
The Louis Shulman Podcast
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Jun 22, 2021 • 1h 5min
Cole Schafer: Chasing Perfection in Copywriting, Poetry, and Everything In Between
Cole Schafer is an entrepreneur, copywriter, and poet. For many years he has fed himself by connecting his brain to pen and creating value with words. Cole runs Honey Copy, a creative writing and copywriting firm, A-Team: a collection of elite freelancing entrepreneurs, two newsletters with 10's of thousands of subscribers, and authors poetry books in his free time.His latest release, After Her, is a book that promises to break your heart. It is a book about falling in love and finding a way to be whole when that love is shattered. If that sounds like a fun read, we are giving away two copies! Follow and DM us to be entered to win.Books Mentioned: On Writing by Steven KingHandy Links:Honey Copy: https://www.honeycopy.com/After Her: https://www.honeycopy.com/after-herCole's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cole_schafer/Subscribe to Cole's Newsletters: https://www.honeycopy.com/chasing-hemingwayHelp The Louis and Kyle Show:If you enjoyed this episode, please share it with a friend!If you want to reach out to us, please do so on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LouisKyleShowEmail us: LouisandKyleShow@gmail.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit louisshulman.substack.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit orbitmarketing.substack.com

Jun 15, 2021 • 60min
Dr. Richard Schatz: Co-Inventor of The Coronary Stent - Saving 100 Million Lives & Being a Lifelong Inventor
Dr. Richard Schatz is research director of cardiovascular interventions at the Scripps Heart, Lung, and Vascular Center and director of gene and stem cell therapy. His work in coronary stents launched a revolution in the treatment of coronary artery disease; over 2 million stents are placed each year. His work has had an immeasurable impact on prolonging life and reducing healthcare costs.This episode covers a cardiologist's perspective on the carnivore and low-carb diets, how the role of randomized controlled trials has changed over time, what to do to stay heart healthy.We also discuss advice for being an inventor. This includes the importance of being first to file, building a daily inventing habit, and knowing the basics of patent law. Finally, we discuss the emotional impact of having influenced 100+ million people, why his design worked, and what it was like to engage with world leaders like Lee Kuan Yew and Mother Theresa. Help The Louis and Kyle Show:If you enjoyed this episode, please share it with a friend!If you want to reach out to us, please do so on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LouisKyleShowEmail us: LouisandKyleShow@gmail.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit louisshulman.substack.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit orbitmarketing.substack.com

Jun 8, 2021 • 56min
Colton Sakamoto: Co-Founder of Pomp Crypto Jobs - Building Tools For The Crypto Workforce
Colton Sakamoto graduated from the University of Oregon with a degree in Applied Economics and Business before earning his MBA all the while playing and teaching his first passion: Baseball. After a brief stint in mortgage banking, Colton found himself on a zoom call with Anthony Pompliano after he won an an impromptu meme off. During the call, him and Pomp teamed up to found Pomp Crypto Jobs, a job board that connects human capital and crypto companies.Today, Colton is running the job board and running Pomp's new Maven course: The Fundamentals of Bitcoin and Crypto.Links:Post or find a crypto job: https://pompcryptojobs.com/Apply for the Fundamentals of Bitcoin and Crypto: https://www.pompscryptocourse.com/Follow Colton on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CJSakamoto15Help The Louis and Kyle Show:If you enjoyed this episode, please share it with a friend!If you want to reach out to us, please do so on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LouisKyleShowEmail us: LouisandKyleShow@gmail.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit louisshulman.substack.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit orbitmarketing.substack.com

Jun 1, 2021 • 1h 1min
Polina Marinova Pompliano: Founder of The Profile - Studying The World's Smartest People
Polina Marinova Pompliano is the founder of The Profile, a media outlet and newsletter that publishes long-form profiles of the world's most successful people. Polina reads millions of words each year and distills them into actionable, captivating stories that she releases to her audience every Sunday.Before going full-time on The Profile, Polina spent years working at Fortune Magazine where she wrote Term Sheet, one of the largest venture capital and private equity dealmaking publications in the world. Prior to that, Polina graduated from The University of Georgia, where she was the editor and chief of the independent collegiate newspaper, The Red & Black.Links:Subscribe to The Profile: https://theprofile.substack.com/subscribeFollow Polina on Twitter: https://twitter.com/polina_marinovaRecommended Biographies:The Sun Does Shine by Anthony Ray Hinton and Lara Love Hardin.The Choice by Edith Eger.A House in the Sky by Amanda Lindhout.Help The Louis and Kyle Show:If you enjoyed this episode, please share it with a friend!If you want to reach out to us, please do so on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LouisKyleShowEmail us: LouisandKyleShow@gmail.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit louisshulman.substack.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit orbitmarketing.substack.com

May 25, 2021 • 1h 32min
Joe Wehbe and Scott McKeon: Life and Business Lessons From Australian Technology, Real Estate, and Education Entrepreneurs
Joe Wehbe and Scott McKeon are Australian entrepreneurs with a background in non-profit work. Using knowledge gained from helping rebuild Nepalese communities after a devastating Earthquake, Joe and Scott each launched their own entrepreneurial careers.Scott is the co-founder of Espresso displays, "The World’s Thinnest Portable Monitors." Joe's business projects include co-founding the Sydney Listings real estate agency, the Constant Student learning community, and educational media startup, Doohat labs. This interview covered the power of storytelling, the importance of opening doors for others, the benefits of Eastern Experiences, the value of constant iteration, short feedback loops, and long-term thinking, and Joe's best mental models. We also cover Joe and Scott's background volunteering in Nepal, experience raising $400k on Kickstarter, and writing a book with 8 authors. Things You Should Explore:Espresso Displays: https://espres.so/Espresso in the News: https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/gear/a36341289/espresso-portable-monitor-review/Joe on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-wehbe-b25922115/Scott on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottmckeon1/Joe on IG: https://www.instagram.com/with_joewehbe/18 and Lost Book: https://www.18andlost.com.au/Constant Student: https://lu.ma/TheConstantStudent Help The Louis and Kyle Show:If you enjoyed this episode, please share it with a friend!If you want to reach out to us, please do so on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LouisKyleShowEmail us: LouisandKyleShow@gmail.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit louisshulman.substack.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit orbitmarketing.substack.com

May 18, 2021 • 1h 1min
Lisa Song Sutton: Serial Entrepreneur and Former Miss Nevada on Creative Dealmaking, Buying Knowledge, and Political Responsibility
Before Lisa started her businesses, she was a practicing attorney. As she worked, she used her money, nights, and weekends to fund and found Sin City Cupcakes, the first alcoholic Cupcake company in Las Vegas. Later, she went on to build Elite Homes, a Christie's International Real Estate brokerage, Liquid and Lace Swimwear, and her most recent company, Ship Las Vegas.Throughout the conversation, we cover these businesses, what roles she plays in them, the benefits she has seen from being a public figure, some of her business secrets, and her decision-making processes. Links:Follow Lisa on Instagram & Twitter: https://twitter.com/LisaSongSuttonLisa's Website: https://www.lisasongsutton.com/Ship Las Vegas: https://shiplasvegas.com/Sin City Cupcakes: https://sincitycupcakes.com/Liquid and Lace: https://liquidandlace.com/Christie's International Real Estate: https://www.christiesrealestate.com/office/170-b-82541-br99728/elite-homes-us-llcHelp The Louis and Kyle Show:If you enjoyed this episode, please share it with a friend!If you want to reach out to us, please do so on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LouisKyleShowEmail us: LouisandKyleShow@gmail.comBooks MentionedHow Ike Led by Susan EisenhowerFortitude by Dan Crenshaw This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit louisshulman.substack.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit orbitmarketing.substack.com

May 11, 2021 • 1h 1min
Steph Smith: Indiehacker, Author, and Head of Trends.co - Doing Life & Content Right
Steph Smith is a lifestyle designer, a growth marketer, a writer, an indie hacker, and an entrepreneur. She graduated from Queen's University with a degree in chemical engineering before embarking on a brief stint in management consulting. Steph went on to lead Publications at Toptal remotely while traveling to 52 countries and learning to code. Steph now leads Trends.co, an amazing paid newsletter that finds and delivers business trends to 16,000+ subscribers. Last year, Steph released Doing Content Right, a widely respected guide for online media creators. Links:Follow Steph on Twitter: https://twitter.com/stephsmithioBuy Steph's Book: https://doingcontentright.com/Read Steph's blog: https://blog.stephsmith.io/Subscribe to Trends: https://trends.co/Help The Louis and Kyle Show:If you enjoyed this episode, please share it with a friend!If you want to reach out to us, please do so on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LouisKyleShow This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit louisshulman.substack.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit orbitmarketing.substack.com

May 4, 2021 • 1h 12min
Akaash Pardesi (Akaash Aesthetics): Entrepreneur, Coach and Bodybuilder - Mastering Reality with Positive Mental Frameworks
Akaash Pardesi is a bodybuilder turned entrepreneur and coach, focusing specifically on taking plateaued entrepreneurs to the next level by equipping them with frameworks driven from a place of happiness.In this episode, we dive into his process, his journey to where he is at today, quantum states, how to use the brain like a database, meditation, how he read 500 books, and why you should avoid linear models in our exponential world.Links: Follow Akaash on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/akaashaesthetics/Help The Louis and Kyle Show:If you enjoyed this episode, please share it with a friend!If you want to reach out to us, please do so on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LouisKyleShow This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit louisshulman.substack.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit orbitmarketing.substack.com

Apr 27, 2021 • 1h 4min
AJ Osborne: Founder & CEO of Cedar Creek Wealth - Building a $150 Million Self-Storage Portfolio
AJ Osborne is an entrepreneur, businessman, and investor who owns and manages a self-storage portfolio worth over $150 million at Cedar Creek Wealth, while being the principal at Bitterroot Holdings, and Clearwater Benefits.He is the host of the largest self-storage podcast, Self Storage Income, and regularly keynotes national conferences about self-storage investing. AJ is an articulate, clear thinker focusing on measurable and repeatable models for creating wealth for himself and his clients.Links:Follow AJ on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AjOsborne1Self Storage Income: https://selfstorageincome.com/Cedar Creek Wealth: https://cedarcreekwealth.com/AJ's Book: Growing Wealth in Self Storage: https://selfstorageincome.com/book/Help The Louis and Kyle Show:If you enjoyed this episode, please share it with a friend!If you want to reach out to us, please do so on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LouisKyleShow This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit louisshulman.substack.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit orbitmarketing.substack.com

Apr 20, 2021 • 50min
Mona El Isa: Founder of Enzyme Finance - From Goldman Sachs to On Chain Asset Management ($MLN)
Mona started her career as an 18-year-old trader at Goldman Sachs. While there, she worked her way up to Vice President of Equities Trading and eventually launched her own $30 million hedge fund. Early into her first fund, Mona was overwhelmed by the difficulty and expenses necessary to maintain regulatory compliance. In search of a solution to this problem, she discovered decentralized finance.In 2016, Mona founded Enzyme (formerly Melon), before the DeFi industry even had $1,000 locked in its protocols. Today, DeFi has over $55 billion locked in the industry, and Mona has been there all along the way.This interview discusses the differences between Mona's career, DeFi and Traditional Finance, and what future opportunities exist in DeFi.Links:Use Enzyme Finance: https://enzyme.finance/Follow Enzyme on Twitter: https://twitter.com/enzymefinanceFollow Mona on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Mona_El_IsaHelp The Louis and Kyle Show:If you enjoyed this episode, please share it with a friend!If you want to reach out to us, please do so on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LouisKyleShow This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit louisshulman.substack.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit orbitmarketing.substack.com