Contenders Wanted

**Quick Disclaimer**
Usually our show is pretty squeaky clean. However, in case you listen to this show with little ones around there is reference to a cannabis company in this episode as well a few swear words. Not enough to make it explicit by any means, but a couple so I wanted to make sure you were aware in case that situation does apply to you. 

Show Notes:

What if you had the ability to suddenly turn all of your weaknesses into strengths? Well our guest today on the show stumbled upon a way to do just that when divine intervention came knocking one day for him. Our guest today is Travis Lachner, the CEO of The Beast Node, a multimedia marketing company, and the host of the brand new podcast show by the same name that just launched the week before this episode. He is also a partner at South Ventures as well the marketing and creative director there. On top of all of that he is also a brand and media consultant at Sparks & Spear, an elite marketing and management consulting firm. Previous to these ventures Travis started and successfully sold two separate companies, Token Spark and Bee-High. He was a college hockey athlete at Colorado State University and currently sports one of the most enviable mustaches a man could ask for.  I’m so excited for you guys to hear this episode because Travis has so much energy and provided so many nuggets of actionable tactics and advice you could put into practice right away. I hope you enjoy the show as much as I did.  On the show today we cover:

• Who is Travis Lachner and what does he do (3:04)
• Life lessons through hockey (8:04)
• Lessons from starting and selling a business (15:18)
• Travis' formula for success in business - clarity on your "why" (21:09)
• How improv comedy taught Travis to lean into discomfort (25:40)
• Content creation tips for social media (34:42)
• Travis' habit of constant experimentation for optimization (40:41)
• Systems for constant improvement (43:54)
• The Beast Node Podcast (49:34)
• What does it mean to him to be a Contender (53:16)

Resources:

How to learn more about Travis and what he does:

• Travis' LinkedIn Profile
• BeastNode.com
• Beast.Club for their newsletter

Additional Books, Individuals, or Items Discuss in the show:

• The 1% Rule by Tommy Baker
• Gary Vanynerchuck
• The 80/20 principle by Richard Koch
• Reduction Based Thinking
• Marshawn Lynch and his BeastQuake play - Watch it here

Contact Me:

As always, feel free to reach out to me by emailing me at [email protected] for suggestions of ways to improve the show, to let me know how the show is helping you, or to even suggest a future guest.

Show Notes:

Do you ever look back on your life and notice things that appeared to be random changes or events in your life at that time that then later turned out to be key stepping stones to where you are today? Well our guest on the show today is Bret Caretsky and he walks us through the ups and downs and random twists and turns of his story that have all paved the way for where he is today. Bret is the CEO and co-founder of Unicorn Drinks, an innovative CPG and food service brand known most widely for their hugely popular drink the Unicorn Frappuccino. Bret went to the University of Maryland and the University of Massachusetts where he studied Business Communication and Economics while playing Varsity Lacrosse attending 3 Final Fours and a National Championship. Out of college, Bret worked across Finance, Healthcare and Construction sectors as a strategic business consultant for Morgan Stanley, United Healthcare and Turner Construction, where he excelled in dynamic cross-functional roles alongside company leadership. After leaving his corporate jobs he became the co-founder of two highly successful brands and companies, Montauk Juice Factory and The End Brooklyn. On the show today we cover:

• Who is Bret and what does he do (3:19)
• Lessons learned from sports (4:23)
• Bret's favorite book (14:24)
• How Bret's corporate jobs set him up for success now (19:21)
• Lessons from starting his own companies (28:05)
• The real life of a start-up company CEO (41:54)
• The importance of clear communication (48:00)
• Why boundaries are important (51:05)
• What it means to him to be a contender (55:27)

Resources:

How to learn more about Bret and what he does:

• Unicorn Drinks Website
• Bret's email: [email protected]
• Bret's LinkedIn
• Instagram: Little Juice Dreaming
• Instagram: Drink Unicorn

Additional Books, Individuals, or Items Discuss in the show:

• Empire of Illusion by Chris Hedges

Contact Me:

As always, feel free to reach out to me by emailing me at [email protected] for suggestions of ways to improve the show, to let me know how the show is helping you, or to even suggest a future guest.

Show Notes:
Do you feel like you work so hard but success just never seems to come your way? Like it’s this metaphorical plane that just can’t get off the runway? Well on the show today I interview Tim Bratz, the CEO and founder of Legacy Wealth Holdings, and we will give you the tools you need to get your planes of success off the runway.  Tim Bratz (pronounced “Brotts”) began his real estate career in 2007 brokering commercial leases in the competitive NYC real estate market and now is the CEO and founder of Legacy Wealth Holdings, a real estate investment company that acquires and transforms  distressed apartment buildings into high-yield assets for their own portfolio. Tim's current portfolio at the time of this recording is  4,258 units with a valuation of more than $350M across 10 states. Tim now focuses on educating and empowering active operators and passive investors to become financially free through commercial real estate. Tim is a husband and proud father, graduate of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program, mentor for the Legacy Family mastermind, and active member of several other high-performance national entrepreneur & real estate masterminds. On the show today we cover:

• Who is Tim and what does he do (4:01)
• How to stop chasing shiny objects (11:24)
• How to get your metaphorical plane off the runway (13:10)
• How to handle doubt when hitting up against the wall of your successes (18:07)
• Tim's formula for success (27:53)
• Tim's long-term mindset and discipline that have lead him to success (36:35)
• The Little Legacy Library (40:51)
• What does it mean to Tim to be a Contender (46:21)

Resources:

How to learn more about Tim and what he does:

• Tim's Facebook
• Tim's Instagram
• Tim's LinkedIn
• Tim's Youtube channel
• Legacy Wealth Holdings website
• Little Legacy Library

Additional Books, Individuals, or Items Discuss in the show:

• The One Thing by Gary Keller
• The Slight Edge by Jeff Olson
• The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy
• The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham
• Extreme Ownership by Jako Willink
• Think & Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
• How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
• The Power of Positive Thinking by Dr. Norman Vincent Peale
• The Magic of Thinking Big by David Schwartz
• The Richest Man in Babylon by George Clason

Contact Me:

As always, feel free to reach out to me by emailing me at [email protected] for suggestions of ways to improve the show, to let me know how the show is helping you, or to even suggest a future guest.

Show Notes:
Do you ever just feel like you yourself are the thing getting in the way of your success? Like if you could figure out how to control your natural tendencies then you’d surely be successful? Well then you won’t want to miss our episode today with Jason Hunt.  Jason is from St. George, Utah. He attended Dixie State and Southern Utah University for his associate and bachelor’s degrees, then went on to receive his master’s and a PhD in Endocrine Physiology from Idaho State University. Jason is now a professor in the biology department at Brigham Young University Idaho teaching Human Physiology and conducts research on various topics involving endocrinology and brain chemistry. Jason has been married to his best friend, Angela, for 26 years, and together they have 5 children. On the show today Jason and I discuss: 

• How he became a professor (5:31)
• How Jason developed skill at introspection and his growth mindset (14:55)
• The power of the limbic system and pre-frontal cortex and their roles in habits and addictions (24:56)
• The brain science behind social media and internet pornography (32:43)
• How to strengthen our ability to exercise self-control (38:07)
• The 20-second rule and how to train the limbic system to work for you not against you (39:58)
• How being unselfish increases our self control (49:28)
• What does it mean to him to be a Contender (54:51)

Resources:
How to learn more about Jason and what he does:

• His email: [email protected]
• Professor Bio: BYUI Dept. of Biology

Additional Books, Individuals, or Items Discuss in the show:

• Mindset by Carol Dweck
• Addiction Recovery
• Endocrinology
• Physiology
• Limbic System
• Pre-Frontal Cortex
• 20-Second Rule
• Oxytocin
• As a Man Thinketh by James Allen
• Dixie State
• Aristotle's Moral Theories

Contact Me:
As always, feel free to reach out to me by emailing me at [email protected] for suggestions of ways to improve the show, to let me know how the show is helping you, or to even suggest a future guest.

Show Notes:
Have you ever met someone and shortly thereafter the thought comes to mind "Yea...I'm pretty sure they're going somewhere"? Well one of those people for me is Adam Carswell. Adam is a Director at Concordia Realty Corporation, the Business Development Manager at Asym Capital, and Director of Media and Marketing for LibertyFund.io. He has syndicated, redeveloped, repositioned, and revitalized more than $500 million worth of real estate. Adam produces the Cash Flow Connections Real Estate podcast and produces and hosts both Dream Chasers and the Liberland Show podcasts. 

On the show today we discuss:

• Who Adam is and where his journey started (4:33)
• How he started playing basketball in Belize and how he ultimately went from a player to the head coach (5:46)
• Why he left his dream job as a basketball coach and his job at Sherwin Williams (10:40)
• How Adam found his current opportunities and the walls he broke through (16:46)
• What he does now (27:19)
• How Adam became a master connector (36:36)
• What are his goals moving forward and what it means to him to be a contender (40:50)

Resources:

How to learn more about Adam and what he does:

• Website: Adam Carswell
• Store: IX Swag

Additional resources discussed:

• BJ McGill
• Shaka Smart
• Sherwin Williams
• Rich Dad Poor Dad
• Hunter Thompson and Asym Capital
• Cash Flow Connections Podcast
• Cash Flow Connections Mentorship Program
• Bitcoin
• Anarcast Podcast with Jeff Burwick
• Derrick Reiner
• Michael Flight
• Russell Brunson - Russell's Training Program
• Andrew Reemer
• LibertyFund.io
• Concordia Realty Corporation
• Dream Chasers Podcast
• Liberland
• Liberland Podcast
• E-Residency
• Atomic Habits
• The 10X Habit

Contact Me:
As always, feel free to reach out to me by emailing me at [email protected] 

Show Notes:
There are some people in our lives who make a great impact on us without us even recognizing it at the time. Can you think of any such person in your life? Well one of those people for me was Casey Taylor. Coach T, as I like to call him, is the head football coach of Inderkum High School here in Sacramento California. He has been teaching and coaching football for over 18 years now here in the Sacramento area and in that time has had 17 playoff appearances, reached nine section championships, winning seven of them, and reached the state championship game 4 times, winning one of them. However, Coach T doesn’t measure his impact by his success on the football field. On the show today we talk about:

• Who Coach T is, where he came from, how he got into coaching football, and a turning point that helped him find his purpose in coaching. (4:50)
• Various stories of the human side of coaching and how he tries to operate as a transformational coach and not just a transactional coach. (16:54)
• His coaching philosophy and he points out that his coaching style is like his barbecue style: low and slow. (26:52)
• What he feels has been the key to his success behind the scenes in his life and  why he wants to live a significant life and not a successful life (39:07)
• What it means to him to be a contender. (47:17)

Resources:

How to learn more about Coach T and what he does:

• His Twitter: Coach T
• Inderkum High School Page

Additional Books, Individuals, or Items Discuss in the show:

• "InSideOut Coaching" by Joe Ehrmann
• Transformational Coaching
• Character Combine
• Mother Teresa
• Honor Bowl

Contact Me
As always, feel free to reach out to me by emailing me at [email protected] for suggestions of ways to improve the show, to let me know how the show is helping you, or to even suggest a future guest.

Show Notes:
Have you ever wondered what life would be like if you were one of the best in the world at what you do? Well our guest today is Jordan Matyas and she plays the 8th position for Team USA's women's rugby team. She earned collegiate All-American honors in the 2012 - 2014 seasons while playing at her alma mater, BYU. She then was hired to play professionally for the San Diego Women's Premier League team, the San Diego Surfers, where she helped lead her team to a league championship and earned MVP accolades in the process. She made her Team USA Women's Rugby debut in the 2017 Japan Sevens Tournament and then a place on the roster of the 2017 WOmen's Rugby World Cup Team. Jordan returned to sevens for the 2018 World Cup and is looking forward to competing in the 2021 Olympic Games with Team USA's women's rugby team. On the show today we discuss:

• Jordan's early life and the lessons she learned growing up from her parents that helped her succeed at such a high level later on in life. (4:19)
• How Jordan decided to pursue rugby as her chosen sport and how rugby has enabled her to develop a sense of gratitude and acceptance of her body. (9:53)
• A peek behind the curtain to see what life is like as a professional athlete and what it takes to compete, prepare, and play at a level that makes her one of the best in the world. (13:45)
• Jordan's daily practices that she feels have fueled her success. (18:50)
• What she feels has been her greatest successes on and off the rugby pitch and what she hopes to accomplish in the coming years. (25:32)
• What it means to her to be a contender. (30:15)

Resources:

How to learn more about Jordan and what she does:

• Her Instagram: Jordan
• USA Rugby Instagram: USA Rugby
• World Rugby Page: https://www.world.rugby/?lang=en

Additional Books, Individuals, or Items Discuss in the show:

• The One Thing by Gary Keller

Contact Me
As always, feel free to reach out to me by emailing me at [email protected] for suggestions of ways to improve the show, to let me know how the show is helping you, or to even suggest a future guest. 

Show Notes:
Do you feel like you're too broken to be successful? Well our guest today is Christine Teh. She is a LinkedIn influencer with over 73,000 followers and was dubbed the "Queen of Cash" by those followers. She is an incredibly successful financial coach who helps people transform their relationship with money so they can reach their financial goals She is the owner operator of Teh Financial Consulting, host of the podcast Life and Money with Christine Teh, an IRS Tax Preparer, and, most recently, a new resident of Las Vegas, Nevada. On the show today we discuss:

• Christine's childhood and how being forced from her parents by rebel forces in the Philippines initially caused her to lose her identity and slip into depression for many years. (19:31)
• The journey she went through to find her identity again and how that has impacted every other areas of her life since that point. (22:59)
• How her abundance mindset enabled her to have the courage to start her business and ultimately find success. (14:48)
• The importance of self care and how it is integral to overall wellbeing.  (29:11)
• How she made the decision to go out on her own and how her habits of daily self improvement and consistently showing up continue to fuel her successes.  (46:10)
• We end with a discussion about what it means to her to be a Contender (50:46)

Resources:

How to learn more about Christine and her company:

• Website and Courses: https://www.tehfinancialcoaching.com/
• LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tehfinancialcoaching/
• Instagram Page: https://www.instagram.com/tehfinancialcoaching/
• Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/TehFinancialCoaching/
• Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/

Additional Books, Individuals, or Items Discuss in the show:

• The Universe Has your Back by Gabrielle Bernstein
• The Law of Attraction by Hay House Inc.
• Mind over Money by Dr. Brad Klontz
• Millionaire Next Door by Thomas J. Stanley

Contact Me
As always, feel free to reach out to me by emailing me at [email protected] for suggestions of ways to improve the show, to let me know how the show is helping you, or to even suggest a future guest. 

Show Notes:
Have you ever made a goal and then did everything you thought you needed to do to reach that goal only to be denied? Well our guest today is Nate Evans, a friend of mine, and the co-founder of Peak Wholeness, and this is exactly what happened to him. Today on the show we learn about:

• What Nate's original plans had been for his life (3:27)
• What kept happening to him in his professional life for many years despite putting in all the necessary work to make his initial goals a reality (6:29)
• We talk about the mental battles he went through during these multiple set backs (11:25)
• We discuss how these detours from his plans eventually proved to be a blessing in disguise and lead to the creation of his company, Peak Wholeness (19:48)
• We talk about Peak Wholeness' unique approach to wellness and what Nate hopes to accomplish through Peak Wholeness (25:29)
• We end with a discussion philosophizing about what success really means and what it means to him to be a Contender (32:32)

Resources:

How to learn more about Nate and his wife and their company:

• Website: https://www.peakwholeness.org/
• Instagram Page: @peakwholeness
• Email: [email protected]

Nate's LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nate-e-908850b8/

Additional Books, Individuals, or Items Discuss in the show:

• Carvana

Contact Me
As always, feel free to reach out to me by emailing me at [email protected] for suggestions of ways to improve the show, to let me know how the show is helping you, or to even suggest a future guest. 

Show Notes:
What if you could sit down with the most financially successful person you've ever known personally and talk to them about success and how they did it? Well our guest today is Fred Penney and Fred is that guy in my life. Today on the show we learn about:

• Who Fred was before he became a successful attorney and businessman (4:57)
• An impactful lesson Fred Learned from his grandma as a kid that he believes set him up for success later on in life (8:26)
• Fred's general philosophy towards success and why that means you should always pay for lunch (11:51)
• His rule for business success that he calls "The Five" (15:17)
• Why it is important to learn to love the games of business and success and why money is a motivator for Fred (20:03)
• How Fred decided to start his own firm after only having been in practice for a couple of years (25:18) 
• How taking calculated leaps of faith has allowed him to be successful (33:58)
• Fred's secret personal practice that he says has enabled him to enjoy as much success as he has had (37:46)
• We end discussing what success means to Fred and what it means to him to be a Contender (41:05)

Grab your pens and notepad for this one, you're gonna want it.

Resources:
How to learn more about Fred and his firm:

• Law Firm Website: https://www.penneylawyers.com/
• Instagram Page: https://www.instagram.com/frederickpenney1
• TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@frederick
• Radio Law Talk Radio Show: 9 - 12 pm on Saturdays
• Radio Law Talk Podcast: Apple Podcasts
• Radio Website: www.radiolawtalk.com

Fred's LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fredpenney/

Additional Books, Individuals, or Items Discuss in the show:

• Driven - by Larry H. Miller

Contact Me
As always, feel free to reach out to me by emailing me at [email protected] for suggestions of ways to improve the show, to let me know how the show is helping you, or to even suggest a future guest.