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Join Scott and Mark with their guest, Alex Velluto, as they chat about different cryptocurrencies and why Alex hates all of them. Alex Velluto is an actor, a writer, and a comedian on the rise. With two Dry Bar Comedy specials and millions of online views, Alex has performed in the top comedy clubs across the country in over 60 cities as a member of the Dry Bar Comedy Tour. Today, he shares his thoughts on healthcare, billionaires, and nudity-backed crypto. You don't want to miss this, so stay tuned and enjoy the episode!The Existential Crisis Behind CryptoWhen asked about his short-lived crypto journey, Alex went on about how much he hated it. Alongside investing and billionaires, cryptocurrency is on top of his “It can die in a fire” list. After investing a few cents into Dogecoin, he ended up with a lot less than he had imagined. And so, he pulled out whatever investment he had in Doge and swore never to do it again. However, this is not the only reason why he is bitter about cryptocurrency. At first, Alex jokingly said that he hates crypto because he wishes he had gotten into it sooner. But soon after, he also shared his experience talking about crypto with people he knew. In this experience, he intuitively realized that crypto is based on the value people put in it. And so, if crypto is based on the value people give it, then the same can be said for anything else—stocks, real estate, other people, etc. Hence, with cryptocurrency, Alex Velluto is constantly reminded that everything in life is meaningless, the one thought he tries to forget, even for a little while. And yet, here he is, talking about different cryptocurrencies in today's episode of Amigospc. The Aftermath of Decentralizing Big CompaniesOften, the goal of cryptocurrency is to decentralize large businesses such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Then again, while discussing how Helium plans to go up against The Internet, Alex posed the question, “What happens after they succeed?” Like the concept of anarchism, crypto's goal to take down big companies could only mean that crypto seeks to take their place, which is arguably just as bad. Later in the episode, Alex best described it as “taking down evil corporations by being more evil.” Of course, while this is a joke, there may be some truth to crypto's means to decentralize ventures in power. And while Mark tried to counter it with “what if crypto becomes sustainable,” it still begs the question, “who would be responsible for its regulation then?”. What would the distribution of resources be like then? Will the value of crypto be sustainable when, at its core, its value is based on what value people give it? So far, sustaining the value of crypto has already proven to be impossible. Hence, Alex's concern over the aftermath of crypto's success is still valid. Either way, only the future holds the answer to his question, and the number of existential crises in this episode is enough for one day.About Alex Velluto:Alex Velluto was named “Best of Fest” at the Golden Spike Comedy Festival. Alex also won at the Finger Lakes Comedy Festival in Ithaca, NY, and got into the finals at the Boston Comedy Festival. Since then, he has performed at other top festivals globally, including the Big Sky Comedy Festival and the Seattle International Comedy Competition.In 2016, Alex was voted “Best Comedian” by City Weekly Magazine. Now, his debut comedy special "Alex Velluto: Spurious" is currently streaming on Amazon. He is also said to appear alongside the cast of JK Studios, formerly known as Studio C, in their series Loving Lyfe. Not only that, he will be hosting a comedy walking series for NordicTrack despite being vaguely out of shape, according to him. Outline of the Episode: • [00:52] Alex Velluto just found out his YouTube video got viral • [02:10] Why Alex hates investing, crypt

Join Scott and Mark with their guest, Alex Velluto, as they chat about different cryptocurrencies and why Alex hates all of them. Alex Velluto is an actor, a writer, and a comedian on the rise. With two Dry Bar Comedy specials and millions of online views, Alex has performed in the top comedy clubs across the country in over 60 cities as a member of the Dry Bar Comedy Tour. Today, he shares his thoughts on healthcare, billionaires, and nudity-backed crypto. You don't want to miss this, so stay tuned and enjoy the episode!The Existential Crisis Behind CryptoWhen asked about his short-lived crypto journey, Alex went on about how much he hated it. Alongside investing and billionaires, cryptocurrency is on top of his “It can die in a fire” list. After investing a few cents into Dogecoin, he ended up with a lot less than he had imagined. And so, he pulled out whatever investment he had in Doge and swore never to do it again. However, this is not the only reason why he is bitter about cryptocurrency. At first, Alex jokingly said that he hates crypto because he wishes he had gotten into it sooner. But soon after, he also shared his experience talking about crypto with people he knew. In this experience, he intuitively realized that crypto is based on the value people put in it. And so, if crypto is based on the value people give it, then the same can be said for anything else—stocks, real estate, other people, etc. Hence, with cryptocurrency, Alex Velluto is constantly reminded that everything in life is meaningless, the one thought he tries to forget, even for a little while. And yet, here he is, talking about different cryptocurrencies in today's episode of Amigospc. The Aftermath of Decentralizing Big CompaniesOften, the goal of cryptocurrency is to decentralize large businesses such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Then again, while discussing how Helium plans to go up against The Internet, Alex posed the question, “What happens after they succeed?” Like the concept of anarchism, crypto's goal to take down big companies could only mean that crypto seeks to take their place, which is arguably just as bad. Later in the episode, Alex best described it as “taking down evil corporations by being more evil.” Of course, while this is a joke, there may be some truth to crypto's means to decentralize ventures in power. And while Mark tried to counter it with “what if crypto becomes sustainable,” it still begs the question, “who would be responsible for its regulation then?”. What would the distribution of resources be like then? Will the value of crypto be sustainable when, at its core, its value is based on what value people give it? So far, sustaining the value of crypto has already proven to be impossible. Hence, Alex's concern over the aftermath of crypto's success is still valid. Either way, only the future holds the answer to his question, and the number of existential crises in this episode is enough for one day.About Alex Velluto:Alex Velluto was named “Best of Fest” at the Golden Spike Comedy Festival. Alex also won at the Finger Lakes Comedy Festival in Ithaca, NY, and got into the finals at the Boston Comedy Festival. Since then, he has performed at other top festivals globally, including the Big Sky Comedy Festival and the Seattle International Comedy Competition.In 2016, Alex was voted “Best Comedian” by City Weekly Magazine. Now, his debut comedy special "Alex Velluto: Spurious" is currently streaming on Amazon. He is also said to appear alongside the cast of JK Studios, formerly known as Studio C, in their series Loving Lyfe. Not only that, he will be hosting a comedy walking series for NordicTrack despite being vaguely out of shape, according to him. Outline of the Episode: • [00:52] Alex Velluto just found out his YouTube video got viral • [02:10] Why Alex hates investing, cryptocurrency, and billionaires • [06:23] How nudity-back cryptocurrency “MoonlyFans” works • [08:44] Alex's beef with crypto and how to spend it on tangible items • [11:09] Crypto began to have value because of the dark web • [19:47] What made Alex jump in on the Dogecoin train • [26:16] How Safemoon crypto keeps your “moons” safe in Gambia, Africa • [29:43] Alex and the hosts' different perspectives on cryptocurrency • [31:36] How decentralizing comedic franchises turned Youtube into a mess • [37:32] “HackCoin” as a cryptocurrency for comedians and its similarities to NFTs • [41:24] How the healthcare crypto “Solve” works and why Alex believes in healthcare • [50:15] Why Alex thinks Australia is not real and that we're all on the Truman Show Catch Alex Velluto!Website: https://www.alexvelluto.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alexvelluto Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/avelluto/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/alexvelluto Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGfC1Ji8zEs8uKi-r4cDdRw Connect with AmigosPC!Website: https://www.amigospc.net #cryptojoke #dogecoinscam #alexvelluto

Alexandra (Alex) Carter is a world-renowned negotiation expert, bestselling author of the book, Ask for More, and Columbia Law School Professor.The image that most of us have in our heads when we think about negotiation is people speaking over one another, fighting for the prize. But this is not what it takes to be a masterful negotiator. In fact, quite the opposite. As Alex explains in our conversation today, it's about asking skillful questions, listening, and understanding how you can fulfill someone's needs. We'll chat with Alex about her journey, and some of the formative negotiating experiences she has had along the way to help us understand why we need to all ask for more. While we might believe we are taking something away from someone when we negotiate, we are actually contributing to the upliftment of all of those around us when we get what we are worth. We talk about ways of turning a no into a yes, why negotiation is not only about money, and the value of taking time when you make decisions. Alex's actionable, simple tactics are easy to implement, and you will undoubtedly achieve the results you are looking for if you follow her advice!In this episode, we'll talk to Alex about: * Even in the most turbulent times, you can always ask for more. [2:35]* Hear what Alex was like growing up, the social struggles she felt she had, and how she discovered her passion for teaching and leading. [4:28]* When Alex unearthed her love of negotiation and how she applied it to her own life. [6:48]* The story of how Alex negotiated her first salary and what she learned from this. [8:09]* Why negotiation is more about asking great questions than anything else, according to Alex. [10:22]* Stories of clients Alex worked with who negotiated their salaries and improved their standing in their companies. [13:16]* No does not have to be the end of the line; it's an opportunity to ask about the other person's concerns. [14:51]* How Alex thinks about questions, and the role they play in negotiation. [17:19]* What Alex sees in her work with women and their thoughts of negotiation. [20:41]* Alex's take on why negotiations are opportunities to steer relationships. [23:20]* How Alex, as a speaker, has turned no's into yes's when negotiating speaking fees, and what other entrepreneurs can learn from this. [26:40]* Negotiating does not always have to be about money; you can find other ways to get value. [30:49]* The top three biggest mistakes people make when they negotiate. [33:50]* You are already enough, so go out there and ask for what you want. [38:32]* Unless you are working in an emergency room, you don't have to make a decision on the spot. [39:42]* Alex's struggles with imposter syndrome and what we can learn if we have this challenge. [42:38]* When you use your voice, you are inspiring others to do the same. [44:44]* Why Alex always knew she would be where she is today. [47:01]* Everyone, even those you look up to, struggle with imposter syndrome. [49:24]Follow Alex: * Website: https://alexcarterasks.com/ * Alex's Book: Ask For More - 10 Questions to Negotiate Anything: https://alexcarterasks.com/book/ * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexandrabcarter/ Follow Yasmin: * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yasminknouri/* Stay updated & subscribe to our newsletter: https://www.behindherempire.com/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Refugees bring skills, talents, and aspirations and can be a benefit rather than a burden to receiving societies. Realizing this potential relies on moving beyond a purely humanitarian focus to fully include refugees in host-country economies, build economic opportunities in refugee-hosting regions, and navigate the ambiguous politics of refugee protection. In today's episode of the Charter Cities Podcast, Kurtis Lockhart speaks with Alexander Betts, a Professor of Forced Migration and International Affairs at the University of Oxford, about refugee economics and the role that the private sector, technology, and innovation have to play in the global refugee crisis. Alex currently leads the Refugee Economies program at Oxford, where his research focuses on the political economy of refugee assistance with a focus on African countries. His book, Refuge, co-written with economist Paul Collier, was named one of the best books of the year by the Economist in 2017, and he has written several other books on migration and refugee issues, most recently The Wealth of Refugees, which came out earlier this year. Alex is uniquely qualified to share his insights into the Jordan Compact, as he does in this episode, and he reflects on how displaced people can build economies, the value of providing refugees with basic socio-economic rights and entitlements, and what constitutes meaningful, dignified work for refugee communities. To learn more, make sure to tune in today! Key Points From This Episode: • An introduction to Alexander Betts and his passion for running and debating. • What Alex learned about UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) while working there and how it has informed his work. • How his time in Silicon Valley influenced his thinking and led to Refugee Economics. • Learn about the Jordan Compact and the opportunities it creates for Syrian refugees. • The value of giving refugees basic socio-economic rights and entitlements. • Replicating this special economic zone strategy for refugees in a context-specific manner. • The main impacts of the Jordan Compact, its political successes and economic weaknesses. • Why one of the main challenges has been the gender dimensions of the Compact. • The critiques of the Compact that Alex takes most seriously, including what constitutes meaningful, dignified work for refugees. • Why Alex believes a history of refugee self-reliance has been forgotten. • Hear more about Alex's research in Africa and the ethical scope for randomized control trials. • The challenge of doing harm to vulnerable populations through random experimentation. • How Alex explored a natural experiment model in Kenya's Kalobeyei and Kakuma camps. • Why the disconnect between the success of refugee self-reliance and economic inclusion and the lack of adoption more broadly. • Comparing refugees' economic lives in rural versus urban areas; the pros and cons of each. • What interaction or contact does for social cohesion between host communities and refugees. • How the costliness and fragmentation of African cities can lead to the exclusion of refugees. • The role of cash transfers from organizations in urban assistance models for refugees. • The key support, training, and access to opportunity that refugee-led organizations provide. • Alex reflects on how to get big bureaucracy like UNHCR to embrace change and be more proactive rather than reactive. • Combining status quo options to the benefit of refugees, host communities, and countries. • Hear what Alex is working on now and the inherent value of participatory research methods.   Links Mentioned in Today's Episode: http://www.alexanderbetts.co.uk/ (Alexander Betts) https://twitter.com/alexander_betts (Alexander Betts on Twitter) https://www.amazon.com/Refuge-Alexander-Betts/dp/0141984708/ (Refuge)... Support this podcast

In this episode of Ventures, my guest Alex Giannikoulis (https://www.linkedin.com/in/giannikoulis/) and I discuss his journey from startup land, to angel investing, to venture capital, to founding a new company again. His current startup (https://goivee.com/) builds enhanced in-vehicle experiences. We dive into not only the story of IVEE, but how Alex's experience as an angel investor and VC has informed his leadership style and practical advice for founders, especially regarding fundraising. Visit https://satchel.works/@wclittle/ventures-episode-47 for detailed notes and links to resources (videos, articles, etc…) mentioned. You can watch this episode via video here.In this episode we cover the following:1:46 - Brief introduction and tee-up for Alex, when Will and Alex met, and why Will is excited for this conversation.2:20 - Alex self-introduction, story, journey into startup land, angel investing, VC, and now Founder/CEO of https://goivee.com/ 5:41 - Learning from Alex's past in investing, how did he approach being a CEO of his new venture differently based on his experience as an angel and VC? 8:08 - Advice for targeting investors; commentary on the numbers game when raising capital. Can your company be a billion dollar company? If not, classic VC may not be the right path for you.12:47 - What did early validation experiences and endeavours look like for Alex? How did he know to keep investing his own time and money into IVEE?15:52 - What does the current status of IVEE look like in terms of product? What does this summer and fall look like for the company?18:16 - Coming close to 100k rides for IVEE, where/how did those rides happen? Does IVEE own the vehicles?20:19 - Comparison to the taxis with TVs in them. Why Alex isn't a fan of that product/experience.21:50 - What is the experience of people riding in an IVEE now? Does a user just randomly get selected into an IVEE experience when ride hailing? Is there a way to reserve an IVEE specifically? 25:07 - Are there partnerships that IVEE has in place now that help inform / guide the content and experience for passengers?26:12 - How has Alex evolved his own leadership practice and style?28:27 - What's the frank advice for founders to help them navigate raising money from institutional VC? What are the pitfalls to watch out for?31:46 - More advice for those perhaps newer to the fundraising process (on both sides of the table), especially re: setting terms for things like dilution.34:23 - Advice for founders: When do you leave the day job? What advice does Alex have for people considering diving into startup land?36:57 - Advice for potential venture capitalists. What insight does Alex have for people considering raising a VC fund? 38:48 - Final words for investors and entrepreneurs listening in and watching.39:52 - Where can people find Alex/IVEE online?  https://goivee.com/ // https://twitter.com/rideivee // alex@goivee.com 

APPLY NOW to work with me! https://brookethomas321708.typeform.com/to/cHCppKqW thefaithfreebie.com Join Brooke's mental wellness team: myamareglobal.com/10039/en-US/ Follow Brooke on Social Media https://www.brookethomas.com/ https://www.facebook.com/LiveOutLoudwithBrooke/  https://www.instagram.com/liveoutloudbrooke/  https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomasbrooke/  If you want a life filled with blessings and abundance, it's time to flip your thinking. Stop following the world's logic and align with the upside-down kingdom of God. Listen in as Pastor and Author Alex Seeley shares her opposite-life principles for choosing worship over worry and finding freedom in the power of forgiveness! Question Highlights You've written a book about the ‘upside-down kingdom of God.' Why do you describe it that way? How did you realize you had unforgiveness in your heart toward your mother? What did you do to forgive her? And how can someone get to that place by themselves? In Opposite Life, you talk about choosing worship over worry. Can you give us an example of that? How did you know the God-nudge to move to the US was from truly from the Lord? How did your kids manage the adjustment? And what did you do to help them? Did you have a go-to Scripture for people who came to you for guidance during the pandemic? Can you tell us about the origin of The Belonging Co and the need it fills in your community? What is your take on the importance of women in leadership both in church life and marketplace ministry?   In this episode, you will learn about…  How our lives are blessed when we start living opposite to the worldly view How resentment and unforgiveness manifest in our lives Why you don't need your oppressor's apology to forgive and be free Alex's advice on asking the Lord to confirm His Word How Alex's congregation was prepared for adversity and demonstrated resilience through the pandemic and political divisiveness of the last year The Belonging Co's aim to honor the God in every human being Why Alex is passionate about seeing women rise up and have a voice in ministry Show Notes If you want a life filled with blessings and abundance, it's time to flip your thinking. To stop following the world's logic and align with the upside-down kingdom of God. Pastor and Author Alex Seeley is the Cofounder of The Belonging Co, a Holy Spirit-driven church based in Nashville, Tennessee. Her most recent book, Opposite Life: Unlocking the Mysteries of God's Upside-Down Kingdom, describes 20 scriptural principles for living a powerful and abundant life. On this episode of The Live Out Loud Show, Alex joins Brooke to explain what she means by the upside-down kingdom of God and share an example of the opposite-life principle of choosing worship over worry. Alex opens up about how unforgiveness toward her mother manifested in her life and what she did to break free, finding healing and wholeness through the Holy Spirit. Listen in for Alex's insight on how to recognize a God-nudge and learn how YOU can leverage your faith to prepare for adversity and demonstrate resilience no matter what happens in the world around you! Connect with Alex Seeley The Belonging Co Alex's Website Alex on Instagram Alex on Facebook Resources  The Opposite Life: Unlocking the Mysteries of God's Upside-Down Kingdom by Alex Seeley Tailor Made: Discover the Secret to Who God Created You to Be by Alex Seeley Lisa Bevere Alex's Interview on 100 Huntley Street The Beatitudes Romans 8:28-31 Christine Caine

There’s been a lot of hype surrounding cryptocurrency recently, but many people still find this market difficult to access. Alex Wang, CEO and Co-Founder of Ember Fund, has found a way to solve this challenge. Ember Fund is on a mission to fundamentally transform access to cryptocurrency investing and make investment products used by sophisticated investors available to everyone.Ember Fund is also one of the Republic portfolio companies that successfully raised funds on our platform. We invited him to discuss the work Ember Fund does to make cryptocurrency investing accessible for everyday investors, the reason they chose to crowdfund on Republic, and their plans to democratize the world of finance. Key points discussed The mission behind Ember Fund (00:00)This is what gives Ember Fund a competitive edge (04:49)Why they choose to crowdfund on Republic (05:57)Choosing the investors at their cap table (08:45)Lessons learned through crowdfunding (11:23)Why Alex decided to establish Ember Fund (14:45)What’s next for Ember Fund (16:07)Additional resourcesLearn more about Ember Fund and their work here:https://www.emberfund.io/To keep in the loop for the latest developments in crowdfund investing, make sure to follow this podcast and listen in every week. Leave a rating and a review and let’s bring profit back to the people together.Ready to start investing in your future? Then head over to www.republic.co and find a startup you’re passionate about.This content is provided for educational purposes only by Republic. Nothing discussed should be construed as legal, tax, accounting, or investing advice. The views of the presenters may not be the views of Republic and its affiliates. Always consult with trusted professional advisors before making investments. Private investments are inherently illiquid and may result in a total loss. All rights reserved.

With offices and common areas closed, many apartment communities and real estate investors had to rely more heavily on the digital experience. While some only used pictures, the savvy teams focused on visual media, including videos and virtual tours. Technology served to be a key differentiator for apartment communities dedicated to delivering a premium experience and making a strong first impression. And these tools are no longer reserved for the big players. The affordability has come down drastically, according to Alex Taylor of Oval Room Group.   Alex is an experienced entrepreneur & business owner with a demonstrated history of working in the real estate industry. His current company, Oval Room Group, is a nationwide single source real estate visual media provider. By combining extensive real estate knowledge with a wide array of technology, focused on planning, development, and post project marketing, this platform is revolutionizing the way real estate marketing & content is being created.   In this episode, Alex shares how real estate investors can use visual media to deliver an enhanced experience to residents, prospects, buyers, and investors. He also shares why video is critical for real estate and where opportunities lie going forward.   How to Leverage Visual Media as a Real Estate Professional Started in real estate by getting involved in the SFR and residential real estate world Transitioning into commercial real estate (brokers, large asset owners, and corporate real estate) rounding out his real estate investing knowledge  Why Alex and partner Tim Haines bought 513 Oval Room and started Oval Room Group: Visual Media Real Estate Solutions    The guy taking pictures, or flying a drone taking pictures of your property, has very little knowledge of real estate and that gap causes a lot of frustration.   How Oval Room Group partners with brokers and property owners from day 1 on a project Working through the foundation of a real estate project through the zoning, planning, and municipality processes How to use virtual renovation rendering and the benefits to your property marketing    Virtual renovation rendering can be used to get design and planning done, as well as demonstrate the new space to current and prospective tenants, all in one application.    Getting specific with value add design while hitting your ROI How Oval Room Group works with different real estate investors from single-family to commercial  Why your property's visual identity is so important (It’s so much more than a virtual tour!) Engaging your prospective tenants with consistent marketing When you should be using high-level 360 virtual tours   Being able to represent your property virtually is becoming the norm and will continue to evolve past COVID.   How real estate owners and operators have changed their processes in the last year due to COVID and how they are moving forward for a post-Covid world The Oval Group software that showcases the community in which the property is located  Saving time analyzing a prospective property that will get you to a ‘yes’ or a ‘no’ more quickly Where Alex thinks the real estate market is heading Understanding the lifecycle of buyers, investors, and prospective tenants and how to better engage with them Marketing to a world filled with people who have short attention spans (Thanks, Snapchat & Instagram!) 73% of viewers drop after 82 seconds, so you have to produce informative, easily digestible, and smaller videos to engage your audience. Bullseye Round   Apparent Failure: You get what you pay for in the hiring market, and we learned that the hard way.    Digital Resource: Monday.com    Most Recommended Book: Shoe Dog   Daily Habit: Setting micro-goals to hit my macro goals Disconnect (meditate) for 15 minutes a day   Current Curiosity: The company acquisition process   Wish I Knew When I Was Starting Out: How to better build the customer journey    Best Place to Grab a Bite in Cincinnati: Salazar    Get in Touch with Alex: Oval Room Group alex@ovalroom.com

A largely unexplored counterargument to immigration liberalization is that immigrants who come from countries with worse institutions will make the institutions in their destination country worse. In Wretched Refuse? The Political Economy of Immigration and Institutions, Alex Nowrasteh and Benjamin Powell respond to this argument and today we have Alex on the show to elaborate on their findings. Our conversation begins with a discussion on the foundational piece by Michael Clemens, ‘Trillion-Dollar Bills on the Sidewalk'. This paper finds that the marginal immigrant to the United States from a developing country can expect a fourfold increase in their wages, and the result of a global, free migration policy would be to increase global GDP by about 50% to 150%. Alex then unpacks why immigrating would be the most efficient option for improving an immigrant's life. He responds to the arguments that immigrants should improve their home countries rather than immigrate and that the home countries of immigrants will worsen thanks to ‘brain drain'. Later in our conversation, Alex addresses the deep roots theory which proposes that the ancestry metrics of societies influence their GDP per capita. He then weighs in on whether culture impacts economic production. We hear about the central finding of Wretched Refuse, which is that immigrants don't worsen economic institutions in places where they go and in some cases improve them. Wrapping up, Alex shares his perspectives on changing immigration visa laws in the US and what the next ten years might hold in that respect. Tune in today!   Key Points From This Episode:  •  The argument that immigration does not destroy the institutions responsible for prosperity in the modern world to be found in Alex's book. •  Why immigrants from Yemen will 16X their salary after moving to the US. •  Alex's response to the ‘Why don't immigrants fix their home country rather?' argument. •  The question of brain drain when immigrants leave their home countries and why matters are more complex than this. •  Why the overall economic gains immigrants offer to the US outweigh the threat they pose to some salaries. •  Why Alex is a skeptic when it comes to the deep roots argument for prosperity. •  Perspectives on the many reasons for why economic status of a country can change. •  The impacts of culture and trust on economic growth and whether immigrants erode this. •  Examples of mass immigrations to countries with poor institutions that experienced massive economic reforms in a liberalizing direction as a result. •  Alex's thoughts on shifting H1B visa allocation from a lottery to a wage-based system. •  How the heartland visa system might encourage higher rates of legal immigration. •  What Alex thinks will happen around immigration liberalization in the next 10 years.   Links Mentioned in Today's Episode: https://www.chartercitiesinstitute.org/ (Charter Cities Institute) https://www.facebook.com/Charter-Cities-Institute-424204888015721/ (Charter Cities Institute on Facebook) https://twitter.com/CCIdotCity (Charter Cities Institute on Twitter) https://www.linkedin.com/company/charter-cities-institute/ (Charter Cities Institute on LinkedIn) https://www.chartercitiesinstitute.org/people/jeffrey-mason#:~:text=Prior%20to%20joining%20the%20Charter,and%20the%20Bipartisan%20Policy%20Center. (Jeffrey Mason) https://www.cato.org/people/alex-nowrasteh (Alex Nowrasteh) https://www.cato.org/ (CATO Institute Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity) https://www.amazon.com/Wretched-Refuse-Political-Immigration-Institutions/dp/1108477631 (Wretched Refuse? The Political Economy of Immigration and Institutions) https://pubs.aeaweb.org/doi/pdf/10.1257/jep.25.3.83 (‘Trillion-Dollar Bills on the Sidewalk')... Support this podcast

In this episode, Marcus Edwardes speaks with Alex Margarite, a leadership recruiter who began his career in research for the executive research firm Isaacson, Miller and went on to become Head of Talent Research and Engagement at Asana before ultimately becoming the TA Lead for leadership roles there.Alex is a lifelong singer and a musician trained on multiple instruments in jazz and classical. And he’s a fellow spinning instructor.Listen in as Alex shares the most refreshing part about moving from being an external to an internal recruiter and the differences he has observed between the two.He also gives his thoughts on behavioral interviewing and its advantages over situational interviewing.Finally, Alex explains why rejecting a candidate on the basis of “culture fit” is almost always a smokescreen, and why his goal at every interview is to elicit “explicit and radical honesty” from his interviewees.What You’ll Learn in This Episode:●      [04:12] Moving from being an external to an internal recruiter●      [06:18] Why it was a relief to now be responsible for only one client●      [10:06] Frustrations that Alex experienced in internal recruitment●      [13:24] Addressing the claim that internal recruiters don’t headhunt●      [15:18] Differences in approaches between external and internal recruiters●      [20:09] How the stakes differ for internal recruiters●      [26:24] Is it any harder to reject a candidate when you’re internal?●      [29:00] Are active candidates treated differently from passive candidates?●      [30:00] How status updates differ in importance for internal recruiters●      [32:39] Alex’s thoughts on behavioral interviewing●      [39:18] Does behavioral interviewing accommodate different personalities?●      [40:50] Does behavioral interviewing reduce the need for subjective evaluation by the recruiter?●      [42:52] Alex’s thoughts on culture fit in a society that aims to have more inclusive and diverse workplaces●      [46:07] Why Alex sets up his interviewees for “explicit and radical honesty”Key quotes:●      “Executive search consultants have such commitments to process—a clean, repeatable process that has some sort of real legacy behind it.”●      “If you are someone working with a recruiter, whether internal or external, the quality of the relationship (like any relationship) is exclusively based on how much you put into it.”●      “I think, as an internal recruiter, you have a little bit less in common with a consultant and more in common with a salesperson.”●      “Behavioral interviewing is more accommodating than situational interviewing to a broader set of personality, communication, and even cognition types (or folks that approach problem-solving differently) because it gives them the chance to describe the way that something happened through their own words.”●      Values are not necessarily the same thing as culture. Culture is the thing that forms around values.Resources Mentioned:●      Asana

Are you confident in yourself as the CEO of your business? Most women entrepreneurs think they need nonstop leads, cash in the bank account, and the dream team to have confidence in themselves as CEOs. Actually, the opposite is true. When I talk about CEO confidence, I immediately think about my guest in today’s show. Alex Davidson is the CEO and Managing Director of Davidson London, and she’s one of my clients. We’re going on a deep dive into how Alex built her CEO confidence and how it affects her leadership. Keep Reading If you are running a company and you want to see six, seven, and multiple seven figure growth, you need what Alex has. If you want to build an incredible team, transform your relationship with yourself, and become the leader your future business needs, you need CEO confidence.  Tune in today to hear my discussion with Alex about what it was like ascending in a family business, leading a mega successful team, and how she cultivated her confidence as a CEO. We get into all the nitty gritty parts of being a women entrepreneur- resilience when things go wrong, being willing to bet on yourself, and making time to take care of yourself. I guarantee this episode will inspire and empower you to step up your confidence game, and I can’t wait for you to prove me right. Today on the Power + Presence + Position Podcast: How Alex started in her family business and then ascended to CEO. Why Alex believes that dyslexia is a power. How Alex restores her confidence when times are tough. What drives her ambition and motivation today. Why consistency is crucial for leading a team. The role coaching has played in Alex’s life and business. Resources Mentioned: To receive weekly written gold in your inbox, make sure you sign up for my email newsletter. Join the Incubator Mastermind Davidson London | Instagram Better Than Before by Gretchin Rubin The Ride of a Lifetime by Robert Iger Love the show? Let us know! Are you a fan of the Power + Presence + Position? If the tips and interviews we share in each episode have helped you gain the confidence and inspiration to become a better, more powerful leader, head on over to Apple Podcasts, subscribe to the show and leave your honest review to let us know! What are you waiting for? Head on over to Apple Podcasts, subscribe, and leave a review to enter your name into this month's drawing!

Alex Pardo’s dream was to be the big CEO of a company, but as he started climbing that career ladder, he realized that he didn’t want to work 70-80 hours a week anymore. As he transitioned into real estate, he found himself making the same mistake by building a massive team that took an ever-increasing amount of time and energy to make it work.That’s when Alex became passionate about growing a business that supported his lifestyle. Determined to share the message with other entrepreneurs that were stuck in the grind, Alex’s started his Flip Empire podcast to help them see how they can have a life they love with real estate investing. And he did exactly the opposite of what the gurus tell you; he made more money with a smaller team.Pretty soon, Alex realized that he felt more excitement over helping other investors than he did cashing $20,000 checks, and that’s when he decided to form the exclusive Ascend mastermind. Nowadays, Alex starts his day at 9:30 and ends it around 3:30, and he gives himself plenty of time to work on personal development and hang out with his kids.If you’re serious about building your life around your business, connect with Alex on his podcast or through his website. With over 500 episodes, he’s been pouring his heart out with the good, the bad, the ugly, and the unbelievable successes of his real estate empire.What's Inside:—Why Gavin believes that the majority of what we do is grounded in mindset.—Starting with wholesaling baseball cards, Alex has loved the wholesaling business model for years.—Why Alex says, “A salary is a ticket to forego your dreams”.

Alex Iskold is a co-founder and Managing Partner at 2048 Ventures, an early stage venture capital firm investing in exceptional first-time entrepreneurs who are building businesses differentiated through technology. Based in NYC, 2048 invests in founders from New York, Boston and Emerging Tech Cities. Alex is a 4x founder, a software engineer, and an investor in over 110 startups. He writes one of the top startup blogs called Startup Hacks. Alex is also a co-founder of the 1kproject - a volunteer effort focused on pandemic relief. Prior to founding 2048 ventures, Alex spent 5 years at Techstars as the Managing Director of its NYC program. Alex was also the founder and CEO of Info Lab (acquired by IBM), founder and CEO of GetGlue (backed by USV, RRE, Time Warner), and a Chief Architect of distributed computing startup DataSynapse (acquired by TIBCO). Alex currently serves as a Coach and a VC in Residence at the Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship at the Harvard Business School. Alex previously taught an award-winning undergraduate computer science class at NYU. He holds a B.S. in Math with Honors from Lehigh University and M.S. in Computer Science from NYU. About Our Partner This episode is brought to you Varia Search. Varia Search is a boutique legal recruiting firm that uses a bespoke approach to fill legal department roles from general counsel to paralegal. They have a particular focus on startups and growing tech companies. They are a boutique firm which allows them to provide individualized, in-depth attention to both their clients and to their searches. They focus solely on placing in-house candidates which allows them to give their clients a bespoke experience in filling their legal needs. Their matchmaking approach ensures that clients are paired with candidates who not only have great credentials but who are also a good cultural fit for a growing company. Learn more at variasearch.com. Some of the Topics Covered by Alex Iskold in this Episode How Alex "accidentally" got into VC Being a 4-time founder and the challenges that he faced Startup failure and knowing what's next How his background in computer science and software engineering and his experience as a founder impacted his role at Techstars and as a VC Why Alex decided to start 2048 Ventures and how he went about structuring the firm The process of raising a $27M fund in 3 months How they prepared to raise the fund and networked for LPs How they think about ownership strategy and the institutional-caliber process they've developed The challenges of pre-seed deal flow and sourcing and being geographically agnostic What Alex has learned from building and running his own fund How 2048 screens early stage companies Evaluating founder-market fit How Alex sees early stage investing (and the world) changing How Alex curates the content he consumes How he approaches industry deep-dives What happens after the investment Why Alex has his blog Startup Hacks and the culture of writing things down How Alex manages his time and the myth of more hours Sign up for The Grind, for actionable insights and stories from successful entrepreneurs delivered to your inbox once per week: https://www.justgogrind.com/newsletter/ Listen to all episodes of the Just Go Grind Podcast: https://www.justgogrind.com/podcast/ Follow Justin Gordon on Twitter: https://twitter.com/justingordon212 Follow Justin Gordon on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/justingordon8/

This week on the PRmoment Podcast I’m talking to Alex Grier, Managing Partner of Frank PR.Alex has worked at Frank for 16 years, he joined the firm in 2005 when there were 15 employees and he saw it sold to Photon (which later became Enero) in 2007. Alex has recently been part of the management team which has bought the agency back from Enero.Frank was originally bought by Photon for just over £8m but over the next 5 years Frank's management hit various incentive targets and the final amount the company was bought for was about £20m.It's been reported that the management team bought Frank back for just shy of a million pounds.Frank had a fee income of about £4.8 million in 2020, down a bit compared to 2019 but bear in mind Q 2 of 2020 COVID happened. The management team of Frank tells me Frank has returned to growth.Thanks to the PRCA for sponsoring the PRmoment Podcast.Don't forget the final entry deadline for the PRmoment Awards is on March 26, do take a look at the PRmoment Awards website for all the details.2 mins Who owns Frank now and why did Alex, Graham Goodkind and Andrew Bloch decide to buy the agency back?3 mins On the face of it's quite a deal! The most eye-catching element is obviously selling it for £20 million and buying it back from less than £1m.5 mins Alex has been at Frank for 16 years, what differences did he see between Frank as an independent firm and Frank as a firm that was owned by a group?7 mins Why Alex believes independent firms do a different type of work compared to group owned firms.9 mins Alex displays his immense memory for job titles by recalling some of the PR legends he used to work with at Shine! Including Rachel Bell, Micheal Frochlich (account director), Graham Drew (account manager) Mitchell Kaye (SAE), Erica Hendrick (account director), Misha Danack (SAE), Greg Jones (senior account manager), Natalie Luke (account manager and Lawrence Collis (junior account exec)11 mins Why Michael Frohlich was responsible for Alex leaving Shine to join Frank!13 mins Will Alex need to change his leadership style now Graham Goodkind and Andrew Bloch have moved aside and he’s now the head boy?15 mins Alex reveals who came up with a Weetabix baked beans idea...16 mins How Frank maximised the chances for Weetabix and beans going big - with a 600 brand pile on.18 mins Alex talks about some of the legends he’s worked with at Frank including Graham Goodkind, Andrew Bloch, Frankie Cory, David Fraser, Gemma Hopkin, Damon Stat, Sophie Raine, Lucy Hart, Rich Leigh, Katie Stolladay, Lucy Newsome, Estelle Boon and many more...21 mins Frank has won for 15 new clients since September - why is PR on such a roll at the moment?24 mins “There’s an idea for every budget”24 mins Alex reveals the cost of the Weetabix for beans campaign was about £5K.28 mins Alex reveals that Frank is leaving Camden and (hopefully) moving to Farringdon.30 mins The future is revealed: Why there’s likely to be more ping pong in PR!32 mins Alex talks about the plans for Frank now it's independent again, including the launch of a corporate offer.

Duncan Palamourdas specializes in the mathematics of poker and poker education. His poker classes at UCLA always fill up early and have long waiting lists. He is also an author at Upswing Poker, Poker News, Card Player and Winning Network. Despite his impressive academic credentials, Duncan’s popularity is a product of his love for simple language and metaphors. Profitable poker play essentially revolves around correct risk/reward optimization. This is a complex topic and Duncan’s great strength is that he explains it in simple terms without resorting to technical jargon. He is the author of “Why Alex beats Bobbie at Poker: Developing a Fundamentally Sound Approach to Poker”. You can connect with Duncan on Twitter at @askthemathdr or through his website askthemathdr.com

Key Points From This Episode: - Alex shares details about his web development journey. - Hear about Nuxt.js and how it fits into the Vue ecosystem. - The tech stack that Alex likes to use. - Why Alex uses Tailwind CSS, despite other people’s skepticism. - Alex answers questions about using Tailwind CSS. - Exploring SEO and how it’s best integrated within your website. - How your sitemap can impact your SEO. - Why using Nuxt.js is so good for your SEO. - Dynamic versus static server-side rendering. - Alex talks about how he uses speaking to problem-solve for the Nuxt community. - Answering Nuxt frequently asked questions. - Common ‘gotchas’ that challenge Nuxt beginners. - From productivity tips to microphone stands, hear our top picks for the week. Tweetables: - “Because it’s configurable and flexible, Tailwind gives you many options to enforce style guidelines — it also gives you a mini-design system to simplify your work.” — @TheAlexLichter [0:08:55] - “SEO isn’t rocket science. It's how you optimize your pages for the user. Though it's called search engine optimization, the user is actually the focus.” — @TheAlexLichter [0:19:16] - “If a newer version of something is coming out and you want to get things done, then just go ahead and start. You can always switch later.” — @TheAlexLichter [0:34:41] Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: - Enjoy the Vue on Twitter (https://twitter.com/enjoythevuecast?lang=en) - Enjoy the Vue (https://enjoythevue.io/) - Alexander Lichter (https://www.lichter.io/) - Alexander Lichter Blog (https://blog.lichter.io/) - Alexander Lichter on Twitter (https://twitter.com/thealexlichter) - Alexander Lichter Email (mailto:blog@lichter.io) - Nuxt.js (https://nuxtjs.org/) - Nuxt.js Documentation (https://nuxtjs.org/docs/2.x/get-started/installation) - Taylor Otwell (https://twitter.com/taylorotwell) - Vue.js London (https://vuejs.london/) - Tailwind CSS (https://tailwindcss.com/) - Tim Benniks (https://twitter.com/timbenniks) - ‘Tim Tries: TailwindCSS with Alexander Lichter’ (https://timbenniks.dev/videos/tim-tries-tailwindcss-with-alexander-lichter/) - Adam Wathan (https://twitter.com/adamwathan) - Diablo IV (https://diablo4.blizzard.com/en-us/) - VueConf US (https://us.vuejs.org/) - Sébastien Chopin (https://twitter.com/Atinux) - Pooya Parsa (https://twitter.com/_pi0_) - Vue.js Global (https://vuejs.amsterdam/program/) - Daniel Roe (https://twitter.com/danielcroe) - Thorsten Lünborg (https://twitter.com/linus_borg) - Vue.js Amsterdam (https://vuejs.amsterdam/) - The Haunting of Bly Manor (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10970552/) - Henry James (https://www.britannica.com/biography/Henry-James-American-writer) - Paul Slaughter (https://gitlab.com/pslaughter) - conventional: comments (https://conventionalcomments.org/) - TONOR T20 Mic Arm Stand (https://www.tonormic.com/products/tonor-t20-mic-arm-stand) - RØDE NT1-A (https://www.rode.com/microphones/nt1-a) - Website Carbon (https://www.websitecarbon.com/) - Roam Research (https://roamresearch.com/) Special Guest: Alexander Lichter.

We’ve got blockchain on the brain this week as serial founder Alex Mashinsky sits down with Lloyd to talk DeFi, crypto and so much more.As Founder and CEO of Arbinet, Alex made his name in the ‘90s as a pioneer of VOIP. From there, he went on to found eight more companies that raised a total of $1 billion in funds. Today, he runs Celsius Network, a P2P crypto lender that boasts more than $1 billion in deposits.In their wide-ranging conversation, Alex tells Lloyd why traditional finance is ripe for disruption and why he believes crypto will bring about that change. They also discuss why COVID will be a driver of new career opportunities, how Alex creates unusually successful companies and the forces that motivate Alex to constantly shake up established industries.Follow Mana Search on TwitterFollow Mana Search on LinkedIn Episode Highlights:02:11: The reason Alex wants to share Celsius’s yield with his customer base11:00: The reasons traditional finance is ripe for disruption16:34: Why Alex left a successful public company to start Celsius21:37: How job creation will accelerate in the wake of COVID24:33: The promising future of crypto29:40: How Alex creates unusually successful start-ups34:09: Why Alex feels so responsible to the Celsius community39:44: How the best patents tell a story44:25: Big predictions on the future of finance

Alexandra has gone by many titles in her life. At the birth of her spiritual journey she became a yoga teacher and began to build a brand specific to yoga. Then as her spirituality flourished, she began to realize that yoga was just a magnificent gateway to the soul. This is how she poetry, Yogini Poetry, was born. To this day, sharing her poetry is important and central to her divine purpose. Currently, Alexandra serves as a women’s coach and yoga teacher, and co-owner at the Kind Yoga Collective on then Outer Banks. Alexandra attended college at East Carolina University where I graduated summa cum laude with my BA in Ancient History and Philosophy. It was during this time that she also became a RYT-200. Next, she attended Florida State University where I obtained my MA in Philosophy. As a women’s coach now, she offers weekly and monthly coaching programs that focus on mindfulness and community. In addition to offering weekly and monthly coaching programs, she facilitates the Sober Women’s group called “Clear”. Alexandra’s life goal is to help create a mindful world full of powerful women. She knows we are in this together.In this episode, me and Alex have an open conversation around drinking in our culture. We discuss: -Freedom from validation from others -Drinking and ideas of finding freedom through it-Reasons I have reached for alcohol in the past: anxiety, sexuality, to be free -What we really want behind the alcohol: true connection -Events and dealing with uncomfortable emotions around not drinking -Alex’s journey with spirituality, loss of identity as an athlete and how drinking played a role in this -Why Alex couldn’t quit fully drinking the first time: not being open to unpacking trauma yet -Drinking and numbing emotions-Making space to fully experience negative emotions-Alcohol and staying extremely busy as a normalized coping strategy to not feel in our society-Being sober curious vs. Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)-Teaching emotional intelligence, adaptive coping strategies in schools -Teaching about drug/alcohol education free of fear and shame-Honoring everyones unique relationship to alcohol whether that is sobriety or mindful drinking that serves their highest self-Living in the gray, being self compassionate and allowing for everyone’s unique path -Alcohol in romantic relationships: first date drinks, sober partnerships, and communication -Drinking behaviors in our family and coping with this Alexandra’s Website: https://www.alexandranolte.com/ Alexandra’s Instagram: @alexandra.nolte If you are looking to try 30-days no alcohol or start your journey through sobriety with a coach, join Alexandra’s group the Sober Women Group: instagram.com/clearsoberwomen/ Connect with me on Instagram: @madds_baileeyy Visit my website: madelinebbailey.com/ Intro Music by: Seth Francis Cover Art by: Tyler Colter

The gang welcomes Chris to the podcast. The podcast surpassed 3,000 downloads. How mischievous is Alex on Twitch. Why Alex and Chris are known as “The Stooges” when they play gun fight in Call of Duty. Alex is a little superstitious with the Dodgers during the playoffs. We give our thoughts on the Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War beta. Michael really loves Chris. Make sure to follow Andrew’s Twitch stream at AverageElite1. And follow Chris’s Twitch stream at FireGuy01. Music Credits:Overcast Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ FOLLOW OUR SOCIAL MEDIA:Twitter: https://twitter.com/OOFriendsPod PODCAST LINKS:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/out-of-the-ordinary-friends/id1450775149 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4udvOoo84gKpHbzU9hEBsw?si=bt2KEsw0R3uo23jluwiPyw YOUTUBE:YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjgfufTMaKvWtT-lUtYZrRw/featured Follow Andrew's Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/averageelite1 Follow Chris's Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/fireguy01  

Gary chats in this episode with Alex Kouramanis. Gary and Alex discussed his first property, which was BRRRR (Buy, Renovate, Rent, Refinance, Repeat) and parlayed that into many more properties, and has become a big property wholesaler. He also has launched an online learning platform to teach others his strategies. Alex also talks about how people, who lack credit and $$$ can get into real estate investing! What you'll learn: * Why you should work hard, but also play hard * Why downtime can lead investors, and everyone in fact to clarity and allow you to refocus * Why Alex read “Rich Dad, Poor Dad” and what came of it * How mindset and manifesting really work * Why education before investing is essential * How our upbringing plays into our beliefs and how to overcome those * What was his timeline from working on mindset to buying his first property * Why relatives with equity in their homes may be able to help (OPM - Other People’s Money) * Why joint ventures partners are useful and sometimes necessary * How marketing can help you sources properties to buy * Why the ‘ugly duckling’ properties is a great strategy for new properties * Why contracts and proposals are important * Which clauses are important for purchasing * Why deposits are different for private sales, and who holds the deposit * Why you should copy your investment approach from successful investors * Why you SHOULD understand the entire process from purchasing to flipping before buying a property, and gives you leverage for negotiation and allows you to appreciate how much $$$ it will take * Why having a mentor is important, but some things you have to learn on your own! * What was Alex’s worst experience * What is BRRRR and why it’s a great strategy * What is property wholesaling * And MORE! Alex’s Bio 7 years ago, Alex was a bartender with a Philosophy degree and zero experience in business or real estate. He purchased his first BRRRR property in 2013, where he spent two years renovating, reading and networking. After selling his first property, Alex used the profit to purchase one buy and hold property and one flip. Today, Alex has 13 units and is a fulltime wholesaler and multifamily investor with over 20 deals under his belt. He also has online courses in real estate investment, negotiation and personal finance, on the Skillshare and Udemy platforms. When not thinking about real estate, Alex loves skateboarding.   Contact Alex Insta: @treetop_residential Web: https://www.treetopbuyer.com/ Online courses: https://www.skillshare.com/classes/Sophisticated-Real-Estate-Investing-The-Core-Strategies-Tools-Mindset/2140126332?via=search-layout-grid Please a leave a review, as it helps Gary understand if he’s bringing on the right guests that you want to hear from! Interested in learning more about Real Estate Investing? Visit https://www.smarthomechoice.ca

“You can’t wait till you’re ready. You’ll never be ready or never think you’re ready. You just have to do it. ” — ALEX IVY Today on the podcast. I am joined by two of my returning guests and closest friends. Jordan Criss and Alex Ivy. And the reason I have them on the podcast today was pretty special to me. Jordan and Alex, at the time of this recording, are now living in LA. And this conversation took place roughly three weeks ago. As they were packing up to leave and we covered that. But the whole point was I'm assuming many of you just had a wait, what, why would you leave right now? And that's the whole point. Because in the pandemic, the idea of moving sounds insane. But. The idea of moving at any point in your life, making a big drastic change. Be it a job. Be it a relationship, be it moving to a new place. Why now? Is always the question. And the answer to that should be, why not? If you've done all the research you can, it just feels like the right move, and you can make it happen. Then make it happen. And that's why the title is podcast is on taking the leap. I think this is so important. With that, everyone. I really enjoyed this conversation with Jordan and Alex, and I hope you do too. They're some of the most amazing people I've ever met, and I cannot wait to visit them in LA. And with that, everyone, please enjoy this conversation with Jordan Criss and Alex Ivy. Show Notes: (00:04:01) A Home Studio Dream (00:04:56) Leaving for California (00:06:21) Leading up to the move (00:11:22) Why Alex wants to go to LA (00:12:05) Why mural paintings? (00:14:40) Why did acrylic painting catch her attention? (00:16:26) Acrylic Dip (00:18:12) How did Alex adjust to the quarantine? (00:19:33) The pandemic is a blessing (00:24:25) Decision Fatigue (00:27:00) Social Battery (00:29:24) Introversion and Extroversion are a spectrum (00:31:59) Trying new foods (00:36:00) Diets and eating consciously (00:39:22) The experience of eating out (00:41:48) Anxiety around moving (00:45:50) Finding the good in the bad (00:47:24) Too much focus on the negatives (00:50:52) Quality of conversation on Facebook (00:54:08) Growing pains for a world culture (00:56:16) Why move now? (00:57:42) Closing For more content head to https://feedingcuriosity.net/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/feedingcuriosity/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/feedingcuriosity/support

Do you have a successful career, but it doesn’t feel like enough? Do you feel like you’ve stopped growing? Like you’ve gotten complacent, and now it’s time to build something that will challenge you—and make a bigger impact? What does it look like to walk away from an established career (and good money) to be your own boss? And what habits do you need to be successful? Dr. Alex Spinoso is the CEO of CellSpark Regenerative Centers, the Co-Owner of Genesis Lifestyle Medicine and the Cofounder of PC THREDZ. He served as an ER and urgent care doctor and was a physician in the California prison system before becoming a doctor-entrepreneur. Today, he owns and operates eight clinics that specialize in anti-aging, hormone replacement and stem cell therapy, and he is opening six more locations in the next six months! On this episode of Destined to Be, Alex joins us to share the anchoring habits he uses to stay committed to his goals and envision what he wants to build next. He explains why he left a lucrative career as a doctor and turned his family’s life upside down to become an entrepreneur, describing his drive to be remembered and ‘make people better’ through his clinics. Listen in to understand what Alex does to create balance in his day and learn how to stay centered when YOUR day doesn’t go as planned! Key Takeaways Why Alex left a lucrative career as a doctor to become an entrepreneur How Alex turned his family’s life upside down to save money for his first clinic The experiences abroad that gave Alex a different perspective on medicine Alex’s mission to make people better through his anti-aging, hormone therapy and stem cell clinics How Alex defines biohacking as manipulating the body to think it’s in a different situation than it really is How working out and meditating serve as the anchors of Alex’s high-level discipline Alex’s drive to be remembered and pass his knowledge on to the next generation The practices Alex leverages to create balance in his day Put phone away for focused time with wife Break day into mini-days Build in time to take care of self How Alex envisions a perfect day and what he wants to build next every morning Why Alex uses a travel alarm clock rather than his smartphone What Alex does to stay centered when his day doesn’t go as planned Breathing techniques to lower heartrate + clear mind Create culture of good people who lift each other up Connect with Alex Alex’s Website Alex on Instagram Connect with Jeremiah & Mallory Destined to Be Jeremiah on Instagram Mallory on Instagram REVOLUTION WELLNESS Facebook Group Resources Arete Syndicate Mastermind Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior Amref Health Africa Personality Isn’t Permanent by Benjamin Hardy, PhD Ed Mylett Wim Hof Breathing Method Navy SEAL Breathing Technique Tony Robbins Andy Frisella

This is not your typical conversation or approach to negotiations. I came across my guest, Alexandra (Alex) Carter, on another podcast where she was talking about her new book called “Ask for More: Ten Questions to Negotiate Anything.” Alex is a Director of the Mediation Clinic at Columbia Law School, where she is also an award-winning professor, and a world-renowned negotiation trainer for the United Nations. She speaks and appears on TV and in the media regularly. Intrigued, I purchased her book, figuring it would be the standard negotiation questions you’d expect about understanding what the other person wants, finding common ground, knowing your walkaway point, etc. Oh, it’s so much more than that! At its core, Alex’s book is about understanding and negotiating with yourself as well as being willing to hear no, which is incredibly insightful and powerful. In this episode, we talk about: The difference between needs and demands An example of needs vs. demands when asking to be paid as a speaker How Alex approached and negotiated with event organizers when her in-person speaking engagements were canceled because of the coronavirus The *key* question Alex asked when some event organizers were reluctant Another important question to use when negotiating Why Alex decided to offer free webinars and the results she got, including how it impacted her paid speaking How men and women negotiate differently Register for our new webinar "You Say You Want to be a Thought Leader: What That Really Means & How to Find Your Voice" at https://www.speakingyourbrand.com/webinar/.   About My Guest: Alexandra (Alex) Carter is Director of the Mediation Clinic at Columbia Law School, where she is also an award-winning professor, and a world-renowned negotiation trainer for the United Nations. She also serves as Executive Director of Stand Up Girls, helping tween girls develop relationships for greater self-esteem and resilience.  She has appeared on CBS This Morning, MSNBC’s LIVE Weekend and Hardball, Marketplace, and in The New York Times and Wall Street Journal. Alex is the author of ASK FOR MORE: Ten Questions to Negotiate Anything (Simon & Schuster; May 5, 2020). She lives in Maplewood, New Jersey, with her husband and daughter.   About Us: The Speaking Your Brand podcast is hosted by Carol Cox. At Speaking Your Brand, we help women entrepreneurs and professionals create their signature talks and gain more visibility to achieve their goals. Our mission is to get more women in positions of influence and power: on stages, in businesses, on boards, in the media, in politics, and in our communities. Check out our coaching programs at https://www.speakingyourbrand.com.  Links: Show notes at https://www.speakingyourbrand.com/178  Alex’s website: https://alexcarterasks.com Alex’s book “ASK FOR MORE: Ten Questions to Negotiate Anything”: https://alexcarterasks.com/book/ Forbes article “How Carol Cox is Helping Women Speakers Get Paid What They Deserve” by Janice Gassam: https://www.forbes.com/sites/janicegassam/2019/12/01/how-carol-cox-is-helping-women-speakers-get-paid-what-they-deserve/#1f5c3921533f  Get our LinkedIn for Speakers online masterclass at https://www.speakingyourbrand.com/linkedin.  Connect on LinkedIn: Carol Cox = https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolcox Alexandra Carter (guest) = https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandrabcarter/ Related Podcast Episodes: Episode 68: Getting Paid to Speak and Negotiating Speaker Fees Episode 128: The 4 Visibility Mindset Shifts You Must Make with Eleanor Beaton [Confidence Series] Episode 132: 7 Reasons Why You Aren’t Getting Paid to Speak Episode 161: Mindset and Negotiation Strategies for Speakers with Latesha Byrd [Mindset Series] Carol Cox on Eleanor Beaton’s podcast episode 369: Scale Your Message 

Today’s guest is Alex Danco, one of my favorite writers in the world. Back when I was in college and before I started writing, Alex was one of the first people who made me say “Wow I want to write like this for a living.” For years, he worked on the Discover team at Social Capital where he wrote a weekly newsletter called Snippets. Now, he’s joining the Shopify Money team, where he’s building the future of financing merchants and entrepreneurs with everything they do. This episode begins with a conversation about a book called Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital. It’s a favorite of investors like Fred Wilson and Marc Andreessen and Alex breaks it all down for us. Then, we talk about cities and the growth of suburbs in North America. And finally, we talk about the mechanics of writing online. ____________________________ Shownotes 2:10- How Alex found Carlotta Perez and her book Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital through the work of Bill Janeway. Why, if you are creating an unknown truly new product, you cannot know the value of your equity. How the venture capital community uses tested milestones to show potential value to investors. 10:20- An overview of the two main ways that risky business ventures were funded before VC. How financial capital and production capital exist fundamentally in tension with each other. Carlotta Perez’s theory on the life cycle of financial bubbles. 17:15- Is entrepreneurship across the US growing or shrinking today? Why the current VC and tech industry is a great example of "we shape our tools and then they shape us." Why founders are increasingly interested in funding that prioritizes optionality. 27:00- Why venture capital values opposite indicators of success than the general economy. Why so much education for innovators is focused on venture capitalism. Why Alex believes that financial Twitter will help fill the role of intellectual stimulation for people managing boring businesses.  34:30- Why Alex writes 5,000 words a week. How writing in public can help in ways that just thinking does not.  39:10- How to find "the villain" in your writing. How Alex believes urbanization and intellectual migration to cities will change in the US in the future. Jane Jacobs and the idea of complete communities versus gentrification. 48:18- Why complete communities are now found in the suburbs. The growing pains of Toronto. Why so many world-class musicians have come out of Toronto. How do highways create local culture? 59:10- What the organic, long-lived nature of cities means for how they change. How autonomous vehicles will change cities. How the pricing power and efficiency of large companies distorts the true cost of shipping, healthcare, and education. 1:08:10- How audio changes our brains. How the feed-forward system works in our sensory perception and motor function. Alex explains Claude Shannon's information theory and Marshal McLuhan quote "the medium is the message." 1:21:42- Why audio is the most information-heavy medium. Why great writing is not written the way that the author speaks. How Alex interprets the classic Nixon/Kennedy debate story.  1:27:22- What the rise of podcasts means for media consumption and mental processing in the US. Why Donald Trump thrives in an audio environment.  1:32:07- How Alex uses summarizing to improve his writing. How publishing every week informs Alex's content. Why the background information in your writing is some of the most important material in your post. 1:37:14 How Alex crafted his piece Social Status in Silicon Valley. How to create new ideas and work using an anchor in what you know.

Imagine a fish swimming upstream. There are several fish in the world that do this, the most easily recognized would be salmon. Imagine how hard they work fighting the current to get to their desired location.  This is what happens when you upsell. You’re fighting against gravity working to pull people up your offer ladder. Instead you could be down-selling. Present your highest tiered offer first and then slowly but surely step people down and show them what happens as the price points fall away.  I’ve worked very closely with Jack Canfield, the author of Chicken Soup for the Soul, and during one of our last recessions he needed to re-evaluate his business model. Now Jack is not a natural salesman. He is a teacher. Getting him into the habit of making the offer was difficult, but it was made much easier by down-selling rather than upselling. I’m sharing the step by step process you should use to downsell and why it is so much more effective than upselling. You’ll learn:  What “down-selling” is defined compared to the upselling model Why “down-selling” is easier and works faster than upselling How “down-selling” is applied when prospecting, step-by-step People love to buy things, but they hate being sold. When you upsell, you’re constantly selling people on why they should elevate their purchase. As you downsell, you’re simply presenting them information and allowing them to choose. It may surprise you how many people opt for your higher priced offers simply because you found a way to better reveal the value of that offer!   In This Episode:  [01:33] - Hate selling? Then this podcast is for you! [05:03] - The three key insights you’ll learn in this episode. [06:44] - How down-selling versus upselling changed an entire business. [09:40] - Why Jack and Alex started working together.  [11:49] - … then Clear Path Consulting was born.  [12:28] - The difference between down-selling and upselling. [15:36] - What is a funnel?  [17:03] - Why Alex flips the funnel and downsells instead.  [21:05] - There is no motivation when you’re upselling.  [23:11] - As you down-sell you simply remove benefits as you go down the value ladder. [26:55] - Easier and faster to down-sell versus upsell because it’s organic.  [29:24] - How down-selling works… step by step. Identify your offer price levels Flip the funnel and go high to low Put a 15-20 minute video on confirmation pages with a top down view of your business Sell via “take-aways” not “add-ons”  Divulge the entire ascension model  [37:20] - A quick recap of “how” to upsell. [39:09]] - The Alexism is, “Don’t stress over setting goals you don’t achieve because they are too high. Be more concerned over goals you achieve set too low.” [39:44] - Hear a quick review of the key insights in this episode:  What “down-selling” is defined compared to the upselling model Why “down-selling” is easier and works faster than upselling How “down-selling” is applied when prospecting step-by-step [40:50] - If you’ve already given Alex a review, write down your biggest takeaway from this episode on an index card. If you haven’t, though, please use that Aha! moment as your review for the show at this link! [42:57] - In honor of this episode, Alex gives listeners a final gift. You can get a 30-day free test drive of Kartra.    Links and Resources:  Alex Mandossian Alex Mandossian Fan on Facebook Alex’s Friday Live events MarketingOnline.com Marketing Online 4-Part Video Training Series Alex Mandossian on YouTube Alexisms by Alex Mandossian All Selling Aside on iTunes Alex Mandossian’s free live Friday show   Jack Canfield The Success Principles by Jack Canfield Chicken Soup for the Soul by Jack Canfield Clement Stone Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill Zig Ziglar Dan Sullivan

Alex Treece, the president and cofounder of Zabo, joins the show.  How a background in private equity equipped him to think about crypto as a asset class Why Alex founded his startup, Zabo Why there are so few successful examples of utility tokens How tokens sit in the asset class taxonomy Why token value accretion is reliant on an informal contract with the issuer Distinctions between tokens that represent real world securities and natively accretive cash flow tokens which resemble securities Why he’s thinks that blockbuster token sales are a thing of the past Revisiting his old prediction that Bitcoin would outperform in a recession

"We are currently setting up the conditions that are really similar to the conditions before previous mass extinctions. But instead of being created by volcanoes and asteroids like previous ones, it’s us, humans, who are causing our own extinction." Alex is the author of The Snow Leopard Project, the remarkable story of the heroic effort to save and preserve the wildlife of Afghanistan. Alex is also the CEO & Co-Founder of Conservation X Labs, an innovation and technology startup with the mission to end human-induced extinction, which will be the main focus of our conversation today. In this episode of Stories of Transformation, we engage in a fascinating, multi-disciplinary discussion that takes us on a journey from micro to macro implications of wildlife extinction, as well as solutions Alex and his tech company are working on. Some key topics we discuss are:Why Alex wrote The Snow Leopard ProjectWhat makes Afghanistan surprisingly biologically diverseWhy we should care that the elusive snow leopard in Afghanistan, and thousands of other species, are going extinctAlex's experience working on wildlife conservation in an active war zone and the surprising response he received from bureaucratsOur speculations as to why humans feel the need--and in fact, are willing to break the law,--to hunt near-extinct animalsThe most important thing Alex has learned about influencing people to change their behavior in regards to conservationHow Conservation X Labs aims to go about solving global warming, extinction, and famine differently “Conservationists understand the problem, but they don’t own the solution. What it will take to solve this problem is actually diversifying the community of people who are considered conservationists.” -Dr. Alex Dehgan Resource Links:Purchase The Snow Leopard Project: https://amzn.to/31FLFOIhttps://www.newwavefoods.com/*Disclaimer: We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees (at no extra cost to you) by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. Follow/Support Alex Dehgan:Website: https://conservationxlabs.com/Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-dehgan-aa81335Twitter: https://twitter.com/lemurwrangler Follow/Support Stories of Transformation and Baktash Ahadi:Website: https://www.baktashahadi.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stories_of_transformation/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Stories-of-Transformation-110335937120068/

Alex Kuhn is the founder and CEO of Vault Team and Vaulters Unite, where he works intimately with impact driven leaders to turn their purpose & mission into a movement that generates massive impact, fulfillment & revenue. After stepping away from a career as a successful collegiate swimming coach, Alex has been fortunate to personally train & coach more than 5000 performance driven individuals including c-level business leaders, founders, professional and Olympic athletes, and CEO’s of non-profit organizations. He has guided these leaders to take over industry's, impact thousands, add $20-$100k/month to their bottom line & have more freedom to do what they want with whom they want. His mission is to amplify leaders & their BIG vision so that they can build fulfilling businesses that impact lives, globally. In this episode we dive into: 1. Alex’s gravitation towards leadership at a very young age. 2. Why Alex turned down an internship at Nike to take an assistant swim coach position. 3. Why Alex believes that many people who have core leadership skills may be turning away from roles where they would thrive. 4. The correlation between stubbornness and leadership. 5. How Alex’s swimming and coaching career helped him create clear communication skills and motivation. 6. Alex’s failed business adventures including coaching and personal training and why he believes most people fail in business. 7. The balance between building something you are passionate about versus building something that the market actually needs. 8. When building a business, the importance of culture and why your vision needs to be tangible. 9. Alex’s goal to fully develop himself to his highest capabilities and be his absolute best. 10. Why prioritizing our health is a key to leadership, but is unfortunately often overlooked. www.brenttieri.com www.alex-kuhn.com

Episode Summary Sam Bakhtiar is a PHD, fitness based entrepreneur owning a multi franchise fitness camp in over 100 locations, supplement nutrition brands, and the host of the One Percenter Podcast. This “100 Million Dollar Entrepreneur” is a shining example of an entrepreneur that has gone the extra mile, committed to his self growth, and continues to share that knowledge and experience with the world. In this podcast you will get an in depth look at the harsh realities, challenges, and key leadership tips from Sam’s perspective.Entrepreneurial Wisdom Nuggets:If you are the leader of a company then you have to take responsibility for everyone within it. Life isn’t perfect, neither is business. Learn to deal with the issues and continuously develop yourself to be able to overcome the challenges.Education is key to growing healthily as a business owner and leader.Podcast Outline[0:45] Getting to know Sam background and perspectives [02:35] Self development is essential to entrepreneurship[03:25] The difference between humans and animals[04:07] Why Alex wanted to interview Sam[04:55] The value of putting out content[06:15] Social media platforms Sam is currently using[07:00] Dealing with “shiny object syndrome” [08:16] What happens when people see your talent[08:52] Books Sam recommends for self-development[10:40] Applying what you learn and Sam’s reading schedule[11:32] Platforms Alex uses to manage people[12:21] Tips from Sam on managing large teams of people[13:55] Learning “wrong delegation” the hard way[14:42 ] Business is like a “kid”, it’s never perfect[15:43 ] The importance of education and Sam’s background[17:05] Where to find Sam on social mediaPower Quotes“Inspect what you expect from life” – Sam Bakhtiar“There is no such thing as bad soldiers, only bad generals ” – Sam BakhtiarResources MentionedSam Bakhtiar on InstagramSamBakhtiar.comThe Camp Transformation Center (franchise)One Percent NutritionHoneybook - Use code ALEX for 50% OFF

Alex Leishman, the cofounder and CEO of River Financial joins the show. In this episode we discuss:  - Why Alex started River Financial - Why they are Bitcoin only - Why other exchanges were so quick to list tokens - The role of banks in Bitcoin - Practical issues with implementing Proof of Reserves To learn more about River Financial visit: www.river.com  

It’s Saturday morning in November of 2017 and I’m in Scottsdale, AZ finally making the decision to join the Genius Network mastermind. You see, Joe Polish, the creator of the group, had been asking me to join since 2006 when he first established it. At the time I didn’t see the value in paying money to network with people I already knew. That all changed in 2017 and I share why. I was sitting at the Genius Network Big event and there was a panel of people hammering at my objections for joining the mastermind. This panel was made up of several mastermind members and they were sharing their stories on how the mastermind helped their businesses.  Now, none of the panelists were closers like me. After I joined the mastermind, I was put in charge of the breakfast panel close, but I altered it to make it more effective. Listen in as I share these three key insights about breakfast panel closes:  What the breakfast panel close is and when it is best utilized. Why the breakfast panel close enrolls mastermind members. How the breakfast panel close works on a step-by-step basis.  This way of closing is extremely effective because of how soundly it defeats all objections. Do you have a big event coming up? How are you going to use this method to generate more sales?    In This Episode:  [04:22] - What are the three key insights you’ll learn in this episode?  [06:17] - It’s Saturday morning in November of 2017. Listen in as Alex shares the moment he decided to join the Genius Network. [09:02] - Learn what the breakfast panel close is through the story of a Genius Network event. [12:13] - Why Alex now handles the breakfast panel close for GN events now. [14:53] - How to start off a breakfast panel close. [15:50] - Alex shares why the breakfast panel close is so effective. [18:17] - What are other options for enrolling people in your mastermind?  [20:32] - How does the breakfast panel close work?  [22:42] - The reason this works so well is that there are multiple people addressing objections. [25:39] - Learn the methodology behind the breakfast panel close and what types of events this works at. [28:44] - The Alexism is, “Purpose of storytelling is not to sell. It’s to obliterate objections.” [29:15] - Hear a quick review of the key insights in this episode:  What the breakfast panel close is and when it is best utilized. Why the breakfast panel close enrolls mastermind members. How the breakfast panel close works on a step-by-step basis.  [30:11] - If you’ve already given Alex a review, write down your biggest takeaway from this episode on an index card. If you haven’t, though, please use that Aha! moment as your review for the show at this link! [31:56] - In honor of this episode, Alex gives listeners a final gift. You can get a completely free copy of his book Alexisms by going to this link! You will also get free access to his $497 VBT e-Course! Links and Resources:  Alex Mandossian Alex Mandossian Fan on Facebook Alex’s Friday Live events MarketingOnline.com Marketing Online 4-Part Video Training Series Alex Mandossian on YouTube Alexisms by Alex Mandossian All Selling Aside on iTunes Alex Mandossian’s free live Friday show Joe PolishDarren Hardy Garret GundersonRussell Brunson Genius Network

We're all battling our demons all the time. You can either shove them in the closet or just bring them out." Alex Anderson is an Anesthesiologist and a superb, thoughtful voice on social media. She shares wisdom around how and why she shares her inner voices, both positive and negative. We also discuss focusing on gratitude, dealing with death and fear in medicine, and the Beastie Boys. Her insight and wisdom on moving through life are incredibly compelling, and if it sounds like we were cracking up as the episode starts, we were. Please subscribe and rate Explore The Space on iTunes or wherever you download podcasts. Email feedback or ideas to mark@explorethespaceshow.com Follow on Twitter @ETSshow, Instagram @explorethespaceshow Key Learnings 1. Why Alex is on social media 2. The things that bring about anxiety as a voice on social media 3. Where Alex feels comfortable sharing 4. Sharing her inner voice and befriending her demons 5. Responding to requests from followers and fans 6. How someone can have more than one focus that is "all-consuming" 7. Prioritizing a sense of gratitude and appreciation 8. Why Alex doesn't keep track of every case anymore 9. Dealing with death and fear 10. Wherein we bring Anesthesia and The Beastie Boys together 11. What is next for Alex and her Inner Voice Links Alex on Twitter @AlexAndersonMD "Shake Your Rump" #gratitude, #appreciation, #anesthesia, #livertransplant, #transplant, #Thanksgiving, #beastieboys, #podcast, #podcasting, #healthcare, #digitalhealth, #health, #leadership, #mentorship, #coaching, #FOAmed, #doctor, #nurse, #meded, #education, #hospital, #hospitalist, #innovation, #innovate, #medicalstudent, #medicalschool, #resident, #physician

Facebook Groups expert and tribe leader of tribe leaders, Alex S. Elliot, shares every detail of how it felt to find herself homeless, with no clients and no business, and down to her last $1,000 before she finally went all-in one last time.  She shares exactly how she handled the stress, rose into her authentic self, shined as she stepped out of her comfort zone, simplified her business by focusing on her superpower and started serving a her tribe to transform lives. Every entrepreneur needs to hear Alex S. Elliot's story. Unlike the highly-suspicious overnight success stories that show up in your Facebook News Feed each day, Alex's entrepreneurial journey is authentic and it is full of failure, transformation and success.  She is the true definition of an Impact Influencer and each of us will all learn many valuable lessons in today's Infinite Impact Radio podcast. Are you ready...let's get started. Show notes from today's episode. 02:14 Failing for 14 years and finding herself homeless with $1,000 to her name. Alex shares her inspiring story of rising into her authentic self. 07:10 Alex shares how she found her place as a Funnel Hacker and the big "A-Ha" which uncovered the power of Facebook Groups. 09:34 PURE GOLD ALERT: Hear Alex drop a massive truth bomb for how you can ensure you succeed as an entrepreneur. 14:01 How you can prevent yourself from succumbing to the stress and pressure that comes with finding yourself running out of money and chances to succeed and instead, harness your inner power and shine. 19:41 Why Alex is 100% sure Facebook Groups are the perfect vehicle to attract and affect your ideal clients. 26:56 What it means to be a tribe leader of tribes and the joy Alex receives from helping transforming lives. 29:52 The importance of going through the journey yourself before you start to serve others. 35:54 How you can simplify and shortcut the process of creating a highly-profitable Facebook when you join Alex in her One Group Away Challenge. [Highly Recommended!] Get Started Today Creating an Auto-Pilot Asset for Your Business When You Join the One Group Away Challenge. Click Here to Join the Challenge Want to learn more and connect with Alex S. Elliot? Here's how... Alex's Facebook Group Digital Marketing Hacks for Online Entrepreneurs => https://www.facebook.com/groups/DMHOE/ Alex's One Group Away Challenge => Thank you for listening. Make sure to not miss an episode. Subscribe now on your favorite listening platform and please leave us a review and share with someone who would benefit from this podcast. Are you ready to start your own purpose-driven business to make a positive impact on the world but don't know where to start? I would be honored to help. Please reach out to me on Facebook at Evans Putman Coaching https://www.facebook.com/EvansPutmanHQ/ and let's get you started!

Show Description: Jason and Alex host a different kind of show this week, one that allows listeners to hear more about their personal lives and some of the areas that they find joy in life. In the first story Alex shares his weekend with the Cahuilla tribe of Bear Nation, an Adventure Princess group of the YMCA Ecke in Encinitas. He let his daughter Avery shave his head into a mullet as part of the weekend themed event. Jason then shares about his upcoming Labrum boy’s deer hunt that he is set to leave on the next day. The hunt marks an annual meaningful family tradition where the three generations of Labrums share an outdoor adventure experience just outside of their hometown of Richfield, Utah. The show eventually gets into some financial topics such as Schwab’s bold move to continue the race to zero and the importance of a “Real Financial Plan”. In addition Schwabs theory that having the lowest revenue per client in the industry will benefit all clients. This has become the evolution and creative way of our industry to serve and satisfy clients ultimate goals. The message of the show is that we all have goals and meaning to our lives that are only defined by us. The role of an excellent adviser is to help their clients succeed by their own definition giving them financial peace of mind to live their best lives. Furthermore the memories and experiences we share with our family, friends and loved ones enrich our lives and having financial peace will allow us to enjoy what matters most. In this show you will learn about:- Why Alex got his head shaved- All about the annual Labrum boys Deer Hunt- Schwab continues the race to zero- What a “Real Financial Plan” is and why it’s so important

Show Description: Jason and Alex host a different kind of show this week, one that allows listeners to hear more about their personal lives and some of the areas that they find joy in life. In the first story Alex shares his weekend with the Cahuilla tribe of Bear Nation, an Adventure Princess group of the YMCA Ecke in Encinitas. He let his daughter Avery shave his head into a mullet as part of the weekend themed event. Jason then shares about his upcoming Labrum boy’s deer hunt that he is set to leave on the next day. The hunt marks an annual meaningful family tradition where the three generations of Labrums share an outdoor adventure experience just outside of their hometown of Richfield, Utah. The show eventually gets into some financial topics such as Schwab’s bold move to continue the race to zero and the importance of a “Real Financial Plan”. In addition Schwabs theory that having the lowest revenue per client in the industry will benefit all clients. This has become the evolution and creative way of our industry to serve and satisfy clients ultimate goals. The message of the show is that we all have goals and meaning to our lives that are only defined by us. The role of an excellent adviser is to help their clients succeed by their own definition giving them financial peace of mind to live their best lives. Furthermore the memories and experiences we share with our family, friends and loved ones enrich our lives and having financial peace will allow us to enjoy what matters most. In this show you will learn about:- Why Alex got his head shaved- All about the annual Labrum boys Deer Hunt- Schwab continues the race to zero- What a “Real Financial Plan” is and why it’s so important

My guest this week is Alex Pearson-Jones. Alex is a Strength & Powerlifting Coach who currently Coaches the Great British National Team and was himself a National competitor for England at the Commonwealths.In this episode we discuss:- Alex's approach to Programming for Powerlifting- Alex's thoughts on Daily Undulating Periodisation, and is it the best approach.- Why taking a seasons of lifting approach to Powerlifting training can be valuable.- The importance of both specificity and variability within Powerlifting programming.- The most overlooked areas of Powerlifting Programming- The importance of Coaching Powerlifters differently on Meet Day to manage their optimal psychological states for peak performance.- The power of momentum and confidence within strength sports- Why Alex focuses on the "Little Things done Daily" with his Powerlifters and what the Little Things are.Be sure to sign up for my Awesome [Almost] Daily email HERE: https://pages.convertkit.com/15108e678e/7d9bd37afa

Alex Spinelli (@liveperson) is an AI expert, the former head of Alexa OS for Amazon and current CTO of LivePerson and Maven, an AI-powered conversational commerce company, helping brands like Delta, HSBC, and Home Depot leverage AI botsBefore joining Amazon, Alex served as CTO of McCann Worldgroup — one of the world’s largest marketing organizations with 24,000 employees across more than 100 countries — and CTO for North America and Asia-Pacific at AXA Technologies, where he built large-scale grid computing for predictive modeling. At Thomson Reuters, he oversaw product and technology for news and media, including real-time, AI-driven news curation for financial professionals. He has also held executive technology leadership positions at TheStreet.com and MTV Networks as CTO of Comedy Central.In today’s episode we discuss:- How Alex and his team built Alexa into a juggernaut- What the future of voice computing holds- Why Alex is more worried about Facebook and Google than Amazon- What automation will do to jobs and the economy- How Amazon wins in the markets they attack and why Alex says they aren’t a monopoly- The issue with IoT and huge security risks- Why educating consumers/citizens is the MOST important- Is privacy dead and what do we do about it?- What do we do about big tech and regulation- Why Alex is worried about privacy and data transparency- Thoughts on corporate responsibility- When will we have a post-money world- What’s the status of autonomous vehicles in 10 years

How to make $100k from a blog in your first year. Alex Nerney and Lauren McManus created Avocadu in 2015 and generated 6 figures in their first year.    Alex joins the show to chat about: Why Alex and Lauren quit their jobs when they were not making any money online. What the process was for Avocadu (their health and fitness blog) to start making money. Why nobody cares about your ideas. The worst mistakes bloggers make on Pinterest.        As always the last few minutes sums up the main points and leaves you with one little piece of action you can take away.    Find the show notes here   Check out Make Time Online to find out how you can make money online to free up your time and live life on your own terms.   Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram   Don't forget to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts here   Keep changing for the better! 

When you think of contracting businesses, the things that come to mind are usually construction, pond builders, roofers, painters, etc. However, the term “contractor” is not limited to those home-improvement professions. Today, Logan is sitting down with the big media dog himself, Full Sail’s Social Media Video Editor, Alex. Alex’s dad owns a home heating oil company and he is here today to tell Logan all about the company and the aspects of the home heating oil business. This industry is a very lucrative sector of contracting and there’s plenty to learn in today’s episode! In this episode, we talk about… Alex’s journey as he helped his dad build his business How Mike Timms came to start his home-oil business Different ways that the big home-oil companies try to create a monopoly Problems with trying to get a delivery from one of the big dogs during the busy season Seeing problems with the current process and going out on your own Knowing all the numbers without knowing all the characteristics of the house Why Alex’s dad came back to the oil business after being bought out Making sure to factor in all of the overhead Generating leads with the changing of times and technology Dealing with the ever-changing pool of customers, price shoppers Price vs. Timing, prioritizing between the two Providing the obvious conveniences that other companies don’t acknowledge Getting out in front of the little things that nobody thinks about Knowing how to hire so that you get the right people who fit in your company What Alex would step in and help his dad with right now Asking the right questions to make sure you are the right fit for the customer Picking out the likes/dislikes from other companies and applying those to yours   Links to resources: Penny Saver Petro Check out Alex’s dad’s company, Timm’s Petroleum! Full Sail Marketing Giveaway Full Sail Marketing Facebook For more Contractor Growth Tips visit us on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYrCSDrWwoa2jFZPJ0F5q0A

Why Alex shifted from international relations to quantum physics ... Alex: "We are walking wave functions" ... Do the origins of consciousness and free will lie in the wave collapse? ... Quantum decision theory and human irrationality ... The advantage of viewing humanity as quantum rather than classical ... How a nation-state is like a quantum state ... Alex: Language is best understood quantumly ... The possibility of collective consciousness ...

How Alex got started in real estate {1:40}   What does your typical day look like {5:00}   What Alex learned from growing a team {7:45}   What are Alex’s team production and goals for 2020 (11:00)   How does Alex stay focused with a busy schedule {13:00}   What is Alex’s #1 lead generating source {15:00}   How Alex maximizes his sphere of influence with constant touches {17:45}   Why a unique value proposition so important?  {21:00}   Secret to making an ISA program successful {23:00}   Why Alex ultimately decided to hire a real estate coach. {29:00}   Biggest mistake Alex sees other agents making {31:00}   What Alex would change looking back at his career {33:00}  Big picture goals {38:50}  To contact Alex Bracke – alex@alexbracke.com or call 571-393-1080  To contact Richard Bridges - https://www.facebook.com/brokerbridges/ or richard.bridges@pearsonsmithrealty.com  To contact Dustin Fox – Devon and Dustin Fox- Pearson Smith Realty https://www.facebook.com/DevonAndDustinFoxHomes/ or dustin.fox@pearsonsmithrealty.com

It’s October 26th in the year 2000 and I’m at Mt. Sinai Recovery with my then-wife Amy looking at our brand new baby boy. He was expected three weeks later, but because her doctor was going on vacation and he was getting bigger and bigger, they went ahead and induced her. Sounds fantastic right? I had my new baby boy right there! But because I wasn’t expecting him for three more weeks, I had a teleseminar scheduled for that evening… Rather than simply taking up my post in the requisite bedside chair, I decided to go ahead and proceed with the teleseminar by taking the hospital phone into the bathroom. I did what I did and made my offer, but during the teleseminar, the room speakers kept going off announcing the end of visiting hours. I ended up confessing my situation on the teleseminar, let them know what was going on, and then hung up after making my offer. Want to know what happened next?  I sold over $13,000 in that one day. It occurred to me then that if I could sell that much in one day whilst sitting on a bathroom toilet at Mt. Sinai Hospital, then everyone should be able to do at least a 10th of that in the comfort of their own home or office. And so, my origin story was born. In this episode you’ll learn:   Why you must use stories to each objection you have with the 6-step formula. Why you must embrace objections as buying signals from prospects. Why you must convert emotional objections into logical questions. You’ll walk away with actionable steps on how to implement the 6-step formula, why it’s important, and why a sale doesn’t start until an objection is posed. What was your key takeaway? Leave a review for the episode and let me know your thoughts on this week’s three key insights. Are you ready to start obliterating objections?  In This Episode:  [03:49] - Learn the three key insights for this episode. [05:25] - It’s October 26th of the year 2000… [09:29] - Alex shares the steps in the 6-step formula: When, Where, Who, What, How, and Why. [11:57] - How to embrace the objection and recognize what it represents. [13:31] - Why Alex forbids his sales teams to sell during the first two weeks of a new campaign. [14:15] - Learn the 5-9 authentic objections that typically come up during a campaign. [15:32] - How to change objections into logical and frequently asked question. [19:32] - Tackle the objection from all sides. Learn how! [20:01] - The Alexism for this episode is, “Nothing is as persuasive as the truth.”  [21:00] - Alex shares a quick recap of the three key insights for this episode. [22:17]] - If you’ve already given Alex a review, write down a specific takeaway from this episode on an index card. If you haven’t, though, please use that Aha! moment as your review for the show at this link! [24:20] - In honor of this episode, Alex gives listeners a final gift. You can get a completely free copy of his book Alexisms by going to this link! You will also get free access to his $497 VBT e-Course! Links and Resources:  Alex Mandossian Alex Mandossian Fan on Facebook Alex’s Friday Live events MarketingOnline.com Marketing Online 4-Part Video Training Series Alex Mandossian on YouTube Alexisms by Alex Mandossian All Selling Aside on iTunes Alex Mandossian’s free live Friday show Start with Why by Simon SinekGrant Cardone Russell Brunson

Alex Tabarrok (@ATabarrok), economist and author, joins Erik on this episode for a wide-ranging discussion.They talk about:- The contributions of economics to society over the past several decades and the biggest challenges ahead for the field- What “the great forgetting” means in economics and why bad ideas from the past keep coming back- The arguments for open borders- Why Alex thinks we should focus on increasing the number of police as opposed to increasing punishment for offenders- Whether the US or China will pull ahead in the next decades- Whether capitalism and democracy are compatible- Why “democracy is not the secret sauce to riches”- The merits of inductive versus deductive thinking- Why he thinks too few robots, not too many, is the cause of low wages- His thoughts on cost disease- How he would change academia, the FDA, healthcare, the tax code, and other areas if he could wave a magic wand- The ways in which he thinks differently from other economistsThanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform. Check us out on the web at villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.Venture Stories is brought to you by Village Global, is hosted by co-founder and partner, Erik Torenberg and is produced by Brett Bolkowy.

Alex Tabarrok (@ATabarrok), economist and author, joins Erik on this episode for a wide-ranging discussion.They talk about:- The contributions of economics to society over the past several decades and the biggest challenges ahead for the field- What “the great forgetting” means in economics and why bad ideas from the past keep coming back- The arguments for open borders- Why Alex thinks we should focus on increasing the number of police as opposed to increasing punishment for offenders- Whether the US or China will pull ahead in the next decades- Whether capitalism and democracy are compatible- Why “democracy is not the secret sauce to riches”- The merits of inductive versus deductive thinking- Why he thinks too few robots, not too many, is the cause of low wages- His thoughts on cost disease- How he would change academia, the FDA, healthcare, the tax code, and other areas if he could wave a magic wand- The ways in which he thinks differently from other economistsThanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform. Check us out on the web at villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.Venture Stories is brought to you by Village Global, is hosted by co-founder and partner, Erik Torenberg and is produced by Brett Bolkowy.

It’s so easy to worry about your stats on social media and get lost in vanity metrics. Instead of worrying about how many likes or followers you’re getting, it’s better to just focus on taking action and allowing yourself to just “Create and Go!”       In this podcast episode, we share:  Why Alex’s first blog failed and the lessons he learned   The importance of focusing on how you can help others through your business Alex’s social media experience before and after using Pinterest  Recommendations for using Pinterest if you’re starting a blog The power of leveraging your platform and making sales while you sleep  How you can measure your success on Pinterest  The value of sales-centric content and meeting your target market’s needs   Advice for anyone interested in starting their first blog     Memorable Quotes:  “The focus was correct. The focus was on helping other people before helping myself.” “Our best skill has always been ‘Let’s just try it!’”  “The only KPI you should ever measure is improving your sales; make sure people are  moving through the funnel like they should be.” “Just because something is loved by the masses does not mean it’s going to be profitable and also doesn’t mean it’s right for you and your business.”     “Just start. If it ends up not working, then it ends up not working, and you can try something new.”     About Alex Nerney: Alex is the founder of Create and Go, an online blog that teaches others how to start a blog and eventually make money online. Alex and his partner Lauren quit their jobs, sold almost everything they owned and went all-in blogging. Within their first year, they made $103,000 blogging. By year three, they are currently making over $100,000 per month online! And the best thing is Alex and his partner Lauren live their life completely on their terms often traveling the world.  Connect with Alex: https://www.instagram.com/alexnerney/ https://www.facebook.com/createandgo.co/   Links Mentioned: How to Start a Blog - https://createandgo.com/how-to-start-a-blog/ How to Make Money Blogging - https://createandgo.com/how-to-make-money-blogging/ https://onlinedrea.com/socialreport This Episode Is Made Possible By: Social Report: The world’s most complete social media management platform and my social media management tool of choice. Savvy Social School: Everything you need to increase visibility, growth, and engagement on social media

Ep #103: Have you read The 4-Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss? It talks about escaping 9 to 5 work and be able to live anywhere with the laptop. Many people succeed in that quest. In this episode, Alex Nerney shares how to make your first six figures blogging. We’ll cover what to start with if you want to make money blogging, how to grow your blog fast, and then how to monetize it. Alex is the founder of Create and Go, an online blog that teaches others how to start a blog and eventually make money blogging.  Alex and his co-founder Lauren quit their jobs, sold almost everything they owned and went all-in blogging. Within their first year, they made $103,000 blogging. By year three, they are currently making over $100,000 per month online! Time Stamped Show Notes: [00:22] About the episode and Alex Nerney [01:45] Alex shares how influenced by The 4-Hour Work Week book he started blogging that turned out to a successful business [05:33] How to find the profitable niche for a blog [07:14] Why Alex’ first blog failed and a key element of successful growth [10:12] How he tested different niches and discovered the one where he made his first six figures blogging [11:33] How to get a lot of traffic to your blog fast [14:36] The consistency and patience in marketing helps you grow [16:40] First, focus on one marketing channel, then only when it works well for you to jump to others [18:36] When and how to start monetizing your blog [22:29] If you want to make money blogging it’s not much about quantity, but more about specificity [26:06] Track how effective your email marketing campaigns and affiliate links [27:53] Modeling other people work doesn’t always work for you (and how Alex failed in that) [30:48] How to set yourself up for success to make six figures blogging [34:00] The fast way to test content and grow your blog [37:04] Where to find Alex online [38:45] For the show notes go to marinabarayeva.com and subscribe to the Marketing for Creatives show Let’s get in touch: Check what influencer you are as an entrepreneur. Take a quiz at marinabarayeva.com/influencer Did you get new insights? Please leave a short review on iTunes Follow on Instagram @MarinaBarayeva Follow on Twitter @MarinaBarayeva

Alex Bates has spent the last decade bringing artificial intelligence and machine learning to the forefront of the industrial market. In 2016, Alex sold his company, Mtell to AspenTech for $38 million. Unlike most tech startups, Alex and his co-founder raised only $1m in funding and maintained ownership of the majority of the company. As part of the acquisition, Alex had to stay with AspenTech for two years. Now, he's dedicating his life to driving AI tech forward. Alex wrote his book, "Augmented Mind: Al, Superhumans and the Next Economic Revolution", he is an active angel investor, and he is a partner in AI incubator The Sandbox.  Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn: [3:10] Jeremy introduces his guest, Alex Bates. [5:15] What is the difference between AI and IA? Where did Mtelligence come from? [13:50] How did Alex and his team approach larger organizations? [15:45] Alex talks about how the business grew. How did they choose which product to focus on? [19:15] The highs and lows of a startup. [21:30] Alex talks about the acquisition process and tips for making it succeed. [25:30] What was the moment like when Alex decided to leave Aspen Technology? [27:15] Alex talks about the AI projects he is working on with his incubator. [33:15] What led Alex to write his book, “Augmented Mind?” [35:30] Practical applications of augmented intelligence. [37:00] Why intuition can make all the difference. [39:25] How far away are we from prolific self-driving cars? [43:15] Why Alex believes our economic model will soon be obsolete. [44:45] Alex talks about getting into a “Flow state.” [48:15] What is Alex’s favorite aspect of his book? [51:30] Alex shares a low moment from his career. [54:15] A proud moment from Alex’s career. In this episode… What goes into creating and then selling a tech startup? Where does a leader go after reaching that zenith of success? On this episode of Inspired Insider, you’ll hear from entrepreneur and innovator Alex Bates. In his conversation with Jeremy, Alex talks about where the idea for Mtell came from, how they were able to grow the company, what the acquisition process was like, why he loves working on AI, and much more. If you’ve ever wanted a peek inside the world of a tech startup, this is the episode for you. Don’t miss it! If you were to script how a tech company would get started how would write it? Chances are, you probably wouldn't come up with a story the like one Alex Bates shares. He happened to meet his business partner on a camping trip where the two hit it off and eventually decided to go into business together creating, Mtell. They dabbled with augmented reality for a brief period of time and then ultimately landed on their work bringing artificial intelligence and machine learning to the forefront of the industrial market. What can you learn from Alex’s story with Mtell? How in the world does a tech startup like Mtell grab the attention and interest of big businesses like Exxon Mobil? As it turns out, it is about as challenging as it sounds! Alex and his team knew that they had something special with the idea and solutions they were coming up with at Mtell, but they struggled to get any businesses to take them seriously. Eventually, Alex would learn the secret; you can’t be a jack-all-trades; you’ve got to master one specific niche and build out from there. As challenging and frustrating as those early days were Alex, is thankful for all the lessons he has learned along the way. As they built Mtell up, Alex and his business partner entertained offers from serious businesses and investors who wanted to acquire the tech startup. Unfortunately, many of the interested parties would get a close up look and then back out. Can you imagine what that type of experience does the morale of a business leader? Alex didn’t let the fail acquisitions keep him down; he stayed focused on growing the business and doing everything he could to add value. A little over ten years since its inception, Alex and his business partner were able to successfully sell Mtell in 2016 to Aspen Technology. Where is the future of our society headed? Will AI and augmented tech end up taking over our lives or will we go in a different direction. Alex Bates is convinced that we will see more self-driving cars and other improvements become mainstream and accessible. When you hear from Alex, you really get the sense that he has a hopeful and optimistic view of the future. He even believes that our current economic model will soon be obsolete. You can go deeper with Alex’s perspectives and follow the work he invested in by visiting the link to his website located in the resources section. 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I love a good story and today’s guest, author Alex Banayan has a great one – so much so that parts of it have become part of my husband Chris and I’s daily walks. Thank goodness I met him in person when Chris interviewed him so I knew whose stories he was actually talking about. ;) Another fun coincidence, we’ve both been on the Price Is Right, but Alex actually WON and used those winnings to fund his new book, The Third Door.   Alex shares with us his seven-year book journey that lead him to interview some of the world’s most successful people to show how they broke through and launched their careers. But let’s not downplay the fears and obstacles that Alex had to navigate through as well. From disappointing his family and losing his father to insecurity and being turned down by potential interviewees, Alex was persistent and now helps others conquer obstacles of all kinds – internal and external.   Alex truly is a gifted storyteller and I know you’ll be able to relate to some many facets of his journey. You don’t want to miss it!   --   Question Highlights: Now that your book is out in the world, what has been a response that you weren’t expecting? What was the whole point of writing your book? What does pain with awareness look like for you right now? Do you think there’s always a way for anything you choose or just for the moments when your gut pulls you that way? Have you ever had to let go of helping someone in your life because they’re not ready to help themselves? What was a story that freed you up the most? What is something that shook you before your book came out? What are you most excited about right now? Who is the ultimate person you want to read your book?   In This Episode We Talk about: Alex’s seven-year book journey Using pain as a motivator Evolving motivation Alex’s insecurity while writing The Third Door How Alex’s pain evolved into curiosity How Alex’s Price Is Right winnings funded his book Why being naïve can be an advantage The difference between fear and courage Why Alex’s family didn’t initially support his book Welcoming fear to get more comfortable How fear was a universal element in achieving a dream in all the people Alex interviewed Sharing in order to connect with others How to conquer internal and external obstacles And so much more…   Quotes   “Pain with awareness is our teacher.”   “You can give someone all the best tools and knowledge in the world and their life can still be stuck, but if you change what someone believes is possible, they’ll never be the same.”   “Courage is acknowledging fears, analyzing the consequences and then deciding you care so much about it you’re going to take one thoughtful step forward anyway.”   -- ALEX BANAYAN is the author of the national bestseller The Third Door, which chronicles his five-year quest to track down Bill Gates, Lady Gaga, Warren Buffett, Maya Angelou, Steven Spielberg, and dozens more of the world’s most successful people to uncover how they broke through and launched their careers.   Banayan has been named to Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list, Business Insider’s Most Powerful People Under 30, and been featured in major media including Fortune, Forbes, Businessweek, Billboard, Bloomberg TV, CNBC, Fox News, MSNBC, and CBS News. An acclaimed keynote speaker, Banayan has presented the Third Door framework to business conferences and corporate leadership teams around the world, including Apple, Google, Nike, IBM, Snapchat, Salesforce, Disney, Harvard, and countless others.   Resources:   Instagram: @alexbanayan  Book: The Third Door ThirdDoorBook.com Find it on Amazon   Check out my website at loriharder.com. Follow me on social media @LoriHarder on Instagram and Lori Harder on Facebook.  

Imagine being set on a trajectory for the majority of your life, only to wake up one day questioning whether or not you’re on your path or a path someone else put you on.   This is what happened to my guest and author, Alex Banayan. From an early age, Alex’s parents’ dream was for him to become a doctor, and up until his freshman year in college it was what he thought he wanted to – until he realized it didn’t. Upon this realization, he attempted to seek the answers for how other successful people got their start – only to realize that such a book didn’t exist. Overcome with inspiration and a drive to write one on his own, he knew he had to find the funds to back this passion project.   Having trouble thinking about anything but this project, the day before his freshman year final exams, he made the decision to trade an all-nighter studying for exams with one on how to hack The Price Is Right. With a slim chance of actually winning, Alex beat the odds, won a sailboat, sold it, and used the prize money to fund his quest to learn from the world’s most successful people.   Throughout our conversation, we talk all about his seven-year journey to write The Third Door and all the rejections, “flinch” moments and courage that took place to make it happen. Alex is an EPIC storyteller, which you’ll hear in this episode and his book. There were so many goose-bump-inducing moments and nuggets of valuable insight shared and I can’t wait for you to experience all of them and let me know your thoughts, too. Of all the authors I’ve interviewed, this is literally my favorite book so far. Go out and grab his book ASAP – you won’t be sorry!    --      Question Highlights: Who is someone who’s changed your life? What’s your favorite speech you’ve ever given? What’s one regret that you have? How did you end up interviewing the world’s most influential people? How do you hack the Price Is Right? How many names made the list and how many made the book? Who was the coolest person you ended up meeting? Who made you the most nervous/prompted the biggest “flinch?” What’s your advice to get over your “flinch?” What was the worst rejection you received? Were there any people along the way that pulled you back on track and didn’t allow you to quit? Who did you want to interview that you weren’t able to? Where did you get this obsessive persistence from? What would you say is the single-most-important lesson of your book? Now that you’ve spent 7 years knocking down doors, is it fate or luck that finally allows these things to happen? Or is it good old-fashioned making it happen yourself? How do you view money, success and wealth after writing The Third Door?   In This Episode We Talk about: How Alex went from an 18-year-old pre-med kid whose parents’ biggest dream was for him to be a doctor to interviewing some of the world’s most influential people Alex’s big win on The Price Is Right Where the list of people started when he first set out to write his book, The Third Door The journey of getting through to influential people What the crippling “flinch” is The fear that was present in all the successful people he interviewed The difference between fear and courage Rejection and two lessons Alex learned from it What fueled Alex’s persistence when writing his book Why Alex believes luck accounts for 90% of his success The role generosity played in his book Why you don’t become a billionaire on a salary And so much more… --   Alex’s Thoughts…   “The most extreme expectations are the ones that aren't explicitly said.”   “Courage is acknowledging how scared you are, analyzing the consequences, and then deciding that you care so much about it you’re going to take one thoughtful step forward anyway.”   “The core belief was like a thread that, even in my darkest times, I could hold onto and it kept me from calling it quits.”   “The only thing worse than an unproductive hour is quitting all together.”   “Persistence is the means of achieving the goal.”   “The soul of the book is possibility.”   “You can give someone all the best tools and knowledge in the world and their life can still be stuck, but if you change what someone believes is possible, they’ll never be the same.”   “The strongest lessons are the ones that are never said.”   “The hard work is the last 10%.”   -- Alex Banayan is the author of the national bestseller The Third Door, which chronicles his seven-year quest tracking down Bill Gates, Lady Gaga, Warren Buffett, Maya Angelou, Steven Spielberg, Jane Goodall, Steve Wozniak, Jessica Alba, Larry King, and dozens more of the world's most successful people to uncover how they broke through and launched their careers. Banayan has been named to Forbes' 30 Under 30 list, Business Insider's Most Powerful People Under 30, and been featured in major media including CNBC, MSNBC, Fortune, Forbes, Billboard, Businessweek, Bloomberg TV, Fox News, and CBS News. An acclaimed keynote speaker, Banayan has presented the Third Door framework to business conferences and corporate leadership teams around the world including Apple, Google, Nike, IBM, Salesforce, Snapchat, Disney, Harvard, and countless others.  Resources Instagram: @alexbanayan Book: The Third Door - ThirdDoorBook.com - Find it on Amazon Here For more stories and tips on becoming unapologetically wealthy, follow me @Chriswharder on Instagram and check out fortheloveofmoney.com.