SharkPreneur

On today's episode, Seth speaks to Timothy Sykes, a millionaire entrepreneur, stock trader and philanthropist, about how he first rose to fame during college when he turned

his $12,415 in Bar Mitzvah money into millions of dollars through

stock trading. 

Tim has turned his Bar Mitzvah money into

more than $5M and now teaches thousands of students around the world

how to trade using his strategies. His company has become one of the

largest online stock trading academies in the world and has created

multiple millionaires from scratch.

Giving back has become Tim's most important calling in life and he

launched his charity community, Karmagawa , as a way to support the

causes that mean the most to him, including building schools, wildlife

conservation and fighting climate change. To date, Tim has given more

than $4M of his personal money to these causes and has built dozens of

schools for children around the world. He documents his philanthropic

endeavors and world travel for his more than 1 million Instagram

followers at @TimothySykes 

Learn more about Timothy Sykes here,

https://www.timothysykes.com

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On today's episode, Seth speaks to Kevin Crawford, Author and Executive Leadership Deployment Coach about his desire to make a difference and impact other leaders in their development has long been a passion from which Kevin Crawford Consulting was born.

Few people who walk the earth have experienced first hand the magnitude of loss and natural disasters, from which Kevin’s collaborative leadership style evolved. When you are responsible for the safety of millions of people under intense political pressures and media scrutiny, you develop the ability to analyze and be objective in the wake of tremendous emotion. Over time, those who have worked with Kevin have learned the art of standing tall in the saddle of principals.

Known for his humble and egoless leadership, Kevin’s reputation for management excellence has produced unprecedented performance shifts within a wide spectrum of organizations.

His boots-on-the-ground, in-the-trenches experience as a Southern California Fire Chief has placed him at the center of some of the largest wildland fires in California’s history, as well as command responsibilities during the 9-11 attack in New York City and Hurricane Katrina.

As former City Manager for the City of Carlsbad and CEO of the United Way of San Diego County, Kevin’s exceptional interpersonal skills and leadership proficiencies were the cornerstones of his success in teaming up with businesses, governments, other nonprofit organizations and communities to resolve the nation’s most complex challenges.

Kevin holds a Juris Doctorate degree and currently lives in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. He is married with four adult children and seven grandchildren.

learn more about Kevin here,

https://www.kevincrawfordconsulting.com/

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On today's episode, Seth speaks to David Medina, a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNERTM (CFP®) professional and Certified Wealth Strategist® (CWS®), abotu how he believes in the liberating power of investing for the future, to achieve financial freedom. 

As a Financial Advisor, he seeks to help others achieve a work optional lifestyle with the kind of retirement and legacy they desire. David brings 25 years of corporate experience, primarily in financial planning & analysis and consulting on workplace retirement plans, to his established investment advisory practice. He is delighted to leverage this knowledge to benefit private clients, ERISA plan sponsors and participants.

David serves as Treasurer of the Elizabeth House crisis pregnancy center where he helped establish a 403(b) plan for employees, and restructured their endowment which he continues to manage pro-bono. He enjoys mentoring MBAs at his alma mater, and serves as a board member for the local Financial Planning Association, Fiduciary Roundtable, Encore Trojans and Bruin Professionals. David is an Adjunct Professor at Azusa Pacific University where he teaches on Financial Markets.

David applies the same diligence to his clients’ finances as he does for his own family. This disciplined approach reduces the impact of predictions or emotions, which are often destructive to wealth. He also seeks to partner with plan sponsors to streamline solutions so employers can work on their business, while employees may improve productivity and retirement readiness.

more about David Medina here,

https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidjmedina

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On today's episode Seth speaks to David Wood, CEO at Tough Conversations International & Play for Real , about how he helps high performers increase performance and live a regret-free life. 

After a life as a consulting actuary to Fortune 100 companies on Park Avenue, David built the world’s largest coaching business, becoming #1 on Google for life coaching and serving huge audiences worldwide. He now coaches high performing leaders to play the best game they possibly can, deepening connection and living a regret-free life. How? By setting life-changing goals, taking laser-focused action, and increasing their levels of Truth, Daring, and Caring. Enjoy this conversation with David Wood.

Alongside his clients’ successes, David is no stranger to overcoming challenges himself, having overcome a full collapse of his paraglider and a fractured spine, witnessing the death of his sister at age seven, severe anxiety and depression, and a national Gong Show!  

He is the author of “Get Paid For Who You Are,” with foreword by Jack Canfield. He was nominated to the exclusive Transformational Leadership Council alongside such thought leaders as Don Miguel Ruiz, John Gray, and Marianne Williamson.

David believes that the tough conversations we avoid, are our doorways to confidence, success, and love. They become the defining moments which shape our world. He coaches high performing entrepreneurs, executives and teams – and now prison inmates – to create amazing results and deep connection. One tough conversation at a time.

More about david here,

http://playforreal.life 

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On today's episode, Seth speaks to Tanner Larsson from BuildGrowScale to share his story of his initial start into business online. He’s recently started numerous successful eCommerce stores with sales totaling over 50,000 units. He also shares a bit more about the coaching side of his business and consulting deals that he’s set up.

He’s the first guest with a deep knowledge of eCommerce so we really went all in.

In this interview we cover..

How Tanner originally got his start in business and what he suggest for others.

The Rule of 3

How he sets up his Ecommerce Businesses

The Different Models for Ecommerce

Creating a Competitive Advantage

Validating your ideae before you order huge inventory

The Two Areas for Research

Different Sources fo Getting Traffic

The Future of His Business and Retargeting

Check out Tanner Larsson's Website:

https://buildgrowscale.com/

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On today's episode Seth speaks to Dan Kryzanowski, a serial revenue driver and active alternative asset investor. Dan Kryzanowski is a serial revenue driver and active alternative asset investor. Prior to joining Rocket Dollar, Kryzanowski led new initiatives, partners, and teams across multiple startups and Fortune 50 companies, including General Electric and Merrill Lynch.

He also serves as an advisor to entrepreneurs and executives across the FinTech world and self-storage industry. In addition, Kryzanowski is a certified Project Management Professional, and a graduate of GE's exclusive Experienced Commercial Leadership Program. He also serves as the Corporate Board President of Hugh O'Brian Youth Texas Capital Area.

Kryzanowski graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and has an MBA from Thunderbird, graduating with distinction (top honors). He resides in Austin with his wife and son.

Prior to joining Rocket Dollar, Kryzanowski led new initiatives, partners, and teams across multiple startups and Fortune 50 companies, including General Electric and Merrill Lynch.

He also serves as an advisor to entrepreneurs and executives across the FinTech world and self-storage industry. In addition, Kryzanowski is a certified Project Management Professional, and a graduate of GE's exclusive Experienced Commercial Leadership Program. He also serves as the Corporate Board President of Hugh O'Brian Youth Texas Capital Area.

Kryzanowski graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and has an MBA from Thunderbird, graduating with distinction (top honors). He resides in Austin with his wife and son.

more about Dan here,

https://www.rocketdollar.com

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On today's episode, Seth speaks to Daniel Ramsey founder & CEO of MyOutDesk (the Virtual Assistant company in the marketplace) about about how he served more than 5000 clients. 

Daniel is a long-time licensed real estate broker, mortgage broker, and general contractor who’s sold hundreds of homes and made millions in commissions, and built real estate’s #1 staffing company. Back in 2008, he was inspired by his own time-management struggles to find a better way to help agents leverage their time & energy, and created MyOutDesk to provide a trusted, reliable solution to the office administration, marketing & prospecting tasks that every agent has – but most lack time to focus on. In twelve years with MyOutDesk, Daniel has helped thousands of clients scale their businesses & grow profitability. He’s worked with some of the top clients in the industry – from sales organizations like the Mark Spain Team to tech providers like the Zillow Group, Keller Williams, and RE/MAX.

Daniel said, One of the consistent measures for success at MyOutDesk is growth, and that’s not only growth in our client base but also growth within our employees and teams. As a company, we’re looking to have a positive 2020 growth scenario.

Also Daniel and his team didn’t have a model to follow. 12 years ago, when we started doing virtual assistants, not only was it not something that was normal, there wasn’t really a model to follow. Not only did they have to educate the market, but they also had to build their business into a model and then scale it. That was a bunch of challenges. The goal was to grow and provide value to both their clients and virtual assistants, but at the same time, it wasn’t a normal business. We’re very much entrepreneurial about how we built it and what they did, and now, as a scaled business, they're undoing some things they did as a scaling business.

Daniel likes entrepreneurs and business owners who solve big problems in the world, and also people that build systems and process. As an entrepreneur, he undervalued the positiveness of creating systems, especially when he was new at running a business. Now, he richly appreciate the system and process that entrepreneurs have to put in place to affect a significant growth and hitting big goals.

more about MyOutDesk here,

Link: https://www.myoutdesk.com

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On today's episode, Seth speaks to Adam Witty, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Advantage|ForbesBooks. Adam’s business aims to help entrepreneurs to grow their businesses through writing, publishing, marketing and PR. Tune in as he goes over learning to trust your instincts and taking calculated risks in order to grow your business.

What began in the spare bedroom of his home is now an international publishing and Authority Marketing® company. Most recently, Advantage has partnered with Forbes to create ForbesBooks, the first book-publishing imprint for the global media company. Advantage|ForbesBooks is a 5-Time Honoree on the prestigious Inc. 500/5000 list of America’s fastest growing private companies in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, and 2017, and also named to the Best Places to Work in South Carolina for 2013 and 2014.

He was named to Young Presidents’ Organization 40 Under 40, 50 Most Progressive, and was named to the 2011 Inc. Magazine’s Under 30 List of “America’s Coolest Entrepreneurs.” In 2012, Witty was selected by the Chilean government to judge the prestigious Start-up Chile! entrepreneurship competition.

Adam and the Advantage|ForbesBooks team have helped over 1,300 busy entrepreneurs, business leaders, and professionals around the globe write, publish, monetize, and market a book to grow their business. Advantage|ForbesBooks’s famous Talk Your Book® program helps busy professionals get the content out of the their head and onto the paper in less than one day.

He is the co-author of Authority Marketing: How To Leverage 7 Pillars of Thought Leadership to Make Competition Irrelevant with Rusty Shelton, Publisher at ForbesBooks, and the upcoming book Looking Forward To Monday, both scheduled to publish in 2018. He has also authored Lead The Field: How To Become An Authority And Dominate Your Competition, 21 Ways to Build Your Business with a Book, 11 Ways Financial Advisors Attract Their Ideal Clients With a Book, co-author of The Book Itch: Do You Have a Book In You?, and Book The Business: How to Make Big Money With Your Book Without Even Selling a Single Copy.

Adam is an in-demand speaker, teacher, and consultant on marketing and business development techniques for entrepreneurs and authors, and is a frequent guest on the acclaimed Extreme Entrepreneurship Tour.

Adam has spoken to companies, conferences, associations, and college and high school students around the world. Although Adam is pleased to customize a talk to the needs of any audience, his typical speaking topics include Authority Marketing®, business development, customer service, writing and publishing a book, and entrepreneurship and business creation/start up.

He has shared the stage with Steve Forbes, Gene Simmons of KISS, Peter Guber, and Bobby Bowden. Adam has been featured inThe Wall Street Journal, Investor’s Business Daily, USA Today, and more.

More about Adam here,

http://www.adamwitty.com

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On today's episode, Seth speaks to Stephen King, Founder of the7dares.com , about looking to simplify life and thinking. Stephen is most at home in a creative space working on art, film, music, or writing. His adventures have taken him to 38 countries around the world where he has worked in a wide range of business and humanitarian endeavors. He is currently traveling the US writing his 7 Dares books.

For the first time in human history most of us suffer from information overload and option fatigue. It's not that we can't find our way in the world, but that we find so many ways we are immobilized by over stimulation. Stephen is ultimately looking to simplify his life and thinking... to focus on what really matters... on those few ideas that inspire the best in him. You are invited to join in this daring journey as we are reminded over and over and over to align, create, connect, dominate, discover, excel, and serve.

What are the 7 Dares?

Dare to Align

You are not interchangeable with any other person on this planet, you are a unique one-of-a-kind individual. You’re going to have to find your own path… In order to fulfill your potential there must be an alignment between your strengths, values, and vision.

Dare to Create

You are a creative being on a creative journey while on this planet. It is only through creative expression that you understand yourself fully and are able to interface with others. Don’t be a boring copy! Choose your canvas and paint your masterpiece. 

Dare to Connect

Your heart will die if left in solitary confinement. You need connection - not just shallow interactions - but deep intimate and inspired connection. It takes courage to be vulnerable enough to share life fully - to be loved and respected. 

Dare to Dominate

You control a kingdom - a realm of resources, talents, and connections. A daring life requires an incessant focus to manage and develop your domain. Everything you influence is moving toward GROWTH and ORDER!

Dare to Discover

There is a universe of possibilities waiting to be discovered. Through the books you read, the people you meet, and the places you travel you learn. Each new insight tells you something about how the world could be AND reflects on your personal potential. 

Dare to Excel

To master any art form is to understand every art form. You must dedicate yourself to an endless journey of personal development. Choose a craft that will stretch you to your personal best. Excellence is a race without a finish line but trophies for every lap.

Dare to Serve

The measure of a life is the service it provides to humanity. Your life can shape history. You can leave a legacy that impacts for millennia. Allow yourself to go beyond just surviving and lead humanity forward!

Learn more about the7dares here,

https://www.the7dares.com

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On today's episode, Seth speaks to Jorge Villar, Partner and Founder of LeadingResponse about his marketing experience, insights, and techniques that have helped him and his company, LeadingResponse, achieve this impressive milestone and find overwhelming success in the industry.

LeadingResponse is driven by the social face to face marketing approach to create meaningful engagements between financial advisors and their ideal prospects.

Jorge and his team focus on developing new client acquisition marketing concepts and solutions.

Their primary goal since 1995 has been to provide all of our clients with a continuous flow of qualified and motivated prospects with our unique and innovative social event DM promotions , Facebook ads, and one-on-one appointment programs.

24 years of experience with over 1 Million proven and tested new client acquisition campaigns.

Specialties: Doing "Makeovers" of someone's current marketing efforts to show them how they could dramatically improve and increase their response using our data, hyper-local social approach, creative ideas and proprietary (face to face) prospecting concepts.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

●  About the marketing strategies that Jorge uses to manage successful campaigns

●  How he evaluates results in marketing campaigns

●  Jorge’s outstanding approach to direct marketing

●  How his company leverages data to build on their marketing campaigns

●  Jorge’s approach to avoiding message saturation on his campaigns

●  And more!

learn more about Jorge Villar here,

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jorge-villar-87521614

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