I Survived Business Podcast

Real estate is a complex market with significant risks and rewards. How can individuals enter this domain with careful calculation and informed decision-making? Tune in as John Lewis, the visionary founder and CEO of The Virtual Legacy, brings his unique insights to the podcast.

John is an entrepreneur who assists coaches, consultants, and agency owners in securing high-quality sales appointments – and effortlessly converting them into profit. Using The Virtual Legacy as his platform, he is on a mission to help others excel in different industries by providing valuable information they can apply to their business practices. 

Want to learn more about how John encourages adaptability, solid business relationships, and new skill learning for his clients? Click play now!

In this conversation, we cover:

• What short-term rentals (STRs) are, and how to take advantage of them.
• The role that wholesaling plays in real estate investment. 
• How to weigh the pros and cons of different business opportunities.

You can learn more about John and his work with The Virtual Legacy here!

Episode also available on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3sIAAyd

“To truly succeed in this economy, we have to leverage other people’s time,” says Eric Usher, President of Just Ask AVA!, a company dedicated to providing highly trained advanced virtual assistants (AVAs) to solo attorneys, small law firms, and paralegals.

Usher's journey started in a different tech landscape, but he navigated through challenges and learning curves to emerge with invaluable lessons. This wealth of experience now informs Legal AVA's operations, ensuring a reliable and effective service for their clients.

Whether you need someone to maintain and update client cases, analyze data to provide insights on client trends, manage personal and team calendars, efficiently and personally enroll new clients, or handle other critically important yet time-consuming tasks, AVA can help.

Press play to explore:

• The biggest mistake Usher made while learning this business and how he ensures he and his clients never repeat it
• Two strategies for mitigating communication problems that can arise from cultural differences between American business people and overseas virtual assistants
• A common assumption people make about AI, why it’s problematic, and how Usher and the team at AVA work around it
• How AVA ensures their clients get exactly what they need from their virtual assistants

Join us as we dive deep into the world of advanced virtual assistants and discover how leveraging their expertise can transform the way legal professionals work.

Tune in now and visit Legal AVA! – Virtual Assistants for Attorneys and Paralegals. to learn more.

Episode also available on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3sIAAyd

In this eye-opening episode, we talk with Brandon Beachum, author of the transformative book The Golden Key: Modern Alchemy to Unlock Infinite Abundance and host of The Positive Head Podcast. In this insightful discussion, Beachum shares the culmination of 25 years of diligent exploration and discovery—eight powerful keys to unlocking abundance in all areas of life.

Beachum's early experiences were shaped by his conservative Christian upbringing. But when he moved to Nashville after college, he met an individual with intuitive and psychic abilities, sparking a profound shift in his worldview. This encounter led him to delve into metaphysical readings and explore the interconnectedness of all life through the lens of 'source consciousness.'

In this episode, you'll discover:

• The fastest route to experiencing true abundance
• Insights into the vibrational nature of reality and what it means for us
• Why perpetual happiness might not be as beneficial as we think
• The journey behind Beachum's discovery of the keys to abundance

Tune in to explore the realms of spirituality, collective consciousness, and practical wisdom.

For a free eBook and audio version of Beachum's book, visit  The Golden Key | Modern Alchemy to Unlock Infinite Abundance and use the code 'LOVE' at checkout.

Episode also available on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3sIAAyd

In this episode, we sit down with Levi Lascsak to discuss his cutting-edge approach to business marketing. Levi is a successful real estate agent, the co-author of Passive Prospecting, and educator on YouTube. His passion for entrepreneurship has fueled his unique approach to business and marketing – and he’s eager to share this knowledge with the world.

Having lost his income due to the 2020 pandemic, Levi knew it was time for a change. After countless hours of research and a partnership with Travis Plumb, he found himself selling millions of dollars worth of real estate. He did all this without cold-calling, door-knocking, sending postcards, or spending any money on ads. How is this possible? Levi joins us to elaborate…

Listen now to find out:

• How the real estate industry has transformed over the last few years.
• The importance of creating a business plan when tackling unknown challenges.
• How social media can be used to reach potential customers. 
• Why it’s a mistake to spread your online presence across various platforms. 

To learn more about Levi and his work, visit his website today!

Episode also available on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3sIAAyd

Ever find yourself drowning in the sheer volume of possessions in your life, workplace, or living space? Are you struggling to maintain focus and productivity or locate items promptly?

Today, we engage in a conversation with a specialist in organizational efficiency, Andrew Mellen. Serving as the Founder and CEO of Andrew Mellen, Inc. and the author of Calling Bullsh*t on Busy: A Practical Guide to Ditching the Time Management Myth and Quickly Achieving Your Goals and Unstuff Your Life!,  Mellen has guided countless individuals and businesses in reclaiming time and efficiency through a range of practical solutions crafted to eradicate the chaos of contemporary living.

Tune in to discover:

• The emotional hurdles tied to streamlining your life and effective strategies for tackling them
• The three principles governing the "organizational triangle"
• The impact of self-talk and beliefs on changing organizational and behavioral patterns
• The most common ways business professionals lose valuable time

Mellen delves into the transformative journey people typically undergo when reshaping their organizational routines and retraining their minds and behaviors for lasting change. His methodology revolves around understanding how individuals think, feel, and engage with their possessions. He elaborates on his coaching approach and recounts stories of those he has assisted.

If you're eager to embark on the path to improved organization and efficiency, explore the offerings at Andrew Mellen Professional Organizer NYC | Speaker | Productivity + Decluttering Expert.

Episode also available on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3sIAAyd

How are plastics impacting human and planetary health? Representatives of Earthday.org join us to discuss a fascinating subject: how people are answering an environmental call for creativity, innovation, ambition, and bravery…

Tom Cosgrove, Aidan Charron, and Michael Karapetian are all members of the organization known as Earth Day. As an annual event, Earth Day enables people around the world to rally around common environmental goals – and seek sustainable change for the benefit of the future.

Tom is Earth Day's Chief Creative and Content Officer, offering more than 25 years of experience in the media/entertainment, digital/technology, and marketing fields.

Aidan is the Director of End Plastic Initiatives, where he exercises his passion for a clean environment and immense love for nature. 

Michael is the Great Global Cleanup Coordinator. He is an experienced sustainability expert and speaker in the environmental non-profit industry. 

Join us now to hear these environmental experts discuss:

• The ways that policy can change the course of plastic pollution.
• What the theme of Earth Day is this year.
• The importance of understanding the environmental and health issues related to plastics. 
• How environmental cleanups are typically organized. 

You can learn more about Earth Day by visiting EarthDay.org!

Episode also available on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3sIAAyd

Can genetically engineered probiotics be the future of gut health? Zack Abbott, the CEO and Co-founder of ZBiotics, returns to the podcast to discuss this and much more…

Zack holds a Ph.D. in microbiology & immunology from the University of Michigan. Drawing from his background studying bacterial gene regulation, he invented ZBiotics' proprietary technology: the world’s first genetically engineered probiotic.  

Zack believes that ZBiotics’ unique product can make healthy people healthier and transform the body’s bacterial makeup. Could a genetically engineered probiotic be the missing piece in your wellness regimen? Click play to find out for yourself!

In this episode, we cover:

• Why most bacteria are actually beneficial to the body.
• Different types of environmental microbes that can transform your gut health.
• The metabolic byproduct of drinking alcohol, and how to fix it. 
• What acetaldehyde is, and the negative physiological effects it can cause. 

You can learn more about Zack’s work with ZBiotics here!

Episode also available on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3sIAAyd

Join us for an insightful episode where we engage with Braven Grant, co-founder and CEO of Gains in Bulk. This pioneering whole food company is making waves in the fitness supplement industry, moving beyond mere products to instill a philosophy that empowers individuals to triumph in their fitness endeavors and extend that success to every aspect of their lives.

At the heart of Gains in Bulk is their groundbreaking product, Instantized Creatine—a 100% soluble creatine monohydrate that redefines effectiveness in the fitness realm. Braven underscores its commitment to developing the highest quality products through thorough third-party testing.

Press play to discover:

• The difficulties faced by Gains in Bulk in establishing and maintaining competitive prices
• What consumers tend to look for in the fitness supplement space, and why this can make it challenging to market the best and healthiest products
• FDA regulations governing the supplement industry (and the bad apples who try to get around these regulations)

Ready to enrich your understanding of the fitness supplement arena? Tune in, and visit Gains In Bulk | Natural Supplements | Large Gains at Wholesale Pricing – Gains in Bulk to learn more about what Gains in Bulk has to offer.

Episode also available on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3sIAAyd

How can movement help you achieve responsibility and accountability with yourself? Can fitness reveal what it really means to be human? In this episode, Erica Porter, the Founder of Endorphasm, sits down to discuss her groundbreaking mission: helping others facilitate change and create a life of total wellness. 

Erica is a mother, motivator, WOW Superhero professional wrestler, and happiness junkie. On top of all this, she is a businesswoman with 27 years of health, fitness, and behavioral lifestyle experience. Using the framework of movement, she has helped countless individuals unlock balanced, fulfilling, confident, and fun lives…

Join in the conversation to uncover:

• What happens when you develop a mind/body connection. 
• The empowerment that movement can provide.
• How to use fitness to be honest and transparent with yourself. 
• Challenges that Endorphasm has overcome. 

Are you ready to be inspired by the vision of Endorphasm? Tune in now!

To learn more about Erica and her work with Endorphasm, click here now!

Episode also available on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3sIAAyd

What’s the correlation between a hotel and the neighboring community? In what ways does it benefit it, and in what ways does it compete with it?

Levar Jackson serves as the Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Yogh Group, a company specializing in the development and ownership of hospitality ventures, featuring patented technologies.

His objective is to render sustainable and impactful practices and technologies more economically viable than their non-sustainable counterparts. Additionally, he aims to reshape the interaction between the hospitality sector and the surrounding community, fostering the creation of a circular economy that empowers and enriches local communities.

Join us to explore:

• Strategies for transforming hotels into community ‘producers’ instead of ‘consumers,’ thereby enhancing local communities
• The shortcomings of tree planting as a carbon capture method
• How to distinguish between hotels that act as competitors to surrounding communities and those that function as contributors to community well-being
• Why corporations must be held at least partially accountable for climate change

Got an interesting idea that could drive change in the hospitality space? Visit Yogh group to share it and learn more.

Episode also available on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3sIAAyd