Unpolished MBA

This week's guest, Brian Feroldi, is the author of "Why Does The Stock Market Go Up?" and a slew of articles on The Motley Fool providing investment advice and stock market analysis. He's now a full-time financial educator online.

Topics Discussed Include:

• Not learning anything about the stock market despite earning a Business degree (shocking!)
• Why does the stock market go up?
• Becoming a financial content creator and building a business with his knowledge
• The joy of reading financial statements (very few people understand this excitement)
• Who shouldn't invest in individual stocks and why

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

On Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianFeroldi

Company: https://www.brianferoldi.com/

Brian's book "Why Does The Stock Market Go Up?"

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This week's guest is Shaun Chavis, Founder of LVNGbook and an Award-winning cookbook editor.

Topics Discussed Include:

• Pivoting her company from B2C to B2B
• Her groundbreaking cookbook innovation
• Well-paying food industry careers for creatives

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Follow Shaun Chavis

On Twitter: @shaunchavis

Company: https://lvngbook.com

On LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shaunchavis/

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Bio Website: https://moniquemills.biz/

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It's the beginning of Season Five! Woohoo!

On the episode, we spoke with Monique Russell, a Communications Expert, and entrepreneur. She teaches global leaders and teams how to have positive and productive relationships at home and work using effective communication tools and strategies. 

Some Topics Discussed Include:

• The Underground Secrets About LinkedIn Shenanigans And Large Followings
• The Meaning Of Emotional Intelligence And Who Has It
• Intentional Motherhood And Building Legacy

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Follow Monique Russell

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

Company: Clear Communications https://clearcommunicationsolutions.com/about/

Monique's Book: "Intentional Motherhood: Who Said It Would Be Easy" on Amazon

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

Bio Website: https://moniquemills.biz/

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Although this is the End of Season 4 message, Monique answers an incoming question from a listener: "Is it all about the money?"

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Some Topics Discussed Include:

• How networking and selling are related
• How to decrease the time to close a sale
• How to be highly effective in front of customers
• Why the best-networked person WINS
• Kirk's proprietary selling model (it's fire!!!)

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

Company: https://transpharmed.com/

and https://iamkirkbarnes.com

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Bio Website: https://moniquemills.biz/

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Topics Discussed Include:

• Equality and Equity in STEM
• Representation in STEM matters
• Mentoring Early Stage Engineers
• Sol "silently saving" the Earth in his daily work as an Licensed Professional Engineer

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

Company: SR Engineering & Consulting LLC

https://www.linkedin.com/company/sr-engineering-consulting-llc/about/

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

Bio Website: https://moniquemills.biz/

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Topics Discussed Include:

• Monique answers your questions about starting a business (it seems like many of you want to become Consultants so she calls you out)
• Soliciting strange people to invest in your company
• Learning about how to fundraise properly from Venture Capitalists

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ResourcesThe book mentioned: Venture Deals by Brad Feld and Walter MendelsonConsulting Mastermind w/Monique Mills: Apply here

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Topics Discussed Include:

• Why and how rubbish gets posted on LinkedIn
• Why engineers and experts create things that don't make money
• How startups are similar to a science experiment
• Why entrepreneurs need to stop charging by the hour ASAP
• Taking your kids with you to business meetings

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Bio Website: https://moniquemills.biz/

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Topics Discussed Include:

• How to avoid burnout as a content creator
• The controversy about Black hair being considered "unprofessional" in the workplace
• Daymond John changing his style the more successful he became
• Harvey Coleman and The Organizational Game (here's the book we mentioned)
• Our positive engagement with the "crying CEO" from LinkedIn

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Follow Walter Gainer II

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

Company: https://bosslocksmedia.com/

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Bio Website: https://moniquemills.biz/

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Topics Discussed Include:

• How MBA and starting a startup are very different
• How going to Harvard Business School made it easier to raise money for his startup
• Starting a business during the pandemic

Follow Palash Soni

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Goldcast: https://www.goldcast.io

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Bio Website: https://moniquemills.biz/

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