

Long Shot Leaders with Michael Stein
Michael Stein: Entrepreneur, actor, filmmaker, comedian & self help expert
Long Shot Leaders tell the stories and secrets of leaders, Innovators, entrepreneurs, and various high achievers. We interview people of all walks of life and explore their struggles, shortcomings, challenges, and setbacks that ultimately lead to growth and betterment.
Hard-hitting and fast-moving, connecting people from all walks of life to learn about entrepreneurship, leadership, relationships, cruise ships, and any other kind of damn ship you can think of. We talk to leaders in culture, film, regular business, show business, monkey business, you name it! digging deep to find the tools, tactics, and tricks that listeners can use.
Michael Stein likes deconstructing why people do what they do and how they can be better.
Hard-hitting and fast-moving, connecting people from all walks of life to learn about entrepreneurship, leadership, relationships, cruise ships, and any other kind of damn ship you can think of. We talk to leaders in culture, film, regular business, show business, monkey business, you name it! digging deep to find the tools, tactics, and tricks that listeners can use.
Michael Stein likes deconstructing why people do what they do and how they can be better.
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Jan 21, 2022 • 57min
How to become a globally-recognized marketer, operator, and speaker, that builds a business from start-up to over $500M annual revenue with Kurt Uhlir
Kurt Uhlir is a globally-recognized marketer, operator, and speaker. He's built and run businesses from start-up to over $500M annual revenue

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Jan 19, 2022 • 51min
How to become the leading outdoor photographer in the world with photographer and author Alex Strohl
How to become the leading outdoor photographer in the world with photographer and author Alex Strohl Alex Strohl is a French photographer and author, best known for his landscape and outdoor photography. Strohl is based in Whitefish, Montana. In 2018, XXLPIX ranked him in 12th position in the "TOP100 photographers on the web" list. He authored a book named Alternative Living, published by Blurb in 2015.

Jan 17, 2022 • 46min
Overcoming the loss of a child and husband and building a make-up empire with Christina Flach
Overcoming the loss of a child and husband and building a make-up empire with Christina Flach Celebrity Makeup and Hair Artist, Christina Flach, is the creator and CEO of Pretty Girl Makeup. Christina is available onsite in Marin, San Francisco, Napa, Sonoma, Carmel, and Cabo San Lucas for Weddings, Photoshoots, E-commerce, Make-overs, Film, Video and TV. Her work is inspired by her love of beauty, fashion, music, and art. Her goal is always to make her client look and feel beautiful on the inside and out. Christina was married to professional tennis player, Ken Flach. In 2018, he died after a brief bout of sepsis. Since then, Christina has been dedicated to raising public awareness of the danger of sepsis, the symptoms to watch for, and the importance of receiving swift medical attention. She has partnered with Sepsis Alliance to produce awareness campaigns highlighting Ken's story. Christina has spoken about the topic on Fox News, KTVU, NBC Bay Area, Tennis Channel, Quiet Warrior, ABC Bay Area, CBS, Marin Independent Journal, Positive Phil Talk Show, Tolbert and Lund, DR Channel Sirius Radio, Marin Magazine.

Jan 14, 2022 • 50min
How to do what the other 8 billion people on planet earth have not done with James Lawrence the Iron Cowboy
How to do what the other 8 billion people on plant earth have not done with James Lawrence the Iron Cowboy Known as the toughest man alive. James Lawrence is a Canadian-American athlete. He was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and currently lives in Utah. He gained media attention in 2015 for setting the current world record for the most Ironman-distance triathlons completed within a single calendar year: GUINNESS WORLD RECORD BREAKER & FAMILY MAN James Lawrence lives with his wife, Sunny, and their five children in Utah. After breaking several Guinness World Records, James wondered if he had truly found his mental and physical limits. He knew there was more. Experience firsthand the remarkable journey of James Lawrence and his family.

Jan 12, 2022 • 1h 17min
How to get what you want and why you do what you do with world leading growth expert Dr. Travis Fox
How to get what you want and why you do what you do with world-leading growth expert Dr. Travis Fox Dr. Travis W. Fox - Actor, Producer, Director, Author & Keynote Speaker. Dr. Fox is a Hollywood veteran who has appeared on a variety of programs, including ABC's "One Life to Live," Talk Soup, The Nashville Network, Resorts Networks, and The Golf Channel. Dr. Travis Fox has been Architecting lives, cultures, and stages for 30 years, holding doctorates in both psychology and clinical hypnotherapy.

Jan 10, 2022 • 45min
How to create a media empire out of magic with Jay Jay Founder of the Ace of Spades Agency
How to create a media empire out of magic with Jay Jay Founder of the Ace of Spades Agency Jay Jay started his career years ago as a magician. He worked diligently and was able to grow his channel to over 400,000 subscribers and 57 million views.

Jan 7, 2022 • 41min
Laid off 8 times and homeless. How Sharifah Hardie became a successful serial entrepreneur
Laid off 8 times and homeless. How Sharifah Hardie became a successful serial entrepreneur Sharifah Hardie is a business consultant, Candidate for 2024 California State Senate District 33, President of the Southern California Black Chamber of Commerce – Long Beach Area, CEO of IT TV – Intellectual Television, Founder of Black Guest List and an influencer. Sharifah Hardie is the host of Ask Sharifah Videocast and Podcast, The Round Table Talk Show, as well as the author of Signs You Might Be An Entrepreneur – How to Discover the Entrepreneur in You and the ebook, Everything You Need to Know About Social Media Marketing. Sharifah was a Long Beach City Council Candidate in the 2020 March 3rd Primary Election and is a diversity, equity, and inclusion expert.

Jan 5, 2022 • 48min
How Brian Volk Weiss Built a Media Empire with Comedian TV Specials and hit Documentaries
How Brian Volk Weiss Built a Media Empire with Comedian TV Specials and hit Documentaries Brian Volk-Weiss is an American film and television producer and director. He is the founder and current CEO of The Nacelle Company and Comedy Dynamics.

Jan 3, 2022 • 33min
Osteopathic Doctor, Volleyball star, reinvents himself to be a social influencer PR giant with Dr. Jay Feldman.
Osteopathic Doctor, Volleyball star, reinvents himself to be a social influencer PR giant with Dr. Jay Feldman. Feldman is a serial entrepreneur who has founded several companies in his early career. While all other students were preparing for the Step 1 Board Exam, he founded his own social media marketing agency, Instelite. Feldman worked on creating tactics that could organically increase the followers and as of May 2020, the company has a network of 20 million Instagram users and served over 2500 clients from across the world

Dec 31, 2021 • 46min
Michael Stein talks about his nutty upbringing, success, failure and personal development
Michael Stein talks about his nutty upbringing, success, failure, and personal development. Michael Stein was diagnosed with a "learning disability" when he was a child. He is now the founder & CEO of Abadak Inc. Michael started the company while he was broke and nearly homeless. Since then the company has made over 100 million dollars. He has been and writer, director, producer, actor, comedian, worked with academy award winners and some of the most powerful people in the entertainment industry. He continues to build his company Abadak which is the leading tarps supplier in the USA and has donated over one hundred thousand tarps to the homeless. Michael is the host of the podcast Long Shot Leaders. The podcast features the stories of high achievers that have overcome high odds and reached success.


