The Kitchen Table

Join Kenny Baden, the host of The Kitchen Table, as he sits down with John McCambridge, his mentor in the roofing and remodeling industry, for an exciting episode. Discover John's incredible philosophy of giving time freely to others to help them succeed and find happiness. Hear about the benefits of travel and the importance of building relationships in the industry. Learn about John's incredible journey from starting a small handyman company, without financial backing or business education, to growing into a thriving enterprise with revenue over $40 million per year. Kenny and John also discuss the importance of key performance indicators (KPIs) in business management and scaling a company and the value of attending conferences and networking events and building a network of people in the industry who can offer support and guidance when needed. Don't miss this inspiring episode with these industry leaders. Subscribe and leave a review to keep up with The Kitchen Table.

TIMESTAMPS: 

[00:00:03] Mentorship and Relationships in the Workplace

[00:03:24] John’s newfound love for travel

[00:06:25] Benefits of Hiring Smarter Team Members

[00:09:46] Building a successful business from scratch.

[00:13:34] The Importance of Financial Indicators

[00:16:40] Importance of KPI Tracking for Business Growth

[00:19:47] Scaling a Business: Tips and Challenges

[00:23:15] Scaling a Business with Good Systems in Place

[00:26:43] The Importance of Effective Communication in Call Center Hiring

[00:30:03] Importance of 1-on-1 meetings with direct reports

[00:33:17] Tips for opening an office in Northern Virginia

[00:36:26] Overcoming uncertainty and the importance of mentorship.

[00:39:32] Importance of Healthy Habits

[00:42:32] Morning Routines and Success

[00:45:37] Importance of Mentors in the Industry

[00:48:39] The Value of Industry Conferences for Networking and Growth

[00:51:40] Connecting with Industry Leaders and Owens Corning

[00:54:29] Overcoming MLM Struggles and Moving Forward

QUOTES:

00:51:50] I would say you can find my company online. We are called MLM Home Improvement, and you could just look us up online and you'd be able to find us. If you wanna find me, I'm I'm on Instagram. If you're if you're if you're looking to follow me, but it's mostly just my my boring personal life, you'll probably end up just donating to a charity that I'm I'm talking about for a a run or something I'm doing. I'm at John at John the fourth, and you can find me there.

[00:04:05] I've tried to do some traveling as I've gotten a little bit older. And I think realized that there's some things I'd like to do in my life and see some different places.

[00:35:10] I'd rather have, like, hey, our firm date is to have an office by the end of 20 23.

[00:33:55] It's always good to have as put together as a plan as you can. That includes management. Because if you don't, you're never going to feel confident in it.

[00:44:32] I need some time when everybody else isn't working to get some stuff done. That's it. I need some quiet time.

[00:20:14] So I'll start out by saying that the first year, we started getting into Exteriors. We did 26 roofs.

[00:25:52] I know your business model is very different than than mine. Mine would be maybe more closely related to I don't know. Probably what would be considered traditional, but not that yours isn't, but we know what the differences are in the nuances.

[00:53:22] But that's such a big benefit to me. Right? Because we use the same manufacturer.

[00:36:04] You're gonna have to have a good system for training those people.

[00:26:07] there's things that I've added that you do that I I would have never thought of or that it's almost like a Frankenstein of the 2 models now.

[00:05:46] John is systems guru, and I love that about him. I respect the hell out of that. Like, he's been able to systemize, compartmentalize, scale, and subsequently do exactly what any entrepreneur wants to do, which is essentially replace oneself, and so you're not on the day to day grind.

[00:47:29] And we're all in different places. And whether you know it or not, Kenny, you probably help me more than.

[00:18:23] Scaling is I think the term is, like, literal or the definition is, like, uninhibited growth.

[00:44:28] Let's not Let's knock it into wake up times, but here's what I do know.

[00:35:46] Ultimately, you know, we've got to make sure that we have a plan, I guess. I guess that's what I'm really saying is -- Yeah. -- have a plan.

[00:31:41] If I'm not giving a clear message and clear training and clear a path towards success, how do I expect that person to know what they're doing.

[00:09:22] I think it was good for me because it helped me to see that I could get through anything if I was willing to put the work in.

[00:53:59] Owens Corning is a wonderful company. I am lucky to have found them.

[00:48:46] Going to specific conferences in your industry and just walking up to those people who you maybe look up to or haven't talked to, most people I found are super nice, man. They're super nice and they're super willing to help.

[00:06:12] That's gotten better over the years. I definitely am in contact with people every day.

[00:21:05] There's been exponential growth and it's it's come from scaling, like you said.

[00:50:02] Well, you better find some people that have been to z and are willing to help you get there. Otherwise, you're gonna have to.

[00:15:23] What a gut punch that was? Like seeing, like, oh my god. Like, not only did we we thought we set the bar super high and we were doing something. Man, we could have I don't know.

[00:27:06] is there anything you could advise to say like, okay. Well, I would start with piecing together

[00:50:48] But the value, man, that's there in the networking and people like yourself I don't know. If you're looking to try to find a cheat code or there isn't 1, but like finding somebody who's willing to help you is is You gotta have that. You gotta have that. And you don't know that 1 thing you're gonna hear. Could literally be in passing it on the on a trade floor at a show, the 1 thing that changes the trajectory of your entire operation. So it's definitely worth looking into it.

[00:53:06] If you affiliate yourself or you attach yourself to somebody that's willing to help you know that they're then named as a direct representation or byproduct.

[Unknown] The value of mentorship.

[00:04:38] Going to different countries, meaning different people, you get to see that although we are all very similar, we're all very different in many ways and it's helped me to learn a lot and to experience life in ways that I did not know I wanted to earlier on in my life.

[00:16:00] You are 1 of those guys. If people are listening today, Kenny is is doing everything he can to be successful and you're trying to learn from people who are ahead of you.

[00:38:23] If you're getting into business, if you're starting a business, if you're you know, in your first couple years and, like, we've talked about, can you just grinding it out and and you feel like you're not on top of you're eating properly, you're not exercising properly, you're not doing some of these things that maybe you hear people doing in books, that's okay.

[00:12:29] Just growing that gross sales number is not what this is all about. You know, it's a great thing, but you can do 40000000 dollars in sales and make no money.

[00:43:23] And because so I read all these things, I talked to people like you, I picked your brain, I care about what the answer is.

[00:10:18] We went from being a small handyman company to doing renovations, kitchens, bathrooms, and eventually we would build up to doing design build work all over Washington DC and Maryland and Virginia.

[00:01:37] John's 1 of the part of 1 of the biggest remodeling firms in the East Coast you know, we work with the same manufacturer and they treat those guys his company, like, you know, they're just the biggest thing ever.

[00:01:15] I have paid to be in rooms John genuinely helps and has helped me just out of the kindness of his heart. He could have very easily told me pound sand kid, you're an up and coming competitor, get lost. He has done everything but that.

[00:39:01] I wouldn't eat or drink any liquid really for until 3 in the afternoon. I would get up and I would just go. I was afraid to eat because I knew if I ate a, I was stopping. It was gonna slow me down.

[00:31:19] So spending that time is a key is key for success with growth.

[00:55:26] John MLM wonderful company. If you're listening, you need any services, anything like that. I mean, they're amazing.

[00:06:52] And to be honest with you, they're they're probably better at it than I and that's something that I always looked for and something we can talk about is is hiring to you know, you mentioned hiring to replace yourself.

[00:38:03] They usually, you know, keep up appearances, but they also always preach reading.

[00:17:25] Reporting is is not up there on the list. However, eventually, whether it's through pain or through Other ways, you're gonna realize you should be focusing on it.

[00:23:51] And if you want to continue getting 5 star reviews and being that that company that's known for customer service, you can't just blow them off even if it's not something you did wrong.

[00:31:12] But get off my back. Let me do what I gotta do sometimes. I forget some of the things I have to do. And it's good to get that reminder from a manager.

[00:43:41] But to your to your point of, like, dude, it's okay. If you do mess up or you it's okay. If for me, I mess up almost every week.

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The Kitchen Table Podcast hosted by Kenny Baden presents the opportunity to explore the life and philosophy of Drewbie Wilson. Drewbie guides audiences to "crush the day before it crushes you." This mantra encourages listeners to focus on being proactive to achieve success. They also discuss the value of family relationships, how to maximize time and resources, as well as how to build and maintain community for success. Drewbie shares his story about his journey starting as a commodities relocation specialist in a drug culture to becoming a successful entrepreneur and author. He also breaks down how to trademark a phrase and provides advice for those seeking a good trademark attorney. Finally, Drewbie encourages people to take the risk to invest in themselves and maximize their resources.

Timestamps

[00:00:03] Building Intentional Relationships through Conversation Around the Kitchen Table.

[00:03:18] Topic: Proactive vs Reactive Methods of Personal Development

[00:06:00] Time Frame for Trademarking a Phrase

[00:08:56] The Benefits of Being Part of a Mastermind Group

[00:11:49] The Importance of Assessing Your Relationships and How It Can Help You Reach Success

[00:14:42] Making Positive Life Changes After a Challenging Job Experience

[00:17:27] Using Marketing Campaigns to Increase Profitability

[00:20:11] The Topic: Staying Focused Amidst Success and Overcoming Overwhelm

[00:22:55] The Importance of Personal Investments for Success

[00:25:42] Exploring the Possibility of Making Money from Value-Based Freelancing and Entrepreneurship.

[00:29:00] The Importance of Optimizing Time and Taking Care of Your Health

[00:32:02] The Importance of Time Management and Maximizing Your 24 Hours

[00:34:56] The Importance of Self-Care and Setting Non-Negotiables for Family Time as a Business Owner

[00:37:55] Main Topic: Time Blocking and Balancing Work, Family and Personal Life

[00:40:58] The Main Topic: Strategies for Generating Online Impressions using Social Media for Business Owners and Entrepreneurs

[00:47:20] The Power of Storytelling with Memes to Inspire Action

[00:50:03] Encouraging Listener Reviews for the Podcast

[00:52:55] Benefits of Honest Conversation and Hard Work for Personal Growth and Connecting with Others.

[00:55:40] The Power of Taking Action: Dhruv's Story of Striving for Better Every Day

All Quotes

[00:08:58] "Having an expert in your corner like all things in life makes it a lot easier."

[00:38:02] "Imagine if you woke up and you operate your day with that intentionality every single day, and you knew those 3 areas where you were going to spend that time. Now you're essentially running 3 days a day because you got 6 hours focused here. You got 6 hours focused here and 6 hours focused here."

[00:33:27] "If our most valuable asset is something that we have to invest every single day, let's start dialing in on where we're actually investing that time and then seeing what the true ROI is. Because as we know, what gets measured, gets improved."

[00:10:19] "Do yourself a favor and, like, invest in yourself I I can't imagine a better mastermind group, but just saying, like, it's 1 of the best decisions I've ever made."

[00:39:24] "But when I put that barrier in place and I started creating a process for sales and follow-up saying, hey, I'm willing to chat with you between these hours and these hours. If you want to get on a phone call, here's the link to my calendar. You can schedule a call that works best for you."

[00:33:16] "We're all given the same 24 hours in a day. We can all agree to that. And we can all agree at this point now in the conversation that we recognize our time is our most valuable asset."

[00:02:13] "It's not just business stuff. It's also anything personal, professional, anything that is centered around building the best version of yourself, which you got this whole and I don't know if I started, we see, we started to record this once before and I had stop and re-record because I wanted to get my vocabulary out there a little too fancy off the rib."

[00:05:53] "I woke up with a plan to crush the day. And then if things pop up throughout the day, obviously, I pivot and I handle those accordingly. But for me, I want to wake up and crush the day before it crushes me and I want to go to bed knowing, hey, I crushed it today and everything that came at me."

[Unknown] "I love an honest review. So, if you are going to order them and take the time to read them. First, let me thank you for that because I know time is valuable. So anytime you spend listening to this or reading the book, I'm hugely grateful for, But I do ask that you leave a review."

[00:44:29] "Leveraging these platforms, you can get out there and get millions of impressions, get in front of hundreds, if not thousands of people a day, kind of like having a big old billboard on the side of the highway in your town, except that it doesn't cost you anything. All you have to do is just show up and put that content out there every day, plus you have a little time, a little effort -- Mhmm. -- but the return on that is exponential."

[00:11:06] "The first time you put a roof on, it probably wasn't perfect. The first time you put up a set of solar panels, it probably wasn't perfect. The first time you knocked on the door and had a conversation, it probably wasn't perfect. Right?"

[00:45:38] "What if every time you had that conversation instead of spending 45 minutes at the coffee shop and 10 bucks on some shitty coffee, what if you could have a hundred of those conversations a day and you didn't have to actually be there to have that conversation?"

[00:34:07] "I'm going to focus on 6 [hours of sleep] because if I want to have a balanced life and I know there's a couple other areas that are important. If I take off 6 that leaves me 18, for these 3 other areas. What are those 3 other areas? Here's what's gonna fuck people up. Family and relationships."

[00:01:37] "The kitchen is quite literally like the centerpiece of a family, you know, and that's why it's such a big deal when people are selling homes and things like that."

[00:53:11] "Having those honest conversations with each other, getting raw, getting real, really laying out the game plan, that's where the success comes from, man."

[00:23:18] "Like, I wouldn't have never known this a few years ago, but I got around some smart people. They're like, hey, man, you need to have business assets. You need things that are long term."

[00:40:36] "Well, I've been purposely positively reinforcing behaviors lately instead of like, oh, I'm so bad at or I'm always something negative."

[00:28:44] "My mind has never been the same since that's when I truly realize, like, hey, our time is valuable, and the majority of us are not giving ourselves enough credit about what we can do with our time, and so we waste it."

[00:36:21] "You have to put in my own oxygen. First."

[00:48:16] "Social media mastery is designed to help you have the simple formulas and the simple process to go out and use these platforms to get yourself in front of more people so that they can know, like and trust you. Maybe they'll send you some business. Maybe they'll do business with you. But either way, you're getting a chance to make a bigger impact, and it doesn't cost you anything but a little time and effort."

[00:02:47] "Crush the day before it crushes you. That is my personal mantra. It's literally the tagline that I say to myself."

[00:15:35] "But you'd be surprised, man, or you might you probably wouldn't. But some of these guys were surprised. But, you know, there's people listening to this show that are in an entrepreneur space. I mean, you're welcome. Anybody's welcome. But, like, Juby and I both know each other from but let's get to know Drewbie a little bit more because you started talking about some cool."

[00:16:24] "I've always had that, like, go survivor, you know, go get her mentality. That's why I got into the game that I got into. But then as I got older, I met my wife, girlfriend at the time now, wife, we ended up having a kid together."

[00:39:55] "Let's make it work. But I put those boundaries in place so that I can be more intentional. The more intentional I am, the more productive I am. The more money I make, the better health I'm in, the better relationships I have, it all stacks on top of each other like a giant Tetris field."

[00:38:54] "My wife handed me her wedding ring back and said, hey, man. You're married to the job, not to your family. You're going to have to make a choice which one's more important to you."

[00:43:19] "When you learn how to use social media to create content that speaks specifically to your ideal client, right? The person you know can help, the homeowner that's been there 5 plus years, that's looking for ways to be more efficient, that's looking for ways to save money on their insurance or their premiums or whatever. Right? These are all the little things that guys in these industries start thinking about when you get to the nitty gritty of it."

[00:23:04] "Call Dan Lee. It belongs to Andrew Wilson, buddy. That is. I figured, dude. I knew it. I saw behind you. I heard you say it and I was like, I bet you trademark that. Dude, that's awesome, man. Good for you."

[00:43:19] "When you learn how to create a conversation with them and become the authority in your industry and in your marketplace. Right? You're the go to guy for remodeling -- Mhmm. -- then more people will tag you online and then when they're offline and they're with their friends at the bar or at dinner at the kitchen table, and someone's like, man, I really got to get a new roof. I've got this leak in the attic. And they go, oh, well, shit. Let me connect you with my boy Kenny. Mhmm. They do amazing jobs. They do insurance jobs. So, if they can get you the insurance, they will. If not, they've got a great retail program right either way. I've seen him online. He's a great trusted guy. Let me get you in contact with him. That's the whole point. You want people to know, like and trust you."

[00:45:31] "Who are you? Are you cool? Do I think you're interesting? And can I send you business and trust that you're gonna do a good job? It's kind of simple."

[00:25:15] "And so shout out to Nancy. She's a mortgage broker out of Arizona. She runs a badass women's group now. But she called me 1 day because she saw that I was using phone sites and I was doing this marketing stuff and Stuman had actually posted and given me shout out in the group and then, like, hey, man, some of you are bitching and complaining and this doesn't work and then guys like Drewbie are crushing it, which, again, shout out to the boss man, always show and love on on the people."

[00:07:50] "The way that trademark process works is essentially you have to have the phrase. Right? You have to have the thing that you want a trademark for. You have to then go in research and make sure that nobody else owns that specific trademark. And then you have to file the paperwork and then you have to wait for the USPTO to approve it."

[00:26:46] "If you made a hundred grand last year, your time's worth 50 bucks an hour. And for some people, 50 bucks an hour is like, fuck, yeah, that's awesome. I never would have thought that because I grew up thinking I'd make minimum wage my whole life."

[00:36:38] "If you're the last on the list and you're putting yourself last, you're not putting on your oxygen mask, that essentially you're working at half of your capacity because you don't have your entire wherewithal to go and do the work."

[00:02:47] "Crush the day before it crushes you."

[00:15:51] "Shit as far as, like, many scar face type stuff. At least that's what I have in my head with this, you know, pushing big weight in the narcotics area. I'm just kidding."

[00:38:33] "At the end of the day, that's what the majority of us are trying to do. Anyone that listens to podcasts that follows influencers or mentors, masterminds, they want to make an impact on a bigger level than just making money because money is the resource and the tool that we use to make that impact."

[00:48:43] "Truthfully 18 days from ideas. Oh, shit. Really? 18 days. Yeah."

[00:34:24] "Everybody's out here trying to leave a legacy. It might be for someone that your blood related, it might be for someone that you're not blood related, but you have to invest in those relationships. That's a huge part of it."

[00:05:40] "When you wake up, if you're blessed with another day, like, it's coming at your full steam ahead and you got to have a plan and you got to be proactive instead of being reactive. Because most people just wake up and react to the way the day treats them."

[00:50:01] "But it's dude, it's cool with Hellman. I mean, the reality is anybody not anybody, but most of the guests, but this this is not a prerequisite that we come from some sort of, like, you know, demulturous background, but there are a lot of people dude, there's a lot of fucking successful people period, but a lot of the people that we know in our circle that, you know, don't come from like nothing was handed to us. So, by all means, brother, you worked your ass off for and to your 0.18 hours, or whatever doesn't speak to the 15 years of shit that you had to put through or, you know, studying in countless hours and almost losing a freaking partner on Christmas Eve, man, like all that shit that got you here. So that's awesome. And that's not your first week. That's your first 18 days."

[00:20:33] "I ended up making like 10 grand in a weekend. Just fucking around building Facebook ads and I was like, oh, this is awesome."

[00:45:11] "Think about how much time you spent networking. Almost every time it's the same conversation. Right? Who are you? Where are you from? What do you do? What should I know about you that will make me think your kind of like a cool, likable person? And can I trust you enough?"

[00:36:25] "If you can't be the best version of yourself, if you can't think clearly and operate at the highest level, then how can you show up for the people in your life, your family, your relationships, or in your business."

[00:52:01] "It's funny. You say that man. I certainly appreciate that, but it seems like it's just so. It's like pulling teeth, man. Like, and then you start feeling to your point about being bragging. I sort of feel necessarily, like, I'm bragging, but I certainly feel like I'm bugging the shit out of people and I'm you know, I put it out there. But, hey, I owe it to my guest, bro, like, It's not even just myself. Somebody took their time like yourself or anybody that's come on here has been very busy and to take that time to sit and be on this podcast delivers value for free. There are no paid guests here. Right? You know, that's important to me, man. So, I got to share. It's going to get shared. And I'm going to send it to the other people and collate it and all that other stuff. But, you know, when it's like, hey, man, please just leave a review of me, my family, my friends. They don't mean anything by it. And they certainly oh, yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I'm going too, but man, he's just pulling teeth to, like, I got to, like, sit there with each of them and be, like, no dude. Let's do it right now. That's when you need a readership, though, brother. Think about that. And you're and all your teams, all your guys, it's pulling teeth to get them to knock the doors pulling teeth to get them to call the damn leads. Just getting you know, pulling teeth to get them to run through the wholesale script instead of skipping steps. Right? But, like, that's what makes us better. Sitting at the kitchen table,

[00:19:14] "I'm not a very patient person. I'm not a member."

[00:19:42] "I launched a marketing campaign, doubled my insurance production, which was awesome."

[00:34:37] "Whatever that thing is, that family, that's what the majority of us put number 1 on our list of things that are important."

[00:42:10] "It's called social media mastery, a simple formula for business owners and entrepreneurs to generate millions of impressions online. For free. Because as a business owner, Kenny, you know, you've probably spent thousands, if not, hundreds of thousands of dollars on marketing. Right?"

[00:29:48] "How would you feel? If you fell over and had a heart attack because you weren't making the time to do the work out and get your health in order, and you had to sit up in heaven and watch as some other asshole got to sleep in bed with your wife and raise your son in your house with all that life insurance money that you're going to give them?"

[00:26:03] "How much is your time worth? Mhmm. Most people can't give you that answer, so I've got a simple formula. Let's just keep it simple."

[00:51:20] "Same thing with this podcast. Right? If you're here and you're listening and you're getting value out of it, take an extra minute or 2 and do Kenny a favor, tune in and subscribe so that you can hear the future episodes because I know he's just gonna keep bringing on amazing people. But b, leave a review. Right? Because that honest review helps more people feel vulnerable enough or confident enough to listen to this and to get into it and maybe make a decision to change their life."

[00:16:03] "Thankfully, those days are gone. Right? Like, I'm a clean soldier. I'm out here just doing the good work of the Lord as they say, trying to help people and put them on the path to their greatness."

[00:25:38] "But Nancy called me and she said, hey, Dhirvi. I'm a phone site user. I'm having a little trouble getting this figured out. How much for an hour of your time to hop on a call and help me do this? And it's kind of an innocent question. Right? But to me, it was like, oh, my God, like, this is what I'm supposed to be doing. This is what I'm supposed to be doing."

[00:17:27] "You don't know hindsight's 20 20, but, like, come to find out they were getting segregated by the tax department because all the orders I was making, they weren't necessarily paying the tax on them, and they weren't saying all the things that they yeah. You know what I mean?"

[00:23:16] "I mean, this is all stuff that I learned being in the group. Right? That's the power of the group, man. That's the power of the group. You can't do it alone. You can't do it alone. You need a group of people that are pushing you, that are challenging you, that are helping you, that are supporting you, that are giving you feedback, that are giving you ideas, that are giving you resources. That's the power of the group."

[00:27:11] "You're gonna tell me to kick rocks. You're gonna tell me to do all sorts of expert tips. Right? Because your time is priceless now. When you know you've only got 24 hours left to live."

[00:37:13] "Most of you won't make it 3 days, and you'll realize I am wasting a shitload of time. On all sorts of weird things, And that's when you start to understand how you can delegate."

[00:13:30] "I would do whatever I had to do to get to the sale. Not in, like, in, like, weird, like, you know, illegal way, but hey, man, you need me to drive across town because you don't wanna drive over to sign the documents? I'm on my way, big dog. 20 minutes of traffic. Right? Like, I'm on my way."

[00:05:07] "I wanna wake up every day and I wanna avoid all the negative toxic shit that is real easy to fall into, right, that black hole, that red hole that we go down of, social media and politics and the news and all the toxic nonsense that goes on around us."

[00:10:46] "Now, man, when you do the work, you get better. And I think that's what's so interesting about a lot of guys, man, is, like, they do something and it doesn't quite go the way that they thought the first time or it's not. Like, they didn't do it perfectly the first time, so they wanna you know, like, I'm just not gonna do it because I didn't do it perfectly."

[00:51:45] "Because that's all we're doing here. Man, we're just trying to make decisions every single day. And for most of us, we're just trying to make better decisions than we made in the past. And maybe this story is something that will help people and you won't know if you don't tune in and you don't share your review so someone else can see that."

[00:13:56] "But, like, the beauty of that. Right? We talked about those conversations that deep. Here's what we're gonna do. Here's the value we're gonna provide. The services we're gonna go above and beyond for you. I just drove across town to sit at this kitchen table while your dog takes a shit on the floor in the other room. Mhmm. For your 20 dollar a month renters insurance policy, like, that's what I'm willing to do. But not everybody's willing to do that, man. And that's why you are where you are and why the people we know who are successful are where they are. It's because they were willing to do the things that nobody else was willing to do."

[00:15:29] "That would be probably You have a long way to go, big time. You have a long way to go, dude. That's not gonna work. But you'd be surprised, man, or you might you probably wouldn't. But some of these guys were surprised. But, you know, there's people listening to this show that are in an entrepreneur space. I mean, you're welcome. Anybody's welcome. But, like, Juby and I both know each other from But let's get to know Drewbie a little bit more because you started talking about some cool."

[00:24:54] "And so this was a question, there's 2 questions. So, like, 2 parts to this that I think will really hit home with a lot of people. So I I was telling you, I started my marketing company. Right? And when I started that, there was something that someone asked me that really hit home. Ever since that day, I've really thought about my life differently."

[00:19:38] "I went out and I found Ryan Steumann and I started learning marketing."

[00:55:02] "If you are interested, because we brought it up several times. If you're interested in Apex, you're seeing what that is more about. You could certainly DM me, but I would just push you off to Dhruvie because he's the man."

[00:09:50] "It's the value is in the network, certainly in my coach as well, but, like, dude, the ability to be, like, oh, you need a trademark attorney. You need a financial adviser. Oh, you need an accountant. Oh, you need to see whatever. Right? Like, then we got guys that are, like, doing food trucks stuff. I mean, you name it, like, it's just so impressive."

[00:08:52] "From, like, the time I submitted for it to when they finally approved it and sent me the register certificate. So it is a process."

[00:20:58] "I'm like, well, fuck me. I'm like, yeah. You're out here making millions of dollars mentoring people and you're gonna offer me a position like, help and keep paying me to do what I'm doing. That's stupid. Of course, I'm gonna do that."

[00:29:03] "You can't buy it, you can't win it in a poker tournament. Nobody got a big box of it on Christmas morning, right, on your birthday. You don't get a little envelope with an extra year of life, not how it works. You don't know. So people gotta stop wasting their time."

[00:46:37] "When you start focusing on this and you start using social media to tell that story and to get yourself in front of people who can know like and trust you, Well, now you don't have to go to the coffee shop because you've got your own digital coffee shop."

[00:12:28] "If you want to be the best version of yourself, are you surrounding yourself with the kind of people who can? Could be a mastermind. That's a great place to find them, but it starts just in your friendship. And the relationships that you have right now."

[00:31:06] "And I'm not okay with that. Dude, I'm glad you said that. It, like, it really hurts because it's so true."

[00:49:44] "It's kinda weird. Like, it feels like bragging is done just to talk about it, but, like, it's a cool thing to do. I don't know. It's a very cool thing to do for 1. And, 2, I mean, Dude, talk about, like, being deliberate with your time. You know what I mean? Like, that's pretty, I think that's a pretty impressive time crunch time hack."

[00:53:53] "If 1 person is impacted by this, it's all that matters. That really is genuinely so."

[00:53:26] "Even if we only get 2 listeners on this thing, one of my hopes is to get there too. They're gonna hear some shit. I hope we get more than 2, but you know what? Hey. If a hundred people died in a car accident today, it'd be a fucking tragedy. If 2 people died in a car accident, it would be a tragedy. True. Either way, man. To a hundred, the numbers don't matter. If we get to make an impact in someone's life, bro, that's why we're here."

[00:04:55] "I'm gonna go do another one just because, like, I like to do hard shit, but we'll get to that in a minute."

[00:04:35] "I would wake up early in the morning, and I'd start going for walks."

[00:01:07] "It wasn't just I mean, obviously, there was a callback to whenever I train my door to door guys, like, the the b line is to the kitchen table."

[00:05:32] "Let's get up, let's focus on gratitude. Let's focus on the good things in your life and do everything we can to crush the day before it crushes you because it's gonna come."

[00:12:42] "And so if anyone's in a situation where they're like, man, I wanna get better, but I don't know how. Start with that friendship circle audit and really start thinking about the pluses and minuses of those relationships and you'll find, man, unfortunately, there's a lot more people that are are asking for more than what they're bringing to the kitchen table if you get what I did there."

[00:40:45] "But you were saying and it reminds me of a Jordan Peterson exercise, but correct me if I'm wrong, but you were saying sort of like before you start this process to kind of like an audit, which you're already doing with your time."

[00:21:53] "I took that gamble. I walked away from the 6 year career of insurance. Said, hey, man, Ryan, give me the blueprint and let me go to work. Here we are. Just celebrated 4 years together last week. I've written multiple bestselling books. I've spoken on stage. I own these movies. Millions of dollars in commission. Like, it's been a wild ride, bro, but it all comes back to just trust in the process. Doing the work, believing that it's gonna work out."

[00:30:20] "Think about that for a second, boys and girls. Do you wanna sit up in heaven and watch down as someone else raises your family and takes care of your family with the money you should have been there to take care of them with? That's a fucking gut check, dude."
 

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Deep Conversations Around the Kitchen Table

Do you ever get those moments where you wish you could sit down and share something meaningful with a close friend or family member, but nothing seems to come off the tip of your tongue? Well, if you find yourself in that predicament, we would like you to listen to the recently released episode of the Kitchen Table Podcast featuring special guest Drewbie Wilson.

Drewbie elaborates on his concept of “crush the day before it crushes you” and explains how this mindset has helped him live life to its fullest. Furthermore, he shares examples of conversations he’s had around the kitchen table and how he’s developed genuine relationships in his life by doing so.

If you find yourself in need of well-developed conversations, here are three tips you can use to get inspired listening to the Kitchen Table Podcast:

1) Make a connection: Start off with a simple greeting that establishes mutual understanding. You can then share experiences or stories that bring you closer together.

2) Explore ideas: Keep an open mind and get ready to dive deep. Don’t be afraid to discuss topics that may be uncomfortable to talk about.

3) Listen as much as you talk: During conversations, it’s important to give your companion the chance to express their thoughts and feelings. Doing this will allow them to open up more, which can lead to learning new perspectives.

As Drewbie said: “The kitchen is quite literally like the centerpiece of a family, you know, and that's why it's such a big deal when people are selling homes and things like that.” So take it from him, and join your host Kenny Baden for this mesmerizing episode of the Kitchen Table Podcast.

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Life-Altering Conversations and Developing Genuine Relationships

This powerful episode of The Kitchen Table Podcast featuring special guest Drewbie Wilson has quite a few strong messages and themes that you won’t want to miss!

Our host, Kenny Baden, starts the episode off with a warm welcome and an in-depth facility about his guest and his personal philosophy, ‘Crush the day before it crushes you’. Drewbie dives right into the conversation and uses his personal experiences as an example of how having conversations in the kitchen can lead to life-altering moments and developing genuine relationships.

If you want to learn more, here are three tips on how you can gain something from the episode and apply it to your own life:

1) Make time for meaningful conversations: Make time in your day, or even week, for a meaningful conversation. You might find that these conversations can have a lasting impact on your life.

2) Notice your environment: Your environment can help to set the tone for meaningful conversations. Being in a comfortable space like the kitchen can often be the best place to have these conversations.

3) Be open to different perspectives: Conversations can be filled with different opinions and outlooks. Be open to listen to other people and appreciate what they have to say.

“We're really, really excited to bring to you my fellow Apex brother. And my brother and the Lord, no, I'm just kidding”, said Kenny as he introduced his guest. Join them in this episode of The Kitchen Table Podcast to explore more themes and gain more knowledge about life-altering conversations and developing genuine relationships.
 

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The latest edition of the Kitchen Table podcast features Kenny Baden and Mina Hannah, a co-owner of the Annapolis, Maryland up-scale hair salon. Kenny and Mina share their journey from the beginning when they started cutting hair at 15, to where they are now. Mina discussed his struggles with substance abuse and how his recovery helped further guide his life. He believes victims should not use their past experiences as an excuse to not grow and believes that with persistence and diligence you can go 5% past your skill set.

Adam Champaign is also featured on the podcast and shares that he has found balance in his life. He and his girlfriend, Kimi Ari, work hard to meet both of their needs. Adam started his own hair salon in the basement of his house, and eventually grew it to 8 chairs, all full. He has some tips for entrepreneurs looking to start their own business: Focus on the top 20 percent of your business, don’t rely on your own money and stay diligent on the task at hand.

Nina's advice is to take something from this episode and never stop working on yourself, learning and don’t go into a salon in competition to the person you work with. You can find Mina on Facebook and Instagram under bi weekly hair maintenance. The next edition of the Kitchen Table podcast will be at an actual table, so come check it out. A great episode for anyone looking for success tips, coming out of struggles and how to empower yourself to do more.

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Welcome to The Kitchen Table podcast featuring host Kenny Baden and his guest Mina Hannah! From conversations about the importance of having a positive business casual swag to the best kitchen tables for an upcoming live podcast, this episode is a must listen.

In this episode, Kenny and Mina discussed the importance of having a “business casual swag”. Whether it be at a formal workplace, discussing business plans with colleagues, or simply meeting someone in public, the right “swag” is a great way to make a statement. A quote from the episode states: “We got the business casual swag. About business casual swag.” This means making the right fashion statement to show off your bold personality!

If you’re looking to make an impression at business meetings or social gatherings, here are three tips to help you get the proper “swag”:

1. Be mindful of your color scheme. When deciding on an outfit, ensure the colors you wear don’t clash and complement each other.

2. Pay attention to the details. Accessories such as jewelry and watches can be subtle ways to accessorize and complete a look.

3. Show your confidence. Having a positive, confident outlook on life is a choice, and that translates to your attire as well.

If you want to learn more about making the right “business casual swag” impression, don’t miss out on Kenny and Mina’s episode! Listen to the episode to get informed and stay in the know.

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Welcome to The Kitchen Table podcast featuring host Kenny Baden and his guest Mina Hannah! From getting the perfect kitchen table for an upcoming live podcast to discussing the importance of tearing down the podcast studio; this episode is sure to provide plenty of new knowledge and insights.

In this episode, Kenny and Mina discussed the importance of finding the right kitchen table for future live podcasts. A quote from the episode states: “We should do that. Yeah. Or we could do, like, Moroccan style sitting on pillows. We'll put it in our podcast studio that we tore down.” This quote emphasizes the importance of finding the right setting for live podcasts.

Here are three tips for finding the perfect kitchen table for your next live podcast:

1. Choose the right style. Find the perfect style of kitchen table to match your setting. Sleek modern designs are great for a more professional event, while antique or vintage decor is great for a more relaxed atmosphere.

2. Think about space. Consider the space you have available for a kitchen table. If you’re looking for a larger space for more people, look for bigger square tables, while smaller round tables work great for more intimate events.

3. Plan ahead. Give yourself plenty of time to plan out the perfect kitchen table. Researching different designs, materials and wood finishes are important to get the perfect look.

If you’re looking for tips to find the perfect kitchen table for your next live podcast, don’t miss out on Kenny and Mina’s episode! Tune in to find out more and stay in the know.

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[00:01:00] "We got the business casual swag. But yeah, that would make a lot more sense."

[00:02:49] "My Insta handle has been an ill barber since o 3. You know, me and the barber, I guess I just always have gone by that since, you know, I've been doing hair since the age of 15."

[00:04:51] "It's also just such a blessing to have that opportunity to just grow with each other, have the community support that it brings it's just as much therapeutic as it is, you know, for me as it is for them, you know, So what I do is just not just a job. It's a passion of mine. It's something that has saved my life along the way."

[00:06:43] "I'm a very big visual learner as a kid. I, you know, watching Michael Jackson dance, I would try to do his moves. You know? So when it came to cut and hair, I would just tell myself you know, just emulate this person, stand like him, move the Clippers like him. He had some cool little maneuvers. So I adopted those and made that mine as well, you know, and I"

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[00:00:44] "On the next live edition of the kitchen table podcast, we will do that at an actual table."

[00:01:00] "We got the business casual swag. But yeah, that would make a lot more sense."

[00:01:08] "We can get a really dope kitchen table too. You know what I mean? Oh, yeah. Make it real gotti?"

[00:01:32] "Or we could do, like, Moroccan style sitting on pillows."

[00:02:49] "My Insta handle has been an ill barber since o 3. You know, me and the barber, I guess I just always have gone by that since, you know, I've been doing hair since the age of 15."

[00:03:25] "K m salon is just simple and sweet, clean, couldn't do much with the asterisk as far as No. K m is way way easy."

[00:04:08] "So Mia, you know, is co-owner of arguably 1 of the most happening salons and all of the Annapolis Army. I'm serious. He's a modest dude, but he's not going to tell you that."

[00:04:37] "You're not a barber. You're a stylist. Right? I mean, you don't. It's all in the family kind of thing, you know, if I get the wife, they bring their husband and."

[00:05:59] "I didn't I guess, maybe a part of it was insecurity as well. I wanted to be the first 1 to tell you before you found out. Right. Yeah. There was any kinks in the armor."

[00:06:18] "I started cutting hair at 15, I just you know, my sister used to cut my hair as a kid and for some reason that intrigued me."

[00:04:51] "It's also just such a blessing to have that opportunity to just grow with each other, have the community support that it brings it's just as much therapeutic as it is, you know, for me as it is for them, you know, So what I do is just not just a job. It's a passion of mine. It's something that has saved my life along the way."

[00:06:43] "I'm a very big visual learner as a kid. I, you know, watching Michael Jackson dance, I would try to do his moves. You know? So when it came to cut and hair, I would just tell myself you know, just emulate this person, stand like him, move the Clippers like him. He had some cool little maneuvers. So I adopted those and made that mine as well, you know, and I"

[00:07:39] "School was not the priority for me. It was the social factor that I really thrived in."

[00:08:54] "So from there, I just learned how to make money with it, and I would have all my friends come to school after school and get haircuts."

[00:08:54] "So from there, I just, you know, I learned all the proper ways of cutting hair, you know, with the education. You know, how to actually cut hair, not just, like, in your buddy's basement or whatever. Not what I just did in my dad's garage."

[00:09:26] "Hair school brings a lot of people just coming out of prison to go to school and try to get a certification or you know, it was kind of a last resort trade for a lot of people the percentage of people that."

[00:10:06] "But I wanted nothing to do with women's hair. So I threw away everything that had to do with women's hair in the kit that I got from school and said, "You know, I am a barber and that's it."

[00:10:21] "Along the way, I had picked up a pretty good drug habit in Florida around that time. From partying. It went past the partying, you know, the partying was fun, and then it got the point where, you know, the pill mill scene started happening."

[00:10:41] "Oh my gosh. I forgot about that. Yeah. So, we drove down there 1 time. I drove 1 of me or my buddies, he's in prison right now, but he was doing what he was doing. I mean, there were a bunch of people in Maryland, and I assume all the states that were going to Florida Yeah. And they would take, like, hey, dude. David, you come with me, man, and say your back hurts, which is that crazy, bro. Which is bringing a body to Florida because, you know, I've exhausted what I can get on my own, but I'm going to bring you and you I'll pay you x amount of money or I'll pay you in x amount of pills to come down here and get your own script that I'm then going to take and sell and give you some of them. Just crazy dude."

[00:11:40] "And that was I was caught in that you know, in the full swing of that. I live there. Yeah. So you're, like, in the heart of something that was that simple for us to drive down and do that's the 1 that showed dope sick. Have you seen that? Yeah. Yeah. They go to a restaurant. They were living that. Holy shit. So that stopped me from finishing my schooling for hair as well."

[00:12:34] "He said, " I tell you what, you can come back 6 months from now, and I'll let you know if we'll take you back or not. And that was huge for me because I, you know, I was able to manipulate my way through life pretty good until I ran into people like that that, you know, saw me for what I was at the time, which you know, it was I was a shitty person. I would manipulate and it was just anything that had to do with my benefit. Is what was most important. Everything else was secondary."

[00:14:00] "My sister said to me, you know, once you get out, don't look up. Just go to the hotel that you're going to. And then don't look up until you're out of the plane in Maryland, you know."

[00:12:04] "So I, you know, in the middle of it, just stopped going to school. I was dope sick all the time and more worried about how I could get my next fix."

[Unknown] "I left jail with no probation, no papers at all. And so I came here and, you know, started my life over."

[00:14:33] "You bring your ass with you wherever you go."

[00:14:43] "I never knew what heroin even looked like until I moved to Baltimore, Maryland."

[00:15:13] "The pain got great enough. I had to do a couple of stints of rehabs in the Maryland area."

[00:16:43] "Any of those old behaviors kind of would start the pattern again. And that's where just God's grace came in and saved me the rest of the way."

[Unknown] "I so desperately wanted to be like, don't let me go in that rabbit hole because I might not ever come back out."

[00:19:34] "I stayed away from all of it. Yeah. All the things you're talking about."

[00:18:21] "I told myself, you know, I didn't. I didn't tell her this, but I'd so desperately wanted to be like, don't let me go in that rabbit hole because I might not ever come back out."

[00:19:40] "I would say that was what really helped save me at the time whether it was just keeping myself busy working on my spell self spiritually or just living with whatever was going on at the time and being okay with that was huge for me because any any other time prior I would try to dilute that somehow someway."

[00:19:55] "People are going to die. People are going to, you know, bad things happen. So, I can't use those little excuses to just, you know, dive back into and life's going to happen on life terms, a hundred percent."

[00:20:22] "It was as if I, like, didn't get, like, like, manual for life. You know what I'm saying? I'm almost uncomfortable being sober. You know what I mean?"

[00:20:40] "It's taking the replace of whatever is missing, which ultimately, like, you know, what we subscribed to is like a hole in the soul. However, you feel that -- Yeah."

[00:21:19] "I just had to find a way to endure that pain and not be a victim of it. You know? Those are the 2 ways of looking at it."

[00:22:45] "I would like to literally sit there and stay and look out this window. You know, just waiting for her to just leave. Yeah. Never ever saw her again till this day."

[00:23:38] "It was either good or bad, you know. Mhmm. With hair, I would say that that was a AAA good thing as far as it just took me away from everything. I like to draw. That's also another, you know, wonderful thing that can go hours and hours of just sketching and then look up and be like, you know, just felt like a minute and the whole day has gone by."

[00:24:00] "But then on the negative side of it, you know, use your imagination or, you know -- Right. -- well, you know, it's just the complete polar opposite. I can get lost in those things. So, you know, I'm sure for anyone, you know, as a human, we try to find that balance right, whatever that balance is in life."

[00:24:20] "We're not very fucking good at that, dude. No. We're just like I did a post about that."

[00:24:26] "It's like pedal through the fucking floor and everything. Good and bad. That's why we end up and we're so blessed to be here still, but if you point that in the same, that's how a guy like you, how long?"

[00:25:10] "Kim, you made that happen, but there are a lot of people, man, that don't move that way. It's like, damn dude, you guys. That's quick. You know what I mean?"

[00:25:17] "But for us, it's just like, applying our same whatever that gear is or whatever that obsessive mentality towards something positive, and it could really take off and quickly."

[00:26:12] "She just complimented each other in a lot of ways. So, you know, it would be in and yang. Yes. And, you know, so around the time that my father passed. We bought a house and, you know, I just came up with this, like, delusion slash dream of starting my own thing."

[00:28:08] "I don't even know him from Adam. You know what I mean? What's his name's up?"

[00:27:34] "So he's like, oh, don't worry about that. You could just pay me in house. We'll just do it for you."

[00:27:56] "My family has been there for me, but I felt like I've never even gotten support from my own family like that at the time."

[00:28:31] "It had its own It was, like Yeah. I'm trying not to say anything until you just but it was not just, like, if you're thinking, like, basement of I don't know. Dude, you're probably thinking about the basement. I don't know. But, like, it was , Yeah. Exactly. It was, like, when you walked in, If you didn't see the house before you walked in, you would think it was a salon. Yeah. A small salon, but it was set up exactly the same. Nonetheless, very professional, very functional -- Yeah."

[Unknown] "We didn't even know that we could do that in the state of Maryland, but just, you know, with all the right protocols and doing everything legally. We got it done and stayed there 2 and a half years."

[00:29:34] "What really built our confidence was we lived down a really windy path, you know, kind of just in the back. You know, it just seems like it would be very hard to get a group of people to come there realistically and get their hair done. But we were busy. We were busy to the point where we were, like, outgrowing it and we were, like, Alright. So let's see what the next step is."

[00:30:00] "Adam also helped me out with that as well as, as far as you know, what to do and how to get there. And, you know, his contract and company also built my storefront salon."

[00:30:37] "I'm trying to learn the business end of it, you know, for me. I'm very comfortable just being behind the chair, you know. That's my stick."

[00:31:20] "You're definitely the quintessential visionary from the EOS model, which is just it's a an operating system for entrepreneurs, but, like, they put, you know, visionary in 1 corner, and I definitely would fall on that."

[00:31:35] "And then they have the integrator, which might be like a kimmy. It's like that makes things happen, and we're very emotionally driven and all over the place. And we got all these big fucking ideas and the integrator kinda weeds through 80 percent, but then there's always the 20 percent that hit, you know."

[Unknown] "Right? Like, they do their hair or they or whatever. Right? Like, they're looking to start a business. What would you say is the most important thing to focus on?"

[00:32:58] "We're focusing on those. I mean, we do have a young lady that does lashes as well. Mhmm. But really, we just we wanna stick to hair and skin care."

[00:34:50] "You know, keep people around you that are just not always gonna agree with everything you say."

[00:34:57] "I wanted to have every service in that, you know, our salon is just about 2000 square feet, not that big. You know, so why I say I'm really just focusing on hair and skin right now because it just really works for that location."

[00:34:26] "As far as sifting through, you know, I'm a big dreamer. Right? So we had to sift through. All of that. And I try to keep people around me that will bring me down from the clouds. You know what I mean? And kinda ground me. That's just more realistic."

[00:33:28] "What would be your biggest you know, your few key points of emphasis, like, hey, watch out for x. Like, what are some of the biggest learning experiences you've had over the last couple of years? Because you've had this exponential fucking growth, dude. Like and for you, it's so tangible."

[00:35:27] "If they get 30 minutes you might be able to upsell it with 60 or 90 minutes. Right. But if someone's getting a color service, you can add highlights, sell them shampoo, and believe in skin care products. You know what I mean? So there's just so much more that can be done, you know, within person to person."

[00:37:23] "It just became evident to me that Stylists and barbers thrive in a community setting."

[00:37:46] "That's where people go to meet each other in the community as far as stylist to stylist talent shapes talent. You know what I mean? So I"

[00:37:38] "I also want to just, you know, wear the cornerstone of the community as barber shops and hair salons. You know, that's where people go to meet each other in the community as far as stylist to stylist talent shapes talent. You know what I mean? So I"

[00:37:58] "Would want to be around somebody that's more talented than me. Iron sharpens iron. Mhmm. And however you wanna look at it, you know, it's it's great to be around people that are great. It just makes you better. You know, so that to me is priceless."

[00:38:16] "You can just, you know, double, triple book. You thrive more on a community based setting as a stylist or in the hair industry than not being in a community based setting. Not saying, you know, there are those outliers. I'm sure there are those very busy people that are cranking and killing it in their own little, you know -- Right. -- 10 by whatever, 10 by 10 by themselves. But for the masses, you know, this information doesn't doesn't get to you by osmosis. You do the barbershop setting or or the salon setting to your point, man."

[00:38:57] "Like, everybody in there is just I don't know. But I wouldn't know where you're at. I just thought about this, but you personally have been getting into branding on yourself like, is there anything you could recommend or, like, dos and don'ts, like, for what are the biggest struggles number 1 for your industry?"

[00:40:00] "As far as the struggling part, I'm just kind of keeping my eyes on how the economy is moving. So I see now that, you know, at First, when we opened the salon, it was very hard to get workers, not just stylists, but workers in general."

[00:41:13] "Don't start a business with your own money. Okay. Let's see why. Right? Okay. When someone told me that, that was right before the shutdown. Okay? And they said, you never know the world might just stop. And I laughed at that. I was like, there, you know, there's no way. No 1 ever even thought that something like that would happen. Right? But we were able to keep our cushion that we had and it wasn't much at all. Right?"

[00:41:44] "But I would say that it just saved me from taking that advice. You know? Because if I were to, you know, I would say a majority of people when you hear the statistics of, you know, how quick a business will shut down, I would say, is because they put all their liquid into that blind faith of just throwing it all in there. You know? Right. So we were lucky with that. And again, you know, hold people dear to you that you can learn from that have had prior experience."

[00:42:22] "So that was 1 of the biggest things. I would say as far as skills for any stylists or barbers that are listening out there, there's these skills to challenge, balance that I've I've actually heard oh, man. His name is Let's See here. His name is Steven Koller. He talks about you know, just trying if you're trying to get into the flow state, the skills to challenge balance, at least we want to try to stretch our skill set by 5%"

[00:40:24] "Now it seems like it's shifting again. You know, the pendulum is swinging back to where job losses are happening. People are going to have to look more towards trade. Trade jobs than being easily replaced by some kind of computer? Or No. Whatever. Right. Right. Right. You know, it just seems like it's swinging back our way for the business owner to find the people that they need."

[00:43:24] "Try to just go 5 percent past your skill set. Stay diligent on the task at hand and get it done, and then push yourself a little bit more. That way, you know, you're moving slow to move fast. You know what I mean?"

[00:43:41] "And then when you see a look behind you, later on, you're gonna see that you've you've you've made it pretty far instead of trying to take it all at once overwhelming yourself and dropping it and then forgetting about it."

[00:44:16] "How do you eat an elephant? Right? 1 bite at a time."

[00:44:43] "Either I might be shaking my leg. And if not, I'm, like, adjusting my belt, like, you know, re-fixing my stuff. But he's like, dude, that's a superpower. But b, you can do as many things as you want to, as long as you have the team or the person to head it up. Right?"

[00:45:30] "But to that point, I just wasn't touching on that, but I also was thinking about good thing that would be good for this because it's not just, you know, where business is done, but there's other things that go into being good at business or being successful. And a lot of that is taking care of oneself, working out, eating right, all the shit that you've been really into lately."

[00:46:40] "I'm not beating myself up, though. I mean, you know, there's just this fine line of self mastery that I think some people that I talked to kinda get lost in it in the wrong way. Right. You know? And it takes just as much nourishment as it is to challenge myself Right? So recovery is also important."

[00:47:08] "Yes. I did lose a bunch of weight But when I first started that, it was more about, like, just being healthy and being able to do the things that I wanted to do and be capable of."

[Unknown] "But ultimately, as he's like, dude, you need the right person, systems processes, but you can do as many things as you want."

[00:48:17] "I want that level of discomfort. Right. I don't wanna be too comfortable. Because the growth is in the disc, is it uncomfortable? Absolutely."

[00:48:52] "I have made it to where I need to prioritize the work things first to earn my workout time because I felt, oh, I'm being productive. I'm going to workout. I do this every time I'm cold. I'm hot on it. I'm doing all this stuff, but other things started gradually getting pushed to the side."

[00:48:05] "My routine brings out any kind of anxiety. It keeps me also, it keeps me wanting that level of discomfort. Right. I don't wanna be too comfortable. Because the growth is in the disc, is it uncomfortable? Absolutely."

[00:48:37] "But you know, my workout routine reading. I, you know, I was so obsessed with my workout routine that it did start hindering me."

[00:50:05] "Dude. Young lady."

[00:50:16] "Prioritizing my time, marginalized. Time."

[00:50:39] "Have you ever broken down what your time is worth? What are your goals and a half?"

[00:51:06] "If your goals are really, really true and you really mean that. For me, there was something insane, like, that would mean then my time is, like, at 8000 dollars an hour, if that's genuinely what I believe we can do. Genuinely. That's my goal."

[00:51:34] "So I learned that just taking on everything and saying, fuck it. I'm gonna do it. Instead of telling this person to do it, it made me more emotionally distraught."

[00:52:03] "It came to the point where I was working 12 hours a day, 6 days a week, and I was busy every day. Every day. From the moment I opened the salon to the moment I closed, I was breaking my back in there, and I said, okay. Well, I can keep getting busier, but what good is that gonna do me?"

[00:52:23] "Now I have to work on growing the business. You know what I mean and eventually stepping away. And so going through those discomfort, shaving 1 day off at a time. Now I'm only there 3 days a week."

[00:53:08] "I learned very early on. Gosh. I can't remember the name of the author, but developing the leader within you. By Maxwell. Mhmm. John c Maxwell. Great book. You know, within the intro of the book I found out I was doing a majority of everything wrong in the business, and I was focusing on the bottom 20 percent of people that needed, you know, they're not bad people, but they needed a lot of work. They needed to get their skills a lot more."

[00:53:41] "What I needed to focus on was the top 20 percent that make 80 percent of the inventory of the revenue. Okay? And then from there, it just trickles down."

[00:54:52] "You have to be obsessed with success. In this case, obsessed with riches and ultimately what comes with that and then and then and then being such a powerful force of your subconscious that it manifests itself into the literal form of cash in your hand."

[00:55:07] "It's not just it's everything that you do throughout your day, and I know you do this shit. I mean, the cold plunges, the different tweaks to your diets, working out, finding in mind monitoring your time and reading all these different books, do self help books. Dude, you know what kind of temperature you're supposed to sleep and sleep studies. The amount of stuff that you put into and I know this because, again, we have these conversations every time, which is why I want people to understand, like, that's the guy who who goes from, you know, starting your salon 4 or 5 years ago to, like, having 1 of the biggest ones in the Annapolis market and now"

[00:54:18] "That's a good book. It's a good book. He's got a lot of good best sellers, though, great great author. On leadership."

[00:55:58] "It's so important because I have to do, I mean, everything, I do the same routine every single morning. And if I don't, it throws me all up. And I still struggle immensely. But if I didn't do those things, I don't think I'd be even a fraction of where I am now."

[00:56:18] "Mentoring mentorship. You hooked me up with that that we said earlier. Adam Champini texted me now. I mean, like, "That was such a big thing for me and I made that connection because I made a connection with you and ultimately I think the theme is really like relationships and you've got a relationship supermarket."

[00:57:12] "You don't move as quickly as you do. And I know you well enough to know, like, you damn well belong in that seat."

[00:57:21] "What piece of advice would you give if you could just impart 1 piece of wisdom? On to everybody that's listening out there, you know, 5 years, 10 years, tomorrow. It doesn't matter. What would be what you would say? Like, hey, man, this is my biggest contribution. Don't do or do or whatever. Whatever it is that you would wanna have well, yeah, to impart on the masses that could be your."

[00:58:32] "Work on yourself, never stop working on yourself."

[00:59:45] "The busiest most successful hairstylist that I have ever met has always told me never stop learning."

[01:00:10] "Go back to the basics again of a community setting even after, you know, what everybody went through with COVID."

[01:00:23] "United, we stand, divided, we fall. I wholeheartedly believe that in every situation."

[01:00:32] "We gotta raise the ties together, man. This isn't there's no competition."

[01:00:45] "Learn from that person. Teach that person. You know? And that could be applied to any trade or anything like that."

[01:01:01] "Let it be a friendly competition. Sure. You know what I mean? Try to outdo each other in the best way possible. In a friendship, brotherly, sisterly manner."

[01:01:19] "You don't wanna pull into a parking lot. No matter where you work or what trade it is, and sit in the car and think to yourself, man, what am I walking into today? You know what I mean?"

Topics

Success in the Beauty Industry: Samana Canbate's Story

Running a Successful Salon Business: The Story of Mia, Co-Owner of Annapolis Army Salon

The Impact of Hair School and Drug Use on Making Money

The Impact of Prison on Reentry into Society

The Impact of Traumatic Loss on Mental Health and Sobriety

Being a Victim

The Importance of Balance in Life: An Interview with Adam Champaign

The Power of Mentorship and Support.

Success Story of a Hair and Skin Care Shop in Crownsville, Near Annapolis

The Benefits of a Community-Based Hair Salon

The Benefits of Business Persistence

The Benefits of Stepping Out of Your Comfort Zone

Staying Healthy While Working From Home

The Impact of Working Long Hours on Mental Health

Secrets to Business Success: Focusing on the Top 20 Percent and Tips for Time Management.

The Importance of Investing in Personal Growth and Working with a Team Attitude.

Maintaining Healthy Hair with Dan on Social Media

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The Kitchen Table, a podcast hosted by Kenny Baden, is the perfect place to learn about real estate and investing. Baden brings on guest Travis Wells, a real estate agent and oil and gas executive, who is highly successful in the industry and shares his experiences. Wells boasts a jaw-dropping 75 doors in his own home with aspirations of 200 by the end of the year. He tells how he came from troubled youth falling into illegally signing some paperwork, to becoming Vice President of an oil and gas company. Wells speaks of the long-term wealth of real estate investing, aiming to rent out his properties and cash out in refi's. He also shares his knowledge of the cardinal model, where one can save up to forty thousand dollars to get a multi-unit entry. Wells gives a glimpse into his past, of not being able to sustain any real traction in his business due to sobriety, and of being able to now contribute to the fit movement, offering nutrition plans and fitness advice. Baden and Wells have a true connection, allowing their conversations to be full of wisdom and educational value. Tune into The Kitchen Table podcast and listen to incredible conversations and gain valuable insight from Wells and other guests.

Timestamps:

0:00:03.358320 - Traveling in Style: The Story of How Travis Wells Became an Oil and Gas Executive and Real Estate Agent

0:03:14.626920 - Survival Story: Travis Boyd and His 75 Doors

0:06:47.789730 - The Dangers of Lock-in Contracts in Business

0:09:56.438400 - Travis Scott's Experience with a Young Criminal

0:13:07.432200 - The Struggles of Working as a Young Adult

0:16:27.604860 - Success Story of a Troubled Youth: From Vice President to Real Estate Investor

0:19:47.378300 - Investing in Material Assets

0:23:02.133000 - The Benefits of Long-Term Real Estate Investing

0:26:19.127400 - Retrieving Profit Through a Cash-Out Refinance

0:29:46.044400 - Investing in Multi-Family Real Estate With The Cardinal Model

0:33:10.142100 - The Benefits of Scaling Your Real Estate Business: Lessons from Travis Wells

0:36:48.791700 - Overcoming Addiction to Achieve Financial Success

0:39:56.323700 - Success Story of Travis Wells: From Lying to Get a Job to Becoming VP

0:43:07.950200 - The Benefits of Adopting a Fit Lifestyle with Travis Clay Wells

0:46:17.896500 - The Benefits of Joining a Movement for Health and Wellness.

Best Quotes:

"We weren't well versed in the private jet experience, but Travis and I both took that experience together, which was really cool because we sat in the back, the 2 guys that were, like, scared the most of flying."

"It was to me; it was kind of like a life changing experience."

"My dad went to prison, Bob decided to go to Texas. I was a little kid. Texas has a great economy."

"Ended up getting into the mortgage in, like, 19 years old. 20, 19 20. That's when it busted, like, back in, you know, 2008, somewhere around there."

"Had a horrible accident, got him killed by a full freaking metal structure, collapsed on the house. Went through my chest, broke my ribs."

All Quotes:

"We weren't well versed in the private jet experience, but Travis and I both took that experience together, which was really cool because we sat in the back, the 2 guys that were, like, scared the most of flying."

"It was kind of like a life changing experience."

"Made me feel a little inadequate, but I'll say I give him mad props, dude, because he was eating all of that timing his meals and made it work on the trip."

"I thought I was getting my degree because I was coaching for a high school, but I ended up getting into oil and gas."

"Had a horrible accident, got him killed by a full freaking metal structure, collapsed on the house. Went through my chest, broke my ribs."

"I heard this this cracking noise, and I turned around and a support being that was holding up the side of his house just gave way, and it just, like, flipped around, went through my chest, pinned me to a garage. Our ribs broke because the weight of it. Our ribs punctured, and I was, you know, just kind of out of it, and I told everybody to come help me. We pulled the

"But I was still young man, but tell us a little bit about that, dude. What do you Where did all these things come from?"

"Dude, I had no idea you're fucking impaled in the chest as a grunt."

"You do that stuff in your past, but it helps you be a better if you learn from it, if you learn from it. Right? You can be a better human being having gone through those experiences."

"Those are the character defining moments. And every time you get through something like a felony or multiple arrest as a kid or growing up or your parents are in difficult situations and kind of having to come up rough. You get through that."

"Everything happens for us, not to us, not sure they believe that, just like you're saying."

"Raising hell, grouping a rough house, you know, like abusive households. I took it out on everybody else, you know, nash."

"Did you bring way too much value with the real estate, man. I couldn't get off of that but continue."

"If you're somebody who's looking at getting into the fitness and making a mistake about it, Travis and I were just talking about this, how you take care of yourself, what you eat, what you do, how you work out, all of those things. If you want to be successful, they absolutely parallel. Period."

"You look good, feel good, eat good, train good, you perform good, perform good. You make money. You make money. You're successful and so on."

"Join the fit movement. It is a movement. It's something that he contributes to on the daily. I belong to that phase book group."

Topics:

Effectiveness of Meal Prepping in Busy Lifestyles

Survivor of Horrific Accident Rebuilds His Home with 75 Doors and Counting

The Unethical Practices of Businesses

The Remarkable Criminal Background of Travis Scott

Life Experiences as a 21-Year-Old Truck Driver

The Journey of Overcoming Adversity to Success: The Story of the VP of an Oil and Gas Company

Investing in Real Estate

Real Estate Investing for Long-Term Wealth

The Benefits of Cash-Out Refinancing

The Cardinal Model: Investing in Multi-Unit Properties

The Benefits of Scaling Real Estate Businesses with Travis Wells

Finding Financial Stability While Fighting Addiction.

The Challenges of Achieving Professional Success

The Benefits of Incorporating Fitness into Your Life with Travis Clay Wells

The Power of Movement: Connecting Through Exercise and Nutrition with a Busy Corporate VP.

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"Unpacking the PJ Experience: Getting to Know Travis Wells on the Kitchen Table Podcast"

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The Kitchen Table podcast recently featured the inspiring Travis Wells. Travis is a person who has truly pushed himself out of his comfort zone, having taken a private jet experience he was completely new to. Here, Travis and guest host Kenny Baden had an opportunity to discuss why the experience pushed him out of his comfort zone and what life-changing impact it had.

“That's why you are gripping onto your seat. I was doing the same thing. So that was pretty cool.” – Kenny Baden

Travis’ story of having a life-changing experience out of his comfort zone is both inspirational yet serves as a cautionary tale; if you don’t push yourself and have new experiences, you’ll miss out on incredible opportunities that can create positive changes in your life. In this episode, Travis explores his background and the lessons he has learned through his experiences.

Here are three tips to take away from the episode:

1. Don’t be afraid to take a risk and embrace the unknown

2. Seize opportunities to enjoy life-changing experiences outside of your comfort zone

3. Learn from your experiences and utilize the lessons to grow

Listen to The Kitchen Table podcast episode featuring Travis Wells and host Kenny Baden to gain deeper insight into this lesson and make a positive change in your own life.

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The Kitchen Table podcast recently featured Travis Wells to discuss how his experiences have pushed him outside of his comfort zone and had a life-changing impact on him. Travis dives into his background and shares his wisdom on lessons learned with host Kenny Baden.

“We're in these fancy groups now and stuff, man. We got to step it up, you know.” – Kenny Baden

This episode is an inspiring listen as Travis challenges us to pick ourselves up and push ourselves towards greatness. He encourages us to take a chance, even if it’s out of our comfort zone, and understand that it may change our life in ways we would never have expected.

Here are three tips to take away from the episode:

1. Reach for the stars and never settle

2. Don’t let fear hold you back from new experiences

3. Inspire yourself and others with your own story

The Kitchen Table podcast is for everyone curious about Travis’ journey, looking for a push towards greatness, and wanting to share their own experience with the world. Listen to the episode to get inspired and motivated for your own journey ahead.

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Welcome to The Kitchen Table podcast hosted by Kenny Baden and featuring guest Adam McChesney. Adam began his entrepreneurial journey by creating and marketing websites. He now makes his living as a digital landlord, with many of his clients coming from Apex, a powerful membership platform. Adam also has a consulting company that helps people get started as entrepreneurs. He even has his own logo inspired by other big names like HP and DoorDash.

During his time on the show, Adam talked about his journey to becoming an entrepreneur and his various businesses. He also talked about launching marketing campaigns for companies and mastering the art of SEO. Adam shares his tips for how to make a good return on investment and the importance of blocking off time for yourself and improving your relationships. He even revealed plans to hire an executive assistant.

Make sure to follow Adam on Instagram for more tips on being an entrepreneur and stay tuned to The Kitchen Table podcast for more inspiring stories.

Topics Discussed and Key Points:

-Starting a Side Hustle During a Pandemic

-He does his seasonal stuff. The Financial Benefits of Seasonal Work

-Opportunities for Improving SEO Through Video Audits

-How to Generate Quick Results with SEO and Ads

-Expanding a Business to New Locations: Annapolis, Maryland

-Starting a Consulting Business: The Logo Design Process

-The Challenges of Being an Entrepreneur and Working with Family.

-Lessons Learned from Starting Multiple Businesses

-The Topic: The Brewing Process of Entrepreneurship

-Prioritizing Yourself as a Giving Person

-The Challenges of Relationship Maintenance.

-Hiring an Executive Assistant: Tips from Adam Mc Chesney

Timestamps:

[00:03:47] Starting a Side Hustle During a Pandemic

[00:07:16] He does his seasonal stuff. The Financial Benefits of Seasonal Work

[00:10:27] Opportunities for Improving SEO Through Video Audits

[00:13:46] How to Generate Quick Results with SEO and Ads

[00:16:58] Expanding a Business to New Locations: Annapolis, Maryland

[00:20:23] Starting a Consulting Business: The Logo Design Process

[00:23:23] The Challenges of Being an Entrepreneur and Working with Family.

[00:26:43] Lessons Learned from Starting Multiple Businesses

[00:29:48] The Topic: The Brewing Process of Entrepreneurship

[00:32:47] Prioritizing Yourself as a Giving Person

[00:36:04] The Challenges of Relationship Maintenance.

[00:39:16] Hiring an Executive Assistant: Tips from Adam Mc Chesney

Notable Quotes:

"My grandparents own a very successful bakery and actually still own a very successful bakery."

"So, I did the typical route that most people go. And so I went to high school, got decent grades, went to college, and graduated with a sports management degree."

"So, I started looking for ways to make money online, and I came across an ad that taught me how to be a digital landlord."

"So, the first thing that we do is what we refer to as a digital audit."

"SEO is normally a 6-to-12-month process to see a massive return on investment because I compare SEO like going to the gym. When you start SEO, it's like signing up for your gym membership. After not being in the gym, really ever."

"We take care of literally all of that. So, a lot of people think, SEO is a big investment to basically wait 6 to 12 months. It's not that leads aren't going to come in before them, but that's when the noticeable difference usually is across the board."

"Our logo stuff is much less than that, but we just had to give you an idea, we just had a landscape company that came to us that has been doing SEO. We built their website a while ago. And they're like, we have a very city specific company name. And we want to rebrand to have it be more generic because we want to go into more services, and we also want to go into more locations."

"But to that point, you know, in these areas that you may not know, I think PCR is a little bit more I don't know, easy to digest and less complicated. But that stuff really interests me."

"It's all on the calendar. I struggled with that for a long time. I would block things out on my calendar, but I would be very quick to remove them. If something comes up, you know, an opportunity comes up, a client calls, like, all those different things. And basically, it wasn't a calendar. Right? And it was also very open ended."

"The biggest thing that has led me to where I'm at right now is really the people that I bring on in those partnerships."

"It's got to align with my schedule and what I need to do in order to make it happen."

"I'm a very giving person. I love to provide value, and I love to support as many people in their missions as I possibly can. But there was a time where I was not putting myself first, and that's not a selfish thing, but I was willing to give, give, give, and I wasn't I wasn't able to have the time to take for myself, for my relationship with my wife, for things that I was passionate about doing because I was so focused on I have to give because I have so much to give and it really hurt me."

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"Unlock the Secrets to Success with Brandon James of Brandon James Roofing on The Kitchen Table Podcast!":

Kenny Baden invites Brandon James of Brandon James Roofing to join him on The Kitchen Table this week. They share Brandon's story of personal transformation and learning from his struggles. Brandon gives advice from his experience, discussing topics from developing an excellent team culture to making tough moves to balancing spiritual life and work, and even the details of his transition from a convicted felon to professional swimmer. With many inspiring stories and invaluable insights, Kenny and Brandon provide a great discussion on entrepreneurship and success.

Topics Discussed and Key Points:

-The Value of Teamwork and Accountability

-The Effects of Peer Pressure and Gang Involvement on Young People

-The Power of Belief: Overcoming Adversity Through Self-Talk

-The Power of Facing Adversity

-The Power of Positive Thinking in Achieving Success

-The Benefits of Being a Hard Worker in a Union Job

-Overcoming Adversity - The Journey of a Former Convicted Felon to Professional Swimmer

-Understanding Your Personal Drive for Success

-Rediscovering Faith and Finding Hope in Tough Times.

-The Success of Apex Despite Difficult Rebuild

-Making Difficult Decisions in Business

-Scaling a Business and Cultivating a Culture of Excellence with Brandon James of smash.com

-The Power of Reflection at the End of the Day

-Success Tips from Brandon J of Brandon J Roofing

-Reaching Out for Advice on Business Matters

Timestamps:

[00:03:34] The Value of Teamwork and Accountability

[00:06:36] The Effects of Peer Pressure and Gang Involvement on Young People

[00:10:10] The Power of Belief: Overcoming Adversity Through Self-Talk

[00:13:43] The Power of Facing Adversity

[00:17:03] The Power of Positive Thinking in Achieving Success

[00:20:13] The Benefits of Being a Hard Worker in a Union Job

[00:23:28] Overcoming Adversity - The Journey of a Former Convicted Felon to Professional Swimmer

[00:26:40] Understanding Your Personal Drive for Success

[00:30:01] Rediscovering Faith and Finding Hope in Tough Times.

[00:33:35] The Success of Apex Despite Difficult Rebuild

[00:36:48] Making Difficult Decisions in Business

[00:39:53] Scaling a Business and Cultivating a Culture of Excellence with Brandon James of smash.com

[00:43:12] The Power of Reflection at the End of the Day

[00:46:24] Success Tips from Brandon J of Brandon J Roofing

[00:49:39] Reaching Out for Advice on Business Matters

Notable Quotes:

"It was like, man, I was just existing. And I Like, if I was a slave to that drug, you know, and I cut myself off from everybody, you know, and I would just work and feed my disease, feed bad at work every day, and that was it."

"My mom, she was an extremely hard-working woman. Like she just works up at sundown. She would teach her, and then she worked 2 jobs. She would get home between 9 and 11 every night. And moved to the house at 7AM. And just trying to keep food on the table."

"I got out and went back in for, like, a little bit more of a serious crime. And it was like, it just kept getting worse and worse, you know. And, you know, addiction, alcoholism, you know, deism started to take effect at a very early age, and I just never knew why."

"And I remember I'm sitting in my mom's house. And 1 of the first thoughts I had was, like, they had no idea of the monster they're just letting into their house. Because that's why I turned myself into a monster there. You know, I've been stabbed several times. It's like that."

"I just made, like, a pact with myself, and I made a post about this the other day. And it was, like, I only surrounded myself with people who had the things I wanted. That's it."

"And it was just drilled into me, like, man, just do the next right thing. Whatever it is, just do the next right thing. And after that, do the next right thing after that. And it's all going to come and keep an open mind, and it's all going to come together."

"I told my mom at that time. Like, I was like, well, because you know my mom. Yeah. Jesus. It's such a blessing that we got you. You're in a union. You're set for life. You got a retirement. You got you know, you're it's thank you, God. And I do thank God every day. But, you know, it's like working for a big corporation, insurance, pension, all the bullshit."

"I had to cut everybody out of my life. And I just made, like, a pact with myself, and I made a post about this the other day. And it was, like, I only surrounded myself with people who had the things I wanted. That's it.""

"It's like, as soon as I acted on that, it was crazy, like, how the floodgates opened. And with good quality people."

"I just had this whisper, man. I'm a pretty spiritual guy and try to stay in good connection with God and IIII get a little whisper, visions, whatever. It might sound crazy but fuck off."

"I want to wake up in awe every day."

"I only want the people that are all in. All in mentally, physically, spiritually, all in on creating the best version themselves."

"The only way that we offer and our better version of this industry, and we each individually best version of ourselves."

"Staying in gratitude, brother. That is the best message I think I've heard, man, I really, I couldn't agree more.""
 

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Welcome to The Kitchen Table, a podcast hosted by Ken Baden. Every week, Ken speaks with inspiring people who have overcome hardship and found success. Joining Ken today is Steve Apodaca, the founder and CEO of Doctor Close. Steve shares his story of growing up in Las Vegas, and how, at age 15 he moved back in with his mom in Louisiana, only to have her fall into a life of drugs and end up in prison. He had to find a place to go and ended up living with his dad until he turned 18.

Steve then tried his hand at landscaping before deciding to join corporate America, where he was offered a significant salary. Unfortunately, he was laid-off shortly after and felt crushed by the experience. However, it inspired him to take control of his life and start his own business. Now, Steve advises listeners to recognize their own intrinsic value and to make full use of their 24 hours a day. Steve is very transparent and people can learn more about him online. Tune into The Kitchen Table to hear more of Steve’s journey and other inspiring stories.

Key Takeaways:

Growing Up With A Parent in Prison

Social Media and Its Impact on Mental Health

The Cost of Procrastination

Overcoming Objectives to Maximize Your 24 Hours in a Day

The Value of Mentorship and Guidance for Personal Growth

Topics with Timestamps:

 [00:03:52] The Impact of Growing Up With A Parent in Prison

[00:07:05] Social Media and Its Impact on Mental Health

[00:10:12] Rejection After Acceptance: Dealing with the let-down of losing a job after being promised one.

[00:13:26] Leaving a Failed Career in Landscaping for Corporate America

[00:16:35] How Losing His Job Led to a Fulfilling Career

[00:20:03] The Cost of Procrastination

[00:23:06] Overcoming Objectives to Maximize Your 24 Hours in a Day

[00:26:22] The Idea of Hard Work Among Young People

[00:29:22] The Value of Mentorship and Guidance for Personal Growth

[00:32:33] Harassment and Retaliation Against Independent Agents

[00:35:48] The Impact of Opportunity on Financial Success

[00:39:15] Providing for Family from a Humble Upbringing

[00:42:15] The Data Revolution: How Data Has Replaced Oil as the World's Most Valuable Commodity

[00:45:31] The Potential of Digital Business Cards as a Lead Sourcing Tool

[00:48:42] The Value of What You Do and Offer

[00:52:15] Getting to Know Steve: An Exploration of Transparency.

Notable Quotes:

“We know there's a lot of chaos and disorder in this world. We lack leadership and good parental guidance. And so whatever's gotten me to where I've gotten, I'm sure it it can help somebody else along the way who who's walked in similar shoes as me”

“If you guys aren't gonna appreciate me for the output that you guys are expecting, I'm out. So as soon as I literally fired my boss right there, that was the last time I had ever worked for somebody. That was pretty much the start of my entrepreneurship journey. I was just like, It's like when you bust out a prison in the movies and then the rearview mirror, they see all the lights and they're like, I'm not going back. That was me. I was like, I'm not going back. Never gonna work for somebody again.”

“One of the biggest sales skills that I always tell people to perfect and master is the art of asking the right questions. When you believe that what you do has intrinsic value, you can now ask those heart wrenching punching questions that are more curious and genuine in nature, and you don't sound like a salesperson. Mhmm. Right? You sound like you're asking the right question that helps them realize that if they were to take advantage of your offer, their life would be a lot better.“

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Welcome to The Kitchen Table podcast, hosted by Ken Baden. Ken's inaugural guest is Doug Mitchell, a former AT&T executive who is now a consultant at Apex. In this episode, Doug shares his experience in building a successful sales program and discusses his consulting dog, "Solar Doug." They talk about credit repair and sales training and Ken and Doug discuss their mastermind Apex, EOS, a task management and vision tracking tool, and Doug's upcoming book, "Traction with your rocket fuel mixed in," which will cover contributions from a stable of superstars. Doug concludes with a piece of advice to manage sales people on controllable actions and to take advantage of his offer of speaking on a stage for free for the next two months. Tune in to The Kitchen Table podcast and find out more!

Key Takeaways:

• The Challenges and Rewards of Developing a Sales Program with a Former AT&T Executive.
• The Journey to Financial Freedom
• The Power of Turning Your Passion into a Career
• Transitioning to Podcasting After Working in Sales
• The Benefits of Using EOS (Task Management Tool) for Increased Profitability
• Building Great Sales Teams: "Traction with Your Rocket Fuel Mixed In"
• The Power of Self-Reflection and Personal Responsibility.

Topics with Timestamps:

[00:03:31] Exploring the Advantages and Disadvantages of Establishing a Sales Program with a Previous AT&T Executive

[00:06:41] The Advantages of Owning a Therapy Dog

[00:09:57] Exploring John Sutter's Journey to Financial Freedom: Retiring at 40

[00:13:08] The potential of changing your passion  into a profession.

[00:16:15] After working in sales, transitioning to podcasting

[00:19:30] Ryan plays an integral part in Apex's Mastermind Team.

[00:22:32] The Profitability Benefits of Utilizing EOS (Task Management Tool)

[00:25:33] Constructing Exceptional Sales Teams: "Propelling Ahead with Your Catalyst Added"

[00:28:50] Creating a Team of Elite Performers

[00:32:31] The Strength of Self-Examination and Individual Accountability.

[00:35:48] Efficiently Controlling Salespeople Through Actionable Measures

[00:39:10] The Advantages of Participating in Free Public Speaking Events

Notable Quotes:

"I spent 13 years relying on my sales org to produce after I had given them the platform and poured into them every day. And, you know the day to day parts but you gotta restructure. You gotta change commissions. You gotta change products. Whatever the case is. You gotta do new training. You gotta create new opportunity."

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The Sales Gamut: Ken Baden's Journey from Sleeping Outside to the Multi-Million Dollar Business on "The Kitchen Table" Podcast

Summary:

Introducing The Kitchen Table, the new podcast hosted by Ken Baden, an experienced salesperson of over a decade. Ken has been through the sales gamut – from men's suits to insurance – and is passionate about recruiting, grooming, and training sales teams. While he has achieved success and status as a multi-millionaire business owner, he hasn't forgotten his past as a person living without a vehicle or home. With his unique standpoint and resilience, Ken is dedicated to supporting those in similar situations. Every episode features a special guest, who will discuss their routine, habits, and insight on their success, allowing viewers to gain tips and benefit from the wisdom shared. So, tune in and listen to a podcast created with a purpose!

Key Takeaways:

• Recruiting and Grooming Sales Teams
•  The Transformative Power of Recovery and Living an Extraordinary Life
•  Overcoming Adversity and Achieving Success
•  Maintaining a Routine for Success with Guests

Topics with Timestamps:

[00:03:37] Building and Sharpening Sales Teams

[00:06:55] The Transformative Powers of Recovery and Leading an Extraordinary Life

[00:10:18] Conquering Challenges and Attaining Triumph

[00:13:44] Creating a Structure to Ensure Positive Outcomes with Visitors

Notable Quotes:

"I was just a shell of a human being. I was existing. I was not living. I was not happy. I was not fulfilled. I was not doing anything. I was just existing. And I was so blessed to have a family that was willing to help me and get me back on track.”

“My passion is working with other people. My passion is recruiting and grooming and training sales teams. I love that shit. I love it. I love it.” 

“The reason I launched this show is to pass on those things that I've learned"

"What you become is something subhuman and you'll do anything and everything to get what you believe you need more than anything even if you know or want to not be that way." 

"We're bringing you the best in the game while they're building their empires. Right? So guys, stay tuned. Get excited."

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A podcast about business, sales, goals, and the pursuit of personal greatness, all right where business GETS DONE.  We'll be talking to the future business superstars of tomorrow, TODAY. Learn how they are building their empires, how to set and achieve personal and professional goals, and how to sell like the best and earn your seat at the table!  So pull up a chair, and lets get down to business!