The Business & Travel Podcast

In this episode, Jackson talked to CEO Joseph Snyder and CTO Chris Brown from Lannister Holdings, a publicly traded, revolutionary blockchain development company based out of Phoenix, Arizona.

Joseph is a serial entrepreneur for over 15 years. He started his career in real estate then began working in risk management where he built an industry in the 32 states that served thousands of clients.

Chris has 14 years of experience in the IT industry. His background is in Air Force Intelligence. He has B.S. degrees in Computational Mathematics and Biochemistry from Arizona State University. He’s been engrossed in the connection between real world business applications, artificial intelligence, blockchain smart contracts, and code.

They shared a lot of information about what they are doing in blockchain, IOT, and artificial intelligence. They also talked about the progress they are making.

• How they started Lannister Holdings
• What Lannister Holdings does
• Educating youth and executives on how technologies work
• The biggest challenges they have faced
• The importance of scalability
• What a "blue ocean" in business is
• What a "red ocean" in business is
• Joseph's comment on the actual blockchain regulation
• The difference between blockchain and cryptocurrency
• The psychology of the market right now
• How they differentiate themselves from everyone else who jumped into the blockchain bandwagon
• How transaction works using blockchain technologies
• The right time to start using web 3.0
• Skills they are looking for when building a high quality team
• The challenges they encountered while working on building culture and remote work organization
• Practical tips for business owners running virtual teams

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This episode’s guest is Chris Widener. He is an author and is hailed one of the top 50 speakers in the world. He has been speaking since 1988 and has written several books including NY Times and WSJ bestsellers.

In this episode, Chris shared ideas and tips on how to become a world-class dealmaker. In addition, he also discussed the importance of "integrity," not just in business but also in life.

• What Chris does
• The importance of "integrity"
• The importance of "integrity"
• On whether it’s necessary or not for business owners to have business partners
• Dealing with people with integrity
• Meeting a lot of people through writing books
• The importance of giving
• His sales experience
• Tips and advice he wants to impart
• The concept of thinking big
• The actual strategy behind thinking big
• On living in a modern world with automation and artificial intelligence
• Books he recommends

Flash Boys by Michael Lewis
Influence by Robert Cialdini
The Art of Influence by Chris Widener
Positioning by Jack Trout
The Magic of Thinking Big by David Schwartz
Twelve Pillars by Jim Rohn and Chris Widener
The Psychology of Winning by Denis Waitley
Seeds of Greatness by Denis Waitley 

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Last week, Jackson talked to Adrian Osman, the co-founder and CEO of Pitchblak.co. In this episode, he talked to the co-founder and in-charge of ventures at Pitchblak.co, Kimberly Teo.

Kim shared her experience securing funding for Neighbour Flavour and how emotional intelligence helps her make sound decisions. In addition, she also shared her suggestions and tips when it comes to raising money.

• How she secured funding for Neighbour Flavour
• The reason she turned down the money for Neighbour Flavour
• The difference between Neighbour Flavour and Youfoodz
• The value proposition for home-cooked food
• How she uses emotional intelligence in her career
• Her main role at Pitchblak and how it helps her with the advisory she has been doing
• The importance of learning and trusting your guts
• The main areas she and Pitchblak are focusing on
• Books she recommends
• Her suggestion when it comes to raising money

Pitch Anything by Oren Klaff
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In this episode, Jackson interviewed Adrian Osman, the co-founder and CEO of Pitchblak. Pitchblak is an Australian company that helps entrepreneurs navigate the first 12-18 months of their journey.

Adrian also shared what Pitchblak does, its journey, as well as some tips and tactical hacks for raising capital. In addition, he also discussed how Pitchblak works with entrepreneurs and what SAFE model equity is. This is one very informative episode so don’t miss it!

• What Pitchblak does
• How Adrian started the business
• The importance of validating ideas before creating a product
• Getting investment for new business ventures
• Pitchblak's journey
• On building an epic team
• His business before Pitchblak
• Tips and hacks for entrepreneurs trying to raise capital
• The three Ps
• Adrian's advice for entrepreneurs
• How Pitchblak works with entrepreneurs
• What SAFE is

Episode 10 with Benny Shaviv
Episode 11 with Benny Shaviv
Episode 12 with Benny Shaviv
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In this last part of a 4-part series, we have an interesting and unique episode with Nicki Christensen. You'll be hearing Nicki's first run through of the 15-minute speech he’ll deliver in front of 1, 800 people in South Africa. You'll also hear Jackson's comments and his tips on how to make the speech more interesting. Don't miss this episode!

• Nicki's 15-minute speech
  • Why are you listening to this podcast?
  • What tsunami means
  • What tsunami means for him
  • What happened to his business when the Brisbane flood occurred
  • His first key takeaway: Innovation not desperation
  • His second key takeaway: Don't get caught in the trap of being scared of making a decision
  • What are you going to do when your tsunami comes?
• Jackson's comments on Nicki's speech
• How Jackson makes a speech more interesting
• On watching your life disappear in front of your eyes

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In this third part of a 4-part series, Jackson and Nicki shared their ideas on the cost of digital marketing versus traditional marketing. They also discussed which among the two is a better way to market a business.

Jackson and Nicki also talked about people's experience with marketing strategy and why it is important to spend more money for your business. In addition, they also discussed the difference between paid and organic search marketing.

• Why Jackson love results rather than SEO
• The cost of digital versus traditional marketing
• The importance of business owners having a better sense of value
• People's experience with marketing strategy
• Why business owners need to spend more money on their business
• People bid social growth media's keyword
• Paid and organic search marketing

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In this second part of 4-part series, Jackson teaches us how to build a website using a house analogy. You'll also learn about the people you should hire, the costs involved, and the plans and strategies you can apply. In addition, they also discussed the role of SEO in websites.

• Building a website using a house analogy
• The people behind building a website
• Steps in building a website
• The importance of using a plan and strategy when building a website
• The role of SEO
• The cost of building a website
• The importance of using a domain name as your email
• Allowing yourself to spend the money where it is needed
• On building e-commerce
• Different template builders
• Optimising website to mobile device
• What a Wix website is
• The things Jackson learned about the Wix website
• The advancement of Google

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This episode is the first of a 4-part series with Nicki Christensen. In today's show, Jackson and Nicki discussed public speaking, how exciting it is, and how to best deal with your fear of speaking in public. They also shared tips and examples on launching a successful business and building a website.

• On public speaking
• The fear of judgement
• Tips and ideas on launching a business
• The idea of coaching
• On building a course
• Understanding the sales process
• Long-term value of being honest when running a business
• The people who work on building a website

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This is part three of a three-part series with Nicki Christensen. In this episode, Jackson shared his top trading tips and tackled tech stock investing. They also talked about Bitcoin and the technology behind cryptocurrency. You can't afford to miss this very informative episode!

• The art of trading: Arbitrage
• Jackson's top trading tips
• The difference between trading and investing
• The importance of investing in tech stocks
• The concept behind bitcoin
• The technology behind Bitcoin: Blockchain
• Transaction using Bitcoins
• The actual purpose of Bitcoins

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Apple
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This episode is the second of a 3-part series with Nicki Christensen. In today’s show, they discussed random statistics, some of the books Jackson recommends, and the importance of reading. They also tackled the trading mindset and the risks and returns of investing.

• Random statistics
• Country with the highest number of Internet users
• Country with the fastest Internet speed
• Finding more fulfillment in happiness than in money
• Books Jackson recommends
• Outsourcing
• The importance of reading books
• What derivative is
• The trading mindset
• Their take on investing
• The risks and returns
• Trading versus investing

TED Talks by Chris Anderson
Tribe of Mentors by Timothy Ferris
Tools of Titans by Timothy Ferris
The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferris

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