Episode 1: The Night Kenny Barnwell Escaped the Cartel

Jake Ballentine 

How To Build a Local Coaching Business with Paul Casey

In this episode of The Mountain Top Motivation Podcast, I had the pleasure of speaking with Paul Casey, founder of Growing Forward Services. We discussed how he built a coaching business in his local market! So much of the coaching training online today is about building virtual coaching businesses. Paul has built a coaching business in his local market and we discuss how he did it!

During our conversation, Paul and I discussed many important topics, including:

* Balancing building a coaching business with a full-time job: Paul shared his own experiences of managing his coaching business alongside a full-time job and provided practical tips for managing time and priorities.

*Taking action: We talked about the importance of taking action, even when faced with fear and uncertainty. Paul emphasized that taking action is the number one difference between those who succeed in business and those who don't.

* Developing an entrepreneurship mindset: Paul shared his insights on how to cultivate the habits and attitudes that lead to success, such as providing value to clients and building relationships with them.

* You Supporting others: We discussed the value of building relationships with other professionals in your industry and supporting and celebrating their achievements.

* You are Taking breaks: Paul emphasized the importance of rest and relaxation, and how taking breaks can actually increase productivity and creativity. He provided practical tips for incorporating breaks into a busy schedule.

* Paul's mission: Paul shared his mission to give back to the community and make a positive impact in the lives of others. He also discussed his philosophy on coaching and leadership.

* How to get clients from networking: Paul shared his strategies for networking and building relationships with potential clients, including attending events and meeting people face-to-face.

* The value of being a lifelong learner: Paul emphasized the importance of continuing education and personal development, and shared his own experiences of learning and growing as a coach and business owner.

* How to find a need in your local market and build a business around it: Paul discussed his approach to identifying a need in his community and creating a business model that addresses that need.

Paul's journey to building his coaching business serves as an inspiration for anyone looking to pursue their passions and make a difference in the world. Remember, your message matters and there are people out there who need it!

Keep “Growing Forward”and enjoy this episode!

Connect with Paul here: https://growingforwardservices.net/

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Thanks for listening!

Jake Ballentine

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We are kicking off season 3 of The Mountain Top Motivation Podcast with a value packed episode that every business owner, and service provider needs to hear! I had the pleasure of speaking with Cynthia Wellbrock, a successful lawyer who has built her law firm through one intentional referral strategy. Cynthia shared powerful insights on how to bring in consistent referrals to build a thriving business.

Choose Forgiveness With Tomara Moss!  

Tomara has been living to beat the odds since birth. Homeless before 2 months old in foster care before 3 months and paralyzed by the hands of her father before 1 years old and fighting for her life thereafter. Tomara has been the ultimate underdog, the fiercest fighter and an expert in the field of resilience. Tomara believes when there is no one there is someone and you can still overcome.

Tomara is currently a Special Education Teacher in Tucson AZ, born and raised in New York City. After her mother abandoned her and her father was sent to prison, she would soon realize she was on her own as her foster/adopted mother wasn’t very kind to her. At the age of 9 she began planning for her future. She went on to earn her associates in Early Childhood at SUNY Cobleskill, Bachelors in Elementary Education/Psychology at the College of Saint Rose and her Masters in Special Education and behavior disorders at the University of Arizona where she also played wheelchair basketball and won 2 championships. The majority of her teaching has been to students with Learning disabilities, Emotional Disorder, ADHD and or Autism.

Tomara teaches students strategic resiliency as a long term solution not a short term fix. She will work to help them understand a 5 step process to being able to drive the ship when the waters and winds are against you. Tomara will provide you with tools that you can place in your tool box that will help you be a star in your space in the universe.

I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I enjoyed having it! 

Mountain Top Motivation 

Alex P. Plasky is one of the most positive people I know and has every reason not to be!

In this episode, you will learn:

• How to choose to be positive

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About Alex P. Plasky:

Alex Plasky is a quadriplegic motivational speaker and filmmaker. Alex is well known for his strong ability to connect with his audience. He tells his life story in a fun and creative way, incorporating inspiring life lessons in each story. Alex also uses storytelling in the film he creates. Connecting with the audience and creating a life-changing video.

As a child, Alex’s first memory was living in a car with his parents and four other siblings. Then soon after, they felt lucky to sleep in a homeless shelter for a month. After that, his family was constantly on the move. Eventually, social services did get involved because of: lice, malnourishment, his living environment, etc. Alex was placed in foster care and was eventually reunited with his father, to only lose him one year later to lung cancer. Alex then went through two other homes. When life was finally getting better, he had a horse accident and broke his neck, leaving him paralyzed from the neck down.

Alex is living proof that the materials he presents work. Alex was held back in school and struggled in many classes because of years of homeschooling. Yet, he went from failing grades in middle school; to being an honors student and top of the class at Full Sail University. This presentation will give you a different perspective on life and the tools to create a life worth living.

Connect with Alex P. Plasky:

Website: www.alexpplasky.com

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Thanks for listening!

Jake Ballentine

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How Tanya Goodall Smith created her first $100k year!

In this interview we talk about how Tanya was able to have her most successful year in her career during all of the uncertainty of 2020!

She also talks about the importance of understanding your ideal client, mindset in business, being willing to grow over time, and how a service based business can be a great path for success!

My favorite thing about this interview is her willingness to talk about things she has done wrong and not just the things she has done right! This is a must listen for anyone who is dedicated to their business but hasn't reached the $100k level yet!

You can learn more about Tanya at: https://www.workstorycreative.com/

Thanks for listening!

Jake Ballentine

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Do you want to build a 7-figure coaching business?

In this episode, you will learn:

• How she built her seven-figure business

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About Brooke Elder:

Brooke Elder started her business to help others and spend more time with her family than in her normal 9-to-5. But, quickly, she found herself working more and more hours and spending less and less of the precious time with her family. Brooke knew something had to give.

Since implementing Systems with Strategy into her own business, Brooke went from 27 employees down to 7 and has increased her client satisfaction rating by 200 percent.

Brooke was able to create a seven-figure business while working just seven hours a week, all because of automation. This has allowed her husband, four kids, and two dogs to live the dream they’ve always wanted of sailing around the world.

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Connect with Brooke: 

Personal Website: www.brookeelder.com

Company Website: www.systemswithstrategy.com

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Connect with Jake Ballentine from the Mountain Top Motivation Podcast!

Website: http://www.mtmsuccess.com/blog

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

Thanks for listening!

Mountain Top Motivation

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Our guest on this episode of The Mountain Top Motivation Podcast is Michele Ogston!

In this episode Michele shares how she built a $30,000 a month coaching business through vibrationally aligning with her goals. Michele believes that success starts on the inside and then manifests on the outside. 

In this episode, you’ll learn: 

• Michele's philosophy on success

About Michele Ogston: 

Michele Ogston has been nicknamed “The Everyday Empath Coach” because she has a knack for blending the linear mind with the spiritual soul. She inspires empaths, introverts, and soul-driven people to recognize they are not actually stuck. Still, more often than not, they are applying the same set of behaviors and patterns to situations that no longer serve them. 

After her own struggles with feeling stuck, she has dedicated her work to inspire people to look within to find the answers. 

​Michele’s own life experiences with childhood trauma, PTSD, codependency, and the “un-doing” of a religious upbringing provide her with a unique perspective and empathy.  

Her willingness to “lean into” your experiences with you helps you feel safe and not alone. 

She is on a mission to teach people how to connect from within by trusting their intuition so they can stop feeling lost and lonely and start living with faith and not fear. 

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Connect with Michele Ogston:  

Website: https://www.cloud9lifecoaching.com/ 

Connect with Jake Ballentine from the Mountain Top Motivation Podcast! 

Website: http://www.mtmsuccess.com/blog  

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

P.S. If you are a speaker, author, or coach, come and join our Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/speakerauthorcoach 

Today on the Mountain Top Motivation Podcast, Jarrett Ingram speaks on the importance of growing your team! Most entrepreneurs wait to scale up their team until after they have the revenue to justify it. Jarrett makes the argument that this is backwards. He follows the Field Of Dreams Principle in business which is if you build it the sales will come! 

In Jarrett’s experience as a consultant, he’s heard many clients admit to not scaling the business because they don’t yet meet a certain level of sales. But in reality, it should be the other way around. When you scale the team the sales will follow! In this episode Jarrett explains how to scale your business to 7-figures, what prevents most entrepreneurs from going from six figures to seven figures, and why money is rocket fuel to everything you want in business!

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• About the Million-Dollar Matrix

About Jarrett Ingram:

Jarrett Ingram is a forward-thinking leader with a proven record of accomplishment in building teams, training, leadership and development. He is a serial entrepreneur with over a decade of experience in corporate training and people development. 

He is a revenue driver who intentionally implements culture and leadership to enable business outcomes, he is an international public speaker and a people multiplier.

To find out more about Jarrett Ingram, go to https://jarrettingram.com/

Connect with Jake Ballentine from the Mountain Top Motivation Podcast!

Website: http://www.mtmsuccess.com/blog 

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

Thank you for listening!

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In this solo episode I share my philosophy on the concept of Focusing On The Good!