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Bridging the Gap Between Military and Healthcare

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (David Reid, Christian Meyers, Stephen Colon) — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 07:00:00 +0000

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

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Carving Your Unique Future with Christopher Lochhead

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Christopher Lochead, Stephen Colon) — Thu, 28 Sep 2023 20:50:38 +0000

For some lucky souls, the universe lays out a space for them, a place where they can fit into society. There are, however, others who do not conform to the traditional spaces and roles. They are square pegs in a round hole world. How can these individuals defy the conventional narrative and resist the constraints of societal norms?

In this episode of the Knucklehead podcast, Stephen talks with Christopher Lochhead. A dyslexic paperboy from Montreal who got thrown out of school at 18, Christopher talks about how he created his own place in this world. With few other options, he became an entrepreneur, then three-time Silicon Valley public company CMO (Mercury Interactive, Scient, Vantive), and an investor/advisor to over 50 venture-backed startups.

Also best known as a "godfather" of Category Design, Christopher shares how he developed his content distribution strategy, why today is the greatest time in the history of human beings to be a creator and an entrepreneur, and how success is about failing in the right direction.

Christopher is a 14-time #1 bestselling Amazon author, #1 charting Apple business podcaster, top 5 business newsletter creator, and former 3X public tech company CMO. He co-authored the first two books on the management discipline Category Design, Play Bigger, and Niche Down. He also co-creates mini-books on Category Design, Category Pirates, and the Category Pirates Series of Amazon books. Recently, he co-authored #1 bestsellers "The 22 Laws of Category Design" and "Snow Leopard: How Legendary Writers Create A Category Of One".

Enjoy!

In This Episode

01:30 - Christopher's strategy for delivering content.

05:10 - How Christopher developed his content distribution strategy.

11:17 - Knowledge workers versus creator capitalists.

15:22 - Christopher's newest category.

20:02 - One of the biggest fallacies in marketing.

22:14 - How Christopher's screw-ups led him to where he is today.

28:55 - What The 22 Laws of Category Design is all about.

33:22 - Christopher's final piece of advice.

Favorite Quotes

00:00 - "I'm in giant intergalactic failure in every dimension. I don't even have a GED. I got thrown out of school at 18. I found out at 21 that I have five different learning differences — dyslexia, dyscalculia, ADHD, and a couple of others. And so at 18 years old, with very few choices because nobody would hire me to do anything, I started a company." - Christopher Lochhead

06:07 - "We're living in a new native digital world. Nobody really knows how to pioneer this world. And so we think that what's there to do is to go and play." - Christopher Lochhead

12:23 - "As the availability of all of humanity's knowledge becomes accessible and closer and closer to free over time, people who get paid to apply existing knowledge are gonna become less and less." - Christopher Lochhead

23:06 - "There are people for whom there is a place in this world. And there are some of us for whom there is no place, and we do not fit. And so rather than find a place, I have to make my place." - Christopher Lochhead

24:07 - "For me, entrepreneurship was not a way up in the world as much as it was a way out of a life of struggle and poverty." - Christopher Lochhead

26:09 - "If you experiment and create and push and pull and fail, lose a ton of money and get laughed at and be incredibly shamed and embarrassed by things and et cetera, that's innovation. Success is about failing in the right direction." - Christopher Lochhead

31:38 - "If you view yourself as a person/company that is trying to catalyze a movement and bring people together and drive a conversation, magic happens." - Christopher Lochhead

33:25 - "This is the greatest time of technological innovation in the history of human beings. And it is the greatest time in the history of human beings to be a creator and an entrepreneur." - Christopher Lochhead

33:53 - "The future needs the entrepreneurs, the creators, the innovators, the pirates, and dreamers to do exponential things to create different futures. And there's never been a greater time to create different futures and category design your own new markets than right now." - Christopher Lochhead

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Selling More Deals with Adam Boyd

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Adam Boyd, Stephen Colon) — Tue, 7 Mar 2023 17:00:00 +0000

Selling is essential for all business owners and salespeople, but knowing how to do it effectively can be challenging. Despite having a great product or service, sellers may need help to close deals and generate revenue. While each business is unique, and each salesperson has their own strengths and weaknesses, how can business owners and sellers sell more effectively and achieve greater success in their business?

In this edition of the Knucklehead Podcast, Stephen talks with Adam Boyd, Principal at The Northwood Group. A former high school English teacher and football coach, Adam talks about the parallels between football and real-world business, the screw-ups he made in his sales career, and how he now helps owners and sellers expand their businesses.

Adam Boyd is the Principal at The Northwood Group, a consulting firm that delivers best practices for sales teams and professional services firms to win more business. Adam has over 15 years of working with small to mid-sized businesses on sales growth. His expertise is deep in direct selling, sales management, and lead generation. Adam has consulted in over 20 industries, had an exit, worked in turnarounds, started a business from the ground floor, and had his share of failures. He's cold-called, sold to CEOs, built and managed campaigns, and led teams to set records. Adam began his career as a high school English teacher and football coach.

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In This Episode

03:25 - Backstory of Adam Boyd

06:46 - The most common mistake people make when it comes to learning

08:49 - The parallels between football and real-world business

14:51 - Some of the screw-ups Adam made in his sales career

21:20 - Adam's approach to working with business organizations

25:01 - How Adam can help business owners and sellers expand their businesses

Favorite Quotes

03:46 - "People from a coaching standpoint needed repetition and a lot of feedback to see what they were doing." - Adam Boyd

15:25 - "For anybody who has to sell and work on the phone, they've got the risk of rejection. There has to be a deep desire to get where they're trying to go, or else it's just hell." - Adam Boyd

19:48 - "One of the things that I've done poorly in my life is not making sure people are committed to doing what it takes to get where they want to go." - Adam Boyd

22:16 - "Anything in our life that's done well takes a little bit of time." - Adam Boyd

27:11 - "We all talk about how failure's a great teacher, but it's painful when you're going through it." - Adam Boyd

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The Challenges of Running the Family Business with Billy Self

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Billy Self, Knucklehead Media Group) — Wed, 30 Nov 2022 12:30:00 +0000

When it comes to family businesses, there are a lot of different dynamics at play. And when things go wrong, it can be tough to cope with the fallout. Bankruptcy can be a very difficult and stressful time for everyone involved. The impact on mental health is often devastating and can feel like a personal failure.

In today's edition of the Knucklehead Podcast, our guest, Billy Self, talks about the trauma his parents went through when their family business went bankrupt. He also shares the story of his journey to taking over the family business, how he became a serial entrepreneur, and what the most significant turning point in his life and business was. Despite the many failures in his business, Billy realized how faith can make a huge difference in someone else's life and why mentorship is so valuable.

Billy Self is the President of Warehouse-Pro, a project and contractual provider of warehousing, distribution, merchandising, freight management, and specialized logistics services for retail, technology, and various other industry verticals. Its mission is more than shipping and warehousing – it's about giving your business the space it needs to grow and expand into new markets.

Enjoy!

In This Episode

03:22 - Backstory of Billy Self

05:39 - How Billy's family business recovered from bankruptcy

09:12 - The trauma Billy's parents experienced when their family business failed

10:33 - How Billy's father got involved in politics

13:42 - Billy's journey to taking over his family's business

19:05 - What motivated Billy to run the family business despite many challenges

25:42 - How Billy discovered that he's more of a salesman than an operator

28:34 - How Billy became a serial entrepreneur

35:48 - How Billy overcame his self-doubt

45:10 - One of Billy's most significant turning points in life and business

57:23 - Billy's thoughts on how things turned out during his most challenging times

1:04:23 - Billy's advice to his younger self

Favorite Quotes

19:05 - "I didn't have any other options at that time. But once I got into it and my frustration was at its highest, I didn't know what to do. I was crying many times about how to make payroll. My grandfather pulled me aside and said, 'you don't know what it's like to run a small business until you're crying on a Thursday night because you don't know how you make payroll the next day. And I experienced that quite a few times." - Billy Self

31:38 - "The trauma of bankruptcy for my dad in the early eighties always stuck with him. He never tells me what to do. He would go, "son, my experience is this debt is scary. Keep yourself out of court and keep yourself out of dangerous debt." - Billy Self

53:50 - "I was a functioning alcoholic. And so all the stressors, all the self-doubt of my whole adult career and the company was a lot of drinking - drinking at the office, drinking after the office, drinking at home, drinking again after that. It was bad. And it had gotten to where I couldn't remember the last time I didn't have a drink on a day." - Billy Self

54:43 - "I stopped drinking on September 10th, 2018. That was my last drink. It was a big deal for me, and that's when my faith leapfrogged. I got closer to God because there was a big piece of my life that I was giving too much to alcohol, self-doubt going, and self-medicating." - Billy Self

55:19 - "It was a year after stopping drinking that the warehouse opportunity to go across the street to the bigger place came with a handshake deal. I have never met anybody who could lease a warehouse space on a handshake." - Billy Self

59:40 - "I want my girls to know that it's okay to fail, and it's cool to fail greatly as long as you feel what God was putting on your heart to try." - Billy Self

1:04:53 - "Don't stop searching for the best mentor to help you walk through your career and your life." - Billy Self

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The Importance of Video Marketing for Your Business with Evan Renfroe

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Evan Renfroe, Knucklehead Media Group) — Thu, 27 Oct 2022 11:30:00 +0000

As technology continues to evolve, new platforms for marketing emerge. While some marketing strategies become outdated, others become more relevant than ever. One such strategy is video marketing. When done correctly, video marketing can help businesses to reach a wider audience, build brand awareness, and generate leads and sales.

In today's edition of the Knucklehead Podcast, our guest, Evan Renfroe, talks about how he got into the video and media industry, his biggest failure in his fitness business, and how video marketing can help local businesses gain a competitive edge.

Evan Renfroe is a Storyteller and Videographer at Maximized Media Productions. He helps small businesses grow by utilizing effective media and marketing strategies. Evan believes that marketing is the story we tell to invite others into the experience, and video marketing is the vehicle through which that story is shared. In his view, video marketing has two aspects, one dealing with the business side or strategy and the other with the content side or creative.

Enjoy!

In This Episode

00:55 - How Evan got into the video and media industry

02:52 - What was it about videos that caught Evan's attention

06:01 - The biggest failure Evan had in his fitness business

13:45 - What prompted Evan to enter the marketing industry

19:07 - How video marketing can help local businesses gain a competitive edge

27:59 - The challenges digital media companies face

33:06 - What inspired Evan to establish a media production company

Favorite Quotes

03:10 - "Above all, video is that tool that I believe can transfer the highest level of emotion and passion. And if done well, it can elicit a cascade of emotions. If you're selling fitness, you have to effectively encourage someone enough or interrupt their current habits and patterns enough for them to recognize they need to make a change. In a video, you can translate passion and excitement well. And that conviction is transferred over." - Evan Renfroe

21:20 - "If you are an expert in your space, what are frequently asked questions, and make a video series about that. It doesn't have to be super high production. It can just be a true concern about the person watching. That would be the best starting point for most service-based businesses." - Evan Renfroe

34:38 - "I like to take both worlds and bring them together. I unapologetically want us to create a massively successful marketing and media agency, and I want to make an obscene amount of money so that I can make an impact for the kingdom." - Evan Renfroe

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Becoming Successful through Franchising

Tue, 2 Aug 2022 11:30:00 +0000

For many people, owning their own business is an appealing proposition. However, the realities of starting and running a successful business can be daunting. But for those with an entrepreneurial spirit, franchising is a much better option. Franchising offers would-be business owners the opportunity to get started with a proven business model and to benefit from the support of a successful franchisor and a larger organization.

In today's edition of the Knucklehead Podcast, our guest, Jon Ostenson, talks about what inspired him to transition from the corporate to the business world, what led him to scale down his business, and how he guides people through the franchise process.

Jon Ostenson is the Founder and CEO of Franbridge Consulting, a premier source of non-food franchise opportunities for entrepreneurs and executives. Jon is a top 1% Franchise Consultant in the US and a frequent contributor to franchising across various outlets and publications. He is a multi-brand franchisee and has great operators leading these ventures along with his business partners. As a result, Jon can commit over 90% of his time to help others achieve their dreams of freedom and wealth generation through business ownership.

Enjoy!

In This Episode

02:32 - Backstory of Jon Ostenson

04:20 - What inspired Jon to become an entrepreneur

06:52 - What led Jon to scale down his business

12:59 - The difference between start-ups and franchises

18:17 - How seasoned entrepreneurs are entering the franchise business

20:58 - How Jon guides people through the franchise process

26:13 - What was life like after Jon scaled down his business

Favorite Quotes

05:50 - "It's a ton of responsibility when you're bringing team members on, and you are the one that makes the decisions." - Jon Ostenson

11:20 - "Looking back, I made a lot of mistakes in how I handled personnel at a difficult time. I think at times I'm very task-oriented, or it's more cogs in the wheel, how it's very on paper. But then you hear the personal stories on the back end, the worries and concerns that are keeping people up at night. I think I probably could have had a little more empathy early on. I tried to towards the end. Still proud of how we handled it, but there were different bumps along the way." - Jon Ostenson

13:43 - "The most attractive things about franchising are that you've got a proven business model and have the franchisor on the sideline like a coach. The better you do, the better they do. So you're in business for yourself and not by yourself." - Jon Ostenson

26:36 - "I love what I do because I see the fruits of my labor, helping others, and helping my clients get into business ownership. It's one of the most rewarding types of jobs I can imagine. We're creating jobs, and we're creating business owners." - Jon Ostenson

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How Small Companies Can Step Up Their Public Relations Game to Attract Dream Clients

Tue, 12 Jul 2022 11:30:00 +0000

Small businesses often face challenges in building a positive reputation and generating media coverage. That's because they don't have the same resources as larger businesses. They may not have a dedicated marketing or public relations team or have the budget to pay for advertising. How can small companies step up their public relations game to attract customers and generate revenue from dream clients?

In today's edition of the Knucklehead Podcast, Mickie Kennedy talks about Public Relations (PR). He will share how PR is a great business strategy, his business model, and how technology has changed how PR works.

Mickie Kennedy is the Founder and President of eReleases, a leader in affordable press release writing and distribution services. He developed eReleases in 1998, believing that publicity is not only for the big guys and to give small businesses access to the media and national newswire. eReleases delivers personal service and exceptional value to every customer, with every press release at every price point.

Enjoy!

In This Episode

02:39 - Mickie's struggles during the first 14 years of his business

05:29 - What motivated Mickie to join mastermind groups

08:00 - Mickie's business model

11:15 - How Mickie overcame business challenges

15:53 - How anyone can develop a PR strategy

20:00 - An example of PR going in a different direction

22:52 - How technology has changed PR

24:55 - A list of companies that excel at PR

27:06 - Why people with different political viewpoints are so deeply divided

Favorite Quotes

03:19 - "I was a micromanager, and my exacting expectation of perfection cost my employees their sanity." - Mickie Kennedy

04:10 - "This HR professional did me a favor by identifying that I was the weak link. I was the reason that people did not like being there." - Mickie Kennedy

17:17 - "When everybody in your industry is talking about one hot button issue, it's so easy to just join the conversation with another 'me too, and here's my opinion on it.' You're not going to stand out in a crowded marketplace where you're just agreeing with everybody. But if you're willing to have a rational contrarian viewpoint on a trending topic, you're going to appear in a lot more articles than just agreeing with it and going along with it." - Mickie Kenny

30:30 - "Being human and having conversations is productive because you can get and build a relationship with someone. And I think that relationship is how we will have a successful business." - Mickie Kennedy

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Working in the Film Industry: The Secret to a Successful Career with Tim Tortora

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Tim Tortora, Stephen Colon) — Tue, 5 Jul 2022 11:30:00 +0000

Working in the film industry can be a very rewarding experience. You get to be a part of the creative process, collaborate with other talented individuals, and see your work come to life on the big screen. However, it's important to keep in mind that the film industry is also a business. There are many moving parts, and things can change very quickly. That is what our guest, Tim Tortora, shares today.

In today's edition of the Knucklehead Podcast, Tim Tortora talks about what attracted him to the entertainment industry, his secret to a successful career, and his fair share of screw-ups.

Tim Tortora is a Hollywood CFO and Movie Producer with 30+ years of experience in finance and physical logistics of filmmaking. His executive experience and drive for innovation motivated him and his team to launch the F3 System™ in Fall 2017. Tim now oversees day-to-day management of the Outsourced CFO service, Full Force Financial, where he and his firm deliver a done-for-you suite of back-end financial processing and forecasting for content creators.

Enjoy!

In This Episode

04:55 - How diversity and inclusion in the entertainment industry have evolved over time

07:54 - How the movie industry measures the quality of its content

10:43 - What attracted Tim to the entertainment industry

13:31 - What prevents Tim from using drugs and alcohol

15:38 - The common traits of successful business people

17:56 - Tim's secret to a successful career

24:40 - Tim's fair share of screw-ups

29:21 - What Tim has to say about making mistakes

Favorite Quotes

05:43 - "Diversity is not a new concept, and it's been happening. It's been going on for a while. What you see on the front end is a dramatic change. You're seeing a lot more faces of diversity on the screen where you didn't get five years ago." - Tim Tortora

10:19 - "I like to liken this business to throwing spaghetti at a wall and seeing what sticks. We make a lot of stuff, many different kinds of things. And when it works, it's cookie cutter. It's replicate, rinse, repeat, and do it again. Same story, different actors, slightly different twist, but it's kind of the same thing. Cookie-cutter over and over, and once in a while, you get an anomaly." - Tim Tortora

18:45 - "You have to let creatives spin out into the universe and reel them back in. They're going to give you a hundred ideas. Ninety-five of them are going to be terrible ideas. And you have to figure out which ones are the five." - Tim Tortora

19:44 - "The best movies I've worked on were the hardest, the most contentious, with the greatest amount of fight and confrontation I've ever worked on in my entire career." - Tim Tortora

22:16 - "I have worked around creatives and supported creatives my entire career in a way where I can be a part of the creation of music, movies, and television. And that, to me, has been as rewarding and fulfilling as making the content or making whatever it is we're working on." - Tim Tortora

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Navigating the Evolving Business World with Jeffrey Madoff

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Tue, 12 Apr 2022 11:30:00 +0000

The business world is ever-changing and evolving. What once worked ten or twenty years ago may no longer work today. As society evolves, so must the business world. With technology-driven businesses and social media marketing on the rise, it can be tricky to navigate the waters of social media while remaining true to your brand. How can entrepreneurs build a business that can stand the test of time?

In today’s edition of the Knucklehead Podcast, our guest, B. Jeffrey Madoff, talks about the biggest changes in business today, his principles for establishing a successful company, and how he reacts to mistakes in the industry.

B. Jeffrey Madoff is the founder of Madoff Productions, based in New York City. His company collaborates with ad agencies, public relations firms and directly with clients to produce commercials, corporate branding films, live streaming events, and branded content.

Enjoy!

In This Episode

01:21- The biggest changes in business today

04:37 - Jeffrey's definition of success

06:35 - How social media is being used to show the fake success of businesses

08:14 - Jeffrey's principles for establishing a successful business

10:59 - A real-life example of how trust is essential to a business

17:25 - Why truth can sometimes feel frightening and daunting

18:59 - How Jeffrey deals with mistakes in the industry

25:00 - Jeffrey's last words of advice

Favorite Quotes

01:57 - "Social media has amplified and given the opportunity to amplify the voice from the other side of the transaction so to speak. Sometimes that's good, sometimes it's very toxic and destructive. Because it's relatively new, we're still learning how to navigate that and do it in a healthy way." - B. Jeffrey Madoff

02:21 - "The whole social dynamic brought about changes that have affected business. Take, for instance, the transition from brick and mortar to online businesses." - B. Jeffrey Madoff

03:13 - "The path along the way to business has become on one hand more democratized because there's not the barrier to entry in the same way they were. But there's also so many more people clamoring after the success that it's become a very crowded playing field and how do you make yourself distinctive and create a brand that will resonate with a wide consumer public out there." - B. Jeffrey Madoff

05:00 - "In business, successful to me is being able to say no without catastrophic business consequences and it doesn't hurt me financially, that I am well enough protected that I can say no." - B. Jeffrey Madoff

05:19 -"On a personal level, success to me is the integrity and maintenance of deep, long-term relationships with my family and closest friends. I believe the true currency in life is the integrity and longevity of the relationships that you have and maintain." - B. Jeffrey Madoff

09:21 - "And you know what means something is what you actually do, not what you say you're going to do, what you actually deliver, not what you say you're going to deliver. And that seemed to me to be just how you do business. It doesn't make any difference how big you get. What makes a difference is that you can always follow through on the trust you've established and deliver what you say you're going to deliver." - B. Jeffrey Madoff

25:08 - "Stay curious and keep educating yourself because that's the best way to not only be fulfilled but to stay ahead of the curve and be equal to the challenges you have to face. There's a lot of knowledge out there that you can share in, but only if you're curious and only if you're willing to admit what you don't know." - B. Jeffrey Madoff

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From Dark Days to Cryptocurrency Investment Management: Guest Jeff Sekinger

Tue, 5 Apr 2022 11:30:00 +0000

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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Growing Your Business Faster Through Delegation

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 11:30:00 +0000

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.

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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

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Data is the New Gold

Tue, 1 Mar 2022 04:45:00 +0000

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.

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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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Unafraid - Leveraging Mistakes

Tue, 8 Feb 2022 16:57:29 +0000

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.

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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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The Influence of Words

Tue, 25 Jan 2022 05:00:00 +0000

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.

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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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How To Overcome Ego

Tue, 18 Jan 2022 17:06:48 +0000

Mistakes are a natural part of the learning process and they can happen to everyone. It's normal to look back on them with regret. But what we learn from these mistakes is more valuable than anything else we could have learned at the time of doing something right. The point of making mistakes is not to avoid them altogether, but rather to learn from them and use that knowledge in the future.

In today’s edition of the Knucklehead Podcast, Stephen talks with Cordell Bennigson, Advisor at Echelon Front, about one of the biggest mistakes he made in his corporate career, why he moved from large to smaller companies, and how ego is the most common pitfall people make.

Cordell Bennigson is a former U.S. Marine Corps officer, pilot, and forward air controller. Since leaving active duty, he has led business teams in the United States and around the world in a wide variety of industries, roles, and companies.

Cordell brings a blend of Marine Corps, combat and extensive private-industry leadership to the Echelon Front team. He continues to provide leadership within private companies today and has first-hand experience with the power, effectiveness, and challenges of implementing a culture of Extreme Ownership within business teams.

In This Episode

5:33 - Backstory of Cordell Bennigson

8:27 - What compelled him to join the military

9:41 - Cordell's perspective on risk

12:01 - How the military has taught him the real value of learning from mistakes

12:51 - The biggest mistake Cordell made in his corporate career

17:02 - How he communicated with leaders about the issue they were confronted with

20:11 - The reasons for his decision to move from large to smaller companies

23:33 - What attracted him to become a military pilot

29:01 - The impact of military camaraderie on the business world

31:18 - Cordell's journey to the corporate world

33:04 - The most common pitfall people fall into

35:36 - The difference between ego and self-confidence

39:48 - What's next for Cordell Bennigson

Favorite Quotes

14:30 - "I got so focused on this one quality issue, I let the company run out of cash. In fact, that issue of running out of cash, of potentially bankrupting a business ended up being a bigger problem to have to sort out than the original quality issue was to start with." - Cordell Bennigson

9:07 - "The upbringing definitely gave me a perspective of the world that there's a lot out there. There's a lot you can go do and it's attainable. It's not a big, scary place. It's not something for other people to do. You can get to it." - Cordell Bennigson

11:22 - "The learning throughout my career and throughout my life, it's a series of mistakes and failures. You learn from things that go well without a doubt. But you learn a lot from things that don't go right." - Cordell Bennigson

15:09 - "In a leadership role, it doesn't matter how big the issue is. You have to be able to keep your emotions in check. You've got to step back from the situation and maintain some perspective on what's going on because you've got other things you have to be thinking about." - Cordell Bennigson

33:17 - "The number one common pitfall is ego, when anybody lets their ego get into the decision-making process, get into leading a conversation, get in the way of letting them learn, getting in the way of letting them accept that maybe someone else's ideas are better than my ideas. There's a lot of ways that it can manifest itself. And the root cause is that his ego steps in." - Cordell Bennigson

35:46 - "Keeping our ego in check doesn't mean we don't have self-confidence. Because self-confidence is what propels us to go do challenging things, set high expectations for ourselves, and believe we can accomplish those things. Ego is the counterbalance to that, that steps in and says, I know how to do it right, I know exactly how it's going to go, and I'm not going to listen anymore." - Cordell Bennigson

39:23 - "Get yourself surrounded by really smart, hardworking, committed people. Learn, ask questions, and absorb everything that you can from them. Don't think that you got to prove to them what you know. The really valuable thing is for you to learn from them, what they know. That leads to our own growth." - Cordell Bennigson

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How To Learn From Your Mistakes

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 15:10:51 +0000

Mistakes happen all the time, they’re inevitable. They’ve always been part of being human, since time immemorial. Though mistakes are often seen as negative, they can actually be positive learning opportunities. We all make them. Whether they’re big or small, what matters is what we learn from them.

In today’s edition of the Knucklehead Podcast, our guest, Joseph O'Connor shares some of the knucklehead moments that he has learned from, why people are hesitant to take risks, and what role coaches play in helping individuals.

Joseph O’Connor is an internationally recognized author, trainer, executive coach and consultant. He is a leading author and trainer in coaching and Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) and Systemic thinking. Co-author with Andrea Lages, Joseph wrote the book Coaching the Brain: Practical Applications of Neuroscience to Coaching.

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In This Episode

2:33 - Joseph’s knucklehead moments that he has learned from

5:21 - How red flags can only be seen in hindsight

7:43 - Joseph's conclusion on the way he operates

10:57 - What makes humans averse to risk

13:29 - Why coaches are not advisors

17:37 - What inspired Joseph to incorporate neuroscience into his coaching

Favorite Quotes

00:01 - "I think it took me time to learn that in order to have a successful enterprise, it's a long haul. It's a much longer haul than I thought it would be and that I wanted it to be. And therefore, I think I called time on it ‘too soon’ in the sense that I didn't give it a chance." - Joseph O'Connor

4:50 - "We all make mistakes. I think that the trick is not to make the same one twice." - Joseph O'Connor

8:14 - "In the way that I operate, I was a bit like a cook that when you cook the meal, not interested in eating it. So I put a lot of thought into these projects and once they came, I'm going to the next one without seeing through the one that I started. This left me with half-realized dreams, half-realized ideas, and companies that could have been something." - Joseph O'Connor

11:33 - "Human beings are very risk-averse. We hate losing more than we like winning. So we tend to drop out rather than go for it." - Joseph O'Connor

13:29 - "A coach is not an advisor. They're there to help the person make their own decision and to provide a time for reflection. God knows these days, you don't have much time to reflect on your own thinking." - Joseph O'Connor

20:30 - "I think I've made more mistakes by saying yes to things than by saying no. With just so much going on, the skill of being able to be really clear about your priorities and being able to say no to something even though it may be attractive is really great and it keeps focus and keeps you out of trouble." - Joseph O'Connor

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Mistakes Happen For Me, Not To Me

Tue, 4 Jan 2022 15:37:33 +0000

Mistakes happen, it's a fact of life. But what you do with them can be the difference between success and failure. They can be defining moments that empower you to do better next time, and they make you stronger in the end. There is no one who has made it to the top without making mistakes. They become a part of your story and give you the opportunity to grow and move forward.

In today’s edition of the Knucklehead Podcast, our guest, Ian Koniak talks about the life-threatening situation that changed his career trajectory, how knucklehead moments can empower you, and why you should surround yourself with mentors.

His mantra:

Mistakes happen for me, not to me.

In the midst of a near-death experience, Ian thought about the regrets he would have by not living a life of service where he can use his skills to help people and use his gifts to better the world. As part of the commitment he made, he built a coaching business where he shares his secrets of success with sales professionals.

Ian Koniak is the Founder and President of Ian Koniak Sales Coaching. He has been a top-performing Account Executive for 19 years, with over $100M in career sales at Fortune 500 companies. He's led and developed teams and was recently the #1 Account Executive in the Enterprise Select Division at Salesforce. Today, Ian is on a mission to share his secrets to success with the sales community.

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In This Episode

2:39 - The turning point when Ian shifted focus to coaching business owners full-time

5:26 - How a life-threatening experience changed Ian's career trajectory

10:49 - The knucklehead moments Ian had in his sales career

14:25 - His perception of 'knucklehead moments'

16:36 - The best way to transition side-hustles into full-time work

21:01 - The power of podcasts to connect with the right people

Favorite Quotes

00:01 - "What I always tell my coaching clients is that the worst things happen for you and when I see people in pain, when I see people suffering, in my heart, I know that it's a good thing in the long term because they are going to grow. The best growth and the best lessons occur in our most down moments." - Ian Koniak

12:31 - "Anyone who's in leadership, running sales organization, don't put yourself in situations where you're not able to control what you're doing. Don't surround yourself with people of the opposite sex where there could be miscommunications, and certainly don't throw up in front of your reps babies because you can't handle your liquor." - Ian Koniak

14:46 - "When you said 'knucklehead moments', these are defining moments. These are the things that happen that put you in the gutter, which put you on your face, that ultimately beg you and humble you." - Ian Koniak

24:09 - "When we talk about mistakes, defining moments falling in your face, the mantra I use is, 'This is happening for me, not to me.' If you say this is happening to me, you become a victim. If you say, it's happening for you, it empowers you. So, find the lesson." -Ian Koniak

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How to Empower Your Ideas

Tue, 28 Dec 2021 08:23:56 +0000

The world of art is a place where anyone can be themselves. Some people are born with a creative spark in them, others need to learn how to be creative by practice. Regardless of the circumstances, creativity applies not just to art but also to business and life in general. Being able to create innovative ideas that are relevant to today can make you stand out, thrive, and survive.

In today’s edition of the Knucklehead Podcast, our guest, Maria Brito talks about the business side of creative arts. She will speak about the mistake she made at the beginning of her business and what she learned from it, the customs and traditions of the art industry, and why artistic talent should not be confused with creativity.

Her advice:

Never underestimate the power of your ideas and what you have inside of you.

Maria Brito is the CEO at Maria Brito, LLC, an award-winning New York-based contemporary art advisor, author, and curator. She has a demonstrated history of more than a decade working in the fine arts industry developing more than one hundred private and corporate art collections.

In This Episode

3:08 - The foundation of Maria's works

6:30 - What attracted her to the world of creative arts

7:15 - The biggest mistake she made at the beginning of her art business and what she learned from it

17:12 - Why listening to your intuition can save you from failure

21:14 - The customs and traditions of the art industry

24:01 - How tech companies and social media have monopolized innovation and creativity

28:05 - Why artistic talent should not be confused with creativity

37:58 - What makes the bool ‘How Creativity Rules the World’ a great read for everyone

Favorite Quotes

"We are all in the business of life. And in the business of life, we're all going to find stumbling blocks and things like that. And we're going to make mistakes and we are going to screw up."- Maria Brito

"There is no creativity without failure."- Maria Brito

"What drew me to art is the idea of me being in a space with very creative people and fun people and doing things that actually meant something to me." - Maria Brito

"You have to listen to your intuition because it's always right. What is wrong is our interpretation. Humans tend to have a lot of filters and processes by which we analyze the signals outside the world. And we decide how we interpret those signals and what kind of value we want to assign to them." - Maria Brito

"We live right now in the era of the great resignation. People are fleeing jobs because they want to do their own things. And that is important because the business of America is business." - Maria Brito

"Creativity is your unique and special ability to come up with ideas of value that are original and that are relevant for today." - Maria Brito

"If we have people who are out in the world, creating new products, new services, and new ways of doing things, we will always have employment. We will always have a sound society also because we need to make sure that people are utilizing their minds in the best possible way." - Maria Brito

"If we would have a third of Americans really kind of focus on entrepreneurial activities or solving problem, instead of complaining about them, we will have a very different America." - Maria Brito

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Capitalizing on Hardships

Tue, 21 Dec 2021 05:00:00 +0000

As someone who has gone through horrible bankruptcy, slept on his mom’s floor, did not have a job, and fasted for 72 hours, Tay Sweat has suffered every hardship imaginable. But rather than feeling pity for himself over his failures, he took full advantage of them and invested in himself.

Today, Tay has earned his reputation in the world of health and fitness, stock trading, and entrepreneurship. He runs three multibillion-dollar businesses and is a full-time investor in real estate and the stock market.

In today’s episode of the Knucklehead Podcast, our guest, Tay Sweat will talk about the rough times of his life, how he capitalized on these hardships to achieve success, and what he learned from the many failures he had along the way.

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In This Episode

2:03 - The therapeutic effects of sharing your stories

5:04 - How Tay dealt with the rough times in his life

6:32 - Tay's response to someone who told him, "if you do right by people and continue to work hard, you will get everything you want"

11:07 - How Tay relates himself to the story of the man stuck on an island with some wooden sticks

16:34 - Some knucklehead moments that hit him right in the gut

18:23 - The lessons he learned from his mistakes

23:15 - How he began his journey to success

29:11 - How he bounced back from his quarter-million-dollar screw-up

Favorite Quotes

"I started trading in the stock market as a penny stock trader, trying to get the quickest return possible. And one of my biggest losses was a quarter-million dollar in one day. And I told myself, I'm never doing that again." - Tay Sweat

"I was sleeping on my mom's floor 12 years ago. So when I think and tell that story, it brings a sense of gratitude over me, and I just kind of fade in the background and say, 'life's great. What are you complaining about?'." - Tay Sweat

"I wholeheartedly believe that as long as you do right by people and you continue to the hard work, you're going to make it." - Tay Sweat

"You are the best investment that you have. Because it's your money and nobody's going to work for your money as you do." - Tay Sweat

"Your circle, your network is everything. Show me five of your friends and I'll show you what you're going to be." - Tay Sweat

"If you are lost, if you do not know where to go, if you are down and out right now, just remember, you are your biggest investment. Time and money, put it into yourself." - Tay Sweat

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Simple Steps to Getting the Most of AI

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 05:00:00 +0000

Technology is changing the way we do things. From self-driving cars to personalized marketing strategies, artificial intelligence (AI) plays an important role in today's business and economy. In spite of the challenges of keeping up with this emerging technology, knowing the roadblocks is the first step to unlocking its full potential.

In today’s edition of the Knucklehead Podcast, our guest, Neil Sahota talks about artificial intelligence (AI) as a business driver. He will discuss the roadblocks to utilizing smart technologies, how AI is not being used to its full potential, and what to know to maximize AI's capabilities.

Simple Steps to Getting the Most of AI

Get the right mindset.
Bring a little foundational understanding.

Neil Sahota is an IBM Master Inventor, United Nations (UN) Artificial Intelligence (AI) subject matter expert, and Professor at UC Irvine. With 20+ years of business experience, Neil works to inspire clients and business partners to foster innovation and develop next-generation products/solutions powered by AI. He is one of the few people selected for IBM's Corporate Service Corps leadership program that pairs leaders with NGOs to perform community-driven economic development projects. Neil also partners with entrepreneurs to define their products, establish their target markets, and structure their companies.

Enjoy!

In this Episode

4:51 - Some of Neil's mistakes while doing business

7:37 - The challenges associated with using smart technologies

10:10 - An example of how AI is being used ineffectively

12:36 - How to make the most of AI

18:24 - Why entrepreneurs are more innovative than established companies

Favorite Quotes

"If you're a hundred percent successful, is that a good or bad thing? It's bad because it tells you you're not taking enough risk, right? Nothing wrong with failure, learning, and pivoting. What's wrong with "successful"? You're not taking enough risk. Don't be afraid of doing that." - Neil Sahota

"Don't expect to be a hundred percent successful all the time. That's asking too much of yourself." - Neil Sahota

"There are a lot of smart technologies, but they don't understand the pain points of the business." - Neil Sahota

"The biggest stumbling block most businesses have is they don't know how to think innovatively about the technology. They don't know the toolset and how it could be really applied to do something differently. Companies that are really succeeding are the ones that are really disrupting the way things are actually being done. And that's not something most people can fathom." - Neil Sahota

"Building up ecosystems and working with all these companies around the world, it's the entrepreneurs, it's the small startups that actually are thinking more innovatively. They are far more open to possibilities than the more established companies are." - Neil Sahota

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Investment Opportunities Are Everywhere

Tue, 26 Oct 2021 17:41:54 +0000

Being a journalist for most of his life, Kevin noticed that the majority of businesses, especially those in the newspaper and media industry, are trapped in their own business model. As newspapers and other print media have waned in popularity, digital format is now the future of journalism, and category design will play an increasingly important role in shaping how readers interact with content.

In today’s edition of the Knucklehead Podcast, our guest, Kevin Maney, will discuss his transformation from a top-rated journalist to a sought-after business consultant.

He will also share some of the biggest mistakes he made in business that cost him the luxury lifestyle of sailing in the Bahamas. On top of that, he will discuss category design and its importance on business.

Kevin's strategy for building a successful company:

Find a new market category and own it over time.

Kevin Maneyis a bestselling author and award-winning columnist. He has been writing about technology for 30 years, has interviewed most of the tech pioneers you can name, and brings broad and deep context to Category Design conversations. He is co-author of the book Play Bigger and has been an A-list writer and thinker about technology for 25 years.

Enjoy!

In This Episode

1:37 - A quick glance at New York's current state

3:23 - Backstory of Kevin Maney

8:07 - His turning point in the development of an innovative business model

13:36 - His 'aha' moment that led him to shift from traditional media to digital

16:22 - The danger of identifying a great category and showing it to the world

21:08 - The biggest business mistake Kevin has ever made

Favorite Quote

"I was at a high-level technology conference, very exclusive kind of thing back in around 2000 or so. And one technology CEO took me aside and said, ‘I want to introduce you to this guy, Larry Page. And he started this company called Google. It's going to be a search engine'. And I was like, 'We have Alta Vista, what do we want at some other search engine for?' And not having any recognition that maybe I would approach this guy and say, 'can I put a little money in your company?’ And we wouldn't be sitting here today. I'd be out of my yacht out of the Bahamas." - Kevin Maney

"In digital markets, it really is a winner takes all business in most categories. There's no friction to everyone using what is the perceived best in any particular category." - Kevin Maney

"One of the great dangers is identifying a category and defining it really well, but you don't have the size or the resources to pull that thing off. You've just done somebody else an enormous favor and somebody else has got to come in and own that thing." - Kevin Maney

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Do Crypto with Confidence

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 05:09:15 +0000

It's a new age out there, and the way people invest is changing as well. With the explosion in the popularity of cryptocurrencies over the past few years, many people are wondering how to get started and which currency they should invest in. While cryptocurrencies are revolutionizing the way we transact, we can’t help but wonder if this is just a fad or an evolution of something much bigger.

Obsessed about all things crypto, Shahar quit his job to devote his time to crypto investing. Despite losing all his money and seeing all his gains disappear, his belief that digital assets are the next big thing that will move society forward gave him a greater purpose in the cryptocurrency space.

His advice:

Don't be afraid of risk. The only failure is the one you don't learn from.

In today’s edition of the Knucklehead Podcast, our guest, Shahar Abrams, will talk about how his screw-ups in crypto investing have led him to become an expert in the crypto industry today. He will also discuss the biggest trap that most beginner investors fall into and will give great advice to anyone interested in investing in digital assets.

Shahar Abramsis an investor, an educator, and the CEO at Road to Babylon. He is passionate about helping his clients form, plan, and execute effective crypto investment strategies hand-tailored to their personal and financial goals. As an experienced crypto investor and a professional in the blockchain industry (at IBM), Shahar provides on-demand insight and assistance to clients of all backgrounds as they navigate this new and exciting space.

Road to Babylonteaches people of all ages and backgrounds how they can use crypto to start making their finances work for them, the way they want to.

Enjoy!

In This Episode

2:40 - Backstory of Shahar Abrams

9:39 - What made him switch from working for large institutions into crypto investing and how he screwed up

12:37 - How he feels every time he logs into his cryptocurrency portfolio

13:44 - How he copes with losing his investment

20:10 - His advice to anyone interested in investing in digital assets

25:40 - How to get in touch with Shahar Abrams

Favorite Quotes

"Then I was greedy that even though I was up three, four X in a matter of months, I had no experience of evaluating markets and investments and that kind of thing. And so I lost all of that money and even more over the next two years of the bear market." - Shahar Abrams

"The first feeling is euphoria and the second feeling is pain. When you see it all sort of going away, you have this feeling that this is just another dip even if you watch all of your gains disappear. That pain, over two years, is what drove me to try and get better to not have that happen again." - Shahar Abrams

"There's no substitute for your own personal experience." - Shahar Abrams

"You cannot substitute someone else's conviction for your own when it comes to investing." - Shahar Abrams

"It's great to get ideas from other people, but you cannot substitute doing the work yourself and learning about it if you are going to invest in it." - Shahar Abrams

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Making Opportunities

Tue, 12 Oct 2021 02:00:00 +0000

Finding opportunities and turning them into a thriving business is a part of every entrepreneur's life. And one thing that sets a successful entrepreneur apart is the ability to identify opportunities and act on them quickly. It might not be the next big thing, but it can be something to learn from. As the old saying goes, "Opportunities don't happen. They're made."

In today’s edition of the Knucklehead Podcast, our guest, Dalair Hudson talks about his fair share of screw-ups that have taught him valuable lessons that he applies to his businesses today. As an entrepreneur, he will also share his thought process on finding new opportunities and turning them into a thriving business.

Dalair’s thought process on finding opportunities:

Be very good at understanding new opportunities
Evaluate those opportunities
Take advantage of opportunities that you find worthwhile

Dalair Hudsonis a US Army veteran turned entrepreneur. With the strong leadership he learned in the military, he is very well versed in solution thinking. After holding a leadership position in the military, Dalair is now directing projects in the civilian sector.

Enjoy!

In This Episode

5:00 - Dalair's screw up story and what he learned from it

10:28 - How he deals with the negative part of selling ammo to individuals

12:43 - What drives him to pursue the entrepreneur path

15:56 - How Dalair go through the process of building up his business

20:13 - Finding opportunities in the cryptocurrency space

22:53 - Dalair's painful experience with a start-up company

24:42 - His advice for conducting business with people outside the military

26:21 - What he learned from one of his biggest failures

27:53 - Dalair's process for qualifying prospects

31:09 - An overview of Dalair's current business activities

36:07 - His advice for anybody still in the military

Favorite Quote

"We had worked on trust with a lot of people before that we’re kind of like partners or recommendations. So we made the mistake of working in trust with this company. After the project was finished, the company essentially like sold the company to somebody else and they just wrote us out, didn't pay us anything on that. So we pretty much lost four months of work and couple of hundred thousand dollars." - Dalair Hudson

“I've always just been a very low-stress person in general. Nothing bothers me. So I've noticed a lot of things, but I don't always say everything." - Dalair Hudson

"If you cannot reach out and talk to them, you may not want to put as much trust into the project. You need to do a lot more vetting on those projects ahead of time." - Dalair Hudson

“My intent and the end goal for any business is to help the end customer to make life easier. If the customer that I'm working with or the product that I'm working with doesn't have that kind of mentality, I assume they're just here for the quick buck. And if that's the intent, it's a disingenuous project. It’s probably not going to be successful and I don't want to be a part of it." - Dalair Hudson

"Don't be afraid to message people. Even though there will be people that are going to kind of just shut you down or kind of ignore you, don't be afraid to send out a hundred messages to a hundred different people." - Dalair Hudson

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Stop Searching for the Right Person, Start Being the Right Person

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Tue, 28 Sep 2021 05:00:00 +0000

Entrepreneurship can be a difficult and downright scary endeavor. While most business owners fall into the trap of finding the right person and creating the perfect team to grow their company, people desire to be led by a great visionary and a great leader who has a vision of where their company is going in the future.

Stop searching for the right person, start being the right person.
Have the right mindset and take action in the right direction.

In today’s edition of the Knucklehead Podcast, our guest, Joe Evangelisti will talk about how his failure has led him into becoming a visionary and effective leader. He will also discuss how he helps transitioning military to become successful business owners and share insightful thoughts to aspiring entrepreneurs.

Joe Evangelisti is a decorated veteran who served in the United States Navy Construction Battalion – the Seabees. As a second-generation builder, he jumped into fixing and flipping properties after serving in the military. Having built an 8-figure empire himself, Joe understands what it takes to MASTER the game of business. He also mentors and coaches new and seasoned business owners who want to exploit their greatness.

Enjoy!

In This Episode

3:33 - Backstory of Joe Evangelisti

5:53 - His favorite failure story

12:02 - How Joe evolved into becoming an effective leader

15:03 - An introduction to Joe's "Five Roads to Victory"

21:05 - How Joe helps transitioning military members to become business owners

23:35 - His advice to all aspiring entrepreneurs

Favorite Quotes

"As a successful anything, mother, a brother, a father, a cake baker, a car detailer, I don't care what you are. You don't get to be a victim. Nobody who's successful in life plays the victim card, right? We get to be the victor." - Joe Evangelisti

"I got into the third house before the market really started to collapse. I had to start to do what we call course correcting, I had to pivot. We could fail, but got to do something different." - Joe Evangelisti

"So many CEOs are constantly searching for the right people, but they're afraid to look in the mirror and fix themselves. People want to be led by a great visionary and a great leader." - Joe Evangelisti

"As business owners, we have a limited belief mindset. We put ourselves into a spectrum where we don't believe that we can find the right people. So we don't believe that there are people out there that are worth investing in." - Joe Evangelisti

"In any business, the first thing you have to do is to take action. Taking action in the right direction leads to income." - Joe Evangelisti

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Do The Next Right Thing

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Tue, 31 Aug 2021 19:09:52 +0000

Having seen firsthand the dark side of the patent system, Russ spent most of his time learning the ropes of patent law and “reverse engineer” the process. As he is now recognized as one of the world’s leading patent strategists, the $5,000 he lost on a worthless patent search in the early days of his career has turned out to be the best investment he has ever made.

His mantra

Show up and do the next right thing

In today’s edition of the Knucklehead Podcast, Russ Krajec will talk about how his experiences and mistakes in the past led him to become one of the world’s top intellectual property strategists today. He will also discuss the best way to develop a business plan and when is the right time to patent a business idea.

Russ Krajec is the CEO of BlueIron, a patent finance company that makes $50-100K investments in pre-revenue startups and $2-5M loans using the startup’s patents as collateral. An author of more than 800 patent applications and inventor of over 30 US patents, Russ is a leading expert in intellectual property and one of IAM’s Top 300 Patent Strategists.

In This Episode

2:50 - The biggest mistake most start-up businesses make

4:02 - Russ' approach to creating the best business plan

6:04 - When and how Russ gets a patent for a business idea

8:38 - What it takes to land a successful career or business

15:58 - Russ' motivation for becoming a patent attorney

22:21 - How he gets over the plans that never work out

25:03 - How to get in touch with Russ Krajec

27:36 - What he discovered about the legal industry

31:38 - His mindset about mistakes or screw-ups

Favorite Quotes

"There's a point where the most important thing you can do is ANYTHING. There's a point where you just need to move the needle. If I didn't take the action, I'd still be sitting there on the sidelines going, ugghh, you know, 'Should I do it?" - Russ Krajec

"I talked to a lot of startup companies and they have a grand vision of where their product is going. The biggest mistake they make is to run out to a patent attorney and get a patent on this grand business idea and they do it at a time when it's untested." - Russ Krajec

“I don't finance the original idea. I want to capture the value after you've been through the process, after you've built a prototype, after you've tried to sell this, after you've got the response from the market, after you've honed this thing. Whatever you start at the beginning, is just a framework." - Russ Krajec

"Opportunity is going to show up somewhere. Sometime in your life, opportunities going to show up, may show up once, may show up multiple times. But be ready to take it. Be ready to jump on it when it comes." - Russ Krajec

"It doesn't mean every investment is going to turn out to be a unicorn. But an opportunity will come by every once in a while." - Russ Krajec

"If you're going to do something, show up. Put your back into it. Do the best job you can and make it account." - Russ Krajec

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Fighter Pilot Clarity

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Mon, 23 Aug 2021 21:56:52 +0000

With air and space as his training ground, Wes knows what it means to pay attention and stay focused. While these military skills are synonymous in the business world, knowing how to focus your attention on what you need to be paying attention to is the key to achieving your business goals.

How to stay focused on achieving your goals:

Start from the target and work backward

In today’s edition of the Knucklehead Podcast, our guest, Wes Woodhouse will discuss how skills learned in the military are applicable to almost every aspect of life. Furthermore, he will present one of the unique perspectives that lead businesses to success - the ability to focus your attention to where it is needed.

Wes Woodhouse is a husband, father, marathon runner, and fighter pilot. He pilots the F-15E Strike Eagle which is a multi-role fighter aircraft currently in the USAF inventory.

Knowing the skills he learned in the military are the perfect foundation for business, he founded Vector Mastermind to help build up the next generation of leaders, armed to take on the dynamic challenges of the 21st Century.

Enjoy!

In This Episode

1:12 - What motivates Wes to get up so early in the morning

2:21 - Backstory of Wes Woodhouse

6:54 - His journey to Michigan Technological University

8:20 - Wes' perspective on education

10:18 - How his skills as a pilot can be used in any area of life

12:33 - What led him to use his military skills in business

16:17 - How a scene from the movie Top Gun can be applied to business

24:04 - A few of the screw-ups he made in his mastermind group

Favorite Quotes

"When you wake up in the morning and you're sitting down and you're thinking about what you're going to do for the rest of the day, where do you need to put your attention today? What do you need to put your attention on today that's going to make you successful as you carry on towards your goals?" - Wes Woodhouse

"In the studying of people who are successful, I've found that invariably, they work hard. And many times working hard means you got to get up a little bit earlier than most of the people and hit it." - Wes Woodhouse

"The reality is, you can do almost anything without having to go to college. With the internet and the opportunity for entrepreneurial pursuits, I think giving them life experiences and giving them an understanding of, 'Yes, you can envision something and then build it and then make it happen', is going to be more valuable." - Wes Woodhouse

"The military does a great job of building up leaders who can be strategic thinkers but then can execute at a tactical level." - Wes Woodhouse

"If you put your attention in the right spot, you’re going to be thinking about the right things and you're going to be able to make the appropriate decision." - Wes Woodhouse

"Business is always moving. It never stops. Regardless COVID happens, that's just a giant roadblock. The business is still going and you still have to keep it afloat." - Wes Woodhouse

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Leadership Values: Trust Your Team

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Mon, 2 Aug 2021 23:49:56 +0000

Having the lack of faith in handing over necessary things to his people, Cory lost half a million dollars in his business. After finding himself with the wrong priority, he has now centered his efforts on the value of leadership and how to empower leaders so they can empower their teams.

The most valuable lesson about leadership:

Leadership isn't about you. It's about the willingness to serve and add value to people.

In today’s edition of the Knucklehead Podcast, our guest, Cory Lee will talk about the

leadership lesson he finds the most valuable. He will also share his story on what made him embrace the leadership values, how high-performing individuals or teams respond to problems, and why evaluated experiences provide the most effective learning opportunities. In this episode, you will also be surprised to find out how your relationship with your spouse contributes to the success of your business.

Cory Lee is a Leadership Consultant and an experienced entrepreneur with a demonstrated history in developing businesses and developing leaders. He provides business consulting and leadership development training for businesses and entrepreneurs, so they can reach their full potential and maximize their relationships, results, and revenue.

Enjoy!

In This Episode

2:02 - Backstory of Cory Lee

3:52 - The reason he decided to sell his businesses

4:51 - His turning point in embracing the leadership value

9:08 - How Cory overcame his overly controlling nature

10:55 - How high-performing individuals respond to problems

13:13 - How Cory applies leadership and personal relationships to his business

15:36 - The leadership lesson he finds the most valuable

20:06 - What makes him include a spousal survey on his business landing page

22:32 - Why evaluating your mistakes is one of the most effective ways to learn

26:41 - The biggest business screw-ups he ever made

Favorite Quote

"I was trying to do our billing and I was trying to do it all. We were losing half a million dollars because I just didn't have the time to dig back through medical billing and those kinds of things. And because I was holding on to it, I was holding our business back." - Cory Lee

"When we were growing, one of the scariest moments for me was that moment when we hired our first team member because I realized that the decisions I made didn't just affect me and my family. They affected somebody else's family." - Cory Lee

"The whole reason we bring people onto our teams is that they have gifts and talents and abilities. For them to use those things, we have to empower them." - Cory Lee

"Some of the highest performing teams and highest performing individuals that I see, they are really intentional about taking time to reflect and get out of the situation just a little bit." - Cory Lee

"I truly enjoyed working alongside my wife day in and day out and really made a good team because our personalities are different and our strengths are different as well." - Cory Lee

"Leadership isn't about you. The best leaders I've found are the ones that are willing to serve and add value to people." - Cory Lee

"Most people say that experience is the greatest teacher, but it's really evaluated experience is the greatest teacher." - Cory Lee

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Principles in Business

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Tue, 13 Jul 2021 09:57:12 +0000

With today's emerging technologies and the way people are being presented with opportunities, there is no doubt that “change” is the only thing constant.

Despite the belief that hustle and grind are the keys to moving forward, there are simple principles that, when given attention, will be a game changer to thrive and survive.

Principles that are helpful in business or in personal life

Adapt to changes
Be consistent
Know when to stop

In today’s edition of the Knucklehead Podcast, our host, Stephen will discuss principles that can be helpful both in business and in personal life. Having gone through his own set of losses and struggles, Stephen has learned to adapt to change and stop whenever necessary.

Stephen Colon is the Founder and Chief Knucklehead at Knucklehead Media Group. He is regarded as one of the most dangerous people in podcasting. He’s committed to helping businesses leverage the power of their voice to bring dead leads to life. Built with over 13 years of professional leadership and sales development, and 8+ years of small business ownership working with companies on change management, engagement, and strategic alignment to business objectives, Knucklehead leverages a process for internal teams to follow and companies to use.

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1:53 - A quick shout out to a good old friend and a look at some client milestones

5:11 - How Stephen adapted to the way the pandemic affected business

9:48 - How consistency can determine your success rate

12:59 - Why stopping is an underestimated principle in business and in personal life

Favorite Quote

"Irregardless of change or what's happening in technology and what's happening within the business world around your organization, how loyal are you to the folks that work for you? And then in turn, what kind of reasons do you give them to be loyal to you?" - Stephen Colon

"Even if you're having difficulty with your priorities, you've got to communicate that to folks who have a vested interest in the success in your life." - Stephen Colon

"If you can consistently try to get better today than what you were yesterday, it would reveal how important or what progress you made towards your consistent mid-term goals and how that plays a role in truly what's important." - Stephen Colon

"Getting consistency throughout the process gives you clarity on when you need to stop." - Stephen Colon

"The value of stopping is a severely underestimated principle in my opinion. Stopping in and reviewing gives you perspective and the value of what those things are." - Stephen Colon

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Multi-planning - Success in Business and Life

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Mon, 17 May 2021 23:33:33 +0000

Growing up from a difficult childhood in Montana, Davin capitalized on his life experiences, reclaimed himself, and emerged victorious. Combining the discipline he learned in the military and the constant refinement of his skill set through education and networking, he is now part of the leadership team of the world's leading provider of electronic forms management, automation, and workflow.

In today's edition of the Knucklehead Podcast, our guest, Davin Marceau will talk about his military experience, his upbringing, and his deep appreciation for hard work. He will also share some great advice on how to succeed in business and life in general.

What makes people successful in business and in life:

The ability to have more than one plan

Davin Marceau served the US Army Ranger for more than a decade gaining combat experience in multiple deployments. He is the Chief Operations Officer at ACCESS Enterprise Forms Management, a servant leader, and the co-host of the Upward Spiral Podcast. His comprehensive background in leadership, strategic planning, risk management, and business development made him a great asset in the business world.

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In This Episode

00:29 - Life of Davin Marceau as a kid

2:02 - His most unforgettable job experience

5:21 - Davin's inspiration for becoming an Army Ranger

7:39 - His perspective on what makes people successful in business and in life

9:48 - How his military experience benefits his corporate career

13:09 - His thoughts about people who wear their titles as a badge of honor

14:55 -The story of how he learned the skill of negotiation in business and in life

Favorite Quotes

"And that's really what I think makes people successful in business and in life is the ability to have more than one plan because everybody listening to this or watching this or heard of this, everybody's got a plan 'till they get punched in the face." - Davin Marceau

"I also had the ability going into business and back-filling that leadership domain and that real life domain with post-secondary education that I knew that it was never going to play itself out like I wanted to. So I have the ability to have multiple plans." - Davin Marceau

"When that plan did fail is not to dwell on it and not to let it drag me down. You just pivot real fast and move on. The ability to take and apply that from that to other elements of business, especially inside of organization has really helped ACCESS become a more agile, quickly pivoting, entrepreneurial driven organization."

"Situational variables come into play. If you don't have the ability to inject common sense and experience into that situation, you're going to fail miserably."

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Don't be Afraid to Fail

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Tue, 6 Apr 2021 09:53:56 +0000

Feeling emotionally devastated for not getting into his dream film school, Justin capitalized on his love for numbers to gain valuable business fundamentals from executives and CEOs of Fortune 100 companies. Though he never foreseen these turn of events, the leadership and financial lessons he learned have enabled him to launch his own digital creative agency that leans toward great financial forecasts.

His advice:

Don't be afraid to fail. Consider every business as an experiment. That way, if it fails, you know it was just an experiment.

In today’s edition of the Knucklehead Podcast, our guest, Justin Kelsey will talk about how his rejection from entering his dream film school has brought him into the financial world and now as a founder and CEO of a digital creative agency. He will also share a great community where you can network and collaborate with successful people rooting for you and your success.

Justin Kelsey is the Founder and CEO of VAXA Digital, a digital strategy and creative agency specializing in all aspects of scroll-stopping content creation, strategy, and advertising for e-commerce brands and agencies. They provide a wide array of both custom-tailored and pre-packaged solutions to ensure growth for e-commerce brands of all sizes.

In This Episode

1:39 - Justin Kelsey's digital agency

2:55 - How privacy changes from big tech companies impacted their business

7:14 - Backstory of Justin Kelsey

9:46 - List of companies he started as a kid

16:29 - How his rejection from his dream school turned him into a seasoned entrepreneur

19:22 - How he maintains a balance between serving mature businesses and developing a team

24:37 - How he discovered TRENDS and what attracted him to take action with them

Favorite Quotes

"I had my heart broken a little bit when I applied to FSU film school and did not get in. Like that was my dream of going to film school and I had no idea that that was really probably the reason I am where I am today." - Justin Kelsey

"The beautiful thing about creative is you can run it on Facebook, you can take that on YouTube, Google ads, Tik TOK or Snapchat." - Justin Kelsey

"I love the modelling side and the business side of things. That allowed me to build a nest egg. I learned a lot of really valuable business fundamentals by doing consulting for 500 companies and working with their executives and CEOs of these massive companies." - Justin Kelsey

"Most creative agencies are so ingrained in Facebook, but they're not ingrained in their own financials. They're not doing margin calculations. They're not doing forecasting for two to three years out versus that just kind of comes natural now because I was doing that all the time when I was in consulting." - Justin Kelsey

"I think that the screw ups are how you learn and those scripts should be happening every single day when you're in the stage of a new business." - Justin Kelsey

"If you can make a significant 1% improvement every day, to the previous day in terms of how your process is structured, you're going to be improving." - Justin Kelsey

"You have to have those screw ups to realize where you can improve. From there, make sure you're taking action on those. Make sure you're building something into your process. Make sure you have a process." - Justin Kelsey

"When you do make those screw ups, figure out how you can take those and turn them into some part of your process. And if you don't have a process, definitely make one because that's probably what caused that screw up in the first place." - Justin Kelsey

How to get in touch with Justin Kelsey

Linktree vaxa.digital/justin

Website vaxadigital.com

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Raising Capital to Save the American Dream with Jonny Price VP of Fundraising at Wefunder

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Tue, 30 Mar 2021 00:36:57 +0000

In today’s edition of Knucklehead Podcast, our guest, Jonny Price discusses Kiva, Wefunder, alligator infested rivers in Africa and his move from England to the States to be court his now spouse. We discuss San Francisco, his decision to leave the Bay Area and move to Nashville, as well as various other topics concerning mistakes he has made along the way, his time in Africa, fundraising and his transition from Kiva to Wefunder!

Jonny Price is the VP of Fundraising at Wefunder. He leads the fundraising team at Wefunder and makes it easier for founders to raise up to $5M in capital. Before Wefunder, he founded the U.S. team at Kiva.org, and led that for 7 years. He’s an expert in social enterprise and fintech, as well as Regulation Crowdfunding!

Wefunder is a PBC and B Corp on a mission to save the American Dream. If you're a founder looking at raising capital from your fans, as well as rich people, find them below.

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Solving Problems, Building Teams and Serving the Community with Amy Johannesen

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Mon, 22 Mar 2021 23:19:29 +0000

Finding the success in the failures, Amy has taken the massive losses in the family business as a springboard to propel her into the future. Rather than using her mistakes as an excuse, she finds herself digging deeper to figure out how she can get better, do better, and recover.

In today’s edition of the Knucklehead Podcast, our guest, Amy Johannesen will tell her story of how losing $2 million of company finances and a debt of $7 million led her to become an expert in solving business problems, building teams, and serving the community. As a committed mother of five, sheSolving will also share her dedication to bringing a fresh perspective to the educational system at Rockwall ISD.

Amy Johannesen is a seasoned business owner and a Facilitator at Lynskey Management Services, specializing in helping entrepreneurs grow faster and smarter. With her 20 years of business ownership, she helps entrepreneurs solve business problems through experience and group accountability.

Enjoy!

In This Episode

4:16 - Backstory of Amy Johannesen

7:26 - How she handled the challenges of running a family business

12:42 - How Amy serves her local community

15:22 - Her perspective of what makes good school board

20:21 – Bad hiring decisions that led to $7 million debt and $2 million losses in 2011

22:15 - How they overcame the huge loss in their business finances

26:10 - The path to where her business and passion are going forward

32:52 - Her insight on dealing with failures

Favorite Quotes

"I ended up hiring a very close friend of mine to take over our finances. And so I brought her in as a trusted advisor in a high ranking member of our staff. And she took advantage of my personal relationship and the access that she had to our finances. And she ended up in embezzling nearly $300,000. That was gut-wrenching."

"The motivation behind it for me is there are things that happen in life. And so situations that you're encountered with and sometimes they don't go the way you planned. You can use that as your excuse or you can use that as your motivation to get better and to do better the next time."

"We had a commitment to our employees and staff and the decisions that you make when you're in a leadership position trickles down and affects everyone. You're responsible for your family and your livelihood but the family of everyone that you've employed as well."

"When people would ask me what I did or what was my job description, I always said I was the chief firefighter. Because when you're in an operations role, it's whack-a-mole. You're constantly just putting out fires. And that's what I did, putting out fires and removing obstacles so that we could be the best team that we could."

"My husband and I volunteer in a number of capacities within our local community, professional organizations and charitable organizations. This was just an opportunity for me to put all of my passions together, solving business problems and building teams. And obviously I care about my children because I'm a committed mother and I could put all of those passions together into the same focus and attention."

"All good teams should be made up of people from several different perspectives, different experiences that can bring all of that together for the collective good."

"Growth and progress comes from change. You can't just keep doing what you've always done and expect a different result. I think you really have to get out of your comfort zone some time and friction puts out the best possible outcome."

"As a small business owner, you know how hard it is when you're just keeping your head above water and you can get really overwhelmed when you carry the weight of the world like that. And so it's a great community to be able to bring people together and provide that for them."

"The struggle that we have with our company, as low as we were, we were able to turn that around in two years through a lot of grit and perseverance and hard work."

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Amy Johannesen for Local School Board

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How Mistakes Fueled Growth for an Executive Protection Expert

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Tue, 9 Mar 2021 14:45:43 +0000

Hardwired with the desire to protect others, Mark has been involved with different institutions to protect and serve people. Capitalizing on the expertise he gained, he has now developed a system that provides solutions to safety needs including emergency response, executive protection, and asset protection.

His advice on how to conduct business with someone from outside your country:

Have a retainer and contract written by an attorney according to state law
Report your taxes

In today’s edition of Knucklehead Podcast, our guest, Mark Ledlow will discuss topics concerning teenage psychology, the ropes of the security business, and his screw-up that cost him thousands of dollars. He will also share best practices and valuable advice about dealing business in the security industry.

Mark Ledlow is a Marine Corps Veteran and Owner at Ledlow Security Group. His executive protection experience includes working with dignitaries and royal families. Ledlow Security Group offers threat assessment /risk assessment services to provide solutions to safety needs. They are a group of professionals with law enforcement and military backgrounds.

Enjoy!

In This Episode

5:17 - Backstory of Mark Ledlow

9:06 - The psychology of adolescents

10:06 - The relationship between juvenile corrections and security business

11:45 - A sample scenario where people ask for security services

13:26 - What motivates him to venture into the business of security services

16:08 - A mistake that cost thousands of dollars in losses

18:27 - The biggest lesson he learned from his screw-up

21:52 - His mindset about failures and screw-ups

23:23 - Why people need to listen to his podcast

24:37 - His advice and best practices for running a security business

Favorite Quotes

"We're working for a Middle East Royal family in Beverly Hills and we have American culture while they have Sri Lankan culture. And that's the two different cultures that a lot of security agents, execs protection agents really struggle with. I was just being friendly. And two days later I got fired because I was being too nosy in his custom. That mistake cost me $20,000 for that month of work."

"My DNA has always been wired to protect. From firefighting and to law enforcement corrections, always protecting the public interest."

"What you're dealing with is the psychology of those adolescents. They live in chaos. The minute you give them structure and organization and the detention center give them routine, they snap because in their role, they come from chaos."

"The biggest problem I see in the security industry is the handshake and verbal. You can lose hundreds of thousand dollars just over that. The verbal agreement or the handshake means nothing in court of law."

Get in touch with Mark Ledlow

Ledlow Security Group Website

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Confessions Of A Native Son With "Iron" Mike Steadman

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Mon, 25 Jan 2021 22:35:43 +0000

Realizing the broken system in how the society operates in terms of education, race, and business opportunities, “Iron” Mike has designed an ecosystem of boxing and entrepreneurship as a way to uplift young men and women of color in Newark. His goal of creating champions both inside and outside of the ring not just built an opportunity to generate income with the brand through their corporate wellness offerings but also provided entrepreneurial education to inner-city youth and young adults across the country.

Today’s edition of the Knucklehead Podcast, Stephen will have a transparent conversation with today’s guest, “IRON” Mike Steadman. Seeing the gap between boxing and the opportunities that come with it, Mike will share his process about how he uses boxing to make a positive impact and uplift the lives of the people in poor communities.

“IRON” Mike Steadman is the CEO and Founder of IRONBOUND Boxing and oversees all aspects of their corporate and community activities. Mike is a three-time National Collegiate Boxing Champion from the United States Naval Academy and was a Marine Corps Infantry Officer, with deployments to Afghanistan and Japan/Philippines.

IRONBOUND Boxing is a health and wellness company in the NYC Metro Area. They connect companies, organizations, and communities with on-site boxing instructors. Their goal is to use the transformative powers of boxing to create champions both inside and outside of the ring. As an organization, they’re committed to providing free amateur boxing training, entrepreneurial education, and employment opportunities to inner-city youth & young adults.

Enjoy!

In This Episode

3:20 - Backstory of “IRON” Mike Steadman

6:51 - Some of the mistakes he made during the early phase of corporate boxing

9:21 - Why Mike felt that boxing was the way to connect with his audience

12:23 - His opinion on why we tend to hear about what makes us different rather than what we share in common

16:40 - The beauty of boxing gym in the inner city

18:36 - The difference between somebody who wins and someone who always wins

22:42 - Instances where problems cannot be solved because they originated from the system itself

28:30 - One of the core values of Ironbound Boxing

31:30 - Mike's biggest screw up

Favorite Quotes

"I wasted so much time, energy on the negative self-talk telling myself I'm not a systems guy and all this kind of stuff. And then finally just having a peer group that supports you, and then you're like, man I could have been doing this all along." - Mike

"Our goal is not to create champions just in the ring, we want to carry them out of the ring as well." - Mike

"One of the mistakes I made early on with corporate boxing was I didn't validate the business model. A lot of times we try to force stuff on the marketplace. But before we commit to it and build a business around it, can you validate that someone is willing to pay you for that product or service before you launch. I didn't do that with corporate boxing." - Mike

"I found that boxing was my community. I go into a boxing gym, there's a bunch of people that look like me. We have this amazing sport that's touching youth in the poorest of poor communities all across the country." - Mike

"Boxing is a grimy, gritty sport in the hood. But we can be entrepreneurs, we can go to college, and we can do whatever we want." - Mike

"On the other side of that pain and struggle is typically something significantly, more valuable than you trying to avoid whatever pain or struggle you were going through before." - Stephen

"I love how you kind of systematized how boxing leads to a more robust or versatile context, switching opportunities for folks who come from relatively low income areas. And I admire that you're doing that for kids and you recognize it as an opportunity to actually instill entrepreneurial values or individual responsibility by teaching them something like boxing because it's gritty." - Stephen

"I think a lot of times, we're trying to force this stuff, the tutoring program and all this stuff. But at the end of the day, kids are human beings too. They're trying to survive and thrive. Box and teach them how to defend themselves, protect themselves, survivors thrive." - Mike

"Boxing is part of my core and it just allows me to be innovative." - Mike

"Solving the problem isn't necessarily oriented through the lens of race in my opinion. It's the approach of looking at people as they’re people and recognizing the environment. Meet people where they're at." - Stephen

"It's the rehabilitation process of helping somebody escape that mindset and getting into this individual responsibility mindset. That's the problem that we're trying to solve." - Stephen

"One thing we've got to realize too is I think a lot of times you can't solve problems with the solutions and the systems that created them in the first place." - Mike

"The reality is, different cultures have different needs." - Mike

Get in touch with “IRON” Mike Steadman

Ironbound Boxing

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Why Focus Matters with 8 Oaks Distillery Founder, Chad Butters

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 17:22:52 +0000

Being able to transform adversities into growth and strength, Chad is a perfect example of true resilience and grit. His mentality of keeping one foot forward and having the trust to get at the backside of every tornado, Chad has created a path and a clear destination for his family and community- Eight Oaks Farm Distillery.

In today’s edition of the Knucklehead Podcast, our guest, Chad Butters will share his story on how his dream of having an agriculture related family business has come to life. Born out of adversity, Eight Oaks Farm Distillery is a product of a husband’s love and care for a wife. Chad will also talk about the lessons he learned from the screw ups relative to his business and will drop valuable insights going further in this episode.

Chad Butters is the Founder and CEO of Eight Oaks Farm Distillery. His 25 years of experience as an aviator, trainer and aviation leader in both the military and civilian aviation industry taught him leadership and resiliency in all aspects of his life.

Eight Oaks Farm Distillery is a veteran-owned and family-run farm distillery. They handcraft spirits using selected grains and fruits sustainably grown on their farm and the farms of their friends and neighbors in the Lehigh Valley of Pennsylvania. Eight Oaks Farm Distillery is not just a place to make great spirits but also a destination for great spirits to gather - offering tours, tastings and hosting your special events.

Enjoy!

Favorite Quote

"It's helpful to be a knucklehead when you're starting a business. Because if you knew what you were getting into, you probably wouldn't do it. So I don't care what you're doing. One day, it's going to get old unless you're fulfilling the purpose that you're setting out for yourself. Once you have that purpose, everything else falls into place."

- Chad Butters

In This Episode

2:35 - Chad's background prior to becoming a CEO

3:29 - What drew him in the military

5:15 - How his military background helps in jumping into entrepreneurship

6:51 - What leads him into exploring the civilian world

9:52 - How Chad deal with the helplessness on his wife's diagnosis

11:59 - His testament of resilience and grit

12:57 - The story behind Eight Oaks Farm Distillery

18:14 - His screw ups relative to his business

Get in touch with Chad Butters, Eight Oaks Farm Distillery

Website https://eightoaksdistillery.com

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/eightoaksdistillery

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/eightoaksdistillers

Twitter https://twitter.com/EightOaksDist

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Growing Your Business In 2021 With Stephen Colon

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Tue, 8 Dec 2020 14:20:21 +0000

Recognizing the beauty of podcast and what it can bring to businesses, it is no surprise that podcasting has become more popular than ever. On the other hand, producing a great podcast is not a one-man show. It needs to have a set of people with special skills

to go through the hustle and grind from prospecting to promotion. To save yourself from the demand of wearing different hats, you need to have a turnkey production service- you need to have a TEAM!

Today’s edition of the Knucklehead Podcast, Chief Knucklehead Stephen will talk about five steps to carve out your niche going into 2021. Reflecting from their own experiences and the lessons they have learned in 2020, Stephen will highlight how these steps are essential in growing your business.

Defining specifically how your podcast fits into growing your business
The role of your podcast in the customer’s journey and where they fit into the process
Leveraging the right program management software
Process
Design

Enjoy!

Favorite Quote

"If you look at what we didn't do in 2020, we did not adequately position how our podcast can help solve the problem of culture or issues within your culture. Because, quite frankly, not everybody's using them to go grow their business. Sometimes they're just doing it as a hobby."

- Stephen Colon

In This Episode

00:55 - How Chief Knucklehead Stephen operates in bringing up top guests that perfectly fit to the goal of Knucklehead Podcast

2:15 - Topic that was given less focus on 2020

3:45 - Getting to know some of the exciting guests of Knucklehead Podcast in the coming episodes

6:54 - Five steps of how Knucklehead Media Group can use what they've learned in 2020 to better forecast and orient yourselves for 2021

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Awesome Coffee, Be a Warrior, Have Fun, Give Back - with Carl Churchill of Alpha Coffee.

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Tue, 1 Dec 2020 06:00:00 +0000

Today's edition of the Knucklehead Podcast, our guest, Carl Churchill will share his humble beginning as an entrepreneur. Together with his wife Lori, their passion for great coffee, strong motivation to give back, and a commitment to promote a warrior life, Alpha Coffee was born. Not only do they live the alpha way of living but also foster it all across their employees, their community of customers, and suppliers.

Impolite Conversations w/ Knucklehead Founder and Director of Content Strategy

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Tue, 10 Nov 2020 10:34:00 +0000

In fear of being attacked in identity or belief system, the three most sensitive subjects to talk about:

Politics
Money
Religion

Despite the resistance and tension discussing these topics, having these conversations are the most pivotal to your success as a business owner and as an individual.

In today’s edition of the Knucklehead Podcast, Stephen and Justin will talk about the values and standards they uphold at Knucklehead Media Group. They will also share their personal life experience in view of politics, alignment of interests, and values they strongly believe in.

Stephen Colon, Founder and Chief Knucklehead, and Justin Szerletich, Director of Content Strategy at Knucklehead Media Group are committed to helping businesses leverage the power of their voice to bring dead leads to life. With their military background, they have developed leadership mindset and tactics in achieving the ultimate business goal both with their clients and in their own organization.

Their flagship show, Knucklehead Podcast, was rated in the Top 100 of Business Podcasts in 6 separate countries. What separates them from others is they begin the entire creative process of establishing their client’s digital presence with the goal to shift from a cost-center to a revenue-generator for their business.

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Favorite Quote

“If you're a veteran, you put on the uniform, some folks could be FREE. That doesn't necessarily mean that you're entitled to anything. What that means is you owe it to the future generations to continue to keep America free. By going to continue to fight, to do what you know you need to do and do those little small right things that will work out in your favor.”

- Stephen Colon

In This Episode

3:32 – Client’s testimonials about the podcasts produced by Knucklehead Media Group

4:33 - The three critical topics most people not talk about

10:27 - Stephen's recollection about the importance of trust and proper behavior in the organization

17:21 - Justin's fair share of politics

21:01 - Stephen's personal experience with how alignment of interest is vital to any type of agreement

24:47 - The standard and values Knucklehead Media Group uphold

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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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How to LEAD through FOG - Dave Berke, Echelon Front, Director of Leadership Development and Alignment Programs

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Tue, 3 Nov 2020 09:10:05 +0000

Humans are naturally bound to make mistakes. Acknowledging these flaws, taking ownership of the screw ups and fixing the curve balls are how we evolve to become better, effective, and capable.

Join Knucklehead Stephen and our guest, Dave Berke, as they have a profound conversation about how recognizing even the smallest mistake can create a great impact in all aspects of people’s lives. Dave will also share his fulfillment in joining the Echelon Front and why having a solid foundation in the military has a universal application especially in business, sales, and leadership.

Dave Berke is a retired U.S. Marine Corps officer, fighter pilot, ground combat leader and now a leadership instructor and speaker with Echelon Front where he serves as Director of Leadership Development and Alignment Programs. He joined Echelon Front providing unmatched experience and unique perspective into combat leadership, analytical decision making, risk mitigation, and creating winning teams.

Echelon Front offers solutions in leadership, strategy, innovation, management, team building, contingency planning, and crisis management developed and proven in the U.S. Navy SEAL Teams. Their mission is to educate, train, mentor, and inspire leaders and organizations to achieve total victory.

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Favorite Quote

“Mistakes will be made. The best thing you can do is admit them, take ownership of them, fix them, and learn from them. Don't run from them. Don't hide from them and don't hope you won't make them because you will.” -David Berke

In This Episode

2:04 - Dave's background and superior credentials

4:53 - His perspective of filling a position in the corporate

7:29 - Why having a mistake is a common denominator no matter how competitive and tight the margin is

10:53 - How he reconciles his time in performing his tasks in the organization

14:20 - Backstory of how Dave ended up working with the team at Echelon Front

17:59 - How he assimilate the principle of OODA loop

22:14 - Why the principles and thought process at Echelon Front have a universal application

25:29 - The most gratifying part of being with Echelon Front

Engage with Dave Berke

Echelon Front Website

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How to Get (and Keep) Industry Attention

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Tue, 27 Oct 2020 10:17:32 +0000

With the extensive use and significant improvement in connectivity, the internet has introduced a huge wave of transformation on how the world does business. Most business owners believe that websites and social media have propelled their business to the next level. They have taken the opportunity to build followers and well-defined target audiences to promote their brand, products and services in social media platforms.

Today’s guest of the Knucklehead Podcast is an esteemed digital media professional, Jeremy Knauff. He will share with you how he helps save companies from losing their business. He will also speak his perspective about screw ups and how he grew from his own share of failures.

Jeremy Knauff is the Founder and CEO of Spartan Media, a digital marketing agency which provides web design, SEO, social media, and PPC marketing services to businesses that understand the value of a strategic, long-term approach. With nearly two decades of online marketing experience, they have a solid track record of delivering powerful and measurable results to their clients. Being multifaceted, Jeremy is also an entrepreneur, digital marketer, author, podcast host, proud father, husband, and a US Marine Corps veteran.

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Favorite Quote

“Anything worth doing is worth doing poorly until you're good at it. And that's going to be the case with everything we're doing. We're going to suck at most things at first. It's not like the matrix. You can't just plug all this information into your head and boom, you've got it!”

-Jeremy Knauff

In This Episode

1:48 - Backstory of Jeremy Knauff

3:08 - His first digital business and why it crashed

5:15 - The pros and cons of the internet in the marketing business

8:32 - Instances where Jeremy rebuilt and saved a company on the verge of bankruptcy

12:16 - His mindset of how to deal with the challenges when engaged to new commitments

14:12 - The similarity between military operations and working with large enterprises

21:14 - What to expect when working with Sparta Media Group

22:15 - Why having a mistake is not a failure

25:04 - Jeremy's piece of advice in terms of failing

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Spartan Media

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What does being the first "Interconnected" state mean for Texas?

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Tue, 20 Oct 2020 05:44:43 +0000

Escaping the trap of being in the cycle of redundancy and duplication in the way most nonprofit veteran organizations work, John has figured out a unique process to break the traditional landscape of delivering services to transitioning service members and veterans.

In today’s edition of the Knucklehead Podcast, our guest, John Boerstler will define the gap between transitioning militaries and the exact resources they need in the shifting process. He will also highlight the current situation of existing veteran service organizations and will present how the service model at Combined Arms closes the gap for veterans returning to civilian life in an easy to understand language.

John Boerstler is the CEO at Combined Arms, a dynamic collaborative impact organization that simplifies and accelerates the connection point between veterans and resources in order to deliver maximum impact on the communities they return to. Combined Arms is combating the fragmented and highly populated VSO landscape to overcome the challenges transitioning veterans are facing. It deploys a data-driven approach and a collaborative, connected model of service delivery so that veterans and the community are united.

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Favorite Quote

“I fell into that same trap of like ‘I want to start a veteran nonprofit’. From the veterans serving side, we just kept creating new programs. And years later we realized that was just adding to the redundancy. It was adding to the duplication and it was adding to the confusion in the marketplace.” -John Boerstler

In This Episode

1:50 - What differentiates Combined Arms from other veteran business organizations

4:22 - The prevailing situations most transitioning service members are dealing with and how Combined Arms addresses these conditions

8:45 - How John escaped the cycle of duplication and redundancy in providing service to transitioning military and veterans in the marketplace

11:49 - How his organization fills the gap between interconnecting state agencies

13:04 - A walkthrough on how to get involved in the services or partnership with Combined Arms

17:24 - The equivalent of Combined Arms in the civilian language

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Combined Arms Website

Texas Veterans Network

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IP Attorney translates legalese for your business

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Tue, 13 Oct 2020 06:20:36 +0000

Protecting your intellectual work, your artistic creation, and your organization demands great effort and legal expertise. Though these sound overwhelming, the awareness of these rights and the assistance from a legal counsel will save you from the slippery slope of complex intellectual property issues.

In today’s edition of the Knucklehead Podcast, our guest, Andy Nelson will talk about intellectual property rights, how to avoid copyright and trademark infringement, and the right time to seek professional advice.

Andy Nelson is an Intellectual Property Lawyer at Fortis LLP. He loves helping veteran-owned and military spouse-owned businesses start, grow, and succeed with the critical legal counseling they need. Andy represents clients in complex business, commercial, intellectual property matters. His practice emphasizes the development of effective strategies for trademark and copyright protection, enforcement, licensing, and dispute resolution. Areas of focus also include complex contractual and commercial matters, website protection, social media, privacy regulations, trade secrets, and disputes among co-owners of businesses.

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Favorite Quote

“There are all sorts of arguments that are used to be basic. I'm not infringing your copyright, I'm not infringing your trademark because of this difference. You may be right at the end. But guess what, to get to the end, the result that you want, you just spent a whole lot of rebus to get there and you don't even know if you're going to do it right.”

-Andy Nelson

In This Episode

3:08 - The reasons why some people are resistant in talking to lawyers

9:05 - The point where small business owners need to reach out and seek advice from a legal adviser

12:13 - Instances where license and copyright are applied

15:52 - The "big three" agencies of the licensing industry

18:26 - How to spot a business that’s infringing intellectual property rights

24:56 - His message to anybody who's contracting with another party

Engage with Andy Nelson

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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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When You Know It's Time to Monetize Your Pod

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Tue, 6 Oct 2020 09:10:16 +0000

From its humble beginnings, podcasts have become a commonplace for business and content marketers. The exponential growth and popularity not only serve as a medium for creating and distributing valuable content but also create an avenue for multi-dollar revenue.

Today’s episode of the Knucklehead Podcast is a short but meaningful interview from one the top names and pillars in the podcasting industry, John Lee Dumas. He will talk about the key factor that made his way to the top of the podcasting space, his best advice on how to succeed in this arena, and what to keep in mind when dealing with sponsorships.

John Lee Dumas is the founder and host of Entrepreneurs on Fire, an award-winning podcast that hosts an interview with inspiring entrepreneurs. He is widely regarded as one of the best viral entrepreneur podcasters in the United States who started his entrepreneurial career in 2012 and up to date, has generated over $18 million in revenue through his podcasts.

Entrepreneurs On Fire started out as a daily podcast back in September 2012 and quickly grew into a business offering online courses, one-on-one coaching, a mastermind program, and physical journals. His goal from the very beginning: to inspire my audience, Fire Nation, to take their own entrepreneurial leap.

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Favorite Quote

“Let's see if this thing works, let's give it 18 months. If I make no money, I'll be fine. If I make some money, that'll be good. If I make a lot of money, it'll be great. If you are willing and able to provide the best solution to a specific problem, you're going to win at life.”

- John Lee Dumas

In This Episode

1:11 - The key factor that contributes to his success in the podcasting space

2:43 - The evolution of podcast and what to expect in the coming years

5:29 - How John get along during the early days of exploring podcast

7:16 - The best advice you can get from a content marketer

10:09 - The most important part in dealing with the sponsorship game

Engage with John Lee Dumas

Website: Entrepreneurs on Fire

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Lessons from Hand-Forge Knife Maker

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Tue, 29 Sep 2020 08:26:20 +0000

Keeping the tradition of supporting local businesses, today’s episode of the Knucklehead Podcast is about highlighting the craftsmanship of a knife maker from Texas, Matthew Gaskill. His inclination to build things from his own workbench has brought him into a lot of hobbies. But his affinity to steel and blades run from his blood of gunsmith and knife maker.

Matt is the craftsman of Gaskill Knives. He will share with you how he started his knife business, what caused him to stay committed in developing his skill, and the challenges and opportunities he must address in promoting his product in social media.

Gaskill Knives was established in 2015. From the inherited old Bader bench and a couple of drill presses, Matt has now a handful of knives under his belt and definitely got the itch to do more.

Enjoy!

Favorite Quote

“Being that I make knives, I'm kind of constrained in many ways with social media. When I couldn't promote a page, they sent me emails all the time. Hey, promote this post. But if you try it, they're going to deny it because they call it a weapon. So it can be a bit challenging in that aspect.”

-Matthew Gaskill

In This Episode

2:50 - The year Gaskill Knives was established

5:00 - How Matt started his process of choosing the right kind of material

6:44 - How he developed interest in crafting knives

8:56 - What caused him to stay committed in developing his skill

12:18 - His struggles in coping up with the sudden rise of demands in his craft

14:49 - The most interesting request he has ever received

18:40 - What's next for Gaskill Knives

20:07 - The challenges and opportunities of promoting his product on social media

Engage with Matthew Gaskill

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How to Military Veterans Sell Technology

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Tue, 22 Sep 2020 08:10:43 +0000

Today’s edition of the Knucklehead Podcast is a conversation about resiliency with our guest, Lex Brown. Having a history in boxing, Lex's experience of being hit with punches and groomed to fight for a title is parallel to taking failure and frustration in the entrepreneurial world. The lessons he learned in the fighting arena and his less than a decade in military service helped him succeed in the business he has today.

Lex will speak about the struggles associated with not just transition but with his life growing without a father figure as well. He will also talk about his inspiration in taking the entrepreneurial path, how he helps and creates opportunity to veterans, and how he bounces back from failures brought about by hurt reputation and disappointments.

Lex is a US Air Force and Operation Iraqi Freedom Veteran with 9 years of honorable service (7 years on active duty). He brings proven leadership and success in telecommunications and information technology, primarily in operational leadership, project management, and continuous process improvement roles. Lex himself is a Tech Qualled graduate, who naturally found synergy with the team and mission – when an opportunity presented itself to join Tech Qualled full-time, he knew he’d found the perfect purpose-driven role to thrive in.

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Favorite Quote

“You go into a boxing match, but if you lose it's a lesson, but if you win it's a blessing. It's the same thing in life. Losing or failing, it doesn't have to be the end, all be all. It's actually where we get the most wisdom and understanding of life and a lot of times where you find your true purpose.”

-Lex Brown

In This Episode

2:18 - Lex's attitude towards failure

3:55 - His kids' perspective about entrepreneurship

6:26 - The analogy of boxing and business

8:14 - What led him to the military route rather than advancing his skill in boxing

13:15 - His inspiration in taking the entrepreneurial path

16:26 - How Lex creates an opportunity for veterans and find value in the marketplace

18:45 - The fail points in his recruiting and business development program and how he gets back from the frustration

24:04 - Great groups he is associated with the same purpose of helping veterans

27:29 - His message to anyone about humility and attitude

Engage with Lex Brown

Website: TechQualled

Groups: Bunker Labs, Merivis, WeWork

Listen to Lex Brown Podcast: Resecure The Bag Podcast

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The Real F* Word in Sales with Richard Harris

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Tue, 15 Sep 2020 05:45:00 +0000

In today’s episode of the Knucklehead Podcast, our guest, Richard Harris will share his wisdom about the distinction of sales processes between different business models, why companies need to review their strategies frequently, and what’s his definition of product/market fit and culture fit in business.

Getting rid of distractions and clutter from promotion and advertising will help in developing a powerful marketing strategy in a fairly flooded marketplace. Cutting through the noise can make your message stand out and will drive potential clients to remember your message.

Richard Harris is the Founder of The Harris Consulting Group. They provide real world examples to help you build a sales training and infrastructure that is based on your business goals, values, products, and ideas. Bringing over 20 years of technology and SaaS experience in sales training, operations and sales leadership into his role as a Sales Consultant, Richard has built, led and consulted with a wide range of organizations including start-ups, mid-size companies, and global organizations.

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Favorite Quote

“I got laid off and I was in shock and hurt and frustrated and angry and all those things. And you should be angry and you should be sad. You should go through those emotional things cause that's just being a human. It could also let you get closer to being a better you, which is what we're all striving for.”

- Richard Harris

In This Episode

4:57 - The distinction in sales processes between different companies and businesses

7:24 - His interpretation of the catch phrase "Earn the Right"

9:27 - Why companies need to reassess their strategies during this trying season

13:47 - His takeaway during the times he's been laid off and fired

15:04 - The best advice his mother gave him in business

16:12 - How he defines product/market fit

17:58 - His input about culture fit

20:39 - What people should have in mind before reaching out to Richard

Connect with Richard Harris

Call or Text: (415) 596 9146

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State Farm Insurance Agency

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Stepping on it as an Agent, Rob Rens

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Tue, 8 Sep 2020 07:31:56 +0000

Ep 128

Losing a father, a husband, a wife, or brothers and sisters in combat is devastating. While the family is dealing with the pain of losing a loved one, what’s more difficult is to figure out, “what comes next”!

In today’s episode of the Knucklehead Podcast, Stephen will have a conversation with Rob on how he sets himself and his services apart from the norm and status quo, his knucklehead stories that impart tremendous lessons in his life, and how he helps military families prepare for the unexpected.

Rob Rens is the Owner and Agent at State Farm Insurance Agency. From his experience in Iraq with Personnel Retrieval & Processing Detachment, he realized that it’s impossible to completely eliminate risk from our lives. His new mission is to protect as many people in the community from going through what they did which is to be completely unprepared for what to do next when “it'll never happen” happens.

Enjoy!

Favorite Quote

"My first week in the company, I basically just came in and said to the president, “This is everything that you're doing wrong”. That didn't sit very well with somebody who had put her life's work into that company. My boss was like, you really stepped in it, BIG TIME!"

- Rob Rens

In This Episode

2:12 - Backstory of Rob

4:02 - His most unforgettable knucklehead moment in the Boot Camp

9:55 - How Rob sets himself apart from the norm

12:13 - How he evaluates the whole process of running his agency

16:25 - A scenario where he almost blew up his first job in the corporate

22:10 - The key lesson he learned from that experience

23:47 - A walkthrough of how Rob helps families in the military

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New Game, Same Fun with CROSSNET CEO Chris Meade

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Tue, 1 Sep 2020 06:33:17 +0000

Since the outbreak of COVID 19, travel restrictions and stay-at-home measures of the government immobilized people’s activities, shutdown bricks and mortar businesses, and disrupted the events industry. While the majority of other sectors declined significantly or even collapsed, eCommerce skyrocketed its sales within the first weeks.

In this episode of the Knucklehead Podcast, Chris will talk about his entrepreneurial journey, the statistics behind his growth, and the impact of COVID 19 on his business.

From trying to meet ends doing his photography and videography in his little production company, Chris is now growing their business from 2.5 million in revenue in 2019 and projected revenue of $10+million in 2020.

Chris Meade is the co-Founder of the Chief Marketing Officer at CROSSNET.

He assisted and helped design the patented CROSSNET game, creates and manages wholesale relationships with retail and e-commerce vendors, and

establishes relationships with over one thousand schools throughout the US & Canada.

Out of just wanting to have fun, together with his brother and childhood friend, they invented CROSSNET -the world's first four-way volleyball game.

Enjoy!

Favorite Quote

“There's no better way to learn than just by doing it. And you're going to take some bumps like we didn't put the right label on a box and they got hit with a $5,000 fine. I'll never get fine that again. Cause I'll never do that again. You don't learn and study it, you go through it.’

- Chris Meade

In this Episode

1:14 - Get familiar with CROSSNET and how it started

3:06 - How Chris handled inventory and fundings for their business

4:18 - Brief story of his entrepreneurial journey

5:32 - The difference between his process before and his business operations now

6:24 - How COVID impacted his business

7:39 - What's the biggest challenge their business had to overcome during the pandemic

9:52 - The most predominant part of managing their e-commerce

11:13 - His thought process of dealing with marketing strategies

13:54 - CROSSNET distribution channels

15:35 - What major challenge his company needs to overcome going through the winter season

17:04 - His mindset of creating a model or best practices in drop shipping

18:08 - What's next for CROSSNET

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CROSSNET Website

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7-Figure Amazon Business, Outsourcing, and Screwups - Nathan Hirsch

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Tue, 25 Aug 2020 04:30:00 +0000

Going through a painful experience from bad hiring decisions, Nathan came up with creating a proven system and process that help businesses scale by hiring virtual assistants.

In this episode of the Knucklehead Podcast, Stephen and Nathan dig into the details of how Nathan progress from being an Amazon seller to a Co-Founder at Outsource School. They will also talk about the struggles and mistakes he committed during the early years of his business and what fueled his entrepreneurial fire.

Nathan Hirsch is a serial entrepreneur and expert in remote hiring and eCommerce. He has been selling online for over 7 years and has sold well over $20 million worth of product through his eCommerce business. He is the former founder and CEO at FreeUp Marketplace and now the CO-Founder at Outsource School. They are determined to be the top destination for business owners to learn how to scale their marketing and operations with the help of virtual talent.

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Favorite Quote

“I've made every bad hiring decision in the book. I hired college kids. I hired my friends and they were drinking out of the job, spoke on the job. I had to knock on their doors to get them to wake up, to actually work for me. A little wake-up call went off and I had to change my management style.”

-Nathan Hirsch

In This Episode

1:41 - How Nathan stays focus from the many endless opportunities in the market place

3:42 - Instances when he screwed up in business

5:51 - The pros and cons of doing business with Amazon

10:24 - The evolution of Outsource School

14:09 - His approach to creating a playbook in the hiring process on different areas of expertise

19:18 - What captivates Nathan to go through the path of entrepreneurship rather than the traditional employment

21:08 - How he found and created a relationship with his longtime business partner

23:21 - His piece of advice to businesses in hiring people

Engage with Nathan Hirsch

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Effective Unconventional Wisdom

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Mon, 17 Aug 2020 21:04:26 +0000

Strongly confident that he has what it takes to be a topflight sales leader, Scott spent most of his early career finding the right people and the right position for the job. His bold mindset on how he views failure and how he bounces back from his mistakes makes him a 3x American Association of Inside Sales Professionals Top 25 Award Winner and one of the top startup sales leaders in the country.

Knucklehead Podcast guest for today, Scott Leese, will share with you his journey on how he gets into the sales arena, his ability to respond and handle multiple missteps and his willingness to fail in order to learn and be the best version of himself.

Scott Leese is the Founder and CEO of both Scott Leese Consulting, LLC and Surf & Sales. A highly sought-after consultant, advisor, leader, and sales trainer, Leese has a proven record of success building and scaling businesses from the ground up. He is also the author of Amazon’s #1 best-selling book on sales called Addicted to the Process that was released in 2017.

Enjoy!

Favorite Quote:

“It was really hard. I wanted to quit after the first day. I remember thinking I'm going to get fired today for sure. Being able to shake it off faster and bounce back faster is really, really, really important.”

-Scott Leese

In This Episode:

2:36 - What compelled him to write the book "Addicted to the Process"

5:41 - How Scott get into the sales arena

11:49 - His conviction of how he views himself in the field of technology

14:01 - How Scott is able to recalibrate when emotions and energy call for a context switch

17:13 - Chain of events where he is constantly on the lookout for the right teammates and right position for the job

23:12 - His process of reflecting and bouncing back when committing mistakes

Engage with Scott Leese

Website: The Surf and Sales

Podcast: The Surf and Sales

Book: Addicted to the Process

Community: Thursday Night Sales

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Manufacturing New Products During COVID

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Tue, 11 Aug 2020 10:20:14 +0000

If you’re in a situation where darkness complicates your struggle, being able to see the danger gives you the advantage to overcome limitations, enables you to carry out operations that would not in other ways possible, and above all save lives.

Today’s guest of the Knucklehead Podcast, Nick Ripplinger, speaks about providing warfighter, frontline men and women, and emergency management professionals extra tools that make them safer and more lethal. He will also point out the obstacles that emerge in their line of business as COVID hits and how he qualifies people to work in partnership with his business.

Nicholas Ripplinger is the President at Battle Sight Technologies. He’s a former US Army soldier and Operations NCOIC. He is also the best-selling author of Front Line Leadership. Nick has dedicated a percentage of his time and resources to assist veterans in transition by leveraging their military skills in the business world.

Battle Sight Technologies is a leading rapid commercialization firm focused on dual-use technologies that supports the warfighter, first responder, emergency management professional, and commercial markets. They create and innovate revolutionary products that will enhance their day to day operations, well being, and productivity.

Enjoy!

Favorite Quote

“We made a very poor decision when we first started looking for packaging for one of our products. And it turns out that all they cared about was they wanted us to sign up to minimums that were unrealistic at price points that were unrealistic. They're not bought into the mission. All they cared about is the money grab.”

-Nick Ripplinger

In this Episode

6:16 - The challenges that transpire in his business when COVID 19 strikes

7:47 - The pains points of promoting brand awareness in the long-distance sales process

11:32 - The biggest mistake they did in terms of product distribution

13:56 - Walking through the process of how CrayTac was developed and distributed

16:53 - How they measure the success rate of CrayTac products

19:44 - Finding the right people to work in partnership with the business operations

25:03 - Other books he is currently hooked up to

25:48 - What's next for Nick Ripplinger

Engage with Nick Ripplinger

Resources

Front Line Leadership: Applying Military Strategies to Everyday Business

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Lone Wolf to a 7-figure Business Strategist

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Tue, 4 Aug 2020 06:43:00 +0000

From a lone wolf to a 7-figure business strategist, Dr. Robert Garcia shares with you his tactics in building a successful business.

Over the past 18 months he last guested in the show, Dr. Rob has upgraded his business severely. In his second time to speak here at Knucklehead Podcast, he will talk about his thought process in achieving success, the strategy he is using to build an audience organically, and how he qualifies influencers and business owners he works with.

Dr. Robert Garcia is San Diego’s Award-Winning Business Strategist. He is an 8-time Author and also the Owner of the SHIFT Advanced Life Design Magazine. He helps experts become highly credible industry leaders through media interviews, strategic social media, and celebrity partnerships.

Enjoy!

Favorite Quote:

“I was a lone wolf in it. I was trying to do everything on my own. That's the biggest thing I have to tell veterans, especially is don't be a lone wolf. Fix your business now. Don't be unprofitable for five years because you're too proud or stubborn to ask for help.”

- Robert Garcia

In this Episode

2:56 - Type of clients Dr. Rob works with

4:18 - How he specifically helps business grow their audience organically

6:00 - His strategy in building an audience in terms of podcasting

9:34 - How Dr. Rob did an outstanding job in stepping up his game over the last couple of years

11:17 - Coping up with time management

13:39 - The evolution of SHIFT Advanced Life Design Magazine

15:49 - His thought process on how people leverage their influence to make buying decisions

18:07 - Dr. Rob's perspective in terms of promoting brand awareness

21:55 - What drives people to come and sponsor his digital assets

24:49 - His grounds in qualifying influencers to work with

28:01 - His profound advice especially to veterans doing business

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On the brink of homelessness, just make it happen

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Tue, 28 Jul 2020 10:58:18 +0000

Military life is tough, difficult, and dangerous. But the transition from active duty to civilian life also brings forth challenges on the majority of veterans in dealing with benefits, retirement path, and setting up a new career.

In today’s episode of the Knucklehead Podcast, Stephen shares another inspiring conversation with our guest, Adrianne Phillips. They talk about how Adrienne came up with the creation of a nonprofit organization, how it works, and eventually into the foundation of SAVI.

Adrianne Phillips is a service-disabled veteran, who founded Strategic Alliance for Veteran Integration (SAVI) as a reaction to the immense need for support of veterans transitioning to civilian life. After serving in the U.S. Air Force as a combat service-member and Security Forces, Adrianne transitioned out of the military and into civilian life. In 2017, she harnessed her experience as a veteran, benefits manager, and entrepreneur to found the Strategic Alliance for Veteran Integration with the goal of supporting every service-member’s transition.

The Strategic Alliance for Veteran Integration (SAVI) is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to helping Veterans thrive post-separation. They help transitioning service-members navigate their VA benefits entitlement and post-transition goals by providing customized support, services, and proprietary programs.

Enjoy!

Favorite Quote:

“Being on the brink of homelessness, despite doing everything the way that I was told. I couldn't find a job. And this was right before the recession in 2008. When you're about to lose a roof over your head, you start to figure out ways to just make it happen.”

- Adrienne Phillips

In This Episode

4:49 - The catalyst that sparked the birth of her first business

8:26 - Her perception when it comes to the context of making the mistake

12:38 - How SAVI started as an organization

17:54 - The underlying rationale of why Adrienne focuses on creating a nonprofit organization

25:56 - How she figured out the opportunity that fits her effectively

30:05 - Her step by step progression from working for a nonprofit organization to launching her own company

34:10 - Understanding The Strategic Alliance for Veteran Integration (SAVI) more profoundly

38:09 - Her words of advice to leaders or business owners

Get in touch with Adrianne Phillips

Call (844) 400-SAVI (7284)

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Lessons from Knucklehead Podcast

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Tue, 21 Jul 2020 09:18:14 +0000

Looking back at the thought process, best practice, and episodes of the Knucklehead Podcast that resulted in developing it into a business organically, Stephen is now going to have a quick review of what the foundation of Knucklehead is.

In today’s solo episode, he will talk about some of the remarkable episodes they’ve been up to that you can go back and listen to, certain trends that have been going out, a little bit about leveraging social media, and how to get involved in Knucklehead 90 challenge.

Stephen Colon is the Founder and Chief Knucklehead of Knucklehead Media Group. He is committed to helping businesses leverage the power of their voice to bring dead leads to life.

Knucklehead Media Group is the 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 #getsomewins. They 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.

Enjoy!

Favorite Quote:

“Part of the mission that we have here at Knucklehead is to make sure that the information that we talk about as far as screw-ups and mistakes that we don't let those scripts and mistakes define us. What they do is, they fuel the success that we strive to achieve on a day in and day out basis. I mean, that's called get some wins.”

-Stephen Colon

In This Episode

3:39 - Stephen's first business experience and what he learned from it

4:19 - Knucklehead podcast episodes you don't wanna miss

5:10 - The goal behind the production of Knucklehead shows

8:20 - The reason why people don't share their mistakes in business

12:31 - Recognizing the mission of Knucklehead

13:14 - What is Knucklehead 90 and how to take part with the challenge

Engage with Stephen Colon

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Avoiding Stiffness in Startup Culture, Veloz Group CEO Adam Mendler

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Tue, 14 Jul 2020 09:47:36 +0000

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

Click HERE to listen to Adam Mendler Podcast: Thirty Minute Mentors

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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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x3 Lessons from Amazon Choice Winning Cryto Cartel Gamer Andy Mazeika

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Tue, 7 Jul 2020 05:47:00 +0000

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

Resources:

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The Talent Code by Daniel Coyle

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Elite Performance doesn't mean Perfect w/ Clint Bruce

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Mon, 29 Jun 2020 03:45:00 +0000

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

Clint Bruce.com

Resources

Trident Response Group

The Talent Code by Daniel Coyle (Audiobook)

Magnum PI

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When you stop and the team starts, Operations X CEO Preston Weekes

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Tue, 23 Jun 2020 08:21:03 +0000

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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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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Lead By Example When You're Called to Serve - TX-4 Congressional Canidate Trace Johannesen

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Mon, 15 Jun 2020 22:18:41 +0000

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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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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Mistakes Made by Design Agencies, w/ CEO of Handsome, John Roescher

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Tue, 9 Jun 2020 05:18:59 +0000

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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Knucklehead Media Group is your “push button” for podcast. 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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Simple Machine For Entrepreneurs, Author Tyler Reiser

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Tue, 2 Jun 2020 08:39:15 +0000

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

The Veteran Advantage

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Experiment Doesn't Mean Start From Scratch, Refine Labs CEO Chris Walker

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Tue, 26 May 2020 10:37:06 +0000

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

Connect with Chris Walker

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Knucklehead Media Group is your “push button” for podcast. 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.

Weather the storm - Rusty Jensen, VP of Business Development Nice inContact

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Tue, 19 May 2020 09:09:30 +0000

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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Knucklehead Media Group is your “push button” for podcast. 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.

E111 - From Corporate to Hardcore Video Strategist with Rich Cardona

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Tue, 12 May 2020 14:19:28 +0000

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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Knucklehead Media Group is your “push button” for podcast. 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.

E110 - Are Dad's Necessary? with Military Veteran Dad Podcast Host Ben Killoy

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Tue, 5 May 2020 12:13:03 +0000

Ep 110- Transforming Knucklehead Moments to Opportunities with Ben Killoy

While Facebook and Instagram say everything is perfect, Ben Killoy of Military Veteran Dad Podcast shares his story on how he turns his knucklehead moments to opportunities.

In today’s Knucklehead Podcast episode, Ben expresses why he felt more alive after losing his job, what’s the genuine value of fatherhood, and how he uses unemployment to leverage and be the father he strived to be.

Ben Killoy is a father, a husband, and a marine veteran. Owner of The Military Veteran Dad Podcast, his mission is to bring every dad home both physically and mentally to their marriage and their family. He uses his passion for leadership to help Military Veteran Dads understand who they are, develop the skills to overcome adversity, and own their life and choices.

Enjoy!

Favorite Quote:

“I wanted to show that daddy's not down to the punch. It's about getting back up. It's about when you fall off, you get back on and you keep trying.”

-Ben Killoy

In this episode:

0:38 - Getting to know Ben Killoy

4:21 - The story behind his perspective of life as becoming better after being unemployed.

8:31 - How Ben takes advantage of his job loss to leverage and teach his kids a lesson

10:11 - The winning moments of stay-at-home dads

14:23 - Finding the balance between being a provider and a father

19:57 - Recognizing the truthful value of fatherhood in this generation

26: 24 - His mindset of how he views life perceived by his first knucklehead

28:08 - How knucklehead moments be the best father’s tool in helping your kid see a different lens and move forward.

Connect with Ben Killoy

Military Veteran Dad

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Knucklehead Media Group is your “push button” for podcast. 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.

E109 - Speed of Digital, Empire Selling CEO Dan Swift

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Wed, 29 Apr 2020 06:41:02 +0000

It’s not an everyday experience in which an individual is brought onboard a prominent business service company and asked to develop a project from scratch. This was case of Dan Swift, founder and CEO of Empire Selling, this was the exact scenario that he found himself in when he was brought onboard LinkedIn in 2012 to help build their Launched Sales Navigator.

Check out more from Dan:

Empire Selling: https://empireselling.com/

Dan Swift: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danjswift/

LinkedIn, Empire Selling: https://www.linkedin.com/company/empireselling/

E108 - Buddy Check and VETD Talent Network Aficionado Joshua Dominic Prado

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Wed, 22 Apr 2020 23:22:19 +0000

Josh Prado is an extroverted Navy veteran who helps fellow veterans transition through providing a solution, or is the actual solution himself with all the individuals he surrounds himself with. Tune in on this Knucklehead Media podcast as Josh talks about how failure is a common aspect of ultimately succeeding in life as he found out the Knucklehead way in his own journey!

Joshua Prado - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshua-dominic-prado-maed-aet-3736a5a0

VETD Talent Network - https://www.facebook.com/VETDTalentNetwork

E107 - The Value of Hustle - the Hustle President, Adam Ryan

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Tue, 14 Apr 2020 12:37:44 +0000

Imagine being told by your boss on your very first day at work that you are literally going to be doing cold calls to clients in an isolated office all day despite having no experience.

What do you do?

Go into the corner and start to cry? Or, roll with the punches telling yourself that with each call you will get better?

Adam Ryan chose to do the latter when it came to his very first day at work.

Adam Ryan is a former 9th-grade government teacher originally from Columbia, Missouri, who had the opportunity via the Lance Armstrong Foundation to come to Austin, Texas which was supporting a non-profit charity he was working with. He was working for free before taking a leap into the world of media marketing and began working for Spiceworks, a B2B media platform mainly focusing on IT where he sold advertising. When working at Spiceworks began to lose its luster, Adam soon left to work with Under Armour where he worked to assist in making major acquisitions that involved familiar names such as MapMyFitness and Endomondo.

In taking the plunge, Adam would soon contribute to the major successes of The Hustle in addition to soon becoming the President of the company.

E106 - Meet Podcasting's Most Interesting Man in the World, James Van Prooyen

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Mon, 6 Apr 2020 23:15:28 +0000

James Van Prooyen knows podcasting.

Sure, you may know what an RSS feed is.

You may even know how to place your feed in a way that garners attention. Yet, without ACCESS - even the basics ended up falling short. Getting someone's attention can happen by accident, but if you want consistency and ACCESS to those with an audience, then James is the man you want to know.

Co-Founder of the Military Podcasting Network, City Leader for the Bay Area Bunker Labs Network, and former Air Force Comms guru - "VP" as he's known in smaller circles continues to be the reason Waldo is hiding. He is podcasting's "most interesting man".

E105 - New Director of Content Strategy at Knucklehead Media Group, Justin Szerletich

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Wed, 25 Mar 2020 22:44:18 +0000

Justin is a U.S. Marine Corps infantry veteran with a range of expertise in radio, film and TV. He’s an on-air personality, producer, editor, filmmaker, motion graphic designer, CG & VFX producer and creative content strategist. His passion, innovation, inspiration and creativity has seen him helm amazingly creative projects with clients such as ESPN Radio, State of Illinois Dept. of Labor, Social Security Administration, BizTalk Radio, KnuckleHead Media Group, Business Doctor TV Show, Strategic Alliance for Veteran Integration, Blumhouse Productions, We Are The Mighty, 23Veteran, and more...

Connect directly with Justin at justin@knucklehead.agency

E104 - Being Born As An Entreprenuer, Lime Media CEO Heath Hill

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Tue, 17 Mar 2020 15:54:19 +0000

True entrepreneurs do not see fear. They see only as opportunity.

Seeing what Heath Hill and the team around him has accomplished, how his life has changed by having a disciplined and principled approach to growing his organization has inspired talent to join him on his mission. Hustle and grind can only get you so far and for many years, 12-14 hours a day were many years was the op-tempo, until he decided to work smarter.

Lime Media works in partnership with agencies and brands to CREATE experiential marketing programs, promotions and events that deliver messages to a target audience. They are experts in planning and executing highly effective marketing programs that ENGAGE consumers in a variety of locations and environments. They do this by owning over 100 vehicles that can efficiently and effectively MOVE your program to large and small markets around the country.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hhill

Check out more from Lime: https://lime-media.com

E103 - Humans 2.0 Mark Metry

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Wed, 11 Mar 2020 11:51:34 +0000

Mark Metry's life work has been featured in Forbes, Influencive, Inc, Huffington Post, Fearless Motivation, etc and been a guest on over 100 radio and podcast shows.

Mark continuers to be a media strategist consulting funded start-ups, founders, and organizations to sustainably start, grow & brand build their way through the competition in the age of vanity metrics with marketing experience for over 13 years and accumulation of over 100M+ overall network views.

Listen to 500+ Episodes of Humans 2.0 Here:
https://www.markmetry.com/humans-2-0-podcast

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-metry/

Book a call: https://www.markmetry.com/business

E102 - Selling from your Hospital Bed, w/ Ryan Dodge

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Wed, 4 Mar 2020 15:16:36 +0000

Ryan Dodge knows how to fight.

More importantly, he knows how to win.

Learning to fight in the Army, he earned promotions, respect, as well as learned to lead. He found through real estate investing that those intangibles would help him to stand out in amongst a crowded room of people otherwise just interested.

Persevering through challenges, not limited to brain injury, Ryan discovered that people aren't always what they seem and that his ability to fight would be the difference for his family and his future.

Follow and engage directly with Ryan below:

LinkedIn: Ryan Dodge Public Profile

Facebook: Ryan Dodge Profile

E101 - Mistakes to avoid on LinkedIn with Stapho Thienpont

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Wed, 26 Feb 2020 10:39:03 +0000

Some quick stats on Stapho - despite the mistakes and screwups that he ran into along the way.

- 3+ Million Organic LinkedIn views - 5 Million Organic Sticker views - First ever LinkedIn course entirely on a Messenger bot - An incredibly engaged Facebook Group with 2k+ members - The TMF Picnic, a weekly Live show that's has reached thousands of viewers.

Check out more from Stapho - Follow and engage directly with Stapho below:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stapho

Book a call: http://tmfam.rocks/strategy

E100 - How to Manage your Credit and recover from mistakes, with Credit Colin (@colinyurcisin)

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Wed, 19 Feb 2020 13:13:12 +0000

Without a burning desire to perform for his corporate job, Colin decided to go all in on himself.

That runs counter to the traditional example of following a well worth path. But it worked well for Colin as he had a goal of being financially independent, rather than being just a worker for a company.

He has a passionate approach to educating younger folks about how to use, leverage, and responsibly manage credit. Rapidly growing from 1k, to 38k, and now over 100k followers on Instagram he's learned lessons through mistakes and been able apply the lessons from mentors in his life.

Check out more from Colin - Follow, Like his posts and check out his course below:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/colinyurcisin/

Web: https://linktr.ee/colinyurcisin

E99 - The business impact of 2k to 30k followers on Instagram in 60 days

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Tue, 18 Feb 2020 09:37:13 +0000

Pauly moved from the East Coast to Arizona with the goal of growing a following.

Being a mindset coach, an enthusiast for taking care of your health and wellness, he spent several years working a day job but not being fulfilled. Learning to be flood his senses with positive literature and taking consistent action, he changed the audience size he was marketing to from 2k to 30k in 60 days.

He shares with us how a positive mindset helped him to accomplish this, as well as some pitfalls he encountered along the way - including how not to react on social media when a sale doesn't go through.

Check out more from Pauly - Follow, Like his posts and check out his course below:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paulylong/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/paul.long.129

Twitter: @pauly_long

Web: https://mineset.teachable.com/p/mineset/

E98 - Growth is Outside your Comfort Zone with Company Cam CEO Luke Hansen

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Tue, 4 Feb 2020 11:35:25 +0000

It's humbling when you realize you're wrong.

Companies and people that make it are able to be wrong, remain humble, and responsive to what the market is asking for. Coming from a family business and watching it grow inspired Luke to take a risk in a new venture.

Check out more from Company Cam and their CEO Luke Hansen:

LI: https://www.linkedin.com/company/companycam/

Web: https://www.companycam.com/

Call (402) 204-8292 for more information, support, and pricing.

Business: hello@companycam.com

E97 - How to grow by keeping it simple - Rollors CEO Matt Butler

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Tue, 28 Jan 2020 10:11:06 +0000

It's just a ball.

You roll it. Can't be that complicated.

Why would someone even part with their hard-earned dollars to buy a ball rolling game?

Well, Matt and his team at Rollors have over 600 wholesale accounts after designing the game out of his garage. Obviously, there's more to the game than simply rolling a piece of wood. He's had to learn how to manage vendors, contracting language and inventory management, as well keeping up with demand.

Matt Butler talks to us about his first wholesale account and how he had to learn how to grow his business by first not knowing what a wholesale account even was. Not knowing what a UPC code was and how to get one, how "packaging" leads to reorders from retailers, and educating the public on what the game is were challenges he had to overcome in order to get the traction he needed.

Check out more from Matt Butler and Rollors:

IG: https://www.instagram.com/rollors/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/rollors/
YT: https://www.youtube.com/user/rollors1
LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rollors-mattbutler

Website: Rollors.com

E96 - Nurturing Your Business Back to Health w/ Jami Johnson, CPA

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Thu, 23 Jan 2020 09:47:29 +0000

Dear Mr/Mrs Business Owner, You Owe $$$$ in Back-Taxes...

(Gulp)

Imagine you get that call or that letter from the IRS and in addition to working 80-100 weeks getting your business up off the ground, now you have unpaid taxes.

Jami Johnson, CPA - joins Knucklehead and shares how her firm has seen a thing or two in their time. She focuses on increasing growth and profitability for service-based businesses and specializes in insurance, IT, real estate and health care industries. Her passion for entrepreneurship began at an early age. You could say it runs in her blood. Her grandparents and parents were all small business owners, so she grew up watching the work it took to invest in something bigger than yourself.

Check out more from Jami:

Web - https://pjscpas.com/our-team/

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jami-johnson-6a01a920

E95 - How to put out an "Office Fire" with Author Pete Havel

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Tue, 14 Jan 2020 11:19:28 +0000

Office Politics literally can shut the doors to your business.

Pete Havel's experiences with "arsonists" will make you feel like you're watching an episode of "The Office". If only we all had a Michael Scott to run things, or a film crew to capture the laughs and awkward moments that make up our days. Pete joins Knucklehead for a quick peek into the times that have led to a valuable framework and process. That system and experience led to the book, The Arsonist in the Office, we discuss today.

The Arsonist in the Office is your survival guide for enduring the toxic workplace (and toxic people) and a call to action for a bold new approach to addressing tough issues. If you have ever led an organization or participated on a team and felt completely frustrated by the sabotage of another colleague, leader, or even client, this book is for you. Leaders, colleagues and organizations across the world have adopted this new movement - to not just "create" a great culture but to protect it. Building a great culture is always a worthy goal but fireproofing it - is just as important. Check out more below:

Website: https://petehavel.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/petehavel

His book, The Arsonist in the Office: https://www.amazon.com/Arsonist-Office-Fireproofing-Coworkers-Employees-ebook/dp/B07NVY7C21

E94 - How to Know which Podcast to be on, with Interview Valet CEO Tom Schwab

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Mon, 13 Jan 2020 11:06:14 +0000

Podcasts are free, right? Does that mean you should have one? Should your company?

Let me tell you what is also free - YouTube. Working Out. Listening. But, do you know how to leverage any of those for your benefit? Oddly enough, folks that are wanting to learn how to monetize a channel they haven't mastered yet is the first question I hear from people wading into these waters as they're evaluated ways to grow their business.

Tom should be one of the first calls you make or people to connect with when you're looking to grow your brand/presence/voice in a digital sense. His background in engineering, the Navy, as well as public relations will make your experience a fun one, a learning experience, and one you'll profit from. Check out more below from Tom Schwab and his service at:

Website: www.interviewvalet.com/knucklehead

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomasmschwab

His book, Podcast Guests Profits: http://www.podcastguestprofits.com

E93 - How to "Screw the Commute" with Tom Antion

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Mon, 13 Jan 2020 10:55:12 +0000

Digital Marketing. Brand Awareness. Content Strategy.

These topics and more usually precede someone about ready to fleece your pocketbook, with very little reporting against their efficacy. Don't get me wrong, those phrases do carry meaning and there are some very experienced tacticians out there that are worth their weight in gold, just not as many that are in your Facebook Sponsored Ad Feed.

Tom Antion is one of those that you'd want to ensure you're paying attention to when you're looking at working with someone that offers you their service or product. He's leveraged in-person events for his business, perfected back of the room salesmanship, even been invited to the our Nation's Capital for his work with the MilSpouse community and remote careers for those interested in being educated.

Check out more from Tom:

Tom's show, Screw the Commute Podcast: screwthecommute.com/224

Internet Marketing School: https://imtcva.org

A Checkout Cart for Entrepreneurs: http://kickstartcart.com

E92 - How to hit the target, even when your aim is off - Casoro Group CEO Yuen Yung

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Thu, 26 Dec 2019 13:43:40 +0000

When you strike a deal on Shark Tank, most would call that a career milestone and believe they've reached the summit. Yuen Yung had already gone through the business ownership process three separate times by the time him and his brother's fast-casual sushi restaurant concept had reached a deal with a shark. That unique experience in business, as well as in life, Yuen had been able to address one of the biggest challenges entrepreneurs face, and that is "Don't ever fall in love with the businesses you create."

As an entrepreneur and looking at your career from that perspective, Yuen evaluates his businesses with criteria that makes it clear on how that business can serve a purpose, make the world better, and can make some money. Developing that perspective, Yuen was able to weather the storm of losing close to six-figures in a board game business (one of his first), and even as they tested the process and how the market viewed their product, even with some high praise, only to have the game not sell.

You can learn more from Yuen Yung and his experiences by connecting:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yuenyung

His book, The Blind Grind: Success: It's Not Hard Work https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Blind_Grind_Success_It_s_Not_Hard_Wo.html?id=woCQwgEACAAJ

E91 - How to build a business in a foreign country, Spokes Jewelry Founder Greg Boudah

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Wed, 18 Dec 2019 10:13:08 +0000

So, you're looking for jewelry.

And, naturally you walk into a jewelry store to find what you're looking for.

You leave with a ring, diamond and the hope that she says "Yes!".

Only to find out that you've overpaid by 300%, bought a faulty piece of jewelry and to add insult to injury the relationship went south.

Sure, there's better ways to learn an industry. But, when you look at the bumps that Spokes Jewelry and The Jewelry Republic Founder Greg Boudah had to experience, it laid the groundwork for the success that he's enjoying in Bangkok, Thailand today. Humble beginnings, strict discipline hardened after a decade in his beloved Marine Corps, has generated experiences where the some of the largest retailers on the planet trust Greg with their precious metals, jewels and custom work.

Check out the quality and learn how mistakes have uncovered a "diamond in the rough" from Greg:

The Jewelry Republic - https://www.thejewelryrepublic.com

Spokes Jewelry Services - https://www.spokesjewelry.com

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/greg-boudah-71aaa4b

E90 - Run YOUR race and watch the spectators flock w/ Geeta Nadkarni

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Tue, 10 Dec 2019 16:59:18 +0000

We talk a lot about failure here on Knucklehead and the role it plays in success.

Why?

When pressure or stress get to be too much, it forces a breakdown in performance. When there's a breakdown in performance, you aren't able to consistently reach the results businesses and people strive to achieve. The pendulum will always swing back to success in proportion to the degree you failed (if you analyze what happened and know what to fix going forward).

Today, we talk with a performance coach on what the physiological process your body and mind go through when you allow yourself to experience failure and setbacks. Geeta Nadkarni has been working with branding experts, top performers, and leaders to crystallize their "hairy monster" challenges that exist between someone's ears and how that holds them back from truly experiencing failure, and thus, the success they've been striving for.

See more from Geeta:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/geetanadkarnimedia/

E89 - Can you let go? Humble Alpha Co-Founder Lane Belone

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Fri, 6 Dec 2019 09:35:18 +0000

What does freedom mean to you?

What about "being vulnerable or authentic"?

Describing to someone the characteristics of freedom can be challenging without you using simple stories. Helping people mentally connect with something they've never physically experienced is a challenging task. Like when you take your seat belt off, you're free to move out of your seat. Or, even something as simple as deciding what shirt to wear to work on a given day.

Lane Belone traveled to various places throughout the world to expand the sense of freedom and pass that perspective on to folks he works with. The program strips away the facade of control, allows folks to mentally connect with various emotions and step outside of the norm to achieve things they haven't experienced before.

Check out Lane and the programs they make available:

Linkedin - linkedin.com/in/lanebelone

Quality of Life - Humble Alpha - https://www.linkedin.com/company/qol-enterprises/

E88 - What makes a hero and why you should care with Heroes Sports Founder, Mike Barker

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Tue, 26 Nov 2019 11:20:42 +0000

Imagine your normal work day. You have folks that get on your nerves, folks that make it hard to come back the next day. Now throw in the dynamic of those at your work are recovering from both mental and physical battle wounds.

As a combat medic, Mike Barker saw the affect battle had on the psyche and morale of soldiers. He himself had mental demons flexing daily on him as he made his rounds with his brothers and sisters going through their own daily recovery.

Then one day, the banter shared on the hardwood or gridiron inspired Mike to help those recovering from burns and amputations to quiet those demons. The sports field brought his patients together, competitiveness tapped into, and the pain from sports started to bring healing. That inspiration led Mike to start Heroes Sports, a non-profit dedicated to bringing healing through sports to those dealing with the mental and physical affects of war-time injuries.

Check out more from Heroes Sports and Mike:

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

Website - https://heroessports.org

Subscribe to Knucklehead Podcast and be get your new episode dropped to you each week, so you can #getsomewins.

E87 - There's no playing it safe, with Unconventional Leadership Host Heather Parody

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Wed, 20 Nov 2019 08:46:01 +0000

When you learn about Heather, it's important to focus on how isolated she was when she took the leap of faith on herself. Having a stable career and opportunities to move forward based on ambition are some of what folks look for when deciding what they're doing with their life, and she went the unconventional route.

Isn't that interesting that now, the description of her work is "we connect with unconventional leaders from all over the world who have built great things from the ground up. The show's mission is to empower first-generation self-starters to step up, use their voice, and make an impact in the world."

Truly amazing the inspiration and substance one can gleam from someone being disciplined in their process and carving out their own niche - if that's your jam, take a peek at Heather Parody.

Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/heatherparady/

Show - https://apple.co/2JsI6Rl

E86 - Tiny Leaps Big Changes, Gregg Clunis

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Tue, 12 Nov 2019 16:12:16 +0000

Gregg read Tony Robbins' book at Age 13.

It became clear to him at that age that he could be in control of his life. Till his boss caught him watching YouTube videos at work.

Hence, one of the first tiny leaps. He switched to audio. Or in today's terms, Podcasts.

Inspired by this new form of media, he pursued information from industry leaders and subsequently purchased coursework on developing the technical skill. Fast forward a few years, he's approaching 8,000,000 downloads and has helped launch over 40 shows for him and his clients.

However, he dives into one of the most gut-wrenching moments in any entrepreneurs life. Losing 70% of his company's revenue when the market changed in a single night.

We dive into how he recovered. What he did. Who he learned from. And how that death blow, really wasn't thanks to his philosophy.

Learn more from Gregg: https://greggclunis.com/about/

Check out his network: http://tinyleaps.fm

E85 - Global HR Extraordinaire George Randle

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Tue, 5 Nov 2019 09:48:57 +0000

Situational Awareness. How would you define that? Would you agree different departments at your company define it differently?

When it comes to Human Resources, learning from someone that assess "high-performers" and expertly created systems to generate more situational awareness for talent and talent retention would be a good thing for business.

George Randle, Global Talent Acquisition Expert for over 20 years, details some missteps that have led to his perspective and leadership opportunities. Buckle up, as you'll laugh and be surprised at what companies do in the hiring process and what happens behind closed doors during the talent planning process.

Find out more and connect with George on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgelrandle/

Check out more also at www.echelonfront.com.

E84 - Adversity Reveals Character

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Wed, 30 Oct 2019 15:56:21 +0000

He didn't want to start a restaurant.

Josh Deaton just wanted to cook meat.

Smoking brisket, chicken, and ribs.

But, his buddies started to enter him in cooking competitions and before long, he started to win.

Sideways BBQ wasn't part of the original plan, but Josh realized he was going to need some help to run his restaurant. Enter Jeff Cessar, former goalie for US National Soccer Team. However, when you start anything, you'll run into some challenges along the way.

No better partner than a US Soccer and Professional Soccer Athlete to deal with adversity. He shares with us a simple philosophy to help you recover from setbacks that you didn't anticipate, or when things don't go according to plan.

Check out more tips and tricks on cooking from Josh at Sideways BBQ online:

YouTube Channel - Sideways BBQ

Online - https://sidewaysbbq.com

E83 - When your cause goes "viral", Hungry Heroes Founder Amanda Riggan

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Tue, 22 Oct 2019 15:20:20 +0000

It's not everyday that you have to deliver 50 packages.

Unless you're a FedEx driver.

In which case, that's a slow day.

Always pressed for time, this FedEx driver went back to help a woman who was having a rough day.

Amanda Riggan didn't know that 15 Million people would soon know how she helped that woman.

Running a local non-profit, Hungry Heroes, which has a mission to feed para-military departments throughout the country, all while delivering FedEx packages in South Carolina was almost that a single mom of a young daughter could shoulder. With some help and support from organizations and her community, Amanda was able to overcome what she didn't know to assemble a team to help grow the cause that is rooted in healing.

"Move your feet." Amanda tells those that pay attention.

When you do, you start to accomplish what you're meant to with those that you're meant to do it with. Treager Wood Pellet Grills among other corporate supporters, along with grass-roots support from service providers throughout the country, Amanda credits those that have helped fuel the mission of filling bellies of those that serve our communities.

Check out more from her and the cause at https://www.hungryheroesbbq.com.

Connect with Amanda and Hungry Heroes on social media:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hungryheroesbbq/

Instragram:https://www.instagram.com/hungryheroesbbq/

E82 - Airman to Mom w/ Women of the Military Podcast Host, Amanda Huffman

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Tue, 15 Oct 2019 20:22:22 +0000

How does learning about history influence the future?

If the only constant throughout time is change, then why are we programmed to resist it?

Leaders and innovators encourage the challenging of the status quo, but only from a perspective that will derive value in the end result. Challenging for the sake of challenges only leaves the situation unresolved and frustrates the parties involved.

Since World War II, the population of veterans has declined (in relation to the overall population) yet the number of women serving in our armed forces has dramatically increased as well as their role in the infrastructure and administration of the military. As with most all change, these Soldiers, Marines, Airmen, and Sailors carry with them invaluable lessons typically reserved only for those in close proximity or match their gender behind closed doors - yet, not with Amanda Huffman's story-telling podcast, Women of the Military.

Two-star Generals, senior enlisted, as well as one-term junior members and recently transitioning service members sit with Amanda as she carefully provides them the opportunity to educate and entertain their audience on her show. These stories and more at:

https://www.airmantomom.com

E81 - What's In Your (Tap) Water, w/ Hydroviv CEO Eric Roy

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Tue, 8 Oct 2019 17:23:28 +0000

Who remembers the Flint water crisis? How about the Newark water crisis?

Certainly you've heard of ABC's Shark Tank, where entrepreneurs go pitch to a panel of sharks to gain equity or strategic partners for their business as well as educate the audience that watches the show. Eric Roy had been supporting child care centers and a few other mission critical organizations in Flint with a "customized water filter" to restrict harmful chemicals from contaminating those residents in Flint. He went onto Shark Tank and eventually struck a deal with Mark Cuban to help fuel the growth of their business and help communities throughout the country and help families protect themselves from harmful contaminants in our drinking water.

There are more cities with these challenges. There will be more of these stories that hit the press and the media outlets, if folks don't take the time to get educated about their water and the infrastructure in their communities.

Learn more about Eric and check out more from the water nerds at Hydroviv:

Online: https://www.hydroviv.com/

E80 - Don't call it a comeback, w/ Former MMA Featherweight Champ Damon Jackson

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Tue, 1 Oct 2019 16:01:51 +0000

10 seconds.

That's how long Damon's last fight was.

He lost.

On national TV.

That setback caused him to lose his spot in a Tournament for $1M.

Yet, he came back home and dusted himself off like the champion he is.

Damon (@DamonTheLeech) Jackson won the LFA Welterweight Title when he beat UFC Legend Leonard Garcia with an undefeated 10-0 record and has now gone 6-3 in his last 9 fights. Each time, he's come back stronger and more experienced that the last competition. The ebbs and flows of the fight game are like the ebbs and flows of the business world, a dynamic and ever changing competitive landscape with high stakes and pressure at every turn.

We dive into the mindset of a fighter, describing the "precision-focus" the mind creates after hearing the bolt lock the cage door shut with a trained assassin on the other side of the cage. The ice-cold nerves you must have in order to compete at the highest level, and embrace your opponent when it's all over as you pick each other up off the mat.

Check out more from Damon here:

Twitter - https://twitter.com/DamonTheLeech

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

E79 - Sticks and Stones with Local Ad Impact, Patrick Burt

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Tue, 24 Sep 2019 09:51:39 +0000

"I'll just put this piece of content on Facebook, Instagram, AND Twitter."

"It's ok, it takes too much time to write effective copy."

"I can just go on UpWork and find someone to write ads, for like $10-$15 per hour, TOPS."

Right.

Because, not having your description, the media, and the Call to Action out of sync has done wonders for your sales. We get it, hiring a consultant to help organize your content seems like a good idea, it's just too expensive.

Patrick Burt can help. He just didn't ask early enough when he needed help.

Those ads don't write themselves. Nor do the right words and images get placed in front of the eyeballs and ear holes of your customers. Take it from Patrick, who got his start in sales by hanging up during a cold call voicemail and has grown to build a successful agency in East Texas. Clients all over the country lean on him to effective capture, keep, and covert attention with his service.

Connect with Patrick anywhere on the web:

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

Instagram - @ptrkburt

Web - https://www.connectedfunnels.com/

E78 - Shane Therault, Helping Heroes Real Estate Group

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Tue, 24 Sep 2019 09:39:06 +0000

What's the impact of your mistake? Did your failure to plan lead to poor execution?

Most folks would say finding an investor to help launch a business, would be a "win".

Being faced with the reality that the contracting business was going to crumble, Shane decided to dig-in and uncover lessons to apply to his next venture. Learning from that failed launch, led Shane to a career where he can help folks avoid the pitfalls and own their home.

Having someone willing to make mistakes, but thoughtful enough to steer clear of the past obstacles is a trusted partner to hitch your wagon to when making a long-term investment, like a home purchase. He's able to help folks moving from one duty station to another reliably handle the transition by having a trusted and vetted group of professionals handle their move.

Connect with Shane directly at shane@helpingherosrealty.com

At his Facebook Page: Shane Therault Real Estate

E77 - Best Selling Author, Separating from Service Eric Burleson

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Tue, 27 Aug 2019 15:14:36 +0000

Mental Health.

If you're not careful, one may misinterpret this to mean that one needs to be "fixed" when they talk through this.

Or, one may interpret correctly they should pay attention to this, especially during a stressful time or life-altering season of change.

Eric Burleson does exactly that is his book, Separating from Service and sits down with us today to share laugh about starting a business, raising money, spending the money without making enough money, and the subsequent dismissal from that company. That experience setup the framework for him to leverage that failure into a significant learning lesson and he wraps this episode with a valuable perspective that will help save marriages.

Learn more about Eric and check out "Separating from Service" :

on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2zopBLl

at his site: http://bit.ly/2ZiDsSF

E76 - Thrive through failure in business with Outreach.io VP of Marketing Max Altschuler

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Wed, 21 Aug 2019 13:53:49 +0000

You're robbing yourself by not owning failure.

Hearing that simple truth reinforced how important failure is. Everyone experiences it, but some experience it at a level that helps them succeed.

Max Altschuler started his career on the West Coast with a ton of velocity and ambition. Founding several technology businesses and leveraging that experience to disrupt sales, learning, and business development set a solid foundation for his career growth.

Two key takeaways from this episode are:

Consistently applying what you're learning as you go through the failure process
Growing in responsibility, even when you're not ready

What was the lesson you learned? Let us know in the review section of this episode.

Stay connected to Max and his team at Outreach.io:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/maxaltschuler/

Web - https://www.outreach.io/

E75 - How to leverage to your advantage with Debt Does Deals CEO Chris Griffith

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Wed, 21 Aug 2019 11:10:46 +0000

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/

E74 - 3 Things that changed when I got sober, w/ Comeback Coach Richard Kaufman

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Thu, 15 Aug 2019 14:07:26 +0000

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

E73 - Don't Quit, but Stop and Learn w/ Trish Leto

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Tue, 13 Aug 2019 08:26:05 +0000

"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

E72 - 15 Ways to be a Victor, not a Victim with the EntreCOACH Les Dossey

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Mon, 3 Jun 2019 09:31:06 +0000

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

E71 - Before You Serve Founder, GySgt Tim Stanfield USMC

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Tue, 14 May 2019 11:43:54 +0000

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

E70 - War Horses for Veterans Co-Founder, Patrick Benson

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Tue, 7 May 2019 10:15:56 +0000

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/

E69 - From Special Forces to Co-Founders, Jake Ziegler and Anthony Karr of GymNav

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Thu, 2 May 2019 11:40:23 +0000

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

E68 - Moving 36 Times before Graduation, with Warriors Wallet Founder Travis Johnson

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Wed, 24 Apr 2019 10:02:50 +0000

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

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Tue, 9 Apr 2019 15:13:07 +0000

#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!

E65 - Recovering Principal, TEDx Speaker Chris Shade

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Tue, 2 Apr 2019 13:09:22 +0000

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

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

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Mon, 25 Mar 2019 23:31:15 +0000

#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

E63 - What's your Why, Best Selling Author, Chris Perez

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Mon, 18 Mar 2019 22:39:32 +0000

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

E62 - Hands off my money with Tax Guru, Chance Cerda

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Thu, 14 Mar 2019 02:07:27 +0000

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.

E61 - Branding is YOU, Dr. Natalia Wiechowski

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Tue, 12 Mar 2019 01:26:31 +0000

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

E60 - Don't Tread on Me, w/ Michael "Doc" Rannigan

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Tue, 5 Mar 2019 10:55:08 +0000

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.

E59 - Elevate your Mindset, w/ BDB CEO Nicholas Bayerle

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Tue, 26 Feb 2019 13:33:30 +0000

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

E58 - Real. American. Hero. Mike Sarrallie

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Mon, 18 Feb 2019 23:41:58 +0000

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.

EF Overwatch - https://www.efoverwatch.com/michael-sarraille/

VETTED - https://vetted.org

Email - mike@efoverwatch.com

Knucklehead Podcast Website - https://goo.gl/Pxk3K9

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E57 - The Tandem Travelers, Katie and Dan

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Tue, 12 Feb 2019 00:35:19 +0000

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:

Tandem Travelers Insta - https://goo.gl/4V9hK8

Tandem Travelers FB - https://goo.gl/1rbPLr

Tandem Travelers Site - https://goo.gl/z47WLn

Knucklehead Podcast Website - https://goo.gl/Pxk3K9

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E56 - Stop lying to yourself, w/ Eric Bakey

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Mon, 4 Feb 2019 21:04:59 +0000

“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

Knucklehead Podcast Website - https://goo.gl/Pxk3K9

Knucklehead Promotions FB Profile - https://goo.gl/pJYc8U

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E55 - Bet on you, Shaun P Martin

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Mon, 28 Jan 2019 22:26:00 +0000

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.

Rebase on FB - https://goo.gl/2eQ4xd

Shaun on LinkedIn - https://goo.gl/RQEkUS

Connect with Shaun - shaun@shaunpmartin.com

Buy “Hack your Hiring” - https://goo.gl/FWvNF4

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E54 - Take Inspired Action w/ Brian Jones

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Tue, 22 Jan 2019 18:43:11 +0000

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:

Brian on FB - https://goo.gl/ktLgJK

Brian on Instagram - @brian_jonesetti

Knucklehead Podcast Website - https://goo.gl/Pxk3K9

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E53 - Perspectives on Entrepreneurship, Trace Johannesen and Matt Neyland

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Tue, 15 Jan 2019 10:44:21 +0000

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:

Matt Neyland on IMDb - https://goo.gl/3ZfTyd

Email:matthew.neyland@gmail.com

Matt Neyland FB Page - https://goo.gl/87f9rF

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E52 - Black Level AV Founder, Jeff Skinner

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Tue, 8 Jan 2019 12:52:06 +0000

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.

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

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E51 - Not a Statistic, w/ Rob "the Warrior Strategist" Garcia

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Tue, 25 Dec 2018 11:46:46 +0000

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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E50 - Change Management w/ the "Knucklehead"

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Tue, 4 Dec 2018 10:51:50 +0000

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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E49 - Shut it down Southpaw Laser Concepts Founder JD Tierney

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Tue, 27 Nov 2018 19:00:40 +0000

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

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Mon, 19 Nov 2018 22:48:42 +0000

#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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E47 - Quick Hits "Financial Pitfalls" with Brandyn Cox

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Thu, 15 Nov 2018 07:48:06 +0000

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.

Check out our latest episode on iTunes, or your favorite podcast listening app. Remember to check out more from Brandyn Cox and BMC Accounting on Facebook, Instagram or by trying to connect via LinkedIn #dontbebeta #getsomewins

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E46 - Failing Forward and Winning with Omari Broussard

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Wed, 14 Nov 2018 13:52:14 +0000

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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E45 - Serial Entrepreneurship w/ Auden Digital Alex Leybovich

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Wed, 7 Nov 2018 22:15:21 +0000

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.

Check out our latest episode on iTunes, or your favorite podcast listening app. Remember to check out more from Alex Leybovich and Auden Digital on Facebook, Instagram or by trying to connect via LinkedIn #dontbebeta #getsomewins

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E44 - Renewed You, with the Last Well's Todd Phillips

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Wed, 31 Oct 2018 22:31:00 +0000

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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E43 - Awaken your Alpha, Podcast/Author Adam Lewis Walker

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Tue, 23 Oct 2018 21:03:07 +0000

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

Check out our latest episode on iTunes, or your favorite podcast listening app. Remember to check out more from Adam Lewis Walker on Facebook and in his group, Awaken your Alpha with ALW - https://goo.gl/KiiZ2m where you can find out more about his incredible podcast "Awaken Your Alpha". #dontbebeta #getsomewins

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E15 - Green Beret, Ranger Up Founder, and UFC Fighter Tim Kennedy

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Mon, 22 Oct 2018 21:29:51 +0000

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.

Check out our latest episode on iTunes, or your favorite podcast listening app. Remember to check out more from Tim Kennedy on Facebook, Instagram or by trying to connect with him via SheepDog Response. #dontbebeta #getsomewins

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E42 - Success Champions Podcast Host, Donnie Boivin

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Tue, 16 Oct 2018 20:23:31 +0000

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

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Mon, 8 Oct 2018 21:32:12 +0000

#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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E40 - Crypto Cartel Founder Andy Mazieka

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Mon, 24 Sep 2018 23:05:09 +0000

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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E39 - LifeFlip Media CEO Eric Mitchell

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Wed, 19 Sep 2018 12:48:01 +0000

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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E38 - Building a brand, Merica Bourbon CEO Derek Sisson

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Tue, 11 Sep 2018 06:14:44 +0000

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

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E36 - First Year in Business, Best-Selling Author Nick Ripplinger

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Tue, 4 Sep 2018 13:52:49 +0000

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)

E37 - Baseball, Beer, and Mistakes w/ Sean Busse

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Tue, 4 Sep 2018 13:22:42 +0000

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.

#dontbebeta #getsomewins

E35 - Overcoming the past, Culture Stick CEO Sean Allen

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Wed, 29 Aug 2018 08:48:42 +0000

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)

E34 - Get off your A$$ and get with it, Scotty Gassner

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Tue, 21 Aug 2018 06:30:44 +0000

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

E33 - Fight for YOU and life, Katelyn Miller

stephen@knuckleheadpodcast.com (Knucklehead Media Group) — Wed, 15 Aug 2018 23:12:04 +0000

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