Greg Larson is the author of Clubbie: A Minor League Baseball Memoir, a cinematic tell-all about his two seasons as a clubhouse attendant in the Baltimore Orioles organization.

As a stand-up comedian, he performs regularly in Austin, Texas. As an editor and owner of Apollo Media, his clients’ works have been featured in Forbes, Entrepreneur Magazine, the USA Today Bestseller List, and The Wall Street Journal Bestseller List.

Here's What We Cover in This Episode

• Success Bias
• Curiosity around failure and the struggles to succeed
• Perseverance in overcoming rejection
• Mentors are essential on the journey of success
• Be true to yourself and your values
• Building relationships is so important

Greg's Book Recommendation

Clubbie: A Minor League Baseball Memoir by Greg Larson

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Travis Rosbach is a lifelong student of business, acting as an advisor, consultant, public speaker, and business coach to a wide range of industries, celebrities, individuals, and even countries.

He not only shares his tradecraft with others but practices it in the many startups he is currently involved with.

Travis is the founder of the billion-dollar brand Hydro Flask. In addition, his experience includes US Merchant Marine Boat Captain, Commercial Airline Pilot, Long-Standing World Explorer, SCUBA Dive Master/Instructor, and much more!

Here's What We Cover in This Episode

• We all have ideas, and most don’t take action
• Success is about being all in. Are you willing to pound the pavement to make it happen?
• Who are your mentors and what do you fill your mind with?
• Creating your tribe and followers
• The day after success
• The more successful you become, the more people will throw rocks
• Motivation when times get challenging

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Steve Farber is the president of Extreme Leadership, Incorporated, and the founder of The Extreme Leadership Institute, organizations devoted to the cultivation and development of Extreme Leaders in the business community, non-profits, and education.

Coaching and inspiring Extreme Leadership at all organizational levels is Steve’s passion, and he does so with a style that is part strategist, part social commentator, and all energy.

He is the author of, “Love is Just Damn Good Business" which addresses love as a hard-core business principle that generates measurable results.

Here's What We Cover in This Episode

• It’s all about people
• Peaks and valleys are a part of the entrepreneurial journey
• What is your message to the world?
• Say what you need to say in your own voice and put your ego aside
• Encourage the heart, recognize and celebrate others
• LEAP- Love, Energy, Audacity, Proof
• Love is a practice and discipline
• All businesses have a culture, be intentional about your culture
• What should love look like in the way we do business?

Steve's Book Recommendation

Love is Just Damn Good Business: Do What You Love in the Service of People Who Love What You Do by Steve Farber

The Radical Leap (A Personal Lesson in Extreme Leadership) by Steve Farber

Theft of the Spirit: A Journey to Spiritual Healing by Carl Hammerschlag

Love Is the Killer App: How to Win Business and Influence Friends by Tim Sanders

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Jim Fischetti is a speaker, coach, and consultant who is committed to transforming lives and developing leaders, who want to do the same. He is passionate about growing sales organizations and individuals within them who are ready to go beyond the next step and move toward greatness.

He is the author of, "Vision to Results: Leadership in Action" which was voted by Forbes as one of the Best Books on Leadership in 2019.

Here's What We Cover in This Episode

• Being an entrepreneur is an uncapped opportunity
• What is the skill set you need to go to the next level?
• As a leader, do you leave a big hole?
• The recipe for success; good leaders, big vision, and alignment
• Get results and then build relationships
• Hire to your culture
• As a leader, your job is to make your vision bigger
• Three powerful questions to ask yourself when you first meet someone
• Think bigger

Jim's Book Recommendation

Vision to Results: Leadership in Action by Jim Fischetti

The Essential Wooden: A Lifetime of Lessons on Leaders and Leadership by John Wooden

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Josh Elledge is a serial entrepreneur and the founder of UpMyInfluence.com. He has seen it evolve into a purpose-driven platform bent on totally democratizing access to influence. They turn entrepreneurs into influencers, thought leaders, and authority experts so they can achieve more sales, revenue, and opportunity.

Using his PR experience as a U.S. Navy journalist, he became an influencer with his digital consumer advocacy and lifestyle brand SavingsAngel.com which has grossed more than $6 million in sales.

Here's What We Cover in This Episode

• Be illogically generous with your time
• If you work on your generosity in business, business is quite easy
• Be of service to others
• Start small to build your influence and make yourself presentable to others
• Invest 1-2 hours per week on your perceived online authority
• Difference between influence and authority

Josh's Book Recommendation

Go-Givers Sell More by Bob Burg

Marketing Rebellion: The Most Human Company Wins by Michael Schaefer

Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones by James Clear

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Frank Crinite is one of America's top car sales consultants selling more than 100+ cars a month from Piazza Honda in Springfield, PA. While he continues to sell cars every day, Frank has a mission to change the way salespeople are trained to adapt to the changing sales environments in dealerships today.

Frank has personally sold more than 16,000 cars by building a loyal customer database, following a robust game plan, and becoming a marketing machine.

Here's What We Cover in This Episode

• You must always evolve and grow
• It's not no, it's no problem
• Humanize yourself on social media
• Be transparent
• You need to partner with reciprocal businesses
• It’s about customer flow
• Earn the right to ask for a referral by giving world-class customer service
• Stop reading your own press
• There is always another level

Frank's Book Recommendation

The Magic of Thinking Big by David Schwartz

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John and Mark X. Cronin are a father-son team that founded John’s Crazy Socks. John is an entrepreneur who just happens to have Down syndrome. You may know them for being named EY Entrepreneurs of the Year or testifying before Congress or speaking at the UN. You may know them because John became “Sock Buddies” with President George H.W. Bush. Or you may know them for having grown a bootstrapped start-up to a $5 million dollar business in less than three years. 

John’s Crazy Socks is an internationally recognized social enterprise with a mission to spread happiness and show what people with differing abilities can do. 

Their mission infuses all aspects of their business. More than half of their employees have a differing ability. Their Giving Back Program starts with a 5 percent pledge of profits to the Special Olympics and has raised over $375,000 for their charity partners. They have attracted over 27,000 online five-star reviews. John’s Crazy Socks has over 230,000 Facebook followers and 50,000 Instagram followers.

You will love their socks, but the socks are just the physical manifestation of the happiness they share.

Here's What We Cover in This Episode

• Test your ideas
• People have differing abilities, not disabilities
• Know your values
• Know your purpose
• 4 Pillars to build upon- inspiration and hope, giving back, socks you can love, making it personal

John and Mark's Book Recommendation

Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action by Simon Sinek

The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses by Eric Ries

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Randy Gage is a thought-provoking critical thinker who will make you approach your business — and your life — in a whole new way. He is the author of 14 books translated into 25 languages, including the New York Times bestsellers, Risky Is the New Safe, and Mad Genius.

Here's What We Cover in This Episode

• Find others who believe in you and your vision
• Not everyone is cut out to be an entrepreneur
• Have you burned your boat?
• People have to be open to change
• Mind viruses are toxic
• Everyone has a vision of their life
• What is your prosperity quotient?

Randy's Book Recommendation

Radical Rebirth by Randy Gage

Risky is the New Safe: The Rules Have Changed . . . by Randy Gage

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Dominique "Dom" Brightmon, is an award-winning speaker and certified member of the John Maxwell Team.

He is the bestselling author of "Going North!: Tips & Techniques to Advance Yourself", "Stay the Course: The Elite Performer's 7 Secret Keys to Sustainable Success", and contributing author for “Crappy to Happy: Sacred Stories of Transformational Joy”.

Dom is the host of the Going North podcast, a top-rated self-help podcast that interviews authors from all over the world.  

Here's What We Cover in This Episode

• Use your car as an audio university
• The power of written notes
• Take one jewel away from anything you learn and implement
• How to have a rock-solid mindset using RAVE. R-Reading, A-Audio Immersion, V-Visual Stimulation, E-Encouragement
• A good day starts the night before
• The power of a victory log
• 3 skills to develop for anyone who desires success
• How to overcome imposter syndrome

Dominique's Book Recommendation

Stay The Course: The Elite Performer's 7 Secret Keys to Sustainable Success by Dominique Brightmon

Art of the Start 2.0: The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything by Guy Kawasaki

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Paul Slack is a serial entrepreneur with more than 20 years of digital marketing experience. He is the founder and CEO of Vende Social and the author of Social Rules! and Social Selling Rules! Paul is also a sought-after speaker in the digital marketing space. He has been featured in Success Magazine, Fox radio, and big stage events, and has trained tens of thousands of business leaders across the country on the best ways to leverage digital marketing for their businesses.  

Today he leads a team of digital marketing pros who love to work with busy executives who understand digital marketing is critical, but just don't have time or expertise to build & execute in a way that delivers real results.

Here's What We Cover in This Episode

• How do you message to attract your ideal client?
• The importance of knowing your customer needs
• 4 pillars to generate online leads
• How to activate your audience
• 2 critical types of email
• Be a curator of your time

Paul's Book Recommendation

Social Rules! - A Common Sense Guide to Social Media Marketing by Paul Slack 

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