Get Rich Or Get Drunk Trying

Using a sales funnel can help you better understand how potential consumers think and behave at various points during the buying process. These insights help you invest in the best marketing initiatives and distribution methods, develop the most effective messaging for each step, and convert more prospects into paying clients. But how can we use this tactic on social media platforms?

In today’s episode, we are joined by a blonde bombshell, Doni Brown. She’s a course creator & Founder of Wealthy Woman. Over the journey of her business, she generated a 7 figure business and help small business owners in the beauty industry navigate how to grow and refine their brands.

Listen with her as she delves into what a sales funnel is and how to make an efficient and working sales funnel. If you are an inspiring entrepreneur, then you should listen to this podcast to learn more.

In today’s episode, we talked about: 

[06:44] What a sales funnel is and why it is important in every business?

[09:14 How to give your customers directions you want them to take with the sales funnel?

[10:52] Understand your business and customer and build your funnel according to that

[11:17] Where do coaches and entrepreneurs lack in funnels?

[13:34] Doni turned her apartment into Content Studio instead of selling it

[18:26] The Wealthy Woman Podcast

[23:12] Doni’s secret on generating sales on Youtube and Tiktok

[25:55] ClickBait: How to resonate, generate views and connections to Tiktok 

[27:00] Understand how social media algorithm works

[29:19] Get prospective followers by using a series of videos

[31:53] Catching views by good video editing, greenscreen, and effects

[35:08] Justin Phillips from Support Life Colleges tricks to catch attention

[37:43] Doni’s final tip to generate product sales

Resources Mentioned

• Join my FREE Dropshipping Training
• This week’s Get Rich Read is The Mountain Is You by Brianna Wiest
• The Get Drunk Cocktail of the week is a Wine Fleurs, try this recipe and buy your Nutribullet here 
• If you need a Realtor in Dallas, connect with Gabby Dorsey  
• Listen to Wealthy Woman Podcast with Doni and Gabby

Connect with Doni Brown

• Follow Doni on Instagram 
• Check out Doni’s TikTok
• Watch Doni on Youtube 
• Visit Doni’s...

Ever thought that the reason you aren’t scaling your business is because you are standing in your own way, afraid that you will actually…succeed? Money and abundance are achievable but in order to reach the highest of highs, you need to totally transform your mindset, put in the hard yards and soak up the gems from those who have started from the bottom!

Well, get excited because we are chatting to the all-star, Marquel Russell. Arguably one of the best when it comes to revenue growth for coaches and consultants. Marquel is a Rapid Business Growth Strategist, a multimillion-dollar revenue generator, best-selling author, and coach who has earned the title, “King of Client Attraction.”

Today, he’s spilling all the nuggets on how he went from GED to Ph.D., the systems that are needed to support business growth, how knowing your numbers can either bury your business or propel it and what it really takes for you to scale to a 7 figure business with success!

In today’s episode on scaling we chat about:

• How Marquel’s childhood shaped him to make the decisions that got him where he is today.
• The massive difference between knowledge is power and applied knowledge is power
• The simple formula to a successful business
• The many other ways to gain success rather than dedicating your life to formal education. 
• The main reason people don’t succeed is not that they have a fear of failing but because they are scared to be successful
• The sweet spot of being successful but sticking true to your roots without feeling the need to prove yourself to anyone
• Why coaches aren’t making more than 5K a month
• The major difference between living in a time economy rather than an outcome economy and how that could be the very reason why you aren’t seeing the financial results
• How you can make a massive impact and make a massive income at the same time
• The three types of audience that you must build to successfully scale
• What it really takes to build a 7 or 8 figure business
• A high-level overview of what we should for sure have in our funnels
• How to build your company for longevity

Resources Mentioned

• Join my FREE Dropshipping Training 
• This week’s Get Rich Read is The War of Art by Steven Pressfield
• The Get Drunk Cocktail of the week is a Green Smoothie, try this recipe and buy your Nutribullet here
• Tap into Client Attraction University and the Paid Ad Playbook
• Entrepreneurs on Fire Podcast by John Lee Dumas
• Social Proof Podcast by David Shands
• Tune in to Episode 61 with Tommie Powers: Youtube money w/ digital ads expert Tommie Powers

Connect with Marquel Russell

• Visit Marquel’s website
• Follow Marquel on Instagram @marquelrussell
• Connect with Chill Gates on Facebook
• Join the Get Clients Daily Facebook Group 
• Connect with Marquel on LinkedIn
• Connect with Marquel on Twitter @marquelrussell
• Check out Marquel on YouTube
• Tune into Marquel’s podcast, The School of Client Attraction 

Connect with Asia:

• Check out Absolutely Abston
• Check out the Life Luxe Academy 
• Connect with me on Instagram @getrichorgetdrunktrying
• Check out my YouTube Channel

Thanks so much for tuning in! Be sure to let me know what you loved most about the episode and let’s continue this conversation over on Instagram @getrichorgetdrunktrying.

On your entrepreneurial journey, you have to be a bit of everything. You’re the salesperson, the finance controller, the administrator, the customer service rep and the chief of marketing. It’s a long road to mastery and it’s easy to let some of these areas slip, especially your marketing! What can you focus on right now to grow and truly make an impact in your business? 

Well, lucky for you we’re chatting to marketing strategist and seasoned entrepreneur, Mahdi Woodard! Mahdi teaches coaches and consultants how to use content to create communities and increase their cash flow through advanced content marketing strategies. 

Today, he’s spilling all the tea on how he started making dollars in the DMs and how you can start implementing some tried and true methods to do it yourself too. 

In today’s episode on content marketing we chat about:

• Mahdi’s story and how he got to where he is today
• Conducting market research for your business
• Marketing to Gen Z vs marketing to Millennials 
• How to attract a better audience as opposed to a bigger audience
• How to know when to go from organic marketing to paid marketing
• Saying ‘no’ to opportunities that don’t align with you
• Platforms to maximize your impact and conversions 
• Metrics to measure based on each phase of the customer journey
• What you should be doing to get your finances tight 
• Getting comfortable with being uncomfortable and putting the work in

Resources Mentioned

• Join my FREE Dropshipping Training 
• This week’s Get Rich Read is Great By Choice by Jim Collins
• The Get Drunk Cocktail of the week is the Sidecar and Greygoose Gimlet
• Tap into the 100K Campaign

Connect with Mahdi Woodard 

• Visit Mahdi’s website https://www.mahdiwoodard.com/
• Follow Mahdi on Instagram @MahdiWoodard
• Check out Madhi’s TikTok @MahdiWoodard
• Connect with Mahdi on LinkedIn
• Check out the 100K Campaign: https://www.100kcampaign.com/content/

Connect with Asia:

• Check out Absolutely Abston
• Check out the Life Luxe Academy 
• Connect with me on Instagram @getrichorgetdrunktrying
• Check out my YouTube Channel
• Follow me on TikTok @getrichorgetdrunktrying

Thanks so much for tuning in! Be sure to let me know what you loved most about the episode and let’s continue this conversation over on Instagram @getrichorgetdrunktrying.

Are you frustrated trying to figure out how to grow and monetize on Instagram? You feel like you’re constantly posting valuable content but your engagement is low and you’re not getting any sales?

I’m bringing in the queen of social media monetization, Ariel Carr, an Instagram Expert who teaches hustlers and entrepreneurs how to scale to six figures through Instagram. Having made $100,000 in 90 days by monetizing her own Instagram, she is on a mission to teach others how to do the same.

Today, we break down how you can ramp up your Instagram growth strategy, the types of content that sell and Ariel shares her proven techniques that got her $100K sales on the platform.

In today’s episode on monetizing your Instagram we chat about:

• How she leveraged the pandemic to build her brand
• Knowing your content pillars to create content that resonates with your audience
• Why video content is king!
• Staying consistent on Instagram
• How to lead with intention and value to stand as an expert in your field and build trust
• What new technique Ariel is doing to her Instagram Strategy to boost her visibilty 
• Ways to get your TikTok to go platinum
• What to do when you know you can’t be active on social media
• The importance of builidng your team and understanding who your first hires should be

Resources Mentioned

• Join my FREE Dropshipping Training 
• This week’s Get Rich Read is Yes!: 50 Scentifically Proven Ways to Be Persuasive by Noah J. Goldstein Ph.D, Steve J. Martin, Robert Cialdini Ph.D 
• The Get Drunk Cocktail of the week is a Classic Mojito, try this recipe
• Tap into Ariel’s course, Socially Paid 
• Grab your E-Money Bundle

Connect with Ariel Carr 

• Visit Ariel’s website
• Follow Ariel on Instagram @arielcarr

Connect with Asia:

• Check out Absolutely Abston
• Check out the Life Luxe Academy 
• Connect with me on Instagram @getrichorgetdrunktrying
• Check out my YouTube Channel

Thanks so much for tuning in! Be sure to let me know what you loved most about the episode and let’s continue this conversation over on Instagram @getrichorgetdrunktrying.

We live in a digital world where the internet is overflowing with information, choices and intense competition. The truth is, what we really crave in the virtual world is authenticity and honesty. So how do you build an authentic brand experience that not only wins but converts your audience into paying customers?

Today, I am chatting with the Blonde Bombshell, Nazsare McCaine, aka Naz. Naz is a brand designer and serial entrepreneur. Having quit her office job, picked up her makeup brush, and taken a huge leap of faith, she has now built her empire, Girl Boss Hustle. She helps entrepreneurs tell their stories through digital marketing to spread brand awareness of their brands.

Naz shares what branding actually is (hint, it's more than just your logo and colors), why it's important to show your true, authentic self in order to build your brand and how to start finding your brand voice. She also shares her tips on how you can diversify and make money with your content across the different social platforms 

In today’s episode on brand authenticity we chat about:

• What to do when you are feeling stuck on how to start creating your brand identity 
• How to use Instagram to collect information from your audience to help build your brand 
• Being vulnerable on social media as a way of connection 
• Understanding the different social platforms to know the language you should be speaking
• How to repurpose your content across the different platforms
• Tips on how to grow and build your community on YouTube
• Organic marketing versus paid ads
• The types of content you need to be creating to increase your visibility 
• The biggest mistakes people are making when it comes to their branding on social platforms and how you can avoid it

 Resources Mentioned

• Join my FREE Dropshipping Training 
• This week’s Get Rich Read is Relational Intelligence: The People Skills You Need for the Life of Purpose You Want by Dharius Daniels
• The Get Drunk Cocktail of the week is the Old Fashioned, try this recipe
• Tap into The Reel Content Tour
• We Should All Be Millionaires by Rachel Rodgers

 Connect with Nazsare McCain

• Visit Naz’s website
• Follow Naz on Instagram @itsnazsare

 Connect with Asia:

• Check out Absolutely Abston
• Check out the Life Luxe Academy 
• Connect with me on Instagram @getrichorgetdrunktrying
• Check out my YouTube Channel

Thanks so much for tuning in! Be sure to let me know what you loved most about the episode and let’s continue this conversation over on Instagram @getrichorgetdrunktrying.

Are you wanting to attain financial freedom knowing you have enough money coming in from investments that you don’t have to go to work every day?

Financial Independence is a state of being in which you don’t have to work to pay your living expenses. You have the power to decide to retire or choose to work because you want to, not because you have to. But the fear and overwhelm of gambling your money away is holding you from being able to build your wealth.

Today, I am joined by the most requested Money Coach, Delyanne Barros. Delyanne teaches people about the power of investing and its ability to help reclaim their most precious resource, their time. She’s sharing her personal money journey of how she got herself out of $110,000 in student loan debts and why investing is the most powerful and passive way to build wealth even if you’re scared and overwhelmed by investing. She also shares her hottest tips on how you can simplify your investing and why the lazier you are in investing, the better investor you will be.

In today’s episode we chat about:

• Why traditional methods of management no longer work to new generations 
• Shattering the biggest money and investing myths 
• Why you should invest even if you have debt
• Why you don’t need a lot of money to invest
• Where to be investing your money 
• Why index funds are not just a beginners game but a long term play
• What is the FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) movement, how it works and the formula to help you determine your financial independence number so you can retire early
• How to monetize and leverage your income using your unique gifts
• How Delyanne launched her podcast, Diversifying with CNN
• Tips on how to leverage TikTok for your business

 Resources Mentioned

• Join my FREE Dropshipping Training 
• This week’s Get Rich Read is The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
• The Get Drunk Cocktail of the week is an Old Fashion with a ginger twist, try this recipe
• Tap into Delyanne’s free, Invest for Independence Class
• Check out Delyanne’s course, Slay the Stock Market

 Connect with Deylanne Barros

Delyanne Barros a Brazilian-born US Citizen, an ex-attorney, turned Money Coach on a mission to teach financial literacy, specifically on how to invest in financial markets to people of color. She believes many people in that community are left out of the conversation of investing and are taught to fear it. She wanted to change that narrative and show people that there’s another way. Leading her to launch Delyanne the Money Coach LLC, now a multi-six figure business with over 2,000 students enrolled in her Slay the Stock Market course.

• Visit Delyanne’s website
• Follow Delyanne on Instagram @delyannethemoneycoach
• Follow Delyanne on TikTok @delyannethemoneycoach
• Tune into Delyanne’s new podcast, Diversifying

 Connect with Asia:

• Check out the Life Luxe Academy 
• Connect with me on Instagram @getrichorgetdrunktrying
• Check out my YouTube Channel

Thanks so much for tuning in! Be sure to let me know what you loved most about the episode and let’s continue this conversation over on Instagram @getrichorgetdrunktrying.

Marketing is about making money. You want to be able to create compelling content and market yourself, your brand and your business to scale and double your income. But it's easier said than done. So how can you make your brand stand out enough that it encourages conversion?

Today, I’m bringing on your favorite coaches coach and global phenomenon, Kristi Jackson-Muhammad, aka founder of Women CEO Project. Kristi works with aspiring coaches and service professionals on crafting profitable business development initiatives, a focused sales strategy and a results-orientated online marketing plan. Today, she shares how she built her lavish empire to what it is today, what you are doing wrong with your marketing and how you can create top-of-the-funnel marketing strategies that convert leads into paying clients. She even spills why she believes you don’t need to be wasting your time and money going to school to be a successful entrepreneur!

In today’s episode we chat about:

• Why female entrepreneurs struggle to set their prices properly and raise their prices
• How investing in a business coach can help you 10X your income and scale your business to the next level
• The importance of niching down and serving a specific group of people 
• How to optimize your Instagram marketing strategy and the metrics you need to be measuring
• Making your target audience the center of your stories and stop making it about you
• What is shareable content and how to create shareable content that boosts your visibility
• Being adaptable as a business owner and creating multiple streams of income
• Why you need to be getting on Kristi’s Global Power Tour to take your business to the next level

 Resources Mentioned

• Join my FREE Dropshipping Training 
• Join Kristi’s annual Global Power Tour
• This week’s Get Rich Reads are Building a StoryBrand: Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen by Donald Miller and The War of Art by Steven Pressfield
• The Get Drunk Cocktail of the week is the Moet Rose

 Connect with Kristi Jackson-Muhammad

Kristi Jackson-Muhammad is a White House Recognized Innovator & Entrepreneur, Author, Speaker, Publisher, Global Business Strategist and the Founder of Women CEO Project. Kristi specializes in helping aspiring coaches and service professionals on crafting profitable business development initiatives, a focused sales strategy and a results orientated online marketing plan. She has been affiliated with some of the top companies in the world including Chase Bank, The White House, Apple, Google, Cambridge University in London just to name a few. Kristi is also the Co-Owner of a Trucking and Logistics Company and plans to create a full fleet of trucks within the next 5 years.

• Visit Kristi’s website
• Follow Women CEO on Twitter
• Follow Women CEO Project on Instagram
• Check out the Women CEO Project on YouTube

 Connect with Asia:

• Check out the Life Luxe Academy 
• Connect with me on Instagram
• Check out my YouTube Channel

Thanks so much for tuning in! Be sure to let me know what you loved most about the episode and let’s continue this conversation over on Instagram @getrichorgetdrunktrying.

Stepping into the world of trading can be intimidating and look all so complex. If you are prepared to invest in the right education, understand how to find good investments and manage your risks, then you’re on your way to making some real money real fast to fund that travel-rich, dream lifestyle you’ve always wanted. But you gotta throw out that old narrative you keep telling yourself that trading and investing is risky, involves too much stress and results in too many losses. 

Y’all know I’m a fan of making money left, right and center. So who better to bring on the show than Teri Ijeoma, best known for making $1,000 in a day. Teri is the creator of the number one course on Teachable, Trade and Travel, teaching people how to supplement their income through trading so they can enjoy and design their ultimate freedom lifestyle.

Today, Teri is sharing why trading is the it place to be when it comes to generating income and wealth, the first steps you need to take to get started in the stock market and she spills some stellar advice on how to manage your risks.

 In today’s episode we chat about:

• Why investing isn’t just for the long-term (aka your retirement money) and how you can use trading to replace your side hustle
• Why it's the best time to trade when the stocks are falling, not when they’re going up
• Busting common trading myths in the black community
• What you should be looking for when opening your brokerage account
• How to overcome your fears that the stock market is too risky
• Using risk management tools like a Simulator to practice trading with fake money to build your confidence before making the leap to live trading
• The biggest mistakes new traders make and ways you can avoid making them
• What the bible says about growing your wealth and why we shouldn’t be afraid of investing
• Why women make better investors (sorry fellas but it's true!) and why we still feel intimidated to get into the market
• Tips on how to create an online course that blows up

Resources Mentioned

• Join my FREE Dropshipping Training 
• This week’s Get Rich Read is Who Moved My Cheese?: An A-Mazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life by Spencer Johnson 
• Tap into Teri’s Trade and Travel program (affiliate link)
• The Parable of the Talents
• Learn more about Reverend Ike
• Learn more about Stablecoins

 Connect with Teri Ijeoma 

Teri Ijeoma began her professional career working in education and non-profits. When she started trading stocks eleven years ago, she initially saw it as an opportunity to simply supplement her income. However, she was so successful that in 2017, she quit her job to travel the world, and began trading full-time. While traveling, Teri was constantly asked to show others how she was successfully trading in the stock market. Teri now offers an online curriculum that shares her investing strategies with people all over the world. Since her launch, Teri has been recognized as the Grand Champion of Teachable’s 2019 Creator Challenge and has been featured in Forbes, Black Enterprise, Yahoo finance, ABC, NBC, and FOX.

• Visit Teri’s website
• Follow Teri on Instagram
• Check out Teri’s YouTube Channel

 Connect with Asia:

• Check out the Life Luxe Academy 
• Connect with me on Instagram
• Check out my YouTube Channel

Thanks so much for tuning in! Be sure to let me know what you loved most about the episode and let’s continue this conversation over on Instagram @getrichorgetdrunktrying.

Is YouTube really worth it? Or are you showing up too late to the game? When building your online business, having an evergreen presence in the online space is key to creating authentic relationships and connections with your audience. But how do you stand out from the rest of the pack?

I’m chatting with YouTube pro, Erin White-Winters, founder of Erin on Demand who helps entrepreneurs, side hustlers and content creators worldwide crush their goals, boss up their brands and run their businesses with confidence. Today, Erin has organically grown her YouTube channel to over 300K! AND within her first year of launching, she grew her subscribers to nearly 100K by just showing up online exactly as who she is. Yeah, you can say she knows a thing or two when it comes to building organic growth for your biz!

She is here to answer that burning question I know a lot of y’all have when it comes to starting a YouTube channel (is it really worth it?), how to monetize and grow it, strategies on how you can land major brand deals and what it takes to build an authentic and aligned business.

In today’s episode we chat about:

• Dealing with imposter syndrome and finding self-belief
• Leading with authenticity to build your community
• How to get confident in front of the camera when you are feeling intimidated 
• What makes YouTube so different from all the other social platforms out there
• What is digital storytelling and how you can find your backstory that sticks with your audience to make you memorable
• Using storytelling in your social media content to quickly connect and establish a relationship with your audience
• Why you need to be selective with your brand deals to maintain trust with your current audience 
• How you can turn yourself from being a content creator to becoming a CEO of your own business with Erin’s new course, Creator to CEO

Resources Mentioned

• This week’s Get Rich Reads are, The 12 Week Year by Brian P. Morgan and Michael Lennington and Atomic Habits by James Clear
• The Get Drunk Cocktail of the week is the classic Sidecar, try this recipe
• Join Erin’s waitlist for her Creator to CEO course
• Stories That Stick: How Storytelling Can Captivate Customers, Influence Audiences, and Transform Your Business by Kindra Hall
• Building A Story Brand: Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen by Donald Miller

Connect with Erin White-Winters

Erin White-Winters of Erin On Demand is a Brand and Content Influencer who empowers passionate content creators, entrepreneurs and side-hustlers with how to create stand-out brands online. Erin has organically grown her Youtube channel to nearly 300K subscribers and her Instagram following to over 60K in 2+ years. She has partnered with brands such as Target, Google, GoDaddy, Office Depot/Office Max, amongst others. Erin also has a subscription-based membership club of over 700 entrepreneurs who are growing their brands into full-time businesses.

• Visit Erin’s website
• Check out Erin’s YouTube
• Follow Erin on Instagram

 Connect with Asia:

• Join my FREE Dropshipping Training
• Check out the Life Luxe Academy 
• Connect with me on Instagram
• Check out my YouTube Channel

Thanks so much for tuning in! Be sure to let me know what you loved most about the episode and let’s continue this conversation over on Instagram @getrichorgetdrunktrying.

Have you been thinking about how you can make your money work for you?

Achieving financial freedom is a goal for so many of us to make sure we have enough savings, investments and cash in our back pocket to be able to afford the lifestyle we want for ourselves and our family. But you need to have a solid plan to back it. It’s all about setting a strong foundation and putting the right structures in place so you can grow your money.

Today’s guest, I have my boy Marc Russell to help you get your budgeting business in order. Marc shares the biggest mistakes you may be making in your financial situation and how to find opportunities to increase your income. He also gives his strategies on how to set a solid foundation around your finances, what you need to know when it comes to taking the first steps towards investing and how you can start paying off your debts. It’s time you take a chance on yourself and take a chance on your future. Let’s change your money mindset!

In today’s episode we chat about:

• Marc’s inspiring rags to riches backstory of how he climbed up the wall street ladder
• How your money mindset may be holding you back and how you can shift your perspective to one of abundance
• Why the excuses you make surrounding money are actually keeping you stuck in a bad financial situation 
• How to use your origin story to your advantage and monetize on your strengths
• Finding your why in business to be the driving force for motivation
• Why you will never be able to close the racial wealth gap as an employee and how starting a side hustle will give you ownership and equity
• Surrounding yourself with like-minded people who support your mission and vision
• Ways you can start increasing your income
• The importance of having a clear plan before your jump into investing
• Creating a foundational mindset before you start investing
• The value of investing over saving 

Resources Mentioned:

• Join my FREE Dropshipping Training
• This week’s Get Rich Read is StrengthsFinder 2.0 by Tom Rath
• The Get Drunk Cocktail of the week is the old Gin and Tonic, try this recipe.
• Grab Marc’s One Dollar Budget Template
• Tap into Marc’s FREE Financially Bulletproof Checklist

Connect with Marc Russell:

Marc Ruseell is a foster child turned financial educator. Coming from a low-income family, he put himself through college and paid off $80,000 in debt after graduation. Marc spent much of his career at two of the largest institutions in the world where he consulted thousands of households on how to manage their money the right wat. Now, he is the owner and founder of Better Wallet, LLC, teaching people all around the world how to make money work for them.

• Visit Marc’s website
• Follow Marc on Instagram
• Follow Marc on Twitter

Connect with Asia:

• Check out the Life Luxe Academy 
• Connect with me on Instagram
• Check out my YouTube Channel