When Sam was 7 you would find him selling golf balls and lemonade at the golf course. At 11 he started selling coupon books door to door. 13 he started painting the addresses on curbs. He then learned that he could make more money if he got his friends to do it, and had about 11 of his buddies working under him - they called it the “Gutterman.”

At 18 he then got into the home security business for 7 years. He built and ran teams being one of the best in the business. 2014 he finished #1 Salesman for the year at Vivint out of 3000 sales reps. 2016 he Started the Direct Sales division for Solcius as their VP building it up to have 70+ sales reps nationwide.

In 2018 he left to pursue a greater mission to unify and uplevel the Door to Door industry. Sam saw a great need to give more tools, technology, and collaboration to this space and I have built multiple businesses to sustain that mission.

Austen Gravett is the owner and founder of Gravfitt. He’s on a mission to help a million busy professionals lose fat, gain more energy, and live a more confident life without needing to live in the gym and give up eating their favorite foods. But most importantly, teaching them how to create a system around their lifestyle so that they can sustain their results.”

 He has started a movement called #Gravitateamillion. This movement was created to raise awareness for helping others and the youth live a healthier lifestyle. To help spread the word he has created wristbands with the message #Gravitateamillion. For every band purchased, he will personally donate $1 toward “The Boys and Girls Club of America”.

In this episode, Mike talks about a side of the ‘energy’ high-performance pillar that doesn’t always get talked about - how we calm down and reel our energy when needed. Mike shares the importance of having practices that allow us to do it and why it can be so valuable. He also shares a powerful strategy for you to implement and add to your tool belt for generating energy.

Jen Gottlieb, Co-founder and Chief Mindset Officer for the acclaimed PR company, Super Connector Media (SCM), uses her decade of performance and mindset experience to help entrepreneurs connect with the media so they can share their knowledge with the masses.

Former VH1 host and Broadway actress, Jen Gottlieb began coaching others the tips and tricks that led her to a successful career on TV and on stages. She then collaborated with her partner, Chris Winfield, to create Super Connector Media, a full-service PR agency that was recently awarded “Best New Agency” in the 2019 Bulldog Awards.  She also co-hosts SCM's "Unfair Advantage Live," the world’s premier publicity event connecting entrepreneurs to the media.

Jen combines her passion for giving back with her mindset coaching to help industry leaders gain the confidence and knowledge to get into the mainstream media, or on the stage of that major event -- giving them the authority and social proof to place them at the top of their industry.

Jen speaks around the world to entrepreneurs and has been featured on numerous top podcasts as well as in Forbes, Business Insider, Shape, Women’s Health, Well + Good, CBS, Good Morning America, PBS and in Goop as one of the top 11 professionals helping people find satisfying, successful careers.

Dr. Michael Gervais has followed a central question: Is there a common thread connecting those who change how we understand how the world works?

As a high-performance psychologist, he works in the trenches of high-stakes environments, where there is no luxury for mistakes, hesitation, or failure to respond. Dr. Gervais’ client roster includes MVPs from every major sport, Fortune 100 CEOs, as well as internationally acclaimed artists and musicians.

Dr. Gervais is also the co-founder of Compete to Create, a joint venture with Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll, which has built a framework to enhance high-performance cultures by focusing on mindset training for individuals. Compete to Creates aim is to pull back the curtain on how world-leading organizations and performers shape their lives, their thinking, and their relationships in order to become their very best and thrive in the modern world. More than 30,000 employees from across Microsoft and AT&T have completed the High-Performance Mindset Training Course.

A published, peer-reviewed author and recognized speaker on optimal human performance, Dr. Gervais has been featured by CNN, The Wall Street Journal, ESPN, NBC, NFL Network, Red Bull TV, Extra, The Huffington Post, Outside Magazine, and others. Dr. Gervais received his undergraduate degree from Loyola Marymount University. He completed his Ph.D. while studying under the father of American applied sport psychology, Dr. Bruce Ogilvie, at San Diego University, Integrative Studies.

Ultimately, Dr. Gervais’ goal is to unpack, then decode how the greatest performers in the world use their minds to pursue the boundaries of human potential. To accelerate that aim, he has curated conversations with those who have dedicated their lives to becoming the best in his podcast, Finding Mastery.

Applying the same passion for exploring human performance boundaries to his personal life, Dr. Gervais is an avid surfer who also enjoys skiing Canada’s backcountry.

In this episode, Mike talks about courage, the role it plays in our lives and our businesses, and how we can show up even more powerfully for the people we love. Mike shares the importance of courage and the role it plays in high performance. He also shares a few powerful questions you can explore to really demonstrate courage even more in your life to improve relationships personally and professionally.

Akbar Sheikh is a digital entrepreneur who helps coaches build ethical 7-figure businesses. He has recently helped 10 funnels reach 7 figures in revenue. He started off penniless with online marketing and rose to a top 2% earner in 186 Billion dollar industry within 12 months.

Akbar also Co-Founded an online mattress site where its core focus is to eliminate homelessness in San Francisco.

Shea is very fortunate to live both of his childhood dreams of becoming a 2-Time MLB All-Star and owning a zoo.

Currently, Shea is a realtor and real estate entrepreneur with EXP Real Estate. Shea, also, uses his Emmy® award-winning story to help people rewrite their story to stand in the fullest version of themselves. He does this from stages all over the world.

Shea believes that true identity, gifts, and talents are locked up inside of you because of the BS story you tell yourself daily. This story is packed full of limiting beliefs and lies. He is passionate about helping people discover their story so they can connect with their true identity. In return, you were allowing yourself to create a branded message unique to yourself.

In this episode, Mike talks about the negative bias of our brain and how we can hack the system by using practices like affirmations and visualizations. This episode again builds on episodes 076 and 079 where we talked about the Reticular Activating System. Mike also outlines implementable strategies for using affirmations and visualizations on a daily basis to bring your goals to reality faster.

Eric is a serial entrepreneur that has founded and exited businesses in the automotive, retail, insurance and tax industries. With 10 years in the tax world and 5 in the financial planning world, he is passionate about financial education and helping entrepreneurs scale to create a greater impact on the world. Eric is also passionate about fostering communities and connecting people. He enjoys building community in masterminds and his own monthly dinners.

Outside of a professional context, he is a single father to a sassy teenager and enjoys camping, riding bikes and exploring the outdoors with his son.