How'd it Happen?

I am diving deeper into my book “OWNER SHIFT – How Getting Selfish Got Me Unstuck" and invited a very good friend to join me in today's unique episode. John Corcoran and I talked about two chapters of the book: Chapters 19 and 26, The Four Fallacies & Getting Selfish, respectively. You'll hear my perspective on why I wanted to write these chapters and what John thinks of them.

Here's a little something about my guest for this unique episode:
John Corcoran is a recovering attorney and a writer, author, father of four, and a former Clinton White House Writer and Speechwriter to the Governor of California. Throughout his career, John has worked in Hollywood, the heart of Silicon Valley, and ran his own boutique law firm in the San Francisco Bay Area catering to small business owners and entrepreneurs.

He is the author of three books about relationship building and client acquisition and has written for Forbes, Entrepreneur, Business Insider, Lifehacker, The San Francisco Chronicle, and basically anywhere else that will let him. He has been the host of the Smart Business Revolution podcast since 2012, through which he has interviewed hundreds of CEOs, founders, authors and entrepreneurs, from Peter Diamandis and Adam Grant to Gary Vaynerchuk and Marie Forleo.

Web: https://rise25.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/corcoran/

Show notes:
[0:53] Introducing our special guest, John Corcoran
[4:15] Mike's "broke" stage
[6:32] Digging further into "in that place because it was where I designed myself to be"
[11:00] The switch in mindset is essential
[16:40] What EVERY entrepreneur should start thinking
[20:28] Painting a different picture for the future
[25:37] What John felt after reading Chapter 26 and what I really wanted to convey in this chapter
[35:39] The implications if you're not pouring from a "filled" cup
[37:30] Outro

Check the accompanying blog post of this episode at: https://mikemalatesta.com/podcast/chapters-19-26-the-four-fallacies-getting-selfish-234/

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Here's another great episode with an ex-UFC fighter turned into a transformational coach. Clifford is also a leadership development consultant and motivational speaker. We talked about his life experiences as a child, teenager, and UFC fighter in this episode. He also shared The Power of 6 Leadership Development System and the concept of perfect practice. You will enjoy this episode, so make sure you tune in.

Clifford Starks graduated in Kinesiology in 2005 and became a personal trainer. He also became a professional fighter in 2009-2017. It has always been more than just transforming the body though, the mind and spirit play key factors in one’s success. Which he definitely learned through his journey as a fighter and a coach. He has been honored to be given the opportunity to work with many clients on their mind, body, and spirit. Helping others live happier, more fulfilled lives. He realized just how important the mind was in the process of accomplishing any real success. He became extremely fascinated with psychology and had his personal life experience to pull from. He is constantly learning and growing. He loves the saying if knowledge was all it took everyone would have 6 packs and be Millionaires. Knowledge is good to have, but applied knowledge is better, so he takes action. To grow as a person and a leader is the same as health: you never stop.

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Get to know more of Clifford at:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clifford-starks/
Web: https://cliffordstarks.com/
IG: https://www.instagram.com/cliffordstarks1/

Some MMA fight videos of Clifford:
Clifford Starks vs Krasimir Mladenov | WSOF 23, 2015 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AMHNnLc9i8
Clifford Starks vs Mike Kyle | WSOF 22, 2015 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymsAZH740Gg

Show notes:
[2:29] How'd it happen for Clifford Starks?
[5:40] What Clifford remembers about his dad and seeing his grandfather in a coffin
[10:48] Clifford's life as a teenager
[14:17] On his athletic journey
[17:45] The Power of 6 Leadership Development System
[20:20] On public speaking
[26:05] How it should be in sports
[32:04] Internal - external - internal
[33:02] Mindset: born with or developed
[36:09] The masks that people wear
[40:50 ] What is perfect practice?
[42:20] Dealing with people who have "war in their head"
[46:48] The courage game
[55:39] Clifford's family dynamic
[57:57] Clifford's victory in his transformational coaching
[1:00:35] Where to find Clifford
[1:02:13] Outro

Check the accompanying blog post of this episode at: https://mikemalatesta.com/podcast/clifford-starks-whos-the-person-in-your-mirror-233/

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Wouldn’t it be nice to impact people’s lives through the things you do? Whether it’s your job, passion, or just about anything you unknowingly do. Today’s guest is an Entrepreneur, Author, Speaker, and CEO of Global School of Entrepreneurship, Shelby Scarbrough. She has done all that and more through the work she did throughout her life. You are going to hear more about her

Shelby Scarbrough combines an entrepreneurial background with the pride and responsibility of public service to bring new perspectives to each endeavor. Her career began as a political appointee in the Reagan and Bush Administrations, first as Presidential Trip Coordinator in The White House, and as a Protocol Officer at the U.S. Department of State.

Ms. Scarbrough worked with such notable figures as His Holiness, Pope John Paul II, Presidents Reagan, Bush, Ford, Carter and Nixon, President Walesa of Poland, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, and members of the Royal Family, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and Nelson Mandela. She planned events and meetings in locations ranging from the Vatican to Buckingham Palace to The Kremlin and The White House. She served as the Deputy Lead for Washington, DC for the State Funeral of President Reagan.

She founded Practical Protocol in 1990, an international special events management and business protocol training organization specializing in custom-designed plans which address the unique needs of high-profile clients.

Shelby was a Burger King franchisee for nearly 20 years with 10 restaurants in Northern Virginia until she exited in 2013. She is a native of the San Francisco Bay Area and graduated from UCLA with a BA in English.

Reach out to Shelby at:
Website: https://www.gse.mba/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/practicalprotocol/
Email: [email protected]

Check her book at www.joyjourney.life and https://www.amazon.com/Civility-Rules-Creating-Purposeful-Practice/dp/1950863409

James 'Jimmie' Mattern - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmie_Mattern

Show notes:
[4:06] How’d it happen for Shelby?
[7:17] What is a Protocol Officer at the US Department of State?
[14:33] Going to the State Department
[19:41] On working at the family business
[25:09] Where she thought she was headed
[28:51] Interviewing for the job
[33:04] Getting comfortable in the White House
[35:42] Leaving government work and becoming an entrepreneur
[45:10 How she made the decision to leave
[47:49] On whether entrepreneurs are born or made
[52:31] Her motivation to start her program
[56:26] Who are ideal candidates and how do they find out about the program?
[58:58] Civility Rules
[1:07:36] Undaunted
[1:14:02] Outro

Check the accompanying blog post of this episode at: https://mikemalatesta.com/podcast/shelby-scarbrough-why-i-want-to-touch-every-corner-of-the-world-232/

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Have you ever wondered why the people who are proven to be the most successful tend to be more approachable? It is challenging to get the chance to interview people much more when they have so much on their plates. Based on dealing with many successful people for the show, I will share with you why I think successful people, who are supposed to be the busiest, are more responsive when asked for an interview for shows like this.

Show notes:
[3:14] They’re organized
[4:17] They’re givers
[5:26] They are learners
[6:38] They’re opportunists
[10:40] Owner Shift available on Amazon
[11:08] Outro

Check the accompanying blog post of this episode at: https://mikemalatesta.com/podcast/the-most-successful-people-are-the-most-available-231/

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Do you know anyone that has gone from being an exhausted and undervalued
mom in the corporate 9-5 world to a work-from-home multi-millionaire in the blink of an eye? Now let's add without a college degree and without ads... Well, today you will! In this episode, we have the CEO of Martha K Media Group, Martha Krejci to talk about her journey from being an employee to being the CEO with all the freedom she never had with her 9-5 job and everything in between.

Martha Krejci is a high-vibin’ mama, wife, business coach + growth strategist, and social media marketing powerhouse who has taken the internet by storm. Featured in Oprah Magazine, Fast Company, Cosmopolitan, Shape, and Huffington Post, among other places, Martha’s intuitive marketing expertise has helped her make her first million in less than a year using a strategy she teaches openly through courses, group coaching, and other tried- and-true resources. From finding your passion to building a business that works, she teaches it all to anyone that's ready.

Reach out to Martha at:
Website: http://withmartha.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/martha-krejci-571695111/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/livinthedreamwithmartha
IG: https://www.instagram.com/themarthakrejci/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/marthakrejci
YT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClIlacksGohHcNHu3-myNvg

Show notes:
[2:10] How’d it happen for Martha?
[9:48] What made her husband agree with Martha’s decision
[12:33] Drifting away from her job and being pulled towards being independent
[15:56] Martha’s journey to where she is now
[23:10] On believing in oneself
[25:22] Meeting her husband and getting past her addiction
[27:43] Her exit plan
[31:20] How she got started with her own company
[34:05] Her evolution as an entrepreneur
[37:24] What is network marketing?
[42:43] How her business changed through scaling out
[45:03] How she and her husband discuss their business
[48:20] How she approaches her business
[53:49] The people she wants to serve
[57:10] Her thoughts on personal branding
[1:00:07] The walls she went and still going through
[1:05:26] Where to find Martha
[1:06:18] Outro

Check the accompanying blog post of this episode at: https://mikemalatesta.com/podcast/martha-krejci-rock-bottom-to-rock-star-230/


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Today's episode is with the Bestselling Author, Rapid Growth Business Authority, Speaker, Award-winning Blogger, and Podcaster, Matthew Pollard. He is also a serial entrepreneur with five multi-million dollar business success stories under his belt, all before 30. If that doesn't sound amazing, I don't know what is. We talked about how it happened for him, his visual problem, his accent, being an introvert, and so much more.

Matthew Pollard is Top 50 Keynote Speaker for 2020 - Top Sales World Magazine and Forbes calls him “the real deal,” but he is better known as “The Rapid Growth Guy.” By the age of 30, Matthew has been responsible for five multi-million dollar business success stories.

Fast-forward just a few years and he has worked with companies such as Electrolux, Oracle, and Microsoft, providing training, keynotes and workshops from Thailand to Las Vegas. The hundreds of stages he's appeared on, and the impeccable ratings he has received, have earned him a CSP designation, the highest certification awarded by the National Speakers Association.

He has also transformed thousands of struggling or plateaued small businesses into momentum and growth. There’s something heroic about people with the skill, passion, and belief in themselves to launch a business, and he is dedicated to seeing them prosper. That’s why, in addition to working with clients one-on-one through his signature Intensive and my Rapid Growth Academy, he founded Small Business Festival, ranked by Inc as a Top-3 business conference, providing hundreds of free events across the nation each year.
His bestselling book, The Introvert’s Edge, has been endorsed by Harvard, Princeton, Neil Patel, and more than 50 other global leaders.

Learn more at:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewpollardspeaker/
Web: https://matthewpollard.com/
Grab a copy of his book, The Introvert's Edge at https://matthewpollard.com/theintrovertsedge/book
Check the 5-step template at: https://matthewpollard.com/growth

Show notes:
[3:17] How'd it happen for Matthew
[8:37] Diving deeper into Irlen syndrome
[11:52] On creating the audiobook
[15:15] The struggles of an introvert
[20:41] The importance of practice and debriefing
[29:05] Do you want to be seen as a commodity?
[30:47] Are introverts more coachable?
[37:06] What an introvert needs to do to "level the field," so to speak?
[43:19] Let's talk about networking as an introvert
[55:34] Final nuggets of wisdom
[59:17] Where to find more of Matthew?
[1:01:54] Outro

Check the accompanying blog post of this episode at: https://mikemalatesta.com/podcast/matthew-pollard-why-introverts-have-a-valuable-edge-229/


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In this final episode of the 4-part series of me, Dave, and Richie discussing a chapter of my book: Owner Shift, we talk about chapter 25 called The Five Words. We talked about how "my future is my property" helped me understand how I can get the things or results that I want. Those five words changed the trajectory of my life and business.

Show notes:
[0:00] Intro
[1:40] What chapter 25 is all about
[6:30] Why Dave was happy about Dan Sullivan getting a chapter in my book and his takeaway
[11:38] Richie getting surprised finding Mike at that point in his life despite his massive success
[14:35] The dream
[18:05] Outro

Check the accompanying blog post of this episode at: https://mikemalatesta.com/podcast/chapter-25-the-5-words-228/

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Burnout and stress. Two words often go hand-in-hand in work or business. It's also a topic worth having because the compound effects may be detrimental—that's what we're going to talk about in this episode. We have the founder & Chief Burnout Officer of The Breakfast Leadership Network, a San Diego-based burnout media firm, Michael Levitt. We talk about the challenges he went through, from having heart issues to losing his job and how it allowed him to reinvent himself. I'm excited to share this episode with you, so tune in, and I hope you will learn a thing or two.

Michael Levitt is an in-person and Certified Virtual Speaker, a Certified NLP and CBT Therapist, and one of the world's leading authorities in burnout recovery and prevention. He's a Fortune 500 consultant, #1 bestselling author, and host of the Breakfast Leadership Show, a top 200 podcast on iTunes. He's a 2x Top 20 Global Thought Leader on Culture with Thinkers360. He is also a former Healthcare executive, CIO, and CFO overseeing $ 2 Billion budgets, so he has almost seen and done it all.

Where to find Michael?
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bfastleadership/
Web: https://www.breakfastleadership.com/
IG: https://www.instagram.com/bfastleadership/
Breakfast Leadership Show: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/breakfast-leadership-show/id1207338410

Show notes:
[2:42] How'd it happen for Michael Levitt?
[6:38] The result of not taking care of oneself
[16:12] Challenges after challenges became an opportunity for a second chance
[20:55] Why Michael is attracted to startups
[26:18] People pleasing and lack of boundaries
[31:41] Needed as opposed to leading
[39:00] How to empower your team?
[43:00] On reinventing himself
[50:24] The difference between stress and burnout
[56:00] The people whom Michael can help
[1:07:37] Outro

Check the accompanying blog post of this episode at: https://mikemalatesta.com/podcast/michael-levitt-the-lessons-from-a-year-of-worst-case-scenarios-227/

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Today I have the President and CEO of WILL Interactive, Inc., Sharon Sloane. Aside from the incredible story behind the success and the walk down memory lane, this episode also provides a TON of golden nuggets of wisdom. If you are a leader in whatever shape or form, you are definitely going to learn a lot from today’s interview with Sharon Sloane. Make sure you tune in.

Sharon Sloane has 30 years of experience designing leading-edge instructional systems for behavior modification and performance improvement. She holds a U.S. Patent for creating computer-based interactive movie software to help improve human performance. Her work has been featured on NBC, CNN, NPR, as well as in Forbes magazine, Time magazine, the Washington Post, Washington Times, and approximately 50 other newspapers. Her work has received over 80 awards, including the Woman of Vision award given by Women in Film and Video, New York Festivals "World Medals," a Platinum dotcom award, and Software Information Industry Association’s "Codie."

As one of the leading innovators in the learning and communication industry, Sharon has worked with many of America's most prestigious organizations and touched some 30 million users. WILL partners include AIG, Yale New Haven Health System, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, all branches of the U.S. Military; the National Football League, FBI, law enforcement agencies in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, Japan, and Israel, as well as hospitals, financial institutions, and schools across the country.

Sharon has been a keynote speaker at multiple conferences, including Revolutionary Learning, the American Medical Association’s annual meeting, National Reconnaissance Office’s Annual Conference on Visual Media, HR Healthcare’s 2021 Conference, and Serious Games Summit. Her expertise has been referenced in several books, including Scenario-based eLearning: Evidence-based Guidelines for Workforce Training, Digital Game Based Learning, Learning by Doing, and Simulation and the Future of Learning.

Reach out:
Web: https://willinteractive.com/
Email: [email protected]
Sharon's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sloanesharon/
WILL Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/will-interactive/

Show notes:
[3:03] How’d it happen for Sharon Sloane
[6:37] Did Sharon choose the path of becoming a CEO of a software company?
[8:37] What she thought she’d want to become growing up
[13:17] The golden nuggets Sharon learned from her father and the development of training
[20:36] On dealing with people who don’t think training is necessary
[25:57] Diving deeper into e-learning
[31:02] How Sharon marketed herself and her “crazy” idea
[37:37] The process of putting the training together
[41:23] As a learning and assessment tool
[46:34] How Sharon has grown and developed as a leader and on persistently improving herself
[49:29] Let’s talk about the platinum rule vs. golden rule, beam holder, chair time
[55:39] Sharon’s quiet time
[57:45] A difficult situation Sharon’s company went through
[1:01:45] Where to connect with Sharon

Check the accompanying blog post of this episode at: https://mikemalatesta.com/podcast/sharon-sloane-how-i-learned-to-sell-a-rainbow-226/

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Welcome to another special and different episode of the How'd It Happen Podcast. I am still joined by Richard Burke and Dave Will. In this episode, we are going to talk about Chapter 20 of my book “OWNER SHIFT – How Getting Selfish Got Me Unstuck." I talk about the premise of why I wrote this chapter and what Richard and Dave think about it. Stay tuned for the 2nd to the last episode of this 4-part series.

If you want to learn more about Dave and Richard, please check their corresponding websites below:

Richard Burke is the founder and CEO of GGMM, which is Go Getters Marketing and Media, a Milwaukee-based company that does marketing and media. And he specializes, or he's got a unique specialization in podcast development, production, and creation.

Web: https://ggmm.io/

Dave Will is the co-founder and CEO of Prop Fuel, which is his second software venture. Dave is also the host of The EO360 Podcast, where he explores entrepreneurship with a broad perspective, moving beyond business to those insights not often shared by high-profile thought leaders.

Web: https://www.propfuel.com/

Show notes:
[1:00] What Chapter 20 is about
[4:36] Dave’s takeaway and how he and Mike have something in common
[6:58] The lightbulb moment and how Mike felt
[7:52] Richard’s takeaway
[8:58] “Nothing happens to you, everything happens because of you.”
[11:52] Outro

Check the accompanying blog post of this episode at: https://mikemalatesta.com/podcast/chapter-20-a-truth-punch-225/

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