Why do people choose to run their own businesses, despite having successful careers? For the money? Maybe. For the power? It might be.

However, for Steve Gordon, he started running his own business to help owners and individuals by transforming them into the leading expert in the market.

Bill welcomes The Unstoppable CEO Steve Gordon to talk about business, investments, family, and money. Steve takes a trip down memory lane as he talks about the reasons that made him into the successful entrepreneur he is today. He also shares the meaning and importance of family and money to him.

Highlights

• Who is the guest today? - 0:07
• What made Steve want to be an entrepreneur. - 1:03
• Buying the business from his first job at a young age. - 3:33
• Looking back: How he was introduced to a strategic coach and what role the coach played for him, throughout his life. - 4:47
• When he wrote the cheque, did he think it was an investment? - 7:44
• Who he wants to be a hero to. - 9:25
• Importance of getting his own personal message out to the world. - 11:21
• Meaning of family. - 16:04
• What does money mean to Steve? - 16:49
• Where to find the podcast and how to reach out to Steve and his team. - 17:52
  
  
  Episode Resources
• Connect with Bill Bloom
• https://www.bloomfinancialco.com/
• [email protected]
• https://www.bloomfinancialco.com/Bill-Bloom.9.htm
• https://www.linkedin.com/company/bloom-financial-company/
• https://www.facebook.com/retireasyoudesire
• Connect with Steve Gordon
• https://unstoppableceo.net/
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/gordonsteve/
• https://www.facebook.com/theunstoppableceo 

In today’s Money Monday episode, Bill takes you through the journey of Suzy. Bill narrates how he helped Suzy by creating a navigation strategy for her not only to pay off her house and existing credit card debt but also achieve the freedom that she’s aiming for.

What does freedom mean to you? What can make you feel free? What would you like to have freedom off so you can live a purpose-filled and passion-filled life? Let Bill know by sending him an email at [email protected]. 

Highlights

• What does being free mean to you? - 0:16
• The story of Suzy and how she was able to pay off her credit card debt and house to be free. - 0:45
• Was Suzy able to retire? - 2:15
  
  
  Episode Resources
• Connect with Bill Bloom
• https://www.bloomfinancialco.com/
• [email protected]
• https://www.bloomfinancialco.com/Bill-Bloom.9.htm
• https://www.linkedin.com/company/bloom-financial-company/
• https://www.facebook.com/retireasyoudesire 

What does it take to be a successful entrepreneur? Do you need to have a lot of money or should you aim for higher education?

Success doesn’t happen overnight — that’s what Teresa Easler proves. As she talks about her story with Bill, she shares her journey from being a student to finding her success as a coach. In this episode, Bill and Teresa discuss what it took for her to become a successful business owner. She explains how she is “employable” and how she built her company from nothing.

Highlights

• How Teresa Easler became an entrepreneur - 1:13
• Favorite part in working with big companies, corporations, and high-level entrepreneurs. - 2:22
• Realizing that she needs to go out on her own. - 8:02
• How important is it to spend time away from her business to be with her family? - 12:32
• Does she have a goal? Is she setting them up at the beginning of the year? - 15:51
• Introduction to a strategic coach. - 19:56
• Traits that she saw throughout the years that separate people who have grown to those who were not able to do the things they want in their careers. - 23:50
• Her favorite part is being on all sides of the area. - 26:51
• What she’s always reminding her clients and students all the time. - 32:26
• The meaning of money for Teresa. - 35:36
• Where to find Teresa? - 36:31
  
  
  Episode Resources
• Connect with Bill Bloom
• https://www.bloomfinancialco.com/
• [email protected]
• https://www.bloomfinancialco.com/Bill-Bloom.9.htm
• https://www.linkedin.com/company/bloom-financial-company/
• https://www.facebook.com/retireasyoudesire
• Connect with Teresa Easler
• https://www.connecttothecore.com/
• https://ca.linkedin.com/in/teresaeasler
• https://twitter.com/teresaeasler 

When it comes to keeping more of your savings for retirement, it’s crucial to understand different tax strategies.

In today’s Money Monday, Bill talks about why knowing more about taxes in retirement is important. He reiterates the value of knowing the taxes that come with encasing your retirement money as you’ll not be getting it in full. Bill also shares a strategy that you can follow to help mitigate these taxes once you decide to retire.

Highlights

• The reason why the topic, taxes in retirement, is an important item of discussion. - 0:15
• The problem. - 0:41
• Why are you not getting your retirement money, for example, your 401k, in full? - 1:00
• The ways to help plan to mitigate these taxes in retirement. - 2:02
• In 2025, the tax laws are gonna change. - 2:33
  
  
  Episode Resources
• Connect with Bill Bloom
• https://www.bloomfinancialco.com/
• [email protected]
• https://www.bloomfinancialco.com/Bill-Bloom.9.htm
• https://www.linkedin.com/company/bloom-financial-company/
• https://www.facebook.com/retireasyoudesire 

How can you win a negotiation?

Bill welcomes a special guest to talk about different small practices that can result in huge impacts. The author of "Never Split The Difference" and Black Swan Group owner, Chris Voss, talks about what it takes to win a negotiation. Chris was the lead FBI negotiator and trainer for many years. Listen to this incredible interview today!

Highlights

• How Bill met Chris Voss. - 0:24
• Getting access to Chris’ newsletter and a ton of incredible information. - 2:02
• What can you get from Chris’ newsletter? - 2:29
• Coaching a kidnapping story. - 5:30
• Looking into negotiations and collaborations into navigations. - 11:51
• How important is it to understand the other side of perspective? - 12:14
• When you’re being corrected, people don’t have the wherewithal to listen. - 15:49
• How important is it to listen? - 16:25
• The future vision for himself and his companies. - 21:31
• Things that stood out for Chris while publishing his book. - 25:31
• What does money mean to Chris? - 31:01
  
  
  Episode Resources
• Text Black Swan Method to 33777
• Never Split the Difference
• Connect with Bill Bloom
• https://www.bloomfinancialco.com/
• [email protected]
• https://www.bloomfinancialco.com/Bill-Bloom.9.htm
• https://www.linkedin.com/company/bloom-financial-company/
• https://www.facebook.com/retireasyoudesire
• Connect with Chris Voss
• https://www.blackswanltd.com/home 

What are your plans for retirement? Are you already saving for it?

For today’s Money Monday Episode, Bill discusses what it is like competing in a 333-mile sailboat race and how it equates to your investing habits. He also shares how to help clients navigate their retirement funds.

Highlights

• The Race to Mackinac. - 0:19
• Connection with retirement planning. - 1:11
• Helping clients navigate their retirement funds. - 2:17
• Every second counts. - 3:13
  
  
  Episode Resources
• Connect with Bill Bloom
• https://www.bloomfinancialco.com/
• [email protected]
• https://www.bloomfinancialco.com/Bill-Bloom.9.htm
• https://www.linkedin.com/company/bloom-financial-company/
• https://www.facebook.com/retireasyoudesire 

Can you say that your life right now is truly successful? Are you happy and content?

Bill and Brian Borgert talk about his journey to reaching people, helping to end suffering, and allowing themselves to be their true, authentic selves. Brian shares how suffering shows up in people’s lives and affects not only their personal lives, but also their careers and goals in life. He also shares his goal: To reach and change 1 BILLION people’s lives for them to feel joy and fulfillment.

Highlights

• Introducing Brian Bogert: The guy for the people. - 0:15
• How he gave himself permission to be who he truly needed to be. - 1:04
• Don’t play the what role. The what role leads to unhappiness. - 5:48
• The best parts that came to Brian from the last two years. - 6:21
• Success story: How a 68-year old became financially independent. - 9:23
• Why does he want to reach and change 1 billion people’s lives? - 11:18
• Favorite part of being on stage. - 14:50
• What are some ways that people can really free themselves from their old ways of thinking? - 17:11
• The meaning of money for Brian. - 20:40
• When you value yourself, that’s when your money can grow, your life can grow, your opportunities can grow. - 26:19
• Where to find Brian? - 26:57
  
  
  Episode Resources
• Connect with Bill Bloom
• https://www.bloomfinancialco.com/
• [email protected]
• https://www.bloomfinancialco.com/Bill-Bloom.9.htm
• https://www.linkedin.com/company/bloom-financial-company/
• https://www.facebook.com/retireasyoudesire
• Connect with Brian Bogert
• https://brianbogert.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/bogertbrian
• https://www.instagram.com/bogertbrian
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianbogert 

Have you ever wondered what you should have as your financial foundation? Well, tune in and listen to this episode to find out!

Please share this with your friends and family who are teenagers and in their 20's.

Also, subscribe to this show to get new episodes every Monday and Thursday.

Highlights

• What does it actually mean to have a foundation? - 0:17
• The first step in building your financial foundation: You should have your insurance in place. - 1:06
• The second step is: Build an emergency fund. - 1:31
• The most important step is: Have a plan for your future. - 2:07
• Start young. Start early. Start often. Start automating your investments. - 3:20
  
  
  Episode Resources
• Connect with Bill Bloom
• https://www.bloomfinancialco.com/
• [email protected]
• https://www.bloomfinancialco.com/Bill-Bloom.9.htm
• https://www.linkedin.com/company/bloom-financial-company/
• https://www.facebook.com/retireasyoudesire 

Your mistakes can make you successful. Once you make a mistake, it teaches you to be responsible for fixing them and learning from your experience.

Bill welcomes singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur Fredrick Douglas Bussey. Fredrick shared how the mistakes he made paved the way to his success today. He is a self-starter: He tells his story of being broke to growing his wealth and also his knowledge.

Highlights

• Who is Fredrick Douglas Bussey? - 0:36
• What helped and allowed Fredrick to be the man he is today? - 2:02
• Lessons that catapulted him to allow him to create a firm and do the other things he’s doing. - 4:12
• How being away from his business and family allowed
• Fredrick and his business to grow. - 7:54
• The secret of scheduling: Family is first and last in his calendar. Business goes in between. - 10:38
• What changes his perspective and way of thinking? - 14:27
• What does money mean to Fredrick? - 17:37
• Success leaves clues. - 19:50
• Where to follow or contact Fredrick? - 20:24
  
  
  Episode Resources
• Breaking Orbit: Rip Out of the Regular by Unearthing the Power Within
• Connect with Bill Bloom
• https://www.bloomfinancialco.com/
• [email protected]
• https://www.bloomfinancialco.com/Bill-Bloom.9.htm
• https://www.linkedin.com/company/bloom-financial-company/
• https://www.facebook.com/retireasyoudesire
• Connect with Fredrick Douglas Bussey
• http://fredrickbussey.com/
• https://www.instagram.com/fredrick.bussey/
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/fredrick-bussey-iconstatus 

Do you have plans for your retirement? For you, what’s the best age to finally retire and enjoy life?

For today’s Money Monday Session, Bill talks about the origin of the word retirement: Where it came from, how it started, and what it really means today.

Highlights

• What other people think about retirement. - 0:31
• The German who created the term “retirement” and the idea of retirement in the workforce. - 0:47
• What retirement means today. - 2:32
• “I really encourage people to go out and do the things that they love doing because that’s gonna increase their happiness, that’s gonna increase their life on this planet. And it comes down to using money to allow you to do that.” - 3:59
  
  Episode Resources
• Connect with Bill Bloom
• https://www.bloomfinancialco.com/
• [email protected]
• https://www.bloomfinancialco.com/Bill-Bloom.9.htm
• https://www.linkedin.com/company/bloom-financial-company/
• https://www.facebook.com/retireasyoudesire