The Millennial Mastermind Podcast

How can I really use LinkedIn to grow my network or business? If you're anything like me, you've pondered that question before. Many of us create LinkedIn profiles in college with the hope that it might help us land an internship or job after graduation. We connect with all of our friends, colleagues, and business connections. Maybe we've even used it as a tool to try to find potential customers or individuals we want to add to our network. But with 500 million users, doesn't it seem like there are better ways to take advantage of this professional platform? To answer that questions, I invited Jimena Cortes onto the show. Jimena is a marketing consultant specializing in LinkedIn lead generation. She is a published author, international speaker, entrepreneur and the founder of Wizard Media and Linked Blueprint. Jimena has taught over 4,000 people worldwide how she gets multi-million dollar companies as her clients by using LinkedIn. She has been mentioned on Inc.com, Entrepreneur.com, and Forbes to name a few. In this episode, we discuss:

• How companies can take advantage of LinkedIn
• How individuals can leverage LinkedIn
• How to connect with high-level contacts on the platform
• The most common mistakes people make on LinkedIn
• And more about how to utilize the social media giant to its fullest potential

Learn more about Jimena at JimenaCortes.com.

QuHarrison Terry is a serial entrepreneur and self-starter. He is the Co-founder and President of VNM USA, a full-service ad agency that he has run since 2013, the Marketing Director for Redox, a healthcare tech company, and Co-founder and CEO of 23VIVI, an online digital marketplace. QuHarrison has was listed in Madison's 40 under 40 and was named one of LinkedIn's Top Voices in Technology. Oh yeah... and he managed to accomplish all of these feats by AGE 21! To say that QuHarrison is a millennial mastermind and inspiration would be a serious understatement. In this episode, we discuss:

• How he reached such success by 21
• Building an audience
• Strategies for creating content
• How to stay motivated
• And much more...

Links: QuickTheories.com QuHarrison.com LinkedIn Articles

This week's guest is out of this world... literally. She's been to space! Today we're talking about leadership, the future, and overcoming obstacles with Dr. Janet Kavandi, the Director of NASA's John H. Glenn Research Center. Prior to her role at the Glenn Research Center, Dr. Kavandi was the Director of Flight Crew Operations at the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. She was selected as a NASA astronaut in December 1994 as a member of the fifteenth class of U.S. astronauts. She is a veteran of three space flights where she logged more than 33 days in space, traveling more than 13.1 million miles in 535 Earth orbits. HOLY SMOKES!!! I had an absolute blast nerding out over space travel and the future of our planet, and I hope you do too. To learn more about NASA and the amazing research Dr. Kavandi's team is conducting, head over to nasa.gov. Dr. Kavandi's NASA Bio: https://www.nasa.gov/content/biography-janet-l-kavandi-dr Photo Credit: Gus Chan / The Plain Dealer

Mike Belsito is a lot of things. He is the co-founder of Product Collective, co-organizer of a conference called Industry, founder of eFuneral, author of Startup Seed Funding for the Rest of Us: How to Raise $1 Million For Your Startup - Even Outside of Silicon Valley, and co-host of the podcast Rocketship.fm.

This episode is not my standard Q&A format. After a friendly introduction from a mutual connection, I asked Mike to grab a coffee. Being a podcaster himself, and comfortable in front of a mic, I asked if he would mind if I throw my recorder on the table. This episode is the resulting coffee date. Links: productcollective.com @belsito on Twitter - https://twitter.com/belsito?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Mike's book - https://www.amazon.com/Startup-Seed-Funding-Rest-Us/dp/0692391444/ref=la_B00UELF5M8_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1494201029&sr=1-1

From the NFL's Green Bay Packers, I'm joined today by linebacker and special teams extraordinaire, Jayrone Elliot. Back in 2014 when Jayrone entered the NFL draft, things did not go the way he had expected... at all. When all was said and done, his name was never called. He went undrafted. But that minor setback didn't stop this determined and hardworking young player. In his own words, "Don't let anyone write your story. You're the author of your own book." Jayrone not only battled for a spot, but even led the NFL in sacks that pre-season. His story is pretty remarkable, but even more impressive is his mindset and focus.

Nick Zolfo is the Co-Host of the new and amazing podcast, Catching Z's: The Millennials Guide to Mindfulness. In today's episode, Nick and I take a deep dive into meditation and mindfulness. We take a look at these topics from a very practical perspective. We talk through the benefits of meditation, the science behind it, how to get started, some awesome resources available, and much more. Please enjoy this zenful and mindful jam sesh with Nick Zolfo. Links: Catching Z's: The Millennials Guide to Mindfulness on: iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/catching-zs-the-millenials-guide-to-mindfulness/id1223794557?mt=2 Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/user-211776053-439483955/catching-zs-episode-004-brad-mulvey-from-the-millennial-mastermind-podcast Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/CatchingZZs/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/Catching_ZZs

Junk. Our lives are full of it. Between the useless stuff cluttering our homes, the onslaught of digital rubbish we face on social media, and the mental baggage that weighs us down, we are constantly surrounded by the many different faces of junk. Enter Ruth Soukup. Ruth is a blogger, speaker, entrepreneur, professional encourager, & New York Times bestselling author. Her books include Living Well Spending Less, Unstuffed: Decluttering Your Home, Mind and Soul, and 31 Days to a Clutter Free Life. Simply put, she is the foremost expert when it comes to getting rid of junk. And in today's episode, she teaches us how to do just that. To learn more about Ruth, check out the links below:

• http://www.livingwellspendingless.com/
• https://eliteblogacademy.com/
• https://www.amazon.com/Ruth-Soukup/e/B00F1C4TJ0

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In today's culture, we rarely hear about how to deal with our feelings. And if you're a man, it's practically considered to be a show of weakness. That is why today's episode is a breath of fresh air. Yigal Adato is a leadership expert, speaker, executive coach to business owners, the Founder of Leaderato, and the Host of the new show Small Business Big Leaders. We chat about the why millennials need to express their emotions and how they can do that. Yigal also shares his 3 Pillars of Leadership. If you're picking up what Yigal is throwing down, check him out at:

• YigalAdato.com
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/yigaladato/
• https://www.instagram.com/yigaladato/
• https://www.facebook.com/YigalAdato/