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Questions from #AskSkylerLive Episode 25: 1. DBackdays on Instagram: How many is too many posts for your IG Story? How important is it to post daily? 2. What would be some of your keys to launching a new business well? Specifically with building your story, building your value proposition, standing out, and getting buy in. 3. How do you know how far to bootstrap a business before looking for funding? Watch Here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCccDJa6sFH_7MAcQN2WoESg?view_as=subscriber Subscribe on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-skyler-irvine-show/id1247699775?mt=2 Watch #AskSkylerLive every day at 12pm on Facebook live! Submit your questions to [email protected].

Questions from #AskSkylerLive Episode 24: 1. What's more important in business? IQ or EQ? 2. If I'm going to school but think I'll be going into entrepreneurship, should I finish school, leave and pursue entrepreneurship, or do both? 3. How do you stay top-of-mind and build relationships with new and existing customers? Watch Here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCccDJa6sFH_7MAcQN2WoESg?view_as=subscriber Subscribe on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-skyler-irvine-show/id1247699775?mt=2 Watch #AskSkylerLive every day on Facebook live! Submit your questions to [email protected].

This is an interview I did with Josh Norris on the Aftershock Online Podcast. We discussed the current state of digital marketing and went pretty tactical on how to market b2b using Facebook. Additional topics include - Why I don't Golf Anymore - Getting More Done After You Have Kids - Becoming a Morning Person late in life - Doing the things I think I can't - Leaving the real estate business and starting over at the bottom - Building a company from scratch, lessons learned from previous companies On more fun stuff More links, notes and exclusive content on SkylerIrvine.com Please hit the subscribe button if you haven't already, and leave me a review if you can. It would mean a lot to me!

Questions from #AskSkylerLive Episode 23: 1. Saelee Family on YouTube: I have started a podcast and I added it to my main YouTube channel in a playlist. Should I make a whole new channel for my podcast? Also, should I upload the audio or record myself doing the podcast? 2. Was there ever a role that you landed that you weren't actually qualified for? How did you make up for it? 3. Can I add curated content to my own content? If so, what's the right mix? 4. Tyler Bolken on Facebook: Can you talk about getting your first client, maybe share your personal story? Watch Here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3uTLqlopf4tUfjne4r_nLKW5M4zayXDU Subscribe on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-skyler-irvine-show/id1247699775?mt=2 Tune in to #AskSkylerLive every day on Facebook live! Submit your questions to [email protected].

Questions from #AskSkylerLive Episode 22: 1. Tyler Bolken: In defining a niche you feel you can best support, what factors do you consider most important? 2. How can I drive traffic to my website for my business? 3. How did you develop the skill of speaking so engagingly in front of groups? Watch Here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3uTLqlopf4tUfjne4r_nLKW5M4zayXDU Subscribe on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-skyler-irvine-show/id1247699775?mt=2 Watch #AskSkylerLive every day on Facebook live! Submit your questions to [email protected].

Questions from #AskSkylerLive Episode 21: 1. Do you recommend building a brand even if you're a "behind the scenes" character? 2. What’s the best way to approach or bring value to someone who runs a podcast you’d like to be on? - Dan Cummings 3. Joshua Rowe on Facebook: When does motivation turn into obsession and decreased productivity for you? And how do you manage that balance? 4. Xiaoxi Chu Froemming on Facebook: How do you stay consistent? 5. Ashley Law on Facebook: You do such a great job of covering many topics and interests on your podcast. Do you have any advice for someone interested in starting their own podcast that might be pretty specific? Such as body confidence/body love? Watch Here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCccDJa6sFH_7MAcQN2WoESg?view_as=subscriber Subscribe on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-skyler-irvine-show/id1247699775?mt=2 Watch #AskSkylerLive every day on Facebook live! Submit your questions to [email protected].

About Cody Alt: Cody Alt is a serial entrepreneur who has built businesses from the ground up from a meal prep kitchen to a CBD company, and more. In this episode, we talk about Cody's many business ventures, how he became successful, and his many ups and downs of being an entrepreneur. Hometown? Moved here about 8 years ago, small town of about 20 people in Maxville, Montana,. Favorite AZ restaurant, venue, or activity and why? I love Steak 44 because of the amazing food and staff. Enjoy getting outdoors and being active and golfing as much as possible. Who is someone that has had a major impact in the person you are today? My dad has always been someone that i've never wanted to let down due to the fact when I was a kid hes put a boot up my ass a few times so even though I'm 30 thats always a flashback immediately. What is your most memorable mistake you have made in your business or career? By trying to do too many things at once and by myself. There’s nothing wrong with trying to learn new things, master your craft and get better at things and broaden your horizons. However, when you have multiple companies you can move so much further and faster with a group of talented individuals. Hiring out people that are great at that specific task will put your success in a time machine. The biggest obstacle you've overcome: I had my meal prep company and I had gotten a DUI and for 30 days I had to walk or ride Ubers to open my retail locations, to the kitchen to pick up meals, deliver meals, etc. The company was only a year old and Using every bit of cash flow for those 30 days and the next 30 days to make sure that the business stayed afloat was one of the most challenging things mentally and physically I have ever went through. Feeling helpless and alone for the most part I had some employees at the time but the chefs weren't that reliable and I would have to go cook meals all night on no sleep and open then store the next day and pick up meals through rides or Ubers. Someone who inspires you and why? I don't have just one person. But anybody who is obsessed at mastering their craft and getting better day in and day out is who I love being around. Someone who I can listen to and learn things from and make myself a little smarter is what I always keep on the lookout for. Advice to someone pursuing a career path in what you do? Be careful who you're taking advice from. If you listen to your parents and they’ve never done what you wanna do. Probably not the best people to listen too. You want to listen to someone who's been there, done that if you catch my drift. Show Notes: Cody's journey - starting in the oil business to where he is now. BodyFuel Foods - meal prep kitchen. Getting clients through word-of-mouth. Where BodyFuel Foods is today. Starting a media company. Creating Kushly and PureKana. Cannabis regulations and CBD. Being willing to adapt fast. Advertising/marketing on Instagram. Accomplishing tasks to see progression in your business. Learning from mistakes and doing jobs you don’t want to do. About his quote: “Be careful who you are taking your advice from.” Support from his dad to be an entrepreneur. Getting good at his craft. Domain names. Types of marketing that created success. The Instagram game. Influencer marketing and collaborations. Dealing with brand changes and confusion. What he would be doing today if he wasn’t where he is today. Guilty pleasures. Who Cody looks up to. What drives him. Watch Here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCccDJa6sFH_7MAcQN2WoESg?view_as=subscriber Who would you like to be featured on The Skyler Irvine Show? Let us know at: http://www.skylerirvine.com/ Connect with Cody Alt on Instagram: @thecodyalt On Facebook: @thecodyalt PureKana: https://purekana.com/ BodyFuel Foods: https://www.bodyfuelfoods.com/ Kushly: https://kushly.com/ And don’t forget to connect with your host, Skyler Irvine, on Instagram: @skylerirvine Thank YOU for supporting us!

Questions from #AskSkylerLive Episode 20: Dallas Lloyd Cowan on Facebook: Once you cut up small pieces of content from a larger piece what is your process? Marc Silverstein on Facebook: Skylar what have been your biggest obstacles thus far? Joshua Rowe on Facebook: How do you influence without creating envy? Watch Here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCccDJa6sFH_7MAcQN2WoESg?view_as=subscriber Subscribe on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-skyler-irvine-show/id1247699775?mt=2 Watch #AskSkylerLive every day on Facebook live at 12pm! Submit your questions to [email protected].

Questions from #AskSkylerLive 19: 1. Jake Syreini on Facebook: I've been booked as a speaker at a LinkedIn Local event in September and I would really like to leverage it into more speaking gigs. Any advice? 2. How do you keep relationships with influencers who aren't in your daily life and aren't in your geographical area? 3. How can I come up with a great name for my business? Watch: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCccDJa6sFH_7MAcQN2WoESg?view_as=subscriber Watch #AskSkylerLive every day on Facebook live at 12pm! Submit your questions to [email protected].

About Dan Meyer: Dan Meyer is a professional sword swallower, fear-extinguishing, motivational public speaker, and President of Cutting Edge Innertainment. Meyer also holds over 40 Guinness World records in sword swallowing and has been a speaker at global TEDx 8 times. Favorite AZ restaurant, venue, or activity and why? The Perch Brewery and Pub in Chandler (they have about 70 parrots - I now frequent there with my macaw whenever I'm in town) Who is someone that has had a major impact in the person you are today? Greg Ormson who saved my life when I was on my deathbed with malaria fever on the night before my 21st birthday in India and told me about setting Thromes - major life goals like a bucket list.  It changed my life and helped me overcome fear to pursue doing the impossible. What is your most memorable mistake you have made in your business or career? Puncturing my esophagus while swallowing a sharp saber I had never seen before in a sword shop in Mesa last weekend! The biggest obstacle you've overcome: Extreme FEARS - Low self-esteem, social anxiety disorder, bullying, and fear of water, heights, sharks, doctors, speaking to people, everything Someone who inspires you and why? My superhero: my dad who said I could be anything I wanted to be. Favorite quote? "Turn your fear into fuel, Your failures into teachers, Your losses into lessons, Your weakness into strengths, Your darkness into light, Your shadow into a friend, Your mourning into dancing, Don't waste your pain; Recycle your heart." Advice to someone pursuing a career path in what you do? The two tips of advice George the Giant gave me when I was starting in 1997: 1). Sword swallowing is EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. 29 people have died doing it. 2). DON'T TRY IT! Show Notes: Dan's background Starting sword swallowing Clown sollege Hitchhiking, missionary work, and touring His 10 'thromes' Fighting fears and taking on risks Stepping outside your comfort zone Ted talks Learning in the arts Taking opportunities Being well-known for sword swallowing Breaking Guinness World Records Advice for your 'thromes' Watch Here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCccDJa6sFH_7MAcQN2WoESg?view_as=subscriber Who would you like to be featured on The Skyler Irvine Show? Let us know at: http://www.skylerirvine.com/ Connect with Dan Meyer on Instagram: @halfdan5 On his website: http://www.cuttingedgeinnertainment.com/ And don’t forget to connect with your host, Skyler Irvine, on Instagram: @skylerirvine Thank YOU for supporting us!