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Not everyone can set and achieve one goal to another tirelessly all their life since childhood. That goes to show that today’s guest is indeed one of a kind. With me today is Founder and President of Loughlin/Michaels Group PR, Donna Loughlin, to talk about her journey from being shy to being the class president and taking on school paper leadership roles, and winning the title of “Most Likely to Succeed.” We also talk about her long career as a journalist, typing 150 words per minute her way up the ranks until finally starting her firm PR with five dollars and half a tank of gas. Donna Loughlin is the Founder of LMGPR and known for her work with futurists and innovators. Donna excels in the realm of storytelling and uses those skills to propel new companies into the mainstream. Inspired every day by the forward-thinkers, she works with, Donna has a deep fascination with advancements in AI, automotive, consumer electronics, and more. She is also the host of BeforeItHappened, a leading narrative podcast featuring visionaries and the moments, events, and realizations that inspired them to change our lives for the better.Reach out to Donna at:Website: https://lmgpr.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/donnal2/Twitter: https://twitter.com/dlmichaelsListen to her podcast, Before It Happened: https://www.beforeithappened.com/Show notes:[3:17] How’d it happen for Donna?[9:14] The Valley as a fertile soil of ideas[11:58] The land of heart’s delight[13:33] Her penny books[17:27] How she describes using smells when writing[23:09] On personal experience[28:03] When she decided what she wanted to do[36:36] PR and Marketing[41:38] Her magic weapon[44:21] Her thoughts on journalism and reporting now compared to before[49:28] What made her start her firm?[57:43] On doing racing and getting out of her comfort zone[1:06:59] OutroCheck the accompanying blog post of this episode at: https://mikemalatesta.com/podcast/donna-loughlin-five-dollars-and-half-a-tank-of-gas-239/If you like this episode and want to be the first to know when new ones are released? Make sure you subscribe! Also, a review will be much appreciated, so make sure you give us a 5-star (or whatever one makes the most sense to you).Connect with Mike:Website: https://mikemalatesta.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikemalatesta/

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If you haven’t heard about the importance of habits and being consistent and persistent about it, then you probably haven’t listened to or read enough personal growth content yet. In this episode, I am joined by this amazing and inspiring entrepreneur who even created a company called Kreatures of Habit. Make sure to stay tuned until the end because he has generously given my listeners a 10% discount on their first purchase.Michael Chernow is a restaurateur and chef, entrepreneur, TV host, fitness personality, and family man dedicated to inspiring the world through positivity, hospitality, and service. He first began working in restaurants as a teenager and thereafter built a successful career in the industry. He worked as a bartender and bar manager at Frank Restaurant for eight years and met his wife Donna while there. In 2007, he enrolled in the French Culinary Institute and graduated with honors, and was awarded an Associate’s Degree in both Culinary Arts and Restaurant Management in 2008.Michael’s impressive resume includes managing thirteen properties and four companies, hosting two seasons (26 episodes) of Food Porn on the FYI network, being featured in the CNBC docu-series Consumed: The Real Restaurant Business, and appearing in many cooking shows, including the Food Network’s Beat Bobby Flay, Kitchen Casino, and Chopped. Michael is a volunteer, board member and community leader for City Harvest. In 2018, he led the City Harvest team of 35 members in the NYC Marathon, helping to raise over $100,000 to feed more than 600,000 New Yorkers.Get a 10% discount on your first purchase of The Proatagonist Oatmeal with the code: Howdithappen go to this link: https://kreaturesofhabit.com/products/the-proatagonist-oatmealKreatures of Habit website: https://kreaturesofhabit.com/Michael's web: https://michaelchernow.com/Social Media:https://www.instagram.com/michaelchernow/https://www.instagram.com/kreaturesofhabit/Show notes:[4:59] How'd it happen for Michael?[16:58] What is Kreatures of Habit and the products that it offers[19:03] Let's talk about Michael's EQ [23:44] Michael's relationship with his mother and father[31:04] Business plan vs. actual business trajectory[33:16] Why is partnership difficult for Michael[40:06] On failure—does Michael see it as something negative?[44:55] Diving a little bit deeper into Michael's tattoos[48:30] On the concept of habits[57:02] Where to find more of Michael and Kreatures of Habit[59:38] OutroCheck the accompanying blog post of this episode at: https://mikemalatesta.com/podcast/michael-chernow-discipline-freedom-why-habits-are-everything-238/If you like this episode and want to be the first to know when new ones are released? Make sure you subscribe! Also, a review will be much appreciated, so make sure you give us a 5-star (or whatever one makes the most sense to you).Connect with Mike:Website: https://mikemalatesta.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikemalatesta/

Welcome to a short but sweet episode of the How'd It Happen Podcast. I just wanted to sit down and talk to you guys about protecting your time, focus, and energy. This is going to be a super quick one, so tune in and learn how to protect yourself and your most valuable assets.Show notes:[0:40] Would you mind leaving a review on my Apple podcast?[3:00] How to protect your time, focus, and energy? [6:00] How Mike responds to complains[7:00] The advantages of becoming someone no one wants to complain to[7:58] OutroCheck the accompanying blog post of this episode at: https://mikemalatesta.com/podcast/become-someone-that-no-one-wants-to-complain-to-237/If you like this episode and want to be the first to know when new ones are released? Make sure you subscribe! Also, a review will be much appreciated, so make sure you give us a 5-star (or whatever one makes the most sense to you).Connect with Mike:Website: https://mikemalatesta.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikemalatesta/

Today’s guest is a serial entrepreneur, EXITpreneur, M&A Advisor, Podcaster, and Partner at Quiet Light Brokerage—one of the top online business brokerage-advisory firms in the world, and he shares with us how he has built, bought, or sold over half a dozen of his own companies. So listen in and learn more about his journey from being a young worm-preneur to becoming the successful exitpreneur he is today.Over the last nine years, Joe has mentored thousands of online entrepreneurs whose goal is to achieve their own eventual exit. He is a Certified Mergers & Acquisitions Professional, and a frequent guest expert in mastermind groups, on podcasts, and at events for entrepreneursworldwide.Joe's book, The EXITpreneur’s Playbook - How to Sell Your Online Business for Top Dollar -shares real-life stories of successful and failed exits, and teaches readers how to reverseengineer a pathway to their own eventual exit.Before joining the team in 2012, Joe sold his own business through Quiet Light. Joe is aBestselling Author, Guest Speaker, Podcaster, EXITpreneur, Advisor, and Partner at Quiet Light Brokerage.Reach out to Joe at:Website: https://quietlight.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-valley-833ba48/Email: [email protected]: https://twitter.com/TheJoeValleyGrab a copy of Joe’s book at: https://www.amazon.com/EXITPreneurs-Playbook-Business-Reverse-Engineering/dp/1544522223Show notes:[3:28] How’d it happen for Joe Valley?[10:17] Communicate with the people in your company[13:59] Set your goals—the smart way[17:35] Share goals with people who can help you achieve them[20:59] Understand how to reverse engineer your path to your goals[27:44] The mindset shift[29:15] Personality profiles[32:11] Joe’s worm-preneur days[37:21] Did he have an idea what he wanted to do after high school?[39:34] On doing what you’re passionate about for money vs. offering help[45:58] More on his business: QuietLight[51:16] The EXITpreneur’s Playbook[1:01:36] Where to find more of Joe[1:02:35] Today’s takeaway[1:03:42] OutroCheck the accompanying blog post of this episode at: https://mikemalatesta.com/podcast/joe-valley-how-to-become-a-successful-exitpreneur-236/If you like this episode and want to be the first to know when new ones are released? Make sure you subscribe! Also, a review will be much appreciated, so make sure you give us a 5-star (or whatever one makes the most sense to you).Connect with Mike:Website: https://mikemalatesta.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikemalatesta/

This episode is going to be another insightful and value-filled one with Entrepreneur and Entertainer, Charlie Epstein who’s got the best of both worlds as an entrepre-tainer. Today we talk about how it really did happen for Charlie both in business and on the stage. From growing up with an actress mother and a businessman father to starting his own business and doing what he loves most: acting.Charlie is a financial pioneer with more than 40 years of experience in the financial service industry. As the Vice President of Wealth and Retirement HUB International formerly Epstein Financial Services, his companies oversee more than a billion dollars in assets under advisement. The company provides corporate retirement plan consulting, fee-for-service financial planning, and comprehensive wealth management for entrepreneurs, medical professionals, and individuals looking to create “paychecks for life” to pay for everything they desire to achieve in life.As a professional actor, Charlie has performed in roles from Shakespeare to Neil Simon, as well as a stand-up in NYC and improv with Chicago City Limits. Most recently, Charlie has combined his acting and financial talents in the creation of a new one-man show called Yield of Dreams-Paychecks for Life. Working with a team of professional comedians, Charlie has created a “Financial Theatre” experience designed to “make money funny” while illuminating the 15 Myths of Money that inhibit people’s ability to achieve financial independence and live the life they’ve always dreamed of.Charlie Epstein’s philosophy is “Do what you love and the money will follow.” As both an “entrepre-tainer and entertain-eur,” Charlie has simultaneously straddled both worlds and successfully achieved his dreams. He brings the same passion and innovation to his work as a financial advisor, professional actor, and bestselling author. In all of his ventures, Charlie inspires individuals to live life with an infectious spirit bound freedom for wonderment, joy, laughter, and play; to pursue their dreams and achieve the success that comes with living a life you love.Reach out to Charlie at:Website: https://yieldofdreams.live/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/the401kcoach/FB: https://www.facebook.com/The401kCoachYT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFsQxs4aTDRxKj2r5PLe9jgShow notes:[3:31] How’d it happen for Charlie[9:48] Did he grow up working in the business?[11:27] Charlie’s life in college[15:47] What does he collect?[17:23] Starting his business and getting a mentor[22:43] Charlie’s biggest lesson in business[31:07] What’s in his DNA[34:36] On selling his company[38:48] On his one-man show[48:07] Find out more about Charlie and his show[51:15] OutroCheck the accompanying blog post of this episode at: https://mikemalatesta.com/podcast/charlie-epstein-creating-a-life-of-desirement-with-a-yield-of-dreams-235/If you like this episode and want to be the first to know when new ones are released? Make sure you subscribe! Also, a review will be much appreciated, so make sure you give us a 5-star (or whatever one makes the most sense to you).Connect with Mike:Website: https://mikemalatesta.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikemalatesta/

I am diving deeper into my book “OWNER SHIFT – How Getting Selfish Got Me Unstuck" and invited a very good friend to join me in today's unique episode. John Corcoran and I talked about two chapters of the book: Chapters 19 and 26, The Four Fallacies & Getting Selfish, respectively. You'll hear my perspective on why I wanted to write these chapters and what John thinks of them. Here's a little something about my guest for this unique episode: John Corcoran is a recovering attorney and a writer, author, father of four, and a former Clinton White House Writer and Speechwriter to the Governor of California. Throughout his career, John has worked in Hollywood, the heart of Silicon Valley, and ran his own boutique law firm in the San Francisco Bay Area catering to small business owners and entrepreneurs.He is the author of three books about relationship building and client acquisition and has written for Forbes, Entrepreneur, Business Insider, Lifehacker, The San Francisco Chronicle, and basically anywhere else that will let him. He has been the host of the Smart Business Revolution podcast since 2012, through which he has interviewed hundreds of CEOs, founders, authors and entrepreneurs, from Peter Diamandis and Adam Grant to Gary Vaynerchuk and Marie Forleo.Web: https://rise25.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/corcoran/Show notes:[0:53] Introducing our special guest, John Corcoran[4:15] Mike's "broke" stage[6:32] Digging further into "in that place because it was where I designed myself to be"[11:00] The switch in mindset is essential[16:40] What EVERY entrepreneur should start thinking[20:28] Painting a different picture for the future[25:37] What John felt after reading Chapter 26 and what I really wanted to convey in this chapter[35:39] The implications if you're not pouring from a "filled" cup[37:30] OutroCheck the accompanying blog post of this episode at: https://mikemalatesta.com/podcast/chapters-19-26-the-four-fallacies-getting-selfish-234/If you like this episode and want to be the first to know when new ones are released? Make sure you subscribe! Also, a review will be much appreciated, so make sure you give us a 5-star (or whatever one makes the most sense to you).Connect with Mike:Website: https://mikemalatesta.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikemalatesta/

Here's another great episode with an ex-UFC fighter turned into a transformational coach. Clifford is also a leadership development consultant and motivational speaker. We talked about his life experiences as a child, teenager, and UFC fighter in this episode. He also shared The Power of 6 Leadership Development System and the concept of perfect practice. You will enjoy this episode, so make sure you tune in. Clifford Starks graduated in Kinesiology in 2005 and became a personal trainer. He also became a professional fighter in 2009-2017. It has always been more than just transforming the body though, the mind and spirit play key factors in one’s success. Which he definitely learned through his journey as a fighter and a coach. He has been honored to be given the opportunity to work with many clients on their mind, body, and spirit. Helping others live happier, more fulfilled lives. He realized just how important the mind was in the process of accomplishing any real success. He became extremely fascinated with psychology and had his personal life experience to pull from. He is constantly learning and growing. He loves the saying if knowledge was all it took everyone would have 6 packs and be Millionaires. Knowledge is good to have, but applied knowledge is better, so he takes action. To grow as a person and a leader is the same as health: you never stop.Join The MBB Mastery Facebook Group FB: https://facebook.com/cliffordstarks4/Get to know more of Clifford at:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clifford-starks/Web: https://cliffordstarks.com/IG: https://www.instagram.com/cliffordstarks1/Some MMA fight videos of Clifford:Clifford Starks vs Krasimir Mladenov | WSOF 23, 2015 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AMHNnLc9i8Clifford Starks vs Mike Kyle | WSOF 22, 2015 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymsAZH740GgShow notes:[2:29] How'd it happen for Clifford Starks?[5:40] What Clifford remembers about his dad and seeing his grandfather in a coffin[10:48] Clifford's life as a teenager[14:17] On his athletic journey[17:45] The Power of 6 Leadership Development System[20:20] On public speaking[26:05] How it should be in sports[32:04] Internal - external - internal[33:02] Mindset: born with or developed[36:09] The masks that people wear[40:50 ] What is perfect practice?[42:20] Dealing with people who have "war in their head"[46:48] The courage game[55:39] Clifford's family dynamic[57:57] Clifford's victory in his transformational coaching[1:00:35] Where to find Clifford[1:02:13] OutroCheck the accompanying blog post of this episode at: https://mikemalatesta.com/podcast/clifford-starks-whos-the-person-in-your-mirror-233/If you like this episode and want to be the first to know when new ones are released? Make sure you subscribe! Also, a review will be much appreciated, so make sure you give us a 5-star (or whatever one makes the most sense to you).Connect with Mike:Website: https://mikemalatesta.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikemalatesta/

Wouldn’t it be nice to impact people’s lives through the things you do? Whether it’s your job, passion, or just about anything you unknowingly do. Today’s guest is an Entrepreneur, Author, Speaker, and CEO of Global School of Entrepreneurship, Shelby Scarbrough. She has done all that and more through the work she did throughout her life. You are going to hear more about her Shelby Scarbrough combines an entrepreneurial background with the pride and responsibility of public service to bring new perspectives to each endeavor. Her career began as a political appointee in the Reagan and Bush Administrations, first as Presidential Trip Coordinator in The White House, and as a Protocol Officer at the U.S. Department of State.Ms. Scarbrough worked with such notable figures as His Holiness, Pope John Paul II, Presidents Reagan, Bush, Ford, Carter and Nixon, President Walesa of Poland, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, and members of the Royal Family, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and Nelson Mandela. She planned events and meetings in locations ranging from the Vatican to Buckingham Palace to The Kremlin and The White House. She served as the Deputy Lead for Washington, DC for the State Funeral of President Reagan.She founded Practical Protocol in 1990, an international special events management and business protocol training organization specializing in custom-designed plans which address the unique needs of high-profile clients.Shelby was a Burger King franchisee for nearly 20 years with 10 restaurants in Northern Virginia until she exited in 2013. She is a native of the San Francisco Bay Area and graduated from UCLA with a BA in English.Reach out to Shelby at:Website: https://www.gse.mba/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/practicalprotocol/Email: [email protected]Check her book at www.joyjourney.life and https://www.amazon.com/Civility-Rules-Creating-Purposeful-Practice/dp/1950863409James 'Jimmie' Mattern - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmie_Mattern Show notes:[4:06] How’d it happen for Shelby?[7:17] What is a Protocol Officer at the US Department of State?[14:33] Going to the State Department[19:41] On working at the family business[25:09] Where she thought she was headed[28:51] Interviewing for the job[33:04] Getting comfortable in the White House[35:42] Leaving government work and becoming an entrepreneur[45:10 How she made the decision to leave[47:49] On whether entrepreneurs are born or made[52:31] Her motivation to start her program[56:26] Who are ideal candidates and how do they find out about the program?[58:58] Civility Rules[1:07:36] Undaunted[1:14:02] OutroCheck the accompanying blog post of this episode at: https://mikemalatesta.com/podcast/shelby-scarbrough-why-i-want-to-touch-every-corner-of-the-world-232/If you like this episode and want to be the first to know when new ones are released? Make sure you subscribe! Also, a review will be much appreciated, so make sure you give us a 5-star (or whatever one makes the most sense to you). Connect with Mike:Website: https://mikemalatesta.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikemalatesta/

Have you ever wondered why the people who are proven to be the most successful tend to be more approachable? It is challenging to get the chance to interview people much more when they have so much on their plates. Based on dealing with many successful people for the show, I will share with you why I think successful people, who are supposed to be the busiest, are more responsive when asked for an interview for shows like this.Show notes:[3:14] They’re organized[4:17] They’re givers[5:26] They are learners[6:38] They’re opportunists[10:40] Owner Shift available on Amazon[11:08] OutroCheck the accompanying blog post of this episode at: https://mikemalatesta.com/podcast/the-most-successful-people-are-the-most-available-231/If you like this episode and want to be the first to know when new ones are released? Make sure you subscribe! Also, a review will be much appreciated, so make sure you give us a 5-star (or whatever one makes the most sense to you). Connect with Mike:Website: https://mikemalatesta.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikemalatesta/