The SocialRay Podcast: Stories of Entrepreneurs & Influencers

In this episode, I get interviewed by fellow podcaster Chris Hsu who asks me questions about myself and why I left med school to pursue my own path in life to building a podcast, growing millions of followers on Instagram, and built my own business coaching others in building their following and personal brands on Instagram.

I talk about why I created my own path in life because I felt like there was so much more that I could do with my life, so much more impact I can make, and much more I can do leaving school and educating myself rather than just following the traditional route of schooling and getting a 9 to 5 job.

I also talk about how I grew, built, and sold accounts for businesses and personal brands. I also talk about the factors that help to make a post go viral, some ways to growth hack Instagram, and the ways I was able to build over a million followers on Instagram.

Hopefully this video helps you get to know a bit more about me and my story, inspires you to find your own path in life, and help you make the changes necessary to your life so that you can make an impact on this world and people will remember you for the legacy that you leave behind.

Everyone wants to be remembered, get people's attention, and most of all leave a legacy that people will remember you by.

That was my desire, to live a life that is lived to the fullest where every minute of it is used for a meaningful purpose to build something great and I hope this episode inspires you to do the same.

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In this episode, I talk with Myron Golden who has sold 55k to $1 mill plus packages teaching people how to sell on stage and has even worked with people like Russell Brunson and other famous entrepreneurs. He talks about the importance of following certain principles in business and how just like there's the law of gravity in place, there's certain principles in business that help people succeed.

He shares how he has learned a lot of his principles from the Bible and describes them as God's automation. Myron gives the example of sowing and reaping and how you don't always reap what you sow immediately but it takes time. 

He shares how every thought, every word, every dollar, and every action we take is sowing something into the universe and what we sow is actually going to reap something great later on not immediately. Myron talks about how when every thing we do, say, and think is an act of sowing and how we need to be wise in how we live our lives because we will eventually reap whatever we sow into the world.

He has so much wisdom and has shared so much in this episode that you can use for your business as well especially if you want to sell high ticket coaching. More than that though, Myron has so much wisdom and there's this one quote he says "You cannot teach what you do not know, you cannot lead where you will not go."

We also talk about the importance of being resourceful and how important it is to turn your ideas into wealth. You can follow Myron on Instagram.com/myrongolden and can checkout his website myrongolden.com 

You can also join his free Facebook group where he teaches on Biblical principles for success here

In this episode, I talk with Anastasia Chudomekhova who is a Russian violinist born in Yalta, Crimea and has started playing violin at the age of 7. She has studied at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels and is pursuing her dream of playing professionally as a violinist.

She talks about how difficult it was growing up without money at a young age and how she was very focused on making money so that her family can no longer live in poverty.

She has found her passion through playing violin and at a very young age she got recognition as she started working with awesome soundmakers from Russia and brands like Sony. She also played for the president of Czech Republic, Italian and Russian ministers as well as others.

An important thing that she talks about is creating a vision board and focusing on the five main areas that matter such as love, relationships, family, career, and personal development. She recommends creating a vision board and focusing your positive energy towards that vision just like how Walt Disney imagined a place where kids can play, have fun, and enjoy time with their families.

What is your vision and what are you willing to sacrifice to see that happen? For Anastasia, it was the dream of being a professional violinist and is now playing in front of royal families.

For you, there might be a vision inside that you cannot get rid of no matter how long you try to run away from it, and I encourage you to start building a vision board so that your dreams can become a reality.

Obviously you will need to make money too in the process, but really start thinking about what you want to do for the rest of your life because that is what most of your life will consist of and if you do it just for a paycheck, then you are not really living your life to the fullest potential nor are you living a truly satisfied life.

Be the creator of your destiny and like Jim Carrey says in this video “So many of us choose our path out of fear disguised as practicality.” 

I pray and hope that you choose a life based on love not fear and that you leave your legacy and your mark on this Earth so that you and your accomplishments will be remembered on this Earth even after you are gone.

Please subscribe, share, and let me and Anastasia know what your thoughts are from this interview; we check all our DM's and also she is in need of a DJ so if you can help her with that send her a message!

Hope you were encouraged and blessed by this episode and if you were, please leave a review and if you ever have any questions or want to talk to me directly just DM me at @ray.ahn and I'll respond (don't be shy). Would love to support what you're doing and help you on your journey to achieving your goals and vision in life.

In this episode, I talk with entrepreneur Jaiden Vu who is a high school dropout and shares his struggle of leaving home as a senior in high school to  working minimum wage learning to be a chef. He shares how he had times when he felt like he had depression, was struggling to make ends meet  since he was trying to make it on his own, and how difficult it was trying to pursue his passion of becoming a chef while trying to pay all the bills.

He talks about how he had to live couch to couch at friends' houses until he met someone who showed him their paycheck and he was surprised to see at how much they were making. He began to learn sales and start to sell products and services to people and is now a high performance sales coach who teaches others on how to close more deals.

If you've been wanting to learn how to be better at sales, you can checkout his work at blackpeached.com and also his Instagram @jaidenvu for more sales tips and trainings.

What stood out to me about this interview was that Jaiden had to overcome his own limiting self beliefs, low self esteem, and recreate himself to be able to sell himself to others and a lot of times, it's our mindset that prevents us from dreaming bigger, going after our goals, and living our life to the fullest potential.

I hope you are encouraged from this episode and can use what you learn from this to better yourself, build your business, and go after your purpose and passion in life.

Jaiden also talks about how he had to leave his passion to pursue profit but how it is still important to go after what will truly make you feel fulfilled in life while also making money to be able to provide for yourself and your family.

Please leave a review of this podcast if this has helped you in anyway, share with others, and you can stay up to date with the latest episodes through my emails and can subscribe to my YouTube channel here.

In this episode, I talk with Jamar James who is a full-time swing trader and teaches others how to they can invest their money so they can make a full time living just trading.

Swing trading is a style of trading that attempts to capture short- to medium-term gains in a stock (or any financial instrument) over a period of a few days to several weeks.

Jamar James is a well known trader and crypto currency influencer. Known for identifying trading and crypto currency trends before they happen, Jamar earned the nickname, Digital Currency Guy.

Jamar talks about his journey as an entrepreneur and how watching his mother work so hard just to pay the bills and rent made him seek for other ways to generate income and he found that through trading.

Hope his story encourages you to find ways to discover financial independence for yourself and continue to keep finding ways to grow and develop your skills as an entrepreneur.

Feel free to connect with him on Instagram @jamarjames and me @ray.ahn

Also you can connect with me via email here and my FB group here

In this episode, I talk with my mentor and friend Nicholas Bayerle who is the CEO of the Billion Dollar Brotherhood. He has gone from being 60 pounds overweight addicted to gaming everyday, being a broke carpet cleaner, and having no network to having built a seven figure business, losing weight to attract the woman of his dreams, and networking with some of the greatest entrepreneurs of our time.

We talk about the importance of making your mess your message and connecting with your audience and potential customers with your true, authentic story.

Nick said that his business blew up once he shared his authentic, vulnerable story and broke down crying in front of men and they invested into him. If you're not clear on your story and message, think about the mess and hardships that you've dealt with and how you can help others overcome those same struggles that you've been through.

Nick has been able to speak on the stage with Russell Brunson and build a business helping men thrive in the main 3 areas of life: health, wealth, and relationships.

Connect with Nick on Instagram and you can get his book The Modern Day Businessman where he shares his story and journey as an entrepreneur.

Also if you're interested in the free webinar this Saturday at 11 AM PST about learning the 3 secrets to growth hacking your Instagram you can sign up for it clicking the link here and connect with me on Instagram.

Hey guys in this episode, I talk about a webinar I'm hosting this Saturday at 11 AM PST to share 3 growth hacks to grow your Instagram.

Also if you sign up for my emails, you'll be getting notifications of that as well!

Before we start this episode, I want to let you guys know of a 90 day coaching program that I'll be hosting to help people build over 10k followers in the next 90 days using the strategies and techniques that I have learned from growing over a million followers on Instagram.

You'll learn the strategies, tips, and skills to help build your influence online, increase your engagement, and build a following that will be with you over time that you can inspire, sell to, and work with.

If you're interested in learning more then you can go checkout @theseanspector or send him a message to learn more about what he does. Sean also shares the mindsets of what it takes to be an entrepreneur.

Many times he said his friends and family would doubt and discourage him saying "Sean's just trying to live the dream" or make it seem like his dreams are unbelievable or too far off to achieve.

But Sean says his turning point was when he surrounded himself with like-minded entrepreneurs who were also building their business and dream together.

If you aren't part of a mastermind or community, you can apply to be part of my coaching program where over 90 days you will have a support group and community helping you move forward with building your personal brand and online presence together.

Hey guys,

Before we start this episode I want to let you know of a special coaching program that I'm hosting that will help you build 10k followers in the next 90 days on Instagram.

In this group online coaching program, you'll learn how to grow, build, and monetize your social media brand and presence and learn personally from me the steps that it takes to build a great online personal brand presence for you and your brand.

If you've been wanting to grow your presence online, build social credibility, and make more of an impact on others online through your coaching and services, then going online using social media is the way to go.

Nowadays people go off by their "digital impression" of you before they even meet you for their "first impression" of who you are. Without building your digital impression and presence, you will not have a way of standing out from your other competitors and those who do the same thing you do.

I will personally teach you how to create an amazing digital impression by making viral content; build a following; increase engagement; and create a community around your page so more people will want to work with you and your profile.

If you're interested in learning more about this private online group coaching, just send a message to me @ray.ahn or fill out this application if you think you're ready to apply.

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In this episode I talk with my fellow entrepreneur and friend Kelin Balian about the mindset shifts that need to take place as you begin to journey into entrepreneurship realm and also the different ways an entrepreneur vs an employee thinks about risk and reward relationships.

Kelin compares entrepreneurs to people who are like motorcross riders who consistently go on these low and high jumps (referring to low and high moments in business as an entrepreneur) and though some may feel like how are they even completing one jump, entrepreneurs go on completing multiple jumps in their journey of building a business.

Most of the times, entrepreneurs are built because they cannot fit into the status quo, they want to create a life of freedom for themselves and their families, and most importantly they want to be their own boss instead of having someone tell them what to do all the time.

Entrepreneurs truly are a different breed of people in that they don't wait for payday for them to get paid but go out there and solve problems that in turn leads to creating more income and revenue.

If you yourself are an entrepreneur or have been looking to dive into entrepreneurship, I'd highly suggest you to read Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki or to start getting into self-development tapes and workshops by people like Jim Rohn, Tony Robbins, and Earl Nightingale.

Also a big reason why I'm a fan of entrepreneurship is that you get to decide your fate and destiny instead of relying on someone else to give you a paycheck after you complete building their dreams.

At the end of the day, it's all about becoming the best version of yourself whether it's through entrepreneurship or some other avenue of self-improvement and with Kelin we talk about the importance of establishing your own contract to yourself, basically a statement declaring who you are no matter how difficult or trying the situation or circumstance you're facing might seem.

You can make an "I AM a ..(traits).. Leader" as a way to powerfully assert and declare who you are to yourself and the universe no matter what situation you may find yourself in.

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In this episode I talk with my friend Alex Lombard who is the founder of @visionwall on Instagram and has a 100 million follower network that he has used to grow accounts, build influencers, and create credible brands out of credible people online. He has helped numerous people build their personal brand on Instagram by growing their accounts, helping them go viral, and giving them the shoutouts they need to get the followers and exposure they need.

We talk about the fundamentals of Instagram and what it takes to succeed on the platform starting with quality content, getting your content shouted out or shared on large niched accounts, and being consistent with your posts. Alex also talks about his journey of how he started building from 0 followers and was able to build hundreds of thousands of niched followers by posting relevant, unique content and having people find out about his content from posting consistently.

He has taken his clients to hundreds of thousands of followers in growth and has helped them to get the exposure, following, and online credibility they want and need to present themselves better on social media and to make a greater impact with their business and their brand.

If you're interested in learning more about building your personal brand and influence online, feel free to DM us on Instagram @ray.ahn and will send more you more info on the services that you need to grow your brand and business online.