No one is perfect. Everyone lives in a world of filters. Everyone knows it, but no one talks about it. If you've ever made a mistake and never told someone about it - this podcast is for you. Stop letting mistakes prevent you from doing something great.
Episodes
Tuesday Jul 14, 2020
Tuesday Jul 14, 2020
As one of the core principles of effective leadership, owning your mistakes and embedding your failures prove to be one of the most important parts of success.
In today’s episode of the Knucklehead Podcast, our guest Adam Mendler talks about his mindset in dealing with mistakes, how culture defines the character and personality of an organization, and the key factor that brought about the biggest change in the way they’ve grown as an organization.
Adam Mendler is a serial entrepreneur, a motivational and leadership keynote speaker. He utilizes his professional, entrepreneurial, and managerial background in creating both the Lessons in Leadership series in Thrive Global and the Thirty Minute Mentors podcast. He conducted over 300 one on one interviews with America’s most accomplished and insightful people and authored over 70 articles published in major media outlets including Forbes, Inc. and The Huffington Post.
Favorite Quote:
“Only a mediocre person never makes a mistake. That means that if you're too afraid to fail, you're never going to be successful because you're never going to be able to accomplish great things when you're unwilling to take chances.”
- Adam Mendler
Enjoy!
In this Episode:
3:18 - Breakthrough interviews conducted by Adam
7:07 - How Adam deals with awkward situations caused by others correcting his mistakes
11:31 - His experiences in dealing with different teams and how he structured his businesses in terms of work principles
15:18 - His perspective in addressing culture in different areas of an organization
20:07- The biggest change he recognized in the way they've grown as an organization
23:09 - The genuine meaning of competitiveness to Adam
Engage with Adam Mendler
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Tuesday Jul 07, 2020
Tuesday Jul 07, 2020
Denied from an institution he seriously wanted to get into, Andy’s creative and innovative mind directs him into the creation of CRYPTO CARTEL, a perfect tabletop game that practices strategy.
Today’s episode of the Knucklehead Podcast is a comeback interview with Andy Mazeika. From a budding entrepreneur, his product is now labeled as Amazon’s Choice and setting up a great avenue for family entertainment. His entrepreneurial spirit leads him not only in the genesis of the Crypto Cartel Card Game but also looking to get Crypto Cartel Comic Series with comic book artist Manuel Martinez.
ANDY MAZEIKA is the designer of Crypto Cartel. He is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point and an Iraq War Combat Veteran.
CRYPTO CARTEL is a Card Game where players must establish resources in order to exchange them for Cryptocurrency -- or Crypto. During exchanges, players may also earn Silk Road Cards, which can give you the opportunity to descend upon your opponents and their resources or to defend yourself from any attacks.
Enjoy!
Favorite Quote:
“This is why I did this game ultimately, to begin with, is because I didn’t get into USC. I applied twice, didn’t get in. One of the things I’ve learned along the way if you want to create something, you really need that entrepreneurial spirit, to build something, to get things together, to keep it going, cause you want it to be self-sustaining.”
-Andy Mazeika
In this Episode
5:52 - How Andy prepared a master plan for his business
9:41 - What separates Crypto Cartel in the marketplace
13:00 - A few minor things to expect in the game
16:09 - How he reacts to critical feedbacks
16:55 - The story behind the creation of Crypto Cartel
21:58 - The demographic of the people enjoying this game
26:48 - What makes Crypto Cartel an "Amazon Choice" label
33:50 - His words of advice for those who are getting into a business
Getting in touch with Andy Mazeika
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Monday Jun 29, 2020
Monday Jun 29, 2020
In pursuit of finding what his father would have wanted him to be, Clint left the NFL to become a Navy Seal. But his passion for building companies and organizations deeply impacted him. He then leaves the Navy and achieves a deeper purpose.
Today’s episode of the Knucklehead Podcast shares the story of Clint Bruce, the mistake he had realized when his father passed away, how he redeemed himself, and how he transitioned into becoming the master of the map he is now sailing on.
Clint Bruce is the CEO and Co-Founder of the Trident Response Group. He is dedicated to working with the best leaders in America who are ready to protect, endure, compete, and recover as they lead their families, businesses, and themselves.
Trident Response Group (TRG) is an Intelligence-based consulting firm that specializes in risk mitigation, threat solutions, and readiness training. TRG’s services cover corporate and individual needs with the ability to provide Risk and Readiness services including Disaster Planning, Risk Assessments, Enhanced Background Checks, Due Diligence, Private Investigations, Weapons Training, a Self-Defense School, Security Guard Services, Situational Awareness Courses and more.
Enjoy!
Favorite Quote
“I made so many mistakes before then, but one thing I'll tell you is, the minute he passed and I realized I wasn't gonna be able to learn from anymore, I became acutely aware of how poorly I listened to him for I lost him.”
-Clint Bruce
In this Episode:
4:13 - Getting to know today's guest
5:58 - What mistake Clint did before his father passed away
8:19 - The difference between shame and regret
9:10 - How sharing his pain and mistakes helps him redeem yourself
17:05 - His sentiment working into wealth management
19:11 - How Trident Response Group (TRG) started
21:25 - His thought process in adding value to his services
30:15 - What ReadyLab is all about
36:46 - His perception of making mistakes as a way of the champions
Get Connected with Bruce Clint
Resources
The Talent Code by Daniel Coyle
The Talent Code by Daniel Coyle (Audiobook)
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Tuesday Jun 23, 2020
Tuesday Jun 23, 2020
Ep 117 - When you stop and the team starts, Operations X CEO Preston Weekes
This episode of the Knucklehead podcast talks about how delegating your work and outsourcing tasks can help you multiply your operations, enhance and speed up your processes while lowering your operational cost, but most importantly, improve your quality of life.
Being a control freak, Preston finds himself burnt out from running his business in different locations and multiple employees. This knucklehead moment of his life brings about the genesis of Operations X.
Today’s guest, Preston Weekes, is the Chief Strategy Officer and co-Founder of the Operations X. His mission is to help the success of a hundred percent of humanity by providing opportunities and helping people to make their dreams and their hard work a reality.
Operations X is a business solutions company mainly focused on remote staffing. It provides actionable solutions to help the success rate of businesses and simplifies the outsourcing process by hiring and managing remote employees to do work for US companies. With Operations X, they consult and train organizations and leadership in sales, messaging, branding, marketing, and operational cost reduction.
Enjoy!
Favorite Quote:
“I was running two locations at a time I'd ramped up to 11 employees and I was trying to figure out how to manage people. I was just going crazy and it hit me one day. I'm employing 11 people, and I just created 11 jobs for myself.” - Preston Weekes
In this Episode:
3:06 - The role of Operations X in businesses
4:39 - Lessons he learned from starting his car business
10:41 - His reactions as he recognizes his wanting to control the outcomes of his business operations
13:46 - How he handles work-life balance
16:56 - Passing generational lessons to his kids
19:59 - Great benefits he gained from hiring a VA
Get in Touch with Preston Weekes
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Monday Jun 15, 2020
Monday Jun 15, 2020
Ep 116
When it comes to true service, how much are you willing to give in order to serve? What are the reasons behind taking these actions and what thought process you need to develop in achieving your purpose?
Our guest in today’s episode of the Knucklehead Podcast shares it all.
Trace Johannesen is a US Marine Veteran. His life has been about leading others to work together to accomplish goals, relationship-building, and creative problem-solving.
Serving for City Council, Trace decided to take another step in his life to continue his service. This time, service and represent the Texas Congressional District 4.
Enjoy!
Favorite Quote:
“I know that our district deserves this kind of leadership. If no one's leading, there's a firefight, I'm going to step up and run to the fire. Like my duty demands it. And my training as a Marine commands that I go towards the fight.” -Trace Johannesen
In this episode:
2: 11 - His thoughts about military leadership
5:14 - The mistakes he committed during the sophomore years
7:04 - His perspective of what makes a college-level unique
13:38 - How young Trace dealt with hard work
18:16 - The story behind the process and how he agreed in running for Congress
29:53 - His thought process of being a freshman Congressman
33:31- Recognizing his mistakes and what he learned from it
38:54 - His mindset when it comes to true service
Get in Touch with Trace Johannesen
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Tuesday Jun 09, 2020
Tuesday Jun 09, 2020
Ep 115 - Mistakes Made by Design Agencies, w/ CEO of Handsome, John Roescher
Talking about the power of focus, today’s guest of the Knucklehead Podcast has it all.
After getting out of Marine, John leaves himself with a mortgage of a house, no job, and no plan lined up. Landing himself face first, he had no choice but to have an exit plan and no other option but to succeed.
John Roescher is the CEO of Handsome. It an agency that designs and develops custom digital experiences and web and mobile-based software products for brands in all industries. His team works with brands to create innovative digital products and technology powered experiences that engage their audiences, customers and users.
Enjoy!
Favorite Quote:
“There's a lot of power in defining to yourself what your core is, what is your core goal, and what is core about you that you're going to use to achieve that goal. If you can't succeed at being at the thing that you set out to do, then either change what you are setting out to do and be true to that, or be honest with yourself that you're not actually successful.”
-John Roescher
In this episode:
2:29 - The impact of working remotely on businesses
6:46 - His reaction to offensive corporate tactics to persons who express resistance
12:14 - What is Handsome as a design agency
16:20 - Incidents that resulted in the pain of failure
19:28 - Interesting scenario where human interaction outsmart technology
22:27 - How he structures his business to prevent failure in the future
26:32 - His piece of advice to first-time business owners
Connect with John Roescher
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Tuesday Jun 02, 2020
Tuesday Jun 02, 2020
Ep 114 - Simple Machine For Entrepreneurs, Author Tyler Reiser
Coming from a military background where he can’t afford the opportunity to screw up, you will be surprised by how our guest views failure as leverage to learn, improve, and predict his future success.
Today’s episode shares a great conversation with Tyler Reiser. He talks about his perception of what a veteran advantage is, the processes he has been to shift his mindset, and how he successfully wrote a book while being in a management consulting business.
Tyler Reiser is the author of The Veterans Advantage. This book shares the stories of veterans who have overcome the challenges of transitioning from the military into entrepreneurship, and the lessons they’ve learned along the way.
Enjoy!
Favorite Quote:
“From my own perspective, life is a perpetual stumbling of sorts. I was surprised how badly people stumbled before they actually found their opportunity to shine and change the world. You get out of something, the time you've put into it.”
-Tyler Reiser
In this episode:
4:51 - How Tyler perceive the veteran advantage
6:11 - The pain of writing a book
9:30 - Emotional engagement of going through the process of writing
11:15 - His mindset in parallel to failure and accomplishing big things
14:54 - How he learned to be intentional that failure is not an option
20:37 - Why read The Veteran's Advantage
22:11 - The misconception behind every successful business owners
Connect with Tyler Reiser
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Tuesday May 26, 2020
Tuesday May 26, 2020
Going through a lot of experiments in figuring out the things that work and the things that don’t, Chris spends most of his time finding a measurable solution in bringing results to the business.
In today’s Knucklehead Podcast episode, Chris speaks about performance marketing, how he came up with a quantifiable outcome in generating leads, and why focusing on your audience and what helps them better can help in winning brand and awareness which leads people to actually buy from you.
Chris Walker is the CEO of Refine Labs. They help companies optimize their revenue model. Their Revenue Engine Optimization formula has been proven to accelerate business growth and new customer acquisition with a focus on pipeline velocity. The results are consistent and span across industries including medical devices, industrial, scientific, and health/wellness.
Enjoy!
Favorite Quote:
“I made a big shift where I basically stopped believing in auditing all my assumptions on what I'd been taught about marketing. And so instead of just thinking about certain things, I would actually measure them and experiment with them.”
-Chris Walker
In this Episode:
2:43 - Understanding the concepts of performance marketing
5:16 - How Chris discovered social media as an awareness channel as opposed to an intent channel
14:20 - Significant ability he learned from his past work experience
16:38 - His advice on dealing with changes in business and market dynamics
19:52 - Getting in touch with Chris Walker
23:22 - How people perceive his service
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Tuesday May 19, 2020
Tuesday May 19, 2020
Ep 112 - Entrepreneurial Mindset to Corporate Executive with Rusty Jensen
Going through painful growth lessons, “failing” in business, losing over $100k in investment resources Rusty Jenson learned to make himself dynamic in the corporate world.
Today’s episode of the Knucklehead Podcast shares the story behind Nice inContact Executive, Rusty Jensen. How his strong leadership and participation lead him from being a sales developer to Executive level, what knucklehead moment gave him the grit and skills to transform a company, and why losing an opportunity is a great head start to success.
Rusty Jensen is the VP of Revenue Generation for Direct and Indirect Channels at NICE inContact. He is responsible for all pipeline generation activities both direct and indirect channels and oversees the channel and sales development organizations for all of North America.
Enjoy!
Favorite Quote:
“What I learned really quickly is I didn't know what to do. I didn't know how to do it, and I failed. I borrowed $100,000 and invested it with other people and I use the rest to try to build my business. I lost all of that money, but I felt that I had ruined my life.” -Rusty Jensen
In this episode:
3:08 - Diving deeper into the role of Rusty Jensen in the business industry
4:03 - Knowing the young Rusty before entering the corporate world
6:36 - His first knucklehead moment as an entrepreneur
10:15 - How he responded from the first blow of failure
11:05 - What he learned about risk from his experience
12:21 - Rusty’s remarkable approach in the decision-making process
17:21 - How he developed his perspective of identifying small-cap growth market
21:29 - The roles and learning process he carried in his company
24:11- The hallmark of a good leader
25:45 - What dynamic people can do to build a vigorous enterprise
27:53 - Finding a balance between passion for business and relationship with peers and employees
31:46 - His last piece of advice in finding success
Connect with Rusty Jensen
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Tuesday May 12, 2020
Tuesday May 12, 2020
Ep 111- From Corporate to Hardcore Video Strategist with Rich Cardona
In today’s episode of the Knucklehead Podcast, Stephen shares an interesting interview with Rich Cardona, CEO and founder of Rich Cardona Media on how he transitions from Amazon ambassador to a hardcore video strategist.
Calling himself an average Marine, Rich tells the story of how working in the corporate world disables him from using his creative energy in the process and how his knucklehead moments lead the genesis of Rich Cardona Media.
Rich is a video strategist, media agency owner, Linkedin expert and risk-taker. After playing the corporate game for a few years after retiring from the Marine Corps in 2015, he realized he could no longer continue on a journey that wasn't meant for him. He now has a small media business in which he interviews C-Suite leaders, hyper-growth entrepreneurs, and veterans in order to explore their personal brands.
Enjoy!
Favorite Quote:
“ I don't know anyone who has the entrepreneur playbook or all the tools who haven’t just run into all kinds of crazy obstacles, anyway it doesn't matter, you just have to do it!”
-Rich Cardona
In this episode:
1:46 - Getting acquainted with Rich Cardona
2:42 - His interesting story prior to Rich Cardona Media
13:20 - How he launched his career in Amazon from a simple interview
17:10 - Sharing his biggest mistake engaging in a corporate world
21:24 - Major grounds that result in quitting his job
26:00 - How Rich devised a process to get people's attention
30:55 - The major setback he encountered with a business partnership
33:57 - His two cents when starting off a business
38:44 - The benefits of being a lone wolf
45:13- How Rich establish a trust to somebody whenever it comes to a new career
Connect with Rich Cardona
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