Most people fear public speaking, but John had it _really_ bad. John’s speech anxiety caused him to avoid giving speeches in his classes and ultimately fail many of them. That all changed when John decided to use a persona when he felt nervous speaking. His alter-ego “Business John” was confident and loud, where he would have been meek and shy. This is the story of how an extreme introvert would go on to give a presentation in front of hundreds; in the same venue that once hosted Nelson Mandela.

We bring on a guest, Uniqueka Walcott, to talk about how to start a podcast and how failure is just the first step to success.

A talk breaking down how six University of Florida Engineering students graduated into a recession, but still managed to get internships and  full-time job offers. Through the stories of these UF Gators, we see the four commons traits that lead to their success.

Dr. Lauren Olsen is a pediatric resident in Las Vegas. Becoming a doctor is a 10-year + commitment between undergrad/medical school/residency. I’ve known Lauren since my sophomore year of college. We’re in our early 30’s now, and Lauren is a good friend of mine, so I was able to see her entire journey. Lauren, let’s talk about becoming a doctor.

We’ve all seen the ads. Fast Money. Lambos. Work from home…..but are any of these people legit? Is this a legitimate lifestyle?

My Daily Gains posts his Profit and Losses every single day, calling his trades hours in advance, and sharing the wins and losses. He's the real deal. Let’s hear about the day trading game from real experience.

The media failed to see precisely what events took place to create the powder keg scenario of The Wall Street Bets Gamestop short squeeze.

In this video, you'll learn:
* What shorting is
* What a short squeeze is
* What happened on Twitter to set this scenario up
* What happened on Wall Street Bets (Reddit) to set this scenario up
* What happened on Wall Street to set this up

Chikodi Chima is a former staff reporter at Venturebeat and a public relations veteran specializing in the technology startup ecosystem.

He specializes in reputation management, press releases, corporate communications, media strategy and executive thought leadership. Chikodi’s clients have appeared in TechCrunch, Fast Company, Business Insider, Bloomberg Businessweek, VentureBeat, The Washington Post and many more.

His clients have collectively raised over $1 billion dollars. Proper public relations is a part of that story.

His company website has a really interesting tagline: “Public relations is about getting your phone to ring.”

Chikodi's Twitter - https://twitter.com/Chikodi
Chikodi's Company - https://moonshotpr.com/

Whether we like it or not, high stakes conversations are an important aspect of our lives.

• Asking for raises
• Negotiating a salary
• Starting a business with partners and determining equity
• Buying a house
• Buying a car

The Calliopean Club's "Get Money Club" hosts the "Negotiation AMA with TJ Fraser".

TJ walks us through some of these critical moments, helping us come out of the inevitable fray on top.

T.J. Fraser is a business lawyer and investment banker who works with clients on complex business transactions (mergers, acquisitions, finance, securities compliance and regulatory matters), complex litigation, government contracts compliance and dispute resolution, as well as all aspects of providing outside general counsel services.

Notable Achievements:

• Investment banker for $120+ million senior debt financing
• Successfully defended defense contractor in $80 million lawsuit
• Successfully represented company to sell $40+ million of equity at $70+ million valuation to allow the equity owners to have partial liquidity event
• Successfully represented borrower in $65 million loan default dispute

Learn how to win from a real winner.

Links:
https://calliopean.club/
https://www.efllawfirm.com/tj-fraser

Growing up, I watched my big brother Jacob work all kinds of jobs: bussing tables at an Italian restaurant, cashiering at Blockbuster, and technical support at Comcast.

Jacob transitioned into a career in technology, becoming a Solutions Architect, which is a role that straddles sales and technical topics.

He went from making $5.15/hour to making well above $100k / year. No Degree.  No problem.

Guest:
Jacob Plicque III - https://twitter.com/DuvalKingJacob
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/fanaticgamer1986/

Host:
Joshua Plicque - Founder of Or Equals - Award Winning Business Software Development - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshua-plicque-3b7b2850/
Twitter - https://twitter.com/GoHard_EveryDay

Espree Devora is the Producer and Host of WeAreLATech , "Hello Customer" and the “Women in Tech” Podcasts. All have been featured by Apple as Noteworthy to. She has given talks on entrepreneurship and podcasting to many organizations including USC Business School, CBS, South by Southwest, Georgetown MBA and Pepperdine. Her podcast was featured in Harper's Bazaar as the top 10 podcasts to listen to in 2019.

Podcasting is really popular now, but Espree is an OG of the podcasting world. The first podcast that I could find goes back to 2014.

"Icon" is a heavy podcast name to bestow on someone. She literally just became the face of the rapidly growing social network Clubhouse in the Apple app store.....so it's fitting!!

Espree came on to talk to us about her currently occurring transition from small-time to big-time. Go for it, Espree!

Guest:
Espree Devora - https://twitter.com/EspreeDevora
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/espree/

Host:
Joshua Plicque - Founder of Or Equals - Award Winning Business Software Development - https://orequals.com/
Twitter - https://twitter.com/GoHard_EveryDay