Money You Should Ask

The 5-year survival rate of small businesses is 45%. This means that, on average, half the companies will fail in their first five years. The main reason for this high failure rate? Not having enough money!

When working with new business owners, one of the first things our guest Rocky Lalvani looks for is any limiting beliefs around money. How have they learned to think about money in their life, and what do they believe today? We can uncover so much from our past experiences. Yet, some business owners never explore their current financial mindset, which could be holding them back from making more progress in business or achieving financial freedom.

Rocky began his quest for the American Dream with $25. He immigrated to the United States when he was two years old, and his parents were in their 40s. Rocky knows firsthand what it looks like to build a wealthy lifestyle out of nothing through saving, investing, and spending wisely.

Rocky serves as Chief Profitability Advisor for business owners, where he teaches his clients how to ensure they get paid and make profit a priority!

He hosts two podcasts, The Profit Answer Man, where he helps people become more profitable. And another one called Richer Souls focuses on how to create the life of your dreams once you've made your money.

Rocky loves to share his journey and inspire others to achieve their dreams even faster. Visit, Profit Comes First and learn how putting profit first can make a difference in your business.

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Do you have a money block? We all do. And you might not be conscious of it. Our thoughts and feelings around money can affect how much of an obstacle they create financially. A money block is when we create barriers in our belief system that hold us back from achieving what we want! These blocks manifest on both the conscious and subconscious levels (where most people don't even notice).

After going from food stamps to building a 6-figure business fast, our next guest, Dr. Amanda Barrientez knows firsthand how to break through unconscious money blocks. Dr. Amanda is the founder of NFA - No F***ing Around – Money and is also known as the Money Healer. She helps coach online entrepreneurs to experience money-making breakthroughs using her proprietary NFA Money Maker™ Methods - higher profits are guaranteed.

Would you like to feel more confident in making money in your life or business? Check out Dr. Amanda's proven 3 Step NFA- Money Formula and breakthrough your unconcious money blocks.

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In today's fast-paced, overstimulated world, there are more distractions than ever before. We've all had moments where we needed some "me" time and found it hard to prioritize our lives between work, family obligations, or the million other things vying for attention in our daily lives. What changes might help create more balance in your life, including finances?

Our next guest is Heather Zeitzwolfe, who turned her world upside down to embark on a new journey to get her balance right. Heather is a CPA, profitability coach, podcast host of Get The Balance Right, speaker, rebel, nerd, vegan, cat mom, feminist, and activist. Heather is intent on helping female entrepreneurs take control of their finances. She has funky colored hair, transforms tofu into delicious desserts and geeks out on writing sketch comedy.

Are you ready to take your finances to the next level? Visit, Get The Balance Right and download your free workbook now.

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How often are you stuck in a pattern of thinking that just won't go away? You feel like nothing will ever change, and your life will always be this way. It's not until we decide to shift our mindset towards positivity and making changes that allow more spaciousness within ourselves (like practicing self-love), that our lives begin to look and feel different, and new opportunities appear. It's like it's magical.

Our next guest is Kass Thomas. She is a motivational speaker, radio personality, Access Consciousness® certified facilitator, bestselling author, and communications expert. Her mission in life is to strengthen the unity of choice and change and to inspire us all to discover our own unique brand of magic.

I encourage you to check out her book, 7 Steps to Flawless Communication, available in more than 20 languages. In her most recent book, Dancing with Riches, Kass invites you to explore all that is possible for you, no matter how many times you think you have succeeded or failed.

For more on Kass and this podcast visit: https://go2.money/Riches

When an artist gets the green light, not only does it help monetarily, it can begin a process of collaborative creativity. By bringing together people from all walks of life with different ideas and skills, there is room for the creation process to be more dynamic, innovative, and engaging. Our next guest, Ben Giroux says, "Doing things as a collective is always more satisfying." Ben Giroux is an Actor, Voice-over Artist, Producer, Director, and Writer. He is best known for portraying The Toddler in Nickelodeon's Henry Danger and Danger Force franchise. He is currently voicing the lead character, Nate, in the highly anticipated Nickelodeon series "Big Nate" available to stream on Paramount+.

Ben has toured with the Backstreet Boys, launched a successful production company called Small Red Cape, and has appeared in over 100 episodes on television.

To learn more about Ben and check out his latest projects, visit: https://bengiroux.com/

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It's no secret that the cost of college has increased dramatically in recent years, with an average student loan debt reaching $30k for young adults just starting out. But there are ways to work towards financial freedom, even as a teenager!

My next guest, 17-year old podcaster & entrepreneur Chase Guelette knows this all too well. After interviewing knowledgeable guests on topics ranging from personal improvement to finance and investing during his first podcasting venture, he now helps other teens learn about money through experimentation with multiple different side hustles, including couch flipping.

There are a lot of assumptions out there about Gen Z'ers and money. I take it upon myself to see if they ring true in this discussion with Chase! Listen to our conversation and see if you agree.

Teen Financial Freedom is a personal finance blog and podcast run by teens on a mission to equip their peers with the knowledge, resources, and understanding they need to become financially free.

To connect with Chase and the Teen Financial Freedom team, visit: https://go2.money/Teen

Sometimes we think it is easier to ignore the reality of our finances and overlook years of debt that have taken a toll on our emotional health. So we put on a brave face and try really hard to pretend everything is good. Which in turn creates more frustration, shame, or even worse, guilt.

Our next guest, Simone Milasas believes that most people are in debt because they are unconsciously comfortable that way. Simone and I discuss her own experience with overwhelming debt and how she underplayed her money problems. After changing her points of view about money, Simone has gone from overwhelming debt to a millionaire entrepreneur with a thriving investment portfolio.

Simone is a self-made millionaire, renowned speaker, leading Facilitator with Access Consciousness®️ and the founder of the global organization Joy of Business. She is a bestselling author and has written Joy of Business, Getting Out of Debt Joyfully (translated into multiple languages), and Relationship: Are you Sure You Want One?

Simone constantly sees the joy of possibility and future and recognizes the prospect of possibility in every choice. If you're ready to change your entire financial reality, visit simonemilasas.com. You can find Simone every week on her podcast, The Choice Change and Action Podcast.

To connect with Simone and learn more about this episode, visit: https://go2.money/podcast

You can make your life into anything you want it to be. All you need is imagination, focus, and trust in yourself. In this episode, I am joined by Myles Wakeham of beunconstrained.com. He openly shares his story of surviving a significant auto accident in the outback of Australia, which forced him to question life, purpose, and direction. Since rebuilding himself, he now knows how to handle and mitigate adversity, and he has honed those skills to live a life unconstrained. Myles is a self-made business-focused technologist, one of the early members of biotechnology corporation Amgen (now the largest biotech company in the world), has invested wisely in Bitcoin since 2011, and owns a portfolio of rental properties. He lives a 100% free and unconstrained life, no job, etc., yet never graduated high school, let alone college. Myles has no job, is a multi-millionaire, lives in multiple countries and pursues opportunities, projects and passions throughout the globe.

Learn new ways to live an unconstrained, debt-free and financially independent life by listening to The Unconstrained Podcast, hosted by Myles.

For more information on this episode, visit: https://go2.money/unconstrained

In this episode, Brett Swarts from Capital Gains Tax Solutions and I discuss the idea of focusing our awareness on our internal strengths to become who we want to be. Working harder only gets us so far in life--to make a lasting impact, we need what's inside ourselves: integrity!

Brett helps people successfully escape from feeling trapped by capital gains taxes. Brett and his team offer valuable guidance on navigating complicated tax laws, so you don't lose your hard-earned money or get stuck paying higher rates than necessary.

He's an active commercial real estate broker and investor with brokerage experience and ownership in multifamily, senior housing, retail, medical office, and mixed-use properties. He's a licensed real estate broker and host of the podcast, Capital Gains Tax Solutions.

To learn more about Brett Swarts, Capitol Gains Tax Solutions and his free 30 minute consultation, visit: https://go2.money/CGTS

Fewer than 1 in 5 people with a disability are employed in the USA. This harsh reality compelled our next guests, father-son entrepreneurs - John and Mark Cronin to create John's Crazy Socks. Inspired by John, a young man with down syndrome, and his love of colorful, fun and creative socks, or what he calls his "crazy socks," began their mission to spread happiness to feet everywhere.

Mark is the father of this father-son enterprise. His leadership has demonstrated that pursuing social goals – showing what people with differing abilities can achieve and giving back – makes for good business.

John, Mark, and I jump right into how John's love for crazy socks inspired a mini-empire that turned John into a sock tycoon.

March 21st is World Down Syndrome Day. To celebrate, we encourage everybody to go out and wear their crazy socks. And if you don't have crazy socks, go to johnscrazysocks.com, and buy a pair.

John continues to spread happiness and is giving away some crazy socks to 5 lucky MYSA listeners. Visit: https://go2.money/socks for more details on how to get your free socks.