The Calum Johnson Show

Dan Go, CEO of High Performance Founder and a body transformation coach for entrepreneurs, believes physical fitness is crucial for achieving success in business. As a coach for entrepreneurs, Dan helps individuals maximize their productivity and achieve their business goals. In this episode, we discuss how physical fitness can improve mindset and personal growth. This episode is brought you by Free Agency Sponsor: https://www.freeagency.com/ Host: https://twitter.com/calum_johnson9Guest: https://twitter.com/FitFounder

Ankur Nagpal founded Teachable, an e-learning platform that achieved $500 million in revenue and 100,000 instructors. He sold the company to HotMart for a reported $250 million. In this episode Ankur shares the behind the scenes of how he scaled Teachable into a 9 figure business and what he is building next. In this episode we discuss How Ankur built Teachable into a 9 figure business What he learned from selling Teachable Finding Happiness post startup exit The Key principles of negotiation & what makes successful company This episode is brought you by Free Agency Sponsor: https://www.freeagency.com/ Host: https://twitter.com/calum_johnson9

Discover how Barrett O'Neill turned a dorm room hustle into a $2 million business. As the co-founder of OnDemand Storage and owner of Brightline Media, Barrett shares insights on entrepreneurship, building leverage, and career development. Learn how he overcame an injury to pursue his business goals and achieve growth. Don't miss out on valuable tips for turning your own hustle into a successful venture Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:09 - Flipping Losses into Opportunities 00:06:24 - Navigating the Emotional Roller Coaster of Entrepreneurship 00:09:38 - Overcoming the Feeling of Wasting Time 00:12:41 - The Similarities and Differences between Sports and Entrepreneurship. 00:15:57 - The Importance of Micro Iterations and Dealing with Failure in Business and Sports 00:18:55 - The Importance of Taking Action and Trying New Ideas 00:22:04 - The Power of Low-Stakes Bets and Overcoming Fear of Judgment 00:25:06 - Overcoming Fear and Misconceptions about Entrepreneurship 00:28:28 - Think Small, Take Action, and Execute with Speed 00:31:42 - Building Distribution for Yourself: The Importance of Feedback and Evolution 00:34:39 - Don't Listen to Haters, Focus on Your True Supporters 00:37:50 - Who to Listen to and Why, and the Importance of Anonymous Polls on Twitter 00:41:04 - The Four Types of Leverage and Disassociating Time from Money 00:44:40 - The Age of Leverage and Naval's Modern Day Philosophy 00:47:51 - The Power of Concise Communication and Building a Career Specific to You 00:50:53 - Three things to focus on when starting to build leverage 00:53:54 - The Certainty of Uncertainty in Career Paths 00:57:19 - The Risks of Working at Established Companies During Economic Downturns 01:00:20 - The Entrepreneurship vs Employment Debate 01:03:31 - The Overemphasis on Entrepreneurial Geniuses and Steve Jobs outsmarting Amazon 01:06:33 - The Importance of Negotiation in Life and Business 01:09:47 - The Success of Apple's Marketing Strategies 01:12:50 - Apple's Success and Steve Jobs' Superpowers 01:15:56 - Balancing Business Success and Family Life 01:18:59 - Competing at the Highest Level with Free Agency Sponsorship This episode is brought you by Free Agency Sponsor: https://www.freeagency.com/ Host: https://twitter.com/calum_johnson9 Guest: https://twitter.com/barrettjoneill

Ayman Al Abdullah, the former CEO of AppSumo, shares his insights on coaching CEOs and how he grew the company's revenue from $3M to $80M+. As a CEO coach, Ayman now helps other CEOs achieve 7 to 9 figures in revenue. He emphasizes the importance of reflecting on the past and planning for the future in order to achieve business growth. Ayman also highlights the significance of pursuing your passion and going towards what excites you, especially when transitioning from an employee to a CEO. If you're interested in entrepreneurship, revenue growth, and AppSumo's success story, this video is a must-watch. This episode is brought you by Free Agency Sponsor: https://www.freeagency.com/ Follow us: Host: https://twitter.com/calum_johnson9 Guest: https://twitter.com/aymanalabdul

Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins is the Co-Founder & CEO of Promise, a company that offers non-punitive payment plans for customers making payments to governments and utilities. She has been acknowledged for her exceptional leadership skills and innovative approach to business by Ebony, The Grio, and Black Enterprise. In this episode, Phaedra discusses her time working with Jay Z and Prince. A defining moment in her childhood that shaped her future. Gives insight into building authentic relationships for long term success and the secret behind her business success This episode is brought you by Free Agency Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:02 - Learning from Jay-Z's Business Model 00:06:07 - Embracing Femininity and Creating a Magical Workplace 00:09:13 - Defining moments and finding one's greatest purpose 00:12:16 - The Impact of Childhood Experiences on Motivation and Resonating with Disdain 00:15:31 - My People: The Working Class and Immigrants 00:18:33 - Remembering Where You Came From 00:22:00 - The Dignity of Work and Comfort in Life; 00:24:55 - Helping Government Move Money to the People That Need it Most 00:25:18 - Making it Easier for Those Struggling and Aiding Progress with Integrity 00:28:21 - Incentives and Alignment in the Workplace 00:31:38 - Building Long-Term Authentic Relationships 00:34:57 - The Importance of Deep Friendships and Collective Support for Success and Risk-Taking 00:38:32 - Building a Foundation for Your Kids 00:41:45 - The Importance of a Father Figure in Childhood Development 00:44:50 - The Impact of Privilege and Shifting Priorities Over Time. 00:48:07 - The Evolution of Parenting Goals and the Hero's Journey 00:51:26 - Finding Satisfaction in Success, Advice for Building a Successful Career 00:54:41 - Finding Joy in the Journey 00:57:58 - The Pleasure of Taking a Leap of Faith and Growing Older 01:01:03 - Looking Ahead to the Future Sponsor Check out our sponsor, Free Agency (https://www.freeagency.com/) Socials Host: https://twitter.com/calum_johnson9 Guest: https://twitter.com/phaedrael

Joe Holder is a Nike Master Trainer, fitness coach and founder of OCHO. He has personally trained stars such as Naomi Campbell, Virgil Abloh and Bella Hadid. Topics: 00:00 - Intro 06:00 - Bringing Joy Back to the Wellness Industry 09:01 - Media's Weaponization of Human Emotion and the Importance of Providing a Service 15:12 - The Importance of Preventative Healthcare and Building a Base Level of Health 18:21 - The Four-Point Play Philosophy for Improving Your Life 21:17 - Playing Defense in Life, Inspired by American Football Analogy 24:23 - The Importance of Basics and Sleep for Performance. 27:24 - The Importance of Discipline and Self-Awareness 30:42 - Creating Your Own Value System and Understanding the Body's Knowledge 33:44 - Cultivating Mindfulness and Honing Interception 36:42 - Controlling Distractions and Self-Distancing Techniques 39:43 - Discipline Creates Freedom 42:45 - Judging yourself objectively based on outcomes 45:57 - The Importance of Honesty in Achieving Results 48:50 - Figuring it Out and Being the "Man in the Arena" 51:44 - The Importance of Building Your Team in Business and Athletics 54:42 - The Importance of Building Your Team and Prioritizing Your Health 57:37 - The Importance of Consistent Activities to Get Ahead in Life 01:00:37 - From Base to Mountaintop: Prioritizing Health and Learning from Others 01:03:32 - Hustling, Building Relationships, and Upskilling to Success 01:06:39 - From an Impromptu Workout Audition to Training Virgil Abloh: Building Connections in the Fitness Industry 01:09:50 - Building Relationships and Showing Up in the Service Industry 01:12:58 - The Grit Behind Success 01:16:05 - Finding Grit in Disillusionment and Making Business Decisions 01:19:27 - Turning Uncertainty into Risk, and the Importance of Defining Yourself and Controlling the Narrative 01:22:31 - "Tell Your Story and Upskill" and 01:24:58 - "Share Your Authentic Self" and 01:25:23 - "Who Motivates the Motivator?" 01:25:31 - Who Motivates the Motivator? 01:28:37 - Motivation and Inspiration from Those Who Believe in You 01:31:42 - The Power of Belief and Motivation in Achieving Goals 01:34:44 - Belief and Reputation 01:37:47 - Holding Onto Angst and Letting Things Go Sponsor Check out our sponsor, Free Agency (https://www.freeagency.com/) Socials Podcast: https://www.instagram.com/thecalumjohnsonshow/ Guest: https://www.instagram.com/joeholder/

This episode is brought you by Free Agency Ayinde is the co-founder of @elevatesocialsf. They started hosting events and parties six months ago and every single one of them has been sold out. The events often include world-class DJs and even some famous athletes. Ayinde is also a Product Manager at a big tech firm. He has had his work displayed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art (MET) and co-curated an exhibit at the Whitney Museum. In this episode, Ayinde explains how his going away party went viral sparking the origin of Elevate Social. The importance of opportunity and equity for all. The inner workings of hosting successful parties and the value of working with mentors. Timestamps (0:00) Intro (1:40) How Ayinde’s going away party went viral. (6:10) The origin of Elevate Social - More than just parties. (19:00) The art of being organic. (21:00) Reaching for the stars from a young age. (25:20) “You can’t be what you can’t see”. (29:20) How to find a high value mentor. (33:30) Avoid being a jack of all trades, master of none. (38:22) The problem with always thinking ‘what’s next?’ (43:40) Different cities, different vibes (50:26) This is what drives Ayinde to succeed. (57:30) How to create opportunity. (59:54) How self reflection can give you confidence. (01:01:48) “Are you ok with mediocre?” (01:08:32) This is how you reach the finish line. Socials Host: https://www.instagram.com/thecalumjohnsonshow/ Guest: https://www.instagram.com/elevatesocialsf/ Sponsor Check out our sponsor, Free Agency (https://www.freeagency.com/)

This episode is brought you by Free Agency Rushir Parikh is the Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Popchew. Popchew is a plug-and-play platform for creators to launch delivery-only food brands. In this episode, Rushir explains the massive opportunity that currently exists for big creators in the multi-billion dollar food industry. How he started Popchew. Stories of working with Jake Paul, Pomp, Zias and more. Indulge, this is a fun one Timestamps (0:00) Intro (03:05) Free Agency Advert (3:45) Rushir's story and the journey to Popchew (07:50) All great businesses start by taking action (17:30) What is the end goal for Popchew? (20:30) When an entrepreneur enters their prime? (24:00) Where is Rushir at in his entrepreneurial journey? (26:20) How did Jake Paul start investing in his company?(32:20) What is it really like working with Jake Paul? (33:00] How he met Zias and built Wing SZN? (41:00) How involved are creators in building these food companies? (44:56) How did Rushir build the team for his company (47:58) How did he get Anthony Pompliano as a partner and investor (the story of Bitcoin Pizza) (54:50) What makes Zias & Pomp special from someone that has worked with them? (56:10) How far does the creator and food brand business model go? Is this the future of food? (01:02:15) What A list celebrity should have a food brand? Drake?? (01:06:30) Who is Rushir’s dream client to build a food brand with? Sponsor Check out our sponsor, Free Agency (https://www.freeagency.com/) Socials Host: https://twitter.com/calum_johnson9https://popchew.com/

Sherveen Mashayekhi is the CEO and Founder of Free Agency. Free Agency helps mid to senior level tech employees maximize their career opportunities and earning potential. They do this by providing them with a dedicated talent agent. The same way that top athletes, musicians and entertainers have agents that get them the best roles and opportunities, that is what Free Agency is looking to do for tech employees. 👉🏾In this episode, we talk about: (00:00) Trailer (02:30) What Inspired Sherveen to leave his job and go all in on Free Agency (09:10) Why you must always be prepared for your moment (15:50) The process of finding your unique talent/ superpower (25:50) Pick the company you like better every time (27:00) How to know if you have an idea worth leaving your job for? (30:30) The obsession will pull you in (32:10) Tim Grover: What separates good from all-time great (36:30) What makes someone a top 0.00001% performer (Mr.Beast) (37:30) Lessons from the Michael Jordan (The Last Dance) Documentary (42:10) What companies will thrive during the recession? (prediction) (44:25) Can everyone actually be motivated in their work (view from a founder’s perspective) (47:00) Would people be happier if everyone was an entrepreneur? (51:00) How can people be intentional with their work? (don’t miss this)

Andrew Yeung is a technology executive currently serving as a Global Product Lead at Google. He is known for hosting some of the most popular networking events across the USA. 👉🏾In this episode, we talk about: … (00:00) Trailer (01:16) Subscribe to the channel (01:38) Why did Andrew Yeung start hosting networking events? (03:15) Free Agency (12:11) Who pushed Andrew to be successful? (14:50) What insecurities has Andrew faced throughout his career? (20:21) Behind the scenes of planning 800 people networking events (24:10) Who inspires you? (Nick Gray story) (28:27) When things don’t go to plan (33:11) This is what should do in the first 10 minutes at a networking event (37:45) This is what you should not do at a networking event (42:40) Where is the best city to network? (47:30) What city does Andrew want to host next? (49:45) How to get people to show up (advice) (53:00) The art of following up - How to get it right (58:40) What is Andrew’s end goal? (01:06:03) Subscribe to the channel (01:06:11) Free Agency End Sponsor Check out our sponsor, Free Agency (https://www.freeagency.com/) Socials Host: https://twitter.com/calum_johnson9 Guest: https://twitter.com/andruyeung

This episode is brought you by Free Agency Pizza Palace is a music producer that has worked with some of the biggest names in Hip Hop such as Soulja Boy, Future and Fat Joe. He recently completed a 23 stop, sold out tour across the Philippines with the legend, Mike Swift. His new single “Butter” marks the beginning of his campaign to advocate for marginalized immigrant communities in the United States. 👉🏾In this episode, we talk about: … (00:00) Trailer (01:52) How Pizza Palace landed 23 tours across the Philippines (Mike Swift story). (10:41) Successful people stay focused on their purpose. (16:10) You must earn the privilege to plan ahead long term (23:08) "The First step is to survive and the second step is to thrive" (23:40) Pizza Palace's roots, where did his journey with music start? (30:00) This is why I started this podcast.... (31:25) "Things don't happen to us, they happen for us" (33:20) Early stories in Music (35:00) Music over Med school? (The dilemma of following your passion) *story time (44:48) One actionable way to instantly improve your life (51:00) I had to flex a little bit in the beginning... (01:00:00) The love of the craft must outweigh the love of the clout (what makes a successful artist) (01:01:02) This is why Lebron James is the GOAT... (01:03:05) Breaking into the Atlanta Hip Hop scene. (The Rick Ross story) (01:06:30) Dealing with the imposter syndrome of working with superstar artists (01:08:01) The story of how Jay-Z makes music... (01:10:14) The key to being a successful creative... (90% of the time it clicks at the end) (01:13:13) How Palace’s new single ‘Butter’ came about? (story time) (01:22:32) The story of working early with Future Hendrix? (story time) (01:27:00) "Music is like surfing, you have to ride the wave" (01:28:32) How far away is Palace from reaching his goal? Whats left to achieve Sponsor Check out our sponsor, Free Agency (https://www.freeagency.com/) Socials Host: https://twitter.com/calum_johnson9 https://www.instagram.com/pizzapalace777/

This episode is brought you by Free Agency. Zach Pogrob is the man behind @BehaviorHack on Instagram. He runs an Instagram account that has amassed over 970K followers and added close to 700K followers in the last 3 months alone. Zach develops content with the focus of helping people improve their habits, productivity, and well-being. Timestamps (00:00) Trailer (02:38) How Zach went from 180K to over 900K followers in 3 months (03:50) Finding lightning in a bottle with animated clips (04:16) Check out Free Agency (06:30) What caused Zach’s following to explode? (lightning in a bottle) (10:10) When the algorithm has you, it has you. (12:00) The power of compounding & finding what works (14:00) Playing the long game and staying committed. (17:20) Your equipment does not matter (the explosion of animated reels) (21:50) Handling big expectations. (25:20) Going viral for stupid reasons (lessons learned). (28:50) What your social media Bio says about you. (31:22) Behind every successful entrepreneur is a former failed self. (36:03) “I think everyone can be obsessed.” (37:15) Why most people stay in jobs they don’t like (40:08) How silence and change gives clarity and drive. (42:21) Why ‘obsession’ is Zach’s mantra. (47:00) Who inspires Zach? (Jocko Willin and Mr Beast story) (51:20) Creator economy - Will everyone become a creator? (52:00) Zach’s predictions on the future of AI & the future of social media (57:20) This is literally how you get a million followers (Step by step) (58:10) The improved Soho House - Mad House (01:02:19) The future is in person not online (01:05:00) What’s next for Zach? The plan to monetize (01:10:25) What is the cost of obsession? (01:11:30) Is obsession worth it? (01:12:43) Check out Free Agency (01:13:30) Subscribe to the channel Sponsor Check out our sponsor, Free Agency if you want to take your career to the next level (https://www.freeagency.com/) Socials Host: https://twitter.com/calum_johnson9 Guest: https://www.instagram.com/behaviorhack/

You are tuning into episode 1 of the Calum & Kolby Show. (Calum speaking) I have just quit my job to go full time on building (what I hope) will be one of the biggest media companies around. This is the documentary of that journey, every week you will be hearing everything that is going on as I build this empire. What strategic decisions am I making to build the company, stories of getting some of the biggest guests on the podcast and what I learnt from talking with them, what am I learning about audience building & building a media brand, all the juicy stories and more. All of that is to come but for this first episode we will be breaking down my decision to quit my job to go full time on the Calum Johnson Network including: (01:12) How I made the decision to leave my full time job (11:20) How do you know when is the right time to leave your job (The Florida Lake story) (15:10) How you can make sure you actually ready to leave your role & not become homeless (22:50) The power of betting on yourself

Corey Haines is a prolific entrepreneur and creator, he is the Cofounder of SwipeWell, a tool dedicated to organizing and referencing marketing examples. He hosts the Default Alive podcast, where he and his co-host discuss bootstrapping startups. He was previously the head of growth at Baremetrics, a business forecasting tool. Now, he shares his insights into marketing and growth for free to over 12,000 people each week in his newsletter. You can find him on Twitter @coreyhainesco. 👉🏾In this episode, we talk about: [00:00:30] Corey's Entrepreneurship Origin Story [00:01:55] How a road trip changed Corey's life [00:04:12] What stopped Corey from taking the safe route? [00:09:34] The steps to success are predictable. [00:12:46] Overcoming the fear of failure. [00:18:13] The power of an obsessive mindset. [00:22:38] "The best way to predict your future is to create it." [00:24:50] Can anyone be an entrepreneur? [00:29:49] The value of cutting your losses and moving on. [00:33:36] Live your life like a book (Kevin Hart story). [00:36:35] Building an authentic brand requires more than the highlight reel (Elon Musk). [00:41:00] Overcoming the early struggles of content creation (imposter syndrome). [00:46:25] How to start making high quality content today. [00:52:27] Avoid monotony by letting your projects reach their full potential on their own. [00:54:51] Corey reflects on his 'end goal'.

Justin Gordon is the director of marketing for Vitalize Venture Capital, a seed-stage venture fund. He hosts the Vitalize podcast, where he interviews founders. He is also the founder of Just Go Grind, a supportive community and insightful podcast for ambitious founders. He is one of the best community builders on the internet and has 19K followers on Twitter (@justingordon212) 👉🏾In this episode, we talk about: [00:05] What do you do? What are you working on? [02:13] Justin’s early influences? How did reading books impact your success in getting you to this point? [03:30] Justin first learns about passive income. [04:50] What Justin Learned From Being an athlete. [06:10] Take action, starting with the things that you can control. [07:20] Where did your self belief come from? [08:53] Having positive encouragement and success at a young age. [11:10] Do you think part of your self belief was competitive instinct? [14:36 ] The power of listening to podcasts [15:30] When you are curious about something. Take action. [17:33] The danger of putting successful people on a pedestal [19:12 ] You must be willing to sacrifice everything to go after something. [24:28] Once you are in the game and the coach calls your number, you're in the game. You're not nervous anymore. [25:21] The hardest part is deciding, is this a business that should be ventured back? When do you stop trying? [26:49] Jeff Bezos regret minimization framework. [28:22] What does Justin want to do next? [31:42] Can you give more context around vitality? What's the thesis? How did you meet Gale? [39:47] Can you take me back to the origins of the podcast? [48:36] What is the power of building a strong work catalog? [52:45] What's something actionable listeners can do right now to capitalize on their interests? [55:16] The dots only connect looking backwards, never looking forwards. [57:08] How to make deep professional connections [01:02:12] Simplify because we overcomplicate things all the time.

Sahil Bloom is the King of the tweet thread. His content reaches well over 1 million people across the Globe. He's invested in over 40+ startups in the technology sector. He also has a newsletter, The Curiosity Chronicle that has over 125,000 readers and is currently authoring his own book. 👉🏾In this episode, we talk about: … (01:00) What is your biggest accomplishment? (04:50) What is Sahil's biggest comeback moment (LeBron James/ Dallis Maverick moment) (07:20) Experiencing your worst nightmare & fear setting (09:40) Regret Minimization (13:20) Why you must stop caring about the outcome (14:40) The importance of consistency when making content (17:50) Keeping your ego under control (23:10) The Thanos analogy (finite & infinite games) (27:30) The journey to becoming an elite writer (35:50) Letting the audience come to you (Tesla example) (38:10) Being consistent and creating value overtime (42:50) Dealing with uncertainty (54:00) “It takes a village to raise a child." (57:10) What makes someone standout (63:20) Realizing that doing things in a different way could actually lead to an outsized result (70:00) Why you must dispel Binary thinking (73:00) The best things come from tensions (The Shaq & Kobe story) (76:40) The importance of having friction in your life (79:10) Sahil’s superpower (82:00) The importance of always getting back up (Tyson Fury story)

David Morris the Chief Operating Officer at Neoinsulation and Blake Burge is the Director of Manufacturing. Blake has built a following of over 390K followers on Twitter & David has a following of over 66K followers on Twitter. They are friends and colleagues that come together in this episode to drop a lot of wisdom on how people can achieve their goals, live a successful life and stay humble along the way. This is one of the most inspiring, motivational episodes we have done yet. Tune in!!

@MacConwell is fluent in multiple languages. PHP, Python, HTML and another six, according to his Linkedin bio. He’s an important figure in the software industry, investing and mentoring underrepresented innovators. Mac Conwell is the definition of creating your own opportunity. He is the Managing Partner at @RareBreedVC, a pre-seed and seed fund for “a rare breed” of founders. Its mission is to bridge the gap in funding for minority founders that leave Black and Latinx women founders receiving 0.64% of all venture investment. Mac's story is a unique one, from earning 6-figures straight out of college to losing it all to building a multi-million dollar fund primarily through his Twitter account. Mac has over 84K followers on Twitter where he talks about Startups, Business Development, Sales, and every now and then his beloved Baltimore Ravens. In this episode we discuss

Amanda Natvidad is the VP of Marketing at Sparktoro, an audience research startup. Prior to that, she helped build Fitbit’s B2B marketing team. She has also worked as the editorial producer for tech news sites paidContent.org and Gigaom. In the last couple of years she has grown her Twitter following from 1K followers to over 116K followers. Her tweets are filled with personality as she covers all aspects of marketing and building an audience. In this episode we cover: 1. Amanda's unusual career path from chef to journalism to marketing 2. How to build a loyal online audience by being yourself 3. The untraditional job seekers’ Guide 4. The Journey to finding her dream job 5. The future of marketing and where its going

Michael Sikand (@michaelsikand) is the Founder & CEO of @ourfuturehq, a media company curating business news in the form of bites for Gen Z audiences. They have exploded in the last year gaining over +500K cross-platform subscribers. In total, Mike has amassed 400M views over the years. Besides creating content for his own podcast, his company also runs the TikTok for @ShaanVP’s and @thesamparr ‘s pod @myfirstmilpod, one of the biggest business podcasts in the space. In this episode we discuss: - The power of podcasting - How & Why Mike started Our Future - How he went from recording 150 podcasts episodes to getting millions of views on TikTok - Crazy story about a big-time podcast guest he managed to interview - His first viral video on TikTok - How he started working with Shaan Puri and Sam Parr for MFM - How he overcomes doubt and burnout as an entrepreneur

This is episode 20 of the podcast. In this episode I sit down with my virtual assistant, Kolby to talk through reaching this milestone for the podcast. We talk about: Whats the podcast origin story? Lessons I have learnt from podcasting What motivated and continues to motivate me to do it Whats next for the podcast? What Mr.Beast taught me about producing content? What have been my favorite guests and how did they inspire me? Advice for someone who is looking to start building a following online?

Jeremy is the CEO and founder of two startups in the content ecosystem. @userp_io is an award-winning marketing agency focusing on SaaS brands, and @wordable_io , an application that makes publishing Google Docs to blogs easier. He has a twitter following of over 80,000, sharing advice on copywriting, a marketing skill he believes could make you millions. In this episode, we discuss: 1. How he started a successful agency business 2. The best way to acquire the necessary skills to run a business 3. The importance of having clear values when starting a company 4. How and why copywriting is a multi-million dollar skillset 5. How he got started writing on Twitter & his first viral moment 6. Work Life balance as an entrepreneur

Dakotah Rice is the founder of Poolit, a platform allowing users to invest in top private equity, venture capital, and hedge funds with no minimums. Before becoming a full-time founder, Dakotah worked for some of the most prestigious firms on Wall Street: Goldman Sachs (trading GS), Coatue and The Carlyle Group. Learning directly from global investment companies with billions under management, he provided a wide range of financial services for his clients with a key purpose to invest wisely and create value over time. With years of experience in the financial industry under his belt, Dakotah left his job to start @thepoolit. Backed by the co-founders of Carlyle and Coatue, Dakotah is laser focused on his mission of making the financial system inclusive for all. In this episode, we talk about The impact that working on Wall Street had on Dakota career & him becoming a founder How he managed to get into such a competitive industry & rise up the ranks so quickly How he made the leap from working in finance to starting his own company How to overcome fear and doubt in you career

Zach Pogrob is the creator behind @behaviorhack on Instagram, where he has racked up a following of close to 200K followers. As a multi platform creator, he shares and tweets powerful messages about following-your-obsession and entrepreneurship besides, of course, documenting his own views about building his brands. He is also the founder of @Peakphotobooths, an innovative photo booth company bringing fun moments for weddings and other events in New Jersey and New York areas. From starting his business with his own savings to sharing tips to fight procrastination, Zach’s motivation, as well as his obsessive approach to reaching his goals are certainly clever and inspiring. In this episode, we discuss about The right moment to monetize your audience How to overcome procrastination and manage your time Transitioning from a 9-to-5 to running your own business Adding value to commoditized products/ services How Zach built a large following & personal brand online How Zach built his content creation machine How he deals with burnout & FOMO when working weekends Does Zach feel satisfaction from his success?

Kirby Porter has been a prominent figure in the sports industry. As the founder of New Game Labs, she supports athletes by building their brands in the creators economy. One of the goals of her company for the next 8 years is ‘to inspire 1 million athletes to unleash their inner creator and leverage technology to scale their brands’ but her ambition doesn’t stop there. Kirby started her career in the marketing and communications department at PepsiCo (trading PEP) before venturing into her own businesses and is currently taking advantage of the power of web 3.0 in the sports industry. In this episode, we discuss: Finding your passion and putting it into practice How athletes can take a piece of the The $100B creators industry and the web 3.0 The massive investments athletes are receiving from brands Transitioning from athlete to entrepreneur Building and strengthening online brands and online audiences

Michael Karnjanaprakorn is behind many successful startups. He started Skillshare and Otis. He was also an early employee at Behance and Hot Potato (now part of META). Michael, who just turned 40, writes about life, money, entrepreneurship and business for his growing 34k followers on Twitter. When he’s not creating disruptive companies, he’s probably eating burgers, improving his golf score or watching UFC fights. In this episode, we discuss: The mindset changes you need to implement in order to achieve professional and financial freedom The power of boredom The concept of personal holding companies - the future of entrepreneurship Michael's experience doing a Dopamine Detox The keys to living the good life - a life of happiness and fulfillment

This is part 2 of our episode with Jack Butcher, Founder of Visualize Value. Jack spent 10 years working in Fortune 100 advertising in NYC as a creative director for multi-billion dollar brands. He then started his own advertising agency and is the founder of @visualizevalue - a platform that offers courses on selling digital products and creating high-impact, unique images. Jack @jackbutcher posts his unforgettable visuals to his 207.9k followers on Twitter. In this episode we discuss: Jack's journey to building Visualize Value How you can figure out what business problem you should be solving Selling 6 figure NFTs & the story of the $77 million NFT The power of brand & community in business

Today’s guest on the podcast is Jack Butcher. Jack spent 10 years working in Fortune 100 advertising in NYC as a creative director for multi-billion dollar brands. He has since started his own advertising agency and is the founder of @visualizevalue - a platform that offers courses on selling digital products and creating high-impact, unique images. Jack (@jackbutcher on Twitter) posts his unforgettable visuals to his 207.9k followers on Twitter. In this episode we discuss: How does the environment you live in influence your work ethic? The impact that moving to NYC had on Jack's career How too much knowledge can actually hold you back from starting new ventures (naivety over knowledge) How Jack made the pivot from working at an agency to starting his own business How Jack found his niche and escaped competition

Today's guest on the podcast is Dave Kline. He is the owner of Skillscouter, where he teaches leaders how to build great teams & level up in their career. Before that he worked for over 10 years at Bridgewater Associates, helping hire talent for the world's biggest hedgefund. He also worked at Moodys, one of the premier financial services companies in the United States. In the last year, he has grown his following on Twitter to nearly 60,000 followers writing on how people can level up in their career. In this episode we discuss: - How to Build trust in the workplace - Handling workplace politics - Finding a company that matches your superpower - Why you should always negotiate your salary - The importance of trying things - 10,000 iterations

Todays guest on the Podcast is Dakota Robertson. He is the owner of Growth Ghost, a six-figure “Twitter Ghostwriting Service” that helps grow intentional audiences, increase profits and decrease workloads for companies. Dakota started off as a “jack of all trades”, he worked as an electrician, security, even started his own drop shipping business. With a few self help books and re-evaluation Dakota began getting into Crypto and learning about Copywriting. From there Dakota created his Twitter account @WrongstoWrite to showcase what he learned about Copywriting and to help others. Dakota has grown his Twitter following to 94K Followers and growing. In this episode we discuss: - What inspired Dakota to start his own business? - Why people in their 20’s should take more risks? - How to change your Identity & improving self-talk - Best way to manage your invested time - How to find your authentic voice when producing content online

Barrett O'Neill is the Co-Founder of OnDemand Storage, a 7-figure storage company. He is also the Owner of BrightLine Media, a company that helps organizations rank higher in search engines. He also worked a year in corporate at Bain Capital. Barrett grew up wanting to be a professional Baseball player however an elbow injury derailed that dream. He started a storage company with his friend in college and has grown that to a 7 figure business. In the last year he has also grown his Twitter following to 60K followers, he tweets a ton of great advice on building companies & growing your online audience. In this episode we discuss: - How Barrett bounced back from a devastating sports injury to achieve his dreams in business - What sets the GOAT athletes apart from the rest & dealing with extreme discomfort - The smart approach to starting a successful business - The importance of moving fast to get what you want - The Winner effect - Being bootstrapped vs raising VC funding

Paige Finn Doherty is a Founding Partner at Behind Genius Ventures. It's a early stage fund investing in product led growth companies at the future of work and play at the pre-seed/seed stage & they are backed by Bain Capital Ventures, Tribe Capital, Bonfire Ventures among others. She has also written & published her own children's book, Seed to Harvest: A simple explanation of Venture Capital. She has built a following on Twitter & also hosts her own podcast, Seed to Harvest In this episode we talk about: - How she got into Venture Capital & the startup world - Paige's formula for sending the perfect cold email - The value of producing content online & building in public - Pushing through Imposter syndrome - The value of asking for what you want - how Paige built a twitter following, podcast, VC fund, published a book at 23 years old

Wes Kao is the Co-founder of Maven, the first education platform to offer Cohort-based & Community-driven courses. Maven raised $20 million in Series A funding last year. Before that Wes built the Alt-MBA course with Seth Godin. She helped grow the business to thousands of students across 550 cities. She has over 130K followers on Twitter sharing her thoughts on marketing, online courses & mental frameworks. In this episode we talk about: - What inspired Wes to pursue a career in Marketing - How to push through Imposter Syndrome early in your career - How to get promoted & get more responsibility at work - The value of Rigorous thinking & noticing details - How to find & develop your career superpower

This is the 2nd part from our episode with Bilal Zaidi. Bilal is the Founder of Creator Lab, he is also the host of the Creator Lab podcast where he has interviewed Gary Vaynerchuk, Tim Urban & Shaan Puri. He is also 1/3 of the Not Investment Advice Podcast with Trung Phan & Jack Butcher. In the 2nd part of this episode we discuss: - Dating & relationships: finding the right life partner - The value he has got from having a podcast - How he got guests like Gary Vaynerchuk & Cenk Uygur on his podcast - How the Not Investment Advice podcast came about

Bilal is the founder of Creator Lab which is a digital marketing agency. He is also the host of the Creator Lab podcast where he has interviewed the likes of Gary Vee, Tim Urban, Anthony Pompliano among others. He is also ⅓ of the Not Investment Advice podcast with Trung Phan & Jack Butcher. This is part 1 of a two part episode. In this episode we discuss: - How Bilal started working at Google straight out of university - How anyone can make an instant impact at their job - How to succeed working in a big company & take your career to the next level . - How you can live life on your own terms

Today's guest is Tyler Schmitt. Tyler was AJ & Gary Vaynerchuk's right hand man for a number of years. He is now the General Manager of 137PM & the host of the Card Talk Pod sponsored by eBay. In this episode we discuss: How Tyler started working for Gary at Vaynermedia The power of punching above your weight How he became Gary's right hand man The importance of building leverage & stacking your chips How you can get your dream job working with someone you admire The best piece of feedback Tyler got from Gary Vee How Tyler became GM of 137PM How he started the Card Talk Pod Socials https://twitter.com/calum_johnson9 https://twitter.com/tySchmitt5

Today's guest is Nathan Baugh. Nathan has gone from 0 to nearly 90K followers on Twitter in less than a year. His tweets combine incredible storytelling with a focus on sports & business. He had his own newsletter called Sideline Sprint & now runs the World Builders newsletter, which focuses on making you a better storyteller. In this episode, we discuss how Nathan got into writing on Twitter, how he uses the platform to build relationships, the simple formula anyone can use to find their own "Zone of Genius". We also cover everything sports & business including how the modern athlete is taking over VC, the power of athletes owning their own narratives & the life lessons you can learn from sports Socials https://twitter.com/calum_johnson9 https://twitter.com/nathanbaugh27

Today's guest is Ben Levy. Ben is the right-hand man to Shaan Puri, he has worked with Shaan on everything from the My First Million Podcast to Shaan's Power Writing Course to the Milk Road newsletter. Ben is a master at building a trusted audience online & he shares all his tips in this episode Show Notes: In this episode we cover who is Ben Levy & what is he working on (2:20), what is great content & whats Ben's process to producing content (5:08), How to go viral online (8:04), how Shaan writes his viral tweet threads (8:56), the importance of authenticity (12:21), how to build a loyal audience (13:37), how Ben would build an audience today if he was starting from scratch (17:23), the importance of storytelling & how the sports industry does a great job of storytelling (19:46), how to actually get good at making content (23:56), the importance of getting a lot of repetitions (27:18), what makes the My First Million Podcast so good (29:18), whats the biggest L that Ben has taken in his career & how did he bounce back (31:45), the importance of getting feedback (33:35), making content is a grind, how does Ben handle that (37:22), successful people outsource everything (39:51), how Ben finds new trends early on (43:00), How Ben curated his twitter feed (46:05), the simple method anyone can use to get a job opportunity with their favorite business person (51:22) Socials https://twitter.com/calum_johnson9 https://twitter.com/benmlevy

Today's guest is Chris Hladczuk. Chris is a recent college graduate & he is absolutely killing it. He has a built an audience of over 160K followers on Twitter, tweeting about interesting business stories & frameworks. He was also the host of the Yale Entrepreneurial Society Podcast, where he interviewed the likes of Emmett Shear (Co-founder & CEO of Twitch), Michael Seibel (CEO of Y-Combinator) & Kevin Ryan ("Godfather of NYC Tech"). Today he is an Investment Banking Analyst at Goldman Sachs. Show Notes: In this episode we cover what Chris' mindset was heading into college (2:15), running the Yale Entrepreneurs Society like a startup (5:34), Starting a podcast & getting great guests like Michael Seibel (6:54), the cold email playbook (10:55), the importance of following up (16:21), How he prepared for podcast interviews (17:25), Research process for podcast interview (21:10), How he stayed in contact with podcast guests after the episode (23:48), The importance of providing value (26:31), How he started producing content on Twitter (28:27), The story of his 1st viral tweet thread (31:37), His sporting background & how it helps him today (33:49), How does he stay consistent on his goals (36:08), Chris' process for writing tweet threads - must listen (38:17), Imposter syndrome on Twitter - can anyone build a following? (41:04), How he networks on Twitter (43:02), Chris' formula for sending DMs to influential people (46:30), The CNBC anchor who replied to his tweet (48:22), Being Shaan Puri's apprentice & what he learnt from it (49:56), Where you can follow Chris (50:58) Socials https://twitter.com/calum_johnson9 https://twitter.com/chrishlad

Today's guest is Blake Burge. Blake runs the manufacturing arm of a business in Oklahoma. He has also built a huge Twitter following in the past year, going from 0 to over 150K followers in 10 months. He tweets out life advice, business stories & productivity hacks. Show Notes: In this episode we cover what topics Blake finds interesting (4:18), how people can get started working on their goals (7:44), how Blake grew his following so quick (14:15), the first tweet that Blake posted which went viral (15:53), How does Blake find interesting topics to write about (18:17), How people can find their unique voice/ style on Twitter (23:22), More on Blake's writing process after he has an idea (31:36), The power authenticity (36:47), The story of Blake meeting Sam Parr, host of MFM (39:52), The importance of positive momentum (44:22), How Blake grew such a massive following (45:15), The importance of going all in (49:32) & How does Blake stay motivated when things don't go well (55:36)

Today's guest is Ruben Harris, CEO & Founder of Career Karma. Career Karma gives you the information, tools, and support you need to quickly get into a tech career. In this episode we discuss Career Karma's recent $40 million funding round, how anyone can find their purpose & why its so important. Finally how Ruben finds emerging trends early & the value of an incredible network. Show notes: Career Karma's recent $40 million dollar funding round, why Ruben started the importance of finding your purpose (3:47), What inspired Ruben to publish content online (5:55), where does Ruben get his confidence from (8:54), why entrepreneurship media can be toxic (14:07), How Ruben turns losses into Ws (17:35), How Ruben broke into investment banking (20:07), Why succeeding in today's current job market is mostly psychological (22:10), How employees can win in today's job market (25:42), Why timing is everything (27:49), Why now is the right time for a company like Career Karma (29:09), How think clearly & predict trends (33:53), What pushback did Ruben get while fundraising (36:55), Who inspires Ruben (41:49), How to build a world-class network (44:43) Ruben Harris: https://twitter.com/rubenharris https://www.instagram.com/rubenharris/