Industry events: waste of time or worth the airfare? Bree’s hearing a lot of “can you guarantee results?” and wants a new outbound gameplan. And Patrick’s wondering how to use social media when making cold calls. Real-world tactics, real talk, and one hot cup of coaching. Plus, in the Backstory—what a lifelong love of coffee taught me about capacity, grit, and being built for the long haul.

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Cannabis is legal in a lot of states, but banking still gets weird fast. In this two-part conversation, I’m joined by Donna Bashi, CBPA and Jason Abate from Community Choice Credit Union to unpack what most people don’t understand about cannabis banking and why “cash-only” isn’t just inconvenient, it’s a business risk.We get into:Why accounts get shut down and checks get rejected (even personal and kids accounts)What “boots on the ground” due diligence actually looks likeThe compliance reality: onboarding, monthly reviews, annual reviews, and why it’s a heavy liftHow dispensary employees get blocked from loans and mortgages and how to avoid surprisesWhy merchant services in cannabis is still a landmine, and what to watch out forHow smart safes, cash hubs, and proactive banking relationships keep operators stableIf you’re an operator, vendor, employee, or anyone in merchant services trying to understand this space, this is required listening. #getyourmindright #gymr #poweredbyevolv #builtbyviv #digitalmarketingstrategy #merchantservices #cashdiscount #payments #dualpricing #cannabisbanking #cannabisbusiness #dispensary #creditunion #banking #compliance #riskmanagement #financialservices #paymentprocessing #cannabispayments #knowyourcustomer #KYC #MichiganCannabis #OhioCannabis #FloridaCannabis #entrepreneurship #smallbusiness

What do you do when a red-hot prospect suddenly ghosts you? How much training is enough before you hit the field, and what should your manager actually be teaching you? And what operational levers can you pull to get more juice out of your current merchant base without becoming a full-blown consultant? Big questions, clear answers, and in the Backstory, a hard truth from my dad about layoffs, loyalty, and who really gets to stay when the music stops.#getyourmindright #gymr #salestraining #merchantservices #salesleadership #salesmanagement #poweredbyevolv #builtbyviv #digitalmarketingstrategy #layoffs #retentionstrategy

What does an auctioneer turned ISO partner, a pro-2A call center, and a bold move from California to Texas have in common?In this Boots on the Ground episode of Get Your Mind Right, John Johnson sits down with Paul Rasidakis, the a principal of a sales machine with offices in Los Angeles, Atlanta, and Plano. From building a 40-rep cold call center to dominating the firearms vertical with Elite2APay, Paul breaks down how to build urgency the right way, how to go deep in a niche, and why residual income changes everything. You’ll hear about: How Paul walked away from a quarter-million-dollar auction career for residuals. Why you can’t teach hunger, but you can spot it in three weeks. How to create urgency without bulldozing the close. What it really means to be “shooters, not suitors” in a vertical. The discipline behind scaling from 2 reps to 200 deals a month. And the personal decision that led him to load up the truck and move away from Beverly! If you’re in merchant services, digital marketing, or building any kind of sales team, this episode is for you.

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What’s the best way to revive a ghosted lead? How do you handle a business owner who thinks they know your job better than you do? And which types of clients actually stick around for the long haul? Today’s Mailbag is loaded with practical answers.And in the Backstory, we meet Max Johnson: a fifth grader with a silent protest so legendary, his Catholic school still isn’t sure what hit them. Spelling bee? Try silent rebellion. Don’t miss this one.#getyourmindright #gymr #poweredbyevolv #builtbyviv #digitalmarketingstrategy #merchantservices #cashdiscount #payments #dualpricing #salescadence #clientretention #closingdeals #prospecting #silentprotest #spellingbee #maxjohnson #leadershiplessons #emotionalintelligence #salescoaching

This may the most important episode of GYMR you will see this year.Are you one small tweak away from doubling your results? This episode is all about what happens when you stack, multiply, and win. We’ll break down: Why most reps stop following up way too early—and what to do about itThe margin moves that separate elite performers from the packA dead-simple rhythm to dominate your dayAnd, a powerful question to expose the real cost of staying stuckPlus: I’ll tell you exactly how I learned to build urgency without pressure, and how one client taught me the value of a $9,000 voicemail.#getyourmindright #gymr #poweredbyevolv #builtbyviv #digitalmarketingstrategy #merchantservices #cashdiscount #dualpricing #salescoaching #followupstrategy #voicemailtips #microhabits #stackmultiplywin #urgencyvspressure #askbetterquestions #winninginthemargins

In this episode of Get Your Mind Right- Boots on the Ground, I sit down with Cliff Torrence, a merchant services powerhouse who went from managing a Radio Shack to building a national business empire.We talk:The mentor who changed his life at 17How sales is more like martial arts than you thinkThe cost of greatness…and what happens when you don’t take care of yourselfCliff shares how a near-death experience forced him to reset everything. If you're building something big but starting to lose yourself in the process, this one’s for you.#getyourmindright #gymr #bootsontheground #poweredbyevolv #builtbyviv #merchantservices #digitalmarketingstrategy #cashdiscount #payments #dualpricing #businessstrategy #entrepreneurmindset #salescoaching #leadershipdevelopment #martialarts #hustleculture #fullthrottle #chargementality #standonyourbidness #bigbosshogenergy #rizzitup #nohypezone #hopiumdetox #vibecheck

Industry events- strategic or just self-promotion in disguise? What do you say when prospects ask you to guarantee results? And is social media cold outreach really a smart play or just another spammy trap? We’re diving into all that in today’s Mailbag Edition of Get Your Mind Right.Plus, a backstory about a rep who followed the rules, but blew the deal with one sentence. Feel matters. And if you miss it? You’re done.#getyourmindright #gymr #poweredbyevolv #builtbyviv #digitalmarketingstrategy #merchantservices #cashdiscount #payments #dualpricing #salescoaching #coldoutreach #salesleadership #emotionalintelligence #vibecheck

What do you get when you mix a patented inventor, a globetrotting payments exec, and a former Radio Shack power-user with a sense of humor that might involve a classic internet rickroll? A killer episode.On this episode of Get Your Mind Right, Gene Schenberg joins me to break down ISV stacking, building truly sticky merchants, straight talk on tariffs, and why soft skills still matter in a tech-saturated world.Yes, there’s a surprise throwback moment in there too — the kind the internet has been joking about for decades.#GetYourMindRight #GYMR #PoweredByEvolv #BuiltByViv #DigitalMarketingStrategy #MerchantServices #CashDiscount #DualPricing #ISOs #ISVs #Payments #Stacking #SalesStrategy #PatentedIdeas #FutureProof #FullThrottle #BigBossHogEnergy #StandOnYourBidness #GiveHimTheRock #NoCap #VibeCheck #GetYourHustleOn #RiseAndGrind #Hopium

What happens when a world-class ops leader turns frontline sales whisperer? In this episode, I sit down with Lori Carney from Worldpay. Lori is a 35-year payments veteran with the receipts to prove it. We go deep on what ISOs are doing right (and wrong), how she flipped her career from call centers to C-suites, and what the future of the Global/Worldpay merger really looks like. Oh, and we get personal: growing up as the daughter of a Blackbird pilot, military discipline, and how she got...uh...a certain nickname.

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