JAYSON WALLER UNLEASHED

Join POWERHOME SOLAR CEO Jayson Waller for an entrepreneurship Q+A alongside fellow multi-figure leaders. Jayson built 3 companies from scratch into multimillion-dollar enterprises, always looking forward, evolving himself & his businesses while sharing his path to success & entrepreneurial insights.

**Meet the Panel**

Stephen Scoggins

• From homeless to heartfelt industry leader, Stephen Scoggins is a best-selling author, award-winning entrepreneur of multiple businesses with multi-8-figure revenues, a motivational speaker who has spoken to audiences of thousands, and the creator of the proprietary Life-Mastery Framework affectionately named "Transform U".
• As a well-respected and nationally sought-after business and life-mastery thought leader, he challenges and motivates people to break through the obstacles that stop them in their life to guide them to be who they were born to be.
• As a part of that endeavor, Stephen has taken over three decades of setbacks, failures, breakdowns, losses, successes, and comebacks and transparently uses them to provide simple-yet-effective step-by-step lessons to help anyone reclaim their hope and go from stuck to unstoppable.

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www.trueunderdog.com

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Today on the show Jayson is talking with John LeBlanc about listening to the voice inside your head and making yourself uncomfortable at times to help build yourself up, and move forward in life. You might end up failing in some endeavors, but you would be failing forward!

John wasn't 100% positive about joining the Powerhome team, but the voice inside his head kept getting louder and louder, to the point where he couldn't ignore anymore. He decided to go with his gut and take a chance, leaving behind everything he had built before this opportunity, and he took it. Now he's moving up the company ladder and feeling more fulfilled then ever.

Links:

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Reach out to Jayson directly at [email protected]

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Check out our website to meet the team, view show notes and transcripts: www.trueunderdog.com

Timestamps:

6:43 - Betting on Yourself and Failing Forward

10:08 - John Applying to Powerhome Solar

16:27 - Listening to the Voice Inside Your Head

19:45 - The Feeling of "Going For It"

24:46 - Making Decisions Quickly to Avoid Doubt

27:14 - Getting Stronger Through Accomplishing Challenges

31:45 - You Can't Teach Passion

35:53 - Follow Your Gut and Call Out the Gate Keepers

40:14 - Look for Acceptance Within Yourself

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Today on the show Jayson is talking with entrepreneur, mentor, podcaster, and philanthropist, Glenn Stearns. Glenn is the founder of Stearns Lending, now founder and CEO at Kind Lending, star of the Discovery channels Undercover Billionaire, and founder of Underdog BBQ in Erie, Pennsylvania.

From underdog in life to starring in Discovery Channel's Undercover Billionaire. Glenn's story is about adversity, attitude, and action from humble beginnings and the bumps along the way to achieving his wildest dreams. Glenn opens up to share his life, personally and professionally, to inspire others and to leave a legacy built on kindness.

Many have compared his journey to the fictional character Forrest Gump. Glenn's adventures range from being in the courtroom the day of the OJ Simpson murder case closing arguments ("If it doesn't fit, you must acquit."); traveling with astronauts and Vice Presidents; competing and winning the reality TV show "Gilligan's Island"; to owning a Montana ranch with John Elway and a private Caribbean island with Sir Richard Branson.

Links:

Follow True Underdog on IG: www.instagram.com/true_underdog

Reach out to Jayson directly at [email protected]

Follow Jayson on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayson-waller-/

Follow Jayson on Instagram: www.instagram.com/jaysonwallerbam

Check out our website to meet the team, view show notes and transcripts: www.trueunderdog.com

Mentioned in the Episode:

Glenn's Company: https://kindlending.com/

Glenn's Website: https://www.glennstearns.com/

Glenn's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/glennstearns/

Glenn's Twitter: https://twitter.com/GlennStearns

Glenn's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC-3gGP3f-8D93UimKiaBoQ

Glenn's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GlennBStearns

Glenn's Podcast: https://www.glennstearns.com/grithappens

Timestamps:

1:35 - Early Days for Glenn Stearns

3:58 - Glenn's Early Vision For Himself

6:17 - Glenn's Parents Growing Up

10:46 - Dealing with Success and Family Members

12:42 - Putting Your People First

17:42 - Undercover Billionaire

22:33 - Being Ok with the Pressure

25:32 - Thinking of Cancer Like a Business

27:17 - Glenn's Podcast, "Grit Happens"

29:24 - What Does "Don't Be Held Hostage" Mean to Glenn?

32:11 - Finding Glenn Online

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On today's episode, Jeff welcomes Jayson Waller, founder and CEO of POWERHOME SOLAR, America's number one solar company. Waller is also the host of "True Underdog," a top five entrepreneurship podcast on Apple.

Waller shares his background and startup story, then delves in to the key moves he made to become one of the fastest-growing solar companies in America.

Links:

Follow True Underdog on IG: www.instagram.com/true_underdog

Reach out to Jayson directly at [email protected]

Follow Jayson on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayson-waller-/

Follow Jayson on Instagram: www.instagram.com/jaysonwallerbam

Check out our website to meet the team, view show notes and transcripts: www.trueunderdog.com

Mentioned in the Episode:

Key Moves Podcast: https://startupnation.com/podcast-radio/key-moves/

Jeff Sloan's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffsloandetroit/

Startup Nation's Website:

https://www.startupnation.com/

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Today on the show Jayson is talking with Ajay Prakash and James Joun, co-founders of Rinse, a laundry and dry-cleaning app started in 2013. Ajay was COO and CFO of Humble Brands, a consumer product startup. He also had experience at Bonobos, Berkshire Partners, the NBA and Bain & Company. James was a health care investor at Essex Woodlands, a product manager at Genentech, and a consultant with Monitor Group.

The company, founded by Ajay Prakash and James Joun, is headquartered in San Francisco. Rinse is a portfolio company of Green D Ventures and Yard Ventures. Rinse started serving customers in 2013, but it was actually 30 years ago when the story really started. Joun's parents have owned a dry cleaning storefront for more than three decades, and for years he'd been wondering how to increase sales in a particularly static industry. Ajay Prakash, befriended Joun at Dartmouth university. James Joun has degrees from Dartmouth and Harvard Business School. Joun was schooled in operations, such as running contraptions like the topper, which presses pant tops, and in the finer points of separating dirt and stains from all manner of fabrics. Joun now competes against the people who brought him into the business who also happen to be his parents.

Links:

Follow True Underdog on IG: www.instagram.com/true_underdog

Reach out to Jayson directly at [email protected]

Follow Jayson on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayson-waller-/

Follow Jayson on Instagram: www.instagram.com/jaysonwallerbam

Check out our website to meet the team, view show notes and transcripts: www.trueunderdog.com

Mentioned in the Episode:

Rinse's Website - https://www.rinse.com/

Rinse's Twitter - https://twitter.com/Rinse

James's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesjoun/

Ajay's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/aprakash03/

Ajay's Twitter - https://twitter.com/aprakash03

Timestamps:

1:38 - James's Childhood Experience

3:31 - How James and Ajay Met

6:13 - James and Ajay's Relationship as Business Partners

7:10 - Bootstrapping the Business From the Start

9:25 - How Rinse Differentiates Itself From Others in the Market

13:46 - 2 Minute Pitch for Rinse

16:33 - Hardest Thing That James and Ajay Have Had to Overcome While Running Rinse

21:11 - Growth Strategy for Rinse Moving Forward

23:08 - 'Covid Proofing' Your Company in the Future

26:22 - Cow vs Buffalo

28:17 - What Ajay and James Are Most Proud Of

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Today on the show Jayson talks about how you need to try and improve yourself by as small as 1% every single day, it's like grass growing, you don't notice it growing, but a week from now it needs to be cut! Improving yourself by 1% every day, that means you'll have improved 365% in a year!!

Challenge yourself to things with which you're uncomfortable, that's the only real way to make improvements. If it was easy then everyone would be successful and the best versions of themselves, but it's not. Try and set yourself a schedule for things you know you need to improve, that will help keep you accountable, and keep you on track to prove to yourself that you can do it.

Show yourself and show the haters in your life that you can do the hard stuff, that you can improve Every. Single. Day.

Links:

Follow True Underdog on IG: www.instagram.com/true_underdog

Reach out to Jayson directly at [email protected]

Follow Jayson on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayson-waller-/

Follow Jayson on Instagram: www.instagram.com/jaysonwallerbam

Check out our website to meet the team, view show notes and transcripts: www.trueunderdog.com

Timestamps:

1:23 - Giving 1% More Everyday

3:44 - Life is a Competition

4:48 - Two Small Goals Everyday

8:28 - Challenging Yourself Where You're Not Comfortable

10:09 - Set Yourself a Schedule

12:02 - Show the Haters What You Can Accomplish

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Today on the show Jayson is talking with Cheryl Contee, CIO of The Impact Seat, Chair / Founder of Do Big Things, and the Author of Mechanical Bull. Cheryl talks about how devastating it can be to be judged by your appearance in a professional, venture investment setting, how she has dealt with rejection because she's a minority and what we can do to solve that problem going forward.

There's a big problem today with minorities not getting the same opportunities as everyone else, and we all need to work together to help move past the situation.

Links:

Follow True Underdog on IG: www.instagram.com/true_underdog

Reach out to Jayson directly at [email protected]

Follow Jayson on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayson-waller-/

Follow Jayson on Instagram: www.instagram.com/jaysonwallerbam

Check out our website to meet the team, view show notes and transcripts: www.trueunderdog.com

Mentioned in the Episode:

Website: https://dobigthings.today Medium Blog: https://cherylcontee.medium.com/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cherylcontee/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cherylcontee/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ch3ryl

Book: https://www.amazon.com/Mechanical-Bull-Achieve-Startup-Success-ebook/dp/B07RKY759R

Timestamps:

2:03 - Creating a Better, More Professional Space For Women

3:33 - First Black Female Founder to be Acquired by NASDAQ

5:33 - Dealing with Rejection

9:32 - Being Judged by Your Appearance

12:18 - Being a Woman, and Being the Breadwinner

14:38 - Women vs Men For Job Prospects

17:42 - Take the Moment You're Given No Matter Who You Are

18:40 - Cheryl's Book, "Mechanical Bull"

22:50 - Giving Back to People Who Were Like You

24:12 - Why Should We Embrace Failure?

25:42 - Practice Your Pitch on Clubhouse

27:27 - Where to Find Cheryl Online

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Jayson Waller's hustle, heart and toughness allowed him to overcome adversity to become the mogul he is today. Jayson has built three companies from scratch into multimillion-dollar successes; his most recent endeavor, POWERHOME SOLAR, has grown to over 1,600 Employees and Nearly $500 Million in Annual Sales.

This Speaker, Top 5 Apple Podcaster, 4x Entrepreneur of the Year, and future bestselling author stops by P&G to drop some incredible knowledge on entrepreneurs.

Links:

Follow True Underdog on IG: www.instagram.com/true_underdog

Reach out to Jayson directly at [email protected]

Follow Jayson on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayson-waller-/

Follow Jayson on Instagram: www.instagram.com/jaysonwallerbam

Check out our website to meet the team, view show notes and transcripts:

www.trueunderdog.com

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Today on the show Jayson is talking with Grant Cardone, a real estate mogul, Forbes #1 marketing influencer, founder of 10X movement , and the star of Undercover Billionaire. Grant talks about how you can't possibly know everything and why it's important to have the right people around you.

Grant goes over his early years, and how he got started in real estate, and why you need to make mistakes and wrong decisions in your life. If you always play it safe, you'll never experience big wins.

Grant also shares his 3 keys to success for young entrepreneurs coming up today. You need to stop thinking small, and start thinking like a successful entrepreneur.

Links:

Follow True Underdog on IG: www.instagram.com/true_underdog

Reach out to Jayson directly at [email protected]

Follow Jayson on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayson-waller-/

Follow Jayson on Instagram: www.instagram.com/jaysonwallerbam

Check out our website to meet the team, view show notes and transcripts: www.trueunderdog.com

Mentioned in the Episode:

Website: https://grantcardone.com/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/grantcardone/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grantcardone/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/grantcardone

YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/GrantCardone/

Facebook: www.facebook.com/grantcardonefan/

Podcast: Podcast Cardone Zone: https://grantcardone.com/podcast/

Timestamps:

1:24 - How Grant Got Started

3:20 - Learning From Your Mistakes

6:01 - Working as a Car Salesman

9:47 - Dealing with Things You Don't Know

11:59 - You Can't Know Everything, Be Upfront About It

13:01 - 10x Rule

15:18 - Details of the EXP Deal

18:40 - 3 Keys to Success as a New Entrepreneur

20:57 - Top 3 Vacation Spots

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Jayson built 3 companies from scratch into multimillion-dollar enterprises, always looking forward, evolving himself & his businesses while sharing his path to success & entrepreneurial insights.

**Meet the Panel**

Stephen Scoggins

• From homeless to heartfelt industry leader, Stephen Scoggins is a best-selling author, award-winning entrepreneur of multiple businesses with multi-8-figure revenues, a motivational speaker who has spoken to audiences of thousands, and the creator of the proprietary Life-Mastery Framework affectionately named "Transform U".
• As a well-respected and nationally sought-after business and life-mastery thought leader, he challenges and motivates people to break through the obstacles that stop them in their life to guide them to be who they were born to be.
• As a part of that endeavor, Stephen has taken over three decades of setbacks, failures, breakdowns, losses, successes, and comebacks and transparently uses them to provide simple-yet-effective step-by-step lessons to help anyone reclaim their hope and go from stuck to unstoppable.

Joey Hickson

• Joey Hickson is social media producer and influencer working with artists and brands, and influencers in both music and comedy.
• Named as "Today's Top Entrepreneurs Under 40" by Entrepreneur, he's worked with people and companies, large and small, to grow their brands.
• His work has also been featured in Forbes, and he's consistently been recognized as a force in social media with a network spanning over 300 MILLION followers.

Jarrett Albritton

• Jarrett is the founder of DEI Staffing Solutions - a talent staffing firm uniquely positioned to help clients attract, retain and develop diversity, equity and inclusion talent across all levels of experience.
• Specializing in tech startups and staffing, Jarrett has closed 40M+ in software/tech deals since 2006
• Founder of CH Tech Careers on Clubhouse - a club dedicated to helping aspiring professionals connect to a career in technology

Links:

Follow True Underdog on IG: www.instagram.com/true_underdog

Reach out to Jayson directly at [email protected]

Follow Jayson on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayson-waller-/

Follow Jayson on Instagram: www.instagram.com/jaysonwallerbam

Check out our website to meet the team, view show notes and transcripts:

www.trueunderdog.com

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