Success Story with Scott Clary

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➡️ About The Guest⁣
 

Stormy Simon is a glass-ceiling shattering e-commerce pioneer, corporate renegade, cannabis activist, and public speaker who went from being hired as a temporary employee and worked her way up to President of a $2B company (Overstock.com) with worldwide recognition.

A sought-after speaker and panelist, Stormy delivered the keynote address at the Aspen YPO Conference in 2019 and debuted an inspirational TedTalk in 2018. An unconventional leader who went straight into the workforce, bypassing college and business school, she has been featured throughout the media landscape in outlets including Inc., The Washington Post, Forbes, SF Chronicle, MSN, Cheddar, Yahoo!, Entrepreneur, PopSugar, CNBC, and Fox Business.

➡️ Show Links

https://www.instagram.com/Stormy.simon/   

https://twitter.com/Stormy_simon/    

https://www.linkedin.com/in/Stormy-simon-796ba/  

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➡️ Talking Points⁣

00:00 - Intro

03:27 - Stormy Simon’s origin story

06:16 - Effect of early-life responsibilities on Stormy’s personality

08:30 - Stormy’s entry point into her career

13:17 - Realizing you can bet on yourself

15:08 - Stormy’s drive behind working at her new job

17:15 - How to stay grounded after getting success

26:56 - What made Stormy want to leave her job?

35:48 - The one lever Stormy pulled at Overstock that she’s really proud of

39:30 - The impact of the employees’ behavior on the growth of an organization

44:19 - Stormy’s experience during and after leaving Overstock

1:01:12 - What is Stormy doing now in her career?

1:05:15 - Are we moving towards a more ethical, socially conscious version of capitalism?

1:07:31 - Are there any competitors creating similar alternatives for small businesses like Amazon?

1:11:30 - What is Stormy building from scratch?

1:13:47 - Starting from zero

1:19:29 - Stormy’s work routine

1:21:28 - Advice for amateur entrepreneurs

1:29:20 - Where can people connect with Stormy Simon?

1:29:46 - What keeps Stormy up at night?

1:31:06 - The biggest challenge Stormy Simon ever faced in her life

1:33:16 - The most impactful person in Stormy Simon’s life

1:35:23 - Stormy Simon’s book or podcast recommendation

1:37:34 - What would Stormy Simon tell her 20-year-old self?

1:38:49 - What does success mean to Stormy Simon?

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➡️ About The Guest⁣
 

Dean Karnazes, also known as the “Ultra Marathon Man” and the “Perfect Human” popularized ultramarathons with his book Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner.

Karnazes once ran 50 marathons, in 50 states, in 50 consecutive days, and has run 350 continuous miles. Karnazes is the recipient of the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition Lifetime Achievement Award and one of TIME magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World.

A New York Times bestselling author, his latest book is called A Runner’s High. Karnazes is also an entrepreneur and investor and serves on the board of several start-ups, including NIX Biosensors, OutFit, and Speedland.

➡️ Show Links

https://www.instagram.com/ultramarathon/  

https://twitter.com/DeanKarnazes/   

https://ultramarathonman.com/

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➡️ Talking Points⁣

00:00 - Intro

01:50 - Dean Karnazes’ origin story

03:25 - Dean’s thoughts on drive and mindset

05:15 - Envisioning “running” as a business

07:53 - Deciding what to do next after accomplishing a milestone

11:52 - What keeps Dean going after all his success?

14:26 - Setting yourself up to have a mindset to face challenges

17:15 - The main takeaway from Dean’s latest book

18:41 - Advice for someone who wants to be a runner

20:40 - Benefits of running in different aspects of your life

22:23 - Having your clearest thoughts when you’re running

24:00 - Do you need to be a competitive person to take up running?

25:42 - When you hit a wall, how do you keep going?

27:50 - Keeping your mind clear

29:13 - Where can people connect with Dean Karnazes?

29:55 - The biggest challenge Dean Karnazes has ever faced in his life

30:36 - The most impactful person in Dean’s life?

31:06 - Dean’s book or podcast recommendation

31:31 - What would Dean Karnazes tell his 20-year-old self?

31:45 - What does success mean to Dean Karnazes?

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➡️ About The Guest⁣
 

Lloyed Lobo is the co-founder and president of Boast.ai, which automates access to billions in R&D tax credits and innovation incentives so companies can fuel their growth while preserving equity and avoiding red-tape. Armed with $123M USD in funding, Boast.ai is on a mission to help innovative companies become successful.

Lloyed also co-chairs Traction, a community of over 90k+ founders and tech professionals co-founded by Boast.ai, that brings leaders from the fastest growing companies like Shopify, Twilio, Slack, LinkedIn, GitHub, Cloudflare, and many more to share learnings on building, growing, and scaling startups via weekly webinars, regular meetups, and an annual conference.

➡️ Show Links

https://twitter.com/Lloyedlobo/

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

https://boast.ai/

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➡️ Talking Points⁣

00:00 - Intro

03:28 - Lloyed Lobo’s origin story

13:22 - Should the future of entrepreneurship be like HubSpot?

20:49 - How does an entrepreneur actually build a community?

47:15 - Doubling down all the effort on a single channel first or trying out different channels

58:20 - Lloyed’s thoughts on mental health

1:07:40 - Do all entrepreneurs suffer the same problems and issues?

1:20:00 - Where can people connect with Lloyed Lobo?

1:20:40 - The biggest challenge Lloyed Lobo has ever faced in his life

1:21:56 - The most impactful person in Lloyed Lobo’s life

1:22:47 - Lloyed Lobo’s book or podcast recommendation

1:25:40 - What would Lloyed tell his 20-year-old self?

1:26:35 - What does success mean to Lloyed Lobo?

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➡️ About The Guest⁣
 

Dr. John Demartini is a polymath and a world-renowned human behavior expert. He has over 4 decades of research across multiple disciplines. His work has been described by students as the "most comprehensive body of work", "an extensive library of wisdom" and "wisdom of the highest and most valuable order".

Dr. Demartini's mission and vision are to share knowledge and wisdom that empowers you to become a master of your own life and destiny.

He's an internationally published author, a global educator, and the founder of the Demartini Method, a revolutionary tool in modern psychology.

➡️ Show Links

https://www.instagram.com/drjohndemartini/

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

https://drdemartini.com/

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➡️ Talking Points⁣

00:00 - Intro

04:05 - Dr. John Demartini’s origin story

11:03 - When did Dr. Demartini realize that he wanted to help people upskill themselves?

17:23 - Walking through the framework of what Dr. Demartini has achieved in his career

28:27 - How can you identify your values, and how can you change them?

41:30 - Changing your values if they are not serving you

46:23 - Dr. Demartini’s learning process and becoming an expert in many different fields

1:02:44 - Controlling your subconscious mind

1:08:06 - Sources of learning back then vs sources of learning in today’s world

1:13:15 - Advice on choosing the best mentors

1:16:09 - The concept of speed reading and how to accomplish it

1:17:40 - How fast can an average person read a book and still assimilate knowledge?

1:20:27 - Dealing with intimidation

1:31:16 - Dr. Demartini’s view on depression and how to deal with it

1:38:53 - Where can people with depression go for help?

1:40:50 - What does success mean to Dr. John Demartini?

1:42:30 - Where can people connect with Dr. John Demartini?

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Today, you'll hear me on 'Shrimp Tank' hosted by Jason Hill, speaking about startups, CPG, take to market strategy, raising money and pitching.

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Today, you'll hear me on the 'Rveal Media' podcast hosted by Kap Chatfield, speaking about how podcasts can be used to sell products or services and how to make business themed podcasts, suck less.

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Today, you'll hear me on 'The Blacklist' hosted by Ulyses Osuna, speaking about setting huge goals, building a personal brand and scaling a startup.

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➡️ About The Guest⁣

Daniel Roberts is the Editor-in-Chief of Decrypt. He first wrote about Bitcoin in 2011. He spent five years at Fortune and five years at Yahoo Finance and has written for a wide range of other publications including Sports Illustrated, TIME, Vice, The Wall Street Journal, Air Mail, The Guardian, The Paris Review, and Deadspin. He is the co-author of the 2013 book “Zoom: How to Supercharge Your Career.” Disclosure: He owns less than 1 BTC, less than 5 ETH, and a few NFTs.

➡️ Show Links

https://www.instagram.com/dannyrobs/

https://twitter.com/readdanwrite/

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

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➡️ Talking Points⁣

00:00 — Intro

01:52 — Daniel’s origin story

04:40 — How does Daniel make his work stand out in his field?

08:55 — Jumping ship (at Yahoo) to cover crypto and blockchain at Decrypt

11:08 — Building a business in crypto and blockchain in 2022

14:18 — Bitcoin price drop’s effect on Dan’s website traffic (and crypto sentiment in general)

26:13 — What happened between FTX, SBF, Binance, and CZ?

42:15 — Advice for entrepreneurs trying to get into crypto

48:45 — What gets Daniel excited personally about Web3?

51:04 — How much BTC does Daniel have?

53:28 — Where can people connect with Daniel Roberts?

54:15 — What does success mean to Dan Roberts?

55:45 — Advice for up-and-coming writers

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➡️ About The Guest⁣
 

Kurt Andersen is the author of the New York Times bestsellers “Evil Geniuses” and “Fantasyland”, as well as the bestselling novels “You Can’t Spell America Without Me”, “True Believers”, “Heyday”, “Turn of the Century”, and the podcast “Nixon at War”. He co-founded “Spy” magazine and co-created and hosted “Studio 360”, a Peabody Award-winning public radio show about art and pop culture that aired until 2020. He’s also a journalist — former New Yorker columnist and staff writer, Time critic and columnist, New York editor-in-chief and columnist — and has written as well for television, film, and the stage.

➡️ Show Links

https://www.instagram.com/kurtbandersen/

https://twitter.com/KBAndersen/  

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

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➡️ Talking Points⁣

00:00 - Intro

01:59 - Kurt Andersen's origin story

13:38 - Thoughts on Insight.com

23:42 - Kurt Andersen’s take on how America was founded

33:58 - What did Kurt Andersen mean by “make America new again” in one of his books?

39:48 - How America could achieve a better system?

41:27 - Kurt Andersen talking about his book?

42:42 -The biggest challenge Kurt Andersen has ever faced in his life

43:59 - What would be one thing Kurt Andersen would tell his 20-year-old self?

44:39 - The most impactful person in Kurt Andersen’s life

46:15 - Kurt Andersen’s book or podcast recommendations

49:51 - What does success mean to Kurt Andersen?

50:52 - How can people connect with Kurt Andersen?