Growth Now Movement with Justin Schenck

In this week's episode of the Growth Now Movement, Justin Schenck explores how to find gratitude in grief, even in our lowest moments. In this episode, you will learn: 1. How to find gratitude even in moments of grief 2. The importance of seeking joy 3. The power of support systems in times of grief "I always say the people that have passed that loved us the most, the last thing they would want us to do is sit around and cry. So go seek joy." I'm Justin Schenck, your host for the Growth Now movement. I'm an entrepreneur, speaker and podcaster who years ago decided to go on a journey on how to grow in all areas of my life. What I found out was it's really a matter of focusing on the four pillars of life business, relationships, spiritual and wellness. And that's what we do here. We explore how to continuously grow in those areas, all while having a ton of fun doing it. Last week was the seven year anniversary of my mom's passing. And although through the years I've done the work, felt the feelings, seen the therapist, and worked through grief in so many ways and in past years, sometimes that day was just another day. For some odd reason, this year....I felt all the emotions. In this episode, I share with you some tips and tricks you can use to work through grief. In this episode, you will learn the following: 1. How to find gratitude even in moments of grief 2. The importance of seeking joy 3. The power of support systems in times of grief Connect with me: Instagram: www.instagram.com/justintschenck Facebook: www.facebook.com/gnmpodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChPGPJSqiIE_H3mzfUDV9Mw Website: www.growthnowmovement.com

When it comes to Mike Brennan, him implementing a daily creative habit changed his life drastically, if you've ever been told: 1. That you're not good enough 2. That you're not talented enough 3. That you do not have what it takes to be successful Then this episode is for you! "The more that I started to show up, the more that I started to let it be a place of experimentation, self discovery. I realized the things I didn't want to do, the things I did want to do, I started to get a little perspective." Mike Brennan is an artist and entrepreneur who specializes in live event sketches. He has been running his own business, for the past 5 years. This is Mike Brennan's story... I had always been creative, but I never thought of it as a career. I always just assumed that I would have a "normal" job. But when I started sketching at events, people started to take notice. And then I had a friend who told me that I could actually make a business out of it. So I started offering my services as a live event sketcher. I've been doing it for years now, and it's been a wild ride. I've worked with some of the biggest names in the industry and I've loved every minute of it. It's so fulfilling to be able to use my creativity to serve others and to see the joy that it brings them. In this episode, you will learn the following: 1. How Mike Brennan turned a hobby of sketching people at live events into a business 2. How Mike Brennan left a successful career in graphic design to enter ministry, and then had to leave ministry due to depression 3. How Mike Brennan's journey of creating art every day for 365 days led him to discover his style and voice Resources: Are you an Impact Driven Entrepreneur? Then join us in the Growth Now Community Connect with me: Instagram: www.instagram.com/justintschenck Facebook: www.facebook.com/gnmpodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChPGPJSqiIE_H3mzfUDV9Mw Website: www.growthnowmovement.com

Do you want more balance and harmony in your life? I'm sharing the solution so you can get it. "I don't love the word balance. I don't think that that's really accurate to what actually exists in this space. I call it the pull or the equation." - Katie Krimitsos Katie Krimitsos is a mom, wife, adventurer, podcaster seeker, and change maker. She's committed to brightening the light of women around the world through her work under the Women's Meditation Network guided meditation, podcasts and resources created for those who identify as women so they can use the tool of meditation to know themselves and consciously create lives they love. This is Katie Krimitsos's story... Katie Krimitsos is a mom, wife, adventurer, podcaster, and change maker who is committed to helping women around the world through her work with the Women's Meditation Network. She has eight podcasts in her network, which are downloaded 4 million times each month. Katie got into meditation when she was 18 or 19 years old and has been using it ever since as a tool for introspection, calming, and connecting with herself. As an entrepreneur, Katie has to balance her businesses, children, and personal life. She manages her time by looking at her life in weekly blocks and focusing on her energy levels for each task. This allows her to be present in each moment and give her best to her family and business. In this episode, you will learn the following: 1. How Katie Krimitsos got into meditation, and what her current practice looks like 2. How Katie Krimitsos balances her businesses, parenting, and self-care 3. How Katie Krimitsos' views on 'balance' have changed over time Resources: Right now, you can win a gift bag filled with over $300 of incredible health and wellness products! We've got supplements, skin care, superfoods and more. You can enter to win in 3 easy steps:  Go subscribe and listen to any of Katie's shows. You can do that by searching for “Meditation for Women” in your podcast player right now. Subscribe and listen to any of the podcasts you like! Leave an honest review on Apple Podcasts - let Katie know what you loved about the episode! Screenshot your review and share it on Instagram or Facebook - tag @womensmeditationnetwork and boom!  You’re entered!     Want to Grow Your Podcast & Brand? Sign up with PodBrand.io Today! Connect with me: Instagram: www.instagram.com/justintschenck Facebook: www.facebook.com/gnmpodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChPGPJSqiIE_H3mzfUDV9Mw Website: www.growthnowmovement.com

Dave Valentine is a serial entrepreneur who runs multiple businesses that are doing multiple, seven or even eight figures every single year. He's able to juggle all of that work along with being a very attentive husband and father to his family. "I've proven to myself over and over and over again in my entrepreneurial journey, I can do anything." This is Dave Valentine's story... Dave Valentine is a serial entrepreneur who has built multiple businesses that generate seven or eight figures in revenue every year. He got his start in entrepreneurship at a young age, when he sold a picture he had drawn for $40. He then went on to start a digital marketing agency, which he grew to multiple seven figures in revenue. Recently, he has had to relocate due to wildfires in his area, but he is still running his businesses and helping others to grow their businesses as well. In this episode, you will learn the following: 1. How Dave Valentine went from running a MySpace page to becoming a serial entrepreneur owning a piece of eight different companies 2. How Dave's mindset has shifted from working for someone else to being an entrepreneur 3. How Dave's businesses have helped him weather personal storms, like having to evacuate his home due to a wildfire Resources: Join the Growth Now Community: www.growthnow.community Connect with me: Instagram: www.instagram.com/justintschenck Facebook: www.facebook.com/gnmpodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChPGPJSqiIE_H3mzfUDV9Mw Website: www.growthnowmovement.com

In this weeks episode, I share an old episode from 2020, but I feel like this resonates so much, I needed to share it again. In this episode, I talk about why you need to stop helping people who aren't willing to help themselves. As you know, a topic I discuss often is making sure our cup is always full. There is no quicker way to drain your cup then by helping people who aren't willing to put the work in for themselves. Join the Growth Now Community www.growthnow.community Sign up for a Free Audit on your Social Media Ads from the Top Company in the world - GrowRev www.getmyfreeaudit.com/audit 

1. When you set ridiculous goals and can't reach them. 2. When you get in your own way and sabotage your own success. 3. When you don't make an impact and feel like you're not making a difference. If you've been feeling this, then this episode is for you! In this episode, You will learn how Steve Sims achieves the seemingly impossible. "The key is to get out of your own way." Steve Sims is the author of the new book, Go for Stupid. He is a speaker and entrepreneur who helps people achieve ridiculous goals. This is Steve Sims's story... Steve Sims is the founder of Bluefish and author of Go for Stupid. He is a successful entrepreneur who has been featured in Forbes and has worked with clients such as Elton John and Andrea Bocelli. In this episode of the Growth Now movement, Steve discusses his new book and how to achieve ridiculous goals. He breaks down how to get out of your own way and ignore what everyone else thinks. Steve's message is to embrace your unique self and go for your big, stupid, ridiculous goals. In this episode, you will learn the following: 1. What would you achieve if you weren't afraid of being laughed at? 2. Go for Stupid: The Art of Achieving Ridiculous Goals 3. How to get out of your own way and achieve your goals. Resources: Grab Steve's New Book Here Connect with me: Instagram: www.instagram.com/justintschenck Facebook: www.facebook.com/gnmpodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChPGPJSqiIE_H3mzfUDV9Mw Website: www.growthnowmovement.com

In this episode of the Growth Now Movement podcast, Justin Schenck interviews Lance Essihos, who shares his story of unlearning the bullshit to create the life you desire  In this episode,  you will learn: 1. How Lance Essihos overcame a difficult childhood to become a successful entrepreneur and author 2. The importance of unlearning negative patterns and behaviours in order to create a new, more positive life 3. How Lance's new book can help readers overcome their own challenges and create a more fulfilling life "The more uncomfortable you get, the more you know that it's going to resonate with people." -Lance Essihos Lance Essihos is a writer, podcaster, and speaker who is on a mission to help others work through their challenges and create a life they love. He is the author of the book, "Mastering Adversity: How to Turn Your Biggest Challenges into Your Greatest Opportunities." This is Lance Essihos's story... Lance has faced many challenges in his life, from addiction to losing loved ones to suicide and cancer. Despite all of this, he has made it his mission to help others see the light through the darkness of their own challenges. He does this by sharing his own story and offering support to those who need it. In this episode, you will learn the following: 1. How Lance Essihos overcame a difficult childhood to become a successful entrepreneur and author 2. The importance of unlearning negative patterns and behaviours in order to create a new, more positive life 3. How Lance's new book can help readers overcome their own challenges and create a more fulfilling life Resources: Get Your Free Business Audit: www.getmyfreeaudit.com/audit  Grab a Copy of Lance's New Book: www.lanceessihos.com  Connect with me: Instagram: www.instagram.com/justintschenck Facebook: www.facebook.com/gnmpodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChPGPJSqiIE_H3mzfUDV9Mw Website: www.growthnowmovement.com Loved this episode?Leave us a review and rating here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/growth-now-movement-with-justin-schenck/id1086471656

When an underdog entrepreneur is furloughed from work and falls into a pattern of destructive behavior, he decides to take control and change his life for the better. "I realized now I started to find purpose in life because I wasn't the best musician, I wasn't the best drummer. I played guitar, drums, this and that. But my real sweet spot was handing out flyers, talking to people, connecting with people, and that's where Ben Albert is the owner of Balbert Marketing, LLC and the curator of the Real Business Connections Network. He is a successful entrepreneur who is passionate about helping other underdogs achieve their dreams. This is Ben Albert's story... I was always a shy, reclusive kid, and my dad taught me to hide my problems and not speak up when I needed help. As a result, I developed some addictions that I hid from everyone. I had a good job, but when COVID hit and I was laid off, I started binge drinking and it got out of control. I looked in the mirror and I knew I needed to make a change. I started stacking values and stacking skills, and I slowly began to turn my life around. I'm now sober, and I'm living my life as an entrepreneur. I'm in the mud learning as I go, but I'm loving every minute of it. Chapter Summaries: [00:04:08] - Ben albert won a contest to get on justin's podcast. He was furloughed from work two years ago, and now he hosts a business network with over 220 shows in two years. Justin reached out to ben albert to offer him a spot on his show. Ben albert is an entrepreneur, learning as he goes. [00:06:25] - Two years ago, Ben got laid off. He came from an alcoholic father and his mom has a mental disability. He was working two jobs his whole life. He thought he was happy in his corporate job, but he was miserable. Covid hit, and he started drinking a lot. He used to take half Xanax every Monday because he couldn't handle the stress. He drank a bottle of Gym Beam whiskey every weekend and he looked bad. He decided to change his lifestyle. [00:08:58] - As a kid, he was taught to hide his problems by his alcoholic father. Now he wants to slow down and improve his life. He wants to focus on values and skills instead of alcohol and drug abuse. He is going to get into the business side of things too. As a kid, he wanted to be a basketball player, but he was bullied. In high school, he became obsessed with music and marketing. He hosted a music podcast, did sales for a marketing firm, and started a business rated podcast in November 2020. Now he's a podcaster marketer. Freddy Vasquez is a former guest on the show. Freddy started with bands and MySpace pages, and now he's got a successful branding company and marketing company. [00:19:33] - Ben started a business podcast called Rochester business connections. It's going to do an episode every 52 weeks for a year. He believes that people missed the boat on podcasting and the power of networking that you can create with it. Justin is a SUNY Brockport alumnus and new business owner. Just showing up is half the battle. People get caught up or overwhelmed with the big vision and don't take the first step. Interviewing people is a great networking tool for you and from that standpoint as well as a business tool for your marketing business. [00:25:12] - In podcasting. You reach out to people with a big vision and you want to collaborate with them. You can do this in anything in life. In this case, it's potential customersconnections and it's anybody that I would pay to learn from. [00:28:39] - Marketing is a natural process for him. He doesn't want to be overly pitchy. He uses LinkedIn to build relationships with people. His approach is very soft, and he prefers to give more than he asks for more than 20 times. He believes that the universe will provide when it wants to. [00:31:25] - Ben's definition of success [00:35:26] - Justin Schenck is being interviewed on his show. Before the interview, he explains how people can find him on LinkedIn and how they can connect with him on Realbusinessconnections.com. He recommends listening to the episode number 27 of his show with Justin Schenck [00:39:15] - Ben's biggest moment of growth was launching the local business podcast and rebranding it to a national audience.  Connect with me: Instagram: www.instagram.com/justintschenck Facebook: www.facebook.com/gnmpodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChPGPJSqiIE_H3mzfUDV9Mw Website: www.growthnowmovement.com

Kent Sanders is the founder of Inkwell Ghostwriting, which helps leaders grow their business through books and other content. He is also the author and co-author of numerous books, including 18 Words to Live By: A Father’s Wisdom on What Matters Most and co-author of The Faith of Elvis: A Story Only a Brother Can Tell with Billy Stanley, Elvis Presley’s stepbrother. In addition to writing books for himself and his clients, Kent loves to help other writers. He is the host of the Daily Writer podcast and the founder of the Daily Writer Club, a membership community that helps writers build a business with their skills. He lives just outside of St. Louis and enjoys spending time outdoors with his wife and teenage son. Website: https://kentsanders.net and https://dailywriterlife.com  Join the Growth Now Community Today! www.growthnow.community 

If you're looking for ways to increase sales, improve relationships, and find greater business success, then this episode is for you. In it, we'll go through the solution so that you can get the results you're looking for. "When you go to these conferences, this is how connections happen." Ina Coveney is a business coach specializing in monetizing tiny audiences. She helps small businesses and coaches get clients before they spend all of their time and money trying to grow an audience. This is Ina Coveney's story... Ina Coveney is a business coach who specializes in monetizing tiny audiences. She helps small businesses and coaches get clients before they spend all of their time and money trying to grow an audience. Ina created her first six figure year with under 1000 followers. She taught coaches and business owners how to do the same thing via social media.  Resources:  Join the Growth Now Community: www.growthnow.community  In this episode, you will learn the following: 1. How Ina Coveney created her first six figure year with under 1000 followers 2. How live events can help you meet incredible people and make powerful connections 3. How to engage with people personally to build relationships and grow your business Chapter Summaries: [00:00:01] - Intro [00:00:29] - This week's episode features Ina Coveney, a business coach specializing in monetizing small audiences. Nina created her first six figure year with under 1000 followers.  [00:06:28] - In 2019, Justin hosted his first live event. He fell in love with live events back in 2017.  [00:07:23] - Ina organized her first official event for Podcast Movement. She met Pablo Gonzalez at the first Podcast Movement and they became fast friends. Justin wants to be an intern at Ina's event in 2023. Ina wants to learn as much as she can about live event organizing. [00:11:01] - Before, she had a podcast called Trailblazing Out of Corporate Life. She was helping people get out of corporate by starting their own businesses. She quit her job in 2018 and started Be Found, a program that helped her get to six figures in her business within the first two years. Kevin Schmidtland is going to do a podcast accelerator. Get Clients First is a new name for the global phenomenon podcast. It's about getting clients first and not growing your audience. It's a good idea to get clients first because it validates your idea and helps you grow the audience. [00:20:10] - In the podcast space. 80% of shows are doing less than 100 downloads an episode. If you are a public speaker and you had a room full of 100 people every single week, would you show up? The answer would be yes. Business keeps the doors open and you have to have people pay you money. [00:20:56] - People without followers. Wanting to become entrepreneurs is not a niche market. There are people with millions of followers on social media and they make no money. They are not talking to their audience correctly and their audience is not engaged with them. They do not talk to the audience correctly. [00:21:20] - Before the Internet, people didn't have to have 1000 followers to have a thriving business. Now with the online world, this is the only thing we know. And what we see is people who are successful and those who are getting hammered into our feeds. When you don't have a big audience, your network is your audience. And you need to create a list of ten people that you feel like you can help. [00:25:27] - How do you monetize if you don't have a big audience? How do you find out the stories of your followers and find out why they follow you? What do they really want? When you're starting, most of the time it's people who already know, like and trust you. [00:29:02] - After quitting her job be found after be found decided to create an online course to teach moms how to create WordPress sites. She has been selling get clients first for a couple of years and she's in a great spot. She's afraid she's going to lose the relatability factor of her business. The strategies that I ask small entrepreneurs to do are not the same strategies that a large audience entrepreneur would follow. It's possible that I'm subconsciously self sabotaging to stay small because I'm afraid that a big audience is going to mean all these things and I'm not going to be able to handle it. [00:34:47] - In stage one, you need to meet your ideal client and get them to pay something for the offer that is perfect for them. In stage three, you have to meet and get somebody who's your ideal clients and they have to be willing to spend money on the offer. [00:37:33] - There are many business coaches who talk to people at different stages of their career and they don't always know who their ideal client is. Business coaches are not talking to people who have never sold anything in their life and they encourage them to raise their prices. People who are starting out need to charge their fair price. [00:38:58] - In stage two, a project manager develops and tests a reliable sales engine. Stage three is the audience growth stage, which is the scary one for him. His audience has grown on TikTok. He's going to start experimenting with ads for the first time in four years. They will go talk about other topics. [00:43:29] - The definition of success is every day that she didn't give up on herself. She has a daily date with her husband and she relaxes into failure. She is a big extrovert and she needs people to stand in silence to talk to her. She confesses in stories on Instagram. I'm an introvert. I live with my fiancee and her two children, and I recharge alone. I don't show up as often on Instagram stories and Reels because my recharge is totally alone. But I love that about you because you can be so out there and so outgoing. [00:48:44] - The Global Phenomenon is a podcast about the online coaching industry. Mr. Shank was interviewed on Episode 123. He supports everything that you're doing. Get Clients First is a great first step. Getclientsfirstcom is a good place to start. [00:49:47] - Mike has been on the Growth Now movement and thanks Justin and the listeners for their support. Mike is coming back on the show next weekend to talk about the lessons he has learned from being a parent. Justin and Mike ask the same questions at the end of every interview. Other episodes you'll enjoy: [Insert 3 past episodes with links] Connect with me: Instagram: www.instagram.com/justintschenck Facebook: www.facebook.com/gnmpodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChPGPJSqiIE_H3mzfUDV9Mw Website: www.growthnowmovement.com Loved this episode?Leave us a review and rating here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/growth-now-movement-with-justin-schenck/id1086471656