Beyond 8 Figures

In this episode, Steve, Mary, Richard, and Mark discuss:

• Having an elegant exit where it’s a win-win on both sides.
• Practical selling strategies.
• Mark’s relationship with the Zigler family and the lessons he has learned and is still learning.
• Dos and don’ts of exiting a company.Key Takeaways:
• “You can have everything in life you want if you just help enough other people get what they want.” Zig Ziglar
• Being an entrepreneur is about failure, the question is, are you going to get back up.
• No is the 2nd best word you can hear when selling because you are talking to a decision maker. If they can say no, they can say yes just as easily.
• Nothing meaningful happens without a sale.“Every successful entrepreneur that you see, they didn’t get there by themselves, they had somebody along the way that was inspiring them and encouraging them.” — Mark Timm

About Mark Timm: Mark Timm has been a serial entrepreneur and exponential thinking practitioner for over two decades. He has started more than a dozen companies, several of which have multiplied and been sold, and has consequently participated in several equity events. His businesses have been built with international footprints in more than a dozen countries and powered by global supply chain connections and across diverse industries from retail to wholesale and from product manufacturing to digital marketing and real estate.

Mark has spoken professionally for over twenty-five years, giving thousands of speeches to over a million people in forty-eight states. In addition to his entrepreneurial efforts, he has worked with a wide range of organizations including at The White House, Kellogg’s, and USA Today.

Mark’s considerable success in business and the digital marketplace led to his partnering with Kevin Harrington to 100X Kevin’s own digital brand. Mark is now CEO of Xponential, Inc., a partnership with Kevin Harrington and his son Brian Harrington.

Mark’s greatest value comes from being a master collaborator who brings people together to accomplish far more than anyone imagined. His strategic vision enables him to see future possibilities and strategically position assets and systems to take full advantage of what’s next.

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• Twitter: @beyond8figures 
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In this episode, Steve, Mary, Richard, and Chalene discuss:

• Being thankful for setback years and the joy that comes from getting through those.
• Developing Chalene, the brand.
• The first step to monetize your expertise in the new media world.
• Co-creating with your audience, not in a test tube.

Key Takeaways:

• Sometimes you have to slow down to speed up.
• You have to embrace new media, the old ways aren’t coming back.
• It’s not about a huge following, you have to have your foundation in place first.
• People want to be successful – they don’t value a lot of content as much as they value their time.

“Today, if you have 10 people who will engage with you online when you go live, you have the most valuable focus group ever.” — Chalene Johnson

About Chalene Johnson:New York Times Best Selling Author of Push, Chalene Johnson is a lifestyle and business expert, motivational speaker, and podcast host. She and Bret, her husband of over twenty years, are the founders of the SmartLife movement. Today, with her husband, Chalene runs a fun loving, collaborative team focused on helping others live a healthier, more simplified life through their online academies, membership sites, and live, sold-out seminars.

Chalene, with the help of top dietitians, doctors, researchers and experts, she founded the 131 Method and new Book – a nutritional program that’s turning the diet industry upside down. She hosts two top-ranked podcasts, The Chalene Show and Build Your Tribe.

Connect with Chalene Johnson:

• Twitter: @ChaleneJohnson
• Facebook: Chalene Johnson
• Website: ChaleneJohnson.com
• Book: Push: 30 Days to Turbocharged Habits, a Bangin’ Body, and the Life You Deserve! & 131 Method: Your Personalized Nutrition Solution to Boost Metabolism, Restore Gut Health, and Lose Weight
• Show: Build Your Tribe & The Chalene Show
• Youtube: Chalene Johnson
• Instagram: @chalenejohnson

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In this episode, Steve, Mary, Richard, and Michael discuss:

• How Barefoot Wines started on accident and grew to the internationally known brand it is today.
• Being resourceful to become innovative.
• Worthy cause marketing and how it can help grow your business.
• Timing can make or break a business – make it work for you.
• Strategic value of a business.

Key Takeaways:

• Do what needs to be done – even when it’s not what you signed up for!
• Do not underestimate the cost of sales.
• Ask before you do.
• Don’t scale fast to fail fast, scale slow and don’t fail at all.
• Have all of your documents together before you look to sell.

“Follow your opportunity passionately.” — Michael Houlihan

About Michael Houlihan:

Michael Houlihan is the Co-Founder of the world’s largest wine brand, international Keynote Speaker, and New York Times Bestselling authors of The Barefoot Spirit, How Hardship, Hustle, and Heart Built America’s #1 Wine Brand and The Entrepreneurial Culture, 23 Ways to Engage and Empower Your People.

From humble beginnings in a laundry room of a rented farmhouse to the boardroom of the world’s largest wine company, E&J Gallo, he learned valuable lessons crucial to any business. He consults and trains startups and Fortune 500’s on brand building and company culture.

He is highly recommended by companies seeking to increase their sales, and engage, empower, and inspire their people. He is a regular contributor to The Business Journals in 43 cities nationwide, Entrepreneur, and contribute articles & interviews to INC, CEO Forum, Forbes, and other major business publications.

He is a regular media guest on radio, television, and podcasts. 

Connect with Michael Houlihan:

• Twitter: @barefoot_spirit
• Facebook: Michael Houlihan
• Website: TheBarefootSpirit.com & ConsumerBrandBuilders.com
• Instagram: @thebarefootspirit 
• Book: The Barefoot Spirit: How Hardship, Hustle, and Heart Built America’s #1 Wine Brand
• Youtube: SpiritOfBarefoot

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Website: Beyond8Figures.com

• Twitter: @beyond8figures 
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• Email: [email protected]

Get ready to uncover the story behind the renowned ASK Method as we sit down with Ryan Levesque. Learn how he stumbled upon this groundbreaking approach and how it has since transformed the way entrepreneurs around the world connect with their audience and skyrocket their businesses.

About Ryan Levesque:

Ryan Levesque is the Inc. 500 CEO of The ASK Method ® Company, and the #1 national best-selling author of “Ask”, recognized by Inc. as the #1 Marketing Book of the Year. His work has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Forbes, and Entrepreneur and over 250,000 entrepreneurs subscribe to his email newsletter offering business advice. He is also a co-founder and investor in bucket.io®, a leading marketing funnel software for entrepreneurs.

In his latest book, “Choose“, Ryan helps readers avoid making the single biggest mistake when starting a business and guides people through answering the all important question: What type of business should you start?

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Best Advice I Ever Received:

Name of the game, is to stay in the game, until you win the game.

Best Advice I’d Give To Someone Who Wants To Build A $10m+ Business:

Become your mentor’s #1 student

In this episode, Steve, Mary, Richard, and Ryan discuss:

• How his childhood and parents influenced the entrepreneur he has become.
• Selecting evergreen markets versus fad markets.
• How Ryan discovered the ASK Method and has since taught it to the world.
• The catalyst point in his life that saved his life and changed how he decided to do business.

Key Takeaways:

• Name of the game, is to stay in the game, until you win the game.
• Google Trends can help you identify if your industry is trending up, trending down, is cyclical, or just a fad.
• Over $450M per day is spent on information online.
• Look at your ratio of what you invest in salary to your revenue, not just a price per employee.

Connect with Ryan Levesque:

• Facebook: Ryan Levesque & The ASK Method Company
• Website: ASKMethod.com & bucket.io
• Instagram: @askryanlevesque

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• Website: Beyond8Figures.com
• Twitter: @beyond8figures 
• Facebook: Beyond 8 Figures
• Instagram:@b8fpodcast

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In this episode, Steve, Mary, Richard, and Tony discuss:

• The start of Tony’s entrepreneurial journey.
• Keep your eyes open – that’s when things happen.
• The start of Just Water and the life cycle of Tony’s side companies.
• The power of people.

Key Takeaways:

• “Slay the dragon”, meaning face up immediately to any challenge; don’t dwell on it. Better to make a mistake than doing nothing at all.
• Always look ahead. The numbers of history are behind you. Look at what’s happening in the next month, the next quarter, the next year, and beyond.
• Creating a brand has power.
• Post-acquisition is so important. 

“Focus – there are opportunities every day, but stay on track with the one that is going to be the core of the business.“ — Tony Falkenstein

About Tony Falkenstein:

Tony Falkenstein ONZM is the Founder and Executive Chairman of Just Water International Ltd. He was instrumental in launching New Zealand’s first Business High School, at Onehunga High, resulting in ‘business’ being added into the New Zealand curriculum.

Tony was inducted into the New Zealand Business Hall of Fame in 2008, and in 2010 was appointed as an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM). In 2012 Tony received the Award for New Thinking in the World Class New Zealand Awards, in 2013 he was appointed a Distinguished Alumni of the University of Auckland, and in 2014 he received the Alpha, Beta, Gamma distinction.

Connect with Tony Falkenstein:

• Website: JustLifeGroup.co.nz & JWI.co.nz & HomeTech.co.nz
• Email: [email protected]

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In this episode, Steve, Mary, Richard, and Kisha discuss:

• Being the change you want to see.
• How she created the structure of her business and continues to plan on growing it.
• Being fearless and getting out of your own way.
• Finding the model that fits you and your business.
• The power of diversification.

Key Takeaways:

• Just do it!
• Have multiple streams of income so you aren’t dependent on just one income if something goes wrong.
• Focus on the content, not on the celebrity, of your events.
• Take your time and stay focused – don’t go too big too fast.

“You can still do this. You’ve got a bigger goal. The end result is way bigger than where you’re at right now.” — Kisha Mays

About Kisha Mays

Kisha Mays is a Successful Serial Entrepreneur, Visionary Global Business Development Strategist, Best Selling Author, Angel Investor, and Philanthropist. Her primary focus is on helping to develop 1,000,000 Fearless Female Entrepreneurs generating a minimum of $1,000,000+ in annual revenue. Turning them into unicorn global businesses through the Just Fearless Angel Fund which is a fund exclusively for female-founded companies. She pays it forward by supporting non-profits worldwide that specifically support & empower women and girls.

Kisha and her team are developing strategic partnerships for 2019 and beyond to make this international business and brand to an explosive level bringing Just Fearless from behind the scenes to the forefront. In 2019 they are launching HERstory Connections for Women in Business, Women in Creatives, and Women in Literary to help them increase their revenue and help us reach our 1,000,000 goals mentioned above. She and her team are excited for the abundance of opportunities, expansion, and partnerships to be announced very soon. She has been featured in the Business Insider, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, and Forbes to name a few. The Just Fearless team has worked with Pepsi, GE, and Home Depot to name a few.

Kisha released her Best Selling book “From Failure to Fearless: Still Completely Flawed BUT Thriving Fearlessly” to rave reviews. Most successful people only talk about the good parts of their journey. In her book, “From Failure to Fearless,” Kisha details her many, some very public, failures and how she overcame them in a transparent and vulnerable way. Based on the many positive reviews readers can relate to this from both a personal & business perspective.

Her major influences are Madam C. J. Walker, Oprah Winfrey, Sara Blakely, Malala Yousafzai, Nelson Mandela, and Richard Branson, for their fearlessness, exceptional courage, drive, and ambition, willingness to go after what they desire & believe in all while setting the standard and breaking through any and all ceilings. Even with all the success, she has achieved, Kisha still feels like she is only getting started. Based on her early success at a young age and her drive and ambition, her future and continued success are undoubtedly going to leave a major mark in history.

She is Just Fearless and Building Her Global Just Fearless Empire!
 

Connect with Kisha Mays:

• Twitter: @IAmJustFearless & @KishaMays
• Facebook: Just Fearless Inc & Kisha Mays
• Company Website: www.justfearless.com
• Event Website: www.justfearlesswomen.com
• Press page: www.justfearless.com/press.html
• Instagram: @iamjustfearless & @kishamays
• Book: From Failure to Fearless: Still Completely Flawed BUT Thriving Fearlessly

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Learning how to keep to your what and face your fears in the heat of the fight with Frank Shamrock.

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Solving your business needs and growing your company with Jonathan Cronstedt.

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Finding your Warrior authenticity and honesty within yourself with Garrett White. As the driving force behind Wake Up Warrior, Garrett has built an empire that generates an impressive $10M+ annual revenue. Join us as we uncover the secrets behind his entrepreneurial journey and how he overcome the challenges along the way.

About Garrett White:

Garrett White is the founder of Wake Up Warrior and author of the Best Selling Book WARRIOR BOOK, Creator of Warrior Week. Additionally, he hosts the top-rated podcasts Warrior On Fire, Warrior Wealth, and Date Your Wife.

What started as a desire to set himself free from the bondage of his own failing life after the banking crisis of 2008, soon transformed into the launch of a Global Movement in Late 2012. The Warrior Movement is quickly changing the business world we have known for decades. It uses an unconventional method for living and producing as a modern man known as the Warriors Way.

Garrett co-owns DKW Styling Salon and BMS Training systems in the beauty industry with his wife Danielle. They live in Laguna Beach, CA with their three children Parker, Bailee and Ruby.

In this episode, Steve, Mary, Richard, and Garrett discuss:

• How Garrett moved from being a teacher, to a mortgage broker, to the CEO of his current company.
• Garrett’s transition to finding the 4 B’s – Body, Being, Balance, and Business.
• Becoming committed to your message and to marketing.
• Finding a way to let you know everyday that you are winning in everything.

Key Takeaways:

• It is a superpower to be able to hide nothing.
• If you do not know and accept yourself – the brilliant and the crazy.
• Know what you are trying to do and know what you are willing to commit.

Connect with Garrett White:

• Website: WakeUpWarrior.com
• Show: Date Your Wife Podcast
• Facebook: Garrett J White
• Instagram: @garrettjwhite
• Youtube: Wake Up Warrior

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Mark Evans Owns American Wealth Builders And Cash Flow Lead Gen for More Than 30 Million Dollars.
In this episode, Mark Evans shares a rags-to-riches adventure in building a real estate empire.

About Mark Evans:

Mark Evans, known as “The DM” (The Deal-Maker) and “The DN” (The Digital Nomad), defied expectations by building a successful career as an entrepreneur and author. From starting his first real estate company at 18 to acquiring multiple cash-flowing businesses, Mark has become a renowned expert in systems, team building, and running businesses remotely.

As a 10x bestselling author, his books such as “Virtual Real Estate Investing Made Easy“, “Trifecta Profits“, “MEconomy“, “The 10-Minute Business Owner“, and “Magician vs. Mule” provide invaluable insights on mastering real estate deals, achieving time freedom, scaling businesses, and transforming your mindset for success.

For detailed reviews of these exceptional books, please visit: Virtual Real Estate Investing Made Easy, Trifecta Profits, MEconomy, The 10-Minute Business Owner, and Magician vs. Mule (Book Reviews)

Best Advice I Ever Received:
You don’t need to know/do everything.

Best Advice I’d Give To Someone Who Wants To Build A $10m+ Business:

Find the who to do the how.

In this episode, Steve, Mary, Richard, and Mark discuss:

• Getting your start in the real estate business and real estate marketing.
• Taking risks to gain opportunities that can grow your business.
• How the power of decision making can make or break your business.
• The effects of online marketing for your business.

Key Takeaways:

• You don’t have to know everything and be an expert to learn and succeed.
• Anyone can get started in creating a business, regardless of your background.
• Making the right decisions is much bigger than just what is right for your business. Your business can only succeed if you are living your values.
• Learning when to exit can start early in the stages of a business, or later when the business has fledged.

“Let’s make an impact.” — Mark Evans

Connect with Mark Evans:

• Twitter: @markevansdm
• Facebook: @markevansdm
• Website: markevansdm.com
• Instagram: @markevansdm
• Youtube: @MarkEvansDM

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