The Introspective Podcast

Episode Summary

Today is Saturday and it means it’s another time for Jake to share his insights about various entrepreneurial trends, concerns or issues right here on “Opportunity or Bust”. For this third edition, Jake talks about levelling up your brand or what we call as ‘Fancy Branding’ and how it can be an opportunity or a bust for your business. Make sure to listen to this episode as Jake uncovers the truth behind spending the time, money, and resources into really creating a highly appealing brand identity and making this endeavor as a great advantage instead of a terrible move for your business.

What you’ll learn

Branding as a way of creating consistency

Increasing your perception of value through branding

When branding becomes ‘too much’ or ‘too early’

Favorite Quote

“When it comes to leveling up your branding, and having that consistent visual representation of what it stands for, I think it helps you communicate your message.”

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Connect with Jake > http://www.connectwithjake.com (www.connectwithjake.com)

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Episode Summary

To cap our Introspective interviews for this week, we have Adam Hires, who is amazing at talking entrepreneurship and specifically the mortgage business, on today’s episode. Currently a mortgage loan officer and a business coach, Adam’s longing to succeed has allowed him to become a Top 1% income earner and loan originator in the United States. Adam achieved #1 in his weight class which led him to start his first coaching job in powerlifting and strength athletics. A lifestyle based on discipline and the motivation to always ‘bet on yourself’, Adam started using his experiences and sales/leadership skills to develop courses to direct Mortgage Loan Officers in the right direction for themselves and their businesses. Refining his personal life and establishing plans to reach career goals helps fuel Adam’s desire to help others learn how to double their income while reducing their hours. Furthermore, Adam uses his Mortgage Talks platform to better educate individuals on the steps they should take to achieve their goals.

What you’ll learn

Drawing parallels between powerlifting and the mortgage business

Discipline as a trajectory to success

Adam’s experience with working with a coach

Favorite Quote

“I always say I'm allergic to average. I hate not being able to push forward.”

Connect with Adam Hires

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hulkhires (https://www.facebook.com/hulkhires)

Instagram: @adamhires

Twitter: @AdamHires

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-hires-761837119/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-hires-761837119/)

Learn more how to become a top performer: https://hirescoaching.com/ (https://hirescoaching.com/)

Adam’s podcast, “Mortgage Talks,” is available here: https://rb.gy/fsxcfb (https://rb.gy/fsxcfb)

Resources for Podcasters

Join the Awaken Your Voice Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/awakenyourvoice (www.facebook.com/groups/awakenyourvoice)

Episode Summary

Welcome to another Thursday here on the Introspective. In this episode, we have Brianna Greenspan, whose work is centered around using her abilities as a way to facilitate all the good she can in collaborative settings to uplift global wellbeing mainly focused on medical genetics and education. Born with a chronic illness that went undiagnosed until her 20’s, Brianna defied the logic of her doctors and has dedicated her life to healing herself while empowering others to take ownership over their own physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health. Brianna's health journey sparked her yearning for knowledge in neuroscience, mindfulness, permaculture, appreciative inquiry facilitation, ancient healing methods, and habit stacking to increase vibrational frequencies. Brianna is also the co-author of multiple books including one with the Miracle Morning series. Listen to this episode as Brianna talks about ways on how to elevate your environment and set yourselves up for success!

What you’ll learn

Creating an environment that you can thrive in

How to get the most out of vision boards and affirmations

How coloring helps with your mindfulness

Favorite Quote

“I don't worry about trying to impress people. Instead, I focus on how I can add value to their lives.”

Connect with Brianna Greenspan

Instagram: @brigreen1111 and @artofaffirmations

Clubhouse: @brigreenspan

Check out Brianna’s website: briannagreenspan.com

Brianna’s coloring book “The Miracle Morning Art of Affirmations: A Positive Coloring Book for Adults and Kids” (co-authored) is available here: www.tmmartofaffirmations.com

Create Moving Moments for you and your loved ones: www.movingmoments.com

Resources for Podcasters

Join the Awaken Your Voice Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/awakenyourvoice (www.facebook.com/groups/awakenyourvoice)

Episode Summary

Hump day already? Well, it’s time for another Quick Win Wednesday here on the Introspective! For this week’s Quick Win Wednesday, Jake delves into the problems that can occur with unclear messaging that affects your marketing, sales, and even fulfillment. Find out more about Jake’s 4S Messaging Test Framework that can give you clarity on the strength of your messaging. Don’t miss on the opportunity to score a quick win for the week by listening to this episode!

What you’ll learn

The importance of understanding and knowing the current state of who you’re serving.

How being specific makes your messaging clearer

The benefits of underscoring the significance of the problem

Favorite Quote

“When you understand their current state, you're also able to really understand the conversations that are happening in their head at that moment in time.”

Connect with Jake Anderson

http://www.connectwithjake.com/ (http://www.connectwithjake.com/)

Episode Summary

Joe Semaan joins us here today on Introspective to talk about how to keep up with and succeed in today’s “Modern Economy.” As a 14-year modern sales expert, new economy keynote speaker, and domination mind set coach, Joe has mentored over 350 companies in over 20 industries in the past 14 years including audiences at major companies such as Microsoft, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Equinox, and many other leaders in the financial, technology, professional services, and marketing world. Last 2019, and after 14 years of privately mentoring 300 plus companies behind closed doors, Joe has decided to take his research and teachings to the public in order to help more people and in efforts to create a better economic future.

What you’ll learn

All about the New Economy and its impact on everyone

Joe’s insights on why being “competitive” will leave you behind in today’s world

How to create a high performance culture in today’s modern business world

Favorite Quote

“Experience is not measured by time as measured by skill.”

Connect with Joe Semaan

Instagram: @joecoach

YouTube: Joe Semaan (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkCdHc6XK5VIjdRpPyc-Qag (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkCdHc6XK5VIjdRpPyc-Qag))

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-semaan-200b283 (https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-semaan-200b283)

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Episode Summary

Learn more about how to level up your Facebook Advertising traffic on today’s Introspective with our guest, Lisanne Murphy, the person behind the Midas Touch Social Advertising. Midas Touch is a six-figure Facebook advertising agency, consultancy, and educational platform that took three companies across the seven-figure mark in their business in the past year. Midas Touch specializes in what Lisanne calls, "Dream Traffic" in which her clients learn and apply behavioral psychology principles and techniques to their messaging, offers, and campaigns to drive explosive business growth. Lisanne’s techniques are what made her podcast land in the #18

spot in the US in Business Entrepreneurship within 24 hours of its launch.

What you’ll learn

Lisanne’s podcast journey and how has it transformed her business

Top reasons why Facebook Ads succeed and fail

Dialing in your dream traffic to lower cost per acquisition

Favorite Quote

“You have to send someone somewhere so they can ascend with you, and buy more access and knowledge from you.”

Connect with Lisanne Murphy

Facebook: @lisanne.murphy3

Instagram: @lisannemurphyhq

LinkedIn: lisanne-murphy

Lisanne’s website which has a guide on making Facebook Metrics easy: midastouchsocial.com

Lisanne’s Facebook Group ‘Facebook Ads for Coaches, Course Creators, and Lifestyle Ecom Brands,’ a group focused on helping online entrepreneurs and marketers leverage the power of Facebook Ads, Sales Funnel Strategy, and Conversion Messaging: https://www.facebook.com/groups/fbadninja (https://www.facebook.com/groups/fbadninja)

Lisanne’s ‘The Marketing Matrix’ podcast is available on: https://themarketingmatrix.simplecast.com/ (https://themarketingmatrix.simplecast.com/)

Episode Summary

We’re about to enter the third week of our daily podcast here on the Introspective and to cap our second week going daily, we have here another Moment of Introspection with your host, Jake Anderson. For today’s Moment of Introspection, Jake talks about the times that he gets sucked into the entrepreneurial zone and having the tendency to be a little bit withdrawn from his social life and everything especially now that he’s in the process of jumpstarting and transitioning to a new business. Let’s take this Sunday to have a moment of introspection and listen to Jake as he speaks about the feeling of when you get really caught up into something that you love doing the most and the effects that follow.

What you’ll learn

How being too focused on your business can be unhealthy.

How to balance between your business and your personal and social life

Jake’s experiences about connecting and reconnecting with his friends

Favorite Quote

“There's just more fulfilling things outside of your business.”

Connect with Jake Anderson

http://www.connectwithjake.com/ (http://www.connectwithjake.com/)

Episode Summary

It’s Saturday and it’s another time and day for Jake to share his insights about various entrepreneurial trends, concerns or issues right here on “Opportunity or Bust”. For this second edition of “Opportunity or Bust,” Jake talks about finding your own niche and how it can be an opportunity or a bust for your business. Come, join us, and listen as Jake uncovers the truth behind niching down and how to effectively identify your niche in order for it to be used effectively and successfully as an entrepreneur.

What you’ll learn

The relationship between niching down and getting focused.

Finding a good opportunity and time to niche down

The importance of knowing your market and your competition really well.

Favorite Quote

“The best piece of advice I can give here, if this is a direction you're in right now, is three simple words: know your market.”

Connect with Jake Anderson

http://www.connectwithjake.com/ (http://www.connectwithjake.com/)

Episode Summary

Today here on Introspective, we have someone that always has an entrepreneurial spirit, a creative mind, and a desire to succeed at everything he does. The man behind ‘Tragic’, which currently works to bring value to businesses of all sizes and stages, Rich Rudzinski realized a need in the industry for a high-end development team to help other agencies deliver on their complex client projects. Initially focused as a white-label resource for other agencies and helping to build projects for national clients such as GM, Lego, Poly, and Pixar, his company shifted its focus to delivering their expertise to benefit entrepreneurs, startups and growing businesses looking to take advantage of the latest technologies and cost-cutting edge software. Listen to our today’s episode as Rich talks about his passion for helping businesses create new user experiences and his knowledge of building and scaling software and technical teams.

What you’ll learn

What brought Rich to his current passion

The challenges behind running an all-remote team especially in today’s situation

Rich’s take on what the future holds for technology

Favorite Quote

“You always want to make sure that you're primed in position to be able to take advantage of any opportunity that comes up.”

Connect with Rich Rudzinski

Instagram: @tragicrich

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tragic.rich (https://www.facebook.com/tragic.rich)

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tragic-rich (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tragic-rich)

Check out Rich’s Tragic Media website and take a look at their current projects: https://tragic.media (https://tragic.media)

Resources for Podcasters

Join the Awaken Your Voice Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/awakenyourvoice (www.facebook.com/groups/awakenyourvoice)

Episode Summary

For this day’s Introspective, we have McCall Jones, the founder of Charisma Hacking, whose mission is to help entrepreneurs convert more on video, stage, and podcasts. Through her Charisma Hacking initiative, McCall was able to help numerous entrepreneurs create aggressive devotion in customers, followers, and dream 100 partners. A performance artist by profession, McCall realized that her impact on the world could be infinitely more huge if she would empower people with her skills and help them with boosting their charisma. In a testament to her abilities and skills, McCall brings a lot of energy and charisma to everything she does in her publishing, whether it be a Facebook Live or an interview just like what you’ll hear on our today’s Introspective.

What you’ll learn

McCall’s backstory and what led to her current position

Characterizing and building your charisma

The importance of being passionate and congruent with your messaging

Favorite Quote

“In order to build an audience and not just build a viewer, you have to make sure that congruency is super important.”

Connect with McCall Jones

Instagram: @mccalljonesofficial

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MrsMcCallJones

Learn more at www.charismavault.com

Resources for Podcasters

Join the Awaken Your Voice Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/awakenyourvoice (www.facebook.com/groups/awakenyourvoice)