Screw the Naysayers

Mark Metry is the host of the top 100 Human's 2.0 Podcast where he interviews Billionaires, Professional Athletes, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists, and New York Times Bestselling authors.  Mark is also a frequent public speaker. What you might not know about Mark is that until quite recently shyness left him feeling isolated and unable to share. Mark joined me today to discuss his new book, Screw Being Shy-How to Manage Social Anxiety and Be Yourself in Front of Anyone.

You can learn more about Mark and his book at https://www.markmetry.com/

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Joe Schmit is an award-winning broadcaster, community leader and popular keynote speaker. He’s also the author of “Silent Impact” Influence Through Purpose, Persistence and Passion and “The Impact Blueprint,” A Step by Step Journey to a Life of Significance.

As a sports broadcaster Joe has covered every major sporting event in the past 4 decades and has interviewed many of the biggest names in sports. Joe joined KSTP-TV in 1985 and has won 18 Emmys from the National Television Academy. He was also honored with a National Headliner Award in 2001.

Joe is a long time youth mentor committed to advocating for a number of community organizations with Big Brothers and Big Sisters is at the top of his list. He is a past president and board member of the Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Greater Twin Cities.   He has raised over $3 million for the organization through the Joe Schmit Celebrity Golf Tournament which had a 16-year run. In 2000, he was the winner of the Jim Kelly Distinguished Service Award from Big Brothers and Big Sisters and in 2001, a winner of the Odyssey Award for commitment to youth mentorship.

In this episode Joe:

• Admits that he became a better broadcaster when he stopped caring what others thought of his work

Joe is entertaining, insightful, and forthcoming. Enjoy.

You can reach Joe at:

Website: http://joeschmit.com/

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Tasha Schuh is a National Youth Speaker, an Author and the winner of multiple awards  including National Rehabilitation Champion Award, Young Distinguished Alumni Award, Ms. Wheelchair USA 2012. 

Growing up Tasha was active in sports and theatre and in her sophomore year of High School Tasha played the lead role of Sandy in the musical Greece. In her junior year, while working on a set stage change she was the victim of a tragic accident that left her a C5 Quadriplegic. 

Today Tasha travels and shares her story of resilience and triumph over tragedy to audiences all over the country. She is the author of two books, “My Last Step Backward” (you’ll understand when she describes the accident) and “My Next Move Forward”, where Tasha dispels the myths and stereotypes that individuals with physical disabilities often confront. 

In this episode Tasha:

• Describes the accident that left her a C5 Quadriplegic

Get ready to be inspired and educated by a remarkable human being. Enjoy…

You can reach Tasha at:

Website: https://www.tashaschuh.com/

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David Lee Jensen is a 2 time Bestselling Author, Fortune 50 Speaker, Coach, Online Marketer and a Hiring Expert. These days David is on a mission to teach others how they can leap into entrepreneurship and land safely.

David’s path to entrepreneurship was anything but straight. He grew up in an abusive household, began his career as a literary agent, was a headhunter, moved into small business consulting, and then as President of a payment processing company grew revenues to 2.5 billion dollars. Ten years of seeing bonus checks going to the owners when he has a decent six-figure salary but no ownership convinced him it was time to try entrepreneurship. He hasn’t looked back. In this episode David:

• Spoke about growing up with an abusive father and tells us about the 911 call that changed his life

David Lee Jensen is a remarkable, humble human being, who’s passion to serve others is as honest as it is obvious. Enjoy. 

You can reach David at:

Website: https://www.cr8conference.com/

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There’s an old saying in sales that goes like this. “Customers Buy Solutions Not Products Or Services”. The logic behind this saying is straight forward. To make the sale we should focus on the benefits our customers will get if they buy our solution, and not on the specific features of our offer. Simple, right?  Yea, not so fast. 

With almost 4 decades of sales and business experience I can say with confidence that customers buy a lot more than solutions to problems. In todays mini episode of Tim Talks I share truths and advice to help eaely stage or wannabe entrepreneurs

Juan C. Baret, a disabled veteran, is a former Staff Sergeant in the US Air Force and the founder of  Baret’s Bats. In Juan’s words “Baret Bats is the result of a transformative journey, which turned a challenge into an opportunity.” 

Juan was inspired to start Baret Bats™ because as a disabled veteran, it became harder to keep up his active baseball lifestyle. In 2012, he made a last attempt in playing in a local wood bat amateur baseball league. As the season went on, it was apparent that he was not going to finish the season. But rather than focusing on the things he could no longer do, Juan chose to cultivate other interests such as: woodworking and design. And he discovered that for more than 100 years, baseball bats were hand turned using traditional lathe and chisels. In fact, the majority of players in the baseball hall of fame used hand turned bats and as we can attest, they made baseball history along with the bat makers that crafted their bats. Invigorated with this renewed outlook, he saw an opportunity to get back in the game by dedicating himself to the art and science of handcrafting baseball bats. 

In this episode Juan:

• Talked about his humble beginnings growing up in the Dominican Republic and the things he learned from his mom who was a community activist. Juan moved to the United States at age 9 and grew up  in south Bronx next to Yankee Stadium

Get ready to be inspired by a humble, hard working, military veteran and also get a glimpse of entrepreneurial life. Enjoy…

You can reach Juan  at:

Website: http://www.baretbats.com/ 

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Is “impact” the most overused word on LinkedIn these days. I suppose there are other candidates. There are all of the self appointed Thought Leaders who can’t tell you what their original thought is. There are those that confuse the word Authentic with looking for a shoulder to cry on. Don’t even get me started with all the “business experts” who have never really started or scaled a business. But these days Impact is one that just seems to keep popping up.

In this mini episode of Tim Talks he digs into the overuse of the word impact, and reveals the true reasons so many people rely on it to describe their business goals and objectives. 

I don’t know who needs to hear this message today, but this mini episode of Tim Talks is for any of you that may be dealing to struggle with personal challenges or adversity

And it is inspired by two interviews I recorded earlier this week. 

On Tuesday I had the opportunity to speak with Bill Treasurer, and yesterday I spoke with Alan Lazaros. we went deep on the impact of infrastructure rattling events.

Danielle Letayf is a brand marketing expert, community builder, dance lover, wearer of all things metallic, curly-haired emoji advocate. lebanese american, and the founder of Badassery (isn’t that a cool name for a business).

Badassery is a platform that gives multicultural professionals a chance to share their story on stage, and connects them to their own crew of badasses along the way.

In her past life Danielle ran community at Shine and was previously the Head of Programs and Community for #BUILTBYGIRLS, a social impact brand that’s creating the new wave of tech leaders—who just happen to be teen girls. She expanded the community from 5 to over 15,000 around the country through internships, competitions, events and digital experiences. She created unique programs like Girls Who Fund, an apprentice-based program that shows girls the ins and outs of being an entrepreneur and venture capitalist, and the #BUILTBYGIRLS Challenge, a nationwide pitch competition that she ran with Michelle Obama in 2016.

In this episode Danielle:

• Says that at every pivot point in her career the focus has been proving people wrong

Danielle is wise beyond her years, full of energy, and a rising star in the world of online community development and entrepreneurship. Enjoy…

You can reach Danielle at:

Website: https://www.badassery-hq.com/danielle-letayf 

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Today’s Tim Talks is inspired by my Interview with Kyle Elliot on Episode 198 of Screw the Naysayers when he shared with us the origins of his business. I thought it was a great story and also a reminder that a lot of people are making things a lot more complicated than it needs to be.

Kyle started his business on Fiverr, charging a mere 5 bucks to edit resumes and write LinkedIn profiles. His goal was to support his soy, sugar-free vanilla latte addiction through undergrad and grad school. He never imagined that his college side hustle would turn into a thriving coaching practice. While he helps people across every industry and nearly every continent, Kyle’s specialty is the high tech space and Silicon Valley.

He’s gone from a 5 dollar freelancer on Fiverr to someone who has been featured in Forbes, Fast Company, The Ladders, and many other publications. He’s also killing it on LinkedIn where he has more than 60k followers. 

Tune in to see how these lessons can be applied to any new business startup.