Ina is a fireball of personality!  We talk about how she went from being a software project manager to creating her own category as a Corporate Salary Replacement Expert. If you don’t think you can replace your salary in a year, you need to listen to this episode and get proved wrong. 

I know I’ve been gone for a while, but I’m about to revamp the podcast format and start putting out a bunch of great episodes that I have locked and loaded so make sure you subscribe so you don’t miss any of them, and if you wanna help a brother out, leave me a review.  

Now you know exactly what it takes to replace your salary if you hate your job- find your passion, make content around it, and keep putting yourself out there until it lands.  

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This episode is the most significant audio project I've ever started. 

My Dad, Humberto Gonzalez, isn't just my idol and best friend, he's an executive that has built and sold three $100M+ companies, in the United States, Latin America, and Europe.  But here, we focus on his ONE BIG FAILURE before recapping a remarkable career as a business executive and entrepreneur. 

It's as much a masters class on the importance of cash flow in your business model, as an introspection into overconfidence and loss.  As you'll hear in the second half of the episode, my dad has had an epic life since fleeing Fidel Castro's Cuba with his family as a teenager shortly after the Cuban Revolution, pioneering tech and leverage buyout in the 80s, the building multiple $100M companies.  I plan to make his life into a multiple part series that will either be its own project or released in this podcast. 

I'd LOVE to know what you think... should I prioritize this story or continue doing other interviews?  Shoot me an email to [email protected] (clever e-mail... I know... it was Nathan Ruff's idea, founder and CEO of Rabbit)

Thank you to my mentee, Nikola Ivanov, for all the time stamps to all my episodes.  That kid is the smartest, hardest working 14-year old Bulgarian of all time.  He's going places!!

0:00 Before Podcast(ish) discussion
0:50 Where is Dad Right Now
1:20 How Dad got started into entrepreneurship
2:10 What did the business world give and take from Dad
3:40 The Closest thing to war in a business world
4:30 How Hurricane Helped Dad pick the best house for us
7:00 How a Failure led to the biggest deal in the life of my Dad
9:40 How do Software Businesses Work
13:00 Creating The Biggest Tech Distributing company in Latin America
16:40 Creating a Global Business before the Internet
17:50 Why did the Business fail
19:30 Why You Should ALWAYS use your specialty
20:00 The First Year in Business
21:00 The ONE harsh truth about Business
22:10 The Cloud Takeover period
24:40 The two things that slowed my dad’s business down
26:20 The Lowest point in the business life of my dad
27:40 How business kills the old school entrepreneurs
29:55 The pitching strategy of my Dad
32:00 The Social Media Advantage
35:25 The Financial Scheme of The a Food Business
36:25 How I sold my business and 2x Ed the price teaser
37:00 The Wrong Way of Looking At Failure (The First Failure of My Dad)
40:15 The biggest problem when losing the money of other people/investors
41:20 Can a Personal Loss cloud your decision making?
43:20 The worst year of Dad’s life and what helped him get through it
46:00 My Dad’s life in Cuba and his immigration journey
48:00 Being the only Spanish speaker in an English Kindergarden
49:40 The World Before the Computer revolution
50:00 The Life Of Dad After University
51:35 The Betting game in Business
52:20 The Man Who invested the desktop and LOST it all
53:30 From Venezuela to the USA
56:50 Becoming the Ultimate Company Problem solver
58:30 How One Person made my Dad become his own boss
1:00:40 How My Dad created his business plan for the US Market
1:03:00 The Long Term Success of Dad
1:03:40 What’s the Lesson Dad Learned from all these years in business
1:04:15 Call Recap
1:06:25 Stories Recap
1:07:20-1:08:31 Recap of Dad’s Business history

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This episode is... a little different. 

It's a conversation about human connection, overcoming adversities, and communicating better. It's the first time I have a conversation about the lessons I learned from my brother's passing with anyone other than my wife or sister.

It's also a conversation between 3 other super cool guys, and me that took place at the Podcast Movement 2019 Conference in Orlando, FL.  In the house is (in order of appearance):

Anthony LaJoye, host of the LaJoyeful Life Podcast, whom I had met about 6 months prior at Funnel Hacking Life, made great friends with immediately, and talked into coming with me to Orlando and splitting a room at this conference.  He was the host of episode 1 of the Chief Executive Connector podcast when he interviewed me on his at a coffee shop in St. Petersburg, FL.

ME... at least the August 2019 version of me (I'm WAYYY more powerful now) :p

Ryan Guth, a former choir teacher and podcaster who helps people achieve financial freedom through his financial planning services, whom I met the day before when I went to say hello to the emcee of a session, but stayed speaking with him, and proceeded to hang with him for the next 3 days.

Jason Wasser,  licensed marriage and family therapist, neuro emotional technique practitioner, and certified entrepreneur coach, and host of the You Winning Life Podcast.  We met through someone I met at the 10X Conference (shoutout to Mike Ficara!) in Instagram group where I asked if anyone was coming to this conference in.  Jason was the only one, so we made plans to grab a drink the night before the opening night of the conference, and have become great friends since.  Jason and I are actually putting together a 9 person Mastermind/Retreat at a house in Lake Toxaway, NC. 


0:00 Introduction of the guest and hosts
1:50 Topic breakthrough
3:15 The Philosophy of Pablo
4:20 How to deal with Stress with pure mental strength
6:20 How Pablo changed his life for less than a year
7:50 How do you find your superpower?
9:35 Why Happiness is becoming the number #1 goal for people in the digital age
11:40 Why discovering your superpower is a process
14:15 The Path to Success by Pablo
16:05 How to improve your listening with neuroscience
18:40 Where and When should you be silent
19:10 The Mental Space between your heart and mind
21:10 Realize the Power of Your Mind NOW!
21:30 The Family Trauma which Opened Pablo’s Mind
25:25 Leading and connecting to Your Tribe
27:15-29:00 Contact info of the hosts and guests

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@ConnectWithPablo

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Inspired by Kanye West and Logic's "Last Call" tracks- a combination of rap and spoken word vocals laid out over a jazzy hip hop beats about their first record deals- I created a summary of my 2019. 

This year I decided to start from 0, define my own vision of a successful future, and launch a company to see it through fruition... and it's hard to believe it actually all happened in 1 year!

This is by far the most creativity I've poured into a piece of content so far.  While I feel incredibly nervous about the idea that I put out a hip hop track, it really comes to show how something you would've never thought possible, has come to fruition in just 365 days.

If you like this story, this project, or what I'm about, I humbly ask you share this, get the message about the value of building community, and follow along here on the Chief Executive Connector podcast during 2020!  Happy New Year!  Happy New Decade! 

MAKE THIS THE MOMENT YOU DECIDE TO ACT UPON YOUR OWN MISSION TOO!!!

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Eddy Arriola just wrapped up an incredible chapter of his life.  He started a bank in the depths of the economic crisis with no prior banking experience, grew it over the next ten years as valuable pillar in the Miami business community, and just sold the bank with a very attractive multiple that made all who invested in him very happy.  Somewhere along the way, he found time to become an invaluable influence in my life.  We discuss that journey in this episode which is officially one of my 5 favorite conversations of all time!

3:00 The Business Chapter of Eddy
5:00 How Eddie sold a bank
10:30 How long did it took Eddy to grow and sell his multi-million bank
13:50 Who Was Eddy before entrepreneurship
21:30 What did Eddy learn from his 40 business connections
23:00 The Soft Skills that matter
24:30 The Pyramid of Success
30:00 The Friday "E" mail initiative
37:20 How Eddy approaches Networking
45:30 How Eddy Met Pablo
51:40 The 10 Year Plan
55:40 What does it feel like to succeed (honest opinion)

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Like many of us, Charles Drenberg faced some scary uncertainty in 2008.  He took that opportunity to evolve, and get on a path that has made him much more fulfilled and successful in business and life.  He started one the first comedic sports blogs (like Barstool Sports before it was a thing), that taught him the value of content, set him on track to become a coder and marketing expert, and now is the CEO of two companies, husband, and father with a great social circle.  This was an eye opening episode that will teach you how to take the lumps on the road, and find winning destinations.

2:50 Charles and his business biography
3:40 How Charles created a company IN a company
4:45 How do you manage 2 companies successfully without a burnout
6:10 Why Hub Spot is the Superior marketing tool
8:00 The big ”network” pause between Pablo and Charles
9:00 How the economy crash started The Entrepreneur Boom
12:38 What Was Self Teaching like before YouTube
14:00 The Origins of Content and why Pablo regret not doing it earlier
15:00 The Tumblr rise of Charles
17:50 The Fear of Slowing Down in the digital world
18:50 What's the secret recipe to Charles immense work ethic?
21:15 The Imposter Syndrome of Pablo
22:20 How to deal with imposter syndrome
25:45 How to fight your high-level self-criticism
28:20 The Podcasts that changed Charles life (Recommended to take notes)
30:35 The advantage of Audiobooks
31:35 How Podcasting will become the number one Educative Entertainment format in 2020
32:33 Best Podcasts for Common Entertainment
34:20 Books to add on your wish list
35:00 Audio vs Written Content, which is better?
37:20 Seeing distraction and ADHD in a better light
38:40 how Business influences relationships
43:00 How to reach your mentor success and how to find a real one
44:30 The Hidden Gem in Philanthropy
46:50 The Business vs Personal Social Media
49:00 How Content Improves your life
50:30 Why Charles Practises Social Media Detox
52:10 How content destroys the fear of missing out (FOMO)
53:00 The 2020 Year Plan for Charles
56:30 How Can Pablo return the value Charles offered on this podcast
57:30 How to serve your clients properly

Charles's Digital Marketing Agency:
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Charles's Visual Page Builder for Hubspot:
Belch
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Anysia McDowall is a MASTER SUPER CONNECTOR.  She is one of the biggest reasons I came to understand that executives at non-profits are some of the most impressive people you'll ever meet.  Anysia gives out priceless advice on getting in the door with influential people, building rapport and momentum in a group, and asking people to get what you want.  You're going to love Anysia and learn a lot of valuable life lessons in this episode that will help your life and career.

2:00 The Young Professionals Network

5:00 How Anysia found the professional in her 

7:30 How Anysia sacrificed everything and went in Miami

12:40 How to gain the “greatness Gut”

18:20 Is Non Profit for talents or Hardworkers

16:20 How to find your work balance 

25:00 How to do successful intros 

29:10 The Power of Gatekeepers 

30:20 How Anysia inspired Pablo 

32:00 the secret of shared vulnerability 

35:10 BE Exposed 

36:50 Be Happy about others (Here’s Why)

43:30 How Anesya survived the economic crash  and came stronger 

49:20 How to get to know someone 

51:20 How to choose the right fundraisers 

55:35  what do non profits do wrong 

1:02:50 THE Gratitude of Pablo 

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Jerry Mcnamara has lead multiple Inc 500 companies, been a CEO across 5 different industries, and has been awarded with the title of Ultimate CEO.  Through these experiences, he has developed some core principles that he now uses to guide CEO's when they inevitably feel like the weight of the world around them is too much.  In this episode, you can learn these principles to help you in YOUR decision making.

4:50 How Jerry LITERALLY almost worked himself to death

7:00 How to find good life balance 

8:30 How to understand if you’re a workaholic

11:30 Why serving others always wins

12:20 How Jerry found his real vision 

13:30 “Your dream has now come true”

16:45 What is Proven Chaos and how it can help your business 

24:00 How to adapt to changing business

26:40 How to learn from others 

29:25 How to use chaos as your advantage 

31:00 Why you should create contend 

34:40 How Jerry is building his community 

39:45 How A Failure connected Pablo and Jerry 

43:30 The ONE thing to remember from Jerry 

47:30 How to connect with Jerry 

Jerry's Personal Webpage
jerrymacnamara.com
Jerry's Platform to help CEO's live without anxiety:
provenchaos.com
Jerry's LinkedIN
Jerry Macnamara

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Nick Molina was, at one point the youngest CEO to take a company public, and has been an entrepreneurial rockstar ever since, and I connected with him in one of the most unorthodox ways I've used to build my network- playing fantasy football.

Topics in this episode include:
1:00 Nick's recent dive into the pet industry

7:00 How Nick became ” the youngest guy to make a company public ”

11:00 Parallels/differences between running newspaper ads in the 90's and Facebook ads now

15:00 Part of Nick’s funny stories 

20:00 How IPO’s became easier 

21:25 The personal growth of Nick's 20's 

24:10 What reaching business celebrity status is like

29:00 How to not miss opportunities 

32:50 Nick's secret to building a great team 

38:20 How Nick builds his relationships 

42:30 HOW a fantasy football thrash talk connected Pablo and Nick 

48:50 The Plan vs the goal (the difference)

54:10 Building community for Nick's new venture

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An introduction to your host... ME... Pablo Gonzalez!

This is an episode from the LaJoyeful Life Podcast where my good buddy, Anthony LaJoye, interviews me when I was JUST starting my journey into building out my business!

If you're cool, you realize how awesome that opening song is, and will go listen to The Stiltsville on Spotify and give them some love!

If you like what you hear, I want you to HIT FOLLOW! then hit me up on IG at PG Storytelling or just shoot me an email at [email protected]

I LOVE YOU FOR LISTENING TO THIS

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