The Innovative Founder

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  • #35: Adventures in Helping 7 to 9 Figure Entrepreneurs Grow Revenue, Increase Cash Flow & Magnify Business Value w/ Bill Prater

    Key Takeaways:

    [6:12] – What’s exciting in Bill’s personal and business life?
    [19:00] – What did Steve Jobs, Oprah Winfrey, and Elon Musk do that made them successful?
    [27:19] – Does a company have to be big to establish a culture of accountability?
    [30:40] – Bill shares a story about how he learned the concept of focusing on the vital
    [35:06] – The business that distracted Bill so much that he got kicked out of college... and what inspired him to eventually finish college
    [41:31] – The mindset shift that has companies taking their employees' families into consideration
    [54:46] – Bill’s Rant: There’s no one to play pickleball with in Arizona!

    Resources:

    Get Bill’s FREE WORKSHOP and get a full day’s result in ONE HOUR here -> http://getbillsgift.com/
    1 hr
  • #34: Uncovering the Blind Spots Keeping You From Tapping Into Your Fullest Potential & Lessons From Fighting Against Cancer w/ Ana Melikian
    [4:52] – Introducing Ana Melikian
    [5:19] – What’s exciting in Ana’s business and personal life?
    [7:14] – What inspired Ana to write her book?
    [10:49] – Ana shares the origin story of how she got interested in the mind
    [22:32] – Why Ana zeroed in on Milton Erickson’s practices
    [27:28] – Ana shares how she overcame cancer
    [35:54] – Why Ana believes that pursuing happiness was a "mindset blind spot"
    [41:28] – How Ana helps the coaches and consultants she works with
    [47:59] – What does Ana see in the future of psychology and coaching?
    [52:04] – Ana’s Rant: What she misses in Portugal

    Resources:
    The MINDSET ZONE Podcast: https://anamelikian.com/mindset-zone-podcast/
    1 hr 2 min
  • #33: Working Less and Earning More Using the 80/20 Principle w/ Mostafa Hosseini
    [4:52] – Introducing Mostafa Hosseini
    [8:10] – What’s exciting in Mostafa’s personal and business life?
    [12:22] – How meditation changed Mostafa’s life
    [15:56] – How does Mostafa incorporate family values in his business?
    [18:22]- Why Mostafa focuses more on customer retention and doubles down on follow-ups
    [22:48] – Why do companies find it hard to do a follow-up?
    [34:01] – Why Mostafa is not in favor of charging based on performance
    [35:43] – Mostafa’s thoughts on antifragile
    [38:42] – Mostafa's recent validation 
    [45:01] – How Mostafa honed his communication skills
    [51:09] – Mostafa’s Rant: “Do not BS yourself.”

    Resources:
    The 80/20 Principle by Richard Koch: https://www.amazon.com/80-20-Principle-Secret-Achieving/dp/0385491743
    Antifragile by Nassim Taleb: https://www.amazon.com/Antifragile-Things-That-Disorder-Incerto/dp/0812979680
    Get your FREE Blueprint for the Simple Retention Formula: https://www.persyo.com/vq/



    55 min
  • #32: Learning How to Hone Your Presentation Skills So You Can 3x Your Sales in 30 Days w/ Johnny Beirne

    • [12:15] – What’s exciting in Johnny’s personal and business life?
    • [14:45] – Johnny’s interests outside the regular day-to-day human activities
    • [17:29] – Johnny shares his life story and the things he's discovered and learned
    • [22:20] – The most useful resource that helped Johnny
    • [27:26] – Johnny shares his love for music
    • [31:56] – How did Johnny hone his technical savviness?
    • [37:22] – What’s the current state of webinars? 
    • [42:01] – Johnny’s thoughts on course-content creation
    • [49:15] – What are Johnny’s biggest challenges as an entrepreneur?
    • [55:47] – Johnny’s Rant: The Tale of a False Promise


    Resources:
    Presentation Transformation Course: https://johnnybeirne.com/presentation-transformation-online-course-offer/

    1 hr
  • #31: Helping People Elevate Their Financial Consciousness & Stories of Overcoming a Traumatic Shooting Incident w/ Leisa R Peterson
    [4:55] – Introducing Leisa Peterson
    [6:56] – How Leisa feels about Sedona
    [9:19] – What’s exciting in Leisa’s personal and business life?
    [10:28] – Leisa shares her journey to financial freedom
    [15:34] – What did Leisa learn in Buddhism that changed her life?
    [23:35] – How Leisa defines “enough”
    [32:15] – Why Leisa believes there’s an inner narrative that guides each one of us
    [36:21] – Leisa shares a dreadful story of witnessing a murder and why it was a transformative event for her
    [44:00] – Should you adhere to the “signs” that are calling you?
    [48:47] – What’s in the Mindful Millionaire book?
    [56:17] – How does Leisa put her knowledge into action?


    Resources:


    The Mindful Millionaire Book: https://www.amazon.com/Mindful-Millionaire-Overcome-Experience-Prosperity/dp/1250261910

    Get your FREE First Chapter of The Mindful Millionaire book here: https://www.wealthclinic.com/vision



    1 hr 3 min
  • #30: Business Lessons From Selling eBooks About Soapmaking, Barack Obama's Website, & Coaching Basketball For 37 Years w/ Bob Regnerus
    [4:40] – What was Bob’s childhood experience like?
    [12:53] – Bob’s competitive nature
    [14:42] – What did Bob do right after he graduated from college?
    [21:50] – Bob shares the worst experience he had in his job
    [25:48] – How Bob discovered contract work 
    [31:38] – What was website building back in the day?
    [37:03] – Why should you invest in attending conferences?
    [41:58] – What was Bob selling previously?
    [43:53] – Why Bob believes he’s indebted to Former President Barack Obama
    [47:09] – Bob celebrates his 37th year as a basketball coach and his origin story

    58 min
  • #29: Valuable Business Lessons Learned From His Incredible Entrepreneurial Mom & Running Side Hustles w/ Brandon Boyd
    [2:59] – What was childhood like for Brandon?
    [7:13] – How Brandon’s parents helped him in his education and their amazing abilities
    [13:56] – How did Brandon got into arts?
    [16:54] – How Brandon incorporated his artistic sense into marketing
    [20:46] – Brandon’s thoughts on side hustling
    [26:09] – How did Brandon meet Bob?
    [33:29] – Brandon’s adventurous spirit

    50 min
  • #28: Scaling Amazon FBA Businesses to 7 Figures in Sales While Traveling the World & Resilience Lessons Learned From The Biggest Business Building Challenge In His Career w/ Nate Ginsburg
    [3:23] – Introducing Nate Ginsburg
    [5:31] – What’s exciting in Nate’s personal and business life?
    [11:38] – The challenges of finding and keeping capable people in a company
    [17:01] – Nate’s upbringing and the things that influenced him
    [21:11] – Nate’s ignorance and his vision as a young adult
    [24:27] – The importance of community building
    [34:15] – Nate’s thoughts on the challenges and opportunities of selling on Amazon
    [38:18] – Why Nate always ends up in Southeast Asia
    [45:40] – How Yoga influenced Nate’s life
    [51:58] – What was Nate’s biggest challenge and how did he overcome it?



    1 hr 2 min
  • #27: Sales Lessons From Producing 500+ Episodes of The Award-Winning Sales Game Changers Podcast and Advocating Lyme Disease Awareness w/ Fred Diamond
    • [5:53] – Introducing Fred Diamond
    • [8:17] – What’s exciting in Fred’s business and personal life?
    • [10:21] – How did Fred get into sales?
    • [12:48] – Why Lyme Disease is insidious and must be brought into the light
    • [21:02] – Current treatments available to fight against Lyme Disease
    • [25:22] – How and where did Fred’s studious nature come about?
    • [28:47] – What inspired Fred to write his book 
    • [34:25] – Fred’s life during the pandemic and his conundrum about the existence of God
    • [41:12] – How Fred translates his spiritual practices to sales
    • [47:29] – Fred’s Legacy
    • [53:02] – Why does Fred love turtles?
    • [56:23] – Fred’s upbringing and dealing with childhood trauma and healing
    • [1:02:16] – Important topics on what Fred talks about on his podcast



    1 hr 8 min
  • #26: Resilience Lessons Learned from Losing Both Her Parents, Empowering 88 Million People by the Age of 40, & Banishing Automatic Flushing Toilets w/ Blair Kaplan Venables
    • [7:44] – What’s exciting in Blair’s business and personal life?
    • [10:49] – Why Blair isn't sad anymore despite some terrible things happening to her in the last few years.
    • [13:13] – Understanding where Blair is now from a place of scar and not an open wound
    • [16:51] – Are we telling a story or living our story?
    • [23:08] – Blair’s Social Media Empowerment Pillars
    • [30:00] – How Blair got introduced to entrepreneurship and started her own company
    • [41:22] – Blair’s impressive goal of empowering 88 million people
    • [47:37] – Why telling your story has the power to change lives
    • [52:34] – Why stories mean healing for Blair


    1 hr 5 min

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