Go For It Podcast

Most people fear public speaking, but John had it _really_ bad. John's speech anxiety caused him to avoid giving speeches in his classes and ultimately fail many of them. That all changed when John decided to use a persona when he felt nervous speaking. His alter-ego “Business John” was confident and loud, where he would have been meek and shy. This is the story of how an extreme introvert would go on to give a presentation in front of hundreds; in the same venue that once hosted Nelson Mandela.

We bring on a guest, Uniqueka Walcott, to talk about how to start a podcast and how failure is just the first step to success.

A talk breaking down how six University of Florida Engineering students graduated into a recession, but still managed to get internships and  full-time job offers. Through the stories of these UF Gators, we see the four commons traits that lead to their success.

Dr. Lauren Olsen is a pediatric resident in Las Vegas. Becoming a doctor is a 10-year + commitment between undergrad/medical school/residency. I've known Lauren since my sophomore year of college. We're in our early 30's now, and Lauren is a good friend of mine, so I was able to see her entire journey. Lauren, let's talk about becoming a doctor.

We've all seen the ads. Fast Money. Lambos. Work from home…..but are any of these people legit? Is this a legitimate lifestyle?My Daily Gains posts his Profit and Losses every single day, calling his trades hours in advance, and sharing the wins and losses. He's the real deal. Let's hear about the day trading game from real experience.

The media failed to see precisely what events took place to create the powder keg scenario of The Wall Street Bets Gamestop short squeeze.In this video, you'll learn:* What shorting is* What a short squeeze is* What happened on Twitter to set this scenario up* What happened on Wall Street Bets (Reddit) to set this scenario up* What happened on Wall Street to set this up

Chikodi Chima is a former staff reporter at Venturebeat and a public relations veteran specializing in the technology startup ecosystem.He specializes in reputation management, press releases, corporate communications, media strategy and executive thought leadership. Chikodi's clients have appeared in TechCrunch, Fast Company, Business Insider, Bloomberg Businessweek, VentureBeat, The Washington Post and many more.His clients have collectively raised over $1 billion dollars. Proper public relations is a part of that story.His company website has a really interesting tagline: “Public relations is about getting your phone to ring.”Chikodi's Twitter - https://twitter.com/ChikodiChikodi's Company - https://moonshotpr.com/

Whether we like it or not, high stakes conversations are an important aspect of our lives.Asking for raisesNegotiating a salaryStarting a business with partners and determining equityBuying a houseBuying a carThe Calliopean Club's "Get Money Club" hosts the "Negotiation AMA with TJ Fraser".TJ walks us through some of these critical moments, helping us come out of the inevitable fray on top.T.J. Fraser is a business lawyer and investment banker who works with clients on complex business transactions (mergers, acquisitions, finance, securities compliance and regulatory matters), complex litigation, government contracts compliance and dispute resolution, as well as all aspects of providing outside general counsel services.Notable Achievements:Investment banker for $120+ million senior debt financingSuccessfully defended defense contractor in $80 million lawsuitSuccessfully represented company to sell $40+ million of equity at $70+ million valuation to allow the equity owners to have partial liquidity eventSuccessfully represented borrower in $65 million loan default disputeLearn how to win from a real winner.Links:https://calliopean.club/https://www.efllawfirm.com/tj-fraser

Growing up, I watched my big brother Jacob work all kinds of jobs: bussing tables at an Italian restaurant, cashiering at Blockbuster, and technical support at Comcast.Jacob transitioned into a career in technology, becoming a Solutions Architect, which is a role that straddles sales and technical topics.He went from making $5.15/hour to making well above $100k / year. No Degree.  No problem.Guest:Jacob Plicque III - https://twitter.com/DuvalKingJacobLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/fanaticgamer1986/Host:Joshua Plicque - Founder of Or Equals - Award Winning Business Software Development - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshua-plicque-3b7b2850/Twitter - https://twitter.com/GoHard_EveryDay

Espree Devora is the Producer and Host of WeAreLATech , "Hello Customer" and the “Women in Tech” Podcasts. All have been featured by Apple as Noteworthy to. She has given talks on entrepreneurship and podcasting to many organizations including USC Business School, CBS, South by Southwest, Georgetown MBA and Pepperdine. Her podcast was featured in Harper's Bazaar as the top 10 podcasts to listen to in 2019.Podcasting is really popular now, but Espree is an OG of the podcasting world. The first podcast that I could find goes back to 2014."Icon" is a heavy podcast name to bestow on someone. She literally just became the face of the rapidly growing social network Clubhouse in the Apple app store.....so it's fitting!!Espree came on to talk to us about her currently occurring transition from small-time to big-time. Go for it, Espree!Guest:Espree Devora - https://twitter.com/EspreeDevoraLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/espree/Host:Joshua Plicque - Founder of Or Equals - Award Winning Business Software Development - https://orequals.com/Twitter - https://twitter.com/GoHard_EveryDay

Dooby is the co-server owner of the most active politics server on the Discord platform. It boasts 33,000 members and is the premier location for political discourse on Discord. We chatted with Dooby about his whirlwind journey amongst the political community on Discord. He spoke about talking a kid down from suicide, ousting and calling the FBI on pedophiles within his community, systematically taking down and absorbing other political Discord servers, hanging out with Nazi's.....it's insane.Guest:Dooby - https://discord.gg/politicsDiscord - https://discord.com/Host:Joshua Plicque - Founder of Or Equals - Award Winning Business Software Development - https://orequals.com/Josh's Twitter - https://twitter.com/GoHard_EveryDay

Eris started Calliopean Club almost 3 years ago to recreate the intellectual environment that she experienced in academic clubs during university. She believes that being around other people who want to improve themselves and learn more about the world around them, helps your own education and self growth more than anything else out there. History is her primary focus but she loves playing guitar, being in nature, and playing far too many video games.The Calliopean Club boasts 10,000 members and is a global educational and intellectual society that encourages self-improvement through open dialogue and civil debate. They host monthly seminars across a broad spectrum of topics (economics, personal health, history, philosophy, etc), debate tournaments, chess tournaments. The club lives on the Discord platform. It's similar to the Slack team communication tool, but with a heavy emphasis on voice communication. Discord took off in the online gaming community.Guest:Eristocracy - https://twitter.com/EristocracyTV Calliopean Club - https://calliopean.club/Discord - https://discord.com/Host:Joshua Plicque - Founder of Or Equals - Award Winning Business Software Development - https://orequals.com/Josh's Twitter - https://twitter.com/GoHard_EveryDay

Derek Mercer has had an impressive career starting with computer hardware and networking, transitioning into entrepreneurship and ultimately leading entire companies. He eventually started his company RecruitMax in 1996, digitizing resumes for easy retrieval. He grew this company over 12 years and ultimately sold it in 2008 for 150 million. He's gone on to lead technology startups, turning into viable growing businesses. Derek has had a massive amount of experience in leading organizations across many different verticals….In this episode, he tells us about what it takes to do the same.Guest:Derek Mercer - https://www.linkedin.com/in/derekmercer/Host:Joshua Plicque - Founder of Or Equals - Award Winning Business Software Development - https://orequals.com/Josh's Twitter - https://twitter.com/GoHard_EveryDay----"Go For It" Podcasthttps://goforitpodcast.com/We live in a society dominated by social media. People have ideas in their mind and things they know they must do in their hearts. The "Go For It Podcast" is dedicated to executing on your dreams despite and through insecurity/other's opinions/self-doubt/uncertainty. Go for it!

Many of us are intimidated by the idea of putting ourselves out there, especially when it comes to online video. Josh found the most extroverted person knows, Leslie Harris, to talk about starting an IG Live show during the pandemic, finding and honing your personal superpower, and to give us tips on maintaining meaningful relationships with a large number of people.Guest:Leslie Harris - https://www.instagram.com/lesizmore88/Host:Joshua Plicque - Founder of Or Equals - Award Winning Business Software Development - https://orequals.com/Josh's Twitter - https://twitter.com/GoHard_EveryDay

Many people are intimidated by the idea of selling or salesmanship. Josh and Markly brought in sales coach Christian Abrahamson to discuss how to get over the fear of rejection, how to handle failure, and ironically how even to handle success. Christian is a veteran of the jewelry sales industry and coaches Markly.Guest:Christian Abrahamson - President of Exigo Sales and Marketing - https://exigosalesandmarketing.com/Get a discount at Markly's store, luvingjules.com:Use GFI2020 for an 11% discount on your order!Hosts:Markly Cesar - Founder of Luving Jules - Beautiful Handmade healing accessories for the soul! -  https://luvingjules.comJoshua Plicque - Founder of Or Equals - Award Winning Business Software Development - https://orequals.com/Markly's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/luvingjules/Josh's Twitter - https://twitter.com/GoHard_EveryDay

Erica Johnson joins Josh and Markly to talk about how she started E-Partners Marketing, her marketing agency. We talk about Erica's mentality when starting her business, women's vs men's pay in the workplace, how to get over the fear of posting content on social media, marketing advice for small businesses, running a business as a single mom, and a lot more.Guest:Erica Johnson - Creative Director and President of E-Partners MarketingErica's InstagramErica's YouTubeGet a discount at Markly's store, luvingjules.com:Use GFI2020 for an 11% discount on your order!Hosts:Markly Cesar - Founder of Luving Jules - Beautiful Handmade healing accessories for the soul!Joshua Plicque - Founder of Or Equals - Award Winning Business Software Development

Joshua Plicque and Markly Cesar team up to discuss the joys and failures of their first year(s) in business. This podcast is packed with perspectives right from the trenches of just starting our respective businesses.Guests:Markly Cesar - Founder of Luving Jules - Beautiful Handmade healing accessories for the soul!Joshua Plicque - Founder of Or Equals - Award Winning Business Software Development