Scott Jordan is the Co-founder and CEO of SCOTTeVEST. He’s a former attorney turned entrepreneur, launching into notoriety by an appearance on Season Three of ABC's Shark Tank in March 2012. Most recently, he released his book, “Pocket Man: The Unauthorized Autobiography of a Passionate, Personal Promoter”.

Today, we talk to Scott Jordan about expanding your network, building relationships, and not being afraid to simply make the ask.

In This Episode, You'll Discover:

• A fun way to promote your brand

• Behind the scenes of Scott’s appearance on Shark Tank

• Why you should be your own PR company

• The importance of constantly thinking about how to personally promote yourself

• How to leverage influencer relationships

• The power of simply asking

• Establishing sincere deposits in people

• Realizing that the numbers of followers on social media is not the focus

• Why you shouldn’t wait for a unique idea to start a company

• The importance of execution and building a brand

• Why you should simply focus on doing things better

• Why it’s critical to follow up on everything in order to get things done

• and more!

Viveka Von Rosen is the author of “LinkedIn Marketing: An Hour a Day”. She’s known internationally as the “LinkedIn Expert” is CEO of Linked Into Business, also hosts the biggest LinkedIn chat on Twitter and co-moderates LinkedStrategies, the largest LinkedIn strategy group on LinkedIn. Forbes has listed her as a top social media influencer for three years running, and she has been cited in CNN, Forbes, Mashable, Bloomberg, and Social Media Examiner, just to name a few.

We discuss how to best leverage your Linkedin account and the wisdom of asking others for help.

In This Episode, You'll Discover:

• How 98% of HR professionals check your LinkedIn profile first

• Find what is the cost of inaction is

• How you’re doing damage to your personal brand and/or business

• The ability to create, leverage, and maximize the LinkedIn Groups feature

• Why you should only do what you do well

• Why you should fake it til’ you make it - if you don’t claim your expertise, no one’s going it to give it to you

• Why most women need to get over the inability to claim their own expertise

• Why you should focus your LinkedIn not on what you do, but on how you can help

• Why you should invest in other people - help, teams, coaches, and masterminds

• Don’t be afraid to ask for help

• Understanding that feedback is a gift, not a criticism

• much more!

Life doesn't have to be so challenging. On this show, I share how your life can be dramatically improved when you connect to a place of gratitude. We've all struggled to remain thankful, but why does it often seem so elusive?

Today, discover the perspective you need in order to find fulfillment and satisfaction.

In This Episode, You'll Discover:

• How gratitude boosts us mentally, emotionally, and relationally

• The key focus to more effectively connect to thankfulness

• The sabotaging effect of saying, "I'll be happy when ___"

• 8 reasons why I'm deeply grateful today

and more!

Dave Delaney is best recognized for his work in the digital marketing, social media strategy, and business networking spaces. He’s the author of the acclaimed book, New Business Networking, and been featured in Billboard Magazine. This year, Forbes featured him as a professional networking expert to watch and also appeared in articles in USA Today, Entrepreneur, Mashable, and Venture Beat.

On the show today, we’ll discuss Dave’s presentation at Hubspot’s Inbound presentation and improving your life with improv.

In This Episode, You'll Discover:

• What it was like to work on the musical Hairspray

• About Dave's company FutureForth

• Speaking at Inbound and "Improve your life with Improv"

• Why you should accept your circumstances and adapt

• The power of “yes, and”

• The importance of listening to your clients

• The courage to overcome the fear of failure

• Why you should prepare additional work before you need it

• Why you shouldn’t quit your job without knowing if your passion project will work

• Why it’s important to ask for help

• What does it mean to have a mentor

• Why you don’t need all of the things you think you need

• The lessons of global travel and experiencing new people

• The importance of following up with the people you meet

• and more!

Aaron T. Walker, has inspired many through his leadership, mentorship, and consistent pursuit of excellence. He enjoys helping others and believes experience is a great teacher. 35 years of entrepreneurship and marriage have given Aaron a wealth of experience. Aaron continues to reach new heights and broaden his perspective of the terrain by examining his experiences and growing from them.

We discuss the elements of becoming more than a success, but significant. In addition, Aaron takes me through an assessment he typically does with the clients he coaches.

In This Episode, You'll Discover:

• Why everyone is afraid

• How we are comfortable reverting into what’s familiar instead of something new

• The 18, 35, 60 rule

• Why it’s more important to fear the missing of an opportunity than failure itself

• The dangers of putting your identity in possessions and titles

• The difference between placing metrics of what’s important to us around finances and success versus relationships

• The unedited assessment of Angus Nelson

• Leadership is the willingness to place yourself under the scrutiny of trusted confidants

• How do you see yourself versus how others see you?

• What is my upper limit challenge? - Can you chase after it instead of run away from it?

• The difference between between significance and success.

• Why relationships are about what you bring and not what you take

• What to do if you’re in a job that’s not where you want to be

• How our attitude is the only thing we have control over

• How questing for the mighty corporate dollar may end up leaving you a rich, old and lonely guy

• Why you need to be nice to people on your way up the corporate ladder because if you fall, you’ll see them on the way down

• Learning how to help people that can’t repay you - focusing on what we can give and not get

• Prioritizing your goals with other people in mind - the more you share, the more successful you are

• Why you should leave a portion of your time to significance - giving to others

• and more!

On this show I talk about conquering the limiting beliefs, we all have, keeping us from moving forward in life. Understanding that we cannot control the circumstances and people around us, but we can control how we think, behave, and react to the world around us.

In This Episode, You'll Discover:

• Influencing your caliber of relationships, friendships, and career

• Understanding the correlation between our thinking and behavior

• Recognizing and owning the possible chaos around you

• Realizing you are not alone in your struggle

• Identifying a victim mentality

• Moving past your past

• How to develop the skills for successful growth

• The Bird Poop Proverb

• Revealing the 3 T’s of transformation

• and more!

Jeff Sanders is host of the popular 5 AM Miracle Podcast where he helps listeners bounce out of bed, bright and early, with extraordinary energy and enthusiasm. He is also a 10-time marathon runner and a personal development junkie. Most notably, Jeff is the brand new author of the book, “The 5 AM Miracle: Dominate Your Day Before Breakfast,” which is designed to help you maximize your time every day, be wildly productive, and achieve your life’s grandest goals.

We discuss productivity, dealing with your haters, and lots of details from his new book.

In This Episode, You'll Discover:

• The basis of the 5am blueprint - strategies for clarity and productivity

• The power of getting up early, 10 benefits of waking us early

• How to wake up with a plan and know what you’re doing

• How to transition your patterns to becoming a morning person.

• How to accomplish your grandest goals

• Becoming a part of a unique club of high achievers

• Designing a life you want to live

• How you can process every single email in your inbox everyday

• Exercising your “masochist muscles” for more productivity

• Learning how your haters are actually a good thing

• The process of defining your voice and your audience

• Allowing life to unfold, innovating your own life and career

• and more!

When I began building my network of colleagues, I had poor motives and insecurity. As such, I over-compensated with a large personality and schmooze. That was a terrible formula.

This show will save you these similar mistakes and, instead, empower you to impact relationships, build your connections, and prepare an easier path for good business in your future.

In This Episode, You'll Discover:

• The difference between networking for manipulation versus multiplication of relationships

• Powerful, yet practical tips on attire, engagement, and non-verbal communication

• How to connect with credibility

• Post event follow up

• and more!

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John Michael Morgan, has been called the Chuck Norris of leadership and is known for his high energy and passion when teaching proven strategies designed to help achievers reach their goals. He’s served as a private consultant and mentor to bestselling authors, Fortune 500 companies, small business owners, entrepreneurs, celebrities, churches, and some of the…

Jason Falls is a leading digital strategist, Author of No Bullshit Social Media: The All-Business, No-Hype Guide To Social Media Marketing; and, more recently, The Rebel’s Guide To Email Marketing; he’s the founder of SocialMediaExplorer.com; and he has his own podcast, 100 Proof Show.

On this podcast, we discuss how children create humility, ways to conquer imposter syndrome, and how big brands need to get out of their own way.

Today, we discover great marketing perspective, not letting geography or career hold you back, and how you can disrupt yourself.

In This Episode, You'll Learn:

• The wisdom of delegation

• How to have a long tail approach to your work and team

• Maintaining the course with patience and diplomacy

• Willing to skin your knee, take your lumps along the way

• How having a child brings a big dose of humility

• Understanding that the dominoes may not always fall the way you want, but that they never fall the wrong way

• If you have good ideas, they’re marketable anywhere - you don’t have to be in NYC or SF

• Why Jason is or closely related to white trash

• How you might have to convince yourself you know what you know at first

• Why those that create compelling content always win

• The very simple equation of compelling marketing includes audience, message, motivation, persuasion

• Why you need to get out of your own way to be successful in marketing

• How Jason Falls can disrupt himself, becoming his best self

• Dealing with imposter syndrome - the story of not belonging

• Why you need to stop telling yourself stories

• Recognizing what you’re "good at vs. what you’re not good at" in order to be successful

• and more!