Masters In The Marketplace

This week, Masters In The Marketplace went on the road — straight into the Entrepreneurship class Torrian teaches at a local high school. Every week, these students get firsthand access to real leaders, real builders, real entrepreneurs who are shaping culture and creating impact.

Today's guest? Ahmad McBride — founder & CEO of Be University and Early B3rd (www.earlyb3rd.com).

Ahmad's story is nothing short of transformational: ➡️ From being homeless, ➡️ to stepping into Hollywood, ➡️ to becoming the visionary behind one of the most dynamic entrepreneurial ecosystems teaching people how to start and scale their businesses through "edutainment" — the unique blend of education + entertainment that keeps people learning and laughing.

Inside this conversation, Ahmad shares the mindset, hustle, creativity, and faith required to rise, rebuild, and reinvent your life — and why the next wave of business education MUST entertain, engage, and empower.

🔥 WHAT YOU WILL HEAR IN THIS EPISODE

• How Ahmad went from sleeping in cars to building companies

• The Hollywood grind & what it taught him about business

• The origins of Be University

• Why "edutainment" is the secret weapon for the next generation

• The Early B3rd Framework — helping entrepreneurs start, grow, and scale

• The mindset shift required to rise out of struggle

• How young entrepreneurs can build confidence, clarity, and consistency

• Why storytelling matters more now than ever in business

• How to identify your zone of genius

• Why the marketplace needs authentic leaders, not perfect ones

🔥 ABOUT EARLY B3RD

Check out www.earlyb3rd.com Early B3rd is Ahmad's community + curriculum designed to help new and emerging entrepreneurs:

• Start with clarity

• Build the right foundation

• Learn business through stories, humor, and practical tools

• Develop leadership skills using entertainment-based learning

• Scale with confidence in TODAY'S landscape

His philosophy: If you want people to learn, you must make learning unforgettable.

🔥 SPECIAL SECTION — MIM IN THE CLASSROOM

Torrian brings real entrepreneurs into his high school Entrepreneurship class every week to expose students to:

• Real-world business stories

• Leadership lessons

• Creative thinking

• Vision + discipline

• The courage to BUILD

This is marketplace ministry. This is leadership. This is MIM in action.

🔥 KEY TAKEAWAYS FOR STUDENTS & ENTREPRENEURS

• Your past does not disqualify you — it prepares you

• Start where you are with what you have

• Your story is your superpower

• Edutainment = education that sticks

• Leadership is not about perfection; it's about presence

• Faith + discipline + creativity can take you anywhere

🚀 CALLS TO ACTION 🔥 1. Our Impossible Goal — #1MillionIn12

We are intentionally targeting 1,000,000 subscribers in 12 months. Be part of the organic movement. 👇 SUBSCRIBE on YouTube Rate + Review on Apple + Spotify Share this episode with 3 friends

Every subscriber = a leader. Every leader = a legacy.

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Episode Summary: Season 2 launches with a powerful solo message from Torrian on the idea of having a "burden to build." This episode breaks down the difference between inspiration, passion, and the deep God-given weight that pulls you into your true calling. Drawing from Nehemiah, the life of Jesus, and personal leadership lessons, Torrian helps you identify what you're uniquely called to build in this season.

Key Topics:

• What a burden to build really is

• Lessons from Nehemiah's grit, focus, and purpose

• The difference between starting from logic vs. starting from calling

• Two sources of burden: devastation & destiny

• Redefining success as the progressive realization of a worthy goal

• How to quiet distractions and finally hear your assignment

• Encouragement to begin with what you have, where you are

Takeaways:

• Name the burden God placed on your heart

• Don't wait for ideal conditions — start now

• Audit distractions that pull you away from purpose

• Success = movement toward your God-given assignment

• Share your burden to build (email: [email protected])

Goal Getters 2026 — December 13

Early Bird Prices until Nov 30:

• General: $47

• VIP: $147 (Then increases to $97 and $197)

You'll walk away with: 2026 goal blueprint • faith-based strategy tools • personal/business audit • revenue roadmap • leadership plan • accountability systems • digital workbook • replay access (VIP gets VIP Q&A + templates + lifetime replay)

REGISTER ---> www.destinyrunners.square.site

Weekly Rhythm:

Mastery Mondays – New episodes weekly Wisdom Winsdays – Live midweek sessions

Connect:

IG: @officialtorrianscott | @novamariemusic | @mastersinthemarketplace YouTube: Masters In The Marketplace Email: [email protected]

THE IMPOSSIBLE GOAL

We're pursuing an impossible goal: 1 million subscribers in 12 months. Subscribe, rate, review, and share this episode with 3 people ready to build what God put inside them.

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In this special episode, Torrian and Nova open up about their powerful transition from pastoral ministry into marketplace ministry. With transparency, faith, and strategy, they share how God redirected their calling from the church walls into the global marketplace — equipping leaders, entrepreneurs, and innovators to make an irrevocable Kingdom impact.

This is a conversation for anyone sensing a shift, a new assignment, or a fresh grace to build in business, leadership, or creative enterprise. Get ready to be inspired, challenged, and activated.

What You'll Learn in This Episode

• The spiritual and practical journey from pastoral ministry to marketplace influence

• Why the marketplace is one of the most strategic mission fields on earth

• How to discern God's shift in your assignment

• The mindset required to lead outside traditional ministry

• How to merge faith, wisdom, and business execution

• How to build a life, brand, and calling that reaches nations

• Ways YOU can join the global Masters In The Marketplace community

Mentioned in This Episode 🎯 GOAL GETTERS 2026 – December 13 (Online Event)

Early Bird until Nov 30:

• VIP: $147

• General: $47 (After Nov 30: VIP $197 • General $97)

Takeaways you'll walk away with:

1. Your 2026 Vision + Goal Blueprint

2. Faith-based strategic planning tools

3. Breakthrough mindset session

4. Personal & business audit

5. 12-month revenue roadmap

6. Leadership growth plan

7. Accountability systems

8. Digital Goal Getters Workbook

9. Replay access (7 days) VIP also gets: Hot seat coaching, lifetime replay, advanced templates & more.

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🎵 GET NOVA'S NEW ALBUM

Stream or download Nova Marie's latest project — music that carries peace, presence, and prophetic power.

📘 GET TORRIAN'S NEW BOOK

Faith, Friendships, and Business — available in paperback and audiobook. A must-read for leaders navigating purpose, people, profit, and calling.

Weekly MIM Schedule 📺 Mastery Mondays – New Episode Every Monday

Helping you build the highest and best version of yourself personally and professionally.

Available on:

• YouTube

• Apple Podcasts

• Spotify

• Google Podcasts

• Amazon Music

• iHeartRadio

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🙏 Wisdom Winsdays (Live)

Purpose-driven live sessions to help you grow your faith and sharpen your leadership in the marketplace.

Connect With Us

• Torrian Scott: @officialtorrianscott

• Nova Marie: @novamariemusic

• Podcast: @mastersinthemarketplace

🔥 CALL TO ACTION — JOIN THE MOVEMENT

Become part of the global community of faith-driven, Kingdom-focused, growth-minded leaders building companies, ministries, and movements that change the world. Subscribe on YouTube + share this episode with someone called to greatness.

🎯 IMPOSSIBLE GOAL: 1,000,000 SUBSCRIBERS IN 12 MONTHS

If this episode blessed you, hit SUBSCRIBE right now. Every subscriber represents a leader. Every leader represents a legacy. Help us reach 1 million leaders in 12 months and build a global movement of marketplace mastery.

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Title: By My Side

License code: K4A5KVT95FNKOHCI

Artist: : Marcus P.

Rob's primary objective is to share his story of a failed suicide attempt that led to a relationship with God. He suffered many years of sadness, anger, confusion and fed that with drugs, alcohol and bad relationships. With the help of God, he was able to turn his story into one of forgiveness, understanding, and love. His desire is to inspire, encourage, and give hope to those who have had similar battles. Rob now travels around the globe telling his story of redemption and hope and helping youth to overcome suicide, depression, and to live victoriously in each area of their lives. Rob is not only a speaker, but a fitness professional, mentor, and coach. Listen to this with an open heart and a pen and a pad to take copious notes!!

In this podcast you will hear how you can:

• 👑 Break the power of addiction
• 👑 Develop a Healthy Self Concept
• 👑 Overcome the negative ties and influences that lead to addiction
• 👑 Recover with dignity and support
• 👑 Help others who may be dealing with addiction and depression
• 👑 How to operate from passion and not performance

This podcast is proven to help you grow in your leadership and business, God's way. Take plenty of notes, and leave questions in the comments!

To connect with Rob Decker on Social:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rob.decker.589

IG: @decker_rob

Personal Site : www.robdeckerspeaks.com

To join the Mastery Community and be sure to subscribe, rate, and review this podcast for access to the international exclusive group.

www.facebook.com/groups/themasterycommunity

Also Rob is in the rankings to be on the cover of Muscle & Fitness , your Vote COULD HELP HIM get there!! You can vote Here!!! https://featured.muscleandfitness.com/2021/rob-decker

In this FAITH FILLED podcast, you will hear my friend Dameshia DeFlora speak about how she makes boss moves in the boardrooms around the world. As a serial entrepreneur and a corporate executive for CocaCola, you will hear the source of her confidence, strategies for independent and personal growth in success, and many more impactful wisdom insights for life and leadership! This is one of those candid podcasts that is going to get real, but give real value as well. Tune in!

What You'll learn from this podcast:

• How excellence is the standard
• How to maintain your standards of success
• Developing confidence and executive presence
• How to divorce yourself from the opinions of others
• How faith has a place in the marketplace
• How to overcome professional betrayal and setbacks
• And much more!

This podcast is proven to help you grow in your leadership and business, God's way. Take plenty of notes, and leave questions in the comments!

To connect with Dameshia on Social:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dameshia.deflora

IG: @ddeflora

To join the Mastery Community be sure to subscribe, rate, and review this podcast for access to the international exclusive group.

www.facebook.com/groups/themasterycommunity

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Have you ever been in a small place?

Whether you are beginning a new venture, stepping into a new role, or starting a new project, you have been at the small place.

In this episode, I talk about my unique situation of serving 2 mega churches, and what Ive learned in starting my own organization committed to reach and equipping people in purpose.

I share 3 critical keys you must develop in order to master the small place.

This episode is sponsored by BCNova Marie. A ready to wear fashion brand, committed to restoring dignity to women through clothing.

Check out their site and their new kickstarter campaign and help them raise the $15K through donations and preorders to make their dream a reality!

Be sure to subscribe, rate, review, and send any emails in if you have any questions!

In this extremely powerful and insightful podcast episode with my friend, Tyron McDaniel, I speak to him about his humble journey of selling pencils in junior high to now rehabbing real estate, wholesaling, and investing in real estate in one of the nation's top markets, Houston Texas. This podcast will have you laughing, thinking, and taking copious notes.

What you'll hear in this podcast :

• How Serendipity lead him to entrepreneurship
• Opening your eyes to the opportunities around you.
• How recognizing a need can lead you to great business success.
• The benefits of adopting a mindset of a servant
• Why most people fail in fulfilling their purpose!
• Developing a rhino mentality
• How to stop trading your time for dollars!
• The Mistakes of Real Estate Investing!

This podcast is proven to help you grow in your leadership and business, God's way. Take plenty of notes, and leave questions in the comments!

To connect with Tyron McDaniel on Social:

IG : https://www.instagram.com/houstonvintagehomes/

Twitter: @theurbanceo

Site : www.houstonvintagehomes.com

To join the Mastery Community be sure to subscribe, rate, and review this podcast for access to the international exclusive group.

www.facebook.com/groups/themasterycommunity

Today's episode is special and powerful. Dr. Luis Arriaza tells the story of how his humble upbringing taught him some of the most valuable lessons that fueled him towards his destiny and success in the marketplace.

Today, Dr. Luis, a former Chiropractor, is now one of the nation's leading businessmen in Network Marketing in Youngevity. He along with his wife are leading the Spartan Nation and has grown to over 300,000 members worldwide.

He is an international wellness speaker, businessman and Doctor of Chiropractic that has toured the world sharing his powerful message.

Listen in as he shares some of his secrets to success in business, life and leadership.

In this episode you will learn:

• Why only a formal education is not enough to accomplish your purpose.
• How mentorship is the missing ingredient in success.
• How to stop thinking like a poor man.
• • Power Statement - "If you're going to pray for change, then don't worry, if you're going to worry about change, then don't pray!"
• The Philosophy, Science, and The Art of Success
• The Power of Words
• How he has maintained millionaire status for 20+ years
• Much much more!

This podcast is proven to help you grow in your leadership and business, God's way. Take plenty of notes, and leave questions in the comments!

To connect with Dr. Luis on Social:

IG : https://www.instagram.com/drluisarriaza/

FB : https://www.facebook.com/luis.arriaza.359

Site: https://youngevity.com/us_en/dr-luis-and-evelia-arriaza

To join the Mastery Academy visit www.torrianscott.com/mim

In this inspirational and vulnerable mentorship podcast, Tim Storey and I talk through the process of becoming ALL that you are and more. So many times, the entrepreneur, business owner, and future world shakers find themselves in moments where they realize that there is MORE in them than they and the world are experiencing currently, but have yet to discover pathways and principles to help them realize it all.

In this episode, you will be inspired to become a MASTER in the marketplace through exploring a few components:

• Breaking through to your brilliance
• Quality Vs Quantity Content
• Mastering the silent moments of life!
• Building your spot in life
• Prospering where you're planted
• How God uses little ideas to make BIG waves
• Thinking big in small places
• And Much more!

This podcast is proven to help you grow in your leadership and business, God's way. Take plenty of notes, and leave questions in the comments!

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It is FINALLY Here, The Masters In The Marketplace podcast where I help you integrate your faith into your business, leadership, and industry, God's Way.

Over the past 15 years, I have had the honor to serve top CEOs, high performing entrepreneurs and executives, actors, professionals, and up and coming business people, and everyone in between on how to integrate purpose and faith into their leadership.

This podcast is dedicated to the leaders out there who want to grow in their purpose and make a significant impact in their life, business, industry, and the world at large as a result of properly implementing principles of success.

On this podcast you will have the opportunity to hear from leaders all over the world who have successfully integrated their faith into their business, God's way, and have been uberly successful as a result.

I will also do solo casts to share my perspective of leadership. There will be reverse casts, where someone will interview me, there will be drop in casts, where it's not so "professional" and polished, but chocked full of nuggets that are sure to help you change your paradigm about business, faith, purpose, and leadership!!

This is the #1 Faith Based Purpose and Leadership Podcast in the marketplace!!

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