Your First Thousand Clients with Mitch Russo

Mike Wolf is a serial entrepreneur best known for his real estate investing. He’s been investing for 25 years and now teaches others how to create a lifestyle of freedom through passive income both from real estate and also in their businesses.In this episode, Mike Wolf and I discuss:Life before he became a millionaireHow got into in real estateQuitting his jobLessons learned from buying propertiesThe "long term" approachOn being the homeless millionaireImportance of having the right mindsetSurrounding yourself with people who want to see you succeedBetting on your strengthsHow he is changing the worldResources Mentioned in This Episode:Mike's SiteMike's EmailPodcast Sponsor: Oscar Hamilton - Podcast Editing & Production servicesLove the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join Your First Thousand Clients Community today:mitchrusso.comMitch Russo LinkedIn

Mike Ayalon is the CEO of Greek University, an educational platform that has inspired countless institutions across North America in identifying, understanding and resolving current social issues.As a successful motivational speaker and entrepreneur, Mike has headlined over 300 presentations across 100 college campuses such as Sexual Assault Prevention, Hazing Prevention and Campus Safety, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention, Strategies for Managerial Excellence, and Diversity in Student Organizations.Mike's strong technological background and varied professional experience in building companies from startup to over $25 Million in annual sales gives him a profound understanding of the ways these issues penetrate educational structures today. Mike is a TIPS-certified trainer and the former Executive Director of Sigma Pi Fraternity with 125 chapters and over 100,000 members nationwide.In this episode, Mike and I discuss:Filling in the gaps and the start of his entrepreneurial journeyLessons learned from building websites and doing SEOGrowing client base from the scratchImportance of getting niche specificChanging roles and going after his own dreamsBuilding systems so the business can run without youCollege years, hazing and misconceptions about itDealing with the pain from the pastHis journey to 1000 clients What he is doing that is changing the world Resources Mentioned in This Episode:Greek UniversityPetwebdesignerGreek University's FacebookGreek University's TwitterPodcast Sponsor:Oscar Hamilton - Podcast Editing & Production servicesLove the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join Your First Thousand Clients Community today:mitchrusso.comMitch Russo LinkedIn

Mitch Stephen has been a self-employed RE investor for 20+ years. His real estate investing career started at the age of 23 when he made his first investment. Mitch, together with his wife, Tommi, and his daughter, Shannon purchased their fair share of local houses.Their company, Independence Day, Inc., has bought and sold over 1,500 properties in and about San Antonio, Tx since 1996. This company specializes in buying distressed properties with OPM and selling those properties with Owner Financing.In this episode, Mitch Stephen and I discuss:Starting with nothing and having to hustle to surviveOn books that inspired himHow he bought more than 1000 properties over the yearsThe business model that he followedTurning the tables on property acquisitionBiggest lessons and takeaways along the wayImportance of making a change even when it's hardWhat is his passion todayWhat he is doing to change the worldResources Mentioned in This Episode:1000HousesThat Song WriterPodcast Sponsor:Oscar Hamilton - Podcast Editing & Production servicesLove the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join Your First Thousand Clients Community today:mitchrusso.comMitch Russo LinkedIn

Mella is a session singer, songwriter and voiceover actor living in Nashville, Tennessee. Also an animal lover, she has three dogs, a rabbit, and any number of foster animals in various shapes and sizes. She is the author of Way Less Cowbell, a book on communicating with session musicians.In this episode, Mella and I discuss:The start of her journey as a musicianWhy she considers herself a “studio” personClients and referralsSelf-promotion & helping other musiciansCrushing Social Media and standing out from the noiseImportance of having connectionsMistakes she made early on that YOU can learn fromMore on her passionHow she is changing the worldResources Mentioned in This Episode:Max MartinMella’s Social MediaMella’s WebsiteLove the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join Your First Thousand Clients Community today:mitchrusso.comMitch Russo LinkedIn

Rob Kosberg is a #1 best selling author, founder of www.BestSellerPublishing.org and has been featured on ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX and the Wall Street Journal.Rob has spoken to and taught thousands of entrepreneurs, coaches and consultants how to stop hunting for clients and instead position themselves as the hunted.Through his trademarked Publish. Promote. Profit. (TM) program Rob helps his clients to create their own professional, best selling book (guaranteed) and then teaches them how to use that book to grow their income via speaking engagements, free publicity and lead generation strategies.Rob used his own best selling book and these strategies to build his last company to over $1,000,000 in income in less than 15 months.Rob is passionate about helping small businesses reach their target audience via cutting edge marketing.In this episode, Rob Kosberg and I discuss:Background and filling in the gapsHaving a massive business and losing itHow everything can start with a simple ideaValidating your BIG ideaDealing with clientsHow to get started with writing a bookMarketing tactics that you need to know aboutWhat is his passion todayHow he is changing the world Resources Mentioned in This Episode:Rob's WebsiteBest Seller PublishingPodcast Sponsor: Oscar Hamilton - Podcast Editing & Production servicesLove the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join Your First Thousand Clients Community today:mitchrusso.comMitch Russo LinkedIn

Steve is an entrepreneur, creator & founder of The Reinvention Workshop as well as the author of "What is Your What?" He teaches and trains people on how to reinvent themselves. He is also runs the Reinvention Radio Podcast. In this episode, Steve Olsher and I discuss: Looking back on younger self Why it's OK to FAIL How the ‘Reinvention’ started Understanding your ‘What’ Being a critique and a creator How to get influencers to respond to you Taking small steps to achieve your goals How to reinvent yourself What is his passion On changing the world Resources Mentioned in This Episode: Reinvention Radio What is your WHAT? Podcast Sponsor: Oscar Hamilton - Podcast Editing & Production servicesLove the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join Your First Thousand Clients Community today:mitchrusso.comMitch Russo LinkedIn

Shannon Graham has developed a number of transformative coaching programs to tackle the hurdles of life and business. Some of Shannon Graham’s more recent innovations include “The Ultimate Lifestyle Intensive”: a highly popular weekend mentor coaching program that helps developing coaches skyrocket their personal and professional success, and “Legacy”: Shannon’s intensive one-on-one program for visionary entrepreneurs which combines one-on-one coaching with a powerful mastermind.In this episode, Shannon Graham and I will discuss:The start of the journey & Shannon’s biggest challengesDealing with the imposter syndromeBeing a young entrepreneur in businessSkills which helped him achieve successThoughts on imagination & creativityChanging the rules of the gameThe brutal and rewarding honestyKeeping “impossible” out of your vocabulary in order to change the worldResources Mentioned in This Episode:  Your Erroneous Zones – Wayne Dyer Lessons in Mastery: How to Use Your Personal Power to Create an Extraordinary Life!Podcast Sponsor:Oscar Hamilton - Podcast Editing & Production servicesLove the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join Your First Thousand Clients Community today:mitchrusso.comMitch Russo LinkedIn

John is the creator of Smart Business Revolution, which helps entrepreneurs and small business owners bring in more income and clients by building real human relationships. He is also the co-founder, with Dr Jeremy Weisz, of Rise 25 Inner Circle. He is a former writer in the Clinton White House and has appeared in Forbes, Entrepreneur, Huffington Post, The Art of Manliness, Lifehacker, Business Insider, and numerous publications, blogs, and websites.In this episode, John Corcoran and I discuss:Figuring out what to sell and monetizing itScaling up and why getting help is importantDiversifying your revenueGetting personal: Reaching out and retaining personal connectionsPreparing your business for the futureThe value of joint venturesOne major mistake he made that YOU can learn fromUnderstanding the right mindsetFinding the willpower to make a changeOn how he is changing the worldResources Mentioned in This Episode:Smart Business RevolutionRise 25 Inner CirclePodcast Sponsor:Oscar Hamilton - Podcast Editing & Production servicesLove the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join Your First Thousand Clients Community today:mitchrusso.comMitch Russo LinkedIn

Ace Chapman was a born entrepreneur, at the age of 5 he sold his school pictures to make back the $20 it cost for him to take them, by the age of 19 he had bought his first business, and by the age of 21 he had made his first million.A college dropout with an eye for opportunity, Ace Chapman found a calling in buying and selling businesses. It was with the motivation to continue enjoying his life and having the luxury of freedom to do what he wanted that he invested in this business of buying businesses.In the past 16 years, Ace has purchased over 40 businesses and discovered unique strategies to finance businesses and continues to help other people leverage those same strategies.In this episode, Ace Champman and I discuss:How he bought his first businessLessons from running his first siteGoing out of business and almost losing it allHow to get out of a situation where there seems to be no hopeImportance of having the right mindsetWorking with a mentorHow YOU can find a good mentorOn changing the worldResources Mentioned in This Episode:Ace’s YouTube ChannelAce’s EmailFirst thousand clientsPodcast Sponsor:Oscar Hamilton - Podcast Editing & Production servicesLove the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join Your First Thousand Clients Community today:mitchrusso.comMitch Russo LinkedIn

Mark SA Smith is an electrical engineer, author, speaker, and customer acquisition guru. He's co-authored three books in the legendary Guerrilla Marketing series and 10 other business books. His clients are Fortune 500 high-tech firms and entrepreneurial companies that need to scale rapidly. His area of expertise is product launches and sales force development. And he loves to figure out how to get customers buying.In this episode, Mark SA Smith and I discuss:Background and filling in the gapsThe big change after graduating collegeOn becoming a successful salespersonWhat education-based selling is all aboutImportance of providing value firstDream-based selling versus pain-based sellingDealing with challenges and hardshipsGoing from being an employee to a bossHow your small business can compete with a big businessOn choosing the right tribeResources Mentioned in This Episode:Zig ZiglarTommy HopkinsAnthony RobbinsDale Carnegie Courses Mark’s Book – 49 Ways to be Your Best at Trade Show SellingMark’s articles at LinkedInPodcast Sponsor:Oscar Hamilton - Podcast Editing & Production servicesLove the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join Your First Thousand Clients Community today:mitchrusso.comMitch Russo LinkedIn

Dr. Len Schwartz was started as a chiropractor and built one of the largest practices in the Philadelphia area. Now he’s a marketing expert for doctors, financial advisers and other professional services. Plus he’s a serial entrepreneur and created companies like Pro-2-Pro Networking and Automated Social Networking.In this episode, Len Schwartz and I discuss: Starting his businessMarketingTechnology as the key to successMotivationGetting more clientsDoing referral programs the right wayBiggest mistakes he did in the beginningThe big turning pointImportance of systemsEmail marketing and LinkedIn as key mediumsChanging your mindset and beliefsIf you want to change the world, start with changing one personResources Mentioned in This Episode:Len's LinkedInFirst thousand clientsPodcast Sponsor:OscarHamiltonLove the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join Your First Thousand Clients Community today:mitchrusso.comMitch Russo LinkedIn

Michael McCafferty is the creator of the software product TeleMagic and known as the “Father of CRM”. He’s been building and selling businesses over 55 years and now is out to change the world… Again!In this episode, Michael McCafferty and I discuss:How we met years backTeleMagic and the start of CRM industryMajor challenges he had to go throughMarketing a software companyBringing a non-salesperson to the teamDealing with customersProfit first mindsetFinding your passion and going all inHis recent projectsFear as a motivatorWhat he is doing today and how it is changed the worldResources Mentioned in This Episode:Michael’s WebsiteToBeWiseAppFirst thousand clientsPodcast Sponsor:OscarHamilton  Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join Your First Thousand Clients Community today:mitchrusso.comMitch Russo LinkedIn

Damion Lupo has started and owned more than 30 different companies including an insurance agency, a precious metals firm, a venture capital company, a financial consulting firm, and more than a dozen real estate investment and development companies.He is a 5 time author and sought after financial consultant for accredited investors and business owners.Using a vast knowledge of financial markets, money psychology and pattern recognition he’s an expert at quickly diagnosing hidden financial cancers with clients and their organizations and rewiring both for success. In this episode, Damion Lupo and I discuss:How created his business on a credit card Losing everythingBasics of starting a businessProcess to identify the elements of failureEvaluating yourselfEverything you need to know about restarting the businessCreating a team of great peopleServing people and developing relationshipsTestimonials of customersSetting plansGetting out of comfort zone and utilizing everything you gotAbout financial teaching Resources Mentioned in This Episode: Damion’s book – Reinvented LifeFirst thousand clients Podcast Sponsor:OscarHamiltonLove the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join Your First Thousand Clients Community today:mitchrusso.comMitch Russo LinkedIn

Arthur launched a Tech startup, Free Blog Factory and co-founded Social Spin. He’s an entrepreneur with a passion for training, coaching, and inspiring growth in others. He’d landed several speaking engagements all over the world and got the “the Twitter Kid of Fort Lauderdale” by a local business magazine. He started his own painting company at the age of 19. Then, within two years, became one of the top franchises in the country. But that’s just the beginning. You see, after moving on from his painting, he helped create a multi-billion dollar pipeline in a matter of months. And then, of course, 2007 happened. As a financial market started to crash, he began evaluating on other opportunities.In this episode, Arthur Tubman and I discuss:Journey to startup2007 “big burst” in economy and business transitionD4Y Brand Builder quick historyBusiness passionConsistency is the KEYGood Business HabitsFailing vs SuccessCreating a system and showing customers loveOutsourcing and freelancing Community building vs brand buildingTips on how to get startedPersonal advocaciesResources Mentioned in This Episode:D4Y Brand BuilderMonday MondayFirst thousand clientsPodcast Sponsor:OscarHamiltonLove the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join Your First Thousand Clients Community today:mitchrusso.comMitch Russo LinkedIn

Dorie Clark is a frequent contributor to the Harvard Business Review, Time and Entrepreneur magazine. She is recognized as a branding expert by the associated press and fortune. She is a marketing strategy consultant and speaker for clients including Google, Microsoft, Yale University, Fidelity, US State Department and the World Bank. She’s also the author of Reinventing You and Stand Out.In this episode, Dorie Clark and I discuss:How she started her business and the motivation behind itThe challenges of starting the business and the most stressful periodHer plans and goalsHow she made six figures in the second yearThe ups and downsThe shifting point of her business modelImportance of saying "YES" to uncomfortable momentsHow to find speaking gigsSystems in placeHow her life looks like todayHer passionWhat she likes to do that has the potential to change the worldResources Mentioned in This Episode:Dorie’s websiteFirst thousand clientsPodcast Sponsor:OscarHamiltonLove the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join Your First Thousand Clients Community today:mitchrusso.comMitch Russo LinkedIn

John Jantsch is a great marketing consultant who’s helping 115 consulting services, a writer of 5 books and founded one of the premiere marketing consultant networks of all time. He is also the CEO of Duct Tape Marketing that makes you successful by helping you up with SEO and marketing game.In this episode, John Jantsch and I discuss:The in’s and out’s Duct Tape MarketingThe biggest things that changed after 10th, 20th clientHow he started his businessImportance of having an ideal client5-minute screening processWhat motives himWhat losing a key client taught himTwo types of system that he focuses onImportance of to-do-listsOutsourcing and getting help5 top business booksHow to accomplish more in less timeResources Mentioned in This Episode:John’s WebsiteFirst thousand clientsPodcast Sponsor:OscarHamiltonLove the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join Your First Thousand Clients Community today:mitchrusso.comMitch Russo LinkedIn

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Tom started from one up to 58 businesses of his own today. He has made millions several times. He is a personal coach in whom his clients generated $100,000,000 in sales and in dozens of different industries. He is also an International best-selling author, been interviewed in success magazines, hundreds of radios and TV shows across North America; share his message of business success and failures to more than a hundred thousands of people. In this episode, Tom Matzen and I discuss: The idea behind starting his first company Transition he made from his first company Promoting a business as a young man The big breakthrough moment Marketing with a small budget Coffee bars / 100% certified organic coffee His first thousand clients The “wow” moment Characteristics of a successful entrepreneur Going to college versus dropping out His passion behind everything Short 6 video series on how to create your own movement for business Things he learned from his mentors The things he would do that will potentially change the world Launching brand new strategic alliance Resources Mentioned in This Episode: Entrepreneur Broadcasting Company Tom’s website First thousand clients Podcast Sponsor: OscarHamiltonLove the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join Your First Thousand Clients Community today:mitchrusso.comMitch Russo LinkedIn