
The Results Engine Podcast
From a thriving Software Engineering career, yet struggling with anxiety and panic, to leaving it all and building a successful High-Performance Coaching and Consulting company. My name is Mike Szczesniak, and I’m a life-long student of high performance, productivity, and entrepreneurship. On this show, we connect with the world’s top performers and share the tactics that can help you get next-level results in life and business.
Latest episodes

Dec 5, 2022 • 53min
TRE 249 - Tevin Walker - Control Your Health, Create Your Wealth
Tevin Walker is better known as T-Walk Da Hulk online. He is a Holistic Healer and Social Media Marketing Expert who has posted brand new testimonials of his clients for over three years while teaching thousands of different income streams and building his online business to $100,000 per month with zero employees. In this episode, Tevin shares his journey with Mike. Growing up in a toxic environment and deciding he didn’t want that for himself, to suffering anxiety attacks and being scared of being around people. And finally decided that he was determined to do better for himself. Now he has videos all over TikTok and Instagram with thousands of views and spends all of his time helping others improve their health and learn how to make money online.

Nov 28, 2022 • 46min
TRE 248 - Kota Ivers - From Social Pariah To Thriving CEO
Kota Ivers is a 28-year-old solar sales pro, master recruiter & CEO of GR8FL Solar. He has recruited over 600 people through social media, closed over 10 million dollars in sales, and built and still runs multiple profitable companies. Kota has helped hundreds of people level up in sales, recruiting, and developing more vital daily habits to succeed in a big way. In this episode, Kota Ivers, CEO of GR8FL Solar, shares with Mike the details about his bumpy road to the top and the lessons he learned along the way.

Nov 21, 2022 • 46min
TRE 247 - Justin Croxton - From Commercial Real Estate to Geofencing
As CEO of Propellant Media, Justin oversees and partners with the team in creating innovative and profit-driven marketing programs, including lead generation and geofencing marketing, that can drive engagement, search engine traffic, and, most importantly, revenue. Their claim to fame has been geofencing marketing, which allows them to target people in exact areas to the contours of buildings. They grew to an 8-figure agency in 5 years. Justin always knew he wanted to be an entrepreneur. He knew he wanted his own business, so he created a digital consulting company. In this episode, Justin shares how he went from commercial real estate to business school, working on his first company, creating a successful company that sold through Amazon, to finally settling down and working in Propellant Media and leading in geofencing marketing. Listen to the episode to learn Justin’s secret to success.

Nov 14, 2022 • 44min
TRE 246 - Karl Yaacoub - The Game Of Value Creation
Karl worked in investment banking and private equity, completing deals and assignments worldwide. He is the author of "The Game of Value Creation," available on Barnes & Noble and Amazon, which talks about frameworks public companies and private equity funds use to create value. Karl currently leads KYVC, a Chicago-based consulting firm specializing in helping private companies implement value-creation initiatives similar to those of Fortune 500 companies. In this episode, Karl shares his journey from working in private equity and investment banking to working with businesses and helping them build value. Get your copy of the book "The Game of Value Creation" at https://bit.ly/the-game-of-value-creation.

Nov 7, 2022 • 46min
TRE 245 - Dean Karnazes - From Business Guy To Ultramarathon Man
Named by TIME magazine as one of the “100 Most Influential People in the World,” Dean Karnazes has pushed his body and mind to inconceivable limits. Among his many accomplishments, he has run 50 marathons, in all 50 US states, in 50 consecutive days. He’s run across Death Valley in the middle of summer, and he’s run a marathon to the South Pole. On ten separate occasions, he’s run a 200-mile relay race solo, racing alongside twelve teams. His competitive achievements include winning the World’s Toughest Footrace, the Badwater Ultramarathon, and the 4 Deserts Challenge, racing in the hottest, driest, windiest, and coldest places on earth. In this episode, Dean shares his journey from business to becoming a professional ultramarathon athlete.

Oct 31, 2022 • 45min
TRE 244 - Todd Rampe - Get Paid Learn To Trade
Todd Rampe teaches people how to make money trading stock options by following the lead of the "smart money" professional Wall Street traders. Todd has been an at-home trader for 24 years and a trading educator for 10 years, showing people the little tricks I was taught by my 7-figure mentor, how to spot when these pros are about to make their move, so we can follow their lead and profit by riding their coattails. In this episode, Todd shares his secrets about participating in the World's Best Business - Trading Stocks & Options from Home with Mike. Take the mystery out of stock options trading. Stop buying course after course, guessing your trades, and constantly losing money. Todd Rampe will help you master trading in 60 days if you're interested in learning how to trade. You get help transforming your trading so you can work whenever and wherever you want, improving your quality of life. You'll confidently trade the markets with the right tools and knowledge.

Oct 24, 2022 • 44min
TRE 243 - Tim Calise - Focus On The Journey
Tim Calise is dedicated to helping reverse engineer how to make other people's dreams come true. His goal is to help businesses become more valuable and more successful. As the go-to #2 behind multiple well-known 7 and 8-figure CEOs, Tim has helped technology, services businesses, and entrepreneurs (B2B and B2C) build products, operational processes, and financial systems to drive revenue and create lasting enterprise value for founders over 20 years. In this episode, Tim shares with Mike the three key pillars he uses to help business owners improve their companies: 1. How to differentiate yourself in your market, so prospects automatically choose you. 2. How to reverse engineer a high cash flow business that thrives in all market climates. 3. How to create a sellable enterprise that can be sold for the highest valuation. Are you a business owner who aims to improve your company? This episode is for you!

Oct 17, 2022 • 46min
TRE 242 - Christina Lael - Save Money on Your Taxes
Christina Lael is a Certified Public Accountant, Tax Attorney, and one of only 60 tax coaches certified by the American Institute of Certified Tax Planners™, the premier organization providing ongoing education in proactive tax-planning strategies. She is obsessed with helping clients structure their businesses in a way that legally saves them money in taxes, funds their retirement more quickly, and avoids astronomical taxes when they sell. In this episode, Christina shares with Mike how, being a CPA, she decided to go to law school and found herself helping her classmates with their taxes. She studied with the top tax attorneys in Nashville in law school and learned much about saving money in taxes. She could apply that knowledge to the most significant benefit for her clients, implementing tax-saving strategies and helping small businesses that make up the American country's backbone. Christina also shares some of the tricks and allowances she uses with her clients to pull money out of their businesses tax-free or at a reduced tax rate.

Oct 10, 2022 • 54min
TRE 241 - Stephen Nagy - Become Your Own Bank
Stephen Nagy left his career as a Personal Financial Advisor to pursue his dream of being an entrepreneur and Real Estate Investor. 14 years later, he has never looked back. Stephen not only talks the talk but walks the walk every day, growing his Real Estate businesses and practicing financial strategies like IBC to create a legacy. Alongside Chris Naugle, Stephen is dedicated to helping Money School students learn financial education, how to take back control of their money, and helping them achieve their dreams. Stephen does all things money. He helps people regain control of their money and solve their problems. Stephen started as a financial advisor and fell in love with real estate when he went to a real estate investment seminar. He then started speaking at events and found a passion for meeting people and being able to impact their lives and provide immediate results indeed. Stephen now shares his experience, education, and strategies through weekly webinar training, live events, and working one-on-one with clients. Do you have money problems? Are you interested in real estate investing, or are you planning your retirement? How much money are you saving now, and how much are you spending? Did you know that only five out of 100 will be able to retire financially secure? If you want to learn more about managing and investing your money, this episode is for you!

Oct 3, 2022 • 51min
TRE 240 - Steve D. Sims - Go For Stupid
Steve Sims is the man who created Bluefish, the internationally famous company that makes once-in-a-lifetime events happen for the rich and famous Steve Sims’s day job is to make the impossible possible. With his help and expertise, his clients’ fantasies and wildest dreams come true. Getting married in the Vatican, being serenaded by Andrea Bocelli, and connecting with powerful business moguls like Elon Musk are just a few of the many projects he has worked on. Steve’s new book, Go For Stupid: The Art of Achieving Ridiculous Goals, will be released on October 18. In this episode, Steve shares his simple trick to get the maximum impact without maximum invoice. He also shares his insights about social media, cancel culture, the simple mentality of kids, and the opportunity he sees during the pandemic.