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

Amanda Natvidad is the VP of Marketing at Sparktoro, an audience research startup. Prior to that, she helped build Fitbit’s B2B marketing team. She has also worked as the editorial producer for tech news sites paidContent.org and Gigaom.  In the last couple of years she has grown her Twitter following from 1K followers to over 116K followers. Her tweets are filled with personality as she covers all aspects of marketing and building an audience. In this episode we cover: 1. Amanda's unusual career path from chef to journalism to marketing 2. How to build a loyal online audience by being yourself 3. The untraditional job seekers’ Guide 4. The Journey to finding her dream job 5. The future of marketing and where its going  

Michael Sikand (@michaelsikand) is the Founder & CEO of @ourfuturehq, a media company curating business news in the form of bites for Gen Z audiences. They have exploded in the last year gaining over +500K cross-platform subscribers.  In total, Mike has amassed 400M views over the years. Besides creating content for his own podcast, his company also runs the TikTok for @ShaanVP’s and @thesamparr ‘s pod @myfirstmilpod, one of the biggest business podcasts in the space. In this episode we discuss: - The power of podcasting - How & Why Mike started Our Future - How he went from recording 150 podcasts episodes to getting millions of views on TikTok - Crazy story about a big-time podcast guest he managed to interview - His first viral video on TikTok - How he started working with Shaan Puri and Sam Parr for MFM - How he overcomes doubt and burnout as an entrepreneur

This is episode 20 of the podcast. In this episode I sit down with my virtual assistant, Kolby to talk through reaching this milestone for the podcast. We talk about: Whats the podcast origin story? Lessons I have learnt from podcasting What motivated and continues to motivate me to do it Whats next for the podcast? What Mr.Beast taught me about producing content? What have been my favorite guests and how did they inspire me? Advice for someone who is looking to start building a following online?

Jeremy is the CEO and founder of two startups in the content ecosystem. @userp_io is an award-winning marketing agency focusing on SaaS brands, and @wordable_io , an application that makes publishing Google Docs to blogs easier. He has a twitter following of over 80,000, sharing advice on copywriting, a marketing skill he believes could make you millions. In this episode, we discuss: 1. How he started a successful agency business 2. The best way to acquire the necessary skills to run a business 3. The importance of having clear values when starting a company 4. How and why copywriting is a multi-million dollar skillset 5. How he got started writing on Twitter & his first viral moment 6. Work Life balance as an entrepreneur