100x Secrets

Three main takeaways: Importance of making a team, and how to do that - Importance of networking as an entrepreneur - Impact of organizational charts on a business's growth rate

My interview with Dan Peterson, formerly employed by Goldman Sachs, and who worked as the Director of Finance for boutique tax equity firm Streamline Global. He shares his insights with me about the explosive growth of cryptocurrency, and how that can affect business owners over the next 10-20 years.

My biggest take-away from BYU's 4 week entrepreneurship lecture series this semester: Get really really good at learning! The better the learner, the better of the entrepreneur. ---> IG: @the100xmethod

I share a crazy story from my days as an awning salesman - Also, thoughts on Company Culture from Richard Branson's book, "The Virgin Way"

Thoughts on rapid business growth from Scott Petersen, the founder or cofounder of 7 different companies, and retired executive director of the nationally ranked Rollins Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology at my Alma Mater, BYU.

2020 has been a beast, but it's also been a time of some awesome achievements for me - Looking forward to 2021, a new accomplishment I want to make is to write a sales letter every day (all 365 of them), this whole year. This podcast explains why...

I wasn't planning on sharing how I failed a class this semester, but I decided to do it anyway. I opened a discussion about being vulnerable, and how that can help us connect with our tribe.  By connecting with our people, we can help them see the clarity of vision we have, and help make a massive difference in the world.

Ever wonder why the guys who have been putting rooves on houses for 40 years make way less money than Beyonce or Brad Pitt, who just sing or act for a living? It's because the roofers provide a different type of value than Beyonce and Brad Pitt. Dive into the 4 types of value you can provide, and how you can provide the highest kind, and be compensated for it.

Why do people line up on the sidewalk and wait overnight, or for multiple days outside a store, to get a particular product? In part, it's BRANDING. Here's five insights I've gained the past two days, one of which, is about the power of Branding.

How can instagram help you find more clients? - Easy, it's all in this episode.

How many social media platforms do you publish content on every week? Gary V suggests posting on a variety, and one platform I learned a lot about today was Twitter - Check out this episode to see some insights I gained by reading his book "Crushing It".

Do you have a sick hobby you want to teach people about? Do you hate doing what you're doing, and want to spend your time making money following your passion? Give yourself permission to start making a brand around that passion of yours - right now! (To see MY goofy, slightly embarrassing start, check out my 1st few Insta posts, @the100xmethod)

Do you feel the burden of creating tons of super awesome posts and social media content? I do too, but I learned that you can just document what you're doing every day to become an industry leader, rather than trying to produce amazing, original content every single day. This episode explains a little more about that.

What I learned over the past few months, reading Eric Reis's book "The Lean Startup", and starting the process applying to the BYU Marriott School of Business.

"If you can't handle the risk, get out." I love that advice from David Watson! This interview reveals this 26 Sonic franchise location owner's thoughts are on the causes of Sonic's rapid growth in the late 80's and 90's, and into the 21st century.

Want More Customers, and More Money Per Customer, Without Complicated Formulas or High-Priced Salesmen? Taking advantage of the Value Ladder can make that happen for you, and I'm stoked to tell you a little bit more about it.

Want people to pay you more for your products than anyone else in the market, without changing your products themselves? Simply learn how to sell offers, rather than products. In this episode, I explain a simple 3 step process that I learned while going through a course created by world-renowned marketer Russell Brunson... ...that will put you well on your way to creating exceptional offers that make you stand out from your competition, and set you up as an expert in the eyes of your customers... ...so that they are willing to pay you more for your products than anyone else.

Want to know how to permanently enjoy what you do for work? Want to eliminate 90% of the headaches that come from being a business owner?? Determine exactly who your dream customers is. . . In this episode, I explain just how you can do that, and how that can benefit you, as an entrepreneur. If you enjoyed this episode, let me know what you liked by reaching me on my facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/100xConsulting/

What's the difference between Julius Benedict and Wolfgang Theophilus Mozart? Besides the difficulty is saying their names, it's that you've probably only heard of one of them - Mozart right? Why have you not heard of Julius Benedict, and how can you avoid becoming the Julius Benedict of your industry today? The answer to that lies in one of the habits I share with you today, from one of Brendon Burchard's books, "High Performance Habits". Let me know which of the habits discussed in this episode you feel like you need to work on the most! https://www.facebook.com/100xConsulting/

Do you ever feel like you've been really successful in the past, but then you just plateau, and lose motivation, or energy? New York Times Best-Selling author, Brendon Burchard had the same question, and after thousands of hours of study and review of some of the worlds highest performing (and happiest) people, he identified 6 habits that tied all those people together. What were they? Check out this episode for the first 3!

Do you know how much it costs you to acquire one customer? What if you could do that for free? In this episode, I share with you 3 ways to attract people into your sales funnels, without paying for advertising. (I also tell a fun little story about antelopes and a cheetah.) If you're interested in hearing more about how to attract customers to you, or would like some help with advertising your business, click the link below and tell me about it on my Facebook page, I'd love to help: https://m.facebook.com/100xConsulting/?ref=bookmarks

What if you only spent time with dream customers, and never had to deal with complaining, dishonest people who waste your time and money? That's the kind of life you can move toward by using "The Secret Formula"... In this episode I reveal Russell Brunson's super simple method of choosing: your dream clients, where to find them, the "bait" to attract them to you, and the results you want to help them achieve. Like this episode? Share it with a friend - copy this link and text it to someone you know! https://anchor.fm/braeden-johnson-us

Ever wonder why Apple owners are so much more passionate about their widgits than Microsoft owners? What makes them so much more loyal than PC fans? This episodes reveals 3 ways you can follow some of the same principles Apple, and other businesses and world leaders created a loyal following, so you can 100x your business, and make a massive influence on the world.

Want to sell to your customers without being "sales-ey"? How about having them sell themselves for your? This episode dives into the concept of the "Epiphany Bridge Script" as taught by Russell Brunson, and how using this can dramatically increase the amount of people who buy from you. Send me a draft of your epiphany bridge script, I want to hear it! https://www.facebook.com/100xConsulting/

Did you know that Dove soap initially gained much of its popularity by calling itself a moisturizer, instead of a soap? By seperating themselves from the soap niche they were in before, they created new room for themselves to rise to the top of the market, by claiming their spot as the king of their new niche. In this episode, I expand on this concept, based on what I learned from Russell Brunson in his book, Expert Secrets. If you have a burning desire to hear about any specific topics, post them on my business page here, or send me an email, and I'd be happy to disuss them in the future: https://m.facebook.com/100xConsulting/?ref=bookmarks

Do you know why orange juice is a thing these days? The answer might surprise you. The answer to that question involves how a certain orange company chose to postion themselves several decades ago, and it has dramatically changed their industry, even today! In this episode, I describe what I've learned on this topic from a section in the Book Expert Secrets, by Russell Brunson.

Why were the Founding Fathers able to make a Constitution that has lasted more than 200 years, and that created the greatest nation the world has ever seen? How can that help you 100x your business? I explore some insights I gained from watching a 4 hour presentation at a live event in 2017 by Tony Robbins, along with some other things I learned from a high performance coach named Brendon Burchard, and suggest how to implement those principles.

What would life be like if every month you went to Hawaii for two weeks on vacation, and then came home and got a check in the mail for $5,000? That's what it's like to have passive income being generated by assets that you own.  In this episode I review some of Robert Kiyosaki's thoughts on this subject, from his book "Rich Dad, Poor Dad".

Wouldn't it be nice to be able to make $40,000 in a few weeks without needing to invest any of your own money? That's exactly what Robert Kiyosaki did, as shared in his book "Rich Dad, Poor Dad", which I explain here in this episode, along with a follow up discussion about the Dream 100, from the last episode.

Here's how one business consultant doubled his company's revenue every year, three years in a row, by simply tweaking who they marketed to... I explain the concept of the "Dream 100" as taught by Chet Holmes is his book, "The Ultimate Sales Machine", and how using that concept dramatically increased the revenue he generated for a variety of different businesses that he was working with at the time.

How do you hire 50 new people into your company, right now, and then turn around and hire 50 more people next week, while maintaining a high level of excellence from each new employee you hire? I learned the answer to this question, as well as a few other things while listening to the book "The Ultimate Sales Machine" by Chet Holmes over the last month. Check out what he said...

Want to dramatically increase the number of people who buy your products, without having to hire salespeople who take a commission off of every sale? I dive into what sales funnels are, and how they can do just that...

Learn one CEO's 5 Step Strategy to Becoming an Expert In Literally Anything, Without Any Expensive Certifications Or Degrees. I dive into a 5 Step Framework to becoming an Expert, as taught in the book "Expert Secrets" by Russell Brunson: serial entrepreneur and CEO of the massive sales-as-a-service company, Clickfunnels.

I go into why I am starting this podcast, and the events leading up to my decision to start recording!