The Calum Johnson Show

Sherveen Mashayekhi is the CEO and Founder of Free Agency. Free Agency helps mid to senior level tech employees maximize their career opportunities and earning potential. They do this by providing them with a dedicated talent agent. The same way that top athletes, musicians and entertainers have agents that get them the best roles and opportunities, that is what Free Agency is looking to do for tech employees. 👉🏾In this episode, we talk about: (00:00) Trailer (02:30) What Inspired Sherveen to leave his job and go all in on Free Agency (09:10) Why you must always be prepared for your moment (15:50) The process of finding your unique talent/ superpower (25:50) Pick the company you like better every time (27:00) How to know if you have an idea worth leaving your job for? (30:30) The obsession will pull you in (32:10) Tim Grover: What separates good from all-time great (36:30) What makes someone a top 0.00001% performer (Mr.Beast) (37:30) Lessons from the Michael Jordan (The Last Dance) Documentary (42:10) What companies will thrive during the recession? (prediction) (44:25) Can everyone actually be motivated in their work (view from a founder’s perspective) (47:00) Would people be happier if everyone was an entrepreneur?  (51:00) How can people be intentional with their work? (don’t miss this)

Andrew Yeung is a technology executive currently serving as a Global Product Lead at Google. He is known for hosting some of the most popular networking events across the USA. 👉🏾In this episode, we talk about: … (00:00) Trailer (01:16) Subscribe to the channel (01:38) Why did Andrew Yeung start hosting networking events? (03:15) Free Agency (12:11) Who pushed Andrew to be successful? (14:50) What insecurities has Andrew faced throughout his career? (20:21) Behind the scenes of planning 800 people networking events (24:10) Who inspires you? (Nick Gray story) (28:27) When things don’t go to plan (33:11) This is what should do in the first 10 minutes at a networking event (37:45) This is what you should not do at a networking event (42:40) Where is the best city to network? (47:30) What city does Andrew want to host next? (49:45) How to get people to show up (advice) (53:00) The art of following up - How to get it right (58:40) What is Andrew’s end goal? (01:06:03) Subscribe to the channel (01:06:11) Free Agency End Sponsor   Check out our sponsor, Free Agency (https://www.freeagency.com/)   Socials   Host: https://twitter.com/calum_johnson9 Guest: https://twitter.com/andruyeung

This episode is brought you by Free Agency Pizza Palace is a music producer that has worked with some of the biggest names in Hip Hop such as Soulja Boy, Future and Fat Joe. He recently completed a 23 stop, sold out tour across the Philippines with the legend, Mike Swift. His new single “Butter” marks the beginning of his campaign to advocate for marginalized immigrant communities in the United States. 👉🏾In this episode, we talk about: … (00:00) Trailer (01:52) How Pizza Palace landed 23 tours across the Philippines (Mike Swift story). (10:41) Successful people stay focused on their purpose. (16:10) You must earn the privilege to plan ahead long term (23:08) "The First step is to survive and the second step is to thrive" (23:40) Pizza Palace's roots, where did his journey with music start? (30:00) This is why I started this podcast.... (31:25) "Things don't happen to us, they happen for us" (33:20) Early stories in Music (35:00) Music over Med school? (The dilemma of following your passion) *story time (44:48) One actionable way to instantly improve your life (51:00) I had to flex a little bit in the beginning... (01:00:00) The love of the craft must outweigh the love of the clout (what makes a successful artist) (01:01:02) This is why Lebron James is the GOAT... (01:03:05) Breaking into the Atlanta Hip Hop scene. (The Rick Ross story) (01:06:30) Dealing with the imposter syndrome of working with superstar artists (01:08:01) The story of how Jay-Z makes music... (01:10:14) The key to being a successful creative... (90% of the time it clicks at the end) (01:13:13) How Palace’s new single ‘Butter’ came about? (story time) (01:22:32) The story of working early with Future Hendrix? (story time) (01:27:00) "Music is like surfing, you have to ride the wave" (01:28:32) How far away is Palace from reaching his goal? Whats left to achieve Sponsor Check out our sponsor, Free Agency (https://www.freeagency.com/) Socials Host: https://twitter.com/calum_johnson9 https://www.instagram.com/pizzapalace777/

This episode is brought you by Free Agency. Zach Pogrob is the man behind @BehaviorHack on Instagram. He runs an Instagram account that has amassed over 970K followers and added close to 700K followers in the last 3 months alone. Zach develops content with the focus of helping people improve their habits, productivity, and well-being. Timestamps (00:00) Trailer (02:38) How Zach went from 180K to over 900K followers in 3 months (03:50) Finding lightning in a bottle with animated clips (04:16) Check out Free Agency (06:30) What caused Zach’s following to explode? (lightning in a bottle) (10:10) When the algorithm has you, it has you. (12:00) The power of compounding & finding what works (14:00) Playing the long game and staying committed. (17:20) Your equipment does not matter (the explosion of animated reels) (21:50) Handling big expectations. (25:20) Going viral for stupid reasons (lessons learned). (28:50) What your social media Bio says about you. (31:22) Behind every successful entrepreneur is a former failed self. (36:03) “I think everyone can be obsessed.” (37:15) Why most people stay in jobs they don’t like (40:08) How silence and change gives clarity and drive. (42:21) Why ‘obsession’ is Zach’s mantra. (47:00) Who inspires Zach? (Jocko Willin and Mr Beast story) (51:20) Creator economy - Will everyone become a creator? (52:00) Zach’s predictions on the future of AI & the future of social media (57:20) This is literally how you get a million followers (Step by step) (58:10) The improved Soho House - Mad House (01:02:19) The future is in person not online (01:05:00) What’s next for Zach? The plan to monetize (01:10:25) What is the cost of obsession? (01:11:30) Is obsession worth it? (01:12:43) Check out Free Agency (01:13:30) Subscribe to the channel Sponsor Check out our sponsor, Free Agency if you want to take your career to the next level (https://www.freeagency.com/) Socials Host: https://twitter.com/calum_johnson9 Guest: https://www.instagram.com/behaviorhack/

You are tuning into episode 1 of the Calum & Kolby Show. (Calum speaking) I have just quit my job to go full time on building (what I hope) will be one of the biggest media companies around. This is the documentary of that journey, every week you will be hearing everything that is going on as I build this empire. What strategic decisions am I making to build the company, stories of getting some of the biggest guests on the podcast and what I learnt from talking with them, what am I learning about audience building & building a media brand, all the juicy stories and more. All of that is to come but for this first episode we will be breaking down my decision to quit my job to go full time on the Calum Johnson Network including: (01:12) How I made the decision to leave my full time job (11:20) How do you know when is the right time to leave your job (The Florida Lake story) (15:10) How you can make sure you actually ready to leave your role & not become homeless (22:50) The power of betting on yourself

Corey Haines is a prolific entrepreneur and creator, he is the Cofounder of SwipeWell, a tool dedicated to organizing and referencing marketing examples. He hosts the Default Alive podcast, where he and his co-host discuss bootstrapping startups. He was previously the head of growth at Baremetrics, a business forecasting tool. Now, he shares his insights into marketing and growth for free to over 12,000 people each week in his newsletter. You can find him on Twitter @coreyhainesco. 👉🏾In this episode, we talk about: [00:00:30] Corey's Entrepreneurship Origin Story [00:01:55] How a road trip changed Corey's life [00:04:12] What stopped Corey from taking the safe route? [00:09:34] The steps to success are predictable. [00:12:46] Overcoming the fear of failure. [00:18:13] The power of an obsessive mindset. [00:22:38] "The best way to predict your future is to create it." [00:24:50] Can anyone be an entrepreneur? [00:29:49] The value of cutting your losses and moving on. [00:33:36] Live your life like a book (Kevin Hart story). [00:36:35] Building an authentic brand requires more than the highlight reel (Elon Musk). [00:41:00] Overcoming the early struggles of content creation (imposter syndrome). [00:46:25] How to start making high quality content today. [00:52:27] Avoid monotony by letting your projects reach their full potential on their own. [00:54:51] Corey reflects on his 'end goal'.

Justin Gordon is the director of marketing for Vitalize Venture Capital, a seed-stage venture fund. He hosts the Vitalize podcast, where he interviews founders.  He is also the founder of Just Go Grind, a supportive community and insightful podcast for ambitious founders. He is one of the best community builders on the internet and has 19K followers on Twitter (@justingordon212) 👉🏾In this episode, we talk about: [00:05] What do you do? What are you working on? [02:13] Justin’s early influences? How did reading books impact your success in getting you to this point? [03:30] Justin first learns about passive income. [04:50] What Justin Learned From Being an athlete. [06:10] Take action, starting with the things that you can control. [07:20] Where did your self belief come from? [08:53] Having positive encouragement and success at a young age. [11:10] Do you think part of your self belief was competitive instinct? [14:36 ] The power of listening to podcasts [15:30] When you are curious about something. Take action. [17:33] The danger of putting successful people on a pedestal [19:12 ] You must be willing to sacrifice everything to go after something. [24:28] Once you are in the game and the coach calls your number, you're in the game. You're not nervous anymore. [25:21] The hardest part is deciding, is this a business that should be ventured back? When do you stop trying? [26:49] Jeff Bezos regret minimization framework. [28:22] What does Justin want to do next? [31:42] Can you give more context around vitality? What's the thesis? How did you meet Gale? [39:47] Can you take me back to the origins of the podcast? [48:36] What is the power of building a strong work catalog? [52:45] What's something actionable listeners can do right now to capitalize on their interests? [55:16] The dots only connect looking backwards, never looking forwards. [57:08] How to make deep professional connections [01:02:12] Simplify because we overcomplicate things all the time.

Sahil Bloom, investor in over 40+ startups, talks about fear setting, consistency in content creation, ego control, and the importance of authenticity and building connections with the audience. He also emphasizes the power of self-control and perseverance in overcoming setbacks and achieving success.

David Morris the Chief Operating Officer at Neoinsulation and Blake Burge is the Director of Manufacturing. Blake has built a following of over 390K followers on Twitter & David has a following of over 66K followers on Twitter. They are friends and colleagues that come together in this episode to drop a lot of wisdom on how people can achieve their goals, live a successful life and stay humble along the way.  This is one of the most inspiring, motivational episodes we have done yet. Tune in!!

@MacConwell is fluent in multiple languages. PHP, Python, HTML and another six, according to his Linkedin bio. He’s an important figure in the software industry, investing and mentoring underrepresented innovators.  Mac Conwell is the definition of creating your own opportunity. He is the Managing Partner at @RareBreedVC, a pre-seed and seed fund for “a rare breed” of founders. Its mission is to bridge the gap in funding for minority founders that leave Black and Latinx women founders receiving 0.64% of all venture investment. Mac's story is a unique one, from earning 6-figures straight out of college to losing it all to building a multi-million dollar fund primarily through his Twitter account. Mac has over 84K followers on Twitter where he talks about  Startups, Business Development, Sales, and every now and then his beloved Baltimore Ravens. In this episode we discuss