Fox Talks Business Podcast

ALoN David, founder and CEO of 90x, arrived in America without any business connections.  He had no university network or promising internships.  ALoN didn't even have a solid business idea, but he did have ambition, he did have drive and he did have a dream to make something of his life.  He knew that just getting a degree wasn't going to be enough so instead of waking up each complaining of his situation he decided to set a goal to keep him focused on his dreams.  He shares with us some of his obstacles and how he overcame them as well as the path and tools he used to turn his dreams into realities 90 days at a time. 

Comparison kills my motivation. It doesn't just kill it, sometimes it brutally murders it, buries it in a shallow grave and dances on it. I wanted to do an episode about how comparison has killed my motivation recently but in truth comparison has plagued me for longer then I would care to admit. How many times have you been looking through social media found yourself wishing you had someone else's life, their hair, their job, their mate, their anything? How often are you judging a book by its cover and thinking that what you see is a reality that you can never have? Do you find yourself looking at someone else and then allowing negative self talk to bombard you with listing all the things that you are doing wrong in your life? We all compare ourselves to others, it is an obstacle that you cannot just overcome once but something that takes practice and consistency. With just a few tools we can rework our thoughts to look past the cover of those "books" we compare ourselves to, to find gratitude in what we have done with our lives, to find passion to change what we want and to allow ourselves to be proud of what we have accomplished big or small.

Michelle is a fun and ferociously focused certified management consultant, author, professional public speaker and business coach who is passionate about empowering women in business around the world to increase productivity, profitability and joy in their entrepreneurial journey. She shares not only her journey to this point but tips you can use in your own business today!  She as well shares some insights on her new book coming out this fall and how WOW is up-leveling this September.

In this week's episode I talk to you about how I came to love my failures by learning to change the way I viewed and learned from them.  I also share 2 people's stories that continue to inspire me to take a breath and realize that we have the power to change each and every situation we are faced with. 

In this episode we talk about thinking backwards when it comes to Content Marketing, how to take your product and re-use it to continue creating income and more. Marc hopes to speak on twenty stages in 2020 and to be an entrepreneur for the rest of his life. “I don’t think you have to wait until after graduation to start on your career path,” he says. “I think students can start right now.” With 20 books under his belt and numerous speaking and teaching events he is well on his way! He is also very passionate about helping other young people become entrepreneurs and realize their full potential early in life.

A natural and authentic teacher, Chris Badgett has used that inclination in every business he has started or mentored. Through video and a successful podcast, Chris shares his extensive knowledge, not just of online learning systems, but of business models and more.   Chris is the CEO of LifterLMS a tool encompasses the needs of the modern membership website course creator. 

His journey to this point however was not a straight line, from North Carolina, US to South America and Anthropology to Technology his journey will have you begging for more stories!

For me writing content for social media or my website always manages to make it to the bottom of my list. I love to write and have been working on a few books ideas that I have. I am also an avid journaller but for some reason this tasks is just not my cup of tea. Over 20 years in business I have learned that when something stays at the bottom of my list it is time to hire it out! So I went in search of a writer. That is when I found Laura's TedX talk and was introduced to the world of freelance writing. In this episode I speak with Laura about how she got into this career, what to look for when you are hiring a freelance writer or wanting to become one and how rejection is something you need to embrace.

Mike Facherty has played Santa for the past 30 years.  Although it started out as something he did at work parties and his kids school he has perfected it over the years and is now in high demand.  Not only does he look the part but his knowledge on everything Santa makes a very blurred line to whether or not he really is him!   

When I first started thinking about doing a podcast I wanted to get a guest that had many years in business and this one was such a big dream!  When I finally found a way to get a hold of the North Pole I was so honoured that the elves were as excited as I was for Santa to be a guest.  Thanks to their amazing help we were able to find a time that Santa could come on! 

He needs no introduction really so hit play and enjoy getting to know a bit more about Santa's Workshop.   

One of my favorite things about doing podcast is hearing people’s story, I always learn something both in my head and in my heart. This was the same with Roman as he shares not only his expertise in business and leaves us some great tips but he shares a bit about his life as a foster parent. 

Roman Prokopchuk immigrated to the United States in 1990 when he was 5 with 6 other family members from Ukraine which was still under USSR. USSR stripped them of their citizenship and didn’t allow them to take anything so they arrived with nothing to a 2 bedroom apartment and whole family needing to learn a new language. He interned with the secret service and graduated college with a degree in criminal justice.  When the economy tanked he couldn't find a job, so he took the opportunity to learn digital marketing and pivot his career path. He founded his own agency in 2012, started his Digital Savage Experience Podcast December of 2017 and became a foster parent in June of 2018.

Visit us at www.foxtalksbusiness.ca to learn even more about Roman on our episode blog.