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Seth is an entrepreneur, best-selling author, and speaker. In addition to launching one of the most popular blogs in the world, he has written 19 best-selling books, including The Dip, Linchpin, Purple Cow, Tribes, and What To Do When It's Your Turn (And It's Always Your Turn). His most recent book, This is Marketing, was an instant bestseller in countries around the world. Though renowned for his writing and speaking, Seth also founded two companies, Squidoo and Yoyodyne (acquired by Yahoo!). By focusing on everything from effective marketing and leadership, to the spread of ideas and changing everything, Seth has been able to motivate and inspire countless people around the world. In 2013, Seth was one of just three professionals inducted into the Direct Marketing Hall of Fame. In an astonishing turn of events, in May 2018, he was inducted into the Marketing Hall of Fame as well. He might be the only person in both. More places you can find Seth: Twitter - @ThisIsSethsBlog Instagram - @sethgodin Facebook - Seth Godin Website - https://www.sethgodin.com/

Kotaro “Taro” Arai was born on Japan’s southernmost island of Kyushu. At age 15, with the money Taro had saved from doing his paper route, Taro’s father decided to move to America. In 1987, Taro’s parents opened a modest Japanese restaurant called Mikuni in Fair Oaks, a suburb of Sacramento, California, to provide a living for the family. Sushi chef Taro Arai is one of the hottest and most renowned sushi chefs to hit the restaurant scene. With seven Mikuni restaurants flourishing in Northern California, and a location outside Denver, Colorado, Taro is setting a fast pace in the world of sushi. Mikuni has been the winner of the “Best in Sacramento” readership survey for thirteen consecutive years, and under Taro’s leadership, Mikuni sushi chefs have conceived more than 300 original creations—many of them named for their loyal guests. Now, hear his take on the Essential 11 Questions. More places you can find Taro: Instagram - @mikunitaro Website - MikuniSushi.com

Libertarian journalist John Stossel is a zealous advocate of free markets, a syndicated columnist and Fox News contributor. Prior to joining Fox, John co-anchored ABC’s primetime news-magazine show, 20/20. Stossel’s economic programs have been adapted into teaching kits by a non-profit organization, "Stossel in the Classroom." High school teachers in American public schools now use the videos to help educate their students on economics and economic freedom. They are seen by more than 12 million students every year. Stossel has received 19 Emmy Awards and has been honored five times for excellence in consumer reporting by the National Press Club. Other honors include the George Polk Award for Outstanding Local Reporting and the George Foster Peabody Award. More places you can find John: John Stossel on Facebook YouTube on Facebook

Today's format is a little different than usual. We have a very special guest who is becoming extremely well-known in today's culture: Gary Vaynerchuk. First known as a wine critic who expanded his family's wine business and co-founder of Resy and Empathy Wines, Vaynerchuk is best known for his work in digital marketing and social media as the chairman of New York-based communications company, VaynerX, and as CEO of VaynerX subsidiary, VaynerMedia. We kept this one very brief, but in this special episode, we were so grateful to get Gary's insight into our marketing strategy for an exclusive education program that we'll be rolling out VERY soon. We also chat about the impact Covid-19 has created in the educational sphere and how it's affecting the overall mindset around how we think about education as a country.  For updates on our exclusive education program, follow Matt Beaudreau: Matt Beaudreau on Facebook @MattBeaudreau on Instagram More places you can find Gary: @GaryVee on Instagram Gary Vee on YouTube

A recovering workaholic Kaleena walked away from her busy real estate business to step into a role she had never imagined….becoming a homeschool mama and building the 5 Hour School Week! With a passion for travel and adventure, she turns everyday lessons into exciting and impactful family memories. Kaleena is always seeking personal self-growth and loves the life long journey of learning, cultivating meaningful relationships, and seeking to inspire. Half way across the world or at home snuggled with kids on the couch, this mom loves living a big life and creating magical memories with her family. Now, hear her take on the Essential 11 questions. More places you can find Kaleena: Instagram - @5hourschoolweek Website - http://fivehourschoolweek.com/ Book - The 5 Hour School Week

Today's guests are people who are near and dear to Matt's heart. Jeff and Laura Sandefer, the founders and creators of Acton Academy, are the people who started it all. What started as something they wanted to build for their own children has grown into an alternative education program with locations across the world.  After being awarded the highly competitive Walter Wattles Fellowship at Lloyd’s of London, Laura worked in the aviation insurance industry in New York City.  Deciding to follow her calling into the world of education, Laura returned to Nashville and earned her Master of Education at Peabody College. This led her to her work at the Oklahoma Arts Institute, creating fine arts education programs for teachers and talented high school students. Laura married Jeff Sandefer and is the happy mother of Sam and Charlie and step-mother to Taite. It is the inspiration of these children that led Laura and Jeff to co-found Acton Academy. As an entrepreneur, Jeff founded his first company at age 16 and went on to found or co-found seven successful businesses. As a Socratic teacher at the University of Texas, Jeff’s students five times voted him the school’s Outstanding Teacher and Businessweek named him one of the top Entrepreneurship professors in America. Jeff went on to co-found the Acton School of Business, an MBA program perennially ranked by the Princeton Review among the best in the nation. In 2012 The Economist honored him as one of the top fifteen Business School professors in the world. Jeff is a graduate of the Harvard Business School, where he served for over twenty years on the school’s governing committees. He was a longtime director of the Philanthropy Roundtable and National Review magazine and one of the youngest members ever elected to the Texas Business Hall of Fame. Now, hear their take on the Essential 11 Questions. More places you can find Jeff & Laura: Instagram - @laurasandefer, @actonacademy Website - https://www.actonacademy.org/austin Book - Courage to Grow

Paul Carter is a strength hypertrophy coach and the founder of Lift-Run-Bang, an online coaching website. He has written for T-Nation, Muscle and Fitness, Flex Magazine, and Bodybuilding.com. Paul is also the co-author of the "Maximum Muscle Bible." Paul is a man all about personal development, mindset, and growth- mentally and physically. It's unlikely that you've met someone larger than this guy, or someone whose cheat days are near as epic. He's passionate about helping others to achieve their fitness dreams and has an interesting story of his own. Now, hear his take on the Essential 11 Questions. More places you can find Paul: Instagram - @liftrunbang Facebook - Lift-Run-Bang Website - http://www.lift-run-bang.com/

Cameron Sorsby is the CEO of Praxis- currently the best college alternative out there that results in a full-time job for participants. Cameron was one of the first people to sign up when the program first launched! He joined the team a year later and has been an instrumental part of Praxis history ever since. He loves doing things that don’t scale while figuring out what does, is determined to always work with interesting people on challenging projects, and enjoys studying greatness through sports (especially NBA) and business. You can follow him on Twitter. Mitchel Earl is the COO of Praxis. Mitchell is a cowboy turned startup professional and COO at Praxis. He’s also the author of Don’t Do Stuff You Hate. He’s radical about creating a better future and helping others do the same. Unsolvable problems and conspiracies are his favorite conversation genres. The keys to his heart – fine Bordeaux and Hemingway novels. You can follow his work at mitchellearl.com. Find out more about Praxis: Website Praxis on Facebook Praxis on Instagram

Mikhaila Peterson suffered most of her childhood with multiple health problems, starting with joint pain at the ripe age of 2 years old. By the time she was 7, she was diagnosed with extremely severe Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis with 37 actively inflamed joints. She began treatment with several medically prescribed drugs and as her health continued to decline, she was also diagnosed with severe depression, she experienced hypomanic episodes (Bipolar Type 2), and suffered from fairly severe OCD tendencies. So they added more prescriptions. Over the years Mikhaila's health continued to decline until she decided to experiment with an elimination diet. When she began to see things in her health change for the better, she realized she was on to something. Things like the paleo or keto diet certainly didn't exist back then. She continued to experiment with her diet until she found what works best for her, and thus was born the Lion diet. As the founder of the Lion diet, Mikhaila now spends her time educating others about how diet affects overall health using her personal story and the stories of others who see results following the strict diet. She also operates as CEO of Luminate Enterprises and she has just launched The Mikhaila Peterson Podcast, which, within its first week has already reached #3 in health. Now, hear her take on the Essential 11 questions. More places you can find Mikhaila: Instagram - @mikhailapeterson Twitter - @MikhailaAleksis Website & Blog - https://mikhailapeterson.com/ Podcast - The Mikhaila Peterson Podcast YouTube - Mikhaila Peterson

A grateful & loving husband and father first… Alex Hayden is a Transformational Health Coach, Certified Personal Trainer and the founder of Real Results Academy. Alex loves to help people create more freedom, joy, and fulfillment in their lives, relationships, and work through the Appreciative Co-Creation™ coaching process. In overcoming depression, addiction, tragedy, and obesity, Alex discoverd his mission: to help free people from mental and emotional suffering, "Unlock Their Awesome", and create a life they absolutely love. His passionate heart for people, authentic encouragement, and loving accountability are changing lives every day. He is also the author of the upcoming book: “Choose Health Now: The Ultimate Guide to Taking Control of Your Health Once and for All” More places you can find Alex: Instagram - @realresultsacademy Twitter - @AlexMHayden Website - https://realresultsacademy.com/ Linkedin - Alex Hayden