Ariel Kopac is a high endurance coach for business owners and sales professionals created Harness Your Hindrance coaching as a way to help clients break through mental barriers and increase their awareness of mental patterns, in order to see what it is that doesn’t serve them.

Ariel Kopac and I had an insightful conversation in which she shares powerful tools to overcome the fear of failure, our internal dialogue that holds us back, and one of the top five people she wants to meet that has created a positive impact on her life.

Topics in this episode:

2:40 - What inspired Ariel to be a coach

3:26 - The things that hold us back from what we know we need to do

5:27 - Ariel’s motivation to help others

7:44 - The challenge of working for yourself, especially when you’re a people person

9:51 - The definition of success, and how Ariel will know when she’s reached it

13:10 - What it takes to overcome the fear of failure. What would failure actually look like?

15:20 - Someone who has changed the world

21:01 Ariel asks me: What has been your biggest challenge with starting Local First Podcast and continuing making it thrive?

Ariel’s request for listeners: I ask my clients to ask themselves, “How is this serving me right now?” If the answer is that it’s not serving you well, figure out what you can do to let go of that. Because if it’s not serving you well, it’s holding you back.

Connect with Ariel:

Website: https://harnessyourhindrance.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arielkopac

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/harnessyourhindrance/

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3:56 Harness your hindrance, that’s my business name because it embodies my philosophy that you can’t always remove the obstacle in your mind or the external obstacle, but you can always take control and make use of whatever is holding you back.

Ken Young is Milwaukee’s very own Don Draper, as the owner of Young Creative Works, helping personal brands and small businesses grow their brand through advertising.

He shares how he started drawing at school as the graphic editor of the school paper. After graduating, he was thrown into the advertising world and has spent his career building a wealth of knowledge that he now uses in his own business, which he opened in 2007.

In our conversation, he shares some of his favorite client stories, tips for social media and traditional media usage, and how to how he can best help clients.

Be sure to go to his website, http://www.youngcreativeworks.com/, to get your creative brief and see how Ken can help your branding.

Topics in this episode:

●     1:41 - Ken’s backstory

●     5:33 - Starting his own business

●     5:52 - The coolest branding he’s ever done

●     8:36 - The mentor and help he received along the way

●     10:33 - What drives him with his business

●     12:51 - The key is diversity

●     18:19 - An example of a successful client campaign

●     27:22 Ken asks me: How did you get your start with podcasting?

Connect with Ken:

●     Website: http://www.youngcreativeworks.com/

●     Email: [email protected]

11:18 My business model is to have really strategic creative ideas that separate you from your competitors. Know your audience and engage them in a creative way.

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I’m excited to share my latest conversation with you that I had with Allison Orlovsky, relationship and intimacy coach and owner of For the Love of You. In our conversation, she shares her personal journey from working in finance for 20 years and the shift she made to coaching. She also gives an update of For the Love of You and details why she enjoys long-term relationship coaching and feels suited to help others create healthy priorities and relationships. To hear our earlier conversation in episode 33, click here: https://www.localfirstpodcast.com/episodes/allison-orlovsky/

Topics in this episode:

●     5:14 - The switch from her corporate career to coaching

●     7:00 - The big transition she went through the past six months

●     9:39 - How to overcome obligations

●     10:26 - What’s her “why” behind coaching?

●     14:12 - Perfect is not the goal.

●     15:19 - Creating the relationship you want to have

●     19:26 - Take a look at why you’re doing things for your partner

●     22:49 - Allison asks me: What is the thing that you are most jazzed about in 2020?

Connect with Allison:

Website: https://www.forloveofyou.com/

Instagram: @forloveofyoucoaching

Facebook: For Love of You

8:40 I am not here to pass judgment. I am not here to tell you what’s right or wrong. I’m here to partner, as a coach, I’m here to partner with you. I’m here to give you, perhaps, give you some perspective. I’m here to help you get curious about what it is that you really want. 

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Young Guns inspires, motivates, and encourages professionals to become the best possible versions of themselves and realize that they are capable of more than they ever dreamed.

Young Guns realizes it’s extremely difficult for our future leaders to keep up with the speed of innovation with respect to personal branding, social media, business creation, and differentiation, among many other important topics.

Young Guns speakers are all literally changing the rules of the game. Who better to ignite the leaders of tomorrow than the trendsetters at this can’t miss event?

Inspired by the fact that this nation is bursting with an entrepreneurial spirit and social media influencers, Paul M. Neuberger had a vision for a one-of-a-kind, career-changing event featuring some of the most disruptive agents of change inspiring the leaders of tomorrow.

After sharing his vision with fellow entrepreneurs Andy Weins and David Belman, Young Guns was born. This project of passion quickly exploded into a life-changing experience that any aspiring innovator cannot afford to miss.

Andy Weins is a TedX speaker, Army veteran, and owner of Green Up Solutions. He’ll be one of the leading speakers at Young Guns, an event to help inspire local entrepreneurs, provide networking opportunities, and share their knowledge. As an entrepreneur himself, Andy wanted to find more opportunities to speak. And not only that, he wanted to create that for others as well and be able to share some of his knowledge he’s learned as an entrepreneur. I’ll be at the event, and I look forward to seeing you there.

Topics in this episode:

●     2:28 - Who this event is for

●     3:51 - You don’t have to be a $5 million company. You have to have the mindset.

●     4:47 - I can bitch and moan, or I can train coach and mentor

●     8:34 - Figuring out my why

●     11:00 - Lead with 3-5 actionable items

●     12:18 - What to expect from the speakers

●     22:13 Connecting with other entrepreneurs

Event details:

●     February 27, 2020

●     8:30 am - 5 pm

●     Italian Community Center

●     Website: https://www.younggunsevent.com/

8:18 There’s always going to be a problem. So we have to solve said problem. Well, how? I live in how. That’s where I live. However, what happens when there are no problems to solve? There’s no what. Or, you’re solving the wrong problems because you’re off-kilter from your why. I had to get back to my why.

I’m excited to introduce you to one of my great friends and mentor, Tony Jalan, and share our recent conversation about his three questions. 

In this episode, Tony shares what the three questions are, life lessons he’s learned from them, and why the order of them is so important. 

For the last 20 years, Tony has been a successful leader and business owner. He is a top sales leader for the past five years for a Fortune 500 company, and he uses three questions as a tool to be successful and achieve his goals. 

Topics in this episode: 

●   The three questions:

○   What are the end results?

○   Why do you want it?

○   How are you going to get it?

●   10:16 - Once you figure out the end game you’re playing for, and why you’re doing it, then the how becomes easy.

●   13:50 - Why these three questions are so important

●   18:49 - Writing down your goals 

●   23:35 - Don’t do it alone

●   25:16 - Why is the order of the questions so important?

●   28:56 - Applying these three questions to your business

●   36:10 - Tony asks me: What’s one story you’ve been telling yourself that’s been holding you back from getting to the next level? 

Tony’s offer of 2 free resources for you: Text LFP to 414-409-0087 or go to LinkedIn search for Tony Jalan and send him a message with LFP

●   An 8-step process for business owners to maximize their profits 

●   How I use these three questions to create a life that I am more excited about today than I have ever been. 

 To learn more about these resources, message Tony on LinkedIn.

15:43 When you start asking questions in the right order, you start unlocking the combination to your life. You can have all the right numbers to a combination, but if you put them in the wrong order, you’re not going to unlock it. By questioning our limitations, our greatest strengths are unveiled. 

Sit back and enjoy this episode. I learned some much about energy drinks and what works for me.

I cut out the sugar and no longer have the afternoon crash.

Meet Danielle

Danielle Robertson Rath a biochemist and author of “Are You a Monster or a Rock Star: A Guide to Energy Drinks - How They Work, Why They Work, and How to Use Them Safely”. In 2003, Monster energy drinks hit this US markets, and at that time she was studying for her undergraduate degree, while also maintaining two part-time jobs. She remembers that energy drinks were a helpful resource at the time to help her get through her days. But at the same time, they were very controversial within the scientific community. She devoted her work to understanding fatigue and the role of caffeine and energy drinks.

Topics in this episode:

●     6:13 - Defining a “caffeinated beverage”

●     7:56 - What causes that afternoon crash

●     10:16 - How much caffeine you should have

●     12:21 - The combination of caffeine and alcohol

●     13:37 - The five levels of fatigue

●     16:43 - What time of day is best to drink caffeine

●     20:50 - A resource for caffeine information: caffeineinformer.com

●     27:07 - Danielle asks me: Have you ever hit fatigue level 5?

Free Audiobook: How to Caffeinate Strategically

https://ebook.greeneyedguide.com/caffeinelevel

Connect with Danielle:

Website: https://greeneyedguide.com/

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

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GreenEyedGuide/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfDIFyiZyZBFK2bSADXsdJw

8:02 Caffeine doesn’t do anything quickly. It doesn’t hit you quickly and it doesn’t leave quickly. So you don’t really get an energy crash from the energy alone. Most of the time, it’s because you were exhausted before and the caffeine kind of revives you. And then you’re crashing because you’re going back to being how tired you were before. Or you’re crashing because there was a lot of sugar in the drink.

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#DWYD Toy & Book Drive: Milwaukee couple making a difference in the lives of children in the Milwaukee area. A

husband and wife team that in their spare time (outside of full-time careers) create positive change.

This is the season of giving, and I am excited to bring you a conversation I had with Josh Scarver of DWYD Gives, Toy and Book Drive. The toy and book drive got its start eight years ago when he and his wife hosted a party and asked the attendees to bring toys. At that event, they collected 40 toys. Over the last eight years, DWYD Gives has since grown to over 20 different business locations and has collected over 20,000 items to help children in the city. Make sure to check out the list of locations so you can see which is the closest to you so you can do something to give back this holiday season.

Topics in this episode:

●     4:59 - Biggest Challenges

●     7:14 - What life is like for some of their recipients

●     8:06 - What has him fired up about the future

●     10:14 - How people can get involved

●     12:05 - The 22 different donation locations

●     18:00 Josh asks me: Can you tell me why you started doing what you’re doing now?

Connect with DWYD Gives & make a difference:

Website: https://dwydgives.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dwydgives/

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

Email: [email protected]

1:06 The children that we’re trying to help are what I call forgotten children, unfortunately. They’re children who have been victims of abuse and neglect in our city of Milwaukee. It’s a problem that most people don’t talk about. And in the eight years that me and my wife have been doing the DWYD Gives Toy and Book Drive, we’ve collected over 20,000 items to help these children in the city.

#DWYD Toy & Book Drive: Milwaukee couple making a difference in the lives of children in the Milwaukee area. A

husband and wife team that in their spare time (outside of full-time careers) create positive change.

Over 4,000 children come through the doors of the Milwaukee Child Advocacy Center (MCAC) annually and they rely

heavily on the charity and kindness of others. The MCAC is a hospital-based child advocacy program through Children's

Wisconsin bringing a specially trained team of professionals to aid children. The donated items help provide security and

reassurance to victims. Each child and teen that visits the center is offered a toy and a book to make a stressful day a bit

more comfortable in an unfortunate situation.

#DoWhatYouDesire lifestyle brand headed by Joshua Scarver spreads a message of following your dreams, inspiring

others and giving back. Every year he and his wife, Bekah Lustig join forces, for their annual #DWYD Toy & Book Drive

to prove that anyone can take an idea and create an effort to help their community in a positive way. “I have realized in

the 8 years since this has begun, is that it feels good to help and it feels even better to inspire others to take action”.

Joshua’s true passion in life is giving and inspiring others to join in helping those who are less fortunate. The drive started

as a small event collecting 40 toys and books. As of last year, the drive has grown to over 5,000 donations that help bring

smiles to the faces of the forgotten children in our community. “It is my dream to keep growing the #DWYD Toy & Book

Drive to...