The Ryan Sullivan Show

In November, 2019 Derek Frey and I met Gary Vee at Winelibrary in New Jersey. Without him, I would've never met the guy I looked up to and learned from for 6 years.

Since that meeting with Gary Vee both of us have gone on to pursue business. Derek has had his company, Precision Care Detailing for over 8 years and I've been in business with Podcast Principles (my podcast production company) for over a year; mostly inspired by my conversation with Gary.

On this episode, we take a look at what we've been doing since we last met. Derek talks about going from detailing cars to cranes and on that note, how to properly wash your car so you don't ruin your paint. Finally, he speaks on being involved in 2 bands: The Robbers and Sister Salvation and lets us know what the rest of the year looks in terms of playing live.

Hope you enjoyed the episode as much as we did! I love these catch up episodes. We hope to have another conversation in 2 years.

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Q Swervo is a trader, investor, mentor, teacher and founder of Tiger Iye. We fast forward 2 years to see where he is at now.

I had Q on the show two years ago after he had been trading for a short time. He was making money from it, but not enough to quit his day job. On that podcast he told me he'd be able to quit his job, move out and build a life off of investing and now he's done it.

On this episode we speak about Tiger Iye and how to start investing. Q breaks down the philosophy and psychology that go into trading. He also speaks about the reality of trading and if it's actually sustainable for most people. There are many emotions that flood your body when you're buying and selling stocks and Q speaks on the important of building a community around you to support you and help you as you go.

I hope you enjoyed this episode of BopCast with Q Swervo!

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Learn more about Tiger Iye - https://tigeriye.net/

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I met Sye in the studio at The Vault; Tyler Braddocks recording studio in Boonton, NJ. I was interning for free and barely able to pay my rent, but the artists I met there made it all worth it.

Sye is a rapper and songwriter from Rivers Edge, New Jersey. He's built a fanbase over the last few years and began his career under the name Rightful Disciple before transitioning to 'Sye' in late 2019.

The new name fits him well, and his versatility is apparent in his flows and even more so in his hooks. He's the type of artist that can leave you with a stank face after hearing the verse and later that day you'll still have the hook lodged in your head.

Seeing the evolution of Sye and myself has been a rewarding experience. We had the opportunity to write, record and shoot a video for our song, "5 Fingers" that appeared on his first EP as 'Sye', titled "Everything in Between." I suggested a hook, Sye suggested a beat and we came together to create something special.

Hope you enjoyed listening to this episode as much as we did recording it!

Follow Sye Here - https://www.instagram.com/sye.music/

Stream his EP Here - https://open.spotify.com/album/7fncdNbNskJc9j9z3vd21Z?si=KZvkM7blQa-1NDLWqllDYg

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I'd like to welcome the first of my family members to appear on BopCast, my cousin Kyle Markovitch.

While we may look similar, we do completely different things. Kyle works as a lead grower at a Marijuana dispensary. His primary job is one that enthusiasts dream about, but it takes some serious time and effort to get into this field and even more to make it your living.

On today's episode we cover how exactly Kyle got into the field, and what he had to do along the way. This is in no way an exact roadmap of how to be a grower, but instead one persons story of starting with an idea, and making it happen. On top of that, I ask him to explain things like trichomes, and the difference between sativa and indica.

I hope you enjoyed learning about this as much as I did, and huge thanks to Kyle for doing this! We had been wanting to for years, and it was great timing.

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Young Benny is a friend, rapper, and lyricist. He's been recording and releasing music for over 2 years and in that time has generated a fanbase of thousands, with his most popular song, "On This" garnering over 50k views.

Some people are naturals at what they do, others have to work 10x harder to make it look natural, but Benny has a presence about him. He impressed me most when I saw him for the first time at an open mic in 2019. I remember him hoping on stage, freestyling an acapella with no beat, and grabbing the whole rooms attention.

We got deep on this episode. Benny spoke about his influences, and his family being the biggest motivator to achieve success. As well as, what it's like growing up not knowing his fathers true age until Benny was in his 20's. Finally, we touched on the music industry, recording, and his writing process.

I hope you all enjoyed this episode of season 3.

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Kadeem Leslie is an author, teacher, coach, investor, business owner and classically trained Cellist. His most recent work, "The Full Student" captures his experience over the last 7 years, and transforms it into a detailed, actionable guide on how to make the most out of college, in and out of class.

Typically I do not accept interview requests on the show, but I had to make an exception for Kadeem. When it comes to impact, this kid is a young Daymond John, or Tony Robins.

On this episode, we discuss discipline and how to apply it to anything, how his mothers wide-reaching actions impacted thousands, and why it's the motivation for him to do even more.

We could have talked for another 2 hours, but I hope you enjoyed listening as much as we did recording it.

Buy Kadeems book, "The Full Student" Here.

Also, Follow Kadeem Here.

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"The Full Student" - https://www.amazon.com/Full-Student-Figure-Business-Straight/dp/B08Z8BT4PW/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3OA92JDKPEP1T&dchild=1&keywords=kadeem+leslie&qid=1618766940&sprefix=kadeem+les%2Caps%2C165&sr=8-1

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Chris Miller is a modern renaissance man - doing what he wants, when he wants to do it. We've infamously categorized his decisions as, 'miller moves'.

After attending a vocational school during high school, his teacher gave him the 'in' to get into a state college, because his grades didn't make the cut. While in college, he skipped class to flip items on eBay and traveled home every weekend to sell antiques. After dropping out 2 years in, he worked for a contractor that taught him how not to run a company.

Chris used his experience from buying, selling, contracting and carpentry to start a carpentry business - Chris Miller Contracting. After some success with the business, as well as buying and selling, he is now moving from NJ to Nashville, TN to work on interior design builds, and see where his travels takes him.

We hope you enjoy listening to this wide ranging conversation as much we did recording it.

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I met Tunez at an open mic hosted by MadMinds - a community of New Jersey artists that come together to host performances, and allow anybody to showcase their talent.

Tunez had that artist energy when I met him. It felt like he was on a level of his own, and we clicked immediately. We've been in the studio with the same producers, but because our styles are quite different, Tunez asked me to play guitar while he rapped and sang at a show in February 2020. It was an experience I'll never forget.

On this episode, we speak about influences like Bob Dylan, and also riff on that idea of Tunez being in his own element. He tells us, "he's an average man that lives a not so average life." I believe him.

We hope you love the episode, and you can support him by streaming his music here, or searching Tunezzup! on any music platform.

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Stefano Selorio messaged me on Instagram 2 years ago to tell me he found my podcast, and to let me know he appreciated and enjoyed the content I was putting out. I had never received a messge like that from a stranger, so I was thrilled. Fast forward 2 years later and Stefano is somebody I talk to on a weekly, almost daily basis and over the last year we've forged a friendship around life, entrepreneurship and building a business.

We often have hour long, wide ranging conversations so we thought it would be valuable to record one, and upload it as an official BopCast.

Stefano is the founder and CEO of Carevocacy, helping seniors learn and use technology in the modern world. He's a soon-to-be college grad, and in this episode we cover how our businesses started in college, challenges that come with having too many passions, wants versus needs, how you can be up front with yourself about them, and finally how you can use email to target your prospective clients or co-workers.

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Can you imagine landing your dream job without even applying online?

When I started my LinkedIn journey, I was happy to connect with Austin. I was working at a marketing company, but I hated my job. I would always enjoy reading Austins posts about job search tips, and how to land your dream job, not just some position to pay the bills.

Fast forward 6 months and I quit that job, pivoted to podcasting full time and interviewed Austin about his company, Cultivated Culture. He created the business to help regular folks land dream jobs - I'm not talking the 4.0 Harvard grads, I'm talking the 3.4GPA state school type of people. What he was doing stood out to me.

In this interview we dive into how his college side hustles led him to start and run a successful business, and the reason he stayed at his 9-5 at Microsoft. I'm also happy to announce he since quit that job, and runs Cultivated Culture full time

Find Austin on LinkedIn here, and IG here where he posts daily tips and insight.

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