On episode #15 of the STICK TALK podcast, the boys sit down with Kyle Trouble to talk about living full-time in Poland and Ukraine, running a dating blog, starting a staffing agency in Ukraine and scaling it to 7-figures, creating an olive oil business from a Croatian farm, and fleeing Ukraine at the start of the war. Kyle is the founder of HireUA, a staffing agency that helps business owners hire premium talent from Ukraine and save 70-80% on payroll expenses - all within 5 days. Outside of HireUA, Kyle also is a co-owner of Selo Olive Oil, a Croatian olive oil brand. Kyle is also a proud husband and father, and enjoys traveling all around Europe and the world. Time stamps: (0:00) Intro (1:35) Leaving A Full-Time Job to Live In Poland (4:05) Starting and Monetizing A Dating Blog (7:45) The Difference Between Europe and The US (10:30) The Story Behind His Staffing Firm, HireUA (13:25) The Economics Behind Hiring An Employee From Ukraine (18:35) Escaping Kiev When the Ukrainian War Broke Out (27:45) Starting An Olive Oil Company On A Farm In Croatia (33:25) When to Hire Employees At Your Business (46:10) Choosing the Best Employee to Hire (50:10) Positioning Yourself As The Best Business In Your Industry (55:40) Helping A Creative Employee Thrive In Their Role (59:00) Building Company Culture At A Remote Business (1:02:30) Being A Man In Ukraine During the War

On the first episode of the new “Member’s Lounge” series by STICK TALK, the boys talk about the early days of KnowledgeX and Client Ascension, managing 3 businesses at once, the decision to move to Tampa, the recent SVB crash, and what investments the boys are making in 2023 and beyond. Andre, Dan and Christian are all co-founders at KnowledgeX, a B2B cold email lead generation agency, Client Ascension, a coaching program that teaches B2B businesses how to add 10k in MRR with cold email, and ListKit, a data platform that provides customers with 100% manually verified email addresses and personalization. Time stamps: (0:00) Intro (3:30) Discussing our background in business (20:45) Managing responsibilities with 3 different businesses (26:30) Hiring employees to handle day-to-day work (33:35) Daily non-negotiables outside of work (37:20) Why we moved to Tampa (44:25) Balancing paying expensive rent with traveling (51:15) Thoughts on the SVB bank collapse (1:04:50) Our take on the future of crypto (1:12:05) Talking sports

On this special episode of the STICK TALK podcast, we had Andre and Dan’s Grandpa, Ray Stanton, on to talk about going from being a math teacher to selling $100m+ worth of businesses, raising a family of 7 kids and 41 grandkids, and playing semi-pro football. Ray has built and sold several coupon book & customer loyalty businesses, played college football at Auburn University, is in the semi-pro football Hall of Fame, and is the proud grandfather of 41 grandchildren.

On episode #14 of the STICK TALK podcast, the boys sit down with Brian Moncada to talk about landing a job with Dean Graziosi from a cold email, signing Frank Kern as a client, investing 6-figures into mastermind events, the story behind his all gold Presidential Rolex, and dating app funnels. Brian is the founder of AdSpend.com, a YouTube ads agency that helps info product businesses scale past 7 and 8 figures. Brian has worked with industry titans like Frank Kern, Sam Ovens, Cole Gordon, and Dean Graziosi. Brian’s also the founder of AdMen, a mastermind group that teaches students how to start and scale their own YouTube ads agency. Outside of work, Brian enjoys spending time with his wife, going to the beach and the farmer’s market, watching UFC, and attending the top mastermind events in the marketing world.

On episode #13 of the STICK TALK podcast, the boys sit down with Logan Storti to talk about being an OG on Money Twitter, traveling the world during COVID, turning down a full-time job to go all in on online business, becoming the “landing page guy”, and climbing a dangerous mountain in New Zealand. Logan teaches entrepreneurs and high ticket coaches how to craft converting landing pages and write high-converting copy. He’s boosted conversions, sales, and smiles for business owners in more than 13 industries, and is one of the OGs of Money Twitter. Outside of business, Logan spends time traveling the world with his girlfriend, watching soccer, and golfing.

On episode #12 of the STICK TALK podcast, the boys sit down with Greg Meade to talk about inventing one of the most successful backyard games of all time, partnering with Danny Duncan on a new venture, using LinkedIn to land deals with retail giants like Wal-Mart, and scaling an eCom brand with his best friend and his brother as partners. Greg is one of the founders of CROSSNET, the world’s first foursquare volleyball game, and Good Sport, a portfolio of backyard games set to disrupt the way backyard games are played forever. Outside of growing eCommerce brands and changing the way backyard games are played, Greg enjoys spending time with his girlfriend, traveling, playing basketball, and trying new restaurants across Tampa.

On episode #11 of the STICK TALK podcast, the boys sit down with Chandler Reed to talk about buying his own commercial real estate business at 25, selling EV chargers and LED lights to commercial real estate developers with cold email, celebrating Gasparilla in Tampa, flying across the country to meet clients, and the “Silver Tsunami” buying opportunity coming in small business. Chandler is the owner of a commercial real estate company based in Tampa, and is on a mission to scale it to 8 figures. Outside of running his SMB, he’s busy teaching other people how to buy their own small business, posting SMB content on Twitter, cheering on the Tampa Bay Bucs and Florida Gators, hitting the golf course, traveling for work conferences, and hanging with the boys.

On episode #10 of the STICK TALK podcast, the boys sit down with Ky Shaw to talk about signing 6-figure agency deals, running profitable ads on LinkedIn, managing a US-based team of employees, staying disciplined and reinvesting into your business, finding your own unique motivation as a business owner, and being happy working with only a handful of clients. Ky is the founder of DemandOS, a demand generation agency for B2B enterprise softwares that generated 8-figures in pipeline for their clients in 2022. Outside of work, Ky is an avid (and very good) golfer, spends time with his wife and daughter, and can be seen out at various Tampa restaurants with the boys talking business.

On episode #9 of the STICK TALK podcast, the boys sit down with Andy Strohm to talk about starting his sales career at a college admissions office, starting a gym right before COVID and keeping it alive during the pandemic, how he’s different than the typical salesman, living through faith instead of fear, meeting his wife in college, and why everyone was born to do sales. Andy has helped more than 300 people level up their sales game with his sales coaching and consulting, is responsible for over 70 million in deals, and now helps coaches and agency owners go from 10k to 30k and beyond. Outside of sales, Andy owns and operates a gym, spends time with his wife and 4 children, and loves shooting guns at the range.

On episode #8 of the STICK TALK podcast, the boys sit down with Joey Yochheim to talk about helping men lose weight, turning a collegiate soccer experience into a full-time career, building real connections with clients & students, why traditional masculinity is dying, and why most online fitness coaches are LYING. Joey is one of the co-founders of Default Kings, a coaching program designed to help men lose weight and regain confidence through their daily default actions. Outside of online business, you can find Joey lifting heavy things in the gym, training MMA, shooting guns, hanging out with friends, blasting country music in his car, amongst other wholesome activities.