Dropping Bombs

This episode was sponsored by Cardiff & ES Cashouts LightSpeed VT: https://www.lightspeedvt.com/ Dropping Bombs Podcast: https://www.droppingbombs.com/ Today's Dropping Bombs episode features Elad Shushan, a 19-year-old who started out working unpaid at his dad's supermarket and now runs an electronics company that did $2 million in sales in one month. No degree. No investors. Elad shares how a $500 trading card became a business with buyers in Dubai and Brazil, how credit card points power the operation, and why AI can't touch his industry. He also reveals how he borrows other people's credit to create millions in purchasing power at zero interest. Elad didn't wait for the right moment. He was flipping cards at twelve. Press play before you spend another year waiting for yours. 🔗 Connect with EladInstagram (Business): https://www.instagram.com/es_cashouts Instagram (Personal): https://www.instagram.com/eladbuilds Website: https://lnk.bio/eladbuilds ✅ Additional ResourcesEarn With ES (Credit Card Points Program): https://www.earnwithes.com Watch the full-length video version of any Dropping Bombs episode here on YouTube. Brad Lea is a self-made entrepreneur who turned small-town grit into a multi-million-dollar empire. With over 25 years dominating sales and leadership, he's mentored thousands to outsmart, outwork, and out win their competition. His top-rated podcast, Dropping Bombs, brings raw, game-changing insights from the biggest names in business. LightSpeed VT is Brad's brainchild—the world's leading interactive training platform. It's built to make your team sharper, faster, and more effective, without wasting time or money. Whether you're a startup or a Fortune 500, LightSpeed VT is how you scale success and dominate your industry. Curious? Check it out:https://www.lightspeedvt.com/ Brad's also behind Closer School, the go-to program for mastering sales and closing deals like a pro. Want to 10x your income? This is where you start. His book, The Hard Way, lays out the brutal, honest lessons he learned building his empire—your blueprint to winning the game. Get it here: https://ourreward.store/collections/brad-lea/the-hard-way This isn't just a video. It's a wake-up call. Watch it. Share it. Act on it. Closer School: https://www.closerschool.com/

This episode was sponsored by Cardiff

LightSpeed VT: https://www.lightspeedvt.com/ Dropping Bombs Podcast: https://www.droppingbombs.com/

Today's Dropping Bombs episode features Alexis Manley, a creator who spent two decades angry and surrounded by the wrong people, until a baptism the day before her 40th birthday let her start over.

She breaks down the crabs-in-a-bucket test for spotting who's holding you back, why raising your standards beats toughening up, and how a rescue Frenchie named Walter, who began life with a 50/50 shot, helped her soften.

Somewhere in your life, there's a bucket you're still stuck in. This conversation shows you how to climb out, and who to bring with you.

🔗 Connect with Alexis Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/letsgolexy Instagram (Walter): https://www.instagram.com/whereiswalterrrrr Instagram (Lifestyle): https://www.instagram.com/alexisannlifestyle Instagram (Podcast/Community): https://www.instagram.com/doinglifewithalexis Instagram (Lyrics/Music): https://www.instagram.com/alexisannlyrics

Watch the full-length video version of any Dropping Bombs episode here on YouTube.

Brad Lea is a self-made entrepreneur who turned small-town grit into a multi-million-dollar empire. With over 25 years dominating sales and leadership, he's mentored thousands to outsmart, outwork, and out win their competition. His top-rated podcast, Dropping Bombs, brings raw, game-changing insights from the biggest names in business.

LightSpeed VT is Brad's brainchild—the world's leading interactive training platform. It's built to make your team sharper, faster, and more effective, without wasting time or money. Whether you're a startup or a Fortune 500, LightSpeed VT is how you scale success and dominate your industry. Curious? Check it out: https://www.lightspeedvt.com/

Brad's also behind Closer School, the go-to program for mastering sales and closing deals like a pro. Want to 10x your income? This is where you start. His book, The Hard Way, lays out the brutal, honest lessons he learned building his empire—your blueprint to winning the game. Get it here: https://ourreward.store/collections/brad-lea/the-hard-way

This isn't just a video. It's a wake-up call. Watch it. Share it. Act on it. Closer School: https://www.closerschool.com/

This episode was sponsored by Cardiff & Maser Sales Training

LightSpeed VT: https://www.lightspeedvt.com/

Dropping Bombs Podcast: https://www.droppingbombs.com/

This Dropping Bombs episode features Austin Maser, the Golden Door award winner who sold 1,067 pest control accounts in 4.5 months, then built Maser Sales Training to teach other door-to-door reps how to do it.

Austin once quit door-to-door in tears, delivered Taco Bell, and watched his wife consider joining the military to support the family. He breaks down what changed when he went back out, from the rejection lessons of a mission in Chile to his close-and-hide technique.

On November 20th, he'll knock doors on camera in Scottsdale, Arizona, alongside Andy Elliott, the sales coach he once mocked in a viral reel. The man who couldn't close a single deal is now the one other reps pay to learn from.

🔗 Connect with Austin

Instagram (personal): https://www.instagram.com/austinmaser/

Instagram (business): https://www.instagram.com/masersalestraining

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MaserSalesTraining

Website: https://masersalestraining.com

Maser Sales Training App (App Store): https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id6749551550

✅ Additional Resources

Sales Training Arena Event (March 3rd): DM "arena" on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/masersalestraining

Watch the full-length video version of any Dropping Bombs episode here on YouTube.

Brad Lea is a self-made entrepreneur who turned small-town grit into a multi-million-dollar empire. With over 25 years dominating sales and leadership, he's mentored thousands to outsmart, outwork, and out win their competition. His top-rated podcast, Dropping Bombs, brings raw, game-changing insights from the biggest names in business.

LightSpeed VT is Brad's brainchild—the world's leading interactive training platform. It's built to make your team sharper, faster, and more effective, without wasting time or money. Whether you're a startup or a Fortune 500, LightSpeed VT is how you scale success and dominate your industry. Curious? Check it out:

https://www.lightspeedvt.com/

Brad's also behind Closer School, the go-to program for mastering sales and closing deals like a pro. Want to 10x your income? This is where you start. His book, The Hard Way, lays out the brutal, honest lessons he learned building his empire—your blueprint to winning the game. Get it here: https://ourreward.store/collections/brad-lea/the-hard-way

This isn't just a video. It's a wake-up call. Watch it. Share it. Act on it.

Closer School: https://www.closerschool.com/

This episode was sponsored by Cardiff

LightSpeed VT: https://www.lightspeedvt.com/

Dropping Bombs Podcast: https://www.droppingbombs.com/

Today's Dropping Bombs episode features Trevor Jacob, the Olympic snowboarder who went pro at 13, then jumped out of his own airplane on camera and watched it crash.

What came next was worse: a 15-mile crawl through poison oak, a lawyer's advice that turned one stunt into a federal case, and a setup drug test that landed him in solitary confinement. He also shares what he experienced in that cell and how it changed what he believes.

He had the money, the sponsors, and the fame, then one decision put him up against 80 years. Now he's rebuilding from zero and calls it one of the best things that ever happened to him. Press play and find out why.

🔗 Connect with Trevor

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

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@trevorjacob

✅ Additional Resources Mentioned

Outwitting the Devil by Napoleon Hill

Watch the full-length video version of any Dropping Bombs episode here on YouTube.

Brad Lea is a self-made entrepreneur who turned small-town grit into a multi-million-dollar empire. With over 25 years dominating sales and leadership, he's mentored thousands to outsmart, outwork, and out win their competition. His top-rated podcast, Dropping Bombs, brings raw, game-changing insights from the biggest names in business.

LightSpeed VT is Brad's brainchild—the world's leading interactive training platform. It's built to make your team sharper, faster, and more effective, without wasting time or money. Whether you're a startup or a Fortune 500, LightSpeed VT is how you scale success and dominate your industry. Curious? Check it out:

https://www.lightspeedvt.com/

Brad's also behind Closer School, the go-to program for mastering sales and closing deals like a pro. Want to 10x your income? This is where you start. His book, The Hard Way, lays out the brutal, honest lessons he learned building his empire—your blueprint to winning the game. Get it here: https://ourreward.store/collections/brad-lea/the-hard-way

This isn't just a video. It's a wake-up call. Watch it. Share it. Act on it.

Closer School: https://www.closerschool.com/

This episode was sponsored by Cardiff & The Parker Group

LightSpeed VT: https://www.lightspeedvt.com/

Dropping Bombs Podcast: https://www.droppingbombs.com/

Today's Dropping Bombs episode proves rock bottom is just a starting line with Jessica Parker, who landed in America at 19 with one suitcase, ended up in a women's shelter, and now turns everyday people into six-figure earners in insurance.

Jessica breaks down the food stamps, the borrowed couch, the napkin math that revealed what she was really worth, and the three things she says separate people who earn big from people who stay stuck.

Everyone has a chapter they'd rather hide. Jessica shows why yours might be the most valuable thing you own, and why it's never too late to use it.

🔗 Connect with Jessica

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

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@msparker_tpg

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jparkercoversppl

✅ Website & Book

The Parker Group: https://www.tparkergroup.com

The No to Yes Principle (Signed Book): https://www.thenotoyesprinciple.com/

Watch the full-length video version of any Dropping Bombs episode here on YouTube.

Brad Lea is a self-made entrepreneur who turned small-town grit into a multi-million-dollar empire. With over 25 years dominating sales and leadership, he's mentored thousands to outsmart, outwork, and out win their competition. His top-rated podcast, Dropping Bombs, brings raw, game-changing insights from the biggest names in business.

LightSpeed VT is Brad's brainchild—the world's leading interactive training platform. It's built to make your team sharper, faster, and more effective, without wasting time or money. Whether you're a startup or a Fortune 500, LightSpeed VT is how you scale success and dominate your industry. Curious? Check it out:

https://www.lightspeedvt.com/

Brad's also behind Closer School, the go-to program for mastering sales and closing deals like a pro. Want to 10x your income? This is where you start. His book, The Hard Way, lays out the brutal, honest lessons he learned building his empire—your blueprint to winning the game. Get it here: https://ourreward.store/collections/brad-lea/the-hard-way

This isn't just a video. It's a wake-up call. Watch it. Share it. Act on it.

Closer School: https://www.closerschool.com/

This episode was sponsored by Cardiff & S.O.S Dojo

LightSpeed VT: https://www.lightspeedvt.com/

Dropping Bombs Podcast: https://www.droppingbombs.com/

Today's Dropping Bombs episode features Joe Marcoux, the Sales Sensei who opened his first store at 20, grew Fitness Depot from seven locations to 38 in 18 months, and now trains sales teams through his S.O.S. Dojo.

Joe breaks down why buyers lie, how to expose a fake objection with one question, and why "I need to talk to my wife" is rarely the real reason. He also shares how he discovered his best friend, the godfather to his daughter, was sleeping with his wife.

Most deals aren't lost to price. They're lost to lies nobody questions, and Joe shows you exactly how to catch them.

🔗 Connect with Joe

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

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@joemarcoux

✅ Additional Resources

Joe Marcoux (S.O.S. Dojo, free month offer): https://www.joemarcoux.com

Boutique Thinking in a Big Box World (Joe's book): https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/boutique-thinking-in-a-big-box-world-a-caffeinated-instruction-manual-for-open-minded-sales-enthusiasts_joe-marcoux/2791044/

The 5 Love Languages (book Joe recommends): https://5lovelanguages.com

Watch the full-length video version of any Dropping Bombs episode here on YouTube.

Brad Lea is a self-made entrepreneur who turned small-town grit into a multi-million-dollar empire. With over 25 years dominating sales and leadership, he's mentored thousands to outsmart, outwork, and out win their competition. His top-rated podcast, Dropping Bombs, brings raw, game-changing insights from the biggest names in business.

LightSpeed VT is Brad's brainchild—the world's leading interactive training platform. It's built to make your team sharper, faster, and more effective, without wasting time or money. Whether you're a startup or a Fortune 500, LightSpeed VT is how you scale success and dominate your industry. Curious? Check it out:

https://www.lightspeedvt.com/

Brad's also behind Closer School, the go-to program for mastering sales and closing deals like a pro. Want to 10x your income? This is where you start. His book, The Hard Way, lays out the brutal, honest lessons he learned building his empire—your blueprint to winning the game. Get it here: https://ourreward.store/collections/brad-lea/the-hard-way

This isn't just a video. It's a wake-up call. Watch it. Share it. Act on it.

Closer School: https://www.closerschool.com/

This episode was sponsored by Cardiff & Genius Labs

LightSpeed VT: https://www.lightspeedvt.com/

Dropping Bombs Podcast: https://www.droppingbombs.com/

Today's Dropping Bombs episode features Max Mayes, the performance marketer behind $1 billion in online revenue and $30 million raised in nine months through Facebook ads alone.

Clients like Dan Bilzerian and Kevin Trudeau hired him to fix broken offers, and his 5-in-6 launch success rate across 200-plus offers is five times the industry norm. Max breaks down the hidden "baby gate" that caps your scale, why 95% of businesses fail at integrating AI, and the gold mine app most marketers ignore.

Max wasted $440,000 on courses before learning that nobody is coming to save your business. Hear what he does instead before you spend another dollar.

🔗 Connect with Max

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

Substack: https://maxmayes.substack.com

Website: http://geniusos.maxmayes.io/

✅ Additional Resources

Join Rose (Telemedicine for Women's Hormone Health): https://joinrose.com

Watch the full-length video version of any Dropping Bombs episode here on YouTube.

Brad Lea is a self-made entrepreneur who turned small-town grit into a multi-million-dollar empire. With over 25 years dominating sales and leadership, he's mentored thousands to outsmart, outwork, and out win their competition. His top-rated podcast, Dropping Bombs, brings raw, game-changing insights from the biggest names in business.

LightSpeed VT is Brad's brainchild—the world's leading interactive training platform. It's built to make your team sharper, faster, and more effective, without wasting time or money. Whether you're a startup or a Fortune 500, LightSpeed VT is how you scale success and dominate your industry. Curious? Check it out:

https://www.lightspeedvt.com/

Brad's also behind Closer School, the go-to program for mastering sales and closing deals like a pro. Want to 10x your income? This is where you start. His book, The Hard Way, lays out the brutal, honest lessons he learned building his empire—your blueprint to winning the game. Get it here: https://ourreward.store/collections/brad-lea/the-hard-way

This isn't just a video. It's a wake-up call. Watch it. Share it. Act on it.

Closer School: https://www.closerschool.com/

"When a foster kid runs away, nobody comes looking."

This episode was sponsored by Cardiff & National Youth Advocate Program

LightSpeed VT: https://www.lightspeedvt.com/

Dropping Bombs Podcast: https://www.droppingbombs.com/

This Dropping Bombs episode features Trenton Brisco, a single man in Las Vegas who has fostered nearly 50 children and has six in his home right now. He's seen up close how the system fails them, and he's done waiting for someone else to fix it.

Trenton breaks down why foster parents can't pick their kids, what happens inside Child Haven, and why siblings get split up like nothing. He also covers the campus he's building to stop it, and how AI finally let him film scripts he wrote 20 years ago.

One boy ran away two months before turning 18. Years later, he called Trenton the only father figure he ever had. Right now, 120 kids in Child Haven are waiting for someone to say yes.

🔗 Connect with Trenton Brisco

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

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@trentonbrisco

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/trentonbrisco

Website: https://trenton-brisco.upperhome2.chatgpt.site

Glacier Magazine (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/glacier.magazine

✅ Additional Resources

Briscotown (Nonprofit): https://www.briscotown.org

National Youth Advocate Program (Become a Foster Parent in Nevada): https://www.nyap.org/nevada/foster-care

Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot (Angel Studios): https://www.angel.com/press/sound-of-hope-the-story-of-possum-trot

Watch the full-length video version of any Dropping Bombs episode here on YouTube.

Brad Lea is a self-made entrepreneur who turned small-town grit into a multi-million-dollar empire. With over 25 years dominating sales and leadership, he's mentored thousands to outsmart, outwork, and out win their competition. His top-rated podcast, Dropping Bombs, brings raw, game-changing insights from the biggest names in business.

LightSpeed VT is Brad's brainchild—the world's leading interactive training platform. It's built to make your team sharper, faster, and more effective, without wasting time or money. Whether you're a startup or a Fortune 500, LightSpeed VT is how you scale success and dominate your industry. Curious? Check it out:

https://www.lightspeedvt.com/

Brad's also behind Closer School, the go-to program for mastering sales and closing deals like a pro. Want to 10x your income? This is where you start. His book, The Hard Way, lays out the brutal, honest lessons he learned building his empire—your blueprint to winning the game. Get it here: https://ourreward.store/collections/brad-lea/the-hard-way

This isn't just a video. It's a wake-up call. Watch it. Share it. Act on it.

Closer School: https://www.closerschool.com/

This episode was sponsored by Cardiff & Steri-Clean

LightSpeed VT: https://www.lightspeedvt.com/

Dropping Bombs Podcast: https://www.droppingbombs.com/

Today's Dropping Bombs episode features Cory Chalmers, the cleanup expert from A&E's Hoarders, who invented the crime scene cleanup industry in 1995 as a paramedic and built Steri-Clean into a nationwide franchise.

Cory breaks down what happens to a body nobody finds, the five levels of hoarding, and why cleaning a hoarder's house fails 98% of the time without aftercare. He also reveals how one cleanup uncovered $77,000 in cash on day one, and why the real estate deals hiding behind these jobs go unnoticed by most investors.

Someone has to answer the call when tragedy hits a family. This episode shows who does it, what it pays, and the opportunity most people walk right past.

🔗 Connect with Cory

Instagram (Personal): https://www.instagram.com/cory.chalmers

Instagram (Business): https://www.instagram.com/stericlean

✅ Additional Resources

Steri-Clean: https://www.steri-clean.com

Crime Scene Cleanup Franchise Info: https://www.crimescenecleanupfranchise.com

Hoarders.com: https://www.hoarders.com

Watch the full-length video version of any Dropping Bombs episode here on YouTube.

Brad Lea is a self-made entrepreneur who turned small-town grit into a multi-million-dollar empire. With over 25 years dominating sales and leadership, he's mentored thousands to outsmart, outwork, and out win their competition. His top-rated podcast, Dropping Bombs, brings raw, game-changing insights from the biggest names in business.

LightSpeed VT is Brad's brainchild—the world's leading interactive training platform. It's built to make your team sharper, faster, and more effective, without wasting time or money. Whether you're a startup or a Fortune 500, LightSpeed VT is how you scale success and dominate your industry. Curious? Check it out:

https://www.lightspeedvt.com/

Brad's also behind Closer School, the go-to program for mastering sales and closing deals like a pro. Want to 10x your income? This is where you start. His book, The Hard Way, lays out the brutal, honest lessons he learned building his empire—your blueprint to winning the game. Get it here: https://ourreward.store/collections/brad-lea/the-hard-way

This isn't just a video. It's a wake-up call. Watch it. Share it. Act on it.

Closer School: https://www.closerschool.com/

This episode was sponsored by Cardiff & Labor to Legacy

LightSpeed VT: https://www.lightspeedvt.com/

Dropping Bombs Podcast: https://www.droppingbombs.com/

"A $200K job is a prison. They pay you just enough to keep you there."

This Dropping Bombs episode features Christopher and Chandler Terrell, the husband-and-wife founders of Labor to Legacy and The Co-Founder Marriage. Christopher is walking away from high-voltage power lines to chase ownership, and Chandler held down her own six-figure career while their business nearly destroyed what they thought was a perfect marriage.

They break down the best friend turned employee who quit at peak season and launched a rival, the ultimatum that saved their marriage, the power struggle over who reports to whom, and why "special energy" decides whether a couple survives.

Your business is either your marriage's biggest asset or its slowest killer. Find out which before your spouse does.

🔗 Connect with Christopher & Chandler

Co-Founder Marriage IG: https://www.instagram.com/the_cofounder_marriage

Labor to Legacy IG: https://www.instagram.com/labor_to_legacy

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thecofoundermarriage

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theco-foundermarriage

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61594360855722

Website: https://theco-foundermarriage.com

Watch the full-length video version of any Dropping Bombs episode here on YouTube.

Brad Lea is a self-made entrepreneur who turned small-town grit into a multi-million-dollar empire. With over 25 years dominating sales and leadership, he's mentored thousands to outsmart, outwork, and out win their competition. His top-rated podcast, Dropping Bombs, brings raw, game-changing insights from the biggest names in business.

LightSpeed VT is Brad's brainchild—the world's leading interactive training platform. It's built to make your team sharper, faster, and more effective, without wasting time or money. Whether you're a startup or a Fortune 500, LightSpeed VT is how you scale success and dominate your industry. Curious? Check it out:

https://www.lightspeedvt.com/

Brad's also behind Closer School, the go-to program for mastering sales and closing deals like a pro. Want to 10x your income? This is where you start. His book, The Hard Way, lays out the brutal, honest lessons he learned building his empire—your blueprint to winning the game. Get it here: https://ourreward.store/collections/brad-lea/the-hard-way

This isn't just a video. It's a wake-up call. Watch it. Share it. Act on it.

Closer School: https://www.closerschool.com/