In January of 2019 Alan knew he needed to do video but was hesitating. He wanted to make sure he had the right equipment, the right recording location, the right editing tools, etc. Fast forward to Dec 2019 and he is being recognized as one of the top 5 Mortgage Video Influencers across all of the US and Canada for 2019.

In this interview we discuss how he got himself to break past his hesitation and “just do it!”, what mindset changes he’s gone through on his road to becoming a top influencer, as well as what he still struggles with internally to this day.

You’d think being an immensely talented and highly successful musician would somehow exempt you from the common insecurities about your body that plague the rest of us, but that is not the case. Jennifer has struggled with a negative body image for her entire career which has made getting on stage for performances and getting in front of the camera for music videos very difficult for her.

In this interview you’ll get to hear us discuss the effect her pregnancy weight gain had on her performances, why some days she almost wishes she had played the cello or been a singer instead of a pianist, and what her journey to healing and self love has looked like.

You can find all of Jennifer’s amazing music on her Youtube channel linked below. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCLJvCZ94E8B-7uxh34muQw

Rob is a perfectionist and an over-thinker. This made it very difficult for him to start using video in his business, but over the past year he’s found ways to deal with that side of himself and has seen a lot of growth personally and professionally as a result of it.

In this interview you’ll hear about his early struggles with video, how videos have helped him show up more authentically in his personal life, and the difficulties of being in a crowded market with others putting out high end videos with high production values that he can’t match.

A year ago Jennifer Beitz decided she was going to start her career as a coach. She knew that in order to succeed in that field she needed to increase her visibility by creating more video content. For the last year she has been on a journey of improving her public speaking skills, getting more comfortable talking to a camera, and ultimately breaking out of the trap of constant comparison and “never enough” self talk that had been holding her back her whole life.

Sue started using video in her real estate business years before it was the norm. She also was one of the first people in her area to use social media actively as a business owner. She even got a lot of crap from her peers for using Facebook Live to launch her own weekly series called "Pinky Knows Naples". In this interview she shares a ton of great advice for how to deal with negativity both from strangers and from those close to you.

Allan and I cover a ton of ground in this conversation ranging from how he uses video in the world of manufacturing, to the future of video in business communication, to how he deals with his insecurities about his weight when recording.

What makes Allan’s experience different from many other guests’ is that he has a rock solid sense of self worth which made it easy for him to adopt video despite his insecurities. There's a ton we all can learn from the way Allan approaches video in his business.

Manuj Aggarwal is a highly successful entrepreneur who has been able to use video content to create courses, connect with his audience and grow his brand. In this interview he opens up about his hesitancy to even start using video, how his reliance on a teleprompter held him back, and the personal growth he’s seen from working through his discomfort on video. If you’ve struggled with forgetting what you were going to say, not wanting to record videos because of your accent, or being afraid of negative comments from haters online then this will be a great video for you to watch!

You can check out Manuj's podcast at: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bootstrapping-your-dreams-show/id1453077497

Manuj can be reached at [email protected]

In this conversation Nidia and I discuss why she started using video in the first place, the feedback that helped her power through her early stages of discomfort on camera, as well as the current struggles she faces with feeling like the person in the video camera isn't the person she wants the world to see her as.

In this interview with Jeremy we talk about some specific ways he used video to get more engagement from prospects and the mindset shift he had to make in order to be more comfortable sending videos out to his leads. We even dive into how his experiences with his videos and his poetry have helped him become more comfortable in other areas of his life showing up as who he really is rather than feeling hemmed in by all the things he "should" be.

Rea Ross recently challenged herself to doing 14 days worth of live video calls and social media videos all without any makeup on! During that time she learned so much about herself, about the people in her life, and about what it takes to work through fear. This will be an awesome interview to listen to for anyone who has big goals that scare them a little (or you know, a lot!).