Today I had the pleasure of speaking with Jeremy Slate, the founder of the ‘Create Your Own Life Podcast’ and also the founder of ‘Command Your Brand’ where they help entrepreneurs get their message out by appearing as guests on podcasts. He studied literature at Oxford University, and he is a former champion powerlifter turned new media entrepreneur. 

Let’s dive into this episode and find out how he turned his failure into success and also the journey that led him into the podcasting world.

Things you will learn in this episode:

[00:01 - 09:00] Opening Segment

• I introduce guest, Jeremy Slate, to the show
• Jeremy talks briefly about his current life 
• Command Your Brand
• Create Your Own Life Podcast
• Recently working on his first book
• Jeremy talks about where his journey begins
• Family background
• Coming from a small town in a blue-collar area
• First entrepreneurial experience
• Working for multiple jobs after graduating college
• Starts his company
• Jeremy talks about his Another Way to Play
• Willing to take a lot more, and go through a lot more than other people will
• Learn the lesson from his father to work smarter but not harder

[09:01 - 16:34] Finding Your Purpose and Build Your Passion

• How to tell when you have quit and want to try something new
• Is this really what you want to do in the long run?
• Look at your basic purpose and what you want to do
• Jeremy talks about the definition of purpose for him
• Finding what you are really good at until you become passionate about it
• Make sure it is aligned with your purpose 
• Understand that the first thing, the first opportunity, is not always going to work instantly. It’s fine. Just see where it takes you from there
• Things do not always have to go where you expect it to go
• Jeremy talks about the ‘Create Your Own Life Podcast’ company 

[16:35 - 23:14] Refocusing the Direction of Your Business

• Refocusing the direction of his podcast company
• He talks about Command Your Brand
• Hire the right people for the right job
• Re-learning the right marketing strategy 
• Jeremy shares about how he faces the effect of COVID-19 in his company
• Make it as an opportunity to develop 
• Hire more people
• Hit the flows
• Jeremy talks about the rise of podcasts 

[23:15 - 31:21] Adjustment to the Uncertainty

• How to keep up with the dynamic 
• Ask people about what they need
• Changing your positioning and the way you talk about things
• How you communicate to your public
• Adjustment to the uncertainty  
• Make a subtle shift without changing the price and value 
• Get case studies to learn
• Jeremy shares some of his case studies from his clients’ success story
• Jeremy talks about the challenges and solution to help people share their testimonies 

[31-22 - 32:23] The FOCUS FIVE Segment

• What book have you gifted most often? 
• The 10X Rule: The Only Difference Between Success and Failure - Book by Grant Cardone
• If you can get an hour of somebody's time and ask questions, who would that be and why?
• Cesare Borgia 
• What is one thing you believe that most people would disagree with you:
• There are people that are winning in life, and there are people that are losing in life
• Morning routine; How do you start your day?
• Get up early
• Have breakfast
• Spend an hour at the gym
• Have a cold shower
• Go to work
•  What is the best place we can connect with you online?
• See below for social links.
• Final words from me

Tweetable Quotes: 

“Understand that the first thing and the first opportunity is not always going to work instantly. It’s fine. Just see where it takes you from there.” - Jeremy Slate 

“There are people that are winning in life, and there are people that are losing in life.” - Jeremy Slate 

“Things do not always have to go where you expect it to go.” - Jeremy Slate

Resources mentioned in the episode:

• So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love Book by Cal Newport
• 7 Reason You are not getting on your favorite podcasts 
• The 10X Rule: The Only Difference Between Success and Failure - Book by Grant Cardone

You can connect with Jeremy on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, and Twitter. You can also visit his website on www.jeremyryanslate.com and commandyourbrand.com

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