Dropping Bombs

Sean V. Bradley, CSP is an entrepreneur, published author, speaker and award-winning international trainer. He is a 13-time NADA/ATD convention speaker, Franklin Covey Certified Facilitator and has earned the coveted "CSP" designation in the National Speakers Association. Sean is also a member of the elite "Million Dollar Speakers Group", in the NSA, and additionally a state association speaker and trainer. In this episode, Brad and Sean unpack how Sean has gone from a teenage felon to running a multi-million dollar business. Find out where Sean's drive comes from! 00:00 Intro 01:40 A teenage "kingpin" 03:19 "Everything that I do in business I have learned in my whole life." - Sean V Bradley 05:30 The start for Sean 06:00 Go to https://www.bradleyondemand.com to see what Sean does 06:32 Sean's book 08:39 Bomb 1: "It's not the New York Time Best Written Author, it's the New York Times Best SELLING Author." - Sean V Bradley 10:00 The story of why Sean always wears orange 13:35 "People prefer watching videos than doing ANYTHING else." - Sean V Bradley 16:50 Season 2 of "I Was A Teenage Felon" coming soon 19:00 Martial Arts 28:00 The production for a TV show 30:06 AI 34:20 What Sean has learned in business 34:58 Bomb 2: The number one thing is mindset 38:32 The National Speaker Association 39:36 Reach out to Sean through https://www.dealersynergy.com and join his community as well as learn about his conference coming up in Philadelphia!

Michael Franzese was born into one of New York's most violent and feared Colombo crime families. It was like a rite of passage to become part of the criminal underworld, or as they used to call it "the family business." Michael was VERY good at what he did for the family. Michael was the first to walk away without protective custody and survive. He turned his skillset from his family business into good. Michael now uses his experience to help corporate executives, professional & student athletes, at-risk youths, and church audiences. Michael is a real example now for the world to look at and get better from. In this episode, Brad and Michael discuss coming to Jesus, escaping from the mob, and what it means to be truly free in life and in the USA. Tune in as Michael, a former member, recalls his risky exit from one of New York's most infamous mafia families. 00:00 Intro 01:02 Follow Michael and subscribe on YouTube! 05:39 How Michael got into the mob and his story 08:10 Indictments 09:32 The numbers 12:19 How principles are applied 13:20 "Do what you do best and delegate the rest." - Michael Franzese 15:40 "The government is the new mafia." 17:20 Michael's faith 18:33 "I didn't find God, he found me." - Michael Franzese 20:53 Read Michaels Book: Blood Covenant 24:30 The people you don't argue with 28:50 What Brad did as a kid 32:12 "Can a leopard change their spots?" 35:10 Understand this... 39:10 How politics affects life 39:55 Michael's new book coming out 40:40 Bomb 1: Accountability 45:10 Check out Michael's website for his new book or any of his others https://www.michaelfranzese.com 49:55 "Intelligent design" 51:50 The verse that changed Michael's life 53:19 "How are you still alive?" 56:30 Bomb 2: "God had a different reason for me being here in life or it doesn't make sense. Period." - Michael Franzese 58:10 Life skills, business, and leadership coaching from Michael 58:24 "A leader is only a leader when people choose to follow them." - Michael Franzese 01:00:44 Apply at https://www.slicesusa.com 01:07:00 $2 Million a week 01:12:16 "You have to listen. Let people talk. Let people give you the information that you need to respond to them properly." - Michael Franzese 01:16:30 How the mafia started 01:17:52 "Everything that is legal isn't necessarily moral and everything that is moral doesn't have to be legal." Michael Franzese 01:18:43 Watch The Gotti Movie, Bronx Tale, Godfather, Goodfellas, Donnie Brasco

​​Brian Bogert is a human behavior and performance coach who teaches clients to leverage self-awareness and intentionality to become the most authentic version of themselves: who they already are. Brian helps executives, entrepreneurs, athletes, and growth-minded individuals learn this transformative approach that cultivates perspective, motivation and direction to help them align their life with their true purpose and defy their own expectations. He teaches not just to accept change, but to embrace pain in order to avoid suffering. In this episode, Brian and Brad unpack what the root of the problem is and how it works to unpack as well as what it means to really understand what it means to be aware. 00:00 Intro 01:34 Brian's story 05:37 "We all have the ability to pause." - Brian Bogert 05:45 The two lessons Brian learned from his experience 06:30 "Embrace pain to avoid suffering." - Brian Bogert 07:50 Bomb 1: When people seek the external for success, they will never be happy but when it comes from within, they will. 08:12 Bomb 2: Joy, freedom, and fulfillment comes from within 09:20 "Pain gives us perspective and it points us to what is important if we are listening." - Brian Bogert 10:55 Awareness 12:15 "Nobody actually aligns with what they want." - Brian Bogert 16:10 How do you get to the root? 17:16 Movement 21:43 Two lists to make 28:44 How shame is created 32:29 Comedy when it gets deep 34:00 "Human connection without emotion is not actually human connection." - Brian Bogert 36:20 Bomb 3: The most important relationship is the one we have with ourselves 38:07 Why does it have to be either/or 41:00 What creates suffering 47:35 "You cannot give what you do not receive and that requires you to open yourself up to receive it." - Brain Bogert 57:00 How to be effective 01:02:00 LinkedIn 01:04:30 What who stories company does 01:05:59 Go to https://www.brianbogert.com to learn everything Brian and his companies do 01:08:40 The questions to ask 01:12:10 Bomb 4: The 3D world that you know exactly how to move through

Justin Brock has taken the health & Medicare insurance industry by storm over the last 6 years and has become a pivotal icon that's bringing distant factions of the health insurance market together. He continues to advance the conversation towards the metaphorical "End Zone" by creating content and training courses that have elevated the practice of THOUSANDS of health insurance agents across the country. Justin Brock is the Medicare Guru. In this episode, Justin and Brad dive into the medicare business and distinguish what it means to be a hard worker both mentally and physically! 00:00 Intro 02:16 The difference between medicaid and medicare 03:20 Brad's REAL brand 07:25 How to start in Justin's business 13:00 War and Taxes 15:39 Biden Admin 20:00 A deadly virus 21:00 "I am friends with all my competitors." - Justin Brock 22:44 "Your income is directly correlated to the problems that you solve." - Justin Brock 25:13 Check out medicare gurus university 28:50 Insurance and felons 32:36 Role-Play with what Justin does 36:22 Principle and money 41:00 check out https://www.saleshammer.io for leads 43:01 Bomb 1: Most people don't want to work 45:00 Mental exhaustion versus hard work 49:11 The core values at Medicare Gurus 52:34 Bomb 2: Ego 54:40 https://www.medicaregurusu.com for more information and an educational system to learn!

Bek Lover, was born in the USA, after his mother's family was hunted down by the communist regime in Albania, because his grandfather was an anti-communist fighter. His father fled the oppression that occurred in the now, non-existent country of Yugoslavia, now the Republic of Kosova. Bek Lover, has lost a lot of people in his lifetime, from various situations, including the Kosovo War, in 1999. He lost 30 people in a single day when they were massacred by the Serbian Military. He also was present during the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center! Bek Lover, uses his struggles, life experiences, and his connections to inspire people to never give up! The best way to help others is to share what we know about this life through our own experiences. After getting back up, over and over, it is now Bek's mission, to help other people, get back up... to make a Come Back! In this episode, Brad and Bek discuss many life-changing events and how to survive them as well as what it means to make a come back! 00:00 Intro 00:23 Follow @beklovernyc or go to https://www.thecomebackteam.com 01:38 Did Carol Baskin kill her husband? 02:48 Thoughts on Bill Cosby being freed 04:04 Bomb 1: "I think it's better to let 1000 prisoners go free than have one innocent person behind bars." - Bek Lover 05:38 Bek's story 08:28 "Your word is everything." - Bek Lover 09:14 "The guest is the God of the house." - Bek Lover 10:05 How Albania protected Jews in WWII 14:40 The nightlife community in Manhattan 20:43 Why they want to fill up the club 21:26 Bomb 2: Between the image model and the whale in the club, you want to be the whale. 25:10 "Six degrees of separation is real." - Bek Lover 28:57 "There is a price for everything." - Bek Lover 30:22 There is no comparison between 9/11 and the pandemic 31:17 Bomb 3: "Life has its way of fu*kin you up sometimes." - Bek Lover 38:30 Building Seven 43:42 "You might not have a tomorrow." - Bek Lover 44:41 Bomb 4: "The worst thing in the world is regret, be the bigger person." - Bek Lover 50:20 Bomb 5: "There is nowhere else to live but America." - Bek Lover 55:00 What not to say in Albania 57:13 What is the comeback team about 58:39 "I disappeared for three years and I didn't think I would ever come back." - Bek Lover 01:03:30 Check out the comeback team on YouTube 01:07:00 Ayahuasca 01:08:10 Clubhouse 01:11:25 Bomb 6: Brad's content 01:12:52 check out Brad's stuff! https://www.closerschool.com https://www.closerschoollive.com https://www.lightspeedvt.com 01:14:15 Bomb 7: "As long as you have air in your lungs, you can always make a comeback!" -Bek Lover

Jerome Maldonado is a highly successful real estate investor, business owner, coach and speaker. Inspired by his parents' dedicated work-ethic, Jerome has always had a hunger for success and a willingness to do whatever it took to make his vision for his life a reality. Starting from scratch, he struggled for many years to get his business off the ground, but from this he learned what it really takes to build an empire from the ground up. In this episode, Jerome and Brad discuss the wins and losses of real estate in the market today and what you can do RIGHT NOW to level up your portfolio. 00:00 Intro 03:40 Other people's money 5:00 The difference between good debt and bad debt 7:00 Bomb 1: Knowledge and training is the key 10:16 "Marketing is to drive traffic and what you do in the workplace is how you keep them." - Jerome Maldonado 14:26 A disneyland experience 18:00 The definition of entrepreneur 24:00 Give people final approval 26:15 Call out Charlie Sheen for the podcast! 32:00 The problem with the border 37:00 Jerome's experience in NC 42:00 Shout-out to Tai Lopez 45:13 The power of getting it in writing (Jerome and Brad's lawsuit war stories) 48:35 The move right now 51:40 Warren Buffet 52:40 "100,000,000 dollars in the real estate game ain't shit." - Jerome Maldonado 56:52 Go to https://www.eliterealestatesociety.com to learn more 58:04 Bombs 2: Get in your car and shake hands and meet people no matter how rich you are 59:50 "A property is only worth what you bring in financially" - Jerome Maldonado 01:02:00 See the entire process with Jerome 01:04:35 Tax laws 01:08:46 "Money and fear is what stops people from doing things." - Jerome Maldonado 01:11:58 Bomb 3: "Do things the right way." - Jerome Maldonado

Evan Carmichael #Believes in entrepreneurs. Gary Vaynerchuck called him the DJ who inspires people and Ed Mylett called him the modern-day Napoleon Hill. At 19, he built and then sold a biotech software company. At 22, he was a venture capitalist raising $500k to $15M. He now runs a YouTube channel for entrepreneurs with over 2 million subscribers and 300 million views, wrote 4 books, and speaks globally. In this episode, Brad and Evan discuss all things YouTube, and Evan graciously gives his tips and tactics for YOU to literally start and maximize your own channel TODAY. 00:00 Intro 02:59 The modern-day Napoleon Hill 03:32 Bomb 1: The people on youtube know what they are talking about 04:00 Shout out to Ed Mylett and Andy Frisella and Arete 05:10 "Good things happen when you give." - Evan Carmichael 06:32 "YouTube sits on top of everything else." - Evan Carmichael 11:11 Subscribers 12:30 "YouTube is the only platform where people watch long-form videos." - Evan Carmichael 13:50 Bomb 2: YouTube gets you the distribution 15:49 Bomb 3: The content from your podcast is used on YouTube first, then distributed to other platforms 20:09 The three basic things to start doing 20:24 "Your job is to teach people to think the way you think." - Evan Carmichael 22:08 Bomb 4: "Not as many people can go deep on their knowledge when a long-form video is required." - Evan Carmichael 24:10 The views 24:30 Bomb 5: "The game is to show up after other peoples videos." - Evan Carmichael 28:30 Bomb 6: "What's cooler? Being searched for and having 100K subs or being found and having a million?" - Evan Carmichael 30:19 Important Tips 34:48 "The most important thing is ranking after other people's videos" - Evan Carmichael 37:25 Bomb 7: "Look for the videos with more views than subs on the channel, and recreate it." - Evan Carmichael 41:15 Sharing videos from email to email list 46:06 Bomb 8: The play all button link 50:02 Editing 52:52 Bomb 9: The first minute is important 57:48 Follow Evan @evancarmichael

Chris Duffin is an inventor, thought leader, and entrepreneur in Health and Fitness. He has Co-Founded the globally recognized brand Kabuki Strength, where he serves as Chief Visionary Officer. Chris has invented multiple 'game-changing' products improving human biomechanics under load, as well as systemized approaches to assessing and correcting human movement dysfunctions. In this episode, Chris and Brad unpack a lot about Chris' story and his business. They even discuss how Chris saves his family from a serial killer! 00:00 Intro 01:30 Look up https://www.kabukistrength.com 02:45 Chris' story 04:00 Get Chris' book on amazon "The Eagle and the Dragon" 05:18 The story about the serial killer… 09:36 "A family of six living on $5,000 or less a year." - Chris Duffin 13:35 Masks… 15:20 what Kabuki Strength is - dropped free on YT! 18:37 Why "Kabuki" 22:27 "At the end of the day, you have to put your GAME FACE on" - Chris Duffin 24:55 Bomb 1: "You can give the most remarkable speech and not have a following, you have to own it and live it." - Chris Duffin 28:29 The best squat bar in the world 36:00 The training effect of Kabuki 40:15 Bomb 2: "You need to find what scares you so you can adapt and handle more." - Chris Duffin 42:30 Bomb 3: "You don't always have control over the bad things that happen to you, but you do have control over your actions and responses to those things." - Chris Duffin 43:20 "Good leaders chase challenges naturally." - Chris Duffin 47:50 The Gym business 50:45 Training retention 52:30 Car analogy 55:25 Look-out for Chris' podcast to launch later this Summer 57:00 Chris' next book 01:01:35 Follow Chris on IG! @mad_scientist_duffin 01:03:00 Go to https://www.chrisduffin.com for some treats!

Lance has faced some of life's most difficult challenges. Grinding his way through the hockey ranks to traveling the world as a bartender. Through his personal battle with drugs and alcohol for well over a decade, the tragic loss of his brother to suicide followed by the great loss of his father to cancer only a year later, Lance realized he had hit rock bottom. In the darkest of days, he made a promise to himself that he would create a new life. In this episode Lance and Brad unpack everything about what makes life hard and how it really never stops because it's up to YOU to get better. 00:00 Intro 02:20 The identity crisis… 06:03 2016 news for Lance that changed his mindset 08:21 University of Adversity Podcast 11:00 Ayahuasca 13:00 "In order to love yourself you have to love all the stuff you push away." - Lance Essihos 14:51 "The dark shit is just as important as the warm and fuzzy shit." - Lance Essihos 20:33 Bomb 1: You have to get to the root of the reason why you make bad decisions 22:06 Gratitude 24:18 "If you do not believe in yourself you will never move yourself forward." - Lance Essihos 27:00 About Lances' podcast 31:35 Bomb 2: "People don't realize how resilient they are." - Lance Essihos 32:45 Brad's book "Lessons I Learned The Hard Way So You Don't Have To" 36:45 "If you don't believe in yourself, who will?" - Lance Essihos 41:00 There will always be levels to your problems… 42:30 "All of it is true!" 45:04 Follow Lance!

John Di Domenico is one of the busiest and hardest working corporate entertainers and character actors in the United States. John specializes in thoroughly evaluating his clients' mission, objectives, and goals, and then strategically customizing his highly unique brand of powerful content-driven comedy to specifically fit his clients' production. Whether John is writing, directing, or performing as an emcee, game show host, presenter, comedian, or character, John consistently exceeds his clients' expectations. In this episode, Brad and John talk about the road to acting and John's career and also about internal strife based on different upbringings to get where they are today in life! 00:00 Intro 01:00 Series of impersonations right off the bat 05:15 What medium John would pick 08:00 Trump supporter vs. Trump non-supporter 08:46 "My goal is to entertain an entire audience." - John Di Domenico 12:49 Follow John @JohnnyD23 13:28 "My parents fought constantly and this was my defense mechanism." - John Di Domenico 16:00 John's story 20:00 How perspectives can change based on knowing other people's trauma 23:30 "I knew there was another place out there, and I wanted to be THERE." - John Di Domenico 24:19 Bomb 1: "Life has to be lived." 29:00 Interactivity -- good or bad news… (go to https://www.lightspeedvt.com for more info ;)) 31:20 Nickname for Richard 33:00 The best actor today… 35:00 Joe Rogan 38:14 John's favorite to do 46:00 What we are being inundated with 47:00 Aliens 50:30 Luck 52:11 Bomb 2: No one owes you anything 53:24 Bomb 3: You have to save yourself 55:00 A little bit of Brad's story 01:02:30 Make the right choices 01:04:21 Watch "Let's Be Real" on hulu!