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Foundation Fundamentals   In this episode of REIGN, the Real Estate Investor Growth Network, host Jen Josey welcomes Bob Brown, founder of Arizona Foundation Solutions. Jen highlights the importance of a detailed lease agreement for landlords. Bob shares his expertise on crucial topics like foundation repair, common misconceptions among real estate investors, the impact of soil behavior, and the indispensable role of licensed engineers in assessing foundation issues. Bob also discusses innovative technologies in foundation repair and his efforts to develop new software solutions. This episode is packed with actionable advice, industry insights, and useful resources for both homeowners and real estate investors.   Bob successfully founded Arizona Foundation Solutions and built one of the only foundation repair companies to utilize licensed professional engineers on the front end to analyze the initial conditions, make recommendations and specify repairs before presenting proposals to home owners. After 35 years he successfully exited. Along those 35 years he developed and patented 4 successful unique solutions with 3 more pending. He also developed a cloud based software solution to streamline and assist engineers and contractors in home foundation investigations. He also wrote and self-published several publications including “which way is my foundation moving?” and is scheduled to “Foundation Repair Secrets” in Sept of 2023 by Advantage Media.  https://foundationrepairsecrets.com/   To learn more about Jen Josey, visit www.TheRealJenJosey.com To join REIGN, visit www.REIGNmastermind.com Stuff Jen Josey Loves: https://www.reignmastermind.com/resources Buy Jen Josey's Book: From Beginner to Badass: https://a.co/d/bstKlby

Zach is a proptech veteran and OG. As one of the Co-founders of the most prolific early-stage proptech investment firm, MetaProp, and as an individual investor, he's seen some things go down. In this episode, we discuss what's changed over the course of Zach's career within proptech, and discuss where things are headed next. There's more to this than just before and after the pandemic, but that's obviously a big component to how things have evolved. Download to hear more about what Zach has to say.More about Zach and MetaPropMetaProp is the world's leading venture capital firm focused on the PropTech industry. Founded in 2015, MetaProp's investment team has invested in over 150 technology companies across the real estate value chain. The firm manages funds for both financial and strategic real estate investors that represent a pilot- and test-ready sandbox of 20+ billion square feet across every real estate asset type and global market.Zach has been working at the intersection of real estate and venture capital for the past decade. He's funded over 60 startups in the space as an individual as well as 100 startups (and counting) through MetaProp's venture capital funds. In addition to early-stage investing, he's worked on large scale mixed-use development projects in cities like Boston and Los Angeles with Millennium Partners. He's also co-author of PropTech 101 (https://proptech101.com) published by Advantage Media.  Connect with Zach on LinkedIn Follow Zach on Twitter Follow MetaProp on Twitter Check out MetaProp

My first guest is Adam Witty, CEO of Forbes Books and Advantage Media. Adam helps entrepreneurs and experts become thought leaders in their industry by giving them a platform to share their knowledge and experience.

 Discover what is authority marketing and why is having authority beneficial in getting new clients and being known in your field of expertise Find out how to make yourself pop out in the sea of sameness in the marketplace Learn why authority marketing is important for you, your business, and your field of expertise Resources/Links: Wanting to Know How to Become the #1 Authority in Your Field of Expertise? Learn more about authority marketing, your authority score, and how you can gain authority in your field: authoritynow.com Summary Have you been recently feeling bland and a sense of sameness in your business? Are you thinking of turning things up that will make you and your business uniquely you in the market, but just don't know how? Do you want to know how to gain authority, be unique, and build your own brand that will make you stand out and guarantee you more profit in a market full of thousands? Adam Witty is the CEO and Founder of Advantage Media and has built the company into one of the largest business book publishers in America, serving over 2,000 members in all 50 U.S. states and 63 countries. Advantage Media was listed on the Inc. 5000 list of America's most rapidly growing private companies, seven out of the past eight years. He is the author of eight books, including his newest release, Authority Marketing: Your Blueprint to Build Thought Leadership that Grows Business, Attracts Opportunity, and Makes Competition Irrelevant. In this episode, Adam talks about the importance of authority marketing and what magic does it do to your name and business in a marketplace of thousands and millions. He also shares his promising insights that can make you and your business uniquely you! Check out these episode highlights: 01:59 - Adam's ideal client: “We help entrepreneurs, CEOs, and business leaders become the authority and expert in their field and put themselves into a category of one.” 02:19 - Problem Adam helps solve: “The problem that we solve is that most business leaders are stuck in a category of sameness. And consumers see them as a commodity, no different than anybody else, especially if you're a financial advisor, a doctor, a dentist, a lawyer. People just think you're like everybody else.” 03:10 - Typical symptoms that clients do before reaching out to Adam: “They're blending in with everybody else. They're being commoditized which means people are challenging their fee structure and what they charge. They're making decisions, whether or not to buy from you or not buy from you based on things like convenience, or location, or structure.” 04:01 - Common mistakes that people make before they find Adam's solution: “They write the book that they want to write. We say, ‘Bait the hook to suit the fish, not the fisherman.' And so, you have to ask yourself the question, ‘What is keeping my ideal customer awake at night?'" 04:54 - Adam's Valuable Free Action (VFA): “Building your authority and your thought leadership is not something that happens randomly, and it's not something that happens to you. You, as a business leader, have to make the intentional decision that you are going to build your expertise.” 07:03 - Adam's Valuable Free Resource (VFR): Check out Adam's Website: authoritynow.com 08:04 - Q: How do you leapfrog your competition? A: It's not about putting in your dues. It's not about getting more degrees or certifications, so there are more letters after your name on your business card. It's about taking and making the intentional choice to...

 Discover what is authority marketing and why is having authority beneficial in getting new clients and being known in your field of expertise Find out how to make yourself pop out in the sea of sameness in the marketplace Learn why authority marketing is important for you, your business, and your field of expertise Resources/Links: Wanting to Know How to Become the #1 Authority in Your Field of Expertise? Learn more about authority marketing, your authority score, and how you can gain authority in your field: authoritynow.com Summary Have you been recently feeling bland and a sense of sameness in your business? Are you thinking of turning things up that will make you and your business uniquely you in the market, but just don't know how? Do you want to know how to gain authority, be unique, and build your own brand that will make you stand out and guarantee you more profit in a market full of thousands? Adam Witty is the CEO and Founder of Advantage Media and has built the company into one of the largest business book publishers in America, serving over 2,000 members in all 50 U.S. states and 63 countries. Advantage Media was listed on the Inc. 5000 list of America's most rapidly growing private companies, seven out of the past eight years. He is the author of eight books, including his newest release, Authority Marketing: Your Blueprint to Build Thought Leadership that Grows Business, Attracts Opportunity, and Makes Competition Irrelevant. In this episode, Adam talks about the importance of authority marketing and what magic does it do to your name and business in a marketplace of thousands and millions. He also shares his promising insights that can make you and your business uniquely you! Check out these episode highlights: 01:59 - Adam's ideal client: “We help entrepreneurs, CEOs, and business leaders become the authority and expert in their field and put themselves into a category of one.” 02:19 - Problem Adam helps solve: “The problem that we solve is that most business leaders are stuck in a category of sameness. And consumers see them as a commodity, no different than anybody else, especially if you're a financial advisor, a doctor, a dentist, a lawyer. People just think you're like everybody else.” 03:10 - Typical symptoms that clients do before reaching out to Adam: “They're blending in with everybody else. They're being commoditized which means people are challenging their fee structure and what they charge. They're making decisions, whether or not to buy from you or not buy from you based on things like convenience, or location, or structure.” 04:01 - Common mistakes that people make before they find Adam's solution: “They write the book that they want to write. We say, ‘Bait the hook to suit the fish, not the fisherman.' And so, you have to ask yourself the question, ‘What is keeping my ideal customer awake at night?'" 04:54 - Adam's Valuable Free Action (VFA): “Building your authority and your thought leadership is not something that happens randomly, and it's not something that happens to you. You, as a business leader, have to make the intentional decision that you are going to build your expertise.” 07:03 - Adam's Valuable Free Resource (VFR): Check out Adam's Website: authoritynow.com 08:04 - Q: How do you leapfrog your competition? A: It's not about putting in your dues. It's not about getting more degrees or certifications, so there are more letters after your name on your business card. It's about taking and making the intentional choice to build authority, which is manufactured and it can be manufactured. Tweetable Takeaways from this Episode: “It begins with an intention of, ‘I'm going to do this', and then it's the discipline to actually follow through.” -Adam WittyClick To Tweet Transcript (Note,

Everyone has an opinion on why Trump won the election. It had to be race or sexism. It had to be about electing an outsider. I had to do with not wanting a woman president. Racist, Sexist, Misogyny, Bigotry, Bully, Liar are all words that have been used to define Trump and his followers.But emotions and assumptions are not the way you find truth. You much use research, data, interviews, true journalism, and an honest look at not only Tump but also our culture. Cliff Oxford started to question the popular narrative and wanted to discover the truth about the election of Donald Trump. Was it racism, sexism, or something else?His book 'A Redneck Reverie:The Rationale for the Trump Phenomenon' which combines data-driven insights and real life experiences to explain Donald Trump’s election to the White House and the intersection with rural cultures across America. Having lived his life among both country folk and the elite, Cliff has the exact insights needed to not only help explain how we got here, but to provide guidance on the road moving forward.In today's conversation we dive deeper into the discoveries outlined in the book and how over 40 years of changes really led to the election of 2016. Cliff Oxford is founder of CliffCo., an international think tank symposium, and author of A Redneck Reverie: The Rationale for the Trump Phenomenon. A Redneck Reverie is Cliff’s third book. His two previous books, LAMBS (Liberal Arts Majors in Business Society) to Leaders and KNOW GROW EXIT-How Entrepreneurs Start and Finish Fast, continue his unique leadership roles in academia, journalism, and real-world entrepreneurship. Oxford started, built, and sold two national brands: Oxford Center for Entrepreneurs, which sold to Advantage Media and STI Knowledge, an Inc 13 company. Cliff won the Atlanta Entrepreneur of the Year award and landed the highly coveted spot as Visionary and Execution leader in the Gartner Group Magic Quadrant. He has been a featured columnist for The New York Times and Forbes and was named Atlanta’s Entrepreneur of the Year by the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce. Later this year, Oxford will be awarded the 2020 Men Impact Change Award by Dr. George E. Holmes of the Black Caucus Foundation ALC.LinksThe Book: https://amzn.to/32RRGtcTwitter: https://twitter.com/cliffatcliffcoLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cliffoxford/

The Propcast Series 1 Episode 3   Title: Real Estate Economy, VC Expansion and Trends with Aaron Block and Zander Geronimos Summary: We talk to Aaron Block and Zander Geronimos about real estate economy, VC expansion and trends.   About our hosts: Louisa Dickins Louisa started her career in property working at a well-known estate agency in London. Realising her people skills, she moved over to Lloyd May to pursue a career in recruitment. She now is a Director at LMRE, who are a specialist recruitment firm driven by PropTech and recruitment professionals, and Louisa oversees their 5 core areas. Louisa co-founded LMRE and provides a constructive recruitment platform to the new disruptors in real estate. Louisa is also on the board of Directors at UK PropTech Association (UKPA). About LMRE LMRE believe there is a better way to recruit. LMRE focus on a more comprehensive, client led focus delivering exceptional talent to the right place at the right time. They are passionate about the industry and passionate about people's careers. LMRE spend time with each client to become and an extension of the business, and their transparency and core values help them grow with the sector. LMRE simplify recruitment and innovate with our clients and evolve the people driven, PropTech community. About our guests Aaron Block https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaronnblock/ Aaron is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of MetaProp, a New York-based venture capital firm focused on the real estate technology (“PropTech”) industry. Founded in 2015, MetaProp's investment team has invested in 100+ technology companies across the real estate value chain. The firm manages multiple investment funds for both financial and strategic real estate investors representing a pilot- and test-ready sandbox of 15+ billion square feet across every real estate asset type and global market. Aaron served as Chairman of Chicago-based BayRu, LLC, the US-Russia ecommerce shopping and shipping specialist and eBay.com's exclusive drop shipping partner for Russia/CIS consumers. Prior to BayRu, Aaron was a commercial real estate executive with Cushman & Wakefield and oversaw more than 270 professionals as leader of the Chicago region. Aaronreceived numerous honors and awards during his real estate career including Top Producer, Most Creative Deal, Agency of the Year and Most Promising Brokerage Professional. Aaron has a BA from the University of Illinois, an MBA from DePaul University. He is co-author of PropTech 101 (proptech101.com) published by Advantage Media. He has also been featured in dozens of international publications and media including The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Yahoo Finance, Chicago Tribune, Crain's, CBS Radio, The Moscow Times, RIA Novosti, RBK, Vedomosti, and Kommersant. Zander Geronimos https://www.linkedin.com/in/zander-geronimos-60055b41/ As the Head of Strategic Partnerships and Business Development for MetaProp, Zander leads relationships and communications with key players across the real estate value chain and acts as a conduit between strategic real estate firms and the emerging PropTech community. Prior to joining MetaProp, Zander was a Senior Solutions Engineer covering the North American region for VTS, where he spent four years working across business development, strategic data analysis, marketing, and solutions engineering. His efforts supported the growth of VTS from a start-up to a market leader, as the company became the #1 technology platform in leasing and asset management with over 12 billion square feet of commercial real estate space on the platform. His breadth of experience allowed him to work with sales, marketing, data, product engineering, and design. Before that, Zander started his career as a Real Estate Research Analyst for a Hedge Fund in Stamford Connecticut. He adds immense value to the MetaProp platform given his experience as a PropTech operator and his work with the strategic real estate community. Zander holds a B.S. from the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia with focuses on Real Estate and Marketing. He is also the founder of the University of Virginia Alumni in Real Estate which boasts over 200 members internationally. He's a regular guest lecturer at the University on real estate technology topics.   Resources LMRE website www.lmre.co.uk Metaprop website https://www.metaprop.org/ Aaron Block and Zach Aarons book - PropTech 101 buy here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/PropTech-101-Turning-Through-Innovation/dp/1642250600 Contact details for Aaron and Zander: info@metaprop.vc zgeronimos@metaprop.vc   Value Bombs and Tweetables: - “We have a mission. And our mission is to be a part of creating the connective tissue between these stakeholder groups" – Aaron Block, Metaprop - "The key to success is people. This is a people business" – Aaron Block, Metaprop - "Important advice I give is to identify who would be your mentors and advisors, and grow that network from your onset to always look out and always stay in touch" – Zander Geronimos, Metaprop - "I would encourage others who work at these projects start-ups to reach across every group and try to gain exposure and a perspective" Zander Geronimos, Metaprop -“The senior space across the entire spectrum of subtypes is really hungry for technology driven solutions today, and we're excited to invest in them." Aaron Block, Metaprop   Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart   Sponsors You're listening to a podcast produced by A PODCAST COMPANY. This show was made by Podcast Syndicator where we help you go from start to grow to make money with your podcast. 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Mitchell Broderick is the SVP of Client Development at Platform Marketing – previously VP of Authority Marketing at ForbesBooks and VP of Biz Dev at Advantage Media. And not to mention an all-around great dude. Full Disclosure: Mitch is a Praxis alumnus. But not only is he an alumni. Mitch is "The-OG" of Praxis alumni. The very first customer from our very first class way back when. He's now 5+ years out of Praxis. And well into a very successful career. Mitch – welcome to the Self-Directed Podcast. Specific questions/topics discussed in this Episode: Introduce yourself, and what do you do now? What is your career story? What choices did you make – Good, bad, ugly – that got you to where you are? How do you define success? In your life? In your career? Getting fired from Taco Bell story. Sleeping in your car. Youngest VP of Sales/Biz Dev at Advantage. Talk through the decision – when you decided to leave Advantage Media / Forbes Books and move on. Links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mitchbroderick/ https://medium.com/on-breaking-the-mold/how-were-helping-the-next-generation-break-the-mold-7df3b3f77430 "Only 17% of companies in the country generate a million dollars in sales in a year. Praxis participant Mitchell Broderick did that by himself in a year." https://discoverpraxis.com/alumni-update-mitch-broderick/ https://discoverpraxis.com/meet-praxis-participant-mitchell-broderick/ https://discoverpraxis.com/success-without-a-degree-the-mitch-broderick-story/

Rafał Brzoska – jest założycielem i współwłaścicielem – wspólnie z amerykańskim funduszem inwestycyjnym Advent International – Grupy Integer.pl, która jest właścicielem marki InPost. Najbardziej wartościowymi aktywami Grupy Integer.pl są największa na świecie tego typu sieć samoobsługowych Paczkomatów® - która tylko w Polsce liczy 4300 urządzeń - orazjeden z czołowych operatorów kurierskich w Polsce. Od wielu lat innowacyjne usługi świadczone przez te firmy z powodzeniem rewolucjonizują polski i międzynarodowy sektor pocztowy ikurierski.Rafał specjalizuje się w opracowywaniu, rozwijaniu i wdrażaniu strategii sprzedaży oraz generowaniu nowych możliwości biznesowych. Jego pionierskie podejście do biznesu i zarządzania pomogło promować polską innowacyjność na całym świecie. Odważne spojrzenie na innowacje technologiczne i biznesowe oraz jego wizja strategiczna zmieniły branżę pocztową i kurierską, stawiając czoła stagnacji z poprzednich lat i ponownie odkrywając potencjał rynku kurierskiego.Jest także inwestorem i mecenasem strat-upów. Sukces stworzonej od zera Grupy Integer.pl, spowodował przyciąganie pomysłów biznesowych, których autorzy są zainteresowani wsparciem merytorycznym, doradczym a później także finansowym. Dzięki swojemu unikalnemu doświadczeniu w budowaniu biznesu od podstaw - poprzez dwa fundusze typu venture capital: bValue oraz inovo - przyciąga najlepiej rokujące star-upy. W portfelu funduszy znajdują się m.in. Callpage i Booksy. Wierząc w marketing automation zainwestował także m.in. w Advantage Media, dodając tę inwestycję do pierwszej tego typu w portfolio czyli Salesmanago, które jest obecnie 5 największa platforma marketing automation na świecie dla eCommerce.W tym odcinku audycji Zaprojektuj Swoje Życie dowiecie się:- czemu warto mówić o porażkach i co było największą porażką naszego gościa- jak udało się Rafałowi osiągnąć równowagę w życiu osobistym i zawodowym- jak radzić sobie w sytuacjach konfliktowych- co będzie robił Rafał jak już nie będzie w biznesie, który budował ponad 20 latNotatki z odcinka“Życia się nie projektuje” - to jedno z pierwszych zdań naszego gościa, Rafał Brzoski w rozmowie z Maciejem. Twierdzi, że oczywiście można pomóc w realizacji pewnych scenariuszy poprzez podejmowanie działań, jednak trzeba brać pod uwagę element nieprzewidywalności życia. Może się wydawać, że nasz gość osiągnął już tak wiele, że będzie się ytożsamiał z definicja sukcesu. Wręcz przeciwnie. Rafał uważa, że do sukcesu mu jeszcze daleko. Dla niego sukces to taki moment, w którym możemy powiedzieć, że osiągnęliśmy wyznaczony sobie cel. A Rafał metodycznie rozwija definicję swojego celu. Tym samym nadal pracuje nad osiągnięciem sukcesu. Co więcej, wspomina, że zależy mu na osiągnięciu szczęścia, czyli konceptu i stanie nie poddającego się łatwemu zdefiniowaniu.Lata 2015 - 2016 były dość wymagającym czasem dla naszego gościa. Jego biznes borykał się z poważnymi trudnościami. Rafał komentuje, że na porażkę składa się wiele elementów często rozłożonych w czasie. Jednym z tych elementów była “młodzieńcza arogancja”. Oczywiście nie należy zapominać o czynnikach zewnętrznych, które, niezależne od nas, potrafią przesądzić o końcowym rezultacie przedsięwzięcia. W sześć miesięcy, z profilu pocztowego, firma Rafał zmieniła profil na kurierski. Była to niezbędna zmiana. Odpowiedź na zaistniałą sytuację biznesową. Po pół roku mieli już ponad milion paczek kurierskich. Utwierdziło to naszego gościa w przekonaniu, że podjął właściwą decyzję. Wraz ze zmianą profilu firmy, Rafał przedefiniował też siebie. Stwierdza, że obecnie jest mądrzejszy. Bogatszy o wnioski ze swoich porażek. Nasz gość inwestuje w startupy. Zdecydował się na taki krok, gdyż zaczynając swoją karierę nie mógł za bardzo liczyć na profesjonalną pomoc. Chce dzielić się swoimi doświadczeniami z innymi. Kończąc studia miał ofertę na 8 mln EUR na buyback od jednego z pierwszych funduszy VC w Polsce. Z ofert nie skorzystał. Ta perspektywa przyczyniła się do powstania poglądu, że ludzie biznesu, których na to stać, powinni dzielić się wiedzą i pieniędzmi jeśli wierzą w nowe biznesy. Liczy się wsparcie dla ludzi, którzy te nowe biznesy budują. Ogromną satysfakcję sprawia Rafałowi fakt, że współtworzy dwa obecnie najleprze fundusze VC w Polsce: bValue oraz inovo. Oba fundusze zainwestowały do tej pory w niejedną świetną spółkę. Równowaga w życiu naszego gościa jest niezwykle istotna. Dba o zdrowie, świadomie wyznacza sobie priorytety. Obserwacja innych utwierdziła go w przekonaniu, że gra nie zawsze jest warta świeczki. Lepiej czasem zwolnić, poświęcić czas sobie, swojemu zdrowiu i rodzinie aby żyć możliwie najdłużej i cieszyć się owocami naszych działań. Rafał życzy widzom i słuchaczom takiego momentu w życiu, w którym jesteśmy w stanie określić to, czego na pewno nie pragniemy. Umiejętność zdefiniowania tego, czego nie chcemy to, według naszego gościa, prawdziwa dojrzałość. Książka polecana przez RafałaPoczątek - Dan Brown - https://bit.ly/36CZVcv Homo Deus - Yuval Noah Harari - https://bit.ly/2qJJjjL Pamiętajcie aby subskrybować nasz kanał na YouTube, iTunes, Spotify lub wszędzie tam gdzie słuchacie podcastów. Co czwartek wywiady z przedsiębiorcami. I nie tylko!Więcej ciekawych historii i rozmów z wyjątkowymi gośćmi znajdziecie na naszej stronie: https://zaprojektujswojezycie.plFacebook: https://m.facebook.com/zaprojektujswojezycie/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zaprojektujswojezycie.pl/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/audycja-zsz/Aby nie przegapić kolejnego inspirującego odcinka audycji pamiętajcie o subskrypcji na YouTube lub waszych ulubionych aplikacjach gdzie słuchajcie podcastów.Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2VYPLgc iTunes: https://apple.co/2VXB25k

Episode 9 was a blast talking with Speaker and Author David Rendall. I met David for the first time in the spring of 2017 at the High Five Conference in Raleigh, NC where he was giving a keynote and he left an imprint on my life because I agreed so much with what he was speaking about. It was almost like he was speaking directly to me and some of his experiences actually helped guide me onto some of the things I am involved in today.In this episode we discussed a variety of topics associated with valuing not only your strengths but also your weaknesses and pursuing adulthood with things that make you happy and are what you want to do vs what others think you should be doing. David explains his upbringing, dealing with tragedy, how an experience in college altered his life, practical advice on becoming a better speaker and much more.I hope you all take a listen through and I think you will appreciate the vast knowledge as well as the great perspective David has on life.David can be found on his website at http://www.drendall.com or on twitter @daverendall or find one of his books on Amazon and go take a read.In the episode David makes a couple of keys mentions and see below to quick links to check out those particular items.For self-publishing a book -> Create Space -> https://www.createspace.com/For help writing and promoing a book -> Advantage Media -> https://advantagefamily.com/The Freak Factor for Kids Animated Video -> https://youtu.be/fhdleqd93UIAbout the Guest:During the last fifteen years, David Rendall has spoken to audiences on every inhabited continent. His clients include the US Air Force, Australian Government, and Fortune 50 companies such as Microsoft, AT&T, United Health Group, Fannie Mae, and State Farm. Prior to becoming a speaker, he was a leadership professor, stand-up comedian, and nonprofit executive. In between presentations, David competes in ultramarathons and Ironman triathlons. David has a doctor of management degree in organizational leadership, as well as a graduate degree in psychology. He is the author of four books: The Four Factors of Effective Leadership, The Freak Factor, The Freak Factor for Kids, Pink GoldfishLink to his books on Amazon -> Click HereAbout the Host:It’s hard to write these things about yourself but I’m just a very curious guy that wants to learn as much as I can about the world and the people in it. With a new found motivation many years ago to achieve certain goals and push beyond status quo, I wanted to speak with people that were breaking out of their comfort zones and try to capture how they were doing it and what insight could be shared to help others. I hope you all will continue along on the journey with me and share any feedback you have.If you enjoyed this episode or others please consider leaving a review on iTunes or whichever Podcast platform you listen on.Here’s where you can find me:Website: https://www.brianondrako.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brianondrako/Twitter: https://twitter.com/brianondrakoFacebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/justgetstartedpodcast/ Thank you very much!Brian See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week’s guest on Monday Morning Radio is Adam Witty, CEO of Advantage Media and ForbesBooks. Adam is “The Authority” on authority marketing, having helped more than 1,300 now-published authors conceive, write, publish, and market their books. In 2016, he joined with Forbes, the influential financial news media company, to launch its own business book imprint. Advantage Media is a vanity press, but not your run-of-the-mill self-publishing concern. Adam and his team think, act, and get results that are more akin to Simon & Schuster and Random House than conventional vanity publishers.  If you’ve ever thought of writing a book to serve as a calling card for you professionally, Adam is just the man you want to hear from. But even if you know there is no authorship in your future – and some people shouldn’t write books for reasons you’ll hear, you’ll learn a lot from Adam about how influence and authority are “manufactured” in the competitive marketplace in which we all operate. Host and reputation coach Dean Rotbart, who interviews Adam, says, “You may think that Adam Witty is in the publishing business. But he’s not. His unassailable core product is not ink on paper, or even digital ink, but raw, impactful influence.” Photo: Adam Witty, Advantage Media Posted: February 19, 2018 Monday Morning Run Time: 49 minutes 38 seconds

Scott East. He founded his company MSIGHTS in 2004 to help marketers make better decisions with better data and reporting. His experience includes global ads and digital agencies of Fortune 20 telecom and AOL prior to founding MSIGHTS. He understands how to engage marketers as he has 20+ years in this area. His new book, The Cuttlefish Marketer: The Five Essential Traits of a Modern Marketer, focuses on helping marketers transform themselves into modern marketing leaders. Famous Five: Favorite Book? – E-Myth What CEO do you follow? – Jason Fried Favorite online tool? — LinkedIn Sales Navigator How many hours of sleep do you get?— 7 If you could let your 20-year old self, know one thing, what would it be? – Scott wished he had focus more on “pull goals”, not “push goals”   Time Stamped Show Notes: 01:54 – Nathan introduces Scott to the show 02:38 – Scott wrote a book because it was on his bucket list 03:00 – Scott’s publisher is Advantage Media 03:46 – The book is now available on Amazon and Apple 04:06 – It has sold around a couple of hundreds of copies 04:20 – Scott worked on his book for 10 solid months 05:05 – MSIGHTS provides data management and performance reporting services for large marketing departments 05:21 – MSIGHTS’ primary model is a SaaS model and they charge based on the data they integrate 05:38 – “We giveaway licenses for free in our platform” 05:58 – Scott wants as many enterprise companies as possible to use their reporting for decision making 06:18 – MSIGHTS charges based on the volume that they’re integrating onto the system (in bulk) 07:00 – MSIGHTS’ professional service is a recurring service 07:40 – Scott shares why the SaaS model is different from a professional service, even if both services are recurring 08:24 – ACV is $250K per client 08:47 – MSIGHTS has 35 people 09:20 – Scott shares how the data they receive needs to be analyzed 10:15 – MSIGHTS integrated the data and added the translation key, but it took the founders more than an hour to decide if they would take it 11:03 – Scott self-funded the company 11:33 – MSIGHTS was officially launched in 2003 12:00 – First year revenue is around $150K 12:10 – 2013 revenue 12:31 – 2016 revenue was $3.21M 13:04 – Churn is less than 5% annually 13:30 – Some of their clients have been with MSIGHTS for five years plus 13:50 – MSIGHTS is still bootstrapped 14:15 – Blended gross margins is a low 85%, platform side is 80% plus and 70% on professional service 15:05 – Last month total revenue is around $264K 15:30 – CAC 15:54 – Payback period is around a month 17:53 – The Famous Five   3 Key Points: If you want something and it’s within your reach, GO for it! Having a great product could mean you’re bootstrapped for years, even a decade. Professional services can be a recurring service.   Resources Mentioned: Simplero – The easiest way to launch your own membership course like the big influencers do but at 1/10th the cost. The Top Inbox – The site Nathan uses to schedule emails to be sent later, set reminders in inbox, track opens, and follow-up with email sequences GetLatka - Database of all B2B SaaS companies who have been on my show including their revenue, CAC, churn, ARPU and more Klipfolio – Track your business performance across all departments for FREE Hotjar – Nathan uses Hotjar to track what you’re doing on this site. He gets a video of each user visit like where they clicked and scrolled to make the site a better experience Acuity Scheduling – Nathan uses Acuity to schedule his podcast interviews and appointments Host Gator– The site Nathan uses to buy his domain names and hosting for the cheapest price possible Audible– Nathan uses Audible when he’s driving from Austin to San Antonio (1.5-hour drive) to listen to audio books Show Notes provided by Mallard Creatives