365 Driven

Jeremy Ryan Slate takes over the microphone and interviews Tony Whatley in this special episode. This episode is 1 of 2 parts; You'll find the other episode on Jeremy's podcast "Create Your Own Life", where Tony interviews Jeremy on his show. We both hope you enjoy these feature episodes! Reach out and let us know if discovered us from the other show.

Burton Hughes is a former Mr Ohio in body building, also a carries a designation as an IFBB Pro in Men's Physique while being featured in/on Magazines, book covers and other forms of Modeling/acting over the years. His competitive spirit and discipline led him to later become highly successful in business, as well. Burton has over 18 years of Sales and Leadership and Business Management experience in both Roofing/General Contracting and Real Estate Sales. Burton has also established a detailed direct sales process that has proven successful in building highly profitable teams when utilized across several markets nationwide.

Brad Modrich is a sales and leadership trainer, coach and business consultant. But, those titles weren't always what described him. After heading down the wrong side of the law in his 20's and serving time, he turned his life around. His grit, work ethic, and determination led to over 18 years as an executive with a national health club chain. Now he is on a mission to help as many people and businesses as possible to become a better version of themselves.

Rylee Meek is the host of The Sales Conversion Podcast, and Founder and CEO of the Social Dynamic Selling System, which turns dinner seminar marketing into a science. After responding to a small ad on Craigslist in 2009, Rylee was introduced to a new concept of selling, which changed his life forever. Rylee went on to produce over $100 Million in sales by hosting dinners for potential clients.

Jonathan Fodera is President of Sprout Lending, and host of the podcast "Create Success Out Of Failure". His company specializes in helping small business owners receive funding in order to pay down debt and to scale their growth. In this episode, we discuss the various types of business funding, and the pros and cons of each type. If you are ready to get an infusion of capital into your business or startup, take a listen!

Nir Eyal is the international best-selling author of "Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products" and his latest book "Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life". This latest is a guidebook for getting the best of technology without letting it get the best of us. Indistractable received critical acclaim, winning the 2019 Outstanding Works of Literature (OWL) Award, was named one of the Best Business and Leadership Books of the Year, according to Amazon and one of the Best Personal Development Books of the Year by Audible Nir is formerly a Lecturer in Marketing at Stanford's Graduate School of Business and also taught at the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design.

In this special episode, I share one of the biggest mistakes that I observe thousands of business owners making. They severely underestimate the importance of positioning and branding, especially when just getting started.

Matt Farah is a career automotive journalist who has reviewed thousands of cars on his YouTube channel "The Smoking Tire", which has nearly a million subscribers and over 300 million video views. He is also host of "The Smoking Tire" podcast, which leads the automotive category on iTunes. In this episode, we discuss how to build a massive audience by simply being who you are. We also discuss how Matt transitioned his online persona into physical businesses, including his new Los Angeles based business, West Side Collector Car Storage.

Matt Sweetwood is the CEO of LUXnow - the marketplace for luxury autos, homes, and yachts. He is an internationally known professional speaker and life coach. As an entrepreneur for over 30 years, Matt previously built a $100MM camera store business. However, his greatest achievement is having raised five successful children as a single dad. He is also author of #1 best-selling book: "Leader of the Pack: How a single dad of five led his kids, his business and himself from disaster to success."

Dr Rick Perea, PhD is one of the most dynamic Performance Psychologists in the world. The NFL's Denver Broncos utilized his mindset strategies to help win the Super Bowl in 2016. He's also the Performance Psychologist for The NBA's Denver Nuggets, NFL's Miami Dolphins, and MLB's Colorado Rockies. Rick is also author of a new book, "Decision Point" which just launched on Amazon. What does a champion mindset consist of? Tune in and find out!