Podcast appearances and mentions of Chad Price

Chad Price comes onto the podcast to talk to host Jason Schreurs about his life as a recovering alcoholic. Known for his work in ALL, Drag the River, A Vulture Wake, and now the Chad Price Peace Coalition, Chad spent decades trying to balance his heavy drinking with constant travel, parties, parties, and more parties. Chad talks about how being in a punk band can be conducive to substance misuse. http://chadpricepeacecoalition.com Featured song clips: Chad Price Peace Coalition - “Rose” from A Perfect Pearl (Double Helix Records, 2015) ALL - “Original Me” from Breaking Things (Cruz Records, 1993) Drag the River - “Barroom Bliss” from Closed (Hometown Caravan, 2010) Social Distortion - Another State of Mind" - live at Osterrocknacht Düsseldorf (1997) Chad Price Peace Coalition - “A.M.” from A Perfect Pearl (Double Helix Records, 2015) The SCREAM THERAPY BOOK is now available! Scream Therapy: A Punk Journey through Mental Health is a memoir-plus that has been heralded by New York Times best-selling authors. Like the podcast, it links the community-minded punk rock scene with the mental wellness of the punks who belong to it. ORDER A COPY OF THE BOOK! screamtherapyhq.com/book SCREAM THERAPY MERCH! http://screamtherapy.threadless.com About this podcast: Scream Therapy explores the link between punk rock and mental health. My guests are members of the underground music scene who are living with mental health challenges, like myself. Intro/background music clips: Submission Hold - "Cranium Ache" Render Useless - "The Second Flight of Icarus" Contact host Jason Schreurs - screamtherapypodcast@gmail.com

Christopher & Jobst im Gespräch mit Torsten. Wir sprechen über Ausschlafen, kopfüber in die Pubertät, DIY-Ding kam 1984 mit Beatstreet, bißchen Cure & Killing Joke, Heroes del Silencio, bißchen einfach gestrickt sein, Zionskirche, Martin Gore sah aus wie n Punk, Skeptiker-Quartett-Single, Lichtenberger Stürmerhools, Großvater bei der VVN, Einladung zur Stasi nach Hohenschönhausen, Schüleraustausch in Moskau, die erste Generation die reflektiert, zwei Bagger die rumbuddeln, Wertschätzungsproblematiken, Coca Cola & Bananen aufm Alex, schnell auf Montage gehen, Tesla Tonband-Geräte, Jürgen Jürgens Radio-Sendung, Bronski Beat & Pet Shop Boys, gebrochen von Grüner Wiese, Nazis Raus Sampler, Carter USM, der frühe Knaack Club, der Judgement Night Soundtrack, das Smiths Cover von Slapshot, Engrained aus Sarstedt, die Hardcorenightflight im OK Berlin, Hardcore Matinees im Trash, Doppelschrift, Atze von Troopers, 3 Flaschen inna Plastiktüte, Beatsteaks klingen wie Sick of it All, zwischen Punkrock & Hardcore klafft eine Lücke wir schließen sie, Bela B im blauen Anzug mit Stetson neben Dregen auf der Bühne im SO36, das Soundcheck-Video von Prince, lustige Feierabend-Oi-Punkkapellen, die Vans Warped Tour mit Die Ärzte & Ice T, die erste Mobilitätsauszahlung für Vespas, kein Mensch wartet auf n neues Beatsteaks Album, Mediation begonnen, alle Bands müssen Flinta-Beteiligung haben, Mainstream-Vorwürfe, Hintergründe zur AJZ-Tour, Chad Price von All, eine NYHC-Legende die im Studio mit rumgammelt, Hildegard Knef, Kate Schellenbach fand es nice but weird, kein Bock auf Indierock, Leuten immer wieder ne Chance geben, stumpfe Gartenarbeit, "Die Kinder von Hoy", "Magnolien aus Stahl" & "Terminator 2", "A Night At the Roxbury", uvm. Drei Songs für die Playlist 1) Ein Lieblingssong des 15-jährigen Torsten: BEASTIE BOYS - Ali Baba & the 40 Thieves 2) Ein Song, den Torsten gern mal mit BEATSTEAKS gecovert hätte: SISTERS OF MERCY - Lucretia / My Reflection 3) Ein aktueller Lieblingssong seiner Tochter, den er auch ernsthaft gut findest: BILLIE EILISH - Bad Guy

(0:00) OpeningYour Mind Is On Vacation by Bash O'Sullivan & the yesiwillyes(7:57) Ranker - Bad Smells That You Secretly EnjoyLittle Light by Chad Price(30:18) Hypotheticals - What are you yapping about to win $100,000?Gold Digging by Jake Scott(45:00) Tiering - Canadian Fast Food Tier ListTen Years by The King Heat Ensemble (1:23:25) Buzzfeeder - ‘Would You Rather' for CanadiansGroping to Victory by Vern Nicholson(1:41:31) Rec Room/Closing - Hit Me Hard and Soft by Billie Eilish on Vinyl - Barry show - The Fall Guy - We're Here show - End of Beginning by Djo - Heaven by Softcult - The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939 film) - Justin G's Letterboxd - Cyberpunk 2077 - Benko Pet Treats—————————————-Want to help support the show?shop | buy us a coffee | sponsorWant to get in contact with us?website | facebook | email | instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Key TakeawaysFrom Sports to Business: Learn how Chad's experience in sports helped shape his approach to teamwork, branding, and overcoming challenges in businessBuilding a Multi-Million Dollar Business: Explore the journey of Chad's fitness equipment business, including the challenges and successes along the wayLessons from an Exit: Chad shares the crucial lessons he learned during the process of preparing a business for sale and the importance of structuring for growthInvesting Strategies After an Exit: Understand how Chad transitioned from business-building to other forms of investing, including the value of diversificationHelping the Next Generation: Discover how Chad is using his experience to mentor and guide young entrepreneurs, focusing on applying real-world lessons to business successResources MentionedInterested in connecting with other like-minded individuals? Then join our VonFinch Private Capital Network.  Learn more at http://www.vonfinch.com/invest. About our Guest:Chad Price is a seasoned entrepreneur with a background in sports and business. After founding and building a successful fitness equipment company with his college friends, he orchestrated a multi-million dollar exit after a decade of hard work. Chad's experience spans various industries, and he now focuses on mentoring young entrepreneurs and sharing his insights on business strategy, brand building, and community development. He's the author of a forthcoming book, where he shares the lessons he learned from the ups and downs of entrepreneurship. Chad is passionate about guiding the next generation of business leaders and helping them navigate the ever-changing landscape of business and technology. Are you looking for High-Performance Business & Mindset Coaching?  Schedule a call now and see how we can be of service to you. http://www.investormindset.com/discover Join InvestorMindset.com for more!

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In this special episode of the Class E Podcast, we're revisiting the most impactful insights from our incredible guests this season. From the wisdom of Jennifer Jones on turning pain into power, to Chad Price's reminder that in entrepreneurship, you set the rules of the game, and Fred Cary's inspiring mantra to be comfortable with the discomfort of chasing your dreams. And don't miss Jason Richards' profound question: 'How do you want to spend your day?' Whether you're seeking motivation or guidance, join us as we uncover these remarkable nuggets of wisdom that have resonated deeply with us. Tune in and let these voices ignite your entrepreneurial spirit! Guests: Jennifer Jones, Chad Price, Fred Carey, and Jason Richards Host: Mary Sturgill Producer: Isabella Martinez Links to full episodes:   Jennifer Jones – “Empowering Voices: From Pain to Power with Jennifer Jones of Beauty Marks for Girls” https://class-epodcast.libsyn.com/disrupting-the-system https://open.spotify.com/episode/2wS4pppAkQKn3pxCfiUlH6?si=7196df8ae48b485f https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/empowering-voices-from-pain-to-power-with-jennifer/id1499156754?i=1000635686015 Chad Price – “Why Entrepreneurs in Any Industry Need to Prepare for Battle”  https://class-epodcast.libsyn.com/why-entrepreneurs-in-any-industry-need-to-prepare-for-battle https://open.spotify.com/episode/7oIKMOhRPUonb3oof0FnRx?si=e9beaa04bef04722 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/why-entrepreneurs-in-any-industry-need-to-prepare-for/id1499156754?i=1000634172515  Fred Cary – “Competition and Failure: Two Things Every Entrepreneur Shouldn't Fear”  https://class-epodcast.libsyn.com/competition-and-failure-two-things-every-entrepreneur-shouldnt-fear https://open.spotify.com/episode/25ZNxmiMTenGdCAzFhwwJf?si=7843e933816548dc https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/competition-and-failure-two-things-every-entrepreneur/id1499156754?i=1000627878496 Jason Richards – “One Question: How Do You Want To Spend Your Day?” https://class-epodcast.libsyn.com/one-question-how-do-you-want-to-spend-your-day https://open.spotify.com/episode/2yP1L2w7gm6ZXLMgMbMYaY?si=867651920d6f49fa https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/one-question-how-do-you-want-to-spend-your-day/id1499156754?i=1000626184884 TRANSCRIPT MARY: Hi there everyone and welcome to the Class E Podcast. I am your host Mary Sturgill. This podcast is brought to you through a partnership between the Hill Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and the Communication Studies department at Furman University.  Today we have a special episode where we are taking a look back at some of the best conversations we've had with our guests this season…and we've sure had some impressive motivational guests.  If you're in need of some advice or even some inspiration, take a listen to some of these amazing nuggets of wisdom that this season's guests have shared with us.  MARY: First, let's look back at our episode titled, “Empowering Voices: Turning Pain to Power,” with guest Jennifer Jones, the founder of the nonprofit mentoring program, Beauty Marks for Girls.  JENNIFER JONES: Every scar tells a story and we don't look at those scars as shame, but they're now badges of honor where I can tell my stories to the ladies and it was relatability, like wow, this young lady has taken time out of her day and she's going through something very similar as I am but we turn pain into power those young ladies. JENNIFER JONES: Discipline is freedom. You have to be disciplined as an entrepreneur. And I like to also say because I come from corporate America, the same type of motivation and hard work and discipline that you put within someone else's company, it needs to be to a second level for your own. MARY: Our own personal experiences inform how we move through the world… and how we work as entrepreneurs and innovative things… sometimes we need to look at entrepreneurship like we are going into battle.. we are fighting to make our ideas.. our ventures… a reality…  in the episode titled, “Why Entrepreneurs in Any Industry Need to Prepare for Battle,” with guest Chad Price, an international business consultant and well experienced entrepreneur…He outlines exactly what he means.  CHAD PRICE: And I think in business you have to, you have to create that for yourself. So that doesn't exist. There's no real game. And if you're, you know, when you're first starting, you get to kind of stall and say, well, we'll just play next week. We'll just play next week. And it's like, no, you have to be the one to say the game is on Friday. So we're starting on Friday and that type of mindset I think is what is most important in entrepreneurs so that you're the person that pushes things forward if no one is there to build your dream for you. Like no one is there to build a brand. It's a multimillion dollar or a billion dollar global brand for you. It's like you're going to be the driving force or at least the starting point where the energy comes from. CHAD PRICE: Understanding that you need to go into it with the mindset of this is going to be a battle. I need to learn on the fly. I need to be a lifelong learner, you know, the person that kind of leads my team as an expert in my industry and expert in whatever field that I'm trying to get in. I think that's more important than, you know, trying to gorge yourself on information before you get there CHAD PRICE: I think having that self-awareness not only about who you are as an individual, but who your team is, these types of things. For me, it comes easy because I've been on so many teams. I didn't, you know, I don't, I didn't like everybody I played with. I was the kid that I knew the coach would get on some people and baby other people because that's what it took to motivate them. There was a, you know, there was a method to the madness sometimes and I'm one of those people that can see and I like that kind of psychological strategy to things and so I really try to come in and say, you know, where are you? Where do you think you are? Let's see, you know, how close to my objective, a perception of things is your perception of things and then if we can agree on common points then I think you can kinda coach any team to the direction you want them to go. And that's just a matter of kind of putting the plan in place and executing on it. CHAD PRICE: I think having the correct mindset going in that you're gonna do whatever it takes to work is more important than, you know, trying to make sure that you've gotten the exact product line up right or you've gotten the exact advertising, the exact logo even. You know, I think there's situations in which action trumps, you know, kind of just sitting there being stale. So, if you have a way to create cash flow, to create revenue, to reach customers, I would say that's where you should start. You know, you should start with whatever can kind of create that initial cash flow. Even if it's not high profit margins, you can, you know, you can work on the margins, especially if you're not doing high volume and you're still able to create cash flow and bring in new customers and generate leads, bring in some type of let's say proof of concept that will allow you to do a lot of different things because as you're doing that you can work with individuals you can, you know, you can mentor or you find yourself. I'm sorry, not mentor. You could find yourself a mentor to help you in these situations.  But if you don't really have any real world item to analyze.It's kind of hard for anyone to help. You kind of talk about a figment of everyone's imagination. MARY: Many of us have an innate fear of failure.. we don't want to lose the battle as it were… but we don't need to fear anything… as a matter of fact… if we can change that fear… or worry … into fearlessness… that mindset will propel us further… serial entrepreneur and thought leader… Fred Cary shares some excellent advice in the episode we titled, “Competition and Failure: Two Things Every Entrepreneur Shouldn't Fear.”  FRED CARY: For me, the kind of mantra for entrepreneurship is be comfortable with pain. Because you know that in the end, you can help a whole lot of people. Whatever it is that you're doing, if you're doing it for the right reason, with the right purpose, the right determination that you're a potentially a world changer, and you can't change the world without hurting yourself. FRED CARY: Don't chase the money, chase your dreams. Make it a reality and as long as you have your dream and be really strategic about how you take that dream and actualize it. When you can actualize your dream, the money will follow. It's as simple as that because doing it the right way, doing the research, understanding what the real need is, and being able to deliver on that need results in capital coming your way. MARY: Once we overcome that fear of failure.. There is one question we should ask ourselves…. how do you want to spend your day…. in our episode titled, “One Question: How do you want to spend your day?” with guest Jason Richards, the global business director and shareholder of the commercial real estate property management firm, NAI Earle Furman, he posed this question… it was so profound.. that we titled the whole show around it.  JASON RICHARDS: You have to be open minded. But you also have to listen. And I think, you know, certainly, depending on what field you're in, you know, there can be a lot of alpha personalities that like to talk a lot. And, you know, that was something certainly when I was in my 20s I wanted to be noticed, you know, I always felt like I had to be in the meeting. I had to speak up so that people knew that I was there and that kind of thing. But I think, you know, one of the things that the founder of our company, Earle Furman, that I've always taken away from him… Earle does not talk a lot and has the superpower of being able to just sit there quietly, and he takes everything in and he doesn't miss a thing. And I think listening is a really underrated skill in this day and age, for any business, but certainly for entrepreneurialism, because if you're an entrepreneur, you have to learn from others. And not just asking people about their successes, but you have to listen for people's stumbling blocks and their mistakes. JASON RICHARDS: You know, I do a lot of the meetings with Furman students here through the mentioning office, and I'll meet often with people who were maybe a year or two out of college trying to find their way and the question that I have sort of really decided is maybe the ultimate question, you know, certainly when you're trying to start your career, but also something to reflect on along the way is how do you want to spend your day? You know, people think about what industry do I want to work in or what job do I want? But it's you know, how do I want to spend my day? You know, do I want to work in an office? If I want to work in an office, do I want to be with a big office or a small nonprofit type place where it's an intimate, more interpersonal environment? You know, people don't reflect on those questions and if you know the answer to how do I want to spend my day, it makes answering all the other questions a lot easier. And I think for entrepreneurs, especially, you know, you may have the best idea in the world, but ask yourself how you want to spend your day. MARY: Alright listeners…i hope you gained some inspiration from today's special episode…i am a firm believer that sometimes we need to be reminded of things.. that help us grow… either as a way to push us to the next step.. or remind us of the motivation we put on the back burner when life got busy… in upcoming episodes… we talk with an expert in live video about how to make the most out of your digital space…. and we talk to a woman who… as robin roberts say.. has made her mess her message… she's created a non profit… aimed at helping kids and parents in the upstate… make sure their family doesn't fall prey to the addiction epidemic our country faces… those episodes are coming up next month.  That does it for this episode of the Class E Podcast. I am your host Mary Sturgill. Remember this podcast is brought to you through a partnership between the Hill Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship and the Communication Studies department at Furman University. It is produced by student producer Isabella Martinez. Thank you for tuning in. Until next time everybody, dream big.

We are honored to be Partnering with the SFMA to bring you the 2024 Keynote talk- Beyond the Field: Utilizing History, Technology, and Mentorship to Define the Future of Sports Field Management. The members of the Panel included Mike Goatley, Ph.D., Abby McNeal, CSFM, Chad Price, CSFM, CFB, Leah Withrow, and Travis Hogan. I was honored to moderate the session to bring awareness to the important trends currently impacting the Sports Field Management Industry. Truly an incredible discussion with some of the best people in our industry. Be sure to check out the new SFMA Mentorship Program that the Association has developed to have the best possible impact on the future of our industry. We highly recommend that anyone considering becoming an SFMA member look at sportsfieldmanagment.org to understand better the benefits of how you can take your career to the next level. It has truly been the driving force in my career and how I have been able to create one of the best networks out there. We cannot thank the incredible staff of the SFMA enough for all that they do to make the National Conference and their continuous work to better our industry as a whole. Be sure to listen and understand why the Sports Field Management industry is so special.

This week I'm excited to welcome Chad Price to the podcast. He is a serial entrepreneur with over ten years of experience in multiple industries. His most notable company, Kettlebell Kings, was started from scratch and now it is a multimillion dollar, Fortune 5000, and international company. He is also a former student athlete that graduated from Rice university with an extensive background in all sports. Additionally, He's a Hemp and cannabis advocate that owns a lifestyle brand, Life Grows Green, which promotes health and wellness using all natural ingredients and hemp products. Some questions asked during this episode: Why should we pick up a kettlebell in the gym/home? Can I get a whole-body workout using just kettlebells? How long should a typical kettlebell workout take? http://180nutrition.com.au/ Stu This week, I'm excited to welcome Chad Price to the podcast. Chad is an athlete, entrepreneur, author, and founder of Kettlebell Kings, the number one supplier and community in the kettlebell space. In this episode, we discuss why you should consider including Kettlebells into your workout, the best way to use them, and the quickest way to get the results you want. Over to Chad. (01:10) Hey, guys. This is Stu from 180 Nutrition and I am delighted to welcome Chad Price to the podcast. Chad, how are you mate? Chad (01:16) I'm doing great today. Thank you for having me. Stu (01:19) No, look, thank you. Thank you again for sharing some of your time. I know you're super busy. But first up, for all of our listeners that may not be familiar with you or your work or your companies, et cetera, I'd love it if you could just tell us a little bit about yourself, please. Chad (01:32) Sure. My name's Chad Price, currently, the CEO of Life Grows Green and my consulting agency, Price Digital Consultants. My background is in athletics and sports. After I graduated from Rice University, I started a company... I started several companies, but my most notable company is Kettlebell Kings, and that was a 10-year journey that I just culminated at the beginning of 2022. (01:58) And then, I wrote a book about that journey and starting your own business called Preparing for Battle and trying to help people get mentally prepared for what the next step is in terms of switching from entrepreneurship. I mean, switching from employee to entrepreneurship or transitioning from college or high school, wherever that is, and going into the entrepreneurship journey, having the correct mindset of doing so. Stu (02:21) Fantastic. Wow, what a journey. It sounds like you're muscled up and ready to attack pretty much anything. So, I'm keen today to touch on the kettlebell side of things because I know that it's not very often that you get to talk to a kettlebell king and you'd be one of them, right? So, and also, cognizant of the hemp and CBD stuff, very, very interesting. But we live in Australia, and so that's a no-no for us, unfortunately at this point in time. (02:53) So, I thought we'd dial into your journey with Kettlebell Kings and just kick off for our audience in terms of no doubt, we've all been to the gym and we've seen the rack of kettlebells, but they're next to the dumbbells. They might be next to the resistance bands, which are next to the free weights, which might be next to the assisted machines. Why should we pick up a kettlebell? For full interview and transcript:  https://180nutrition.com.au/180-tv/chad-price-interview/

What does entrepreneurship mean for people who want to create their path in the business world? It's a journey with challenges and victories, where you constantly pursue your vision. The beauty is in starting from scratch and facing daily battles with resilience and determination. Embrace uncertainty, learn from every experience, and have a mindset that thrives on change. In the world of entrepreneurship, each obstacle is a step toward success, and every setback is an opportunity to evolve and excel. Chad Price is an International Business Consultant and Founder of an Inc. 5000 company. As a former college football scholarship athlete with a business degree, he possesses an extensive background in all sports and business. Listen to Chad's podcast as he shares valuable insights from his experience in sports and business, where he offers a unique perspective on entrepreneurship, success, and personal growth. Resources Life Grows Green Site Kettlebell Kings Site Chad Price Site Chad Price on Facebook Chad Price on Linkedin Preparing for Battle: How to Overcome Life's Challenges, Unlock Your Full Potential, and Build a Successful Business on Amazon

Chad Price is a seasoned entrepreneur and fellow Texan who has over a decade of experience in multiple industries. He is talking to us about how we Texans are bred a little differently and are ready to battle. He shares how his company, Kettlebell Kings, came to life. He also explains how he moved into his other company, Life Grows Green, which promotes health and wellness by using the raw elements from nature. We talk about Chad's views on the gym scene, his book Preparing for Battle, how he came up with the title, and his powerful tips on what to watch out for when starting your journey into the entrepreneur space.Connect with Chad on IG @realchadprice to get more information on how raw elements from nature could help you!

How can entrepreneurs align passion with business for success?I'm thrilled to share with you some exciting insights from our latest podcast episode. We had the pleasure of hosting Chad Price, a seasoned entrepreneur, author, and athlete, who shared his wisdom on aligning passion with business for ultimate success.Passion and Expertise: Chad emphasizes the importance of identifying your passions and becoming an expert in those areas. He believes that by aligning your passion with your business, you can become more efficient and excel in your work.The Power of Teamwork: Drawing from his sports background, Chad highlights the importance of building a strong team and the rewards of entrepreneurship. He believes that regardless of the specific idea or mission, team members should be fully committed to the overall goal.Lifelong Learning: Chad mentions that being a lifelong learner is crucial. He emphasizes the importance of becoming an expert in your field and continuously expanding your knowledge.The Rewards of Entrepreneurship: Chad talks about the rewards of building a successful business. He believes that even the challenges and setbacks along the way contribute to personal growth and make the journey worthwhile.Appreciating Your Supporters: Chad discusses the importance of appreciating and valuing the people who support your dreams and business. He believes that brands should create a community of supporters who are proud to be associated with their logo and values.Navigating Challenges: Chad explains that as a business owner, you are responsible for all the hard problems that arise. He believes that pushing through challenges helps build camaraderie and galvanize the team.Vision and Goal-Setting: Chad emphasizes the need to visualize the goal and be open to change. He mentions the concept of a SMART vision, which stands for specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound.Setting the Tone for Success: Chad and I discuss the importance of creating a roadmap and setting the tone for success in business. The tone refers to the intensity and effort required on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis to reach those goals.COVID-19 and Business Decisions: Chad discusses the impact of COVID-19 on his business decisions. He emphasizes that as an entrepreneur, it is crucial to make strategic decisions that are best for the particular company.I hope you find these insights as valuable as I did. If you're curious to hear more, I invite you to listen to the full podcast episode. And remember, align your passion with your business, and success will follow.MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:Chad Price on LinkedInLife Grows Green IncKettlebell Kings

In this episode of the Class E Podcast, Dr. Kasie Whitener and Host, Mary Sturgill explore the fascinating intersection of Taylor Swift's career, entrepreneurship, and the power of love.  From the impact of Taylor's re-recording on the music industry to her savvy business decisions in negotiating streaming rights, the conversation delves into the entrepreneurial lessons embedded in Taylor Swift's journey. Join the discussion as they uncover Taylor Swift's entrepreneurial blueprint, offering valuable insights for leaders, innovators, and dreamers.  Guest: Dr. Kasie Whitener Host: Mary Sturgill Producer: Isabella Martinez TRANSCRIPT: MARY: Hi there, everyone. You may have noticed that that is not our regular music. And that's because today we are talking about Taylor Swift. Yeah, that's right. More specifically, we are having a discussion about her innovation, her entrepreneurial spirit, and the economic impact that she is having on our country and now that she's started her world tour, probably other countries. So I want to welcome you to this episode of the Class E Podcast all about Taylor Swift. This is the podcast that is brought to you through the partnership with the Hill Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and the Communication Studies Department here at Furman University. And of course, I'm your host, Mary Sturgill. And can I just tell you I've been so looking forward to this conversation that we're gonna have today, and I hope that you enjoy it as much as I've enjoyed researching it and chatting with my friend Kasie Whitener. Dr. Kasie Whitener is joining me today. Kasie is an author. She's an entrepreneur, she teaches entrepreneurship at the Darla Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina. She and her daughter are Swifties. I do believe. Kasie, that you have some proof of that. Yeah, there we go. The friendship bracelets.  She and her daughter are Swifties. And she's my friend of course. So when I thought about this podcast episode topic, of course, I thought about having Kasie on the show to talk with us about that. Kasie, welcome to the show.  KASIE: Thank you so much for having me. I'm excited to be here and any excuse to talk about entrepreneurship, which I get paid for. And also Taylor Swift which I don't get paid for. This is like it's perfect. It's the perfect combination of both.  MARY: Yeah, I love it.  “It's me, hi, I'm the problem, it's me…”  MARY: And of course, she is not the problem. She's our topic today. That's Taylor Swift. She has been in our lives for 17 years, guys. I can't believe it's been that long. We've known her since she was a kid. And now of course as especially with people like Kasie who have children, she is in her children's lives as well, socially. And so today the conversation is going to be about her innovation, her entrepreneurship, her economic impact, as I said, because now her entrepreneurship is bolstering others, not just herself. And Kasie I want to start with…we talked about, you know, her fandom and, and all of that and how she's pulling more fans in every day and I want to start with talking about her marketing. Can you talk about some of the things that you've noticed that she's doing right?  KASIE: Yeah, so you know, I'm hosting this digital marketing class in the honors college right now at the University of South Carolina. And one of the things we have been talking about is online communities, and the ability of online communities to amplify the message of a product, a company, a brand, right? So Taylor Swift very clearly a brand…has put together this Eras tour, which the idea of it is so beautiful, she's got 10 albums, she's walking people through 10 different versions of herself essentially. We're seeing her entire kind of career all onstage at the exact same time. Artists typically come forward… they do the one album that they're promoting right? And they'll play mostly from that album, but in her case, she's decided she's going to do them all and so depending on which show you get to see, you get to see two or three songs from each of the albums.​​​ The fandom has gone crazy online because a lot of people are going to a show… they're seeing three or four songs from Lover, they're seeing two songs from Folklore, they're seeing one song from you know…the version she put in the movie theater only had one song from our favorite album, which is the one that she released over the summer, Speak Now Taylor's version, and so when we you know you kind of get obsessed with it. You're like, oh, this is my album. I can't wait and then you get to the show, and you're like, oh, she only gave me one song for my era, you know? And so then people just keep coming back for more and more. So everything around the excitement of it. This online kind of cult following for her, the community that has grown up around it. She also drops a bunch of hints and creates these little kind of Easter egg nuggets that people started building up these conspiracy theories and well she said this at this time and she was wearing a blue dress on this day and I can't even pretend to keep up with all of that except that it all shows up in my Instagram.  MARY: Mine too. And my Tik Tok and my Tik Tok.The other thing is with those little easter eggs…and there's a Tik Tok video going right now that came up on my feed last night about the Easter eggs. I think this is brilliant on her part because like you said: one, she's creating that community, that family. She talks directly to her fans that other artists…not in a way that any other artist does right now I don't think or has in the past I should say. But the Easter eggs… we all love a good mystery right? And we all love trying to figure things out so she has us intrigued and on the edge of our seats.  KASIE: Well, the way that she's predicting what she's going to do next. So everybody kind of says, Well, are we going to see this next? Are we going to see that next? So of course, I know we're going to talk about this on the business side. But she's been rerecording some of her earlier albums because she didn't own the master recordings. But she did own the copyright of the music itself. And so she re-recorded them so that she could then profit off the albums being sold, right? So we have all these albums where they're Taylor's version albums. And the Taylor's version albums are the ones that she actually re-recorded, which there's a whole other sideline there about really that is because when you get to take a look at your own work and do it again, you're a different person. You're a different artist, and it's just been incredible to listen to how her voice has changed. And sorry..I went crazy fangirl, down the rabbit hole with that one.  MARY: No, it's true though. No, I totally agree. It's true. I was listening to something, maybe her it was her first version of 1989 or something. And, or maybe it was, I can't remember which one it was quite honestly. But I was listening to the first version of her first album. And then I was listening to the newer version. I believe it was the first album. I might be wrong about that. I was listening to a version of one of her albums. And then the other version and her voice of course has matured because she started when she was a kid, right? And we can see the same evolution and other people we've known who've grown up from kids. I see this in Kelly Clarkson who can sing anything right? But I'm also seeing it specifically in our girl Taylor, and just the re-releasing of those with her, with the maturity in her voice and the way that she sings certain lines I've noticed and the different clips that I've seen online and stuff is totally different too and people are here for it.  KASIE: Yeah, well so the two…I think the two songs that we hear on that first album that are so… you hear “You Belong With Me,” which is the song about the girl in the bedroom, you know, and the boy that doesn't realize that she should be more than a friend right? There's that song and then the other song is the “Love Story” song which is about the guy getting on one knee and asking her to marry her right? These two songs… very wistful, very teenagery, teenage-y like this kind of first love ish kind of sound. And then when we hear it in Taylor's version, it's this kind of backward looking, nostalgic sort of feel to it, and I gotta tell you, I think Gen X is here for it. Like I think when we first heard those songs, we were too old for those songs, right? Like they were teenager songs and like the turn of the early 2000s, mid 2000s. Like we were past that right? And you get into now this age and she re records them and you hear that nostalgia to them and you're like yes, that's the voice I'm looking for on those particular songs. So I definitely think she swept in an older generation with the Taylor's version on some of these older versions.  MARY: Yeah, I completely agree with that. We're both of Gen X right? And I have been swept up with all of this. I mean, I've always been a Taylor fan because I mean her poetry, her lyrics are just… No one writes a song like she does except maybe Dolly Parton, right? In my book. That's my personal opinion. Which is why she has a gazillion awards and that kind of thing because she's recognized by her peers as a good storyteller, as a good songwriter. And it's that storytelling, I think that is the key to her marketing, right? So it's the songs , the lyrics, it's the storytelling with laying the Easter eggs for her fans and giving them hints about things when things are coming out and she and her PR team. You know, we know Tree Paine's her publicist, they are brilliant. They make a brilliant team. I think of Tree Paine as the Olivia Pope of the music industry.  KASIE: You're not wrong about that. So I think you're right about there being… the marketing piece here is knowing exactly who your audience is, and what they want, and giving them what they want. And it's interesting because I've been listening to these other podcasts lately that are talking about how the danger of pop culture is that it gives us exactly what we want. And so it's not necessarily stretching us or making us better people and this kind of thing. And it's almost like Taylor's like I get it, I get there are people for whom that's the thing they do, right there are philosophers, there's whoever else that's out there that wants to make us all better people. What I'm here to do is give you exactly what you want, which are the stories that you recognize, the lyrics that you like, the poetry that you're looking for, and she's delivering. I think right now she's firing on all cylinders.  MARY: Yeah, I agree and when I talk to my students about the importance of storytelling because I teach storytelling and its place in marketing, these are the kinds of stories that I want my students to come up with, right? And if successful entrepreneurs come up with these kinds of stories, we just had a podcast recently with Chad Price of Kettlebell Kings, and they were making that online community before the athletic communities or the workout communities that we see that are online now. And they were doing that back in 2012. So I think that's… and of course, Taylor has been doing it since day one just about….  KASIE: Well, let's talk about that online community growth over Taylor. Because I think it's so organic. I think that people go to talk about what they're interested in and what they care about. And she's been quoted as saying things like anybody who makes you feel bad for the things that make you happy, that's like the worst kind of person, right? And so instead, she's encouraging this idea that people should come together and talk about things that make them happy and that's the feel, that's the vibe in the Taylor Swift fandom..is this sense of this makes me happy and and sharing it with other people makes me happy. And when other people are happy, I also feel happy. Like there's this tremendous joy in this community, which I think is something unique that we don't see in a lot of other fandoms and I'll be honest to say like, I'm not in a lot of other fandoms. I'm not in the Star Wars fandom. I'm not in, but my kid is in a lot of fandoms and her take on some of them is like there's some purity tests to it, right? Like are you really a Star Wars fan? Do you know this, that, or this, right? But you don't get that from Swifties.  Swifties aren't out there being like how Swiftie are you? Do you know this about that? Do you know this about? Instead they're just like, welcome! What can I share with you that you don't know?  MARY: And have a friendship bracelet!  KASIE: Have a bracelet! Yeah.  MARY: I love that. Um, is there anything else from a marketing standpoint that you've noticed or that you've even talked about in your classes with that, that our audience should understand about maybe some takeaways that they could take away from Taylor to their own businesses?  KASIE: Yeah, so marketing is all about channels, right? Figuring out how to reach your customer, how to get the right message in front of them at the right time. So understanding what their buying cycle looks like, giving them, you know, awareness, giving them a reason to make your choice that you want them to make, right. All of these kinds of things. And I think what Taylor does a good job of is using all the channels available to her. So she has her music, obviously, right she's got video appearances. Anytime she's on, you know, interviews or talk shows or anything like that promoting things. She's done her own video content. So if you haven't been to see any of these videos, the short films that she's made to get over these videos, like take yourself down the rabbit hole because it's totally worth it. But then on top of that all the social media channels too, where she's purposely using different social media channels to drop different information and trying to bring all those fans access to her no matter where they are, which I think is a huge marketing lesson for anybody that's doing marketing. Meet your customers where they are, and bring them the messages that they need to be able to choose you and choose your product.  MARY: Right. And that movie, the Eras movie, that's doing exactly that. We're going to talk a little bit about the economic impact of that a little bit later, but that's doing exactly that.  KASIE: To meet them where they are, yeah.  MARY: She's meeting them where they are because not everyone can afford concert tickets or to go to the cities. I mean, we have a lot of rural people in America who love Taylor Swift, right? Not everybody lives in a city. And so she's giving everyone the opportunity to get, you know, the feeling of the tour to be able to experience that in some way in the theaters, which I absolutely love.  KASIE: I gotta say my favorite reel about the Eras tour movie was the video of her actually watching it. Like, this is the first time Taylor Swift has seen Taylor Swift on tour. You see her in the movie theater, just like, yay! She's as excited as everybody else. And I can't even imagine what that must be like to watch what you've created there live for people to see and enjoy. Well,  MARY: Well, and I want to point out too that that is not an act. You know, people see through when things like that or an act. The joy that she shares with people is truly her and who she is. I mean, I don't know her… like I haven't met her, but I feel like I have. And that is a great skill for anyone in the public eye to have or anyone who is the face of the company to have because that can transcend not just the music industry or the creative industry, right?  KASIE: I think the critical word there is authenticity, and especially if you're trying to appeal to Gen Z. Gen Z is so cynical about what they see everywhere. I mean, online and politicians, in person, in the classroom, like Gen Z is so cynical, because they've been so overexposed, right? They've seen so much and authenticity really resonates with them, and they and they pick it out. And I think Taylor Swift just has a gift of being authentic all the time. She is…what you see is what you get. She is who she is right? And um, people will say that. Other celebrities will meet her and talk about or they'll just be like, it's just amazing how kind and gentle she is and how she's just genuinely interested. And whether or not you've enjoyed your experience either at the tour or wherever they are like, it's… people are blown away by her.  MARY: I think one of the things that show that is the growth in her Instagram following. You know, when we first had this conversation about doing this podcast, I checked her Instagram following and it was at 265 million followers. Just in the past month, it's grown to 276 million followers.  KASIE: Wow.  MARY: Yeah, that's a lot of growth.  KASIE: That's 10 million people jumping on board in the last month.  MARY: Exactly, exactly.  KASIE: That's wild.  MARY: So I would like to get a look at her Instagram stats because that's… just based on that number, it's gotta be crazy.  “I promise that you'll never find another like me…”  KASIE: There's this great viral version of Taylor, while they're writing this song, and she's sitting on the couch and she sings it, she puts her hand up like that she gets really excited about it, and it's in the writing process. It's well before it's ever been recorded. It's like as she's putting down the lyrics for the first time ever. And I mean, you can't stage that, like it's, it's clearly not staged. It's obviously spontaneous, and her joy in the process and how excited she is when it clicks for her, and then we hear what it turns into right afterwards. But I think that that really resonates with people too. That creative process piece really resonates too.  MARY: And that's part of the story too, because she's showing behind the scenes of how she does her work. Right. And that draws us in. I get that same feeling. I understand that feeling when she puts her hand up in the air and is like I'm onto something right here.  KASIE: Yes.  MARY: Any creative knows that feeling. One of my students the other day, or even this morning, one of my students figured out how to do this great thing for her video. And I did it for her basically I was like, woo hoo, you know, whatever.  MARY: Yeah, so proud that they have that moment where everything just comes together like that. So I want to shift now to talk about her Eras tour because we've been talking about it a little bit but I want to dive into the economic impact of this thing. Right? Because we had three great tours I think going on this past summer, Beyonce, Pink, and of course Taylor Swift and the economic impact, specifically of Taylor Swift, since she's our topic today, has just been crazy. The overall impact of the tour should be around, and this is the United States part of it, North American part of it, $2.2 billion just in ticket sales, right? That doesn't include the hotels, the merch, the food, all that other stuff.  KASIE: And don't forget the hospitality tax that everybody's paying, right? So all these cities that have posted or that have had this massive 11% or whatever it is hospitality tax, you know, yuck it up communities, but you're getting all of that too.  MARY: Yeah, absolutely. Absolutely. So based on research that I found, I believe this was from Time Magazine, maybe… typically every $100 spent on a live performance generates an estimated $300 and ancillary local spending on things like hotels, food, transportation, I forgot transportation a minute ago. But for the Eras tour…That's just a regular tour, right? For the Eras tour, it's anywhere from $1300 to $1500.  KASIE: Per $100 spent.  MARY: Per $100 spent.  KASIE: Nice.  MARY: Yeah, so that's boosting all of those local economies.  KASIE: All the restaurants, all the hotels, yeah, all the transportation. So Uber, you know, taxi services. Everybody else. Yeah, absolutely. So I want to talk a little bit about the structure of the Eras Tour. So what I think what sparked our first conversation about this was how impressed I am with the way the Eras Tour was built. So usually, and you can watch these videos where they talk about, they break down the economics of a tour. Usually a team will go out on and you'll see the artist kind of zigzagging across the country. They're hitting, you know, sort of regions, maybe but they're basically going all over the map right? And the Eras tour is designed very intentionally right? It was designed years out actually. Where it was okay, we're gonna go to Atlanta, we're going to play for Friday night, Saturday, and Sunday night, and now everybody that was performing those three nights in a row is now off, right Monday through Friday as we travel from one place to the next place. Then we're gonna go to the next town. We're going to set up and we're going to perform Thursday night, Friday night, Saturday night, right? And so we have these three shows in one place performing three nights back to back, which is like an easy Broadway to schedule, right? Like it's an easy schedule versus like a Broadway schedule, but they're doing it right? And the setup is there on Friday, and it stays up through the whole weekend. And then they bring it down and then they travel on Monday, right? This and they've been very intentional about the cities they've gone to and how they've moved around the country. This has never been done before this particular way or something on this kind of scale. And it's the economy of it. The idea that they're not wasting gas, they're not wasting hours, they're not wasting transportation time. They're not they're not there's no waste here, right, which is so compelling to me.  MARY: Yeah, let's remind everybody that normally, in how this is different, is that a concert will go to one place for one night, and then pick up and go to the next place for the next night. And so you have all that picking up and moving. And in this particular case, they're saving all of that picking up and moving…that time, that energy the people power, but she employs hundreds of people, if not 1000s…  KASIE: The jobs are there, right, and you mentioned the economic impact like that's there. It doesn't cost less necessarily except that they are maximizing the economy of being in one space for three days in a row and selling and those shows are selling out all three shows in every place, right? So yeah, I mean, I think from a design perspective, when we talk about an industry in general, entrepreneurship, always, it's about disrupting the industry. So if you take a look at what's happening in our industry, this is very blue ocean strategy stuff. All of you business nerds out there, just Google Blue Ocean Strategy. It'll say like, what are, what is not going well in our industry? What does our industry not do well? And one of the things that music industry does not do well is show to show to show to show, because there's just so much like this venue is not available, that town's not available. We're using planes. We're using buses. We're all these different things, right? And she really got into a place and said, Look, we're gonna do this well, and in order to do it well we're gonna have to book it several years out, we're gonna have to plan you know, this far ahead. And I want to say they started doing this like 2020 is when she started booking this tour.  MARY:  Yeah, yeah, I think so. I think so and planning of course before that, even before. I mean, she, she probably was thinking about this years ago, because I think she really thinks that far ahead. In her head she does.  KASIE: More than likely 17 years old. You know what I'm gonna do when I'm 30?  MARY: Exactly when I'm 30 this is what's gonna happen. Right. Um, we were talking a minute ago about the impact of her re-recording. We all know Scooter Braun bought her masters and Kelly Clarkson tweeted to her redo them, you own the copyright, right? The initial releases, especially her first album sold over like $10 million, 2 million copies, or brought in $10,000,000, 1989 brought in 10 million, but now she's re-releasing those and they're making that much money again if not more in some cases.  KASIE: The second time around.  MARY: The second time around. Taylor's version. So unlike other artists who haven't done this, they release it, they release an album and yay, they get all the money and the economic impacts of all you know, all that entails. But now she's doing it round two.  KASIE: So what's interesting about this and again, like we go back to this concept of Blue Ocean Strategy. What do people in my industry not do well? And one of the things that artists typically don't do well is they don't capitalize on reusability for their songs, right? But streaming services have taught us that people don't they don't need to own the song. They just want to hear the song, right? And so as you look at okay, streaming services, there's all the there… The people who own the master copies are making money on the streaming services, you know, .000001, you know, penny, per play or whatever. Okay, here's all these artists that are like, what am I going to do about that? Like, it's just it is what it is right? And instead, you see Taylor go well, number one, I don't want Scooter Braun making all that money off of me for the streaming services, no matter how much it is. And number two, here's the thing I can do about it, which is I'm going to release a new version of something I know people already love. And this I mean, this feels like something out of the Disney playbook. When you go… Disney's got their animated Beauty and the Beast. They've got their live action, Beauty and the Beast, they've got their Broadway Beauty and the Beast, right? Like they had their TV version of Beauty and the Beast like they took that Beauty and the Beast and they've ran it for whatever it's worth right? And so that's not new necessarily, but the way she's gone about doing it to be able to monetize existing property, things that you already do have possession of, and then find a new way to package it. I think it's just genius.  MARY: Yeah, and I read also somewhere that because of the Ers tour…  obviously streaming of her music and this happens for all artists but in particular, since we're talking about Taylor Swift… if they if they're having a concert, especially one that's so huge, like this one, right, the streaming of their music goes way up. So then that of course has the other economic impact of raising more money, right? For the artist and for whoever gets a piece of that pie. Right? So I think that's super interesting is that we can't leave that out of the economic impact as well when we talk about that.   KASIE: Another one of the channels when we were talking before about channels. So on streaming services like Spotify, you can create your own playlists, right? Some of the most popular playlists are fan created playlists. Taylor's got fan-created playlists that are replacing the original versions with the Taylor's version as they come out. So you're not getting both versions of “Love Story.” As soon as the new version came out, the old one was gone. And so it's like they're erasing her digitally. They're erasing these old versions digitally. You can still access them. They're still on Spotify. But the fans are saying those aren't the ones we listen to anymore. We only listen to Taylor's version.  MARY: And they're on that train. They're on that Taylor train.  KASIE: They're all bought in.  MARY: And we're going to only listen to the new stuff that's Taylor's version. That's our stuff. And I think that that circles back around to her marketing and her building that community and the positivity that she puts out there and that her fans kind of feed off of right? You know, one of the things that makes her so inspirational to me is her generosity, right? We've heard the stories of every city that she's been in with the Eras tour. She's donated 1000s and 1000s of dollars. Nobody's disclosed the amount but we know it's a lot to every food bank in the city where she's had a concert. And that, that says a lot because that has its own economic impact… we talked about the financial gain of people buying stuff and going to hotels and restaurants and stuff, but this has another economic impact on those cities.  KASIE: Yeah, I think so. It wouldn't surprise anybody who's a Taylor Swift fan to know that she's, you know, overseeing some of these decisions that are made at the concert level, right? So we don't know how many of these are Taylor Swift decisions necessarily, but it does feel like it comes from an overall vibe. So if you think of like a corporation having corporate values, what are the corporate values and does this corporation always act within their values? And in Taylor Swift, if Taylor Swift is a corporation, one of the values is generosity. And so where does that generosity manifest itself? And it is of course in charitable donations, it is in economic impact, it is in bonusing your own employees, caring for your own employees, those kinds of things. And so yeah, I don't think it would surprise anybody to know that Taylor Swift is living her values all the time.  MARY: Right. And it's a great example to other leaders and whatever industry it doesn't matter the industry because you mentioned taking care of her employees. We heard about the bonuses that she gave, not just her truck drivers, but all of her employees. So like $55 million I don't know many people that would take $55 million out of their own pocket and spread it around to people that work for them.  KASIE: Well, two it speaks to this… So as a Gen X-er are right, like I kind of hate to give it, you know, the millennial credit right? But I think it speaks to this sense in that generation that enough is as good as a feast. And so I don't need $55 million more. You know what I'm saying like, what else is that money going to do for me except just be more money, right? And so I can't take it with me like there's this kind of sense and I will give 100% the millennials the credit for that. They have a sense that enough is as good as a feast. And so when somebody has so much more than they really believe that they need right? We see that with Mr. Beast. There's a lot of these kinds of digital entrepreneurs that are recognizing, hey, I want to take care of myself and my family. But beyond that, I want to take care of all the people around me right? And that generosity, I think is generational.  MARY: That's the generosity that I wish would permeate throughout all of society.  KASIE: I think we're gonna see more of it honestly I think and like I said, I'm giving credit to the millennials. They're not all that way, but a lot of the leaders in that generation are and I think Gen Z is going to be the most generous generation we've ever seen.  MARY: I completely agree with that. My students every day… they just impress me so much and surprise me. Speaking of… one of my students is my producer. Isabella, pop in here and show everybody and say hi.  KASIE: Hi Isabella!  MARY: She's the one. And for all of our podcast listeners, she's the one that makes this podcast sound so good. So we thank her tremendously. She graduates by the way, she graduates in May and I'm going to hate to lose her but somebody out there is gonna get a really good employee, who's very creative, who's just on top of things. So.  KASIE: And here's an opportunity for somebody in your ranks that maybe gets to move into Isabella's spot.  MARY: Absolutely, absolutely. I love that you pointed that out. We're talking about the economic impact. $4.6 billion to the local economies, according to QuestionPro, is what her tour should be when all is said and done, should have kind of input into local economies.  KASIE: And remember this isn't in a vacuum, right? This is a community effort. This is all the people who are taylor Swift fans coming forward spending their money, wanting to be part of something that is bigger than themselves, wanting to give their money to the community like wanting to go out to eat, wanting to make it a thing, right? Like all this stuff, so it's not…it is Taylor Swift. It is the tour. It is of course like hey, thank you Taylor, for creating this amazing company. But the key to it is that she's providing something people want, and people are willing to part with their money in order to get that thing and I think that's really critical because she's getting some heat from certain elements of like, how expensive the tickets are and like how much it costs and you mentioned before, because I want to maybe this segues into our conversation about the movie, about people not being able to afford to go and she gets some heat for that. There are people who don't, maybe they don't recognize the experience that is the Taylor Swift Eras tour, so they don't feel like you know, this is just not worth it. Nobody should charge that much. Blah. Blah, blah. Market economics tell us that people will pay the value that they believe it's worth right? And so they're willing to pay this money. That's them being willing to…don't feel sorry for these ticket buyers, right? They're willing to do that right?  MARY: They're choosing.  KASIE: Exactly it's a choice. She didn't make anybody spend that money on those tickets. And then she put the movie out. And the movie tickets which I love. First of all, the tickets are $19.89 So this is one of those Easter eggs, right? She charged 1989 for her tickets. When the tickets went on tour, we found out first of all, we thought it was only gonna be one night. So as soon as we found out they were going on tour we did not get to see the Eras tour. We fell in the group of people that was like we don't have two grand to go see this right? Not that I would in any way not spend that money if I did. I would 100% spend that money if I had it but anyway, all that to say when the movie was coming out… we're huge movie people. So Holly and I were super excited. We jump on the app. We're gonna buy the tickets. And when we see it, I just turned it to her like, it's $19.89 and we lost it, like, cackling that she had priced them at 1989. Like, I mean, come on. Come on Tay.  MARY: Yeah, but it's another one… It's genius exactly, because it created that feeling in you guys that you are now even more excited because you're like this is right on right on what we expect from her. KASIE: Oh, it's on brand, like it's fully on brand and it makes you feel like because you get it when you see it's 1989 you're like, oh, I get it. Good job, Taytay, right? Like and then you feel like you're part of this squad because you know this thing that other people don't know. I think the same when we showed up to the actual movie theaters… we're walking in, and everybody's got their bracelets on. People are singing along like nobody's telling you to shhh we're watching a movie like it's not.. We didn't have one of the big dancy theater ones. I think if we had gone to a later show, maybe but we went to an earlier show. There were some small kids like we kind of… people didn't want to stand up in front of people and not let them be able to see so we just all sat and watched but, man we sang. I mean we definitely sang.  MARY: And you're not alone. Everybody around the country. So the movie worldwide has grossed over $123 million.I mean, it's just, these numbers are just mind boggling, right? It's reached $90 million within like the first week I think..it's crazy, right? KASIE: Can I tell you where I think this is the only mistake I think Taylor Swift may have made? MARY: Oh yeah. Let's talk about that.  KASIE: Are you ready? MARY: Because we learn from our mistakes, right? KASIE: So the Eras tour movie grosses $129 million dollars,can you imagine if they're had been six versions of that movie?  MARY: Oh good lord. Yeah.  KASIE: If she had issued… you never know which version you're gonna get. Remember when clue came out? And there were three things to clue. Yeah. So you went to see it three times because you weren't sure which ending they were going to show in that theater is a thing that needs to be done more often. And with the era's tour movie, she had a chance to do it, especially because there were shows that she recorded where she had played more songs. Like I said, we only got the one song from our favorite album. There were shows where she played more songs from that. So why not get film from a bunch of different shows and piece together three or four or six, but like say you get three, three versions of the error story. And you don't know so you show up like not sure is this going to be the Argentina one? Is this going to be the Indianapolis one? Is it…I don't know which one I'm watching. I'm just watching one of the three Eras movies that may be showing today. Right? Come on, we'd be back. We've got 1989 every time.  MARY: Right. Dr. Kasie Whitener. That is why I have you on this show. Because you bring up things like that. I love it. I love it. I love it.  KASIE: It's just a missed opportunity. Just a missed opportunity. It's not a criticism. It's just an opportunity. MARY: Absolutely. And who knows, maybe she's gonna listen to this podcast and check out that missed opportunity. And if not, maybe somebody else will.  KASIE: I think we get the world tour. I think she's going to do another movie. It's going to be whatever she does overseas.  MARY: I think you're probably right about that. If I had to guess as a matter of fact, I also heard that she is also extending some dates after she comes back to the States again. So we'll see if that pans out. I don't know for sure if that's true or not.  MARY: But now we're coming to my favorite topic of the podcast. And that is the love, the romance… KASIE: We're here for it MARY: You're right. We're all sitting here. I swear to God after the Buenos Aires video came out and of her changing the lyrics, of her running up to Travis at the end. Literally, I'm watching it from every angle that I could find on everywhere and I'm not alone because there's a gazillion Tik Tokers who are talking about the same thing. And we are all on even as old women…all of us Gen X-ers are loving this.  KASIE: Yes right here for it.  MARY: We're here for it. And I know the reason I'm here for it is because I love love. I've have always been romantic. But we're here for it and that is turning into some economic impact with the NFL. And with anything related to Travis and Jason Kelce, you know, I mean, right after she showed up at the Chiefs game, their podcast went to number one.  KASIE: Yep. MARY:  The sales of his Travis Kelce, his jersey have gone up 400% You know, their song that they just released the brothers Christmas song… number one on iTunes charts even beating Taylor, right, in some places. So that economic impact is spreading beyond just the world of Swifties and spreading to the NFL, and they're eating it up.  KASIE: So there's two possibilities here right there's the cynical side, which is like this is a publicity stunt. The Kelce brothers organized this… their podcast was launching, their documentaries launching, blah blah blah publicity stunt, blah, blah, blah. Yeah, okay. Fine. If that's the case, there's a publicity stunt. I'm here for it.  MARY: Me too.  KASIE: I'm all in, it's fine. It doesn't have to be real. Like I'm into to read the story. Live the story. Love the story. I'm fine with it. It doesn't have to be real. So that's fine. So many haters that are out there. They're like oh, they're just doing it for, you know, for record sales. Okay. Oh, they're just doing it to get more. Okay. I have no problem with it.  MARY: Whatever. Yeah. Me either. I don't think that's true. KASIE: By all means, okay. So there's that one side. And again, that's fine. And then the other side is this could be real. Right? And I think that this could be real side is really compelling for a number of reasons of course because through her lyrics, through her songs,  all the sad stories. I just watched her go through all this right and and of course, she gets torn down to the media for two reasons, one for serial dating and then the flip of it is for writing songs about being a serial dater, right. And then it seems like what we're seeing, and again, it could be a publicity stunt. But it seems like what we're seeing is somebody who has a career in his own right has plenty of competence in his own right, feels perfectly good about himself as a human being in his own right, and is glad to share a spotlight with her and it's almost in awe of her and how wonderful she is and that worship that all of us feel for her… when we see him demonstrate it to is gratifying because we think she deserves it. And we think she deserves somebody who believes she deserves it and is not ashamed or unwilling to give it. MARY: Right exactly. And who's confident… I think you've hit on it right there… who's confident enough to stand he's, granted I'm not taking anything from Travis, but stand in her shadow a bit and really support her right because she's now a billionaire and not because she's a billionaire. But because she's so creative because she's so talented. She's gotten to that financial place because of her talents. And because of her work ethic, right?  KASIE: Oh the work ethic, easy.  MARY: The work ethic is crazy, right? And so which we also aspire to but I don't I don't know about that.  KASIE: She's a once in a lifetime talent. And I'm perfectly fine with that.  MARY: Exactly. I want to be Taylor Swift. But the great thing is we can learn from it. Right? And all the NFL is learning from it right now. Right?  KASIE: I gotta say there's two pieces of that that I think are really brilliant. I know your classes look at digital media… look at digital governorship too and the first one was with the New Heights podcast, watching Travis Kelce watch the video of the couple that had been the Travis Taylor couple. I don't know if you saw this right. MARY: Yes I did.  KASIE: So first of all, to back up just a little bit… MARY: It was Jax and her… putting him on the map… KASIE: But yeah, so there's a big trend on the internet of women talking about how Taylor Swift put Travis Kelce on the map people you know I don't even watch the NFL but I'll watch it for Taylor Swift like it became this like running joke around women who know better, but are intentionally trapping their husbands into like, you know, oh, I don't even know who this person is. Like, I mean, she made him famous. And these men just like losing their minds, because they're angry. She's not even a thing. It doesn't even matter. Okay, so that piece of it was really funny when the NFL changed their twitter handle to Taylor's version, right and so then you get the mash up of her saying. So now when you see it says Taylor's version it's because I own it. And then they show the NFL thing. This is Taylor's version. Taylor owns the NFL, like, like all of this was really great publicity for the NFL. Really great publicity for Taylor Swift and for Travis Kelce. And I think again, even if it is a publicity stunt, I'm here for it because it was clever. It was new, it felt fresh and it felt real and authentic. And then the other part was, of course, like I said with the Halloween costume. Jax is talking about her putting him on the map. And he just falls for it, the boyfriend supposedly falls for it And he's like. Oh, come on. He actually puts his face on the map. And then Travis is watching and he goes oh, I get it. She put me on the map. That's pretty funny. Like he's in on a joke. It's okay with him. He's not feeling ashamed, but he's not wanting to hide it and pull it off. He's not throwing a temper tantrum about it. And that just shows this like grown up man behaving like a grown-up man. And I think I want to be here for that too. I want to see more of that on the internet.  MARY: We could have a whole nother podcast about just the romance and how Travis is a grown up man and the right person or the right type of person for her. They have the same energy. I don't want to go down this rabbit hole but they have the same energy. He matches her energy. If you saw the video of him at the Buenos Aires concert on his off week, he was cheering her on just like she was cheering him on at the game she went to right.  KASIEL Yeah, well you see videos of him when she's not even around. Like Travis just being Travis is that way. There's a kind of like goof factor to it. There's a kind of so much confidence and who they are and how they are. Yeah, I think you're exactly right. This is good. And again, this is a love story. We're all here for it. We want the best thing for both of them either, of course like nobody's over here going. If they break up, we're gonna be pissed at them. It's not like that, everyone's like along for the ride. We're just glad to see two people who we all believe deserve happily ever after maybe maybe seeking one.  MARY: Yeah, now we can't ignore the... I don't want to go down this rabbit hole but we can't ignore the people who are the naysayers and I just ignore… I mean, we can't ignore them. That's the way I should have said that. We can't ignore them and I do ignore them. Because like you said, the whole marketing, everything is brilliant about it. And just to talk a little bit to remind some of our viewers or listeners about the impact it's had on the NFL, not just the ticket jersey. The Jersey sales but ticket sales to actual games have gone up. Where people, the Chiefs games in particular, or even the Eagles games where people thought Taylor might be at the Eagles game. A few weeks ago those ticket sales went up and of course ESPN and the viewing viewership on TV went up as well, which of course, increases financial gains there for ESPN and NFL both. Right? Yeah.  KASIE: So it's just a good thing all around. And I think for the haters that are out there, either sick of it or they don't know anything about it or they don't care about it. They don't want to talk about it, all of that, you know, it goes back to what Taylor said about if somebody is gonna make you feel bad about the thing that gets you excited, then that's just the worst kind of person. Like, why would you make people feel bad for the thing that gets them excited? It makes them happy, like, just let them be happy. You know, like, I just, yeah, just… MARY: That's why all of us are drawn to her because of that mentality. Right? And, and we know that she's been through it. And to come out and to see the happiness on her face right now. Just the joy and the… she's at peace right now. Right? She's loving everything that she's doing. And then when she's with Travis it's just great. I could just talk about it forever.  KASIE: But I'm here for it. MARY: I know we've gone down a rabbit hole a little bit. For our listeners and our viewers. Hopefully you've come along right along with us. But we also have given some golden nuggets here in this podcast, some Easter eggs if you will, not as clever as Taylor has done them. But things that you can take with you. Take away. Always look, I tell my students all the time, look for the blueprint in your story. Look for the blueprint that people can take with them into their lives. And we try to do that with this podcast every episode that we have, and talking to people about their stories and having conversations like we are with Dr. Kasie Whitener here. And so there are things that you can take and apply to your business or figure out how to apply to your business or your entrepreneurial venture whatever wherever and whatever stage you're in, right? KASIE: I think the most useful thing is, it's a climb. I mean, it's a climb. Taylor Swift didn't wake up at 17. And have an impact of billions of dollars, you know, on global markets. That's not how things worked out, but she's been working. She had a vision for what she wanted to do, for how she wanted her career to go. When she left country music, she wanted to sing her own songs. That was a huge risk. I remember being in a conversation with my brother, uh, when she left when she decided to walk away from her label and country music because she wanted to sing her own songs and he was like she's gonna fail and I was like, I don't know, I wouldn't bet against her. I'll be honest with you. I wouldn't bet against Taylor Swift. And here she is, you know, having rewritten the rules in her own industry to fit things the way she wants it to work. And she and she gets knocked down. She just gets back up again. I mean, things that should… if you think of the Kanye…I mean, it's humiliation, basically, public and professional humiliation. And she just came right back. Right? And so, and I know that's not.. I say that she came right back making it sound like it's easy.  MARY: It took two years for her to… KASIE: And the way she wrote about it and the way she talked about it. The way she processed it and brought us all along for that journey too because who she is as a songwriter. You know when we see all of that I think that's why we want such good things for her now. If you know her through her music that well then you go okay, we're at the climax of the story now, right, where all the things are supposed to be working out the way they're supposed to work out. And I want to see the beautiful things happening for her.  MARY: So yeah, oh, I love that. I do want to circle back around to the idea of bringing people along with you. Because one of the two things she's done recently that I think we all should point out is that she's used the status that she has to help. I mean, obviously, we talked about philanthropic ventures and things like that, but in her contract with Universal and in her contract, she made them agree to give more artists more percentage of their streaming rights, you know that you get paid so much for every time you stream, it''s pennies on the dollar, right, right. But in that negotiation process, she got Universal to give all of their clients, all of their musicians, all of their bands, singers, everybody, more percentage from their streaming rights. That's huge. Because they knew what they would lose.  KASIE: Yeah, exactly. It's industry leadership but saying I have a position of power and I'm gonna use it to lead the industry and I think that's a very mature place for her to be. It was mature for her to walk away from country music when she was however old, you know, in her 20s. But this is a really mature thing for her to do this late in her career, even to say I'm an industry leader, I have industry power, and I'm going to use that power to improve the lives of all of my fellow workers.I mean, you don't need a union when you've got somebody in a powerful position that willing to work for you. Right?  MARY: And willing to work for you is the key thing there. And then the same thing with the Eras tour and the movie, right? She bypassed the studios to get it out to the theaters because the studios wanted to take a higher percentage than she knew that she would be able to get if she just dealt directly with theaters. I KASIE: I love how aware we are of the inner workings of Hollywood and movie theaters now, because of Taylor Swift. Like I love the visibility that we now all have to the system and where everybody takes their cut, because Taylor Swift was very clear about I'm doing it this way and here's why. And I think that if you're in an industry where somebody that powerful is calling you out for doing the wrong thing, or for behaving in the wrong way, you got to take a look at yourself and be like, Okay, our business model just got called out for being shady and we need to figure out a way to… and you just have to compete. I think that's the biggest part is like we see industries where competition has been driven out by bad practices, you know, just just bad practices. And when you have somebody like Taylor Swift come in and say we're just not going to do things that way. You have to compete. And I think sometimes companies get a little bit slack, a little bit lazy, they start taking things for granted, and they get caught blindsided and they're bad about it, and they'll say terrible things about it. But at the end of the day, if you're not competing, you're not winning in your market. You know, you got nobody to blame but yourself.   MARY: I think we could drop the mic on that one. Because that's true, right? Yeah. Dr. Kasie Whitener and my friend, thank you so much for joining me. This has been a great conversation. We could talk about this for hours, but she has to go pick up her little Swiftie, her daughter. Kasie, thanks so much.   KASIE: Thank you so much for having me, Mary. And anytime you want to talk entrepreneurship, I'm your gal. And if you add Taylor Swift, I'm here for it, I'm absolutely here for it.   MARY: We love it. Absolutely. Thank you so much.   MARY: All right, Class E Podcast listeners, that does it for this episode of the Class E Podcast. Remember that  this is the podcast is brought to you through a partnership between the Hill Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, and the Communication Studies Department here at Furman University. I'm your host, Mary Sturgill. This is produced by our student producer Isabella Martinez, who you got to see in this podcast episode. By the way, remember that you can find us wherever you listen to your podcast, and on YouTube as well. So please subscribe, hit those subscribe buttons wherever is most convenient for you. But until next time, everybody take a page out of Taylor's book and dream big.      

Chad (@RealChadPrice) is an experienced entrepreneur with an impressive track record spanning over a decade. A former college football scholarship athlete that graduated from Rice university with a business degree. He founded Kettlebell Kings from scratch back in 2012. Roughly ten years later, he was able to orchestrate a remarkable 3 year multi-million dollar acquisition in November of 2021. His new company, Life Grows Green, is uprooting negative stereotypes about hemp and creating new products by only using the elements found in nature. Chad's debut novel, “Preparing for Battle” discusses a wide range of topics from developing a winning mindset, to creating a solid business plan, building a strong team, and navigating the challenges of scaling a modern-day business. #JoshuaHolland #ChadPrice #EntrepreneurialJourney #KettlebellKings #BusinessAcquisition #LifeGrowsGreen #HempInnovation #BusinessSuccess #ScalingBusiness #WinningMindset #TeamBuilding #BusinessPlan #ModernDayBusiness #PreparingForBattle #SuccessStories | CHAD PRICE | WEBSITE - https://chadprice.com/ IG - https://www.instagram.com/realchadprice BOOK - https://www.amazon.com/Preparing-Battle-Challenges-Potential-Successful-ebook/dp/B0C95KC6VG/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=preparing+for+battle+chad+price&sr=8-1 Join Host

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Preparing For Battle with Chad PriceToday's episode is with Chad Price. Chad is a seasoned serial entrepreneur with an impressive track record spanning over a decade. He founded Kettlebell Kings from scratch and orchestrated a remarkable 3 year multi-million dollar acquisition back in November of 2021. Today, it stands tall as a thriving international company, making waves in the esteemed Inc. 5000. In 2019, Chad pivoted into another passion of his, natural lifestyle products. His new company, Life Grows Green, is uprooting negative stereotypes about hemp and creating new products by only using the elements found in nature. With his background as a student athlete. Chad's approach to business is the same as his approach to sports. Athletic competition is good, but outside the sports arena, competition takes new heights.Chad's book, “Preparing for Battle” covers a wide range of topics, from developing a winning mindset to creating a solid business plan, building a strong team, and navigating the challenges of scaling a modern-day business. The book is targeted at aspiring entrepreneurs and minority-owned business leaders who are looking for actionable advice and insights that they can apply in their own lives and businesses. Chad believes that “Preparing for Battle” has the potential to be a valuable resource for anyone who is looking to unlock their full potential and achieve success in today's fast-paced and ever-changing business landscape.Connect with Chad Price:Chad's Website: https://www.chadprice.com/Preparing for Battle Book: https://www.amazon.com/Preparing-Battle-Challenges-Potential-Successful/dp/B0CFZCPB1Z/Connect with Tayo Rockson and the As Told By Nomads Podcast:Tayo's Website: https://tayorockson.com/Tayo on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tayorockson/Tayo on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TayoRocksonTayo on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/tayorocksonTayo on TikTok: https://www.youtube.com/tayorocksonAs Told by Nomads Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/as-told-by-nomads/id910739730UYD Management: https://www.uydmanagement.com/UYD Collective: https://tayorockson.com/uyd-collective Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chad Price is a serial entrepreneur with over a decade of experience in business. He founded Kettlebell Kings, a sports equipment brand focused on kettlebells, and recently started Life Grows Green, a lifestyle brand focusing on hemp, cannabis, and natural products. Chad is also the author of the book "Preparing for Battle," which shares his experiences and lessons learned in business and life.Summary:Chad Price, a serial entrepreneur and founder of Kettlebell Kings and Life Grows Green, shares his journey in business and entrepreneurship. He emphasizes the importance of having a competitive mindset and continuously improving oneself. Chad also discusses the challenges of growing a business, the role of community building, and the need for natural products in the health and wellness industry. He touches on the regulatory landscape and social stigma surrounding hemp and cannabis products, as well as the significance of personal relationships and partnerships in achieving success.Key Takeaways:A competitive spirit and a mindset focused on continuous improvement are essential for success in business and entrepreneurship.Building a community is crucial for growing a business and creating a loyal customer base.Natural products, such as CBD oil and hemp, offer healthier alternatives and can significantly improve people's lives.Marketing and promoting hemp and cannabis products face challenges due to regulatory restrictions and social stigma.Personal relationships and partnerships play a vital role in achieving success in business and entrepreneurship.Digital Trailblazer PodcastLearn how to build a legitimate, profitable online business from the ground up...Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the showDo you want to be a guest on multiple podcasts as a service go to:www.podcastintroduction.comFind more details about the podcast and my coaching business on:www.absolutebusinessmindset.comDo you want to be a podcaster? Sign up onwww.abmpodcastcourse.co.ukFind me onLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-hayw...Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/markjhayward​

In today's EP is Chad Price. He is the co-founder of Kettlebell Kings, and a former college football scholarship athlete from Rice university. Roughly ten years after starting the business back in 2012, he was able to orchestrate a multi-million dollar exit in 2021. Today, Kettlebell Kings still remains a thriving international company. In this one, we dive into Chad's background as an athlete, and the connective tissue between sports and entrepreneurship; how Kettlebell Kings grew from an online business, to a massive community of fitness enthusiasts; what characteristics make for a good leader; his new book, Preparing for Battle and more. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our well-being is important to maintain in our lives, and different companies can help us with that. In this episode of the Class E Podcast, we talked with Chad Price, an international business consultant and entrepreneur with several successful wellness ventures. Price shares the knowledge he's acquired throughout his entrepreneurial journey from his exercise equipment company, Kettlebell Kings, to his most recent venture, Life Grows Green, a lifestyle brand focused on natural and hemp products. Price also discusses how entrepreneurs in any industry should always be equipped for battle because they never know what hurdles they may face.   Guest: Chad Price Webistes:  https://www.kettlebellkings.com https://lifegrowsgreen.com Host: Mary Sturgill Producer: Isabella Martinez '24 TRANSCRIPT MARY: Hi there, everyone. Welcome to this episode of the Class E Podcast. I am your host Mary Sturgill and this is the podcast that's brought to you through a partnership between the Hill Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship here at Furman University and the Communication Studies Department. Today we have a very special guest, Chad Price is with us. He is the founder of Kettlebell Kings and multiple ventures, which we're going to jump into and talk about. Chad, welcome to the show. CHAD: Hi, nice to meet you. Thank you for having me. MARY: Yeah, thank you. So I want to start by talking about… kind of going way back to your childhood, and I want to find out…where did your entrepreneurial spirit come from?   CHAD: You know, I think it's interesting. I had to really kind of dig on to that question when I was writing my book recently. And trying to figure out, you know, when was the first time that I really kind of thought about being an entrepreneur and I don't know if it was ever, you know, a one kind of light bulb moment in my head.I think it was just, I've been kind of light bulb moment in my head. I think it was just, I've been on so many teams growing up playing sports that I always knew I wanted to be or create, you know, some type of business operation that I respected like the teams I participated in. So, you know, some type of successful operation, a group of individuals that got together and you know, achieve something bigger than themselves. That's kind of always been my dream. When I graduated college, I, you know, I think it was just like anybody else. I went into the corporate America and tried to find different jobs and different experiences that I thought would maybe fulfill that need and in that process, it kinda led me to realizing that, you know, this wasn't the exact experience I was looking for and if I really wanted that type of experience I'd have to create it myself  MARY: Yeah, absolutely. So you mentioned you played football at Rice and you got a business degree while you were there. It was a few years after that though that you started Kettlebell Kings with I believe a couple of your teammates? CHAD: Yeah, so one of my teammates, one is a friend of a teammate. So kind of, you know, small circle. And when we started Kettlebell Kings, it was more for us. We knew we wanted to start a business in general. MARY: Yeah. CHAD: And we knew it's gonna be something e-commerce. We had kind of been doing our research and at the time I was working a corporate job. So, you know, in my free time, I was researching and trying to figure out if I was gonna start a company, what type of company would it be? And at the time there was really no cool brand around Kettlebells. And so, we wanted to kind of build like a network or community of people who use the kettlebell as a tool for health and wellness, but more of a fitness or enthusiast type of community, an overall health and wellness community just using that kind of as a centerpiece. MARY: Yeah, I love that idea. I'm gonna remind our listeners and viewers on YouTube that was back in 2012 right? So it was before Peloton and before the mirror and all of those things. CHAD: Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, no, and it's interesting to see those things come along. Cause like, you know, you kinda feel like, oh, we missed that on these huge ideas, right? Cause we're sitting here selling kettlebells, but you know, I think that's kind of the benefit of starting your own business. You know, there's different kinds of levels to the journey. There's different scales to everything that you do.You know, I think the fitness community, building the online community and kind of aligning different kind of small and niche type of organizations is kind of an expertise of ours and expertise of mine now that I can carry with me and kind of apply that in any organization. MARY: Yeah, absolutely. And well, I think you guys, I mean, I don't know if anybody before you guys maybe unless it was like individual people or individual gyms that were creating this idea of community around the product, right? And before or some of the big ones that we can think of now. So I think that was brilliant that you did that at that time, right? You kind of rode the digital wave a little bit in that regard, I think. CHAD: Yeah, it makes me feel very old that I'm like original like social media, you know, like I had Facebook when it first came out, right?  MARY: Right. CHAD: I thought those were the good old days and I think you're correct in the sense that there weren't any real kind of online communities back then because social media wasn't such a big presence. And we really… in the kind of creation of our business, we really wanted to focus on bringing as many people together as we could through a digital platform and we never really wanted to have like a physical location. We wanted to invest everything in the company that we could to have like the most successful aggregation of content and basically like a superstore for the enthusiasts online and anyone can experience from anywhere in the world.  MARY: Now you also… for people who might not know, you also actually sold kettle bells and worked on the design of them and the manufacturing of them as well, didn't you? CHAD: Yeah, no, I mean that kind of stuff is awesome for me. You know I had many different jobs in college and after college so some of my previous experiences helped out there. Like for example, I was doing stadium seating when I was in construction and if you do stadium seating, you know, like the stanchions or the uprights that hold the seats together, they're made out of caste. And so I would get huge containers of those on the construction site. And you know, for me, it's like, oh, this is how, you know, metal is made. This is how bulk iron is shipped to America. So I kind of had a familiarity with the type of process that was needed. And once we started Kettlebell Kings, we really just found experts and organizations that, you know, we kind of took their advice and took the customer advice and tried to make the best product. So we would take samples from a manufacturer and then just really tweak and tweak those until we got those into the hands of the professionals and they told us it was perfect and then that's the one we'd go with. MARY: Yeah, nice. I love that process. You know, and it's trial and error, right? You just have to go with what's best right now until you find something better. CHAD: One hundred percent and you know, I tell people all the time we got kettlebells with literally, you know, we get them into the warehouse, we want to do quality control and so we literally throw them up in the air, bang on the ground like try to break them on purpose and during that process, some of them would crack open so you know we've got kettlebells literally like factory dust and dirt and cigarette butts inside before. So there's definitely a trial and error process that goes into making things right but you know I enjoy that process and I think that's what helps separate you from another company. So if everyone has to go through kind of those pitfalls and overcome those obstacles, you know, just puts you a little further away from the competition. MARY: Absolutely, absolutely. You know, COVID affected a lot of businesses that were… in a negative way when we all closed and all of that, but you guys actually thrived during that time. Talk a little bit about that and how that happened.  CHAD: Well, I mean, we always knew when we started the company that online fitness and digital fitness at home was gonna be the future of health and wellness. So you know in our eyes, COVID just kind of accelerated that process and took this into that, you know, that new reality forever. So even if you went back to the gym, I think you still remember those days and you still kind of have a plan or backup plan for your online fitness or your home based fitness, let's say initiatives. And so for us, we were already set up perfectly for that. And all that really did was, you know, kind of prove our point and, you know, it proved the kind of the model if you will for Kettlebell Kings as a whole because we weren't even able to fulfill all of the needs at the time, you know? We went from, you know, normal, doing well as a business, growing, doubling every year type of success as a company, but during that time period, you know, we had over 50,000, 60,000 people on our waitlist. Just they couldn't get product so you know it's kind of a crazy time. MARY: Yeah, that is a crazy time. You mentioned your model. Can you talk about that a little bit more? Kind of outline that for our listeners. Your model for Kettlebell Kings.  CHAD: Sure. I mean, I think it's multi faceted, right?  MARY: Right. CHAD: So when you talk about having a business model or, for Kettlebell Kings, specifically our business model, you're gonna have basically your products for your hardware, which is gonna be fitness equipment. The main thing for us is going to be kettlebells. So, you know, we section that up into the different types of kettlebells.There's different, you know, you have kettlebell, sport, you have hard style kettlebell lifters. You have people who want kind of a hybrid. You know, you have kilograms versus pounds, different things like that. So we decide on, you know, which lines of series of kettlebells we carry. And then more importantly, we really try to be a content company. So we try to see ourselves as a kind of like the ESPN of the kettlebell world where we're aggregating all of the content, all of the user generated content that exists out there and trying to create or produce better content from that and work with those people who are creating those pieces of content to, you know, promote them as a, you know, whether they're a trainer or it's a gym or, you know, a facility for kettlebell sport, different things like that. So it's about really kind of having a production, if you will, where we're literally having, you know, 365 days a year. This is what we're going to be producing. This is what we're going to be, you know, when we're going to be filming it, this is when it should be coming out on our social content channels and things like that. So a lot of it was really growing that production side. I think that was the harder part than the equipment. The equipment is just, you know, I think that's kind of the basics of just getting manufacturers from wherever you're getting that manufacturing. MARY: Yeah, but you bring up a good point about having multiple revenue streams. Coming in with that. And correct me if I'm wrong in this, in 2019, you guys actually acquired another company… Battle Ropes. Am I saying that right? Tell us about that.  CHAD: Correct. Yeah, so in 2019, you know, we really decided that kettlebells were really growing. As a fitness company, we had inquiries and we had, you know, the ability to sell other things besides kettlebells, But we didn't wanna have, let's say, dumbbells by Kettlebell Kings. And so we created a new brand called Living Fit. And that brand was basically going to encompass and it's still I say going to because I sold my shares in that when I sold my Kettlebell King shares, but my partner still runs that brand. That brand basically sells all types of fitness equipment and battle ropes was one of those things that we want to incorporate into that. So the purchasing of battle ropes, you know, a strategic decision for us to have those types of certifications and all of the training and workout videos that came with that company. That gave us a kind of a foundation to build other types of products from. So, you know, we'd use that as a structure to build the dumbbell, the barbell, the jump ropes, resistance bands, you know, diet programs. So at that point we really were into building digital programs and digital services that we could offer people and you know there was no actual physical product that we need to ship in that situation. MARY: Yeah, yeah. You mentioned the sale of Kettlebell Kings, a multimillion dollar sale.How did you come to the decision to say, okay, maybe it's time to do this kind of… be open to this?  CHAD: Well, we knew, you know, we…It's a heavy inventory based company. So when you're trying to grow, you know, you can only grow as much as your margins will allow you if you're not taking on a significant amount of financing and when you have 3 partners… We had 3 partners, 2 companies, a bunch of kind of different initiatives so it becomes a challenge just to allocate resources and agree on where you're gonna allocate those resources most effectively to grow the company because when you're growing so fast that, you know, it's not much room to pay yourself personally. Because the company just needs more and more finance for whatever it is, whether it's inventory, marketing, expanding into new countries, different things like that. MARY: Right. CHAD: So on that journey when we're looking for inventory financing or looking for a financial partner, a lot of people were approaching us about owning some type of piece of the company and a lot of those people wanted to own a majority share of the company. So once those conversations started about a majority share, you know, there wasn't a real option for us to stay around as a kind of a side or a minority owner in the company. And so we really just started kind of taking conversations of if you want to purchase the company as a whole and that led us to some of these larger aggregators had already been reaching out to us. You know, I think a lot of people see the brand and has a lot of potential because it has such a great online following and it demands such a big presence in that niche. So, you know, if you're searching kettlebells, you're going to find Kettlebell Kings. You know, we've becomes synonymous with the term kettlebells in a way where you know we have our competitors to have the hashtag “Kettlebell Kings”, on their social channels and things like that. So I think that's one of the benefits to just owning that brand and the expansion that it's capable of is, you know, it's outrageous. You're not even talking about… you're talking about…we've only really been in America. Kind of just dipped our toe into Europe and Australia a little bit.  MARY: Right, right. You mentioned the brand becoming synonymous with the piece of equipment, the kettlebell, and I think that you guys worked hard to make that happen because that's what comes to everybody's forefront of their mind when they think kettlebell. You're absolutely right about that. I know initially…and this is, you know, well documented… as a minority business owner, it's difficult to get funding sometimes.Did you face any of those hurdles based on the fact that well, you had 3 partners, but 2 of you are minorities, right? So, did you face any of those hurdles that people normally face?  CHAD: Yeah, definitely. And, you know, I, you know, I tell people all the time we would never get financing. So we tried to get financing from every, you know, bank that we ever worked with. We ended up leaving every big bank because they kind of, you know, what we felt were not taken as serious as entrepreneurs or as businessmen. We ended up working with smaller credit unions who you know told us that they would take us a little more serious but they never really had any type of financing that was substantial enough to really make a difference for us. So you know. $5,000 is not really gonna change your company when you need, you know, $30,000 worth of kettlebells.  MARY: Right.  CHAD: But in those situations, they also wanted, you know, personal guarantees and things like that. And when you're an entrepreneur, you don't have, you know, a salary, let's say, for example, to guarantee some of the things that they're gonna want to get these types of financing options. So for us, you know, we literally boot strapped it all the way into the point where we were using, you know, these kind of e-commerce type loans, whether that's, you know, PayPal capital or, you know, the different ones that you could just, you know, you basically can sign up online. They take a percentage of your revenue from your ecommerce store. So that's probably the biggest financing that we used. But up until the point in which we were looking for serious financing and eventually ended up selling, that's kind of what led us to that conversation.  MARY: Is this your second or third year staying on and then you're moving on? Kind of talk about that process a little bit.  CHAD: Yeah, so unfortunately I probably should have mentioned this to you earlier, but unfortunately with the company that acquired us, we were then acquired by another company and so we attempted to stay on and unfortunately that ended up leading us to no longer work with them and in the end actually ended up leading to litigation.  MARY: Okay.  CHAD: So we're in pending litigation with that second acquiring company right now because of the current contract.  MARY: Right, because that was part of that original agreement. I'm assuming that you guys stayed on for a period of time to help in the transition and, you know, bringing the company forward in the way that you guys had intended.  CHAD: Correct. Yeah, and it was the 3 year acquisition that had, you know, payouts associated with the 3 years and everything like that.  MARY: Right.  CHAD: And so, it'll get worked out through the course of some, you know, luckily we live in, in a world where there is a way to handle these situations and our lawyers have been involved the entire time. So from this, from the time we sold to the time they were reacquired, the lawyers were kind of never really finished with the first sale so it's something that the lawyers will work out and it's really just a matter of time before everything gets settled.  MARY: Right, right. I think that's important too for our listeners to understand that sometimes these sales don't always go as planned, right?  CHAD: For sure.  MARY: But there are avenues that you can take to protect yourself. And I think that's important for them to know. What did you learn in that process that you wish you had known before you started that process?  CHAD: Yeah, I mean, I was just gonna say that I think even in these situations you learn so much about what you can do, how you can help someone in the future, what, you know, what kind of safeguards you could have put in place. I think in these situations you really have to understand that you're working with a corporation, you know, when you come from being a small business owner, you take a lot of personal pride and, you know, you put a lot of personal integrity into your work, into the brand. And when you're working with corporations, especially international corporations, they don't necessarily look at business the same way or maybe have the same, let's say, personal attachments or personal integrity to what you're trying to do, as an individual brand. So, you know, if a company owns a 150 brands and you come in as one brand, you're just not going to get the same level of care that you know, white glove type of care that you would have given it possibly and I think taking that kind of stuff into consideration and contractually making sure that the things that were most important are contractual and not just kind of word of mouth or handshake agreement, is probably the best way to go in any of those types of situations.  MARY: Yeah, some good advice. I'm sure you have some of that advice in your book too, which we'll talk about a little bit later. Let's go on to your new venture. Life Grows Green. That's your new company that you started in… I believe 2019. Explain to us what Life Grows Green is.  CHAD: So one of the things, you know, through the journey of kind of owning a health and wellness company or fitness company, that I really noticed how you know we could help people, you know, it really inspired me to see how many people would pick up a kettlebell, and, you know, 6 months later they feel like, you know, they've found something great in their life and they really have built kind of a new personality even around. you know, around this new tool and it just really inspires them to just live a healthier life. I think helping people do stuff like that is, you know, part of a good business and part of building community. I didn't realize I had a passion for it when I started Kettlebell Kings, but now I know that, you know, that is the kind of stuff that I wanna work on. You know, I don't think I could ever really work for a company that takes advantage of people, for example. So, you know, my idea with Life Grows Green was to build a company of natural lifestyle products, you know, whether that's hemp based products, you know, plant derived type of supplements and things like that. Or just your, your natural lifestyle products that you use every day, you know, your glassware, your sheets, your bedding, you know, different things like that. Really just trying to build a community of people who see and want to replace any type of product they can in their life with some natural option or natural version.I think there's, you know, there's a lot of kind of missed out opportunities to have natural products in our lives and just because we don't know any better, we end up with, you know, a cheaper plastic or pharmaceutical version of something that could be natural. MARY: Right, I completely agree and I'm one of those people who loves to go natural. I'm in the process of getting rid of all the plastics in my house, at least trying to. Let's talk about… you mentioned some of the products. How can people find the products? How's business going so far? Because you've been what it's… four years now?  CHAD: When we first started, this was right before COVID. And so, you know, the idea of what we're gonna do shifted quite a bit over COVID. You know, at the time when I started Life Grows Green, I had the nail salon still…I was running a nail salon, Kettlebell Kings, and Living Fit. And then I had Life Grows Green as well. So the idea and the popularity around hemp and CBD was a lot higher. Once COVID happened, everything kinda went into, you know, let's say kind of a suspension, if you will, until we figured out how long we're gonna be in quarantine. We have a lot of in person projects and events that we were trying to participate in that obviously got canceled and didn't really get to happen.But not to mention just the space of advertising for hemp is one of the most difficult things that I've probably done in my career because of all the regulations around it. So, you know, Google, Facebook, Instagram, you're not really able to do that. You know, if you see advertisements there, it's usually some type of a gray hat/ black hat method that companies have to use to not get their account suspended or banned or different things like that. We've tried, you know, even to do things the correct way. Hire organizations to do things the correct way and still have gotten our accounts suspended and banned just for trying to do normal advertising like I would with any other company so through that lens…  MARY: That's really interesting. Yeah.  CHAD: Yeah, go ahead. I was gonna say through that lens, it's very difficult to advertise and to grow a brand like this.  MARY: Yeah.  CHAD: With that being said, you know, lately we've been shifting into more natural lifestyle products. So we have all of your hemp products, but you know, you'll see our Amazon store coming online here shortly. We'll be carrying more of your, like I said the universal lifestyle products versus the hemp based products. And I think advertising and trying to use those as kind of a starting point to get more people in online, it's gonna be a lot easier than trying to climb that uphill battle or fighting the quote on quote CBD and the hemp space.  MARY: That's interesting because I know Google Analytics and that online marketing really helped with Kettlebell Kings and you kind of.. search engine optimization and all of that and so it's throwing up roadblocks now though for this particular company, which I find interesting especially since…I mean how many states now have legalized medical marijuana or marijuana for use and correct me if I'm wrong but hemp is not marijuana.  CHAD: Exactly. And weed I don't sell. Everything that we sell is 100% federally legal to ship nationally and internationally. MARY: I wonder why that is. Why do you think that is? Because it's not, I mean the products don't contain THC.  CHAD: Yeah, I think it's the stigma, you know, I think it's the stigma of people thinking that is like kind of a gateway to THC, which is the gateway to, you know, cocaine and just you know it just scares people just you know you take one step in that direction and you know I think that it's coming down. I think the green wave is real and it's continuing to kind of wash across America and like you say legalization is still growing every single… every time we have an election, we, you know, we get more and more states that are going in what I would consider the right direction.  MARY: How are you overcoming that hurdle though?  CHAD: You know, I think everyone who is in kind of that industry has had to overcome hurdles like this. So, you know, I kind of complain about the social platforms, but it's not just them. It's the credit card processors. It's insurance. It's every single part of the business. You know, you can sell 99% of your products, be everything besides let's say hemp or CBD and if you add hemp or CBD, now you're a high risk company for some reason. And these are things that have been in legislation and you know kind of ingrained into corporate America that they need to just be outlawed. Like there's no reason for, you know, hemp has already been basically given the same kind of space as a rice or any other plant or grain that you would grow. So it should be treated as such by every organization. It shouldn't be treated as some kind of high risk event or high risk operation, but currently that's just how it is and there's not really anything you can do. So you just have to…you're paying a higher cost for every single thing that you do and you're getting restricted on advertising pretty much on every platform currently.  MARY: Right. So, you have some strategies, I'm sure, to overcome that. How are you.. what are some of the strategies that you're implementing?  CHAD: What you can do is literally try to create an online community using the products that you sell that don't have anything to do with hemp because you can technically have, let's say two separate stores, an Amazon store and an e-commerce store, and then by building that community of people who appreciate the 100% non-hemp, non-CBD products, you can kind of hopefully get those people through your social channels and things like that.  MARY: I think you're right. I think there's a path forward for these brands because so many of us are turning back to natural, you know, even down to, you know, doing our own gardens every year, right?  CHAD: Exactly.  MARY: So many of us are making that turn back to natural products. So I'm hoping that you are one of the companies that makes it through. I think you will be. You bring up a topic though that a lot of entrepreneurs face and that's just when you're facing so many roadblocks sometimes it kind of deflates your goals a little bit and deflates your passion a little bit. How do you overcome that?  CHAD: Well, I tell people all the time when I first, you know, sports helped me quite a bit when I first got to Rice. Well growing up where I grew up, you know, we were good in sports and I was really good in sports. So I won most games that I played. And, you know, won the state championship in high school. So it was very kind of fortunate to have kind of a winning career up until my college career and in college, I had to kind of do a little more setback. You know, we had a season where we were 3 and 8. And we only won 3 games, which to me… that was outrageous. Only lost two games in high school in 4 years so having those types of experiences just kind of had me on a different mindset, you know, I look at it as like you can have a losing season and you can still come back next season and be better. And even two losing seasons, three losing seasons, you know, I don't look at the losses as a hundred percent something that I need to dwell on, something that I need to make sure I'm learning from and getting stronger from. So it more just calibrates me for the next bat on. You know, I feel more confident going into the next battle because I've lost already and because I already know what that feels like. I know, you know, how I didn't make it last time or why I didn't succeed when I did this in the past. And so those types of experiences, they really give me more confidence if I spend them correctly.   MARY: Yeah, you mentioned battle. Your book is called Preparing for Battle. It was released this fall. Talk about what people are gonna find when they pick up that book from Amazon.   CHAD: Yeah, I mean, I think that's kind of what I talk about in the book as well. You know, I do see business as kind of a battlefield, a competitive playing field. I think everyone who wants to have a successful brand, who becomes an entrepreneur and there can only be so many. You know, one of the things I tell people is that, yeah, I think we all individually only can remember so many brands in our head. So I don't know how many brands, you know, you maybe have 10, I maybe have 10 or 8 or whatever that number is but there can only be so many brands that we actually associate with ourselves and we, you know, we're proud to kind of be a member of or a part of that community. So I want to be that for as many different brands that I work with and I talk about kind of building the mindset to create that in the book. So more than what type of specific industry you're in. I think it's about having the correct mindset to deal with the obstacles that are going to come up in business. You know, the information that in 2012 when we started Kettlebell Kings and how you do social media advertisements, you know the most lucrative ways to kind of build that community are not the 100% same as they are you know in 2023 and I think understanding that you need to go into it with the mindset of this is going to be a battle. I need to learn on the fly. I need to be a lifelong learner you know the person that kind of leads my team as an expert in my industry and expert in whatever field that I'm trying to get in. I think that's more important than, you know, trying to gorge yourself on information before you get there.  MARY: Yeah, yeah. I'm suggesting to our listeners that they go and get your book and read it, but what books along your path did you read that kind of influenced you?  CHAD: So I mean, there would be so many like…I was one of those kids where I literally used to read adult books, you know, like I read every religious book by the time I was like 10 years old. I used to read the encyclopedia. So yeah, I was one of those like, extremely, kind of, nerdy kids that just used to read all the time. At a certain point, you know, reading books to me is just part of the experience of learning. You know, I like to take, I like to take concepts more than kind of the individual words or things, you know, I don't like to idolize individuals, I don't like to idolize books. I really like to learn the concepts and cross reference those concepts. So, you know, if you really were talking about like what are some of my favorite books, it would be like, you know, The Laws of Power, or, The Art of War or something like that. It'd be something more conceptual to where I really just like, how do we apply these concepts universally to whatever we're trying to achieve, whatever goals we have? My experience through sports and seeing so many different personalities and individuals and ways to lead, you know, and lead men and teams and things like that. They really kind of build my philosophy on how I look at business. I don't think when I go into a business that I know everything I need to know. I think that I've been given this responsibility and it's time for me to grow into that person and it's time for me to lead to that person and it's time for me to lead everyone and kind of walk this journey with everyone. And I think a lot of entrepreneurs could learn from kind of that approach versus, you know, kind of thinking that you're already the expert at whatever you're trying to do before you get there.   MARY: Yeah, right. You also consult with businesses and now having this conversation with you, I can totally see why. And the benefits that other business owners would get in kind of hiring you to kind of lead them through some processes that they may have going on. Do you, and you kind of alluded to in that answer, do you have a philosophy of business? And of entrepreneurship?  CHAD: I mean, I think it shifts, you know, I think having the self awareness to assess where you are, you know, I think I tell people all the time, like a good example is I had to learn this for myself when I was having a nail salon and having a fitness company at the same time. The conversations and the motivational conversations that you'd have in the nail salon are not the same that you have in a kettlebell warehouse. Those are completely two different…So I have the same goal, but you do not have the same conversation. You can't have the same tone, the same attitude. You have to take these things into consideration. So I think having that self-awareness not only about who you are as an individual, but who your team is, these types of things. For me, it comes easy because I've been on so many teams. I didn't, you know, I don't, I didn't like everybody I played with. I was the kid that I knew the coach would get on some people and baby other people because that's what it took to motivate them. There was a, you know, there was a method to the madness sometimes and I'm one of those people that can see and I like that kind of psychological strategy to things and so I really try to come in and say, you know, where are you? Where do you think you are? Let's see, you know, how close to my objective, a perception of things is your perception of things and then if we can agree on common points then I think you can kinda coach any team to the direction you want them to go. And that's just a matter of kind of putting the plan in place and executing on it.   MARY: Yeah. Excellent. I love this. I know we can keep talking forever, but I probably need to wrap us up a little bit. I do want you before I let you go to give some advice to some of our entrepreneurs who are maybe starting out their journey. They think they have a product or they think they have an idea, but they're just not sure how to get it started.   CHAD: I mean, I think when you're, when you're just starting out, that's, you know, it's an opportunity and it's kind of one of the most difficult times you're a hundred percent right. You don't know which direction you're always going when you're first starting and there are unlimited directions. So you know that's one of the things that you know, even with Kettlebell Kings, it changed over time. When we started the company, we were going to carry every single brand of kettlebells that existed and because of the first year of trying to do that, it ended up being, hey, you know, now we're just gonna carry our brand and we're gonna manufacture a different series and so I think having the correct mindset going in that you're gonna do whatever it takes to work is more important than, you know, trying to make sure that you've gotten the exact product line up right or you've gotten the exact advertising, the exact logo even. You know, I think there's situations in which action trumps, you know, kind of just sitting there being stale. So, if you have a way to create cash flow, to create revenue, to reach customers, I would say that's where you should start. You know, you should start with whatever can kind of create that initial cash flow. Even if it's not high profit margins, you can, you know, you can work on the margins, especially if you're not doing high volume and you're still able to create cash flow and bring in new customers and generate leads, bring in some type of let's say proof of concept that will allow you to do a lot of different things because as you're doing that you can work with individuals you can, you know, you can mentor or you find yourself. I'm sorry, not mentor. You could find yourself a mentor to help you in these situations. But if you don't really have any real world item to analyze.It's kind of hard for anyone to help. You kind of talk about a figment of everyone's imagination.  MARY: Right, right. I love the way that you said that because so many people I think get almost paralyzed by trying to get everything right before they launch. Right? The right logo, the right, you know, branding materials, the right product. Rather than let's launch, let's bring in some money and let's be ready to educate ourselves on how things are going. And be open to change, which is all the things that you just said. CHAD: Yeah. Yeah, I mean, and that's why I say for me, it's almost natural because of sports and, you know, and sports the games on Friday. So it's like you can do whatever you want to do, but you have to go play on Friday.   MARY: Right.   CHAD: And I think in business you have to, you have to create that for yourself. So that doesn't exist. There's no real game. And if you're, you know, when you're first starting, you get to kind of stall and say, well, we'll just play next week. We'll just play next week. And it's like, no, you have to be the one to say the game is on Friday. So we're starting on Friday and that type of mindset I think is what is most important in entrepreneurs so that you're the person that pushes things forward if no one is there to build your dream for you. Like no one is there to build a brand. It's a multimillion-dollar or a billion-dollar global brand for you. It's like you're going to be the driving force or at least the starting point where the energy comes from.  MARY: Yeah. Oh my god, that's so good. I'm gonna tell everybody right now to go back and re-listen to what he just said because it's so good. The other thing I want to ask you is, okay, so you sold the Kettlebell Kings, you're starting this new company, and you've written the book, what's next for you?  CHAD: So I mean right now I'm working on, you know, quite a few different things. Obviously, Life Grows Green is one of my main focuses right now for sure. The book is just being released, that's what I'm really mainly kind of doing my promotional tour, if you will for the book. So I'll be doing podcasts like this, but I'm also doing in-person events. I'm working on some workshops. So I have workshops and presentations, kind of doing some career development even with some of the young entrepreneurs and things like that. So I'm really just trying to transition to the next chapter of my business life. I am looking for consulting opportunities or joint venture opportunities right now. So, you know, have a couple of potential opportunities that I may do. But I'm, you know, I'm also looking to kind of bring in larger ones. I think that there are some larger fitness brands possibly out there that could use my advice and that maybe you're not doing so well when I look at the landscape, but you know I think those are just kind of… that's just one angle that I'd like to kind of give my feedback on but there's so many different things that I want to do right now. I'm just kind of open to anything.  MARY: So, Chad, how do people get in touch with you if they would like to hire you as a consultant or ask you some questions?  CHAD: The best way to get in touch with me is probably through my website. My website chadprice.com. You know, you can also reach me on all social channels. I'm on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, so Chad Price on LinkedIn, and real Chad Price on the other social channels. And then you can check my book out on Amazon. So, you know, that's probably the number one way to support me and really understand a lot of my philosophies, and it talks about my story and then my story with Kettlebell Kings. So I think that's always a good starting point if you're interested in starting your own business for a business entrepreneur.  MARY: Yeah, absolutely. Because in that book, you have some great advice and you even have a section of the book that's kind of a workbook for entrepreneurs too.  CHAD: Yeah, I mean, like I said, you know, previously I think kind of getting your mindset correct is the best way to start or to look at entrepreneurship. Really self assessing where you are, what skills you may need, kind of building out a roadmap. And I think that's what the workbook section really tries to help you do. It helps you really give a good self-assessment of where you are and where you'd like to go. What tools and resources you're gonna need to put in place in order to get there. And that's why I try to help people.  MARY: All right, Chad Price, thank you so much for joining us today.  CHAD: Thank you for having me.  MARY: Yeah, great conversation. So everyone go follow Chad on his social media and buy that book. But for now that does it for this episode of the Class E Podcast. Remember this is the podcast that's brought to you through partnership between the Hill Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and the Communication Studies Department here at Furman University. Remember you can catch the podcast multiple ways now. We're on wherever you get your podcast, but we're also on YouTube. So go check out our YouTube channel and make sure that you hit that subscribe button so that you get notified every time we drop a new episode like this one right here. This podcast is produced by Communication Studies major, Isabella Martinez. We want to thank you for tuning in for us today. I'm your host, Mary Sturgill. Until next time everybody, dream big.    

Chad Price is an entrepreneur who translated his lessons from college football into a multi-million dollar exit from a Fortune 5000 sports startup, and is now coaching other startups on the keys to overcoming life's challenges, unlocking your full potential, and building a successful business brand.  In this interview we dive into inspiration from the locker room, kettlebells, and building a loyal community with GenZ and beyond.  Find Chat on social media @realchadpriceConnect with Diane at https://alchemyfirm.com/ or on LinkedIn If you found this helpful, please share it with your friends. Don't forget to subscribe to my channel for more informative content on marketing and leadership.

In this episode, I am joined by Chad Price to discuss his journey from college to entrepreneurship. After trying out different jobs, he realized that starting his own business was the right path for him. Along with two friends, he founded Kettlebell Kings, a niche brand specializing in kettlebells. The company aimed to be a one-stop-shop for kettlebell enthusiasts, offering a wide range of products and creating a hub for kettlebell-related content. Chad also discusses their unexpected decision to sell the company. Show notes:  00:01:34 Entrepreneurship journey and niche business. 00:06:42 Building a community is essential. 00:14:39 Tools for entrepreneurial success: Google. 00:14:57 Digital tools and AI revolutionize small businesses. 00:21:23 AI can help improve communication. 00:25:42 Importance of adapting communication style. 00:31:11 Entrepreneurship requires continuous growth. 00:35:05 Hard to build community online. 00:40:43 Relax and absorb life's lessons. More About Chad: Chad is a seasoned serial entrepreneur with an impressive track record spanning over a decade. He founded Kettlebell Kings from scratch and orchestrated a remarkable 3 year multi-million dollar acquisition back in November of 2021. Today, it stands tall as a thriving international company, making waves in the esteemed Inc. 5000. In 2019, Chad pivoted into another passion of his, natural lifestyle products. His new company, Life Grows Green, is uprooting negative stereotypes about hemp and creating new products by only using the elements found in nature. With his background as a student athlete, Chad's passion for sports permeates every aspect of his work. Chad's approach to business is the same as his approach to sports. Athletic competition is good, but outside the sports arena, competition takes new heights. His latest project is an upcoming book titled “Preparing for Battle”. Chad discusses a wide range of topics, from developing a winning mindset to creating a solid business plan, building a strong team, and navigating the challenges of scaling a modern-day business. “Preparing for Battle” is targeted at aspiring entrepreneurs and minority-owned business leaders who are looking for actionable advice and insights that they can apply in their own lives and businesses. Resources from this Episode:  Website Chad's LinkedIn Chad's Instagram Chad's Facebook Chad's Twitter Chad's Book: Preparing for Battle   Follow Dr. Karen Litzy on Social Media: Karen's Twitter Karen's Instagram Karen's LinkedIn Subscribe to Healthy, Wealthy & Smart: YouTube Website Apple Podcast Spotify SoundCloud Stitcher iHeart Radio  

In today's episode of Money Talkies once again we speak to the amazing Chad Price. Chad is a seasonal serial entrepreneur with an impressive track record spanning over a decade. He founded Kettlebell Kings from scratch, and orchestrated a remarkable three year multi-million dollar acquisition back in November 2021. Today it stands tall as a thriving international company making waves in esteemed Inc. 5000.  In 2019, Chad pivoted to another passion of his: natural lifestyle products. His new company, Life Grows Green, is uprooting negative stereotypes about hemp, and creating new products by only using elements found in nature. He's also the author of "Preparing for Battle", an amazing, amazing book. And today we're speaking to Chad about how you can prepare for battle to win at life. And if you want to upgrade your money mindset, then click on the link https://www.millionairefoundations.com/ and watch my free training. Connect with Chad here: Website: https://chadprice.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chad-price-16a406140 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realchadprice/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chad.price.33 Twitter: https://twitter.com/realchadprice Ready to rewrite your money story? Register to my Five Day Millionaire Mindset Makeover Workshop here: https://www.abundancemindsetmakeover.com/ Visit our website for more information: http://gullkhan.com/

Today we're on another episode of our Friday Feature where we talk with astounding entrepreneurs and their success stories. In today's episode we're speaking to Chad Price.  Chad is a seasonal serial entrepreneur with an impressive track record spanning over a decade. He founded Kettlebell Kings from scratch, and orchestrated a remarkable three year multi-million dollar acquisition back in November 2021.  Today it stands tall as a thriving international company making waves in esteemed Inc. 5000. Let's speak to Chad and find out how he changed his life by changing his mindset. And if you want to upgrade your money mindset, then click on the link https://www.millionairefoundations.com/ and watch my free training. Connect with Chad here: Website: https://chadprice.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chad-price-16a406140 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realchadprice/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chad.price.33 Twitter: https://twitter.com/realchadprice Ready to rewrite your money story? Register to my Five Day Millionaire Mindset Makeover Workshop here: https://www.abundancemindsetmakeover.com/ Visit our website for more information: http://gullkhan.com/

I'm excited to introduce our guest, Chad Price. Chad is an accomplished serial entrepreneur with over a decade of experience. He's the brains behind Kettlebell Kings, which he took from a startup to a multi-million-dollar acquisition. Chad has since shifted gears to pursue his passion for natural lifestyle products with Life Grows Green, challenging the stereotypes around hemp and creating innovative, nature-inspired products. During our conversation, Chad shares insights on developing a winning mindset, community in business, using AI as a business tool, and navigating the world of e-commerce. Listen now!   Find more about Chad at https://chadprice.com/ or his socials! Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.  Find Chad's book here! amazon.com/Preparing-Battle-Challenges   

Today We Discuss Helping Yourself, Preparing for Battle, Kettlebells, and more: Chad is a seasoned serial entrepreneur with an impressive track record spanning over a decade. He founded Kettlebell Kings from scratch and orchestrated a remarkable 3 year multi-million dollar acquisition back in November of 2021. Today, it stands tall as a thriving international company, making waves in the esteemed Inc. 5000.In 2019, Chad pivoted into another passion of his, natural lifestyle products. His new company, Life Grows Green, is uprooting negative stereotypes about hemp and creating new products by only using the elements found in nature. With his background as a student athlete, Chad's passion for sports permeates every aspect of his work.Chad's approach to business is the same as his approach to sports. Athletic competition is good, but outside the sports arena, competition takes new heights. His latest project is an upcoming book titled “Preparing for Battle”.Chad discusses a wide range of topics, from developing a winning mindset to creating a solid business plan, building a strong team, and navigating the challenges of scaling a modern-day business. “Preparing for Battle” is targeted at aspiring entrepreneurs and minority-owned business leaders who are looking for actionable advice and insights that they can apply in their own lives and businesses. Today's Guest & Resource Links: Book launch! Preparing for Battle - https://amzn.to/3RLc4qfwww.chadprice.comInstagram: https://instagram.com/realchadprice?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chad.price.33LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chad-price-16a406140Twitter: https://twitter.com/realchadprice?s=21&t=kmzPQDqhEgENECW1FAWNnwhttps://lifegrowsgreen.com/https://www.kettlebellkings.com/ Watch us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/QnGr6TZ9QfE Timestamped Show Notes: 05:30 – So after I kind of, quote unquote, hung my cleats up, I was looking for a more kind of functional fitness workout routine for myself, and going to gyms and you know, 24 Hour Fitness, Lifetime Fitness, these things felt more like social scenes, and they felt like a place to workout at the time. So I really got into home fitness and just trying to find my own routine that I can rely on, I don't always have the convenience of going to a location. Kettlebells were just one of those things I explored during that journey. 10:45 – I was telling someone earlier, I think one of the opportunities sports gives you is you get to play all of those battles out, kind of in a simulated way. Whether that's practice or lifting or the actual games and championships, you kind of get different levels of intensity of battles, and you get to win and lose them. I think that hardens you and prepares you for leading a team through obstacles, especially the unseen ones, you start into entrepreneurship, you never know exactly what every problem is going to be. Out of the problems that come along, the will, perseverance, and grit to get through comes about. If you have the right mindset, you can make it...

Turf Science student Hailey Tucker is entering her Junior year at Texas A&M. She joins us to introduce her new podcast The Grass Gal (@TheGrassGal) and talk about her hopes for inspiring the next generation through conversations with industry leaders and fellow students. Tune in to our latest #GroundskeeperChat to hear Hailey discuss:  The origin story behind her new podcast, The Grass Gal  Her summer internship with Carolina Green  Navigating the transitional phase of student to intern to graduate  Choosing a career that caters to having a family  Lastly, our newest segment, The Weather Report!  A little bit more about our guest...  Hailey Tucker was an animal science major at Texas A&M before turf science caught her eye. After joining the Women in Turf Team at the Little League Softball World Series in 2022, Hailey dove head first into researching all the different career paths in the turf industry. Hailey has worked with Chase Straw, Weston Floyd and Nick McKenna during her time at A&M and Chad Price during her most recent internship with Carolina Green. 

The founder of Kettlebell Kings grew up in Texas and had a background in sports, including playing football at Rice University on a scholarship. After working various jobs in corporate America, including outdoor sales and oil and gas, he embarked on his entrepreneurship journey. Entrepreneurship is seen as a skill that can be learned through experience and failure. The founder emphasizes the importance of taking risks and learning from mistakes. Just like in sports practice, where one misses more free throws before mastering the skill, it takes multiple attempts (and failures) to get good.  Kettlebell Kings was founded in 2012 with the goal of building a health and wellness company centered around kettlebells. At the time, kettlebells were gaining popularity as a fitness equipment, especially within the Crossfit community. However, there was no prominent brand that made kettlebells a lifestyle and created a community around it. Kettlebell Kings aimed to fill this gap by becoming the go-to source for information, user-generated content, and a one-stop shop for kettlebell enthusiasts. Chapters: 00:00:00 Making Tough Business Decisions For Long-term Success 00:02:49 The Power Of A 10x Mindset In Overcoming Challenges 00:06:57 Kettlebell Kings: Building A Lifestyle Brand For Fitness Enthusiasts 00:08:27 Navigating The Path Of Entrepreneurship: Embracing The Unknown And Finding Sustainability 00:11:08 Transitioning To Sustainable Hemp Products For A Better Future 00:15:23 The Suppression Of Natural Solutions: Friction In The Industry 00:17:06 Big Pharma's Influence On Medical Thc And Innovating Product Lineup 00:19:49 The Importance Of Mindset And Preparedness In Entrepreneurship 00:21:09 Eureka Moment: The Power Of Culture Change And Success 00:27:11 The Power Of Will In Business Success 00:31:31 The Conceptual Challenge: Breaking The Norms Of Traditional Business With Keto Bookings 00:34:54 The Future Of Retail And Adapting To Digital Channels 00:36:51 Overcoming Challenges To Build A Strong And Cohesive Organization In The Face Of Obstacles 00:40:31 The Challenges Of Business: Balancing Customer Care And Success 00:42:03 The Importance Of Learning From Failure And Persistence 00:44:10 Embracing Challenges And Adapting In Entrepreneurship Links Mentioned: Chad Price Online Kettlebell Kings John Kelley Online Beefy Marketing Small Business Origins Wingman

How to Build a Successful Business from Scratch: Real-Life Lessons from Serial Entrepreneur Chad Price This week, we sit down with Chad Price, a serial entrepreneur who transitioned from the corporate world to building multiple successful businesses. Chad shares his journey, the challenges he faced, and the strategies he employed to achieve his entrepreneurial dreams. If you're stuck in a corporate job and contemplating making the leap into entrepreneurship, this episode is a must-listen. Chad Price gives us what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur. He emphasizes the importance of self-awareness, building a positive network, and the role of mentors in his journey. Chad also talks about his book, "Preparing for Battle," which serves as a guide for aspiring entrepreneurs. He provides actionable advice and insights that are invaluable for anyone looking to start their own venture. What you will learn in this episode: The Entrepreneurial Mindset: Why entrepreneurship is not just about making money but about solving problems and making a difference. Importance of Self-Awareness: Learn how self-awareness and a positive network can set you up for success in your entrepreneurial journey. Physical Fitness and Entrepreneurship: Maintaining physical fitness can help you tackle the challenges of entrepreneurship. Data-Driven Decision Making: The role of research and data in making informed business decisions. Mentorship Matters: How mentors naturally appear when you are committed to becoming an expert in your field. Taking the First Step: Chad encourages listeners to start their entrepreneurial journey as soon as possible, emphasizing that there's never a perfect time. Get in Touch with Chad: Website: https://chadprice.com and https://lifegrowsgreen.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/realchadprice?mibextid=LQQJ4d LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chad-price-16a406140 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realchadprice/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y%3D E-Book: https://amzn.to/3NJggDy Book a Free-30 Minute Coaching Session with Brian O'Neill MORE FROM BRIAN: Download the FREE 5 Step Guide to learn Brian's 5 steps to jumpstart your W2 Prison Break! Connect with Brian on TikTok, Instagram, LinkedIn or Facebook Subscribe to W2 Prison Break on YouTube LINKS TO OUR PARTNERS: Grab Brian's Recommended Mic on Amazon Learn How to Get all the Money You Need to Fund Your Business with Fund & Grow Learn What Brian's Favorite Book is on Amazon

Chad is the 41st member of the Calvin and Margaret Price family. Join us as he tells us heartwarming stories of car adventures, adoption, finding a job he loves and the value of good coworkers. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/seeyouinthemorning/message

Step into the entrepreneurial ring with Chad Price, the brain behind Kettle Bell Kings and Life Grows Green. Our chat with Chad opens up a world of athleticism and entrepreneurship, with stories of his journey from corporate America to becoming a self-made business magnate. The tales of his college days, the intense challenges faced in starting a business with friends, and the evolution of his ventures are all waiting to inspire you in this episode.Timestamps to help you navigate this episode:(0:00) Intro(0:20) FREE Self Love & Sweat MONTHLY Calendar(9:43) Starting a Business With Friends(18:52) Sponsor: Magic Mind Energy Shots 20% OFF using code LUNDEN20(20:37) Business Growth and Challenges(27:41) Mentors, Luck, and Building a StrategyINTRODUCING CHAD PRICEChad Price, a seasoned entrepreneur, founded Kettlebell Kings, orchestrating a multi-million dollar acquisition in 2021. His new venture, Life Grows Green, focuses on natural lifestyle products, challenging hemp stereotypes. A former athlete, his sports-driven mindset shapes his businesses. His upcoming book, “Preparing for Battle,” covers vital entrepreneurial topics, catering to aspiring business leaders seeking actionable advice.Connect with Chad Price:IG: @realchadpriceFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/chad.price.33LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chad-price-16a406140Twitter: https://twitter.com/realchadprice?s=21&t=kmzPQDqhEgENECW1FAWNnwChad's NEW BOOK “PREPARING FOR BATTLE”: https://www.amazon.com/Preparing-Battle-Challenges-Potential-Successful-ebook/dp/B0C95KC6VG/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2SVEXF4ARFBZ2&keywords=preparing+for+battle+chad+price&qid=1693232704&sprefix=preparing+for+battle+chad+pric%2Caps%2C133&sr=8-1Support the showNEW COURSE 50% OFF: Level Up Your Language & Your Life - How to go from talker to communicator: https://houseofnaba.com/collections/courses/products/level-up-your-language-your-life-how-to-go-from-a-talker-to-a-communicatorFREE Self Love & Sweat Monthly Life Coaching Calendar: http://lifelikelunden.com/calendarOne-On-One Life Coaching & NLP with Lunden:http://lifelikelunden.com/vipConnect with Lunden:IG: @lifelikelundenYouTube: https://youtube.com/lundensouzaLinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lundensouza/Twitter: @lifelikelundenUse code LUNDEN25 for 25% off Snap Supplements: https://bit.ly/snapsweat

Welcome to another episode of the MindCep Podcast! In this episode, we are joined by Chad Price, a serial entrepreneur, athlete, and advocate for hemp and cannabis, is the founder of Kettlebell Kings and Life Grows Green, and has a unique perspective on entrepreneurship, branding, and learning for success. Drawing from his diverse background, which includes being a student athlete and working in corporate America, Chad approaches business as a growing organism, always seeking improvement and growth. He emphasizes the importance of having a learning mindset and utilizing various modalities of education, such as reading books, listening to podcasts and audiobooks, and attending seminars and workshops. As a minority-owned business owner, he understands the challenges of starting a business and building a network, and he emphasizes the importance of perseverance and building relationships to gain support and collaboration. Join Alex Muir and Chad Price on this episode of the MINDCEP podcast to learn more about his insights on entrepreneurship, branding, and learning for success. Timestamps: (00:01:23) Bootstrapping and Financial Challenges (00:02:27) Transition from Corporate America to Entrepreneurship (00:06:32) Athletic Background (00:07:36) Branding and Lifestyle (00:14:12) Learning Modalities (00:26:04) Life Grows Green CBD Company (00:37:57) Mentoring and Education Make sure to check out Chad Price's Website & Socials for more valuable resources:Chad Price Site | Business Consultant, Author, Life Coach, Keynote Speaker, Podcast Enthusiast and more.Chad Price (@realchadprice) • Instagram photos and videosChad Price | Facebook Chad's Book Preparing for Battle: Amazon.com: Preparing for Battle: How to Overcome Life's Challenges, Unlock Your Full Potential, and Build a Successful Business eBook : Price, Chad: Kindle Store If you enjoy the MindCep Podcast, please leave us a 5 ⭐️ review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify Podcasts. Don't forget to comment, rate, and subscribe for future content recommendations. We appreciate your support! The MindCep Mission: At MindCep, our mission is to promote optimal, mental and physical well-being for 30+ million listeners worldwide through engaging podcasts that inspire positive change for future generations. Affiliate Ambassador for NureCover:

Chad is a seasoned serial entrepreneur with a remarkable track record. He founded Kettlebell Kings and built it into a thriving international company. His upcoming book, "Preparing for Battle," shares his personal experiences and offers actionable advice for aspiring entrepreneurs and minority-owned business leaders. chadprice.com ig:@realchadprice

Chad Price is a seasoned serial entrepreneur and the founder of Kettlebell Kings, which he successfully transformed into a remarkable multi-million-dollar acquisition. His latest venture, Life Grows Green, disrupts hemp stereotypes by creating natural products. With a background in sports, Chad's passion permeates his work. His upcoming book, "Preparing for Battle," draws upon his experience with Kettlebell Kings, covering a wide range of topics such as developing a winning mindset, creating a solid business plan, building a strong team, and navigating the challenges of scaling a modern-day business. Geared towards aspiring entrepreneurs and minority-owned businesses, this book provides actionable insights for success in today's dynamic business world. Chad is confident that it will be a valuable resource for unlocking one's full potential and achieving success in today's fast-paced and ever-changing business landscape. More of Chad: Personal website: www.chadprice.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/chad-price  Instagram: @realchadprice Facebook: Chad Price Twitter: @realchadprice Book Overview: "Preparing for Battle"

In today's episode, Allan speaks with Chad Price. Chad is a battle-proven entrepreneur in multiple industries with extensive knowledge in sports, health and wellness, fitness, and general entrepreneurship. Chad is also the author of PREPARING FOR BATTLE, a guide for coaching readers on the conflicts of starting a company. Topics include:Chad's background as a business owner and former FBS football player (1:30)His initial challenges in starting two businesses at once (4:43)Building a community for customers AND employees (6:54)Chad's new book (11:21)Chad's sports background and his appreciation for entrepreneurial grit (13:13)Building a winning mindset in business (16:53)Simulating adversity to be ready for when it happens (19:38)

Exciting opportunity for small to medium business owners employing 5-30 team members. Are you ready to learn, grow, and invest in your ongoing development? Don't miss out on our latest podcast featuring a special guest who shares invaluable insights for business success. In this episode, Troy asked Chad Price, Founder of Kettlebell Kings based in Austin, Texas, United States, the final five questions: Chad Price underscores the challenge of not knowing what you don't know when embarking on the entrepreneurial journey. His advice? Gain hands-on experience by working for a small business before starting your own. Learning from another's journey can prevent costly mistakes and accelerate your growth. Chad's unique approach centers around embracing fundamental concepts of competition and strategy. Rather than a single book, he recommends immersing yourself in resources that prepare you for the competitive minefield of modern business. Chad's go-to tool for continuous learning is YouTube! The abundance of business-focused content, TED talks, and podcasts provide a wealth of knowledge. He emphasizes tailored learning through tools like Google Alerts, ensuring you stay informed and strategic in your growth journey. Guess what? It's Google! Chad urges entrepreneurs to utilize the power of search engines to find expert insights, debunk myths, and optimize processes. Why reinvent the wheel when valuable solutions are just a search away? Finally, Chad's message is poignant: Brace for an adventurous journey. Business success isn't a walk in the park; it's an ever-evolving voyage. Surround yourself with a support network, including mentors, family, and friends. They'll be your pillars through the highs and lows. Book a 20-minute Growth Chat with Troy Trewin to see if you qualify for our upcoming course. Don't miss out on this opportunity to take your small business to new heights!  Enjoyed the podcast? Please leave a review on iTunes or your preferred platform. Your feedback helps more small business owners discover our podcast and embark on their business growth journey.

The Startup Journey: From Idea to Exit | Chad Price| #TGV352"The entrepreneur is essentially a visualizer and an actualizer. He converts his dreams into reality." ~Victor KiamTune into #TGV3xx to get clarity on the above topic. Here are the timestamp-based pointers from Chad's conversation with Naveen Samala on The Guiding Voice0:00:00 INTRODUCTION AND CONTEXT SETTING 0:03:12 Chad's PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY AND THE TOP 3 THINGS THAT HELPED IN His/Her SUCCESS0:05:45 How does Chad manage different types of businesses - how to switch contexts as the models are different?0:07:58 What kind of research does he perform?0:10:00 Tips around raising capital for Startups0:14:00 Mistakes to avoid while raising capital0:17:00 WITTY ANSWERS TO THE RAPID-FIRE QUESTIONS0:20:00 ONE PIECE OF ADVICE TO THOSE ASPIRING TO MAKE BIG IN THEIR CAREERS 0:23:30 TRIVIA ABOUT Venture Capital ABOUT THE GUEST:Chad is a serial entrepreneur with over ten years of experience in multiple industries. His most notable company, Kettlebell Kings, was started from scratch and now it is a multimillion-dollar, Fortune 5000, and international company. He is also a former student-athlete that graduated from Rice University with an extensive background in all sports. Additionally, He's a Hemp and cannabis advocate that owns a lifestyle brand, Life Grows Green, which promotes health and wellness using all-natural ingredients and hemp products.https://www.linkedin.com/in/chad-price-16a406140/CONNECT WITH THE HOST ON LINKEDIN:Naveen Samala: https://www.linkedin.com/in/naveensamalahttp://www.naveensamala.comIf you'd like to contribute to our mission, please donate (any amount of your choice) through Paypalhttps://paypal.me/NaveenSamlaIf you wish to become a productivity monk: enroll for this course: https://www.udemy.com/course/productivitymonk/TGV Inspiring Lives Volume 1 is available on Amazon:Kindle:https://amzn.eu/d/cKTKtyCPaperback:https://amzn.eu/d/4Y1HAXj#TGV is available in Hindi & Telugu:https://youtube.com/@tgvhindi https://youtube.com/@tgvtelugu Audio:https://open.spotify.com/show/2wyLNGG0tsHucmhRauh4o3 (#tgvhindi)https://open.spotify.com/show/3fCfHwoFIiehHJSPcgoX4I (#tgvtelugu)FOLLOW ON TWITTER:@guidingvoice@naveensamala#startup, #entrepreneur, #entrepreneurship, #startupadvice, #startuptips, #startupsuccess, #serialentrepreneur, #startupfounder, #startupjourney, #startuplife Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chad Price, a seasoned entrepreneur, discussed his past experiences with building companies, including Kettlebell Kings, and his current venture, Life Grows Green, which focuses on creating a lifestyle brand around natural products. He also mentioned his upcoming book and consulting company. Gabriel asked questions about Life Grows Green and the use of hemp-derived products.Support The ShowMerch: https://www.theshadesofe.com/shopPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/theshadesofeSocial Media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theshadesofeLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/theshadesofeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/theshadesofe/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theshadesofe

We're talking with veteran founder/entrepreneur Chad Price of Life Grows Green on transforming the negative stigmas associated with Cannabis and serving the wellness space, what the licensed Cannabis industry can learn from the sports industry, how accountants can better serve Cannabis/CBD founders, and more! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dopecfo/message

In this episode I interview Chad Price. Chad is a seasoned serial entrepreneur with an impressive track record spanning over a decade. He founded Kettlebell Kings from scratch and orchestrated a remarkable 3 year multi-million dollar acquisition back in November of 2021. Today, it stands tall as a thriving international company, making waves in the esteemed Inc. 5000.In 2019, Chad pivoted into another passion of his, natural lifestyle products. His new company, Life Grows Green, is uprooting negative stereotypes about hemp and creating new products by only using the elements found in nature. With his background as a student athlete, Chad's passion for sports permeates every aspect of his work.Chad's approach to business is the same as his approach to sports. Athletic competition is good, but outside the sports arena, competition takes new heights. His latest project is an upcoming book titled “Preparing for Battle”.Chad discusses a wide range of topics, from developing a winning mindset to creating a solid business plan, building a strong team, and navigating the challenges of scaling a modern-day business. “Preparing for Battle” is targeted at aspiring entrepreneurs and minority-owned business leaders who are looking for actionable advice and insights that they can apply in their own lives and businesses. You can connect with him on Instagram at @realchadprice or on his website here Connect with me on Instagram @dradrianmehmedi and let me know what you think of the episode!Subscribe to Healing Intentions:Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/healing-intentions/id1513511677 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvCVBWBzJlgijJyHGJZ_Ziw Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Br46boiZpBXbdbgLxhk0U Google: https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS8xMDgxNDMwLnJzcw== --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/healing-intentions/message

While working as a gas controller in corporate America for TransCanada in Houston, Chad Price discovered that corporate America wasn't sustainable for him long term and he wanted to start his own business.  Seeing the inner workings of a large corporation gave him the impetus to start his own e-commerce focused business.   Along with two partners, they narrowed down their product list and settled on kettlebells. At the time, it wasn't a known space but was a growing market.  He desired to build kettlebells as the centerpiece of a health and wellness community and started the first BIPOC owned Kettlebell company, “Kettlebell Kings” which is like the ESPN of the kettlebell world; a place to foster a community of people using kettlebells as the centerpiece of fitness; take everyone's content alongside their uniquely created content and display it in a way that's easy for people to consume and feel part of a community. In business, he can be as competitive as he wants and not worry like he did on the sports field, when he was at Rice University. After ten years, Chad's first venture Kettlebell Kings was acquired by Razor Group for millions of dollars. He then went on to create and start “Life Grows Green” as a side project that he started as a result of negative images and culture around hemp plants.  Being a big believer in natural and green products which is naturally encompassed in Hemp, he tried to make products just from natural based products. Products include CBD related capsules, oils, tinctures, salves, peanut butter, honey, melatonin and protein powder and LGG has made them available direct to the online consumer. Chad continues his commitment to fitness, health and wellness and makes sure to travel extensively and spend time with his family.  In addition to listening to the episode, you can watch a video of their discussion on our YouTube Channel.  And be sure to subscribe to support the podcast! For general information about the podcast, send an email to info@beinhakerlaw.com To follow Mitch and the podcast, go to linktr.ee/beinhakerlaw. You can subscribe and listen to episodes on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify and most other directories. Please review us whenever possible and thanks for your continued support! Sponsorships and paid guest appearances are available. Connect with us by email or on social media. The Accidental Entrepreneur is brought to you with the help of our sponsor, AWeber - the world's leading small business email marketing and automation service provider. Since 1998, AWeber has helped more than 1 million small businesses, entrepreneurs through its suite of web-based email marketing, automation tools and education. AWeber – the best option when it comes to marketing your business. Visit http://bit.ly/3HK3DVB for more information and to sign up for a trial account. We are also brought to you by TAB. Since 1989, The Alternative Board (or TAB) has been one of the leading peer advisory and business coaching organizations for independent business owners and CEOs across the world. By facilitating peer advisory boards, private 1-on-1 coaching and strategic planning services, TAB helps business owners improve their businesses in ways that change their lives. https://www.thealternativeboard.com/jersey-shore-north Also brought to you by Beinhaker Law, a boutique business & estates legal practice in Clark, NJ. To learn about shared outside general counsel services and how to better protect your business, visit https://beinhakerlaw.com/fractional-gen-counsel/ Opening music written and performed by Howie Moscovitch and Made to Order Music. For more information about Howie and his music services, visit https://howiemoscovitch.com/made-to-order-music/ Please support our affiliate sponsor (https://beinhakerlaw.com/podcast-affiliates/) One of One Productions - a New Jersey-based studio, just over the George Washington bridge, that caters to the booming business of podcasting. Be sure to check out the guesting kit that they've created exclusively for our listeners! https://one-of-one-productions.myshopify.com/products/mitchell-beinhakers-guesting-kit Also, support the show and get your own podcast merch! (https://beinhakerlaw.com/podcast-store/) The Accidental Entrepreneur is a trademark of Mitchell C. Beinhaker. Copyright 2018-2023. All rights reserved.

Jesus calls us to love our enemies, to lead with love no matter the circumstances. His life, and death, was the perfect example. He loved, even as He died for His enemies. As believers, we cannot be earthly-minded when responding to those who act against us…We must be KINGDOM-MINDED and we must LEAD OUT OF LOVE!

In this episode of The Modern Man, I'm joined by Chad Price, a serial entrepreneur, Founder and CEO of Life Grows Green, and Founder/Managing Partner of Kettlebell Kings, an Inc. 5000 company. Listen in as Chad shares his approach to developing a business mindset as a new entrepreneur and growing into a strong, collaborative leader. He details how sports have influenced his growth and success as an entrepreneur, why community-building is crucial for your success, and how to build trust with your customers through honesty, transparency, and commitment to your values. Plus, he highlights his relationship with failure and how failure leads to exponential growth. “When you have that balance of - you have projects that fail, you have some projects that go well, you gain more experience and knowledge that can help you exponentially grow in your future endeavors. There are things that I did in year two that I'm glad we failed on because I don't have to fail on them in year ten.” – Chad Price Remember, what brings us together is far more important than what sets us apart. Always strive to collaborate, build community, and put wind in each other's sails. Key Takeaways / What You'll Learn: [01:03] About Chad Price. [03:09] How he transitioned into entrepreneurship and founded Kettlebell Kings. [09:12] How do you develop your business acumen/mindset to be a successful entrepreneur? [12:17] The importance of having standards as a leader in business. [16:18] Building a company vs. Building a community. [19:12] Leadership, ego-driven ambition, & collaborating for success. [22:25] How Chad handles failure & The power of challenging yourself to grow. [28:01] The story behind Life Grows Green. [35:00] How to connect with Chad. [36:22] As a man, what has shaped your view of the world? If you enjoyed this episode, please SHARE it with a friend, then RATE/REVIEW The Modern Man on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! Resources Mentioned: Join The Noble Knights: https://themodernman.gumroad.com/l/NobleKnights Connect with Ryan: Visit his website: https://chadprice.com Follow him on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realchadprice Follow him on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RealChadPrice Connect with him on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chad-price-16a406140  Connect with him on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chad.price.334 Connect with The Modern Man: Visit our website: https://themodernmanshow.com  Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/244885633101820  Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheModernMan8  Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_modernman_show  Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnyA3-wtyv7xVqUbPyB0eOg   

Chad Price's journey to success began as a college student with an unlikely bond and a bold vision. Little did he know then that his unlikely venture with his friends would turn into a Fortune 500 company, and that his entrepreneurial spirit would lead him to even greater heights with his more recent endeavor, Life Grows Green. What will be the next twist in this remarkable story?In this episode, you will be able to:Overcome obstacles and seize possibilities in forging successful friendships within entrepreneurship.Apply data-driven approaches to achieve impartial and flourishing business development.Cultivate autonomous brands for smooth handovers and favorable exits.Create eco-friendly, lasting health products that capture the market's attention.Embrace self-reflection and constant growth in your pursuit of entrepreneurial leadership.My special guest is Chad PriceChad Price is a seasoned entrepreneur who has successfully navigated the unique challenges of doing business with friends throughout his career. With an impressive track record in various industries, including sports and fitness, Chad has founded multiple companies, such as Life Grows Green, a lifestyle brand centered around natural products, and Living Fit, a platform that offers virtual and in-person fitness certifications. As a key player in building the renowned Kettlebell Kings brand, Chad's expertise in strategic planning, marketing, quality assurance, and organizational leadership has been instrumental in their growth and success.The resources mentioned in this episode are:Identify opportunities in niche markets that you and your friends are passionate about and have experience in.Establish a business model that incorporates your friends' strengths and expertise.Document your journey as a team, sharing your experiences and challenges with your audience.Build a community around your brand, bringing together enthusiasts and experts in your niche market.Develop a sales funnel that streamlines the customer experience and offers valuable information about your product or service.Establish credibility by partnering with knowledgeable and certified sources in your industry.Continuously adapt and evolve your business strategy, learning from both successes and failures.Communicate openly and honestly with your friends-turned-business partners, navigating challenges together.Create an exit strategy or transition plan for the future, ensuring the longevity of your business and personal relationships.From Buddies to BoardroomIn any new venture, selecting the right partners is essential, especially when friends are involved. A strong collaborative foundation between friends-turned-business-partners can help improve communication and facilitate decision-making. Friends entering the world of entrepreneurship together need to ensure that a shared passion and vision drive their initiative to maintain the friendship over the long term. In the case of Chad Price, he started his entrepreneurship journey with two of his college friends. His experience highlights the importance of finding a niche market and focusing on something they could all be passionate about. The three friends settled on kettlebells as their niche, understanding the opportunity to create a cohesive community through their business, Kettlebell Kings. This shared commitment helped them navigate the challenges they faced as they pursued their vision together.Connect with me here:www.twitter.com/tracymwilsonwww.youtube.com/tracymwilsonwww.linkedin.com/tracymwilsonwww.facebook.com/tracymwilsonunlockedTake the Leadership Style Quiz! https://freedomseekhersway.com/leadership-type-quiz/

Many people aspire to begin a business. Some people decide to build it on their own, for some it is a side hustle until it becomes a full-time pursuit. For others, they surround themselves with the right people, the right ideas, and build a community. That is what our guest today, Chad Price, has done.  Chad started out in sports. As he says, he played just about every sport out there. He earned a full football scholarship to Rice University. His early years in sports gave him the determination, the need for community, the skill of collaboration to build his own companies—and today he is talking to us about what it takes to build a business. He, and his two business partners, have built a Fortune 5000 company, Kettlebell Kings, which is now a multimillion-dollar company. Chad is always fascinated, always curious, and that is part of what made him a serial entrepreneur. As a businessman, he has knowledge in multiple industries.  With his advocacy on hemp and cannabis usage he has built his lifestyle brand Life Grows Green, which promotes health and wellness using all natural ingredients and hemp products.  He can be reached at: https://chadprice.com/  Kettlebell Kings and Life Grows Green can be found by searching social media In this session we will discuss: ·       What makes entrepreneurship difficult ·       Insight into starting your own business ·       How being a minority can affect building a business ·       How digital tools are important to run a modern-day Ecommerce business ·      The mindset that helps deal with the daily struggles of owning your own business

  Chad Price is a serial entrepreneur with 10 years of experience in various industries, most notably for starting and exiting his company, Kettlebell Kings, which he built from scratch. In the beginning, he and his partner were naive, but they eventually grew the brand into a global entity. They later decided to sell the company, exploring options such as taking on a significant investor or working with a joint venture, ultimately leading to acquisition by a larger company. Chad advises entrepreneurs to have their books in order and to have foresight in planning for an exit strategy to add additional value for the exit.   Personal website: www.chadprice.com   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chad-price-16a406140 Instagram: https://instagram.com/realchadprice?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chad.price.33 Twitter: https://twitter.com/realchadprice?s=21&t=kmzPQDqhEgENECW1FAWNnw https://www.kettlebellkings.com/     https://lifegrowsgreen.com/  https://www.living.fit/  https://www.tcenergy.com/

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Overcast Support the Show. Get the AudioBook! AudioBook: Audible| Kobo| Authors Direct | Google Play | Apple Summary Hey everyone. Stay tuned to the end of the interview where I'll give you some actionable insights that I learned from my guest. These insights are also in the show notes. As always, thanks for listening. Now on to my guest for today, Chad Price, CEO and founder of Life Grows Green and co-founder of Kettlebell Kings.  Chad was a competitive football player and earned a scholarship to Rice University. After college, he brought that competitive spirit to the business world. He was always interested in entrepreneurship, but decided to join an existing company at first. Once in corporate America, though, he realized it wasn't for him. He didn't want to just go to the office and draw a paycheck; he wanted to make things happen.  Now over 11 years old, Kettlebell Kings is being acquired by a larger company. In 2019, Chad founded Life Grows Green, which sells alternative health products.  While he didn't know it when he started, Chad's businesses have become successful lifestyle brands. Kettlebell Kings cultivated a community by offering a good product and partnering with organizations that sponsor lifting competitions. He believes strong connections and positive partnerships are key to building a lifestyle brand. With Life Grows Green, Chad wants to shift the perspective of CBD and hemp products as being "hippie," to being embraced as healthy and viable alternatives to pharmaceuticals.  Now, let's get better together. Actionable Insights Chad draws his strong work ethic from his competitive spirit and the drive to be the best he can. He believes employees are inspired by seeing leaders have that drive and that a positive work culture grows by facing challenges together.  Chad did not know where his ventures would end up; he didn't set out consciously trying to build a lifestyle brand or a company that would be acquired. You may not always know where your road is going to take you, and you don't have to have it all figured out, but you do have to have the drive to succeed. In building Kettlebell Kings, Chad learned the importance of fostering positive connections and building a community to create a strong brand people will be loyal to.   Links to Explore Further Chad Price on LinkedIn Life Grows Green Life Grows Green - Facebook Kettlebell Kings Keep In Touch Book or Blog or Twitter or LinkedIn or The Story Funnel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this week's episode of Gent's Talk, presented by BULOVA Canada, we have a SPECIAL EDITION episode filmed live from the Red Carpet at the JUNO Awards! Host Samir Mourani chats up all of the nominees and winners and asks them to reflect on the key moments in their careers where they thought they were failing, how they stay motivated and what inspires them to keep going. Guest 1: Jackie Pirico; Guest 2: Francois Klark; Guest 3: Kardinal Offishall; Guest 4: Connor McDavid; Guest 5: Boslen; Guest 6: Torri Webster; Guest 7: Julian Taylor; Guest 8: Andrew Phung; Guest 9: Nickelback; Guest 10: Jessie Reyez; Guest 11: Digging Roots; Guest 12: Tyler Shaw; Guest 13: Preston Pablo; Guest 14: Banx & Ranx; Guest 15: Adria Kain; Guest 16: Mike Wise; Guest 17: K-OS; Guest 18: Choclair; Guest 19: Dax; Guest 20: The Reklaws; Guest 21: Teen Daze; Guest 22: Maestro Fresh Wes & Keysha Freshh; Guest 23: Ammoye; Guest 24: Chad Price; Guest 25: Haviah Mighty #gentstalk About Gent's Talk: The Gent's Talk series, powered by Gent's Post and presented by BULOVA Canada and supported by Ride Rude, is an episodic podcast/video style conversation with the leading gents and rising stars of industry. Guests on the show thus far include Russell Peters, Jonathan Osorio, Wes Hall, Karl Wolf, Diogo Snow, Nick Bateman, Justin Wu and many more. The conversations range from career, mental health, family, relationships, business, and everything in between. Even more excitingly, Gent's Talk is the first ever podcast in video format to be featured on all Air Canada domestic/international flights. Our intention is to have a raw and unfiltered conversation with our guests about their lives, how they achieved their successes, lessons learned along the way, and the challenges of climbing that mountain. Connect with us! Website: https://gentspost.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gentspost/... Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gentstalkpod Twitter: https://twitter.com/GentsPost Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gentspost CREDITS: Host/Producer: Samir Mourani; Co-Host: Matthew Chapman; Creative Director: Steven Branco; Video & Sound Editor: Roman Lapshin; Video & Sound Technician: Poncho Navarro; Studio: Startwell Studios; A STAMINA Group Production, powered by Gent's Post.

Chad Price, an ambitious college graduate, embarks on a journey of self-discovery, determined to find a company that embodies a "winning team" mentality, only to realize that corporate America isn't the path to success he expected - instead, he starts his own Kettlebell Kings e-commerce business. "I wanted to work for a company that I thought was doing something good and that we were actually productive. I wanted to (kind of) utilize my degree somewhat and really get into the work world, get experience and figure out what was out there." - Chad Price Chad Price is a serial entrepreneur with over ten years of experience in multiple industries. He is the founder of Kettleball Kings, a multimillion dollar Fortune 500 company, and Life Grows Green, a lifestyle brand promoting health and wellness with all natural ingredients and hemp products. Chad Price was a hardworking kid, always striving to make money. He had an entrepreneurial aunt that he would help on the weekends, so when it came time to graduate college, he knew he wanted to pursue something similar. After playing football for a while, he found a job in construction and then corporate America. However, he soon realized it wasn't for him and started to work with friends to build an ecommerce company, Kettlebell Kings, that sold premium quality products. After three years, the company was sold to a larger conglomerate and Chad moved onto his next venture, Life Grows Green. In this episode, you will learn the following: 1. How Chad Price utilized his entrepreneurial spirit to build a successful ecommerce business, Kettlebell Kings. https://www.kettlebellkings.com 2. The strategies Chad employed to engage an audience and grow his brand. 3. How Chad navigated the sale of his company and is now pursuing a new venture, Life Grows Green. https://lifegrowsgreen.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chad Price is a veteran entrepreneur in multiple industries with extensive knowledge in the sports industry and a wide range of experiences in all aspects of fitness and general entrepreneurship. Specialties include strategic planning and execution, marketing and advertising, quality assurance, etc.. as well as specializing in organizational leadership. In this episode...

Guidance and Know-How to Building a Successful Business CHAD PRICE and Performance Guest CHLOE WEDGE – Ep725 Featuring Interview Guest, Veteran Entrepreneur, Co-Creator of “Kettlebell Kings,” and “Life Grows Green,” Chad Price; and Performance Guest, Pop Singer and Songwriter, Chloe Wedge, on The LIFE CHANGES Show, Episode 725, Titled, “Guidance and Know-How to Building a Successful Business” Interview Guest: CHAD PRICE; and Performance Guest: CHLOE WEDGE

If you're an entrepreneur, you might think that business is all about the number of sales. But the dilemma is that branding nowadays is hard since there's already a lot of information available, plus, everyone wants to put a name on things and call it a brand. How are you going to make a brand that stands out? By building a community and a purpose within your brand, it will be much easier to compete with other companies. Furthermore, generating content is vital because it increases people's engagement, which is one of the measurements of success. In this episode, we have Chad Price, the entrepreneur and founder of Kettlebell Kings, a multimillion-dollar company. Today, he will share the importance of building a community, generating content, and the concept of fault and responsibility. Resources Chad Price SiteKettlebell Kings Official SiteReal Chad Price Twitter Real Chad Price InstagramReal Chad Price Linkedin

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This week, the show welcomes an Entrepreneur Inc 5000 winner and serial entrepreneur with over ten years of experience in multiple industries. His most notable company, Kettlebell Kings, was started from scratch and now it is a multimillion-dollar and Fortune 5000 company. Chad Price is a veteran entrepreneur in multiple industries with extensive knowledge in the sports industry and a wide range of experiences in all aspects of fitness and general entrepreneurship. The former student athlete will also discuss the transition from sports and how home workouts became a necessity after college football.This guest does it all, even being a former student athlete that graduated from Rice university with an extensive background in all sports. Additionally, He's a Hemp and cannabis advocate that owns a lifestyle brand, Life Grows Green, which promotes health and wellness using all natural ingredients and hemp products.Some areas of discussion will cover:When he knew it was time to launch his second companyHis recent feature in Bloomberg NewsWhy eCommerce is like real estateHis specialties including strategic planning and execution, marketing and advertising, quality assurance, organizational leadership , and so much more.That Entrepreneur Show- The podcast where founders of companies and brands share their entrepreneurial journeys, lessons learned, tips for success, and more each Friday since 2019.Email: PodcastsByLanci@Gmail.comListen to A Mental Health Break hereWebsite: https://www.VincentALanci.com/Order Lanci's BooksYouTubeShow InstagramHost InstagramFacebookTwitterLinkedInFor Digital Editing / Potential Podcast Guests Inquiries, email PodcastsByLanci@Gmail.comAdventure by MusicbyAden | https://soundcloud.com/musicbyadenHappy | https://soundcloud.com/morning-kuliIf you enjoyed this week's show, click the subscribe button to stay current.Listen to A Mental Health Break Episodes hereTune into Writing with Authors here

Chad Price has worked as a gas controller in corporate America for TransCanada in Houston. He eventually discovered that corporate America wasn't sustainable for him long term and wanted to start his own business. Seeing the inner workings of a large corporation gave him the impetus to start his own ecommerce focused business. Along with two partners they narrowed down their product list and settled on kettlebells. At that time it wasn't a known space but it was a growing market. Their desire was to build kettlebells as the centerpiece of the Health and Wellness community. And that's exactly what they did.  And Kettlebell Kings was born and became the ESPN of the kettlebell world. After 10 years he sold Kettlebell Kings to The Razor Group for millions of dollars.  He then started Life Grows Green as a side project as a result of all the negative images and culture around the hemp plant.  Chad is a big believer in natural and green products which are naturally encompassed in hemp. When it comes to Health and Wellness, Chad Is paving the way to a better, healthier future for all of us. You can reach Chad and find out more about his Services and Hemp products at https://chadprice.com/ 512-222-3564 or Chad@ChadPrice.com https://lifegrowsgreen.com/     FREE "7.5 Steps to Achieving Extraordinary Goals" eBook: http://michaelaltshuler.com/download-e-book/ Facebook: http://facebook.com/MichaelAltshulerBiz Twitter: http://twitter.com/maltshulerbiz Please SUBSCRIBE and leave a review!

Have you ever thought about how mental and physical health can improve your Cleaning Company? If you find a relationship between those terms then this is the right episode for you. Today we had the pressure of sitting down with Chad Price, a veteran entrepreneur with an incredible athletic background. Chad has founded several companies, which stand out Kettlebell Kings and Life Grows Green. In this episode, we will be discussing the importance of developing both your mind and body as a key component of growing your cleaning company. Chad will be sharing his expertise on what steps to take to start developing your mind, the importance of implementing exercise in your daily routine, and how it impacts your ability to succeed in business.In this Profitable Cleaner Podcast, you will learn:Why is it important to have physical and mental health and how taking care of both can help you make better decisions for your Cleaning Company.  How to start getting into a healthier lifestyle while working on your Cleaning Company.How to overcome bad days and keep developing your mindset. The importance of regular physical activity.We highly recommend you connect with Chad Price and check out Kettlebell Kings and Life Grows GreenConnect with Chad on LinkedinCheck out Kettlebell Kings WebsiteCheck out Life Grows Green WebsiteIf you're in commercial cleaning and want to increase your sales, become part of our community today and get the best cleaning sales content and data in the industry. Join Our Private Profitable Cleaner FB GroupWe reference our new Cleaning Prophets Online training that can be found here. This training has over seven hours of the best online janitorial training that covers HR, Sales, Leadership, Production, and Operations.Get Our Profitable Cleaner Training Here If you enjoyed this podcast, you can help us out immensely by sharing it with a colleague and giving us a rating. We appreciate you! #commercialcleaning #commercialcleaningservices #janitorial #janitorialservice #janitorialservices #cleaning #cleaners #janitorialcleaning #mentalhealth #physicalhealth

God is always good! No matter what we may be facing, we can fix our eyes on Him and His goodness. There is power and strength in living life with a posture of gratitude. When we live with a grateful heart, we're able to experience God's peace—even in hard times. Tune in for three keys to living a life anchored in gratitude!

Wilco "Misunderstood"Lucinda Williams "Real Live Bleeding Fingers and Broken Guitar Strings"Grateful Dead "Deep Elem Blues"John Lee Hooker "Baby Be Strong"Prince "Nothing Compares 2 U"ZZ Top "Brown Sugar"D'Angelo "Brown Sugar"The Jimi Hendrix Experience "I Don't Live Today"Jimi Hendrix "Mannish Boy"Patti Smith "Jubilee"Precious Bryant "Don't You Wanna Jump"Doc Watson "Walk On Boy"Drive-by Truckers "Uncle Frank"S.G. Goodman "All My Love Is Coming Back To Me"Tom Petty "Hard On Me"Ben Harper "Knew The Day Was Comin'"Uncle Tupelo "Left in the Dark"R.E.M. "Orange Crush"Junior Kimbrough "Crawling King Snake"John Coltrane "You Say You Care"Son House "John The Revalator"Charlie Parr "Jimmy Bell"Bruce Springsteen "4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)"Nicole Atkins "Goodnight Rhonda Lee"Chad Price "With Broken Hearts"Plains "No Record of Wrongs"

Dwight Yoakam "Guitars, Cadillacs"Hüsker Dü "Chartered Trips"Chad Price "Katarina"Fats Waller "Loafin' Time"Otis Blackwell "You Move Me, Baby"Hank Williams "Honky Tonk Blues"Eilen Jewell "Boundary County"Lucero "Sixteen"The Deslondes "Howl at the Moon"Cedric Burnside "We Made It"Fats Domino "One Night"Dr. John "Gimme That Old Time Religion (feat. Willie Nelson)"Jake Xerxes Fussell "Jump for Joy"Sister Rosetta Tharpe "This Train"Jessie Mae Hemphill "Run Get My Shotgun"Moon Mullican "Grandpa Stole My Baby"Palace Music "Work Hard / Play Hard"Hezekiah & the Houserockers "Baby, What You Want Me To Do"Moving Targets "Separate Hearts"Two Cow Garage "Come Back to Shelby"Charles Clark "Hidden Charms"Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown "Atomic Energy"Billie Holiday "Let's Call A Heart A Heart"Mance Lipscomb "If I Miss the Train"Ian Noe "Pine Grove (Madhouse)"Tom Waits "Tom Traubert's Blues (Four Sheets To The Wind In Copenhagen)"Howlin' Wolf "Goin' Down Slow"Georgia White "Get 'Em from the Peanut Man (Hot Nuts)"Leon Redbone "Sheik of Araby"Duke Ellington and His Orchestra "Love Is Like a Cigarette"J.W. Warren "Hoboing into Hollywood"Clifford Hayes & The Dixieland Jug Blowers "You'd Better Leave Me Alone, Sweet Papa"Johnny "Guitar" Watson "Hot Little Mama"Andrew Bird "Eight"Gillian Welch "Hard Times"Skip James "Jesus Is a Mighty Good Leader"Beck "Fourteen Rivers Fourteen Floods"Jimmie Rodgers "Blue Yodel No. 8 (Mule Skinner Blues)"Mississippi Fred McDowell "Shake' Em On Down"Pretenders "Thumbelina"Richard Berry "Oh! Oh! Get out of the Car"Valerie June "Don't It Make You Want To Go Home"Dianogah "Es Possible Fuego"Loretta Lynn "Women's Prison"Professor Longhair "She Ain't Got No Hair (1949)"Johnny Cash "There Are Strange Things Happening Every Day"Superchunk "Throwing Things (Acoustic)"

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Hello Listeners! In this episode, we had the opportunity to talk with a Toronto-based RnB and Pop singer, Chad Price. He shared the message he wants to deliver through his latest album, “Introversion”, the journey of making the album, mental health, and one of his unique interludes. Chad Price is a Toronto-based musician who cleverly blends classical folk/soul songwriting skills within contemporary Pop/R&B music. Chad returns in 2021/2022 with a new genre of music that has approved him as an artist in Canada. Since his peak at the end of 2021, Chad Price has gained as many streaming numbers as possible, winning CBC Music's prestigious Toyota Searchlight award as the best musician from Canada including the US, Indonesia, and Singapore. Supported by Ngalam Innovation Hub

This week we welcome CHAD PRICE of ALL, DRAG THE RIVER, and his newest band A VULTURE WAKE. Chad has had quite the journey through the landscape of music that is his life. There's not many musicians in the world that can say that they become the singer of their favorite band, but Chad can. Stories throughout the show are wide ranging and all begin and end with what's important, the music! Nothing makes me happier than when an artist I have loved and respected from afar takes on a new challenge and kills it as well as Chad has with A VULTURE WAKE. Being a part of something new has brought Chad into different  experiences and a creative spectrum that shines through with the music. Join Chad and I as we pass on the "Virus' that's in our "Blood" and remains in the "Shadow Of A Common Fear!"A VULTURE WAKE - ANIMAL E.P.          OUT  September 9th!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Blake Murphy is joined by Sportsnet's Ben Nicholson-Smith as they discuss the bullpen's sneaky success, dividing the playing time when George Springer is the designated hitter, what the catching dynamic of Alejandro Kirk, Danny Jansen, and Gabriel Moreno offers the Jays, the Alek Manoah and Shohei Ohtani bout on Saturday at Rogers Centre, plus Nicholson-Smith's thoughts on the Jays new-look 2023 schedule (1:30). Blake tees up the Jays game tonight against the Red Sox and pitcher Kutter Crawford. Then 2022 Music Searchlight winner, Chad Price, joins to chat about his recent album 'Introversion', nostalgic memories from the 90's Jays teams, and weighing the confidence in the Jays starters (01:10:00). Ross Stripling joins the show and talks about how he views finishing his outings, what went into developing his strong change-up and pairing it with his two-seamer, how a high-release point helps his pitching, potential change-up similarities with other pitchers, the mid-season stress of making mechanical changes, and his focus with the playoffs and free-agency looming (01:15:00).  The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.

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Chad Price brought the song "Original Me" with him when he joined All in 1993. Little did he know, the song would become the opening track on the band's next album, Breaking Things. In this episode, Chad breaks down the writing, recording, and release of this classic track. If you enjoy Chris DeMakes A Podcast, check out http://www.ChrisDeMakes.com to join the Supporting Cast! Tons of episodes of the beloved After Party podcast are instantly available when you join, and you'll also be supporting the podcast that you love. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chad Price is here! Had a blast talking about his newest band, A Vulture Wake, their new material and of course ALL. We even do Descendents vs ALL. And as if you needed more... Craig is here to make a Rimmingtons announcement. Fuckin-A! 

In this episode we get into various details and adventures of his bands - A Vulture Wake, Drag the River and ALL. He also has solo releases under his own name, Chad Price. I totally geeked out on Chad a bit this episode. Please forgive me and enjoy this one. It's so good! Check out new music from A Vulture Wake! A Vulture Wake ONLINE Instagram @a_vulture_wake Twitter @vulturewake And follow Chad Price on his Instagram @chadprice_ Thanks for being cool. Merch available at www.mxpx.com Do you enjoy these voicemail episodes? Leave a message with your question or topic on the Mike Herrera Podcast voicemail. (some could be aired on future episodes of the podcast) 1-360-830-6660 (US number) 3 min limit per message. TEXT LIST - Join our Text list by texting MXPX to 31996 MUSIC -LISTENER CHALLENGE- Listen to MXPX Self Titled Deluxe Album at least once a day. Use hashtag #mxpx or #mxpxsuperchallenge The MXPX Super Challenge Playlist MXPX - Self Titled Deluxe Edition  Mike Herrera - Moment's Like These: TX Mike Herrera - Superman - LISTEN HERE!  I now have an Artist Series Music Man Stingray from Ernie Ball! You can order straight from the shop on the Music Man website.  A portion of proceeds goes to MusicCares!  MIKE HERRERA SIGNATURE SERIES BASS If you like the podcast- Subscribe, rate and review on Apple. Support what I do at MXPX.com  Producing and editing by Bob McKnight. @bobandkatieshow

Rufus John is remarkable entrepreneur. Our conversation was very informative and helpful for the listeners who want to be apart of the march. Rufus John is an award-winning Black Caribbean-Canadian R&B/ Soul singer & songwriter is gearing up to release the single, Freedom Marching (Part I). The song was available for pre-order since January 10th, 2022, and will be featured on the 3-song EP, The Freedom Marching Project, which is slated to be released on February 4th, 2022. In support of the release of the EP, the project will also consist of; two official music videos, one in-studio performance video, a Call-To-Action Commercial, a Behind the Scenes Docuseries and a website that will feature resources and information for those who are willing to watch, listen and learn to then #JoinTheMarch. The Freedom Marching Project founded by John, was inspired by the thousands of people who had the courage to use their voice to take action by marching through streets all over the world shouting, “Black Lives Matter!” in what is hailed as the most significant civil rights movement of our generation. The goals of the Project are to use the creative power of Art, Education and Activism to; honor the community leaders who are fighting daily on the frontlines for equity, access, diversity, participation, and rights for Black, Indigenous, racialized communities, to shed light on the lived experiences of Black, Indigenous & Racialized communities and to provide resources and information to those who want to Stay Informed, Get Connected and Take Action. John's own music tells life stories of his past. A certified youth worker and mentor, John's goal is to bring to the fore-front, deeply embedded issues experienced by the youth he helps and to inspire those who want to do more, to listen, to learn and join the movement. John's mandate has always been to not just connect but to engage in what is happening in the world. John's patience & commitment comes from his own experiences & mistakes and the people that helped him. Walking alongside the youth he mentors is not only necessary for their journey but for his. Being in for the long term is important. Showing up is key. John used his connections within the music industry to bring together some Juno & Grammy award winners & nominees to lend their voices and talents to this special project. Collectively the talented group is called, United Artists 4 change and the ensemble features over 40 Black and Racialized Artists, Musicians and Producers from around Canada. The EP was produced by Da-Rell Clifton, vocally produced by Gary McAuley, Rufus John & Darren Hamilton, and mixed/mastered by Dan Brodbeck. Some of the artists involved are: JRDN, Carlos Morgan, D.O, Chad Price, Dan-e-o, Owen “O Sound” Lee, Dwayne Morgan, Quisha Wint, Jason Simmons (Vocal Paint), The McAuley Boys, Nefe, Clair Davis, Aphrose, D/Shon and The Waterloo Region Mass Choir. The Freedom Marching Project has partnered with Community leader Selam Debs & the initiative Parents of Black Children. A Go Fund Me page has been set up where people can donate for the month of February and all the proceeds raised via Go Fund Me will be evenly distributed between The Freedom Marching Project and our partners who are combating racism, oppression and discrimination within the current systems and communities. https://www.gofundme.com/f/the-freedom-marching-project?utm_campaign=p_lico+communities. https://www.gofundme.com/f/the-freedom-marching-project?utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer Link Below to Order "The Freedom Marching Project: https://linktr.ee/Freedom Thank you for listening and supporting!!! PLEASE SUPPORT RUFUS JOHN MOVEMENT.. Continue listening to the podcast. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/caramel-lucas/message

This was epic! Jon sings, we talk Buddies, Slugs and Miles's life as a Descendents offspring. There's so many good stories and fun times packed into this episode. Thanks for listening.  Find Jon Snodgrass online jonsnodgrass.com Miles Stevenson on Instagram Miles Stevenson is a musician and songwriter. He plays in multiple bands. He's featured on the latest Jon Snodgrass & Friends release.  From Wiki-  Jon Snodgrass is a musician and member of the groups Armchair Martian, Scorpios, and Drag the River. He also performs solo and has collaborated with other musicians.[1][2] Biography Jon Snodgrass was born and raised in St. Joseph, Missouri,[3] and later settled in Fort Collins, Colorado, before forming Armchair Martian in the early 1990s.[4] In 1996, he started recording songs with ALL singer Chad Price under the name Drag the River.[3] Since then, he has continued putting out music with both bands, as a solo artist, and as a member of Scorpios. Snodgrass has collaborated with Chad Rex, Hagfish, Descendents, Stephen Egerton, Joey Cape, Lagwagon, Bad Astronaut, Cory Branan, Frank Turner, Chuck Ragan (Revival Tour and Hot Water Music), Tim McIlirath (Rise Against), Chris Wollard (Hot Water Music and Ship Thieves), Vinnie Fiorello (Less Than Jake), Scott Reynolds (ALL), Mike Herrera (MxPx), Arliss Nancy, and Jimmy Islip. Jon is also known to have an affinity for turning lightbulbs on and off by hand during musical performances at the Legendary Surfside 7 in Fort Collins, CO. ------------------------------------ NEW MXPX song - Say Yes - LISTEN HERE Listen to the MxPx challenge on Spotify! Gimme some 2 a days!!! MXPX and Podcast INFO BELOW:   https://linktr.ee/Mikeherrerapodcast ------------------------- Have you subscribed to the pod?  Big Thanks to RØDE MICS  --------------------------------------------------- LIFE IN QUARANTINE - THE COLLECTION TEXT LIST - Join our Text list by texting MXPX to 31996 Merch available at www.mxpx.com MUSIC -LISTENER CHALLENGE- Listen to MXPX Self Titled Deluxe Album at least once a day. Use hashtag #mxpx or #mxpxsuperchallenge The MXPX Super Challenge Playlist MXPX - Self Titled Deluxe Edition  Mike Herrera - Moment's Like These: TX Mike Herrera - Superman - LISTEN HERE!  I now have an Artist Series Music Man Stingray from Ernie Ball! You can order straight from the shop on the Music Man website.  A portion of proceeds goes to MusicCares!  MIKE HERRERA SIGNATURE SERIES BASS If you like the podcast- Subscribe, rate and review on Apple. Support what I do at MXPX.com  Leave a message with your question on the Mike Herrera Podcast voicemail. (some could be aired on future episodes of the podcast) 360-830-6660 (US number) 3 min limit per message. Producing and editing by Bob McKnight. @bobandkatieshow

Look at it as a continuing journey. There is not a start into it. It's something that you learn every day. You get better at it every day. I equate it to sports because I played sports. In business, athletically, you don't have to lose. Your mind can just get sharper and sharper. I know now based on my experience in having made decisions. The decisions I could have made better earlier in my career. There is no way for me to improve on myself if I am not a continuous learner throughout the process. My number one advice would just be to be open to learning for the rest of your life or as long as you want to be an entrepreneur, not getting stuck in your own mind. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-inventive-journey/message

Billy talks about happenings in Athletics, and Pat sits down with Chad Price, Dr. Dan Sandor, and Tyler Morris to chat about VT Turfgrass and National Ag Week!

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How do they change out that field so fast? Join us for a visit with Mr. Chad Price from Carolina Green the company that have been building athletic fields and growing sod for some of the biggest sporting events in the country for years. Chad will talk about how they move into an NFL stadium and replace the entire playing surface days before a big game. Interesting conversation for any turf grower.

ASU's Disability Resource Center recently changed its name to Student Accessibility and Inclusive Learning Services or SAILS. The name was changed to align with the center's role on campus and to make students feel more comfortable seeking its services. Podcast reporter, Madison Young, spoke with the Director of SAILS, Chad Price, to uncover the motivation behind renaming the center.

In this episode we welcome in the Kettlebell Kings themselves! Jay Perkins & Chad Price, 2 of the 3 founders, join me and we dive in to how Kettlebell Kings came about, the challenges of an international supply chain in the time of Covid19, and what lessons you can take from an entrepreneur and apply to your daily life. Enjoy! If you enjoy the content please leave a 5 star review and support my work by supporting my affiliates: Kettlebell Kings, use code TCKB to get 10% off Gaspari Nutrition, use code JWright20 at check out for 20% off your order Bearfoot Athletics, use code TWINCITIESKETTL to get 10% off Vivo Barefoot shoes --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/platformpodcast/support

In this episode we host Chad Price of Carolina Green Sod Farm. We dive in to the different components of his company and what it takes to run one of the largest sports turf field construction companies in the United States. There is also a discussion of the significance of belonging to an industry organization in order to better ones network in the industry. Great episode with great content, ENJOY!

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Jon Snodgrass, singer  and writer of songs, was born and raised in St. Joseph, Missouri, and later settled in Fort Collins, Colorado, before forming Armchair Martian in the early ‘90s. In 1996, he started recording songs with ALL singer Chad Price under the moniker Drag The River. Since then, he has continued putting out music with both bands, as a solo artist, and as a member of Scorpios. The last decade has seen many solo albums, eps and tours.  Snodgrass has toured North America and Europe endlessly.  Jon's debut full length "Tace" due out October 9 on A-F Records and Hometown Caravan. Available right now for pre-sale. And listen to the first single, Renaissance Man now on  SPOTIFY APPLE MUSIC or YOUTUBE   We cover some ground with this one. In this episode: -What Jon has been doing during the new Covid era.  -Some of the stories behind the songs on his new album, TACE -Jon is a massive Colorado Rockies Fan. Wrote them a song -Writing songs and jingles in 5 mins or less in real time -A new Podcast Intro Theme Song? -The slug song - (a slug song?) -Jon sings and he plays guitar and Mike enjoys the experience -Simple business advice for independant artists of all kinds -Drag the River and Tumbledown stories -and more fun!   Follow Jon online: Jon Snodgrass Website  Jon Snodgrass Instagram  Jon Snodgrass Twitter Jon Snodgrass Facebook   Have you subscribed to the pod?  Big Thanks to RØDE MICS  --------------------------------------------------- Fever Dream by MXPX out NOW! LIFE IN QUARANTINE - THE COLLECTION HOMEWARD BOUND! I know you've got a lot of worries…There’s a new MXPX song out now!! Listen / Watch here: https://smarturl.it/mxpxworries TEXT LIST - Join our Text list by texting MXPX to 31996  Life in Quarantine merch still available at www.mxpx.com MUSIC -LISTENER CHALLENGE- Listen to MXPX Self Titled Deluxe Album at least once a day. Use hashtag #mxpx or #mxpxsuperchallenge The MXPX Super Challenge Playlist Big link to everything MXPX BAND LINK  MXPX - Self Titled Deluxe Edition  Mike Herrera - Moment's Like These: TX Mike Herrera - Superman - LISTEN HERE!  I now have an Artist Series Music Man Stingray from Ernie Ball! You can order straight from the shop on the Music Man website.  A portion of proceeds goes to MusicCares!  MIKE HERRERA SIGNATURE SERIES BASS If you like the podcast- Subscribe, rate and review on Apple. Support what I do at MXPX.com  Leave a message with your question on the new Mike Herrera Podcast voicemail. (some will be aired on future episodes of the podcast) 360-830-6660 (US number) 3 min limit per message. Tip-Write your question down and read it. Will be more clear. ;)  www.mxpx.com for all things follow @MikeHerreraTD on Instagram or Twitter follow @mxpxpx on Instagram and @mxpx on Twitter  Thanks to Bob McKnight! Producing / Editing and sometimes more done by Bob McKnight @bobandkatieshow  Listen to the new album on Spotify, Apple Music, or wherever you stream your tunes! Thanks to RØDE MICS  Shop at Merch Arsenal

Bro. Chad Price presents "Absolute Surrender" from 1 Kings 20, during a worship service at Immanuel Baptist Church, Florence, Ky. Please visit us at 7183 Pleasant Valley Road Florence KY 41042, or call us at (859) 586-6829. Church links: Website: https://www.ibcflorence.com Daily Devotions: https://ibcflorenceky.wordpress.com/follow/ Free App: http://www.ibcflorence.com/ibc-app Our entire list of recent sermons: https://www.ibcflorence.com/recent-sermons Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/ibcflorence Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ibcflorenceky/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ibcflorence/ Podcasts: https://soundcloud.com/user-658781358 Live Stream: https://www.youtube.com/ibcflorence/live Instant Message: https://m.me/ibcflorenceky We would love to know how to pray for you! Romans 10:9

Dave Brown (Oklahoma Lefty) joins us to discuss the 1993 album Breaking Things by ALL.http://oklahomalefty.blogspot.com/Call our voicemail line: 202-688-PUNKLeave us a review and rating.All episodes available on iTunes, Spotify, and Stitcherhttps://www.instagram.com/punklottopodhttps://punklottopod.simplecast.com/https://twitter.com/punklottopodhttps://www.facebook.com/punklottopodSongs featured on this episode:Jawbox - Jackpot PlusBikini Kill - Rebel GirlBad Religion - KeroseneQuicksand - FazerFugazi - Smallpox ChampionSuperchunk - Precision AutoALL - ShreenALL - Original MeALL - RightALL - Birthday I.O.U. 

There has been a recurring theme of advice and insight from our guests who are business owners, entrepreneurs and doers of stuff in the past year. One nugget has been repeated frequently but articulated perfectly by Chad Price of Mako Medical. That is you have to be intrinsically motivated by your "why."Charlie Engle shares his mindset shift when he chose to "change his relationship with pain." It's more than just a technique that allows him to get a couple more miles as an ultramarathon runner. It's a philosophy of what happens to us personally and professionally when we struggle. Discomfort and pain often are the precursors to a necessary change in our lives and business. Listen as Charlie candidly unpacks his experience getting a movie produced by Matt Damon, his recovery, and a peculiar relationship with being comfortable. Who's got the monkey? Katie eloquently unpacks the definition of a game that many of us have been unknowingly playing for years. She said that her body left a successful career in 2006 but her mind didn't join her until 2009. What is she talking about? Employee thinking versus owner thinking. This principle is a must-listen for any business owner or entrepreneur.Joe Matz talks about his experience climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro and what the experience taught him about business. In a masterfully told parable, he unpacks the importance of the principle of finding a guide and acclimating to your new altitude. His insights unpack the importance of finding mentors and people who have been there before to help show you the way in your uncharted territory and why going slowly is often the preferable route to the summit. 

Chad shares practical advice for entrepreneurs and business owners about the topics of: Asking the right questions The 10 x 10 challenge that will change your life How to start a business from the contacts in your phone by the time you're 40 How to not work for your business anymore, but work for your cause Finding something you are passionate about, focusing on that and letting the revenue be a byproduct of the focus The importance of not having a backup plan and ditching the side-hustle When you don't have skills in America you have to bet on yourself Dark Knight Rises clip where Bruce climbs out of the pit

Songwriters Guild Live is a weekly radioshow in Amsterdam, focussed on artists who write their own songs. This week your host was Ro Halfhide. Let’s start with a name-drop: over the past 20 years, Michael Dean Damron has played and toured with some of the greatest American songwriters in history: Alejandro Escovedo, Lucero, Rocky Votolato, Chad Price, Mike Watt, Eddie Spaghetti, Reverend Horton Heat, Drive by Truckers, David Allen Coe, Jerry Joseph, Slim Cessna's Auto Club, Neko Case... Damron is tired, hopeful, and excited to play for new folks in a different part of the world. Oh, and he HATES to fly. Just another fear to overcome. On his upcoming tour of Belgium and Netherlands, Damron will be backed by the best there is, bassist Allen Hunter of Eels fame and guitarist/producer Dan Eccles of Richmond Fontaine and Fernando. A subtly powerful trio to make you shout, cry, and remember what it means to be alive.

Editor Ricky Frankel interviews Chad Price of A Vulture Price and ALL.

Chad Price is the lead singer of his new band "A Vulture Wake". they have a new album coming out January 31 on Bird Attack Records titled "The Appropriate level of Outrage". The band also features Joe Raposo (RKL/Lagwagon), Sean Sellers (Good Riddance/Real McKenzies) and Brandon D. Landelius (The Mag Seven). A Punk Rawk Super Group! Chad got his start as the replacement lead singer of the band ALL and is now been in the band longer than all the other singers combined. Chad started Drag the River in the early 2000's and toured extensively for many years as well as singing in ALL. Newly sober, Chad has started a new chapter with "A Vulture Wake". They are going on a Western Canadian tour opening for Good Riddance. No plans for Toronto, but one can hope! FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/avulturewake/ BandCamp: www.birdattackrecords.bandcamp.com Shop with amazon.ca, amazon.com and amazon.co.uk  Bookmark the link and support the show!! Pledge monthly with Patreon https://www.patreon.com/apologue Shop Apologue products at http://apologue.ca/shop/ Like the show on FaceBook and subscribe on iTunes Check out my new 3D printing store. Go to www.insightrecorders.com/3dprints    

This week, Josh speaks with Dominic Davi of Tsunami Bomb and Chad Price of ALL and A Vulture Wake!

Opening      - Human cryogenics Second Wind by Chad Price The Lord of the Rings on TV      - Chad Price on CTV      - Lord of the Rings TV show is coming to Amazon      - More from EW      - Clerks 2 vs Lord of the Rings Forever’s Temporary by Chris Nicholls Entertainment Update      - Justice League final trailer      -

Side By Side with Chad Price on Inspiration vs. Intimidation Everyone has goals, everyone has deadlines. Some people get them done by inspiring those around them while others use brute force. There’s a way that draws people to you but few take it. Many opt for “You, do this…” instead of the “Let’s do this together…” How […]

Side By Side with Chad Price on Inspiration vs. Intimidation Everyone has goals, everyone has deadlines. Some people get them done by inspiring those around them while others use brute force. There’s a way that draws people to you but few take it. Many opt for “You, do this…” instead of the “Let’s do this together…” How […]

Guests: Heather Shantora, Jim Beqaj, Kasie Savage, Anne Brodie, Patrick Giles & Chad Price. SUBSCRIBE to What She Said here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/whatshesaidtalk Download our Free iTunes Podcast: apple.co/1U700c0 | Follow us on Facebook/Twitter/Instagram: @WhatSheSaidTalk | www.whatshesaidradio.com What She Said! with Christine Bentley & Kate Wheeler airs Saturday and Sunday at 6PM ET on The Jewel Radio Network. Listen LIVE on the APP: http://www.streamdb5web.securenetsystems.net/v5/CKDX

Kevin is joined by musician Chad Price. Together, they discuss how Chad first discovered and tested his talent for writing and performing, who his major influences were, reaching out to Producer Bill Bell, recording his first full-length CD, “In This Dream,” his most recent single, “Honesty,” the songwriting process and what’s coming up for Chad in 2016 and beyond. Chad also does an acoustic rendition of a song that will be on his forthcoming new album, which he hopes to release some time later this year.

Music Xray's Hookblast Podcast is an A&R and music supervision podcast for music industry professionals. It's a behind the curtains look at how the industry is using online filtering systems to identify some of the best new hooks and music by emerging songwriters, producers, & acts. It's a peek into 21st century A&R. This week we feature music from K.O.H., Morgan's Road, joyjoy, Alex Alexander, Chad Price, David Grey & Lisa Lee Albritton.

This week on Episode 80 of Bobby Pickles' Podcast (Dying Scene Radio #25), Bob Noxious and Bobby Pickles are joined in-studio by documentary filmmaker, Matt Riggle, director of FILMAGE: The Story of Descendents/All. The film spotlights the overly-caffeinated godfathers of pop-punk through various lineup/name changes as their anti-frontman Milo Aukerman departs the band to pursue science and randomly rejoins to make classic records. Key interviews include, Fat Mike, Dave Grohl,Mark Hoppus, and past/present band members: Chad Price, Dave Smalley, Scott Reynolds, Tony Lombardo, Stephen Egerton,Bill Stevenson, Karl Alvarez, etc. Which incarnation do you prefer: Descendents orAll? Episode 25’s recurring theme: The Quest for ALL! THIS WEEK’S PLAYLIST Descendents - Clean Sheets Descendents - I Don’t Want to Grow Up Bouncing Souls - Pervert Good Riddance - Sour Grapes ALL - She’s My Ex ALL - Problematic Descendents - I’m Not A Loser Descendents - Rotting Out Mike Watt and The Secondmissingmen - Kabuki Girl The Bronx - Catalina ALL - Alfredo’s Dying Scene Radio is now on iTunes! (Please: Download. Listen. Subscribe. Share with your fellow punks. Rate the show. And stay tuned for Pigage: The Story of Bob). Follow us on Instagram: @DyingSceneRadio Like us on Facebook: /DyingSceneRadio Call the hotline; tell Bob where to go - (347)754-PUNK This week’s sponsor is, as always, FAT ENZO.

Opening, Chad Price Performs "This Dream", Q+A with Chad Price, Chad Price Performs "When I'm Gone", Woman Tries Smuggling Cocaine In Her Shoes, Chad Price Performs "I'm Good", "We're Really Angry" with Mike Hawkins, Q+A with Chad Price, Chad Price Performs "Second Wind", Movie Update, Music News, Chad Price Performs "Another Day", Q+A with Chad Price, Chad Price Performs a Cover of "Pumped Up Kicks", Closing Music This Dream - Chad Price When I'm Gone - Chad Price

Opening, Chad Price Performs "This Dream", Q+A with Chad Price, Chad Price Performs "When I'm Gone", Woman Tries Smuggling Cocaine In Her Shoes, Chad Price Performs "I'm Good", "We're Really Angry" with Mike Hawkins, Q+A with Chad Price, Chad Price Performs "Second Wind", Movie Update, Music News, Chad Price Performs "Another Day", Q+A with Chad Price, Chad Price Performs a Cover of "Pumped Up Kicks", ClosingMusicThis Dream - Chad PriceWhen I'm Gone - Chad Price