The Art of Making Things Happen (Bluefishing) Steve Sims

Marketers often avoid working for small businesses because of the perceived difficulty in finding an effective scaling strategy. One of the most effective time-tested scaling strategies out there is the channel strategy, where you essentially send your marketing message to other people and let them do the marketing for you. This strategy allows you to scale your business gradually but sustainably. Joining Steve Sims on the podcast to talk about this is Alec Stern, the Cofounder of Constant Contact and several other successful startups. With more than 25 years of experience as a founder, mentor, investor, and hyper-growth agent for companies across various industries, Alec’s take on marketing for small businesses is a must-listen for everyone who wants to succeed in the business.

When thrown by life’s curveballs, you can either let them stop you or motivate you to get out of those circumstances. Host Steve Sims’ guest for this episode, Sam Bakhtiar, is someone who has the latter’s mindset, who, instead of turning his back on life’s challenges, was willing to push through, put in the work, and continue to grow himself. Together they talk about Sam’s amazing journey of moving out of Iran to the United States and later on becoming a doctor, an author, a world-class bodybuilder with a fitness franchise, a multimillionaire, and an entrepreneur. With all the many titles under his belt, having the right growth mindset is definitely a must. Sam inspires us to experience the transformative experience in his life by changing our mentality and understanding that we can become whatever we want to be by being willing to put in the work. Take a deep dive into this great conversation to learn how we can change our lives physically and mentally, especially in uncertain times like now with the pandemic. 

On today's episode, Steve talks about standards. We're experiencing unprecedented times, he discusses why this isn't the time to lower your standards.

Henry Kaminski Jr. is the founder of Unique Designz,  a full-service design, branding, and digital marketing agency that is dedicated to helping entrepreneurs owners grow their brands, scale their profits + increase their exposure online.

As a self-taught graphic designer and brand consultant, he's overcome all the odds to build a wildly successful multi-million-dollar business over the past 13 years. He has worked with a diverse range of business owners and professionals, including celebrities like Jon Bon Jovi + Fabio Viviani as well as Internet marketing expert Russell Brunson who has named Henry the "Million Dollar Brander” and recently has been inducted into the Click Funnels 2 Comma Club, by generating over $1 million with one single sales funnel, using the Click Funnels software.

Here's a personal look at how Henry got started: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fI3y1NX57Ek

Refuse To Give Up Mini Documentary: https://youtu.be/W4-1vC5BaOU?list=PLnONu7PK0gGbYY_L0Qnjqb_j-oabGx8L2

On today's episode Steve talks about communicating during these difficult times. It's all about "how" you communicate, your tone, your delivery, your enthusiasm.

Adrienne Richardson is a lead generation expert who manages more than $5 million in advertising dollars per year. She specializes in helping industry experts, universities and entrepreneurs get more leads and clients through high-converting Facebook ads.

https://wearepowerplay.com/

On today's episode, Steve chats about these strange and uncertain times and what you should be doing.

Dr Bill Dorfman. Celebrity cosmetic dentist Dr. Bill Dorfman has been practicing cosmetic dentistry for over 30 years in the Beverly Hills area and has had a career unparalleled to any other dentist in history! As the only dentist featured on ABC's hit show “Extreme Makeover,” Dr. Bill is currently is a regular on the CBS's Emmy Winning daytime talk show, “The Doctors.” He has also appeared on numerous TV shows including “Larry King Live,” “Oprah,” “Access Hollywood,” “E!,” “Extra,” and “Entertainment Tonight,” and is often referred to as “America’s Dentist” or the “Michael Jordan of Dentistry.” As the founder of Discus Dental, one of the world's leading dental companies, he scaled the company from its inception to more than $1.3 BILLION in sales with tooth whitening products such as ZOOM! and BriteSmile.

Dr. Bill has received 20 lifetime achievement awards, two Guinness Book of World Records, is a New York Times Bestselling Author, and was most recently Knighted. As a passionate philanthropist he has helped raise more than $44 million for children's charities and is the founder of the non-profit LEAP Foundation, which is a week-long motivational/leadership program taught at UCLA every summer to over 400 students between the ages of 15-25+.

Dr. Bill is also the proud father of 3 daughters and is a life-time fitness buff.

Sean Callagy is an entrepreneur, national speaker, philanthropist, one of America's top trial attorneys, online personality, and creator of various peak performance technologies.

Oh, and he's a legally blind warrior and adventurer.

For 23 years, aided by his unique insights, love for people, ability to "see" and create transformational breakthroughs, Sean has achieved and co-created an incredibly diverse variety of unique successes. Sean has been favorably compared to some of the top speakers and influencers in the world.

http://unblindedmastery.com

Kevin Carroll is an author + instigator of inspiration + creative catalyst. Kevin brings a playful curiosity, a keen understanding of human nature and a lifelong love of competition to all of his endeavors. Kevin is the author of four highly successful books published by ESPN, Disney Press, McGraw-Hill and A Kids Book About. He has helped turn creative ideas into reality for organizations such as Nike, Starbucks, adidas, Walt Disney, Target, Proctor & Gamble, Columbia Sportswear, Mattel, the National Basketball Association and many others. Kevin was named by SUCCESS magazine as one of 19 “SEERS – changing the world!” Kevin believes that play is serious business! 

Twitter + IG - @kckatalyst

LinkedIn -http://linkedin.com/in/kevincarrollkatalyst