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My name is Mike Olivas, and it’s my honor to have you on board as part of the Business and Life Nation, often referred to as “Life Nation,” because in the world of Business & Life, Life always wins! If you are simply over the 9-5 grind, tired of getting misdirected by superiors or an entrepreneur w…

Mike Olivas

  • Jul 3, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
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Episode 0162: Justin Quigley

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2020 20:32


Today, we're chatting with Justin Quigley. He is the founder and CEO of Fresh Talent.

Episode 0161: James Williams

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2020 20:33


Today, we're chatting with James Williams, a high-performance coach who believes that what's possible for you is only limited by your imagination.

Episode 0160: Shahid Durrani

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2020 15:00


Today, we're chatting with Shahid Durrani, who is a serial entrepreneur with businesses in the medical, advertising, and digital-products fields.

Episode 0159: Best of Episode (Weeks 25 & 26)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2020 13:21


Listen to the best advice from this week's guests! Great sound bombs by Tony DUrso, Kale Panoho, Aaron Young, Christine Hansen, Justin Lefkovitch, and Kosi Stobbs.

Episode 0158: Kosi Stobbs

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2020 26:54


Today, we're chatting with Kosi Stobbs, who is the owner of Property Owl Investment Solutions, which is a business that buys operating companies and grows them using social media.

Episode 0157: Justin Lefkovitch

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2020 20:08


Episode 0156: Christine Hansen

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2020 22:50


Episode 0155: Aaron Young

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2020 34:58


Episode 0154: Kale Panoho

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2020 27:02


Today, we'll be interviewing Kale Panoho who is a partner of K&J Growth, a digital marketing & creative firm who has helped companies like TikTok, Monster Energy scale their marketing efforts with a detailed ROI. Kale's work has been featured in Inc., Forbes and he has been nominated for the Asia Pacific Forbes 30 under 30 which is announced at the end of this month. If you want to get a hold of Kale and his team you can find them at www.kjgrowth.com.

Episode 0153: Tony DUrso

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2020 30:00


Episode 0152: Best of Episode (Weeks 23 & 24)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2020 14:23


Listen to the best advice from this week's guests! Great sound bombs by Michael Bungay Stanier, Ishveen Anand, Anna Vocino, Travis Steffen, Michael Marra, and Cam Speck.

Episode 0151: Cam Speck

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2020 21:55


Episode 0150: Michael Marra

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2020 22:40


Episode 0149: Travis Steffen

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2020 29:40


Episode 0148: Anna Vocino

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2020 26:15


Episode 0147: Ishveen Anand

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2020 20:43


Episode 0146: Michael Bungay Stanier

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2020 29:05


Episode 0145: Best of Episode (Weeks 21 & 22)

Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2020 9:39


Listen to the best advice from this week's guests! Great sound bombs by Bobby Hicks (BobbyHicks.net), Hilary Silver (HilarySilver.com), Patrick McGinnis (PatrickMcGinnis.com), Eric Zimmer (OneYouFeed.net), Justin Constantine (JustinConstantine.com), and David Wood (PlayForReal.life).

Episode 0144: David Wood

Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2020 30:26


Today we'll be interviewing David Wood (www.playforreal.life). David is a leading coach, author, speaker, and tough conversations ninja. David left his cushy Park Ave job 20 years ago to build the world's largest coaching business. Alongside his clients’ successes, David is no stranger to overcoming challenges himself, having survived a full collapse of his paraglider and a fractured spine, witnessing the death of his sister at age seven, anxiety and depression, and a national Gong Show! David believes that the tough conversations we avoid, are our doorways to confidence, success, and love. They become the defining moments which shape our careers, our relationships, and our lives. He coaches high performing entrepreneurs, executives and teams - and now prison inmates - to create amazing results and deep connection. One tough conversation at a time.

Episode 0143: Justin Constantine

Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2020 19:46


Episode 0142: Eric Zimmer

Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2020 20:51


Episode 0141: Patrick McGinnis

Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2020 19:24


Episode 0140: Hilary Silver

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2020 18:01


Episode 0139: Bobby Hicks

Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2020 22:36


Today, we're talking to Bobby Hicks (BobbyHicks.net), he's a digital marketer, a conversion design expert, and founder of Indiview Media (IndiviewMedia.com). He's been featured on NBC, ABC, and CBS.

Episode 0138: Best of Episode (Weeks 19 & 20)

Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2020 7:33


Listen to the best advice from this week's guests! Great sound bombs by Damen Griffith (DamenGFit.com), Heather Chauvin (HeatherChauvin.com), Luisa Zhou (LuisaZhou.com), Mark McTavish (PulpCulture.la), Nathan Hirsch (OutsourceSchool.com), and Will Zhang (Fintelics.com).

Episode 0137: Will Zhang

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2020 18:34


Episode 0136: Nathan Hirsch

Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2020 22:47


Nathan is an entrepreneur and expert in remote hiring and eCommerce. Most recently, Nathan co-founded FreeeUp.com in 2015 with an initial $5,000 investment, scaled it to $12M per year in revenue, and was then acquired in 2019. Today, Nathan is a co-founder of OutsourceSchool, a company working to educate entrepreneurs on how to effectively hire and scale with virtual assistants through in-depth courses. Nathan has appeared on 300+ podcasts, is a social media personality, and loves sharing advice on scaling remote businesses.

Episode 0135: Mark McTavish

Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2020 18:39


Mark is the CEO and Co-Founder of Pulp Culture.

Episode 0134: Luisa Zhou

Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2020 14:41


Luisa is the creator of the Employee to Entrepreneur system, which teaches people how to leave their day job and start their own six-figure plus online business working for themselves.

Episode 0133: Heather Chauvin

Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2020 20:01


Heather is a parenting and women’s leadership coach who helps women understand themselves and their child’s behavior on a deeper level. She is the host of the Mom Is In Control Podcast where she reveals her most vulnerable truths about womanhood, marriage, parenting, living through stage 4 cancer and running a successful business—without burning out.

Episode 0132: Damen Griffith

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2020 19:45


Damen is the owner of DamenGfit.com who does high level 1 on 1 health and fitness coaching for busy professionals who want to be in shape, without giving up the foods they love and having to spend hours in the gym.

Episode 0131: Best of Episode (Week 18)

Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2020 7:14


Episode 0130: Matthew Pollard

Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2020 29:12


Matthew is responsible for five multi-million-dollar business success stories in his home country of Australia, all before the age of 30. His humble beginnings, the adversities that he faced, and his epic rise to success are inspirational stories of how anyone, with the right motivation and the right strategies, can achieve anything they set their mind to. Today, he's a bestselling author, whose book, The Introvert's Edge, has received endorsements from Harvard, Princeton, Neil Patel, and Marshall Goldsmith, just to name a few. He's been featured by Fox, NBC, Fortune, Forbes, INC., Entrepreneur, and CEO – and if that wasn't enough, he's also the founder of Small Business Festival, which INC. has named a Top-3 national conference for small business.

Episode 0129: Samuel Gonzalez

Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2020 19:42


Samuel is the Founder of Urbanebox & Warriors Tackle Supply

Episode 0128: Sam Lillie

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2020 12:53


Today we'll be interviewing Sam Lillie, Co-founder and CEO of Vinder, an app based farmers market connecting local small producers direct to local consumers.

Episode 0127: Mary Shores

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2020 24:49


Today we'll be interviewing Mary Shores who is a powerhouse CEO, communication expert and best-selling author who helps people change their words to fall back in love with their work and their customers.

Episode 0126: Lisa Manyon

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2020 20:18


Today we'll be interviewing Lisa Manyon; the Business Marketing Architect and President of Write On Creative®. She pioneered the simple, values-based 3-step "Challenge. Solution. Invitation.™" communication framework to create marketing messages with integrity with a focus on PASSION points. Her strategies are known to create million-dollar results. She's a #1 international best-selling author, consultant, and speaker dedicated to reverse engineering your most powerful solutions into profitable revenue streams. Lisa offers custom coaching, consulting, and copywriting and is available to teach, train, and transform your audience with interactive Business Breakthrough Boutiques. she's given us a free value nugget, so Visit www.WriteOnCreative.com to access business-building resources and claim your free Copywriting Action Plan.

Episode 0125: Jordanna Eyre

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2020 12:20


Jordanna is the founder of Modern Day Sorcerer and Sorcerer School – the next step for conscious leaders. Jordanna has spent 30 years cultivating and honing the Modern Day Sorcerer Methodology – one that brings the metaphysical, scientific, and pragmatic teachings of power to leadership and business. Jordanna and her methodology have helped thousands of leaders around the world develop clear purpose, and embody the power and influence they were put on this planet to contribute. Today, she works with leaders to get results that tip the scales of what’s possible, by teaching you DNA-level transformation. Her work helps you find the elusive "something more" you were yearning for, expanding your influence and impact as a leader

Episode 0124: Best of Episode (Week 17)

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2020 15:40


Episode 0123: Dave Panozzo

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2020 22:42


Dave is the owner of Panozzo Team and HomeSmart

Episode 0122: Joe Sanok

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2020 18:51


Joe is a keynote and TEDx speaker, business consultant, and podcaster. Joe has the #1 podcast for counselors, The Practice of the Practice Podcast. With interviews with Pat Flynn, John Lee Dumas, and Lewis Howes, Joe is a rising star in the speaking world! He is also a writer for PsychCentral, has been featured on the Huffington Post, Forbes, GOOD Magazine, Reader’s Digest, Entrepreneur on Fire, and Yahoo News. He is the author of five books and has been named the Therapist Resource top podcast, consultant, and blogger.

Episode 0121: Ken Carfagno

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2020 18:51


Ken is a high-energy former engineer, now running a cleaning company. SMART goal-setting was Ken’s catalyst for shrinking his work week by 2 days without sacrificing income. Now, he re-invests his time into coaching, helping Dads connect with their kids, and spending more time with his own family of six.

Episode 0120: Ian Altman (2nd Interview)

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2020 36:25


Today, we will be interviewing Ian Altman. As a CEO for two decades, Ian started, sold, and grew his business-services and technology companies from zero to over one billion dollars in value. Ian has since spent years researching how customers make decisions. His modern approach to sales & marketing is known for helping organizations around the world achieve explosive growth. A leading authority on accelerating business growth, Ian is currently recognized as one of the 30 Global Gurus on Sales. He’s a co-author of the bestselling book, Same Side Selling and hosts the weekly Same Side Selling podcast available on iTunes. And you can read hundreds of his articles on Forbes and Inc. Ian lives in the Washington DC area with his two adult-ish children, a dog, and a wonderful wife he doesn’t deserve. To inspire us with a modern approach to growing business on the same side with our clients, please join me in welcoming Ian Altman.

Episode 0119: Doren Aldana

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2020 30:58


Doren is the CEO and president of True Trust Marketing and the founder of the Testimonial Engine -- the #1 software for helping service-based businesses collect and share client reviews on autopilot. He is also the host of the Local Domination Podcast - where local business owners learn how to get local clients FAST. Since 2005, he has been dedicated to helping business owners attract more clients with less effort, regardless of market conditions. His life mission is to inspire and equip people to create an extraordinary life -- full of passion, purpose and prosperity.

Episode 0118: Mia Duchnowski

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2020 24:25


Today we'll be interviewing Mia Duchnowski (Dutch-now-ski), the CEO and Co-Founder of Oars + Alps, a a skincare brand for people who lead an active on the go-lifestyle. The company was recently acquired by SC Johnson. Mia is based in Chicago and is also a mom to 4 kids.

Episode 0117: Best of Episode (Week 16)

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2020 12:49


Episode 0116: Loren Brill

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2020 16:31


Today, we will be interviewing the amazing Loren Brill, CEO & Founder of Sweet Loren’s, a clean food company that is transforming what it means to be convenient and delicious.

Episode 0115: Timothy Larkin

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2020 30:59


Tim is the founder & creator of Target Focus Training (TFT), the world leader in personal-protection training. For more than 25 years, he has taught everyone from US Navy SEALS to regular citizens how to survive unavoidable violent attack. During this time TFT has been talked about by prestigious journalists on ABC & CBS News, the UK’s BBC, publications such as the Financial Times of London, Forbes & the South China Post, endorsed by such notables as Tony Robbins & Glenn Beck, and seen on Good Morning America and the Katie Couric show.

Episode 0114: Greg Centineo

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2020 21:42


Greg is a Personal & Business Strategist. He is the Chief Inspiration Officer of Greg Centineo Inc. where he brings revitalizing energy to individuals, companies, and projects with his seemingly magical process of transformation, creation or combination. Greg is also a producer known for Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return (2014).

Episode 0113: Jordan Goodman

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2020 29:09


Today we'll be interviewing Jordan Goodman who is known as America’s Money Answers Man because he has been answering Americans’ questions about personal finance for over 40 years. His website is moneyanswers.com and he is the host of the weekly Money Answers Radio Show on the VoiceAmerica Business Network. He was the Wall Street Correspondent at MONEY Magazine for 18 years and has written 13 books on financial topics including the Barron’s Dictionary of Finance and Investment Terms, Master Your Debt, Everyone’s Money Book and Fast Profits in Hard Times. He is a frequent guest on national and local TV and radio shows across the country, speaking on personal financial issues.

Episode 0112: Ryan Stewart

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2020 21:37


Ryan is Marketing Consultant & Entrepreneur. He has over 10 years of experience helping companies get more exposure through digital channels. Ryan helped brands like Hellmans, Bayer, Fiat, Nike and VISIT FLORIDA on online acquisition strategy as a consultant for Deloitte and later SapientNitro.

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