The Rich Equation

On this episode of The Rich Equation Podcast, Ashish is joined by Kara Ayala. Kara is one of Ashish’s mentors and they provide a truly inspirational episode as they discuss everything from how women need to be running businesses completely differently to men and learning to create your own personal and professional boundaries to the value money holds and what richness truly means. Don’t forget to leave a 5 star review and share with a friend who may find inspiration from it if you enjoyed this episode!


HIGHLIGHTS: 

0:00 – Intro
0:05 – Ashish shares an introduction to this episode and to his guest Kara Ayala
4:19 – Kara speaks about her childhood and her up brining and how her grandad being an entrepreneur impacted her adult life
7:40 – Ashish talks about how entrepreneurial life can be so dramatic
10:04 – Kara discusses how only as recently as 40 years ago, if a woman wanted to open a bank account she needed a man to do so
11:30 – Kara states that women are supposed to run businesses completely different to how men run businesses
14:47 – Kara speaks about her past roles in businesses and how she had to draw a boundary for herself and understand that just because she can do something, doesn’t mean she has to
17:22 – Kara states that it’s all about doing less and being more
20:08 – Kara mentions how when you’re stepping into freedom there is a fear of the unknown because it’s the complete opposite of security
22:27 – Kara talks about how she often goes into things expecting something and coming out of it with the complete opposite of what she was expecting
24:40 – Kara discusses how she prioritized being a mom and managing multiple businesses whilst having being a mom as her main focus
26:45 – Kara mentions how she works in yes seasons and no seasons and explains what this means
31:02 – Ashish states that people need to make a huge mindset in order to operate moving forward
31:45 – Kara speaks about how she thinks we are very black and white as human beings so oftentimes it takes us to go completely too far in one direction to realize that where you want to be is in the middle
33:15 – Kara states that she is afraid of weird things and allowing herself to be seen fully and mention how she’s not afraid of losing everything anymore because she knows she can rebuild everything
34:22 – Kara states that true richness to her comes from relationships and also being able to live the life that she wants and having that freedom
35:33 – Ashish states that money has a very intense energy
37:46 – Kara talks about how money is just a tool that amplifies who you are and how we don’t need to chase money – money is not the dream
39:31 – Ashish states that money is a bi-product of adding value
41:12 – Ashish asks Kara to speak about the piece of advice she finds herself sharing the most
42:53 – Ashish encourages you to share this podcast with someone who may find inspiration from it
43:03 – You can contact Kara through Instagram @kara_ayala

On this episode of The Rich Equation Podcast, Ashish is joined by Carol Marzouk. Ashish and Carol discuss being a lion tamer, her childhood and up brining and the impact that has had on her as an adult and within her career. They also talk about the importance of not having regrets, emotional intelligence and how life is a game you hold the pieces to so just play it well! Finally, Ashish encourages you to reach out to someone who has a major impact on your life and some them some gratitude!

 HIGHLIGHTS:

0:00 – Intro 
0:21 – Ashish gives a brief insight into Carol’s life and experience 
0:53 – Ashish shares how he and Carol speaks about why it’s important to find extraordinary in the ordinary amongst many other topics throughout this podcast 
2:27 – Carol informs us about her background and career and how she got to where she at now 
6:30 – Carol speaks about her upbringing and how it lead her to be so good at conflict resolution 
11;08 – Carol talks about how when people work as teams, people tend to realize that the CEO they’re working for are human too – you can have normal conversations with them – and therefore all these barriers start breaking down which allows them to become a more cohesive team and creatives a sense of glue and loyalty 
14:50 – Carol states that we’re just children when it comes to emotional intelligence 
16:40 – Carol shares her best advice to people who want/need to change their behavior 
20:38 – Carol explains how the more you learn the more you reason the less you know 
21:33 – Ashish talks about how he has created the idea of having a massive impact 
22:58 – Carol and Ashish discuss how the future is not now and the past is gone so you need to provide the most energy here and now in the present 
23:34 – Carol speaks about where she gets her energy from and how she maintains a good balance 
25:20 – Ashish states that in order to be an effective coach you really have to come from a place of non-judgement 
26:00 – Carol says in so many times in her career, she could have done things so much better, but every day she is getting better and better
26:52 – Carol has noticed that she catches herself noticing her biases and she gets frustrated with people being a little too sensitive 
29:11 – Ashish thinks people are looking to put people in two buckets; you’re a hard ass and tough or you’re too emotional but Ashish feels there’s an intermediary 
29:58 – Some people complain Carol smiles too much, others complain she doesn’t smile enough, and she wonders how she survives in this type of world 
31:18 – Ashish warns no one’s going to come and save you, and you shouldn’t look to a lawsuit to save you; there’s no path forward if you’re looking for victimhood 
32:20 – Carol wishes she knew everything is temporary 20 years ago
33:11 – We’re programmed to protect our ego and Carol wishes to invite everyone to think for a moment how things would be different if you didn’t have to protect your ego 
34:18 – Ashish mentions how Carol once said to him “what does it matter everyone’s going to be dead soon anyway” 
35:55 – Ashish asks with her as the lion tamer, who tames her, to which she responds with her family 
36:33 – Carol says that the first takeaway from the podcast is that life is just a game, so play it well
36:58 – Carol advises you to remember who the good people are and to take good care of them 
37:25 – Carol’s final piece of advice is to watch your ego, none of the things you think make you successful matter
37:20 – Carols final point is that true richness is not looking backwards and regretting anything 
38:36 – Ashish advises you to text, email or write to someone who had a major impact on their life growing up, and to show gratitude. 

On this episode of The Rich Equation Podcast, Ashish is joined by Ryan Walter. Ashish and Ryan discuss a series of knowledgeable topics such as Ryan’s philosophy, the importance of energy and the impact re-energizing others can have, why we must be highly aware of the language we use and the intensity of the language we use and so much more. Ryan shares his daily routine and how that has helped to shape his life and keep him energized, motivated and rich. Don’t forget to leave a review and share this podcast with someone who may find it beneficial!

 
HIGHLIGHTS:

0:00 – Intro
1:19 – Ashish shares a brief intro into Ryan’s backstory
3:27 – Ryan speaks about his philosophy
5:31 – Ryan talks about the six thinking patterns of his philosophy
8:34 – Ryan expresses the types of reactions he received from people when he informs them about his philosophy
11:36 – Ashish asks Ryan about what’s really going on in the minds of leaders that enables them to have a strong dedication
14:07 – Ryan states that humility is not thinking less of yourself but thinking about yourself last
17:24 – Ryan mentions how he’s learned that leaders want a strong focus on how to lead energy and they want tips and skills development around how cultures can re-energize from doing a lot of executive coaching through zoom and face-to-face mentoring recently
19:43 – Ryan states that you have to be what you say and this is not the time to be tired we as leaders need to be energized
20:41 – Ryan speaks about how and why we need to be highly aware of our language
23:30 – Ryan informs us about Victor Frankl’s saying, ‘between stimulus and response is a space and how he believes that one of the top leadership skills of 2021 and the future is to extend that space
25:45 – Ashish asks Ryan to share one thing leaders could do that would aid leaders in improving their ability to create a bigger space between stimulus and response
27:23 – Ryan speaks about the importance of having a routine and shares his personal daily routine
32:08 – Ashish asks Ryan what question he finds himself being asked the most
35:07 – Ryan talks about how in business he recommends leaders and high performers to journal and how that’s the business equivalent of visualization
39:37 – Ashish asks Ryan about what he wishes he knew 20/25 years ago
41:44 – Ryan advises the people who are educating our future leaders of the world to learn about and teach about credibility cannot lead
47:29 – Ashish asks Ryan what richness mean to him
50:44 – You can contact Ryan through email – [email protected] or through his website https://www.ryanwalter.com/ 

On this episode of The Rich Equation Podcast, Ashish is joined by Sherrin Ingram. Ashish and Sherrin discuss a series of topics such the impact of health and how you can better take care of your body and mind, current strategy trends and how companies need to focus on vision and mission more than money and also how having COVID-19 has impacted and changed Sherrin’s mindset. Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast and share it with a friend who could benefit from it! 

 
HIGHLIGHTS

0:00 – Intro
0:04 – Ashish shares a brief introduction about his guest Sherrin
0:25 – Ashish states that this podcast will discuss Sherrin’s recent experience with COVID-19 and what she learned from it, strategy and how companies need to focus on vision and mission more than money and also health and nutrition
0:55 – Make sure you subscribe to the podcast and share it with someone who could benefit from it
2:50 – Sherrin speaks about the last two weeks of her life, having covid and how it’s impacted her, her daily life and her mindset
6:31 – Ashish asks Sherrin what showed up for her during this time that she didn’t expect to show up
10:34 – Sherrin talks about the framework of her ‘essence of strategy’ which 7 steps to enhance strategic execution
14:30 – Ashish asks Sherrin if she thinks there’s such a thing as too much strategy
17:45 – Sherrin advises leaders to have a clear and compelling presentation of their mission with regards to communicating their strategy to their organization
18:10 – Sherrin states that if you don’t have a vision then you can’t efficiently strategic plan for the growth and development of your organization
22:21 – Sherrin and Ashish discuss her test for bias and how most people are unaware of the bias they bring to the table and also the impact of those bias’s
24:50 – Sherrin states that one of the best questions you can ask yourself is “why do I believe that’s true” and talks us through how we can battle our own bias and limiting beliefs
27:34 – Sherrin talks about how we become better leaders when we go through hard, challenging times
28:28 – Ashish asks Sherrin about the trends that she is seeing about the way people are processing strategy given technology and COVID-19
32:39 – Ashish shares some of the benefits he saw come from the pandemic
35:13 – Sherrin states that you can’t be a one, two, three trick pony anymore if you want to be competitive and prosper continuously you have to be able to do it all
35:36 – Ashish asks Sherrin what piece of advice does she find herself sharing the most
36:30 – Sherrin states that she wish she knew that health was the rhetoric 30 years ago
38:15 – Sherrin states that people want difference but they don’t want to be different
42:20 – Sherrin speaks about how the more she became addicted to health and taking care of her body and nourishing her body and mind, the more she realised that nothing feels better than feeling better
45:25 – Ashish asks Sherrin what does richness mean to her
48:02 – You can contact Sherrin through her website https://www.sherrin.com/  or through LinkedIn @SherrinIngram

On this episode of The Rich Equation Podcast, Ashish is joined by Tanya Hagre. Ashish and Tanya discuss the importance of mentors and how impactful their guidance can be throughout different stages of your life, reinventing yourself, manifestation and so much more. Tanya drops a handful of knowledge bombs in this super open and honest episode as well as sharing some personal struggles and advice to anyone who feels stuck. Don’t forget to subscribe, leave a review and share it with a friend who you think could benefit from the podcast!  

On this episode of The Rich Equation Podcast, Ashish is joined by Dr. John Ryan. Ashish and Dr. John discuss why organizations and leaders must determine their ‘why’ if they want to maintain their teams and execute their visions, internal conflicts leaders are currently facing and the power of empathy in leadership. Ashish and Dr. John also talk about NLP and how it is the science of success and fulfilment.

HIGHLIGHTS:

0:00 – Intro
0:27 – Ashish mentions how on this episode Dr. John explains the power of empathy in leadership and how you can get better results by understanding where other people stand
3:05 – Dr. John gives us an insight into his background with NLP and explains everything about it
4:34 - Dr. John states that in his opinion NLP is the science of success and fulfilment
4:40 – Ashish asks Dr. John to share one habit that leaders can use or are already subconsciously using so that people can relate and
understand
6:14 - Dr. John states that the power of sales is knowing what the customer needs
7:53 - Dr. John speaks about building on empathy and how leaders can better communicate with their teams and colleagues
8:43 - Dr. John states that there is a big difference between a commitment and compliance
11:03 - Dr. John talks about some issues he seeing leaders struggle with right now
13:11 – Ashish asks Dr. John what is causing such a drastic change within the workplace
15:25 – Dr. John mentions how the millennial generation seem to be very aware of the myopic nature of focusing on outcome and disregarding impact
20:18 - Dr. John speaks about finding balance between the materialism of achievement and accumulation of wealth and fulfilment
21:44 - Dr. John states that entrepreneur’s and leaders often have a hard time taking time out for themselves
24:54 - Dr. John expresses how he doesn’t feel that always wanting growth is not by nature egoic
25:29 – You can contact Dr. John through his website https://www.johnryanleadership.com/ or through his Facebook group ‘Develop, Empower and Lead’, where he hosts free training session every Sunday

On this episode of The Rich Equation Podcast, Ashish is joined by Marcelo Gonzales. Ashish and Marcelo cover a wide range of topics throughout this episode. From how COVID-19 forced Marcelo to change his leadership style to how parenting changed his mind set on life, to how being a sportsman has shown him discipline and how he has incorporated that skill within his business to the importance of connecting with people and so much more. Marcelo also shares the tree concept and how using that strategy has served him well. 

On this episode of The Rich Equation Podcast, Ashish is joined by Pastor Stephen Kimbrell. Ashish and Stephen speak about the business of God and some of the challenges Stephen has faced within the church during COVID-19. Ashish and Stephen also discuss anxiety and how to manage anxiety along with some other helpful topics. To finish this episode, there is a surprise from Pastor Stephen!

On this episode of The Rich Equation Podcast, Ashish is joined by Ryan Marques. Throughout this episode Ashish and Ryan discuss a multitude of topics ranging from admitting to failure, how listening to your gut can save you time and how to measure relevance of product market fit. Ashish and Ryan provide a space for open and honest conversation about struggles they have come across within their careers and what these struggles have taught them. Ryan also shares some of his best advice and urges you to not waste time! 

On this episode of The Rich Equation Podcast, Ashish is joined by Char Newswanger. Throughout this episode Ashish and Char discuss current trends and change COVID-19 has brought to the marketplace, how to identify a brand without using the product or people associated with the brand, the power of a brand having an essence and great values and so much more. Char also shares her best advice and ‘must do’s!’ when business building.