Have you thought about starting an Online Business? An Amazon seller? Own Esty store? Running a business through Shopify? Having a digital product is a great revenue stream because once you create it, you can sell it over and over again online!

Leap of Fate pod this week brings on Shaahin Cheyene, Leading Amazon & eCommerce expert and thought leader speaking to thousands on how to start predictable recurring revenue streams on the Amazon platform.

Shaahin Cheyene is the creator of Herbal Ecstacy, the nootropic pill that
sparked the—%100 legal— smart drug movement. Shaahin made millions, but what made it special was that he was only 15 years old at the time!

Shaahin was also an early innovator in the vaping world, inventing the industry-first Vapir Vaporizer—as well as hundreds of other multi-million dollar products.

Since then, Shaahin has further established himself as an award-winning
entrepreneur, Amazon expert, inventor, author, and filmmaker.

His career as a serial entrepreneur spans more than 30 years and a billion
dollars in revenue. Shaahin’s family of products on Amazon.com consistently outpace sales of household brands on the platform, making him a sought-after expert and consultant for Fortune 500 companies.

Never one to forget his roots, Shaahin continues to champion and mentor
burgeoning entrepreneurs looking to enhance their revenue streams and
disrupt the market.

00:00 Intro
0:30 Who is the Shaahin Cheyene and what does he do?
3:30 Shaahin's upbringing as a young immigrant from Iran
8:40 Dropping out of Highschool
10:30 Going to underground raves
12:30  Creating Herbal Ecstacy and building out his full business
27:00 Key lessons for entrepreneurs and
the #1 problem most have
35:00 How Shaahin started the first Vapir Vaporizer and built out the business
45:00 Advice for entrepreneurs about taking on investors! 
50:00 How you can make money selling on Amazon and never be in an office!
1:05:00 Final Thoughts

Thanks to Shaahin for coming on. His wealth of experience and results provide LOF fans this week with a masterclass in entrepreneurship, sales, and creating an online business!

Links:

1. Billion: https://www.shaahincheyenne.com/billion-how-i-became-king-of-the-thrill-pill-cult 
2. Hack And Grow Rich:  https://www.shaahincheyenne.com/hack-and-grow-rich-podcast 
3. www.shaahincheyene.com 
4.  www.fbasellercourse.com

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LOF fans, our 101 series helping you understand life lessons is back this week with Financial Literacy! With proper financial literacy, you will be able to invest and save money wisely resulting in you securing the bag and financial independence! 

What is Financial literacy? It is the confluence of financial, credit, and debt management knowledge that is necessary to make financially responsible decisions—choices that are integral to our everyday lives. 

A lack of financial literacy affects people in developed or advanced economies, as well as those who live in emerging or developing countries.  In sum, financial literacy has a material impact on individuals, families, and businesses: balancing a budget, buying a home, running a business, funding their children’s education, and ensuring an income for retirement.

My guest Michael Hsu is an entrepreneur and CFO. He built a financial consulting firm called DeepSky working with entrepreneurs advising their multi-million businesses through systems and processes. He took his experience in entrepreneurship and condensed it into a methodology named MEASURE x HACK to serve as a guide to building a successful business, life, and relationship. It teaches anyone with an entrepreneurial spirit to build a system and processes, learn financial literacy, and create business hacks tailored to their goals. Its end goal is to hand back financial freedom to people who seek it.

Michael educates LOF fans this week on tips, lessons, stories, and more to ensure your financial literacy! As a result, you will be able to go secure the bag $$ !!

Links:

* Check out MEASURE x HACK’s Instagram to learn more business hacks: https://www.instagram.com/measure.x.hack/ 

* Check out this article to learn more about choosing the right measurement: https://www.measurexhack.co/business/measure-it-to-hack-it-2/ 

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On Leap of Fate this week, we explore a success story of overcoming adversity, maturing to understand the mistakes made and turning your life around. 

We all make mistakes in our life. Some mistakes are more severe than others. In some cases, these mistakes are breaking the law and lead to prison time. This can create a negative loop that people aren't able to break out. However, our guest this week Monique Turner broke out of this loop! 

Monique Turner is a keynote speaker, author, and youth advocate, who works with organizations, individuals, and families to transform their lives. Monique ended up in federal prison at 25 for 5 years. She used her time away to really change the direction of life and make a positive impact on the world.

After Monique left prison, she seeks to transform and uplift the voices of the underserved and unheard. She has helped over 15,000 at-risk youth and formerly incarcerated individuals reclaim their lives and discover their true purpose.

Monique shares her life story to help the LOF family understand that you can overcome bad decisions and tough circumstances to achieve your goals!


Monique Links:

1. 3 ways to manage your emotions 
2. Probation Questionnaire Link 
3. School promo #iAmHerGirlsEmpowermentDay 
4. For books email me: [email protected] 
5. My online store with all my books & digital products: https://moniqueturner.instabio.cc/Purpose

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For many people, discrimination is an everyday reality. It is unfortunate we are still dealing with discrimination today in many different forms and ways. For Leap of Fate Pod 57, we explore this and how government can play a big part.

I bring on Jeff Le, a seasoned federal and state government worker who talks about his experiences in the US Government and trying to pass policies. In addition, he talks about discrimination and hate (especially Asian hate) he and his family have experienced over their life that has been amplified this past year.

Discrimination is the unfair or prejudicial treatment of people and groups based on characteristics such as age, gender, race, religion, or sexual orientation.

We have seen this all across history for many different groups of people and it is still widely prevalent today. Asian hate in America has exploded due to rhetoric around Covid19.

We go overworking in the government, government policy, stopping discrimination and so much more in this week's pod. (bottom of bio has time stamps of topics)

Thanks to Jeff for coming on! His expertise educates the Leap of Fate Fans on everything around government workings, creating policy, discrimination, and how we can stop discrimination!

To contact Jeff Le:
LinkedIn
Twitter
LinkTree

Major articles Jeff has written:
Politico Article -I Thought I Knew How to Succeed as an Asian in U.S. Politics. Boy, Was I Wrong
How California can combat anti-AAPI attacks (USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism, May 21, 2021):
Jeff Le Is Changing The World – One Attitude At A Time (Forbes, May 20, 2021):

Topics:

00:00 Intro sequence
0:20 Who is Jeff Le and his background
3:00 What post-covid19 pandemic life will be like
4:30 Jeff's parents immigrating from Vietnam searching for The American Dream
8:20 Discrimination and Asian hate experienced as a child
11:00 Discrimination and Hate Today
14:30 What it was like working in the State Department (Fed Government), Congress, and for California Governor Jerry Brown's Office
33:35 3 things citizens can do to help enact change
42:00 Power of Leap of Fate sharing messages and stories
43:30 How using your power to vote for all levels of elections is critical
45:00 What corporations can do to help enact change
50:30 Recap, final thoughts, and ending

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Who hasn’t watched professional athletes from pro baseball, basketball, hockey, soccer, or football players on TV and thought, “I would love that job”? It’s not just that they’ve made a career doing what most people can do only for fun. It’s also the fame -- and the multimillion-dollar contracts.

Youtube video of the podcast

But the truth is that landing one of those contracts is not easy. Most athletes don't achieve that level of playing, success, and the money it brings. It takes talent, dedication, sacrifice, and drive to become a professional athlete. And you'll have to compete against many other equally talented hopefuls just for the chance to prove yourself on a pro field or court.

This is why for Leap of Fate Pod 56 I bring on professional athlete, baseball player Zack Weiss! He gives us an exclusive look into the life of a professional athlete.

Zack is a baseball pitcher! He was an NCCA Division 1 champion at UCLA! He worked his way through the minor leagues and made it into the Major League Baseball with the Cincinnati Reds, however, it did pan out as he hoped. He has since then worked tirelessly in the minor leagues to get back to the majors.

Zack also has the opportunity to represent Israel on their baseball team in the 2020 Summer Olympics (being played in 2021)! This unique opportunity allows him to represent Israel on the global stage playing the game he loves!

And lastly, Zack has co-founded The Pro's List. The Pro's List is an online platform connecting athletes to the sports service providers in their community. This allows athletes of all ages to find the right services they need (think of Yelp but for athletes) to ensure they are getting the right services to perfect their craft!

Topics:

00:00 Intro sequence
0:20 Who is Zack Wiess and his background
1:45 Day in the life of a professional baseball athlete
3:45 Diet, nutrition, and sleep importance. And what is being provided to Zack and his minor league peers
7:30 Playing as a team in the minors while all competing to individuals to make it to the majors
10:20 Zack Weiss's playing career path (different teams, making the MLB, getting cut, injuries, and more)
15:15 Playing for Team Israel, Qualifying for the 2020 Summer Olympics,
19:00 Overcoming Covid challenges as an athlete
23:00 Family relationships and toll of traveling it while being an athlete
26:35 What it means to represent Israel on a global stage at the 2020 Summer Olympics
33:20 The Pro's List - What is it, goals, accomplishments
41:45 Final thoughts and words

Thanks to Zack for coming on! His openness educates the Leap of Fate Fans on the day in the life of a professional athlete, and the mental/physical fortitude that goes into it!

To contact Zack:
Website: https://theproslist.com/
Instagram: @zackweiss32 and @theproslist
Facebook:
The Pro's List Youtube: 

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What is Cryptocurrency? What is Blockchain? How do I invest in Cryptocurrency? What are the best investments for Cryptocurrency? Why is it so volatile? Bitcoin, Etherium, Dogecoin, Shibacoin? Warm storage vs cold storage? Burning coin? Different Cryptocurrency exchanges? So many great questions!

This is why for Leap of Fate Pod 55 we do a full Cryptocurrency and Blockchain 101 review!

This was a MAJOR ask from the Leap of Fate fans and do I deliver! I bring on Colin C. Thompson, a Canadian-born Jamaican, is founder and CEO of Oligye Enterprises (Shanghai) a Business Consulting company focused on coaching, training, and Blockchain technologies. Colin is a blockchain and cryptocurrency expert and answers all the questions for beginners to experts!

Colin developed an extensive background in the Information Technology field working for blue-chip organizations such as International Business Machines (IBM), Ernst & Amp; Young LLP, and Howard University. In addition, Colin is co-Founder of XChainz, a blockchain-based educational and workforce platform for assessments, training, coaching, and the award of digital credentials.

Topics:

00:00 Intro sequence
1:30 Who is Colin Thompson and his background
3:40 What is Blockchain technology (backing of Cryptocurrency) and its 3 pillars
9:30 What is a Cryptocurrency and the different types (Bitcoin, Dogecoin, Ethereum, Shibacoin, and more)
12:20 How to buy Cryptocurrency and the tax implications with buying cryptocurrency
14:00 Why there are different Cryptocurrency exchanges and how to know what exchanges to use, why you have to buy 1 coin to trade for another
17:45 How to create a Cryptocurrency and why there are different Cryptocurrencies
20:00 How Cryptocurrency coins become popular and to get on Cryptocurrency exchanges
24:20 Cryptocurrency volatility, safe investment?, when to make an investment, what coins to invest in and pull out a profit (We are not financial advisers!)
39:50 Global use of Cryptocurrency, becoming a legit form of payment and currency, government regulations and taxes
47:35 What is "burning Cryptocurrency" and "cold wallet vs warm wallet" storage of Cryptocurrency
55:00 Being a smart Cryptocurrency investor, 3 things to look out for
1:00:00 Recap, final thoughts, and ending 

Thanks to Colin for coming on! His expertise educates the Leap of Fate Fans on everything around Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, and how to invest smartly and safely!

To contact Colin:
Website: https://www.oligye.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/oligye-life-coaching/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LIFECoachColinT

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Yup, you read that right. I lost my job and detail what happened in Leap of Fate Pod 54. I was hired 3 months ago to be a Chief Revenue Officer, a c-suite position! First time ever in my career at an early-stage start-up.

On Pod 42, I detailed everything around getting the CRO job off of Clubhouse. It was a high-risk, high reward opportunity.

Unfortunately, it didn't work out for me. After 3 months, I have relieved of my duties as Chief Revenue Officer. I transparently and openly detail everything that happened and why the decision was made. I share what I am doing now to help mentally and physically deal with the fallout. In addition, how I am getting my resume situated to talk about such a short job and how I am starting to apply to new jobs!

The second part of the podcast is a recap of the past 25 podcasts. We crossed the one-year mark of the Leap of Fate Podcast so it was a great time to review each guest, the key themes, and what is in store moving forward!

A tough podcast to create, but to my Leap of Fate fans, I am open and honest with yall. There will be bumps in the road, but how you deal with adversity is what matters. I am in some right now, I'll be alright. But wanted to share the news with yall to show it's not all roses!

Enjoy :)

00:00 Intro sequence
0:10 Intro into losing my job
3:35 Quick reminder of Clubhouse backstory of how I got the job
5:00 Negotiating contract to start the job
7:30 Creating Company values and standing up business units
12:30 Why I was let go, the conversations, the fallout and negotiations
22:00 Lessons Learned
25:00 What I am doing now to get back on my feet
28:00 Review of past 25 Leap of Fate Pods
40:00 Leap of Fate Future plans
43:00 Ending

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The Gem Goddess is a YouTube Star, Entrepreneur, Designer, Tarot Card Reader, and more. She has created multiple revenue streams branching out from her YouTube Channel that has over 740K subscribers! I bring her on Leap of Fate Pod 53 to talk all about how she started The Gem Goddess and got to where she is today!

Youtube Channel (740K subscribers):

The Gem Goddess comes on Leap of Fate Pod 53 this week to give us a behind-the-scenes look at how she started her YouTube Channel and became a YouTube Star! She shares how she has branched out to create her own Shopify eCommerce shop selling gems, jewels, crystals, and more! She truly is an entrepreneur!

For all of you out there who love The Gem Goddess, enjoy this behind-the-scenes candid convo with her!

00:00 Intro
0:10 Who is the Gem Goddess and what does she do?
3:30: Getting started on YouTube
7:00 How she films her Tarot Card readings, horoscopes, and more!
13:00 Goals and ambitions on YouTube and Gem shop
17:00 Power of Manifestation
20:00 Advice for you on goal setting, starting a business, and following dreams!
27:30 Getting past your limiting beliefs and fears
30:00 key takeaways and ending

May you manifest your destiny with this week's pod!

Links:
Gem Goddess Store:
Youtube Channel:
Instagram:

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Leap of Pod 52 guest this week is Tonia Decosimo. Tonia founded P.O.W.E.R.  as a result of her experiences in a male-dominated business world. She was managing and building companies for others and felt it was time to incorporate her knowledge and help women get recognized for their accomplishments. Tonia DeCosimo is an entrepreneur,  author, publisher, columnist, and host! Her book is "Single and Not Settling!"

P.O.W.E.R. (Professional Organization of Women of Excellence Recognized) is an organization of women professionals from all different industries and professions on a national level. 

Through empowering, inspiring, and helping women collaborate with like-minded professionals, P.O.W.E.R. provides a foundation for other women to build upon so they can lead by example.

P.O.W.E.R. includes powerwoe.com, a website that allows members to highlight their career accomplishments and enables them to network and connects with other members. P.O.W.E.R. Magazine is a quarterly digital and print magazine that showcases celebrities and other hard-working professional women. Having women share their stories of success serves as motivation and encourages other women who are working towards achieving their career goals.

00:00 Intro
0:10 Who is Tonia Decosimo and what is P.O.W.E.R.
3:10: Tonia Decosimo backstory and working in corporate life
5:00 Starting her own business, P.O.W.E.R.
9:00 Women treatment in the workplace
10:00 Belief in yourself to make your dreams a reality
11:00 What it is like being a leader of a business
15:00 Keys to running a business
21:30 What is P.O.W.E.R. and how does it help women
27:00 Entrepreneurship mindset and making sacrifices
29:45 Writing her book "Single and Not Settling!"
34:30 Key takeaways and ending

Tonia is helping change the world and social norms. Enjoy this pod!


https://toniadecosimo.com/home
P.O.W.E.R. Website: https://www.powerwoe.com/
P.OW.E.R. Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnJwUlsjxdYEL669u5LI0dQ

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Have you always wanted to be a TV host? In this week's Leap of Fate pod 51, I bring on QVC TV host Michele Lau!

Michele shares everything about how she became a tv host for QVC [currently], theshops.tv, Jewelry Television, GemsTV USA, The Jewelry Channel, and the Home Shopping Network [HSN].

Michele Lau gives us an in-depth look at her humble beginnings starting out hosting tv shows in Minnesota. She got her to break with HSN and never looked back!

She shares how she moved herself up through the ranks and how she has dealt with genetic eye disease to overcome adversity while selling gems and jewelry live on television!

00:00 intro
1. Who is Michele Lau? (1:00)
2. How Michele got into tv and radio hosting (3:30)
3. Michele's interview for Home Shopping Network and move to Florida (HSN) (5:00)
4. First hosting spots on HSN during the graveyard shift (8:30)
5. The rise of HSN, QVC, and home television shopping (11:00)
6. Studying and Receiving her degrees from Gemological Institute of America Inc (GIA) (14:00)
7. Overcoming genetic eye disease to sell on television and live her daily life (17:00)
8. What it is like selling on live television and highlights! (21:00)
9. Michele's pod giving back: You Are Solid Gold with Michele Lau (29:30)
10. Advice for you and End (31:00)

Enjoy this pod and check Michele Lau:

Youtube
Website
LinkedIn
Facebook

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