Attain Anything

Wade and Chris speak from personal experience on balancing travel and business, highlighting some of the challenges they have recently faced, and what they have learned from them. 

Akbar Sheikh discusses timeless principles that can be applied to online marketing to create a 7 figure business.

Nate Bailey is a natural leader; He is a best selling author, a renowned coach, and a speaker who knows how to impact and reach an audience.  Nate is the Lead Trainer and Lead Coach inside of the Prosperity Revolution. He has built multiple successful businesses in the areas of Insurance and Real Estate. He recently fulfilled his long-time dream of selling his insurance agency to become a full-time coach. 

In this episode, Wade and Chris get to know each other on another level, going back and forth, picking thought provoking questions. 

Wade and Chris speak from personal experience on when is the right time to fire someone, how to do it best, and how everyone can save face in the transaction.

In this mini episode, Wade talks about how to WOW your existing clients, keep them coming back, and get them to pass the word along!

Listen to Wade put his massive goal out to the universe.  It is measurable, and he has set a deadline.  It will manifest by 7/18/2020.  

Wade and Chris talk with Carlee Marhefka, Co-Owner of Eat the 80 on how they overcame issues with customer retention and what they are focusing on as they build their national brand. 

Wade and Chris talk about the early days in business and the journeys that led them to dialing in on the numbers in their business.  Learn why this is so important and what key performance indicators they reccomend.  They touch on why most business owners don't know their numbers even though they know they should, and how this can carry over into their marketing campaigns. 

Wade and Chris discuss their controversial opinions on why they feel most CEO's are not paid enough.  

Learn some of the philosophies Wade and Chris subscribe to when it comes to managing personal finances.  They share tips on what works for them, and advice on how to determine what will work for you to ensure a logical and effective personal financial plan. 

Wade and Chris discuss their morning routines, and how they have learned to set them selves up for maximizing their efficiency, productivity, energy, and mood throughout the day.  Although Chris is a self proclaimed night owl, he talks about how he manages his life and what a night owl's morning routine is.  Wade talks about the ideal morning, sometimes starting as early as 4:30 am before the rest of the world is awake.

In this episode, Wade and Chris talk about learning how to create, implement and manage systems in their businesses.  They share why it is not only great people that allow them to run their business, but great systems. Hear about personal trials and tribulations that they have learned along the way.

During the Whole Life Challenge, Wade and Chris had some surprising revelations during a goal practice.  Learn what they were in this episode, and what they discovered were the foundations to all their other goals.

Wade and Chris are 13 days into the Whole Life Challenge, and explain how they have so much energy, there is no other way to describe it other than being 'high'.  However, there are no drugs here, just an optimal diet and lifestyle. Learn about it on this week's podcast!

Wade and Chris talk about the pros and cons of technology in their businesses.

Wade and Chris share their opinions on one of the most popular, but short lived, trends to start the beginning of a year. Hear how they have evolved over the years and what they have found to actually produce long lived habits, rather than short term 'phases'.

Jay Papasan shares what has allowed himself and his organizations to become successful.  Wade and Chris dig deep asking questions Jay has not answered outside of this show!

Wade and Chris share what gets them up in the morning on this morning show chat about the topic of motivation. Learn the secrets of how to keep continuous motivation in your life and some strategies you can start applying today.

Are you a consumer, or are you an investor?  What can you do to think like an investor, even if you currently have nothing to invest?  Learn some practices that anyone can apply today to strengthen your investor muscles.

The internet is full of advice for online business marketing, big business marketing, and so called marketing 'gurus'.  Wade and Chris have studied all kinds of marketing strategies.  This week's show dives into the tactics they use for their own small business, and what they have learned by studying all different forms of marketing and through good old fashion trial and error.

Company Culture is often times regarded as one of those buzzwords that many entrepreneurs don't fully understand.  A culture defines who a business is, how its people operate, and what separates it from its competition.  In this episode, Wade and Chris talk about the benefits of a positive company culture, what they do to create theirs, and why it is so important to thriving as a small business.

The most successful people do what they need to do regardless of if they feel like it. In this episode, Wade and Chris cover the topics of drive and tenacity to push one's self, as it pertains to business, fitness, or achieving goals in general.  Can one be conditioned to push themselves? 

Learn from guest Jamie Gallagher as we cover the topic of leadership and how we as entrepreneurs can all benefit from digging deep into finding our purpose.

Wade and Chris are turning the flywheel in this week's episode as they talk about how they are building their respective empires. Learn what they have done so far to bootstrap their businesses starting from virtually nothing, to creating the leading businesses in their local industries.  Learn what their plans are to continue to build their empires as they expand out side of local markets.

People tend to immediately blame other people and factors for the conditions in their life.  It is human nature.  In this week's episode, Wade and Chris talk about the mentalities they have towards their business and life, whether things go well for them or not.  Learn the strategies they employ to produce results and stay in control of their own circumstances.

Author Richard Manning discusses some controversial lifestyle practices that he feels allow him to lead a life of health and happiness.  How much cheese should you eat each day? What are the best shoes for trail running?  The answers may surprise you...

Bestselling Author and Entrepreneur Peter Voogd speaks at the Attain Anything Kickoff Event.  Listen to this live recording of Peter talking about what it takes to go to 6 figures in 6 months.  He brings energy and passion to the stage, and lays out real world actionable steps to becoming successful.

Time Management is key for the entrepreneur who feels like there are not enough hours in the day.  Learn how Chris sets up his religiously, and some 'life hacks' on being able to get the most done in the least amount of time possible.

Best Selling author Mike Michalowicz shares his heartfelt story on how we went from self made millionaire, to bankrupt, to one of the leading minds in small business today.  Learn what distinguishes successful entrepreneurs from those that fail.  What is the most important thing in business? Mike's philosophies have turned around countless small business and struggling entrepreneurs and he may just have the answers you are looking for to maximize profitability and sustain success!

Leadership can take many forms, to athletics, to organizations, to social and family settings.  In today's episode, Wade and Chris talk about lessons they have learned first hand in leading hundreds of people over the years in their businesses and the struggles they continuously work to overcome.

In this weeks episode, we hear Rick Staab's story on how we started his medical device sales and service company Intermed from practically nothing.  We also talk about Rick's 'Why' and his non profit organization, Tyler's Hope, named after his oldest son, which raises money to fund research in an effort to cure Dystonia, the world's third largest movement disorder behind Parkinsons and ALS.  

Wade's business, 2 College Brothers, hires upwards of 100 people every single year as it prepares for the summer moving season.  Learn about the strategies that he uses in order to find key people, how he weeds out the riff raff, and how he gets so many temporary workers trained in such a short period of time in order to maximize the business he can take on.  Chris talks about his creative and drawn out process for finding key long term people in his businesses.  

This week we speak with entrepreneur, coach, athlete, and co-host of the television show Alter'd, Erin Stutland, and learn the wisdom she instills on her clients, that she had to figure out on her own!

"Everything I touched turned to gold"... until it didn't.  Hear how Jim Doyle went from a successful career as an entrepreneur, to when it all came crashing down and how he was able to rebound and realize he was "able to fail, without being a failure".

Wade and Chris draw on their own experiences and recall tough conversations they have had to have in business.  How did they handle them?  What were the reasons for them and the results that came about?  Listen to this week's episode to get some real world perspective about some hard hitting issues that face all business owners.

Wade is a moving person, (#WakeUpWithWade), while Chris prefers to get his creative work done late at night. In this episode, Wade and Chris talk about the biological differences that we can all leverage in order to 'hack' our genetics and maximize productivity and performance.

A gym, a meal delivery company, and a moving company-  all brick and mortar, tangible establishments founded by a couple of young entrepreneurs amidst the trendiness of technology based startups.  In this episode, Wade and Chris talk about what they feel separates a 'real business' from a the sexy, but often times overrated startup.

Matt Scanlon is the host of 321 Go, a podcast for gym owners, and also owns his own Crossfit gym.  He speaks with gym owners from around the country, and has learned first hand what makes the successful ones thrive. His podcast has also opened the door to other opportunities including masterminds where gym owners can connect with other gym owners in an effort to continuously improve by implementing industry proven tactics.

Uncover the lessons Adrienne has learned along her journey and how she helps other businesses and aspiring business coaches gain a following and achieve their own goals. http://adriennedorison.com/

Learn the story of Ed Buckley and how he founded fitness community PeerFit.  Hear the lessons Ed has had to learn the hard way in this fascinating look into his journey.

After graduating from the University of Florida in the 70's Marty Schaffel immediately launched an electronics sales company.  Learn the trials and tribulations he faced as he went from a broke college grad, to selling 80% of his company for $120 million dollars 30 years later. 

John Spence became the youngest ever CEO of the Rockefeller Foundation at age 26.  5 books and hundreds of high profile speaking engagements later, John is an internationally renowned leadership and business expert who shares his insights on this week's episode.

  The Attain Anything podcast is hosted by Chris Marhefka and Wade Swikle, young entrepreneurs and athletes with big goals. In this podcast we feature conversations with high achieving individuals who are successful in business, fitness, and life in order to deliver stories, practical tips, and secrets to their success. Wade and Chris also share their own experiences and lessons they have learned on their never ending journeys to achieving their own respective goals.