The Millennial Mastermind Podcast

Jason Smith is a speaker, financial planner, best-selling author, coach and entrepreneur. Jason founded and is currently the CEO or Chairman of four companies:

• The JL Smith Group
• Clarity 2 Prosperity
• C2P Advisory Group
• Prosperity Capital Advisors

Clarity 2 Prosperity is a coaching and training company that, long behold, incorporates mastermind groups into its business model. In this episode, Jason teaches us how to create a process-driven company so it can thrive no matter how much time you invest in it. He also shares how to attract a high-level mentor into your life. Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Patrick Lencioni Books on Leadership
• The E-Myth Revisited by Michael Gerber
• Strategic Coach - Business Coaching for Entrepreneurs
• The Bucket Plan by Jason Smith
• Clarity 2 Prosperity website

Stephan Harman is the Co-Founder of FUSIAN, a fast-casual restaurant for sushi rolls and bowls with 10 locations in Ohio, and growing. Stephan founded FUSIAN back in 2010 in his early 20's, at a time in life when most of us are just starting to realize college is over and the real world is hard. I'm personally very excited for this episode because before I ever knew who Stephan was or that we had some mutual connections, I knew FUSIAN as this amazing sushi stop that I would frequent anytime I was driving through Columbus or Cincinnati. Aside from great food, they have developed a solid brand with a foundation in sustainability, culture and customer experience. Links: Stephan's email: [email protected] Fusian on Instagram Fusian on Facebook fusian.com

Today, I am joined by a guest whose manifesto is to help leaders build a better self each day. I use that term, "manifesto", very intentionally, because our guest is the organizer of The Manifesto Adventure Retreat, a life-changing adventure experience for men. These retreats challenge men mentally, physically and emotionally to make the good man great. Who is this mystery guest? Today I am chatting with leadership coach, speaker, facilitator, and the Founder of Mindful Choice, Christie Garcia. If you're a man, listen up because you're about to be gifted the tools, tips and confidence to help maximize your career and business, create life balance, be a better man, dad, husband, friend, boss, peer or any other role you identify with. If you're a woman, also listen up because we're going to dive into many leadership principles that span across any gender lines. Links: http://mindfulchoice.com/millennial

Erik Seversen is a writer, speaker, adventurer, educator, and entrepreneur who refuses to let others tell him what he can or cannot do. This way of thinking stems back to when he was rejected from his dream school UCLA, and turned that setback into a challenge. He excelled in community college and got into UCLA two years later, where he graduated near the top of his class. And that's just the very tip of the spear with Erik. If you take a look at his resume of life experiences, you'd hardly believe that one person could accomplish everything that he's done. To list a few of these experiences, Erik has:

• traveled to over 80 countries
• been to 49 of the 50 states
• ridden a motorcycle on 6 continents and crossed the USA on one twice
• had a machine gun stuck in his mouth in Nigeria
• summited the tallest mountains of 8 countries and 5 states
• lived with a remote Indian tribe deep in the Amazon
• helped a company grow from $7M to over $100,000,000 in ten years as VP of International Business Development
• written a book, ORDINARY TO EXTRAORDINARY: An Average Person's Adventurous Search For Meaning, which comes out in March 2018

Erik's journey personifies the idea of living life with intention. He uses entrepreneurial success formulas and motivational materials in business, but he's also pioneering their use in the field of education. Links: http://erikseversen.com/millennial

Jeffrey Shaw has been the go-to portrait photographer for an exclusive clientele for over 30 years. His portraits have appeared on The Oprah Show, CBS News, in "O" Magazine, People Magazine and New York Family Magazine. Jeffrey is also the host of the popular business podcast Creative Warriors and a featured speaker on The Moth. In addition to his photography, Jeffrey now uses the skills he's developed over the past 30 years to help other businesses stand out, attract their ideal customers, and create brand loyalty that supersedes price. His new book, LINGO: Discover Your Ideal Customer's Secret Language and Make Your Business Irresistible, he helps entrepreneurs truly understand their ideal customers. Links:

• Jeffrey's Lingo Media Kit - JeffreyShaw.com/millennial
• Jeffrey's new book Lingo - LINGO: Discover Your Ideal Customer's Secret Language and Make Your Business Irresistible

As a former Olympic sprinter, Ian Warner understands what it takes to compete at the highest level. Now he's turned his focus to conquering the business world. Ian is an Olympic athlete, self-published author, an avid reader, and the Founder of Kho Labs, which is a mobile technology that connects injured athletes with local health care providers. He ran track in the 2012 Olympics in London for team Canada. In the same year that he launched his app, Ian managed to read over 100 books. In this episode, Ian teaches us how to pursue success like an Olympian. Topics we cover include:

• Why Ian wakes up at 3:10 AM every day
• What he learner competing at the highest level of his sport
• How he transitioned from sports to business
• What he learned reading over 100 books in 2017
• The importance of consistency

Links: Follow Ian on Twitter and Instagram @ianwarner310. Check out Kho Labs at khohealth.com or download the app from the Apple Store. Or check them out on Twitter and Instagram @kho_labs.

In today's episode, we learn how you can achieve success by standing out. Jesse Cole is the Owner of Fans First Entertainment, which owns and operates the Savannah Bananas and the Gastonia Grizzlies. Cole and his teams have been featured on MSNBC, CNN, and multiple times on ESPN. He is a speaker and the author of Find Your Yellow Tux- How to Be Successful by Standing Out. Cole's team, The Savannah Bananas, have sold out 32 straight games, broke the league attendance record, and have a waiting list in the thousands for tickets for the 2018 season. The Bananas have won Organization of the Year back to back years, Entrepreneur of the Year, and were League Champions in their first year. Cole believes to be successful you need to stand out and be different. He writes a blog, hosts a podcast and releases daily videos on FindYourYellowTux.com. He is passionate about creating attention, loving your customers more than your product, and loving your employees more than your customers. Cole's mantra is "Whatever's normal, do the exact opposite." Links:

• Find You Yellow Tux book on Amazon
• FindYourYellowTux.com/Millennial

Mike Giannulis is an entrepreneur & coach specializing in business growth and marketing. He uses real-world experience to grow and scale companies that he owns or consults for equity. His most recent company is on track for $40 million in gross revenues. Besides building a business empire, Mike has also experienced a roller coaster ride within his health life. At age 27, he weighed 540 lbs. He then went on the ABC Television series, Extreme Weight Loss. Mike has experienced the highs and lows of becoming healthy and wealthy, and shares the full story in today's episode. To get a FREE copy of his new book, How To Obliterate the Blank Page, go to OnlyOneMike.com/Millennial.

There's a lot of advice out there on how to build a successful start-up and business. But much of that advice is coming from individuals who are hardly qualified to give it. That's why I talked to Warren Hogarth. Few are more qualified to share the secrets of building a successful business. First off, Warren is the Co-Founder and CEO of a successful app called Empower, which helps entrepreneurs and side hustlers stay on top of their finances. Empower was voted one of the best 25 apps of 2017 by Time Magazine. Additionally, before launching Empower, he spent eight years as a Partner at one of the top venture capital firms in the world, Sequoia Capital. At Sequoia, Warren was the lead investor and board member helping many entrepreneurs build companies from zero to over $1 billion. During his time at Sequoia, they invested in companies like Square, WhatsApp, Stripe, and AirBnB. Prior to any of Warren's success in business, he moved to the US from Australia in 2004 with a degree in chemical engineering. (Didn't see that one coming, did you?) He faced many challenges navigating the US financial system but didn't waste any time on his journey towards success. In this episode, Warren shares:

• How he became a venture capitalist with a degree in Chemical Engineering
• How he networked his way into one of the leading VC firms
• What venture capitalists look for in a successful business
• How he shifted gears to launch a top 25 app
• What to do in your 20's to set yourself up for long-term success

Links shared in this episode:

• Empower.me
• @WarrenHogarth on Twitter

How do I find happiness? Whoa... that's a big question. And it's just the question that NY Times Best Selling Authing Neil Pasricha answers with his new book, The Happiness Equation: Want Nothing + Do Anything = Have Everything. Back in 2007, Neil started a blog called "1000 Awesome Things". Since then, this tiny site has over 60,000,000 hits and won "Best Blog in the World" two years in a row from the Int'l Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences. He is also wrote The book of Awesome, which has gone on to sell over 1 Million copies. His books have been on the best seller list for over 200 weeks and for 8 consecutive years. He has given two TED Talks including "The 3 A's of Awesome" which ranked as a Top 10 "Most Inspiring" TED Talk on TED.com. Oh, and he did this all as a side hustle while working full time at Walmart (2006 – 2016), most recently as the Director of Leadership Development. Today, Neil serves as Director of The Institute for Global Happiness. To find more about Neil, check out globalhappiness.org.