Today I had the pleasure and honour to interview JT McCormick (CEO of Scribe Media). JT is a true hustler. Looking at the challenges and trauma that JT faced as a child you would believe that he had every reason NOT to succeed. JT was born the mixed-race son of a drug-dealing pimp father and a orphaned, single mother on welfare. He was raised in the slums of Dayton, Ohio, suffered incredible abuse and racism, and had multiple stints in the juvenile justice system. He barely graduated high school and has no college degree.

Starting by scrubbing toilets, JT hustled and worked his way into better opportunities, eventually finding incredible success in the banking and mortgage industry. He was on top of the world.

And then the mortgage industry fell apart. He lost his job, and literally all of his money. He had to borrow from his friends to make rent. He was nearly back to where he started: with nothing.

But this time, he had something that he did not have growing up in the slums of Dayton: the knowledge of what it takes to succeed. JT used this setback combined with what he learned as the springboard for him to reach even bigger heights--eventually becoming President of two multimillion-dollar companies.

Currently, JT is the President and CEO of Scribe Media. He lives in Austin, Texas, with his wife, Megan, and their four children; Ava, Jaxon, Elle and Jace.

How to connect with JT...

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jtmccormick/

Website: https://jtmccormick.com/

Time Stamps...

02:22 - What did JT want to be when he grew up?

06:52 - Never wanting to be in a position of life never knowing what to do at the age of 8.

09:25 - Writing book for JT's children and his children's response to JT's story.

12:15 - JT's parents and growing up as a child.

14:20 - JT's mother, the first 9 years of JT's life.

16:35 - JT's view on women.

18:15 - How to trust women after being sexually abused by women.

20:15 - Not seeing himself as a Victim.

22:05 - Mindset on how to deal with Trauma.

23:10 - Not speaking to father for 30 years before he died and what would JT say?

25:30 - Drug dealers have an entrepreneurial mindset.

27:20 - Drug dealers and pharmaceuticals.

30:08 - Seeing the first $1M come through.

31:28 - Being negative broke and how JT rebuilt himself.

37:08 - How to scale a business.

38:00 - No-one talks about the Sacrifice that goes into success.

40:54 - JT's definition of success.

41:38 - How JT became the CEO of Scribe Media.

47:30 - How can start up's hire an expert with little money.

50:51 - Advice to Millennials & Gen Z's.

51:50 - The 3 words that JT has eliminated from his vocabulary.

56:03 - What does JT do when he deals with challenges.

57:25 - What JT would want his children to say about their father.

59:43 - 1 lesson learned from JT's childhood.

01:01:58 - What impact does JT want to have on the world? (we can change a min of 30% of the lower economic community).

01:11:33 - What is JT's definition of limitless potential?

Credit for Royalty free music used on all Social Media and the Podcast:

Artist: Serge Pavkin Music

Song: The Future Bass

Link: https://soundcloud.com/sergepavkinmusic/the-future-bass-no-copyright?in=sergepavkinmusic/sets/no-copyright-music

Ava Wettrick is a student, the Founder of MentorZ Media an entrepreneur, a speaker, host to her own Podcast - MentorZ. She is also the creator of ChangeZ which is a program that teaches young females how to make a change in the world through entrepreneurship.

Ava is a disruptor, a change maker and recently visited the United Nations Head Quarters in Geneva where there was a defining moment at a table discussion, where she made a decision to be a part of the change.

Ava has interview the greats including Tom Bilyeu and Seth Godin and she has also been featured in Forbes. With all of this said, Ava is 17 years of age.

How to connect with Ava Wettrick

Website: www.mentorzmedia.com

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/ava-wettrick-973863153/

Instagram: www.instagram.com/ava_grace_wettrick/

Podcast - MentorZ: https://soundcloud.com/ava-wettrick

Watch the video that made me fall in love with Ava: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6428800642004844544

Time Stamps

01:55 - Who is Ava

03:35 - Tima detailing Ava's achievements

04:30 - A background on Ava's upbringing

10:00 - The challenges that Gen Z & Millennial's are facing today - grades, purpose, lack of meaning in life, their existence, anxiety & depression

14:05 - Are the younger generation disconnected & how can parents communicate with their children who are Millennial's & Gen Z?

19:40 - How can parents communicate with their teenagers more effectively?

23:25 - Kung Fu Panda video on LinkedIn and why I fell in love with Ava

25:17 - The importance on focusing on confidence and substance vs beauty

26:17 - Why is Ava so confident

32:33 - Ava's bigger mission

34:31 - Ava wanting to do more than just create content

39:40 - How is Ava managing everything whilst still being a student

45:05 - Does Ava ever feel judged because of her father Don Wettrick's success and being her teacher?

49:17 - The importance of mentorship and finding mentors online

50:01 - The innovations class that Don Wettrick runs

56:05 - MentorZ Media and the power of story telling

58:23 - My acknowledgement to Ava

1:03:00 - Ava's favourite book

1:04:00 - Ava's biggest regret

1:05:00 - Ava changing her mind on something that is really important to her.

1:06:22 - What is the most important thing in Ava's life right now?

1:08:04 - Ava's definition of Limitless Potential

Dr. Natalia Wiechovski - "Think Natalia" Personal Branding Strategist, International Keynote speaker, Bilingual Edutainer

Welcome to Episode 10 of Tima the Podcast.

Today's guest is a power house, she is the woman behind the turquoise framed glasses and the powerful brand "Think Natalia".

In a nutshell Dr. Natalia is a Personal branding strategist, speaker and edutainer. In today's episode we discuss what Dr. Natalia did to help her redefine herself and reinvent a new purpose in her life. We touch on how important personal branding is, how to create a Personal Branding for both employees and entrepreneurs and the importance of creating authentic content that speaks to your audience.

You will notice that Dr. Natalia is very engaging when she speaks, and it will be worthwhile for you to watch the YouTube video so that you can experience seeing her speak vs just hearing her speak. You will not only learn from this episode you will also be entertained. Enjoy today's episode.

To follow & connect with Dr. Natalia Wiechowski

Website: www.thinknatalia.com

Instagram: www.instagram.com/thinknatalia/

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/nataliawiechowski

Facebook: www.facebook.com/thinknatalia

Time Stamps

02.29 - Natalia's background

04.44 - Growing up thinking that

05.33 - Being labelled as a weirdo and being both introvert & extrovert

07.00 - Being her true self and playing a role

08.20 - What did Dr. Natalia want to be when she grew up? (Having a crush on her dentist)

10.00 - Why did Dr Natalia study social science?

13.30 - When did Dr Natalia first discover the power of social networks & the power of human connection

13.50 - Moving to the UAE

14.55 - Success early in her career & not feeling successful

17.55 - 29 and feeling miserable

19.00 - Dr Natalia's internal dialogue when she felt this way

19.25 - Feeling like a "wasted resource"

22.45 - Rewriting her PhD and looking at the world with a new perspective

23.45 - How did Dr Natalia prepare herself to be able to go on a sabbatical

25.00 - Living a minimalist life to inspire awareness & reconnect with her purpose

26.32 - Robyn Sharma having Dr Natalia's job

27.00 - Getting rid of bad habits to create new empowering habits

27.55 - The most confronting aspect in facing herself

30.00 - Facing her past and people asking for forgiveness

32.05 - When Dr. Natalia realised that speaking was something, she should take seriously

33.00 - What happened when Dr. Natalia decided to be herself when on stage for the first time

33.35 - When Dr Natalia realised that she was a public speaker

37.00 - Where did the name "Think Natalia" come from

39.08 - Personal branding

39.25 - What does Dr. Natalia believe Personal Branding is

42.25 - Intentional personal branding by Dr. Natalia

45.25 - The power of story telling

46.45 - Dr Natalia's prediction of where Personal Branding is heading

49.30 - How to access Dr Natalia's courses

50.15 - How can an employee have a Personal Brand online

56.22 - Personal Brand and entrepreneurship

57.15 - Why should people gift you with their time?

1:01 - LinkedIn and the authenticity on the p...

Ruby Lee - "Own your hustle", Entrepreneur, Coach, Mentor & Motivational Speaker

What can I say about the AMAZING Ruby Lee. Yes this is how I refer to Ruby as the AMAZING Ruby Lee. She is simply a breath of fresh air and the person that inspired me to take action on LinkedIn and be completely & un-apologetically myself. This is something that we touch on in today's episode.Who is Ruby? Ruby was a side hustler now a full-time entrepreneur, a coach, a mentor, a course creator, a motivational speaker and LinkedIn's #1 energy source. Ruby's purpose is to help people who work a 9-5 job create a purpose lead business & to feel connected to why we were put on this planet. In today's episode we talk about how Ruby has created the success she has, how she cultivated $65,000 in 65 days purely showing up on LinkedIn, we go way back to the beginning of when first started her first business at the age of 6, we bond over our love of Mariah Carey, to then selling clothes on line, how she overcame her money mindset, to creating course after course & to now living an abundant life with her soul partner Michael & her two sons. This episode was a dream come true and it was so much fun having Ruby on my show today & I know that this woman will inspire you to want more in your life. Enjoy today's episode.To follow & connect with Ruby Lee:Website: www.rubylee.coInstagram: www.instagram.com/_rubylee_/LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/ruby-lee/Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/ownyourhustle/Time Stamps01.12 - What is a side hustle?01.59 - What is a purpose lead business?03.08 - Ruby's experience in the Corporate world05.17 - Ruby's definition of success when employed05.47 - When Ruby first heard of what Entrepreneurship is06.31 - Ruby's first side hustle business at 6 years old 07.56 - E-bay store selling pre-loved clothes at 19 years old (Making $7,500 in 1 year selling clothes)09.35 - Money working for YOU (The importance of investing)11.10 - Ruby's money story (Origins of Ruby's money beliefs)12.30 - Mid to late 20's Ruby's overspending on materialistic items (Status linked to material items)14.05 - How Ruby's over came her Money story15.07 - Redefining what money means to Ruby 16.03 - Advice to start ups and how to overcome their Money mind block16.57 - Ruby's biggest Money fear 18.00 - Ruby's fear of how her business was performing (even though it was performing WELL) & she felt that money would leave her19.01 - The moment that this shifted for Ruby21.05 - When did Ruby decide to make her side hustle her main hustle?22.10 - How many hours was Ruby working both full time and her side hustle24.05 - First paying client when Ruby was writing Resumes26.10 - Michael (Ruby's husband) belief in Ruby27.45 - Ruby & Michael working together as a Power Couple (What works) Defining each others role is key31.00 - Spirituality, manifesting and business32.32 - Why community / tribe is so important 34.01 - How to build a community 35.55 - The reality of entrepreneurship37.05 - What is Ruby's business all about38.36 - How can you become Ruby's client39.43 - How to show up daily on social media with intention even on the days when you really don't want to44.01 - How does Ruby convert ideas into PROFIT<...

Dr. Lynika Cruz - Transformational Speaker, Mentor, Metaphysician & Best Selling Author of "Beggars CAN be choosers"

I feel absolutely blessed to be able to share today's Episode with you. Dr. Lynika Cruz is a Transformation Speaker, Mentor, Doctor of Metaphysics and Best Selling Author of "Beggars CAN Be Choosers." This is an inspiring True story of strength and triumph over adversity. Dr. Lynika Cruz is deeply passionate about helping people re-frame and re-claim their lives, enabling them to make more compelling choices, take action, and achieve greater self-empowerment and success. To give you a brief look into Dr. Lynika Cruz....Dr. Lynika Cruz grew up in a very traumatic childhood with a dangerous environment & was faced with life threatening situations.... Even with all the turbulence growing up in her family home, Dr. Lynika always maintained a sense of humour, curiosity and adventure. By the age of 9 Dr. Lynika had already attended 14 different primary schools and then lost count after this. Then at the age of 11 Dr. Lynika was left behind by her mother which ultimately lead her to live on the streets & this is the moment where her story begins in her book "Beggars CAN be choosers." For those of you who have read Dr. Lynika's book would know that 14 years of age is the age referenced in the book of when she was left behind. However, In the interview Dr. Lynika for the first time shares that she was actually 11 years old and not 14 years old when she was left behind. This was an incredible piece of the puzzle that she shares and Dr. Lynika explains the reason behind this and the power of this mistruth. What I love about Dr. Lynika is that not at ANY stage in her story does she impress upon us as being a victim. One of her quotes is "Review adversity & not relive it".I found this be so magical because this allows us & you the reader to look into her soul.......

"...like textbooks, just like anything else at a University or College. Those lessons, they are heavy. If you just kept carrying the text books, or keep carrying the pain, the suffering, the anguish & the unsaid "sorry's"...it is like carrying wood.

If we keep carrying it, its heavy. What we really should do with it is put it in fire & burn it for fuel. There is such strength to be taken from it....It doesn't serve us & doesn't bring any of what we are seeking. It doesn't bring peace."

- Dr. Lynika Cruz

We cover so many thing; .from her resilience, to how she re-framed her meaning of abandonment, the power of our own story & the importance of sharing this, the power of observation, the mistruth of a necessary belief system that helped her survive the streets. We also discuss the deep love that she has for her family despite all of the despair, how to love yourself again & be FULL of yourself. We also touch on the mindset and how to improve our internal dialogue especially for young adults or teens that are feeling disconnected with life.If you are a regular listener you know that I ask each of my guests what their definition of limitless potential is....wait till you hear Dr. Lynika's definition.I know you will be moved once you ...

E7. How to start a business with Leo Alhalabi (Author of The First Step)

"I classify it as a ride...the first step is to accept and embrace this, for it is the experience of darkness that makes us appreciate the light."

- Leo Alhalabi (Author of THE FIRST STEP)

Today's guest is Leo Alhalabi, he is the founder and CEO of Australia's most innovative tutoring company, LGT tutoring. I interviewed Leo earlier this year and in the interview he revealed that he was in the process of finalising his first book.The time has come where Leo is now ready to take over the world with his new book called The First Step. If you have been thinking of setting up a business for some time but you are just not sure of where to start, then this is the book you need to read.If you are a student and want to become an entrepreneur and would like to start something as a side hustle, then The First Step is an absolute must for you to read.Leo breaks down:

•What makes a business successful

•What to expect running your own business

•How to choose the right industry

•The importance of marketing for start - ups

•How to create a business plan

•BootstrappingIf you want to win your own copy of The First Step, please visit my Instagram page and enter to WIN your very own copy.Enjoy the episode and don't forget to subscribe.WHERE TO FIND LEO ALHALABI:https://www.instagram.com/leoalhalabi/https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/official-book-launch-the-first-step-by-leo-alhalabi-tickets-50251095379www.tutorsaustralia.com.au/www.facebook.com/leoalhalabi21/https://howtostart-business.com.au/

n today's episode you will meet Peta-Gai. For most of Peta-Gai's

professional working life she was a successful lawyer and managed a $90

million dollar Superannuation fund to then Co-founding a makeup empire,

Iridis Cosmetics.

Today's guest is Sarah Centrella....She is the Best Selling Author of

Hustle Believe Receive, she is a Master Life Coach & Manifesting Expert.

Today's guest is Leo Alhalabi, he is the founder and CEO of Australia's

most innovative tutoring company, LGT tutoring. "Let's grow together", LGT

Tutoring are a group of young entrepreneurs who are always looking at ways

to make learning fun, entertaining & extremely educational. When Leo

established LGT in 2015, he started his business with 8 tutors and now in

2018 he has over 350 tutors in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and the Gold

Coast....and my friends, Leo is only 22 years of age!

Hi and welcome my name is Tima, I am a entrepreneur, Event presenter,

Speaker & Financial Planner. Welcome to my very first episode of my

podcast. Thank you so much for stopping by and spending some time with me

today. My goal with this podcast is to help you unlock your potential &

help you be world class at whatever it is you want to do and BE. It's not

about FINDING your purpose, it's about CREATING it.