Winners Find a Way

Trevor G. Blake is living proof that you don't need hustle, chaos, or a massive team to build extraordinary success. Growing up in a tough Liverpool neighborhood, Trevor refused to accept the limits around him. He joined the Royal Navy, came to the U.S., and went on to build seven companies—exiting for over $400 million, all without a single employee.

In this episode, Trent and Trevor dig into the mindset, clarity, and intention that shape success. Trevor breaks down why action beats perfection, how the 5-hour workday unlocks performance, and why the "hub model" helps founders stay agile and stress-free. You'll also hear the heartfelt story of the animal sanctuary he ran with his late wife—and how compassion led to serving challenged youth in surprising ways.

This conversation blends neuroscience, intention, and practical structure into a roadmap for building a deeply successful—and deeply meaningful—life.

Inside the Episode:

• Escaping a predetermined path and redesigning a life with intention
• How Trevor built seven companies and sold them without employees
• The 5-hour workday model and "Business Without Hustle"
• The hub model vs. traditional hiring
• Neuroscience, intention, and manifesting transformational outcomes
• Lessons from the animal sanctuary and community impact

About Trevor:

Trevor Blake is the New York Times bestselling author of Three Simple Steps, creator of online programs teaching the science of manifestation, and founder of a $500M cancer-research company.

Connect with Trevor G. Blake:

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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/trevorgblakeauthor

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/trevor-g-blake/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TrevorGBlake

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WINNERS FIND A WAY, host Trent M. Clark sits down with Mitch Allen — founder of Hire Santa, Shark Tank deal-maker, and serial entrepreneur behind 12 businesses — for a fun, insightful, and deeply practical conversation on turning big ideas into lasting impact.

What started as a simple act of Christmas cheer evolved into a thriving enterprise — connecting Santas around the world and spreading holiday joy year-round. But behind the red suit and laughter lies a masterclass in leadership, preparation, and purpose.

From building and selling companies to mentoring leaders in the Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO), Mitch shares candid lessons about scaling, learning from failure, and leading leaders — the toughest role of all.

Together, Trent and Mitch dive into:

• 🎅 The Birth of Hire Santa — how a single Santa suit sparked a national business and a Shark Tank deal.

• 💼 Lessons from 12 Businesses — wins, losses, and how to bounce back stronger after setbacks.

• 🧭 Leading Leaders — the art of mentoring high performers and why great leadership drives retention.

• 🧠 Preparation Beats Pressure — the behind-the-scenes story of Shark Tank and the discipline it takes to seize opportunity.

• ✍️ Lifelong Learning Habits — Mitch's annual notebooks, re-reading classic business books, and choosing a Word of the Year (for 2025, it's NOW).

• 🏔️ Man Trips & Mountains — the power of unplugging on adventures like Kilimanjaro and Fuji to reconnect and reset.

• 🎄 Bringing the Magic Home — how Mitch's family adapted to a 24/7 Christmas business and found joy in the chaos.

Mitch's story isn't just about business growth — it's about personal discipline, creative courage, and the relentless pursuit of joy through leadership. Whether you're a seasoned CEO or just starting your entrepreneurial journey, this conversation will remind you that preparation and purpose turn ordinary moments into extraordinary success.

🔥 Don't miss this one — it's live Thursday at 10AM EST! Join us for stories, laughter, and a few surprises (including a possible visit from the real Santa).

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In this week's insightful episode of WINNERS FIND A WAY, host Trent M. Clark sits down with Mike Rose — President of EO Dallas, serial entrepreneur, and author of ROE Powers ROI (Return on Energy) — for a deep dive into the power of energy-driven leadership and how it transforms both people and performance.

From his early entrepreneurial days to leading top-performing teams, Mike shares his journey of discovering how clarity, alignment, and purpose create measurable returns — not just on investment, but on energy.

Through candid stories and proven frameworks, Trent and Mike unpack what it means to truly lead with energy, teaching leaders how to multiply their impact by focusing on culture, mindset, and behavior.

Together, they explore:

• ⚡ The "Return on Energy" Framework — how purpose, vision, and execution align to drive performance.
• 💼 Financial Literacy & Empowerment — teaching open-book management and its ripple effect on employees' lives.
• 🧠 Mindset + Energy = Success — why great leadership starts with how you show up, not just what you do.
• 🌱 Culture & Vision in Action — balancing scorecards, accountability, and trust in modern organizations.
• 🧭 Leading Through Crisis — how clarity and authenticity guided Mike's team through COVID challenges.
• 🪞 Mentorship Over Management — the shift from micromanaging to micro-mentorship that builds winning teams.

Mike's philosophy goes beyond business — it's about returning on energy invested in people, creating workplaces where clarity fuels confidence and leadership becomes contagious.

Trent also reflects on how leaders can better manage their energy, not just their time, and why the best teams measure progress by purpose, not just profit.

This conversation will challenge you to rethink what truly powers performance — and inspire you to lead with energy that multiplies.

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🔗 Connect with Mike Rose

🌐 Website: returnonenergy.com

💼 LinkedIn: Mike Rose

📚 Book by Mike Rose

• ROE Powers ROI: The Ultimate Way to Think and Communicate for Ridiculous Results at Work and in Life

Take the free "Where's Your Energy?" assessment → poweredbyroe.com

Join the Energy Map Webinar on November 20 to explore how to apply the ROE framework in your business.

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Podcast: https://podcast.winnersfindaway.us/podcast

Website: https://Leadershipity.com

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

Book: Leading Winning Teams

🎁 FREE RESOURCE – Download Trent's Pyramid of Leadershipity here:

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In this week's powerful episode of WINNERS FIND A WAY, host Trent M. Clark sits down with Dr. Malik Muhammad — leadership speaker, author, and founder of DrMalikSpeaks.com — for a deep, heartfelt conversation about what it truly means to be the leader we need in today's divided world.

From the classroom to the boardroom, Malik brings decades of insight as a school founder, international speaker, and author of The Restorative Journey and We Can Save Our Boys of Color. His upcoming book, Being the Leader We Need, explores how leadership begins with humanity, connection, and belonging.

Together, Trent and Malik dig into:

• Why moral authority and followership are essential to real leadership.
• How "Connection + Challenge = Change" becomes a life formula for growth.
• The 4 R's of Ubuntu — Rituals, Roles, Rhythms, and Repair — and how they build belonging.
• Why we should replace "problems" with "challenges" to inspire progress, not paralysis.
• What global travel teaches us about humility, leadership, and shared humanity.
• How hip hop, literature, and culture reflect both pain and purpose.

Malik's stories — from transforming a failing school to redefining what leadership looks like in modern communities — will challenge how you think about power, purpose, and connection.

Trent also shares his reflections on drift — how easy it is to get one degree off course as leaders — and the importance of having truth-tellers around you who "chin-check" you back to center.

This one's for every leader, parent, and builder of people who believes we can still create a world led by principle, purpose, and people who care enough to do the hard work of repair.

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🔗 Connect with Dr. Malik Muhammad

🌐 Website: DrMalikSpeaks.com

💼 LinkedIn: Abdul Malik Muhammad

📚 Books by Dr. Malik Muhammad

• The Restorative Journey
• We Can Save Our Boys of Color
• Being the Leader We Need (Coming 2026)

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Podcast: https://podcast.winnersfindaway.us/podcast

Website: https://Leadershipity.com

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

Book: Leading Winning Teams

🎁 FREE RESOURCE – Download Trent's Pyramid of Leadershipity here:

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In this impactful episode of "Winners Find a Way," host Trent Clark delivers a candid rant packed with personal anecdotes, real-world leadership lessons, and actionable strategies for organizations seeking to deliver excellence and high performance. Broadcasting from the serene lakeside of West Michigan, Trent shares recent frustrations with customer service—from losing his wallet at TSA to awkward coffee shop encounters—and draws powerful parallels between these challenges and organizational leadership. Key themes and topics:

• Overcoming setbacks: Trent's personal story of lost items highlights resilience and proactive problem-solving.

• The state of customer service: Why "sorry" isn't enough and how taking true responsibility fosters loyalty.

• The importance of clarity: How lack of communication in organizations breeds confusion, inefficiency, and mediocrity.

• Sports as a metaphor for business: Immediate accountability, the cost of letting up, and learning from mistakes in real time.

• Empowering employees: Lessons from the Ritz Carlton playbook on enabling staff to solve problems—fast.

• Building high-performance teams: The exponential impact of clear daily huddles, weekly alignment, and rewarding contribution over empty apologies.

• Mediocrity vs. excellence: Insights on what happens when high performers and mediocre performers collide within organizations.

• Encouragement for entrepreneurs: Recognizing the uphill battle and spotlighting the rare achievements of businesses that break through to seven figures.

Notable Quote: "Mediocre people don't like high performers, and high performers don't like mediocre performers." — Nick Saban Action Items & Takeaways:

• Start 10-minute daily team huddles to align on goals and priorities

• Implement weekly leadership meetings for big-picture problem-solving

• Empower teams to take ownership and actively remedy challenges

• Foster a culture of accountability—reward execution, not just apologies

Are you ready to build a team that wins—and keeps on winning? Reach out to Trent Clark for coaching, facilitation, or to double the value of your organization. Connect with Trent: Email: [email protected]

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Tune in every Thursday at 10am Eastern/7am Pacific for fresh episodes of "Winners Find a Way"—your weekly roadmap to elevating leadership, sharpening execution, and unleashing championship teamwork.

Today, we honor the life and legacy of Luis Sharpe—NFL great, 3x Pro Bowler, and a man on a mission of faith and redemption. 🙏 This Winners Find a Way tribute episode revisits our powerful Super Bowl week conversation in Phoenix. Don't miss it. 🎧 Listen here: https://lnkd.in/ge9NgjAX hashtag#WinnersFindAWay hashtag#LuisSharpe hashtag#NFL hashtag#Faith hashtag#Legacy

Coach Trent meets again with Brant Pinvidic again in Grand Rapids, MI before his event with the @Entrepreneurs Organization of West Michigan. We break down the trip that Brant took around the world in one year, and the lessons of humanity.

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What does it really take to turn failure into fuel for success?

In this episode of Winners Find a Way, host Trent M. Clark sits down with Joel Steele—financial expert, entrepreneur, author, and part-owner of the Grand Rapids Gold (G-League affiliate of the Denver Nuggets). Joel has built businesses, faced failures, and discovered what he calls the "life switch"—a mindset that helps unlock potential and create meaningful change.

They dive into:

• The three P's that drive success: potential, passion, and purpose

• How to recognize and act on "life switch" moments

• Why modeling good habits and behaviors creates impact beyond ourselves

• Lessons from Joel's failed healthy fast-food venture—and how he turned it into future wins

• The 2-step formula for success: figure out what needs to be done… then go out and do it

💡 About Joel Steele's Upcoming Book – Life Switch Joel's new book, Life Switch, is a motivational and practical guide to unlocking your best self by connecting experiences, building positive habits, and living with potential, passion, and purpose. Key takeaways from the book include:

• The Life Switch: A mental mechanism that "flips on" your full potential like a light switch.

• Connecting Moments: How wiring together life's experiences creates energy and momentum.

• The Three P's:

  1. Potential – Recognizing untapped capacity.

  2. Passion – Nurturing what excites you.

  3. Purpose – Living with clear direction and values.

The book isn't just meant to be read but lived—packed with exercises, personal stories, and practical steps for designing your own version of success.

📅 Special Note: Joel is offering free copies of Life Switch to entrepreneurs who attend his November 15 event in West Michigan. Learn more at bookjoelsteele.com.

🔗 Connect with Joel Steele

• LinkedIn: Joel Steele

• Instagram: @lifeswitchofficial

• Book: bookjoelsteele.com

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What does it take to turn a good organization into a championship-level team?

In this solo episode, Coach Trent M. Clark—3x MLB World Series Coach, serial entrepreneur, and leadership expert—dives deep into the Bloom Growth Operating System and how it helps leaders build high-performing, winning organizations.

Trent shares the eight critical factors every business needs to master to achieve long-term success:

• 📝 Planning – The power of a clear, one-page plan

• 👥 People – Recruiting and developing top talent

• 📈 Sales & Marketing – Driving growth with clarity and consistency

• 🗓 Meetings – Engaging, efficient, outcome-driven team time

• 💰 Finance & Data – Tracking the right numbers that tell the story

• ⚙️ Process – Documenting and improving the way things get done

• 💻 Technology – Leveraging tools to scale faster

• ❤️ Team Health – Building trust, collaboration, and culture

You'll hear how Trent applies lessons from championship dugouts and boardrooms alike—helping leaders set priorities, track KPIs, run better meetings, and create an environment where people thrive.

If you're ready to sharpen your leadership, align your team, and scale your business with confidence, this episode will give you the blueprint.

🎧 Tune in and discover how winners find a way—every time.

👉 Connect with Trent M. Clark 🌐 Website: Leadershipity.com 🔗 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/trentmclark 📘 Book: Leading Winning Teams

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What happens when a life-changing accident leaves you fighting for survival?

In this episode, host Trent M. Clark talks with Nick Prefontaine—who turned a traumatic snowboarding accident and weeks in a coma into the foundation for his life's mission. Today, Nick is a thriving entrepreneur, real estate investor, and trauma recovery mentor, helping others move forward with his STEP system (Support, Trust, Energy, Persistence).

Nick shares his incredible journey of resilience, his family's path in creative real estate investing, and the mindset shifts that helped him go from victim to victorious.

🔥 Don't miss this powerful conversation about resilience, entrepreneurship, and taking the next step forward.

What You'll Learn:

• How Nick overcame the odds after a traumatic brain injury
• The STEP system for recovery, growth, and entrepreneurship
• Real estate insights from the Prefontaine family business
• The healing practice of Ho'oponopono
• Why progress always begins with one small step

🔗 Connect with Nick Prefontaine

🎁 Free Gift: https://nickprefontaine.com/step

Website: https://nickprefontaine.com

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

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nick.prefontaine.7

Master Class: https://SmartRealEstateCoach.com/mastersclass

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Website: https://Leadershipity.com

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

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