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Feb 8, 2022 • 1h 27min

How To Find Your Purpose By Working For Your Mentors — Bryan Wish

In this episode I talk to Bryan Wish (@bryanwish_)the founder of BW Missions who's worked with a bunch of best selling authors to help them launch their books and build a movement around their book launches.To give you an example, one of his clients is Nir Eyal the bestselling author of "Hooked: how to build habit forming products."Bryan has an incredible story of how he finally found his passion after years of therapy, self reflection and experimentation and he has a lot of lessons to share that I think can benefit some of you guys who haven't found work you love yet.SHOW NOTES: 00:00 Bryan's way to finding mentors04:00 How Bryan overcame a quarter life crisis10:20 Self discovery and finding a way out14:30 Working with a sports psychologist to find stability16:30 Building meaningful relationships19:10 Career change from a sports firm to starting wishdish23:55 Discovering and joining Kairos31:50 Working as an apprentice for Allen Gannett38:10 Bryan's path to seeking mentors 48:10 From an apprentice to launching his own company01:00:10 The long term vision for his agency01:04:50 Working with Nir Eyal on launching his book01:12:05 Soul searching after a hard breakup 01:22:30 His company's mission and valuesLinks and resources from this episode:Find Bryan in Twitter at: https://twitter.com/bryanwish_?lang=enBW Missions website: https://bwmissions.comWish Dish Website: https://thewishdish.comKairos website: https://www.kairos-society.euAnd if you're reading this, don't be shy! Shoot me a DM on Instagram and let me know what you thought of this episode or let me know if you have any questions! My handle is @jeremyjohnmary!
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Feb 1, 2022 • 1h 32min

Meet The Million Dollar Man Behind Airrack — Zack Honarvar

In this episode I talk to Zack Honarvar (@ZackHonarvar) who's the business manager for not 1 but 2 HUGE YouTube channels you might know of: Airrack  and Yes Theory. He also manages the cheeky boyos, 2 Tiktokers who have over 10M followers on the platform.What's unique about Zack's management style is that instead of managing a dozen clients, he's decided to manage only 3 and go all in on them.That allows him to go beyond the basic brand deals and merch drops, and instead partner up with his clients for the long run to build massive businesses and brands.Before diving into all of that, we start the episode off talking about Zack's entrepreneurial background as a teenager as well as his experience working as an early Shopify employee and how those contributed to him being an amazing manager.SHOW NOTES: 00:00 Zack’s vision for Creator management03:15 Zack’s Background story10:52 The story behind starting a tutoring company24:10 His advice about starting a side hustle27:20 His experience working at Shopify38:10 Meeting the Yes Theory team41:00 The vision and business model for his creator management company 01:00:25 Working with  @Yes Theory  01:11:35 Meeting Airrack 01:16:45 Starting Creator Now With Airrack01:27:50 Advice for aspiring Creator managersLinks and resources from this episode:Creatornow program: https://creatornow.clubGo follow Zack on Twitter: https://twitter.com/zackhonarvarGo follow Zack on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zackhonarvarAnd if you're reading this, don't be shy! Shoot me a DM on Instagram and let me know what you thought of this episode or let me know if you have any questions! My handle is @jeremyjohnmary!
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Jan 20, 2022 • 1h 23min

Meet The Intrapreneur Who's Running Alex Hormozi's Companies

Cale Owen is the general manager at Gym Launch, a $30M/year info business that helps mom and pop gyms get customers and grow into million dollar businesses.We start the interview by talking about Cale's background being homeschooled, playing as a professional baseball player in the MLB and opening up his own gym, and the impact those have had on his overall career.But if you're mostly interested in the nitty gritty details about Gym Launch's business operations and sales funnels, and what it's like to be the general manager of a $30M business, feel free to skip ahead, you can find the time stamps below.SHOW NOTES: 03:13 Cale Owen's career background 06:00 How homeschooling impacted his career and leadership style08:00 His experience starting a gym business18:25 Growing and selling his gym24:50 Starting to work at Gym Launch30:00 Pivoting the Gym Launch business model during COVID34:50 What it's like working as a General Manager for Gym Launch 46:15 Gym Launch's marketing plan for the next 12 months 48:30 Career change from sales manager to general manager53:20 How Cale works on his leadership and coaching skills01:00:50 The crazy morning routing of the Gym Launch sales team1:07:39 What drives him to push for excellence1:13:25 Cale's relationship with Alex and Leila Hormozi1:18:50 How Cale balance between work and family lifeLinks and resources from this episode:Gym Launch Website: https://gymlaunch.comCale Owen Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/caleowen/And if you're reading this, don't be shy! Shoot me a DM on Instagram/Twitter and let me know what you thought of this episode or let me know if you have any questions! My handle is @jeremyjohnmary!
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Jan 9, 2022 • 58min

How This 20-Year-Old Found His Business Mentor Using His Podcast

In today's episode I talk to Brandon Zhang (@brandonthezhang) who at 19 years old, landed an apprenticeship with Jack Butcher from Visualize Value.Like a lot of the guests on this show, Brandon didn't just apply to be an apprentice, in fact there was no job opening. It all started when Jack agreed to be interviewed on his podcast...In this episode, we dive deep into the strategies that Brandon used to convince Jack Butcher to come on his small podcast, but also how he transformed a simple podcast interview into a dream job opportunity.... Brandon even shares the exact DMs and emails he sent.SHOW NOTES: 02:58 How everything started with Twitter08:29 Sharing the exact DMs and emails he used to get in touch15:35 Why "Permissionless Apprenticeships" are the future of work21:00 What does a mentorship style apprenticeship look like24:03 Biggest lessons from the apprenticeship29:20 Using his podcast again to land a job at OnDeck39:20 Starting his own entrepreneurial projects45:45 Advice for people who want to follow a similar path52:40 Brandon's plan for the next 10 yearsLinks and resources from this episode:Link to Visualize Value program: https://visualizevalue.com/products/the-permissionless-apprenticeLink to Brandon's course: https://makersmark.schoolGo follow Brandon on Twitter: https://twitter.com/brandonthezhangAnd if you're reading this, don't be shy! Shoot me a DM on Instagram/Twitter and let me know what you thought of this episode or let me know if you have any questions! My handle is @jeremyjohnmary!
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Nov 6, 2021 • 46min

How This 25 Year Old Got Mentored By Naval Ravikant And "The All In" Guys

In today's episode I'm talking to Henry Belcaster (@HenryBelcaster on Twitter) who works behind the scenes with an impressive list of A-list entrepreneurs:He's working with: 1) the "All In Podcast" besties (Jason Calcanis, Chamath, David Sachs, Friedberg.. you know them), 2) Naval Ravikant, 3) Sam Parr and Shaan Puri from the My First Million Podcast, 4) Hassan Minaj... and a bunch of other cool clients!If you want to work with your dream mentors while growing your own business at the same time, you're going to love this episode!SHOW NOTES:05:14 The story on how Henry and Dylan got Sam Parr & Shaan Puri as their first clients22:23 The strategy you can copy to work with successful entrepreneurs 27:59 How to use "squatter marketing" to get clients30:47 How did they get to work with the All In Podcast34:35 On Getting Mentorship In Exchange For Free Work40:30 How To Start An Agency & Work With Your Dream MentorsAnd if you're reading this, don't be shy! Shoot me a DM on Instagram/Twitter and let me know what you thought of this episode or let me know if you have any questions! My handle is @jeremyjohnmary!
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Sep 13, 2021 • 1h 1min

#18 How A 23 Year Old Got Hired By The Founder Of Bleacher Report

In today's episode I talk to Nejc (@heynejc on Twitter) who's currently working behind the scenes with Dave Nemetz the founder of  Bleacher Report  (a media company that sold for $175M in 2012).Nejc is Dave's right hand man when it comes to producing and growing his personal brand -and we'll go into detail about what that means exactly.SHOW NOTES: 03:32 How Nejc's desire to work in the US started07:05 The exact strategy Nejc used to get in touch with Nir Eyal (best selling author of Hooked)? 18:245How he used the same strategy to get top tier programming internships24:45 How starting his own podcast helped Nejc get a job with Dave Nemetz (the founder of Bleacher Report)30:20  The exact strategy Nejc used to reach out to Dave Nemetz 38:00 Why did Nejc get into production and business when he had a degree in computer science? 41:20 What's it like working with Dave Nemetz?50:20 What does Nejc actually do for Dave Nemetz?54:16 Nejc advice for people who want to find a business mentorGo follow Nejc on Twitter: https://twitter.com/heynejcAnd if you're reading this, don't be shy! Shoot me a DM on Instagram and let me know what you thought of this episode or let me know if you have any questions! My handle is @jeremyjohnmary!
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Aug 3, 2021 • 59min

#17 Chris Hladczuk on Apprenticing For Shaan Puri And Growing His Twitter Following From 0 To 56,000 in 12 months

In this episode I talk to Chris Hladczuk (@chrishlad on Twitter) who popped on my radar last year when he became Shaan Puri's apprentice. Shaan is the founder of Bebo (acquired by Twitch for $25,000,000 in 2019).Chris was still a senior at Yale when he landed the job and throughout his apprenticeship he worked with Shaan to research and ghostwrite twitter threads and newsletters to grow Shaan's audience. In the process he also grew his own Twitter following from 0 to 56,000 followers.Here are a couple of things you'll enjoy from the interview:1) The ASS Networking Framework that Chris uses to connect with entrepreneurs and CEOs 2) The biggest lessons he learned from his apprenticeship with Shaan3) How to grow your twitter audience when you're starting from 0Go follow Chris on Twitter for frameworks, systems, and epic business stories: https://twitter.com/chrishladAnd if you're reading this, don't be shy! Shoot me a DM on Instagram and let me know what you thought of this episode or let me know if you have any questions! My handle is @jeremyjohnmary!
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Jul 22, 2021 • 1h 18min

#16 Tam Pham on Dropping Out Of College To Apprentice Under 3 World-Class Entrepreneurs (Sam Parr, Andrew Warner, and Jason Gaignard)

Tam Pham is pretty much the perfect guest for this podcast..He dropped out of college and instead of pursuing a traditional path he decided that he wanted to go learn business from the entrepreneurs he looked up to.He's apprenticed under 3 world class entrepreneurs that you might have heard of:1) Sam Parr founder of the Hustle2) Andrew Warner who's the host and founder of Mixergy3) Jason Gaignard who's a master networker, event organizer, and best selling author (I first heard of him on the Tim Ferris podcast).Along the way Tam's worked his way up from being an intern crashing on couches to becoming the right hand man and chief operator of MMT (Jason Gaignard's company).If you're interested at all in apprenticing for an entrepreneur you look up you're going to love this episode.If you want to get updates from Tam on what he's up to go sign up for his newsletter: https://www.tampham.co/jam/And if you're reading this, don't be shy! Shoot me a DM on Instagram and let me know what you thought of this episode or let me know if you have any questions! My handle is @jeremyjohnmary!
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Jul 12, 2021 • 1h 1min

#15 Head of Sales at Consulting.com On How To Earn a $500,000 Salary Working Behind The Scenes

In this episode I talk to David Draey who's the head of sales a Consulting.com a $30M/year educational business helping experts start and scale their business.David joined consulting.com in 2018 and he's since become so valuable to the business that he was made a co-owner.Here are a couple of things you might enjoy from this episode:1) How David ended up in sales and why it might be a good fit for you.2) How to be become so good at your job that you work yourself into becoming a partner in the company 3) Why starting a company is the last thing you want on your mind if you want to crush it at your jobIf you have any questions for David feel free to reach out to him on Facebook (David Draey) or Instagram (@ddraey).
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Jun 29, 2021 • 1h 1min

#14 Dan Lok's Director of Media & Marketing on Growing an 8 Figure Business and Growing a YouTube Channel to 3 Million Subscribers

Gabe Saldarriaga is the Chief Revenue Officer and Director of Media & Marketing for the Dan Lok organization.He's been a key asset behind the growth of Dan Lok's business and social media presence over the last 4 years. He helped grow the business to 8 figures in revenue, and he's largely responsible for growing Dan Lok's YouTube channel from a couple thousand subscribers to over 3 Million subscribers!!

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