

Kickoff Sessions
Darren Lee
Weekly podcast episodes with the sharpest minds in the world to help you live a richer & more fulfilling life. Previous guests include Luke Belmar, Justin Waller, Sahil Bloom, Gad Saad, Peter Schiff, Stirling Cooper, Jack Hopkins, Sadia Khan, Matt Gray, Daniel Priestley, Richard Cooper, Justin Welsh, Arlin Moore and more.
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Oct 12, 2022 • 59min
#114 Nancy Harhut – Using Behavioural Science To Boost Sales
Nancy Harhut is the co-founder and chief creative officer of HBT Marketing. Nancy is the author of Using Behavioral Science in Marketing. Getting people to take action is what Nancy is all about. Her speciality is blending best-of-breed creativity with behavioural science to prompt response. Nancy’s been named one of the 10 Most Fascinating People in B2B marketing, a Social Top 50 Email Marketing Leader, and a Top 40 Digital Strategist. ⏺️ Voics: https://www.voics.co/🎙️ Podcast University: https://bit.ly/3Dqip2S🎤 Podcast Accelerator: https://bit.ly/3f1ir81📞 Schedule Free Call: https://bit.ly/3GsNyTU(00:00) Introduction(03:05) Why do you do what you do? (05:02) What behaviour triggers do consumers make? (07:07) What are customers searching for in social proof? (09:07) How to get quality testimonials for social proof (11:16) How to get existing customers to leave reviews (14:52) Eye-magnet words to increase engagement(17:15) The best words to use for copywriting & sales (20:33) The benefits of giving more than you get(25:45) How to capture people's attention for free (29:30) How to generate urgency & scarcity (32:20) How to nail email marketing for sales (33:50) How important is storytelling for sales?(37:07) Behavioural science approach to storytelling (39:50) Customer success stories & product stories (41:30) The consistency principle for company loyalty (46:00) The decision making process to make a purchase(49:10) Behavioural science approach to promotions (53:50) How to gain authority for marketing & salesPlease leave a review:- Spotify: https://spoti.fi/36RrL9Y- Apple: https://apple.co/3uCwViFSocials:- LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3FCS3JA - Twitter: https://bit.ly/3ExJ26Z - YouTube: https://bit.ly/3HleVy2- Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3EE3FuG- Apple: https://apple.co/32ArW7D- Newsletter: https://bit.ly/3Jq- TikTok: https://bit.ly/314Support the showSupport the show

Oct 5, 2022 • 1h 2min
#113 Tej Talks – How to Master Property Investing
Tej Talks purchased 15 properties in 9 months, 150+ miles from home, using Investor finance of which he's raised £598,000 in 5 months. All whilst growing a podcast to 550,000 listens in over 100 countries. Tej is a property investor, podcaster and public speaker. Through his own self-education he realised that a 'guide' for property beginners doesn't exist, and most of this knowledge is only found on costly training courses or by trial and error. Tej shares this experience in his characteristic blunt but humorous way.⏺️ Voics: https://www.voics.co/🎙️ Podcast University: https://bit.ly/3Dqip2S🎤 Podcast Accelerator: https://bit.ly/3f1ir81📞 Schedule Free Call: https://bit.ly/3GsNyTU(00:00) Introduction(03:07) Tej's background before property investing (07:07) How did you start a company without prior knowledge? (10:55) What was your property investing strategy?(13:50) Experience based knowledge vs. textbook knowledge(16:10) Questioning conventional wisdom(19:16) How to unlearn traditional behaviours (22:10) Environment design & hanging around with A-Players (25:40) How to approach investors for capital (29:00) The benefits of personal branding for sales(33:10) What would you have done differently? (36:00) Income producing activities & outsourcing(39:00) What type of properties do you target?(46:40) What was your worst moment in property? (49:30) Current market conditions & sentiment (55:35) Step by step process to get startedPlease leave a review:- Spotify: https://spoti.fi/36RrL9Y- Apple: https://apple.co/3uCwViFSocials:- YouTube: https://bit.ly/3HleVy2- Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3EE3FuG- Apple: https://apple.co/32ArW7D- Newsletter: https://bit.ly/3Jq- LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3FCS3JA- TikTok: https://bit.ly/314Support the showSupport the show

Sep 28, 2022 • 1h 14min
#112 Dan Go – Optimizing Health & Performance
Dan Go is the high performance coach for busy entrepreneurs. Dan is from Toronto, Canada and the CEO of High Performance Founder. Dan has spent 15 years coaching thousands of clients, helping them lose over 100,000+ pounds while growing one of the most successful gyms in Toronto. Then, in 2018, Dan left the gym world to help high achieving entrepreneurs improve their health and build world class bodies. Check out Dan's newsletter, The High Performance Journal, and podcast, The Dan Go Podcast. ⏺️ Voics: https://www.voics.co/🎙️ Podcast University: https://bit.ly/3Dqip2S🎤 Podcast Accelerator: https://bit.ly/3f1ir81📞 Schedule Free Call: https://bit.ly/3GsNyTU(00:00) Introduction(03:38) Why do you do what you do? (07:32) Primary symptoms of being out of shape (12:26) Monitoring the progress of health & fitness (14:22) Process versus outcome based fitness metrics (17:55) How to enjoy the process psychologically (20:55) Delaying gratification & playing the long game (26:00) Building a body is like building a business (30:38) Stress eating and emotional control(35:20) How should busy people structure their life? (42:55) Is there certain foods to stay away from? (45:10) Improving gut health with nutrient dense foods (47:50) Managing carbohydrate and insulin sensitivity (53:00) Link between carbohydrates & inflammation (57:08) How to optimise your cognitive function (01:01:45) Circadian rhythm and sun exposure (01:03:30) Sleep performance and neurological disease(01:09:00) What happens when we sleep Please leave a review:- Spotify: https://spoti.fi/36RrL9Y- Apple: https://apple.co/3uCwViFSocials:- YouTube: https://bit.ly/3HleVy2- Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3EE3FuG- Apple: https://apple.co/32ArW7D- Newsletter: https://bit.ly/3Jq- LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3FCS3JA- TikTok: https://bit.ly/314Support the showSupport the show

Sep 21, 2022 • 1h
#111 Adrian Hon – You've Been Played By Corporations & Governments
Adrian Hon is the co-founder and CEO at Six to Start, author and speaker at various events including TED conference, the Long Now Foundation, GoogleX, and Disney Imagineering. His most recent book, You've Been Played: How Corporations, Governments and Schools Use Games to Control Us All is the topic of conversation today in a fascinating podcast around gamification.⏺️ Voics: https://www.voics.co/🎙️ Podcast University: https://bit.ly/3Dqip2S🎤 Podcast Accelerator: https://bit.ly/3f1ir81📞 Schedule Free Call: https://bit.ly/3GsNyTU (00:00) Introduction(03:13) Key elements of game development (08:03) Human psychology & economics of game development(11:14) Why did you write You've Been Played? (13:40) Good versus bad gamification (17:08) Gamification in Amazon, Uber & corporations (20:50) Feedback loop & reward system in corporations (24:50) Research of gamification in the workplace (27:45) Social credit scores in China(31:40) The accuracy and reliability of social credit scores(38:10) Gamification in the education system(43:40) Long term negative impacts of gamification (46:30) Preventative measurements to gamification (50:30) How can individuals take more ownership? (55:08) Committing to a vision & purpose Please leave a review:- Spotify: https://spoti.fi/36RrL9Y- Apple: https://apple.co/3uCwViFSocials:- YouTube: https://bit.ly/3HleVy2- Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3EE3FuG- Apple: https://apple.co/32ArW7D- Newsletter: https://bit.ly/3Jq- LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3FCS3JA- TikTok: https://bit.ly/314Support the showSupport the show

Sep 14, 2022 • 1h 20min
#110 Ned Phillips – Overcoming Mental & Physical Limits
Ned Phillips is the Founder, and Chief Executive Officer of Bambu. Before founding Bambu in 2016, Ned was one of the first online brokers and was promoted to Managing Director at E*TRADE. Ned is an ultra-marathon athlete and his next challenge is the backyard ultra-marathon event in Singapore. ⏺️ Voics: https://www.voics.co/🎙️ Podcast University: https://bit.ly/3Dqip2S🎤 Podcast Accelerator: https://bit.ly/3f1ir81📞 Schedule Free Call: https://bit.ly/3GsNyTU (00:00) Introduction(02:14) Why do you do what you do? (05:57) The history of ultra-marathon events (07:55) The mindset of ultra-marathons (13:40) Pain cave & physical limitations (15:50) How to prepare mentally for endurance (18:50) Confidence and being self-conscious (22:05) Similarities between startups & endurance (26:50) How do you set goals & targets? (29:49) The background of backyard ultra-marathons (36:50) The world championships of backyard ultras (39:50) Sacrifices required to be a top athlete (44:05) Failure & quitting in ultra endurance (46:45) What is your perspective on the world? (50:35) Lessons learned from poker (51:50) Human psychology and poker (56:00) Trading In The Zone by Mark Douglas(01:02:11) How do you delay gratification? (01:05:51) Stress & nutrition as a founder(01:09:30) How do you design your environment? (01:14:16) Nutrition requirement as an ultra athlete Please leave a review:- Spotify: https://spoti.fi/36RrL9Y- Apple: https://apple.co/3uCwViFServices:- Career mentoring: https://bit.ly/3FCS3JA- Podcast consulting: https://bit.ly/3aYzm5w- Newsletter: https://bit.ly/3JqSocials:- YouTube: https://bit.ly/3HleVy2- Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3EE3FuG- Apple: https://apple.co/32ArW7D- LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3FCS3JA- TikTok: https://bit.ly/314Support the showSupport the show

Sep 7, 2022 • 1h 4min
#109 Graham Brown – Embracing Opportunity For Growth
Graham Brown has spent over fifteen years helping corporates, startup founders and storytellers find their voice. Graham is the founder of CEO Pikkal & Co, who creates award winning podcasts for brands. He is the host of his own podcast called Podcast Maps. In Graham’s spare time, he is also an ironman triathlete. ⏺️ Voics: https://www.voics.co/🎙️ Podcast University: https://bit.ly/3Dqip2S🎤 Podcast Accelerator: https://bit.ly/3f1ir81📞 Schedule Free Call: https://bit.ly/3GsNyTU (00:00) Introduction(02:05) Why do you do what you do? (04:50) How to stand out as a introvert (07:01) When did you lose faith in the traditional system?(10:26) What did you learn from programming? (12:45) What did you learn from travelling the world?(18:43) Have you ever felt lost when travelling? (20:14) The search for happiness & purpose (22:00) Do more of what makes you happy(24:45) Enjoying the process & living in the moment (27:50) Independent thinking & external influences (32:50) How can someone be a young leader? (36:15) The power of attention & building authority (41:00) Life is not a zero-sum game(43:45) Adopting a growth mindset in life (47:00) How to build trust and authority? (51:45) How do you find your niche and brand image? (55:10) Following through on opportunities (57:30) Embracing imposter syndrome Please leave a review:- Spotify: https://spoti.fi/36RrL9Y- Apple: https://apple.co/3uCwViFServices:- Career mentoring: https://bit.ly/3FCS3JA- Podcast consulting: https://bit.ly/3aYzm5w- Newsletter: https://bit.ly/3JqSocials:- YouTube: https://bit.ly/3HleVy2- Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3EE3FuG- Apple: https://apple.co/32ArW7D- LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3FCS3JA- TikTok: https://bit.ly/314Support the show

Aug 31, 2022 • 1h 15min
#108 Robert Breedlove – The Power of Money & Bitcoin
Robert Breedlove is a Bitcoin-focused entrepreneur, writer, and philosopher. Robert is a freedom maximalist and believes he has found his life’s work in the Bitcoin space as a contributor to the separation of money and state. Through his writing and media work, Robert aims to elucidate the importance of freedom and self-sovereignty across all spheres of human action.⏺️ Voics: https://www.voics.co/🎙️ Podcast University: https://bit.ly/3Dqip2S🎤 Podcast Accelerator: https://bit.ly/3f1ir81📞 Schedule Free Call: https://bit.ly/3GsNyTU (00:00) Introduction(02:18) Why do you do what you do? (07:45) The role of central banking & monetary policy (11:18) Slavery and sovereignty for individuals(13:40) Fractional reserve banking & governments(19:45) The history of soft and hard money (25:19) Can bitcoin become soft money? (31:40) What is the alternative to Keynesian economics? (38:15) Bitcoin is pure information (40:11) Can states outlaw bitcoin entirely? (43:50) The one hundred trillion dollar question about bitcoin(49:20) Can bitcoin and governments co-exist together? (59:29) How can bitcoin help emerging markets? (01:05:50) Regulations and sanctions placed on bitcoin (01:07:07) How will central bank digital currencies be used? Please leave a review:- Spotify: https://spoti.fi/36RrL9Y- Apple: https://apple.co/3uCwViFServices:- Career mentoring: https://bit.ly/3FCS3JA- Podcast consulting: https://bit.ly/3aYzm5w- Newsletter: https://bit.ly/3JqSocials:- YouTube: https://bit.ly/3HleVy2- Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3EE3FuG- Apple: https://apple.co/32ArW7D- LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3FCS3JA- TikTok: https://bit.ly/314Support the show

Aug 24, 2022 • 1h 35min
#107 Yolla Primadona Jampil – Escape The Traditional Path
Yolla Primadona Jampil is an olympian, martial arts athlete, fitness coach and actor. Yolla has won the Silat World Championships three times and is an Asian Games gold medalist. Most recently, he's appeared in the Hollywood movie The Raid 2. ⏺️ Voics: https://www.voics.co/🎙️ Podcast University: https://bit.ly/3Dqip2S🎤 Podcast Accelerator: https://bit.ly/3f1ir81📞 Schedule Free Call: https://bit.ly/3GsNyTU (00:00) Introduction(02:01) What was it like growing up in Indonesia? (04:41) What are the opportunities for young people? (09:46) Upbringing in Indonesia for large families (11:45) Happiness, food & living to survive (18:52) Were you always driven and focused? (21:56) Discipline as a high performance athlete(24:45) How do you stay humble & grounded? (28:30) How have your values changed over time? (31:05) How does social media impact your life? (39:29) Social media is changing our behaviours (41:07) Breaking away from the traditional path(45:11) How do you prep for a world championship? (50:33) Did you ever think of moving into MMA? (54:40) The difficulties of casting and acting (59:17) What's is like hanging out with olympians? (01:02:45) Training 4X times a day as an olympian(01:07:20) Why can't some people deal with pressure? (01:16:55) How was it starting your own online business? (01:21:23) How to grow personally & professionally (01:25:30) How to prevent feeling lost in life Please leave a review:- Spotify: https://spoti.fi/36RrL9Y- Apple: https://apple.co/3uCwViFServices:- Career mentoring: https://bit.ly/3FCS3JA- Podcast consulting: https://bit.ly/3aYzm5w- Newsletter: https://bit.ly/3JqSocials:- YouTube: https://bit.ly/3HleVy2- Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3EE3FuG- Apple: https://apple.co/32ArW7D- LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3FCS3JA- TikTok: https://bit.ly/314Support the show

Aug 17, 2022 • 1h 8min
#106 Eric Sim – The Diversified Career Portfolio
Eric Sim is the founder of the Institute of Life and author of Small Actions. With over 2.8 million followers, Eric has perfected the art of personal branding. He's held positions at Citi in Singapore, Shanghai and Hong Kong before joining UBS Investment Bank as a managing director. His professional path has had more than its share of forks, pivots, failures, and rebirths. ⏺️ Voics: https://www.voics.co/🎙️ Podcast University: https://bit.ly/3Dqip2S🎤 Podcast Accelerator: https://bit.ly/3f1ir81📞 Schedule Free Call: https://bit.ly/3GsNyTU (00:00) Introduction(02:30) Eric Sim's childhood & upbringing (05:40) Lessons learned from childhood & teenage years (11:06) Paradox of choice & career options(14:10) Becoming a combo specialist in your career (17:17) Have you ever felt lost in your career & life? (19:30) Did you ever feel a sense of imposter syndrome? (25:12) What fascinates you about China? (28:20) Chinese work culture & cultural norms(30:00) Would you advise people to work abroad?(32:31) Inferiority complex & facing adversity (34:48) Did you ever suffer with a lack of confidence? (38:15) Consistency & a lack of patience (42:05) How did you start your side hustles? (47:27) Three capitals to become successful (51:00) How is your relationship with money? (55:41) Making a positive influence on others (58:38) Do you really need a mentor in your career?(01:00:57) How to build a personal brand Please leave a review:- Spotify: https://spoti.fi/36RrL9Y- Apple: https://apple.co/3uCwViFServices:- Career mentoring: https://bit.ly/3FCS3JA- Podcast consulting: https://bit.ly/3aYzm5w- Newsletter: https://bit.ly/3JqSocials:- YouTube: https://bit.ly/3HleVy2- Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3EE3FuG- Apple: https://apple.co/32ArW7D- LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3FCS3JA- TikTok: https://bit.ly/314Support the show

Aug 10, 2022 • 1h 33min
#105 Dr Yusef Smith – The Search For Meaning & Purpose
Dr Yusef Smith is a competitive gymnast, medical doctor, powerlifter, and cofounder of PropaneFitness. Starting out in investment banking before changing career path to become a doctor, Yusef has had a wild journey to date. Now, his goal is to grow and scale PropaneFitness. ⏺️ Voics: https://www.voics.co/🎙️ Podcast University: https://bit.ly/3Dqip2S🎤 Podcast Accelerator: https://bit.ly/3f1ir81📞 Schedule Free Call: https://bit.ly/3GsNyTU(00:00) Sponsorships: Sons.ie | Sons.co.uk(01:42) Introduction(04:15) What were the biggest influences in your career? (08:51) The floor and ceiling of traditional career paths(12:27) Thinking independently & creativity (16:11) How did you manage multiple jobs? (18:18) Delaying gratification & focusing on a goal (21:27) Learning the process & outsourcing (26:30) Changing perspectives in career & life (32:20) The downsides of legacy systems (34:19) Startups versus corporations system design (39:45) Broken processes & making big changes (45:22) Is your earning potential important to you?(51:20) Do what you want when you want(56:43) What brings you the most fulfilment?(01:01:21) Seeking external validation & happiness (01:05:08) Life isn't a zero sum game (01:11:30) Title, roles, status and doing the basics (01:14:45) The trade off to achieve results (01:19:00) The benefits of therapy & exploration(01:32:55) Therapy is what you make of itPlease leave a review:- Spotify: https://spoti.fi/36RrL9Y- Apple: https://apple.co/3uCwViFServices:- Career mentoring: https://bit.ly/3FCS3JA- Podcast consulting: https://bit.ly/3aYzm5w- Newsletter: https://bit.ly/3JqSocials:- YouTube: https://bit.ly/3HleVy2- Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3EE3FuG- Apple: https://apple.co/32ArW7D- LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3FCS3JA- TikTok: https://bit.ly/314Support the show