Website: https://simplero.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/truecalvinFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/calvintrutInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/calvincorreli/
Awilda Rivera didn't always plan to be doing what she is doing today. Her journey started by pursing attending Law School and getting her law degree. In her late 20s she had experienced a reawakening that opened her eyes to the startling reality that people all around her (herself included) were yearning for something more. This was a truth that resonated with her so deeply that she could not turn away from it. Today she has created three unique offerings for her clients including Success Coaching, Yoga Instructions, and Spiritual Advisement. She is feeling more fulfilled and living in her purpose than ever before.Topics covered in this episode: Success coaching, Personal Development, Sustainable Financial Growth, Business & Personal Balance, Accountability, Mentoring, and so much more.She is offering a 10% discount for our listeners. Simply mention jumbleThink when you meet with Awilda for your consultation!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ms.awildarivera/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AwildaRiveraCoachYogiSpiritualAdvisor/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/awilda-n-rivera-95b666116/Website: http://www.awildarivera.com/
Natalie Franke saw the need for community for creatives. She Co-founded Rising Tide Society to fill that need. Rising Tide Society focuses on building community locally and transforming not only the creative industry, but also the world. In May of 2015, the Rising Tide Society hosted its first set of TuesdaysTogether gatherings in twelve cities across the nation. Today there are hundreds of locations that meet globally. Natalie is also a professional photographer and the Head of Community for Honeybook.Topics covered in this episode: Community, Service, Business Tools, Philanthropy, The new creative economy, Women in business, Changing the culture of business, creativity, and so much more. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nataliefranke/Twitter: https://twitter.com/nataliefrankeFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/NatalieFrankeCreative/Website: www.nataliefranke.com
Mirza Tihic left war torn Bosnia as a refugee to find a better life. Since then he as chased his dreams and become a well respected Entrepreneur and specialist in the world of Entrepreneurship. He is the CEO of Bey Designs, Co-Founder of North Side Learning Center, a consultant, and adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship at Syracuse University. In 2015 he won the Whitman School of Business Management's Dedication to Entrepreneurship Award.Bey Designs are handcrafted gifts using all natural, recycled and reclaimed materials. Their cubes feature the unique skylines of New York City, Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, Detroit, and Denver. These unique gifts have been features as a 'Forbes Top 10 Gifts for Travelers' and 'Featured in the New York Now Show Guide Cover'.Topics covered in this episode: The importance of education, Sustainability, Solving Corruption, Immigration, Creating a business to help others, Teaching from a place of experience, and so much more.You are only as good as your next Mission! - Mirza TihicWebsite: http://beydesigns.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/beydesignsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bey_designs/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bey_designs
Michael Woodward is the founder and CEO of jumbleThink. In today's very special episode we reflect on the lessons we can learn from Memorial Day. Memorial Day is a day to celebrate those in the US Military Services who gave the ultimate sacrifice, their lives. We reflect on three lessons we can learn from those who have given it all.Topics covered in this episode: A big idea to believe in, Giving your life for a cause, Ideas and dreams cost something / there is a sacrifice.Michael is the founder and CEO of jumbleThink. He is also the CEO of Woodward Design Group. He and his team have built over 400 website for small businesses to large customer portals for Fortune 100 corporations. He has also consulted with hundreds of businesses through the Small Business Development Council in Butte County, Ca (http://www.buttecollegesbdc.com) along with teaching courses on web design / development and marketing strategies. His passion is to help individuals and businesses make their dreams attainable through creative thinking / idea formation and strategy.
Adam Urbanski has risked it all to chase his dream. In 1989 he left Poland with $194 in his pocket to find a better opportunity for his future. Arriving in the United States he realized that the journey would be hard, but worth it. Since then he has become known as the Millionaire Marketing Mentor working with businesses to overcome their obstacles. He just launched a new program called the 'Revenue Rev-up Intensive'.Topics covered in this episode: Risking everything for a dream, The importance of marketing, Converting skills into a business, The importance of webinars, Thought Leadership, Family life and business, Overcoming fear, and so much more.Website: http://themarketingmentors.com/jumblethink
Cort Dial has worked with some of the largest companies in the world to help them overcome their issues and obstacles. He has worked with Intel, Chevron, Disney, Apple, and many other impactful organizations. His book, Heretics to Heroes: A Memoir of Modern Leadership, is a must read book on leadership. It's like no other book on leadership that I've ever read. His story and unique thinking will challenge your worldview and make you rethink your approach.'Heretic Hero's aren't just outside the box, they are a threat.' - Cort DialTopics covered in this episode: The Burden of Leadership, Creating a place of belonging, All-In Leadership, Every Hero's Journey, Author Joseph Campbell, Movie: Defending Your Life, Systems aren't the Solutions, and so much more.Website: https://www.cortdial.com/jumble/
Nicole Holland helps subject matter experts increase their visibility exponentially through podcast guesting to create greater impact, influence, and income. She is proud to have been named in the Huffington Post as one of 50 Must-Follow Women Entrepreneurs in 2017, Nicole inspires entrepreneurs all around the world through her popular podcast, The Business Building Rockstars Show, and her annual online summit, The Business Building Rockstar Summit.In this episode we discuss being a person of influence, social media, online marketing, business coaching, being a podcast matchmaker, understanding your audience, and so much more.Check out Nicole at: https://interviewsthatconvert.com/jumblethink-podcast
Mani Vaya is the founder of 2000 Books. He is a Physicist and Electrical & Computer Engineer and has spent 13 years in the TECH industry rising up the ranks to manage Billion $+ cellphone projects at Fortune 500 Company. However, he gave it all up to start 2000 Books. 2000 Books is the leading website for book summaries for entrepreneurs, podcast with the authors the books, and the launching place for community around learning and education for entrepreneurs. Mani also provides consulting services for entrepreneurs who are seeking help growing their YouTube Channel, growing their podcast, or learning how to connect with influencers.In this episode we discuss reading, taking the risk to leave a career to chase your big idea, the importance of education, how to have impact, being more than you are today, how thoughts impact actions, and so much more.Website: http://www.2000books.com/
Cammi Pham is a geek in stilettos. She loves building a community and pushing boundaries to optimize every aspect in life. Cammi accidentally fell into digital marketing when she founded and ran an environmental nonprofit at the age of 17. She later helped many technology startups gain traction and grow their communities online. Cammi is a Medium Top Contributor and Quora Top Writer. Her work has reached millions of views and has been translated into many different languages. Cammi has been featured in the BBC, Business Insider, Adweek, Yahoo, Lifehacker and more. Cammi lives by her personal motto, “Learn, Unlearn, Relearn.”Topics covered in this episode: Travel, Digital marketing, ThinkRenegade, Marketing, Falling in love with your work, architecture, Vietnam, Communism & Capitalism, Learning, The importance of family, Losing everything and starting over, Immigration, Finding your motivation, Generosity and Gratefulness, and so much more!Website: http://www.thinkrenegade.com/Blog: http://www.cammipham.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/cammiphamLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cammiphamInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/cammipham/Medium: https://medium.com/@cammipham
Nicolas Cole has written for Time, Forbes, Fortune, The Huffington Post, Business Insider, Entrepreneur, Observer, Slate, Apple News and many other publications. He writes a daily column for Inc. Magazine. His book, Confessions of a Teenage Gammer, was self-published and debuted on Amazon reaching #2 in two separate categories. He has recently launched a new company called Digital Press service his customers with writing services. His story and unique thinking will encourage you to rethink the possible and chase your dream. We live in a time now where anything you think is stable could be disrupted by tomorrow's innovation. - Nicolas ColeTopics covered in this episode: writing for major publications, the gammer community, overcoming criticism, being a Quora super writer, weaving your story into your writing, how to answer the question: 'What do I write today?', creating your voice, overcoming Celiacs Disease, the millennial voice, the impact of technology on culture, being a disruptor, finding community, input feeds creativity, goal setting, and so much more.Website: http://www.nicolascole.com/Quora: https://www.quora.com/profile/Nicolas-Cole-1Twitter: https://twitter.com/Nicolascole77Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nicolascole77/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnJpJtpEgeoVMn-yyo7CJYw SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/nicolascole77
Darieth Chisom is a former NBC Anchor, Emmy Award Winning TV Host, Coach, Speaker, Author, Visibility and Media Strategy Specialist, and podcaster. Her book, Hustle: Why Now is the Time to Unleash your Passion, is an encouragement to any entrepreneur. She decided to risk everything she had built to create the life of her dreams. Her story and wisdom will help you on your journey to create the world of your dreams.Topics covered in this episode: The importance of Hustling with heart, Don't wait for permission to chase your passion, Choosing what is important to you, Loving the journey you are on, How to clarify 'what's next', Crafting great workshops, Living from a place of Abundance and Flow, The importance of community and collaboration, Bearing fearless and brave, Flip the coin and rethink everything, Finding the why behind the dream, and so much more.Special promotion: Use the code 'woodward' at http://chisolm.leadpages.co/wfoptin/ for an additional discount on the Workshop Formula program! Text unleash to 33444 for a free download of 7 Steps to a Successful Side Hustle.Darieth Chisolm is an Emmy Award Winning TV Host, Former NBC News Anchor, Coach, Speaker, Author, Visibility and Media Strategist. Darieth recently celebrated becoming one of the Top 10 Trailblazer in Communications by Walker’s Legacy and was nominated as Entrepreneur of the Year with Style Week in Pittsburgh. Her online video podcast show, Hustle & Heart TV was a Top 10 Finalist for the 2015 Podcast Awards for Best Video Podcast, and was ranked #1 on iTunes for over two months with subscribers and viewers in several different countries. She was recently recognized as a SHERO Award Recipient and finalist for Entrepreneur of the Year by Pittsburgh Style Week.Darieth coaches people to become more visible, confident and outrageously successful, conveying their brand, message and mission to the world.In her book, HUSTLE: Why Now is the Time to Unleash your Passion Darieth features a strong collection of powerful and motivating stories to help her readers move into inspired action and accomplish their goals and dreams.Darieth spent 25 years as a television news anchor at WPXI in Pittsburgh, where she was the trusted authority for the hundreds of thousands every night at 10PM and 11pm. In addition to her media experience, Darieth became a very successful network marketer, becoming the 54th highest paid distributor with It Works Global, a network marketing company with over 70 thousand representatives.Website: http://www.dariethchisolm.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Darieth-Chisolm/141271685941057Twitter: https://twitter.com/DariethChisolm
Paul Maskill is blogger, podcaster, and business coach specializing in creating systems and structures to scale local service businesses. Paul has worked in the financial industry, ran his own successful businesses, and helped other business owners find freedom in their businesses. His podcast 'The Business Owner's Freedom Formula' is filled with amazing stories from business owners. In this episode we learn more about Paul's journey in finding his passions and chasing his dream.Topics covered in this episode: The importance of impact, Having gratification in what you do, Being and becoming an entrepreneur, What we can learn from franchises, Systems & Structures for success in business, How to find freedom in business ownership, Replicating yourself in your business, How to scale a business, Your business shouldn't need you to run, How to vet a new idea, How to start your idea/dream.Paul started his first real business at the age of 24, having had the great opportunity to learn from the best and pick up valuable skills along the way.In four years, he was able to scale his service-based business from $0 to almost $500k in annual revenue by putting the right systems and processes in place. Soon after, he brought on a team to utilize the systems and processes. With a team in place and the business running itself on a daily basis, he had achieved the freedom that I was looking for. He sold the business for 3x net profit and I was ready for the next opportunity.Today he runs a successful consulting business working with local and small service-based business to find freedom through systems and structures that allow the business to scale. This helps the business owner find true freedom in what they do.His Promise to You: To make sure you have all of the tools you need to make more, work less and build a valuable business. He has made a proven process that works...for any service-based business.Website: http://paulmaskill.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulmaskill/Facebook Group: http://businessfreedomformula.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/PaulMaskill
Eric Eaton is the author of The Raging Sloth. The book is a Blend of stories, research and personal experiences, Eric uses to shares a plan for life that will guide readers to create an abundant life on their terms to achieve their desired success regardless of their circumstances. He is also a speaker, blogger, and coach.In this episode we discuss overcoming obstacles, living your life in abundance, surviving vs thriving, untethering, mentoring, and so much more. This episode is filled with Eric's amazing story that will inspire you to create the life of your dreams.Eric’s desire is to guide individuals and organizations to make an intentional impact on their world. Through his writing, speaking, and coaching he guides you to clarify your purpose, clear obstacles, and create a plan. He provides a path to live an awesome life regardless of circumstances.Eric started out early in his career blazing a quick trail of success as a consultant. However, he was sidelined by a hip reconstruction surgery, which left him in chronic pain at age 27. Eric attempted to continue his life as normal with his family, in consulting, and as a senior pastor. But after many failures, he realized he could not live life like everyone else. He could only live an abundantly crazy life if he learned to live upside-down on his terms.Eric wants to show that any individual or organization can have an intentional impact regardless of their circumstances. Through his leadership, speaking, and writing, he is committed to helping people find their own path to a better adventure. Eric and his wife Erica live in the mountains of Colorado and are blessed with three awesome teenagers.Website: http://www.ericpeaton.com/The Raging Sloth: http://www.theragingsloth.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ericpeaton/Twitter: https://twitter.com/ericpeatonInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/ericpeaton/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpHe_w5SlSkIS0Npp_tvNhg
Steven Fies specializes in marketing and branding. He has written three best selling books, owns and operates two businesses (and partners in the third), and well respected mentor in the world of EQ (Emotional Intelligence).In this episode we discuss Steve's passion for creativity, starting successful businesses, Emotional Intelligence, a recent project with NASA, and so much more. This episode is filled with information that will make you rethink how you approach reaching your dreams.Steven Michael Fies believes it's not art until you're happy. He also knows your greatest creation happens when you combine art and science.An entrepreneur currently residing in Austin, TX, Steve owns and operates two businesses and is a partner of a third. In his free time, he mentors others on EQ and Entrepreneurship, plus enjoys family time, surfing, Mexican food, and playing the guitar.Steve has authored three bestselling books on Amazon.com, and outsold Donald Trump in Feb 2016 to achieve a peak author ranking of #4 in Business & Money.Learn more about Steve or contact him @ stevenfies.com.Website: http://stevenfies.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/smfies/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenfies/Twitter: https://twitter.com/stevenfiesFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/StevenFies
Tim Laskis has his Ph.D. in clinical psychology with an emphasis in organizational behavior. He also has worked as an organizational consultant, executive coach, professor and mental skills coach with some of the world’s fastest professional motocross athletes. Tim also has an active blog, YouTube Channel, and hosts a popular podcast. His book, Finding Your Costa Rica, encourages people to find their success.In this episode we talk about his journey overcoming major obstacles and discovering his passion. We discuss a wide range of topics including education, taking risks, the important things in life, his book and podcast, and so much more. This episode is filled with practical steps and encouraging stories to help you pursue your dreams.No one understands the psychology of human behavior and success strategies better than Tim, especially as it applies to business and sports. He grew up in a family of entrepreneurs, he has the academic training, experience consulting with business owners and professional athletes and he successfully started and sold a business. However, Tim also knows failure very well.Tim almost failed out of high school and graduated at the back of his class with grades of C’s, D’s and F’s. Also, he failed at almost every sport while growing up. He simply did not fit in anywhere. He even went to work with his father who owned an automotive air conditioning company and was quickly demoted to sweeping floors.Tim experienced ongoing failure while growing up. He simply felt insecure in every way. He was not gifted in any area. However, he turned everything around and earned a Ph.D. in clinical psychology with an emphasis in organizational behavior. He has successfully worked in the mental health field for approximately 24 years and has helped hundreds of clients. He also has worked as an organizational consultant, executive coach, professor and mental skills coach with some of the world’s fastest professional motocross athletes.Tim has learned to step out of the box and take calculated risks. In January 2006 he quit his secure job and sold everything to move to Costa Rica where he married his true love, bought and sold land for a profit and wrote a book, Finding Your Costa Rica. As an experiment, Tim started a commercial building service company an hour and a half away from his home. His childhood friend, Todd Coleman, owns a successful commercial building service company and provided Tim with his blue print. Tim had worked with business owners for years, however, he had never run a company with employees and felt it was important to gain this experience. After five years of building his company as a side project, with six employees, he sold the business once he reached 100k in sales.Stepping into social media is a new challenge for Tim. He initially dabbled in social media when it first became popular, but quickly took an unplugged position. However, Tim realized that the power of social media cannot be ignored. Join Tim on his new journey as he helps aspiring entrepreneurs achieve their goals and dreams with his new podcast, YouTube show and webinars.Website: http://www.timlaskis.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/timlaskisphd/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgYjGrGYbE1ZnSVkMgwp6bwInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/timlaskis/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-laskis-ph-d-2a37b4122/
Bill Scheft is known for his writing for Late Night and The Late Show with David Letterman. He has written several novels including The Ringer, Shrink Thyself, and Time Won't Let Me. In this episode Bill shares the stories from his career including stories about the late Don Rickles, working on The Late Show, his talented wife Adrianne Tolsch, his band The Truants, his various novels, the new documentary 'Take my nose...Please', and so much more. Later in the episode Bill gives some incredible tips for writers. It has been a dream come true to interview Bill. This is a very funny interview that you won't want to miss.Novelist, columnist, television writer. During the last three decades, Bill Scheft has established himself as a versatile, singular and influential comedic voice.Scheft’s critically acclaimed first novel, THE RINGER (2002), the story of a 35-year-old hired gun softball player whose life changes when he has to take care of his infirm sportswriter uncle, was optioned for film by United Artists, for whom he wrote the screen adaptation. His second novel, TIME WON’T LET ME (2005), chronicled the chaotic resurrection of the prep school garage band The Truants, whose members try to reunite 30 years after learning the album they recorded in 1967 is worth $10,000. TIME WON’T LET ME was a finalist for the 2006 Thurber Prize for American Humor, the nation’s highest honor for literary humor. His third novel, EVERYTHING HURTS (2009) introduced the world to self-proclaimed “self-help fraud” Phil Camp, who accidentally achieved international acclaim writing under the pseudonym Marty Fleck and now tries to seek relief from his unexplained chronic pain through the aid of another self-help guru, Dr. Samuel Abrun. Publishers Weekly raved: “Scheft scewers physical and emotional pain with a mercilessly comic touch and a bit of poignancy.” And Pulitzer Prize-winning author Richard Russo marveled, “How rare it is for a novel to be both hilarious and profoundly moving.”His latest and most ambitious work, SHRINK THYSELF (Rare Bird Books) came out in the summer of 2014. Charlie Traub leaves therapy to try and live a non-psychological life. Which would be great if he could shake his former therapist, who turns out to be, uh, nuts. Despite all unexamined evidence to the contrary, Charlie just may be unable to accept that wherever he goes, there he is.In addition to his long-form fiction, Scheft is widely known for his weekly humor column, “The Show,” which appeared in Sports Illustrated for three years. A collection of his columns, THE BEST OF THE SHOW, was published in 2005. Before coming to Sports Illustrated, Scheft spent two and a half years at ESPN Magazine writing a similar column, called “The Monologue.”Scheft’s love of sportswriting came from his uncle, the legendary golf writer Herbert Warren Wind. In 2011, he edited and wrote the foreword to a collection of Wind’s seminal essays, AMERICA’S GIFT TO GOLF: HERBERT WARREN WIND ON THE MASTERS.After twelve years touring as a stand-up comedian, Scheft was hired as a monologue writer for Late Night with David Letterman where he remained until the show's conclusion in May, 2015. During his 24 years with Letterman, he was nominated for 16 Emmys. Which, ah, means he never won.A frequent creative presence on award shows, roasts and television specials, Scheft wrote for the 1995 and 2005 Academy Awards, was the head writer for three ESPY Awards and has contributed special material to the Emmys, Tonys and Grammys.Over the last 20 years, Scheft has contributed humor essays and short pieces to the New Yorker, New York Times, Esquire, TV Guide, George, Talk, Slate, Modern Humorist, the collections Mirth of a Nation, 101 Damnations, May Contain Nuts, Howl, The Enlightened Bracketologist and a few other places that may or may not exist anymore. He is now a regular contributor to the New York Times Book Review. A 1979 graduate of Harvard College, where he majored in Latin because he “thought the church was going to come back,” Scheft began his professional career as a sportswriter for the Albany Times-Union before he came to the realization, “Hey, what the hell am I doing in Albany?” He moved to New York City in December, 1980.Website: http://www.billscheft.com/Tumblr: http://billscheft.tumblr.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/billscheftTake my nose...Please!: http://www.takemynoseplease.com/The Truants: http://www.thetruantslive.com/Vulture: http://nymag.com/author/Bill%20Scheft/Salon: http://www.salon.com/writer/bill_scheft/
Meb Keflezighi is one of the most respected and loved runners in the world. He has won the Boston and New York City Marathons along with running in four Olympics winning the silver medal in 2004. In this episode Meb shares the story of how he got started as a runner, what means to him to have won the Boston Marathon the year after the Boston Marathon Bombing (and being the first American to win the race in 31 years), and his last two races coming up in Boston and New York City (his final marathon) before retiring. It is truly an honor to have Meb as a guest on the podcast. Make sure to watch the Boston Marathon this Monday (April 17th) to watch Meb run his final Boston Marathon.* Personal Note: This is an interview that I have been looking forward to for several months and I want to thank Liam Fayle from Meb's team for making it possible.Widely acclaimed as one of the greatest runners of our time, Meb Keflezighi (pronounced Kef-lez-ghee) brings a higher meaning to “going the distance.” From his arrival in America a refugee from war-torn East Africa to his victorious finish at the emotionally charged 2014 Boston Marathon—now as a proud and patriotic American—Meb has secured not only his place in history, but also in the hearts and minds of millions.Meb is the only athlete in history to win the New York Marathon, the Boston Marathon and an Olympic Medal—impressive feats for someone who had never run a mile until middle school. A graduate of the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), his record also includes four NCAA championships, 22 National Championships and a place on three United States Olympic teams. None of these achievements came easily: only his resilience, determination and faith led Meb to prevail following some of life’s most challenging and heart-breaking circumstances.Transcending his own athletic achievements, Meb maintains an unwavering commitment to helping others go the distance in their own lives—physically, professionally, personally and spiritually. Every day, he inspires individuals of all ages and athletic abilities to achieve their own personal best. A sought-after motivational speaker and author, he emphasizes that real victory lies in balancing a healthy, active life that emphasizes education, community and a strong moral fabric. By serving as a role model and source of inspiration, audiences worldwide are learning to Run to Overcome, no matter what the odds or challenges they face in their everyday lives.Today, Meb resides in San Diego with his beautiful wife Yordanos and their three daughters, where they are surrounding by his large and supportive family. In between training, competing and making personal appearances, he oversees the MEB (Maintaining Excellent Balance) Foundation, which is committed to promoting youth health, education and fitness.Marathon Personal Best: 2:08:37 | 4:54 Per MileHalf Marathon Personal Best: 61:00 | 4:42 Per Mile10k Personal Best: 27:13 | 4:22 Per Mile5k Personal Best: 13:11 | 4:14 Per Mile1 Mile Personal Best Pace: 4:02 Per MileWebsite: https://marathonmeb.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/MarathonMebTwitter: https://twitter.com/runmebSkechers Shoe: https://www.skechers.com/en-us/style/55022/skechers-gorun-5-boston-2017/blrd
Chef Jenny Dorsey is exploring the possibilities of combining food, conversation, and experience in new an innovative ways. Her restaurant, Wednesdays, has been critically acclaimed . In this episode Jenny shares her story of finding her passion and choosing to chase her dream instead of the path she was on. We also discuss New York City, her new venture Studio 10x, and the importance of conversation, and so much more. This fun episode will make you rethink taking the safe route instead of the dream buried inside.Jenny is a professional chef specializing in R&D and experiential gastronomy. What's that? She makes innovative, tasty food and create immersive environments for guests to experience it. In short, she help brands engage with their audience on a deeper level by utilizing the art of food & drink.Her foray into the world of experiential gastronomy started when She started Wednesdays in 2014. Wednesdays is a dinner tasting restaurant that combines fine dining with engaging conversation to push the boundaries of an intellectually stimulating dinner party. It has since been named one of the best NYC dining experiences by publications such as Business Insider, Thrillist, and UrbanDaddy.While it's (now) no surprise she ended up in culinary arts, she first started my career in management consulting for fashion brands. She was a MBA at Columbia Business School before she realized she needed to pursue her dreams and left for culinary school. After graduation she worked in Michelin-starred restaurants in NYC & SF and was part of Global R&D for Le Pain Quotidien before taking a leap of faith to start her own two businesses. She has since received Bocuse d'Or & James Beard Foundation grants to further her work and have been able to share her art on Food & Oxygen Network (last year she beat Bobby Flay!). The food industry has fulfilled her in a way she would never have anticipated.She is a believe in the power of food & drink to forge connections and open meaningful dialogue. Experiences created with purpose is a powerful tool resonate with others and even change minds. Her goal is to use my craft in a way that can bring all of us closer together. She hopes you will be part of that journey!Website: http://www.jennydorsey.co/Wednesdays: http://www.wednesdays.nyc/Make NYC Yours: https://www.makenycyours.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chefjennydorseyInstagram: https://instagram.com/chefjennydorseyLinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/jennyw11Twitter: https://twitter.com/chefjennydorsey
Rob Dial is obsessed with personal growth and teaching it to others. He has been a performance coach and speaker for 10+ years now. In that time he has coached thousands of people – from college students to NFL superstars He hosts the popular MWF Motivation Podcast. In this episode Rob shares his encouraging story of overcoming adversity to become the man he is today. We also discuss Motivation vs. Drive, the importance of mentoring and accountability, why you need the answer the question 'why', and so much more. This episode is filled with conversation that will change your life.Rob started in sales at 19, was promoted to run a franchise with the company at 21 and grew it to a multimillion dollar business. He broke almost every record for a new office in the company's 60 year history. He has since moved on to coaching that runs along side his podcast as well as an e-commerce business.He also started 2nd 7 figure business at 23years old.Rob also runs MWF Motivation Podcast which hit #1 in 6 categories on New & Noteworthy including self help and business. Now focusing on growing the podcast to 1 million downloads per month to impact as many people as possible to find out what their purpose in life is and make it their mission to follow their purpose and live to their true potential.Website: http://www.mwfmotivation.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mwfmotivationTwitter: https://twitter.com/mwfmotivationInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/mwfmotivation/Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/mwfmotivation
Jim Akers is a speakers, personal coach, and author. He is also the founder and CEO of J. D. Akers & Associates, a leadership and personal development company. They help ambitious people focus their time, talent and resources on maximizing their personal and professional impact. In this episode Jim shares encouraging stories from his life along with imparting wisdom for those who are chasing their dreams. We also discuss his recently released book, how he raised through the ranks in a Fortune 50 corporation, and the new business he is creating. This episode is incredible!Jim's designs on success and achievement started early. In the third grade, he wanted to be President of the United States. He changed course his senior year of high school when he told his favorite teacher, Mr. Jones, it was not necessary to complete the recommendation for his application to Harvard because he had decided instead to pursue my dream to play basketball. He went to Pacific Lutheran University largely to play basketball. They loved his heart, ambition, and work-ethic but it was not enough to overcome his lack of height and talent. Not sure of what he wanted to do he transferred to Washington State University.While he didn’t know exactly what he wanted to do, he desired to be the best.Graduated from Washington State University with honors.Awarded “Outstanding Senior in Marketing”Was a “Top College Agent” for Northwestern Mutual LifeAwarded Top New Sales Representative Owens-Corning FiberglasAwarded Sales Builder Owens-Corning FiberglasFinished M.B.A., Pepperdine UniversityHe authored How to Win The Achievement Game a self-published guide to building a successful life plan. While in the midst of getting married, completing an M.B.A., and changing jobs he sold nearly 3,000 copies of the book as he spoke on the topics of success and achievement. After four award-winning years, in commission sales, in his new job, with a wholesale distributor, he was named Vice President of Sales for this $500MM company at the age of 29.International Paper acquired the company in 1994 and he rose quickly through a number of leadership roles in both distribution and manufacturing. After cancer prematurely took the life of a family member, he moved back to Southern California in order to support family and he set significant career advancements on the sideline. His last role was as a Group Vice President for xpedx where he led a $800MM business with 21 locations and 1,200 employees in the west. In 2013, after 25 years in a senior corporate position, he took the opportunity to pursue his love of coaching, speaking and writing and formed J. D. Akers & Associates.He has been married to his wife, Kristi, for 32 years. They have two boys and live in Southern California.In his free time, he enjoys golfing, golfing and golfing. He is a member of Mount of Olives Church in Mission Viejo, California where he serves in a variety of capacities.Website: http://jimdakers.com/Impactful Notes: http://impactfulnotes.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jim.akers.92Twitter: https://twitter.com/jimakers1LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimdakers/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jimdakers/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-R2Yz5mucSHLgaFaxziAhQ
Kaye Putnam specializes in psychology-driven brand building for entrepreneurs with big ideas. In this episode we talk about her journey helping entrepreneurs and businesses overcome the questions of their brand. We discuss a wide range of topics including accountability, MasterMind groups, brand archetypes, travel and working remotely, and inspiration. This episode is packed with so much great information and resources you can apply to your dream or idea.About Kaye PutnamHi there! I’m Kaye Putnam, a psychology-driven brand strategist. I’ve been fascinated with the magic of business my whole adult life. I started my first successful business at 16. I got my degree in Marketing and Psychology. And now, 13 years of working with businesses later, I want you to be the next brand I help transform.My greatest talent is the ability to draw out a truly important message from a million different ‘good’ ideas to create something remarkable. In past roles, agency clients invested in high 5-figure contracts to work with my team. Now, I’m more passionate about helping people like me – entrepreneurs and small business owners – transform their dream future into a reality. I created the In Demand Brand Method to create a brand that attracts the best clients for you.I truly believe that there is genius in every entrepreneur. By helping you share yours, I get to indirectly improve every person’s life that you touch. It’s what I call ‘exponential impact’ and it drives me every day. I’d be honored to be the partner that brings out your genius to share with your world.Website: http://kayeputnam.com/Brand Personality Quiz: http://kayeputnam.com/brandality-quiz/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marketingkaye/Twitter: https://twitter.com/marketingkayeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/kayeputnam/
In this episode I talk to Graham Skinner about his journey helping small business owners overcome the obstacles to their success. We discuss a wide range of topics including accountability, MasterMind groups, marketing strategies, community, and inspiration. Graham's insights into business strategies and ideas will inspire and encourage you to take the next steps in your journey.Graham is becoming the most sought after Business Growth Strategist in Northern California. He’s famous for helping owners transform their business by doubling their income, in half the time they currently spend, through the retention of high paying clients and generation of stable positive cash flows.Now through his unique online E-Learning System Graham has expanded his reach to serve business owners across the United States and beyond.Website: http://www.grahamthe1forbusiness.com/E-Learning System Tour: www.Grahamsthe1ForBusiness.com/MyGuidedTour45 min webinar: http://www.onlinemeetingnow.com/register/?id=ynizt9p1mjEmail: graham@GrahamsThe1ForBusiness.com
In this episode I talk to Josh Martin, owner and craftsman behind Martin Shapes. Josh builds hand shaped custom surfboards. His surfboards are used by a wide range of surfers all with the goal to be better connected to their board and the wave they are riding. In this episode we talk about a wide range of topics including the World Longboard Tour, how a hand crafted surfboard is made, collaboration between rider and craftsman, the environment, what it means to carry on the legacy of a father, and so many other amazing topics. Josh's passions for his craft will encourage you to dig deep to live your purpose.Continuing the Martin family legacy that my father Terry established over 60 years ago brings healing to my heart and joy to my days.... Loving what I do and doing what I love, I've come full circle. I'm forever grateful my father showed me the love for the craft and gave me the needed training and skills to build on.Starting at a very young age I spent quite a bit of time in and around my dad's shaping room. My first job was as the "clean-up" kid at the old Hobie factory in Capistrano Beach. I eventually graduated from pushing a broom around to cutting out, and foiling fins. Foiling fins for me, was simply like shaping surfboards on a small scale. In the late 80's I began shaping full time at Just Add Water Surfboards in Laguna Canyon. Soon after I started working there I was presented with an opportunity to shape several hundred identical boards for a display in JC Penny stores. I was to be paid half of what I'd make for shaping any other boards at the time. I remember my dad telling me this was a great chance for me to hone in my production skills. I chose to accept the offer. The boards were to be hand shaped. There were no computer shaping programs or CNC shaping machines at the time. I look back today and think about what a privilege it was to have had that opportunity. Systems and methods developed back then are second nature, muscle memory today. I have a special love for the hand shaped surfboard and choose to continue in this traditional craft. For me, it is a joy to jump into my shaping room and create functional pieces of art each and every day. I look forward to building one for you! If I may quote my dad, "I aim to make people happy in the water". I look forward to hearing from you.Website: https://martinshapes.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/martinshapes/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/martinshapes/Twitter: https://twitter.com/martinshapes/Women's Longboard Tour: http://www.worldsurfleague.com/events/2017/wltMen's Longboard Tour: http://www.worldsurfleague.com/events/2017/mlt
In this episode I talk to Mary 'Chip' Tautkus. Chip is the founder and head chocolatier of Chubby Chipmunk in Deadwood, SD. She is know for her award winning truffles. In this episode we talk about a wide range of topics including creativity, chocolate making, treating your customer with love, the responsibility of business in community, and the origins of Chubby Chipmunk. Chip's journey will inspire you to pursue your passions.THE STORY OF THE CHUBBY CHIPMUNKIt all started with dreams of chocolate, as Chip scampered about her mom’s kitchen as a little girl. Even at this early age, she was already busy concocting mouth-watering treats and desserts—as long as they included chocolate.Since then, time has only improved her delicacies. Her sunny kitchen, located in historic Deadwood, South Dakota, is alive with treats you will forever dream about. Only now, truffles have become the main event—and rightfully so! Each is an original creation, and each promises to make you swoon and sway with delight.The secret? She makes all her truffles, toffee, and caramel with “Butter and Love,” the ingredients of chocolates that are truly to “Sigh For.”So when Deadwood is in your travel plans, make sure to stop by the Chubby Chipmunk Hand-Dipped Chocolate Shop. This magical little confectionary promises to satisfy anyone’s sweet tooth – grown-ups and little kids alike.And if you aren’t visiting South Dakota in the near future, be sure to check out our online store. It’s the next best thing! Chubby Chipmunk is proud to provide decadent truffles to customers all over the country, so don’t miss out on the opportunity to indulge in her wonderful creations!Website: http://www.chubbychipmunk.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Chubby-Chipmunk-Hand-Dipped-Chocolates-104800352908313Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chubbychipmunkchocolates/Twitter: https://twitter.com/Chubby_ChipmunkBlack Hills Animal Shelter: http://hsbh.org/
In this episode I talk to Nancy Duarte. Nancy is the CEO of Duarte a design & communication firm specializing in Presentations located in Sunnyvale, CA. She is also the author of several books including Illuminate, Resonate, Slide:ology, Slidedocs, and HBR Guide to Persuasive Presentations. In this episode we talk about a wide range of topics including idea creation, communicating to your audience, mentoring, presentation flow, and the origins of Duarte. Nancy's journey will inspire you to dive deeper into the narrative you are creating.Nancy Duarte is an American writer, speaker, and CEO. She is well known for her three best-selling books, which include Resonate: Present Visual Stories that Transform Audiences, slide:ology: The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations, and the "HBR Guide to Persuasive Presentations." as the CEO of Duarte Design, the largest design firm in Silicon Valley and the fifth largest female employer in the area. Nancy released the free eBook "Slidedocs", which fills the gap between cinematic slides and dense documents. Her most recent book is Illuminate: Ignite Change Through Speeches, Stories, Ceremonies, and Symbols. In 2009, Duarte received the award for Mountain View Woman of the Year. In 2013, Nancy was awarded Microsoft's MVP Award for her work to help people excel with Microsoft PowerPoint. In 2013, she became a LinkedIn Influencer. Nancy Duarte was named Entrepreneur of the Year by USM, Communicator of the Year in 2007 and 2008, a member of the invitation-only group C200, and was featured on the cover of Toastmasters' July 2014 Issue.Duarte worked with Al Gore on the documentary slide show known as An Inconvenient Truth. Duarte has long worked with TED Talks to improve the quality of presentations at the events. She has also spoken several times herself at TED Talks. She has also spoken widely at other venues, including South by Southwest and The World Domination Summit, hosted by Chris Guillebeau.Website: http://www.duarte.com/LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/nancyduarteTwitter: https://twitter.com/nancyduarte
In this episode I talk to David Leach. He is the Worship Director at Life Center Ministries in Harrisburg PA. He is also a songwriter and has released two albums. Prior to joining the Life Center Team, David worked in the Music Industry. In this episode we talk about a wide range of topics including the evolution of the music industry, songwriting, collaboration, community, and the changing landscape both in America and the Church globally. David's journey will inspire you to follow your passions and become who you were created to be.As a songwriter and worship leader, David’s deepest desire is for people to be overwhelmed by God’s goodness and, in turn, offer their lives to Him in praise. David’s own journey of worship became the path where he realized God’s unconditional love, boundless grace, and unending joy. A significant encounter with the Lord in his senior year of college resulted in David’s decision to pursue God’s presence as his life’s greatest passion. Here David discovered the Father’s heart for himself and for others. In the past few years David has seen thousands touched and even healed in worship. His heart is stirred with an immense hunger for more of God’s supernatural love and power as we come together to lift God’s name.In 2010 David married his wife Johannah, founder and director of Dance Revelation, a school with over three hundred students. Together, they carry a huge passion for the creative arts community, as they help to oversee a variety of musicians, songwriters, and worshippers here at Life Center. With a dynamic team of leaders, they also recently launched Life Center’s young adults ministry RISE. They are also the parents of a beautiful baby girl.Website: http://www.davidleachworship.com/Life Center: https://lcmi.org/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/David-Leach-858262287525018/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wdavidleach/
In this episode I talk to Mark Greene. He is the host and creator of the Cars Yeah podcast. In this episode we talk about a wide range of topics including passion, dreaming, creating, community, podcasting, and most importantly cars. His stories are fun and will encourage you on your journey to chase your dreams.Cars Yeah is a website and podcast where you can listen to interviews with Inspiring Automotive Enthusiasts™. Successful people in the automotive industry who have wrapped their passion for cars in to their careers and lives.Cars Yeah is the creative brainchild of Mark Greene, an incurable automotive enthusiast. Mark grew up in La Jolla, California enjoying the automotive culture in SoCal. He spent his first 11 years after college as a creative director and account executive in the San Diego advertising agency Warner Design.Mark joined the startup company Griot’s Garage and spent 20+ years helping build the company being in charge of their branding, marketing, and merchandising. He left the company as their President and started Cars Yeah.Mark raced vintage cars with SOVREN for 12 years driving a Lotus 18 and Lola T290 Sports Racer. He is a member of numerous automotive clubs, writes a weekly blog, and has participated in numerous tours and rallies. The Cars Yeah website provides a platform for listening to over 700 shows for true automotive enthusiast.The Cars Yeah mantra is Inspiring Automotive Enthusiasts™ and the guests are truly inspiring people. The five-day-a –week show concentrates on self-made entrepreneurial success stories that have struggled, persevered and prevailed. The show resonates with honesty and inspiration that the common automotive enthusiasts can identify with. You can find the shows at the Cars Yeah website and on iTunes Google Play, and Stitcher Radio. Mark and Cars Yeah can also be found on all social platforms including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Linkedin.Website: http://carsyeah.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carsyeahpodcast/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carsyeah/Twitter: https://twitter.com/CarsYeahPodcastLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cars-yeah-llc
In this episode I breakaway from our normal interview style and share some of my thoughts about being a dreamer, worldview, taking risk, passion, and the origins of jumbleThink. I also share some resources that I love and recommend. Resources links can be found a jumbleThink.com.Michael is the founder and CEO of jumbleThink. He is also the CEO of Woodward Design Group. He and his team have built over 400 website for small businesses to large customer portals for Fortune 100 corporations. He has also consulted with hundreds of businesses through the Small Business Development Council in Butte County, Ca (http://www.buttecollegesbdc.com) along with teaching courses on web design / development and marketing strategies. His passion is to help individuals and businesses make their dreams attainable through creative thinking / idea formation and strategy.He is married to the beautiful Jennifer and has an amazing daughter Lucy. They are expecting their second baby in February.Website: https://www.woodwarddesigngroup.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/woodward.mikeTwitter: https://twitter.com/mlwoodwardInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/mlwoodward07/
In this episode I talk to Jeff DeGraff. He is a professor at Ross School of Business at University of Michigan, a respected author, active blogger, sought after speaker, and consultant to leading corporations. In this episode we talk about a wide range of topics surrounding innovation. His insight will inspire you to take the leap and begin to create your ideas.Jeff DeGraff’s life reads like an innovation playbook. The pages are speckled with failures followed by great successes all because of the mantra adopted at an early age from icon Walt Disney: “Keep moving forward.” Jeff knows how to innovate because he has been through the wringer and rolled with the punches, each time adding a new, better, and cleverer play than the last to his dossier. Jeff’s creative and direct take on making innovation really happen have made him a world renowned thought leader and have prompted his clients and colleagues to dub him as The Dean of Innovation.Jeff has advised many of the world’s leading corporations, using the Competing Values Framework that he cocreated, on how to grow, change and ultimately move forward to see positive results. Jeff’s clientele list reads as a ‘who’s who’ of the business world, boasting Eaton, American Airlines, Coca-Cola, Microsoft, General Electric, Prudential and Pfizer, all as happy customers.Clients call Jeff when they want to achieve a cultural change that leads to sustainable innovation and growth. Time and time again, clients have been enthralled and inspired by Jeff’s speaking abilities and unorthodox view of innovation. He commands the room as he combines theory and practice to instill the mindset needed to make innovation truly happen. Jeff’s ideas have gained such a following that he created the Innovatrium, an innovation institute in the heart of the University of Michigan’s campus.The Innovatrium is what every great innovator in the past has had: a laboratory for experimenting with new ideas and creating tangible prototypes to prove the concepts. Throw in the fact that you can write or draw on every surface while looking out the large bay windows at one of the most prestigious schools in the world and the inspiration simply becomes organic.Not to be pigeon-holed; Jeff is also well known as an author whose witty and insightful prose have landed him regular columns with The Huffington Post, Psychology Today and Management Innovation Exchange. His talent for breaking down the steps needed to innovate effectively also prompted him to write a slew of successful books on innovation including Creativity at Work, Leading Innovation, Innovation You: Four Steps to Becoming New and Improved, and The Enlivened Self: The Art of Growing. Other publications that showcase Jeff’s innovation principles are Business Week, Fortune, USA Today, Training+Development and the Wall Street Journal. He also has video learning modules with Big Think.For the past 25 years Jeff has also spent his time as a Clinical Professor of Management and Organization for the University of Michigan’s Stephen M. Ross Business school. His energetic personality and practical business experience have made his classes some of the highest rated and hardest to get into at Ross, and he enjoys discussing the changing face of innovation with the next generation.Taking into account Jeff’s extensive experience and mixing it with the creative streak and competitive edge he’s known for, it is not hard to see why he is called ‘the guru to the innovation gurus’ of Fortune 500 Companies.Watch Jeff’s speaker’s biography video at www.innv.at/Jeff-Bio.“Growth requires that we move out of the known and toward the unknowable, experimenting and revising as we go.” – Jeff DeGraffWebsite: http://jeffdegraff.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/influencer/degraffjeffFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/deanofinnovationTwitter: https://twitter.com/JeffDeGraffYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/user/JeffDeGraff1
In this episode I talk to Kïrsten Blake the creator and founder of Chapter Be, writer, and podcaster. She discusses new chapters of life, the importance of collaboration & community, overcoming fear, and current trends in education. Her stories will encourage you to explore what could be and chase your dreams.Kïrsten Blake is the creator and founder of Chapter Be, an online platform that interviews and highlights people who are charting their own journeys in order to create their own path of being in this world. She's interviewed a large number of entrepreneurs, artists, makers and creative via her podcast, Chapter Be, and storytelling project, The Be Stories. Living by the notion that "not all who wander are lost," Kïrsten Blake has lived and worked in New York City/Brooklyn, Washington D.C., St. Thomas (USVI) and Denver, CO. She worked in the public education field for 10+ years, but in 2011 made the decision to leave her nine-to-five desk job in pursuit of something new. Since starting Chapter Be, she also writes for The Huffington Post's Third Metric, holds events for those who are in the middle of embarking on their own Chapter Be and continues to work on finding new and innovative ways to approach the field of education. When she is not working you can find her traveling or spending time with family, friends, and her adorable dog, Harriet Ethel. Website: http://www.chapterbe.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChptrBe/Twitter: https://twitter.com/chapterbeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/chapter_be/
In this episode I talk to Gary Arndt the creator of Everything Everywhere, world traveler, award winning photographer, podcaster, and just all around cool guy. He discusses travel, stories from his various expeditions, how he learned photography, and where his next adventure is leading him. His stories will encourage you to travel more and chase your dreams. Gary's life is filled with events that could fill most people's bucket list and yet he still continues to push forward into new territory. You won't want to miss this episode!Gary Arndt is an awarding winning blogger and travel photographer who has been traveling around the world since 2007. His travels have taken him to over 180 countries and territories and has earned membership in the elite Traveler’s Century Club. He has also visited over 320 UNESCO World Heritage sites and all 50 US states.His blog Everything Everywhere is widely considered one of the most popular travel blogs in the world. In 2010 Time Magazinenamed it one of the Top 25 Blogs on the Internet and it earned a Gold Medal in the Travel Blog category in the North American Travel Journalist Association (NATJA) awards.He is one of the most awarded travel photographers of this decade. He was named the 2014 SATW Travel Photographer of the Year as well as the 2013 and 2015 NATJA Travel Photographer of the Year. He is the only travel photographer to have been named photographer of the year by both organizations. He is also a 3-time Lowell Thomas Award winner in Photo Illustration of Travel and a 2x Northern Lights Award winner in photography.Gary is also a 2013 inaugural recipient of a Travel + Leisure SMITTY Award for excellence in social media by a travel journalist. His social media following is among the largest among influencers in the travel industry on five different platforms: Twitter, Facebook, Google+, Pinterest and Instagram.His combined social media audience is over 2,300,000 people.Since 2009 he has been the co-host of This Week in Travel, an award winning weekly podcast which covers travel industry news. He is also the host of The Global Travel Conspiracy on the CBS Podcast Network.He is also an associate producer and senior travel correspondent for On Travel, on the American Forces Radio Network.Gary is also an accomplished public speaker and has spoken on topics related to travel and new media all over the world.Website: http://everything-everywhere.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EverythingEverywhereInstagram: http://instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/Twitter: http://twitter.com/EverywhereTrip/Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/everywheretrip/
In this episode I talk to Mark Morris the creative director of SquaredCo about his adventure in starting SquaredCo. He discusses creativity, inspiration, finding passion, and collaborating to make dreams come true. He also discusses how he is creating remarkable art that reflects new takes on pop culture. Mark is sure to encourage you that with some creative thinking, you too can chase your dreams.Graphic Designer. Illustrator. Pop-Culture Lover.Mark is the creative director for SquaredCo. SquaredCo. is a creative company based in Southern California that produces original, limited edition goods and specializes in events that bring together fans of pop culture, movies and collectibles.Currently, he works full-time as a part of the design team at Hogarth Worldwide, a marketing implementation agency. His specialty is design and preparing advertisements along with other marketing communications for print and digital publications.With more than 5 years of professional design experience, both agency and freelance, he has been a part of the design and development of projects for exceptional brands including: Mazda, Taylor-Dunn, Orange Coast Magazine, and Jack Adams.Design is his passion and spends his free time studying design trends and learning new techniques from screen printing to paper art. Because he is always learning, his style has become adaptable and relevant for any brand.SquaredCo Website: http://www.squaredco.org/EmmsSquared Website: http://www.emmsquared.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/squaredco/
In this episode I talk to winemaker Jesse Inman about his journey to starting his winery Romililly with his brother Aaron. He discusses how he and his brother are creating something unique in the wine industry that is more approachable. He also discusses how he learned the wine making process and overcoming adversity. This is a great episode that you don't want to miss.About Jesse InmanWhen our family gets together, we always have wine. Our uncle August “Joe” Briggs never comes to a family dinner without bringing a bottle of wine that he and his friends made. At barbeques, camping trips, and formal sit-down dinners, wine has always been a constant. When we drink a great glass of wine, it always reminds us of growing up, sharing meals and stories with friends and family. Wine brings back memories of adventures we’ve had and people we’ve met. It’s how our family interacts. When we realized that we could make wine for a living, we knew it was what we were meant to do, and we dove in headfirst. Our winemaking journey has brought us closer together as brothers and deepened the love of wine that we’ve always shared.In 2006, we had an opportunity to purchase several tons of Pinot Noir, our favorite varietal. It cost us our life savings, but the opportunity was too good to refuse. Using the facilities at August Briggs Winery, we produced a wine that was all our own—the first vintage of Romililly Pinot Noir. We made a lot of mistakes and learned a lot of things we probably should have known already[e1] [BH2] , but somehow we pulled through. Our little 200-case vintage got a lot of attention, earning a 93 rating from the Pinot Report. For the next five years, we kept at it, slowly increasing our production, but never making quite enough to satisfy demand.Uncle Joe sold August Briggs Winery in 2010, and Romililly had to find a new home. Fortunately, we found Talisman Winery in Sonoma, a winery designed to produce high-end, small-lot Pinot Noirs run by some of the best people in the industry. Our first year on our own brought a lot of new challenges, but we became better winemakers for it. Now, we’re producing new wines in addition to our signature Pinot Noir, and we’ve partnered with several amazing vineyards to create our best vintages yet.
Romililly is all about family, learning by doing, taking on more than we can probably handle, and including wine in every part of our lives. Like Uncle Joe, we’re upstarts in the winemaking industry, not winemaking royalty, and our renegade approach influences the wine we make and keeps us hungry for success. Running our small, family winery is always an adventure—and we hope that you’ll make our wine a part of your own adventures.
Romililly Website: http://www.romililly.com/
Romililly Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/romilillywines
Romililly Twitter: https://twitter.com/RomilillyWines
Romililly Instagram: http://instagram.com/romilillywines
Lucky Rock Wine Co.: http://www.luckyrockwineco.com/
Lucky Rock Wine Co. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/luckrockwineco/
Pinot Patch Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PinotPatch/
Jeff Gordon Winery: http://www.jeffgordonwine.com/
In this special encore episode I talk to Emmy Award wining filmmaker Steve Chollet about his process and thoughts about identifying and reaching target audience. Everyone will find something to take away from this interview. So much was covered in this interview that we broke it into two interviews.Stephen Chollet is a two-time Emmy Award winning filmmaker living in Chico, California. For over a decade he has worked independently as a producer, director, cinematographer, editor and visual effects artist. Also working in design, photography, web and other audio-visual mediums, Stephen can handle a variety of projects. Born in Northern California, Stephen's work has taken him around the world - 6 continents to be exact. From the depths of the Egyptian pyramids to the Blue Mountains outside of Sydney, Australia...his work is as diverse as the locations and people encountered on these journeys.Stephen works well alone or on a team. Whether you need him to handle an entire project from start-to-finish, or work a specific role in a larger production, Stephen has the experience and work ethic required to get it done well and on time.Living just north of Sacramento, California - Stephen is well positioned for daily film and video projects in Sacramento, San Francisco / Bay Area, Redding, Chico, Central Valley and more. Stephen is an experienced traveller and can be available anywhere in the world with relatively short notice.Website: http://cholletfilms.com/Vimeo: http://vimeo.com/cholletInstagram: http://instagram.com/stephencholletFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/stephencholletfilms
In this episode I talk to Emmy Award wining filmmaker Steve Chollet about his adventures in making films, working with world known brands, travel, inspiration, and process. Everyone will find something to take away from this interview. So much was covered in this interview that we broke it into two interviews. Part two will be available on Monday!Stephen Chollet is a two-time Emmy Award winning filmmaker living in Chico, California. For over a decade he has worked independently as a producer, director, cinematographer, editor and visual effects artist. Also working in design, photography, web and other audio-visual mediums, Stephen can handle a variety of projects. Born in Northern California, Stephen's work has taken him around the world - 6 continents to be exact. From the depths of the Egyptian pyramids to the Blue Mountains outside of Sydney, Australia...his work is as diverse as the locations and people encountered on these journeys.Stephen works well alone or on a team. Whether you need him to handle an entire project from start-to-finish, or work a specific role in a larger production, Stephen has the experience and work ethic required to get it done well and on time.Living just north of Sacramento, California - Stephen is well positioned for daily film and video projects in Sacramento, San Francisco / Bay Area, Redding, Chico, Central Valley and more. Stephen is an experienced traveller and can be available anywhere in the world with relatively short notice.Website: http://cholletfilms.com/Vimeo: http://vimeo.com/cholletInstagram: http://instagram.com/stephencholletFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/stephencholletfilms
Tony Karol has been a luthier (guitar maker) for over 25 years. The guitars he has built have been used by internationally known musicians like Tommy Emmanuel, Bruce Cockburn, and Stephen Bennett. In this episode we discuss building guitars, how Tony got his start, working with well know musicians, and the environmental impact of building guitars.At age 12, Tony began to play the guitar, something he fell in love with immediately. Thirty-plus years later and he still enjoys playing and learning. It wasn't long before he wanted a better instrument, but couldn't afford to buy one. With the help of his high school wood-shop teacher he made an electric guitar body. He had found my passion in life - building and modifying guitars to achieve the utmost in appearance and performance.It was a few years later that he first saw a Larrivee acoustic guitar - a handmade cutaway model with astonishing inlay work. Beyond the look and beauty of the guitar, he was taken more so by the sound - it was stunningly beautiful. It played like a dream with its smooth low action - unlike most other acoustic steel strings he had ever played. Tony knew that someday he had to have one and that someday he would build one ...Building all instruments solo in his shop, he creates between 8 and 10 works of art per year. Each guitar is built one at a time, carefully selecting and shaping each part to bring the best out of the materials chosen.Website: http://www.karol-guitars.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tony.karol.96Twitter: https://twitter.com/KarolGuitars
Gaylord Enns has been a pastor for over 40 years. Recently he authored a book about the command of Christ. In this episode we talk about traveling the world, true love, and rediscovery. Gaylord Enns has served in full-time Christian ministry for over forty years. He started ministry to college students in the 60’s and was a leader in the Jesus Movement of the 70’s. His pastoral ministry served one congregation for thirty-three years.In 2003, he founded Servant Leadership Network (SLN) to facilitate ministry to pastors and next-generation leaders. He is the author of Love Revolution: Rediscovering the Lost Command of Jesus, released in 2008.Over the thirty-nine years that he and his wife, Patti, have been married, they have worked together closely in ministry. They enjoy a loving relationship with their children and grandchildren.Website: https://www.loverevolutionnow.org/
Steve Trindade is the Founder and CEO of Urban Workshop. Steve's past endeavors have included President and CEO of Automotive Technology Group Inc., Owner / COO / CFO / Technical Director of Socii Racing LLC DBA Truspeed Autosport and numerous other engineering positions.Founded Urban Workshop from scratch and in less than 10 months turned it into the 3rd largest DIY workshop and makerspace in North America with over $1m worth of tools and equipment and offering over 100 classes a month. Responsible for developing all aspects of the business to enable the opening of 10 location in 7 years including the implementation and roll out of cloud based accounting and membership management software, online equipment reservation systems, online membership registration, and online class registrations. Creating strategic partnerships with leading international technology suppliers to enhance member experience and promote partner products. Partners include Autodesk, Epilog, Haas, Industrial Metal Supply, Laguna Tool, Miller Welding, Solidworks, and more. Continuously creating relationships with local non-profits to support STEM and STEAM programs for kids thru the use of the Urban Workshop facilities.Website: http://www.urbanworkshop.netFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheUrbanWorkshopTwitter: https://twitter.com/_urbanworkshop
Jerrod Maruyama is a freelance artist specializing in character concepts and design. He earned a B.S. degree from San Jose State University in Illustration. Jerrod grew up in San Jose, CA and currently resides in Sacramento, CA.Before becoming a freelance artist, Jerrod worked in the children's educational software field as an art director. He has served as an art director for several companies, including Computer Curriculum Corporation, SCORE!, Riverdeep and Kaplan.Since becoming a full-time freelance artist, Jerrod has worked for several clients including:Disney, Disney Japan, DreamWorks, Warner Bros., Facebook, Nickelodeon, Hasbro, Mattel, Clemenger BBDO, The Hollywood Reporter, and Huckleberry Toys to name a few.Jerrod's work is currently being shown in the WonderGround Gallery in the Downtown Disney® District at The Disneyland® Resort (Anaheim, CA). A selection of giclees, art prints and merchandise is currently available. Website: http://www.jmaruyama.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jmaruyamaTwitter: https://twitter.com/jmaruyamaDisney Store: https://www.disneystore.com
Michael Woodward is the host of the jumbleThink podcast along with the founder and CEO of Woodward Design Group. In this episode Michael shares the origins story of jumbleThink. He also shares more about himself, the dna for the podcast, what you should expect from the podcast, and other details about jumbleThink. The jumbleThink podcast is focused on sharing the stories of amazing dreamers, makers, innovators, and influencers to help to encourage you to chase your dreams.Leave us a review: http://getpodcast.reviews/id/1200281336 jumbleThink Website: http://www.jumblethink.com