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Sunday Feb 26, 2023
Sunday Feb 26, 2023
Creating Positive Influence In An Influencer World #MakingBank #S7E32
Welcome back to Making Bank. On today's episode, we have Rudy Mawer. He's known as the Man in Red, a serial investor and CEO to multiple brands, and manages over a staff of 70.
Currently he runs multiple businesses, including Marketing Capital Group with Kevin Harrington, the original shark from the TV show, Shark Tank where he has helped over 50,000 small businesses from around the world. He has built his first multimillion dollar business by the age of 26 with Facebook ads, and since went on to become one of the world's leading experts on ads funnel and marketing strategy. Speaking over 200 times on stage on how to scale online brands. He has also built four multi-million dollar businesses before the age of 30.
Check out today's episode with Rudy Mawer on Making Bank.
(3:44) Background
Rudy Mawer talks about how he is always different and likes being different. He comes from a small town in England. He then later moved to the US to pursue his dreams. He started a Real Estate investment at 18 and from there onwards it kickstarted his life and career and became the person he is today.
(8:05) Challenges
Rudy mentions that the challenges are actually bigger. When you get super big, there's a potential lawsuit or there's someone trying to sue you for something, or for example, there's some taxing that your HR person forgot for two years and they finally mail you about it. Someone starts their own agency and tries to take all your clients etc. Such challenges never go away.
(12:17) Attention & Influence
Rudy Mawer says that you have to be everywhere. If you are not everywhere you're dying because there's so much noise in the space. People see thousands of Facebook ads. People see thousands of influencers a day. There's thousands of courses on ads, marketing, funnels and how to make money online. So it's a necessity to always be everywhere.
(18:30) How To Grab Attention
Understand the differences between different types of platforms. The same way no one single man can be a basketball player, a good cricketer, a good swimmer the same way different platforms require different methods in order to be able to grab people’s attention perfectly.
(22:49) Reaching Goals
Never lose sight of your visions. Know your end goal. What drives you? What are you passionate about? Many people face burnout because they lose sight of their visions. Keep working on the vision. It is the strongest weapon to own when you want to reach your goals.
(25:37) The Red Life
Rudy talks about his big personal brand move that is starting this year called The Red Life. His big goal over the next few years is to push the personal brand to go broader and to help people.
Link
@rudymawerlife
Sunday Feb 26, 2023
Sunday Feb 26, 2023
Creating Positive Influence In An Influencer World #MakingBank #S7E32
Welcome back to Making Bank. On today's episode, we have Rudy Mawer. He's known as the Man in Red, a serial investor and CEO to multiple brands, and manages over a staff of 70.
Currently he runs multiple businesses, including Marketing Capital Group with Kevin Harrington, the original shark from the TV show, Shark Tank where he has helped over 50,000 small businesses from around the world. He has built his first multimillion dollar business by the age of 26 with Facebook ads, and since went on to become one of the world's leading experts on ads funnel and marketing strategy. Speaking over 200 times on stage on how to scale online brands. He has also built four multi-million dollar businesses before the age of 30.
Check out today's episode with Rudy Mawer on Making Bank.
(2:57) Background
Rudy Mawer talks about how he is always different and likes being different. He comes from a small town in England. He then later moved to the US to pursue his dreams. He started a Real Estate investment at 18 and from there onwards it kickstarted his life and career and became the person he is today.
(7:17) Challenges
Rudy mentions that the challenges are actually bigger. When you get super big, there's a potential lawsuit or there's someone trying to sue you for something, or for example, there's some taxing that your HR person forgot for two years and they finally mail you about it. Someone starts their own agency and tries to take all your clients etc. Such challenges never go away.
(11:30) Attention & Influence
Rudy Mawer says that you have to be everywhere. If you are not everywhere you're dying because there's so much noise in the space. People see thousands of Facebook ads. People see thousands of influencers a day. There's thousands of courses on ads, marketing, funnels and how to make money online. So it's a necessity to always be everywhere.
(17:42) How To Grab Attention
Understand the differences between different types of platforms. The same way no one single man can be a basketball player, a good cricketer, a good swimmer the same way different platforms require different methods in order to be able to grab people’s attention perfectly.
(22:02) Reaching Goals
Never lose sight of your visions. Know your end goal. What drives you? What are you passionate about? Many people face burnout because they lose sight of their visions. Keep working on the vision. It is the strongest weapon to own when you want to reach your goals.
(24:49) The Red Life
Rudy talks about his big personal brand move that is starting this year called The Red Life. His big goal over the next few years is to push the personal brand to go broader and to help people.
Link
@rudymawerlife
Sunday Feb 19, 2023
Sunday Feb 19, 2023
The Art Of Storytelling In Business #MakingBank #S7E31
Welcome back to Making Bank. On today's episode, we have John Livesay, AKA, the Pitch Whisperer, who is an incredible keynote speaker. His TEDx Talk, “Be the Lifeguard of your own life”, has over 1 million views and was featured on the Larry King Show.
He has an innate ability to motivate companies, sales teams to turn mundane case studies into compelling case stories so they win more new business.
Check out today's episode with John Livesay on Making Bank.
(3:29) Background
John Livesay majored in advertising and he realized that the commercials that stood out to him were the ones with emotional connection. That's where he launched his speaking career and he has been on his own for several years, getting hired by tech companies and healthcare companies.
(4:52) Storytelling
John says that he uses storytelling in his sales because many times people tend to react to any product, service, jobs emotionally. So when you learn to tell a story that other people see themselves in, that's where the magic happens.
(13:37) Creating The Story
These are the questions you need to ask, “Who's the person that made the decision to hire you? What was their problem? Do we care if the problems aren't there?” Ask yourself these questions and eventually the story will be created.
(17:09) The Pitch Whisperer
John Livesay became known as The Pitch Whisperer because during one of his talks that he was hired to do he asked them what if he stayed after his talk and could whisper in people's ears something from his talk that they got stuck with. Ever since then he became known as The Pitch Whisperer.
(18:50) Sales Struggles
The most common mistake made was that many forget that people buy a business or company first. Most salespeople jump right into selling their products, explaining facts without allowing the people to know them first. You have to sell yourself first and the best way to do that is with a story of origin.
(21:52) Be Your Own Lifeguard
John Livesay talks about how he has always been his own lifeguard and this is very important because in times of need we cannot expect anyone to come help us. We have to figure out ways to get out of difficult situations ourselves because if we cannot be our own lifeguard, life will get very difficult.
(23:22) Key Takeaway
Get off the self-esteem rollercoaster. You’ll only feel good about yourself if you're winning and you're hitting your goals. Think of yourself as the movie director of your own life. Cut, edit, change the location if you do not like how it is going. Never get stuck where you are if you do not like it and always strive for a better life.
Links
Text the word Pitch, P I T C H to the number 66866, you’ll get the first chapter of the new book “The Sale Is In The Tale” for free and it's all about a salesperson struggling in a slump.
www.john levie.com
The Pitch Whisperer
@thepitchwhisperer
Sunday Feb 19, 2023
Sunday Feb 19, 2023
The Art Of Storytelling In Business #MakingBank #S7E31
Welcome back to Making Bank. On today's episode, we have John Livesay, AKA, the Pitch Whisperer, who is an incredible keynote speaker. His TEDx Talk, “Be the Lifeguard of your own life”, has over 1 million views and was featured on the Larry King Show.
He has an innate ability to motivate companies, sales teams to turn mundane case studies into compelling case stories so they win more new business.
Check out today's episode with John Livesay on Making Bank.
(2:41) Background
John Livesay majored in advertising and he realized that the commercials that stood out to him were the ones with emotional connection. That's where he launched his speaking career and he has been on his own for several years, getting hired by tech companies and healthcare companies.
(4:05) Storytelling
John says that he uses storytelling in his sales because many times people tend to react to any product, service, jobs emotionally. So when you learn to tell a story that other people see themselves in, that's where the magic happens.
(12:49) Creating The Story
These are the questions you need to ask, “Who's the person that made the decision to hire you? What was their problem? Do we care if the problems aren't there?” Ask yourself these questions and eventually the story will be created.
(16:22) The Pitch Whisperer
John Livesay became known as The Pitch Whisperer because during one of his talks that he was hired to do he asked them what if he stayed after his talk and could whisper in people's ears something from his talk that they got stuck with. Ever since then he became known as The Pitch Whisperer.
(18:03) Sales Struggles
The most common mistake made was that many forget that people buy a business or company first. Most salespeople jump right into selling their products, explaining facts without allowing the people to know them first. You have to sell yourself first and the best way to do that is with a story of origin.
(21:04) Be Your Own Lifeguard
John Livesay talks about how he has always been his own lifeguard and this is very important because in times of need we cannot expect anyone to come help us. We have to figure out ways to get out of difficult situations ourselves because if we cannot be our own lifeguard, life will get very difficult.
(22:35) Key Takeaway
Get off the self-esteem rollercoaster. You’ll only feel good about yourself if you're winning and you're hitting your goals. Think of yourself as the movie director of your own life. Cut, edit, change the location if you do not like how it is going. Never get stuck where you are if you do not like it and always strive for a better life.
Links
Text the word Pitch, P I T C H to the number 66866, you’ll get the first chapter of the new book “The Sale Is In The Tale” for free and it's all about a salesperson struggling in a slump.
www.john levie.com
The Pitch Whisperer
@thepitchwhisperer
Sunday Feb 12, 2023
Sunday Feb 12, 2023
Real Estate Investing #MakingBank #S7E30
Welcome back to Making Bank. On today's episode, we have Mat Simmons who is a 20 year business veteran and a 16 year veteran in Real Estate and investing. He has built multiple successful companies over the last 20 years, including three seven figure exits, and with over 200 million under management and 470 million in total transactions since 2014. Matt has been seen as a forward thinking business operator with a take no prisoners type of attitude. He's often called upon by business owners across the country and real estate leaders for his business ideas, strategies and sales training capabilities.
Check out today's episode with Mat Simmons on Making Bank.
(2:20) Background
Mat Simmons talks about how his business life started from him not liking school, to being a professional motocross rider who later then got injured and was then shown the business side of life by his mentor and this was the main reason as to what kick started his journey in the business world.
(4:49) Getting Into Real Estate
Mat Simmons talks about how in his career he invested into real estate and many other businesses. Then he also went back to race professionally which then left him injured for a year and his entire business crashed as well. The only thing left constant was his Real Estate investments and this was why he decided to completely focus on just Real Estate.
(8:20) The Downfall
Mat Simmons says that his main downfall was like most entrepreneurs, always like to do things alone and hence, many things failed when he was not around. This was his first downfall in the business.
(9:37) Real Estate Portfolio
Mat Simmons stated that they started off with smaller multifamily and ultimately grew into larger complexes. They focused primarily on class B and class C. They stayed away from anything class A luxury.
(11:15) Class B & C Vs Class A
Mat Simmons' take on this was that Class A properties are easily bought off by big companies and competing with these big companies will be hard. Moreover, with inflation happening all around, these properties soon become a liability making the market go for Class B and C. This is why they concentrate mainly on Class B and C.
(14:24) Property Evaluation
It has to fit in with the buy box. Mat Simmons says they primarily buy in the Sunbelt area, which is North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Texas, Tennessee. These are the main focus from day one.
(17:31) Advice For Beginners
Make sure that your interest rate is lower than your cap rate, so you're not negatively leveraged and make sure that whatever you're buying right now with any loan program or debt you're using, does not have a prepayment penalty on it within the next two to three years.
(22:38) Investing In Real Estate
If someone wants to invest in real estate, they can come in, invest with us. The minimum is 50,000. Our multi-family pays a 9% preferred dividend, which they start making within the first 30 to 45 days of investing with us and from that point on, they're into the deal with us.
(24:16) Tax Benefits
If you invest a hundred thousand dollars with us and because of cost segregation and our depreciation that we passed through our investors, you might be able to write off up to sometimes $60,000, $80,000 in that year one against your income that will reduce your tax liability.
(26:19) Key Takeaways
Know that you can actually start buying and investing in real estate much easier with less out of pocket than you actually thought.
Links
@realmatsimmons
Sunday Feb 12, 2023
Sunday Feb 12, 2023
Real Estate Investing #MakingBank #S7E30
Welcome back to Making Bank. On today's episode, we have Mat Simmons who is a 20 year business veteran and a 16 year veteran in Real Estate and investing. He has built multiple successful companies over the last 20 years, including three seven figure exits, and with over 200 million under management and 470 million in total transactions since 2014. Matt has been seen as a forward thinking business operator with a take no prisoners type of attitude. He's often called upon by business owners across the country and real estate leaders for his business ideas, strategies and sales training capabilities.
Check out today's episode with Mat Simmons on Making Bank.
(3:02) Background
Mat Simmons talks about how his business life started from him not liking school, to being a professional motocross rider who later then got injured and was then shown the business side of life by his mentor and this was the main reason as to what kick started his journey in the business world.
(5:30) Getting Into Real Estate
Mat Simmons talks about how in his career he invested into real estate and many other businesses. Then he also went back to race professionally which then left him injured for a year and his entire business crashed as well. The only thing left constant was his Real Estate investments and this was why he decided to completely focus on just Real Estate.
(9:00) The Downfall
Mat Simmons says that his main downfall was like most entrepreneurs, always like to do things alone and hence, many things failed when he was not around. This was his first downfall in the business.
(10:18) Real Estate Portfolio
Mat Simmons stated that they started off with smaller multifamily and ultimately grew into larger complexes. They focused primarily on class B and class C. They stayed away from anything class A luxury.
(11:56) Class B & C Vs Class A
Mat Simmons' take on this was that Class A properties are easily bought off by big companies and competing with these big companies will be hard. Moreover, with inflation happening all around, these properties soon become a liability making the market go for Class B and C. This is why they concentrate mainly on Class B and C.
(15:06) Property Evaluation
It has to fit in with the buy box. Mat Simmons says they primarily buy in the Sunbelt area, which is North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Texas, Tennessee. These are the main focus from day one.
(18:12) Advice For Beginners
Make sure that your interest rate is lower than your cap rate, so you're not negatively leveraged and make sure that whatever you're buying right now with any loan program or debt you're using, does not have a prepayment penalty on it within the next two to three years.
(22:20) Investing In Real Estate
If someone wants to invest in real estate, they can come in, invest with us. The minimum is 50,000. Our multi-family pays a 9% preferred dividend, which they start making within the first 30 to 45 days of investing with us and from that point on, they're into the deal with us.
(24:50) Tax Benefits
If you invest a hundred thousand dollars with us and because of cost segregation and our depreciation that we passed through our investors, you might be able to write off up to sometimes $60,000, $80,000 in that year one against your income that will reduce your tax liability.
(27:00) Key Takeaways
Know that you can actually start buying and investing in real estate much easier with less out of pocket than you actually thought.
Links
@realmatsimmons
Sunday Feb 05, 2023
Sunday Feb 05, 2023
Importance Of Leadership #MakingBank #S7E29
Welcome back to Making Bank. On today's episode, we have Kyle McDowell who is a best-selling author, speaker, and leadership expert. With nearly three decades of experience leading tens of thousands of employees as some of the largest companies in America, including UnitedHealth Group, CVS Health, Bank of America. Kyle's passion for people and proven track record for cultivating truly authentic and courageous leaders was born from an unwavering belief that there's a better way to thrive in corporate America.
Check out today's episode with Kyle McDowell on Making Bank.
(2:30) Background
Kyle tells us about his early working life where he spent nearly 30 years in corporate America. For his first job he worked in a regional bank in Tampa and this was the start of his life where he was thrown into a lot of work situations where he got to notice how much he can give from a leader’s perspective.
(4:25) Boss Vs Leader
A boss is someone that checks boxes, they are always ready to call you out or point out your errors and tell you where you're lacking in terms of your delivery. A leader is also the same but the major difference is the leader actually cares.
(8:07) Vulnerability
Being vulnerable involves recognizing faults, recognizing areas of fear, recognizing that we don't have all the answers. It's inauthentic for us to act like we’re not concerned or we don't have faults. We need to be authentic. We need to just be us.
(11:00) Principles
The most important principle that we all should follow is to always do the right thing. This will matter a lot because if we deviate from our ways we can always go back to the foundation of doing the right thing.
(14:37) Common Issues
Most common issue faced is obsessing over activity and judging ourselves based on our activity versus the outcome. Kyle talks about this one issue that even big companies faced in today’s world.
(18:33) Taking Ownership
We need to think like the founder whenever we do any project for a company or organization because when we do this we take ownership completely of the work we do and we will automatically give our best and try to shoot for maximum excellence.
(24:49) Setting Clear Expectation
Too many times we expect people to do things and behave in a way that we've not really set the clear expectation and then we wonder why they failed or we wonder why they've stumbled. We need to do the right thing. We need to lead by example. We need to say what we're gonna do, and then we do it.
Links:
@kylemcdowellinc
Sunday Feb 05, 2023
Sunday Feb 05, 2023
Importance Of Leadership #MakingBank #S7E29
Welcome back to Making Bank. On today's episode, we have Kyle McDowell who is a best-selling author, speaker, and leadership expert. With nearly three decades of experience leading tens of thousands of employees as some of the largest companies in America, including UnitedHealth Group, CVS Health, Bank of America. Kyle's passion for people and proven track record for cultivating truly authentic and courageous leaders was born from an unwavering belief that there's a better way to thrive in corporate America.
Check out today's episode with Kyle McDowell on Making Bank.
(2:30) Background
Kyle tells us about his early working life where he spent nearly 30 years in corporate America. For his first job he worked in a regional bank in Tampa and this was the start of his life where he was thrown into a lot of work situations where he got to notice how much he can give from a leader’s perspective.
(4:25) Boss Vs Leader
A boss is someone that checks boxes, they are always ready to call you out or point out your errors and tell you where you're lacking in terms of your delivery. A leader is also the same but the major difference is the leader actually cares.
(8:07) Vulnerability
Being vulnerable involves recognizing faults, recognizing areas of fear, recognizing that we don't have all the answers. It's inauthentic for us to act like we’re not concerned or we don't have faults. We need to be authentic. We need to just be us.
(11:00) Principles
The most important principle that we all should follow is to always do the right thing. This will matter a lot because if we deviate from our ways we can always go back to the foundation of doing the right thing.
(14:37) Common Issues
Most common issue faced is obsessing over activity and judging ourselves based on our activity versus the outcome. Kyle talks about this one issue that even big companies faced in today’s world.
(18:33) Taking Ownership
We need to think like the founder whenever we do any project for a company or organization because when we do this we take ownership completely of the work we do and we will automatically give our best and try to shoot for maximum excellence.
(24:49) Setting Clear Expectation
Too many times we expect people to do things and behave in a way that we've not really set the clear expectation and then we wonder why they failed or we wonder why they've stumbled. We need to do the right thing. We need to lead by example. We need to say what we're gonna do, and then we do it.
Links:
@kylemcdowellinc
Saturday Jan 28, 2023
Saturday Jan 28, 2023
Entrepreneurial Mentorship #MakingBank #S7E28
Welcome back to Making Bank. On today's episode, we have Ryan Blair, the former co-founder and chief executive officer of Vice, a multi-level marketing company.
In 2011, he wrote a book titled Nothing to Lose Everything to Gain How I Went from gang member to multimillionaire entrepreneur, which reached the New York Times bestseller list for hardcover business books, as well as another book in 2016.
Rock Bottom to Rockstar Lessons from the Business School of Hard Knocks. He was the Ernst Young Entrepreneur of the Year in 2012. And now he teaches entrepreneurs the principles he has used to build multiple companies without sacrificing his purpose. Build your business without sacrificing your purpose or spirituality through Altercalls.
So check out today's episode with Ryan Blair on Making Bank.
(5:14) Background
Ryan started his entrepreneurial life very early. He was always trying to make money even as a young boy. When he grew up he got into bad company, he joined a gang due to unfortunate events in his life and this kickstarted his entrepreneurial life more. He later got out and vowed to stay legal and live a better life that has legal entrepreneurship.
(11:27) Key Takeaways
Ryan mentions how he is good at reading people and this helps him to know which people are good for him and which aren't. He has the ability to steer clear away from bad people. His mindset is one built on strength as opposed to one built on weakness.
(15:25) Mentorship
Ryan had a very rich successful mentor who thinks differently in everything. In money, in dreams and this completely changed the perspective of how Ryan thinks as well. This was when his life as an entrepreneur really started.
(19:25) Principles
Principle that Ryan lives by is “I learn what I want to teach and then I teach what I want to learn.” He talks about how when he wakes up he’s asking himself, what book does he want to dive into? What does he want to teach?
(24:02) Making Connections
Ryan talks about how he always felt that he is worthy of a connection with people. He strongly believes everyone is equal and we can learn from them. He makes connections with people who are willing to allow him and he lets go of people who aren’t. He just keeps learning from those who allow him without ever thinking they are so far of his reach.
(29:57) Spiritual Focus
When you're spiritually inclined, a lot of people believe that money is mutually exclusive, but being spiritually focused, you can actually generate far more wealth because the money that you generate has a deeper meaning. You will call it in with more reverence.
(32:29) Altercall
Alter call is three years old and where entrepreneurs are helped in building and executing with purpose and are then helped to exit. The number of entrepreneurs went from a small million dollar a year operation to tens of millions of dollars a year. They are great contributors to their team, to the marketplace, to their communities.
Links:
@realryanblair
@altercallmovement
hoo.be/ryanblair/
Saturday Jan 28, 2023
Saturday Jan 28, 2023
Entrepreneurial Mentorship #MakingBank #S7E28
Welcome back to Making Bank. On today's episode, we have Ryan Blair, the former co-founder and chief executive officer of Vice, a multi-level marketing company.
In 2011, he wrote a book titled Nothing to Lose Everything to Gain How I Went from gang member to multimillionaire entrepreneur, which reached the New York Times bestseller list for hardcover business books, as well as another book in 2016.
Rock Bottom to Rockstar Lessons from the Business School of Hard Knocks. He was the Ernst Young Entrepreneur of the Year in 2012. And now he teaches entrepreneurs the principles he has used to build multiple companies without sacrificing his purpose. Build your business without sacrificing your purpose or spirituality through Altercalls.
So check out today's episode with Ryan Blair on Making Bank.
(2:22) Background
Ryan started his entrepreneurial life very early. He was always trying to make money even as a young boy. When he grew up he got into bad company, he joined a gang due to unfortunate events in his life and this kickstarted his entrepreneurial life more. He later got out and vowed to stay legal and live a better life that has legal entrepreneurship.
(8:35) Key Takeaways
Ryan mentions how he is good at reading people and this helps him to know which people are good for him and which aren't. He has the ability to steer clear away from bad people. His mindset is one built on strength as opposed to one built on weakness.
(12:32) Mentorship
Ryan had a very rich successful mentor who thinks differently in everything. In money, in dreams and this completely changed the perspective of how Ryan thinks as well. This was when his life as an entrepreneur really started.
(16:31) Principles
Principle that Ryan lives by is “I learn what I want to teach and then I teach what I want to learn.” He talks about how when he wakes up he’s asking himself, what book does he want to dive into? What does he want to teach?
(21:09) Making Connections
Ryan talks about how he always felt that he is worthy of a connection with people. He strongly believes everyone is equal and we can learn from them. He makes connections with people who are willing to allow him and he lets go of people who aren’t. He just keeps learning from those who allow him without ever thinking they are so far of his reach.
(27:05) Spiritual Focus
When you're spiritually inclined, a lot of people believe that money is mutually exclusive, but being spiritually focused, you can actually generate far more wealth because the money that you generate has a deeper meaning. You will call it in with more reverence.
(29:47) Altercall
Alter call is three years old and where entrepreneurs are helped in building and executing with purpose and are then helped to exit. The number of entrepreneurs went from a small million dollar a year operation to tens of millions of dollars a year. They are great contributors to their team, to the marketplace, to their communities.
Links:
@realryanblair
@altercallmovement
hoo.be/ryanblair/