Episodes
Sunday Feb 26, 2023
Creating Positive Influence In An Influencer World #MakingBank #S7E32
Sunday Feb 26, 2023
Sunday Feb 26, 2023
Creating Positive Influence In An Influencer World #MakingBank #S7E32
Welcome back to Making Bank. On today's episode, we have Rudy Mawer. He's known as the Man in Red, a serial investor and CEO to multiple brands, and manages over a staff of 70.
Currently he runs multiple businesses, including Marketing Capital Group with Kevin Harrington, the original shark from the TV show, Shark Tank where he has helped over 50,000 small businesses from around the world. He has built his first multimillion dollar business by the age of 26 with Facebook ads, and since went on to become one of the world's leading experts on ads funnel and marketing strategy. Speaking over 200 times on stage on how to scale online brands. He has also built four multi-million dollar businesses before the age of 30.
Check out today's episode with Rudy Mawer on Making Bank.
(2:57) Background
Rudy Mawer talks about how he is always different and likes being different. He comes from a small town in England. He then later moved to the US to pursue his dreams. He started a Real Estate investment at 18 and from there onwards it kickstarted his life and career and became the person he is today.
(7:17) Challenges
Rudy mentions that the challenges are actually bigger. When you get super big, there's a potential lawsuit or there's someone trying to sue you for something, or for example, there's some taxing that your HR person forgot for two years and they finally mail you about it. Someone starts their own agency and tries to take all your clients etc. Such challenges never go away.
(11:30) Attention & Influence
Rudy Mawer says that you have to be everywhere. If you are not everywhere you're dying because there's so much noise in the space. People see thousands of Facebook ads. People see thousands of influencers a day. There's thousands of courses on ads, marketing, funnels and how to make money online. So it's a necessity to always be everywhere.
(17:42) How To Grab Attention
Understand the differences between different types of platforms. The same way no one single man can be a basketball player, a good cricketer, a good swimmer the same way different platforms require different methods in order to be able to grab people’s attention perfectly.
(22:02) Reaching Goals
Never lose sight of your visions. Know your end goal. What drives you? What are you passionate about? Many people face burnout because they lose sight of their visions. Keep working on the vision. It is the strongest weapon to own when you want to reach your goals.
(24:49) The Red Life
Rudy talks about his big personal brand move that is starting this year called The Red Life. His big goal over the next few years is to push the personal brand to go broader and to help people.
Link
@rudymawerlife
Sunday Feb 19, 2023
The Art Of Storytelling In Business #MakingBank #S7E31
Sunday Feb 19, 2023
Sunday Feb 19, 2023
The Art Of Storytelling In Business #MakingBank #S7E31
Welcome back to Making Bank. On today's episode, we have John Livesay, AKA, the Pitch Whisperer, who is an incredible keynote speaker. His TEDx Talk, “Be the Lifeguard of your own life”, has over 1 million views and was featured on the Larry King Show.
He has an innate ability to motivate companies, sales teams to turn mundane case studies into compelling case stories so they win more new business.
Check out today's episode with John Livesay on Making Bank.
(2:41) Background
John Livesay majored in advertising and he realized that the commercials that stood out to him were the ones with emotional connection. That's where he launched his speaking career and he has been on his own for several years, getting hired by tech companies and healthcare companies.
(4:05) Storytelling
John says that he uses storytelling in his sales because many times people tend to react to any product, service, jobs emotionally. So when you learn to tell a story that other people see themselves in, that's where the magic happens.
(12:49) Creating The Story
These are the questions you need to ask, “Who's the person that made the decision to hire you? What was their problem? Do we care if the problems aren't there?” Ask yourself these questions and eventually the story will be created.
(16:22) The Pitch Whisperer
John Livesay became known as The Pitch Whisperer because during one of his talks that he was hired to do he asked them what if he stayed after his talk and could whisper in people's ears something from his talk that they got stuck with. Ever since then he became known as The Pitch Whisperer.
(18:03) Sales Struggles
The most common mistake made was that many forget that people buy a business or company first. Most salespeople jump right into selling their products, explaining facts without allowing the people to know them first. You have to sell yourself first and the best way to do that is with a story of origin.
(21:04) Be Your Own Lifeguard
John Livesay talks about how he has always been his own lifeguard and this is very important because in times of need we cannot expect anyone to come help us. We have to figure out ways to get out of difficult situations ourselves because if we cannot be our own lifeguard, life will get very difficult.
(22:35) Key Takeaway
Get off the self-esteem rollercoaster. You’ll only feel good about yourself if you're winning and you're hitting your goals. Think of yourself as the movie director of your own life. Cut, edit, change the location if you do not like how it is going. Never get stuck where you are if you do not like it and always strive for a better life.
Links
Text the word Pitch, P I T C H to the number 66866, you’ll get the first chapter of the new book “The Sale Is In The Tale” for free and it's all about a salesperson struggling in a slump.
www.john levie.com
The Pitch Whisperer
@thepitchwhisperer
Sunday Feb 12, 2023
Real Estate Investing #MakingBank #S7E30
Sunday Feb 12, 2023
Sunday Feb 12, 2023
Real Estate Investing #MakingBank #S7E30
Welcome back to Making Bank. On today's episode, we have Mat Simmons who is a 20 year business veteran and a 16 year veteran in Real Estate and investing. He has built multiple successful companies over the last 20 years, including three seven figure exits, and with over 200 million under management and 470 million in total transactions since 2014. Matt has been seen as a forward thinking business operator with a take no prisoners type of attitude. He's often called upon by business owners across the country and real estate leaders for his business ideas, strategies and sales training capabilities.
Check out today's episode with Mat Simmons on Making Bank.
(2:20) Background
Mat Simmons talks about how his business life started from him not liking school, to being a professional motocross rider who later then got injured and was then shown the business side of life by his mentor and this was the main reason as to what kick started his journey in the business world.
(4:49) Getting Into Real Estate
Mat Simmons talks about how in his career he invested into real estate and many other businesses. Then he also went back to race professionally which then left him injured for a year and his entire business crashed as well. The only thing left constant was his Real Estate investments and this was why he decided to completely focus on just Real Estate.
(8:20) The Downfall
Mat Simmons says that his main downfall was like most entrepreneurs, always like to do things alone and hence, many things failed when he was not around. This was his first downfall in the business.
(9:37) Real Estate Portfolio
Mat Simmons stated that they started off with smaller multifamily and ultimately grew into larger complexes. They focused primarily on class B and class C. They stayed away from anything class A luxury.
(11:15) Class B & C Vs Class A
Mat Simmons' take on this was that Class A properties are easily bought off by big companies and competing with these big companies will be hard. Moreover, with inflation happening all around, these properties soon become a liability making the market go for Class B and C. This is why they concentrate mainly on Class B and C.
(14:24) Property Evaluation
It has to fit in with the buy box. Mat Simmons says they primarily buy in the Sunbelt area, which is North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Texas, Tennessee. These are the main focus from day one.
(17:31) Advice For Beginners
Make sure that your interest rate is lower than your cap rate, so you're not negatively leveraged and make sure that whatever you're buying right now with any loan program or debt you're using, does not have a prepayment penalty on it within the next two to three years.
(22:38) Investing In Real Estate
If someone wants to invest in real estate, they can come in, invest with us. The minimum is 50,000. Our multi-family pays a 9% preferred dividend, which they start making within the first 30 to 45 days of investing with us and from that point on, they're into the deal with us.
(24:16) Tax Benefits
If you invest a hundred thousand dollars with us and because of cost segregation and our depreciation that we passed through our investors, you might be able to write off up to sometimes $60,000, $80,000 in that year one against your income that will reduce your tax liability.
(26:19) Key Takeaways
Know that you can actually start buying and investing in real estate much easier with less out of pocket than you actually thought.
Links
@realmatsimmons
Sunday Feb 05, 2023
Importance Of Leadership #MakingBank #S7E29
Sunday Feb 05, 2023
Sunday Feb 05, 2023
PODCAST TITLE: Importance Of Leadership #MakingBank #S7E29
Welcome back to Making Bank. On today's episode, we have Kyle McDowell who is a best-selling author, speaker, and leadership expert. With nearly three decades of experience leading tens of thousands of employees as some of the largest companies in America, including UnitedHealth Group, CVS Health, Bank of America. Kyle's passion for people and proven track record for cultivating truly authentic and courageous leaders was born from an unwavering belief that there's a better way to thrive in corporate America.
Check out today's episode with Kyle McDowell on Making Bank.
(2:30) Background
Kyle tells us about his early working life where he spent nearly 30 years in corporate America. For his first job he worked in a regional bank in Tampa and this was the start of his life where he was thrown into a lot of work situations where he got to notice how much he can give from a leader’s perspective.
(4:25) Boss Vs Leader
A boss is someone that checks boxes, they are always ready to call you out or point out your errors and tell you where you're lacking in terms of your delivery. A leader is also the same but the major difference is the leader actually cares.
(8:07) Vulnerability
Being vulnerable involves recognizing faults, recognizing areas of fear, recognizing that we don't have all the answers. It's inauthentic for us to act like we’re not concerned or we don't have faults. We need to be authentic. We need to just be us.
(11:00) Principles
The most important principle that we all should follow is to always do the right thing. This will matter a lot because if we deviate from our ways we can always go back to the foundation of doing the right thing.
(14:37) Common Issues
Most common issue faced is obsessing over activity and judging ourselves based on our activity versus the outcome. Kyle talks about this one issue that even big companies faced in today’s world.
(18:33) Taking Ownership
We need to think like the founder whenever we do any project for a company or organization because when we do this we take ownership completely of the work we do and we will automatically give our best and try to shoot for maximum excellence.
(24:49) Setting Clear Expectation
Too many times we expect people to do things and behave in a way that we've not really set the clear expectation and then we wonder why they failed or we wonder why they've stumbled. We need to do the right thing. We need to lead by example. We need to say what we're gonna do, and then we do it.
Links:
@kylemcdowellinc
Saturday Jan 28, 2023
Entrepreneurial Mentorship #MakingBank #S7E28
Saturday Jan 28, 2023
Saturday Jan 28, 2023
PODCAST TITLE: Entrepreneurial Mentorship #MakingBank #S7E28
Welcome back to Making Bank. On today's episode, we have Ryan Blair, the former co-founder and chief executive officer of Vice, a multi-level marketing company.
In 2011, he wrote a book titled Nothing to Lose Everything to Gain How I Went from gang member to multimillionaire entrepreneur, which reached the New York Times bestseller list for hardcover business books, as well as another book in 2016.
Rock Bottom to Rockstar Lessons from the Business School of Hard Knocks. He was the Ernst Young Entrepreneur of the Year in 2012. And now he teaches entrepreneurs the principles he has used to build multiple companies without sacrificing his purpose. Build your business without sacrificing your purpose or spirituality through Altercalls.
So check out today's episode with Ryan Blair on Making Bank.
(2:22) Background
Ryan started his entrepreneurial life very early. He was always trying to make money even as a young boy. When he grew up he got into bad company, he joined a gang due to unfortunate events in his life and this kickstarted his entrepreneurial life more. He later got out and vowed to stay legal and live a better life that has legal entrepreneurship.
(8:35) Key Takeaways
Ryan mentions how he is good at reading people and this helps him to know which people are good for him and which aren't. He has the ability to steer clear away from bad people. His mindset is one built on strength as opposed to one built on weakness.
(12:32) Mentorship
Ryan had a very rich successful mentor who thinks differently in everything. In money, in dreams and this completely changed the perspective of how Ryan thinks as well. This was when his life as an entrepreneur really started.
(16:31) Principles
Principle that Ryan lives by is “I learn what I want to teach and then I teach what I want to learn.” He talks about how when he wakes up he’s asking himself, what book does he want to dive into? What does he want to teach?
(21:09) Making Connections
Ryan talks about how he always felt that he is worthy of a connection with people. He strongly believes everyone is equal and we can learn from them. He makes connections with people who are willing to allow him and he lets go of people who aren’t. He just keeps learning from those who allow him without ever thinking they are so far of his reach.
(27:05) Spiritual Focus
When you're spiritually inclined, a lot of people believe that money is mutually exclusive, but being spiritually focused, you can actually generate far more wealth because the money that you generate has a deeper meaning. You will call it in with more reverence.
(29:47) Altercall
Alter call is three years old and where entrepreneurs are helped in building and executing with purpose and are then helped to exit. The number of entrepreneurs went from a small million dollar a year operation to tens of millions of dollars a year. They are great contributors to their team, to the marketplace, to their communities.
Links:
@realryanblair
@altercallmovement
hoo.be/ryanblair/
Sunday Jan 22, 2023
Creative Way To Finance #MakingBank #S7E27
Sunday Jan 22, 2023
Sunday Jan 22, 2023
Creative Way To Finance #MakingBank #S7E27
Welcome back to Making Bank. On today's episode, we have Chris Prefontaine, Founder and CEO of Smart Real Estate Coach and host of the Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast.
Chris has been in real estate for over 31 years. His experiences ranged from constructing new homes in the nineties to owning a reality. Executive franchise to running his own investments through commercial and residential and coaching his clients throughout North America. He helps his students navigate the constantly changing real estate waters today. Chris and his family and team run their creative financing business, and they're still in the trenches every day.
So check out today's episode with Chris Prefontaine on Making Bank.
(2:23) Real Estate In 2023
There's uncertainty with the media screaming, recession. Interest rates are going up and buyers are getting pushed to the side but Chris assures his wife that they will be fine and that this is the time they really need creative ways to finance to really help people.
(3:29) Background
Chris Prefontaine was fired from a family business that got sold which led him to go into Real Estate full time. He built a bunch of homes, then owned a franchise, eventually sold that to Coldwell Banker in 2000. He then coached people throughout the US and Canada leading up to the crash. The crash destroyed him mentally but it caused him to re-engineer the business to what it is today.
(4:35) Creative Financing
Everyone went into a panic due to the pandemic. Businesses went crazy and the same happened for Chris and their company. He had to do twice as many calls to get the same deal. Due to this whole situation and the uncertainty, creative financing became a huge part of today’s basic needs.
(8:36) Free And Clear
Chris talks about how they typically choose free and clear like 98% of the time, and there's some hybrid as well. But 98% of the time they’re doing these deals and structuring with the owner a monthly principal only payment. And these are the deals that they would always take.
(10:17) Subject To Existing
When you move to something like the subject to existing financing, it's usually the case when, if someone's house is taken over and there's an underlying debt, sometimes, it's just what the house is worth and the debt is taken over. No other financing. No other creativity. There’s creativity with how it is held for bank reasons only.
(14:42) Lease Purchase
Lease purchase is sort of the most attractive for a new person because the lease purchase agreements allow an individual to have the seller sign the lease purchase agreement, whereby now they control the property and built into the agreement is a whopping $10 deposit only.
(18:58) Multi Family
There are just some very tired landlords right now, that went through COVID and they're now hearing the press scream recession,that it made them not want to do it next run.They just don't want to deal with it. So, they're willing to do some owner financing and become sort of the bank.
(19:51) The Right Sellers
There are plenty of people to talk to because of Covid and now the economy, they're willing to sell and they're willing to structure some really cool terms.
(24:02) Teaching Real Estate
If you just come in and learn the techniques, there's one constant about real estate. It's always changing.
(25:40) Top 3 Tips
Pick a niche or industry you can get behind, find someone in the niche that is where you want to be and put the blinders on for three years.There's just too many shiny objects in business and it's easy to get thrown off.
(26:31) Free Book
You're gonna get a couple of the best sellers with a ticket to our event for free. Our next live event, just go to wickedsmartbooks.com/bank
Links:
wickedsmartbooks.com/bank
@smartrealestatecoach
realestateonyourterms.com
chris@smartrealestatecoach.com
Saturday Jan 14, 2023
Making Bank: Health Series #MakingBank #S7E26
Saturday Jan 14, 2023
Saturday Jan 14, 2023
Making Bank: Health Series #MakingBank #S7E26
This episode of Making Bank is a compilation of previous episodes showcasing the mindset and the success strategies of the top 1% so you can amplify your life and your business today. If you want to grow your business more and become successful in the big world, you’ll need to perform at the highest level and also be as healthy as possible. This episode of Making Bank will help you acquire the necessary tips one needs in order to be the healthiest you can be.
Make sure you check out this episode and listen to Josh and all the other guests discuss Making Bank: Health Series.
(0:56) Know What You Want
John Madsen talks about how many people are not clear of what they want out of their fitness and as a result many of them come off short. We really need to know exactly what we want out of the workouts we do in order that we can come up with the best routine for it.
(5:49) Test Don’t Guess
Barton Scott talks about how sometimes when we do something, rather than spending a lot of time perfecting what we do to be more efficient, it is more advisable to take a step back and reevaluate a better method altogether. This will be better than spending time perfecting the same method over and over again.
(10:33) Ice Bath
Jason Stauffer talks about how an ice bath really helps him push his body to the best of its ability and how it has helped a lot in his breathing. We sometimes are so in our comfort zone that we forget how much more our body is capable of, so testing the ability of our body once in a while can really help us all in the long run.
(18:37) KE4
Frank Llosa talks about their newest product and its different functions and features and also how to use it correctly.
(23:55) Only You Can Help You
Robert Overwegh talks about how many times he does not actually give any advice to people but rather helps them know what works for them and tells them to do that because at the end of the day, this is what really matters. It is better to just know what works for us and do it on a regular basis.
(28:54) Longevity
Sergey Young talks about the various methods that we can all use and follow in order to improve our longevity and have a good, healthy and long life.
(32:25) Better Sleep
Ariel Garten talks about if we really want to get a good sleep, it comes to as simple as stop intaking caffeine after noon. Caffeine’s effects can last up to 7-8 hours and hence it is better to just not take any more coffee after noon.
Links:
http://pix.joshfelber.com/LaKZF0cf
Sunday Jan 08, 2023
Making Bank: Best Of 2022 #MakingBank #S7E25
Sunday Jan 08, 2023
Sunday Jan 08, 2023
Making Bank: Best Of 2022 #MakingBank #S7E25
This episode of Making Bank is a compilation of previous episodes showcasing the mindset and the success strategies of the top 1% so you can amplify your life and your business today. If you want to grow your business more and become successful in the big world, you’ll need to perform at the highest level and grow as much as possible. This episode of Making Bank will help you acquire the necessary growth and performance tips one needs in order to become successful.
Make sure you check out this episode and listen to Josh and all the other guests discuss Making Bank: Best Of 2022.
(0:48) Strategies To Become Successful
Timothy Sykes talks about the various strategies to become successful and one of the main strategies is the ability to adapt. Especially in today’s world where things are so unpredictable and business can fail anytime, being able to adapt is what will help us strive in this world.
(4:22) Entrepreneurial Spirit
Sean Kelly talks about how his entire life he always knew he had an entrepreneurial spirit. He started very young with something as just shoveling snow during the snowy days to running a business in college. He believes it is what got him to where he is now today.
(7:51) Entrepreneurship Path
Rylee Meek talks about how the main motivation he started becoming an entrepreneur was just to be able to gain freedom and have money to do things. But as he grew he became more wise and started to hang around more people who can help him with his field and this really strengthened his entrepreneurship path.
(11:00) Most Relevant Tip For Success
Justin Razvani talks about his most important tip to be successful is just having relentless focus, not taking no for an answer and never letting any opportunity that arises to go to waste. He always takes up whatever challenges he gets and focuses strictly on them and this was his main key to success.
(13:46) How To Be Really Good
Cole Gordon talks about how when he initially started sales, he was not really good at it but unlike most of his colleagues who had other things going on with them, he mostly only concentrated on sales and kept grinding on just being good at sales. This is what really made him be good at what he does.
(18:14) Various Challenges
Brian Littlefield talks about the various challenges you get when running a successful business in the form of maintaining a cash flow because certain times the growth of a business will exceed its cash flow, hence, the need to be creative becomes more important which then, in turn creates a lot of pressure for the ones running the business.
(21:49) Inventor & Innovator
Bob Moesta talks about the main difference between an inventor and innovator and that is an inventor has to create a unique way.Their creation is patentable and protectable. But it is actually just a different way of doing something. Innovation on the other hand is about actually helping a large group of people make progress in their life.
Links:
http://pix.joshfelber.com/LaKZF0cf
Sunday Jan 01, 2023
Making Bank: High Performance & Growth Series #MakingBank #S7E24
Sunday Jan 01, 2023
Sunday Jan 01, 2023
Making Bank: High Performance & Growth Series #MakingBank #S7E24
This episode of Making Bank is a compilation of previous episodes showcasing the mindset and the success strategies of the top 1% so you can amplify your life and your business today. If you want to grow your business more and become successful in the big world, you’ll need to perform at the highest level and grow as much as possible. This episode of Making Bank will help you acquire the necessary growth and performance tips one needs in order to become successful.
Make sure you check out this episode and listen to Josh and all the other guests discuss Making Bank: High Performance & Growth Series.
(0:49) Tips About Selling
Randy Grizzle talks in depth about the various tips and tricks we need to acquire inorder to be able to sell a business successfully. Most of us cloud ourselves with the thoughts that we need to sell a lot when in reality if we just focus on what we can do and do it to the best of our ability, we will prosper more.
(4:21) Key Points For High Performance
Dean Graziosi’s first advice to high performance is to learn to say the word no. Sometimes we tend to say yes to every opportunity available to us that we are left overwhelmed. Sometimes we just need to learn to say no.
(7:26) Traffic Crisis And Traffic Hail Mary
Justin Brooke talks about how most people buy traffic in a way where they just spend or invest in something hoping it’ll pan out. This is basically doing the lottery and it should not be that way. Most experienced business people do not just throw everything and hope for the best. This is how it should be.
(16:25) Ask Questions No One Can Say No To
Steve Sims talks about how he just prefers a proper connection with whoever he meets. He avoids emails and would prefer a phone call so that he can have a better relationship with who he works with. He then builds the relationship and then starts asking questions that they will not be able to say no to.
(21:16) Nature Of A Growth Mindset
Tom Bilyeu talks about how we are the greatest species to ever exist because we can always adapt to whatever environment we are in. He also discusses how important the growth of a mindset is in great detail.
(27:51) Take Action
JP Sears talks about how important taking action is. It is important because a lot of people tend to find purpose after action is taken rather than waiting to find a purpose without doing anything first.
(33:58) Learn To Separate Yourself
Dave Asprey talks about how all entrepreneurs should learn to separate themselves from their word so that they will not always be stressful, tired and anxious. Only when we separate ourselves from the business life and know there is a clear line between personal and business we can then have a successful business and a healthy life.
Links:
http://pix.joshfelber.com/LaKZF0cf
Sunday Dec 25, 2022
Making Bank: Women Entrepreneur Series #MakingBank #S7W23
Sunday Dec 25, 2022
Sunday Dec 25, 2022
Making Bank: Women Entrepreneurs Series #MakingBank #S7E23
This episode of Making Bank is a compilation of previous episodes showcasing the mindset and the success strategies of the top 1% so you can amplify your life and your business today. If you want to grow your business more and become successful in the big world, you’ll need proper entrepreneurship skills. This episode of Making Bank will help you acquire the necessary entrepreneur skills one needs in order to become successful.
Make sure you check out this episode and listen to Josh and all the other guests discuss Making Bank: Women Entrepreneurs Series.
(1:01) Get Crystal Clear
Marisa Murgatroyd talks about how most entrepreneurs these days do not even know the bare minimum of who they serve, and how what they are doing is different from others. This is the least one should know when it comes to being an entrepreneur.
(5:37) Have No Fear
Ariel Garten talks about how she did not have much fear. She was not afraid of failing. And if she failed, it would be okay, because she would figure it out and do something else which is something we all need to do whenever we want to be successful.
(9:29) Communicating Authentically
Sally Hogshead talks about the various qualities that someone needs to have or follow which allows them to communicate authentically to others. This will help them gain confidence enough in order for them to be able to get their points across without losing anything valuable during the process.
(15:12) Proteins Are The Workhorses In The Cells
Rowena Gates discusses how proteins are the workhorses in the cells. They do everything. She also discussed how their technology adjusts the cellular water in a way that creates a better environment for the proteins to do their fold.
(19:23) It’s Not For Everyone
Scout Sobel talks about how much she enjoys her life as an entrepreneur but at the same time she talks about how all the process you have to undergo in this line of work may not be for everyone. So it is also important to not force yourself into doing something you are not comfortable with.
(21:20) Stop Playing Small
Forbes Riley talks about how most of us always like to play it safe either because we are too scared of failure and sometimes even scared of success. We need to stop doing this because we limit ourselves a lot when we are playing small.
(26:54) Why Businesses Don’t Sell
Michelle Seiler Tucker talks about the various reasons as to why many businesses fail or they cannot sell. She also talks in detail about the reasons on how to counter the failure of a business.
Links:
http://pix.joshfelber.com/LaKZF0cf