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- Casual Monday: The Fine Line Between Being a Rebel and Being an A**hole
Welcome to Casual Mondays. Yes, we know they are being released on Tuesdays - but we record them every Monday so... deal with it.
In these episodes, Jan and RJ talk about their weekends and whatever adventure is coming up that week.
Today Jan and RJ talk about a question that pops up in Jan's DM's pretty frequently. Sometimes being an entrepreneur means that you have to "go against the grain" but that doesn't mean that you just always tell people "no" or "I have a better idea"...
So how do you walk this fine line? Jan gives a practical example to help us understand what this line is, and how to recognize it in our own lives.
Then we switch tempo and RJ gives a sneak peak into a new product that he's planning on launching in collaboration with Adam Robb from All Circles Media Group!
If you enjoyed this episode and know someone else that would love to hang with us on The Apex Podcast...Share it with them!
If you’re listening, and someone with an amazing story comes to mind, we’d love an introduction! Even if the person has never been on a podcast before, we would be honored to be their first interview. Please submit a “Guest Referral” form here.
We pride ourselves on our relationships and our ever-growing network of professionals around the globe. If you have experience in consulting, search engine optimization, marketing, or sales - we’d love to hear from you. We regularly send out referrals to members of our network.
Trying to start your own interview-style podcast? Jan created a template that he uses for every interview, and we want you to have it - download it here a
Follow Us on Social:
Jan Almasy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jan-almasy-57063b34
RJ Holliday: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-j-holliday-jr-b470a6204/
James Warnken: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameswarnken--
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/51645349/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ApexCommunicationsNetwork
Website: https://www.apexcommunicationsnetwork.com29 min - Apex Interview: Ignore the Noise, Build Your Business and Be Philanthropic w/ Wil Reynolds
From a reluctant entrepreneur to a trailblazer in marketing, Wil Reynolds' story from knocking on doors to having 150+ employees is quite the inspiration - especially because he's managed to stay rooted in his passion for philanthropy and giving back to his community.
In this episode, you will be able to:
- Discover the significance of choosing good mentorship to help yourself gain experience.
- Uncover the hidden dangers of social media and the necessity of remaining genuine in the digital world.
- Tackle the toughest challenges for both personal and professional growth.
- Embrace empathy and authenticity in marketing strategies to forge durable relationships.
- Harness your resources and platform to create meaningful, positive change in the world.
My special guest is Wil Reynolds
Get to know Wil Reynolds, an influential marketing expert, and social impact advocate. As the founder of SEER Interactive, Wil has built a successful career spanning two decades by focusing on empathy and authenticity in marketing. His commitment to building long-lasting relationships and giving back to the community has made him an inspiration for entrepreneurs who value social impact. With a wealth of experience and a unique approach to marketing, Wil's insights and story are sure to resonate with those looking to make a difference in the world.
The key moments in this episode are:
00:00:00 - Introduction,
00:03:51 - Starting SEER Interactive,
00:09:20 - A False Sense of Success,
00:12:22 - Being Willing to Be Weird,
00:13:14 - The Negative Effects of Instant Access to Information,
00:16:10 - Why Dumb People Are More Likely to Get Rich Than Smart People,
00:18:10 - The Importance of Validating Ideas,
00:23:48 - Building an Advisory Board,
00:25:51 - Balancing Business and Ethics,
00:27:14 - Feeling out a mentorship relationship,
00:29:00 - Red flags when seeking mentorship,
00:32:26 - Smoke and mirrors of the coaching industry,
00:35:32 - Retraining the brain on YouTube,
00:39:10 - Retraining the brain and shaping reality,
00:40:33 - The Impact of Social Media Algorithms on Personalization,
00:41:57 - Leadership Lessons from CEO Swaps,
00:44:20 - The Flawed Reward System of Serial Entrepreneurship,
00:50:50 - Recognizing and Rewarding Employees,Follow Us on Social:
Jan Almasy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jan-almasy-57063b34
RJ Holliday: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-j-holliday-jr-b470a6204/
James Warnken: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameswarnken--
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/51645349/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ApexCommunicationsNetwork
Website: https://www.apexcommunicationsnetwork.com49 min - Casual Monday: Leveraging Mentorship and Building Self-Worth
Welcome to Casual Mondays. Yes, we know they are being released on Tuesdays - but we record them every Monday so... deal with it.
In these episodes, Jan and RJ talk about their weekends and whatever adventure is coming up that week.
Today Jan and RJ talk about their approaches to mentorship and building self-worth. They use stories and examples from RJ's bodybuilding career and Jan's military background to compare and contrast different ways of:
1. Identifying a Good Mentor
2. How Seriously to Take Their Advice
3. What your goal as a mentee should be
After spending some time talking about mentorship, they change pace and discuss their journeys of building self-worth, and steps you can take to start giving yourself more credit on a daily basis. Especially if you are someone that has big dreams that feel really far away. We all have to start somewhere, and making sure you have a strong sense of self is super important as you chase that dream.
If you enjoyed this episode and know someone else that would love to hang with us on The Apex Podcast...Share it with them!
If you’re listening, and someone with an amazing story comes to mind, we’d love an introduction! Even if the person has never been on a podcast before, we would be honored to be their first interview. Please submit a “Guest Referral” form here.
We pride ourselves on our relationships and our ever-growing network of professionals around the globe. If you have experience in consulting, search engine optimization, marketing, or sales - we’d love to hear from you. We regularly send out referrals to members of our network.
Trying to start your own interview-style podcast? Jan created a template that he uses for every interview, and we want you to have it - download it here.
Follow Us on Social:
Jan Almasy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jan-almasy-57063b34
RJ Holliday: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-j-holliday-jr-b470a6204/
James Warnken: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameswarnken--
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/51645349/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ApexCommunicationsNetwork
Website: https://www.apexcommunicationsnetwork.com36 min - Apex Interview: Getting Your Business Focused w/ Chris Troka
In today's interview, Jan sits down with Chris Troka, founder of Focused Biz and someone with an amazing vision of what it actually takes to "get shit done" as an entrepreneur.
Chris was born and raised in Milwaukee, WI. From pizza cook to healthcare receptionist, car sales, and failed attempts at other business ventures, his mind kept focusing on financial freedom, and all of these jobs couldn't provide that. Something had to change.
Thanks to a mentor, he got the idea to become a DJ. With this, it brought opportunity, but he didn't know how to grow a business. Yet.
Which brings us to today. He now runs an award-winning Wedding DJ & Photo Booth business, with a team of DJ's, earned a Marketing Degree and countless certifications, and now he's here to show others what he's learned over the years.
Want to learn more about Chris?
Check out his business here: https://focused-biz.com/Follow Us on Social:
Jan Almasy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jan-almasy-57063b34
RJ Holliday: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-j-holliday-jr-b470a6204/
James Warnken: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameswarnken--
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/51645349/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ApexCommunicationsNetwork
Website: https://www.apexcommunicationsnetwork.com1 hr - Casual Monday: Short Kings, Disney Dragons, and Scaling a Business
Welcome to Casual Mondays. Yes we know they are being released on Tuesdays - but we record them every Monday so... deal with it.
In these episodes, Jan and RJ talk about their weekends and whatever adventure is coming up that week.
Today Jan and RJ talk about the shoe company Conzuri and their Instagram ad campaign targeted towards making "short kings more confident on first dates." They then explore tips and tricks to scaling a business as well as some details on a Dragon prop that caught fire at a Disney park over the weekend.
If you enjoyed this episode and know someone else that would love to hang with us on The Apex Podcast...Share it with them!
If you’re listening, and someone with an amazing story comes to mind, we’d love an introduction! Even if the person has never been on a podcast before, we would be honored to be their first interview. Please submit a “Guest Referral” form here.
We pride ourselves on our relationships and our ever-growing network of professionals around the globe. If you have experience in consulting, search engine optimization, marketing, or sales - we’d love to hear from you. We regularly send out referrals to members of our network.
Trying to start your own interview-style podcast? Jan created a template that he uses for every interview, and we want you to have it - download it here.
Follow Us on Social:
Jan Almasy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jan-almasy-57063b34
RJ Holliday: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-j-holliday-jr-b470a6204/
James Warnken: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameswarnken--
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/51645349/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ApexCommunicationsNetwork
Website: https://www.apexcommunicationsnetwork.com26 min - Casual Monday: Accessibility Certifications, Tattoo Balms and IndeCollective
Welcome to Casual Mondays. Yes we know they are being released on Tuesdays - but we record them every Monday so... deal with it.
In these episodes, Jan and RJ talk about their weekends and whatever adventure is coming up that week.
Today Jan and RJ talk about RJ's upcoming test that will leave him as a Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies (CPACC). They continue the conversation with explaining a step-by-step process for how to launch a product (tune in to see what RJ has been working on lately), and finally, they round out the conversation with Jan talking about IndeCollective.
If you enjoyed this episode and know someone else that would love to hang with us on The Apex Podcast...Share it with them!
If you’re listening, and someone with an amazing story comes to mind, we’d love an introduction! Even if the person has never been on a podcast before, we would be honored to be their first interview. Please submit a “Guest Referral” form here.
We pride ourselves on our relationships and our ever-growing network of professionals around the globe. If you have experience in consulting, search engine optimization, marketing, or sales - we’d love to hear from you. We regularly send out referrals to members of our network.
Trying to start your own interview-style podcast? Jan created a template that he uses for every interview, and we want you to have it - download it here.
Follow Us on Social:
Jan Almasy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jan-almasy-57063b34
RJ Holliday: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-j-holliday-jr-b470a6204/
James Warnken: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameswarnken--
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/51645349/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ApexCommunicationsNetwork
Website: https://www.apexcommunicationsnetwork.com29 min - Casual Monday: Banning Tik-Tok, The Restrict Act, and Government Overreach
Welcome to Casual Mondays. Yes we know they are being released on Tuesdays - but we record them every Monday so... deal with it.
In these episodes, Jan and RJ talk about their weekends and whatever adventure is coming up that week.
Today they spend time talking about something that not only could drastically affect the tech industry but also the American people as a whole. The Restrict Act (known by the mainstream media as the Ban Tik-Tok Bill) is a bill currently under review by the federal government and is being called the "Patriot Act 2.0" by bipartisan politicians.
To read the full Restrict Act: Click Here
To read the full Patriot Act: Click Here
To watch a Youtube Review of The Restrict Act: Click Here
If you enjoyed this episode and know someone else that would love to hang with us on The Apex Podcast...Share it with them!
If you’re listening, and someone with an amazing story comes to mind, we’d love an introduction! Even if the person has never been on a podcast before, we would be honored to be their first interview. Please submit a “Guest Referral” form here.
We pride ourselves on our relationships and our ever-growing network of professionals around the globe. If you have experience in consulting, search engine optimization, marketing, or sales - we’d love to hear from you. We regularly send out referrals to members of our network.
Trying to start your own interview-style podcast? Jan created a template that he uses for every interview, and we want you to have it - download it here.
Follow Us on Social:
Jan Almasy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jan-almasy-57063b34
RJ Holliday: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-j-holliday-jr-b470a6204/
James Warnken: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameswarnken--
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/51645349/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ApexCommunicationsNetwork
Website: https://www.apexcommunicationsnetwork.com41 min - Casual Monday: Elon Musk, Artificial Intelligence, and Quantum Computing
Welcome to Casual Mondays. Yes we know they are being released on Tuesdays - but we record them every Monday so... deal with it.
In these episodes, Jan and RJ talk about their weekends and whatever adventure is coming up that week. Today we talk about a letter that was signed by 1,100+ people requesting that AI companies halt the development of new and more powerful AI models (GPT-5 etc) and focus more on how to responsibly integrate the current models into society.
Then we switch gears, and RJ explains a bit of his concern around Quantum Computing and what that will mean for us in the next decade.
If you like hanging out with us and know someone else that would love to hang with us on The Apex Podcast...Share it with them!
If you’re listening, and someone with an amazing story comes to mind, we’d love an introduction! Even if the person has never been on a podcast before, we would be honored to be their first interview. Please submit a “Guest Referral” form here.
We pride ourselves on our relationships and our ever-growing network of professionals around the globe. If you have experience in consulting, search engine optimization, marketing, or sales - we’d love to hear from you. We regularly send out referrals to members of our network.
Trying to start your own interview-style podcast? Jan created a template that he uses for every interview, and we want you to have it - download it here.
Follow Us on Social:
Jan Almasy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jan-almasy-57063b34
RJ Holliday: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-j-holliday-jr-b470a6204/
James Warnken: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameswarnken--
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/51645349/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ApexCommunicationsNetwork
Website: https://www.apexcommunicationsnetwork.com39 min - Casual Monday: Crazy Storms, Wood Elves, and Making Things Easy To Repair
Welcome to Casual Mondays. Yes we know they are being released on Tuesdays - but we record them every Monday so... deal with it.
In these episodes, Jan and RJ talk about their weekends and whatever adventure is coming up that week. Today they talk about the crazy wind storms that came through Northeast Ohio last week, The President of Mexico posting a picture of what he claims is a "wood elf", and why it's important to build things in a way that makes them easy to update in the future.
If you like hanging out with us and know someone else that would love to hang with us on The Apex Podcast...Share it with them!
If you’re listening, and someone with an amazing story comes to mind, we’d love an introduction! Even if the person has never been on a podcast before, we would be honored to be their first interview. Please submit a “Guest Referral” form here.
We pride ourselves on our relationships and our ever-growing network of professionals around the globe. If you have experience in consulting, search engine optimization, marketing, or sales - we’d love to hear from you. We regularly send out referrals to members of our network.
Trying to start your own interview-style podcast? Jan created a template that he uses for every interview, and we want you to have it - download it here.
RESOURCES/TIME STAMPS (in min):0 - 4:30min: Jan + RJ talking about storms
4 - 10min: Jan + RJ talking about the "Aluxe" aka "Wood Elf"
10min+: Lot's of shenanigans
Apex Communications Network Website: Click HereFollow Us on Social:
Jan Almasy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jan-almasy-57063b34
RJ Holliday: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-j-holliday-jr-b470a6204/
James Warnken: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameswarnken--
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/51645349/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ApexCommunicationsNetwork
Website: https://www.apexcommunicationsnetwork.com22 min - Casual Monday: What To Do When You Want To Quit
Welcome to Casual Mondays. Yes we know they are being released on Tuesdays - but we record them every Monday so... deal with it.
In these episodes, Jan and RJ talk about their weekends and whatever adventure is coming up that week. Today, they take a deep dive into what to do when accomplishing your goals gets hard.
How do you know when to keep pushing through and when to cut your losses and move in a different direction? Find out key things to look out for, actions you can take, and personal examples of both from Jan and RJ's lives.
If you like hanging out with us and know someone else that would love to hang with us on The Apex Podcast...Share it with them!
If you’re listening, and someone with an amazing story comes to mind, we’d love an introduction! Even if the person has never been on a podcast before, we would be honored to be their first interview. Please submit a “Guest Referral” form here.
We pride ourselves on our relationships and our ever-growing network of professionals around the globe. If you have experience in consulting, search engine optimization, marketing, or sales - we’d love to hear from you. We regularly send out referrals to members of our network.
Trying to start your own interview-style podcast? Jan created a template that he uses for every interview, and we want you to have it - download it here.
RESOURCES/TIME STAMPS (in min):0 - 7min: Jan discusses what "encountering resistance" is and talks about videos vs. newsletters
7 - 20min: Jan and RJ go back and forth on when it makes the most sense to pivot vs stick with it
Apex Communications Network Website: Click HereFollow Us on Social:
Jan Almasy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jan-almasy-57063b34
RJ Holliday: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-j-holliday-jr-b470a6204/
James Warnken: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameswarnken--
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/51645349/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ApexCommunicationsNetwork
Website: https://www.apexcommunicationsnetwork.com28 min
About The Apex Podcast
From the publisher's feed
A team of professional storytellers dedicated to highlighting how ordinary people can be capable of such extraordinary things. We are always on the lookout for unsung heroes and emerging leaders…
that are transforming the world around them each and every day. Our guests range from the world of sports and medicine to business and entrepreneurship. Each episode offers you insights into how these amazing humans have managed to conquer fear and persevere through seemingly insurmountable challenges. We dive into psychology, philosophy, marketing, entrepreneurship, and a bunch of other random topics with our guests, so each interview is truly unique.