Imagine the first 15 seconds of any conversation in sales or marketing. Picture the homepage of a website, the initial beats of an advertisement, the opening lines of an email, or the introduction in a virtual Zoom room. These crucial moments are not just opportunities. They are the battlegrounds where a business either captivates or loses its audience. 

In this edition of the Knucklehead podcast, Stephen is joined by Kate DiLeo. Successful in building a winning brand pitch for outbound sales, Kate talks about how she transitioned from academia to sales and eventually became a bestselling author and founder of a brand strategy firm. She also explores the importance of building a strong brand strategy and how it can help businesses grow. 

Kate DiLeo is the Founder of The Brand Trifecta, an interactive brand-building program that has empowered thousands of organizations to build brands. An "accidental brand strategist" who originally intended to pursue a PhD in Anthropology, Kate discovered the power of branding during her first sales job. In the pursuit of making quota, Kate realized she needed to cut through the noise with a message that would compel prospects to want to have a conversation. It was that, or she was out of a job. The Brand Trifecta is rooted in her firm belief that brand is the path of least resistance to revenue. Kate is also a #1 International bestselling author who teaches at some of the world's premier marketing conferences and directly mentors startups through more than a dozen global accelerator programs.

Enjoy!

In This Episode

02:10 - Kate's story of how she accidentally became a brand strategist.

07:28 - The true meaning of a brand.

09:50 - What Kate learned in the early years of her career.

14:23 - The most common mistakes businesses make.

17:37 - How Kate thrived as a branding strategist.

19:01 - Kate's consulting, book, and tech product offerings.

Favorite Quotes

02:19 - "I don't think a lot of us, as entrepreneurs and leaders, have this perfectly straight line in our careers. We've had a lot of circumstantial, really interesting opportunities that lead us to where we are." - Kate DiLeo

05:51 - "Brand is the promise of who we say we are and the value we deliver. It's a language, and it's the power of language that ultimately leads to the path of least resistance to revenue."- Kate DiLeo

07:38 - "A brand is the first 15 seconds of any conversation, sales or marketing conversation. It's the homepage of your website, the first five seconds of an ad, the lead-in for your email, or what you say in the Zoom room. It's the first few things that somebody wants to know." - Kate DiLeo

10:26 - "The biggest downfall I used to make early on was that I would go write brand with marketing and marketing only. That is the dumbest thing ever because a brand is held by not only marketing but also the C-suite team or the founder and sales." - Kate DiLeo

11:01 - "A brand is the glue that holds sections of the organization together. It's the singular message that everybody is speaking in the organization — what we do, how we solve our customer's problems, and how we're different." - Kate DiLeo

Connect with Kate DiLeo:

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• Knucklehead Media Group is your "push button" for podcasts. We help companies and organizations tell their story using podcasts and best practices for content distribution. Home to some of the top podcasts across multiple categories, captivating coursework on gaining traction with your show, and consulting to those companies BOLD enough to get some wins. We believe your mistakes set the foundation for your success, those stories help customers beat a pathway to your doorstep, and the myths from bringing business online shouldn't hold you back from getting yours. 

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The Knucklehead Podcast and MEDEVAC Podcast join forces in this episode to discuss the value of networks and communities. Our hosts, Stephen Colon, Christian Meyers, and David Reid, share their personal experiences in the military and the importance of valuing one's own story of struggle and recovery. They emphasize the power of resilience and the need to take risks and challenge oneself to grow and succeed. 

With a mission to share stories of service, injury, recovery, resiliency, failure, and success, David and Christian touch on the connection between health struggles and the military and how war impacts medical advancements. In the final segment, they speak about the Texas Valor Project and how they fight traumatic brain injuries.

David served in the US Army, while Christian served in the Air Force. They both have firsthand experience with combat and the challenges that come with it. Through their podcast, they aim to share stories of resilience and recovery, focusing on the experiences of injured veterans and the medical personnel who rescue and care for them.

Enjoy!

In This Episode

03:18 - The value of networking and connecting with others.

05:58 - How podcasts relate to the Oregon Trail story.

07:51 - The unique aspects of the military.

08:59 - How Knucklehead Podcast was born.

15:19 - The connection between the military and medical fields.

17:12 - A commonality between military and civilian adversity.

19:31 - How David and Christian value one's own story.

24:38 - What the Texas Valor Project (TVP) is about.

27:38 - How the transcranial magnetic stimulation helps with major brain functions.

33:39 - How nonprofit organizations bridge the gap in healthcare.

36:32 - The importance of vetting business partners and being true to oneself.

40:52 - How Stephen's screw-ups and mistakes led to his present success.

42:49 - David's advice to people who have been injured.

Favorite Quotes

08:04 - "Being in the military exposes you to a multitude of different worlds. And it unplugs you from the system you're in. It helps cultivate this environment of thinking outside the box." - David Reid

14:10 - "The problem that a lot of people face is that they're just in this community of being and feeling safe, so they never push themselves or challenge themselves. And that's what the military drives to. The military instills that resilience in you and that ability to push forward." - David Reid

15:30 - "Every major medical advancement of the last hundred years has been explicitly due to war. So every medical advancement, with plastic surgery, traumatic brain injuries, PTSD, and everything starting from World War I until the present day, was directly because of conflict." - Christian Meyers

16:27 - "Conflict creates the opportunity for breakthroughs." - Stephen Colon

17:40 - "Everybody faces their own battles. It doesn't matter if you're hit in war or you're crossing a street, and you see your best friend get hit. Post-traumatic stress is the same response physiologically across the board." - David Reid

43:27 - "If you're not getting failure, then you're not challenging yourself hard enough. You're not pushing yourself hard enough." - David Reid

43:35 - "Even the adversity that you're facing in this current moment is going to bring out the best version in yourself if you make the right choices along the way." - David Reid

How To Get Involved:

Texas Valor Project

Texas Gun Club

MEDEVAC Podcast

Knucklehead Media Group

How To Get Connected:

Christian Meyers

David Reid

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• Knucklehead Media Group is your "push button" for podcasts. We help companies and organizations tell their story using podcasts and best practices for content distribution. Home to some of the top podcasts across multiple categories, captivating coursework on gaining traction with your show, and consulting to those companies BOLD enough to get some wins. We believe your mistakes set the foundation for your success, those stories help customers beat a pathway to your doorstep, and the myths from bringing business online shouldn't hold you back from getting yours. 

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Cryptocurrency represents a new form of digital asset that sits outside the traditional financial system. It is an asset class that is uncorrelated to the stock market providing investors with a greater opportunity for portfolio diversification. With crypto becoming a more and more popular investment, what makes it so appealing at a time when stock markets are volatile?

In today’s edition of the Knucklehead Podcast, our guest, Jeff Sekinger talks about what attracted him to cryptocurrency investing, why crypto is an important component of a portfolio, as well as the darkest point in his life that led him to where he is today.

Jeff Sekinger is the Chief Investment Officer at Boron Capital, an alternative wealth management firm that specializes in moving people from the volatility of the public markets into private investment fund options focused in real estate and cryptocurrency.

Jeff Sekinger is also the Founder of 0 Percent, a financial consulting firm that empowers people to accelerate their path to financial freedom through financial education and consulting services and Orca Capital, a cryptocurrency hedge fund that manages multiple 8 figures of assets for 60+ limited partners around the globe.

Enjoy!

In This Episode

02:15 - What drew Jeff to a career in investment management

06:31 - What attracted Jeff to crypto investing

07:41 - Why Jeff lost interest in the traditional wealth management job

10:31 - Why crypto is an important component of a portfolio

14:20 - What sets Jeff apart from other crypto investors

16:48 - Darkest point in his life that led him to where he is today

19:55 - How to learn more about cryptocurrency investing

Favorite Quotes

05:49 - "I'm all about personal development. I took a lot of different courses, read books, and I figured out what my highest values were. My highest values were to have freedom, options, and choices to do what I want with my time, energy, and resources. I want to see impact on people. I want an untapped earning potential." - Jeff Sekinger

06:31 - "So, cryptocurrency was the underdog. It was unconventional, it was an alternative asset, and I was just naturally gravitating towards it. And I'm like, why not just shift into something that actually is aligned with my values, and then I'm naturally gravitating towards and doing that in my free time and being even more happy and inspired with what I'm doing." - Jeff Sekinger

10:55 - "There's no denying that crypto is incredibly important to have in your portfolio. The reason is that primarily it has been uncorrelated to other assets. So when you're designing a portfolio, you want to have proper portfolio allocation and well-diversified assets." - Jeff Sekinger

16:05 - "A lot of the coins don't actually have utility. And that's why we like to invest in the coins that are tied to the native blockchain so that we can look at the valuation based on the network effect of all of the data on that blockchain evolving and growing. " - Jeff Sekinger

18:52 - "I really do believe that your problems can become your purpose if you allow them to. And sometimes it takes time for those things to play out. And when they do, everything clicks and you realize those things were meant to be because I have what I have now." - Jeff Sekinger

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Knucklehead Media Group is your “push button” for podcasts. We help companies and organizations tell their story using podcasts and best practices for content distribution. Home to some of the top podcasts across multiple categories, captivating coursework on gaining traction with your show, and consulting to those companies BOLD enough to get some wins. We believe your mistakes set the foundation for your success, those stories help customers beat a pathway to your doorstep, and the myths from bringing business online shouldn't hold you back from getting yours. 

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You ever thought someone could screw up your mortgage?

How about having the courage to go into detail about how they did?

You often don't find the blend of charisma, knowledge, and humility mixed into one but we did for today's episode with Debt Does Deals CEO, Christopher Griffith.

After you're done laughing and learning, be sure to connect with Chris:

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/DebtDoesDeals/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/debtdoesdeals/

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-griffith-43468658/

Web - https://debtdoesdeals.com/

How would you qualify a “Comeback”?

You’d first have to be losing, right?

Like, the odds stacked against you or your team.

Staring at the likelihood you’ll continue to lose or your chances are drying up.

Before he was 20 years old, Richard had already started to lose in life. 

A conversation with an influential leader changed his perspective for a moment, but eventually led him to a new life. Spanning over 30 years, Richard Kaufman served his country as a soldier, his family as a father, but earned his title of Comeback Coach by working one on one with hundreds of athletes and clients with their mental and physical health.

Check out more from Richard on his social channels and buy his book on Amazon:

Facebook @richardkaufmanVeteran

LinkedIn Richard Kaufman

#dontbebeta #getsomewins #comebackcoach

"F*&$ it, we'll do it LIVE!"

Ever seen Bill O'Reilly's (in)famous rant? That's how you don't do a live.

Right?

Believe it or not, there's a science and repeatable process to doing "FB Lives". Just ask the Founder of Five Minute Lives, Trish Leto - as she joins us today for an episode of Knucklehead. She fully embraces the failure that her work provided, how crushed it made her feel, but also how she used that experience to connect directly with influencers in media and created an incredible business as a result.

Grab a cup of coffee for the commute and buckle up, and if you're in the Tampa area - connect with Trish and her team, check her out:

Instagram: @the_expert_connection_

Facebook: @Trish Leto

LinkedIn: @Trish Leto

What is the goal of your business?

Is it to generate leads? Generate revenue? Affect positive change in folks's lives?

As your business grows, so will your goals and the impact of those goals on other people. Les Dossey has made a career helping organizations thrive by focusing the attention on the individual and creating "Entre-HUMANS". Years of challenges, personal setbacks and exuding grit and determination, Les believes that simplifying entrepreneurs life and business will make what they do more rewarding and empower them to flourish and grow.

Grab a cup of coffee for the commute and buckle up, and if you're in the Virginia Beach area - connect with Les and his team at entre.coach , check out Les's social channels:

Instagram: @lesdossey

Facebook: @EntreCoachInc

LinkedIn: @entrecoach

GySgt Tim Stanfield earned the title of Marine after having his football career ended suddenly. The series of events leading to that injury serve as a stunning reminder of how quickly things can change.

Now, after having overcame the failures and setbacks that come with being a Marine, he has started a non-profit in addition to his military career. Before You Serve provides running shoes to that service members enrolled in the DEP (Delayed Entry Program) and the opportunity to work alongside veterans to get the "inside scoop" in what life in the uniform will be like.

Deciding to invest in the future of the Corps, GySgt Stanfield believes the best way to ensure a solid future is to provide quality support and mentorship to set to be the leaders in future generations. Learn more from Tim on Facebook, Instagram, and their website:

https://www.beforeyouserve.com

Patrick Benson was about to leave the Army.

The infantry had given him a chance to learn how to fight and learn to win.

He had always loved challenges, but didn't know that a letter he wrote to potential mentor would lead to one of his life's biggest challenges.

Hearing him talk about how to deal with anxiety, the size of animals he works with everyday, and how the veterans he helps learn to trust themselves and receive peace will increase your conviction.

The program he runs in War Horses for Veterans and has provided some incredible experiences for those connected to his cause. Find out more at https://warhorsesforveterans.com

Find him on Facebook and Instagram:

FB: https://www.facebook.com/WarHorsesForVeterans Insta: https://www.instagram.com/wh4vets/

Have a gym membership, but travel for work?

What about single use, but don't want to have the check-in process?

There have been a lot of time lost to gym tours only for a quick lift, or on a work trip you'd like to checkout a class but don't have a membership from the gym offering one. That's the problem that Jake Ziegler and Anthony Karr of Gym Nav set out to solve.

They join us today to talk through how getting started on their fitness application helped them separate from the military, start a business, and solve a big problem in the industry. Download Gym Nav on the App Store, Google Play and check out more from them at gymnav.com

Have you ever paid off a credit card?

Do you remember what it felt like?

What about the joy and relief you'd experience by paying off your home?

Imagine you've helped someone accomplish that goal and the feeling you'd experience as a result of helping them focus their attention on solving their problem. That's what Travis Johnson has done over 400 times with his clients at Warrior's Wallet. No stranger to overcoming adversity, he's also had to personally overcome the instability of moving over 30 times before he graduated high school. 

Travis sums up his mission very simply, as his business helps people cut through the BS and misinformation surrounding personal finance to focus on the education and accountability needed to bring bedroom and peace to you finance.

Travis started the journey to Warrior’s Wallet after a decade of helping others get their day-to-day finances in order. He’s helped hundreds of families pay off more than $6 million in debt. The perspective he provides bridges the gap between knowledge and action.

University of Oklahoma Graduate and Navy Veteran Travis Johnson is the Books by Vets Vice President and Public Relations Director. He also serves on the board of the S.H.I.N.E Foundation and teaches Reboot Combat Recovery.

Links:
https://warriorswallet.com/
https://www.booksbyvets.org/
https://www.facebook.com/SHINEforUS/

#WomeninBiz Series E1 - On my Terms, CEO Charlynda Scales - Mutts Sauce

What happens when your product gets picked up for distribution by a regional retail grocer? You've made it, right!? How about when you're thrust into a position to lead a business after being passed a family secret recipe?

The answer simply is leadership. Being humble enough to say when you do not have the answer, but willing to listen to your mentors and work through the challenges associated with growth. Mutt's Sauce CEO Charlynda Nyenke Scales smoke checked this interview where she took the gloves off and kept it real on her journey to where they are today.

Head on over to www.muttssauce.com to order your combo pack today!

What is a “Recovering Principal”?

Having spent seven years leading an exemplary elementary school campus in West Texas, Chris Shade refers to himself as a “recovering principal.” Despite spending only four years in the classroom prior, he was always a teacher.

Now speaking with educators, students, and parents on fostering a growth mindset. In this episode, we diving into a largely unsuccessful and costly rollout at his school as a principal, and the nontraditional approach he took to making it right.

For the past 10 years, he has delivered presentations and keynote speeches across the State of Texas and throughout the United States. In 2016 he gave a TEDx Talk, “Education Is None of Your Business” in Flower Mound, TX as a part of a TEDx event on the topic of “disruptive innovation.”

Find out more from Chris:

On Twitter - https://twitter.com/underwhoseshade

On LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisshade/

Or via email - chris@readyrosie.com

Delegation can be a challenge for some business owners. They feel like they need to do everything themselves in order to be successful. This simply isn't true! In fact, delegation is one of the most important foundations of any business. Delegating tasks to your team frees up your time to focus on the things that matter most - growth.

In today’s edition of the Knucklehead Podcast, our guest, Emily Morgan talks about what business owners need to do to scale up their business, why hiring an assistant is the first step to delegation, and the truth about why some people are scared to delegate.

Emily Morgan is the Founder and CEO of Delegate Solutions. Her mission is to create freedom for people to do what they love and have a big impact. As the leader of Delegate, she works tirelessly to help reshape the culture of the traditional workforce by providing professional flexible employment for her team while also providing entrepreneurs with strategic workforce options to help them grow more efficiently and effectively.

Delegate Solutions is a delegation company with a mission to create freedom for people to do what they love and have a big impact. It offers premium-level virtual assistant services for entrepreneurs. Emily Morgan and her team at Delegate Solutions help entrepreneurial leaders stay productive without the hassles of HR.

Listen to more Knucklehead Podcast episodes and start your delegation journey HERE.

Delegate Solutions is offering a 10% discount for Knucklehead Podcast listeners with the code: LetsGo

Enjoy!

In This Episode

05:56 - The motivation behind the creation of Delegate Solutions

09:39 - Qualities of a successful entrepreneur

10:39 - What business owners need to do to scale up their business

13:50 - Hiring an assistant or an integrator: which should you hire first

16:09 - About Emily's upcoming book, Let It Go

17:59 - What qualifies someone to be a member of her team

19:05 - The truth about why some people are scared to delegate

21:13 - A great place to start learning about delegation

Favorite Quotes

09:39 - "I think entrepreneurs by nature have to be lifelong learners and love learning because there's not like somebody telling us what to do like we are figuring it out. I've learned as I've done all of my delegation work and research and just running this business for so long is, it can be really scary to let go of things and create space for bigger and better things." - Emily Morgan

08:58 - "I think women in general, we tend to grow businesses more organically. And it's much more about our own self-discovery as entrepreneurs kind of dictates where we're going." - Emily Morgan

19:28 - "I believe that we're all here on this Earth to make an impact and contribute in a really unique way. And entrepreneurs start out with that sort of driver." - Emily Morgan

20:02 - "Why we don't delegate has absolutely nothing to do with the delegation. It has to do with psychological and emotional backstory, self-sabotaging thoughts, like all these things that, 'Oh, I'm not good at it. No, there are deep-seated issues as to why we don't want to let go of things." - Emily Morgan

Connect with Emily Morgan

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Delegate Solutions Website

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Knucklehead Media Group is your “push button” for podcasts. We help companies and organizations tell their story using podcasts and best practices for content distribution. Home to some of the top podcasts across multiple categories, captivating coursework on gaining traction with your show, and consulting to those companies BOLD enough to get some wins. We believe your mistakes set the foundation for your success, those stories help customers beat a pathway to your doorstep, and the myths from bringing business online shouldn't hold you back from getting yours. 

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#WomeninBiz Series E2 - Can you HEAR ME now? w/ Phoebe Mroczek

A new prospect asked on Friday afternoon, “Can you have that to me on Monday?”

Phoebe had just been asked to commit to a 48-hour turnaround on a leadership and development workshop. Only problem was, she hadn’t created any of the material. There’s no way she’d be able to pull off training a group of people, let alone teams of folks in that short of a time.

What did she do? What would you have done?

Since killing it at that first training, Phoebe Mroczek has continued to bring value for her clients with digital marketing strategies, podcasts and helping hone their tone of marketing campaigns. She hosts a widely popular podcast, Unbecoming, and has been featured all over the media landscape to include Inc, New Media Summit and more.

Check out more from Phoebe: https://goo.gl/Dr9gJ1

Phoebe’s Podcast, Unbecoming - https://goo.gl/jtfGGs

Follow Phoebe on Instagram: @phoebemroczek

Do you live your core values? Have you experienced the pain of a setback so intensively that you had to change? Do you ever want to make a different decision when your core values are displayed, but your choices tell a different story?

It’s called being confused. The literal first step to clarity is confusion. Most folks don’t take the time to stay in it or analyze that they are responsible for putting themselves there. Alcohol, shying away from responsibilty, mistakes in the military caused Chris Perez to examine why he was in the situation he was in. He decided to pour his life into writing and expression that would help people face the darkness of inauthenticity.

Every one of us have those challenges that cause us to tuck our tail and run. But, when you press in, like Chris talks about in this episode, you can face the darkness and not shy away from the fear. Start today and live your core values - those that follow need to have a leader like you win each day.

1 - Become all you can

2 - Help others do the same

3 - Help the world be a better place

#dontbebeta #getsomewins

Check out more from him on LinkedIn, Chris Perez: https://goo.gl/58JvRj

Chris’s Site - https://goo.gl/oP46WF

Follow Chris Perez on Instagram: @itschrisperez

You probably like paying taxes.

Indirectly, it does mean you're making money.

However, it doesn't mean just because you make money that you have to give it all to Uncle Sam. Business owners, 1099 Sales folks, and other various entities year after year are provided with solutions that are half-baked, well-intended, user-friendly but ultimately confusing. CPA's, web-based or big box tax solutions, consultants continue to swing and miss when it comes to reducing your liability.

Insert a guy like Chance. After tripping over a tax bill he accrued while selling licensed collegiate apparel back in college, he set a goal to know all he could about the tax code. Several stints with CPA's that were hog-tied to "business as usual", Chance stormed the beaches of social media with a non-traditional approach to help his clients win the battle of "not-knowing" when they're faced with the same situation he overcame back in school.

He's linked together several case studies (for our audience only) and you'll be able to access those with a link provided on Tax Day for businesses, 2019. Rumor has it that he's starting a podcast to continue to drip some of the info regarding the tax code and time-tested strategies to win for you and your business.

Check out more from Chance on Instagram: https://goo.gl/VrqLkf

Connect with Chance via DM on Instagram also, mention "Knucklehead" and he'll set you up with a free 30-min consultation on how to help you with your taxes.

Re-brand. Be you.

Can you think of something more misunderstood and vague?

Most folks don’t have a brand or have lived enough mistakes or under pressure enough to know themselves or what they’re made of. Well, that’s until they meet someone like Dr. Natalia Wiechowski. She’s been through not just a career transformation, but the sort of transformation that people who use that catchphrase would mean.

With over 14+  years of experience  in human behavior and  social relationships, made  the German Dr. of Philosophy  and Social scientist come to the conclusion  that personal branding is a prerequisite to design  a dream life(style) and career of purpose. As a storyteller Dr. Natalia scored two viral posts on  LinkedIn in 2016, which allowed her to build an international online community of over 150,000    followers. Her work was also featured in LinkedIn’s #InItTogether campaign in 2018. No wonder why  people call her the Middle East's leading Edutainer.

Branding is YOU

2:02 - “Modern Leadership - I’m a doctor, so what??

3:05 - “Be the change” - Fake, blah and power trips

3:54 - Don’t mean to swear, but A**h$^e

5:30 - Wants change, but not willing to accept change

6:02 - 6:15 - Not hippie Bull S***

6:59 - In your work, private life - start in your private life

7:48 - How she found out she needed to generate completion and building a future

8:30 - Illusion of being happy win

Won excellence awards

9:27 - Being a largely “wasted resource”

9:42 - Pain is self-created

10:09 - Questions she answered to build her life authentically

10:52 - Bring a people pleaser, giving respect to elders or authority

12:01 - Not being courageous enough and honest with herself and being transparent with where she received the message, before she felt convinced

13:02 - Pressure of getting married and having kids

14:38 - Done the work, but lacked the skills

15:09 - Building the life, got pushback from the people that she wanted to win the approval

16:01 - Unconventional ideas can be the missing ingredient

16:50 - Keeping everyone else safe,

17:40 - How do you work with people who don’t think like you do?

18:35 - People change only when the pain of staying the same is greater danger - Haven’t suffered enough yet

19:30 - When you’re asked for advice, then you can influence those who ask you for it

20:30 - “Coachsult” ; speaker/training

21:35 - Broad, personal branding exercise

22:22 - Instagram / Linkedin

24:30 - Focus on being the you that makes people feel at home

#dontbebeta #getsomewins

Check out more from her on LinkedIn, Dr Natalia Wiechowski: https://goo.gl/N3sf6A

Follow Dr Natalia on Instagram: @thinknatalia

Overcoming addiction, the vicious cycle of self doubt

Not taking a paycheck to keep your partners whole

Reinvesting back into himself and the business to earn victory over the past

Unlearning unproductive habits to now lead two successful businesses, US Navy Veteran Mike “Doc” Rannigan has pulled himself from the depths of struggle and fought back. Learning from failure, struggle, and mistakes he’s learned to give back to the community that has provided so much for him. Serving as a member of the Rockwall Veterans Business Alliance, he’s helped provide exposure to businesses local to his community and provided veterans with jobs. Rolling up your sleeves and getting to work and faithfully being there for his wife of over 20 years and their children, Michael sets an example for many to follow.

Michael on LinkedIn - https://goo.gl/2J6v9a

Rockwall Veteran Business Alliance: https://goo.gl/q2uVTt

More to come here at Knucklehead Podcast, check it out on iTunes, Podbean, or your favorite podcast listening app on Google Play. Get your Knucklehead Podcast shirts at https://goo.gl/6FCiDW - Join the movement of not being a victim, choosing to win, and earning your place amongst those that have done the same.

Have you ever experienced what it’s like to lose with the wrong mindset?

Broke. Failure. Misfit.

They’re all the ways to describe why you aren’t going to achieve. But, it’s not losing or failing that's the problem. It’s how you think about it.

Elevating your mindset is easier said than done, because your environment may not support the change you’d like to experience. Your support system may be broke. Let’s face it, you may have been also. That’s where someone like Nicholas Bayerle comes in. As a man, his belief calls us to be more tomorrow that what we were today.

He’s been named a Top 21 Influencer and Top 30 under 30 Influencer, featured in Forbes, Order of Man, He went from obese, broke and no girlfriend to now married to the woman of his dreams, fit, and thriving in business. Nicholas is an international speaker, podcast host and was rated top 30 under 30 influencers. He has worked with some of the top businessmen and is passionate about seeing men prosper in health, business and relationships. Nicholas has shared the stage with Lewis Howes, Cole Hatter, and Jordan Harbinger and been interviewed on the top business podcasts. He is creator of the #1 annual businessmen’s event, Billion Dollar Body Live and has curated a successful community of men called The Billion Dollar Brotherhood.

#dontbebeta #getsomewins

Remember to check out more from Nicholas Bayerle on Facebook and in his group, Billion Dollar Brotherhood - https://www.facebook.com/groups/BillionDollarBrotherhood/

Check out his podcast, Billion Dollar Body Podcast: https://goo.gl/fzRmdc

Follow Nicholas Bayerle on Instagram: @nicholasbayerle

Real. American. Hero.

You’ll never hear Mike say that.

How would you describe someone that took those lessons learned in combat, getting wounded, and gave back to their community in the form of tangible business and leadership lessons?

Mike’s military career speaks for itself, but his mission continues to this day as the co-founder of EF Overwatch, Founder of VETTED and speaker with the Echelon Front team. We sit down with Mike and dive into mistakes, the state of veterans in America, and how failure should fuel your next accomplishment.

From EF Overwatch:

Mike Sarraille is a retired U.S. Navy SEAL officer, founder and board of director for the VETTED Foundation, a 501(c)3 Veteran executive education platform, a graduate of the University of Texas McCombs Business School, and a leadership instructor and strategic advisor for Echelon Front, a management consulting firm. Mike served fifteen years as an officer in the SEAL Teams and five years in the U.S. Marine Corps as an enlisted Recon Marine and Scout-Sniper before receiving his commission in the Navy.

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You ever visited San Diego? How about New Orleans? Taken a train up the coast of California, through Oregon and onto Seattle?

Navigating cities you haven’t visited isn’t a new concept, but if you’re like most folks that have traveled - there’s always more to see and helpful with someone who’s been there before that you can trust. Traveling can also be full of mistakes and pitfalls you’d like to avoid, well, that’s where a resource like Katie and Dan from the Tandem Travelers can be of assistance. They joined us today as we dove into the obstacles of entrepreneurship, how failing has led to so many personal victories because of their perseverance, and exploring the world of traveling for a living! Check out more from Katie and Dan at:

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“You can’t bore someone into buying something from you.” So simple and obvious.

“Give me an hour - I’ll show you why people buy from you and why they don’t.” Another BOLD statement that gets your attention.

Between spinning beautiful blondes at White Horse, crafting robust marketing campaigns for entrepreneurs, and drawing cartoons Eric Bakey continues to deliver more than the status quo when it come to marketing. After serving his country in the Army, Eric entered into the business world and experienced some “ups and downs” in the elevator business. Entrepreneurship came knocking and he answered the door - and the rest is future. “The Combat Imagineer” shares some of his process for getting his day started and how that spills over into the deals he’s able to make work. Check out more from Eric at:

Email: eric@ericbakey.com

His site: https://ericbakey.com

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Why would you resign as one of the top engineers on a immensely successful marketplace web platform?

Why leave behind the security of a corporate success and focus your attention to working with companies to find the right talent and retain the best workers?

Well, Shaun Martin’s been on a mission to develop great leaders and create transformation that scales since he’s left his corporate career. He’s been obsessed with behavioral economics & human systems engineering, sixth sense for sniffing out dysfunction, fixing root cause over symptoms, tactical & strategic risk mitigation.

Now a published author, host of the “Rebase” podcast, and a renegade entrepreneur Shaun spends his time and energy helping companies be the best they can be by ensuring they attract, hire and retain the talent to help them hit their goals with the right culture in mind.

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A lot goes into creating an effective database for your business. You need to have a plan and a goal in mind before you even start - what are you hoping to achieve with this data and how will it help your business grow. Without a clear goal, you'll find yourself wasting time and energy on something that doesn't produce results. Having a solid data analytic is essential for any business. Make sure you create yours with your goals in mind!

In today’s edition of the Knucklehead Podcast, our guest, Jack Tompkins talks about how data is becoming the next big thing in the corporate and entrepreneurial worlds, what Jack learned from failing to consider the end goal when creating a dashboard, and why having an end goal in mind when creating a data model is important.

Jack Tompkins is the Managing Partner and Founder of Pineapple Consulting Firm. He loves helping small businesses with data driven decisions from their custom dashboards.

Pineapple Consulting Firm is a data analytics company. They are excel experts and fractional analysts that help analyze and visualize data so small businesses can become data-driven.

Enjoy!

In This Episode

04:37 - How data is becoming the next big thing in the corporate and entrepreneurial worlds.

06:04 - What motivated Jack to start his own consulting business.

11:42 - Jack's experience about how data didn't serve its purpose.

13:30 - What Jack learned from failing to consider the end goal when creating a dashboard.

14:58 - What the process of creating a great dashboard looks like.

16:37 - Pineapple Consulting Firm: The story behind the name.

18:01 - Why having an end goal in mind when creating a data model is important

Favorite Quotes

12:03 - "We're like, all right, we're gonna do this. We're gonna build this dashboard. It's gonna be automated in this way. It's gonna be really efficient. It's gonna be all this good stuff. So, we go ahead. We build it. We do the whole thing. When we get to the end product, it's like oh crap, why do we do this? If It's not starting with the end goal in mind, it has a huge complication. So, we had to redo it three, four times and that happened. And it stinks because it's wasting everybody's time." - Jack Tompkins

04:50 - "Data is kind of becoming the big thing. In the corporate world, it has been the big thing and you can't make a decision without having five data points that support it. And in the small business world, even down to the solopreneur world, data is getting a lot more mainstream if you will." - Jack Tompkins

18:38 - "Figure out whatever the most important thing is - efficiency, revenue, or profit, and start with that. That's the end goal in mind. And then as you work backward from that, make sure it's easy to update and make sure you have a good process in place so the data can be updated." - Jack Tompkins

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Fun. Laughing at yourself. Admitting when you screw up, but knowing in the end everything will be ok.

It first starts with owning the jacked up decision, then correcting the behavior that caused that to happen. We jump into Brian Jones's story of transitioning away from real estate into a transformation coach. Once you hear the story, you'll understand how owning the issue, then correcting it, helps bring into focus what's been missing.

Appreciate you sharing, Brian - now, I don't feel like a dufus for some of the crap I've pulled during my time on this ball of mud.

Be sure to check out the links below and stay connected if you’re in need of help. Check out more from Brian at links below:

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Did you have parents that ran a business? How’d it go? Have you ever asked yourself if the limits of your potential are being defined and restricted by their failures? Leveraging others experiences can be a weight or a lift to what you’re looking to get accomplished - be sure to look through the correct lens. Sometimes when you slow down and reflect on those past experiences, you’ll discover your strengths and learn more about perspective.

Matt Neyland, investor and movie producer, stops by to share the importance of having good partners. Trace Johannesen shares how being reflective and serving other peoples needs has changed the success he’s experienced in his life. 

Be sure to check out the links below and stay connected if you’re in need of help. Check out more from Trace and Matt at links below:

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What would you do to “right” a “wrong”?

What if when you tried to “right” it, it created a decision for you that affected your well-being and your income?

Can’t say that doing to the right thing would lead to an easier situation, but being in a wrong one may be the friction you need in order to start something great. Jeff Skinner’s story of how Black Level AV started was almost precisely that and continues to be that. Drawing from the past experiences of failure and let downs, he was able to draw closer to those that cared and those that wanted him to truly succeed. Those in his home and in his community - because he served them and changed, his life is completely different.

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Sometimes personal struggle and victory translates to business success for those that leverage failure. Sometimes, that failure is the experience of those closest to you and they are the example of what not to do. Robert Garcia shares some crazy stories about how those closest to him could have sabotaged his success. Everyone of us has some incredible hurts that we like to use to remind us how much of a victim we are, or we can use that experience to fuel your focus and drive your pursuit of a worthwhile dream or goal.

Rob "the Warrior Strategist" brings it and give you some tangible examples of how to gain traction, how his failures didn't completely derail his pursuit of better and for more. Check out more from Rob and yournextlevelofsuccess.com:

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There's not a manual for the shit.

Started a company when I got out of the Marine Corps and failed miserably.

Didn't understand that that was the key to the success going forward.

Almost wrecked my entire relationship, to the most important person in my life, my wife.

Didn't respect how precious my children more, or that time by chasing a dream that I believe with every fiber of my body would be happening.

Instead scrape my knees busted my nose almost went broke, barely could pay rent for years on end and came out better because of the experience.

To say I needed to perfect change and use best practices is an understatement. For those that can relate, feel free to check out the four principles of change management as it relates to your business, new parenting endeavor, or project that you're looking to improve.

Principle #1: Delineate between strategy and a plan. Don't confuse where the rubber meets the road

Principle #2: Know how your train. You'll need remedial or corrective action that are anticipated and well thought out.

Principle #3: Choose the right plan.

Principle #4: Choose the right strategy.

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Having an idea. Taking that idea to market. Using your idea to build products and services. 

You’re in business.

As momentum starts, so does your insecurity.

You land a few sales.

The blur and activity attract your attention, but the voice in the back of your mind is still there.

It reminds you that you don’t truly know what you’re doing.

Then, the sales stop. Momentum slows and you’re lack of planning catches up with you.

This story is all too familiar and JD Tierney shares some of the hardest moments of being an entrepreneur with us. His business is no longer, but the spirit he ran it with is alive in him - you can learn from these lessons and navigate those challenges almost before they happen to you.

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#WomeninBiz Series E3 - Woman Crush Weights and Jules Fit Mom

Incredible story of strength and recovery as Katelyn Miller suffered through PTSD, sexual assault and rehabilitating through fitness. Another fitness competitor and wife to a PTSD veteran, and phenomenal mother Jules joins us as a co-host. Husbands and partners to strong women and encouragers to hard-chargers, this episode brings a healthy amount of winning, being true to your goals, and stories of how these women have paved the way to their own success. Great examples and fun time had with these two!

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What would be the worst thing to hear as a business owner?

We can’t afford to pay you.

You’re too expensive.

I’m sorry, we’ve decided to go in a different direction.

How about now - you’re an accountant and your client tells you:

“I didn’t sign your contract, so I’m not obligated to pay you anything.”

Quick Hits with Brandyn Cox touches on a few valuable lessons that a small business owner can encounter when clients start to mess with their cash flow. Brandyn owns BMC Accounting and after serving as a criminal investigator in the Army, shares with us today some gut-wrenching stories of failures that humbled him and fueled his business growth.

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Imagine you’ve retired.

Worked 20+ years towards earning your freedom.

But, you aren’t free.

What’s your game plan? What’s your pathway forward?

Being in the game gives you a leg up over pretenders, but honing your craft after time with the SEAL’s like Omari did makes you focused. Focused on testing what works and what doesn’t. Dive into Episode 46 with Omari Broussard.

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How would you describe owning two businesses?

How about four? Would you have a different word for someone that has run more?

Rounding out a bakers dozen would be enough for two or three people to talk about for their lifetime. Anything more would fit into the nontraditional path, without question.

Alex Leybovich fits that mold. Motivated. Driven. Relentless. That’s what makes him a serial entrepreneur. The energy that Alex pumps into Auden Digital (his 16th company) fuels solutions that solve problems.  Only through failure and deliberate action can one accomplish their goals, by powering through failure and moving onward.

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Making mistakes is an important part of the learning process. It's an opportunity to reflect on what you could have done differently and how you can improve in the future.

Even the most successful and admired leaders make mistakes. The key is to learn from those failures and grow from them.

Today’s edition of the Knucklehead Podcast features our guest, Michelle Reines. She will talk about the mistakes she made in her leadership in the past, what she learned from them, and how she leveraged those mistakes to become a badass leader today. 

Michelle Reines is the founder of MDR Coaching & Consulting and creator of the unconventional Badass Leader brand. She has a coveted reputation of exceeding expectations in a highly competitive, distressed or volatile business climate. Her strengths encompass extensive people aptitudes in leading and developing large, diverse teams. She possesses over 34 years of intense hands-on leadership, mentorship, organizational and operational expertise.

Enjoy!

In This Episode

2:50 - What led Michelle to strengthen her leadership abilities

5:53 - Michelle's style of leadership in the past

7:28 - What Michelle did to become a more effective leader

10:37 - How Michelle capitalized on her corporate experience to develop her team

14:18 - An overview to the book, From Bad to Badass Leader: 12 Leadership Lesson

15:49 - How to become an epic coach

19:49 - How struggle can lead to greater opportunities

24:39 - A fun way to develop leadership skills through bootcamps

Favorite Quotes

21:53 - "If I'm gonna take on something that feels scary to me, I don't use the word scary. I say 'that's exciting'. It's the same physiology. I just choose a word that's more supportive of an outcome that would help me 'propel' toward it instead of 'repel' from it. All day long I have stories about where people have been in a situation that they think is doom and gloom. Fast forward three years from now, they'll look back and say, 'oh my God, thank God that happened'. - Michelle Reines

6:47 - "I didn't make just one mistake. Even as I was trying to figure the leadership thing out, I would continue to have those rivalries, those competitive behaviors that are unbecoming of teamwork. I couldn't find my voice. And when I did it, it didn't land professionally." - Michelle Reines

7:04 - "So I didn't know how to communicate effectively up the channel. I certainly didn't play well on the sandbox with my peers, 'coz I played win-lose. I wanted to beat them. I wanted to win at all costs and I wanted my team to win. And I was righteous about protecting my team and righteous about my voice and I'm gonna do it sugar-free and I'm gonna be authentic and, and all this stuff. And there's a way to communicate that I learned a little too late."- Michelle Reines

8:19 - "I didn't make the same mistakes over and over again, but there was definitely a pattern. And the most important thing that I needed to do on this journey was to stop-drop-roll and discover the lessons so that I don't continue making those same mistakes." - Michelle Reines

18:32 - "Whether we like it or not, the first and most important order of business are the 'people' parts. If we don't get that right, it doesn't matter that we have all the best processes in place. If their skill sets are not fully developed, if they're not effectively coached, and if they're not highly engaged, we're gonna dilute our outcomes regardless. So, people priorities are your most important priorities. Performance outcomes are what we get to enjoy when we get the people parts right." - Michelle Reines

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Between raising kids, challenging men, and bringing fresh water and the Gospel to the country of Liberia, Todd Phillips decided to live on a barge till the Last Well raised enough resources to finish. Garnering support from volunteers to accomplish something larger than yourself isn't a small task and is reserved for those that have a unique focus like Todd. At the time of this recording, he was 20 days into living on a barge to raise the last influx of money needed to build and construct clean drinking water to the entire country of Liberia, incredibly powerful testimony.

Check out our latest episode on iTunes, or your favorite podcast listening app. Remember to check out more from Todd Phillips and the Last Well on Facebook, Instagram or by trying to connect with him via thelastwell.org #dontbebeta #getsomewins

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100% this is Alpha. We sit down with Adam, and he's got to help make some things happen for his family when he leaves to go pickup the kids and do an outdoor excursion while the wife is traveling. On a Monday! Nicely played, Adam - nicely played.

There's too many simple lessons not to allow these to sink in, but Adam runs head first into a buzzsaw when he tries to publish his first book, get legs to the distribution, or even getting the message out to the "alphas" out there during his TED-x talk. Pay close attention to how he packages the message and brings down the walls as you get a first-hand perspective into how failure can lead to your largest success. Just don't be a groveling coward. Put yourself out there and fail. #dontbebeta #getsomewins

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Between filming shows for the Discovery Channel and Hunting Mr Adolf himself, Tim Kennedy takes some time from his schedule to clearly explain why so many men are fed up with men not being men. Too often we don't understand what the meaning of Alpha relates to. More often than not, we develop a resistance to the idea of a leader, wanting to provide or we see someone running roughshod over us. The negative stereotypes to Alpha remain, yet in response to the growing movement and acceptance of beta males, Alpha's want to be clear. #dontbebeta Look to take ownership of your life and decision making by striving to be the best in what you do.

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What defines your success as a revenue generator?

Sell. Sell. Sell.

What happens when you wake up and realize that they're more hands in the pot than what you can provide for?

When you're spinning your wheels, it's a nauseating feeling and extremely hopeless. Rest assured, you're not alone in feeling that way.

Donnie literally pours out example after example of winners, losers, and victors that have overcome obstacles to share their stories in a way that makes you laugh, cry, and want to get outside of yourself. It takes no effort to stay the same, but everyday folks are using their struggles to jolt you towards your next win.

Check out our latest episode on iTunes, or your favorite podcast listening app. Remember to check out more from Donnie Boivin on Facebook and in the Facebook Groups where you can find out more about his incredible podcast "Donnie's Success Champions". #dontbebeta #getsomewins

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#WomeninBiz Series E4 - Ambition w/ Laura Kandewen

Go ahead. List how many authors you know.

Now, how many are best sellers?

Nailing one down to chat with you about all of their ventures is no joke.

Laura just launched an apparel brand.

Laura has written a best seller.

Laura is a solider and continues to fight for your freedom.

Laura is a mom who continues to kick butt, setting a great example for her kids.

Laura is ambition. You're welcome.

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Follow Laura Kandewen on Instagram:

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and support Laura and her apparel launch at https://szerds.com/collections/soldier-girl!

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Perseverance.

It truly defines someone embarking on a new venture.

Willingness to move forward with a new product.

A new challenge.

How about a physical product meant to entertain folks that are glued to their phones non-stop?

Andy Mazieka is no stranger to challenges, obstacles or making applesauce out of apples. Service academy cadet, Army officer, failed businesses owner, now creative mind and budding entreprenuer. Each of those desciptors would be enough for greater men to run the other way, but Andy finds plenty of reason to drive forward and pave a new way.

Check out our latest episode on iTunes, or your favorite podcast listening app. Remember to check out more from Andy Mazeika on Facebook and in the Facebook Groups where you can find out more about the launce of a new game, "Crypto Cartel". #dontbebeta #getsomewins

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and support Andy and the game launch at www.andythegamemaker.com and on KickStarter Oct 13, 2018!

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What is there not to love about someone willing to drive hours from their family to earn a living, while starting a business, putting themselves out there and risking failure each and every day? What if that person did fail? Woudl they be able to provide for their family and keep them safe? Well - Eric Mitchell's story of perseverance, drive and determination embodies the "can-do" spirit that drives so much of the gumption needed in order to get some wins. Through the process, you'll find that with a willingness to run towards a challenge and face obstacles head on, he was able to earn the title of "Entreprenuer" and develop the succuessful business he runs today.

Check out our latest episode on iTunes, or your favorite podcast listening app. Remember to check out more from Eric Mitchell on Facebook and in the Facebook Groups where you can find LifeFlip Media. #dontbebeta #getsomewins

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Some entreprenuers believe that you need to struggle before you make it. Some decide never to be a business owner, only to work for the man year after year. Derek Sisson, trained as a Recon Marine, leveraged the valuable lessons he learned in distributing, the leadership skills honed as a Marine, to extract the recipe for launching a brand. That success didn't come without it's challenges and experiences, most of which get buried and never shared to help other do the same thing, but Derek shares his with us today.

Merica Bourbon was made to share the great taste of freedom with family and friends, and remincing about the good times in life together. Check out more from Derek and Merica Bourbon at:

https://www.mericabourbon.com

Facebook Business Page @Merica Bourbon (https://www.facebook.com/MericaBourbon) Connect with Derek! (https://www.facebook.com/derek.sisson.77)

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Your first year in business can feel overwhelming. There's so much uncertainty and can be alarmingly unsettling dealing with change. Navigating those waters for a hardened military vet like Nick Ripplinger wasn't easy. As a matter of fact, it was draining. But every one of those struggles and failures led to him winning.

Now having spent time developing strategies on transistioning, writing a book and launching a technology company he shares with us some of the lessons painfully earned through failure. Check out our latest episode on iTunes, or your favorite podcast listening app. Remember to check out more from Nick:

FrontLine Leadership Book: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29566576-front-line-leadership Facebook Business Page @Battle Sight Technologies (https://www.facebook.com/BattleSightTech) Connect with their site or directly with Nick! (https://battlesighttech.com)

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We had some fun with Austin entrepreneur Sean Busse for this podcast. Countless times, we find ourself failing to be objective about our capabilities and limit our growth to what we allow ourself to be vulnerable doing.

Sean spent most of his adolescence developing the skills to be a professional baseball player, although he didn't connect that pursuit with being an entrepreneur until later in life. A motorcycle accident almost ended his career, but was also the adversity he needed to overcome that laid the foundation for success he was set to experience as a business owner.

Daily discipline and a relentless passion for his country and freedom - enjoy another episode of Knucklehead Podcast with Sean Busse.

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There are few things in this world that are as powerful as words. They can be used to build relationships and make a change, but also have the potential to create a negative impact on people. Words are so powerful that they are capable of affecting not only those around us but also our own lives. How can we protect ourselves from the negative effects of words and harness the positive power of language?

In today’s edition of the Knucklehead Podcast, our guest, Jonah Larkin talks about the influence his father's words had on his mindset as an entrepreneur, what it takes to deal with some potentially life-threatening situations, and how he applied the lessons he learned from his experiences to become a leadership coach today.

Jonah Larkin is a combination of an executive coach and a life coach with expertise in mindfulness, communication, interpersonal dynamics, and entrepreneurship while still maintaining your health and well-being. He helps founders, executives and those in the helping professions create higher levels of self-mastery. 

Enjoy!

In This Episode

3:18 - What Jonah holds onto when facing difficult situations

6:16 - How he developed an entrepreneurial mindset

10:38 - Jonah's biggest screw up as an entrepreneur

12:18 - How he overcame the thought of "I don't know how to make money"

15:50 - What Jonah did to change his mindset about money

21:00 - Why going out and simply doing things outside of a framework is also valuable

26:18 - How Jonah deals with some potentially life-threatening situations

27:52 - Why 'done' is better than 'perfect'

30:23 - Listening as a fundamental tool for solving problems

Favorite Quotes

10:48 - "I grew that company into about a $5 million company, sold it and I was 32 years old. And within five years I had burned through all of that money through some poor investments, through not paying attention to it. And I got into a position where I was convinced that I was a horrible business person and that I didn't know how to make money." - Jonah Larkin

13:34 - "What I realized was that the imprinting that I got from my dad, who's very suspicious of people with money and would always talk down to me about people with money, I realized that I had this internal program that I thought that if I had money, my father wouldn't love me. And so I had to act that out until I had no more." - Jonah Larkin

22:24 - "There's something about coming up rubbing against those areas of fear that I just find so life-affirming that I can't stop doing it. It's because if you're too afraid of death, you're never going to live." - Jonah Larkin

22:47 - "You have to understand that there's only one way out of this place. And so you might as well live as best you can. I can say that to anybody, but it's up to each of us to learn that for ourselves." - Jonah Larkin

30:33 - "I think this (listening) is super important not just in business but life in general. When we are listening to not be preparing what I'm going to say while I'm listening to you, that if we can all get to that point where I can listen and I can repeat back what I heard from you and you can verify what it is and if you can do the same with me, I'm telling you we can solve all our problems." - Jonah Larkin

31:09 - "It doesn't matter where I am politically or you are, politically.  I guarantee you if we're different, there's a huge part of those Venn diagrams where you and I agree. So it's an understanding of being able to meet each other as human beings." - Jonah Larkin

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Larger than life. Shock and Awe. These phrases are thrown around so much that the impact of their meaning gets lost. It doesn't mean that every expereince doesn't leave you scratching your head with Sean, but you will most likely laugh! Leveraging past experiences from the Air Force, being a stellar and standout player at Southwest Airlines Sean Allen grew a consulting business in the Monroe, Louisiana area and has parlayed that success to networking groups in and near Austin, Texas.

Coming from a military upbringing, there's a bit of structure that can lead to an overrelyance on that structure, instead of being able to swim on your own, Sean Allen brings a perspective that you can laugh at, learn from and apply. Relating to people, he's been able to teach folks best practices on communication and how to rebound from communication mishaps.

Check out our latest episode on iTunes, or your favorite podcast listening app. Remember to check out more from Sean:

Facebook Profile Page @Sean Allen (www.facebook.com/sean.allen.397) Like his newest pair of boots, ask him for the pics though! Check out more via LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-allen-ba80526)

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Everyone of us has a struggle. There's a struggle to earn more. Struggle to kick a bad habit. Struggle to overcome objections. Struggle to move, to lift more, to be healthier - you name it, one of us has something they do too much of that they'd like to stop. Talking with someone that has perspective completely changed Scotty Gassner's outlook on life. Most wouuld simply call this therapy, however, it was an opportunity to make some reflective change that he needed in order to mature through some of his hangups. That's not a gentle, pillow filled process for those that have the thought to bear your soul to someone else in hopes that the tools they equip you with will move you along the growth curve. Yet, Scotty had courage. He perseverd through the challenges to start a successful training business and comedy career. 

There's not a pair of shoes that were worth having that Scotty hasn't swooped up and owned. Part of being a phenominal dancer, hilarious comedian (They aren't all funny. He is.), and movement extrodianaire (think Ido Portal with out the man bun... wait, keep the man bun... lose the Conor Mcgregor) comes with it the doubt and fear associated with learning new things. Listen to Scotty's story and I'm sure you'll find yourself wanting to uncover the interest you've kept so close and guarded, or you'll seek some help working through the doubt to earn your way out of the problem you're in now.

Check out our latest episode on iTunes, or your favorite podcast listening app. Remember to check out more from Scotty:

Facebook Page @Scott "Scottie" Gassner (www.facebook.com/scottysuperg)
Like his newest pair of shoes and tell them you hate them on Instagram @scottysugerg

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Katelyn served her country. As a sailor, she took it upon herself to be responsible and look out for the service member to her right and left. As is true in life, someone tried to ruin that service and her life in an instant. No amount of attention or empathy could change what happened to her, but she used an encounter with another service member to fuel her focus on bettering herself. She won over depression, PTSD, and a sexual assault to earn the confidence back that someone tried to steal with their selfish and gutless action.

Listen to courage as she barrels forward. Helping service members recover from PTSD to be productive citizens, become healthier with fitness, and live a happier lifestyle. Katelyn continues to work in the fitness business, hopes to open a gym dedicated to those that can be healed from the inside out, much like the transformation that has led her to be the inspriation she is today.

Check out our latest episode on iTunes, or your favorite podcast listening app. Remember to check out more from Katelyn:

Facebook Page @Kate Miller (www.facebook.com/womancrushweights)
Instagram @womancrushweights

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