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Episodes
Tuesday May 07, 2019
Tuesday May 07, 2019
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/
Thursday May 02, 2019
Thursday May 02, 2019
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
Wednesday Apr 24, 2019
Wednesday Apr 24, 2019
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.
Tuesday Apr 09, 2019
Tuesday Apr 09, 2019
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?
Tuesday Apr 02, 2019
Tuesday Apr 02, 2019
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
Monday Mar 25, 2019
Monday Mar 25, 2019
#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
Monday Mar 18, 2019
Monday Mar 18, 2019
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
Thursday Mar 14, 2019
Thursday Mar 14, 2019
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.
Tuesday Mar 12, 2019
Tuesday Mar 12, 2019
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
Tuesday Mar 05, 2019
Tuesday Mar 05, 2019
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
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