Screw The Side Hustle

This week's interview is with entrepreneur and speaker Kim Barret. Kim is the founder of a lead generation agency called “Your Social Voice” and he is also the host of The Kim Barret Podcast Show. Let’s dive into his story of how he grew up from selling chocolate bars to his classmates in school into a successful entrepreneur.

Things you will learn in this episode:

• Kim's Origin Story (1:53)

• Kim tells his story about advertising at 15 years old

• Kim talks about his tropical fish breeding business (5:18)

• Kim talks about his childhood days where he finds opportunities to make a profit (8:04)

• Buying chocolate bars in bulk and selling it to kids at his school

• Kim talks about being in University and how he got into social media marketing (19:28)

• Kim talks looking for jobs that require experience

• Kim went into Facebook Marketing and Affiliate Marketing

• Kim talks about getting his first social media client

• Kim's transition from working for his clients to starting his own business (14:54)

• Kim talks about his University days (17:14)

• Kim's advice when deciding to go to college or not (19:10)

• "You don't have to love what you do in order to love your life" (21:03)

• Kim shares his story of failure (Bringing in the wrong clients) (23:19)

• Creating around 4,500 ad variation

• Firing his clients

• Asking for help

• The most impactful advice given to Kim (31:01)

• Which is more important, Knowledge, Action, Relationships, or Luck, and why? (32:33)

• The Age of Information Overload

• Kim's advice to people learning new knowledge but can't take action (35:05)

• Unsubscribe to the unwanted email list

• Be careful with your time on social media

• Lightning Segment (37:22)

Tweetable Quotes: 

"You can believe that you know something but unless you've done it, you don't actually know it" - Kim Barrett

"A problem shared is a problem halved" - Kim Barrett

"Never worry alone" - Kim Barrett

"You don't have to love what you do in order to love your life" - Kevin Mills

Resources mentioned in the episode:

• J Abraham - Preeminence

• Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson

You can Interact with Kim on Instagram and check out his LinkTree for all of his social links.

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In this episode, Kevin talks about working so hard and giving your all to succeed but when you reached the top you get that certain feeling that you are in the wrong path.

Things you will learn in this episode:

• Framework Friday Opening (0:30)

• Kevin promotes website www.screwthesidehustle.com/podcast (0:59)

• Kevin talks about his call with the mastermind group (2:44)

• You can make it to the top of the mountain and realize you're on the wrong mountain

• Realizing you've done a ton of work for nothing

• We spend so much time on the wrong mountain (3:55)

• Kevin shares a piece of advice (4:28)

• Closing Segment (4:48)

Resources Mentioned on This Episode:

• Travis Chappell’s Build Your Network Podcast

You can connect with Kevin on Instagram @officialkevinmills or visit his website at screwthesidehustle.com to know more.

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This week's interview is with entrepreneur and speaker Andy Audate, he shares his story of the entrepreneurial hustle from selling phones at school to managing and opening his own business. He tells the importance of embracing the belief of others in his abilities and the power that comes with realizing your own power. 

Things you will learn in this episode:

• Andy's Origin Story (1:55)

• Andy did all the side hustle that he could to raise money for a sneaker he wanted to buy

• Andy at 11 years old already felt like an adult (6:24)

• At age 15, Andy changed his perspective towards money (7:57)

• At 19, saved money and started a business

• At 21, made a million dollars

• Andy tells his story growing up in an environment with heavy drugs (9:58)

• Andy became a drug user and dealer

• How Andy transitioned from being a drug dealer to a legitimate business owner (11:06)

• Andy talks about how his life would turn out if he was raised differently (14:54)

• How Andy grew up being a hustler (16:48)

• Andy opened up a kid's shop at 10 years old (17:46)

• Andy's cellphone hustle (21:01)

• Andy worked at a cellphone store and became a manager at 18

• Andy tells his story of how he started his business

• The importance of growing from other people's support (26:39)

• Why some successful people are not on clubs (28:31)

• Andy's Cellphone Business (31:50)

• Teaching people how to progress

• Andy shares how he transitioned from his business to become a motivational speaker (35:33)

• Andy talks about meeting Les Brown

• Lightning Segment (42:35)

Tweetable Quotes: 

"Whenever you have an opportunity, take action faster. Don't be scared." - Andy Audate

"Recognizing where you came from does not limit you." - Andy Audate

Resources mentioned in the episode:

• Les Brown

• Andy Audate Tour

• The Progression Show

• AndyAudate.com

You can Interact with Andy on his website andyaudate.com or on Instagram, you can also connect with him on other social media platforms, Twitter, YouTube, and LinkedIn

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029: Framework Friday - Conquering the wrong mountain

030: Your Social Voice with Kim Barrett

In this episode, Kevin talks about the first steps that you can take if you are planning to get into the real-estate business. Kevin is a Mortgage loan officer and knows how you can get started the right away in this business.

Things you will learn in this episode:

• Framework Friday Opening (0:30)

• Kevin promotes website www.screwthesidehustle.com/podcast (1:26)

• Kevin shares a trick for a multi-family property (2:04)

• Getting an FHA Loan (You only need a 580 credit score)

• Gaining a $500 cashflow

• Closing Segment (5:12)

You can connect with Kevin on Instagram @officialkevinmills or visit his website at screwthesidehustle.com to know more.

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028: Bringing The Hustle With Andy Audate

029: Framework Friday - Conquering the wrong mountain

In this episode, Kevin talks with the speaker, author, and entrepreneur, Jordan Platten. Jordan is a keynote speaker, author & digital marketing authority from the UK. Let’s dive into his story of why his hunger mentality and “always looking for more” attitude led him to the entrepreneurial space.

Things you will learn in this episode:

• Jordan's Origin Story (0:30)

• Jordan's 12-month curse

• Getting kicked out of University

• Utilizing your ability to talk to people and learning sales (4:37)

• Jordan worked on corporate sales

• Launched his own online education business

• Jordan's Hustle doing corporate sales, launching a marketing agency and online education business (7:23)

• If you are not prepared to hear "No", you are not ready to do business (8:41) 

• What makes Jordan different? (10:28)

• His obsession with change

• His hunger to reach his full potential

• Quitting a high paying job to bet on himself

• A Foreigner's View on "The American Dream" (13:42)

• Being contented

• Being Hungry for more

• Jordan's Transition To Social Media Marketing (16:14)

• If you want to build a business, you gotta know how to sell (18:00)

• Communication skill is the key

• Your resilience will determine your business's success

• Jordan's Failures (20:28)

• Jordan's view on Failure (25:25)

• If you are failing on social media marketing. Listen to this! (27:13)

• Staying Consistent

• Be Conservative

• The Importance Of Being “All In” (29:42)

• Which Is More Important, Knowledge, Action, Relationships, or Luck, and Why? (31:55)

• Lightning Segment (32:52)

Tweetable Quotes: 

"Cold sales are the core of any agency-based business. If you are not prepared to spend hours and hours relentlessly being told no then this is not the industry for you." - Jordan Platten

"Failure is not a failure unless you make the same failure twice." - Jordan Platten

"I welcome failures as long as they don't happen again." - Jordan Platten

"If you want to build a business, you gotta know how to sell" - Kevin Mills

Resources mentioned in the episode:

• Morning Miracle by Hal Elrod

You can Interact with Jordan on his YouTube Channel, you can also connect with him on his social media platforms, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn

You can also visit his website at jordanplatten.co.uk to know more.

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027: Framework Friday - A First Step Into Real Estate Investing

028: Bringing The Hustle With Andy Audate

In this episode, Kevin talks about the danger of pursuing a pipe-dream passion. People thinking that they can work without working are mislead by this idea. When it comes to pursuing the life that you want, you have to put in the effort and energy to reach it without shortcuts.

Things you will learn in this episode:

• Framework Friday Opening (0:30)

• Kevin talks about "Doing something that you love so you don't have to work" (2:36)

• Why it is unfair to think that doing what you love means you are not working (5:40)

• Find something that you enjoy to earn the money and time that you need (6:39)

• Facing the reality that there's no easy way out (8:06)

• You have work, and work hard to create the life that you want

• Closing Segment (8:39)

You can connect with Kevin on Instagram @officialkevinmills or visit his website at screwthesidehustle.com to know more.

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026: Always Seeking More with Jordan Platten

027: Framework Friday - A First Step Into Real Estate Investing

In this episode, Kevin talks with a returning guest and host of the Fearless Flipping Podcast, Kyle Stanley. In the last episode, Kyle talked about Airbnb and how you can make passive income out of it. Let’s dive deeper this time to where Kyle tells us his story and how he makes money while he sleeps.

Things you will learn in this episode:

• Kyle's Origin Story (2:15)

• Kyle talks about his rebellious stage (5:25)

• Kyle talks about his career as a news anchor (7:19)

• How Kyle got into Real-Estate (9:11)

• Kevin talks about being all-in on Real-Estate and dropping $30 grand (11:52)

• Kyle talks about his failures (14:29)

• Kyle's biggest failure (15:56)

• Kyle's view on failure (18:31)

• Don't overstress, you are not alone

• Why Airbnb is a good source of passive income stream (20:08)

• Kyle talks about his transition to helping people who want to be on Airbnb (21:51)

• How Kyle changed his perspective towards investing (24:30)

• Kyle talks about buying a $20-dollar course that is now worth $2k

• How To Prevent Unproductive Hustle (27:39)

• Kyle talks about outsourcing and how it helped him move faster

• Kyle talks about the importance of being "All in" (32:02)

• Which Is More Important, Knowledge, Action, Relationships, or Luck, and Why? (34:43)

• Lightning Segment (37:21)

Tweetable Quotes: 

"Learn passive income. Breathe it. Love it. Find out how to do it." - Kyle Stanley

"There's so much more under the water that you are not even seeing." - Kyle Stanley

"The person who you craved the love from the most is the one that you gonna be the most liked or rebel against." - Tony Robbins

"Everything is fixable. If it's not, then it's not worthing putting my energy and effort into it." - Kyle Stanley

Resources mentioned in the episode:

• Screw The Side Hustle Podcast Episode 14 with Dorothy Illson

• Screw The Side Hustle Podcast Episode 15 with Kyle Stanley

• Dave Ramsey

• Grant Cordone

• Travis Chappell - Mastermind

• The Chris Miles Money Show Podcast

You can connect with Kyle on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube. You can also listen to his Podcasts or visit his website fearlessflipping.com to know more.

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025: Framework Friday - The Danger of Pursuing Pipe-Dream Passions

015: Framework Friday - Creating Income Through Airbnb with Kyle Stanley

In this episode, Kevin talks about Cold Outreach. If you are an entrepreneur that is starting a business and uses cold outreach, listen to this. Kevin will be sharing actionable tips that you should avoid and do in order to make your business flow in the right direction.

Things you will learn in this episode:

• Framework Friday Opening (0:30)
• Overview Of This Week's Subject (1:00)

• The Importance Of Cold Outreach To Grow Your Business (3:01)

• Don't give up too quickly

• Reach out to 20-30 people a day

• Kevin talks about a cold outreach secret (7:05)

• Closing Segment (9:10)

You can connect with Kevin on Instagram @officialkevinmills or visit his website at screwthesidehustle.com to know more.

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024: Passive Income From Real-Estate With Kyle Stanley

025: Framework Friday - The Danger of Pursuing Pipe-Dream Passions

In this episode, Kevin talks with the founder and CEO of Sugatan.io, Kris Sugatan. Kris was an experienced Freelancer at Upwork before betting on herself and going all-in to start her own business. She has learned eCommerce, taught herself Facebook Ads and is rocking it in her industry.

Things you will learn in this episode:

• Kris's Origin Story (2:00)

• Kris's desire to build and run her own business (4:02)

• Importance Of Trusting Your Intuition And That You Can Do It Yourself (6:16)

• Kris's eCommerce Journey (10:00)

• Social media organic traffic

• Using Facebook Ads as leverage

• The Importance Of Taking Action (14:20)

• Common Mistakes In eCommerce (15:03)

• Too much emphasis on branding

• Not learning from your mistakes

• Kris's View On Failure (20:02)

• Kris's advice if you want to get out of the corporate cycle and take a leap of faith (20:45)

• Being in the worst-case scenarios could benefit you

• Sometimes, it's okay to let things go

• Kris talks about the most impactful advice that she got (27:26)

• Listening to your inner voice and intuition (29:03)

• The Importance Of Time Management To Get Things Done (29:50)

• Sorting out your ideas

• Setting priorities

• Which Is More Important, Knowledge, Action, Relationships, or Luck, and Why? (33:08)

• Lightning Segment (35:40)

Tweetable Quotes: 

"In eCommerce, it's the high frequency of tests that you do will determine your success." - Kris Sugatan

"It's necessary to fail" - Kris Sugatan

"Follow Your Intuition" - Kris Sugatan

"It's not the smartest in the room that's gonna get there, it's going to be who takes the most series of actions." - Kris Sugatan

Resources mentioned in the episode:

• Ray Dalio

• Smartsweets (Gummy Bears)

You can connect with Kris on LinkedIn and join her private group on Facebook, it’s free.

You can also visit her website at sugatan.io to know more.

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023: Framework Friday - How To Improve Your Cold Outreach

024: Passive Income From Real-Estate With Kyle Stanley

In this episode, Kevin talks about business automation. Every successful business has its own process, it takes so much time and effort to establish a working process. Finding a way to optimize and automate everything can do so much for your success.

Things you will learn in this episode:

• Framework Friday Opening (0:30)
• Make Your Life And Business Easier Through Automation (1:12)

• What's Your Time Worth? (3:35)

• Track You Daily Task For A Week (5:08)

• Use Softwares or Hire Someone (6:02)

• Finding The Right Automated Software (8:17)

• Closing Segment (9:07)

You can connect with Kevin on Instagram @officialkevinmills or visit his website at screwthesidehustle.com to know more.

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022: Mastering eCommerce with Kris Sugatan

023: Framework Friday - How To Improve Your Cold Outreach