First things first: masterminds – what are they? How many people do you need to form an effective group? How frequent should you meet? How do you effectively qualify the people who wants to join you? What if you like being a lone wolf?

We’ve discussed all the answers to these and more. Plus, you’ll be treated to an insightful conversation about habits and their power to directly impact your business now.

Ronan Leonard was just 23 when he found himself in a sinking cruise ship off the wild coast of South Africa. This didn’t discourage him from moving forward and he proceeded to build a successful cruise ship career for 9 years after the incident.

He grew his first casino party company business from just 2 casino tables to running the largest gaming events company in Australia.

That was then.

Now, Ronan has a business connecting small business owners to support groups through the innovative concept of virtual masterminds, which he is passionate about.

He believes we’ve lost our connection to a “tribe“ –  a community that will help you solve your problems and accelerate your learning, and that there is more value in making real peer-to-peer connections than paying external contractors who have no vested interest in your success.

“99% of your business problems already been solved. You just need the right people to connect to that can help you.”

-Ronan Leonard

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Timestamp:

[02:20]  Why he’s passionate about connecting people through masterminds

[08:22] Optimal size of a mastermind group

[10:07] Getting personal in masterminds – is it important?

[12:19] Frequency of mastermind meetings

[13:30] Format in conducting mastermind meetings

[20:20] The Dot System

[29:40] Being more intentional in your habits and goals

[32:26] On having different levels in masterminds to fill in the gaps in learning

[35:53] Following influential people on social media

[38:01] Information vs relevancy in your business

[41:33] How he qualifies people he works with in a mastermind

[43:26] Best way to connect with Ronan Leonard

Ronan Leonard:

Facebook — LinkedIn — Twitter — Medium

Happy Charting:

Website >>> http://www.eccountability.io/

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This later led him to meet the legendary man himself Gary Vee.

What did I discovered…

Listen to the podcast as we take a closer look at a Snapchat and Instagram practitioner!

Andy Burgess is a Snapchat and Instagram filmmaker and storyteller. A native of United Kingdom, he quit his job to move to New York City to hone his content creation skills. There, he started making cinematic Snapchat stories that soon took him to the limelight.

He is currently working with big brands such as Forbes and CollegeHumor to travel around the world and document his journey. Other brands such as Samsung have worked with him to promote their products.

He recently spoke in VidCon Australia and was one of the chosen ones to meet and talk to Gary Vaynerchuk. To date, he has continued to follow his passion and share his journeys with the world.

“If it’s something you really enjoy and you’re doing it, you’re gonna continue doing it.”

-Andy Burgess

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Time Stamp:

[02:47] Where his idea of doing daily snaps came from

[04:23] How he craft his stories

[06:01] How he met Gary Vaynerchuk

[08:47] How he makes a living with Snapchat

[09:41] How he works with big brands in creating campaigns

[14:09] His feelings on Influencer Marketing

[26:35] His personal view on documenting vs creating content online

[32:14] His goals this year on creating content

[34:47] His thoughts on vertical film-making and how he made it work for it

[40:49] His message for people who wants to grow their Instagram and/or Snapchat accounts

[48:32] Where you can find Andy Burgess in social media

Andy Burgess:

Snapchat >>> @andyyburgess

Facebook — Instagram — LinkedIn — YouTube

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We answer all these questions on this episode with another amazing chatbots builder Stephen Bradeen. Have a listen if you are a chatbot creator, marketer, or agency owner… or just planning to be one.

Apart from this, you’ll also understand the mindset, routines and practices Stephen Bradeen used that made him successful in his very first year of being an entrepreneur.

He has been giving back to the community of bot builders on Facebook helping others succeed. Stephen is definitely a winner, because of how he is showing up for others.  If you’re a new entrepreneur yourself, you’ll love this episode.

Stephen Bradeen is a software entrepreneur who is currently the CEO and Founder of OnSpotAutomations. He left the Toronto film industry behind and took a leap of faith by joining The Foundation (Dane Maxwell and Andy Drish).

I had the privilege of knowing him inside Bot Academy, a bot building school run by Andrew Warner. Since then, he has successfully skyrocketed his entrepreneurship journey through his own chatbot agency which helps businesses grow through Facebook Messenger Bots.

“One of the biggest hurdles [I think] for people is stepping out of something they don’t like and stepping into something that is more like their dream is being able to feel happiness first.”

-Stephen Bradeen

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Ultimately, more regulations will be good for bot builders. Let’s face it. It’s been like the wild wild west and some bad eggs used chatbots to spam the crap out of people. Thankfully, those bad actors have had their Messenger bots shut down (or will soon).

Meanwhile, keep improving your bot copywriting skills, prospect for more clients, do more demos, etc. There’s still plenty to do in the chatbot space.

Time Stamp:

[3:46] One of the biggest hurdles for people in stepping into their dream

[6:01] His view on chatbots and are chatbots here to stay?

[12:17] On his consulting business in relation to chatbots

[16:46] On his daily routines and habits

[18:16] His meditation method

[22:22] Looking for positive could change your life

[23:35] The book he’s currently reading & the lessons in it

[25:40] His thoughts on chatbot platforms

[27:17] His opinion on Facebook regulations & pausing of chatbot creation

[30:57] The blind spot for many bot builders nowadays

Stephen Bradeen:

Facebook — Instagram — LinkedIn

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In this episode, Nomaan shares his fitness journey with you. How did he shift his mindset to lose those extra pounds and make the decision for better health. What were the changes he made to his diet. Was hiring a personal trainer key to his success, or part of a multi-faceted program.

I still don’t know what a slow-carb diet is, haha.

If you’re looking for an inspiration to shed those extra pounds you’ve had with you, then this might be your best episode.

Nomaan Alwi is an experienced electrical engineer who specializes in industrial automation and B2B consulting. He runs his own system integration company Veritas Automation. Nomaanwas the very first guest of Twenty Mile March Podcast. It’s an honor to have him back!

Recently, Nomaan decided to make a shift in his life for better health. This led him to an obsession with his fitness and helping others like him. Although he initially got started to better his own health by losing 50+ pounds so far, he is now inspiring others like him to do the same.

“As long as your body is getting the right micronutrients that it needs, then your body automatically does not crave all the unhealthy food.”

-Nomaan Alwi

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Time Stamp:

[01:00] Nomaan’s health background

[06:35] His peak weight

[08:25] The beginning of change in his health

[11:00] The small change in his diet

[13:07] Hiring his first personal trainer

[13:49] How Nomaan applied slow carb diet on his own

[15:36] Proper science behind organic foods

[20:39] How he used his Instagram feed to document his journey

[23:17] The minute overview of what things worked for him

[27:03] What he can help you with

[27:15] How you can reach Nomaan Alwi

Nomaan Alwi:

Facebook — Instagram — LinkedIn

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From having troubles in waking up earlier every morning to taking a picture of the sunrise every day for an entire year, Anthony Johnson shares his own journey of finding his own inspiration, awareness, and self.

We also discuss being prepared for every opportunity that comes along your way, what to do when you feel stuck at the beginning, and how to stay accountable to stick through the journey.

Anthony Johnson is the creator of CaptureTheSunrise – a project he started as an experiment to help him wake up earlier which led him to greater awareness by reflecting on the most important things about life every morning.

He’s also an entrepreneur who owns his own marketing consulting business called SpiralOut Consulting LLC – a company that’s geared towards helping startups and small businesses become more successful.

“It’s not about searching for something out there. It’s really more about looking inside of you.”

-Anthony Johnson

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[02:26] The beginning of Capture The Sunrise project

[08:20] Finding yourself and putting yourself out there by doing something unique

[09:36] The fear of being judged and being under a magnifying glass

[12:58] Being prepared to take advantage of opportunities

[19:43] Trying something to explore your creativity and putting yourself out there

[23:02] How to stay accountable with yourself

[29:28] What to do when you’re stuck at the beginning

[39:45] His entrepreneurship journey on consulting

[46:35] The big shift he had that changed his business

[54:15] Anthony’s final message of inspiration

[56:05] Where to find Anthony Johnson

Websites:

Capture the Sunrise – Spiralout Consulting – Anthony J Johnson Photography

Anthony Johnson:

Facebook — Instagram — LinkedIn

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In this episode, Kyle Willis shares his own journey to entrepreneurship, how the partnership for School of Bots was formed, the growing pains and lessons in starting this business and how they overcame that, and a whole lot more.

We then delve into what really makes School of Bots unique, how they can help you start your own bot agency, and the support each students gets.

For Kyle Willis, the journey began from washing cars in Newport Beach, California to having found hugely successful mentors who took him under their wing to teach him everything to be successful in business.

He was on his way to being financially comfortable at a fairly young age, but he wanted to do more than just be an employee.

After hearing Zuckerberg speak about chatbots at the F8 Conference, he co-founded Ineffable Marketing and School of Bots – one of today’s leading Chatbot Marketing Agency and Chatbot Schools – with Natasha Takahashi. Listen to episode TMM020 where I interview with Natasha.

“You’re gonna get a hundred no’s before you get a ‘yes’.”

-Kyle Willis

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[03:39] Kyle’s feeling about voice bots

[10:00] Kyle’s entrepreneurship journey

[20:40] How he and Nastasha Takahasi (co-founder) formed the partnership for School of Bots

[22:56] What do people get in School of Bots that’s unique

[29:03] Building and managing bots vs running School of Bots

[31:00] Learnings from the growing pains of running his own start-up bot agency

[34:20] Advice for selling bots to get your first paying client

[40:32] How they help a wide range of learning styles

[47:25] The purpose of the 20 Mile March Podcast

Free training on building a bot agency*

Website >>> School of Bots* 

Website >>> https://www.ineffablemarketing.com/

Kyle Willis:

Facebook — Instagram — LinkedIn

Facebook — Facebook Group — Linkedin

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Most of the time, the newbies in the bot industry just try to make a quick buck without having a clear purpose as to how their chatbot can serve their clients.

What are you really trying to solve? Do you really know what your customers need and want? What gap is your bot bridging so to make the lives of your customers easier?

In this episode, Robert Taylor will make you think and answer these questions so you can have the clarity in building your bot business. He then dives into how he accidentally stumbled across the world of bots, how basic bots can help your potential customers solve just one problem, and how you build relationships.

Robert Taylor came from a 14-year corporate background. He managed to release himself from the shackles of the corporate world and mastered the craft of online marketing combined with his in-person sales strategies.

This enabled him to become a passionate digital nomad who specializes in automated sales funnels, niche websites, online courses and chatbots.

As of this moment, he and his family are currently traveling in Asia as they only work for a few hours a day. They do as they please.

“Find out what people want and give them what they need. That’s the most basic thing, but we forget it.”

-Robert Taylor

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How To Screen Print Bot   |   The Creative Academy Bot  |  Ganesh Indian Restaurant Bot

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Thanks for sharing and listening.

[01:52] How Robert got started with bots

[12:00] How he builds his business relationships

[14:46] Has Facebook penetrated the traditional shops?

[21:01] Robert’s favorite niche

[16:43] His adjustment from the corporate world to building a business online

[18:26] How he uses his creativity to help other people have and grow their own business

[25:22] The dangers of building your business on someone else’s platform

[34:15] Robert’s one piece of advice

[35:28] How to simplify selling bots

[36:52] Some selling tips

Bot samples >>>

Websites >>>

Robert Taylor:

Facebook — Instagram

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In this episode, Natasha discusses chatbots as “white space” for marketers, how bots are different than e-mail, the big divide that separates technical and non-technical people, and so much more.

In addition, she gives us a backstory on how she got into the bot world, how School of Bots was conceived, and its mission to help people build and grow highly profitable chatbot agencies. Plus! You will be treated with some great information that you can apply right now.

Natasha serves as the Chief Marketing Officer of Ineffable Marketing – a full service agency that builds and services Messenger bots.

Natasha Takahashi’s desire to create her own digital empire while traveling around the world guided her to chatbots, after hearing Zuckerberg speak about them at the F8 Conference. She co-founded a Chatbot Marketing Agency, Ineffable Marketing with Kyle Willis. Then created one of the leading chatbot schools online called School of Bots in partnership with Chatfuel.

“What I’m most excited, at least for this year, is for a lot of consumers to start using bots on a daily basis.”

-Natasha Takahashi

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[01:29] Natasha as a digital nomad

[04:53] Bots as a “white space” for marketers

[11:18] How Natasha got into bots

[15:51] How School of Bots was founded

[26:12] 90-second explanation of chatbots

[29:32] An example on how restaurants could apply chatbots

[36:30] The rise of other advanced bot platforms

[39:12] Two things to be excited about bots this year

[48:03] Crazy and funny experiences on random bots

[53:49] How she splits her time between her online school and bots

[55:37] Other types of bot schools

Free training on building a bot agency*

Website >>> School of Bots* 

Website >>> https://www.ineffablemarketing.com/

Natasha Takahashi:

Facebook — Instagram — LinkedIn

Facebook — Facebook Group — Linkedin

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At the end of the day, to have for sales, your customers must be happy. How can you make it if you can’t even respond to their simple queries?

Chatbots are the game changers in the marketing industry today. If you want to be on top of your game.

In this episode, Nick and JP will give you great insights into how chatbots will make a difference in your business. We talk about defining the chatbots, benefits of partnership, a case study and the processes to be effective in selling.

Nick Julia, bot builder

Years ago, inspired by a good professor, Nick went to a law school but figured it out that it wasn’t his passion. He then went into digital marketing by starting working on his family business, content marketing, then Bot Academy with Andrew Warner.

JP Johl, sales partner

JP started a career in marketing as an account manager. Later he became an account executive, running sales for new accounts and bringing in new business for whatever company he was working. After that, he moved over to digital marketing then to IT doing enterprise sales.

How did they met?

The two met at Andrew Warner’s Bot Academy facebook group. The two hadn’t met in person, but after some talks, trust was built with each other, and they had an idea to combine their unique skills to for more leverage. They did just that and are closing enterprise clients.

“Chatbots are about the next technology that can make your life easier…or we can provide more value. And that’s where I can see it heading.”

Nick Julia

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An example of a Mind Hero Bot:

https://www.messenger.com/t/318365145221157

[01:41] Messenger Bots explained in a simple way

Website >>> https://www.mindheros.com/

Email Addresses

Nick Julia:

JP Johl:

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Having more money to be happy is completely different from being happy FIRST.

Money will come into your life. (I’m sure some of you don’t believe me…and that’s OK) Time to change your perspective for the sake of saving yourself from misery and despair. I can’t stress that point enough!

Remember when you were a kid? You had so much ambition and imagination. It makes your eyes shine when you talk to somebody about it. Now that you’re an adult and have the capacity to live your epic life, why stay in your shell and be content with just getting by?

I am so excited to share with you this podcast episode with Sunny Durante, the man who had all the material things he wanted in life, but realized that there was still something missing. We talk about living life as a mission and deep dive into questioning yourself about your purpose of doing things.

Sunny is a fulfillment strategist to successful entrepreneurs. He helps people re-wire their brains so they wake up happy and love their lives again. He came from a family of entrepreneurs and started his first company when he was 16. Sunny was successful in the Toronto film industry.

He had a great opportunity to Work with 100 million dollar productions, celebrities, have a nice car, downtown condo, etc. etc.

The lack of money was never an issue in his life, but feeling trap and lonely, he started to question himself, “Is this really all there is to life?”

In that moment, he took massive action to find his own version of an epic life. He went on to become a Freedom and Fulfilment Strategist teaching men more freedom and fulfillment in their life so that they can make a great impact in the world.

“There are two great things in a person’s life. The day we are born and the day we discover our why.”

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[00:49] There is no room for an error in this powerful leadership experience

Website >>> http://epiclifeexperience.com

Facebook >>> https://www.facebook.com/sunny.durante

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