Unlocking Greatness with Ryan James Miller

Ryan Sprance is the Founder and Chief Strategist of Kaihatsu Media, a digital media agency focused on developing brand awareness and sales growth through social media, optimizing digital marketing spend and developing Influencer Marketing programs. He is also the Co-Founder and Managing Partner for Awestruck, a digital media agency focused on the travel, tourism, hospitality, and entertainment verticals. In this episode, Ryan and I talk about his passion to develop communities and brands, the power of social media branding and execution, why offering “free” can produce a significant return for you, picking the right partners to build your business, an amazing new way to target local audiences, and so much more.Check it out, let me know what you think, and if you like what you hear, please share it with a friend. Connect with Ryan: LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryansprance/ Direct links to podcast: Spotify – http://bit.ly/spotify-exsellence Apple – http://bit.ly/apple-exsellence YouTube – Exsellence Mindset Channel Connect with me: LinkedIn – @rjmsalespro Instagram – @rjmsalepro Twitter @rjmsalespro Web – https://ryanjamesmiller.com/The post The Passion to Develop with Ryan Sprance first appeared on Ryan James Miller.

Chantel Soumis is a Brand Sorcerous, a Motivational Keynote Speaker, and an Advocate for the Differently Abled. She’s showing up on a regular basis in major publications, large live events, and all over social media. Chantel’s life has been one of significant challenge and while those challenges would have shut most people down, it fired Chantel up. She has learned to work through a diagnosis of MS (multiple sclerosis) that has included being a wife, a mommy, and a phenomenal business leader. Our conversation spans many topics, including dealing with disabilities, utilizing our mind to overcome obstacles and challenges, and why being positive doesn’t negate struggle, hurt, and heartache. I had a lot of fun in this episode, but we discuss serious topics that are helpful for every single person to hear, whether you are experiencing them yourself or you are walking through them with others. Direct links to podcast: Spotify – http://bit.ly/spotify-exsellence Apple – http://bit.ly/apple-exsellence YouTube – Exsellence Mindset Channel Connect with Chantel: LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/chantelsoumis/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/chantelsoumis/ Connect with me: LinkedIn – @rjmsalespro Instagram – @rjmsalepro Twitter @rjmsalespro Web – https://ryanjamesmiller.com/The post The Opportunity to Be More than Meets the Eye with Chantel Soumis first appeared on Ryan James Miller.

Fear. Is it good, bad, or something else altogether? We decided to have a conversation on this topic after a Linked post that John made a few weeks (here – https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnwelch…). We talk about the good things fear produces, the bad things, and ways to work through both sides of it. John Welches is a close friend and colleague. He is also the Founder of Red Mallard, a content marketing agency located in Orange County. Direct links to podcast: Spotify – http://bit.ly/spotify-exsellence Apple – http://bit.ly/apple-exsellence YouTube – Exsellence Mindset Channel Connect with John: LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnwelches/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/jmwelches/ Web – www.redmallard.com Connect with me: LinkedIn – @rjmsalespro Instagram – @rjmsalepro Twitter @rjmsalespro Web – https://ryanjamesmiller.com/ The post The Good and Bad of Fear with John Welches first appeared on Ryan James Miller.

Jennifer Bashant is the CEO of Building Better Futures, LLC. She is a trainer, coach, and speaker with the mission to empower people to live their best lives. Her work takes her into the corporate world as well as into the education system. Jennifer and I got right into a few wonderful topics, including: The importance of learning and understanding people’s gifts and talents in order to showcase them versus looking for their problems and how to address them. Why intrinsic motivation is the right type of motivation to focus on. The reason many of the problems addressed at the corporate level are rooted in the education system (and how to work through them). Finding the proper balance between giving grace for people to learn and grow while pushing people to be the best they can be. While Jennifer and I spend a considerable amount of time speaking about her work in the education system, these thoughts span across all age levels. We never outgrow the foundational principles necessary to achieve excellence in life and business. Connect with Jennifer: Web – www.jenniferbashant.com LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferbashant/ Direct links to podcast: Spotify – http://bit.ly/spotify-exsellence Apple – http://bit.ly/apple-exsellence YouTube – Exsellence Mindset Channel Connect with me: LinkedIn – @rjmsalespro Instagram – @rjmsalepro Twitter @rjmsalespro Web – https://ryanjamesmiller.com/The post Building Better Futures with Jennifer Bashant first appeared on Ryan James Miller.

In this first episode of 2020, I couldn’t help but take some time to reflect on how amazing 2019 was. Now that doesn’t mean that 2019 was all rainbows and unicorns because I was presented with some significant challenges, but what it means was that even through all of that, I am more fulfilled then I’ve ever been. In this episode, I take some time to share my practices of reflection and vision casting, I share some high highs and low lows and how I dealt with them, and much more. Above all else, I wanted to take some time to say thank you to each and every person that has listened to an episode of this podcast, has engaged with me on social media, or has in some other way positively contributed to this amazing life that I’m living. And while you’ll hear it on the podcast I’ll say it again….THANK YOU! Enjoy and here’s to an amazing 2020! Direct links to podcast: Spotify – http://bit.ly/spotify-exsellence Apple – http://bit.ly/apple-exsellence YouTube – Exsellence Mindset Channel Connect with me: LinkedIn – @rjmsalepro Instagram – @rjmsalepro Twitter @rjmsalespro Web – https://ryanjamesmiller.com/The post Reflecting on 2019 and preparing for 2020 first appeared on Ryan James Miller.

Mikhail Alfon is the Founder and President of Blue Light Media, a digital marketing and advertising agency located in Costa Mesa, CA. He and his team at Blue Light have developed an industry-leading content planning, production, and distribution process and teamed up with some of the best technologies in the industry to create results that matter.   Apart from what you read in a traditional bio, Mikhail is an amazing human and has become a good friend to me. As you will hear many times in this episode, what I admire Mikhail most for is his character, his leadership, and his heart to serve others and that’s exactly what made this episode one of the best I’ve ever recorded. We spent time talking about the near-unbelievable challenges Mikhail had to overcome early in his life, what he believes really brings about joy and happiness, the keys to running a successful company, and why taking a helicopter to lunch should be a necessity for every hungry entrepreneur.  You also don’t want to miss the next round of The Academy, an amazing all-day experience the Blue Light team is offering to marketers looking to up their game in everything from content strategy to online advertising and even influencer marketing. Subscribe to Blue Light’s content by visiting https://bluelight.media/ to learn more. Subscribe to the Morning Brew for free, up-to-date news in a digestible format by visiting this link – morningbrew.com/daily/r/?kid=017c95. Connect with Mikhail: Instagram – @miqk LinkedIn – @MikhailAlfon Twitter – @miqk Oversharing (Mikhail’s podcast) – https://www.mikhailalfon.com/the-podcast Direct links to podcast: Spotify – http://bit.ly/spotify-exsellence Apple – http://bit.ly/apple-exsellence YouTube – Exsellence Mindset Channel Connect with me: LinkedIn – @rjmsalespro Instagram – @rjmsalepro Twitter @rjmsalespro Web – https://ryanjamesmiller.com/The post Why People Make All the Difference in the World with Mikhail Alfon first appeared on Ryan James Miller.

I deeply believe that I have been called to do the work I do. And that through the work I do, I have the amazing opportunity to glorify God. Recently, I was able to preach a sermon entitled “Work to the Glory of God”. After listening back, I thought that this would be great to share with you. Whether you believe in God or not, I am confident you will find encouragement in what you are doing and maybe even clarity in things you desire to pursue. Here are a few notes: The way God works God works to create – Gen 1 God works to care by providing for his creation – Gen 2 God works to cultivate – Gen 2:15 (work it and keep it) This means: Work is God-given (this is part of why we were created). Work is good The Gospel lens at work Honor God first, earn a wage second (1 Cor 6:19-20) Serve others, even at your own expense (Matt 20:25-28) Work as unto the Lord (Col 3:23) The way we work As employees: Work with respect and fear (Eph 6:5a) Work with sincerity of heart (Eph 6:5b) Work hard always (Eph 6:6) Work with a good will (Eph 6:7) As employers: You are no better or different (titles at work distort worth and value) Fear should not be used to motivate (God-honoring character motivates) Treat everyone the same. As always, I appreciate your feedback so let me know what you think of this episode by emailing me at ryan@ryanjamesmiller.com Direct links to podcast: Spotify – http://bit.ly/spotify-exsellence Apple – http://bit.ly/apple-exsellence YouTube – Exsellence Mindset Channel Connect with me: LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/rjmsalespro Instagram – @rjmsalepro Twitter @rjmsalespro Web – https://ryanjamesmiller.com/The post Work to the Glory of God first appeared on Ryan James Miller.

Natasha Hazlett is an inspirational speaker, business marketing consultant and best-selling author of “Unstoppable Influence: Be You. Be Fearless. Transform Lives.” She empowers entrepreneurs around the world with the clarity, confidence, and strategies they need to boost their income and influence while working less. Natasha came out hot, giving insight into what she did to scale her own business from 6 to 7 figures, how she helped another client turn a business that generated 5 figures annually into a business that generated 6 figures in monthly, what possessed her to write a book in 22 days (seriously), why hard work isn’t enough to be successful, and so much more. You don’t need to be perfect, you just need to be you! I guarantee you will be so encouraged to listen to this episode. You can also head over to my YouTube channel to watch it. Connect with Natasha: www.unstoppableinfluence.com Direct links to podcast: Spotify – http://bit.ly/spotify-exsellence Apple – http://bit.ly/apple-exsellence YouTube – Exsellence Mindset Channel Connect with me: LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/rjmsalespro Instagram – @rjmsalepro Twitter @rjmsalespro Web – https://ryanjamesmiller.com/The post Creating Unstoppable Influence with Natasha Hazlett first appeared on Ryan James Miller.

Every so often, I am blessed with an opportunity to be on the other side of the microphone as a guest on someone else’s podcast. And recently, Ryan Sullivan invited me to do just that on his podcast, Fatherhood on Fire. Here’s what he had to say to describe our conversation together. Ryan brings the heat! We talk about Servant Leadership at home. The challenges he had to overcome to be the leader he wants to be at home. We dive deep into the social media post that caused me to reach out to Ryan as a guest.  Ryan’s oldest daughter, in her senior year, was informed she was going to play on the JV Water Polo. After the initial anger subsided she made the very mature decision to step back from water polo and focus on swimming which she is stronger at and expects to finish well at. She took the extra step to sit down individually with each of her coaches and explain her thought process around her decision and express her gratitude to them. Both coaches said it was the first time a student-athlete had ever had such a conversation with them. What we can take away from this as fathers: Give your children time to work through those situations instead of forcing them to make a decision when we want them to make it. It happened because their household celebrates effort over outcomes. As a result, they’re able to identify the leading indicators for why things are or are not going the way we hoped them to. By them as parents demonstrating their commitment to reward and punish based on effort, not outcomes allows their kids to test the waters and figure these things out instead of the fear of “I did or did not make the team.” Laying that foundation as parents have produced really great results in times like this. AND that means as adults in the house we need to set the same standards for ourselves. At the beginning of 2019, for the first time in more than 10 years, Ryan decided not to write down any goals. He chose instead to focus on who he wanted to be as a person, based on the identity below, and focus on the habits that lead to the fulfillment of that identity.  10 Habits: Read Everyday- First thing in the morning: Bible, current events, books that make him a better Christian, husband, father, coach, or consultant. Work out 5 days a week – focus first on health, then improvement, then achievement. Sleep a minimum of 7 hours a night. Meditate 10 minutes per week. Make good food choices – limit sugar, junk food, and alcohol. Date wife twice per month. Invest or save a minimum amount of money each month. Give a minimum amount of money each month. Create high-value content 5 days per week for business owners and salespeople. Invest in myself through personal and professional development. Personal Identity: Christian Husband Father Friend Athlete Pastor Business Leader Give it a listen and let me know what you think. You can follow Fatherhood on Fire below: Instagram – @fire_fatherhood Direct links to podcast: Spotify – http://bit.ly/spotify-exsellence Apple – http://bit.ly/apple-exsellence YouTube – Exsellence Mindset Channel Connect with me: LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/rjmsalespro Instagram – @rjmsalepro Twitter @rjmsalespro Web – https://ryanjamesmiller.com/The post Fatherhood on Fire: Building a Foundation for Fulfillment first appeared on Ryan James Miller.

As crazy as it sounds, Tim Lomakin has been flying airplanes since he was 8 years old. A deep passion for flying coupled with hard work and commitment has earned him the role of President at Wing Aviation Group.  Tim has been a close friend to me for many years so I enjoyed digging into his story of growing up as a pilot, working for his dad’s charter jet company, and having to make the difficult decision to leave the family business and “fly” on his own. As you can imagine, both working for and leaving a family business can be very difficult. Yet Tim has managed to work his way into an amazing new opportunity that has quickly realized great success. We also chat about: The work ethic developed by working early Great leaders and leadership tactics When work and life start to collide Whether you are an aspiring pilot, a successful entrepreneur, or someone looking to create a life you love, this episode is for you. Direct links to podcast: Spotify – http://bit.ly/spotify-exsellence Apple – http://bit.ly/apple-exsellence YouTube – Exsellence Mindset Channel Connect with Tim: LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/timothy-lomakin Web – https://www.wingaviationgroup.com/ Connect with me: LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/rjmsalespro Instagram – @rjmsalepro Twitter @rjmsalespro Web – https://ryanjamesmiller.com/The post The Journey from Pilot to President with Tim Lomakin first appeared on Ryan James Miller.