JAYSON WALLER UNLEASHED

Today on the show Jayson is talking with Ajay Prakash and James Joun, co-founders  of Rinse, a laundry and dry-cleaning app started in 2013. Ajay was COO and CFO of Humble Brands, a consumer product startup. He also had experience at Bonobos, Berkshire Partners, the NBA and Bain & Company. James was a health care investor at Essex Woodlands, a product manager at Genentech, and a consultant with Monitor Group.  The company, founded by Ajay Prakash and James Joun, is headquartered in San Francisco. Rinse is a portfolio company of Green D Ventures and Yard Ventures. Rinse started serving customers in 2013, but it was actually 30 years ago when the story really started. Joun’s parents have owned a dry cleaning storefront for more than three decades, and for years he’d been wondering how to increase sales in a particularly static industry. Ajay Prakash, befriended Joun at Dartmouth university. James Joun has degrees from Dartmouth and Harvard Business School. Joun was schooled in operations, such as running contraptions like the topper, which presses pant tops, and in the finer points of separating dirt and stains from all manner of fabrics. Joun now competes against the people who brought him into the business who also happen to be his parents.   Links:    Follow True Underdog on IG: www.instagram.com/true_underdog Reach out to Jayson directly at jayson@trueunderdog.com Follow Jayson on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayson-waller-/ Follow Jayson on Instagram: www.instagram.com/jaysonwallerbam Check out our website to meet the team, view show notes and transcripts: www.trueunderdog.com   Mentioned in the Episode:   Rinse’s Website - https://www.rinse.com/ Rinse’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/Rinse James’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesjoun/ Ajay’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/aprakash03/ Ajay’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/aprakash03   Timestamps:   1:38 - James’s Childhood Experience 3:31 - How James and Ajay Met 6:13 - James and Ajay’s Relationship as Business Partners 7:10 - Bootstrapping the Business From the Start 9:25 - How Rinse Differentiates Itself From Others in the Market 13:46 - 2 Minute Pitch for Rinse 16:33 - Hardest Thing That James and Ajay Have Had to Overcome While Running Rinse 21:11 - Growth Strategy for Rinse Moving Forward 23:08 - ‘Covid Proofing’ Your Company in the Future 26:22 - Cow vs Buffalo 28:17 - What Ajay and James Are Most Proud Of Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the show Jayson talks about how you need to try and improve yourself by as small as 1% every single day, it’s like grass growing, you don’t notice it growing, but a week from now it needs to be cut! Improving yourself by 1% every day, that means you’ll have improved 365% in a year!! Challenge yourself to things with which you’re uncomfortable, that’s the only real way to make improvements. If it was easy then everyone would be successful and the best versions of themselves, but it’s not. Try and set yourself a schedule for things you know you need to improve, that will help keep you accountable, and keep you on track to prove to yourself that you can do it. Show yourself and show the haters in your life that you can do the hard stuff, that you can improve Every. Single. Day.   Links:    Follow True Underdog on IG: www.instagram.com/true_underdog Reach out to Jayson directly at jayson@trueunderdog.com Follow Jayson on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayson-waller-/ Follow Jayson on Instagram: www.instagram.com/jaysonwallerbam Check out our website to meet the team, view show notes and transcripts: www.trueunderdog.com   Timestamps:   1:23 - Giving 1% More Everyday 3:44 - Life is a Competition 4:48 - Two Small Goals Everyday 8:28 - Challenging Yourself Where You’re Not Comfortable 10:09 - Set Yourself a Schedule 12:02 - Show the Haters What You Can Accomplish Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the show Jayson is talking with Cheryl Contee, CIO of The Impact Seat, Chair / Founder of Do Big Things, and the Author of Mechanical Bull. Cheryl talks about how devastating it can be to be judged by your appearance in a professional, venture investment setting, how she has dealt with rejection because she’s a minority and what we can do to solve that problem going forward. There’s a big problem today with minorities not getting the same opportunities as everyone else, and we all need to work together to help move past the situation.   Links:    Follow True Underdog on IG: www.instagram.com/true_underdog Reach out to Jayson directly at jayson@trueunderdog.com Follow Jayson on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayson-waller-/ Follow Jayson on Instagram: www.instagram.com/jaysonwallerbam Check out our website to meet the team, view show notes and transcripts: www.trueunderdog.com   Mentioned in the Episode:   Website: https://dobigthings.today Medium Blog: https://cherylcontee.medium.com/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cherylcontee/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cherylcontee/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ch3ryl Book: https://www.amazon.com/Mechanical-Bull-Achieve-Startup-Success-ebook/dp/B07RKY759R   Timestamps:   2:03 - Creating a Better, More Professional Space For Women 3:33 - First Black Female Founder to be Acquired by NASDAQ 5:33 - Dealing with Rejection 9:32 - Being Judged by Your Appearance 12:18 - Being a Woman, and Being the Breadwinner 14:38 - Women vs Men For Job Prospects 17:42 - Take the Moment You’re Given No Matter Who You Are 18:40 - Cheryl’s Book, “Mechanical Bull” 22:50 - Giving Back to People Who Were Like You 24:12 - Why Should We Embrace Failure? 25:42 - Practice Your Pitch on Clubhouse 27:27 - Where to Find Cheryl Online Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jayson Waller’s hustle, heart and toughness allowed him to overcome adversity to become the mogul he is today. Jayson has built three companies from scratch into multimillion-dollar successes; his most recent endeavor, POWERHOME SOLAR, has grown to over 1,600 Employees and Nearly $500 Million in Annual Sales.  This Speaker, Top 5 Apple Podcaster, 4x Entrepreneur of the Year, and future bestselling author stops by P&G to drop some incredible knowledge on entrepreneurs.   Links:    Follow True Underdog on IG: www.instagram.com/true_underdog Reach out to Jayson directly at jayson@trueunderdog.com Follow Jayson on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayson-waller-/ Follow Jayson on Instagram: www.instagram.com/jaysonwallerbam Check out our website to meet the team, view show notes and transcripts:  www.trueunderdog.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the show Jayson is talking with Grant Cardone, a real estate mogul, Forbes #1 marketing influencer, founder of 10X movement , and the star of Undercover Billionaire. Grant talks about how you can’t possibly know everything and why it’s important to have the right people around you. Grant goes over his early years, and how he got started in real estate, and why you need to make mistakes and wrong decisions in your life. If you always play it safe, you’ll never experience big wins. Grant also shares his 3 keys to success for young entrepreneurs coming up today. You need to stop thinking small, and start thinking like a successful entrepreneur.   Links:    Follow True Underdog on IG: www.instagram.com/true_underdog Reach out to Jayson directly at jayson@trueunderdog.com Follow Jayson on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayson-waller-/ Follow Jayson on Instagram: www.instagram.com/jaysonwallerbam Check out our website to meet the team, view show notes and transcripts: www.trueunderdog.com   Mentioned in the Episode:   Website: https://grantcardone.com/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/grantcardone/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grantcardone/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/grantcardone YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/GrantCardone/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/grantcardonefan/ Podcast: Podcast Cardone Zone: https://grantcardone.com/podcast/   Timestamps:   1:24 - How Grant Got Started 3:20 - Learning From Your Mistakes 6:01 - Working as a Car Salesman 9:47 - Dealing with Things You Don’t Know 11:59 - You Can’t Know Everything, Be Upfront About It 13:01 - 10x Rule 15:18 - Details of the EXP Deal 18:40 - 3 Keys to Success as a New Entrepreneur 20:57 - Top 3 Vacation Spots Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jayson built 3 companies from scratch into multimillion-dollar enterprises, always looking forward, evolving himself & his businesses while sharing his path to success & entrepreneurial insights.   **Meet the Panel**   Stephen Scoggins From homeless to heartfelt industry leader, Stephen Scoggins is a best-selling author, award-winning entrepreneur of multiple businesses with multi-8-figure revenues, a motivational speaker who has spoken to audiences of thousands, and the creator of the proprietary Life-Mastery Framework affectionately named “Transform U”. As a well-respected and nationally sought-after business and life-mastery thought leader, he challenges and motivates people to break through the obstacles that stop them in their life to guide them to be who they were born to be. As a part of that endeavor, Stephen has taken over three decades of setbacks, failures, breakdowns, losses, successes, and comebacks and transparently uses them to provide simple-yet-effective step-by-step lessons to help anyone reclaim their hope and go from stuck to unstoppable. Joey Hickson Joey Hickson is social media producer and influencer working with artists and  brands, and influencers in both music and comedy.  Named as "Today's Top Entrepreneurs Under 40" by Entrepreneur, he's worked with people and companies, large and small, to grow their brands.  His work has also been featured in Forbes, and he's consistently been recognized as a force in social media with a network spanning over 300 MILLION followers. Jarrett Albritton Jarrett is the founder of DEI Staffing Solutions - a talent staffing firm uniquely positioned to help clients attract, retain and develop diversity, equity and inclusion talent across all levels of experience. Specializing in tech startups and staffing, Jarrett has closed 40M+ in software/tech deals since 2006 Founder of CH Tech Careers on Clubhouse - a club dedicated to helping aspiring professionals connect to a career in technology   Links:    Follow True Underdog on IG: www.instagram.com/true_underdog Reach out to Jayson directly at jayson@trueunderdog.com Follow Jayson on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayson-waller-/ Follow Jayson on Instagram: www.instagram.com/jaysonwallerbam Check out our website to meet the team, view show notes and transcripts:  www.trueunderdog.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the show Jayson talks about empowering the wrong people in your life, and why that can lead to bad situations. You need to build a company with the right foundation, and a team that can handle anything, you need a system in place that will keep on running smoothly no matter who is involved. Focus on effort, not results. That will be the most conducive to a successful atmosphere!   Links:    Follow True Underdog on IG: www.instagram.com/true_underdog Reach out to Jayson directly at jayson@trueunderdog.com Follow Jayson on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayson-waller-/ Follow Jayson on Instagram: www.instagram.com/jaysonwallerbam Check out our website to meet the team, view show notes and transcripts: www.trueunderdog.com   Timestamps:   1:55 - Don’t Empower the Terroists of Your Organization 3:15 - Underperfomoing vs Overperforming 5:51 - Swelling Someone’s Head Up 7:27 - Protect the Brand 8:48 - Tom Brady and Incorporating a System 10:42 - Building a Company with a Foundation 12:13 - Don’t Give Up Your Morals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the show Jayson is talking with Elizabeth Frazier, an activist, entrepreneur, motivational speaker, and survivor of sex trafficking. As early as 4 years old, she remembers being groomed by her parents. Her earliest memory is her mother pulling up to a motel and instructing her on which door to knock on and what acts she’d been engaged in.  She lived in a wealthy neighborhood, so being led into this lifestyle by her parents wasn’t one to make ends meet but to exploit their own children. At about 11 to 12 years old, she became aware of what she was being forced into and didn’t feel safe or content in her home.  She has forgiven her family for how she was treated but has not forgotten. She’s persistent in sharing her story in the hopes to shed light on trafficking and provide a voice to those who may still be in that situation.  Founder of Hero Bands, an online shop that sells metal bands and bracelets to strengthen survivors of abuse   Links:    Follow True Underdog on IG: www.instagram.com/true_underdog Reach out to Jayson directly at jayson@trueunderdog.com Follow Jayson on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayson-waller-/ Follow Jayson on Instagram: www.instagram.com/jaysonwallerbam Check out our website to meet the team, view show notes and transcripts: www.trueunderdog.com   Mentioned in the Episode:   Elizabeth’s Website: www.herobands.com Elizabeth’s Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/hero_bands/ Elizabeth’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/herobands/   Timestamps:   1:31 - Elizabeth’s Background 3:25 - Elizabeth’s Forgiveness 5:15 - Gaining Perspective From Becoming a Parent 7:26 - What is Sex Trafficking? 9:05 - Elizabeth’s Entrepreneurship Journey 12:45 - Empowering Yourself and Others 15:23 - Digital Platforms to Help Identify Sex Trafficking 18:24 - Elizabeth’s Relationship with Her Parents 22:44 - Starting a Business After Experiencing Trauma 26:27 - It Takes Little Steps to Get Stronger Every Single Day Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Jayson Waller and fellow Mentors for the #MillionaireMentorshipChallenge TODAY! Every successful entrepreneur had a mentor to help them along the way. Jayson built 3 companies from scratch into multimillion-dollar enterprises, always looking forward, evolving himself & his businesses while sharing his path to success & entrepreneurial insights.   **Meet the Panel**   Heather Monahan- Heather is a best-selling author (Confidence Creator), TedX speaker and an expert in sales, speaking, and business strategy. Her new book Overcome Your Villains is launching in November. David Meltzer- Host of Entrepreneur’s #1 Podcast, The Playbook and Executive Producer of 2 Minute Drill. Steve Olsher- Host of the top-rated Reinvention Radio Podcast, Founder of Podcast Magazine and ClubPod creator.   Links:    Follow True Underdog on IG: www.instagram.com/true_underdog Reach out to Jayson directly at jayson@trueunderdog.com Follow Jayson on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayson-waller-/ Follow Jayson on Instagram: www.instagram.com/jaysonwallerbam Check out our website to meet the team, view show notes and transcripts:  www.trueunderdog.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the show Jayson is talking about all the haters in the world, and how you can use that as fuel to continue your success! Jayson says that we need to struggle in order to survive. If we’re not struggling, we’re not moving forward. There’s a certain comfort level that helps us thrive. There are 3 categories of people, the motivator/believer, the intimidated, and the haters. These will change throughout our lives, but the goal is always to belong to the first category. The haters of the world will try and tell you that you can’t do something, it’s up to you to convince them otherwise, keep holding yourself accountable for your own success, use anything you can to keep moving forward.   Links:    Follow True Underdog on IG: www.instagram.com/true_underdog Reach out to Jayson directly at jayson@trueunderdog.com Follow Jayson on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayson-waller-/ Follow Jayson on Instagram: www.instagram.com/jaysonwallerbam Check out our website to meet the team, view show notes and transcripts: www.trueunderdog.com   Timestamps:   1:05 - We Need to Struggle to Survive 2:29 - Nobody Can Tell You No 4:15 - Everybody Has a Gift 6:54 - Why Not Be Happy For People? 9:35 - They’re Wasting Their Energy Hating On You 11:14 - Give 1% More Today, Than Yesterday Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices