Dropping Bombs

Michael Franzese was born into one of New York's most violent and feared Colombo crime families. It was like a rite of passage to become part of the criminal underworld, or as they used to call it "the family business." Michael was VERY good at what he did for the family. Michael was the first to walk away without protective custody and survive. He turned his skillset from his family business into good. Michael now uses his experience to help corporate executives, professional & student athletes, at-risk youths, and church audiences. Michael is a real example now for the world to look at and get better from.

In this episode, Brad and Michael discuss coming to Jesus, escaping from the mob, and what it means to be truly free in life and in the USA. Tune in as Michael, a former member, recalls his risky exit from one of New York's most infamous mafia families.

00:00 Intro

01:02 Follow Michael and subscribe on YouTube!

05:39 How Michael got into the mob and his story

08:10 Indictments

09:32 The numbers

12:19 How principles are applied

13:20 "Do what you do best and delegate the rest." - Michael Franzese

15:40 "The government is the new mafia."

17:20 Michael's faith

18:33 "I didn't find God, he found me." - Michael Franzese

20:53 Read Michaels Book: Blood Covenant

24:30 The people you don't argue with

28:50 What Brad did as a kid

32:12 "Can a leopard change their spots?"

35:10 Understand this...

39:10 How politics affects life

39:55 Michael's new book coming out

40:40 Bomb 1: Accountability

45:10 Check out Michael's website for his new book or any of his others https://www.michaelfranzese.com

49:55 "Intelligent design"

51:50 The verse that changed Michael's life

53:19 "How are you still alive?"

56:30 Bomb 2: "God had a different reason for me being here in life or it doesn't make sense. Period." - Michael Franzese

58:10 Life skills, business, and leadership coaching from Michael

58:24 "A leader is only a leader when people choose to follow them." - Michael Franzese

01:00:44 Apply at https://www.slicesusa.com

01:07:00 $2 Million a week

01:12:16 "You have to listen. Let people talk. Let people give you the information that you need to respond to them properly." - Michael Franzese

01:16:30 How the mafia started

01:17:52 "Everything that is legal isn't necessarily moral and everything that is moral doesn't have to be legal." Michael Franzese

01:18:43 Watch The Gotti Movie, Bronx Tale, Godfather, Goodfellas, Donnie Brasco

​​Brian Bogert is a human behavior and performance coach who teaches clients to leverage self-awareness and intentionality to become the most authentic version of themselves: who they already are. Brian helps executives, entrepreneurs, athletes, and growth-minded individuals learn this transformative approach that cultivates perspective, motivation and direction to help them align their life with their true purpose and defy their own expectations. He teaches not just to accept change, but to embrace pain in order to avoid suffering.

In this episode, Brian and Brad unpack what the root of the problem is and how it works to unpack as well as what it means to really understand what it means to be aware.

00:00 Intro

01:34 Brian's story

05:37 "We all have the ability to pause." - Brian Bogert

05:45 The two lessons Brian learned from his experience

06:30 "Embrace pain to avoid suffering." - Brian Bogert

07:50 Bomb 1: When people seek the external for success, they will never be happy but when it comes from within, they will.

08:12 Bomb 2: Joy, freedom, and fulfillment comes from within

09:20 "Pain gives us perspective and it points us to what is important if we are listening." - Brian Bogert

10:55 Awareness

12:15 "Nobody actually aligns with what they want." - Brian Bogert

16:10 How do you get to the root?

17:16 Movement

21:43 Two lists to make

28:44 How shame is created

32:29 Comedy when it gets deep

34:00 "Human connection without emotion is not actually human connection." - Brian Bogert

36:20 Bomb 3: The most important relationship is the one we have with ourselves

38:07 Why does it have to be either/or

41:00 What creates suffering

47:35 "You cannot give what you do not receive and that requires you to open yourself up to receive it." - Brain Bogert

57:00 How to be effective

01:02:00 LinkedIn

01:04:30 What who stories company does

01:05:59 Go to https://www.brianbogert.com to learn everything Brian and his companies do

01:08:40 The questions to ask

01:12:10 Bomb 4: The 3D world that you know exactly how to move through

Justin Brock has taken the health & Medicare insurance industry by storm over the last 6 years and has become a pivotal icon that's bringing distant factions of the health insurance market together. He continues to advance the conversation towards the metaphorical "End Zone" by creating content and training courses that have elevated the practice of THOUSANDS of health insurance agents across the country. Justin Brock is the Medicare Guru.

In this episode, Justin and Brad dive into the medicare business and distinguish what it means to be a hard worker both mentally and physically!

00:00 Intro

02:16 The difference between medicaid and medicare

03:20 Brad's REAL brand

07:25 How to start in Justin's business

13:00 War and Taxes

15:39 Biden Admin

20:00 A deadly virus

21:00 "I am friends with all my competitors." - Justin Brock

22:44 "Your income is directly correlated to the problems that you solve." - Justin Brock

25:13 Check out medicare gurus university

28:50 Insurance and felons

32:36 Role-Play with what Justin does

36:22 Principle and money

41:00 check out https://www.saleshammer.io for leads

43:01 Bomb 1: Most people don't want to work

45:00 Mental exhaustion versus hard work

49:11 The core values at Medicare Gurus

52:34 Bomb 2: Ego

54:40 https://www.medicaregurusu.com for more information and an educational system to learn!

Bek Lover, was born in the USA, after his mother's family was hunted down by the communist regime in Albania, because his grandfather was an anti-communist fighter. His father fled the oppression that occurred in the now, non-existent country of Yugoslavia, now the Republic of Kosova. Bek Lover, has lost a lot of people in his lifetime, from various situations, including the Kosovo War, in 1999. He lost 30 people in a single day when they were massacred by the Serbian Military. He also was present during the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center! Bek Lover, uses his struggles, life experiences, and his connections to inspire people to never give up! The best way to help others is to share what we know about this life through our own experiences. After getting back up, over and over, it is now Bek's mission, to help other people, get back up... to make a Come Back!

In this episode, Brad and Bek discuss many life-changing events and how to survive them as well as what it means to make a come back!

00:00 Intro

00:23 Follow @beklovernyc or go to https://www.thecomebackteam.com

01:38 Did Carol Baskin kill her husband?

02:48 Thoughts on Bill Cosby being freed

04:04 Bomb 1: "I think it's better to let 1000 prisoners go free than have one innocent person behind bars." - Bek Lover

05:38 Bek's story

08:28 "Your word is everything." - Bek Lover

09:14 "The guest is the God of the house." - Bek Lover

10:05 How Albania protected Jews in WWII

14:40 The nightlife community in Manhattan

20:43 Why they want to fill up the club

21:26 Bomb 2: Between the image model and the whale in the club, you want to be the whale.

25:10 "Six degrees of separation is real." - Bek Lover

28:57 "There is a price for everything." - Bek Lover

30:22 There is no comparison between 9/11 and the pandemic

31:17 Bomb 3: "Life has its way of fu*kin you up sometimes." - Bek Lover

38:30 Building Seven

43:42 "You might not have a tomorrow." - Bek Lover

44:41 Bomb 4: "The worst thing in the world is regret, be the bigger person." - Bek Lover

50:20 Bomb 5: "There is nowhere else to live but America." - Bek Lover

55:00 What not to say in Albania

57:13 What is the comeback team about

58:39 "I disappeared for three years and I didn't think I would ever come back." - Bek Lover

01:03:30 Check out the comeback team on YouTube

01:07:00 Ayahuasca

01:08:10 Clubhouse

01:11:25 Bomb 6: Brad's content

01:12:52 check out Brad's stuff! https://www.closerschool.com https://www.closerschoollive.com https://www.lightspeedvt.com

01:14:15 Bomb 7: "As long as you have air in your lungs, you can always make a comeback!" -Bek Lover

Jerome Maldonado is a highly successful real estate investor, business owner, coach and speaker. Inspired by his parents' dedicated work-ethic, Jerome has always had a hunger for success and a willingness to do whatever it took to make his vision for his life a reality. Starting from scratch, he struggled for many years to get his business off the ground, but from this he learned what it really takes to build an empire from the ground up.

In this episode, Jerome and Brad discuss the wins and losses of real estate in the market today and what you can do RIGHT NOW to level up your portfolio.

00:00 Intro

03:40 Other people's money

5:00 The difference between good debt and bad debt

7:00 Bomb 1: Knowledge and training is the key

10:16 "Marketing is to drive traffic and what you do in the workplace is how you keep them." - Jerome Maldonado

14:26 A disneyland experience

18:00 The definition of entrepreneur

24:00 Give people final approval

26:15 Call out Charlie Sheen for the podcast!

32:00 The problem with the border

37:00 Jerome's experience in NC

42:00 Shout-out to Tai Lopez

45:13 The power of getting it in writing (Jerome and Brad's lawsuit war stories)

48:35 The move right now

51:40 Warren Buffet

52:40 "100,000,000 dollars in the real estate game ain't shit." - Jerome Maldonado

56:52 Go to https://www.eliterealestatesociety.com to learn more

58:04 Bombs 2: Get in your car and shake hands and meet people no matter how rich you are

59:50 "A property is only worth what you bring in financially" - Jerome Maldonado

01:02:00 See the entire process with Jerome

01:04:35 Tax laws

01:08:46 "Money and fear is what stops people from doing things." - Jerome Maldonado

01:11:58 Bomb 3: "Do things the right way." - Jerome Maldonado

Evan Carmichael #Believes in entrepreneurs. Gary Vaynerchuck called him the DJ who inspires people and Ed Mylett called him the modern-day Napoleon Hill. At 19, he built and then sold a biotech software company. At 22, he was a venture capitalist raising $500k to $15M. He now runs a YouTube channel for entrepreneurs with over 2 million subscribers and 300 million views, wrote 4 books, and speaks globally.

In this episode, Brad and Evan discuss all things YouTube, and Evan graciously gives his tips and tactics for YOU to literally start and maximize your own channel TODAY.

00:00 Intro

02:59 The modern-day Napoleon Hill

03:32 Bomb 1: The people on youtube know what they are talking about

04:00 Shout out to Ed Mylett and Andy Frisella and Arete

05:10 "Good things happen when you give." - Evan Carmichael

06:32 "YouTube sits on top of everything else." - Evan Carmichael

11:11 Subscribers

12:30 "YouTube is the only platform where people watch long-form videos." - Evan Carmichael

13:50 Bomb 2: YouTube gets you the distribution

15:49 Bomb 3: The content from your podcast is used on YouTube first, then distributed to other platforms

20:09 The three basic things to start doing

20:24 "Your job is to teach people to think the way you think." - Evan Carmichael

22:08 Bomb 4: "Not as many people can go deep on their knowledge when a long-form video is required." - Evan Carmichael

24:10 The views

24:30 Bomb 5: "The game is to show up after other peoples videos." - Evan Carmichael

28:30 Bomb 6: "What's cooler? Being searched for and having 100K subs or being found and having a million?" - Evan Carmichael

30:19 Important Tips

34:48 "The most important thing is ranking after other people's videos" - Evan Carmichael

37:25 Bomb 7: "Look for the videos with more views than subs on the channel, and recreate it." - Evan Carmichael

41:15 Sharing videos from email to email list

46:06 Bomb 8: The play all button link

50:02 Editing

52:52 Bomb 9: The first minute is important

57:48 Follow Evan @evancarmichael

Chris Duffin is an inventor, thought leader, and entrepreneur in Health and Fitness. He has Co-Founded the globally recognized brand Kabuki Strength, where he serves as Chief Visionary Officer. Chris has invented multiple 'game-changing' products improving human biomechanics under load, as well as systemized approaches to assessing and correcting human movement dysfunctions.

In this episode, Chris and Brad unpack a lot about Chris' story and his business. They even discuss how Chris saves his family from a serial killer!

00:00 Intro

01:30 Look up https://www.kabukistrength.com

02:45 Chris' story

04:00 Get Chris' book on amazon "The Eagle and the Dragon"

05:18 The story about the serial killer…

09:36 "A family of six living on $5,000 or less a year." - Chris Duffin

13:35 Masks…

15:20 what Kabuki Strength is - dropped free on YT!

18:37 Why "Kabuki"

22:27 "At the end of the day, you have to put your GAME FACE on" - Chris Duffin

24:55 Bomb 1: "You can give the most remarkable speech and not have a following, you have to own it and live it." - Chris Duffin

28:29 The best squat bar in the world

36:00 The training effect of Kabuki

40:15 Bomb 2: "You need to find what scares you so you can adapt and handle more." - Chris Duffin

42:30 Bomb 3: "You don't always have control over the bad things that happen to you, but you do have control over your actions and responses to those things." - Chris Duffin

43:20 "Good leaders chase challenges naturally." - Chris Duffin

47:50 The Gym business

50:45 Training retention

52:30 Car analogy

55:25 Look-out for Chris' podcast to launch later this Summer

57:00 Chris' next book

01:01:35 Follow Chris on IG! @mad_scientist_duffin

01:03:00 Go to https://www.chrisduffin.com for some treats!

Lance has faced some of life's most difficult challenges. Grinding his way through the hockey ranks to traveling the world as a bartender. Through his personal battle with drugs and alcohol for well over a decade, the tragic loss of his brother to suicide followed by the great loss of his father to cancer only a year later, Lance realized he had hit rock bottom. In the darkest of days, he made a promise to himself that he would create a new life.

In this episode Lance and Brad unpack everything about what makes life hard and how it really never stops because it's up to YOU to get better.

00:00 Intro

02:20 The identity crisis…

06:03 2016 news for Lance that changed his mindset

08:21 University of Adversity Podcast

11:00 Ayahuasca

13:00 "In order to love yourself you have to love all the stuff you push away." - Lance Essihos

14:51 "The dark shit is just as important as the warm and fuzzy shit." - Lance Essihos

20:33 Bomb 1: You have to get to the root of the reason why you make bad decisions

22:06 Gratitude

24:18 "If you do not believe in yourself you will never move yourself forward." - Lance Essihos

27:00 About Lances' podcast

31:35 Bomb 2: "People don't realize how resilient they are." - Lance Essihos

32:45 Brad's book "Lessons I Learned The Hard Way So You Don't Have To"

36:45 "If you don't believe in yourself, who will?" - Lance Essihos

41:00 There will always be levels to your problems…

42:30 "All of it is true!"

45:04 Follow Lance!

John Di Domenico is one of the busiest and hardest working corporate entertainers and character actors in the United States. John specializes in thoroughly evaluating his clients' mission, objectives, and goals, and then strategically customizing his highly unique brand of powerful content-driven comedy to specifically fit his clients' production. Whether John is writing, directing, or performing as an emcee, game show host, presenter, comedian, or character, John consistently exceeds his clients' expectations.

In this episode, Brad and John talk about the road to acting and John's career and also about internal strife based on different upbringings to get where they are today in life!

00:00 Intro

01:00 Series of impersonations right off the bat

05:15 What medium John would pick

08:00 Trump supporter vs. Trump non-supporter

08:46 "My goal is to entertain an entire audience." - John Di Domenico

12:49 Follow John @JohnnyD23

13:28 "My parents fought constantly and this was my defense mechanism." - John Di Domenico

16:00 John's story

20:00 How perspectives can change based on knowing other people's trauma

23:30 "I knew there was another place out there, and I wanted to be THERE." - John Di Domenico

24:19 Bomb 1: "Life has to be lived."

29:00 Interactivity -- good or bad news… (go to https://www.lightspeedvt.com for more info ;))

31:20 Nickname for Richard

33:00 The best actor today…

35:00 Joe Rogan

38:14 John's favorite to do

46:00 What we are being inundated with

47:00 Aliens

50:30 Luck

52:11 Bomb 2: No one owes you anything

53:24 Bomb 3: You have to save yourself

55:00 A little bit of Brad's story

01:02:30 Make the right choices

01:04:21 Watch "Let's Be Real" on hulu!

Neel's goal is to help those in the mortgage and real estate industry thrive in the next decade by building personal brands and learning how to properly market themselves on the platforms that matter most. Neel executed this exact strategy and took his personal income from $300K to $1MM+ in just 12 months.

In this episode, Neel and Brad discuss the mortgage industry as well as the importance of a personal brand in this day and age! Tune in and learn the tactical steps for yourself!

00:00 Intro

00:48 Neel's story

03:45 Segregate your money

05:25 Bomb 1: Pay your taxes

08:00 Coinbase

09:30 Zillow stock

13:00 "The moment you stop what you're doing, your business becomes worthless." - Neel Dhingra

14:55 A personal brand

15:12 Shout-out to Gary Vee

17:02 Bomb 2: Get educated before you share so you have a ton of value to give to others

20:24 Follow Brad on YouTube! (link below!)

25:12 Why Everybody Needs to Build A Personal Brand

26:20 Reach out to @neelhome on IG and send him #BOMBSQUAD if you want to know what he's about from listening.

28:39 Suggested vs. Optimized

33:00 "I'm passionate when a customer says, 'thank you, you have changed my life'" - Neel Dhingra

34:35 "The best way to build a personal brand is to teach people what to do on their own based on your expertise." - Neel Dhingra

37:05 Bomb 3: What you will look for you will find-- that's how life works. (Inspired by Gary Vee)

39:00 Neel's lucky Gary Vee story

41:16 Neel's most important message

41:49 Check out Neel's podcast; The Neel Home Podcast

43:30 Make content around the problems you solve

49:20 How to overcome the fear of building a brand in the first place

51:17 The most relevant content (go to google trends or https://www.answerthepublic.com )

53:41 "Attention is important." - Neel Dhingra