Mick Hunt
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Mick Unplugged
The Heart and Passion Behind Jordan Chariton's Investigative Journalism
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Mick Unplugged
The Heart and Passion Behind Jordan Chariton's Investigative Journalism
at the Young Turks. Awesome. And I want to tie that with something you said earlier when you were talking about mainstream. And it's something I talk to leaders and individuals about. It's understanding joy and fulfillment to me is greater than happiness, right? Because if you're not fulfilled with the work you're doing and if it doesn't bring you joy, Right.
Mick Unplugged
The Heart and Passion Behind Jordan Chariton's Investigative Journalism
Like you're never going to have the career, the life or whatever that that you want or that you anticipate having. And so, again, I applaud you for seeking fulfillment, because a lot of times people will stay stuck in. I'm comfortable. I'm happy, but but maybe I'm not fulfilled. And you kind of embody that always seek fulfillment. So that's awesome, brother.
Mick Unplugged
The Heart and Passion Behind Jordan Chariton's Investigative Journalism
Totally agree. So, you know, you mainstream independent route. And then now let's talk about the status quo, right? Like, let's talk about the birth of that and the reason behind that and then some things that you're doing with that now.
Mick Unplugged
The Heart and Passion Behind Jordan Chariton's Investigative Journalism
Awesome. And one, I want you to know it is needed. It is breathtaking for a lot of us. So definitely keep going, brother. Definitely keep going. Thank you. So the book that you wrote last year, tell us a little bit about it.
Mick Unplugged
The Heart and Passion Behind Jordan Chariton's Investigative Journalism
And I love that. And, you know, one of the reasons that I've been a huge follower of yours is exactly what you just said. And to me, that takes courage. Right. Because it's easy and you see a lot. It's easy to give attention to it. It takes courage to actually say, I'm going to give it a voice and I'm going to go deeper and I'm going to sit and stay right here forever.
Mick Unplugged
The Heart and Passion Behind Jordan Chariton's Investigative Journalism
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Mick Unplugged
The Heart and Passion Behind Jordan Chariton's Investigative Journalism
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Mick Unplugged
The Heart and Passion Behind Jordan Chariton's Investigative Journalism
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Mick Unplugged
The Heart and Passion Behind Jordan Chariton's Investigative Journalism
Amazing. What's, and we're going to do a book teaser now. What's one, one fact that people should know that they probably don't know about the Flint water disaster?
Mick Unplugged
The Heart and Passion Behind Jordan Chariton's Investigative Journalism
Because, again, a lot of journalists, a lot of reporters give things attention. Right. But but they don't stay there. They don't they don't give roots. And that's something that Jordan has actually done. And what sparked you into to that? Like, what was that first moment? You know, we'll talk about some of the popular things.
Mick Unplugged
The Heart and Passion Behind Jordan Chariton's Investigative Journalism
But what was that first moment for Jordan when you said, you know what, I'm going to put roots here. I'm not just going to cover this. I'm actually going to come in and investigate it and talk about it.
Mick Unplugged
The Heart and Passion Behind Jordan Chariton's Investigative Journalism
You put pressure on the entities that need to have the pressure, but when you stop... everything's over to the point you're making. It had an expiration date, but the reality is it's not. So, Jordan, man, that leads me to this question. Like, how come... How come it's not a big freaking deal like it should be? I know you're not the only one, right?
Mick Unplugged
The Heart and Passion Behind Jordan Chariton's Investigative Journalism
But why is it Jordan and others that aren't getting the notoriety or the press that should be? Why is nothing happening fast enough? Let me say it that way.
Mick Unplugged
The Heart and Passion Behind Jordan Chariton's Investigative Journalism
Amazing. Amazing. So, Jordan, I'm going to make sure that we have in the show notes, in the description everywhere, links to the book, because I think everyone needs to definitely read. Everyone needs to follow Jordan, which leads to the next question. Jordan, what do you have going on new? What's upcoming? And then we'll end it with where can people follow and find you?
Mick Unplugged
The Heart and Passion Behind Jordan Chariton's Investigative Journalism
Amazing. Jordan, brother, I appreciate you. I appreciate this conversation. Like I was telling you offline, been a huge follower of you since the Flint crisis. And ever since then, I feel like I've gotten to know you personally through your YouTube channel, through the articles and things that have been written about you and all the interviews that you've done.
Mick Unplugged
The Heart and Passion Behind Jordan Chariton's Investigative Journalism
So from human to human, I just want to say thank you and keep up the great work.
Mick Unplugged
The Heart and Passion Behind Jordan Chariton's Investigative Journalism
Absolutely. For all the viewers and listeners, remember your because is your superpower. Go unleash it.
Mick Unplugged
The Heart and Passion Behind Jordan Chariton's Investigative Journalism
Thank you for tuning in to Make Unplugged. Keep pushing your limits, embracing your purpose, and chasing greatness. Until next time, stay unstoppable.
Mick Unplugged
The Heart and Passion Behind Jordan Chariton's Investigative Journalism
Welcome to Mick Unplugged, where we ignite potential and fuel purpose. Get ready for raw insights, bold moves, and game-changing conversations. Buckle up. Here's Mick.
Mick Unplugged
The Heart and Passion Behind Jordan Chariton's Investigative Journalism
And personally, I applaud you for that. You know, someone who's not from Flint, right, who doesn't even have family or whatever in Flint. I was connected to the story and then ultimately, you know, gave everything. financially to support because of the things that you were doing, right? Like again, yeah, mainstream media told us about it.
Mick Unplugged
The Heart and Passion Behind Jordan Chariton's Investigative Journalism
We knew it was there, but to your point, it was also during an election season and we know what's always going to take precedent from, you know, July through December when there's an election season, right? And I'm not saying that that's wrong, but you decided to take up roots and say, you know what, I'm going to talk more than just the superficial story.
Mick Unplugged
The Heart and Passion Behind Jordan Chariton's Investigative Journalism
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to another exciting episode of McUnplugged, and we are in for a treat today. Our guest today is a fearless, relentless, insightful, and groundbreaking investigative reporter who has dedicated his career to exposing corruption and amplifying the voices of the marginalized.
Mick Unplugged
The Heart and Passion Behind Jordan Chariton's Investigative Journalism
There's something going on that's not right here. And so for you, again, I applaud you for that because it was that awareness that led not just me, but people like me that care about humans, that care about the humanity of doing the right thing to give and to do some things that we probably wouldn't have known about.
Mick Unplugged
The Heart and Passion Behind Jordan Chariton's Investigative Journalism
So I've always wanted to ask you this question, Jordan, because, again, that's when I first got to know you. What made you say, like, what was that one thing that you saw or that you heard that was like, holy crap, I have to do more. I have to talk further than, you know, there's poison water in Flint.
Mick Unplugged
The Heart and Passion Behind Jordan Chariton's Investigative Journalism
Get ready for an amazing conversation with the bold, the unwavering, the visionary, my guy, Mr. Jordan Cheriton. Jordan, how are you doing today, brother?
Mick Unplugged
The Heart and Passion Behind Jordan Chariton's Investigative Journalism
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Mick Unplugged
The Heart and Passion Behind Jordan Chariton's Investigative Journalism
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Mick Unplugged
The Heart and Passion Behind Jordan Chariton's Investigative Journalism
No, because I literally have probably heard most. I'm not going to say every interview, but most of your interviews and you always get introduced phenomenally. And I can only do my part to make sure that that trend continues. So, Jordan, there's so many conversations I want to have with you, but I want to start with this.
Mick Unplugged
The Heart and Passion Behind Jordan Chariton's Investigative Journalism
Wow. I want to back up to the beginning for Jordan. Growing up in Strong Island, as my buddies from Long Island like to call it, right? So growing up Strong Island, when did you realize this was what you wanted to do?
Mick Unplugged
The Heart and Passion Behind Jordan Chariton's Investigative Journalism
You know, on Make Unplugged, we talk about your because, that thing that's deeper than your why. And following you as long as I have, I know that the work that you do has purpose. And so for Jordan, man, like what is your because? What's that purpose, that deeper thing than your why that makes you do what you do?
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Aries Spears Talks Cancel Culture, Comedy Evolution, and Staying True to Himself
Yeah. Yeah. That's dope, man. That's dope. So, you know, one of the things I've always wanted to ask you was this. the dark side of comedy, right? Like, your job is to make people laugh. And I say job. I don't mean it as a job. But you're great at making people laugh. But I know, like, Dion Cole, a good friend of mine, all the time, man, like...
Mick Unplugged
Aries Spears Talks Cancel Culture, Comedy Evolution, and Staying True to Himself
You don't walk on stage and everything is going perfect in your world, but you still got to make people laugh because that's how you get paid. I thought that was brilliant when he did that.
Mick Unplugged
Aries Spears Talks Cancel Culture, Comedy Evolution, and Staying True to Himself
I appreciate it, man. You know, on Mick Unplugged, I always like to ask my greats, my favorites, my legends, what their because is, that thing that's deeper than your why, that thing that really is your purpose, that fuel. And you've been doing this, man, since 14. Today in 2025, what's Aries Spears because? What's that thing that's driving you, bro?
Mick Unplugged
Aries Spears Talks Cancel Culture, Comedy Evolution, and Staying True to Himself
And for those that don't know, talk through that a little bit. What does an Aries Spirits, I'm not saying you personally, but what does an Aries Spirits go through that people don't realize? I get the grind. Every weekend you're out, you come home for a couple of days and it's like tomorrow you right back out again. Being able to develop relationships, friendships.
Mick Unplugged
Aries Spears Talks Cancel Culture, Comedy Evolution, and Staying True to Himself
The things that we do as normal people, Right? Take it totally for granted, man.
Mick Unplugged
Aries Spears Talks Cancel Culture, Comedy Evolution, and Staying True to Himself
Right. Right. Yeah, I remember that. Yep. Crazy. It's so bittersweet. It's so bittersweet. Yeah, man. Yeah, man. So... you are the king of impersonation, right? Like, I will say no one has an impersonation portfolio like Aries Spears, right? Because you don't at all.
Mick Unplugged
Aries Spears Talks Cancel Culture, Comedy Evolution, and Staying True to Himself
But that's why I think you are the GOAT though, right? That's why, because... You can go, I don't want to say character to character. You can go impersonation to real to back to an impersonation all in your set because I see it all the time, right? Where I think some people, to your point, just live in the impersonation.
Mick Unplugged
Aries Spears Talks Cancel Culture, Comedy Evolution, and Staying True to Himself
And if you took that away from them, they can't go on stage and rock a crowd for an hour, right? That's why I say you are the king. You are the GOAT. You are the OG because I see it in everything you do, bro. So don't give that away. That's you. Again, that's, you know... It's subjective, but it's my subjection.
Mick Unplugged
Aries Spears Talks Cancel Culture, Comedy Evolution, and Staying True to Himself
Don't disagree. Don't disagree. So what do you think is the evolution of comedy now? Right. Because to me, again, these are the words of Mick and Mick only. Funny ain't as funny as it used to be to me anymore. Right. Like I still have the people that I just love going to see because I know they're funny. You being one of them. Right.
Mick Unplugged
Aries Spears Talks Cancel Culture, Comedy Evolution, and Staying True to Himself
Like I think you and DL are in a class that's different than most people. But where do you see the evolution of comedy going?
Mick Unplugged
Aries Spears Talks Cancel Culture, Comedy Evolution, and Staying True to Himself
Hmm. Well, I don't know about what you think, but bro, I think you're there, man. Like I said, you are literally... I know a lot of people have seen Aries. I've seen Aries over 20 times. It's always a different set. And I don't think people understand that, man. Like in standup, it's real easy to have like your routine and just some cats, as you know, we're not going to name names.
Mick Unplugged
Aries Spears Talks Cancel Culture, Comedy Evolution, and Staying True to Himself
Right.
Mick Unplugged
Aries Spears Talks Cancel Culture, Comedy Evolution, and Staying True to Himself
I love it, bro. So what do you hope your contributions to comedy and entertainment will will be moving forward. So if we were to say the legacy, the impact of Aries Spears, what would you want that to be? What do you want everybody to say 20 years from now?
Mick Unplugged
Aries Spears Talks Cancel Culture, Comedy Evolution, and Staying True to Himself
Of course. Of course. But here's what I will tell you, and I want you to feel this and hear this, man. Like, my kids who were early 20s, right? Like, yeah, they've seen some Eddie stuff, right? Like, they got to sit with me to go watch Pryor stuff, right? Because they're just not naturally going to go search Richard Pryor. My three kids... You are that to them.
Mick Unplugged
Aries Spears Talks Cancel Culture, Comedy Evolution, and Staying True to Himself
Like, you are to them what a prior and a Red Fox who, you know, I got to know Red Fox through Sanford and Son, and then I had to go find out how great Red Fox was in stand-up after the fact, right? Like, you are that to my kids. They will tell you that. My sister, who's four years younger than me, right?
Mick Unplugged
Aries Spears Talks Cancel Culture, Comedy Evolution, and Staying True to Himself
loves her some Aries Spears like meaning like you are like Matt TV to her was what SNL was like for for me growing up right like she will always go back to that so bro I need you to feel that man like you just gotta understand everybody can't go to where you and I were from a database of history and comedy so you are that benchmark to a lot of people bro well that's why that's why I say man uh
Mick Unplugged
Aries Spears Talks Cancel Culture, Comedy Evolution, and Staying True to Himself
They run that for 10 years and like you go see him once, you don't have to see him again. With Aries, you get a new experience, bro, every freaking time. How do you do that, dude?
Mick Unplugged
Aries Spears Talks Cancel Culture, Comedy Evolution, and Staying True to Himself
Hey, well, as a guy that looks up to you, that respects you like none other, I just need you to know that, bro. Like, cringeworthy, cool, but just know that to millions of people, you are that.
Mick Unplugged
Aries Spears Talks Cancel Culture, Comedy Evolution, and Staying True to Himself
Thank you. You got it. So what's new coming up with Aries Spears, man? Where do you want people to follow and find you? I'll make sure we have all the descriptions in the show notes.
Mick Unplugged
Aries Spears Talks Cancel Culture, Comedy Evolution, and Staying True to Himself
And it is one of my favorite ones. Like, I don't even have a favorite episode because they all are bangers. And you're right, like, binging them is amazing. I even go back and listen to several of them. The one with you and Godfrey... doing Soprano and Jason, like, bro, like that one, I can literally listen to that one every night before I go to bed. Like, that's how I get it, bro.
Mick Unplugged
Aries Spears Talks Cancel Culture, Comedy Evolution, and Staying True to Himself
Hey, well, if you need somebody to act like a podcaster doing an interview, you holler at me. I'll be there for free. I'll be there for free. Cool. Well, brother, I appreciate you more than you know. Like I said, I know you're busy. This meant the world to me. This meant the world to my family, my community. Just appreciate you with everything, brother. Brother, thank you so much, man.
Mick Unplugged
Aries Spears Talks Cancel Culture, Comedy Evolution, and Staying True to Himself
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Mick Unplugged
Aries Spears Talks Cancel Culture, Comedy Evolution, and Staying True to Himself
Appreciate the love, brother. You got it. For all the viewers and listeners, remember, your because is your superpower. Go unleash it.
Mick Unplugged
Aries Spears Talks Cancel Culture, Comedy Evolution, and Staying True to Himself
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Mick Unplugged
Aries Spears Talks Cancel Culture, Comedy Evolution, and Staying True to Himself
Until next time, ask yourself how you can step up.
Mick Unplugged
Aries Spears Talks Cancel Culture, Comedy Evolution, and Staying True to Himself
Yeah. Yeah. I tell all my buddies, man, like every time I go see Aries, I know you're a sports guy too. It's like, it's game seven for you. Every set. Right. And it's like game seven, two seconds left. Aries wants the ball every damn time. Right.
Mick Unplugged
Aries Spears Talks Cancel Culture, Comedy Evolution, and Staying True to Himself
you know and and you do it every time man and you talk about crowd work i always try to sit up front i know you're gonna get me i know you're gonna get my wife you know the last time we were there you told my wife her name is marcy for all the viewers and listeners you said marcy You're as white as uncut cocaine. And I literally spit out everything I had in my system at that moment, bro.
Mick Unplugged
Aries Spears Talks Cancel Culture, Comedy Evolution, and Staying True to Himself
Like, your crowd work is unreal, dude.
Mick Unplugged
Aries Spears Talks Cancel Culture, Comedy Evolution, and Staying True to Himself
No, I love that, dude. And I've always wanted to ask you this question because, you know, Aries also is never going to hold back. Right. And every time I see you and it never fails, there's always someone who pays their money to go to a comedy show, but sits up like they don't want to be there. Right. And like I do, I do public speaking and I see it a lot too. Like you spent your money on,
Mick Unplugged
Aries Spears Talks Cancel Culture, Comedy Evolution, and Staying True to Himself
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to another exciting episode of Mick Unplugged, and today we got one of my top five dead or alive. From stepping on the stage at just 14 to redefining sketch comedy on MADtv, this man didn't just chase the spotlight, he commanded it. He's a comedic powerhouse who's mastered impressions, tackled Hollywood, and has kept audiences laughing for decades.
Mick Unplugged
Aries Spears Talks Cancel Culture, Comedy Evolution, and Staying True to Himself
Why are you making the comedian work hard? But Aries will call you out, man. Like, why do people... Like, do you understand why people do that, bro?
Mick Unplugged
Aries Spears Talks Cancel Culture, Comedy Evolution, and Staying True to Himself
Yeah.
Mick Unplugged
Aries Spears Talks Cancel Culture, Comedy Evolution, and Staying True to Himself
Yeah. Bro, it baffles me to this day. Like, I see it all the time. People just sit there. It's like, typically, it's usually a... Thursday night sometimes, but mainly Friday night, Saturday night. Like, it's the weekend, right? And you get in the frequency, Aries Spears, you know, like, why would you just go in there all, all right, I'm here. Like, it baffles me to this day, bro.
Mick Unplugged
Aries Spears Talks Cancel Culture, Comedy Evolution, and Staying True to Himself
Yep. So that's a challenge to my guy, Andrew Ryan, who is actually in Cleveland. You got to do better, bro.
Mick Unplugged
Aries Spears Talks Cancel Culture, Comedy Evolution, and Staying True to Himself
Please give my guy a huge round of applause and welcome the bold, the unfiltered, the relentless Mr. Aries Spears. Aries, how you doing today, brother? What's up, brother? Man, I told you offline, I'm honored to have you on. You are literally one of my favorite stand-ups in the world. Just honored you took time out of your busy schedule to be here, bro.
Mick Unplugged
Aries Spears Talks Cancel Culture, Comedy Evolution, and Staying True to Himself
Yup. I love it. I love it. So you've hinted, you've said it. You started early on, man. 36 years in the game strong, which is a testament to you. Like when I tell people about receipts, being a standup comedian, 36 years are all the receipts that you ever need right there, man. Like, What made Aries Spears say, not just I'm going to get in the comedy game, but I'm going to dominate?
Mick Unplugged
Aries Spears Talks Cancel Culture, Comedy Evolution, and Staying True to Himself
Because at 14, most people haven't figured that part out yet.
Mick Unplugged
Aries Spears Talks Cancel Culture, Comedy Evolution, and Staying True to Himself
I love that dude. At 14. Did you have mentors?
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Suneera Madhani: From Immigrant Roots to Unicorn Success
Totally agree. Totally agree. So let's talk about what you're doing now. Right. So, again, Sanera didn't just stop. She is a serial entrepreneur. And so now you're creating other things and you're solving other problems and providing new solutions. So let's talk about this.
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Suneera Madhani: From Immigrant Roots to Unicorn Success
Well, as a business owner, I cannot wait because the scenario that you described is absolutely correct, right? It's like, okay, you need three years of these returns and then you need all of your P&Ls. And then sometimes you have to explain it because businesses, right? Like sometimes we make business decisions.
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Suneera Madhani: From Immigrant Roots to Unicorn Success
And so I might've purposely, right, taken a loss in year two to have an amazing year three. And like those things that you have to explain, it's like, Goodness. Like, are you, you're explaining things to non-business owners sometimes. And it's like, I need you to understand how business truly operates.
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Suneera Madhani: From Immigrant Roots to Unicorn Success
Yeah, I am too. So, you know, I applaud you for the work that you currently do and have always done in For women, right? For women, whether they're business owners, whether they're leaders, whether they're leaders in their community, leaders in their households, right?
Mick Unplugged
Suneera Madhani: From Immigrant Roots to Unicorn Success
Talk to us a little bit about CEO school and where that passion came from and all the amazing things that you are doing personally for women.
Mick Unplugged
Suneera Madhani: From Immigrant Roots to Unicorn Success
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to another exciting episode of Mick Unplugged, and we've got an amazing one for you today. Our guest turned a groundbreaking idea into a multimillion-dollar business, and now she's inspiring women worldwide to lead boldly.
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Suneera Madhani: From Immigrant Roots to Unicorn Success
Amazing. Sanera, you're doing so much. And like I said, I applaud you for the human that you are, the things that you're doing for people, the soul that you have, the visionary that you are. Just so many amazing things that Sanera does and that the person that Sanera is. Just thankful for who you are. Thankful that you took some time with our community today.
Mick Unplugged
Suneera Madhani: From Immigrant Roots to Unicorn Success
So where can people follow and find you?
Mick Unplugged
Suneera Madhani: From Immigrant Roots to Unicorn Success
Suneera, thank you so much. Love you for all that you do. Anytime you want to be back on, you know that we're just a message away. So I appreciate you, dear.
Mick Unplugged
Suneera Madhani: From Immigrant Roots to Unicorn Success
Thank you for tuning in to Mick Unplugged. Keep pushing your limits, embracing your purpose, and chasing greatness. Until next time, stay unstoppable.
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Suneera Madhani: From Immigrant Roots to Unicorn Success
She's the founder of the CEO School and is on a mission to close the gender gap in leadership by equipping women with the tools that they need to succeed on their own terms. Get ready for a conversation with the visionary, the empowering, the unstoppable, Orlando's finest, Sanira Madani. Sanira, how are you doing today, dear?
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Suneera Madhani: From Immigrant Roots to Unicorn Success
I love it. I love it. So there's so much that I want to unpack and unplug from what you said. And so let's start with the business idea, right? And so before we even get to selling it for over a billion, which you just kind of glossed over and said, yeah, I sold a company for a billion dollars and then I did this. So let's go back to what was this idea scenario?
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Suneera Madhani: From Immigrant Roots to Unicorn Success
Welcome to Mick Unplugged, where we ignite potential and fuel purpose. Get ready for raw insights, bold moves, and game-changing conversations. Buckle up. Here's Mick.
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Suneera Madhani: From Immigrant Roots to Unicorn Success
We'll record it and you can just play it before you walk out. How about that?
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Suneera Madhani: From Immigrant Roots to Unicorn Success
There it is. There it is. So, so there is so much that I want to get into. And I, you know, I'll make unplugged. We talk about your, because that thing that's deeper than your, why that's like your real purpose, your real reason to do what you do. And as someone who's an inspiration to many, what is scenarios? Because what's that deeper than your wife thing that keeps you doing what you do?
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Suneera Madhani: From Immigrant Roots to Unicorn Success
So we have so much in common. I, you know, I own multiple businesses. And that is also my journey is to not only just solve problems, but provide solutions for the problem that people don't see yet. Right. And to me, that's the game changer is. When, yeah, you might think of this as a problem and we're going to solve this today.
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Suneera Madhani: From Immigrant Roots to Unicorn Success
But let me show you where this is actually going and where the future is, because that's how you get the investors. That's how you get the VC, because it's like, oh, crap. Not only did we not see that, but now that you've shown us what you just said, we can't unsee that this is where the world is going or this is where things are.
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Suneera Madhani: From Immigrant Roots to Unicorn Success
And so for every entrepreneur, everyone that's thinking about starting a business, Like literally think of solutions to problems people don't see. Because if you just solve a today's problem, there's thousands of you, right? And then you're competing with the other thousands of you.
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Suneera Madhani: From Immigrant Roots to Unicorn Success
What most people don't see and the entrepreneurs that get it right, they see the problem that's 10 years from now that we can start solving today. Or we can see the solution that you're going to need in five years, even though you don't see it today. And to me, Suneer, and I want to get your feedback on this or your insights on this. It's not just mindset, right? Everybody can think.
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Suneera Madhani: From Immigrant Roots to Unicorn Success
Most people keep it up here. But what Sanera did was put action behind it and built the habits to do that. So, Sanera, how do you go from mindset, if you're an entrepreneur, to actually putting things in place?
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Journey of Resilience: J.R. Martinez on Embracing Change and Inspiring Millions
I love it, man. And I want to give you the floor to give advice to the listener, the viewer right now that's at that moment of needing to reinvent themselves, right? Because I think of all people that I know in the world, you are the authority for this message right here. For the listener, the viewer that's like, all right, JR, what are the first two or three steps that I need to do
Mick Unplugged
Journey of Resilience: J.R. Martinez on Embracing Change and Inspiring Millions
for this reinvention process? Because I, you know, I've seen a ton of your speeches. I've seen a ton of your interactions. And that's the message that you have about reinvention, because a lot of people think it's like, OK, I need to start over. Well, starting over isn't just enough sometimes, right? Like there's a core thing inside of you that needs to change, that needs to reinvent.
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Journey of Resilience: J.R. Martinez on Embracing Change and Inspiring Millions
And to know that you are the person that lives that journey is freaking impressive, bro. Like, freaking impressive. And so, you know, on Make Unplugged, we talk about your because, that reason that's deeper than your why, like that true purpose that you have for, that makes you the person that you are. So if I were to say JL Martinez today, what's your because, brother? Like what's your purpose?
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Journey of Resilience: J.R. Martinez on Embracing Change and Inspiring Millions
So, JR, for the listener, for the viewer, like what are two or three steps people can take to start the reinvention process?
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Journey of Resilience: J.R. Martinez on Embracing Change and Inspiring Millions
Yeah.
Mick Unplugged
Journey of Resilience: J.R. Martinez on Embracing Change and Inspiring Millions
What's that reason that motivates you every day to inspire the millions that you do?
Mick Unplugged
Journey of Resilience: J.R. Martinez on Embracing Change and Inspiring Millions
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to another exciting episode of Mic Unplugged, and we've got a great one for you today. From a soldier's battlefield to the dance floor spotlight, he's shown the world the true meaning of resilience and reinvention.
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Journey of Resilience: J.R. Martinez on Embracing Change and Inspiring Millions
Absolutely do. So I want to talk about Dancing with the Stars now. So talk me through the process of, I don't know if you auditioned, I don't know if you got a phone call, like walk me through the process. I'm gonna do this part of that. And then we're gonna go into some other stuff.
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Journey of Resilience: J.R. Martinez on Embracing Change and Inspiring Millions
This is what I know about J.R. There's an opportunity to win. Please go. Right. Right. If there's judging going on, if there is a score. Right.
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Journey of Resilience: J.R. Martinez on Embracing Change and Inspiring Millions
Joe, you've been gracious with your time today, man. I know you're very busy, but I don't want to overlook what I think is one of the greatest pieces of work. And that's your bestselling book, man. Like talk to us a little bit about, um, when you decided to write it. And then what I feel like has been one of the greatest responses, right? Like the response that you've gotten from the book, bro.
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Journey of Resilience: J.R. Martinez on Embracing Change and Inspiring Millions
Amazing. So again, JR, you've been awesome with your time. Where can people follow and find you? And you know, we're going to have to do a part two because there's so many places I want to go.
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Journey of Resilience: J.R. Martinez on Embracing Change and Inspiring Millions
We're definitely going to make all of that happen. I'm going to make sure in the show notes and the descriptions for listeners and viewers, you're going to have links to, obviously, JR's website, his social, also links to the book, because I promise you it's going to move you.
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Journey of Resilience: J.R. Martinez on Embracing Change and Inspiring Millions
One of my mentors, Les Brown, says people don't remember the things you say or even all the words in a book, but they remember how things make them feel. That's what I got from your book. 100%. just the feeling of connection that I have with you, the same thing that you just said, a lot of people tell you, right? Like the book really was a way for me to say, I know Jr. Right.
Mick Unplugged
Journey of Resilience: J.R. Martinez on Embracing Change and Inspiring Millions
So then when we get to meet, it's like, I'm talking to one of my brothers because I know you.
Mick Unplugged
Journey of Resilience: J.R. Martinez on Embracing Change and Inspiring Millions
Absolutely. Absolutely. To all the viewers and listeners, remember, your because is your superpower. Don't unleash it.
Mick Unplugged
Journey of Resilience: J.R. Martinez on Embracing Change and Inspiring Millions
Thank you for tuning in to Mic Unplugged. Keep pushing your limits, embracing your purpose, and chasing greatness. Until next time, stay unstoppable.
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Journey of Resilience: J.R. Martinez on Embracing Change and Inspiring Millions
As a motivational speaker, best-selling author, and Dancing with the Stars champion, he inspires millions with his story of overcoming adversity and embracing life with purpose. Get ready for an empowering conversation with the resilient, the inspiring, the unstoppable, My man, Mr. JL Martinez. JL, how you doing today, brother?
Mick Unplugged
Journey of Resilience: J.R. Martinez on Embracing Change and Inspiring Millions
That's amazing, my man. That's amazing. And so a couple of things I want to unpack there. You talked about, you know, your military career ending and obviously the commitment that you made to the United States Army, right? The commitment that you made to us civilians to keep us protected. One, I want to thank you for your service.
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Journey of Resilience: J.R. Martinez on Embracing Change and Inspiring Millions
And two, I want to go back to your decision to join the military, right? Like what was the driving force for JR to say, I want to go protect my country?
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Journey of Resilience: J.R. Martinez on Embracing Change and Inspiring Millions
Right.
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Journey of Resilience: J.R. Martinez on Embracing Change and Inspiring Millions
Welcome to Mick Unplugged, where we ignite potential and fuel purpose. Get ready for raw insights, bold moves, and game-changing conversations. Buckle up. Here's Mick.
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Journey of Resilience: J.R. Martinez on Embracing Change and Inspiring Millions
Yeah. So let's talk about life interjecting, man. Like, talk to us about that. Like, take us to that moment in the mindset and the resiliency that followed.
Mick Unplugged
Journey of Resilience: J.R. Martinez on Embracing Change and Inspiring Millions
Yep. No guesswork, man. That really is you. And like I said, I'm honored to have you on. We were talking a little bit offline, man. Like, I get inspired by people like you. And more importantly, I get inspired by you, by JR Martinez, man, because your story is... is more than storybook. It's more than, you know, movie theater-esque. It's real.
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Amber Butaud | Merging Faith, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship
No, wholeheartedly. And for me, it's one of those things, again, being the person that I am and my because is a promise that I made. Right. And so earlier it was my mom. That was my wife and my children. Right. Like the promise that I keep and uplift for them. I would hate. for someone to be going through something where they felt like they were not heard.
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Amber Butaud | Merging Faith, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship
And then they come to me and I'm on my phone and I'm doing the exact same thing that they're looking for that escape from. And so that's why I do it because in my head, what I hear in my ear, what I hear is I need to be heard right now. And so if you're going through something where you're not heard, I don't want to be that last thing that was like, Oh, not even Mick doesn't even care about me.
Mick Unplugged
Amber Butaud | Merging Faith, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship
Right? Like I never want that to be a thing. And so, um, I give you kudos because you make me put things in practice. Sometimes I hear Amber's voice, Mick, be present. I'm like, okay, got it.
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Amber Butaud | Merging Faith, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship
Absolutely. Absolutely. So, you know, on McUnplugged, we talk about your because, right? That thing that's deeper than your why, that's your real purpose, that's your real mission. If we were to say for Amber today, and I know that your because changes over time, right? Sure. For Amber today, what's your because? What's that thing that keeps you going?
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Amber Butaud | Merging Faith, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship
Yeah. That's so freaking awesome. So awesome. So I know you're a busy human being, right? So how do you balance work and family and projects and being the CEO and clients and customers and all that? What are some of Amber's tips to balance?
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Amber Butaud | Merging Faith, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship
Yeah. I'm literally the same way. I call it, you know, I know I asked you the question about balance because that's how most people understand it. But I actually call it integration. Especially you get it as a CEO. CEOs, we don't really have balance per se. Right. I have 30 minutes to focus on this, right? And now I need to integrate something else in and I'm going to go focus on that.
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Amber Butaud | Merging Faith, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship
And like for CEOs, a lot of it is like this movement of focal points and you're just integrating all of that into your day. So I'm literally on the same page with you.
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Amber Butaud | Merging Faith, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship
That's it. Totally, totally, totally agree. So recently you've had a couple of really good projects, right? The Life of Me and Multiply. So tell us a little bit about those two.
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Amber Butaud | Merging Faith, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship
Love it. Love it. So For The One is an app, right?
Mick Unplugged
Amber Butaud | Merging Faith, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship
And I'm asking this question rhetorically, but I want the viewers and listeners to understand. Apple, Android. All of it. I promise you this app exists.
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Amber Butaud | Merging Faith, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship
is amazing the content that's there the stories that are there the just the setup the the professionalism of everything is amazing so i'm gonna make sure that there's links to the app everywhere that i post this on obviously youtube spotify apple everywhere but when i post on social i'm gonna make sure that it's there too because it's a beautiful app It's wonderful.
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Amber Butaud | Merging Faith, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship
Like it's one of the, and when I say beautiful, it's just your soul feels good, right? Like you go in there and it's like, oh, I want to see this. I want to watch this and sit your phone down or tablet down and you're immersed, right? Like it's amazing.
Mick Unplugged
Amber Butaud | Merging Faith, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship
It's going to be amazing. It's going to be amazing. All right, Amber, to wrap this up, we're going to go rapid fire. Are you ready?
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Amber Butaud | Merging Faith, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship
All right, so you're in Houston.
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Amber Butaud | Merging Faith, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship
Born and raised in Houston?
Mick Unplugged
Amber Butaud | Merging Faith, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship
So, oh, this is going to be fun. So, Houston, Titans or Texans?
Mick Unplugged
Amber Butaud | Merging Faith, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship
Really? Not even the old Oilers, huh?
Mick Unplugged
Amber Butaud | Merging Faith, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship
Okay, we'll give you the Texans. All right. So as a Texan, are you big into Texas barbecue?
Mick Unplugged
Amber Butaud | Merging Faith, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship
I had to throw that in there.
Mick Unplugged
Amber Butaud | Merging Faith, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship
It's barbecue sauce. It's not thick. I don't know what is in that. All right. So then we got the food out of the way. We got sports out of the way. Your favorite college program?
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Amber Butaud | Merging Faith, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship
Well, yeah, I mean, because if you're talking, well, I don't know, SMU football now, you know, they had a good year. Yeah, they did. They had a good year. Back in my day in the 80s, you know, the pay-for-play program at SMU was amazing. Shout-out to Eric Dickerson, my favorite running back of all time. All right. I'm ready. More rapid fire. Okay. The best thing that Amber cooks is?
Mick Unplugged
Amber Butaud | Merging Faith, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship
I love it. Yeah. I love it. And we're going to get to now and the future in a moment. But I love to talk about life before this, right? Because you've gone through challenges you've had to overcome. And one of the things that I'm truly admirable about you is the fact that You don't give up, right?
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Amber Butaud | Merging Faith, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship
All right. And so Amber, for that person right now that needs that ripple effect, that person that's, I don't want to say they're stuck, but they just need a vote of confidence today. What's one or two tips or one or two words that you have for that person?
Mick Unplugged
Amber Butaud | Merging Faith, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship
Amen to that. All right, Amber. So where can people find and follow you?
Mick Unplugged
Amber Butaud | Merging Faith, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship
We're going to have them all. Everything's going to be in the show notes and descriptions. Amber, you're an amazing human. Thank you so much for just blessing us with your time today.
Mick Unplugged
Amber Butaud | Merging Faith, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship
I love it. And for all the listeners and viewers, remember your because is your superpower. Go unleash it.
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Amber Butaud | Merging Faith, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship
Like one of my mantras, one of my pillars is keep going because success is just on the other side, right? Like if you keep going, I promise whatever is supposed to happen is going to happen. But talk to us about Amber and the challenges that you overcame, not to necessarily storytell that piece, but that gift that you have to keep going. Like where did that come from?
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Amber Butaud | Merging Faith, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship
I love it. And ladies and gentlemen, for those that are watching or listening, Amber is the greatest storyteller that I know. And how you just told that story is what I, again, I admire so many things about you, but just the captivating. And I just learned something about you. Blind.
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Amber Butaud | Merging Faith, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship
I thought you were about to say a little crazy, but thank you.
Mick Unplugged
Amber Butaud | Merging Faith, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to another exciting episode of Mic Unplugged. And today's guest is a remarkable storyteller, producer, and entrepreneur who has used her gifts to inspire and uplift others through the world of film and media. From overcoming early stages of life to launching successful businesses, she has seamlessly combined creativity, faith, and entrepreneurship.
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Amber Butaud | Merging Faith, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship
That's it. That's it. And so that's the perfect segue. So let's talk about For The One Studio. So a little bit of how that became a thing and your passion for the things that you're doing with the studio now.
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Amber Butaud | Merging Faith, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship
I think I should have a Houston location for Make Unplugged podcast.
Mick Unplugged
Amber Butaud | Merging Faith, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship
I think we should broker this deal right now. Right now. Amber, one of the things that I've heard you say many times, and when I heard you say this, and one of the analogies, it clicked for me and I said, Amber is it. Amber is it. And you talk about the ripple effect, right? And how that becomes, I don't know if it's one of your pillars, but it's almost like your guiding star, right?
Mick Unplugged
Amber Butaud | Merging Faith, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship
So for the viewers and listeners, let's talk about that a little bit. Yeah. like Amber's ripple effect and why that's important.
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Amber Butaud | Merging Faith, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship
Please join me in welcoming the visionary, the compassionate, and the talented, Mrs. Amber. Guto, Amber, how are you doing today, dear?
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Amber Butaud | Merging Faith, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship
No, that's so amazing. And I love that parallel. And again, when I heard you say that the first time or I heard the story about the first time, I was so in awe. And then, you know, as I got to research you and follow you, I was like, Man, that connects with me so deep because one of my really good friends, I say he's my best friend, but I sold him.
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Amber Butaud | Merging Faith, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship
I'm great. You are so kind. You are so kind. I was telling you offline, a huge fan of yours, huge follower. You have an amazing Instagram account. Your family is awesome. So I love some of the behind the scenes things. I love how Jesus is your best friend. Just everything that you do and that you talk about, truly a huge fan. So honored to have you here today.
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Amber Butaud | Merging Faith, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship
So you said you can't sell your best friend either. Yeah. No, a guy named George B. Thomas, so shout out to George, has this concept called the mathematics of one. And it's just like your ripple effect, right? Like make that one person feel like they are the most important person at that time because you never know what people are going through, right?
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Amber Butaud | Merging Faith, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship
You never know what that one conversation is going to mean. And, you know, I travel a lot and I'm usually always in Mick Unplugged brand and people are like, are you doing it to promote? And I'm like, no, because when I have my brand, I know I'm always going to be my best, right? Like I'm always going to be at my best when I'm in my brand. And that's honestly why I wear it.
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Amber Butaud | Merging Faith, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship
But I'll have people come up to me and talk. And, you know, I always make sure that they feel like they're the most important thing. If I'm sitting in an airport at a lounge or something and someone comes up to me, If I'm on my phone, I turn my phone down and I'm focused on them because I want them to know that they took time to come interact. So it was important.
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Amber Butaud | Merging Faith, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship
And again, you never know what someone's going through or a word that someone needs to hear. And conversely, you don't know what they might say that impacts you as well, too. So the ripple effect goes both ways, right? Like you're not always the one skipping the rock, right? Sometimes you're at the other end of that ripple and it's like you need to receive what's coming in.
Mick Unplugged
Tamara Thompson: Why Your Story Matters for Influence, Community, and Real Growth
Wholeheartedly, wholeheartedly. So T now I want to talk, I mean, I've been talking to you personally this whole time, but I want to talk about you a little bit, your journey, like what's the biggest challenge that,
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Tamara Thompson: Why Your Story Matters for Influence, Community, and Real Growth
There you go.
Mick Unplugged
Tamara Thompson: Why Your Story Matters for Influence, Community, and Real Growth
You can say what you want. There you go.
Mick Unplugged
Tamara Thompson: Why Your Story Matters for Influence, Community, and Real Growth
So I just learned something. Um, I didn't know my best friend went to prison. Um, Like cell block D? Solitary? You were good?
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Tamara Thompson: Why Your Story Matters for Influence, Community, and Real Growth
And you are amazing today. So I want you to know that. So I appreciate it. Again, I just realized that T used to be a gangster. Look at that. The exclusive that we get on Mick Unplugged. Look at that. So Tamara, where can people... Find you, follow you. Like, where do you want people to know? Where should we go?
Mick Unplugged
Tamara Thompson: Why Your Story Matters for Influence, Community, and Real Growth
And I'm excited for you. I'll make sure all the descriptions are in the show notes. Like seriously, like Tamara is one of those people you can message. She actually engages with her followers and the people that she connects with. So definitely make sure that you are following Tamara, all the great things that broadcast your authority. Again, one of my favorite podcasts is her.
Mick Unplugged
Tamara Thompson: Why Your Story Matters for Influence, Community, and Real Growth
So I appreciate you and the team and all the amazing things that you are doing for the world. I appreciate you team.
Mick Unplugged
Tamara Thompson: Why Your Story Matters for Influence, Community, and Real Growth
I appreciate you back. And for all the viewers and listeners, remember your because is your superpower. Go unleash it.
Mick Unplugged
Tamara Thompson: Why Your Story Matters for Influence, Community, and Real Growth
Thanks for tuning in to this episode of Mic Unplugged. If today hits you hard, then imagine what's next. Be sure to subscribe, rate, and share this with someone who needs it. And most of all, make a plan and take action because the next level is already waiting for you. Have a question or insight to share? Send us an email to hello at micunplugged.com.
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Tamara Thompson: Why Your Story Matters for Influence, Community, and Real Growth
Until next time, ask yourself how you can step up.
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Tamara Thompson: Why Your Story Matters for Influence, Community, and Real Growth
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Tamara Thompson: Why Your Story Matters for Influence, Community, and Real Growth
Yeah. So, you know, I'm going to unplug a few things that you said there, but I want to give you a quick shout out while I'm looking at you face to face. So one of the things that I truly admire about you is you're a genuine friend. Right. Like there. I can't tell you how many times you just shoot me an email. Right. That says, hey, how you doing?
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Tamara Thompson: Why Your Story Matters for Influence, Community, and Real Growth
Or shoot me an Instagram message, like just checking in on you. And that crap means a lot, right? That tells me who you are at your core. And I just wanted to tell you face to face or, you know, monitor to monitor, just really appreciate the soul that you are seeing.
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Tamara Thompson: Why Your Story Matters for Influence, Community, and Real Growth
Yeah. And so if you're listening, if you're watching, do me a favor, do Tamra a favor. Right now, there's somebody that's on your heart, that's on your mind. And we all have it, right? But right now, there's really somebody that's like, you know, you should reach out or your heart's telling you to reach out. Do that as soon as you listen to this episode.
Mick Unplugged
Tamara Thompson: Why Your Story Matters for Influence, Community, and Real Growth
I want you to really take three minutes and just reach out to that person that right now is on your heart, that's on your mind. Do that for me and Tee.
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Tamara Thompson: Why Your Story Matters for Influence, Community, and Real Growth
Right now, right now, right now. So Tamara, let's talk about broadcast your authority. What was in your mind, the gap that you felt like was missing in order for you to start that company? Because what most people don't understand is when an entrepreneur starts a business, usually they see that there's a void, there's something missing and that They're the ones to fulfill it.
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Tamara Thompson: Why Your Story Matters for Influence, Community, and Real Growth
Their company can fulfill it. So T, what was that gap? What was that void that was missing that said, oh, I'm going to start a company and solve this problem?
Mick Unplugged
Tamara Thompson: Why Your Story Matters for Influence, Community, and Real Growth
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to another exciting episode of Mic Unplugged, and today we've got a great one. We've got a guest who is a visionary in video marketing, a master of brand storytelling, and the force behind one of my favorite podcasts, Broadcast Your Authority.
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Tamara Thompson: Why Your Story Matters for Influence, Community, and Real Growth
With the track record for transforming entrepreneurs into industry leaders, she's built a powerhouse platform that's amplified voices and skyrockets influence. Get ready for a game-changing conversation with insights from the innovative, the empowering, the unstoppable, my good friend, T-Squared. Tamara Thompson, how are you doing, Titi?
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Tamara Thompson: Why Your Story Matters for Influence, Community, and Real Growth
Yeah. And so, so impressed with that. And obviously I know you, so I want you to tell the world this, but why is storytelling so important to someone or some entity's brand. So for the viewers and listeners right now, you're about to hear from the guru. And y'all know I don't throw that word out a lot. But the guru when it comes to storytelling as it relates to your overall brand.
Mick Unplugged
Tamara Thompson: Why Your Story Matters for Influence, Community, and Real Growth
So T, like, why is that important? And then I'm going to do a follow up with for the people that are listening, what are some steps they can take to get that in action?
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Tamara Thompson: Why Your Story Matters for Influence, Community, and Real Growth
Absolutely. And the second question I wanted to talk to the guru about is this, and I've been saying this for the past two and a half, almost three years, because the trajectory of, of who I am outside of what most people know me for in the insurance space started happening when I looked at growth as PR over marketing, right? Like the, I'll never say marketing is not important.
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Tamara Thompson: Why Your Story Matters for Influence, Community, and Real Growth
Those that are listening, you know, I've said this probably 100 times now. Marketing is important. But to me, PR is much more important. Like to me, PR supersedes marketing, because You've got an email list and you're marketing to the same thousand people. That list can only shrink.
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Tamara Thompson: Why Your Story Matters for Influence, Community, and Real Growth
There you go. Good stuff. Good stuff. So T-Squared, man, I want to get right there, go into it. You do a lot of amazing things for a lot of people. We probably have known each other for close to a year now since I started this podcast thing. What is your because? What's that thing that drives you that is your, that accountability to whatever it is? What's Tamara's because?
Mick Unplugged
I Went from ZERO to VIRAL with Alton Walker's Tips!
He said, people think and chase happiness, but what it really is about is joy and fulfillment. Because that's really what you're seeking. That's the thing that you're really driving for. And that totally changed my perspective on how I wanted to do everything and starting the podcast, it was like, yeah, it's about joy and fulfillment, man, because happiness comes and goes, right?
Mick Unplugged
I Went from ZERO to VIRAL with Alton Walker's Tips!
Like nobody, I don't care who you are. You're never happy 24 seven, right? Like there are moments in the day, in the week that is like, crap, like I got to deal with this or I got to go solve this. You can still be fulfilled. And so for me, that's what it became, man.
Mick Unplugged
I Went from ZERO to VIRAL with Alton Walker's Tips!
Hey, $5 still goes a long way, bro. $5 and I got you covered. I got you covered, man. So we gave everybody enough time to pull over and to put all their food and drink down. So we're going to get into it, man. Like, again, I've been a huge follower of yours probably since the R&B workouts, right?
Mick Unplugged
I Went from ZERO to VIRAL with Alton Walker's Tips!
Yeah, I don't care who you are. $140,000 is $140,000. Like, that's a big lesson.
Mick Unplugged
I Went from ZERO to VIRAL with Alton Walker's Tips!
That's why Vegas is what Vegas is. Everybody has that same mentality.
Mick Unplugged
I Went from ZERO to VIRAL with Alton Walker's Tips!
So what I heard was God wasn't pleased with that.
Mick Unplugged
I Went from ZERO to VIRAL with Alton Walker's Tips!
Every time. Every time. So speaking of God ain't pleased, when did that start? Like, what was the mindset of starting? I'm going to say that brand, because to me it's become a brand, right?
Mick Unplugged
I Went from ZERO to VIRAL with Alton Walker's Tips!
When you taught me the Jodeci stuff, the KC stuff, right? Yeah. And you work, I didn't lose a lot of weight, but it was still good, though.
Mick Unplugged
I Went from ZERO to VIRAL with Alton Walker's Tips!
It is totally a brand. My favorite Instagram reels weekly are the God Ain't Please clips because, bro, you give it to me every time. I even put it in the comments, man. Like, there was one time, and the reason I told everybody to put your food and drinks down— We were at dinner and I'm rolling through Instagram and you popped up and obviously, you know, I usually have the volume down.
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I Went from ZERO to VIRAL with Alton Walker's Tips!
I always turn the volume up on yours. And I about lost it. I about lost it. And I was like, I'm done. I think that's the comment I put in there too. Like I'm done. I can't mess with Alton no more.
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I Went from ZERO to VIRAL with Alton Walker's Tips!
Hey, I love it, man. I freaking love it. I love it. And another thing that I love about what you do is it's you're never bashing anyone. Right. It's just you're saying what other people are thinking. It's just let me bring it to your attention.
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I Went from ZERO to VIRAL with Alton Walker's Tips!
It was great. But when you stopped, I gained all the weight back. I was a slim 225 when you had it going.
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I Went from ZERO to VIRAL with Alton Walker's Tips!
Because all you see is the picture of her trying to walk through this doorway. And I was like, I got to hear what you're about to say because I'm about to lose it. Yeah, baby.
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I Went from ZERO to VIRAL with Alton Walker's Tips!
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to another exciting episode of Mick Unplugged. This one's going to be a little bit different. I'm starting with a public service announcement and a disclosure. If you are driving your car, go ahead and pull over. If you're eating food, put it down.
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I Went from ZERO to VIRAL with Alton Walker's Tips!
At Alton Walker Show is his Instagram handle. He does check his DMs. He will respond to you, ladies.
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At Alton Walker Show on Instagram.
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I Went from ZERO to VIRAL with Alton Walker's Tips!
So I got to go to another, again, I'm going to say it's a brand because it was, you posted it as video of the year. It was my song of the year. Man. The crazy thing was I saw it, I think it was what, in July? Yeah. On the Morning Hustle show. Right. So I'm watching it and I was like, what in the world? And then when he did the clip of it, I was like, that is it. That is my jam. I actually do.
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I Went from ZERO to VIRAL with Alton Walker's Tips!
I have the audio version. I probably listen to it. And like for one of my cousins, because you guys look alike, like that is literally the ringtone that I have for the week. Now, he don't ever call me, but he always texts. But if he were to call, that's what would come up.
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I Went from ZERO to VIRAL with Alton Walker's Tips!
Man. That's amazing, man. And like, again, one of the top five comedians, in my opinion, in the world. And it's my opinion. So anybody want to argue with me, hold up your phone and do a selfie, argue with that person you're looking at. But when did comedy become a thing? And you do more, right? You write, you produce. Like, when did that become a thing for Alton?
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I Went from ZERO to VIRAL with Alton Walker's Tips!
Yeah, I tell people it's the same thing with books, right? Like you see a book come out and you think it's new and then you realize, oh, this book was written 20 years ago, but it's just recirculating because something happened, made it relevant. Or, you know, the social media team or the marketing team decided to push it.
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I Went from ZERO to VIRAL with Alton Walker's Tips!
Now, like it's always, I tell everybody, not that if you're trying to be an influencer, because to me that's hard, like you either are or you're not, like you don't try to be an influencer. But if you want to test your content, like test it. Like it's your content, right? Like you don't have to say, oh, I posted it once and now it has to sit there. Like,
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I Went from ZERO to VIRAL with Alton Walker's Tips!
Nah, if you believe in the material that you have and the things you created, like, it's yours. You own it. Like, you can post it every day if you want to, right? And I think that's where people make a mistake. It's like, oh, well, you know, I posted it once and nobody did anything. Nobody commented. I'm like, hey, part of that could be the algorithm.
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I Went from ZERO to VIRAL with Alton Walker's Tips!
Part of it could have just been, like, I know for me, like, I did something, thought it was about to be hot. And then the next day, Joe Biden said, I'm out the race. It was like that killed everything. But then brought it back like a month later and it started taking off.
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I Went from ZERO to VIRAL with Alton Walker's Tips!
Yes. I learned that the hard way, too. Like, I can literally take my phone and just record sitting right here, and it will get more attention. It will go. Yeah. Like, I can spend 45 minutes editing something, the right message, the right voice, the right tone. Nobody cares.
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I Went from ZERO to VIRAL with Alton Walker's Tips!
If you try to do it, say it again now. I said, but let me go stumble down the steps, and everybody fall out over that. Listen.
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I Went from ZERO to VIRAL with Alton Walker's Tips!
Yeah. You did. You did well. You did well. So God ain't pleased, man. I'm going to start calling him Bishop Gap for God ain't pleased. Bishop Gap. Bishop Gap. Bishop Gap. That is what. So, again, man, like, I know how that one came about. We just talked about the character that we don't have a name for yet.
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I Went from ZERO to VIRAL with Alton Walker's Tips!
What mind you got left, I want to see you lose it. I want to see you lose it. Hey, so, man, again, just honored to have you on, man. Is there anything you want to leave the people with today?
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I Went from ZERO to VIRAL with Alton Walker's Tips!
Yes, sir. Yes, sir. I needed that message today.
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I Went from ZERO to VIRAL with Alton Walker's Tips!
I needed that one. Let's get it, man. Man, so again, thank you. Thank you, thank you, thank you. This won't be the last. We'll do something in person. We'll go out to the studios at Urban One and record some in-person stuff, too.
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I Went from ZERO to VIRAL with Alton Walker's Tips!
We'll do something. Bro, I appreciate you more than you know.
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I Went from ZERO to VIRAL with Alton Walker's Tips!
Absolutely. For all the listeners and viewers, remember, your because is your superpower. Go unleash it.
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I Went from ZERO to VIRAL with Alton Walker's Tips!
One of the things that I love about you and that I admire about you, though, is that you actually do make it a craft. Right. Like you don't take even the content creation piece. It's not just like I'm just going to throw some stuff out there like you really hone it in. And I think a lot of people miss that, whether they're a comedian in their business life, in their personal life.
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I Went from ZERO to VIRAL with Alton Walker's Tips!
They don't try to master a skill. Yeah. You master that crap, bro.
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I Went from ZERO to VIRAL with Alton Walker's Tips!
If you are drinking anything, sit the cup or glass down because Mick Unplugged and Mick Hunt will not be responsible if you wreck your car or choke on food or water today. Because today's guest... is a versatile comedian, a speaker, a social media influencer, a media personality whose content has taken the internet by storm over the last several years.
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I Went from ZERO to VIRAL with Alton Walker's Tips!
And you're the perfect person to answer this question, because I have this conversation. I'm a I'm a huge fan of comedy, of stand up comedy, of the writing of comedy. And I tell people all the time.
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I Went from ZERO to VIRAL with Alton Walker's Tips!
cookout funny and being on stage when people expect you to laugh funny are two totally different things and you were just kind of elaborating on that too about the reading and the studying for everybody out there man like let them know just because you funny at a cookout don't mean you can go bless the stage for 15 30 45 60 minutes they people and people do it all the time they think they could be funny and i'm like get on that stage man and they get on they be like whoop
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I Went from ZERO to VIRAL with Alton Walker's Tips!
Yep. And another thing that I love about you and your sets, man, you are funny from beginning to end. There are a lot of, I'm going to say professional, famous comedians that, you know, they got a 30, 45 minute set. The first seven minutes are amazing. And then after that, it's like, that's all he got. That's all she got. You are literally from second one to,
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I Went from ZERO to VIRAL with Alton Walker's Tips!
And so when I have to pick my jaw up off the ground, you are that guy from literally beginning to end. And again, like, how do you do that? I know a lot of it is the studying, the formulating what you're going to do, but like, how did you get to that level of from minute one to minute 45, I'm tearing their mouth out.
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I Went from ZERO to VIRAL with Alton Walker's Tips!
Known for his God Ain't Please rants, he has shared the stage with comedy legends like Kevin Hart, Ricky Smiley, Mike Epps, and many, many more. But beyond the stage, he inspires and uplifts youth, conducting workshops and seminars on high schools and colleges. Ladies and gentlemen, I told you the disclosure in PSA.
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I Went from ZERO to VIRAL with Alton Walker's Tips!
So who are some of your mentors getting into the comedy game?
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I Went from ZERO to VIRAL with Alton Walker's Tips!
I do. I have a couple. I believe in having coaches, man, because for me, I have to stay on top of my game and learn from wisdom of other people. So absolutely.
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I Went from ZERO to VIRAL with Alton Walker's Tips!
I never had it. Never. Well, that's amazing because, bro, like I said, top five, in my opinion, best comedian out there. And that's from top to bottom, top five for sure.
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I Went from ZERO to VIRAL with Alton Walker's Tips!
Once a week, we're going to get on the phone. We got conversations or stop talking. Yeah, no, I feel you. So, yeah. So, on Make Unplugged, man, we talk about – your because, that thing that's deeper than your why, right? I tell people all the time, I think your why is superficial, right? Like your kids are your why. Like, yeah, they should be your why, right? But your because is your purpose.
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I Went from ZERO to VIRAL with Alton Walker's Tips!
Get ready for an uproarious conversation with my guy, the person I consider top five comedian alive, Mr. Alton Walker. Alton, how you doing today, brother?
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I Went from ZERO to VIRAL with Alton Walker's Tips!
Your because is that thing that every day you're going to check and say, I'm doing this because A, B, and C. If I were to say, Alton Walker, man, what is your because? What's your purpose? Like, why are you doing really what you do?
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I Went from ZERO to VIRAL with Alton Walker's Tips!
I agree a thousand percent. So one of my mentors, accountability partners, Carl Esther Cropler, who lives in Atlanta as well too, he challenged me about a year ago talking about happiness and he was like, Mick, are you happy? I was like, yeah, I'm really happy. And he said, are you fulfilled? And I was like, doggone it, Carl Lester, you got me. Like, no, I'm not.
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Chef Andre Rush: Cooking, Combat, and Cause- A Passion for Helping Veterans and Youth
Man, Chef, you know, I was telling you before, huge fan of yours. But where I became a fan, man, was when you were talking and promoting 22 push-ups a day, what that meant to veterans and the suicide rate. And it really touched me, man. Like, I wasn't someone who served, but I have a lot of friends and family who did. And I understand everything that you were saying in those messages.
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Chef Andre Rush: Cooking, Combat, and Cause- A Passion for Helping Veterans and Youth
And that truly inspired me, man. Like... You don't have to be the person going through it to help. You can be the person that can check in on your friends, as I like to say, doing a checkup from the head up, right? Like just asking people how they're doing, just talking goes such a long way. But I didn't get that until you, bro.
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Chef Andre Rush: Cooking, Combat, and Cause- A Passion for Helping Veterans and Youth
Mm. Mm. Man, I got goosebumps from that, man. That's so inspiring. And that's a part of who you are. One of my mentors is Les Brown, and we talk about the power to keep going, like that. And when I think of you, that's what I think of. No matter what, keep going, one foot in front of the other. I'm going to say this for you. This is how I feel your mentality is.
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Chef Andre Rush: Cooking, Combat, and Cause- A Passion for Helping Veterans and Youth
If your heart is beating, you have more to give. You have more to do. And so talk to the viewers and listeners about that, man. Just like that mentality that you have that no matter what, just keep going. Keep moving.
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Chef Andre Rush: Cooking, Combat, and Cause- A Passion for Helping Veterans and Youth
So I just wanted to tell you thank you for that and what that means to me and the people that I'm in connection with as well.
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Chef Andre Rush: Cooking, Combat, and Cause- A Passion for Helping Veterans and Youth
Yeah. Yeah. Love it, brother. Love it. So let's get to this chefing part of your life, man. So you got the shirt on. Call me chef, damn it. My mom is a preacher. Mom, I can say damn it to chef. It's okay. This closes the book. So when, how, why was that your next calling?
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Chef Andre Rush: Cooking, Combat, and Cause- A Passion for Helping Veterans and Youth
Welcome to Mick Unplugged, the number one podcast for self improvement, leadership and relentless growth. No fluff, no filters, just hard hitting truths, unstoppable strategies and the mindset shifts that separate the best from the rest. Ready to break limits? Let's go.
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Chef Andre Rush: Cooking, Combat, and Cause- A Passion for Helping Veterans and Youth
Yes, sir. Yes, sir. You know, Chef Rush, I don't know a lot about the White House, but I do know everybody doesn't get to be a chef in the White House. And I also know that if you're not good, you probably don't get to do it multiple times. What is that? What was that experience like? What is that experience like cooking? I'm going to say it's got to be for for us U.S. residents, right?
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Chef Andre Rush: Cooking, Combat, and Cause- A Passion for Helping Veterans and Youth
Like it's got to be like the pinnacle when that's your profession and you get to do it for that seat. What is that like, brother?
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Chef Andre Rush: Cooking, Combat, and Cause- A Passion for Helping Veterans and Youth
Mm, mm. All right, let's go to Call Me Chef, dammit. We've teased it a little bit. Some of the questions I've been asking purposely have been around some of the principles that I know are in the book. What was the thought process? When did you know you were gonna write it? And then who was the book for?
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Chef Andre Rush: Cooking, Combat, and Cause- A Passion for Helping Veterans and Youth
Man, you inspire so many. I guess I got to get mine up to 2,222 a day so I can one day look like you. But speaking of looking like you, man, there's so many places I want to go. A lot of people don't know this. Looking at you, you would think, oh, Chef was a linebacker or whatever in football. But you had some sweet feet back in the day in high school, huh? Mr. Running Back Chef.
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Chef Andre Rush: Cooking, Combat, and Cause- A Passion for Helping Veterans and Youth
all of the connections to the book. So I'll have links in the show notes so everyone can go get this book because it is life-changing. It's insightful. Some things I didn't know about you. I thought I knew almost everything about you, right? But some things are in there. What do you have coming up next? So we talked about the cookbook, right?
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Chef Andre Rush: Cooking, Combat, and Cause- A Passion for Helping Veterans and Youth
Like, I'm gonna need some help because, you know, like you said it, man, like in where, how we grew up, Chef, right? Like we were on the grill. But we were not in the kitchen. That is true. It's a grill. You switch your butt off. Right. We're on the grill. But I will tell you, man, one of the things, again, that I admire about you
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Chef Andre Rush: Cooking, Combat, and Cause- A Passion for Helping Veterans and Youth
is that you've taught me patience in the kitchen because I just don't have it, bro. Naturally, I'm not a patient person, but I realize, and my wife appreciates it because she knows, oh, you got that from Chef Rush because she knows I'm taking my time. If she sees me in the kitchen for an hour or so, she knows I'm cooking up one of your recipes, man. I love that.
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Chef Andre Rush: Cooking, Combat, and Cause- A Passion for Helping Veterans and Youth
Tell us a little bit about what we can expect in the cookbook.
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Chef Andre Rush: Cooking, Combat, and Cause- A Passion for Helping Veterans and Youth
Okay. All right. Well, Chef, you've been gracious with your time, man. I want to do a quick rapid fire. Of course. Four questions off the dome. So you're buff. I know you're in the gym. You're a chef. You're a culinary guru. If you got a cheat meal, what's your cheat meal? Sushi.
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Chef Andre Rush: Cooking, Combat, and Cause- A Passion for Helping Veterans and Youth
All right. So now let's go your culinary skills. In your opinion, the best dish that you make. Every dish. Every dish is always going to be the best dish.
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Chef Andre Rush: Cooking, Combat, and Cause- A Passion for Helping Veterans and Youth
There you go. What's your go-to routine in the gym? What's one workout you're definitely getting, aside from push-ups, what's one workout you're definitely getting in? You know what?
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Chef Andre Rush: Cooking, Combat, and Cause- A Passion for Helping Veterans and Youth
Getting it. All right. This one I know is going to be personal. It's you. It's Madison Square Garden. No, we'll go crypto, because you're in LA. Crypto, 19,000 people, you got a microphone. What song are you going to to perform?
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Chef Andre Rush: Cooking, Combat, and Cause- A Passion for Helping Veterans and Youth
What are you singing? What are you rapping? What are you going to?
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Chef Andre Rush: Cooking, Combat, and Cause- A Passion for Helping Veterans and Youth
LA's a jungle, I think about. It's crazy out here sometimes. Yes, sir. Yes, sir. Jeff, brother, I appreciate you. Like I said, more than you know, you're a mentor to me. You're someone who has changed my life. You're someone who's helped me inspire. And as Pasha and Robert Irvine will tell you, you've helped me focus on making impact.
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Chef Andre Rush: Cooking, Combat, and Cause- A Passion for Helping Veterans and Youth
With patience.
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Chef Andre Rush: Cooking, Combat, and Cause- A Passion for Helping Veterans and Youth
That means the world to me, brother. That means the world to me. For the viewers and listeners, remember your because is your superpower. Go unleash it.
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Chef Andre Rush: Cooking, Combat, and Cause- A Passion for Helping Veterans and Youth
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Chef Andre Rush: Cooking, Combat, and Cause- A Passion for Helping Veterans and Youth
Until next time, ask yourself how you can step up.
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Chef Andre Rush: Cooking, Combat, and Cause- A Passion for Helping Veterans and Youth
Yeah. I love it, man. I always tell people you're different, right? Like in a good way, right? Like you're a role model. Again, I know you're humble. You're not going to see it, but you're a role model, you're an inspiration, and you're different. And you allow others to say, hey, it's okay to forge my path. Because how many of you in high school would have taken the college scholarships?
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Chef Andre Rush: Cooking, Combat, and Cause- A Passion for Helping Veterans and Youth
How many of you in high school or, you know, in your early 20s would have said, I want the glory of the Olympics, right? Like you were never a look at me kind of individual. You always had that spirit of what can I do to help others, man? Like you just talked about your dad a little bit. Is that where it started? Was that that mentorship and leadership and guidance from your dad?
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Chef Andre Rush: Cooking, Combat, and Cause- A Passion for Helping Veterans and Youth
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to another exciting episode of Mick Unplugged. And today, not only is a bucket list moment, but we're about to have a conversation with the guy that really sparked me into understanding mental health awareness and how I can contribute to make sure that mental health awareness stays on the forefront of everyone.
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Chef Andre Rush: Cooking, Combat, and Cause- A Passion for Helping Veterans and Youth
I love it, man. I love it. So talking about the right now, you know, I love to ask people about their because that thing that's deeper than your why, like that passion, that personal mission that you have. So for you today, the giver that you are, the leader that you are, the inspiration that you are, what's your because what's your purpose today?
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Chef Andre Rush: Cooking, Combat, and Cause- A Passion for Helping Veterans and Youth
We're talking about the White House chef who turned into a viral sensation. He was a US Army combat veteran and mental health advocate with biceps as big as his heart. From the battlefield to the kitchen, from discipline to inspiration, he is fearless, he is passionate, he is unstoppable, and he is someone that I call a mentor. We're talking to none other Then Chef Andre Rush.
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Chef Andre Rush: Cooking, Combat, and Cause- A Passion for Helping Veterans and Youth
Man, I'm sitting here trying not to get emotional, bro, because you have a story and I resonate with it. And, you know, I kind of told you why I connected with you, but one of the things, I don't live life in regret, right? Like ever, because I live in the moment. Like we're all here for a purpose, for a reason. But I do have one, you know, like my best friend from high school said,
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Chef Andre Rush: Cooking, Combat, and Cause- A Passion for Helping Veterans and Youth
years after high school, I got a call that he had committed suicide. Literally five days before that, I had reached out to his uncle to ask how he was doing. I could have called him directly. And I always wonder if I would have called him instead of calling his uncle to ask how he was doing, could, would, If anything, and I don't know the answer.
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Chef Andre Rush: Cooking, Combat, and Cause- A Passion for Helping Veterans and Youth
I never really try to go back there, but I never know the answer. But part of why I do what I do is because you always reminded me of him and of the things that I could do. So bro, like you just mean so much to me. I just want you to know that.
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Chef Andre Rush: Cooking, Combat, and Cause- A Passion for Helping Veterans and Youth
Yes, sir. Yes, sir. Again, man, just such an inspiration and such a big brother figure. You know, I want to go back to a moment for you. September 11th. We all remember the day, right? It all touches all of us. But for you, it was much different. Like you were at the Pentagon, you were working out in the gym. Right. And then you made a decision. Again, going back to that person that you are.
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Chef Andre Rush: Cooking, Combat, and Cause- A Passion for Helping Veterans and Youth
Chef, how are you doing today, brother?
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Chef Andre Rush: Cooking, Combat, and Cause- A Passion for Helping Veterans and Youth
Right. It's almost like when you talk about your because you have no choice. You don't even think. Right. You're just like, I have no choice. I'm going to step up and do what I do. Take us back to that moment, brother.
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Transitioning from Military Precision to Sports Agency with Damian Knight
For the common person, what's something that as a sports agent that most people don't think that you have to know or rule that you have?
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Transitioning from Military Precision to Sports Agency with Damian Knight
I told you offline, I've told you in our Instagram conversations and our text messages, dude, I appreciate the human being that you are. I've learned so much about you, obviously through social, following your path, but then you're just an overall great dude, man. I just appreciate you for being the dude that you are.
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Transitioning from Military Precision to Sports Agency with Damian Knight
Yeah, I love that, man. I love that. So which one of you came up with the name of the agency? So Forever Athlete Management.
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Transitioning from Military Precision to Sports Agency with Damian Knight
No, I love that. And I actually was going to ask you, which is a great segue, because on the podcast, we talk about your because, right? That thing that's deeper than your why, like your true purpose. And so when I see FAM, right, Forever Athlete Management, I'm like, Damon's got a because somewhere around there, whether it is family, whether it is legacy, there's a because somewhere.
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Transitioning from Military Precision to Sports Agency with Damian Knight
So this is the right opportunity for me to ask my friend, what's your because, brother?
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Transitioning from Military Precision to Sports Agency with Damian Knight
That's it. That's it, man. So, you know, I want to start with your military background. And, you know, I had someone on a couple of weeks ago, and I used to always tell military personnel, active, inactive veterans, I used to always say, thank you for your service. And he corrected me and said, Mick, you know, we hear that a lot.
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Transitioning from Military Precision to Sports Agency with Damian Knight
So you told us a little bit about, you know, what it's like being an agent. Like you talked to us about the test a little bit. Talk to the common folk like me about these contracts, right?
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Transitioning from Military Precision to Sports Agency with Damian Knight
Because we see these five year, I mean, now I'm going to outdate myself now, five year, 200 million probably isn't even surface level anymore for a lot of these folks, but you see these big numbers and then we always hear, yeah, but you got to go back to the guarantee because that's what the real contract is. So, Talk to the common folk about what these contracts really are.
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Transitioning from Military Precision to Sports Agency with Damian Knight
What do you look for when you go to negotiate? And then from a player's perspective, what are some things that they should be looking for in these contracts too?
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Transitioning from Military Precision to Sports Agency with Damian Knight
This is the right opportunity for me to ask my friend, what's your because, brother?
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Transitioning from Military Precision to Sports Agency with Damian Knight
The entertainment tax in California.
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Transitioning from Military Precision to Sports Agency with Damian Knight
What we really want to hear and feel is how was our service so that we can have that conversation? Because when someone says thank you, right, the response is the tip the hat and say you're welcome. But the conversation starts when you ask, how was your service? So, Damian, how was your service, brother?
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Transitioning from Military Precision to Sports Agency with Damian Knight
Right. That's that's good, man. So I have another question. I'm going to ask it and tie it to the real world for a second. So let's just say I'm a salesperson and I get hired and, you know, they tell me I'm going to make sixty five thousand seventy thousand a year with incentives and bonuses. I can make one hundred. Right. And I bust my butt and I go, I'm the number one salesperson.
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Transitioning from Military Precision to Sports Agency with Damian Knight
I make $100,000. Next year, they hire someone else and they give them a base that starts at 100. And then now all of a sudden they're making 150, but I'm still the best salesperson out there and I can only make $100,000. So now I'm going to tie that scenario to the sports world. How do you deal with the ego, right?
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Transitioning from Military Precision to Sports Agency with Damian Knight
So you sign someone or someone signs this year and they're the number one highest paid wide receiver. Well, then six months later, another team signed somebody and now they're the highest paid wide receiver. And so you've got that ego to deal with a lot with athletes. How do you manage that ego?
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Transitioning from Military Precision to Sports Agency with Damian Knight
I love it, man. For everybody that's listening, what Damien is saying is keep working. Let your work be your worth. A lot of times we start thinking about or comparing to others. At the end of the day, if you're good at what you do, again, I don't care what industry you're in, what position you're in. I don't care what you do. If you are good at what you do, people notice. Right.
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Transitioning from Military Precision to Sports Agency with Damian Knight
But it's the moment that you stop and you want to compare or you want to complain. People notice that, too. People notice the work and people notice the not work as well.
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Transitioning from Military Precision to Sports Agency with Damian Knight
That's what's up, man. So what do you look for in the athletes you're bringing on? Because this is your season now, right? So, you know, college football is officially done with for this year, and it's time for Damien, right, to start that evaluation process. And it's go time for you, right?
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Transitioning from Military Precision to Sports Agency with Damian Knight
There it is. So for the athlete that's listening or watching this podcast, why Forever Athlete Management? Why FAM? Why should they choose you?
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Transitioning from Military Precision to Sports Agency with Damian Knight
I love that, brother. I love that, man. Any final words of wisdom for the people? Anything you want the audience to know?
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Transitioning from Military Precision to Sports Agency with Damian Knight
I love that, brother. I love that, man. So where can people find and follow my guy, Damian Knight?
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Transitioning from Military Precision to Sports Agency with Damian Knight
Athletes, slide into his DMs. Yeah. Slide into his DMs. He's ready. Yes, sir. Man, I appreciate you for taking time. I know how busy you are and I know how hectic your schedule is. So it means the world to me that you took some time to spend with us, man. So I appreciate you, brother.
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Transitioning from Military Precision to Sports Agency with Damian Knight
You got it, man. And for all the viewers and listeners, remember your because is your superpower. Go unleash it.
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Transitioning from Military Precision to Sports Agency with Damian Knight
Thank you for tuning in to Mick Unplugged. Keep pushing your limits, embracing your purpose and chasing greatness. Until next time, stay unstoppable.
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Transitioning from Military Precision to Sports Agency with Damian Knight
So for the athlete that's listening or watching this podcast, why forever athlete management? Why FAM? Why should they choose you?
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Transitioning from Military Precision to Sports Agency with Damian Knight
I appreciate that so much, man. Like I said, you know, I'm definitely thankful for the service that you put in. And more importantly, the servant leadership that you have right to not let it stop there. But I want to unpack something you just said, man. So you graduated at 16? Yeah. As much as I thought I knew about you, I also didn't know you were a nerd, apparently.
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Transitioning from Military Precision to Sports Agency with Damian Knight
Yeah. Okay. All right. So now let's fast forward to you're now officially out of the military and What led you to the path of sports agency life?
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Transitioning from Military Precision to Sports Agency with Damian Knight
So... Welcome to Mick Unplugged, where we ignite potential and fuel purpose. Get ready for raw insights, bold moves, and game-changing conversations. Buckle up. Here's Mick.
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Transitioning from Military Precision to Sports Agency with Damian Knight
Tell us about that process. What is that process like?
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Transitioning from Military Precision to Sports Agency with Damian Knight
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to another exciting episode of Mick Unplugged. And today we have a dynamic force in the sports industry. He's a former Marine and Army veteran. He's a current NFL agent and the founder of Forever Athlete Management. With a relentless drive and commitment to excellence, he represents top tier athletes, guiding them to success on and off the field.
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Transitioning from Military Precision to Sports Agency with Damian Knight
That's a life journey right there.
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Transitioning from Military Precision to Sports Agency with Damian Knight
I love that, man. I love what you just said about you know, you just answered the question. And to me, that correlates in life too, because a lot of times people, I think they feel like they need to give you more words than are actually needed, or they need to paint a picture that isn't there. But most of the time, you just want the answer, right?
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Transitioning from Military Precision to Sports Agency with Damian Knight
Like, I don't need Damien to talk to me for 20 minutes when he could have just said five words and I could have got to where I'm going, right? And I think that's where people miss. And for me, especially leaders, right? Sometimes your team just needs the answer. Sometimes they just need the vision.
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Transitioning from Military Precision to Sports Agency with Damian Knight
Sometimes they just need to say, hey, we're going over here so that they know, all right, we're going over. Correct. Right. I love that, man. So going back to that test really quick, like what's for the common person? What's something on that test without like going through a question?
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Transitioning from Military Precision to Sports Agency with Damian Knight
But what's something that that as a sports agent, you have to know that most people don't think that you have to know or rule that you have?
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Transitioning from Military Precision to Sports Agency with Damian Knight
Please welcome my guy, someone who's turned into one of my best friends in the world, the tenacious, the visionary, the dedicated, Mr. Damien Knight. Damien, how are you doing, brother? Man, I'm good. Thank you for having me on today. Thanks for being on. I know we had some weirdness that happened right before getting on here live, but I'm honored to have you on, man.
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Uncovering Hidden Money Triggers: Bob Wheeler's Financial Insights
The great philosopher, Bob Wheeler. I felt like you were talking to me for a moment there, Bob. I felt like you were talking specifically to me. I love that. I really do. And I want to go a little bit further, too. So we talked about some tips. What are some red flags or what are some traps that people can avoid?
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Uncovering Hidden Money Triggers: Bob Wheeler's Financial Insights
What are some common traps that you're seeing that's like, hey, if you want to make sure that you're not going down the wrong path, make sure you look out for this.
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Uncovering Hidden Money Triggers: Bob Wheeler's Financial Insights
Bob, that last year, I found out And I feel like I have a handle on things, but I found that I had $500 a month of things I was paying for that I either thought I canceled, didn't know I really had, something that I signed up for 10 years ago. Ten years ago is an exaggeration. But three or four years ago that I forgot that I was paying for. And that was just me.
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Uncovering Hidden Money Triggers: Bob Wheeler's Financial Insights
Like, if people do what Bob just said, I promise you, you're going to find a car payment that you had somewhere that you could actually pay for through other things that you had. Like, you're going to have three or four hundred dollars that you're spending that now it's like, oh. I do have money extra for my car payment.
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Uncovering Hidden Money Triggers: Bob Wheeler's Financial Insights
Or, you know, we can go out to dinner once a month now because I've been paying for this. Like, Bob, that right there, I personally took bad advice from you.
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Uncovering Hidden Money Triggers: Bob Wheeler's Financial Insights
Yeah. Yeah, that's crazy. Totally crazy. So another thing going down almost that same path, especially for businesses, I think checking your monthly statements is extremely critical. But let's talk about, Bob, like how important... is credit, right? To both businesses and for the individual.
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Uncovering Hidden Money Triggers: Bob Wheeler's Financial Insights
Like I've learned so much again from you just on not just credit availability, but understanding the importance of credit. So I kind of teased it, but how important is credit, Bob?
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Uncovering Hidden Money Triggers: Bob Wheeler's Financial Insights
Yep, totally agree. So I have written down here, because again, following Bob, being a huge fan, I also feel like Bob is a part-time comedian, right? So how important or what role does humor play into the work that you do, Bob?
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Uncovering Hidden Money Triggers: Bob Wheeler's Financial Insights
Yes, sir. Yes, sir. So what all does Bob Wheeler have going on? Now let's talk about Bob. Let's talk about businesses you have, where you're at on social, what new is upcoming. This is like the Bob Wheeler moment on make them.
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Uncovering Hidden Money Triggers: Bob Wheeler's Financial Insights
So your workshops, I want to talk about it and promote those for sure, because again, a huge fan of the work that you do and the heart that you have. How can people access those workshops and what can you expect in those workshops?
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Uncovering Hidden Money Triggers: Bob Wheeler's Financial Insights
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to another exciting episode of Mick Unplugged. And today's guest is a financial powerhouse blending heart and humor with numbers. Founder of The Money Nerve, he is on a mission to reshape how we think, feel, and act about money. Please welcome the empathetic, the insightful, the transformative, my guy, Mr. Bob Wheeler. Bob, how you doing today, brother?
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Uncovering Hidden Money Triggers: Bob Wheeler's Financial Insights
Yes, sir. I love that, Bob. How often are you at the Comedy Store?
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Uncovering Hidden Money Triggers: Bob Wheeler's Financial Insights
first week of April. Okay. I'm coming to see Bob. Don't act like you don't remember me, Bob, when I get there. Remember the little people? I remember everybody.
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Uncovering Hidden Money Triggers: Bob Wheeler's Financial Insights
No, sir. No, sir. No, sir. Bob, any last words of wisdom that you have for the listeners and viewers?
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Uncovering Hidden Money Triggers: Bob Wheeler's Financial Insights
Stop hesitating. Bob, you're amazing. I appreciate you, brother. So honored to have you on. The funny finance guy is what I call you. Just honored to be a part of your circle. And for everybody, definitely don't just follow Bob, but reach out. Bob's very personal. You reach out to Bob, he's going to respond back to you. I promise you. That's just who Bob is.
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Uncovering Hidden Money Triggers: Bob Wheeler's Financial Insights
There it is. And for all the listeners and viewers, remember, your because is your superpower. Go unleash it.
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Uncovering Hidden Money Triggers: Bob Wheeler's Financial Insights
You're so right. Like I'm sitting here thinking about it from my perspective and I don't think it matters how much money you have or don't have. Right. It's one of those things we try not to talk about it. What's the angle? If it's not my accountant, why is someone asking?
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Uncovering Hidden Money Triggers: Bob Wheeler's Financial Insights
You're so right. One of the questions I wanted to ask, talking about the money nerve, because you talk about triggers behind our financial decisions. That's exactly where you're going. What are some of those common triggers that you're seeing, you know, dealing with not just your thousand clients, but people that are coming to you for everyday advice as well?
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Uncovering Hidden Money Triggers: Bob Wheeler's Financial Insights
Like, again, the little things that are big things that I've learned following you and listening to you just are those. And I've always wanted to ask you this question because I'm a believer that those who have done can teach better. So did Bob ever go through some type of setback and you were like, okay, What's the emotion behind the decisions that I'm making?
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Uncovering Hidden Money Triggers: Bob Wheeler's Financial Insights
Because Bob appears to be the everyday man, right? Like you go through the same things that we all go through. And I just love to know, like, did you go through something, Bob?
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Uncovering Hidden Money Triggers: Bob Wheeler's Financial Insights
Absolutely. Absolutely. And so the servant heart that you have, the educating mindset that you have, I want to know, like, what was Bob's or what is Bob's because? What's that reason? What's the thing that's deeper than your why? Like, what makes Bob not only want to do this? but do this affectionately and do this with a servant heart, a heart of gratitude.
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Uncovering Hidden Money Triggers: Bob Wheeler's Financial Insights
I am honored to have you here. You know, we were just talking offline. You're out in L.A. and seeing all the tragedies and devastation that's going on out there. Just glad that you could take some time because I know it's pressing and weighing on the hearts of all the folks that are out in the Los Angeles and Southern California area, man.
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Uncovering Hidden Money Triggers: Bob Wheeler's Financial Insights
I love that wholeheartedly. And now I want to get into some tips, Bob. So again, huge follower of yours. Bob does a lot for free. Like I'm not saying Bob's work is for free, but you provide a ton of just free resources out there for everyone. And so I definitely at the end want to give you time for that. But I want to talk to two different people today.
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Uncovering Hidden Money Triggers: Bob Wheeler's Financial Insights
So I want to talk to the business owner first. So if I'm a business owner, or a CFO at a business, what are some things that I need to be looking at from a financial literacy standpoint? And let's say that we're a small business, right? What are some things I need to be looking at, Bob?
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Uncovering Hidden Money Triggers: Bob Wheeler's Financial Insights
Yeah. If there's one thing that I learned from one of my mentors, Damon John, it literally is just that sometimes we feel like, business preservation is what we have to do every time. And so if you're digging yourself into a hole, instead of trying to tunnel your way out, maybe just come out of the hole and say, wait, This isn't the right place to be.
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Uncovering Hidden Money Triggers: Bob Wheeler's Financial Insights
There we go. There we go. Bob, man, out of the gate. And I had to write this down so I didn't forget, man. Like the money nerve. Where did that come from? Like what was the money nerve? Like what was Bob going through? What was it like? I'm already helping people with this. I needed to put it pen to paper and make this happen.
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Uncovering Hidden Money Triggers: Bob Wheeler's Financial Insights
I can I can change this aspect of what I'm doing and do it this way. But I don't know if it's ego for some people or just the comfort of always digging tunnels that we never see ourselves out and we never take that 30,000 foot view that sometimes we need to. That's like, oh, well, I've been going this route. There actually is this other route over here.
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Uncovering Hidden Money Triggers: Bob Wheeler's Financial Insights
Does it mean I might need to learn something different or have new technology or have new systems or have new processes? Possibly, but what I'm doing isn't working. And so instead of continuing to do something that's not working, let's take that look. I love that, Bobby.
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Uncovering Hidden Money Triggers: Bob Wheeler's Financial Insights
Wholeheartedly. And now for that second person, Bob, like I want to talk to the individual now. And I get these questions quite a bit, but Bob's the expert. So Mick doesn't have to answer these questions anymore. We're going to get it straight from Bob. So. I'm a person. Financial literacy isn't something that I know.
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Uncovering Hidden Money Triggers: Bob Wheeler's Financial Insights
But like Bob is saying, when I apply for something, you know, I have confidence before I press send. And the moment I press send, it's like, oh, my God, nothing's going to happen. It's not going to work. For that person that no financial literacy foundation, what are some things that we can do just with the basics of just understanding finances and how money is working?
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Jamie Hess | Cultivating Resilience: Jamie Hess's Story of Addiction, Recovery, and Gratitude
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to another exciting episode of Mick Unplugged. And today's guest has turned her personal challenges into a global mission of helping others. She is the founder, the creator of Gratitudeology, which we're gonna spend a lot of time going into today. She is a dear friend and I like to call her QVC's finest.
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Jamie Hess | Cultivating Resilience: Jamie Hess's Story of Addiction, Recovery, and Gratitude
Paul Jamie.
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Jamie Hess | Cultivating Resilience: Jamie Hess's Story of Addiction, Recovery, and Gratitude
There you go.
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Jamie Hess | Cultivating Resilience: Jamie Hess's Story of Addiction, Recovery, and Gratitude
Please join me in welcoming the amazing, the talented, the selfless, Ms. Jamie Hess. Jamie, how are you doing today, dear?
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Jamie Hess | Cultivating Resilience: Jamie Hess's Story of Addiction, Recovery, and Gratitude
Love it. Love it, love it, love it. Amazing, Jamie Hess. So, you know, you've been all over TV, right? Good Morning America, The View. You're the queen of QVC, as I like to say that you are. Like, how do you handle, in a good way, the busyness that you have, right? Because you fly to go interview your guests for your podcast. You're still a mother. You're still a wife.
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Jamie Hess | Cultivating Resilience: Jamie Hess's Story of Addiction, Recovery, and Gratitude
Like, how does Jamie handle the busyness?
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Jamie Hess | Cultivating Resilience: Jamie Hess's Story of Addiction, Recovery, and Gratitude
You are amazing.
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Jamie Hess | Cultivating Resilience: Jamie Hess's Story of Addiction, Recovery, and Gratitude
Probably not.
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Jamie Hess | Cultivating Resilience: Jamie Hess's Story of Addiction, Recovery, and Gratitude
See, I need that too, because people laugh because the question that I asked you, I get asked literally the same thing. And it's like, I sleep four hours a night. And they're like, what? And I'm like, no, I promise. But I'm refreshed every day. I wake up like this, right? Like I'm good. I just don't, for whatever reason, require a lot of sleep.
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Jamie Hess | Cultivating Resilience: Jamie Hess's Story of Addiction, Recovery, and Gratitude
But people like Jamie, those wellness experts, those wellness gurus are like, Mick, you need eight hours of sleep. And I'm like, there is no way in the world I can find an additional four hours to sleep. So I'm with you. 2025, I'm going to go to five hours. I'm going to do five hours of sleep in 2025.
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Jamie Hess | Cultivating Resilience: Jamie Hess's Story of Addiction, Recovery, and Gratitude
Okay, Jamie, fine. Beacon 40, though, you know, I like a hack. So you know, I'll do four hours of that and four hours of sleeping. There we go. There we go. So no, I love that. And I want to give a couple of other tips from Jamie to the viewers and listeners. So what else when we talk about wellness, and tying it to gratitude, what are some things that people can be doing on a regular basis?
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Jamie Hess | Cultivating Resilience: Jamie Hess's Story of Addiction, Recovery, and Gratitude
I hate saying daily because to me like daily becomes almost impossible. But if I say regular, then I can build it up to daily. So what are some things that people can be doing on a regular basis?
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Jamie Hess | Cultivating Resilience: Jamie Hess's Story of Addiction, Recovery, and Gratitude
See? See? And that's why I'm a huge fan of you and love everything that you do. And, you know, on Make Unplay, Jamie, we talk about your because. Right. That thing that's deeper than your why that really tells us or not even tells us, but tells you like that purpose, that mission that you have. So for the listeners and viewers, I'd love to share or hear Jamie's because what is Jamie's because?
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Jamie Hess | Cultivating Resilience: Jamie Hess's Story of Addiction, Recovery, and Gratitude
That's amazing. That's a masterclass lesson in and of itself. Like I'm taking that mental note because I feel like you were talking to me.
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Jamie Hess | Cultivating Resilience: Jamie Hess's Story of Addiction, Recovery, and Gratitude
Yeah.
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Jamie Hess | Cultivating Resilience: Jamie Hess's Story of Addiction, Recovery, and Gratitude
Yeah. I love that. I love that. Me and my buddies, we have a thing that we call a checkup from the neck up, right? Like just randomly out of the blue, we're going to call each other just to, how's life? And we have a rule also, and I will tell you this, if you're the receiver of these calls, We have a rule where you have to be honest.
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Jamie Hess | Cultivating Resilience: Jamie Hess's Story of Addiction, Recovery, and Gratitude
If you're not having a good day, like tell that person you're not having a good day, right? Like those are our rules. Like we don't fake it till we make it. Like we're very honest and transparent. And so I'd like to add that on too, Jamie. Just when you're the receiver of that call, be honest because honesty is the key to self-improvement as well.
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Jamie Hess | Cultivating Resilience: Jamie Hess's Story of Addiction, Recovery, and Gratitude
Yep. Yeah, love it. Jamie, you blessed us with so much. This was truly a masterclass, like truly a masterclass. But before I get you out of here, I need to go rapid fire with Jamie Hess. You ready? All right. The best meal that Jamie cooks herself.
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Jamie Hess | Cultivating Resilience: Jamie Hess's Story of Addiction, Recovery, and Gratitude
Love it.
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Jamie Hess | Cultivating Resilience: Jamie Hess's Story of Addiction, Recovery, and Gratitude
So Jamie doesn't cook.
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Jamie Hess | Cultivating Resilience: Jamie Hess's Story of Addiction, Recovery, and Gratitude
Okay, so what's one thing that Jamie is amazing at that most people don't know?
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Jamie Hess | Cultivating Resilience: Jamie Hess's Story of Addiction, Recovery, and Gratitude
That's better, actually. That's better in today's world, for sure. All right, so we just learned Jamie doesn't cook. Jamie's a prototypical, A-strung planner, organizer, right? What's a weakness for Jamie?
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Jamie Hess | Cultivating Resilience: Jamie Hess's Story of Addiction, Recovery, and Gratitude
I love that. I love that. So Jamie, where can people follow and find you?
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Jamie Hess | Cultivating Resilience: Jamie Hess's Story of Addiction, Recovery, and Gratitude
Love it. I will have the links to all of that in the show notes and descriptions. For all the viewers and listeners, I promise you, Jamie's phenomenal. You probably already know Jamie's phenomenal, but like her Instagram's amazing. She goes a little, not all the time behind the scenes, but you get to see a lot of bubbly personality. You get to hear the truth. I freaking love you, Jamie Hess.
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Jamie Hess | Cultivating Resilience: Jamie Hess's Story of Addiction, Recovery, and Gratitude
Just want you to know that.
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Jamie Hess | Cultivating Resilience: Jamie Hess's Story of Addiction, Recovery, and Gratitude
There you go. And for all the viewers and listeners, remember your because is your superpower. Go in
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Jamie Hess | Cultivating Resilience: Jamie Hess's Story of Addiction, Recovery, and Gratitude
Thank you for tuning in to Make Unplugged. Keep pushing your limits, embracing your purpose, and chasing greatness. Until next time, stay unstoppable.
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Jamie Hess | Cultivating Resilience: Jamie Hess's Story of Addiction, Recovery, and Gratitude
I love that so much. I love that so much. And, you know, again, I'm a huge fan of you. And you talk about the greatness and the fulfillment of every day. And one of my mentors is Les Brown, and he shares that same insight of you. And he's like, Mick, you know, I love days. Every day is a great day. You know why? And I'm like, why? Try missing one. Try missing a day.
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Jamie Hess | Cultivating Resilience: Jamie Hess's Story of Addiction, Recovery, and Gratitude
Try not being here and see what that's like. And I'm like... I get what you're saying. And so I totally get it. And when I listen to your podcast and I hear your story and not to go there and talk about gratitudeology like immediately, but that's what I feel from you. I feel that you are just so thankful of the moments. And I think that's something that people miss.
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Jamie Hess | Cultivating Resilience: Jamie Hess's Story of Addiction, Recovery, and Gratitude
Again, huge fan of you, the content that you're putting out, the platforms that you have. It's about enjoying and embracing those moments, not just even a full day, a full week. It's the moments of the day, the moments of the week. I'd love for you to go a little bit deeper in just how you take that appreciation because it's something the world needs.
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Jamie Hess | Cultivating Resilience: Jamie Hess's Story of Addiction, Recovery, and Gratitude
What does Jamie's become?
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Jamie Hess | Cultivating Resilience: Jamie Hess's Story of Addiction, Recovery, and Gratitude
I feel that you were just so thankful of the moments. And I think that's something that people miss.
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Jamie Hess | Cultivating Resilience: Jamie Hess's Story of Addiction, Recovery, and Gratitude
So for the listener or viewer that's watching or hearing this, and they're at that moment where it's the bad self talk, or as I like to call it, the false self, right? Like it's not your true self. What are a couple of things that people can do to limit those type of conversations that we all have on a regular basis?
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Jamie Hess | Cultivating Resilience: Jamie Hess's Story of Addiction, Recovery, and Gratitude
What are a couple of things that people can do to limit those type of conversations that we all have on a regular basis?
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Jamie Hess | Cultivating Resilience: Jamie Hess's Story of Addiction, Recovery, and Gratitude
I love what you said there about being told what you do wrong. So, you know, I talked to a neuropsychologist. Not for me personally, but just to talk about life, right? Maybe for me personally, but whatever. We won't go there, Jamie. And he said, you know, Mick, here's what our society has taught us for five million years, right? When you're born, you're taught your name and the word no, right?
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Jamie Hess | Cultivating Resilience: Jamie Hess's Story of Addiction, Recovery, and Gratitude
You know everything you're not supposed to do. And like, it's ingrained in us. No, no, no. When you're hired onto a job, you're taught no. The rules and the things not to do. You're never taught fulfillment. You're never taught appreciation. And even like the best, most competitive athletes in the world are the best self-driven people.
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Jamie Hess | Cultivating Resilience: Jamie Hess's Story of Addiction, Recovery, and Gratitude
I like to think I'm a very high strung, self-driven person, right? But you still appreciate small wins. And that's what we don't do enough of. And so when I talk to leaders, I talk about those things, right? Like, how do you show appreciation more than you feel like you should? Because people need that. As humans, we need that. And how do you celebrate small wins?
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Jamie Hess | Cultivating Resilience: Jamie Hess's Story of Addiction, Recovery, and Gratitude
Because people want to know they're doing the right things that are helping companies grow, that are helping to add the contribution to the direction that we're going, not just when we do something wrong or what to look out for. And so, again, those are things that I see in you and in hearing the messages that you're delivering on your platforms as well.
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Jamie Hess | Cultivating Resilience: Jamie Hess's Story of Addiction, Recovery, and Gratitude
So I wanted to just say thank you for bringing that up today, because that's something that I feel the world needs more of.
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Jamie Hess | Cultivating Resilience: Jamie Hess's Story of Addiction, Recovery, and Gratitude
Welcome to Mick Unplugged, where we ignite potential and fuel purpose. Get ready for raw insights, bold moves, and game-changing conversations. Buckle up, here's Mick.
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Jamie Hess | Cultivating Resilience: Jamie Hess's Story of Addiction, Recovery, and Gratitude
There you go. Giving us high school lessons right there. I like it, Jamie. Taking us to school. So let's talk more about Jamie, right? So you're past your addiction, right? Like it's a thing that people go through and you're constantly going to be, you know, fighting, battling and whatever, which I love about you. And then it's like, these are the words of Mick and Mick only.
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Jamie Hess | Cultivating Resilience: Jamie Hess's Story of Addiction, Recovery, and Gratitude
You decided to wake up, toughen up, and now you're starting career, right? What was those initial moments like? So let's go more of the story with Jamie. So it's like, okay, this is the new me. This is who I am. I'm embracing who I am, and I'm going to move forward. What was moving forward like for
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Dr. Amara Pope: Finding Harmony in Art, Family, and AI
I love it. I love it. So let's switch gears a little bit. Since the last time we talked, AI has like completely blown up in a good way, right? Like when we talked the first time, like ChatGPT had been around and there were some other AI things, but nothing that was really confirmed. And now it's like, everything has some type of artificial intelligence component around it.
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Dr. Amara Pope: Finding Harmony in Art, Family, and AI
How are you utilizing artificial intelligence in the things that you're doing from a business perspective or a personal perspective?
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Dr. Amara Pope: Finding Harmony in Art, Family, and AI
Yeah, like I've created some closed sourced AI of my brain, right? My intellectual property things that I've done. And I've been able to train it so that it is me, right? And it is freaking scary. But I guess that's what it's supposed to be, right? Like it's artificial intelligence. So you train it, it learns you and it's been kind of cool. So I'm definitely into closed source building.
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Dr. Amara Pope: Finding Harmony in Art, Family, and AI
And then, you know, I purchased some things from you. They're like centerpieces in my home. Where did that come from? Where did that artsy side of you come from? Because, you know, you and I talk offline. Most people that are brilliant from a mental perspective, that creative side just isn't there. Like, I'm one of those. Like, I'm not creative at all. You know, stick figures. Maybe.
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Dr. Amara Pope: Finding Harmony in Art, Family, and AI
Like I think that's where the next wave is. So imagine Amara, right? You're talking about wanting to have kids and create a family. Well, if you can take your brain, right? And continue to build so that generations after Amara know Amara, right? Right. And to me, that's what it's about. It's being able to to create a legacy that passes on.
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Dr. Amara Pope: Finding Harmony in Art, Family, and AI
But then also being able to to be me, but smarter than me and faster than me and quicker than me and analyze better than I can. So like if it knows how you think it can make you think better. So communicating in my style, reasoning in my style is totally awesome as well. What are some of the platforms, the different platforms that you're using today?
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Dr. Amara Pope: Finding Harmony in Art, Family, and AI
No, I totally agree. So for the person, Amara, who... I'm not going to say they're afraid of AI. They just, they're like, oh, I'm not going to use ChatGPT. I'm not going to use the Canva new tools that are AI powered. I'm not going to use AI to edit videos. Give them the stance and reasons of why they should. Because you're going to say it much nicer than I am. I'm going to say...
Mick Unplugged
Dr. Amara Pope: Finding Harmony in Art, Family, and AI
Quit being old and quit digging your heels in. The world is going there, right? It's almost like the internet 20 plus years ago, right? It's like, hey, it's evolving. This is where the world is going. Adapt. So you say it better than me, please.
Mick Unplugged
Dr. Amara Pope: Finding Harmony in Art, Family, and AI
No, totally agree. And I'm a huge fan of Canva too. So shout out Canva with some of the tools that they have as well. Amara, again, going to switch gears one more time because you are one of the smartest people that I know on earth. For the viewer or listener, and when I say this, I don't mean institutions all the time, but how powerful, how important is
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Dr. Amara Pope: Finding Harmony in Art, Family, and AI
is continuous education for society today. And again, I don't mean you've got to go get multiple degrees like Dr. Pope over there, but I do, I am a huge proponent of self growth and self education. So from your words, how important is that for society?
Mick Unplugged
Dr. Amara Pope: Finding Harmony in Art, Family, and AI
I can barely write the alphabet to make it legible, right? Where did this side of you come from? When did you first know that that was a thing for you?
Mick Unplugged
Dr. Amara Pope: Finding Harmony in Art, Family, and AI
Yeah, I love it. I love it. All right, Amara, you ready for your hot five?
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Dr. Amara Pope: Finding Harmony in Art, Family, and AI
Hot five with Amara Pope. All right, Amara, your favorite comfort meal?
Mick Unplugged
Dr. Amara Pope: Finding Harmony in Art, Family, and AI
I thought I was going to at least get poutine or something like that. Overnight oats.
Mick Unplugged
Dr. Amara Pope: Finding Harmony in Art, Family, and AI
What's the best meal that Amara cooks?
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Dr. Amara Pope: Finding Harmony in Art, Family, and AI
I like it. I like it. Your favorite rapper dead or alive.
Mick Unplugged
Dr. Amara Pope: Finding Harmony in Art, Family, and AI
That might be the first time I've heard that comparable.
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Dr. Amara Pope: Finding Harmony in Art, Family, and AI
Everybody that knows me knows poetry was my first love. So, you know, I try it to my heart every day.
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Dr. Amara Pope: Finding Harmony in Art, Family, and AI
I will do that. I will do that. All right. So you've had a you've had a challenging day. Right. And it's time to go into the gym. What's what's the workout you're doing to relieve that energy, release that stress?
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Dr. Amara Pope: Finding Harmony in Art, Family, and AI
I like it. I like it. All right. Last for your hot five. What's the piece, the art that you haven't created that you want to create?
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Dr. Amara Pope: Finding Harmony in Art, Family, and AI
Amara Shana made me feel good.
Mick Unplugged
Dr. Amara Pope: Finding Harmony in Art, Family, and AI
Okay. I like it. I dig it. That was your hot five. You did good.
Mick Unplugged
Dr. Amara Pope: Finding Harmony in Art, Family, and AI
Yeah, you couldn't give me a meatloaf. You couldn't give me a curry chicken.
Mick Unplugged
Dr. Amara Pope: Finding Harmony in Art, Family, and AI
Overnight oats. Tells me a lot about you.
Mick Unplugged
Dr. Amara Pope: Finding Harmony in Art, Family, and AI
You have great expressions, Mick.
Mick Unplugged
Dr. Amara Pope: Finding Harmony in Art, Family, and AI
This is my podcast. I can judge how I want to, and I am judging.
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Dr. Amara Pope: Finding Harmony in Art, Family, and AI
Yes, absolutely. Amara, again, I just appreciate you. I know how busy you are. I appreciate you being a great friend. I appreciate the pieces that you built for me, the new Orleans piece. Like when I'm going to send you pictures of my downstairs so that you can see we've totally themed around your, the piece that you did for us.
Mick Unplugged
Dr. Amara Pope: Finding Harmony in Art, Family, and AI
It is awesome. It is awesome. So how can people follow and find you and purchase some artwork from you?
Mick Unplugged
Dr. Amara Pope: Finding Harmony in Art, Family, and AI
Dr. Amara Pope. Yes. Dr. Pope, thank you for being a great friend. Thank you for all the inspiration that you provide. And just thank you for being present. You don't know what that means to me. Just you being present means a lot.
Mick Unplugged
Dr. Amara Pope: Finding Harmony in Art, Family, and AI
I appreciate you backing for all the viewers and listeners. Remember, your because is your superpower. Go unleash it.
Mick Unplugged
Dr. Amara Pope: Finding Harmony in Art, Family, and AI
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Dr. Amara Pope: Finding Harmony in Art, Family, and AI
Until next time, ask yourself how you can step up.
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Dr. Amara Pope: Finding Harmony in Art, Family, and AI
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Dr. Amara Pope: Finding Harmony in Art, Family, and AI
So I know... Again, talking with you offline a lot, you know, it's like your nights and weekends, right? Like you like to have paint and canvas and brush. So how much time does artist Pope spend, right? Like walk us through that process of you've got a vision or someone's commissioned something for you. Like what's that moment in the moment like for you?
Mick Unplugged
Dr. Amara Pope: Finding Harmony in Art, Family, and AI
I gotcha. I gotcha. You said you plug your headphones in and you go. So, you know, last year was some music controversy out there in your world of hip hop. Right. So talk to me in your earphones. Are you team Drake because you're Canada? Are you going Kendrick? You going Pac? You going big? Like, yeah, you're getting called out.
Mick Unplugged
Dr. Amara Pope: Finding Harmony in Art, Family, and AI
Omar, you can answer the question.
Mick Unplugged
Dr. Amara Pope: Finding Harmony in Art, Family, and AI
Okay. He's not answering the question, ladies and gentlemen, but we got the answer. She is in Canada.
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Dr. Amara Pope: Finding Harmony in Art, Family, and AI
I understand. So another thing about you, and we were just talking about this, is you're making it a purpose in 25 to to spend more time with family and particularly your parents. Right. So so tell us about that. Why is that important to you?
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Dr. Amara Pope: Finding Harmony in Art, Family, and AI
ladies and gentlemen welcome to another exciting episode of mc unplugged and today we are doing i don't want to call it a redo maybe a remix with one of my really really really close friends she's one of the most intelligent people that i know she's also one of the best painters and artists that i know i have representation that she's created in my home
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Dr. Amara Pope: Finding Harmony in Art, Family, and AI
I love it. In our last recorded conversation, we talked a little bit about your parents and their journey and everything. But for the viewers and listeners, because, you know, I know you personally, but what do your parents mean to you?
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Dr. Amara Pope: Finding Harmony in Art, Family, and AI
Yeah. And I know you spend a lot of time with your parents, right? Like I see it on social. Over the last couple of years, what's been your favorite memory with your parents?
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Dr. Amara Pope: Finding Harmony in Art, Family, and AI
Yeah, no, that's awesome. Like to me, and I remember seeing those images on Instagram and, Like to me, that's like just great for your soul, right? So from a self-improvement mental health standpoint, when you can have those moments with your family, right? And you can celebrate and you can, as we call it, you can go hard in the paint with your parents and your brother and your husband.
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Dr. Amara Pope: Finding Harmony in Art, Family, and AI
What does that do for your soul?
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Dr. Amara Pope: Finding Harmony in Art, Family, and AI
And we're gonna talk about all things life today. I'm talking to the brilliant, the fascinating, the beast. Miss Dr. Amara Pope.
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Dr. Amara Pope: Finding Harmony in Art, Family, and AI
That's cool. That's really cool. I know earlier this year you spent some time in Japan.
Mick Unplugged
Dr. Amara Pope: Finding Harmony in Art, Family, and AI
No, I love that. I love that. What's one thing from the culture in Japan that you didn't know going in that just totally wowed you when you were there?
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Dr. Amara Pope: Finding Harmony in Art, Family, and AI
It has been. It has been. And so much has changed, not only in the world, but I think in our lives too, like our personal lives, our business lives, like everything is going amazing. And so, you know, when we talked last time, Amara, we talked about that that brain of yours and how brilliant you are. And then it was like, wait, Amara paints? Amara is an artist?
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Dr. Amara Pope: Finding Harmony in Art, Family, and AI
That's awesome. So I have to ask you, ask everybody that goes to Japan this one thing. So, At dinner, did you get to pick your own fish and eat it fresh? Did you experience that?
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Dr. Amara Pope: Finding Harmony in Art, Family, and AI
So next time you go, you got to do that.
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Dr. Amara Pope: Finding Harmony in Art, Family, and AI
So these Kit Kats though. So I don't even like Kit Kats, but if you told me that I could have peanut butter, I would do it because peanut butter is my weakness.
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Raymond Hicks Resilience Courage and Redemption
I appreciate that. I received that, man. And I want to start with the story, man. So highly decorated officer, you know, going even before that high school football star stud in the community. And then there was a point where it just crashed, man. A lot of people have.
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Raymond Hicks Resilience Courage and Redemption
Yes, sir. Yes, sir. I appreciate that insight in that story, man. You're touching millions with this story. And now let's go back to the Fort Lauderdale Police Department. So 1986, you apply. Right. And again, Brother Raymond Hicks being Brother Raymond Hicks, you don't do anything halfway. So if you go in all in, you go in all in.
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Raymond Hicks Resilience Courage and Redemption
And you were trying to not only be the best, but also be an example. And so let's talk about the early years of the police department. So, you know, you get there and then you become highly decorated and one of the most decorated folks on the floor. So let's talk about that a little bit.
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Raymond Hicks Resilience Courage and Redemption
given up but you did it and that's what makes your story so amazing and so uplifting and so i'd love to just give you the floor man like wherever you want to start with your story the background but for all the listeners and viewers i need everybody to just sit down and buckle up because this story right here is going to change your life brother hicks it's yours man
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Raymond Hicks Resilience Courage and Redemption
Wow. That's amazing, brother. So much that you were able to achieve and as always, always being the example, right? The example for others to follow the standard that you've always set for yourself. Now let's talk about moving forward. So, you know, you hinted a little bit that you saw corruption going on in the police department.
Mick Unplugged
Raymond Hicks Resilience Courage and Redemption
Talk us through, not necessarily the corruption, but the moment of when you decided that, that you needed to say something, you needed to do something, and obviously the aftermath of that piece too.
Mick Unplugged
Raymond Hicks Resilience Courage and Redemption
So the sheriff's office was manufacturing their own drugs for distribution. And I'm trying to read between the lines for setup as well. Right. Yes. And Raymond Hicks said, I got to say something. Absolutely.
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Raymond Hicks Resilience Courage and Redemption
So talk us through that when you had the courage To say, I've got to go against the grain and I've got to report this. And I'm sure part of it was, one, you've got to do the right thing because that's who you are. And I also feel like a part of it is your conscience just wasn't going to let you sleep, wasn't going to let you function knowing that this was going on.
Mick Unplugged
Raymond Hicks Resilience Courage and Redemption
So walk us through that moment of when you decided to say something.
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Raymond Hicks Resilience Courage and Redemption
Yep. Always the example, right? Raymond Hicks is always the example. But then things change, right? There's a moment when all of a sudden the tables turn. And again, I'd love for you to be able to tell this in your own way. Tell us about what transpired next.
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Raymond Hicks Resilience Courage and Redemption
Wow. That part I did not know. That's wild and crazy. Totally insane. Totally insane. So you're in court and you get convicted wrongfully. Right. And I know it's a moment you never forget having to look at your family, those that look up to you. And that's the image that they see. Right. Not the superstar Raymond Hicks, not the decorated officer, not the man of the community.
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Raymond Hicks Resilience Courage and Redemption
That's the image that they see. And I know that that's the pain because it's pain for me. Right. That's the pain that I know. Images of other people's mind, other people's perception, you can never take away. And so I know that that had to eat at you more than anything.
Mick Unplugged
Raymond Hicks Resilience Courage and Redemption
Take your time, brother. And you know who you are. And you know what you've done for your community, for other communities. Keeping people safe, keeping families together. And to hear that Raymond Hicks is a menace to society.
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Raymond Hicks Resilience Courage and Redemption
And I got the documents to show it to you. always going to be Raymond Hicks, right? Always setting the standard, always being the example. You know, all the things that I appreciate about you. And you finally, you know, 15 and a half months, 16 and a half months later, finally got your day in court, right? And the amazing part of this for everybody that's listening or watching is this.
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Raymond Hicks Resilience Courage and Redemption
Raymond knew he was innocent, right? You just heard him say he was manifesting it. He got in front of a jury of his peers, right? And it took not even 30 minutes for them to come back and say, Raymond is innocent, right? How did that moment of validation feel for you? Like all the emotion, right? Like this hour we spent together, I see the emotion. I still see the pain.
Mick Unplugged
Raymond Hicks Resilience Courage and Redemption
What was that moment like when you heard 12 people say, not that they believe you, That's understood, but they believe in you. What was that like for Raymond? What was that moment like when that happened? Like you're sitting there, you knew for all these months that you did nothing wrong, but to get validated, how'd you feel?
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Raymond Hicks Resilience Courage and Redemption
Welcome to Mick Unplugged, where we ignite potential and fuel purpose. Get ready for raw insights, bold moves, and game-changing conversations. Buckle up, here's Mick.
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Raymond Hicks Resilience Courage and Redemption
Yes, sir. Yes, sir. Vindicated, validated, all the emotions, right? And in that moment, again, your wife, right? Like the love that your wife had, because again, getting the attorney that could get your voice heard, right?
Mick Unplugged
Raymond Hicks Resilience Courage and Redemption
The judge that... did the right thing that was listening to the lack of evidence, right? And not just taking it. And Raymond Hicks got to be Raymond Hicks, right? Which we love, which we honor, and what we're so thankful for. And that could have been the story. Right. That could have been the story. But that's also not Raymond Hicks. Right. That is not Raymond Hicks.
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Raymond Hicks Resilience Courage and Redemption
That's not the way that that Raymond Hicks handles business. That's not the way Raymond Hicks is going to conduct himself. What is Raymond Hicks done since then? We've got the book. What's Raymond Hicks doing now? What are the things that you're doing to make sure that, one, this doesn't happen to others, but also continuing that vindication that you so rightly deserve?
Mick Unplugged
Raymond Hicks Resilience Courage and Redemption
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to another exciting and informative episode of Mick Unplugged. And today's guest is a testament to resilience, courage, and the will to persevere. As the author of I'm Still Standing, he shares a personal journey that highlights both the darkest moments and the incredible triumphs of his life.
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Raymond Hicks Resilience Courage and Redemption
Amen. I believe that a million percent as well. You know, one of my first cousins, who's also like a brother to me, I'm going to go ahead and shout out his name. Detective, just got rewarded, Detective Torrence Jackson here in Pickens County, South Carolina. So shout out to him. Oh, congratulations. Absolutely.
Mick Unplugged
Raymond Hicks Resilience Courage and Redemption
Brother Hicks, man, for anyone that wants to follow you, what's the best place to follow you? And then I'm going to have a couple of follow-ups too.
Mick Unplugged
Raymond Hicks Resilience Courage and Redemption
Man, I appreciate that more than you know. Like I told you offline and off the air, just honored to be here. You were someone, when I lived in South Florida, got to hear your story and someone I didn't know you personally, but I definitely felt you, man. And I just want you to know that you are inspirational. You touch people that you don't even realize that you touch.
Mick Unplugged
Raymond Hicks Resilience Courage and Redemption
And so just honored to spend this time with you today. For everybody that's listening, that's watching, I'm going to make sure in the show notes we have links to the GoFundMe page. I want to put this on your heart. And Raymond's not going to say it. I'm going to say it for him. The amount doesn't matter. We can get people to just support the things that he's doing in the community.
Mick Unplugged
Raymond Hicks Resilience Courage and Redemption
The funds that you present, the funds that you share, are going to change and saves lives. And that's one promise that I'll make to you. Mic Unplugged will be sending over some funds for this. I challenge my friends that I know are listening to definitely go to the GoFundMe. Those that are listening that I don't know, if you want to do anything for me personally,
Mick Unplugged
Raymond Hicks Resilience Courage and Redemption
Go to the GoFundMe page that's in the show notes in the description, and please just give whatever your heart tells you to give. Brother Hicks, man, I love you, man. This won't be the last time that we do this. I'm going to make sure that I do my part to support. We're going to reach out to Dion, Coach Prime. We're going to get you guys to meet. We're going to make all this stuff happen, man.
Mick Unplugged
Raymond Hicks Resilience Courage and Redemption
I'm not saying me personally, but the atmosphere, the universe is going to make this happen. Brother Hicks, I love you, man.
Mick Unplugged
Raymond Hicks Resilience Courage and Redemption
You mean more, and I love you more than words can ever share. Brother, just thank you so much.
Mick Unplugged
Raymond Hicks Resilience Courage and Redemption
Thank you. Thank you, man. All the viewers and listeners, remember your because is your superpower. Go unleash it.
Mick Unplugged
Raymond Hicks Resilience Courage and Redemption
Thank you for tuning in to Make Unplugged. Keep pushing your limits, embracing your purpose, and chasing greatness. Until next time, stay unstoppable.
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Raymond Hicks Resilience Courage and Redemption
His experience is not just a story of survival, but of standing tall in the face of insurmountable odds. Please join me in welcoming the determined, the courageous, and the inspiring, my brother, Mr. Raymond Hicks. Brother Hicks, how are you doing today, man?
Mick Unplugged
Raymond Hicks Resilience Courage and Redemption
I love it. I love it. So I want to pause the story here and ask you about some things that you were just bringing up. So one, at an early age, you knew that what was going on in the household wasn't right. Right. And I have a very similar story of seeing things in the household, but not accepting it as normal.
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Raymond Hicks Resilience Courage and Redemption
And what I love is that you were determined because you could have literally just said, okay, dad dropped out third grade, mom dropped out sixth or seventh grade. There's no bar for me. But what Brother Hicks said was, I'm going to create the bar. I'm going to create the standard. So I want to applaud you for creating that standard for yourself.
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Raymond Hicks Resilience Courage and Redemption
And I'm going to go deeper here because you kind of highlighted some things. Right. And I know Raymond Hicks is modest and he ain't going to go there. So I'm going to tell you the things that he didn't tell you. Raymond Hicks was a doggone stud in high school. Let me tell you something. When he said he ran a 4-3-7, after he ran a 4-3-5, people don't do that.
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Raymond Hicks Resilience Courage and Redemption
And so I'd love for you to just talk a little about your football prowess too, man. Like, what was it like you leaving Florida for the first time, going into Missouri, a spot that you didn't really know anyone other than your best friends, right? Like, what was that like? And then when you knew and realized you were just dominating things, Scoring a touchdown in every game.
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Raymond Hicks Resilience Courage and Redemption
Some games, three and four touchdowns. Again, Raymond ain't going to tell you. I'm going to tell you. What was that like for you when you just were like, I'm that guy?
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Raymond Hicks Resilience Courage and Redemption
Take your time, brother. Take your time. Take your time, man.
Mick Unplugged
Austin Hatch: From Tragedy to Triumph with Grit, Faith, and an Unstoppable Purpose
Ich liebe es, Mann. Also gehen wir von Michigan zu sprechen. Aber in der Zwischenzeit sprechen wir. Du hattest einen Corporate Job bei Domino's, richtig? Und du hast etwas geschaffen, das ich seit einiger Zeit folge und implementiere. Dein Grit-Framework. Lass uns die Zuschauerinnen und Zuschauer über Austin Hatches Grit-Framework sprechen.
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Austin Hatch: From Tragedy to Triumph with Grit, Faith, and an Unstoppable Purpose
Ich freue mich wirklich darauf. Nein, absolut. Awesome, Mann. Weißt du, ich beginne normalerweise mit einer Frage für alle meine Gäste auf Mick Unplugged. Aber du weißt, ich kenne deine Geschichte. Ich bin ein Follower deiner für über zehn Jahre jetzt. When I ask you, Austin, what's your because? What's that thing that's deeper than your why? What's your purpose today?
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Austin Hatch: From Tragedy to Triumph with Grit, Faith, and an Unstoppable Purpose
What would Austin Hatch say his because is?
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Austin Hatch: From Tragedy to Triumph with Grit, Faith, and an Unstoppable Purpose
Ich liebe das, Bruder. Ich habe einfach das Quote geschrieben, Mann. Das parallelisiert so viel, nicht nur im öffentlichen Weltraum, wie du gesagt hast, aber auch in der Führung. Verständnis, dass als Führer Right. Like it's not about you. It's about doing what's best for others. And that's something that I speak about. And I know you do a lot with with leadership and what you do as well.
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Austin Hatch: From Tragedy to Triumph with Grit, Faith, and an Unstoppable Purpose
I want to go back to something you said early on about mindset. And, you know, I'm a big believer in mindset, but also a bigger believer in action and impact behind the mindset. Aber wenn du über Mindset denkst, was sind einige der täglichen Habits oder mentale Disziplinen, die die Zuschauerinnen und Zuschauer in der Praxis starten müssen?
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Austin Hatch: From Tragedy to Triumph with Grit, Faith, and an Unstoppable Purpose
Ja, Mann.
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Austin Hatch: From Tragedy to Triumph with Grit, Faith, and an Unstoppable Purpose
What's one principle that you live by today?
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Austin Hatch: From Tragedy to Triumph with Grit, Faith, and an Unstoppable Purpose
Okay. Okay.
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Austin Hatch: From Tragedy to Triumph with Grit, Faith, and an Unstoppable Purpose
So we're going to do it, people that we saw play. Is that going to be the caveat?
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Austin Hatch: From Tragedy to Triumph with Grit, Faith, and an Unstoppable Purpose
Okay, cool, cool, cool. Got it.
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Austin Hatch: From Tragedy to Triumph with Grit, Faith, and an Unstoppable Purpose
um alles zu tun, was es braucht, um zu überleben. Ich stimme total zu, Mann. Und spezifisch wollte ich dir diese Frage stellen, Mann, wieder einmal. Wegen deiner Geschichte. Wegen des Triumphs, der Tragödie und alles dazwischen. Um zu überleben. Und ich glaube nicht, dass die Leute die Größe dieses Problems verstehen. Um zwei Flugzeuge zu überleben.
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Austin Hatch: From Tragedy to Triumph with Grit, Faith, and an Unstoppable Purpose
Okay.
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Austin Hatch: From Tragedy to Triumph with Grit, Faith, and an Unstoppable Purpose
Okay. So no Jalen Rose, no C-Web. Okay. Okay. But you didn't see them play, so I got it.
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Austin Hatch: From Tragedy to Triumph with Grit, Faith, and an Unstoppable Purpose
Yeah, so I'll give you, so if we're going, guys that we saw play at Carolina, so that I saw play. So I'm going to give you, yeah, my point guard is, I have so many options of point guard. Aber ich gehe zum OG Kenny Smith. Ja, Kenny the Jetsmith, ja. Kenny the Jetsmith. Ja. Also ich habe die Point Guard Position gewonnen. Du denkst, Kenny the Jetsmith oder, ja. Ich mache mit dir.
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Austin Hatch: From Tragedy to Triumph with Grit, Faith, and an Unstoppable Purpose
Wir lassen die Zuhörer und Zuschauer uns sagen, wer dieses Matchup gewonnen hat. Also ich habe Kenny Smith als der eine. An der Point. Ich habe Jordan als der zweite. At the three, I'm going to give you Vince Carter. At the four, I'm going to give you Tyler Hansbrough. Yeah. Right? At the five, I got something special for you. So at the five, I got someone from Indiana. And you talk about grit.
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Austin Hatch: From Tragedy to Triumph with Grit, Faith, and an Unstoppable Purpose
We called him Big Grits. So Eric Montross. Luke Zeller. Eric Montross. It's before your time. Big Grits, Eric Montross. Ja, ja, ja, ja, ja, okay, okay, okay, so, so, so. Ja, you might have me in the one. Yeah, obviously, Michael, you have me in the two.
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Austin Hatch: From Tragedy to Triumph with Grit, Faith, and an Unstoppable Purpose
Vince Carter. Yeah. Tyler Hansborough. Moe versus Moe versus Juwan Howard. Juwan Howard versus Big Grits, Eric Montrose. I'll give you one matchup. But they did it in the championship game and we walked away.
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Austin Hatch: From Tragedy to Triumph with Grit, Faith, and an Unstoppable Purpose
Okay. Or junior year in Michigan, my bad. Okay. I do think we won. I do think you guys struggled scoring with us, because, you know, we're a fast-paced up-and-down-the-court team. We got Jordan and Vince catching alley-oops all day. Tyler Hansbro in the second half is just gonna say, give me the ball and dominate. Eric Montross is sending everything back to half-court, blocking every shot.
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Austin Hatch: From Tragedy to Triumph with Grit, Faith, and an Unstoppable Purpose
Okay, okay, okay.
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Austin Hatch: From Tragedy to Triumph with Grit, Faith, and an Unstoppable Purpose
Und in diesen beiden Flughafen, der erste, als du deine Mutter, deine Brüder verloren hast, der zweite, als du deinen Vater und deine Mutter verloren hast, wie ging Austin Hatch immer weiter? Bei den meisten Leuten wird das nicht wirklich die Sache sein. Wie ging Austin Hatch immer weiter?
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Austin Hatch: From Tragedy to Triumph with Grit, Faith, and an Unstoppable Purpose
And the game changed, right? There's not really a 5 post-2010. Not like when I grew up in the 80s and 90s, where you had a dominant center that just got in the block and stayed there. Now the center is a point guard almost.
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Austin Hatch: From Tragedy to Triumph with Grit, Faith, and an Unstoppable Purpose
Right, exactly. It's just crazy. Exactly. Yeah, we gotta come back to post 2010, because, you know, I do have some... I'm still gonna win the point guard game, though. Yeah. You know, point guards, that's what we do. Roy Williams was that guy with the point guards. But you probably got me in some other spots. You probably got me in some other spots.
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Austin Hatch: From Tragedy to Triumph with Grit, Faith, and an Unstoppable Purpose
Part of it
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Austin Hatch: From Tragedy to Triumph with Grit, Faith, and an Unstoppable Purpose
You got it. Awesome, brother. I appreciate you spending some time with me today. Honored to talk with you and hear more about you, man. So very touching. Just honored that you spent some time with me today, brother.
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Austin Hatch: From Tragedy to Triumph with Grit, Faith, and an Unstoppable Purpose
You got it. And for all the viewers and listeners, remember, your because is your superpower. Go unleash it.
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Austin Hatch: From Tragedy to Triumph with Grit, Faith, and an Unstoppable Purpose
Thanks for tuning in to this episode of Mic Unplugged. If today hits you hard, then imagine what's next. Be sure to subscribe, rate and share this with someone who needs it. And most of all, make a plan and take action. Because the next level is already waiting for you. Have a question or insight to share?
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Austin Hatch: From Tragedy to Triumph with Grit, Faith, and an Unstoppable Purpose
Send us an email to hello at micunplugged.com Until next time, ask yourself how you can step up.
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Austin Hatch: From Tragedy to Triumph with Grit, Faith, and an Unstoppable Purpose
No, I love that. You know, if you're not getting better, you're getting worse. And I would say, you know, especially in today's era, in today's society, if you're not getting better, you're falling way behind, right? Austin, another question for you, man. So, you were given a second chance twice, right? Like, how do you stay grounded in gratitude with that?
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Austin Hatch: From Tragedy to Triumph with Grit, Faith, and an Unstoppable Purpose
Welcome to Mick Unplugged, the number one podcast for self-improvement, leadership and relentless growth. No fluff, no filters, just hard-hitting truths, unstoppable strategies and the mindset shifts that separate the best from the rest. Ready to break limits? Let's go!
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Austin Hatch: From Tragedy to Triumph with Grit, Faith, and an Unstoppable Purpose
Ja, ja, also ich habe zwei Freunde, die sich verloren haben. Two different friends, not the same family, who each lost their parents at a young age, both somewhat tragically. And one of them also lost a sibling as well. And they each told me or tell me, Mick, you know, Es wurde wirklich schwer für uns, Leute nahe zu machen, weil wir fühlten, wenn wir jemanden nahe haben, würden wir sie verlieren.
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Austin Hatch: From Tragedy to Triumph with Grit, Faith, and an Unstoppable Purpose
Und die Schmerzen, Familie zu verlieren, sind wirklich schwer, vor allem bei jüngeren Jahren, wenn das traditionell nicht passieren sollte. Ist das etwas, was du durchgegangen bist, wie man sich nahe zu Menschen, wie man will, um Menschen zu sein? Wie war das für dich? Oder wie ist das für dich?
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Austin Hatch: From Tragedy to Triumph with Grit, Faith, and an Unstoppable Purpose
Da ist es. Nein, ich liebe das, Mann. Und ich will, dass Leute das auch erinnern. Austin hatte eine Basketballscholarschaft in Michigan. Das bedeutet, Anne Austen kommt aus Indiana. Some folks would say that's the hoops capital of the world. I'm a Carolina guy, so I'm a little biased to that.
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Austin Hatch: From Tragedy to Triumph with Grit, Faith, and an Unstoppable Purpose
But man, so let's talk about Austin the Hooper for a minute, because I don't want people to forget that story either, man. So growing up in Indiana, one of the top high school players in the country, definitely in Indiana, man. So let's go through high school. I think, what, your junior year, you averaged, what, 23, 24 years?
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Austin Hatch: From Tragedy to Triumph with Grit, Faith, and an Unstoppable Purpose
Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to another exciting episode of Mick Unplugged. Today we have a story full of emotion, full of grit and full of resilience. We're talking to a guy who survived two plane crashes, lost his immediate family and still earned a scholarship to play Division I basketball at the University of Michigan.
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Austin Hatch: From Tragedy to Triumph with Grit, Faith, and an Unstoppable Purpose
Just okay. 18 as a freshman in Indiana.
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Austin Hatch: From Tragedy to Triumph with Grit, Faith, and an Unstoppable Purpose
24.
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Austin Hatch: From Tragedy to Triumph with Grit, Faith, and an Unstoppable Purpose
Okay, ich erinnere mich an den Status. Da hast du es.
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Austin Hatch: From Tragedy to Triumph with Grit, Faith, and an Unstoppable Purpose
Okay. Okay.
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Austin Hatch: From Tragedy to Triumph with Grit, Faith, and an Unstoppable Purpose
You just made a smart choice and not decided to go there. Yeah.
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Austin Hatch: From Tragedy to Triumph with Grit, Faith, and an Unstoppable Purpose
Ja, für sure, man. Was bedeutet es dir, für Coach Beeline, die Schöpfung, die er dir gegeben hat, nach dem 2. Schuss?
Mick Unplugged
Austin Hatch: From Tragedy to Triumph with Grit, Faith, and an Unstoppable Purpose
His journey from tragedy to triumph is one that you're going to want to hear. You know, when I think of Austin Hatch, I think of toughness, I think of faith, I think of resiliency. But more importantly... Ich denke, dass ich ein guter Mensch bin. Meine Damen und Herren, bitte folgt mir und begrüßt mich. Der Kerl, Mr. Austin Hatch. Austin, wie geht es dir heute, Bruder?
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Brad Lea and How Relationships are the New Currency
Man, I'm amazed that you had the insight to go to ChatGPT to do that. And then knowing Bradley, obviously saying, okay, the opposite then must be true as well, right? Well, sure.
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Brad Lea and How Relationships are the New Currency
That I love, man. That I love. So let's talk about your journey, man. A lot of people may not know this, but at 16, Brad dropped out of school, right? Going to move to Hollywood and become an actor, going to do all those things. And then your life changed a little bit, man. So what was that like saying, I'm going to not just take an opportunity, but in my words, be an opportunity for myself?
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Brad Lea and How Relationships are the New Currency
Yep. Amen to that, dude. Amen to that. And, you know, the last thing that you were just talking about and you referenced it earlier too is relationships, right? And in chapter seven of this book, Bradley says relationships are the new currency. And I wholeheartedly believe it, right? Because relationships, I met you through Damon John and Chauncey and those guys.
Mick Unplugged
Brad Lea and How Relationships are the New Currency
And so for me, the relationships that you value, the relationships that you build are are not things that get you to the seat of the table, but it's like if you don't value relationships and really value them, then what do you have? What do you really have?
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Brad Lea and How Relationships are the New Currency
If you said nothing else today, Brad, that is powerful. That is powerful. Soon you'll have neither. And, you know, when we talk about sales, right? Yeah. Bradley, these are the opinions of Mick and Mick only, is the best. I don't know if you want to call it sales coach. I'm going to say sales authority.
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Brad Lea and How Relationships are the New Currency
There is no person that I would take advice from if I didn't talk to Bradley first when it comes to sales. And I know you talk about relationships and sales. Well, there's two things that I took from you years ago when you're talking about sales. One is being intentional. And the second is being freaking prepared. And I think salespeople miss that more than anything.
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Brad Lea and How Relationships are the New Currency
And in your book, Chapter seven, you talk about the preparedness of sales and how if you have to stumble on a question that you're asked in a sales proposal or along the sales process, you've messed up because you're not prepared. Where did you get that ingredient? Because obviously it's true. Right. I took that from Bradley. But why do people miss that in sales, the preparedness?
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Brad Lea and How Relationships are the New Currency
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to another exciting episode of Mick Unplugged, and today... We've got a showstopper for you. Today's guest is a self-made powerhouse. He's the visionary behind Lightspeed VT and a game-changing sales trainer whose no-nonsense advice has inspired millions worldwide.
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Brad Lea and How Relationships are the New Currency
Totally agree. And so speaking of products, man, let's go straight to Lightspeed VT. I know what it does, I know what it is. I was talking to Damon eight months ago and he was saying, hey, if you have courses, you need to reach out to Bradley. And I was like, amazingly enough, I was going to, right? Because Lightspeed VT,
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Brad Lea and How Relationships are the New Currency
If you have a course, this isn't a pitch, obviously, but if you have a course and you're not using Lightspeed, you're missing it because it was built by a person whose singular focus was to help people in that space. And so I'd love for you to tell, you know, what made you create it?
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Brad Lea and How Relationships are the New Currency
And then what's the two biggest problems that Lightspeed solves or solutions that it provides for people in courses and sales?
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Brad Lea and How Relationships are the New Currency
Yes, sir. Ladies and gentlemen, that's why I love Brad Lee. He's always going to give it to you straight, no chase. Brad, anything you want to leave the listeners and viewers with, if you could give one tip today, what would that tip be?
Mick Unplugged
Brad Lea and How Relationships are the New Currency
Yeah. So you didn't want to mow the lawn, huh? Like that was it. You were just like, I'm done. Yeah.
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Brad Lea and How Relationships are the New Currency
Yes, sir. Bradley, some amazing tips. So I'm going to do something. If you're watching, you see the book. Lessons I learned the hard way so you don't have to. Here's what I'm going to do. Ten people messaged me the hard way. I'm giving you a copy. Brad dedicated the book to you, by the way. When you read the dedication, you're there. I love that dedication, Brad, just so you know.
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Brad Lea and How Relationships are the New Currency
I would say that was my favorite part, but I knew that book was for me when I saw it. I was like, that's freaking Bradley. 10 people messaged me the hard way. I don't care if it's Instagram or LinkedIn because that's where I spend my time. Messaged me the hard way. First 10 people are getting a book. The rest of you, 11 through a million, you can get this book on Amazon.
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Brad Lea and How Relationships are the New Currency
You can go to Bradley's websites. You need this book. I'm telling you, I've had it for a little over a week, and I'm on my second read, and I'll be finished with my second read tonight, and I'll be on my third read this weekend. That's how powerful and impactful the lessons in this book are, because I don't care what seat you sit in in the organization. I don't care who you are as an individual.
Mick Unplugged
Brad Lea and How Relationships are the New Currency
We will make that happen. I'm there in a couple of months, so we'll do that for sure. That sounds good, man. You got it. For all the listeners and viewers, remember, your because is your superpower. Go unleash it.
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Brad Lea and How Relationships are the New Currency
Thank you for tuning in to Mic Unplugged. Keep pushing your limits, embracing your purpose, and chasing greatness. Until next time, stay unstoppable.
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Brad Lea and How Relationships are the New Currency
That's it. One of my favorite quotes by you, Brad, is knowledge isn't power. Applied knowledge is right. Tell the people about that, man, because to me, as you started learning not just about yourself, but how industries worked and how people work. You didn't just keep it here. A lot of people talk about mindset, mindset, mindset. That's great.
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Brad Lea and How Relationships are the New Currency
But at some point, you have to apply the things that you feel like you've learned. What was that like for you, and then how do you impart that into others?
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Brad Lea and How Relationships are the New Currency
As an entrepreneur, author, and podcast host, he's mastered the art of scaling businesses and igniting personal success. Get ready to learn from the fearless, the influential, the unstoppable, my good friend, Mr. Brad Lee. Brad, how are you doing today, brother? Good, Mick. Thanks for having me. Appreciate you, man. Thanks for for coming on, man.
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Brad Lea and How Relationships are the New Currency
no totally agree man and again there's some fundamental things that you have in the book lessons i've learned the hard way so you don't have to right like i want to go there because my favorite chapter and i told you i've been rereading this it's chapter three right and in chapter three you go into some really big things and i i have these written down so that i don't mess them up
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Brad Lea and How Relationships are the New Currency
You've got your sacred six, right? Freaking love the sacred six. My favorite two, because there are things that I also talk about, and I'm going to start with the first one. You've got to rack up some wins. And for me, I have the same, Brad. You can't be a winner. Or you can't be a winning person until you first learn how to win one time.
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Brad Lea and How Relationships are the New Currency
Welcome to Mick Unplugged, where we ignite potential and fuel purpose. Get ready for raw insights, bold moves, and game-changing conversations. Buckle up. Here's Mick.
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Brad Lea and How Relationships are the New Currency
And then with you, with the consistency and the habits, then you can build a winning philosophy and become a winner. Talk to us about racking up wins, man, and that philosophy behind that.
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Brad Lea and How Relationships are the New Currency
You know, like I was telling you about your book and we're going to go into the book, man. But I just wanted to thank you for writing it because it helps people like me, like understand one. I don't know everything, right? And two, you give articulate, impactful, succinct advice that people can and should follow, man. So I just wanted to say thank you from my soul for that book.
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Brad Lea and How Relationships are the New Currency
Well, you're welcome. Thank you for reading it. And I told you, I'm on time number two now, right? I read it. Literally, the book is so good. I read it in two days, took a day off and went back and started rereading it. And I have like highlights and notes and everything in the book, man. But before we get to the book, Brad, you're a powerhouse, right?
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Brad Lea and How Relationships are the New Currency
Dude, I so believe all of that. When we talk about racking up wins, I talk to leaders about that, especially high power CEOs, where if you don't celebrate small wins for your team, you're going to have less people than you thought that are bought in.
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Brad Lea and How Relationships are the New Currency
Somebody might physically be on your team, but mentally they're never there because you're pushing them and not celebrating the small things for them. One of my first key ingredients for any culture that I go into and we talk about changing culture is tell me about the wins that you celebrate. And the first thing most people talk to me about are big projects that they had.
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Brad Lea and How Relationships are the New Currency
I'm like, no, no, no, no, no. That's a project. You should get that done. Did you celebrate wins along the way? Because if you don't, if you didn't, your team is just going to think that that's how you're wired. And maybe you are, but everyone's not wired like you. And so that's why I appreciated that in the book.
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Brad Lea and How Relationships are the New Currency
And then my second part of that chapter, and everybody who doesn't know Brad, I mean, most people already know Brad, but he shoots from the hip, right? Like he's a straight shooter. Get rid of the idiots, bro. Get rid of the idiot. I so connected with that because I go through this exercise twice a year where I literally evaluate my circle. And I changed that. I'm not evaluating my circle anymore.
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Brad Lea and How Relationships are the New Currency
I'm just getting rid of idiots, man, because it's so right. And sometimes idiots are entities, not just people. So I'd love for you to elaborate about that a little bit too, bro.
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Brad Lea and How Relationships are the New Currency
What is your because, that thing that's deeper than your why? Like, what makes Brad tick? What's the legacy you're trying to leave behind, brother?
Mick Unplugged
From Emerson to Letterman: Eddie Brill's Insights on Comedy
Yes, sir. You know what else I love about you, Eddie, is that you are genuinely who you are and you you hone in your craft even 40 years later, like you're still, you know, honing in your craft. And these are the words of Mick and Mick only and are only part of the Mick Unplugged podcast. So I don't want anybody coming at me.
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From Emerson to Letterman: Eddie Brill's Insights on Comedy
But, you know, over the last seven, eight years, the YouTube and the Instagram comic has gone crazed. Right. To me, they're not that funny, Eddie. Like to me, they can't go on stage and work a crowd like it is. I respect what they do. So I don't want anyone to come at me and say, I'm not respecting you. I totally respect what you do.
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From Emerson to Letterman: Eddie Brill's Insights on Comedy
But when you can hold your phone and edit and do whatever, it's a little bit different than when you're in a room. I don't care if it's 50 people in a room.
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From Emerson to Letterman: Eddie Brill's Insights on Comedy
It's different than you got to work this out in the room. And this is what a lot of people don't know. I love live comedy. I go to comedy shows monthly. Right. Always going somewhere. There is always 15 to 20 percent of the room that paid to go see this comic that's sitting there saying, yeah, but I'm not going to laugh. I bet you he's not that funny or she's not that funny. Right.
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From Emerson to Letterman: Eddie Brill's Insights on Comedy
Like people don't understand. So for that Instagram or YouTube comic, man, like. What does Eddie feel about that?
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From Emerson to Letterman: Eddie Brill's Insights on Comedy
No, I mean, I respect the work. Don't get me wrong. I respect the work. It's just when they start talking about comedy and stand up, I'm like, wait, it's a little bit different. Yeah, it's not. Those two are not the same thing. Right. But it's OK. Work hard. I appreciate you got to follow.
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From Emerson to Letterman: Eddie Brill's Insights on Comedy
Yeah. No, that's actually honest, right? Because you're exactly right. I mean, I get pitches. I'm sure you receive pitches, right, of all these people. It's like, I've never heard of them. And then you go research them because it's 2025 now when information is in abundance. And there's nothing there. So it's like all this stuff you just wrote. How come I don't see this anywhere else?
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From Emerson to Letterman: Eddie Brill's Insights on Comedy
Absolutely. Absolutely. So, you know, you said workshop several times in that segment. Let's talk about it. Eddie Brill and his workshop. So not only are you the world-renowned writer, the world-renowned comedy, I'm going to say expert guru, right? Like you are the king of funny to me. Talk to us about these workshops that you do.
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From Emerson to Letterman: Eddie Brill's Insights on Comedy
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to another exciting episode of Mick Unplugged, and today we have a legend. From his early days at Emerson College, where he co-founded the renowned Emerson College Comedy Workshop, along with legends like Dennis Leary, to his 17-year tenure as the warm-up comedian and comedy talent coordinator at The Late Show with David Letterman.
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From Emerson to Letterman: Eddie Brill's Insights on Comedy
I love it. So, speaking of comics, if I were to ask Eddie Brill, of all time, Mm-hmm. Who was your favorite comic of all time?
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From Emerson to Letterman: Eddie Brill's Insights on Comedy
So my one a is prior and then I probably am going to say red Fox.
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From Emerson to Letterman: Eddie Brill's Insights on Comedy
Right. Like, again, people don't, they remember Sanford and Son, but, you know, I still have the old 45s. I've got a 45 player right there. That's fantastic. And most of the records that I have, believe it or not, are comedy. I have comedy and jazz. Like, literally, that's it. Comedy and jazz.
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From Emerson to Letterman: Eddie Brill's Insights on Comedy
Man, those are the good old days, man.
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From Emerson to Letterman: Eddie Brill's Insights on Comedy
Yeah. So question for you, and this is totally kind of off topic, but you went there. How serious is joke stealing in the comedy world?
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From Emerson to Letterman: Eddie Brill's Insights on Comedy
Yeah. You know, I was telling my wife because last year we were talking about it and, you know, I was like, babe, it's a little bit different than like leadership. Right. Because I do leadership consulting and advising and I can say, hey, you know, Abraham Lincoln, a great leader, once said. And it's cool. A comedian can't go on stage to say, hey, I got this from Eddie Brill. Let me tell you this.
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From Emerson to Letterman: Eddie Brill's Insights on Comedy
Right. It doesn't come across the same. It doesn't.
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From Emerson to Letterman: Eddie Brill's Insights on Comedy
And I love that about you, right? Because again, I've been a huge fan of yours forever. I love the joke about, you know, your mom... I forget. Oh, my God. If we were not here, I could repeat the joke verbatim. But it was one that you did on Letterman and you were talking about your mom always being honest, but she's in prison now.
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From Emerson to Letterman: Eddie Brill's Insights on Comedy
So I'm all about the modern leader and modern modern practices. Right. Because it's 2025. Humans have changed. Humans have gotten younger, but humans have also changed. We buy differently now. You know, 20 years ago, Eddie, you wouldn't have your credit card or checking account stored on a computer somewhere.
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From Emerson to Letterman: Eddie Brill's Insights on Comedy
Right now, that's kind of the way it is. We don't go into places. And so if people have changed who we are and in our habits, leadership kind of has to change, too. We have a lot of. I'm going to say mandates. We have a lot of doctrines from the 1800s, the 1900s. And while a lot of those are true to the core, how we communicate is much different now. Right.
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From Emerson to Letterman: Eddie Brill's Insights on Comedy
Again, these are the words of Mick and Mick only. People are a little bit softer than they were when Eddie and I would grow up. We'd walk home from school and 15 people, 15 adults could yell at us and we'd have to accept it and say, yes, ma'am, yes, sir, whatever. Right. now you do something and it's like oh my god like the police will come to your house if you look at somebody the wrong way right
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From Emerson to Letterman: Eddie Brill's Insights on Comedy
So it's just I feel like leadership and more importantly, emotional intelligence is different now. And I think we need to lead with emotional intelligence and we need to, again, a lot of the core of leadership is the same. But how do we communicate? How do we get people to no longer be motivated, but to be inspired? And that's what I really.
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From Emerson to Letterman: Eddie Brill's Insights on Comedy
Eddie, I would be honored. Consider that done. We will. If you really want to do that, Eddie, that is going to happen this year. Very cool. I love I'm serious. I am, too.
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From Emerson to Letterman: Eddie Brill's Insights on Comedy
I am, too. Well, Eddie, I know you're very, very, very, very, very busy human being. You know, you always have things going on. Last moments, like what do you want people to know about Eddie Brown? What do you have going on now? What's upcoming? What's new out there?
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From Emerson to Letterman: Eddie Brill's Insights on Comedy
Oh, no, that's my grandmother. You know, your grandmother.
Mick Unplugged
From Emerson to Letterman: Eddie Brill's Insights on Comedy
You are the man, Eddie, you are the man. So for all the listeners and viewers, I'll make sure we have everything associated with Eddie on the show notes and the descriptions. Make sure you are following. It is going to be definitely worth your time. Because you're going to get the funny.
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From Emerson to Letterman: Eddie Brill's Insights on Comedy
And when he talks about to the gut, I like to do what I call gut laughing when Eddie is blessing us with this time. So, Eddie, brother, thank you so much. My pleasure. We're definitely going to make this happen. You made my day by making that comment.
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From Emerson to Letterman: Eddie Brill's Insights on Comedy
No, you blessed the millions of downloads and listeners and viewers that we have. So thank you, Eddie Brown. Wonderful.
Mick Unplugged
From Emerson to Letterman: Eddie Brill's Insights on Comedy
You got it. For all the listeners and viewers, remember your because is your superpower. Go unleash it.
Mick Unplugged
From Emerson to Letterman: Eddie Brill's Insights on Comedy
Thank you for tuning in to Mic Unplugged. Keep pushing your limits, embracing your purpose, and chasing greatness. Until next time, stay unstoppable.
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From Emerson to Letterman: Eddie Brill's Insights on Comedy
Setting it up for the deal. So I love Eddie, man, to go back to when you got started, right? Like to... to be the co-founder of the Emerson workshop, the comedy workshop, right? Like it had to be in you. When did you know that not only this is what I want to do, because anybody can have the dream, the idea, right? But, doggone it, you're good at this.
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From Emerson to Letterman: Eddie Brill's Insights on Comedy
When did you know that, eh, I'm going to do that?
Mick Unplugged
From Emerson to Letterman: Eddie Brill's Insights on Comedy
He has been the cornerstone of the comedy landscape. With a reputation for discovering and nurturing comedic talent, he continues to inspire audiences around the world. Get ready to deep dive into the art of humor with the insightful, the dynamic, the trailblazing, New York's own Mr. Eddie Brill.
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From Emerson to Letterman: Eddie Brill's Insights on Comedy
Whatever Eddie Brill wants it to be.
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From Emerson to Letterman: Eddie Brill's Insights on Comedy
Welcome to Mick Unplugged, where we ignite potential and fuel purpose. Get ready for raw insights, bold moves, and game-changing conversations. Buckle up. Here's Mick.
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From Emerson to Letterman: Eddie Brill's Insights on Comedy
A big stinker. So, Eddie, one of the things on on Mick Unplugged that we talk about is your because that thing that's deeper than your why. Right. Like for me, it's your purpose. And, you know, my because started out as a promise that I made to my mom. And then it became, you know, promises that I made to my brother, my sister, my kids. So my because is always around a promise.
Mick Unplugged
From Emerson to Letterman: Eddie Brill's Insights on Comedy
And I know that you are so philanthropic and you you do more unseen than people will ever know. What is Eddie's because?
Mick Unplugged
From Emerson to Letterman: Eddie Brill's Insights on Comedy
No, that is truly, truly, truly amazing. And, you know, again, been a huge fan of yours forever. And this is something I wanted to ask you, um, You know, I hear and I've heard a lot of comedians, whether it was Robin Williams or Dion Cole, talk about, you know, the dark side of comedy.
Mick Unplugged
From Emerson to Letterman: Eddie Brill's Insights on Comedy
When people expect you to always be funny and to always love and to always be humorous, they forget a lot of times that. You're going through the same things that they're going through and you just have 30 minutes, an hour to go be funny. But as soon as you come off the stage, you're dealing with that same monster, whatever it is that everyone else is dealing with.
Mick Unplugged
From Emerson to Letterman: Eddie Brill's Insights on Comedy
How hard either for you or people that you've been around or even just for the industry of comedy, how hard is that for people to really understand that? You really are funny for an hour, right? But outside of that, you were going through the same stuff. And probably right before you're supposed to be funny, you just received some horrible news.
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From Emerson to Letterman: Eddie Brill's Insights on Comedy
But they're expecting Eddie to be funny as soon as Eddie grabs the mic.
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From Emerson to Letterman: Eddie Brill's Insights on Comedy
This is raw and authentic with Eddie Brill. I love it. I love it. So, you know, you get your stint with Letterman. You earn it. And here's what... Again, just being a huge fan of you. You're in New York. There's... And I mean this as lovingly as I can. There's... 200,000 Eddie Brills in New York trying to get that same job, right?
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From Emerson to Letterman: Eddie Brill's Insights on Comedy
Same thing in Chicago, Toronto, like all these big cities that are just comedy houses. Everyone's vying for and applying for and auditioning for what you got. How the heck did Eddie Brill get that, man?
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Mo Brown Suga | Strategies for Success: Mo Brown Suga Discusses Health and Career
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to another exciting episode of Make Unplugged. And today's guest is a multi-talented entertainer, entrepreneur, and a creative force who has carved out a unique space in the entertainment industry.
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Mo Brown Suga | Strategies for Success: Mo Brown Suga Discusses Health and Career
And the reason- I like collard greens.
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Mo Brown Suga | Strategies for Success: Mo Brown Suga Discusses Health and Career
Oh, okay, okay, okay.
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Mo Brown Suga | Strategies for Success: Mo Brown Suga Discusses Health and Career
See, we're getting things from Mo that we don't get from anyone else. And Mo doesn't do this with everyone else. So we got to talk about something you just said. I'm down with 99% of what you said, Mo, until you said beets. And when you said beets, I can promise you I didn't hear much what you said after that because I'm going to tell you something, Mo. A lot of people talk about beets.
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Mo Brown Suga | Strategies for Success: Mo Brown Suga Discusses Health and Career
When I was growing up, they talked about beets and you got to eat beets. And then I tried one. And I said, I can't do this no more.
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Mo Brown Suga | Strategies for Success: Mo Brown Suga Discusses Health and Career
Her journey from being a voiceover artist and music producer to creating a popular web series showcases her relentless drive and ability to connect with audiences on multiple levels. Please join me in welcoming the innovative, the hilarious, Brooklyn's finest, Miss Mo Brown Sugar. Mo, how you doing today, dear?
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Mo Brown Suga | Strategies for Success: Mo Brown Suga Discusses Health and Career
I feel like you're talking to me right now, Mo. So, you know, I'm going to hear this when I go to the grocery store. I'm going to buy some beets. I'm going to call you up for the recipe. And hopefully the taste of beets have changed in the last 30 years since I tried one when I was like 14. So we'll see what happens.
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Mo Brown Suga | Strategies for Success: Mo Brown Suga Discusses Health and Career
Okay. So another thing I love about you, Mo, is just the talent that you have. Right. So Mo Brown Sugar's Bodega.
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Mo Brown Suga | Strategies for Success: Mo Brown Suga Discusses Health and Career
If I could just tell you how I am so addicted to that and everything that you do. And so when my brother and sister heard that we were talking, they were like, no, no, you're not. I was like, no, for real. That Mo Brown right there. Yeah. Yeah. I'm talking to it. So. I got to give you some props and praise and give you some flowers because not only is it hilarious, right?
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Mo Brown Suga | Strategies for Success: Mo Brown Suga Discusses Health and Career
Like it's well-written, it's well-performed, but you also touch on cultural issues, societal issues, and you're not afraid to do that. And you're going to understand this when I say it. A lot of people are afraid to have those conversations and bring them out to the world. You don't hold back.
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Mo Brown Suga | Strategies for Success: Mo Brown Suga Discusses Health and Career
You make it funny when it's supposed to be funny, serious when it's supposed to be serious, but most importantly, you make it very relatable. And when you touch on those moments and those situations or those topics, it's like, yeah, we need to talk about this. We needed to talk about it. And then you can go to the barbershop or the beauty salon Did you see what Mo Brown was talking about?
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Mo Brown Suga | Strategies for Success: Mo Brown Suga Discusses Health and Career
I just wanted to give you your flowers for that because the world needs you.
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Mo Brown Suga | Strategies for Success: Mo Brown Suga Discusses Health and Career
Let's go.
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Mo Brown Suga | Strategies for Success: Mo Brown Suga Discusses Health and Career
That's right. That's right.
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Mo Brown Suga | Strategies for Success: Mo Brown Suga Discusses Health and Career
No, that was that was awesome. And like I said, one of my favorite things that you do is that. And so I just wanted to give you flowers because it's not easy. A lot of things that you make seem easy. And when I say you, I literally mean you. I know it's not easy. So thank you for that.
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Mo Brown Suga | Strategies for Success: Mo Brown Suga Discusses Health and Career
No teary eye, no teary eye. So let's go into voiceover work, right? I also think that's very hard because you're talking to a microphone, right? Like you've got to envision what's going on a lot of the times, right? So how'd you get into voiceover? How did it become a talent for you? Like all of that. Let's just go Mo Brown Sugar and voiceover work.
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Mo Brown Suga | Strategies for Success: Mo Brown Suga Discusses Health and Career
Mo, huge fan of you, huge fan of the work that you do. I could have given like 5,000 accolades. I didn't know which of the 5,000 to choose from. So I just kind of went off the dome with something, but you're that chick, Mo. Like there's not much Mo hasn't accomplished.
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Mo Brown Suga | Strategies for Success: Mo Brown Suga Discusses Health and Career
Like, and we're going to get into your story and all of that, but I just wanted to know, I've been waiting to ask you this question. How does it feel to be Mo?
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Mo Brown Suga | Strategies for Success: Mo Brown Suga Discusses Health and Career
You could do the new season two of Mick Unplugged, you know, like all of that stuff, right?
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Mo Brown Suga | Strategies for Success: Mo Brown Suga Discusses Health and Career
We're going to talk about that one. We're going to talk about that one. Yes.
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Mo Brown Suga | Strategies for Success: Mo Brown Suga Discusses Health and Career
There it is. There it is. So I want to go rapid fire with Mo Brown Sugar. You ready?
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Mo Brown Suga | Strategies for Success: Mo Brown Suga Discusses Health and Career
Yeah, get a swallow of the beet juice. Get a swallow of those beets. I'm coming in hard. Here we go. Oh, my gosh. All right. So, parents from Jamaica. Where in Jamaica? Because Mo Bay is my favorite city in the world.
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Mo Brown Suga | Strategies for Success: Mo Brown Suga Discusses Health and Career
All right. What's your favorite Caribbean dish?
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Mo Brown Suga | Strategies for Success: Mo Brown Suga Discusses Health and Career
Oh, see the Caribbean accent come out when you talk about your favorite dish. Look at that. Look, you was all New York until we started talking about Jamaican food.
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Mo Brown Suga | Strategies for Success: Mo Brown Suga Discusses Health and Career
That's my favorite. Yeah. That's my favorite. I'm not into jerk spices like that, but plantains are meat all day.
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Mo Brown Suga | Strategies for Success: Mo Brown Suga Discusses Health and Career
I'll be out this weekend. Don't worry. I'll be there. I'll be there. All right. What's your favorite area of New York?
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Mo Brown Suga | Strategies for Success: Mo Brown Suga Discusses Health and Career
Well, you know, I don't want to tie it to a borough, right?
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Mo Brown Suga | Strategies for Success: Mo Brown Suga Discusses Health and Career
Okay. But it's nowhere in Brooklyn is what I heard. Nowhere in Brooklyn is your favorite.
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Mo Brown Suga | Strategies for Success: Mo Brown Suga Discusses Health and Career
No, no, no, no, no, no. You had your opportunity. It wasn't Brooklyn. All my buddies from Queens just stood up right now. They were like, see, I told y'all, nobody hangs out in Brooklyn.
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Mo Brown Suga | Strategies for Success: Mo Brown Suga Discusses Health and Career
Okay. All right. But she didn't say that first. So Kendi Anderson, damn it. She didn't say Brooklyn. She was thinking Queens.
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Mo Brown Suga | Strategies for Success: Mo Brown Suga Discusses Health and Career
All right. All right. So what's been your favorite project? Like that project that you look back and it's like, wow, I did that.
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Mo Brown Suga | Strategies for Success: Mo Brown Suga Discusses Health and Career
Absolutely.
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Mo Brown Suga | Strategies for Success: Mo Brown Suga Discusses Health and Career
Proud of that too, huh?
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Mo Brown Suga | Strategies for Success: Mo Brown Suga Discusses Health and Career
Of course. Of course. So what does Mo have going on now? Like, what do you have up and coming? What's something new you're working on or anything exciting that you want to discuss real quick?
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Mo Brown Suga | Strategies for Success: Mo Brown Suga Discusses Health and Career
Okay, let's go. Let's go. I get a whole third season of my favorite show. That's what I'm talking about.
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Mo Brown Suga | Strategies for Success: Mo Brown Suga Discusses Health and Career
Let's go. I love it. I love it. So Mo, where can people find and follow you? I know you're world famous. I'm going to have links everywhere, but where do you want people to interact with Mo Brown Sugar?
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Mo Brown Suga | Strategies for Success: Mo Brown Suga Discusses Health and Career
I ain't got there yet. I ain't got there yet. I'm probably like the last person not on Facebook, but that's okay.
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Mo Brown Suga | Strategies for Success: Mo Brown Suga Discusses Health and Career
Why you look at me so disgusted, bro?
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Mo Brown Suga | Strategies for Success: Mo Brown Suga Discusses Health and Career
Apparently. Apparently. Mo, thank you so much for your time today. You are a rock star. You are a beacon of hope. You are a voice for the voiceless, a face for the faceless, but most importantly, you are my doggone friend. Mo, love you to the world, girl.
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Mo Brown Suga | Strategies for Success: Mo Brown Suga Discusses Health and Career
You got it. And for all the listeners and viewers, remember your because is your superpower. Go unleash it.
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Mo Brown Suga | Strategies for Success: Mo Brown Suga Discusses Health and Career
Thank you for tuning in to Make Unplugged. Keep pushing your limits, embracing your purpose, and chasing greatness. Until next time, stay unstoppable.
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Mo Brown Suga | Strategies for Success: Mo Brown Suga Discusses Health and Career
Wanderist. We're adding that one.
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Mo Brown Suga | Strategies for Success: Mo Brown Suga Discusses Health and Career
Let's go. I love it. I love it. So, you know, career, amazing entertainer, entrepreneur, right? Voiceover actress, amazing in all the fields of entertainment, but it had to start somewhere, right? And I'll make a plug. We talk about your because, that thing that's deeper than your why. When Mo was just getting started, what was your because? What was that drive?
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Mo Brown Suga | Strategies for Success: Mo Brown Suga Discusses Health and Career
What was that purpose for you that said, not only can I do this, but doggone it, I'm Mo Brown. I can dominate.
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Mo Brown Suga | Strategies for Success: Mo Brown Suga Discusses Health and Career
You did because you were authentically you. And that's what I love because if there is one thing about Mo Brown Sugar, it is you are always going to be Mo Brown Sugar, right? Like there's no holding back in the energy that you bring, the energy that you have, the force that you are is so strong.
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Mo Brown Suga | Strategies for Success: Mo Brown Suga Discusses Health and Career
infectious it's so contagious that you can't help but be around you and it's like you feel like a better human being being around Mo and to me that's what life is about when did you realize you had that quality to just impact people in that way
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Mo Brown Suga | Strategies for Success: Mo Brown Suga Discusses Health and Career
That's wild. That's wow. I love that. And again, that energy that you have is so contagious. And I smile every time I'm watching anything that you do and anything that you put on. And so for the listeners and viewers now, let's talk about your journey in entertainment, right? Like, like, where did you start in the entertainment space? How'd you get in? And what was it like in those early moments?
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Mo Brown Suga | Strategies for Success: Mo Brown Suga Discusses Health and Career
When Mo was just getting started, what was your because? What was that drive? What was that purpose for you that said, not only can I do this, but doggone it, I'm Mo Brown. I can dominate.
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Mo Brown Suga | Strategies for Success: Mo Brown Suga Discusses Health and Career
44. I don't want to shortchange you because you'll hit me up for those $3. I know Mo. I thought it was 41 or 44, but I think it was 44. So you have $44 in pennies. You go to the bank. But what I want the listeners and viewers to understand what Mo really said was she believed in herself. She had a vision. She had a plan.
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Mo Brown Suga | Strategies for Success: Mo Brown Suga Discusses Health and Career
What would Mo tell that person that's like, no, go be the opportunity, go do it?
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Mo Brown Suga | Strategies for Success: Mo Brown Suga Discusses Health and Career
I think a lot of times we are waiting for that someone else or that something else, right? I can't tell you how many people that I initially interact with that are like, Mick, if I could just get a door to open for me, if I could just get an opportunity, I'm like, no. You are the opportunity. And that's what I love about Mo is in that moment, you were like, I am the opportunity.
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Mo Brown Suga | Strategies for Success: Mo Brown Suga Discusses Health and Career
And I'd love for you to go a little bit deeper that for the listener and viewer that's like, I'm waiting for something. What would Mo tell that person that's like, no, go be the opportunity. Go do it.
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Mo Brown Suga | Strategies for Success: Mo Brown Suga Discusses Health and Career
No, no, you did. You did amazing. So that that listener or viewer that's like, I'm waiting in Mo's mind is you don't wait, you go do right. Like, what's something that they can start doing now? Like, what's that one thing or that one, that one spark, that one piece of sugar wisdom that you want to give them?
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Mo Brown Suga | Strategies for Success: Mo Brown Suga Discusses Health and Career
That's it.
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Mo Brown Suga | Strategies for Success: Mo Brown Suga Discusses Health and Career
Another thing that I know about you, again, been a huge fan and follower forever is you believe in the power of mentorship, right? So Who are some of Mo Brown Sugar's early mentors? And then talk to the folks about the power of mentorship.
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Mo Brown Suga | Strategies for Success: Mo Brown Suga Discusses Health and Career
Welcome to Mick Unplugged, where we ignite potential and fuel purpose. Get ready for raw insights, bold moves, and game-changing conversations. Buckle up. Here's Mick.
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Mo Brown Suga | Strategies for Success: Mo Brown Suga Discusses Health and Career
Look at that. So let's go there. What's on Mo's eat well list? Like what's Mo eating?
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The Jason Aron Effect: Bridging Worlds of Film, Sports, and Culture
A physical ailment, yeah, yeah, yeah.
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The Jason Aron Effect: Bridging Worlds of Film, Sports, and Culture
Can totally see that. Can totally see that.
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The Jason Aron Effect: Bridging Worlds of Film, Sports, and Culture
I could see that. I could see that. And so like right after that, I shouldn't say right after, but sometime after that. Right. You also had to work with probably the most. tantalizing sports event ever, at least at that time. And I'd say still probably. It's probably ever. Yeah, yeah, ever. And for those that don't know, we're talking Floyd Mayweather, Conor McGregor.
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The Jason Aron Effect: Bridging Worlds of Film, Sports, and Culture
Jason, how did that come about? You know what? That's another one.
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The Jason Aron Effect: Bridging Worlds of Film, Sports, and Culture
But... I've got a trophy back home, though. You can see my awards.
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The Jason Aron Effect: Bridging Worlds of Film, Sports, and Culture
Dude, watching that doc, I would not have thought that at all.
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The Jason Aron Effect: Bridging Worlds of Film, Sports, and Culture
As I grab you as you sip water.
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The Jason Aron Effect: Bridging Worlds of Film, Sports, and Culture
There are. But then the show stops, right? Then the story ends. And the money runs out. Exactly. So why would they do that? Right. Totally get it. It's a business.
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The Jason Aron Effect: Bridging Worlds of Film, Sports, and Culture
When the bell goes off and you got a shuffle, it's like, oh, wait, wait a second.
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The Jason Aron Effect: Bridging Worlds of Film, Sports, and Culture
That's crazy. Another weird time. Good stuff, man. So now we're going to fast forward to the new documentary, right? Netflix. But before we go there, I want to ask you a question that probably is going to lead to this. On Make Unplugged, we talk about your because, that thing that's deeper than your why, right? Like for me, why is superficial.
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The Jason Aron Effect: Bridging Worlds of Film, Sports, and Culture
Your because is what holds you accountable to getting things done. So if I were to say, Jason, man, what's your because? Like what's deeper than your why that's like making you do the things you do?
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The Jason Aron Effect: Bridging Worlds of Film, Sports, and Culture
Exactly. Exactly. I love that, dude. Like my thing is my because is the promise that I keep. So the promise that I made to my mom when I was 10 years old, I'm keeping that promise. The promise that I made to my kids, I keep that promise. And that's what's deeper. My why are my kids. My why are my family. But it's because I make all of them a promise and I fulfill that promise every day.
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The Jason Aron Effect: Bridging Worlds of Film, Sports, and Culture
Or at least I try to fulfill that promise every day. But it's the promise that's my because.
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The Jason Aron Effect: Bridging Worlds of Film, Sports, and Culture
There we go. And so I want to go there next, man. So actually, before I go there, let me pause for a second and give you some appreciation. Because what you do, and I don't think a lot of people, the average person like myself, don't understand storytelling through film, right? It's not just, hey, we're going to go record something.
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The Jason Aron Effect: Bridging Worlds of Film, Sports, and Culture
There's still a story that has to be told that's deeper than the story that's telling, right? Like, how did that become a thing for you and how... To me, I call it creative genius. Genius that I don't have, but definitely through your work is there. How important is that for you when you're like, before you take on a project, what's the story? And then how do you take that story and truly tell it?
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The Jason Aron Effect: Bridging Worlds of Film, Sports, and Culture
There you go. There you go. So two questions. I'm going to get you out of here. I know you're busy. You've been gracious with your time. So here we go. Rapid fire two questions. When are you going to do the podcast documentary on the world of podcasts and how that came? And then part two of that question, do I get to be the superstar?
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The Jason Aron Effect: Bridging Worlds of Film, Sports, and Culture
That's a good... I'll go to the bottom. I'm good.
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The Jason Aron Effect: Bridging Worlds of Film, Sports, and Culture
Of course. Of course.
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The Jason Aron Effect: Bridging Worlds of Film, Sports, and Culture
The world of podcasting. There you go. There you go. And then the last question, where can people find and follow you? Where do you want them to know?
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The Jason Aron Effect: Bridging Worlds of Film, Sports, and Culture
There we go. Ladies and gentlemen, this has been my guy, Jason Aaron. Jason, thank you so much for breaking bread with us today, man. Anytime. You got it. No bread, though. We're staying off the carbs. There we go. Because you told me to. For all the viewers and listeners, remember, your because is your superpower. Go unleash it. You're awesome, brother. Dude. That was great.
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The Jason Aron Effect: Bridging Worlds of Film, Sports, and Culture
And it's like, oh, my God. So let's go back to the future first. Because one, for you to do a documentary on that was amazing. And it's one of my favorite ones, by the way. So definitely go check it out. But then two, it's hard for films. A classic like Back to the Future 1, to have three, to have a trilogy is hard.
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The Jason Aron Effect: Bridging Worlds of Film, Sports, and Culture
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to another exciting episode of Mick Unplugged, and we have an award-winning everything. When I talk about filmmaking, directing, producing, he just told me he is Teaneck, New Jersey's finest. My guy. Unofficially. There we go. Jason, how are you doing today? Good. How are you, McMahon? It's a pleasure to be here. Man, I am honored to have you here.
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The Jason Aron Effect: Bridging Worlds of Film, Sports, and Culture
And then to say, not only was there a trilogy, we're going to do a documentary about it. So walk us through that whole.
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The Jason Aron Effect: Bridging Worlds of Film, Sports, and Culture
I don't get to talk to award-winning people all the time. Wow, okay. Right? So there's so many questions I want to ask. There's so many places I want to go, man. But let's just talk about... you and what got you into this world of entertainment and filmmaking, directing, producing, like what got you here? Heavily by accident, to be honest.
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The Jason Aron Effect: Bridging Worlds of Film, Sports, and Culture
Yeah. That's it. That's all it took. Crazy outside of the box, but almost simplistic in your thinking, right?
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The Jason Aron Effect: Bridging Worlds of Film, Sports, and Culture
And you got to meet, obviously, and talk and film some of the cast, right? Yeah.
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The Jason Aron Effect: Bridging Worlds of Film, Sports, and Culture
So so what was it like, man? I'm going to call him Fox. Cause you know, there's two Fox or there's three red Fox, Michael J Fox and Jamie Fox, right? Like all of them, you can just call them Fox. Vivica A. Oh, that's true. Yeah. Vivica A Fox. Can't forget her. Yes. So, so the four Foxes, right. You can just call them Fox. So when you met Michael J, like what was that really like?
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The Jason Aron Effect: Bridging Worlds of Film, Sports, and Culture
Cause I can only imagine like me sitting here and it's like, Holy crap. Like,
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Crypto's HIDDEN TRUTHS by Tycoon Armando Pantoja
So for Armando to get to where he is today, what's been your because or what's been one of your becauses, if we look at it that way, that holds you accountable, but is really your mission and your purpose?
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Crypto's HIDDEN TRUTHS by Tycoon Armando Pantoja
I love it, brother. I love it. And I know, you know, we're pinched for time today. I love for you to tell people, you know, what does Armando have going on? And then following up with where can they find and connect with you? I mean, I already gave them in the opener, but I want you to tell it yourself.
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Crypto's HIDDEN TRUTHS by Tycoon Armando Pantoja
I will make sure we have the description both on YouTube and on the audio versions. We'll have everything in the show notes. Man, just honored to have you here. Really quick, rapid fire with Armando, right? So grew up in Clarksville, tall guy tycoon. How tall is Armando for those that don't know?
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Crypto's HIDDEN TRUTHS by Tycoon Armando Pantoja
All right, that's the new YouTube channel. Armando getting back. Armando getting back. All right, man. So again, appreciate your time. I know you're a busy guy. Truly honored all the nuggets and wisdom that you dropped for the viewers and listeners. Appreciate you more than you know, brother.
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Crypto's HIDDEN TRUTHS by Tycoon Armando Pantoja
You got it. For all the viewers and listeners, remember your because is your superpower. Go unleash it.
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Crypto's HIDDEN TRUTHS by Tycoon Armando Pantoja
Thank you for tuning in to Make Unplugged. Keep pushing your limits, embracing your purpose, and chasing greatness. Until next time, stay unstoppable.
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Crypto's HIDDEN TRUTHS by Tycoon Armando Pantoja
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to another exciting episode of Mick Unplugged. And today's guest is a visionary in the financial technology space, blending his expertise in blockchain, cryptocurrency, and software engineering to reshape the future of finance.
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Crypto's HIDDEN TRUTHS by Tycoon Armando Pantoja
Yeah, man. So, you know, I told you offline, I'm a huge fan of you and what you do for people and helping them understand, right? Because, you know, you just hit on it. There's this big thing. Well, what is Bitcoin and what does it do? And for some people, it's one of those things, oh, it's just a fad. It's going to play out. And there's other people that really go hard into it. But what I love
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Crypto's HIDDEN TRUTHS by Tycoon Armando Pantoja
is that you're helping people with financial literacy also, right? Like how important is financial literacy to you and what you're about?
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Crypto's HIDDEN TRUTHS by Tycoon Armando Pantoja
Known for his influence on social media as the Tall Guy Tycoon, he continues to inspire millions by sharing insights on wealth building and the future of financial markets. Please join me in welcoming the innovative, the driven, the Tall Guy Tycoon himself, Mr. Armando Pantoja. Armando, how are you doing today, brother?
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Crypto's HIDDEN TRUTHS by Tycoon Armando Pantoja
Yeah. And you've done a lot. You've made a ton of money, obviously. You're helping people understand crypto and blockchain. But you're also an award winner, man. In 2020, you won the IBM Blockchain Award, right? So tell us a little bit about that project that led to that award. And then I know that's not the pinnacle of your success, right? Because that was four years ago.
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Crypto's HIDDEN TRUTHS by Tycoon Armando Pantoja
But at that moment, man, how did Armando feel? Did you feel validated that, yes, I'm doing the right thing?
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Crypto's HIDDEN TRUTHS by Tycoon Armando Pantoja
Yeah. So I want to go into your book, man, because there are a lot of listeners and viewers that I know you can give strategic insight and tips to. So the the strategic millionaire. Right. We're talking the seven laws of wealth. I love for the man, the myth, the legend himself. Right. There's no better source than the source. Right.
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Crypto's HIDDEN TRUTHS by Tycoon Armando Pantoja
Welcome to Mick Unplugged, where we ignite potential and fuel purpose. Get ready for raw insights, bold moves, and game-changing conversations. Buckle up. Here's Mick.
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Crypto's HIDDEN TRUTHS by Tycoon Armando Pantoja
Hey, I am honored to be here and I want to just go straight in, man. Like you have, I don't want to say you figured out blockchain and crypto, but you figured it out. But the most important part is you're sharing your knowledge and expertise with others. So my initial question is, man, what got you into blockchain and crypto?
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Crypto's HIDDEN TRUTHS by Tycoon Armando Pantoja
No, I'm on spot with you a million percent. So I want to unplug a few things that you said about what I'm going to say, the hustle culture. Right. And I've been saying this for years. Hustle works to a certain extent, but then it's got to be strategy to me, real wealth. comes when I can work on the business, not in the business.
Mick Unplugged
Crypto's HIDDEN TRUTHS by Tycoon Armando Pantoja
Real growth for me as an individual works when I can work on me and not in me all the time. And so I love the fact that you said that because I think that people miss that both in business and in life. You do have to be able to work, but you've got to work smarter. And people talk about, you know, the person that works smart and hard always wins.
Mick Unplugged
Crypto's HIDDEN TRUTHS by Tycoon Armando Pantoja
No, the person that works smart and hard usually is burnt out. And the person that's working smart and smart and smart is always looking to the future is the one that gets to wealth faster than those who don't. And so I love the fact that you said that, Matt, like that to me, that validates some things that I say.
Mick Unplugged
Crypto's HIDDEN TRUTHS by Tycoon Armando Pantoja
Yep, agree. And then the other thing I want to unplug is also something that I wholeheartedly agree about. And it's leveling up, right? And so it's, you know, you get to a certain level, you should always be looking at how do I now level up, right? Because And you know this, and I got to see this now going into these different worlds. There's always somebody a level above you, right?
Mick Unplugged
Crypto's HIDDEN TRUTHS by Tycoon Armando Pantoja
Like always, I don't care who you are. There's always somebody that you can level up and strive to get into that room, into that table, right? And you're exactly right about networking. Most people look at it selfishly, right? I go to events all the time and I laugh at people that just want to be around celebrities or influencers and take a picture, right?
Mick Unplugged
Crypto's HIDDEN TRUTHS by Tycoon Armando Pantoja
I'm like, that person, he or she gave you 30 seconds and you wanted to take a selfie. Do you know how valuable those 30 seconds really could have been? Like you could have asked an amazing question, right? You could, to Armando's point, what do you need help with? What can I do for you for free, right? To prove myself. People get it wrong.
Mick Unplugged
Crypto's HIDDEN TRUTHS by Tycoon Armando Pantoja
Like the next time I see somebody taking selfies with celebrities or influencers at a networking event, I'm going to go crazy. I'm probably going to grab a mic and say something because that's not that time, man. If you really want to grow your influence, if you really want to level up, spend 30 seconds and ask an amazing question, right?
Mick Unplugged
Crypto's HIDDEN TRUTHS by Tycoon Armando Pantoja
And if you can't ask an amazing question, you really probably shouldn't have been in that room anyway because you were there for the selfie. And I promise you that celebrity is not going to remember you in five minutes from the selfie. Ask an amazing question. They can't sleep because they're thinking about that question.
Mick Unplugged
Crypto's HIDDEN TRUTHS by Tycoon Armando Pantoja
Nope, that's it, man. That's it. So Armando, again, I've been a huge fan of yours and I'll make them applaud. We talk about your because, right? That purpose, that thing that's deeper than your why, that really moves the needle for you, that's almost like your accountability.
Mick Unplugged
Sabina Nawaz: Why Pressure, Not Power, Shapes Effective Leadership
I totally agree. I tell people that all the time. I coach CEOs and executives on check your email twice a day. Weil wenn Sabina mich an 10.30 Uhr e-mailt und ich antworte an 10.33 Uhr, und dann e-mailt Sabina mich an 11.30 Uhr und ich antworte an 11.33 Uhr, ich trainiere Sabina, dass wenn du mich e-mailst, ich stoppe, was ich tue, und ich werde dir ermöglichen, meinen Tag zu verabschieden.
Mick Unplugged
Sabina Nawaz: Why Pressure, Not Power, Shapes Effective Leadership
Und ich lehre alle Leiter zwei Mal am Tag.
Mick Unplugged
Sabina Nawaz: Why Pressure, Not Power, Shapes Effective Leadership
Weil die Essenz von E-Mail war, elektronische E-Mail zu sein. Ich weiß nicht, ob du dich daran erinnerst, Sabina, aber die E-Mail-Band oder E-Mail-Lady kamen nur einmal am Tag. Ich weiß nicht, warum wir plötzlich dieses Anliegen haben, unsere E-Mail zu checken und 100-mal von unserer E-Mail ausgerufen zu werden.
Mick Unplugged
Sabina Nawaz: Why Pressure, Not Power, Shapes Effective Leadership
Du. Richtig, richtig. Ja, all the conditioning. Sabine, I'm glad that I have you here, because I want to ask a few things. One, what are some blind spots or myths about leadership that you like to dispel to people?
Mick Unplugged
Sabina Nawaz: Why Pressure, Not Power, Shapes Effective Leadership
Absolut. Sabina, ich habe dich offline gesendet. Ich bin ein großer Fan von dir. Wir beide sind in der Führungssprache und ich denke, jetzt mehr als je. Führung, und ich werde sagen, emotionale Intelligenz in der Führung, ist etwas, was ich an der Vorderseite bringe.
Mick Unplugged
Sabina Nawaz: Why Pressure, Not Power, Shapes Effective Leadership
I just learned something. I learned some concepts right there. That was awesome. That was awesome. Sabina, auch wenn wir uns das hier anschauen, bei Make Unplugged möchte ich über Dein Wieso sprechen, das Ding, das tiefer ist als Dein Warum. Wenn ich heute, 2025, Sabina sagen würde, was ist Dein Wieso, was ist Dein Ziel, was ist Deine Mission für das, was Du tust?
Mick Unplugged
Sabina Nawaz: Why Pressure, Not Power, Shapes Effective Leadership
Und, weißt du, aus deiner Perspektive, Sabina, ich weiß, dass du Leute aus ihrer Komfortzone bringen möchtest, wenn es um Führung geht. Aber was ist die größte Lektion, die du hattest, um dich außerhalb deiner Komfortzone zu bringen, um dich heute wo du bist?
Mick Unplugged
Sabina Nawaz: Why Pressure, Not Power, Shapes Effective Leadership
Sabina, du berührst mich jedes Mal. Jedes Mal. Das war bewegend. Das war bewegend. Weißt du, ich weiß, eine der Dinge, über die du sprichst, sind die Habits, richtig? Was sind aus der Perspektive von Leadership und Manager, was sind die Habits, auf die wir konzentriert sein müssen? Was sind die Habits, auf die wir intensiv sein müssen?
Mick Unplugged
Sabina Nawaz: Why Pressure, Not Power, Shapes Effective Leadership
Und ich werde anfangen, weil ich Leitern sage, wenn es einen Habit gibt, den Sie heute haben können, ist Präsent. Und Präsent für Ihr Team bedeutet etwas anderes für alle Individuen, die Sie leiten oder managen. Und Sie müssen verstehen, How to be present for them. So what are some habits that Sabina thinks are critically important for leaders and managers today?
Mick Unplugged
Sabina Nawaz: Why Pressure, Not Power, Shapes Effective Leadership
Absolut, absolut. Sabina, du weißt, in den nächsten paar Jahren werden wir noch eine Wave haben. Ich glaube, du weißt, ich habe einen Schirm-Report gelesen, dass noch mehr als 275.000 Leiter und Managern vertreten werden, richtig?
Mick Unplugged
Sabina Nawaz: Why Pressure, Not Power, Shapes Effective Leadership
Die letzte Wave von Boomern ist da, was bedeutet, dass die Leute für das erste Mal in Leitungspositionen sein werden, egal ob jemand sich erhöht hat und jetzt Leiter ist oder du dich zu einem Leitungspunkt erhöht hast. What are some things that new leaders and emerging leaders need to know about the workforce today?
Mick Unplugged
Sabina Nawaz: Why Pressure, Not Power, Shapes Effective Leadership
I think I know my team better than they know them. So I'm able to anticipate team needs. I'm able to really connect with my team. And then I'd say another strength that I have is transparency. I think all leaders need to be transparent with vision. So I'm always communicating vision and the why behind the why, the because with my teams.
Mick Unplugged
Sabina Nawaz: Why Pressure, Not Power, Shapes Effective Leadership
That's amazing, Sabina. I could talk to you forever. Like literally, I could just talk to you forever. So you ready to do a hot five, Sabina?
Mick Unplugged
Sabina Nawaz: Why Pressure, Not Power, Shapes Effective Leadership
Alright. Five burning questions for Sabina Nawaz. So, first question. What was the coolest thing about working at Microsoft?
Mick Unplugged
Sabina Nawaz: Why Pressure, Not Power, Shapes Effective Leadership
Free water? Free water?
Mick Unplugged
Sabina Nawaz: Why Pressure, Not Power, Shapes Effective Leadership
There you go. I love it. I love it. What was one of the most challenging things you've had to overcome in your career?
Mick Unplugged
Sabina Nawaz: Why Pressure, Not Power, Shapes Effective Leadership
Oh, okay. We're going to come back to that one. We're going to come back to that one. All right, so you have a 19-year-old.
Mick Unplugged
Sabina Nawaz: Why Pressure, Not Power, Shapes Effective Leadership
Okay, also es ist Sommerzeit und wir gehen auf eine Familienabend. Wo gehst du, um sowohl deine 22-Jährige als auch deine 19-Jährige abzulösen? Wo ist die Location?
Mick Unplugged
Sabina Nawaz: Why Pressure, Not Power, Shapes Effective Leadership
Sabine is making dinner. What's your go-to meal? What's the meal that everyone raves about that you create?
Mick Unplugged
Sabina Nawaz: Why Pressure, Not Power, Shapes Effective Leadership
Okay, ich verstehe es. Ich verstehe es. Okay, also dann der letzte Hot Five für dich, Steve Ballmer. Von der öffentlichen Sicht sahen wir ihn, natürlich mit Microsoft, als den energetischen Anwohnern der Clippers auf den Seiten, immer lachen und pumpen. Frage, ist das Steve Ballmer? Ich weiß, dass die Antwort ja ist, aber dieser hohe Energie, passionierte Steve, ist das Steve Ballmer? Absolut.
Mick Unplugged
Sabina Nawaz: Why Pressure, Not Power, Shapes Effective Leadership
Ich liebe es, liebe es, liebe es, liebe es. Also Sabina, ich werde es mit den oder zwei Dingen beenden. Einer, du hast über das Überkommen von Selbstdauer gesprochen und ich wollte zurück zu dem zurückkehren, weil ich weiß, dass es jemanden gibt, der gerade hört oder schaut, der das ist. Sie sind nicht sicher, sie sind unsicher, richtig? Was ist der Tipp, den du dieser Person gibst?
Mick Unplugged
Sabina Nawaz: Why Pressure, Not Power, Shapes Effective Leadership
Find the Voice. Sabina, that's a keynote in there somewhere. There is one.
Mick Unplugged
Sabina Nawaz: Why Pressure, Not Power, Shapes Effective Leadership
Exactly. All right. So Sabina, let's wrap up. Let's talk about the book a little bit. Title of the book, where you want people to find the book and why is the book important for everyone right now?
Mick Unplugged
Sabina Nawaz: Why Pressure, Not Power, Shapes Effective Leadership
sabinanawaz.com. Wo können Leute dich auf Socials finden? Du weißt, es ist 2025, richtig? Meine Kinder sagen mir, wenn du auf Socials nicht existierst, weiß niemand, dass du da bist. Ich habe Socials.
Mick Unplugged
Sabina Nawaz: Why Pressure, Not Power, Shapes Effective Leadership
Awesome, awesome, awesome. Sabina, totally honored to have you on. One of my favorite leaders of leaders is what I call you, Sabina Nawaz. Sabina, I owe you. You're a gem, you're a treasure. Thank you from the bottom of my soul.
Mick Unplugged
Sabina Nawaz: Why Pressure, Not Power, Shapes Effective Leadership
You got it. And for all the viewers and listeners, remember, your because is your superpower. Go unleash it.
Mick Unplugged
Sabina Nawaz: Why Pressure, Not Power, Shapes Effective Leadership
I totally agree, Sabina. And one of the things... that I've been working on is trying to help people be good leaders. A lot of times in society today, we hear great and exceptional. Well, that's someone else's viewpoint. You can be good. And I think a lot of times we don't have enough good leadership because we haven't seen it, right?
Mick Unplugged
Sabina Nawaz: Why Pressure, Not Power, Shapes Effective Leadership
Like when I asked my kids who were in their twenties, tell me a good leader, aside from your dad, right? Tell me a good leader that you know. Und sie sagen, entweder jemand, der nicht mehr lebt, oder ein sozialer Medieninfluencer. Und das hat mich wirklich aufgehört und gesagt, wir haben einfach nur gut gemacht und die Charakteristiken von guter Führung.
Mick Unplugged
Sabina Nawaz: Why Pressure, Not Power, Shapes Effective Leadership
Und ich weiß, dass du für dich viele Pillar hast, was gute Managung und gute Führung aussehen. Was sind einige der Pillar, die du mit den Zuschauerinnen und Zuhörern teilen kannst, was es bedeutet, nur ein guter Führer oder ein guter Boss zu sein?
Mick Unplugged
Sabina Nawaz: Why Pressure, Not Power, Shapes Effective Leadership
Ich liebe es. Und du hast Kommunikation gerade erwähnt. Lass uns da ein bisschen tiefer gehen. Wie wichtig ist der Kommunikationsaspekt in deiner Sicht?
Mick Unplugged
Sabina Nawaz: Why Pressure, Not Power, Shapes Effective Leadership
Ich liebe die Tatsache, dass du über deine ruhige Gesichter gesprochen hast, weil ich denke, dass ich oft mit Power-Exekutiven zusammengearbeitet habe. Und sie wollen es nicht. Und es ist nicht sinnvoll. Aber du könntest im Gedanken sein oder du könntest auf einem Projekt arbeiten und du bist so laserfokussiert, dass wenn jemand dich sieht, sieht er einen Schlauch auf deinem Gesicht.
Mick Unplugged
Sabina Nawaz: Why Pressure, Not Power, Shapes Effective Leadership
Und dann wird das ihr permanentes Zeichen dafür, wer du bist. Was sind Tipps, die Führer und Managern machen können, um ihre Gesichtsposition zu verändern, wie ich sie nennen mag?
Mick Unplugged
Sabina Nawaz: Why Pressure, Not Power, Shapes Effective Leadership
Sabina, ich habe diesen Gedanken oder diese Theorie im Jahr 2025 und als wir über moderne Führung sprechen. Heute braucht die Führung von Führern Wunsch. Und wenn du mit hohen Power-Exekutiven arbeitest, wie bekommst du sie, diese Führung zu erheben und ihre Teams zu gestalten?
Mick Unplugged
Sabina Nawaz: Why Pressure, Not Power, Shapes Effective Leadership
Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to another exciting episode of Mic Unplugged. And today we have someone who's coached leaders from Fortune 500 Giants, to daring startups, transforming mindsets and igniting leadership potential. She's a powerhouse in executive strategy and her insights challenge comfort zones and spark lasting change.
Mick Unplugged
Sabina Nawaz: Why Pressure, Not Power, Shapes Effective Leadership
That was touching. I felt that, Sabina. I felt that. I really felt that. Viele Leiter und Managere fokussieren sich heute auf Leistungsmetriken. Aber Sie äußern, und das ist wiederum das, wieso ich ein großer Fan von Ihnen bin, Sie äußern Mindset-Schiffen. Können Sie über die Bedeutung oder Ihre Glauben und Mindset als das ultimative Spielwechsel für Managere und Leiter sprechen?
Mick Unplugged
Sabina Nawaz: Why Pressure, Not Power, Shapes Effective Leadership
But if there's anything I tell you about our guest today, I want you to know, she is the boss. She's the visionary, the fearless, the impactful, Ms. Sabina Nawaz. Sabina, how are you doing today, dear?
Mick Unplugged
Reinventing Ross Mandell: Success, Second Chances, and Redemption
Dude, I am the honored one. Big story, deep story, so many places we could go, man. But I wanted to let you know, as I got to learn your story several years ago, I connected with you, brother. And I wanted to tell you this to your face. So no scripts, no cue cards, no anything, man. I connected with you when I heard about
Mick Unplugged
Reinventing Ross Mandell: Success, Second Chances, and Redemption
One of the things that I truly, truly adore Ross Mandel about
Mick Unplugged
Reinventing Ross Mandell: Success, Second Chances, and Redemption
You losing your dad at an early age or at a young age and how the anger kind of fueled your purpose and realizing that you had to put people on your shoulders to make life happen. I so resonated with that, dude. And I just wanted to tell you, thank you for giving a voice to that.
Mick Unplugged
Reinventing Ross Mandell: Success, Second Chances, and Redemption
Dude, like following in the things that you've done, man. Like I totally believe in mentorship, whether it's virtual, whether it's through learning and reading, whether it's through research. Like mentorship is so powerful. But here's the key. And I want to talk to you about this too. Having mentors is awesome.
Mick Unplugged
Reinventing Ross Mandell: Success, Second Chances, and Redemption
But sometimes you have to, or not sometimes, all the time you have to take the action, right? Ross could give me the most amazing advice ever. If I don't put action behind it, it doesn't go anywhere. It doesn't mean anything. And so one of the things that I truly, truly adore Ross Mandel about is the word accountability, right? Like going back, I took a bunch of notes, right? The accountability.
Mick Unplugged
Reinventing Ross Mandell: Success, Second Chances, and Redemption
Hey, if you tell me I can be a millionaire by making 300 calls, I'm going to do 400 just to make sure. That's accountability. Correct. When you talk about, hey, I don't know anyone in New York City that's not a drug addict. I need help. Will you be there for me? That's accountability. That's action. You talk about the coursework that you're doing with Bradley and Lightspeed.
Mick Unplugged
Reinventing Ross Mandell: Success, Second Chances, and Redemption
Ross doesn't have to do that. That's accountability, right? And now your cellmate, the blind grief. That's all accountability and action. How important to Ross Mandel, because that's what I picked up following you and your story in the research is accountability and action. How important has that been for your journey, brother?
Mick Unplugged
Reinventing Ross Mandell: Success, Second Chances, and Redemption
Like a lot of people, when they hear people that are fighters and people that just don't give a damn about what you think about them and how you feel, they don't understand that thing that's inside of a lot of us, man. And so you gave words to that thing for me. So I just wanted to give you appreciation for that, brother.
Mick Unplugged
Reinventing Ross Mandell: Success, Second Chances, and Redemption
I treat everything like a businessman. I heard from Deion Sanders, if everybody played football for free, he would too. But when you can make money, then go make the most you can. And so that's how I looked at podcasting. I didn't know, unless your name was Joe Rogan, I thought everyone was doing it for free.
Mick Unplugged
Reinventing Ross Mandell: Success, Second Chances, and Redemption
And then when I realized, oh, there's a formula, there's a path to success, and it can become a business, that's what I did. And that's what I do. And again, learning from people like you that put action behind everything, have a plan, but action is what makes it happen. I love people that talk about mindset a lot, and yes, you do need a mindset, but mindset's just the first piece.
Mick Unplugged
Reinventing Ross Mandell: Success, Second Chances, and Redemption
It's the action, it's the follow through and execution that matter the most. And I got that from my guy, Ross Mandel. Thank you, my man.
Mick Unplugged
Reinventing Ross Mandell: Success, Second Chances, and Redemption
I love people that talk about mindset a lot, and yes, you do need a mindset, but mindset's just the first piece. It's the action, it's the follow through and execution that matter the most.
Mick Unplugged
Reinventing Ross Mandell: Success, Second Chances, and Redemption
That's it. We'll figure it out. We'll figure it out. We'll figure it out. Ladies and gentlemen, we got a lot going. of wisdom, and I'm calling it wisdom from my guy, Ross Mandel. Ross, brother, I appreciate you more than you know. This meant the world to me that you would spend some time just having a conversation, man. Like, that means the world to me, brother.
Mick Unplugged
Reinventing Ross Mandell: Success, Second Chances, and Redemption
No, I appreciate you. We will make sure that links to everything you're doing. So the website, your social links, the courses, the mastermind, everything we're going to have available. People, if you're watching or listening, do me a favor. Don't just follow Ross, right? Like you can see his story. Connect with Ross, right? Like we appreciate the connections. Follows are great.
Mick Unplugged
Reinventing Ross Mandell: Success, Second Chances, and Redemption
Thank you. I appreciate you, brother. For all the viewers and listeners, remember your because is your superpower. Go Unleashes.
Mick Unplugged
Reinventing Ross Mandell: Success, Second Chances, and Redemption
Yeah, you're a multi-billionaire. You're a multi-billionaire.
Mick Unplugged
Reinventing Ross Mandell: Success, Second Chances, and Redemption
Absolutely, man. Absolutely. And you know, like on our podcast, right, we talk about your because, that thing that's deeper than your why, that thing that really fuels you. And I'm hearing it come out, but I always wanted to ask Ross, like, what's your because, man? Like, what's that purpose for you today?
Mick Unplugged
Reinventing Ross Mandell: Success, Second Chances, and Redemption
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to another exciting episode of Mic Unplugged, and today we've got an icon and storyteller. From Wall Street titan to federal inmate, his story is one of the most compelling tales of redemption and reinvention that you've ever heard.
Mick Unplugged
Reinventing Ross Mandell: Success, Second Chances, and Redemption
Now he's a sought-after speaker and coach, and he's using his journey to teach others about resilience, accountability, and finding purpose in second chances. Get ready to be inspired by the bold, the insightful, the transformative, the original Wolf of Wall Street himself, Mr. Ross Mandel. Ross, how you doing today, brother? What's shaking, Mick? I'm so honored to be here with you guys today.
Mick Unplugged
Breaking Generational Curses with Samantha Lynn Peters
Totally agree. Like a hundred percent agree. And for me too, it's all about rounding myself out, right? Like, and that's why I believe in having multiple mentors and multiple coaches because everybody's not great at everything, but a lot of people have done that one thing really well, that one skill really well, or a couple skills really well. And so for me, that's what I seek.
Mick Unplugged
Breaking Generational Curses with Samantha Lynn Peters
So if it's like if this part of my life or this part of my journey, I can't figure out or I haven't figured out or I know I want help with, I go find either a coach or a mentor that has that thing. Right. And because if there's anything and I talk to Les Brown every day, if there if there's anything that he told me that like truly opened my eyes, it's this. It's not about experience. Right.
Mick Unplugged
Breaking Generational Curses with Samantha Lynn Peters
It's about wisdom because you can experience losing. You can experience going through a rut. It's wisdom that is like, hey, you don't want to do this or you might want to do it this way or go over here. Right. And people talk about the journey of climbing steps. And Les was like, yeah, that's great. You should know how to climb steps. But if there's an elevator, take the elevator.
Mick Unplugged
Breaking Generational Curses with Samantha Lynn Peters
Seeking the right people, making the right connections, but then doing what you do really well, which is following through and delivering on those meetings and on those conversations.
Mick Unplugged
Breaking Generational Curses with Samantha Lynn Peters
That's the difference. Right. And we're not talking about not knowing how to take the steps. I think you have to know how to take the steps as a part of your journey. But you don't need to prove every day that you can take steps, right? Like sometimes when there's an elevator, take the elevator because you know where you're going. And to me, that's what mentorship is about.
Mick Unplugged
Breaking Generational Curses with Samantha Lynn Peters
It's about knowing the difference between I need to take steps so I'm learning versus, yeah, I know what I'm doing. I just want to get there faster or I want to get there without having to make these mistakes. And to me, that's what mentorship is about.
Mick Unplugged
Breaking Generational Curses with Samantha Lynn Peters
Very cool. Very cool. Again, you do a lot of things. You do a lot of things really, really well. So I applaud you for that. And, you know, again, the commonalities that we have, you also have a podcast, right? And so one of my best friends, Daniel Song, says, Mick, everybody should have a podcast. I don't agree with that. I think everybody should be a part of a podcast, right?
Mick Unplugged
Breaking Generational Curses with Samantha Lynn Peters
I think communication skills and the ability to tell your story definitely makes sense. What made you and Alexa, what made you guys start your podcast? What was day one? Like, I want to start a podcast because, what was that?
Mick Unplugged
Breaking Generational Curses with Samantha Lynn Peters
And what's been the most amazing thing since you've been in the podcast journey? Like if you were to go back and say, wow, without the podcast, this probably wouldn't have happened. What would that be?
Mick Unplugged
Breaking Generational Curses with Samantha Lynn Peters
Love it. I love it. And I know the power of the podcast and all the things that can come along with it. And now you're working on an e-book, right? So tell us a little bit about this e-book.
Mick Unplugged
Breaking Generational Curses with Samantha Lynn Peters
So let's take that a little bit further for the listener, the viewer that's like, Samantha, that sounds awesome. But how do I find happiness within? What are some tips and tricks that you can give that person right now that's like, sounds great, but I'm at a place right now where I can't even get to where I can see the happiness?
Mick Unplugged
Breaking Generational Curses with Samantha Lynn Peters
I love it. You're amazing, Samantha.
Mick Unplugged
Breaking Generational Curses with Samantha Lynn Peters
You're amazing. So you ready to go rapid fire with Samantha Lynn Peters?
Mick Unplugged
Breaking Generational Curses with Samantha Lynn Peters
Welcome back to another exciting episode of Mic Unplugged, and our guest today is a dynamic professional who has seamlessly blended her expertise in law with a commitment to uplifting women in business. Her journey is a testament to resilience, vision, and the power of pursuing one's passions.
Mick Unplugged
Breaking Generational Curses with Samantha Lynn Peters
All right. So I'm not going to say it's your crazy nutrition regimen, but walk us through a breakfast, snack, lunch, snack, dinner, snack, whatever. Walk us through a day of Samantha Lynn Peters in the eating journey.
Mick Unplugged
Breaking Generational Curses with Samantha Lynn Peters
I'm already done. I can't even start, but go ahead.
Mick Unplugged
Breaking Generational Curses with Samantha Lynn Peters
You lost me at the celery. I'm sorry. The celery juicing. I couldn't hear anything after you said that.
Mick Unplugged
Breaking Generational Curses with Samantha Lynn Peters
All right, so I've always wanted to ask this question, and you're the person that can answer it now. How much do you spend per month in all of that?
Mick Unplugged
Breaking Generational Curses with Samantha Lynn Peters
Oh, that's not bad. It's not bad at all. No, no, that's not bad. I'll give it a try, but I'm not doing the celery juice. I can promise you.
Mick Unplugged
Breaking Generational Curses with Samantha Lynn Peters
No, celery's still in it. Celery's still in it. All right. So next question. Do you ever have like a cheat moment?
Mick Unplugged
Breaking Generational Curses with Samantha Lynn Peters
So what's your go-to cheat meal or cheat dish or a cheat snack?
Mick Unplugged
Breaking Generational Curses with Samantha Lynn Peters
All right. So is Samantha into sports?
Mick Unplugged
Breaking Generational Curses with Samantha Lynn Peters
I knew that. So your favorite sport, is it still gymnastics?
Mick Unplugged
Breaking Generational Curses with Samantha Lynn Peters
See, I'm learning a lot about you that I didn't already know. Look at that. Look at that. So you're in the Connecticut area.
Mick Unplugged
Breaking Generational Curses with Samantha Lynn Peters
Is Samantha more rural town or New York City?
Mick Unplugged
Breaking Generational Curses with Samantha Lynn Peters
Wholeheartedly. And, you know, you talked about, you know, not growing up in the best situation, the best environment, overcoming adversity. And, you know, you and I have talked not specifically about that because we kind of told each other, let's wait for the podcast so that I can actually hear the story for the first time. So I know who you are today, right? Very dynamic person.
Mick Unplugged
Breaking Generational Curses with Samantha Lynn Peters
Alright, last two questions. Who's been your favorite podcast guest?
Mick Unplugged
Breaking Generational Curses with Samantha Lynn Peters
All right. I like it. And then if you could go listen to two speakers at any conference in the world, who would those two speakers be?
Mick Unplugged
Breaking Generational Curses with Samantha Lynn Peters
Good stuff. Good stuff. So again, honored to have you on today. Like what else does Samantha have going on? What, what did we not say that you have going on that you have going on? What do you want to leave the listeners and viewers with?
Mick Unplugged
Breaking Generational Curses with Samantha Lynn Peters
Very good. Very good. So last thing, where can people follow and find you? And I'll make sure we have links to the ebook, to the website and everything in the show notes. But where do you want people to find and follow Samantha?
Mick Unplugged
Breaking Generational Curses with Samantha Lynn Peters
You are the greatest. My bestie, Samantha Lynn Peters. Samantha, thank you so much for taking time with us today.
Mick Unplugged
Breaking Generational Curses with Samantha Lynn Peters
You got it. And for all the listeners and viewers, remember your because is your superpower. Go unleash it.
Mick Unplugged
Breaking Generational Curses with Samantha Lynn Peters
But let's go back. Let's talk about what's defined and giving you the core values that you have today. So when you talk about the adversity that you had growing up, like Let's define that a little bit.
Mick Unplugged
Breaking Generational Curses with Samantha Lynn Peters
That's amazing. And thank you for sharing that. And I want to ask you somewhat of a deeper question, right? Because just like you, some different experiences with my father, what was it like growing up? And it's like, you have friends that like, maybe they're sleepovers. And it's like, oh, wait, I want you to come to my house, right? Because I remember going through that, right?
Mick Unplugged
Breaking Generational Curses with Samantha Lynn Peters
Get ready for an engaging conversation with the remarkable, the fearless, the charismatic, one of my closest friends in the world, Ms. Samantha Lynn Peters. Samantha, how are you doing today, dear?
Mick Unplugged
Breaking Generational Curses with Samantha Lynn Peters
Like, I'll go to you, but I don't want you coming here. What was that like for you? Like growing up, right? Like all children do, you've got, you have friends and I think for for folks like Samantha and I growing up a little early because you become aware of surroundings and you become aware of, oh, wait, this isn't what everybody goes through. This is just happening here.
Mick Unplugged
Breaking Generational Curses with Samantha Lynn Peters
What was that like for you? Like, how did that shape like friendships and the things that most kids got to do or wanted to do that maybe you didn't do or you had to shelter that from other people, too?
Mick Unplugged
Breaking Generational Curses with Samantha Lynn Peters
You took that shame, you took the neglect that you felt like you had, right? You turned it into power. So how did you take that? Or not even how did you take it? You didn't let that become who you are. You didn't let that define you. So for the viewers and listeners, right? What was the next step for Samantha?
Mick Unplugged
Breaking Generational Curses with Samantha Lynn Peters
I am honored to have you on. What's crazy is that we met for the first time, like October of last year, at an event in LA. And we've been like besties since then.
Mick Unplugged
Breaking Generational Curses with Samantha Lynn Peters
So talk about the things that you've done, like from education to the empowerment that you were so vastly involved in. Like, how did you go from, I'm taking this and turning it into a power and here's what I'm going to do.
Mick Unplugged
Breaking Generational Curses with Samantha Lynn Peters
Yeah, I love it. And so you kind of teased us with your because. So if we were to say today, what is Samantha Lynn Peters' because?
Mick Unplugged
Breaking Generational Curses with Samantha Lynn Peters
Yeah. And you do a lot of work in communities and specifically empowering women, women in business, right? When did that become a passion of yours?
Mick Unplugged
Breaking Generational Curses with Samantha Lynn Peters
Amazing. So, you know, I've known you for a while. I just learned something new about you that we have in common, too. So I have a master's in leadership. So my focus was organizational leadership. And then I got another focus of executive leadership. So, you know, leadership is my jam. So I'm going to ask you, where do you see leaders failing the most today?
Mick Unplugged
Breaking Generational Curses with Samantha Lynn Peters
Yeah, I truly think it's the testament to not just networking, right? I think people go to a lot of events, but really going selflessly with the intent of getting to know the right people, having the right conversations with people, because you never know where that goes. And like I said, I mean, Samantha and I got to know each other in October.
Mick Unplugged
Breaking Generational Curses with Samantha Lynn Peters
So we agree, which is why we're besties, right? Like without even having this conversation offline and we have so many conversations, like we're in so much alignment there because to me, emotional intelligence for leaders, and I would even say society too, like that's the biggest drawback that I see with most people is We don't have to have immediate response.
Mick Unplugged
Breaking Generational Curses with Samantha Lynn Peters
We don't have to have immediate gratification on things like sometimes we need to reflect before we respond. Sometimes we need to look at how does this affect the greater scenario versus the right now scenario. And to me, that's where emotional intelligence definitely comes into play. So that's kind of cool, Samantha. We have that in common.
Mick Unplugged
Breaking Generational Curses with Samantha Lynn Peters
Let's talk about some of the other things that you do. All these other business ventures I'm going to say that you have, right? Because Samantha tries to get me to eat healthy and I see what she eats. I'm like, Samantha, I can't.
Mick Unplugged
Breaking Generational Curses with Samantha Lynn Peters
It scares me. It scares me on so many different levels. I don't want to gross out the viewers and listeners. So when did that become a thing for you? Again, you talked about it earlier when you talked about you care about what goes into your body and the amount and all that. So talk to us about that journey.
Mick Unplugged
Breaking Generational Curses with Samantha Lynn Peters
And I would say the power of networking, the power of Instagram, because we probably are talking and Sending each other inspiration and motivation through Instagram and all that. But how has that been an impact of your life, Samantha? Because I think you truly are the example of, you know, going to networking events purposely, right?
Mick Unplugged
Breaking Generational Curses with Samantha Lynn Peters
That's awesome. So you do that. You do a lot in beauty as well, too. Like where did this thing for Samantha being? I'm going to do I'm not going to say any and everything because you don't do any and everything. But I almost feel like you have your hand like you have a lot of moving parts. You have a lot of things that are always going on. When did that become a part of you?
Mick Unplugged
Breaking Generational Curses with Samantha Lynn Peters
I love it. Another thing I want to unplug is you and I both have this passion on the power of mentors and mentorship. And I think a lot of time people either they don't know how to seek advice, guidance, help, or their ego gets in the way. Right. So how important has mentorship been for you in shaping who you are?
Mick Unplugged
Bek Lover: The Art of Never Giving Up and Inspiring a Generation
I can do what I want, talk about what I want with no repercussion. And it was after listening to like 10, I binge listened to like 10 of your episodes. And I said, I can be me. It's okay. No one controls me on what I do. This is my voice. And I want to thank you to your face for giving me that. You sure you didn't?
Mick Unplugged
Bek Lover: The Art of Never Giving Up and Inspiring a Generation
Every single one of us.
Mick Unplugged
Bek Lover: The Art of Never Giving Up and Inspiring a Generation
That's why I started the Comeback Team.
Mick Unplugged
Bek Lover: The Art of Never Giving Up and Inspiring a Generation
So for the listener or viewer right now that's going through something, whether it's tragedy, it could be divorce, it could be loss of job. That's another horrible one too, man. Divorce is devastating. I don't think people understand until they've been through it. It's devastating. Yeah. So for that person that's going through something right now, like what's some advice you want to give them?
Mick Unplugged
Bek Lover: The Art of Never Giving Up and Inspiring a Generation
You got to understand, like...
Mick Unplugged
Bek Lover: The Art of Never Giving Up and Inspiring a Generation
That's why I love you. Sometimes we got to be out of our mind.
Mick Unplugged
Bek Lover: The Art of Never Giving Up and Inspiring a Generation
Yeah, and you kind of just went to where I was going to ask you next because, you know, I talk about your because, that thing that's deeper than your why, like that real reason. And it shifts over time, right? So if we were to say today for Beck Lover, man, what's your because? What's that thing that keeps you pushing and going through?
Mick Unplugged
Bek Lover: The Art of Never Giving Up and Inspiring a Generation
Welcome to Mick Unplugged, the number one podcast for self-improvement, leadership, and relentless growth. No fluff, no filters, just hard-hitting truths, unstoppable strategies, and the mindset shifts that separate the best from the rest. Ready to break limits? Let's go.
Mick Unplugged
Bek Lover: The Art of Never Giving Up and Inspiring a Generation
Amen to that. Amen to that, man. So I love that. You got to take risks. You gotta have faith. You gotta keep going. And I'm gonna go back to something you talked about at the beginning. Everybody, regardless of what you do, you've gotta develop sell skills, right? Like someone asked me the other day, Mick, what's the greatest sell you've ever made? And I started laughing.
Mick Unplugged
Bek Lover: The Art of Never Giving Up and Inspiring a Generation
And they expected me to talk about a financial cell. I said, you know what? My kids are adults now. My kids are 27, 24, 23. The greatest cell that I make on a monthly basis is having them keep believing in me as their father. That is the greatest cell that I make because it's kids. Right. I can tell my kids anything when they're nine, 10 years old.
Mick Unplugged
Bek Lover: The Art of Never Giving Up and Inspiring a Generation
But when they can make their own decisions and have their own thoughts and honestly don't ever have to talk to you again. The fact that they do, that's the best I'll have ever made, is being a great dad to my kids.
Mick Unplugged
Bek Lover: The Art of Never Giving Up and Inspiring a Generation
Thank you. Thank you.
Mick Unplugged
Bek Lover: The Art of Never Giving Up and Inspiring a Generation
Hey, but it's the God's honest truth, man. And I meant that from my soul. Were you on Clubhouse? No, not at all.
Mick Unplugged
Bek Lover: The Art of Never Giving Up and Inspiring a Generation
You know, that's a cycle with you, right? Like, you get thrown out of everywhere.
Mick Unplugged
Bek Lover: The Art of Never Giving Up and Inspiring a Generation
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to another exciting episode of Make Unplugged. And I'm excited to be in person in studio with someone that I've looked up to forever. He doesn't know this. He's about to hear it for the first time on how he inspired me to really go deep in my podcast. We're talking to the former head leader. He told me he did everything timeshare. He was the timeshare guru. Legend.
Mick Unplugged
Bek Lover: The Art of Never Giving Up and Inspiring a Generation
Right to their face, bro. You told me that. I was that person. For those that don't know, I came to see Beck. I was a timeshare. I was like, Beck, man, I'm not buying a damn thing, bro. I'm counting down 90 minutes. And Beck said, I'm going to leave this paper right here. Eventually, you're going to come back. 20 years later, I still have a timeshare.
Mick Unplugged
Bek Lover: The Art of Never Giving Up and Inspiring a Generation
You've seen it in action, huh? Yes, sir. What's up?
Mick Unplugged
Bek Lover: The Art of Never Giving Up and Inspiring a Generation
The ethical timeshare guru. Ethical timeshare. That's a very rare breed. My man, Mr. Beck Lover. Beck, how you doing, brother?
Mick Unplugged
Bek Lover: The Art of Never Giving Up and Inspiring a Generation
Good to see you, too.
Mick Unplugged
Bek Lover: The Art of Never Giving Up and Inspiring a Generation
So that's where I wanted to go, right? So let's talk about, let's talk about tragedy and overcoming and what that's like, because you still have mouths to feed, right? Like you've still got to go through it. And I think resiliency is one of the superpowers that you have. So let's talk about that now.
Mick Unplugged
Bek Lover: The Art of Never Giving Up and Inspiring a Generation
I believe in us. God willing. I believe in us, man. So much I want to talk to you about, but I wanted to tell you, man, face to face, brother to brother, you're one of the people that inspired me when I started the podcast to really be myself. Because if there's anything about you, you're yourself unapologetically. And so I said, wait a second, this is my podcast.
Mick Unplugged
What Drives Ramon Ray to Turn ACTION into UNSTOPPABLE PASSION?
There's a lot in life that feels like it should be guaranteed that just isn't. Like a zipper that zips with no snags, or even your friends who say that they're on their way and they haven't even left the house. Y'all know what I'm talking about. But AT&T is introducing a new guarantee that you can count on. The AT&T Guarantee.
Mick Unplugged
What Drives Ramon Ray to Turn ACTION into UNSTOPPABLE PASSION?
You never can go too long, Ramon. Like, you can never go too long. And one of the things I want to unpack and unplug that you said was, you know, they know you. They challenge you, right? And one of the things that one of my accountability partners, Carl Esther Crumpler, always talks about is ironing sharpening irons.
Mick Unplugged
What Drives Ramon Ray to Turn ACTION into UNSTOPPABLE PASSION?
And a lot of times when people hear and talk about iron sharpening iron, what they're really wanting to hear or feel is iron polishing iron, right? Let me pat Ramon on his back and tell him all the good things that he's doing and just give him some encouragement. No, when Ramon is talking about the mentors and ironing, sharpening iron, there's friction.
Mick Unplugged
What Drives Ramon Ray to Turn ACTION into UNSTOPPABLE PASSION?
Man, I am the honored one. And I truly mean that talking about being a virtual mentor, a mentor from afar, because the things that you talked about particular for me, personal branding changed my life, man. Like I, I, I was a person who I kept everything private, right? Like I do things and it's like, I don't need the world to know what's going on.
Mick Unplugged
What Drives Ramon Ray to Turn ACTION into UNSTOPPABLE PASSION?
When you sharpen something, there's heat, right? There's sparks. And to me, that's what mentorship is about. And I know that that's what you do as well, too. Even when you're coaching, right? When Ramon is speaking, he's not there to just pat you on the back and tell you what's good. No, Ramon is going to get deep inside of you and challenge you. It's going to be some friction.
Mick Unplugged
What Drives Ramon Ray to Turn ACTION into UNSTOPPABLE PASSION?
There should be some internal friction. And that's what I probably appreciate the most out of you, because that's what you did for me. And you didn't even know was you challenged me. You made me look inside and really question, right? Like, hey, Mick, you really want to go there? Is it really burning for you? Because if not, it's OK. Stay there. It's OK. You can make good money.
Mick Unplugged
What Drives Ramon Ray to Turn ACTION into UNSTOPPABLE PASSION?
Nobody knows who you are. You've got the word of mouth referrals. But Mick, there's this other side and this other side, right, where there's even more money, right? Like you can feed more than just yourself and your wife and your kids, right? Like there's communities that you can get involved in. But Mick, a little friction, right?
Mick Unplugged
What Drives Ramon Ray to Turn ACTION into UNSTOPPABLE PASSION?
And going back to the celebrity CEO for a moment, like. It's one of those books that literally every entrepreneur should have. So first and foremost, you need that. Whether you're a solopreneur or you're leading a Fortune 100 company, it's there for you. And I'm going to paraphrase a caption of the book.
Mick Unplugged
What Drives Ramon Ray to Turn ACTION into UNSTOPPABLE PASSION?
And these are the words of Mick, not Ramon, because he says it much better, much more eloquently than I could. But I'm going to break it down. One of the things that stuck with me, Ramon, Essentially, you were saying when it talks to branding and how to build, keep the simple things simple. Again, those are my words.
Mick Unplugged
What Drives Ramon Ray to Turn ACTION into UNSTOPPABLE PASSION?
I'd love for you to elaborate, especially for the person that's just getting started or the business that maybe they're doing a makeover of their brand or their identity. Keep the simple things simple, man. Can you break that down for me?
Mick Unplugged
What Drives Ramon Ray to Turn ACTION into UNSTOPPABLE PASSION?
And then I started reading some of your insights, a lot of your books, following on social. And it's like, no, Mick, it's okay to give a glimpse into what you're doing. Like, your brand isn't a brand unless someone knows about it. Like, essentially, that's what I got from you, right? Like, you can be the best person, but if no one knows, it doesn't matter.
Mick Unplugged
What Drives Ramon Ray to Turn ACTION into UNSTOPPABLE PASSION?
And then again, this is how Mick paraphrases Ramone. He says it much eloquently than I do. Another thing, and I'm going to say it my way. Don't major in minors. And you almost just hit it with the, if you wait for perfection, it's never going to happen. But don't major in minors.
Mick Unplugged
What Drives Ramon Ray to Turn ACTION into UNSTOPPABLE PASSION?
And Ramon, the biggest thing that I had to step away from literally was that because you told me in the book, Mick, you're a CEO, act like it. Don't major in minors, bro.
Mick Unplugged
What Drives Ramon Ray to Turn ACTION into UNSTOPPABLE PASSION?
That's great. So you give a lot of insights, right? What are some insights that you've received? And for those that are watching or listening, Ramones interviewed all of the sharks, right? Like everybody on Shark Tanks interviewed them all. Interviewed presidents, have been interviewed by presidents, interviewed a lot of big leaders, have been interviewed by a lot of big leaders.
Mick Unplugged
What Drives Ramon Ray to Turn ACTION into UNSTOPPABLE PASSION?
What are some insights that Ramones received during this process?
Mick Unplugged
What Drives Ramon Ray to Turn ACTION into UNSTOPPABLE PASSION?
You can have the best product, but if no one knows, it doesn't matter. How did you come to that realization, but more importantly, then teach that to other people? Because it literally has changed my life, and I'm being completely honest and transparent about that.
Mick Unplugged
What Drives Ramon Ray to Turn ACTION into UNSTOPPABLE PASSION?
Right, right. Love it. So earlier you talked about, you know, for the entrepreneur and how to, you know, build your email list, potentially build communities. I want to go to the community building aspect of it because I think this is a big miss for a lot of people. Again, I don't care if you're just starting out, if you're a solopreneur or you have a big brand, big company.
Mick Unplugged
What Drives Ramon Ray to Turn ACTION into UNSTOPPABLE PASSION?
Building communities of like-minded people or people that are aspiring to be like this like-minded community is critically important, and you've nailed that. So what's some advice that you have for people about, number one, the power community, but then how to get started?
Mick Unplugged
What Drives Ramon Ray to Turn ACTION into UNSTOPPABLE PASSION?
Yeah, that's amazing, brother. So I'm going to do something for the viewers and listeners. The first 10 people and I don't care the platform. I've got counters on all of them. The first 10 people that message me, the celebrity CEO, I'm gifting them a book. Wow. Gifting them the book. Thank you, Mick. And I'll show you what you'll receive. You'll receive this from Mick. Exactly.
Mick Unplugged
What Drives Ramon Ray to Turn ACTION into UNSTOPPABLE PASSION?
You're going to get that because it literally changed my life. For those that are listening and watching, the biggest reason that I'm here is because of that book. The biggest reason that I'm here. And I'm saying this on the record. So you can't hear me say something else because it is on the record right now. The biggest reason that I'm here is because of the celebrity CEO.
Mick Unplugged
What Drives Ramon Ray to Turn ACTION into UNSTOPPABLE PASSION?
I don't care where you're listening or watching. If this is a clip, the reason I'm here is the celebrity CEO. And I want to give that to someone. So the first 10 people, you're getting it. I promise you that's my 2025 gift to you. And here's the deal. And Ramon is going to tell you, it's a playbook. but you got to put the action behind it, right?
Mick Unplugged
What Drives Ramon Ray to Turn ACTION into UNSTOPPABLE PASSION?
If you don't implement, it's just words on a paper. But I promise you, those words are so powerful and you've got the blueprint. And if you take action, this is what you get.
Mick Unplugged
What Drives Ramon Ray to Turn ACTION into UNSTOPPABLE PASSION?
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Mick Unplugged
What Drives Ramon Ray to Turn ACTION into UNSTOPPABLE PASSION?
I love that. And speaking of your socials, where can people find and follow? I'm going to say the good doctor, Dr. Ramon Ray.
Mick Unplugged
What Drives Ramon Ray to Turn ACTION into UNSTOPPABLE PASSION?
Ladies and gentlemen, he has been Ramon Ray, as he always is. Ramon, brother, again, from the bottom of my soul, thank you for everything that you mean to me and to millions of other people out there. This has truly been an honor, brother.
Mick Unplugged
What Drives Ramon Ray to Turn ACTION into UNSTOPPABLE PASSION?
You got it. And to all the viewers and listeners, remember, your because is your superpower. Go unleash it.
Mick Unplugged
What Drives Ramon Ray to Turn ACTION into UNSTOPPABLE PASSION?
Yeah. And again, it was life changing for me. And it's something that literally starting in like 2020, end of 2020, beginning of 21, I started saying, okay, I have to build this brand now.
Mick Unplugged
What Drives Ramon Ray to Turn ACTION into UNSTOPPABLE PASSION?
And a lot of people think, oh, just do some social posts and tag some people and then boom, you're there. But what you taught me is it's a lot of strategy, right? behind everything that you do. And so I'd love for you to give the listeners and viewers some insight behind some of that strategy that you've helped me develop.
Mick Unplugged
What Drives Ramon Ray to Turn ACTION into UNSTOPPABLE PASSION?
No, I love that. And another thing that that you taught me, too, was you also have to have something that people would want to buy. Like it's one thing to to be out there and to be silly and funny or even be serious and educational. But if you don't have something that people would want to buy or purchase.
Mick Unplugged
What Drives Ramon Ray to Turn ACTION into UNSTOPPABLE PASSION?
then it's also not going to work in your favor.
Mick Unplugged
What Drives Ramon Ray to Turn ACTION into UNSTOPPABLE PASSION?
Love that, man. Love that. So, you know, on Make Unplugged, we talk a lot about your because, right? That thing that's deeper than your why, that really is your purpose and your reason. So if we were to talk about Ramona, and I know a lot of times that changes over time, right? Like as we mature in businesses, we mature as individuals are because sometimes changes.
Mick Unplugged
What Drives Ramon Ray to Turn ACTION into UNSTOPPABLE PASSION?
If we were to go back to the beginning. When Ramon said, you know what, I'm that guy and I want to help others. And I say help because I know who you are as a human. Right. It was never about Ramon. It was about let me help others. What was Ramon's early because? What was that centerpiece that said this is what I'm going to do?
Mick Unplugged
What Drives Ramon Ray to Turn ACTION into UNSTOPPABLE PASSION?
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to another exciting episode of Make Unplugged. And today's guest is a powerhouse in the world of small business success, personal branding, and entrepreneurship. Actually, he has been a virtual mentor of mine for many years and hasn't even known it.
Mick Unplugged
What Drives Ramon Ray to Turn ACTION into UNSTOPPABLE PASSION?
Yeah. Yeah. And I want to go back to that. Right. So you're with the United Nations. And for those that don't know Ramon's background, like we're going to get into that, too. But I want to start with you got fired from the United Nations. Right. Mm hmm. Which at that point was like a big deal in your life, right? Like part of that identity for you was that. You could have given up.
Mick Unplugged
What Drives Ramon Ray to Turn ACTION into UNSTOPPABLE PASSION?
You could have blamed. You could have made excuses. But I know Ramon Ray, that ain't happening, right? So what was that moment and what did Ramon do at that point that says, you know what? I'm going to keep going.
Mick Unplugged
What Drives Ramon Ray to Turn ACTION into UNSTOPPABLE PASSION?
As the author of The Celebrity CEO, he has empowered entrepreneurs to become the face of their businesses and connect more deeply with their audiences. Please join me in welcoming the energetic, the insightful, the influential, my mentor, Mr. Ramon Ray. Ramon, how are you doing today, brother?
Mick Unplugged
What Drives Ramon Ray to Turn ACTION into UNSTOPPABLE PASSION?
Amazing, amazing, amazing. And I know, again, through your work, you believe in the power of mentorship, right? And I look at it like when you get to a certain stage, a certain level, and it's time to level up, there's a mentor, there's wisdom that you seek out. And, you know, like my mentors, Les Brown, Damon John, Robert Irvine, Ramon Ray, they all taught me different things
Mick Unplugged
What Drives Ramon Ray to Turn ACTION into UNSTOPPABLE PASSION?
to continuously have me level up. And the power of mentorship is so strong that I think everyone needs four or five mentors in their life. But I would love to hear from Ramon Ray, like what's been the power of mentorship for you personally? And then my follow-up question will be, how does that reside in you to then give that back out to others to where you now are that mentor for people?
Mick Unplugged
What Drives Ramon Ray to Turn ACTION into UNSTOPPABLE PASSION?
There's a lot in life that feels like it should be guaranteed that just isn't. Like a zipper that zips with no snags, or even your friends who say that they're on their way and they haven't even left the house. Y'all know what I'm talking about. But AT&T is introducing a new guarantee that you can count on.
Mick Unplugged
What Drives Ramon Ray to Turn ACTION into UNSTOPPABLE PASSION?
The AT&T Guarantee, offering connectivity you can depend on, deals you want, and service you deserve, or they'll make it right. Visit att.com forward slash guarantee to learn more. AT&T, connecting changes everything. Terms and conditions apply.
Mick Unplugged
Quincy Avery Breaks Down True Leadership On and Off the Field
I love it, dude. So in the documentary, man, you've got all your students, right? You've got Tony Dungy. You've got a lot of people that are – singing your praise, which is well-deserved. But I want to know from you, man, like the Quincy Avery effect, what made you want to do the documentary? What made you want to tell this story now? Because it's so powerful, brother.
Mick Unplugged
Quincy Avery Breaks Down True Leadership On and Off the Field
The world calls him the QB Whisperer. I call him unstoppable. Ladies and gentlemen, join me in welcoming the guy called the GOAT, Mr. Quincy Avery. Quincy, how you doing today, brother?
Mick Unplugged
Quincy Avery Breaks Down True Leadership On and Off the Field
I love it. What are some of the traits that you're looking for before you and your team say yes? Right. Because I'm sure now it's a little bit different than it was for you several years ago. Right. When it's like, all right, I got Tyrod. Now I'm sure you're getting hit up all the time. Right. And I've seen your camps and I see how packed they are in the lessons that you all are doing out there.
Mick Unplugged
Quincy Avery Breaks Down True Leadership On and Off the Field
What are some traits you're looking for before you say yes now?
Mick Unplugged
Quincy Avery Breaks Down True Leadership On and Off the Field
Brother, I'm the excited one, man. You know, I know the new documentary, the Quincy Avery Effect from Anscape and Religion of Sports is streaming on Hulu right now. I got a sneak peek of it. I learned some things that I didn't know. And I thought I knew you very well, man. I learned some things, man.
Mick Unplugged
Quincy Avery Breaks Down True Leadership On and Off the Field
I agree a thousand percent, brother. I was that dad that during, you know, Little League and JV in high school, I was literally a fan because I know as a business owner, as a business leader, the last thing I could do
Mick Unplugged
Quincy Avery Breaks Down True Leadership On and Off the Field
whether it's the head coach, a position coach, a hired coach like you that's working, the last thing I can do or should do is give my insight or try to correct because now I'm not helping the child. I'm not helping my sons become men, like you're saying, because it's those things where I know Quincy's going to push my son. I shouldn't be a buffer. My son's not going to like this workout today.
Mick Unplugged
Quincy Avery Breaks Down True Leadership On and Off the Field
Quincy's going to give it to him. Quincy's going to tell him the 15 things you're doing wrong. He's going to tell you what you're doing good too. But Quincy wants to see, are you going to come back tomorrow to work on the things that we just talked about today? And I think there are a lot of parents I shouldn't say a lot.
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Quincy Avery Breaks Down True Leadership On and Off the Field
I've just seen those parents that, oh, well, you don't know what you're talking about. Let me go hire someone else or I'm going to move to this other school. Right. And you're just making it easier on your kid. And then one day life is going to slap that child. Or I shouldn't say slap. Life is going to be right in front of that child's face. And what's the child going to do?
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Quincy Avery Breaks Down True Leadership On and Off the Field
And that's why I appreciate everything you said, man, because that's what life is about.
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Quincy Avery Breaks Down True Leadership On and Off the Field
Yep, totally agree. So when you are looking at film, and you're looking at your students, right? What are some of the things that you're looking at from them when you're reviewing film, when you're reviewing tapes?
Mick Unplugged
Quincy Avery Breaks Down True Leadership On and Off the Field
Like, I'd love to just start with this question right here, Q. You know, I like to ask people about their because, that thing that's deeper than your why, right? Like that real purpose. And I know for you and the journey that you've had, man, you've had an amazing because. So for the world, what's Quincy Avery's because, man?
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Quincy Avery Breaks Down True Leadership On and Off the Field
No, sir, it's not, it's not. You know, going back to college, you're the person that I could not wait to ask this question to. I want Q's truth and opinion on NIL and college football.
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Quincy Avery Breaks Down True Leadership On and Off the Field
Yeah, I agree, man. I love the fact that athletes can can be rewarded financially. I hate that sometimes it's public because a lot of times they're looking at it like the kid, and I can say kid because I'm older now, they're looking at it like the kid is being selfish. Like, no, if that's the going rate for a quarterback, that's the going rate for a quarterback. Can't be upset about that.
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Quincy Avery Breaks Down True Leadership On and Off the Field
Right, right. No, totally agree. I wish there could be a fix to the transfer portal. I actually have no issues with NIL or the collectives. My issue is just the transfer portals and the timing. Like, I get it from the academic side, right? Like, You've got December for the winter and then the spring, so I understand why they're doing it.
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Quincy Avery Breaks Down True Leadership On and Off the Field
I just think there's too many options in football that don't really align with the football schedule and academics. I wish they could just fix that and maybe have a rule of a one-time transfer because it does kind of bug me that hey, I either did compete and didn't win, or I didn't compete like I should and I didn't win a position, so I'm going to go somewhere else. I don't like that either.
Mick Unplugged
Quincy Avery Breaks Down True Leadership On and Off the Field
been wanting to tell you for a long time so this is why i'm glad that we've got this this podcast and and we're able to do this because i definitely wanted to look quincy avery in his eye and just say bro i i know you you know now like how much influence you've had on the good for the quarterback position
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Quincy Avery Breaks Down True Leadership On and Off the Field
And just seeing how I'm going to say the quarterback position is being respected as an athlete, right? I wanted to thank you just for giving visibility into what black quarterbacks can do in the NFL because a lot of folks are going to go back and name, oh, well, you know, there was Mike Vick. There was Doug Williams. There was Randall Cunningham.
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Quincy Avery Breaks Down True Leadership On and Off the Field
Yeah, but that was like one or two per team or like for the whole league, right? Like there was one or two for the whole league. Now we've gotten to a point where some of the stigmatism of black athletes, in particular, black quarterbacks are going away. And I just wanted to let you know, man, like.
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Quincy Avery Breaks Down True Leadership On and Off the Field
how much impact you had on that because you're giving the tutelage you're showing that you know we are accurate we can read defenses we're not all run first quarterbacks man like I just wanted to thank you for from me just for for making that impact bro no uh that means a lot I truly appreciate it that's a goal that I always had and it's
Mick Unplugged
Quincy Avery Breaks Down True Leadership On and Off the Field
Yes, sir. Yes, sir. So again, the Quincy Avery effect. from Enscape and the Religion of Sports streaming exclusively on Hulu, man. What do you want people to get from this documentary? There's one or two things that it's like, yeah, but make sure you get this. What's that yeah, but? What are those things, man?
Mick Unplugged
Quincy Avery Breaks Down True Leadership On and Off the Field
because because the proof is in the pudding i want your actions to tell me you want to be a division one basketball player stop telling me you want to do that yeah so um i just want to challenge people in that way i love it brother for the viewers and listeners again whether they're an athlete business leader they're a person that's looking for self-improvement or personal growth what's one trait that you know all great people have
Mick Unplugged
Quincy Avery Breaks Down True Leadership On and Off the Field
Love it, man. I love it. I love it. Let's do a hot three with Quincy. You ready? All right, let's do it. All right. Who was your favorite athlete growing up? Warren Moore. Ooh. And he just gave his number to Cam, too. I like it. Yeah, I thought that was really cool. I like it. All right. All right. I don't want to put you on the spot, but I'm going to ask you anyway. You can plead the fifth.
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Quincy Avery Breaks Down True Leadership On and Off the Field
You can plead the fifth. Who's been your most rewarding student?
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Quincy Avery Breaks Down True Leadership On and Off the Field
Ironically, my oldest son coaches football and he was a GA at Austin Peay. Cool stuff. Small world. Last question. If it were not football, because I know Quincy Avery was an athlete. I want the world to know. If it wasn't football, what sport would you have dominated in?
Mick Unplugged
Quincy Avery Breaks Down True Leadership On and Off the Field
Good stuff. Good stuff. Q, I know you're busy. Honored you took some time for the listeners and viewers of Make Unplugged, man. Any last words you want to leave for the listeners and viewers?
Mick Unplugged
Quincy Avery Breaks Down True Leadership On and Off the Field
I love it. Is there a website for the foundation?
Mick Unplugged
Quincy Avery Breaks Down True Leadership On and Off the Field
All right. So I'll tell you what I'm going to do. We'll have the link in our show notes and descriptions. I'm also going to have it on our website, so mcconnofficial.com. I'm going to have it there. And then I'm also, you know, if you message me and tell me that you've donated, and I'll confirm with Quincy and the foundation, I'm going to match. I'm going to match all donations up to $10,000.
Mick Unplugged
Quincy Avery Breaks Down True Leadership On and Off the Field
i i believe in supporting man like i'm always i'm a believer that there's never a bad time to do good things and anytime that you're impacting young people in the world that we're in today i'm always going to be there for it so another salute for you man another thank you Well, ladies and gentlemen, this has been Quincy Avery, the quarterback whisperer, the guy that I call the goat and the guru.
Mick Unplugged
Quincy Avery Breaks Down True Leadership On and Off the Field
Again, I'm going to say it again. The Quincy Avery effect is out exclusively on Hulu. Make sure you check it out. It is groundbreaking. It is it is game changing. It is actually life changing, too. I think everyone is going to get something out of that. So again, Quincy Avery Effect, exclusively on Hulu. For all the listeners and viewers, remember, your because is your superpower. Go Unleash It.
Mick Unplugged
Quincy Avery Breaks Down True Leadership On and Off the Field
And you do it amazingly, brother. You do it amazingly. You know, and talking about that journey, man. So for people that don't know and not to give away everything in the documentary, but talk about a little bit of that journey. Right. Because everybody looks at today and they see success today.
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Quincy Avery Breaks Down True Leadership On and Off the Field
And I tell people a lot of times the people that you see that are crushing it right now, the people that are really doing it right now. They're doing it because they appreciate the journey that they had to go through. And that fruit tastes so much sweeter because they've had to go through it, man. So talk to us a little bit about that journey that you're referencing.
Mick Unplugged
Quincy Avery Breaks Down True Leadership On and Off the Field
I love that, dude. I love that. So when did you realize that you had, I'm gonna say the gift, Right. Like, when did you realize you had that gift, brother?
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Quincy Avery Breaks Down True Leadership On and Off the Field
Because, again, the way that you communicate with the I'm going to call them the students, the students that you're coaching, the way that you're able to get people that are making millions of dollars to say, all right, I'm going to hire Quincy. Right. Like, when did you know you had that gift?
Mick Unplugged
Quincy Avery Breaks Down True Leadership On and Off the Field
You definitely are the GOAT, brother. You definitely are the GOAT. And one of the things that I truly appreciate about what you do is yes, you're the coach, you're the guru, you're the whisperer, but you also run a business, right? Like you have other people that you have coaches that are with you, right? You have other people that you're developing. It takes a team to do what you do.
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Quincy Avery Breaks Down True Leadership On and Off the Field
So now I'm going to ask that entrepreneur question, right? So you knew you had the gift from the coaching standpoint, right? Like that, that little thing that most people don't have, but then when, when did you know you could turn it into a business as well?
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Quincy Avery Breaks Down True Leadership On and Off the Field
I believe it, man. Shout out to QB Takeover, right? That's the plug for QB Takeover. I'm going to have links for all of that. in the show notes and the descriptions too, man. But now let's tell the people, because I know you're not going to name drop, so I'm going to do it for you. Jalen Hurst, Justin Fields, Jordan Love.
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Quincy Avery Breaks Down True Leadership On and Off the Field
I was going to say your name pretty much had to start with a J for Quincy to work with. But these are all the next-gen quarterbacks that are under your tutelage, man. Like from from the words of the guru, from the words of you, you know, a lot of people think that it's talent and that's what they see on Sundays.
Mick Unplugged
Quincy Avery Breaks Down True Leadership On and Off the Field
But I want to know from you, man, what do you believe separates a good quarterback from what most people want that franchise quarterback?
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Quincy Avery Breaks Down True Leadership On and Off the Field
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to another exciting episode of Mick Unplugged. And today, we've got a game changer right here. Some people coach the game. Some people change the game. My guy coming up did both. And he did it with nothing but a dream, a car, and a belief that greatness could be built from the ground up. Today, he's shaping the next generation of NFL stars.
Mick Unplugged
Quincy Avery Breaks Down True Leadership On and Off the Field
I totally believe that and agree with that, man. You know, I do leadership consulting, and one of the things that I tell all leaders, and this is going to be for leaders, period, whether you're the leader in your household, the leader in your community, the leader of your business, the leader of a team, right? Learning lessons, being a motivator, being an inspiration, right?
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Quincy Avery Breaks Down True Leadership On and Off the Field
And then I'm going to say this, too. A lot of people say, don't take yourself too serious. I'm going to say the complete opposite. You've got to take yourself serious because most people aren't going to. And I see that from you in the coaching that you're doing with quarterbacks. Right. And you were just articulating that very well.
Mick Unplugged
Quincy Avery Breaks Down True Leadership On and Off the Field
You've got to be able as a leader to know that all eyes are on you. Right. How do you respond to situations, good or bad? Because situations can be good and you can respond negatively to a good situation, too. Right. What's that body language like when you're walking to the sideline or when you're having a team meeting? Are you showing up first to the team meetings? Right.
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Josh Drean: His Vision on AI and Culture
If we embrace AI and we're using it for the betterment of what we do to make humans better, to have true human interaction, like that's a huge win across the board. So for Josh, man, and the things that you're teaching, talk to us a little bit about AI and humanity together.
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Josh Drean: His Vision on AI and Culture
No, I totally agree. You know, even for my teams, you know, I run three different companies and we look at, all right, what are some things that I can actually do that are part of your job function? Right. To make you thrive at work, to make work happier for you and not just AI, but also technology. Right.
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Josh Drean: His Vision on AI and Culture
Because all of a sudden in the last two years, Josh, everything technology has been lumped into AI and that's also just not the case too. Machine learning and AI are not the same thing. Bots and AI are not the same thing. All are important to technology. So we look at
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Josh Drean: His Vision on AI and Culture
How can we utilize technology to maybe take a job function that was repetitive that you no longer have to do so that now you can be that dynamic human who can talk to customers, who can close deals, who can do different facets that you don't have to. be transactionless anymore.
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Josh Drean: His Vision on AI and Culture
So we do a lot internally with letting technology, again, I'm not just saying AI, but letting technology handle some of the transactional things that usually keep your employees up at night because it's like, oh, I've got this thing and I forgot to do this thing. And if I didn't do this thing, then something might be broken. Well, technology can handle that.
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Josh Drean: His Vision on AI and Culture
And now this human can be the leader that they are because I don't care about titles anymore. Most of the people on your team are leaders in their household. They're leaders in their community. They know how to decision make. Now I have a team of pure leaders that can now help me grow the business, change the business, adapt the business, like the things that as leaders we really want.
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Josh Drean: His Vision on AI and Culture
I let AI or I let technology handle that mundane stuff so that my team can really focus on being leaders.
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Josh Drean: His Vision on AI and Culture
I love it, man. I love it. So in your work, in your findings, what are some things that organizations are getting wrong that they should be getting right? You know, we hit on culture. What are some other things that you're seeing organizations have big misses on?
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Josh Drean: His Vision on AI and Culture
So I'm going to ask you, Josh, why do we think that is like what's the driving factor behind that, in your opinion?
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Josh Drean: His Vision on AI and Culture
Couldn't have said it better, man. Cannot have said it better. So Josh, I would be remiss if I didn't talk to you or ask you about the book that you co-authored. Talk to us a little bit about that project. And then I'd love to talk about what you have coming up next. So let's go to the book, man.
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Josh Drean: His Vision on AI and Culture
I can't wait to dive into it, man. Like, I can't wait for my autographed copy. Right. But no, I mean, from again, just following you forever and knowing the human that you are, dude, I can't wait to break that open and just like take copious notes of just everything that you have, because you are in my mind, you are the source of modern employee engagement. You're the source of modern culture.
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Josh Drean: His Vision on AI and Culture
And that's why, again, I've been a huge fan of yours for years, brother.
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Josh Drean: His Vision on AI and Culture
Consider that done. Consider that done. I'll make sure we get that for you for sure. So, Josh, what else do you have coming up, man? Like what's on the horizon for the rest of 2025 for Josh D?
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Josh Drean: His Vision on AI and Culture
I love it, dude. I absolutely love it. So where can people follow and find you? I'll make sure. Obviously, they're going to have it in the show notes. If you follow me, then trust me, you've seen me reshare a lot of Josh's stuff because he's one of my favorite followers out there in the space that we collide in.
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Josh Drean: His Vision on AI and Culture
So what Josh is saying is don't email him and don't call him. You should definitely be in his DMs.
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Josh Drean: His Vision on AI and Culture
There you go. There you go, Josh, bro. I am so honored to have you on. It was just enormous of you to take some time and drop wisdom to the listeners and viewers. So thank you more than you know, man. And anytime you want to be back on, I got you covered.
Mick Unplugged
Josh Drean: His Vision on AI and Culture
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to another exciting episode of Mick Unplugged. And today, we have a brilliant one for you. We're talking about a groundbreaking trailblazer in the arena of work and technology and AI and just culture. a person I've looked up to for a very long time, a person I'm very honored to call a friend.
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Josh Drean: His Vision on AI and Culture
You got it. And for all the listeners and viewers, remember your because is your superpower. Go unleash it.
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Josh Drean: His Vision on AI and Culture
That was so deep, man. That was so deep. And one of the things I know is an overarching theme for what you do is talking about thriving at work. Right. And I think that there are a lot of things that I don't want to say organizations do wrong because I don't think things are always intentional. I think it's just awareness is sometimes not where it needs to be.
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Josh Drean: His Vision on AI and Culture
When you talk about thriving at work and making that a central theme of your message, how does that help organizations like break down thriving at work and what that means to you and what organizations can be doing?
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Josh Drean: His Vision on AI and Culture
You're exactly right, man. I have this quote and it says, I have this for leaders. Leaders don't lead businesses. They lead their culture. And it's the culture that actually leads the business. And so I love the fact that culture is a big thing because it is for me as well, too. It's one of those things that people talk and talk and talk about. But to me, culture is felt, right? Culture is seen.
Mick Unplugged
Josh Drean: His Vision on AI and Culture
We're talking about the one, the only, the groundbreaker, the trailblazer, the visionary, the guy that's going to lead work future into the future. My man, Mr. Josh Dream. Josh, how are you doing today, brother?
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Josh Drean: His Vision on AI and Culture
And culture is a four-letter word, C-A-R-E, right? Like if I care, if we have a culture of care, everything is felt around that. I don't need a fancy mission statement. I don't need a vision statement that nobody on the team knows other than the CEO and the CEO doesn't have it memorized, right? Like culture is something that you feel. Josh, what's your take on that?
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Josh Drean: His Vision on AI and Culture
No, for sure. I mean, you know, McKinsey did a study and 76% of workers said, care more about purpose than they do anything else. They want their, not their work to be valued, them as an individual to be valued and the things that they do to deliver purpose. And I thought that that was so impactful because again, I've been saying for years, It's not about motivation anymore. Right.
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Josh Drean: His Vision on AI and Culture
The boomer era. Right. The Gen Y era. Like it was all about the paycheck, the benefits, the retirement that comes with it. Right. Well, now my kids. Right. They're like, yeah, dad, if I want to make a million dollars, I can go get the side hustle over here and do that. Like they're not thinking about a pension, a 401k, because. It's a different valuation for them.
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Josh Drean: His Vision on AI and Culture
And so I think the shift needs to go from motivation to inspiration. Motivation is what gets that employee to sign that contract to work with you. Inspiration is what brings them back tomorrow. Because if Josh isn't inspired to come back, Josh can go start his own business. And I tell leaders all the time, that is what you're competing against, right?
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Josh Drean: His Vision on AI and Culture
Like you're not competing against Pepsi or Nike or AT&T or Amazon. Like you're competing with that person who realistically for their purpose could just go start their own business doing something that they love. And so you need to tie that into what they're doing in that nine to five or nine to nine, whatever it is. So again, I love your feedback on that as well.
Mick Unplugged
Josh Drean: His Vision on AI and Culture
We're going to get your favorite hip hop song and play under it. And that can just be your intro as you move forward. Cause I know Josh is a hip hop guy, right?
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Josh Drean: His Vision on AI and Culture
There you go. Josh, man, like you're someone I've been following for a long time. You know, we talked off off camera just on what you've meant to me over the last few years. Right. Like someone I really follow that I feel like we share a lot of the same pillars and values when it comes to leadership and culture. My question, Josh, when did that start for you?
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Josh Drean: His Vision on AI and Culture
That's it. That's it. So Josh, I know, you know, you don't like bragging. You're not going to talk about all the amazing things that you have done. So this is where I, the words of me and me only get to brag about my friend. The Work 3 Institute might be the greatest thing that I have ever seen, heard about, been a part of.
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Josh Drean: His Vision on AI and Culture
For those that don't know about the Work 3 Institute, one, let's break down what it is. Let's break down how it's helping individuals and companies. And then, Josh, like, what was the brainchild around that? I know I just gave you three and I never do that, but three is our favorite number, right?
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Josh Drean: His Vision on AI and Culture
Like, when did you know that that was going to be the niche that was going to be the place that you could leave your mark?
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Josh Drean: His Vision on AI and Culture
Absolutely. What type of results are you seeing within the institute now?
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Josh Drean: His Vision on AI and Culture
And one of the things I love about you, Josh, and you say this a lot and shameless plug for Josh's YouTube channel, by the way, because I heard you say this probably 30 times there. AI plus humanity equals the perfect workplace solution, right? And I took liberties on saying that, but that's kind of how I grabbed that.
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Josh Drean: His Vision on AI and Culture
How can organizations and companies, one, not be afraid of AI, two, not look at AI as a true replacement of humans and humanity and making it work? Because to me, that's where you get the dynamic true workforce. Like if me as a company,
Mick Unplugged
Sergeant James Booker on Integrity, Prison Politics, and Leading with Character
I'm going to wait until the documentary comes out. I don't want to know anymore until your documentary comes out. You told the world. You leave there and you go then to Broward County, I'm assuming. What was the decision to leave prison to go to Broward County?
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Sergeant James Booker on Integrity, Prison Politics, and Leading with Character
Awesome. Awesome. So when you said outside of Gainesville, there's a small little college and university there we're not allowed to talk about here. Go Hills and go Dogs. But for all my Bulldog fans, you know, the college I'm talking about in Gainesville, we're not allowed to talk about it. Yes. Yes. But so you're at Broward, man. So what is it like there?
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Sergeant James Booker on Integrity, Prison Politics, and Leading with Character
Obviously, it's a different environment, right? So walk us through a little bit of the first few years of Broward and what that's like.
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Sergeant James Booker on Integrity, Prison Politics, and Leading with Character
And so we've always had a tradition within our family of upholding the blue to the highest standard, the highest regard. That also doesn't mean that there aren't issues, right? And those issues, we're not pointing them out per se, but just like anything in the school system, there's issues. In the government, there's issues, right? Like in people's households, there's issues.
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Sergeant James Booker on Integrity, Prison Politics, and Leading with Character
Amazing. So then you're there. How did you meet Brother Hicks? When was that?
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Sergeant James Booker on Integrity, Prison Politics, and Leading with Character
So this isn't definitely not an attack on anything law enforcement does. But I just wanted to tell you face to face, man, just honored to know you, honored to be a part of the legacy that you've created. And just would love to hear a little bit about your background.
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Sergeant James Booker on Integrity, Prison Politics, and Leading with Character
And then we're going to go into the things that you've done, go into some specific situations and just let you shed light where you want to shed light, brother.
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Sergeant James Booker on Integrity, Prison Politics, and Leading with Character
Sergeant Booker, I appreciate that so much because there's a leadership lesson in that. I tell people all the time, there's a standard, and your standard has to be your standard because If not, you allow other people's opinions to say who you are. You allow outside influences to dictate the decisions that you make.
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Sergeant James Booker on Integrity, Prison Politics, and Leading with Character
And what I've heard from you and everything from being able to write people up, from setting a standard and not being afraid to tell someone, hey, you got a one because you don't look appropriate in it. Right.
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Sergeant James Booker on Integrity, Prison Politics, and Leading with Character
Like for everybody that's listening, if you're a leader or if you're accepting a leadership role or you're thinking about going into a leadership position, the first thing I'm going to tell you, and you've heard Sergeant Booker talk about it a lot, is you've got to have a standard and you've got to set the tone as a leader. So, again, I applaud you for that because it's the little things.
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Sergeant James Booker on Integrity, Prison Politics, and Leading with Character
Okay.
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Sergeant James Booker on Integrity, Prison Politics, and Leading with Character
And I have the saying how you do small things is how you do all things. And I think for you, that's what you're saying, right? Like, if you're willing to come in not appropriate, then are you really going to do the job the right way? Can I trust you if you're not going to wear a belt, right?
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Sergeant James Booker on Integrity, Prison Politics, and Leading with Character
Sounds good. Awesome. Awesome. So let's talk about Sergeant James Booker, man. Like, where'd you grow up? Like, where did this yearning to go into law enforcement start?
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Sergeant James Booker on Integrity, Prison Politics, and Leading with Character
And if your shoes aren't going to be polished the right way, am I going to trust you to make a decision out in the field? That's what I hear you saying.
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Sergeant James Booker on Integrity, Prison Politics, and Leading with Character
Absolutely. So you just gave me a bunch of accolades for Raymond. Obviously, at this time, you hold him in, I'm going to say, the highest regard.
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Sergeant James Booker on Integrity, Prison Politics, and Leading with Character
And then all of a sudden you as his supervisor, the person he reports to now you start getting in and I don't know how this works. So I'm going to totally give you the floor, but I can assume that before he knows something is going down, his supervisor probably knows something is going down or there's some accusations or maybe there's some things going on.
Mick Unplugged
Sergeant James Booker on Integrity, Prison Politics, and Leading with Character
What is it for you when you hear or you see, Hey, the Raymond that you think you know isn't the Raymond that we are seeing out here or that we know.
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Sergeant James Booker on Integrity, Prison Politics, and Leading with Character
Yeah. Gotcha. Yeah. did you face any backlash post arrest? No, no, no. Good stuff. Good stuff. So you said, you know, you saw it. That's not the Raymond, you know, talk about, you know, as Raymond and the family are going through it, right? Like what's on Sergeant Booker's heart at that time?
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Sergeant James Booker on Integrity, Prison Politics, and Leading with Character
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Sergeant James Booker on Integrity, Prison Politics, and Leading with Character
Sergeant Booker, man, you're giving us all the leadership lessons right here, man. We've been talking for 30 plus minutes and it feels like 10 because I'm learning from you. You're speaking to me in a lot of this. Leadership is my thing and business growth is my thing. And so I want to ask you this on the way out. For the listeners and viewers, what's one tip? What's one piece of advice?
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Sergeant James Booker on Integrity, Prison Politics, and Leading with Character
that you want people to know where to follow from the words of the master himself, Sergeant James?
Mick Unplugged
Sergeant James Booker on Integrity, Prison Politics, and Leading with Character
I totally love that. I love that brother. I love you. I know that you have, even though you're retired, you've got this busy schedule. So the fact that you were able to take some time out of your day and spend time with us on make them play a podcast. I truly appreciate it, man. And anytime you want to be back on and just drop wisdom from you, I would love to have you on man.
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Sergeant James Booker on Integrity, Prison Politics, and Leading with Character
Like, like I learned a lot from, from this conversation from a leadership perspective. Um, the insights that you have, the standards that you created and the straightforwardness that's about you. I totally appreciate that, respect that and love you, brother.
Mick Unplugged
Sergeant James Booker on Integrity, Prison Politics, and Leading with Character
All the time. All the time. Anytime you want to be back on, I promise I got you.
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Sergeant James Booker on Integrity, Prison Politics, and Leading with Character
I promise I got you.
Mick Unplugged
Sergeant James Booker on Integrity, Prison Politics, and Leading with Character
All right. For all the viewers and listeners, remember your because is your superpower. Go unleash it. Thank you.
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Sergeant James Booker on Integrity, Prison Politics, and Leading with Character
Thanks for tuning in to this episode of Mic Unplugged. If today hits you hard, then imagine what's next. Be sure to subscribe, rate, and share this with someone who needs it. And most of all, make a plan and take action because the next level is already waiting for you. Have a question or insight to share? Send us an email to hello at micunplugged.com.
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Sergeant James Booker on Integrity, Prison Politics, and Leading with Character
Until next time, ask yourself how you can step up.
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Sergeant James Booker on Integrity, Prison Politics, and Leading with Character
Alright, well, one, appreciate everything you've done. Two, congratulations on the retirement. 12 years, right? That's powerful in and of itself. I love, man, like, I'm fortunate. I've never been to prison. Hopefully never go to prison, right? But I've heard stories. What's like a prison story that you've witnessed that the average person wouldn't even believe or could even comprehend?
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Sergeant James Booker on Integrity, Prison Politics, and Leading with Character
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to another exciting episode of Mic Unplugged. And today, we're going deep into a story and a path of legacy. We're talking to a former police sergeant who stood alongside my former guest, Mr. Raymond Hicks, as a decorated Broward County Sheriff who faced wrongful accusations after exposing internal corruption.
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Sergeant James Booker on Integrity, Prison Politics, and Leading with Character
Just 80s Miami alone probably populated three-fourths of the prison.
Mick Unplugged
Sergeant James Booker on Integrity, Prison Politics, and Leading with Character
So you said something, man, and I want to elaborate on it. So you said something, again, of movies, right? But you said the inmates pretty much ran the prison. Can you give us an example? Obviously not naming names or anything like that, but can you give an example of what you mean by the inmates were running the show?
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Sergeant James Booker on Integrity, Prison Politics, and Leading with Character
Together, they navigated the challenges of integrity with law enforcement, shedding light on systemic issues. Their journey underscores the complexities of upholding justice within the justice system. Please join me in welcoming the courageous, the steadfast, and the principled, Mr. James Booker. Sergeant Booker, how you doing today, sir? I'm fine, sir. How are you? I am great. I am honored.
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Sergeant James Booker on Integrity, Prison Politics, and Leading with Character
I mean, what else are you going to do? They're already there.
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Sergeant James Booker on Integrity, Prison Politics, and Leading with Character
Now, I was telling you offline, like, you're someone that I look up to and respect. I have family. Shout out to my cousin, Detective Torrence Jackson, in the Pickens County law enforcement department. I have family that's law enforcement, man. So law enforcement is something that I've always held dear to my heart. My grandfather was the first Black sheriff in our hometown.
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DJ JayLew: From Beats to Business, A Journey of Innovation and Impact
Totally agree. Totally agree, man. And another thing that I admire about you is resiliency, right? You never give up, right? If you've got a plan, if you've got a vision, you make sure that you see it through. What are some of the obstacles that you've had to overcome? And then how did you overcome those obstacles?
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DJ JayLew: From Beats to Business, A Journey of Innovation and Impact
Well, I am honored to have you on here. Honored to be in your presence. I know you're so busy. So for you to take some time for me, the listeners and viewers, that's what means the world to me. So I appreciate you, brother.
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DJ JayLew: From Beats to Business, A Journey of Innovation and Impact
Yes, sir. So let's get into it, man. Like, I don't know. I can't say the king of DJing because to me, that sells you short. Like your energy behind the decks is unmatched, man. So what first sparked your passion into DJing?
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DJ JayLew: From Beats to Business, A Journey of Innovation and Impact
Totally, totally. I know one of the things about you also is giving back through mentorship and Who were some of your mentors for you as you were going through your journey and even through today?
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DJ JayLew: From Beats to Business, A Journey of Innovation and Impact
That's great, man. So where were you born and raised? Where were you born and raised?
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DJ JayLew: From Beats to Business, A Journey of Innovation and Impact
Good stuff. Good stuff. And so that passion started early, man. So what was your because? Like on Make Em Plug, we talk about that thing that's deeper than your why. What was your because for wanting to use DJing as a way to let your message or story be told?
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DJ JayLew: From Beats to Business, A Journey of Innovation and Impact
No, totally agree, man. Totally agree. You dropped so much wisdom for us today. So much knowledge. Love, again, love you as a friend. For everyone out there, you dropped so much knowledge on socials, man. Where can people follow and find you?
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DJ JayLew: From Beats to Business, A Journey of Innovation and Impact
Welcome to Mick Unplugged, the number one podcast for self improvement, leadership and relentless growth. No fluff, no filters, just hard hitting truths, unstoppable strategies and the mindset shifts that separate the best from the rest. Ready to break limits? Let's go.
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DJ JayLew: From Beats to Business, A Journey of Innovation and Impact
I love it, man. I appreciate it. You're a rock star, more than a DJ. Again, one of the most brilliant minds that I know. One of the busiest people that I know. I appreciate you just taking some time to bless us with your time, brother.
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DJ JayLew: From Beats to Business, A Journey of Innovation and Impact
Amen. I love that, brother. Thank you, Mike. DJ J. Lou, again, thank you so much for blessing us. For all the viewers and listeners, remember your because is your superpower. Go unleash it. Thank you, Mike.
Mick Unplugged
DJ JayLew: From Beats to Business, A Journey of Innovation and Impact
Thanks for tuning in to this episode of Mic Unplugged. If today hits you hard, then imagine what's next. Be sure to subscribe, rate, and share this with someone who needs it. And most of all, make a plan and take action because the next level is already waiting for you. Have a question or insight to share? Send us an email to hello at micunplugged.com.
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DJ JayLew: From Beats to Business, A Journey of Innovation and Impact
Until next time, ask yourself how you can step up.
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DJ JayLew: From Beats to Business, A Journey of Innovation and Impact
Man, I love that. And that's one of the things I actually talk to people about on a regular basis. So I'd love from your viewpoint, man, from your viewpoint, what are some things that people can do right now or what are some steps they can take to make sure that their goals are in alignment with where they're trying to go or who they're trying to be?
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DJ JayLew: From Beats to Business, A Journey of Innovation and Impact
I love that, man. And one of the things that I know about you personally as a friend is the power of collaboration. How did that value add first become an important pillar of the foundation of you?
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DJ JayLew: From Beats to Business, A Journey of Innovation and Impact
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to another exciting episode of Mic Unplugged. And today I need you to turn the volume all the way up. We've got a trailblazing DJ who's refining the art of mixing with electrifying beats and a knack for bringing people together on the dance floor. He's more than a DJ. He's a storyteller through sound and one of the greatest entrepreneurs that I know.
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DJ JayLew: From Beats to Business, A Journey of Innovation and Impact
Please join me in welcoming the dynamic, the innovative, the unstoppable, my guy, DJ J. Lou, my guy, Justin Michael Lewis. DJ, how you doing, brother?
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DJ JayLew: From Beats to Business, A Journey of Innovation and Impact
I love that, man. And, you know, when I did the intro, you know, I said one of the greatest business minds that I know. And that's why I truly mean that being a huge fan of yours for the last year, year and a half and seeing all the amazing things that you're involved with or that you influence that you have your hands around, man, like it's it's mind blowing. Where did that come from?
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DJ JayLew: From Beats to Business, A Journey of Innovation and Impact
personality type start, meaning you knew that you were a person that could influence businesses, influence people, but more importantly, make strategic decisions. Because I think that's where I'm not saying people sleep on you in that realm. I think that's what people don't see is the strategy mind that DJ J. Lou has.
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Diamyn Hall | From Paralysis to Purpose: Diamyn Hall's Journey
I know what you do now, but let's go back to early Diamond.
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Diamyn Hall | From Paralysis to Purpose: Diamyn Hall's Journey
I love that brother. Totally love that. So let's talk about, you know, obviously football was no longer an option, but my man diamond didn't stop there though. Right? So can I do football anymore? The competitive spirit that you have, that, that thirst of being the best of the best, the elite of the elite, you turn that into something else. So where'd you do next?
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Diamyn Hall | From Paralysis to Purpose: Diamyn Hall's Journey
Appreciate you having me on. I appreciate you being here, man. Like, Diamond, you know, I've been a huge fan of yours, got to recently, like, know your story. There's so much information about you out there, and then just following your content, man, like... So many places I want to go, but I think we should let the audience know today.
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Diamyn Hall | From Paralysis to Purpose: Diamyn Hall's Journey
Today is like the intro of Diamond Hall, but we're going to set up a very special, exclusive, private episode with Diamond where we're going to sit down for an hour and a half, two hours and let him do those crazy cool things that he does around mindset and power. Diamond, how you feel about that?
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Diamyn Hall | From Paralysis to Purpose: Diamyn Hall's Journey
Everything that you had built yourself to be and every goal and vision that you had for the first 14 years could no longer happen. What was your because that moment?
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Diamyn Hall | From Paralysis to Purpose: Diamyn Hall's Journey
Absolutely. So let's talk about it, man. Like, I know what you do now, but let's go back to early Diamond, like star athlete, right? The guy that was on the cover of all these magazines and newspapers and in the media, high school phenom. And then something happened and all of a sudden you had to change. So let's talk to people about that that don't know that story or those stories.
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Diamyn Hall | From Paralysis to Purpose: Diamyn Hall's Journey
Amazing. That's really good stuff, man. I want to highlight something that you said. treat every day like it's a championship day, right? And so for a lot of the leaders, the entrepreneurs out there, you gotta treat every day like it's winning time, right? And a lot of folks, I know you're not playing sports, right? But you are a leader. Right. There are people that depend on you.
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Diamyn Hall | From Paralysis to Purpose: Diamyn Hall's Journey
There are people that rally behind you and with you. And you got to treat every moment in your business like it's winning time, like it's championship day. And I love the fact that you said that. And so, you know, before we we end here, Diamond, I have a specific group of people that I know follow and listen and watch the show. And they are parents that have.
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Diamyn Hall | From Paralysis to Purpose: Diamyn Hall's Journey
Kids that are in sports, like high school sports, and whether they're going to the next level from a collegiate or athletic standpoint, they're always going to go to the next level in life. And so I would love for you to give a couple of tips to that high school junior or senior right now. on why mindset is important, why winning time is important. And specifically, I'm talking to two people.
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Diamyn Hall | From Paralysis to Purpose: Diamyn Hall's Journey
I'm talking to Gianni Paradiso. That's my young gun right there. And Corey Moss, I'm talking to you too. You're going to hear from the expert right now. Diamond, what's two tips you'd give to that high school junior or senior that's going to the next level, again, whether it's athletically or in life?
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Diamyn Hall | From Paralysis to Purpose: Diamyn Hall's Journey
Love it. What's the second tip you give them? So we got the one day contract mentality. What's tip number two?
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Diamyn Hall | From Paralysis to Purpose: Diamyn Hall's Journey
Be coachable. Love it. Amazing tips from Diamond, which is why when we started this episode, we talked about having a special one. And that special one is going to be Diamond Hall giving all of us a masterclass. a masterclass on mindset, a masterclass on leadership, but most importantly, a masterclass on being the best version of yourself every day.
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Diamyn Hall | From Paralysis to Purpose: Diamyn Hall's Journey
And so a couple of weeks from now, you're going to get that 90 to two hour masterclass, 90 minute, two hour masterclass of nothing but Diamond Hall giving away tips that he normally charges thousands of dollars for. But because he loves Mick Unplugged and the Mick Unplugged audience, we're doing this for you.
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Diamyn Hall | From Paralysis to Purpose: Diamyn Hall's Journey
Ladies and gentlemen, it has been my distinct honor and pleasure to have my friend, my buddy, my coach, Mr. Diamond Hall. Diamond, I appreciate you, sir. Nick, appreciate you having me on. Love it. So really quick, where can people find and follow you before we get to this masterclass in a couple of weeks?
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Diamyn Hall | From Paralysis to Purpose: Diamyn Hall's Journey
Love it. Diamond, again, appreciate you, brother. And for all the viewers and listeners, remember your because is your superpower. Go unleash it.
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Diamyn Hall | From Paralysis to Purpose: Diamyn Hall's Journey
Thank you for tuning in to Mic Unplugged. Keep pushing your limits, embracing your purpose, and chasing greatness. Until next time, stay unstoppable.
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Diamyn Hall | From Paralysis to Purpose: Diamyn Hall's Journey
Diamond, what's two tips you'd give to that high school junior or senior that's going to the next level, again, whether it's athletically or in life?
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Diamyn Hall | From Paralysis to Purpose: Diamyn Hall's Journey
Welcome to Mick Unplugged, where we ignite potential and fuel purpose. Get ready for raw insights, bold moves, and game-changing conversations. Buckle up. Here's Mick.
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Diamyn Hall | From Paralysis to Purpose: Diamyn Hall's Journey
No, wholeheartedly, man. And there's a lot that I want to unpack and unplug there. And one, just appreciating the soul that you are, more importantly, right? That's what I love about Diamond Hall is just the soul. And those three components of who you are is really who you are.
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Diamyn Hall | From Paralysis to Purpose: Diamyn Hall's Journey
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to another exciting episode of Mick Unplugged. And today, you need to get ready for a powerhouse who's making waves not only on the field, but in the hearts of fans and athletes alike.
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Diamyn Hall | From Paralysis to Purpose: Diamyn Hall's Journey
And a lot of times, and I want to take what you said a little bit further, a lot of times people will go through some type of exercise like that. And it stays on paper.
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Diamyn Hall | From Paralysis to Purpose: Diamyn Hall's Journey
And they're like, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. This is who I am. But then they don't exude any of the qualities that they actually put on paper because either one, they don't believe it. Two, they don't know how to actually put action behind the things that they did. Or three, and this is what I think a lot happens, that changes daily.
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Diamyn Hall | From Paralysis to Purpose: Diamyn Hall's Journey
Like whoever they're trying to please or whatever entity they're trying to please that day, that week, that month. They try to chameleon what they think people want them to be or how they should be seen. And that's why I appreciate Diamond Hall. Diamond Hall is Diamond Hall every day. And you said something that I want a lot of people that are watching or listening to pick up on.
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Diamyn Hall | From Paralysis to Purpose: Diamyn Hall's Journey
You've got to work at it every day. You've got to be a constant learner. You've got to be constantly evolving because who you are today, to Diamond's point, is not who you're going to be or should be tomorrow or next month or whatever. And so, Diamond, I want to go ask you to go deeper on something because, you know, obviously you follow Mick Unplugged and we talk about your because.
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Diamyn Hall | From Paralysis to Purpose: Diamyn Hall's Journey
that thing that's deeper than your why. And to me, everything that you put on there, what you're asking people is what's your because, right? Like, what's your because? So I'd love to ask Diamond, like 14-year-old Diamond, after the incident and everything that you had built yourself to be and every goal and vision that you had for the first 14 years could no longer happen.
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Diamyn Hall | From Paralysis to Purpose: Diamyn Hall's Journey
What was your because that moment?
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Diamyn Hall | From Paralysis to Purpose: Diamyn Hall's Journey
He's fierce, he's a visionary, he's resilient, and he's pushing boundaries when it comes to professional baseball, and more importantly, the mindset that you need to make changes every day. Please join me in welcoming the dynamic, the amazing, the man that's about to tell you some crazy cool stories, my man, Mr. Diamond Hall. Diamond, how you doing today, brother? Man, doing fantastic, Nick.
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Roy Juarez Jr.: If You Can Hate For No Reason, You Can Love For No Reason
Yeah. And then what happened to you and baby Ray?
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Roy Juarez Jr.: If You Can Hate For No Reason, You Can Love For No Reason
Yeah. So amazing, man. So amazing. And I know that the story of the speaker also comes full circle because you met her later in life, right?
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Roy Juarez Jr.: If You Can Hate For No Reason, You Can Love For No Reason
So I'm going to let Roy, Roy as junior, junior, junior. So it's because man, what's your because brother?
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Roy Juarez Jr.: If You Can Hate For No Reason, You Can Love For No Reason
Yeah. Yeah. But you use that, man.
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Roy Juarez Jr.: If You Can Hate For No Reason, You Can Love For No Reason
It fuels you.
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Roy Juarez Jr.: If You Can Hate For No Reason, You Can Love For No Reason
It fuels you. And now we have impact truth, right?
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Roy Juarez Jr.: If You Can Hate For No Reason, You Can Love For No Reason
Amen to that. Amen to that. So impact truth. Right. You're empowering youth now. And so talk to us about, about starting that. Well, and then obviously what it is and what you're doing.
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Roy Juarez Jr.: If You Can Hate For No Reason, You Can Love For No Reason
welcome to mick unplugged the number one podcast for self-improvement leadership and relentless growth no fluff no filters just hard-hitting truths unstoppable strategies and the mindset shifts that separate the best from the rest ready to break limits let's go
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Roy Juarez Jr.: If You Can Hate For No Reason, You Can Love For No Reason
I love that, dude. I love that. I know we share some very similar, uh, passions, especially around youth. And I want to kind of start with your story growing up. You know, I tell people all the time, I hate impossible absolutes, meaning I hate when people ask me, Mick, if you could go back and talk to your 10-year-old self, what would you say?
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Roy Juarez Jr.: If You Can Hate For No Reason, You Can Love For No Reason
Look at that. perseverance, the power to keep going, but more importantly, the power to make an impact. That's right. And to me, that's who you are. And another pillar, another core value that I know that you believe in as well as me is the power of mentorship, right? And I believe for me, like that's my purpose now, right? It's to mentor because I've had amazing mentors.
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Roy Juarez Jr.: If You Can Hate For No Reason, You Can Love For No Reason
I believe in mentorship, right? Like if you're trying to grow mentors or the way to get there, for you personally. Talk to us about what mentorship means to you.
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Roy Juarez Jr.: If You Can Hate For No Reason, You Can Love For No Reason
If you could talk to the 16-year-old version of you, what would you say? And I hate those questions because I can go talk to 10 year olds today. I can go talk to 16 year olds today. So I don't need to go talk to myself when I can go impact and give wisdom to others, man. And I know that you believe that same thing, but let's go back to the 10 year old boy, man.
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Roy Juarez Jr.: If You Can Hate For No Reason, You Can Love For No Reason
That's what it's all about for me, man. The insights that I get from mentors, I make sure that I'm always passing through because I never want my legacy to end with me. It would be very selfish of me to take the wisdom that I get from a Damon John, a Robert Irvine, a Roy Juarez Jr. It would be very selfish for me to take the wisdom that you give me and let it sit right here.
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Roy Juarez Jr.: If You Can Hate For No Reason, You Can Love For No Reason
It's all about the power of being able to take what Roy gives me and now help 5, 6, 7,000 other kids or youths that went through what Roy and I went through, right? But now we can show them, dude, there is a path.
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Roy Juarez Jr.: If You Can Hate For No Reason, You Can Love For No Reason
Yeah. Yeah. Amazing, man. So we're about to go rapid fire. I wrote a few rapid fire questions. Okay. So we're going rapid fire. Oh, here we go. Roy. Yep.
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Roy Juarez Jr.: If You Can Hate For No Reason, You Can Love For No Reason
Okay. I love it. The viewer listener right now that is like, I'm inspired because of Roy's conversation with Mick to reach out to a youth organization. What's the best way for someone to give back to youths today?
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Roy Juarez Jr.: If You Can Hate For No Reason, You Can Love For No Reason
For the parent that's listening right now that's like, I'm Roy's mother, right? How do they have that conversation with their kid? What's some advice you'd give to that parent?
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Roy Juarez Jr.: If You Can Hate For No Reason, You Can Love For No Reason
Like let's go back to, to how this started and what growing up was like for you and talking to the audience about that journey, not to talk to yourself, but to tell that story.
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Roy Juarez Jr.: If You Can Hate For No Reason, You Can Love For No Reason
And Roy, it's funny, I had this written down. You talk about food and how much you love food. What is Roy's go-to meal right now?
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Roy Juarez Jr.: If You Can Hate For No Reason, You Can Love For No Reason
We're ending that conversation because I'm going to tell you what a burger and in and out are trash. Who's yours? Give me five guys. If we're going burgers, give me five guys all day long.
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Roy Juarez Jr.: If You Can Hate For No Reason, You Can Love For No Reason
Dude, you always give me something. And that right there was extremely powerful. I'm gonna restate that or re-say that. If you can hate for no reason, then you can love for no reason at all too. Roy, Roy, that was it right there. That was it. We're gonna title the episode that too. That right there, dude.
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Roy Juarez Jr.: If You Can Hate For No Reason, You Can Love For No Reason
I think I needed that today, bro. I personally needed that. I needed that. So I love you for that. And I mean that. So speaking of the book, speaking of you, where can people find the book first and foremost?
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Roy Juarez Jr.: If You Can Hate For No Reason, You Can Love For No Reason
Perfect. Roy, love you like a brother. Appreciate you, the words of wisdom, the mentorship that you're always providing. Most importantly, leading by example, man. I appreciate you for just being present.
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Roy Juarez Jr.: If You Can Hate For No Reason, You Can Love For No Reason
You got it. And for all the viewers and listeners, remember, you're because... is your superpower. Go unleash it.
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Roy Juarez Jr.: If You Can Hate For No Reason, You Can Love For No Reason
Thanks for tuning in to this episode of Mic Unplugged. If today hits you hard, then imagine what's next. Be sure to subscribe, rate, and share this with someone who needs it. And most of all, make a plan and take action because the next level is already waiting for you. Have a question or insight to share? Send us an email to hello at micunplugged.com.
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Roy Juarez Jr.: If You Can Hate For No Reason, You Can Love For No Reason
Until next time, ask yourself how you can step up.
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Roy Juarez Jr.: If You Can Hate For No Reason, You Can Love For No Reason
I love that, dude. So that 10-year-old you, man, or not even the 10-year-old, the young Roy, right? That, you know, you've talked about the relationship with your mom. You've talked about being homeless. Tell, tell the listeners and viewers that story, man. Like, let's go back to those.
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Roy Juarez Jr.: If You Can Hate For No Reason, You Can Love For No Reason
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to another exciting episode of Mic Unplugged. And today's guest is an exceptional motivational speaker and advocate who has dedicated his life to empowering youth and communities. Overcoming significant challenges in his own life, he has become a voice of hope and inspiration for many.
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Roy Juarez Jr.: If You Can Hate For No Reason, You Can Love For No Reason
Saving you.
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Roy Juarez Jr.: If You Can Hate For No Reason, You Can Love For No Reason
Man, so knowing you like I know you, Roy, man, let's talk about that emotion. So the emotion... Before you knew the real reason, right? The real because. Your mother's because was saving your life, right?
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Roy Juarez Jr.: If You Can Hate For No Reason, You Can Love For No Reason
But 14-year-old Roy didn't know that. What was that emotion?
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Roy Juarez Jr.: If You Can Hate For No Reason, You Can Love For No Reason
And what was that like as a kid? Trying to create bonds of friendship with other kids or was it like you didn't want to attach to people because you never knew what stability was?
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Roy Juarez Jr.: If You Can Hate For No Reason, You Can Love For No Reason
Please join me in welcoming my good friend, Southern California's finest, Mr. Roy Juarez Jr.
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Roy Juarez Jr.: If You Can Hate For No Reason, You Can Love For No Reason
That is so deep, man. That is so deep and so uncommon, but common at the same time. And what I mean by that is uncommon because... We don't get to hear these stories. And a lot of times when you're speaking to youth, they're not going to tell you everything that's really going on. But the common part is this is what's going on today still, right?
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Roy Juarez Jr.: If You Can Hate For No Reason, You Can Love For No Reason
And as leaders, as adults, as leader of people and leaders of communities, It's our job to have those conversations to let people know that there are safe outlets. And so I applaud you for creating those safe outlets, brother. Thank you.
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Roy Juarez Jr.: If You Can Hate For No Reason, You Can Love For No Reason
That's great, dude. So let's go to the hotel that you were sneaking into to get meals. So let's talk about that journey and the humbling of that, right? Like continental breakfast. All right. I can go in here today. If I come in tomorrow, they may not know that I'm, I'm here or that I'm actually saying here. So walk us through that survival, dude.
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Roy Juarez Jr.: If You Can Hate For No Reason, You Can Love For No Reason
I am the honored one, man. I tell you every time, I feel like when I introduce you, this boxer is about to come out. You've got the greatest boxing name in the history of boxing, man.
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Roy Juarez Jr.: If You Can Hate For No Reason, You Can Love For No Reason
Yeah, and that's where it stops. Man, Roy. So one again, honored to have to have you here. Man, your story is more than inspirational. Your story is so powerful. And I want to go there, man. Because, you know, on the show, we talk about your because that thing that really pushes you. And again, I know you personally, so I don't even want to go there, man.
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Roy Juarez Jr.: If You Can Hate For No Reason, You Can Love For No Reason
So I'm intrigued by the story because I know it. So what happens next? You thought you had a plan. So what happens next, man?
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Mark Savant | Content Creation and AI: Mark Savant's Expert Insights on Strategy and Success
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Mark Savant | Content Creation and AI: Mark Savant's Expert Insights on Strategy and Success
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Lauren Fields: Mindset Mastery and Strategies for Purposeful Living
That's great. That's great. What are some common misconceptions that you see or that you have to help people overcome when they start this journey?
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Lauren Fields: Mindset Mastery and Strategies for Purposeful Living
Yeah, I dig that a lot. I dig that a lot. You know, earlier in the conversation, you were talking about resiliency, right? How important is resiliency in fulfillment of life?
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Lauren Fields: Mindset Mastery and Strategies for Purposeful Living
Amazing. Amazing. So I like that. real life case studies and scenarios right when we talk about life design i know that you have plenty of case studies and so without naming names and maybe without giving the specific of the the details do you have a story that you could share of a client who came to you and then the work that you were able to do and what that output has looked like
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Lauren Fields: Mindset Mastery and Strategies for Purposeful Living
I love that, Lauren. I love that. So- You know, there are people, and I hate this term, but it's what people say now, right? There are people that feel stuck. There are people that feel stuck in a situation or sometimes even in a life that they feel like they didn't create intentionally, right? And they feel like they're stuck and they can't change the environment. They can't change the situation.
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Lauren Fields: Mindset Mastery and Strategies for Purposeful Living
That's amazing. That's amazing. And so hearing that from you, Lauren, you know, we talked a little bit on your podcast too, but. On Mick Unplugged, we talk about your because, right? That thing that's deeper than your why, that true purpose.
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Lauren Fields: Mindset Mastery and Strategies for Purposeful Living
What are some things that that person can do?
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Lauren Fields: Mindset Mastery and Strategies for Purposeful Living
Totally agree. Totally agree. Lauren, you dropped so much knowledge, so much wisdom here. Where can people find and follow you?
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Lauren Fields: Mindset Mastery and Strategies for Purposeful Living
Ooh, let's talk about that. Let's go.
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Lauren Fields: Mindset Mastery and Strategies for Purposeful Living
So for the world to know, like I kind of know, but for the world to know, what is Lauren Fields because? Like what got you here?
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Lauren Fields: Mindset Mastery and Strategies for Purposeful Living
Love it. So another question I have, cause I don't want to end this one without asking this light therapy. So I just, um, I just got in with beacon 40 lights. Right. And so for the first time I'm doing light therapy, How important, talk to us about light therapy. What does it do? How should people be using it? What are the benefits on that chance?
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Lauren Fields: Mindset Mastery and Strategies for Purposeful Living
Amazing, Lauren. Thank you for that. I needed to hear a little bit more about that for sure. Like all the wisdom and tips that you have, like if you could leave the listeners and viewers with one more tip.
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Lauren Fields: Mindset Mastery and Strategies for Purposeful Living
Amazing. Lauren, thank you so much for spending time with us today. Appreciate you more than, you know, for everybody, make sure you're following Lauren and don't just follow, but engage because Lauren engages back. And like, that's the fun of what we do is the engagement with our followers and our fans. So definitely make sure you engage with Lauren.
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Lauren Fields: Mindset Mastery and Strategies for Purposeful Living
You got it. And for all the viewers and listeners, remember your because is your superpower. Go unleash it.
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Lauren Fields: Mindset Mastery and Strategies for Purposeful Living
Thanks for tuning in to this episode of Mic Unplugged. If today hits you hard, then imagine what's next. Be sure to subscribe, rate, and share this with someone who needs it. And most of all, make a plan and take action because the next level is already waiting for you. Have a question or insight to share? Send us an email to hello at micunplugged.com.
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Lauren Fields: Mindset Mastery and Strategies for Purposeful Living
Until next time, ask yourself how you can step up.
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Lauren Fields: Mindset Mastery and Strategies for Purposeful Living
Welcome to Mick Unplugged, the number one podcast for self improvement, leadership and relentless growth. No fluff, no filters, just hard hitting truths, unstoppable strategies and the mindset shifts that separate the best from the rest. Ready to break limits? Let's go.
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Lauren Fields: Mindset Mastery and Strategies for Purposeful Living
I love that. And, you know, I'm a huge follower of yours. We actually connected initially on Instagram, right? So the power of social media. Been a huge follower of yours for several months now. And you have a recurring theme of like limiting beliefs, right? And how to help people overcome that. And I have this acronym called BED, right?
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Lauren Fields: Mindset Mastery and Strategies for Purposeful Living
So get rid of your BED, your beliefs, your excuses, and the decisions that hold you back. I love to talk to the expert, right? to my friend Lauren on those limiting beliefs. How can people overcome them? When you start to get those triggers or signs, what are some of the steps that people should have or should make to overcome those limiting beliefs and self-doubt?
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Lauren Fields: Mindset Mastery and Strategies for Purposeful Living
Yeah, I love that. You know, one of the things that I do is I start with positive affirmations every day. And a lot of people think that that's cliche. Right. But but you just kind of solidified why I do it, because we're going to get hit with negative thoughts, even subconsciously. Right.
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Lauren Fields: Mindset Mastery and Strategies for Purposeful Living
And so much so. And I love your take on this because I had a psychologist come on early on and make unplugged. And it was enlightening for me because he said, Mick. early on in life, from infancy, you're taught no, right? Like you're never told when you're doing something right. Your first instinct to know is when you're doing something wrong, right? And so that is kind of embedded in us.
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Lauren Fields: Mindset Mastery and Strategies for Purposeful Living
So I love your take on that too, because I think that actually is why we have not even limiting beliefs, but sometimes negative thoughts or the apprehensions that we have because our first words are no a lot of times.
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Lauren Fields: Mindset Mastery and Strategies for Purposeful Living
Yeah, yeah, that's amazing. That's amazing. So for the listener, for the viewer, that is like, okay, I know I need to do something. And Lauren's given me like a good initial step. How do they keep the momentum going?
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Lauren Fields: Mindset Mastery and Strategies for Purposeful Living
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to another exciting episode of Mic Unplugged, and today we have a transformative force in personal growth and empowerment. As a life design strategist, she's guiding people to break free from limiting beliefs, to crack lives of purpose, and to unlock their full potential. Please join me in welcoming the inspiring, the strategic, the visionary, San Diego's finest, Ms.
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Lauren Fields: Mindset Mastery and Strategies for Purposeful Living
I love that. I love that. And so again, you actually just hit on it a little bit there, but one of my favorite things series of clips from you is you're talking about alignment and goals, right? So you just were hinting on the alignment there, but I know it's the central theme of what you teach and what you walk through your clients with.
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Lauren Fields: Mindset Mastery and Strategies for Purposeful Living
So talk to the listeners and viewers about the importance of alignment and goals.
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Lauren Fields: Mindset Mastery and Strategies for Purposeful Living
That's it. I totally believe that. You know, another thing I get a lot, and you're the right person that I feel can answer this question is, you know, Mick, the world moves so fast now, right? Like we've got AI in the technology space. We've got so many things going on societal, right? Lauren, how do you help people slow down, but still be intentional at the same time?
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Lauren Fields: Mindset Mastery and Strategies for Purposeful Living
I love that. And I want to go deeper in what you just talked about as far as, these are my words, disengaging from society a little bit, or at least disengaging socially, right? Because if we're being honest, most people, when they're on their phones now, it's research, right?
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Lauren Fields: Mindset Mastery and Strategies for Purposeful Living
Lauren Fields. Lauren, how are you doing today, dear?
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Lauren Fields: Mindset Mastery and Strategies for Purposeful Living
Like people think it's all, you're on all the social platforms, but social media has become the biggest research forum that there is. but you can't do it 24 seven, right? So talk to us about how we can set that up in our life where we can just kind of disengage and how important it is because I'm taking notes on this one.
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Lauren Fields: Mindset Mastery and Strategies for Purposeful Living
No, thank you for being here. I mean, I was honored to spend some time on your podcast and now we get to do it online. So I am definitely the honored one, Lauren.
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Lauren Fields: Mindset Mastery and Strategies for Purposeful Living
Mm-hmm. That's amazing. That's amazing. So back to the life design, because that's a lot of what you do. I mean, not that it's a lot of what you do, but it's who you are. Like, I'm going to say that you kind of brought that that name, that term to the forefront of giving a lot of popularity. So for the listener, the viewer, that's like, OK, I might be a little overwhelmed.
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Lauren Fields: Mindset Mastery and Strategies for Purposeful Living
I know I'm going to do it. But what are the key components of life design just so that everybody's on the same page?
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Lauren Fields: Mindset Mastery and Strategies for Purposeful Living
There it is. There it is. So now I get to ask you all the deep questions. So, you know, I introduced you as a life design strategist. There's about 2 million people listening. They're like, what's that? Talk me through what a life design strategist is.
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Lauren Fields: Mindset Mastery and Strategies for Purposeful Living
That's amazing. And a lot of what you do, it's strategy and it's empathy, right? So how do you, using your word, how do you align both of those with your clients?
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Salisha Thomas: Broadway's New Queen on Dreams, Determination, and Stage Success
And I forgot to say California's finest, you know, Fresno is in the building. So my wife... It's from California, Bay Area.
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Salisha Thomas: Broadway's New Queen on Dreams, Determination, and Stage Success
Hmm.
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Salisha Thomas: Broadway's New Queen on Dreams, Determination, and Stage Success
Okay. Sounds tedious. It was. Sounds like your brain is on fire because it's like, wait, who am I today? Oh, no. That's, oh, damn, I messed up. Yes. Okay.
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Salisha Thomas: Broadway's New Queen on Dreams, Determination, and Stage Success
Got it.
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Salisha Thomas: Broadway's New Queen on Dreams, Determination, and Stage Success
So then what became your first lead?
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Salisha Thomas: Broadway's New Queen on Dreams, Determination, and Stage Success
Snow White.
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Salisha Thomas: Broadway's New Queen on Dreams, Determination, and Stage Success
How did that feel?
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Salisha Thomas: Broadway's New Queen on Dreams, Determination, and Stage Success
Yeah.
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Salisha Thomas: Broadway's New Queen on Dreams, Determination, and Stage Success
Yeah?
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Salisha Thomas: Broadway's New Queen on Dreams, Determination, and Stage Success
So what got you here? Let's just go there. What got Salisha from... Cali to New York. I mean, we like old school, like East Coast, West Coast rival. Like you, you flipped.
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Salisha Thomas: Broadway's New Queen on Dreams, Determination, and Stage Success
Congratulations.
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Salisha Thomas: Broadway's New Queen on Dreams, Determination, and Stage Success
Stop it. Congrats, though. Thank you. First? Yes. Even more congrats. Thank you. That little homeless man has come. You did good, bro. I'm joking, I'm joking, I'm joking.
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Salisha Thomas: Broadway's New Queen on Dreams, Determination, and Stage Success
Not during the note.
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Salisha Thomas: Broadway's New Queen on Dreams, Determination, and Stage Success
I promise. You're going to do great.
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Salisha Thomas: Broadway's New Queen on Dreams, Determination, and Stage Success
Yeah. Yeah.
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Salisha Thomas: Broadway's New Queen on Dreams, Determination, and Stage Success
Yeah.
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Salisha Thomas: Broadway's New Queen on Dreams, Determination, and Stage Success
Yeah. The baby knows. The baby's a part. The baby's going to do its part. It's a star in there. It's a star. He knows or she knows the moment. But this is mom's moment right here.
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Salisha Thomas: Broadway's New Queen on Dreams, Determination, and Stage Success
Yes. They know. I promise.
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Salisha Thomas: Broadway's New Queen on Dreams, Determination, and Stage Success
You should. You should. The moment. The baby knows the moment. It's going to do his or her part.
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Salisha Thomas: Broadway's New Queen on Dreams, Determination, and Stage Success
He's going to do his part. Mom's a star. Star in the making.
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Salisha Thomas: Broadway's New Queen on Dreams, Determination, and Stage Success
Absolutely. Absolutely.
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Salisha Thomas: Broadway's New Queen on Dreams, Determination, and Stage Success
For sure. For sure. For sure. I'll look at my calendar, too. I might October 8th. No, that's the due date. Right. Oh, yeah.
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Salisha Thomas: Broadway's New Queen on Dreams, Determination, and Stage Success
October 3rd. I probably can't be there. The two dates that we've talked about, I can't make either of those dates.
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Salisha Thomas: Broadway's New Queen on Dreams, Determination, and Stage Success
So wedding anniversary, September 29th. So, you know, I don't know what the plans are just yet. Yeah.
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Salisha Thomas: Broadway's New Queen on Dreams, Determination, and Stage Success
It will be two.
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Salisha Thomas: Broadway's New Queen on Dreams, Determination, and Stage Success
Yeah.
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Salisha Thomas: Broadway's New Queen on Dreams, Determination, and Stage Success
Amazing. Amazing.
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Salisha Thomas: Broadway's New Queen on Dreams, Determination, and Stage Success
Thank you.
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Salisha Thomas: Broadway's New Queen on Dreams, Determination, and Stage Success
Thank you. Thank you.
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Salisha Thomas: Broadway's New Queen on Dreams, Determination, and Stage Success
It was small-ish. It was like a hundred of our best friends.
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Salisha Thomas: Broadway's New Queen on Dreams, Determination, and Stage Success
That's the best. It was a 10-minute ceremony and a four-and-a-half-hour party. All the singing and dancing you could imagine, Salisha.
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Salisha Thomas: Broadway's New Queen on Dreams, Determination, and Stage Success
It was like 90s, 80s R&B, some late 90s, early 2000s hip hop. Listen. Big party.
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Salisha Thomas: Broadway's New Queen on Dreams, Determination, and Stage Success
Big party.
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Salisha Thomas: Broadway's New Queen on Dreams, Determination, and Stage Success
Absolutely. That's the vibe. Absolutely. So back to you, though. No. You can't get off that easy. Come on now. You tried to make it about me. I know you're a podcast host over there too. I saw what you tried to do. I'm like, so tell me about your... You've said, because I've counted five times, you're not afraid to fail. I think that is so important for everybody that's watching, that's listening.
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Salisha Thomas: Broadway's New Queen on Dreams, Determination, and Stage Success
Why is that a big component? Not just for you, but something everybody should embrace.
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Salisha Thomas: Broadway's New Queen on Dreams, Determination, and Stage Success
I love it. I love it. And show all the way up, too. Like, that's my thing. If you're going to show up, show all the way up. Like, anything you do half-hearted is never going to make it. Like, that's why people that have side hustles, and everybody knows I say this all the time. At some point, either make your side hustle the main thing or quit side hustling. Ooh.
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Salisha Thomas: Broadway's New Queen on Dreams, Determination, and Stage Success
Because you can't live in two worlds. That's right. Oh, did I touch something? Did I hit a nerve? I'm sorry. I needed to hear that. You can't side hustle forever. You cannot. You can't. And you're limiting what should be your main thing by trying to side hustle.
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Salisha Thomas: Broadway's New Queen on Dreams, Determination, and Stage Success
Then put that whole, as one of my uncles would say, put your whole ass in it then. Yes.
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Salisha Thomas: Broadway's New Queen on Dreams, Determination, and Stage Success
This getting you can't replace human bonding. Right. Like my thing is I just love hearing people's stories. I love being able to let others listen to people's stories because everybody's going through something. And you never know the word that Salisha just said or is about to say is a moment that somebody needed.
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Salisha Thomas: Broadway's New Queen on Dreams, Determination, and Stage Success
And there's always, like every episode I do, I get a response from different people that's like, I needed that. Thank you. And that's my thing. Like, so my thing with Mic Unplugged is your because. That thing that's deeper than your why. To me, your why is superficial, right? Like I could, your why is about to be your child. Should be your why, but why? What's the because?
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Salisha Thomas: Broadway's New Queen on Dreams, Determination, and Stage Success
And so if I said, Salisha, What's your because right now? Like, what's that thing that's like, this is my purpose. This is my motivation. This is my accountability when I don't need it. What's your because?
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Salisha Thomas: Broadway's New Queen on Dreams, Determination, and Stage Success
Welcome to Mick Unplugged, the number one podcast for self-improvement, leadership, and relentless growth. No fluff, no filters, just hard-hitting truths, unstoppable strategies, and the mindset shifts that separate the best from the rest. Ready to break limits? Let's go.
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Salisha Thomas: Broadway's New Queen on Dreams, Determination, and Stage Success
For real, for real.
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Salisha Thomas: Broadway's New Queen on Dreams, Determination, and Stage Success
This is water, but.
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Salisha Thomas: Broadway's New Queen on Dreams, Determination, and Stage Success
Let's go, Andrew.
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Salisha Thomas: Broadway's New Queen on Dreams, Determination, and Stage Success
Yeah.
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Salisha Thomas: Broadway's New Queen on Dreams, Determination, and Stage Success
It does. And here's what's crazy cool. And I don't think most parents have thought of this. I'm glad you did. You can give your children the life that you wanted. And I think a lot of times we settle and we do it the opposite way. Well, you know, I couldn't do this as a kid and neither can you, or I didn't have TV.
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Salisha Thomas: Broadway's New Queen on Dreams, Determination, and Stage Success
So you're not, you know, like we get in those because I didn't, I'm going to make it tough. I'm going to raise you tough so that you appreciate it. Well, you can also appreciate and have, I'm not going to say luxury, but you can have comfort and appreciate it all at the same time. Let's go. Right?
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Salisha Thomas: Broadway's New Queen on Dreams, Determination, and Stage Success
Right? It's okay.
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Salisha Thomas: Broadway's New Queen on Dreams, Determination, and Stage Success
That's it. That's it. That is it. I hope I'm a good mom. You're going to be a great mom. Stop.
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Salisha Thomas: Broadway's New Queen on Dreams, Determination, and Stage Success
Most people haven't. Most of us start that way, you know? Gotta start with one. Gotta start with one.
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Salisha Thomas: Broadway's New Queen on Dreams, Determination, and Stage Success
No, please don't. Literally. Please don't. Genitorial services.
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Salisha Thomas: Broadway's New Queen on Dreams, Determination, and Stage Success
So, Salisha, you talked about the book. What encouraged you to write the book? And give us the title again.
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Salisha Thomas: Broadway's New Queen on Dreams, Determination, and Stage Success
Look at you. So we're going to back up. So you met this beautiful homeless man. Is this the love story? You cleaned them up? No. Shaved them? No. This is now hubby? No? No. Okay. All right, hubby. Sorry. I had to make sure. At least I had to ask. I had to do my due diligence.
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Salisha Thomas: Broadway's New Queen on Dreams, Determination, and Stage Success
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Salisha Thomas: Broadway's New Queen on Dreams, Determination, and Stage Success
That would have been the love story of all love stories right there.
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Salisha Thomas: Broadway's New Queen on Dreams, Determination, and Stage Success
Yeah. So we're going to back up again. Miss California. You just casually, you know, and I was doing this and then I won Miss California and then I was, let's back up. Cause I know how humble you are, but we're gonna back up and let's talk about Miss California for those that don't know.
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Salisha Thomas: Broadway's New Queen on Dreams, Determination, and Stage Success
Yeah. So now you're like Etta James, Lena Horne, Billie Holiday, dropping in all the jazz, right?
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Salisha Thomas: Broadway's New Queen on Dreams, Determination, and Stage Success
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to another exciting episode of Mic Unplugged. And I am here in New York Times Square. Couldn't do this show without having the talented, the best, the creme de la creme when we are talking about Broadway. We are talking about my good friend, the one and only, Bye, Salisha. Salisha Thomas. Salisha, how you doing, girl?
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Salisha Thomas: Broadway's New Queen on Dreams, Determination, and Stage Success
Give me your rock song.
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Salisha Thomas: Broadway's New Queen on Dreams, Determination, and Stage Success
Tina. Tina. We're talking Nutbush. What's love got to do with it? We can keep on going. She's the queen. She is the queen. She is the queen. But, you know, as she's passed, the title is now to you. You're the queen. So, you know, again, all the humbleness in my good friend, Salisha. You highlight it. And then I was on Broadway. So let's talk about the Broadway story.
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Salisha Thomas: Broadway's New Queen on Dreams, Determination, and Stage Success
So how did Salisha from Fresno, California, all of a sudden is now the star on Broadway?
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Salisha Thomas: Broadway's New Queen on Dreams, Determination, and Stage Success
Holy. Ladies and gentlemen, that is not easy. Yeah. There's a lot of memorization that has to go on. There's a lot of marks that you have to hit. And oh, by the way, you're not just talking. You have to sing and you're with people that you probably haven't been around.
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Salisha Thomas: Broadway's New Queen on Dreams, Determination, and Stage Success
Right, right. No fangirl moment. I know. Right.
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Salisha Thomas: Broadway's New Queen on Dreams, Determination, and Stage Success
But why are you over there giggling, though?
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Salisha Thomas: Broadway's New Queen on Dreams, Determination, and Stage Success
So for those that don't know, walk us through a Broadway audition. Right. Are you on one play like your entire life? Do you audition for like walk the casuals like me through being on Broadway and what that means from your perspective?
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Salisha Thomas: Broadway's New Queen on Dreams, Determination, and Stage Success
Right.
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Salisha Thomas: Broadway's New Queen on Dreams, Determination, and Stage Success
Well, I got to hype up the queen. Come on now. I can't have the queen in the building and just say, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the stage. The one and only Salisha Thompson. I couldn't do that.
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Salisha Thomas: Broadway's New Queen on Dreams, Determination, and Stage Success
but they got... It's like that job hopper. And you got to explain. So from April of 2021 to today, you don't have nothing on there. Why? Yeah, exactly.
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Salisha Thomas: Broadway's New Queen on Dreams, Determination, and Stage Success
All right, do tell, do tell, do tell.
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Salisha Thomas: Broadway's New Queen on Dreams, Determination, and Stage Success
You see the face. I know. Okay. Okay. Okay.
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Salisha Thomas: Broadway's New Queen on Dreams, Determination, and Stage Success
Okay.
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Salisha Thomas: Broadway's New Queen on Dreams, Determination, and Stage Success
Okay, so explain what a swinging position is. Right. Because some people are like. Swinger, what? What solution are you talking about?
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Salisha Thomas: Broadway's New Queen on Dreams, Determination, and Stage Success
Thank you.
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Salisha Thomas: Broadway's New Queen on Dreams, Determination, and Stage Success
Right.
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How Did Jeremy Jenson Turn STRUGGLE into LEGACY
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How Did Jeremy Jenson Turn STRUGGLE into LEGACY
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Billy Gene: Why Authenticity Beats Hustle in Modern Marketing
Thanks for tuning in to this episode of Mick Unplugged. If today hits you hard, then imagine what's next. Be sure to subscribe, rate, and share this with someone who needs it. And most of all, make a plan and take action because the next level is already waiting for you. Have a question or insight to share? Send us an email to hello at mickunplugged.com.
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Billy Gene: Why Authenticity Beats Hustle in Modern Marketing
Until next time, ask yourself how you can step up.
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Billy Gene: Why Authenticity Beats Hustle in Modern Marketing
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From Detroit’s Streets to Stock Market Success: Jason Brown’s Rise
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From Detroit’s Streets to Stock Market Success: Jason Brown’s Rise
Man, that's wonderful. And here's what I'm going to tell you, man. Like your mom, your cousin, everybody's looking down smiling, man, because not only have you made them proud, you've changed the legacy of the family. And I want you to know that, man. Like if there's one thing that Jason Brown should be proud of, is you created the legacy, man.
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From Detroit’s Streets to Stock Market Success: Jason Brown’s Rise
Like you personally changed the trajectory of your family. And I don't know if you know that, Jay, but I'm freaking proud of you too, bro. Like not even knowing that full story, it makes me that much more proud of you because changing family legacies, breaking curses, showing new paths is what we all should be destined for. And you've actually done it, man.
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From Detroit’s Streets to Stock Market Success: Jason Brown’s Rise
And then people from California, you never have to guess because they're just going to tell you. So... So, brother, I am honored to have you on the podcast, man. I was telling you offline, huge fan of the work that you're doing. I'm one of the subscribers to your Instagram or to your YouTube channel, and I take tips and tricks on a weekly basis from you.
Mick Unplugged
From Detroit’s Streets to Stock Market Success: Jason Brown’s Rise
So everybody's freaking proud of you, dude. I appreciate that. Yeah, man. You're about to make me cry in the pocket. I'm here for it, man. I got a big shoulder you can lean on. I got you by the virtual shoulder. But, you know, one of the things that I love about your YouTube channel, again, you break down and give a bunch of information. I'm a huge fan. And so I don't want to give it away.
Mick Unplugged
From Detroit’s Streets to Stock Market Success: Jason Brown’s Rise
I want you to talk about it, man. Like one of your latest segments is six words that changed your life. For Jason Brown, what were those six words and how can people use those six words to change their lives too?
Mick Unplugged
From Detroit’s Streets to Stock Market Success: Jason Brown’s Rise
I'm making more money than you want. The game was over.
Mick Unplugged
From Detroit’s Streets to Stock Market Success: Jason Brown’s Rise
So I wanted to thank you just for for what you're doing. I know you have paid services, but I want to thank you for what you're doing for free.
Mick Unplugged
From Detroit’s Streets to Stock Market Success: Jason Brown’s Rise
Totally agree. I tell leaders that same thing all the time when I'm doing my leadership development or leadership consultations with people. As a leader, it's not about you, right? And I think that's one of the biggest challenges that most entrepreneurs have, CEOs have, is that They're focused on them and their vision. And I'm not saying that's not important, but it's not about you.
Mick Unplugged
From Detroit’s Streets to Stock Market Success: Jason Brown’s Rise
Like if you don't have the right support team around you, if you don't have the right leaders that are doing their job, if you're not allowing your people to groom and be themselves, you're never going to be as far as you want to go. And then for the influencers, the podcasters out there, everything you should be doing should be for your listeners or you're never going to grow.
Mick Unplugged
From Detroit’s Streets to Stock Market Success: Jason Brown’s Rise
And so that's why I totally was in alignment with that statement. And then before we get to the book, there's another one that's my favorite of yours. And I forget the title, but this was the message. And it's the difference between getting to a million versus being a millionaire. It's two different mindsets, right?
Mick Unplugged
From Detroit’s Streets to Stock Market Success: Jason Brown’s Rise
And so I want to hear your breakdown of that, like the difference of getting to a million versus being a millionaire by Jason Brown.
Mick Unplugged
From Detroit’s Streets to Stock Market Success: Jason Brown’s Rise
Absolutely. Absolutely, man. So I opened this introduction with talking about you taking a $10,000 student loan and turning it into a six figure portfolio. How? What did Jason do? Like, how did that happen? Where was the mindset to even know that you could do that? Like, I want to start with that journey, brother. Absolutely.
Mick Unplugged
From Detroit’s Streets to Stock Market Success: Jason Brown’s Rise
Yes, sir. I love it. So now let's go to the book, man. Talk to us about Five Year Millionaire. Yeah.
Mick Unplugged
From Detroit’s Streets to Stock Market Success: Jason Brown’s Rise
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Mick Unplugged
From Detroit’s Streets to Stock Market Success: Jason Brown’s Rise
Lessons learned. Lessons learned. I love it. I love the wisdom you dropped there, Jason. So here's what I'm going to do. And listeners and viewers, you always know I do this and I do it for the first 10 people. So if you're one that hadn't received, it's because you were not first.
Mick Unplugged
From Detroit’s Streets to Stock Market Success: Jason Brown’s Rise
So first 10 people that messaged me five-year millionaire, and I don't care which platform, I get the notifications and I go straight there. I personally am going to send you a copy of Jason's book. The book comes out February what date, Jason?
Mick Unplugged
From Detroit’s Streets to Stock Market Success: Jason Brown’s Rise
February 18th. So don't say Mick. I ain't got it yet. We got to wait for it to come out February 18th. But I am personally going to purchase 10 and give them to the first. Actually, I'm going to purchase 11 because I want one for myself. But the first 10 people, I want you to know I will send you a copy of the book on behalf of Mick Unplugged Podcast and Jason Brown. So Jason, man.
Mick Unplugged
From Detroit’s Streets to Stock Market Success: Jason Brown’s Rise
Honored that you were here. Thank you for breaking bread with us, taking some time. Where can people follow and find you? And I'll make sure that these are all in the show notes and the descriptions on YouTube too.
Mick Unplugged
From Detroit’s Streets to Stock Market Success: Jason Brown’s Rise
All right. We'll make sure that they're here. Jason, again, thank you so much for your time, brother. For all the viewers and listeners, remember your because is your superpower. Go unleash it.
Mick Unplugged
From Detroit’s Streets to Stock Market Success: Jason Brown’s Rise
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to another exciting episode of Make Unplugged. And today's guest is a seasoned stock market coach who transformed a $10,000 student loan into a six-figure portfolio in under a year. As the founder of the Brown Report and PowerTrade University, he has dedicated over 15 years to demystifying stock trading for the everyday investor.
Mick Unplugged
From Detroit’s Streets to Stock Market Success: Jason Brown’s Rise
In less than a year. In less than a year. That's wild. Applaud you for that. You know, I'm picking up a lot of things, Jace. I mean, again, I've followed you on YouTube for a long time, but hearing this story, you know, I'm seeing the studying habits, right? I'm seeing the, hey, let me not be impulsive. Let me see what's going on. After you were impulsive first, right?
Mick Unplugged
From Detroit’s Streets to Stock Market Success: Jason Brown’s Rise
You were impulsive and it didn't get you anywhere. And then you said, wait, I need to research. I need to truly understand. And then what I love about it is you took action. Right. Because a lot of people, not even a lot, most people, the reason they're not successful when they try to trade on their own is they get very impatient and they get that one downturn and it's over. Right.
Mick Unplugged
From Detroit’s Streets to Stock Market Success: Jason Brown’s Rise
But but you were disciplined. And I love the fact that that was you. Where did that discipline come from?
Mick Unplugged
From Detroit’s Streets to Stock Market Success: Jason Brown’s Rise
Get ready for an enlightening conversation with the insightful, the empowering, the transformative Detroit's own What Up Doe, Jason Brown. Jason, what's going on, brother?
Mick Unplugged
From Detroit’s Streets to Stock Market Success: Jason Brown’s Rise
When did you realize that you were a disciplined researcher, a disciplined person?
Mick Unplugged
From Detroit’s Streets to Stock Market Success: Jason Brown’s Rise
A lot of that was my prayer for sure. So I want to go back and unplug something there. I didn't know Jason Brown was in a gang. So let's talk about, I don't even need to know why or how, right? Like that's pretty much going to be understood. But what I want to talk about is in, in kind of the theme of Mick unplugged is your, because that thing that's deeper than your why, right?
Mick Unplugged
From Detroit’s Streets to Stock Market Success: Jason Brown’s Rise
See, I had this conversation with Marcus Collins, man, like, There's four places where you know where everybody's from. In New York, you know by the accent, right? Like, you hear that. People from Baltimore have a weird accent, so you understand that. Everybody that I know from Detroit starts a conversation with, what up, though? What up, though?
Mick Unplugged
From Detroit’s Streets to Stock Market Success: Jason Brown’s Rise
What was your, because what was your purpose in, Of leaving the gang and then staying away from the game, because to me, that's the hard part, right? It's yeah, you can you can say, all right, this is this is not me. And then two weeks later, it's like, I got no money. I got to go back to doing what I was doing. What was your because? What was your purpose of of saying I'm out and I'm staying out?
Mick Unplugged
Dave Asprey: The Art of Biohacking, Sleep Mastery, and Lasting Leadership
I'm literally buying them right now.
Mick Unplugged
Dave Asprey: The Art of Biohacking, Sleep Mastery, and Lasting Leadership
And so I wanted to tell you face to face, even though we're virtual, but face to face, I just respect and appreciate the heck out of you, man. Like, the lives you're changing, the insights you're giving. I know you don't get enough credit for it. I know you also don't seek credit for a lot, knowing the soul that you are, but I just wanted to tell you, bro, freaking appreciate you.
Mick Unplugged
Dave Asprey: The Art of Biohacking, Sleep Mastery, and Lasting Leadership
It's going to work for me. You know what, Dave? I think I'm going to record this on like a docuseries. Right. I'm going to be not that not that anyone ever needs proof that anything Dave Ashby says is not warranted, but I'm going to be the proof of this for you. So I'm going to order both of these today. I'm going to put it in play and we're recording everything. And you talked about devices.
Mick Unplugged
Dave Asprey: The Art of Biohacking, Sleep Mastery, and Lasting Leadership
I use whoop 4.0. So it has the recovery. So we're going to see, and I'm going to show everything and reveal that my man, Dave Asprey always tells the truth.
Mick Unplugged
Dave Asprey: The Art of Biohacking, Sleep Mastery, and Lasting Leadership
faster than just meditating and i'm a fan of meditating but go through the whole menu of all the options you have and you're going to read it and some party is going to go that one's really cool and then go do that one that's what the book is for okay so last sleep question because you're helping me personally now because i'm somebody that four hours is usually all i can sleep and the reason i have this is because i've been i have to sleep seven or eight hours and whatever dave
Mick Unplugged
Dave Asprey: The Art of Biohacking, Sleep Mastery, and Lasting Leadership
Yes, sir. I see you just scolded me with your eyes. I saw it. I'm working four hours. You and Robert Irvine have been telling me how much sleep I need. And I did this for you guys. I promise. So what's the best position to sleep in? Traditionally, I am a side slash stomach sleeper. And I know that's not the best. I have to train myself to sleep in a different position.
Mick Unplugged
Dave Asprey: The Art of Biohacking, Sleep Mastery, and Lasting Leadership
So what position should that be? All right.
Mick Unplugged
Dave Asprey: The Art of Biohacking, Sleep Mastery, and Lasting Leadership
Just freaking appreciate you, dude. And I know this, you've spent a lot of your life building systems and protocols to upgrade the human body. But I want to go a little bit deeper. I'm interested in the man, the person that needed it. Like who was Dave Asprey before the hacks, before the tools, before the protocols and what broke Dave, man?
Mick Unplugged
Dave Asprey: The Art of Biohacking, Sleep Mastery, and Lasting Leadership
Okay, I took all the notes. Starting now, Dave.
Mick Unplugged
Dave Asprey: The Art of Biohacking, Sleep Mastery, and Lasting Leadership
Yeah. So you've referenced heavily meditated a few times, and you were gracious enough to send me a copy before release, which is out now at the time of the release of this episode, the book is out. One of my favorites, by the way, Dave's gonna sign a copy for me when I see absolutely, there we go. So I have a lot of quotes from this book, man, you said that, if something can rattle
Mick Unplugged
Dave Asprey: The Art of Biohacking, Sleep Mastery, and Lasting Leadership
It's like you're walking around with a loaded gun. Talk us through that one.
Mick Unplugged
Dave Asprey: The Art of Biohacking, Sleep Mastery, and Lasting Leadership
Man, so simple. You know, I've known, you know, in my house, I call you the philosopher, right? Because we don't get this type of communication anymore, right? Like Socrates, Plato, Dave Asprey. That's kind of how I look at that. I'm being so serious, though. But we don't get that type of information of insight simplistically anymore.
Mick Unplugged
Dave Asprey: The Art of Biohacking, Sleep Mastery, and Lasting Leadership
And going deeper into heavily meditated, I just talked about forgiveness. And I have this line that you said in the book. Forgiveness is about letting go of pain so it doesn't control how you treat yourself. And when I read that line, Dave, I literally put the manuscript down. And I had to have a conversation with myself, right? It is so spot on.
Mick Unplugged
Dave Asprey: The Art of Biohacking, Sleep Mastery, and Lasting Leadership
Welcome to Mick Unplugged, the number one podcast for self-improvement, leadership, and relentless growth. No fluff, no filters, just hard-hitting truths, unstoppable strategies, and the mindset shifts that separate the best from the rest. Ready to break limits? Let's go.
Mick Unplugged
Dave Asprey: The Art of Biohacking, Sleep Mastery, and Lasting Leadership
Forgiveness is about letting go of pain so it doesn't control how I treat me. A lot of times we think about forgiveness on the other end. But when I saw that, Dave, I took a step back and said, this is what I've been struggling with personally. So thank you.
Mick Unplugged
Dave Asprey: The Art of Biohacking, Sleep Mastery, and Lasting Leadership
Right, right, right. So last part of the book, you have a term that I have used. I run three different businesses and I've used them in my businesses and I have clients that are now using them. So make sure you trademark this because we're all giving you all the credit for it. Energetic peace. And you define it as choosing peace no matter what. And I know on the personal side, it makes sense.
Mick Unplugged
Dave Asprey: The Art of Biohacking, Sleep Mastery, and Lasting Leadership
But for leaders, choosing peace no matter what. gives you clarity in business decisions. It gives you clarity in team functions. It gives you clarity in creating the vision of where you're trying to go. Like I literally redid my three-year business plan because I do it every year, right? But I redid it with Energetic Peace as a leading core value of what I was trying to do.
Mick Unplugged
Dave Asprey: The Art of Biohacking, Sleep Mastery, and Lasting Leadership
And it completely changed where I was going. And so now that we're eye to eye, I wanted to tell you, man, Energetic Peace is changing literally all three of my businesses right now.
Mick Unplugged
Dave Asprey: The Art of Biohacking, Sleep Mastery, and Lasting Leadership
I love it, man. Dave, I just want to thank you again. I've been thanking you a lot because I'm practicing gratitude because you also talk about that in the book as well, too. But I feel like sometimes our soul needs to know that we are worthy of the praise that we're getting. And so I want you to know, man, like you are worthy of all of this praise, brother.
Mick Unplugged
Dave Asprey: The Art of Biohacking, Sleep Mastery, and Lasting Leadership
Yeah. I know you're busy. I know you have a lot going on. If there's one thing you want the listeners, the viewers to know about the book, about Dave Asprey and all the things you have going on, what's the one or two things you want them to know now?
Mick Unplugged
Dave Asprey: The Art of Biohacking, Sleep Mastery, and Lasting Leadership
Yeah, man. Love it. Love it. Love it. Dave, I could talk to you for hours. I know you're busy, so I won't do that. Definitely need to come visit you. I'm going to come spend some time with you because you've changed my life. You don't realize it. You are continuing to change my life and you're giving me longer purpose for my life. So brother, thank you so much.
Mick Unplugged
Dave Asprey: The Art of Biohacking, Sleep Mastery, and Lasting Leadership
I will totally do that. I will do that for sure. And for all the viewers and listeners, remember your because is your superpower. Go unleash it.
Mick Unplugged
Dave Asprey: The Art of Biohacking, Sleep Mastery, and Lasting Leadership
Thanks for tuning in to this episode of Mick Unplugged. If today hits you hard, then imagine what's next. Be sure to subscribe, rate, and share this with someone who needs it. And most of all, make a plan and take action because the next level is already waiting for you. Have a question or insight to share? Send us an email to hello at mickunplugged.com.
Mick Unplugged
Dave Asprey: The Art of Biohacking, Sleep Mastery, and Lasting Leadership
Until next time, ask yourself how you can step up.
Mick Unplugged
Dave Asprey: The Art of Biohacking, Sleep Mastery, and Lasting Leadership
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to another exciting episode of Mick Unplugged. And today I just told him offline, this is probably the highlight of my 2025. He didn't just spark a movement. He built a blueprint for human potential. He turned aging into a choice Coffee into a Weapon and Biohacking into a Global Revolution.
Mick Unplugged
Dave Asprey: The Art of Biohacking, Sleep Mastery, and Lasting Leadership
I can only get this from you, man. That's why you're the OG, you're the inventor, you're the originator. And I want to go to the very beginning. You said you were a computer hacker. And you said, if I can hack the internet, I can hack my body. Dave, you were the only person that really ever had that thought in life. You know that, right? You were not the first computer hacker, right?
Mick Unplugged
Dave Asprey: The Art of Biohacking, Sleep Mastery, and Lasting Leadership
No, not at all. So how does the thought of hacking your body come into play? But more importantly, what was the first step? What was the first hack for the body? What was the first thing you realized when you started this?
Mick Unplugged
Dave Asprey: The Art of Biohacking, Sleep Mastery, and Lasting Leadership
Best-selling author, relentless entrepreneur, the original mind behind the upgrade. I call him the OG of biohacking. Ladies and gentlemen, this is David Asprey. Dave, how you doing today, brother?
Mick Unplugged
Dave Asprey: The Art of Biohacking, Sleep Mastery, and Lasting Leadership
Genius. Genius. So for the listener, for the viewer, what's one thing they can do today? What's one hack? What's one biohack that I'm going to say the everyday person can do, but they don't realize they can do it?
Mick Unplugged
Dave Asprey: The Art of Biohacking, Sleep Mastery, and Lasting Leadership
Hey, you did. You did. I love it, man. Dave, you know, I have so many questions I want to ask you from my soul. I told you, you know, Gary Brecka, Damon John, all been telling me a lot about you towards the end of last year. And I really started diving deep into you and all the things that you're doing, man.
Mick Unplugged
Dave Asprey: The Art of Biohacking, Sleep Mastery, and Lasting Leadership
Dave, When I see you in person next, I'm giving you a big hug and I might give you a kiss on the cheek from me for my wife. I have been telling my wife for over a year, babe, turn the TV off when it's time for bed. Like I traditionally...
Mick Unplugged
Dave Asprey: The Art of Biohacking, Sleep Mastery, and Lasting Leadership
was always it has to be pitch black for me to sleep now i know why you just explained to me why my wife on the other hand tv's on she needs the sound i'm like we can get noise machines you dave proven my point probably saved my marriage all at the same time you didn't even know that i appreciate you brother i got two more hacks for you around that because you shared that with me
Mick Unplugged
Rocky Garza on Self-Awareness and Personal Growth in Leadership
Like we always had the kid that was here for the first part of the year and then not there the next part of the year, maybe three years later, they're back for a little bit and then they're not there again. So I'm going to ask you a question, Rocky, that this is me making an assumption, but you're the person I can ask this to. What did that make you sheltered?
Mick Unplugged
Rocky Garza on Self-Awareness and Personal Growth in Leadership
Did that make you not that you didn't trust people, but it was more of I don't need to get close because this is temporary. Right. Was that a rocky feeling?
Mick Unplugged
Rocky Garza on Self-Awareness and Personal Growth in Leadership
Please join me in welcoming my dude, the authentic, the impactful, the fearless, My guy, Mr. Rocky Garza.
Mick Unplugged
Rocky Garza on Self-Awareness and Personal Growth in Leadership
Dang it, Rocky. Man, you get me every time, man. I feel that. Not that I could ever doubt that it wasn't real, but I feel the emotion. I feel the energy. But what I also feel, and I actually know, is that none of that defined you. They became pillars of who you are, but it didn't define you. who you are.
Mick Unplugged
Rocky Garza on Self-Awareness and Personal Growth in Leadership
Not that you didn't trust people, but it was more of, I don't need to get close because this is temporary.
Mick Unplugged
Rocky Garza on Self-Awareness and Personal Growth in Leadership
And one of the things I probably appreciate the most is the last thing that you were talking about in the first part of the story, which is you went from again, I'm going to interpret this. You went from vision. to action, to business. So again, Rocky, the only speaker that doesn't have a resume because you just said, I'm gonna go do it, right?
Mick Unplugged
Rocky Garza on Self-Awareness and Personal Growth in Leadership
Like you and your wife, I'm gonna go start in this business. You could have easily, college degree, go work for someone, right? Go build up the skill But the mentality that Rocky Garza has is, hey, I am the opportunity. I get that because I'm the same way. I don't need a door to open for me when you are the opportunity. Hey, I'm here. I'm here. Let's go.
Mick Unplugged
Rocky Garza on Self-Awareness and Personal Growth in Leadership
So for the listeners and viewers, man, especially for leaders, let's talk about that. How do you take vision and then put it into action? Because Rocky, you know me. One of the things I love people that talk about mindset. I'm not a mindset guy because everything can stay up here. Right. For those that are listening, not watching, I'm tapping my head. Everything can stay up there.
Mick Unplugged
Rocky Garza on Self-Awareness and Personal Growth in Leadership
But it's the action that actually takes that into a plan, into a vision. So for you, Rocky, like how do you work with leaders to do that?
Mick Unplugged
Rocky Garza on Self-Awareness and Personal Growth in Leadership
Well, speaking of that, what's your Bad Bunny song?
Mick Unplugged
Rocky Garza on Self-Awareness and Personal Growth in Leadership
Rocky, we're going to talk to some people right here now, man, because now you have me fired up like. And ladies and gentlemen, sorry, this is what you get when Mick and Rocky get together. So we're going to talk to, I don't care if you're Fortune 100. I don't care if you're a small business, mom and pop, getting ready to start a business, solopreneur, whatever it is.
Mick Unplugged
Rocky Garza on Self-Awareness and Personal Growth in Leadership
Most of the time when you are, what's the new buzzword for 2025? Stuck. People talk about getting unstuck. So we'll just play along. I'm not a buzzword person, but we'll just say those that aren't going where they need to go. Mm-hmm. It's because you have a title and that title, usually a CEO, founder, president, insert the highest level for your company. And what Rocky just said is true.
Mick Unplugged
Rocky Garza on Self-Awareness and Personal Growth in Leadership
You're not the visionary and you don't allow others to be that right. I know Rocky without naming their name, fortune. If they had a fortune five list, they're a fortune five company, right? The head of a certain department with a very nice title is not a visionary, but because of the title, they feel like that's their responsibility.
Mick Unplugged
Rocky Garza on Self-Awareness and Personal Growth in Leadership
And so after 45 days of doing some analysis, I'm sitting there like, the problem is actually you because you won't let go. You were totally great at the integration piece. You were so great at making sure the pieces move at the right movement, at the right cadence.
Mick Unplugged
Rocky Garza on Self-Awareness and Personal Growth in Leadership
Usually that and the let me see the problem before it's a problem usually aren't the same people because this integrator is reserved and that's why they're the integrator. But because you won't let that go and you feel like if it's not your idea, I love that you broke down the difference between idea and vision, because it's not your idea,
Mick Unplugged
Rocky Garza on Self-Awareness and Personal Growth in Leadership
You're never going to let said employee or said vision happen. The biggest reason that most companies don't grow is because of that. You hold the title, but then you also hold all the cards and you won't play the hand. Rocky, your turn.
Mick Unplugged
Rocky Garza on Self-Awareness and Personal Growth in Leadership
So my music taste is anything 80s. Anything 80s. I don't care the genre. 80s was like it for me. And then 90s, hip hop and R&B.
Mick Unplugged
Rocky Garza on Self-Awareness and Personal Growth in Leadership
Dang it, Rocky Garza. All day. You have me pumped up. As you do every day. Right. The next thing I want to do, and I've heard you talk about this, but I want you to elaborate with the group. How important is creating a winning culture for an organization? Right. Because, again, these are the words of Mick and Mick only. I see so many times where it's.
Mick Unplugged
Rocky Garza on Self-Awareness and Personal Growth in Leadership
onto the next project, onto the next task, onto the next problem. And as entrepreneurs, we get in that grind because that's who we are. But remember, everyone on your team isn't an entrepreneur. That's why they work with you, right? So I learned early on to celebrate wins for my team. Even if I'm not a person, like honestly, I don't need to celebrate a win.
Mick Unplugged
Rocky Garza on Self-Awareness and Personal Growth in Leadership
Like my thing is if I'm in the game, I'm supposed to win. However, the game isn't about me. The win is never about me. And so if I didn't celebrate that and create winning cultures and create even small situations where people can get the confidence to win, Right? I personally think that's problem number two with most businesses. Again, I don't care the size.
Mick Unplugged
Rocky Garza on Self-Awareness and Personal Growth in Leadership
I can go to another Fortune 5 company where the mentality is onto the next one, but the companies that celebrate small success usually have a much better culture. Rocky Garza, the floor is yours.
Mick Unplugged
Rocky Garza on Self-Awareness and Personal Growth in Leadership
I love it, Rocky. So I'm going to tolerate you having a knee brace on and smelling like Icy Hot.
Mick Unplugged
Rocky Garza on Self-Awareness and Personal Growth in Leadership
Man, Rocky, could talk to you forever in a day, as you know. Last question I want to ask you, actually there's two, but the first one is the importance of self-awareness. I personally feel like, number one, I know it's something that you teach and you talk about, but I feel, and now I know hearing your story, you're one of the most self-aware people that I know. Thank you.
Mick Unplugged
Rocky Garza on Self-Awareness and Personal Growth in Leadership
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
Mick Unplugged
Rocky Garza on Self-Awareness and Personal Growth in Leadership
Not so rocky, man. Been a huge fan of yours. I think we were connected through Lindsey Anderson. And then we've been like Instagram best friends for like the last several months. Wanted to tell you personally, not in a DM, not in a text message, man. Just thank you for being the human being that you are. You do so much good for corporations. You do so much good in your community.
Mick Unplugged
Rocky Garza on Self-Awareness and Personal Growth in Leadership
that you're an example. And I'll just be honest, man. Like I like following your lead on the example that you set. So I just wanted to personally tell you, thank you, bro.
Mick Unplugged
Rocky Garza on Self-Awareness and Personal Growth in Leadership
The biggest reason that most companies don't grow is because of that. You hold the title. But then you also hold all the cards and you won't play the hand.
Mick Unplugged
Rocky Garza on Self-Awareness and Personal Growth in Leadership
Ladies and gentlemen, that's why I freaking love Rocky, man. You get insights like that all the time. I mean, you're dropping wisdom on a daily. And one of the things that I appreciate about you is something that you said and alluded to that I'm going to ask you to elaborate on. What I heard you say essentially is success doesn't happen overnight.
Mick Unplugged
Rocky Garza on Self-Awareness and Personal Growth in Leadership
And the reason, and I'm just going to say it, these are the words of Mick and Mick only, so don't yell at Rocky for saying this, but the reason that most people don't get the success that they're supposed to get not saying they don't get there, but that they're supposed to get, is because at some point they stop along the way, right?
Mick Unplugged
Rocky Garza on Self-Awareness and Personal Growth in Leadership
What Rocky has done, you heard him say decades, and he's gonna continue to work on himself, is he never quits. Doesn't matter the highest of highs or the lowest of lows, you never quit because that great win that you just had yesterday, right? Unfortunately, tomorrow still comes and next week is gonna come and next month is gonna come.
Mick Unplugged
Rocky Garza on Self-Awareness and Personal Growth in Leadership
And I don't know about you, Rocky, but I'm not in a spot where I can just like let last week's success be the end because my legacy, not financially, my legacy depends on the work that I'm going to continue to do. So I'd love for you to elaborate on that. Just success doesn't happen overnight, bro.
Mick Unplugged
Rocky Garza on Self-Awareness and Personal Growth in Leadership
Problem number two with most businesses, but the companies that celebrate small success usually have a much better culture. Rocky Garza, the floor is yours.
Mick Unplugged
Rocky Garza on Self-Awareness and Personal Growth in Leadership
Every day, bro. This is what I get from Rocky every day. Ladies and gentlemen, you're going to get a glimpse into the conversations that Rocky has, the methodologies that he teaches, the principles that he provides for those that are around him. Rocky, where did this start, man? Like you kind of mentioned a little bit, the 80s was about survival. So let's go there.
Mick Unplugged
Rocky Garza on Self-Awareness and Personal Growth in Leadership
Let's talk about, you know, that Rocky. Let's talk about that.
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Rocky Garza on Self-Awareness and Personal Growth in Leadership
Welcome to Mick Unplugged, where we ignite potential and fuel purpose. Get ready for raw insights, bold moves, and game-changing conversations. Buckle up. Here's Mick.
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Rocky Garza on Self-Awareness and Personal Growth in Leadership
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to another exciting episode of MidGum Plugged. And today we're joined by a transformational speaker, an amazing coach, and an author who's dedicated to helping people uncover their true selves. With a gift for connecting deeply and challenging individuals to live authentically, he's empowering leaders and teams to create meaningful impact.
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Rocky Garza on Self-Awareness and Personal Growth in Leadership
So, Rocky, I love that, bro. And I want to unplug, no pun intended, a few things there. So, you know, the moving, the first day of school, Wow. Like that's so, that's so wild. And to hear it from that perspective, because we all had Rockies growing up, right?
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The Secret to 5 Billion Views: Logan Forsyth's Formula
Dude, we are so much in alignment there. Like we can just have like this natural conversation like we're having because we agree on so much. And I'm going to piggyback and double down on something else that you said there too, because this is literally what I'm helping clients that come to me to help grow their brand, to help grow their influence.
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The Secret to 5 Billion Views: Logan Forsyth's Formula
And I don't care if you're a solopreneur or you're the head of a Fortune 500 company. Your next hire has to be a social media and or a combination of a video editor or some type of sense of that. I don't care if the video editing is outsourced, great. But your next hire has to be a social media manager because that is the game now. I don't care what industry you're in.
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The Secret to 5 Billion Views: Logan Forsyth's Formula
I don't care what business you're in. I don't care the size of your business. It's more important today than a salesperson, right? I'm not saying you don't need salespeople. That's totally not what I'm saying. But social media branding and PR and marketing is the fastest way to grow your business. Again, I don't care what the business is.
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The Secret to 5 Billion Views: Logan Forsyth's Formula
And Logan, I want to ask you this because I had the conversation with someone from X not named Eli. But do you know why? And if you're listening, I'm holding up my phone and I want you to hold your phone. Do you know why everyone went to the long version of a video now being the thing?
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The Secret to 5 Billion Views: Logan Forsyth's Formula
What's the shape of your phone? Oh yeah. Very cool. 78% of social media interaction and viewing happens on the phone.
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The Secret to 5 Billion Views: Logan Forsyth's Formula
Right. And so now they want to be able to take the images and videos that you see and maximize the usage of the phone screen. That literally is why everyone, all the platforms are doing it now because even LinkedIn realized where they used to be very desktop dominant five years ago.
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The Secret to 5 Billion Views: Logan Forsyth's Formula
They're like, oh, well, even during COVID, people were using their phone to interact because, again, all these platforms have all the data, just like your website, right? Like your website, if you don't know, you should go check and see where the views coming from on my website. And you're going to be surprised at how many are on a phone device.
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The Secret to 5 Billion Views: Logan Forsyth's Formula
And then you should start to figure out what are the phone devices, because, again, someone like Logan is going to tell you. Cater your content to your audience, right? Like in order to do that, you have to know your audience, not just your ideal customer, your ideal consumer. Who are the people that are actually engaging with your content?
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The Secret to 5 Billion Views: Logan Forsyth's Formula
Yeah, totally agree, man. Totally agree. So a couple of things I wanted to ask you, and I had to write these down. You work with some pretty big brands, right? And you also work with solopreneurs, right? So you run the gambit. Logan doesn't discriminate, right? Like your heart is to help people. Can you give, without naming the businesses or the individuals, can you give a couple of like,
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The Secret to 5 Billion Views: Logan Forsyth's Formula
case studies of a before snapshot, what the work was like during, and then an after, because again, 5 billion with the be like Bravo views is crazy. 20 million follower growth is insane. So can you give a couple of case studies of what it was like before the work that you and your team were doing and what the result has looked like?
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The Secret to 5 Billion Views: Logan Forsyth's Formula
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to another exciting episode of Mick Unplugged, and today we got a big one for you. We're joined by a marketing innovator who's revolutionizing how brands scale their impact. He is a master of growth in storytelling by shaping the future of digital marketing. He is the co-founder and co-CEO of Media Scaling, which we're going to go deep into today.
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The Secret to 5 Billion Views: Logan Forsyth's Formula
Absolutely. Absolutely. What are some other tips that the person or business is just kind of getting started? So let's talk to that early entrepreneur or solopreneur. What are some tips that they can do or that you have for them to start this journey, to start this path?
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The Secret to 5 Billion Views: Logan Forsyth's Formula
I love that, man. I love that. And so I'm going to get straight into what the people want to know. And I'm going to throw out some stats because Logan isn't going to brag about these stats, but I'm going to do it for him, bro. Like you help clients.
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The Secret to 5 Billion Views: Logan Forsyth's Formula
Ladies and gentlemen, we just had a masterclass. We had a true masterclass with Logan Forsyth. Brother, I appreciate you taking the time with the audience today, man. It means so much to me. You know, you and I are probably going to do some business together anyway. So the timing of the podcast was perfect. I've been a huge follower of yours.
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The Secret to 5 Billion Views: Logan Forsyth's Formula
Been implementing a lot of the things that you've been giving out for free. So that leads me to this. Logan, where can people find and follow you?
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The Secret to 5 Billion Views: Logan Forsyth's Formula
Great stuff. Great stuff. I'll make sure that we have all the links to all of that in the show notes and descriptions. Logan, again, brother, thank you so much for just giving us your time today, man.
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The Secret to 5 Billion Views: Logan Forsyth's Formula
You got it. And for all the listeners and viewers, remember your because is your superpower. Go unleash it.
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The Secret to 5 Billion Views: Logan Forsyth's Formula
And I think it's what the last couple of years, it's not even like we're talking 10, 15, 20 years, couple of years, 5 billion with the be like Bravo views over 24 million followers for your clients over the last couple of years.
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The Secret to 5 Billion Views: Logan Forsyth's Formula
Thank you for tuning in to Mic Unplugged. Keep pushing your limits, embracing your purpose, and chasing greatness. Until next time, stay unstoppable.
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The Secret to 5 Billion Views: Logan Forsyth's Formula
Please join me in welcoming the strategic, the innovative, the results-driven, my guy, Mr. Logan Forsythe. Logan, how are you doing today, brother?
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The Secret to 5 Billion Views: Logan Forsyth's Formula
Bro, I have so much that I want to unpack and unplug from what you said. Because I'm of the belief, Logan, that when done correctly, social media is almost like the new and improved PR. When you do social media correctly, you almost become your own publicist, right? Like you can go get the right views. You can go get the right data points.
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The Secret to 5 Billion Views: Logan Forsyth's Formula
And I don't want to say game the algorithms because it's not gaming, but be in front of the algorithms, right? Like people talk about the algorithms changing all the time. Yeah, for some people, right? Yeah, the algorithm changes, but that doesn't mean that it affects you if you do it correctly, right? And so you said a couple of things that I want to unpack and plug. Quality content.
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The Secret to 5 Billion Views: Logan Forsyth's Formula
I think that is the biggest thing because there's so many people that are entrepreneurs, are solopreneurs, or want to become entrepreneurs and solopreneurs that they forget the quality aspect, right? Just because you see someone else do something doesn't mean that's the right way that you should be doing it. So can you break down what quality content means for you?
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The Secret to 5 Billion Views: Logan Forsyth's Formula
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The Secret to 5 Billion Views: Logan Forsyth's Formula
No, I love that. And I totally agree. And now I want to go into something you said. And for everybody that's listening. Right. Everybody needs to take a deep breath and exhale because Logan said you don't need just one. account per social platform. You need multiple.
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The Secret to 5 Billion Views: Logan Forsyth's Formula
Hey, I'm the honored one, and so are the listeners and viewers of the podcast, man. Like, been a huge fan and follower of yours. Our buddy, our mutual buddy, Tyler, connected us. And ever since then, it's been like, wow, I need to talk to Logan. I need to pick Logan's brain. And you're so generous.
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The Secret to 5 Billion Views: Logan Forsyth's Formula
And Logan, so I want to talk through that because I know that there are some people, a lot of people, a lot of people, a lot of businesses that are like, I'm overwhelmed with my one account and I only have Instagram, right? They're not even on LinkedIn. They're not on X. They're not on, you know, Facebook. They're not all these other places. Why is it vastly important for multiple accounts?
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The Secret to 5 Billion Views: Logan Forsyth's Formula
I mean, even on your social channels, you're so generous of giving not only your time, but your wisdom and insights. And I think a lot of people miss that. You know, people that charge for their services for a living, that charge for their consultation for a living. You're one of the few that still just you'll give nuggets of things that people can put into place, man.
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The Secret to 5 Billion Views: Logan Forsyth's Formula
And I'm going to take what you said a step further on the third party posting apps, because when I first started a few years ago, it was quick and easy, right? You know, just post it there and it goes. But my social started to really change in a positive way when I natively went to those apps. And here's why. And I want your feedback on this, Logan. So I had conversations with
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The Secret to 5 Billion Views: Logan Forsyth's Formula
The head of LinkedIn, the head of Meta, right? And what we talked about was the purpose that they intended those apps to be. They want engagement, right? And so they know when the same post is going to multiple formats because every post you do on every platform has a digital ID. It has a digital thumbprint, right? I learned this from Damon John.
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The Secret to 5 Billion Views: Logan Forsyth's Formula
well when x sees a digital thumbprint that is also shared with linkedin and instagram their algorithm is going to say oh well you're only going to see this if you're purposely looking for this video or if you if you follow this person right and scroll you'll see it so understanding that the platforms want you on the platforms because they care about the engagement right like any any post that you do that has engagement
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The Secret to 5 Billion Views: Logan Forsyth's Formula
they're going to continue to relive and reshare that post for you automatically. That's where I talk about when social media done right is the new PR. Like the platforms want to help you, right? The platforms are your biggest supporter in getting your message out. So I agree with you, Logan. If you can natively do it, do it.
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The Secret to 5 Billion Views: Logan Forsyth's Formula
I'm also going to double down and say I personally wouldn't use any of the apps. Like, you know, I have a team. And my first message to everyone on my social team is, hey, when we post, I don't care how long it takes, right? Like we're posting on Instagram. We're posting on LinkedIn. We're posting on X. I don't want the same message across.
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The Secret to 5 Billion Views: Logan Forsyth's Formula
And we also change up the message or the caption or the post or whatever, because again, every app is different. Your audience on the apps are different. And if you're not recognizing that, you're also losing. The same people that you're targeting on LinkedIn, I don't care if it's a business.
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The Secret to 5 Billion Views: Logan Forsyth's Formula
The decision makers, the people within those businesses are different and they're going to spend their time in different places. So I love your commentary on that, Logan.
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The Secret to 5 Billion Views: Logan Forsyth's Formula
And so I kind of want to start there. What's that part of you that that humbleness that comes across when we're talking the appreciation of life that I feel when we're talking like where did that begin for Logan?
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LaVaughn Kelley | From Naval Officer to Sports Mentor: LaVaughn Talks Leadership and Faith
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LaVaughn Kelley | From Naval Officer to Sports Mentor: LaVaughn Talks Leadership and Faith
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LaVaughn Kelley | From Naval Officer to Sports Mentor: LaVaughn Talks Leadership and Faith
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LaVaughn Kelley | From Naval Officer to Sports Mentor: LaVaughn Talks Leadership and Faith
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Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
I haven't gotten it right all the time, but I also have self-forgiveness, which is, as my dad would say, you're either learning or you're earning. And if you look at it that way, even in failure, you're gonna be better the next time.
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Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
Actually, I love that. And that's the reality is that they are always looking at you in one way or another, and you need to show them what you want the culture to be.
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Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
Or how much I dislike my boss or how wrong you are. But it's okay because that's human. That's human, right? And when you just decide that you can actually make a decision that impacts someone's life and there's no... There's no backlash from that. You don't feel it. You don't see it. You know, it's like stabbing someone and not getting the blood on you.
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Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
OK, this is going to be a big deal for people. Now, a lot of times it's exactly the right thing for the company or for them. But the thing that I didn't realize over time that I had to do was the first couple of times I did it, I took it too lightly. What I realized and how it changed me was I had to really understand why this person was being let go. Not just, hey, you know what?
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Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
We're reorganizing. This person doesn't have the skill set. I had to spend time with the manager. And what did that do? It gave us an opportunity to actually grow together and for me to coach him. Because if I disagreed with it, at the end of the day, it will be their decision. But we had a discussion. So it also gave me a platform to actually coach and get to know my managers.
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Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
And it gave me an opportunity to really be able to respond with absolute opinions when I went to that lunch. When they said, well, I don't understand it. I could say, hey, this is where we're going. These are the skill sets we need. This is what we looked at. Or I could say, look, here's some examples of where you can see this is not your strength.
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Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
I can tell you, I let someone go six months ago and I said, oh, my God, this is tough. I really, you know, this person I really like. But they were phenomenal at customer service and they were phenomenal in front of people and they were terrible in organization. And you can't have someone who's terrible at organization be running your calendar.
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Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
And the only way that I can learn is by connecting with people. And, you know, I hopefully help them and they help me. So that's the basis.
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Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
And at the end of the day, they realized that's not what they like to do. They just liked our relationship, as did I. So what did I do? I moved them back to the role that they were good at. Right.
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Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
And I took it looked like you're getting demoted, but in reality, you're being promoted to where you can succeed, not doing something that, yeah, it's helpful, but it's, you know, it's going to make you miserable.
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Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
Right. So number one, I think it's a great pillar because it's back to this helping versus holding someone up. When you don't move the stool, you don't know whether you're giving them a break that's making them weaker or that they're actually recovering. And so if you don't move the stool, you don't test it, which is one of my first things I always like to do, which is to test someone.
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Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
So I understand that. Right. I understand what they like and what they don't like and what they're uncomfortable with and what they're not uncomfortable with, because if I don't know that, how am I going to coach them? Right. And so I think that when I first.
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Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
meet someone or take over something or executive staff, one of the things I do is I go back through their history and I look for what they're comfortable with. And I don't do it the way that most people do. What I do is, look, it's always easy to see achievements in a resume or to hear achievements in a story. And people are selling and they want to sell you their best.
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Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
So what I do is said, take me from the time you were a child and I want you to talk about decisions you've made and why. Right. So, you know, where did you go to college? Why did you decide to play a sport or join the band? Where did you take your first job? How did you get your first job?
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Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
And what I try to do is actually get them to start to tell me who they are and what they're comfortable in and who they've become. Because then I actually have an opportunity if I'm going to expand them to say, where would I move the stool to? Right.
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Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
Not just take it away, but I'm going to move a stool over to a different place and give you some experience because my job is to make the athletes better. One of the reasons we don't do that is because we feel risk. If someone's a high performer and we screw around with them, are we actually injecting risk? The other is it takes effort, and the effort isn't immediate payback.
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Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
The effort is the trust that you get from someone, the learning that you get from someone, and the strength that you build in someone usually comes over time, and we're so busy. If we believe our job is just making decisions, we won't move the stool, right? If we believe our job is coaching, and making people stronger so that they can make decisions will move the stool.
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Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
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Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
And, you know, so I think it's a mindset. I'm also, look, remember, I'm a change manager. So there are opportunities where you don't have to do that. We did a study when I was at Texas Pacific Group and, you know, we had bought a lot of companies over the years, right? You know, at the time I was there, we had bought 93, but we, you know, everything from Neiman Marcus, we bought IBM, right?
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Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
Yeah, I think, you know, I was curious in a large part to the fact that, you know, I grew up in a divorced family, you know, not, you know, I wouldn't say poor because there's a lot of people out there that were a lot worse off, but I would say challenged. And I had eight brothers and sisters.
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Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
We merged it to create Lenovo. We bought Burger King. We bought Grohe. We bought a lot of companies. Every quarter, we were one of the few firms that would actually do an HR analysis of how we thought the team was doing. performing, all of the executive team. Now, you can argue it's biased, you have a certain mentality, but it's indicative over time. Who's an A?
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Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
Those are the type of people you thought were A's, they'd stay A's. These are the B's, these are the C's. What we found is that in steady state industries that were growing, if we could pick A players, which we considered A because they had the experience, they would perform like A players. But if the industry changed, the A's went immediately to C's.
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Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
If we picked what we would have called B players, which had malleability, they had done different things and they had seen ups and downs. If the industry changed, they would move to A's. So, again, as we start to think about what kind of people we want to hire, it depends on the context.
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Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
If I'm just trying to get this company to grow 5% a year because we have market leadership, it may be okay to pick someone and not push them and not try to make them better. If I think that there's an opportunity that the industry will change or I need to grow faster than that, then I need to put time into my management because they have to grow before the company can grow. It sounds very obvious.
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Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
But they have to grow before the company can grow. And most people who grow companies, it's a process, not an end, right? So you can't just say, oh, they're going to do the exact same thing again because it's never the exact same thing. So I see this as a mistake. A lot of people think, oh, my God, we need to grow. I need to get a salesperson who's done it before.
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Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
It's not just that they've done it before. Can they do it again? You have to ask what was the process and who are they and why did they enjoy that? Because it may have been that they just worked really hard, but they don't have that in them again. It may be that they got lucky. It may be in that particular industry or that particular product that they just got it.
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Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
But it may not be that they're truly a growth personality, right? That they will, whatever comes in front of them, they will actually figure out how to do it. And that's your job in hiring a staff and hiring a partner.
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Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
So I was always trying to figure out how the world worked and how to actually, you know, hold things together and how to meld these two families together. So I started really, you know, at an early age asking my my mother got remarried and had an airline. And my dad had a staffing company. And I was always asking, you know, either about people or about business. Right.
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Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
Yeah, and I love that. And you know, I would also add to it that a sales guy who's failed, winners win, winners win, okay? They find a way to win. And if you failed at two jobs in a row, I'm not saying you're a bad person, but I'm saying there's a problem. And they may say the problem was with the product, the problem was with the management, But great athletes find a way to win.
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Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
You can have one, you know, strike, but you get two strikes on you. You got to ask yourself, you know, what's going on here? Because that position, to your point, is a position that is defined by winning. I would also say, like I say this, I just told one of my sons, I said, he's moving from marketing to sales. If you have not asked someone for money, you don't understand business. Okay, I get it.
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Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
You can contribute to business, but if you've never asked someone for money and been turned down and you've never asked someone for money and taken it and then your product has failed them, you don't understand business because that is business. And one of the biggest complaints, and I'm a marketer, right?
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Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
But one of my biggest complaints in marketing today, especially internet marketing, is it's become its own function. And likes and funnels and things like that Interesting. But if you've never knocked on a door and understand why people are going to buy, then you're not really a good marketer. Right.
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Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
If you look at a lot of the marketing theory, Zig Ziglar and Dan Kennedy and all the guys who invented the original direct marketing. And by the way, the Internet is just a extension using technology of direct marketing. When you look at them, they were all door to door salesmen. They were all do-it-yourself salesmen. And what you'll find is in sales, it only comes down to two things.
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Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
One is math and the other is human psychology. Are the numbers right, they can afford it, and your margins are good enough that you're gonna survive? And the second is, why are they gonna do what they're gonna do? You know, there's that old cliche, they don't buy a drill, they buy a hole. They don't buy a hole, they buy a screw.
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Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
They don't buy a screw, they buy a TV that needs to be screwed into the wall so that they can sit home at night and cuddle with their wife, okay? Why do people buy? And it's, you know, for me, it's really easy. It's either got to do with fuel or friction. And the lazy sales guy always picks fuel. Let me tell you why this is going to be great for me.
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Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
The great sales guy asks enough questions to find out what the friction is because the friction in buying that drill may be that it's too far away and they don't have a car. It may be that it's too expensive, which is an easy excuse. It may be that they're afraid of using power tools because they've never used it before. But if you don't understand the friction, the fuel is the easy one.
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Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
But anyway, like you, I get passionate about sales. Unlike you, I was not a salesperson most of my career, but I have never succeeded without having a sales culture that brought information back from the customer. that would teach me what to do with my business model. Because as we said, brainstorming is about saying yes, strategy is about saying no.
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Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
Every company lives or die in the business model, and the business model is all based on how much you can sell, right? The other ones are easy, my margins, my inventory, not easy, but it's more, it's derivative, right? And then finally, at the end of the day, it's about people and execution, right? Now, I would argue that the people in execution Is what, you know, everything is based on.
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Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
That's why it's at the bottom of the pyramid. Right. If you can't, you know, good people and they can't execute all that strategy and business model and stuff doesn't matter. Right. But, you know, sales has a special place in my my heart because it's about a human talking to a human, whether that's over email or it's face to face. It doesn't matter.
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Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
Like, how does it work and how do we, you know, get some control? Right. What do I need to do to make things better?
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Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
It's all about people, stupid. When I first got into Sun Microsystems, which was a big high-tech company, it was the leader in hardware at one point in time before it merged with Oracle, I happened to be sitting across the hall from a guy who was head of R&D when I was head of strategy. And I was going to leave because I didn't understand technology and We were the top technology company.
Mick Unplugged
Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
We invented the workstation. We invented a lot of Unix. We invented Java. I mean, we were, you know, the tip of the spear in technology expansion. And I started to get very overwhelmed because I didn't understand the words and some of the things. And he looked at me and he said, you know what? Every company, including technology companies, the biggest issue isn't the technology.
Mick Unplugged
Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
It's the people, getting the people to work together to get the technology out. And that person was Eric Schmidt, right, who went on to eventually go to Google. And that changed the way I looked at everything because I realized that we get the shiny objects. are always out there.
Mick Unplugged
Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
And I'm not saying that we don't have to understand what they are, but at the end of the day, as we just said, the only thing that matters is people in execution, right? Unless you're going to do a business that's AI and it doesn't, you know, but you still have at the end of the day, someone building that technology.
Mick Unplugged
Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
You know, I have had an opportunity to actually do something that I have never done before, which was to actually be compassionate to myself and ask myself what I wanted to do versus what I was going to do for other people. So sometimes as you get older, you know, you actually find out that – you know, as you change, you need to change what you do.
Mick Unplugged
Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
Because when you're successful, everyone wants to do the same thing. And what I realized is that what I really would like to do is, you know, I'm writing a book very slowly, I might add, on relationships, because I'm fascinated by tribalism and relationships and Dunbar's number about how many people can you connect with and how many people can you influence. And I
Mick Unplugged
Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
I think when I get it done, it's going to be for me, but I hope it adds some value out there. The second thing I'm doing is I'm coaching because I found that I've been in so many industries that there's a concept called funnel vision versus tunnel vision. I can bring... people together from different industries and they can help each other. I have a group of 50 CEOs from 40 different industries.
Mick Unplugged
Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
And four times a year, I get to sit there for three days and listen to everything that's happening around the world. And then the third thing I'm doing is just projects with my friends and actually projects with my kids. You know, one of my sons has a new company.
Mick Unplugged
Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
Believe it or not, he sells ice, which is not what you really wanted to say as a father, except when you realize that what he's doing, he's doing craft ice. And I'll just give you one example of like innovation. Right. Most ice was made from lakes and rivers and icicles. Why? Asymmetric freezing with water going against it makes very dense, hard, clear ice with no impurities.
Mick Unplugged
Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
Well, we, you know, built ice machines and we built ice that's very easy to make, but impure. Today, one of the big trends in ice is this craft ice that goes in your drinks, clear and beautiful because it makes you feel good. And they invented a way to make this craft ice more inexpensive. They also very, very pure.
Mick Unplugged
Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
But it turns out that the best thing they invented was a mistake, which was if you're gonna invent a way to put it on a production line, you can actually etch designs into it. And it makes people smile. And that simple concept of Jimmy Buffett's parrot on a piece of ice when you're at Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville, actually really adds value to a dining experience.
Mick Unplugged
Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
And so perfect example of, I learned an awful lot by just hanging out with my son and seeing that level of inspiration. So I would encourage you guys out there who are in businesses, whether you're an entrepreneur or you're being entrepreneurial inside a big business, is when you're curious and you learn the history of something,
Mick Unplugged
Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
you also have an opportunity to actually innovate and take it to the next level. Because the innovator's dilemma, most companies have been successful, don't remember how they got there. They remember the risk of change because now they're successful. Whereas a kid who said, I'm going to go out there and make better ice, didn't have those constraints.
Mick Unplugged
Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
And now they've got 10 times the demand that they can produce because he actually listened.
Mick Unplugged
Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
Sure. You know, I, I, you know, LinkedIn is a great place. I post some videos. Also, I have a lot of resources we have on our coaching group, which are free for people who aren't in the coaching group, which is PPE mastermind. I did not make up the name. Um, pinnacle performers elite, but PPE mastermind, um, which I inherited from two friends, Tony Robbins and, and, uh, Jay Abraham, both giants.
Mick Unplugged
Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
Um, and people have learned something from, but both of those places have some resources on it. And if I can help you in less than five minutes, because there's someone I can hook you up with, or some question I can answer, you know, just direct message me.
Mick Unplugged
Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
Sure. You know, I think that the way that my brain works, and hopefully some people will relate to it, is look, I look for patterns, right? And scaling is all about patterns, right? Can you figure out the pattern of what's not working? Can you figure out the pattern of what is working? And then can you double down, test, test, test, adjust, adjust, adjust?
Mick Unplugged
Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
You know, I'm talking too much. That's my problem. But thanks, Mick. I love what you're doing. And I love that you're adding value and inspiring people and making them think that's what being human is all about. So thank you for what you do.
Mick Unplugged
Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
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Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
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Mick Unplugged
Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
So one of the things I have come to realize, and I'm not sure I realized this early in my career, is that when I look back, I've done two types of companies. I've never been an entrepreneur. I've always partnered with entrepreneurs, which I think to me is kind of interesting because that's what I did when I was growing up. My parents were entrepreneurs.
Mick Unplugged
Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
I didn't start the companies, but I was trying to help them. In doing that, I've had two different types of challenges. One has been turnarounds, and the other has been growth companies. Why turnarounds? Because when you come from the rough and tumble side, what you have to realize is you can't change the way people look at you. You have to leverage the way they looked at you.
Mick Unplugged
Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
When you came from the rough and tumble side, they said, okay, we'll throw you into that. You'll be able to handle it. Turnarounds were easier for me because they said, this kid will figure it out. Growth companies are kind of the elite, right? Once you've made your reputation, people say, oh, this guy's done it before. Let me put him in there.
Mick Unplugged
Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
What's really fascinating is they're exactly the same. They're exactly the same. In a turnaround, I'm going to replace 60% of my staff, and I'm probably going to, in some way or another, impact at least 50% of the people in the company to a large extent, whether it's You get rid of them or you upgrade them or you train them or things like that.
Mick Unplugged
Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
It turns out in a growth company over the first three years you grow a company, you're going to change 60 percent of your staff and you're going to impact 80 percent of the people because you're growing so quickly. Right. So they're exactly the same thing. I think people think they're different because. You actually, in one case, are saving a company.
Mick Unplugged
Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
In another case, you're saving a company that needs to figure out a different way to grow. So for me, when you ask me, how do I do strategy? It may be a slightly different way of looking at it. And I hope it resonates with some people. Look, brainstorming is about saying yes. Strategy is about saying no. Strategy is about saying no. Anyone can come up with ideas. Maybe they're good.
Mick Unplugged
Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
Maybe they're bad. People like to talk about this all the time. But, you know, really, it's deciding where to focus. And so when I decide where to focus my first step, whether it's meeting, you know, a person who asked me to coach him. or it's taking over a company, is to stop thinking about what I know and start listening to what other people know.
Mick Unplugged
Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
Because when you look at a company that hasn't been able to grow as fast as people wanted it to, or they're struggling, there's probably 30% of the people in there that are really talented but don't know what to do to actually get that talent out or aren't allowed to do it.
Mick Unplugged
Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
There's another 30% of the people in there that are very talented, but they're not going to help you get to where you need to go. They're not bad people. And then the most important part is there's, you know, Somewhere between 15 to 20 percent of those people are people that will actually be culture carriers and that will actually drive other people.
Mick Unplugged
Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
And then there's 10 to 15 percent who you got to get rid of. There's just you got to get rid of them. But if you assume everybody is stupid when you come in, then they will assume that you're stupid and that you don't see them. So the first thing I do when I go to talk to a person or I go to talk to a company is signal to them, I see you. I want to hear from you, right? I want to learn from you.
Mick Unplugged
Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
Now, again, they may not, you know, they, you know, they may teach me something that they're wrong and I can see it, or they may teach me they're right. And I never would have seen that. But remember, when I come back to that top 15 to 20% who are going to be the leaders to make the change, if I show them that I know something that
Mick Unplugged
Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
about the company, not bringing it from the outside, how smart I am, that increases my probability that they will realize that when someone treats the people who they're going to let go with respect, they're going to treat the people they're going to promote with respect. And it's basic, and I know it sounds simple, but the reality is we get too intellectual.
Mick Unplugged
Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
We need to, when we enter a problem, to make sure that we understand it. You know, there's a... There's a thing that we learned from the Israeli military when we were training, which was they had the power of seven. And so they talked about strategy. And when they went in to make a major change, they would take seven people and three would argue the proactive and four would argue the negative.
Mick Unplugged
Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
Now, they wanted to make this change. They had an understanding and they wanted to make it. Why did they do that? Because either they were going to find out that they hadn't really thought it through, which happened 20 percent of the time, 80 percent of the time, the change, you know, they were going to go forward with it.
Mick Unplugged
Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
But even if they were going to go forward with it, they now understood where they may need to mitigate risk. where on the edges they may be wrong, where they would need to actually figure out how to stop the negativity. And so going through the process opens up your mind, repurposes your neurons. We're designed with quick twitch.
Mick Unplugged
Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
Neurons are designed to be frozen into place so that we can make decisions faster. Why did we do that? Because, dude, we're not the prettiest, we're not the fastest, we're not the strongest animal, and we were afraid of getting eaten. So a lot of what we do, which has been an advantage in survival, turns out to be not an advantage when you're leading complex organizations.
Mick Unplugged
Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
And we are the only animals that actually organize across continents, across cultures, in masses. When you look at tribes, especially look at tribes of animals, they do it on a very intimate level. So when we start to get too full of ourselves and realize that we have all this power, we have to go back to what is our challenge.
Mick Unplugged
Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
Our challenge is your biggest strength often becomes your biggest weakness.
Mick Unplugged
Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
Well, listen, I thank you for the compliment. I haven't gotten it right all the time, but I also have self-forgiveness, which is, as my dad would say, you're either learning or you're earning. And if you look at it that way, even in failure, you're going to be better the next time.
Mick Unplugged
Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
So it's almost impossible to get it right with culture when humans are involved because we don't always know what we're dealing with. And even more important, a lot of people don't know what they're dealing with. So, for instance, early on, I'm old, right? So I was there when 360 Reviews first started. Now, dude, I'm old, right? And so I remember hearing, oh, we're going to do these 360 Reviews.
Mick Unplugged
Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
And back in the old days, you got reviewed by your boss. So you knew where you were coming from. You knew what he wanted, and you knew how to actually go into the review. These 360 Reviews were terrifying because your peers were going to – and give you feedback, and so weren't the people that work for you. So I spent six months trying to be the best human I could be.
Mick Unplugged
Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
So I had a sales guy who wasn't doing well. I spent time with him. I went out with him, did all these things. And when I got my review back, I got skewered. And the reason is because, look, that's great that I care, but it also matters that I care about everybody. So you've got to be really careful.
Mick Unplugged
Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
All right, Mick. I'm doing great. You got me revved up now.
Mick Unplugged
Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
When I say that I want to see people, it doesn't mean that you won't see something that is negative that you're going to have to change. It means I'm going to give you the benefit of the doubt.
Mick Unplugged
Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
So from that, I actually learned a practice that I've followed to this day, which may sound like a lot of overhead, but if I'm going to fire someone who's a direct report or one of my direct reports is going to fire someone, so they came to me and said, I'm going to fire someone. I would offer, before they left, I would offer to have lunch with them and explain why we made the decision.
Mick Unplugged
Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
90% of the time, people said, yes, I want to come, either because they appreciated the respect or they wanted to flame out their boss and explain why he's an idiot and tell me these things. But what happened is... The two times that people remember you is when you enter and when you leave, right?
Mick Unplugged
Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
And so when you give someone enough respect in that culture, even when you're firing them, we could be wrong and we make mistakes. But if they know the reasons, they can actually get better. And what I found over time is that level of respect, people would bring me deals that I had fired.
Mick Unplugged
Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
And people would refer people to come work for me that I had fired because I had given them enough respect and enough information that either they disagreed with me and they doubled down or they saw that they're in the wrong job. And they doubled down on a new job and they were very successful and very happy with that. But that's how I look at culture is that it's not always – Good. Right.
Mick Unplugged
Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
It's not always how we say you're going to be soft with someone. It's like being a coach. Sometimes it's being real with someone to get them to the next level. And sometimes it's cutting someone so they can play on a team that's better. So, you know, when you look at culture, I believe that culture has to be about winning. Humans are wired to improve, again, learning or earning.
Mick Unplugged
Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
Now, if you believe that it's learning or earning and it's about winning, that means they can learn a lesson and that can be a win. And it doesn't mean that you have to actually be making money every day, but people have to feel like they're moving ahead. Giving people bonuses and hugging people, I believe, are the next step
Mick Unplugged
Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
From actually helping them to figure out, are they in the right place and do they want to win? That's when you get the multiplier effect. If not, then they're looking for answers from you. And actually, I'm looking for answers from them. And those answers have to come out from inside. I would always say, you know, I can help someone up, but I can't hold them up. which means I'll help you.
Mick Unplugged
Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
You've made a mistake. I'll help you. I'll talk to you about it. But if I continue to help you too much and I hold you up, your legs don't get strong. The second I turn around, you fall down. I'm back to help you up. You don't gain self-confidence and the whole culture falls apart.
Mick Unplugged
Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
Just like when I went to that sales guy and I made him successful and I didn't pay any attention to the people who are doing good work. That was the message they got. I'm crushing it and I'd really like to spend some time with you, but you're completely focused on someone who's failing and you're holding them up. Right.
Mick Unplugged
Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
So anyway, just some food for thought is that I, you and I are a hundred percent aligned. I do think it's about culture and about humans, but that doesn't always mean it's easy. And it doesn't mean that you're always making it okay for people, right? Sometimes you have to make it uncomfortable and sometimes you have to let them fail. And sometimes it's,
Mick Unplugged
Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
You know, the classic phrase, I never fired someone faster than the time I knew I needed to fire them. There's never been a time where I thought to myself, I shouldn't have done it faster. Right.
Mick Unplugged
Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
Because we always say, oh, you know, but they have potential and maybe I'm just too busy and maybe I should put a little bit more time or, you know, I know they're the wrong person, but let's keep them around because the risk of me losing someone right now is I'm telling you, in any major position that I have had to let someone go, I've never had a point in time where I didn't say I should have sucked it up and done it sooner.
Mick Unplugged
Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
Actually, I think that's a great question. And look, I think we all have, you know, influence from our personalities and we have influence from our parents and our upbringing. But I think all three of those come together with me, which is my because is to, you know, to coach and to improve and to learn, right? You know, I'm driven by curiosity.
Mick Unplugged
Blair LaCorte Unpacks Coaching, Curiosity, and Culture in Leadership
Because the second you don't do it sooner, everybody else in the company is brought down by that person. Because while you're focusing on one, you're not focusing on your team.
Mick Unplugged
Lori Flowers Uncovers the SHOCKING TRUTH About Modern Marketing
Yeah. So talk to me about writing, uh, a seat at the table, right? Like, like what was the, I know what the inspiration was because obviously I've read it, so I don't want, I'm going to let Lori tell it, but like, what was the inspiration behind it? And then when it was released, right? Like how well was it received?
Mick Unplugged
Lori Flowers Uncovers the SHOCKING TRUTH About Modern Marketing
I love it. So, Lori, you don't even know this. So I purposely wanted to wait for the podcast to tell you about this. So, you know, for those that are listening, you all know I'm a part of the Urban One Podcast Network, which is a part of Urban One. So you've got Radio One, Reach Media, a whole multitude of companies.
Mick Unplugged
Lori Flowers Uncovers the SHOCKING TRUTH About Modern Marketing
I, again, I know all these answers, but I want to, I want to hear Lori say it in her own words.
Mick Unplugged
Lori Flowers Uncovers the SHOCKING TRUTH About Modern Marketing
Totally agree. And what I love about the book is that it truly is a guide, right? Like it truly is its own workbook inside of a book. It's its own strategy inside of a book. And I personally liked it for myself, even though, you know, it is intended for women in business and every woman that is a business owner, business leader, or thinking about starting a business, you definitely need that book.
Mick Unplugged
Lori Flowers Uncovers the SHOCKING TRUTH About Modern Marketing
But even for just any entrepreneur, the I'm going to say the fundamentals that you give Lori in that book are second to none, like things that I can put in place today, like how to look someone in the eye when you're having a conversation. Things that we all know, but you're telling us how to do those things, right?
Mick Unplugged
Lori Flowers Uncovers the SHOCKING TRUTH About Modern Marketing
But Lori, I've actually been a fan of yours and have known about you for at least six years. So when we got to meet in person at the offices in Atlanta, like it literally made my day because it was like, this is Lori. And then we talk all the time now.
Mick Unplugged
Lori Flowers Uncovers the SHOCKING TRUTH About Modern Marketing
Like telling us how to hold conversations and be memorable because that's what's important, right? People are going to remember the experience that you gave them and how crucial that is. And so I just want to applaud you because, yes, it is written for women and women should get the book. But I'm also going to say people like me needed that book, too.
Mick Unplugged
Lori Flowers Uncovers the SHOCKING TRUTH About Modern Marketing
Yeah, it was it was game changing for sure. So thank you for that. So I'm also going to say this about Lori, because this goes into I'm going to say at least one of your core values. And I don't know what they all are. I'm going to let you share. But you have a knack, a gift. of making people feel like family, right?
Mick Unplugged
Lori Flowers Uncovers the SHOCKING TRUTH About Modern Marketing
Like the moment that you meet Lori, you're getting a big hug and you're having a conversation about you. Like Lori makes you feel like you're the most important person that she's interacting with in that moment and literally feels like family. I'm assuming that that's what you do with everyone. It wasn't just me, right? Because I've seen you in the rooms and I see how you navigate.
Mick Unplugged
Lori Flowers Uncovers the SHOCKING TRUTH About Modern Marketing
Is family one of your core values?
Mick Unplugged
Lori Flowers Uncovers the SHOCKING TRUTH About Modern Marketing
And it's just like, I just wanted you to know how one proud of you I am, how much I look up to you and the trailblazer that you are in this space is, is amazing.
Mick Unplugged
Lori Flowers Uncovers the SHOCKING TRUTH About Modern Marketing
No, I totally agree. And one of the best smiles in the world is Lori, right? And so, no, I genuinely mean that. And you were so right. You know, Les Brown, Lori, you know, is one of my mentors. And he always says, like, people remember how you made them feel, right? Above anything. The words you say may not matter as much as how you make them feel. And you are that person.
Mick Unplugged
Lori Flowers Uncovers the SHOCKING TRUTH About Modern Marketing
that cheerleader, that inspiration. And so again, just, just thank you for all those amazing things that you do. Thank you so much.
Mick Unplugged
Lori Flowers Uncovers the SHOCKING TRUTH About Modern Marketing
No, no. I mean, you are special. You are very special. And, you know, again, all the various markets that you've worked in and you even impact everywhere that you go. Do you have a favorite market that you worked in?
Mick Unplugged
Lori Flowers Uncovers the SHOCKING TRUTH About Modern Marketing
Amazing. Amazing. So earlier we talked about how the radio world has changed a little bit. Has advertising changed? Oh, my gosh. And if so, how? I know the answer is yes. But how has advertising changed, especially now that you've got social and digital and everything else involved?
Mick Unplugged
Lori Flowers Uncovers the SHOCKING TRUTH About Modern Marketing
Yes. I wanted to wait for this moment to tell you that.
Mick Unplugged
Lori Flowers Uncovers the SHOCKING TRUTH About Modern Marketing
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to another exciting episode of Mick Unplugged. And today's guest is a dynamic marketing strategist and project manager with over two decades of experience in the radio industry. As the manager of integrated marketing and project management at Radio One and Reach Media, she crafts innovative marketing solutions for national advertisers across multiple platforms.
Mick Unplugged
Lori Flowers Uncovers the SHOCKING TRUTH About Modern Marketing
Yeah. Yeah. I spent a lot of time in the last 12 months speaking, obviously, but in particular, one of the messages that I've been telling business leaders and entrepreneurs is to start thinking about yourself as a brand. Right. Because not just the advertising space or the sponsor space, but we're in this age now that's weird. And I would have never thought of this, you know, even two years ago.
Mick Unplugged
Lori Flowers Uncovers the SHOCKING TRUTH About Modern Marketing
And we've evolved from, hey, you're a business man to where you are now a brand man or a brand woman. Right. And to me, it's so important for me. Everybody start thinking about yourself as a brand. I don't care what your product or service or lack thereof is. But to me, advertisers and sponsors, corporate executives, when they see you as a brand.
Mick Unplugged
Lori Flowers Uncovers the SHOCKING TRUTH About Modern Marketing
Not only can they take you places, but you're helping them go places as well, too, and reach deeper places. So I love your feedback on that piece.
Mick Unplugged
Lori Flowers Uncovers the SHOCKING TRUTH About Modern Marketing
No, no, no, no, no. Wow. So two decades in this industry, this world of radio, right? And you started when you were two years old, so two decades.
Mick Unplugged
Lori Flowers Uncovers the SHOCKING TRUTH About Modern Marketing
So I'm going to go there and Lori, you just, you made my day because I want to have this conversation with somebody and you're going to be that person now.
Mick Unplugged
Lori Flowers Uncovers the SHOCKING TRUTH About Modern Marketing
Because you brought it up. So, and I want everybody that's watching or listening to hear this, write this down. Your brand is not your logo and your colors and all these marketing companies that are creating brand guides for you, your font. I promise you it's important when you need to send it to someone, but that is not your brand.
Mick Unplugged
Lori Flowers Uncovers the SHOCKING TRUTH About Modern Marketing
And for all the brand marketing agencies and brand management companies, stop telling people logos and colors are their brand. It is not. Lori said it perfectly. Your reputation and your social media is the new brand. I promise you how you communicate, how you show up, the things that you do when you're not speaking. That's your brand.
Mick Unplugged
Lori Flowers Uncovers the SHOCKING TRUTH About Modern Marketing
How has... The radio industry changed in 20 years from from the early days of when you started it to to where it is now and where it's going to go in the future. Where are some of the things you're seeing change in the radio space?
Mick Unplugged
Lori Flowers Uncovers the SHOCKING TRUTH About Modern Marketing
And if you can embrace that, I promise you can change your brand. And then the second thing that Lori, I want you to unplug is that social media audit. That is so, so, so true. Like most people think, oh, well, once I get to a million followers, I've won or, you know, things I did 10 years ago, don't matter. Yeah, go look at the news. Go look at the news. Oh, they'll pull it up.
Mick Unplugged
Lori Flowers Uncovers the SHOCKING TRUTH About Modern Marketing
How important is social media, one? And then two, when you do an audit, what specifically are you having people do?
Mick Unplugged
Lori Flowers Uncovers the SHOCKING TRUTH About Modern Marketing
Totally agree. And Lori, you just confirmed, again, one of my other messages when I talk about brand and growth. You know, people think social media is just, you know, your personal story, your personal stuff. But here's the deal. 54% of the people that are actually on social media are researching brands.
Mick Unplugged
Lori Flowers Uncovers the SHOCKING TRUTH About Modern Marketing
Right. Like even us as consumers. Right. Like Lori tells me about something. I go to social media to research and see, like, does it really align with me? Right. Because and you're great about that. But before you even have a conversation, you're like, what do you think? Right. Do we want to have this conversation? Do we want to move forward? Yeah.
Mick Unplugged
Lori Flowers Uncovers the SHOCKING TRUTH About Modern Marketing
And I take time to research because it's like, hey, you know what? Like, I know Lori's done hers. Yeah. But I also have to make sure that I don't see anything. And like I go look when I do audits, I'll go look at comments and likes, too. That's important.
Mick Unplugged
Lori Flowers Uncovers the SHOCKING TRUTH About Modern Marketing
Because you can hide behind your post. Right. Like you can you can be someone and not do your own posting and make sure that everything's buttoned up. But when you have the phone. When you have the phone in your hand, what are you liking and what are you commenting on? Because that's going to tell me the things that I don't actually just see in front of me.
Mick Unplugged
Lori Flowers Uncovers the SHOCKING TRUTH About Modern Marketing
Alignment is key. Alignment is key. So as we're talking about brand and we're talking about social and you're looking at it from making your job easier, right? With the advertisers and so forth. For the person that's not at the point yet where they are, I'm going to say advertiser attractive, right? They're working on building the brand and the substance.
Mick Unplugged
Lori Flowers Uncovers the SHOCKING TRUTH About Modern Marketing
How important is it to not rush the experience? Because I personally think So many people, and I'll talk about some of my podcaster friends and buddies, right, that are like, oh, well, you know, I've really got to grow this so I can get advertisers and sponsors. But if it's fake, it doesn't work.
Mick Unplugged
Lori Flowers Uncovers the SHOCKING TRUTH About Modern Marketing
How important is it to take your time and what are some things that people can do when they're trying to now become attractive for advertising?
Mick Unplugged
Lori Flowers Uncovers the SHOCKING TRUTH About Modern Marketing
There you go. I love it. Lori, you've been so gracious with your time. I know you're busy. Just rapid fire three questions with Lori. You ready?
Mick Unplugged
Lori Flowers Uncovers the SHOCKING TRUTH About Modern Marketing
The best meal that Lori Flowers cooks.
Mick Unplugged
Lori Flowers Uncovers the SHOCKING TRUTH About Modern Marketing
All right. So the question two, what do you put in your spaghetti then? If you say you open a can of ragu, Lori, the call is over. I'm just going to let you know.
Mick Unplugged
Lori Flowers Uncovers the SHOCKING TRUTH About Modern Marketing
Okay. Well, you know.
Mick Unplugged
Lori Flowers Uncovers the SHOCKING TRUTH About Modern Marketing
All right. I'll be down for it. And I'm going to let the people know. Maybe that'll be the next. It won't be a podcast. We'll just have some social clips on our Mick trying Lori's spaghetti. We'll see.
Mick Unplugged
Lori Flowers Uncovers the SHOCKING TRUTH About Modern Marketing
Okay. All right. Your favorite talent you've worked with.
Mick Unplugged
Lori Flowers Uncovers the SHOCKING TRUTH About Modern Marketing
Yeah, we won't repeat it. We won't repeat it.
Mick Unplugged
Lori Flowers Uncovers the SHOCKING TRUTH About Modern Marketing
$20 goes a long way. Oh, great.
Mick Unplugged
Lori Flowers Uncovers the SHOCKING TRUTH About Modern Marketing
I appreciate that. That $20 I gave you still goes a long way. It does.
Mick Unplugged
Lori Flowers Uncovers the SHOCKING TRUTH About Modern Marketing
All right, Lori. So where can people follow you, find you? And I'm going to do this. The seat of the table, I want to give to some folks in my community, the Make Unplugged community. Nice. So I'm going to purchase 20 copies. Oh, wow. But... I want other people to buy them too. So I'm giving 20 to folks in my community. But where can people find the book? Where can people follow you?
Mick Unplugged
Lori Flowers Uncovers the SHOCKING TRUTH About Modern Marketing
And what does Lori have going on next?
Mick Unplugged
Lori Flowers Uncovers the SHOCKING TRUTH About Modern Marketing
All right. So, you know, I'm actually announcing this for the first time with you in May, end of May, and all the details will come out. But doing a leadership summit and Lori Flowers will be on stage with me and Les Brown and potentially some other big names that I'll wait till they confirm back. But Lori Flowers, let's go.
Mick Unplugged
Lori Flowers Uncovers the SHOCKING TRUTH About Modern Marketing
So you have no excuse not to do that.
Mick Unplugged
Lori Flowers Uncovers the SHOCKING TRUTH About Modern Marketing
Let's go. Lori, thank you for your time today, dear. This was amazing.
Mick Unplugged
Lori Flowers Uncovers the SHOCKING TRUTH About Modern Marketing
You got it. For all the viewers and listeners, remember your because is your superpower. Go unleash it.
Mick Unplugged
Lori Flowers Uncovers the SHOCKING TRUTH About Modern Marketing
Thank you for tuning in to Make Unplugged. Keep pushing your limits, embracing your purpose, and chasing greatness. Until next time, stay unstoppable.
Mick Unplugged
Lori Flowers Uncovers the SHOCKING TRUTH About Modern Marketing
Yeah. And I want to hit on a couple of things that you talked about, especially how the industry has changed and meeting people where they are. Right. Like I remember 20 years ago, 20 plus years ago when I started in business. Right. And it was all right. I've got to make sure I'm advertising in the newspaper, the yellow pages.
Mick Unplugged
Lori Flowers Uncovers the SHOCKING TRUTH About Modern Marketing
And if I can afford a 15 second slot on the radio, I'm going to do that, too. Right. Because that's what you had to do to kind of grow. And now that that marketing aspect has changed a little bit. But I will say this, and I'm probably proof of this. Radio is still king. People still do listen to the radio.
Mick Unplugged
Lori Flowers Uncovers the SHOCKING TRUTH About Modern Marketing
Now, what might be different to what Lori was saying is they might have their favorite shows now because now there are shows everywhere. But if that show, if your favorite show or shows are on radio, you are still listening there. So for the business owners that are like me 20 years ago where it was you had to advertise in multiple places, you still need to do that, right?
Mick Unplugged
Lori Flowers Uncovers the SHOCKING TRUTH About Modern Marketing
You still need to be visible in multiple streams. But how and why is radio still an important piece to an advertising marketing strategy?
Mick Unplugged
Lori Flowers Uncovers the SHOCKING TRUTH About Modern Marketing
Her dedication to empowering women in business is evident through her authorship of A Seat at the Table, A Survival Guide for Women in Business. Get ready to be inspired by the trailblazing, the influential, the visionary, my good friend, and I don't even know if we can say coworkers now, but the best in the business, Ms. Lori Flowers. Lori, how are you doing today, dear?
Mick Unplugged
Lori Flowers Uncovers the SHOCKING TRUTH About Modern Marketing
Internet goes out for a week because of a snow or ice storm. Radio is still there, right?
Mick Unplugged
Lori Flowers Uncovers the SHOCKING TRUTH About Modern Marketing
Absolutely. So, Lori, I want to pick your brain and talk to listeners and viewers because. There's so much that makes you dynamic. And I wish we had five hours because we could literally go five hours with Lori Flowers. One of the things that I get asked all the time, especially with my podcast now is,
Mick Unplugged
Lori Flowers Uncovers the SHOCKING TRUTH About Modern Marketing
What makes a business, in particular a podcast, what makes it attractive to advertisers and sponsors? Like, I know that I've got half a million people that are business owners, that are podcasters or wanting to start a podcast. What makes something attractive to where Lori can go and say, oh, I've got McDonald's or I've got ABC.
Mick Unplugged
Lori Flowers Uncovers the SHOCKING TRUTH About Modern Marketing
Welcome to Mick Unplugged, where we ignite potential and fuel purpose. Get ready for raw insights, bold moves, and game-changing conversations. Buckle up. Here's Mick.
Mick Unplugged
Lori Flowers Uncovers the SHOCKING TRUTH About Modern Marketing
I'm not going to name them all because I don't want people to take who we're working with. But... But how do I make myself attractive for those sponsors?
Mick Unplugged
Lori Flowers Uncovers the SHOCKING TRUTH About Modern Marketing
I love that. And I'm going to say this because you didn't say it directly, but when we first met, this is what I heard also. And I think this is advice for podcasters or anyone that's looking for advertisers, no matter where the space is. is staying true to your brand, but more importantly, staying true to your audience, right?
Mick Unplugged
Lori Flowers Uncovers the SHOCKING TRUTH About Modern Marketing
Like if you don't know who your audience is, and again, I don't care if you're a business, like I come from the insurance space. If you're selling insurance, know who your audience or your ideal customers or clients are, because that helps someone like Lori to then match you up. But I think people miss that because it's like, oh, well, You know, I'm going to be a podcast for everyone.
Mick Unplugged
Lori Flowers Uncovers the SHOCKING TRUTH About Modern Marketing
I'm going to be a business for everyone. But that actually is the worst thing you can do when it comes to the advertising space. Is that right?
Mick Unplugged
Lori Flowers Uncovers the SHOCKING TRUTH About Modern Marketing
You deserve it all. You deserve it all.
Mick Unplugged
Lori Flowers Uncovers the SHOCKING TRUTH About Modern Marketing
Yes. Lori, I'm honored to have you on the podcast. We talk so much outside because, like I said, we're kind of like partners now in the things that we do. Just your story, your history, the things that you've done as, I'm going to say a mentor for those that you probably don't even know that you mentor. I just want to thank you for taking time to be with us today.
Mick Unplugged
Lori Flowers Uncovers the SHOCKING TRUTH About Modern Marketing
And I'm telling you, whether you're a podcaster, business owner, small business owner, leader, having those personas truly is the key, right? Because again, generalism doesn't help sales. It doesn't help marketing. You've got to be as specific as possible. And Lori, my sister loves you now because her name's Rochelle and you just explained our like, she's not IT, she's education. You got it.
Mick Unplugged
Lori Flowers Uncovers the SHOCKING TRUTH About Modern Marketing
So good stuff. Yeah. So again, Lori, loved you from afar forever. Now we work together. I want to go to how and why Lori got into this business. You know, we talk about your because here. And so for Lori, starting out at the age of two, three, four, five, whatever it was, what was your because? What was that reason that said, this is what I'm going to do?
Mick Unplugged
Lori Flowers Uncovers the SHOCKING TRUTH About Modern Marketing
And then not only that, but propelled you to this dynamic force that you are in the radio industry.
Mick Unplugged
Lori Flowers Uncovers the SHOCKING TRUTH About Modern Marketing
And, you know, being the trailblazer that you are, it always hasn't been easy. Right. Like people talk about doors waiting to be open, opportunity waiting to knock. And I tell people all the time and I actually I was on stage and I actually use you as a reference. Like sometimes you have to realize you are the opportunity.
Mick Unplugged
Lori Flowers Uncovers the SHOCKING TRUTH About Modern Marketing
Sometimes you have to realize you are the door so you can actually open things yourself. What was that like for you? Like the trailblazer that you are like opening your own doors and being your own opportunity. What what was that like for Lori?
Mick Unplugged
Heather Mitts Feeley: Embracing the Gold Medal Mindset for Success in Life and Leadership
Totally agree. And I believe in checking those five on a recurring basis too, right? Like I'm always leveling up. And so sometimes, you know, one or two of the current five, I need to move this five over and go attain a little bit more.
Mick Unplugged
Heather Mitts Feeley: Embracing the Gold Medal Mindset for Success in Life and Leadership
But Heather, like I just, I learned something I want to unpack a little bit because as your biggest fan in the world, I didn't know that your five wasn't always good. So let's talk about that. Let's go back in time a little bit. So tell me about, tell me about that, Heather. Yeah.
Mick Unplugged
Heather Mitts Feeley: Embracing the Gold Medal Mindset for Success in Life and Leadership
Yeah.
Mick Unplugged
Heather Mitts Feeley: Embracing the Gold Medal Mindset for Success in Life and Leadership
And I'm glad you're here. Totally glad that you're here. So let's fast forward now to the gold medal mindset. What are a couple of pillars of the gold medal mindset?
Mick Unplugged
Heather Mitts Feeley: Embracing the Gold Medal Mindset for Success in Life and Leadership
Like literally one of my favorite sports of all time is women's soccer. And one of my favorite players of all time is Heather Mitzfeely. Heather, this is an honor. Truly mean that.
Mick Unplugged
Heather Mitts Feeley: Embracing the Gold Medal Mindset for Success in Life and Leadership
That's it. I love that. I love that. That parallels into a couple of things that are my pillars, right? So I have seven, but two of my favorite, and I picked these up from sport. is a great leader knows their team better than their team knows themselves, right?
Mick Unplugged
Heather Mitts Feeley: Embracing the Gold Medal Mindset for Success in Life and Leadership
Meaning you know how they think, you know the right positions to put them in, and you set them up for success by knowing them better than they know themselves. And then the second thing that I think all great leaders do, and I got this from Angelo Dundee, Muhammad Ali's trainer, they know when to move the stool, meaning Ali was tired. It was round 12. He was struggling. His opponent was struggling.
Mick Unplugged
Heather Mitts Feeley: Embracing the Gold Medal Mindset for Success in Life and Leadership
And Dundee made Ali stand up in between that round and said, face your opponent. And Ali was like, where are you doing? And he said, if he sees that you're willing to stand up and take this, right, then all of a sudden his mind is not on the fight anymore. It's how are you doing it? And then also by moving the stool, he made Ali do something he didn't think he could do.
Mick Unplugged
Heather Mitts Feeley: Embracing the Gold Medal Mindset for Success in Life and Leadership
And I think that's a great leader. A great leader knows when to make Heather stand on her own a little bit. knows when to make Heather face that adversity, to face that challenge head on, because it's real easy to sit down. It's real easy to, hey, I need a timeout. Sometimes in life and sometimes in business, you don't get that timeout.
Mick Unplugged
Heather Mitts Feeley: Embracing the Gold Medal Mindset for Success in Life and Leadership
And so, again, things that I've learned from watching you, my scrappy one over there, and I put that into my pillars is like knowing when to move the stool, because I feel like that's the lesson you learn as well, too.
Mick Unplugged
Heather Mitts Feeley: Embracing the Gold Medal Mindset for Success in Life and Leadership
Yeah, yeah. So let's talk a little bit about family for you now. So, you know, you've got an amazing family. AJ, you know, I'm a Patriot fan, so, you know, there was a little bit of time AJ and I couldn't quite get along. He played for another team that, you know, we didn't like each other. But what's family like? What's mom and wife Heather like?
Mick Unplugged
Heather Mitts Feeley: Embracing the Gold Medal Mindset for Success in Life and Leadership
I love it. I love it. Do you ever have that moment? I'm sure you do. as a parent where it's like, why did you do that? And then you realize, Oh, I probably did that too.
Mick Unplugged
Heather Mitts Feeley: Embracing the Gold Medal Mindset for Success in Life and Leadership
Absolutely. So let's talk about that, though, because you did not attend UNC. You went to this little school in the state of Florida that likes blue and orange that may or may not have just won the national championship in basketball. How did you arrive at the University of Florida?
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Heather Mitts Feeley: Embracing the Gold Medal Mindset for Success in Life and Leadership
Yeah, I love it. So my next question, I'll make unplugged. I like to talk about. your because, that thing that's deeper than your why, right? Like I know your children are your why, but it's the but why, it's the because, right? So brilliant athlete, amazing mother, amazing spouse, amazing speaker and leader, but what's your because?
Mick Unplugged
Heather Mitts Feeley: Embracing the Gold Medal Mindset for Success in Life and Leadership
Amazing. Totally amazing. You know, another reason Heather, that I'm a huge fan of yours, aside from playing the sport, you're a huge, huge, huge advocate for equity in not only sport, but also in business and in leadership. And I don't need to ask how or why that became a passion for you because I know that answer, but talk to us about the fight that needs to continue to happen for, for equity.
Mick Unplugged
Heather Mitts Feeley: Embracing the Gold Medal Mindset for Success in Life and Leadership
Amazing. And whatever, Heather, and I mean this for my soul, whatever I can do, don't ask you, just tell me and literally consider it done. Absolutely. All right. You ready for your hot five, Heather?
Mick Unplugged
Heather Mitts Feeley: Embracing the Gold Medal Mindset for Success in Life and Leadership
Hot five. You ready? Question one. It's a cheat day. Cheat meal. What's your cheat meal?
Mick Unplugged
Heather Mitts Feeley: Embracing the Gold Medal Mindset for Success in Life and Leadership
Handles ice cream.
Mick Unplugged
Heather Mitts Feeley: Embracing the Gold Medal Mindset for Success in Life and Leadership
Flavor?
Mick Unplugged
Heather Mitts Feeley: Embracing the Gold Medal Mindset for Success in Life and Leadership
Okay. I can dig that. I can dig that. Mom Heather. It's time to cook a meal. What's your go-to meal that you're cooking?
Mick Unplugged
Heather Mitts Feeley: Embracing the Gold Medal Mindset for Success in Life and Leadership
I'm there for meatballs. All right. That's one of my top five.
Mick Unplugged
Heather Mitts Feeley: Embracing the Gold Medal Mindset for Success in Life and Leadership
I mean, not together. One meal.
Mick Unplugged
Heather Mitts Feeley: Embracing the Gold Medal Mindset for Success in Life and Leadership
Just messing with you. Toughest player you had to defend and why?
Mick Unplugged
Heather Mitts Feeley: Embracing the Gold Medal Mindset for Success in Life and Leadership
Quick. Yeah. Oh, I'm having flashbacks. Back to those UNC days. Oh, yeah. Those UNC days. All right, so putting you on the spot with this question, because everybody's listening, your favorite teammate of all time and why?
Mick Unplugged
Heather Mitts Feeley: Embracing the Gold Medal Mindset for Success in Life and Leadership
Uh-huh.
Mick Unplugged
Heather Mitts Feeley: Embracing the Gold Medal Mindset for Success in Life and Leadership
Okay, Sarah. I like that. I like that. All right. Last question for you, Heather. The book of Heather Mitts Feely has been written. The last chapter, the last paragraph, how does Heather want to be remembered?
Mick Unplugged
Heather Mitts Feeley: Embracing the Gold Medal Mindset for Success in Life and Leadership
Love it. Absolutely love it. All right, Heather, how can people follow and find you? And before we do that piece, shout out to Rose at Players for Good. How can people book you to speak? Because if you haven't heard Heather speak, one, you're lost, but two, the energy, the passion, like it is what you want. So how can people book you to speak first and foremost?
Mick Unplugged
Heather Mitts Feeley: Embracing the Gold Medal Mindset for Success in Life and Leadership
I was going to say, you're at Little League all day, every day. My main...
Mick Unplugged
Heather Mitts Feeley: Embracing the Gold Medal Mindset for Success in Life and Leadership
One of my, you know, Cindy is my favorite soccer player of all time. But my number two was Heather Litz, I promise you.
Mick Unplugged
Heather Mitts Feeley: Embracing the Gold Medal Mindset for Success in Life and Leadership
I love it. You were my number two. Even Mia went to UNC, but she was there before I got there. So, you know, Mia's number three, but you were number two. And I mean that sincerely.
Mick Unplugged
Heather Mitts Feeley: Embracing the Gold Medal Mindset for Success in Life and Leadership
Absolutely.
Mick Unplugged
Heather Mitts Feeley: Embracing the Gold Medal Mindset for Success in Life and Leadership
I did too. And anytime you want to be on, You just tell me, and again, I mean this from my soul, whatever you need, whenever you need from me, consider it done.
Mick Unplugged
Heather Mitts Feeley: Embracing the Gold Medal Mindset for Success in Life and Leadership
You got it. And for all the viewers and listeners, remember your because is your superpower. Go unleash it.
Mick Unplugged
Heather Mitts Feeley: Embracing the Gold Medal Mindset for Success in Life and Leadership
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Heather Mitts Feeley: Embracing the Gold Medal Mindset for Success in Life and Leadership
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Heather Mitts Feeley: Embracing the Gold Medal Mindset for Success in Life and Leadership
I love it. So Heather, for you, when did soccer become a passion for you?
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Heather Mitts Feeley: Embracing the Gold Medal Mindset for Success in Life and Leadership
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Heather Mitts Feeley: Embracing the Gold Medal Mindset for Success in Life and Leadership
That is literally why you were one of my favorite players. Everybody that knows me knows I like gritty. You give me gritty and scrappy, and that's me all day long. That was you. Before saying someone was a dog was a great thing, you were a dog, Heather. You were the person that, I say, set the tone defensively.
Mick Unplugged
Heather Mitts Feeley: Embracing the Gold Medal Mindset for Success in Life and Leadership
Like if there were a comparable, Heather was like the Draymond Green of women's soccer, right? Like without the technical, without the red cards.
Mick Unplugged
Heather Mitts Feeley: Embracing the Gold Medal Mindset for Success in Life and Leadership
Yeah. Yeah. But you sacrificed a lot too. I mean, you, you've overcome injuries, even when people didn't think you were going to come back from them. Like, What was that drive like? What was that, like, I'm not giving up spirit that you had? And I'm not even going to say it's proving people wrong. It was just, I think you were just proving to yourself that I'm not done, right?
Mick Unplugged
Heather Mitts Feeley: Embracing the Gold Medal Mindset for Success in Life and Leadership
What was that like for you?
Mick Unplugged
Heather Mitts Feeley: Embracing the Gold Medal Mindset for Success in Life and Leadership
Yep. You know, Heather, I don't know personally many three-time gold medalists, right? Because a lot of you don't exist. Like, it's hard to really gold medal three times, right? In the same event, right? Like, you know, there are different sports where you can medal every year. But for soccer to medal three times, what was that experience like? When you sit back and, like, look back,
Mick Unplugged
Heather Mitts Feeley: Embracing the Gold Medal Mindset for Success in Life and Leadership
at that achievement? Because again, there's not a lot of you that exist, right? How's that make you feel?
Mick Unplugged
Heather Mitts Feeley: Embracing the Gold Medal Mindset for Success in Life and Leadership
I got you. I got you. Little League?
Mick Unplugged
Heather Mitts Feeley: Embracing the Gold Medal Mindset for Success in Life and Leadership
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to another exciting episode of McUnplugged. And today we are in for a banger. One of my favorite athletes of all times. We're talking about a three-time Olympic gold medalist, a trailblazer in women's soccer, and a fierce voice for equity in sport.
Mick Unplugged
Heather Mitts Feeley: Embracing the Gold Medal Mindset for Success in Life and Leadership
That's amazing. That's amazing. So, you know, I have a lot of athlete friends and they all tell me the hardest part is knowing when to walk away because there's a lot of times when your mind is like, I've still got it, but your body is like, no.
Mick Unplugged
Heather Mitts Feeley: Embracing the Gold Medal Mindset for Success in Life and Leadership
And then I have a couple that are like, my body was good, but my mind was like, I can't go through the grind of preparation because people don't understand what professional athletes at a high level like you are. The mental grind, a lot of times, is 10 times tougher than the physical grind, just knowing the preparation that you have to go through.
Mick Unplugged
Heather Mitts Feeley: Embracing the Gold Medal Mindset for Success in Life and Leadership
So I want you to talk about that preparation aspect first, and then I have a follow-up question.
Mick Unplugged
Heather Mitts Feeley: Embracing the Gold Medal Mindset for Success in Life and Leadership
From dominating the pitch to shaping the next generation of leaders, she embodies resilience, fierce leadership, and unapologetic authenticity. Please join me in welcoming my friend, The dominating Heather Mitz-Feely. Heather, how you doing today, dear?
Mick Unplugged
Heather Mitts Feeley: Embracing the Gold Medal Mindset for Success in Life and Leadership
I love it. I love it. So then you kind of answered my follow-up, which was, I was going to ask you, how did you know officially it was time and like, no looking back, like line in the sand, I'm retired. I'm moving forward.
Mick Unplugged
Heather Mitts Feeley: Embracing the Gold Medal Mindset for Success in Life and Leadership
Yeah.
Mick Unplugged
Heather Mitts Feeley: Embracing the Gold Medal Mindset for Success in Life and Leadership
Love it. So again, things that I always say, you retire from the sport, you don't retire from being an athlete, right? Like Heather is still an athlete through and through. The dog mentality is still there. You took that very well into business and leadership. And, you know, being a sports nut, I tell folks all the time, the parallel between sports and leadership is so strong and dynamic.
Mick Unplugged
Heather Mitts Feeley: Embracing the Gold Medal Mindset for Success in Life and Leadership
Because if you were a leader of your team, Leader doesn't mean the most popular leader doesn't mean the highest score that usually the fancy in every locker room, in every field, in every team, in every huddle, there's a leader. And I know that you were that. How did you take those skill sets and then transform them out of sport into the business world?
Mick Unplugged
Heather Mitts Feeley: Embracing the Gold Medal Mindset for Success in Life and Leadership
Right.
Mick Unplugged
Heather Mitts Feeley: Embracing the Gold Medal Mindset for Success in Life and Leadership
I'm the excited one. You know, we were talking offline. Most people don't know. Well, everybody knows I'm a Tar Heel. Everyone knows I'm a UNC Tar Heel. Most people don't realize how dominating UNC is in women's soccer. And literally my first week on campus, I went to a UNC women's soccer match and I have been hooked since 1996.
Mick Unplugged
From Addiction to Purpose: Sathiya Sam's Journey to Empower Men
Knowing your podcast, I've heard a lot about your background and why you do this, right? And I call that your because.
Mick Unplugged
From Addiction to Purpose: Sathiya Sam's Journey to Empower Men
Here to share his story and strategies for resiliency is the bold, the insightful, the transformative, my guy, Mr. Sathya Samp. Sathya, how are you doing today, brother?
Mick Unplugged
From Addiction to Purpose: Sathiya Sam's Journey to Empower Men
Amazing, brother. Amazing. One of the things that is always dear to me and it's a message that you have, something that you help with because it's why I do what I do. It's you help men. You have this moniker of helping men become the man that they're supposed to be or that they were meant to be.
Mick Unplugged
From Addiction to Purpose: Sathiya Sam's Journey to Empower Men
And so part of the reason that, you know, call it the grind or call it, you know, the purpose, the drive is because I always want to be the person I was supposed to be, that I was destined to be. Right. And so I love the fact that that's maybe it's not a pillar, but it's a core value of what you do.
Mick Unplugged
From Addiction to Purpose: Sathiya Sam's Journey to Empower Men
Talk to us about that, the meaning behind that for Sathya of helping people become the person, specifically the men that they're supposed to be or that they were meant to be.
Mick Unplugged
From Addiction to Purpose: Sathiya Sam's Journey to Empower Men
As a fellow podcaster, because I was telling you offline, you actually do have a podcast that I enjoy, man. I like making sure you're introduced the right way so that the audience knows, like, hey, Sathya is the man. So I appreciate you being on, brother. Thanks for having me. Yeah, man.
Mick Unplugged
From Addiction to Purpose: Sathiya Sam's Journey to Empower Men
That's awesome, man. That's awesome. So let's talk about your book now, right? So you have an amazing book out there. You've got a lot of things going on. Talk to us about the book. I'm going to make sure we have links to everything in the show notes and descriptions, but walk us through the book a little bit.
Mick Unplugged
From Addiction to Purpose: Sathiya Sam's Journey to Empower Men
So, you know, one of the things I love about your podcast is you mix in the guest introductions or the guest interviews. And then you also do a lot of 10 minute solo, like we're going straight to the point episodes. And, you know, knowing your podcast, I've heard a lot about your background and why you do this. Right. And I call that your because.
Mick Unplugged
From Addiction to Purpose: Sathiya Sam's Journey to Empower Men
Great stuff, man. So I've got a question. I want to ask it from a different perspective. So we have a lot of female listeners on Make Unplugged as well, too. So if you're a spouse, significant other, and you think or feel that maybe your spouse or significant other has an addiction to pornography, what are some things that you would give them from an advice standpoint?
Mick Unplugged
From Addiction to Purpose: Sathiya Sam's Journey to Empower Men
So I'd love for Sophia to kind of tell the world what's your because. What's that real reason that makes you do what you do?
Mick Unplugged
From Addiction to Purpose: Sathiya Sam's Journey to Empower Men
Good stuff, my dude. Good stuff. So, Sathya, what else do you have going on, man? What have we not uncovered today?
Mick Unplugged
From Addiction to Purpose: Sathiya Sam's Journey to Empower Men
Amen to that, brother. Amen to that. So, Sathya, where can people find you, follow you and all that?
Mick Unplugged
From Addiction to Purpose: Sathiya Sam's Journey to Empower Men
So I'll make sure we have links to all of that in the show notes and description. Sathya, brother, thank you so much for breaking bread with us and taking a little bit of time out of your busy day, man. I appreciate you more than you know.
Mick Unplugged
From Addiction to Purpose: Sathiya Sam's Journey to Empower Men
Let's do it. And to all the viewers and listeners, remember, your because is your superpower. Go unleash it.
Mick Unplugged
From Addiction to Purpose: Sathiya Sam's Journey to Empower Men
Thank you for tuning in to Mic Unplugged. Keep pushing your limits, embracing your purpose, and chasing greatness. Until next time, stay unstoppable.
Mick Unplugged
From Addiction to Purpose: Sathiya Sam's Journey to Empower Men
15-year recovery from a pornography addiction. So here's a question I have for you. How do you know when you are addicted versus it's something that you like or enjoy?
Mick Unplugged
From Addiction to Purpose: Sathiya Sam's Journey to Empower Men
That is amazing, brother. And I just wrote down You know, 15-year recovery from a pornography addiction, right? So here's a question I have for you. How do you know when you are addicted versus it's something that you like or enjoy, right? How do you help men understand that aspect of it?
Mick Unplugged
From Addiction to Purpose: Sathiya Sam's Journey to Empower Men
Wow, that's amazing, man. I've never heard that and then have it broken down in that way. So when you are working with someone, what are the first couple of steps that you take in the rehabilitation process?
Mick Unplugged
From Addiction to Purpose: Sathiya Sam's Journey to Empower Men
But those are convoluted symptoms because... Going through your research, what are some of the things that you've uncovered as it relates to this addiction specifically?
Mick Unplugged
From Addiction to Purpose: Sathiya Sam's Journey to Empower Men
Amazing. Amazing. And so I want to go into discovering the man within. A big theme of what you do, really important, I believe, for men out there, addiction or not, is discovering who you really are. And I know for you, that's a big, big, big step of a lot of the things that you teach and a lot of the content that you have out there.
Mick Unplugged
From Addiction to Purpose: Sathiya Sam's Journey to Empower Men
So walk us through the mindset of discovering The Man Within and where that came about for you.
Mick Unplugged
From Addiction to Purpose: Sathiya Sam's Journey to Empower Men
The other aspect that... Welcome to Mick Unplugged, where we ignite potential and fuel purpose. Get ready for raw insights, bold moves, and game-changing conversations. Buckle up. Here's Mick.
Mick Unplugged
From Addiction to Purpose: Sathiya Sam's Journey to Empower Men
Man, that's brilliant. And I want to go deeper, not necessarily how you started or why you started, because that I know, and you go through that journey. You discuss that a lot on the podcast, which I love. I want to talk about when you decided that I'm going to help other people, But it's really easy to say, hey, I've been through it, so now I know the answers and I can help you.
Mick Unplugged
From Addiction to Purpose: Sathiya Sam's Journey to Empower Men
But you actually studied, right? Like you educated yourself on these things. So walk us through that piece, because I feel like a lot of times coaches, And Sathya and I are talking to the novice coaches, the newbie coaches. You feel like because you know something, you've got something, I can go teach and help others. But there's that continual learning aspect that I think a lot of people miss.
Mick Unplugged
From Addiction to Purpose: Sathiya Sam's Journey to Empower Men
And people like me and Sathya, not that we were intentionally trying to see through it, but if you don't have the credentials to back it up, it's kind of hard. So walk us through that piece for you, Sathya, of learning. I'm going to continue to educate myself on this addiction so that I can help other people who might go through it a different way than I go through.
Mick Unplugged
From Addiction to Purpose: Sathiya Sam's Journey to Empower Men
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to another exciting episode of Mick Unplugged, and today we are in for a banger. From battling his own struggles to becoming an inspiration for countless men across the world, he is a coach, author, podcaster, speaker, empowering individuals to break free from shame, find purpose, and build unshakable foundation for success.
Mick Unplugged
From Addiction to Purpose: Sathiya Sam's Journey to Empower Men
So going through your research, what are some of the things that you've uncovered as it relates to this addiction specifically?
Mick Unplugged
From Addiction to Purpose: Sathiya Sam's Journey to Empower Men
Man, that's dope. That's really cool. So I want to go to the podcast for a moment. As a fellow podcaster, obviously, when did you decide to take the message and turn it into the media of podcasting?
Mick Unplugged
Rich Younglord | Bridging Music and Real Estate: Insights from Rich Younglord
I tell salespeople that all the time. Referrals are the shortest sales cycle you'll ever have.
Mick Unplugged
Rich Younglord | Bridging Music and Real Estate: Insights from Rich Younglord
I want y'all to give it up for my man, rich young lord rich how you doing today hey what's up man how you feeling hey i am trying to live in your shoes man i'm trying to live in your shoes man so you know all those accolades man working with so many of the who's who in the hip-hop and r&b game starting at 16 man like when did you know that was going to be a thing and a part of your journey
Mick Unplugged
Rich Younglord | Bridging Music and Real Estate: Insights from Rich Younglord
So that is my favorite Big Pump record right there, right? And I think it's more just because of a lot of symbolism, right? You know, like he kind of free flows a little bit or ad-libs a little bit. I'm sure I think it's an ad-lib or free flow, but you probably punched it in like for him, right? But he's like, you know, he just lost the weight he's trying to live, right?
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Rich Younglord | Bridging Music and Real Estate: Insights from Rich Younglord
Like he's acknowledging things and then it's like, damn. Right? Like, that's my favorite pun record by far. And it's actually something that's in, like, my rotation. Like, you know how you get, like, your Sunday morning, I'm going to cook breakfast, I need to flow? Like, I usually start with that song. It's usually one or two just to get me in that groove.
Mick Unplugged
Rich Younglord | Bridging Music and Real Estate: Insights from Rich Younglord
So, like, that's by far my favorite pun record, bro. That's cool. Yeah, yeah.
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Rich Younglord | Bridging Music and Real Estate: Insights from Rich Younglord
Yes, sir. Yes, sir. So you were a titan in music. You're still a titan in music, but... Knowing you the way you are, man, you were like, there's more things I can do, right? I'm a beast at a lot of things. And so you get into the real estate game, man. And all of a sudden, I'm sure it's because the work ethic that you have, the way that you learn things, right?
Mick Unplugged
Rich Younglord | Bridging Music and Real Estate: Insights from Rich Younglord
It's like, let me learn the angles and let me learn the way that people aren't doing things and what's the way that I can come in and be rich. You're now a real estate mogul, a real estate beast, a real estate titan. When did real estate become a thing for you?
Mick Unplugged
Rich Younglord | Bridging Music and Real Estate: Insights from Rich Younglord
Your why might be your kids, but your because is the reason that your kids are your why. And so my because is to always fulfill promises because I never want to let someone down, right? Like when people depend on you, you never want to let them down. So I think my because... is to balance the books. One of the things I love about music producers is this right here, Rich.
Mick Unplugged
Rich Younglord | Bridging Music and Real Estate: Insights from Rich Younglord
That's what's up.
Mick Unplugged
Rich Younglord | Bridging Music and Real Estate: Insights from Rich Younglord
Man, so Rich, on Make Unplugged, you know, we talk about our because, our purpose, that thing that drives us that's deeper than your why, right? Like your why might be your kids, but your because is the reason that your kids are your why, right? And so for me, my because is simple. It's a promise, right? Like when I was 10, I made a promise to my mom.
Mick Unplugged
Rich Younglord | Bridging Music and Real Estate: Insights from Rich Younglord
When I had kids and married, I made promises to my spouse. I made promises to my kids, right? And so my because is, is to always fulfill promises because I never want to let someone down, right? Like when people depend on you, you never want to let them down. So every day I make sure I'm fulfilling the promises and keeping the promises that I said I was going to do right now.
Mick Unplugged
Rich Younglord | Bridging Music and Real Estate: Insights from Rich Younglord
Does it happen every day? No, but like I make sure that that's the focal point of the things that I do. So for the listeners and viewers, man, like I love to know what is riches because?
Mick Unplugged
Rich Younglord | Bridging Music and Real Estate: Insights from Rich Younglord
I love that, man. I love that. And I know that you live that too. For those that are listening or watching, those aren't just words from Rich. He really lives that so much so. Rich, we've been talking a little offline and you were telling me one of the things that
Mick Unplugged
Rich Younglord | Bridging Music and Real Estate: Insights from Rich Younglord
I don't want to say it's surprising you, but this this niche that you have, and I'm sure it's coming from your heart, is helping senior citizens with with real estate and how to navigate where they're at now, too. So I'd love for you to take just a few moments and talk about that passion that you again, as you've been saying throughout the day, you just kind of it just happened. Right.
Mick Unplugged
Rich Younglord | Bridging Music and Real Estate: Insights from Rich Younglord
You didn't go seek it. It just happened.
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Rich Younglord | Bridging Music and Real Estate: Insights from Rich Younglord
There you go. So one of the things I love about music producers is this right here, Rich. You get to work with people that have crazy, cool egos. And you, as a producer, have to tell them what to do, right? And sometimes you have to tell them, nah, that ain't it. So what was it like working with people
Mick Unplugged
Rich Younglord | Bridging Music and Real Estate: Insights from Rich Younglord
Biggie and LL and Beyonce and DMX and all those folks, like at 16 and then them having to listen to you, right? Behind the glass, as we like to say.
Mick Unplugged
Rich Younglord | Bridging Music and Real Estate: Insights from Rich Younglord
The book balancer himself. Rich, man, I appreciate you so much, man. You blessed us with some time today, dropped some wisdom and some knowledge. One of the people I've looked up to for a long time. So I'm honored to have you on here, man. This has been a bucket list for me. So I appreciate you, brother.
Mick Unplugged
Rich Younglord | Bridging Music and Real Estate: Insights from Rich Younglord
Dude, I tell salespeople that all the time. Referrals... are the shortest sales cycle you'll ever have. The absolute shortest sales cycle you'll ever have. So I support that a thousand percent. Rich, man, where can people follow and find you? We'll make sure we have all this in the descriptions and show notes.
Mick Unplugged
Rich Younglord | Bridging Music and Real Estate: Insights from Rich Younglord
I love that, man. I love that so much. Thank you again, Rich. And for all the listeners and viewers, remember, your because is your superpower. Go unleash it.
Mick Unplugged
Rich Younglord | Bridging Music and Real Estate: Insights from Rich Younglord
Thank you for tuning in to Mick Unplugged. Keep pushing your limits, embracing your purpose, and chasing greatness. Until next time, stay unstoppable.
Mick Unplugged
Rich Younglord | Bridging Music and Real Estate: Insights from Rich Younglord
So let's talk about those two, the lessons and mentorship you got from LL and Babyface, because, you know, LL said something recently and I totally agree. He probably is the most important person to hip hop or in hip hop. And I would say Babyface is probably the most important person to R&B. So what are a couple of things that you learned from both LL and Babyface?
Mick Unplugged
Rich Younglord | Bridging Music and Real Estate: Insights from Rich Younglord
You get to work with people that have crazy, cool egos. So what was it like working with Biggie and LL and Beyonce and DMX and all those folks?
Mick Unplugged
Rich Younglord | Bridging Music and Real Estate: Insights from Rich Younglord
Welcome to Mick Unplugged, where we ignite potential and fuel purpose. Get ready for raw insights, bold moves, and game-changing conversations. Buckle up. Here's Mick.
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Rich Younglord | Bridging Music and Real Estate: Insights from Rich Younglord
That's awesome. Two legends in the game help shaping you, man. So here's what I know about the super elite producers like yourself, right? So like you and Dre and even like Kool and Dre, like those guys, right? Like Jermaine Dupri, like every great producer has a sound, right? Like, you know a Timberland beat, right? Because it's Timberland, right?
Mick Unplugged
Rich Younglord | Bridging Music and Real Estate: Insights from Rich Younglord
Like, you know what Dre beat because he's going to give you something funky in the very beginning, right? Like, you know it's Dre. So for those that don't know, like I know Rich, like what's the iconic, like what's your sound? Like what's a Rich song? Like how do we know it's a Rich song?
Mick Unplugged
Rich Younglord | Bridging Music and Real Estate: Insights from Rich Younglord
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to another exciting episode of Mic Unplugged. And today's guest is a Grammy-nominated producer whose music journey began at 16 years old, shaping what we know of hip-hop and R&B with legends like the Notorious B.I.G., LL Cool J, Beyonce, DMX, and so many more. But now he's a successful entrepreneur. He's a legend and mogul in the real estate game.
Mick Unplugged
Rich Younglord | Bridging Music and Real Estate: Insights from Rich Younglord
Yes, sir. Yes, sir. So speaking of that, what's one of the projects you're most proud of? Like what's the one project that like you could almost go back to every day and you're just like really proud of that project? I like making Rich think.
Mick Unplugged
Aaron Walker: Navigating Life's Journey Through Faith and Mentorship
That's amazing. So the live events, where are they going to be in 2025?
Mick Unplugged
Aaron Walker: Navigating Life's Journey Through Faith and Mentorship
Like, what has mentorship meant to you? You know, the Iron Sharpens Iron mastermind is all about that. Like, let's go deeper into mentorship for the people.
Mick Unplugged
Aaron Walker: Navigating Life's Journey Through Faith and Mentorship
Oh, right. That's amazing. And again, where can people get access to the mastermind?
Mick Unplugged
Aaron Walker: Navigating Life's Journey Through Faith and Mentorship
That's amazing. That's amazing. So, Big A, a couple of questions before I get you out of here again. Thank you for blessing us. If you had to read two books... over the next year, or maybe that's a long time, two books over the next six months, what would those two books be?
Mick Unplugged
Aaron Walker: Navigating Life's Journey Through Faith and Mentorship
I love it, and I knew you had one, so you set me up for success. That's why I asked.
Mick Unplugged
Aaron Walker: Navigating Life's Journey Through Faith and Mentorship
Love it. And final question for you here. For the listener or viewer that's looking for someone that they should follow or someone that they should follow, right, whether it's inspiration, motivation, mindset, leadership, who are a couple of people, not named Aaron Walker, that you would suggest people reach out to or look up or follow?
Mick Unplugged
Aaron Walker: Navigating Life's Journey Through Faith and Mentorship
See how I'm setting that up? You're throwing me softballs. I'm telling you, the reason I know is because Aaron always has the answers. He always has solutions. I'll say that. If he doesn't have the answer, he knows the solution or someone who does, and that's what I appreciate the most. So, Aaron, brother, I appreciate you.
Mick Unplugged
Aaron Walker: Navigating Life's Journey Through Faith and Mentorship
Anything that you want to leave the viewers or listeners with before we disconnect?
Mick Unplugged
Aaron Walker: Navigating Life's Journey Through Faith and Mentorship
My man, big A, Aaron Walker. Brother, again, I appreciate you so much. I definitely wanted this follow-up episode just so I could tell you the things that I was telling you personally because a lot of times people don't realize the impact that they make, right? And I want you to really know that, brother. The impact that you make goes beyond the things that you see or hear on a daily basis.
Mick Unplugged
Aaron Walker: Navigating Life's Journey Through Faith and Mentorship
So from me to you, I genuinely wanted to look you in the eye and just tell you thank you.
Mick Unplugged
Aaron Walker: Navigating Life's Journey Through Faith and Mentorship
You got it. And for all the viewers and listeners, remember, your because is your superpower. Go Unleashes.
Mick Unplugged
Aaron Walker: Navigating Life's Journey Through Faith and Mentorship
Amazing. And, you know, I told you last time how much of an inspiration you are to me, and I didn't get to elaborate, and I wanted to take some time here to To elaborate on kind of why, Aaron, one of the things that I've loved about you from afar, and I'm trying not to get emotional now as we do this, but is as a man, how open you are about your faith
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Aaron Walker: Navigating Life's Journey Through Faith and Mentorship
and how humble you are about how you can't do things alone, right? And that resonates so deeply with me because a lot of times as men, right, we put on our armor and then sometimes we forget to take it off. And by take it off meaning, yep, we're men, right? And a lot of us are the definition of a man's man. But what I love about you, Aaron, is you also talk about faith a lot all the time.
Mick Unplugged
Aaron Walker: Navigating Life's Journey Through Faith and Mentorship
You talk about how you've needed your faith in certain moments. And I know that with others that you coach and mentor, you tell people, one, don't be ashamed of your faith, right? And it's okay to need others. And I just wanted to tell you personally, man, like when I tell you that I've looked up to you, that's the reason why.
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Aaron Walker: Navigating Life's Journey Through Faith and Mentorship
Absolutely, absolutely. One of the messages that you teach, and I'm going to ask the question to set up the message. The world is so obsessed with quick wins. But there's a, I don't want to call it a game, but there's a long, sometimes a long waiting period because you know the saying, right? God may not come when you want him, but he's always right on time.
Mick Unplugged
Aaron Walker: Navigating Life's Journey Through Faith and Mentorship
And so I know that, again, for the listener, the viewer that's, I want to win now. I need this answer now. What's the message you want to give them about patience and waiting and planning?
Mick Unplugged
Aaron Walker: Navigating Life's Journey Through Faith and Mentorship
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to another episode of Mic Unplugged, and today we have a powerhouse of wisdom, a mentor to the elite, and a man who's turned success into significance.
Mick Unplugged
Aaron Walker: Navigating Life's Journey Through Faith and Mentorship
You say these things so great, man. Like just very relatable, you know, just all the things that sometimes I want people to just understand. And I was actually telling my son last week about you. And so he listened to our last episode. And he said, Dad, I love the way that Aaron Walker communicates because I feel like he's talking to me. He's not talking above me. He's not talking down on me.
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Aaron Walker: Navigating Life's Journey Through Faith and Mentorship
He is literally talking to me and my son, who now is coaching high school football just said, I'm going to take those lessons and that's how I'm going to communicate with my football players.
Mick Unplugged
Aaron Walker: Navigating Life's Journey Through Faith and Mentorship
And so again, the lessons that we all learn from, from big A man, like I don't, sometimes I know how humble you are, but you don't realize how far reaching you have and the impact that you're having on just about everybody, brother.
Mick Unplugged
Aaron Walker: Navigating Life's Journey Through Faith and Mentorship
From building million-dollar businesses to transforming lives through his Iron Sharpens Iron's mastermind, my friend is back for round two, like we promised, ready to challenge, inspire, and push us to greater heights. Everybody give a warm round of applause to the legendary, the visionary, the unstoppable, Mr. Big A himself, Aaron Walker. Aaron, how are you doing today?
Mick Unplugged
Aaron Walker: Navigating Life's Journey Through Faith and Mentorship
Thank you. I totally will do that. Another thing that I know is important to you is legacy. And for me, it's been a part of the reason why I do what I do, right? Like from the age of 10, I realized I need to change the life of my mother, my brother, my sister, right? That was legacy. As I got older and had kids, it was legacy. Okay, it definitely isn't about me.
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Aaron Walker: Navigating Life's Journey Through Faith and Mentorship
It's about providing for them and giving them the standards that they have or that they should have that they can then pass on to other people. And those in my circle, it's about the legacy, the promises that I keep for them.
Mick Unplugged
Aaron Walker: Navigating Life's Journey Through Faith and Mentorship
Amen to that, man. Amen to that. Last time, we talked a little about the Mastermind, and I'd love to highlight the Mastermind a little bit here. So for those that haven't joined yet, and if you haven't, I don't know why you haven't, but for those that haven't joined the Mastermind yet, give us a peek into what that's like. So what are some of the conversations? What are the meetings about?
Mick Unplugged
Aaron Walker: Navigating Life's Journey Through Faith and Mentorship
Hey, definitely not disappointed because the people wanted you back. We promised that we would have you back because there's so much that we talked about in the first episode that just felt like we could take people places, man. And again, you know that you are... One of my mentors that I look up to, and I kind of wanted to start there, the power of mentorship, man.
Mick Unplugged
Aaron Walker: Navigating Life's Journey Through Faith and Mentorship
Take us inside the Mastermind, the Iron Sharpens Iron Mastermind.
Mick Unplugged
Financial Freedom in 30 Days with Adrian Brambila and Dr. Brad Klontz!
Right. Right. That's awesome. So for my psychologist now, Dr. Brad, I want to take some things that Adrienne said and get your take on it or have you explain it to us. So the latter part of what you just said, Adrienne. So, you know, it's thinking like a rich person, thinking like a poor person. Dr. Brad, can you give us some examples of that?
Mick Unplugged
Financial Freedom in 30 Days with Adrian Brambila and Dr. Brad Klontz!
Like this is this is how a poor person is thinking, whether it's a scenario or example or whatever. And then this is how a rich person thinks through that same thought process or scenario.
Mick Unplugged
Financial Freedom in 30 Days with Adrian Brambila and Dr. Brad Klontz!
Totally agree. Totally agree. You know, one of my pillars is decision-making, right? And I say our days are built of decisions and people talk about, well, what about choices? Well, choices are external, right? Like I've got a choice to talk to Adrian or Brad, right? I can't control that. Those are the choices that I have. The decision is who am I going to talk to, right? So I
Mick Unplugged
Financial Freedom in 30 Days with Adrian Brambila and Dr. Brad Klontz!
I'd love to talk to you about the importance of decisions, and I'll start with Dr. Brad. More importantly, from a financial perspective, how important or not important are emotions in making financial decisions?
Mick Unplugged
Financial Freedom in 30 Days with Adrian Brambila and Dr. Brad Klontz!
I know your answer because I follow you and I know what you're going to say, but I think it's important for the listeners and viewers to understand emotions when we talk about financial decisions.
Mick Unplugged
Financial Freedom in 30 Days with Adrian Brambila and Dr. Brad Klontz!
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to another exciting episode of Mic Unplugged, and today's exceptional guests are pioneers in their respective fields, each bringing a unique blend of expertise and experience that has transformed the lives of countless individuals. One is a groundbreaking financial expert, and specifically in financial psychology,
Mick Unplugged
Financial Freedom in 30 Days with Adrian Brambila and Dr. Brad Klontz!
Yeah, that's amazing. And I feel 100% the same way that you do, which is why I purposely asked you that question because I knew where you were going to go. So now, Adrian, for you, same thing. For the entrepreneur, the solopreneur, the person that, you know, they're building a brand digitally and socially, how important is decision-making for that person?
Mick Unplugged
Financial Freedom in 30 Days with Adrian Brambila and Dr. Brad Klontz!
Totally agree. And I love the fact that you said that, too, because, you know, as I was talking with with my kids and we were talking about a million dollars. Right. And so, you know, Brad, Adrian already called you and I old. Right. But for you and I, when we were younger, a million dollars was a lot of money. Right. Yeah. I would argue today a million dollars isn't that much.
Mick Unplugged
Financial Freedom in 30 Days with Adrian Brambila and Dr. Brad Klontz!
It's still a good amount of money, but I don't think it's a significant amount anymore. So much so that I truly believe that with the right plan and more importantly, the right strategy and the right financial acumen and awareness that you have, you should be able to make a million dollars a year, right? Because there are people that make a million dollars a month.
Mick Unplugged
Financial Freedom in 30 Days with Adrian Brambila and Dr. Brad Klontz!
There are businesses that make a million dollars a day, right? And I'm talking new money, not rolled over revenue. I'm talking new revenue. And so I'd love both of your feedback or opinion on that. Like one, What does a million dollars mean today? And then what are things people can do to further Adrian's point, to set that parameter, to make that a realization, not just a dream?
Mick Unplugged
Financial Freedom in 30 Days with Adrian Brambila and Dr. Brad Klontz!
Amen. Brad, your thoughts on a million dollars?
Mick Unplugged
Financial Freedom in 30 Days with Adrian Brambila and Dr. Brad Klontz!
Wow. That's amazing. I want to unplug a couple of things before I come to you, Adrian, there. So, you know, Dr. Brad, we were talking offline and you told me for all the hip hop folks out there, you were the original B-Rabbit, right? Like you grew up outside of Detroit in 8 Mile?
Mick Unplugged
Financial Freedom in 30 Days with Adrian Brambila and Dr. Brad Klontz!
Love it. Absolutely love it. Adrian, Dr. Brad, you both have been so amazing with your time today. And this was a straight financial masterclass. And so I applaud you both for it. for the work that you're doing in the communities that you're a part of, and more importantly and selfishly for the community here at Make Unplugged. So I definitely appreciate the work that you're doing.
Mick Unplugged
Financial Freedom in 30 Days with Adrian Brambila and Dr. Brad Klontz!
So where can people find and follow you? And I will make sure in the show notes and descriptions we have links to the book and everything as well, too. Awesome.
Mick Unplugged
Financial Freedom in 30 Days with Adrian Brambila and Dr. Brad Klontz!
Good stuff. When is the next robot competition?
Mick Unplugged
Financial Freedom in 30 Days with Adrian Brambila and Dr. Brad Klontz!
Hey, I'm there. You know, I'm close to Austin with my oldest son, so I will definitely be out there. Epic. Awesome. Dr. Brad, any final words of wisdom for the group?
Mick Unplugged
Financial Freedom in 30 Days with Adrian Brambila and Dr. Brad Klontz!
But what's amazing for you, and I know it's something that all the viewers and listeners can connect with, as a kid for you, seeing two bathrooms was like, holy crap. That's amazing, right? And I know that there are a lot of us that... had that same sense when you saw something and maybe it wasn't two bathrooms, right? For some people, it was like, whoa, like your dad lives here, right?
Mick Unplugged
Financial Freedom in 30 Days with Adrian Brambila and Dr. Brad Klontz!
Totally agree. Totally agree. Again, thank you both for taking time for the listeners and viewers. Remember, your because is your superpower. Go unleash it.
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Financial Freedom in 30 Days with Adrian Brambila and Dr. Brad Klontz!
Thank you for tuning in to Mic Unplugged. Keep pushing your limits, embracing your purpose, and chasing greatness. Until next time, stay unstoppable.
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Financial Freedom in 30 Days with Adrian Brambila and Dr. Brad Klontz!
Like to see something as a kid that just makes you say, life is different and there's a thing that I can get to. Would you say that sixth grade year old Brad is what kind of started that connection of, okay, if I strive, if I set goals, if I create standards, I can have two bathrooms too. Like, was that kind of the genesis of who you are now?
Mick Unplugged
Financial Freedom in 30 Days with Adrian Brambila and Dr. Brad Klontz!
The other is an entrepreneur in digital marketing powerhouse. Together, they represent the powerful intersection of psychology and entrepreneurial spirit. Please join me in welcoming the transformative, the visionary, and the amazing Dr. Brad Klotz and Adrian Brambilla. Fellas, how are you doing today?
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Financial Freedom in 30 Days with Adrian Brambila and Dr. Brad Klontz!
No, wholeheartedly, wholeheartedly, which is a great segue to our digital marketing and entrepreneur guru over here, Adrian. So Adrian, a little bit about your background and how you got here today, brother.
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Financial Freedom in 30 Days with Adrian Brambila and Dr. Brad Klontz!
Welcome to Mick Unplugged, where we ignite potential and fuel purpose. Get ready for raw insights, bold moves, and game-changing conversations. Buckle up. Here's Mick.
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Financial Freedom in 30 Days with Adrian Brambila and Dr. Brad Klontz!
I am honored to have both of you here. And, you know, just talking a little bit offline and knowing a little bit about your stories from what me and my team have done. Honored to have you both here. And it's about to get real on Mick Unplugged, man. Like financial psychology, something that we definitely need to go into. And digital marketing. I mean, it's 2024 going into 2025.
Mick Unplugged
Financial Freedom in 30 Days with Adrian Brambila and Dr. Brad Klontz!
He's got ugly feet. So I was literally going to ask as a follow-up question, how did you guys meet? But now I know you were teaching Dr. Brad how to do the robot. Yeah. Awesome story, man. Like, so that does leave me. How did you guys, where this intersection come to? How'd you guys meet?
Mick Unplugged
Financial Freedom in 30 Days with Adrian Brambila and Dr. Brad Klontz!
That's awesome. So, Dr. Brad, like, what was it about Adrian that you were just like, I got to get to know that guy? What was that?
Mick Unplugged
Financial Freedom in 30 Days with Adrian Brambila and Dr. Brad Klontz!
If you don't have that plan, you're not being seen. So I'd love for each of you to just take a moment. Tell the audience and viewers a little bit about your background and how you got here. And I'll start with Dr. Brad.
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Financial Freedom in 30 Days with Adrian Brambila and Dr. Brad Klontz!
That's amazing. And, you know, we talked about how on Make Unplugged, we talk about your because, that thing that's deeper than your why. And I think for both of you, that's truly resonating with the power of the book. So for... Adrian, from your perspective, what are like two things that you know people are going to get from this book, right?
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Financial Freedom in 30 Days with Adrian Brambila and Dr. Brad Klontz!
So what are two tips or two pointers that this book is going to help solve for the listeners and viewers?
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Adora Crystal Evans: From Self-Development to Media Powerhouse and Visionary Leader
Fühlt man sich so, wenn Leute dein Bio lesen? Weißt du, ich erinnere Menschen darauf, wie ich mich erinnere.
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Adora Crystal Evans: From Self-Development to Media Powerhouse and Visionary Leader
Ich liebe es. Ich liebe das komplett. Und die zweite Sache, über die du gesprochen hast, is the power of mentorship, right? So like for me, you mentioned Les Brown. Les Brown is one of my mentors. I talk to Les five times a day. Literally, he just sent me a text right now. I love him. Yeah, Les and I spend a bunch of time together.
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Adora Crystal Evans: From Self-Development to Media Powerhouse and Visionary Leader
So can you discuss the role of mentorship in your journey and its importance in empowering women and also empowering leaders? Because I personally think This is where our society is missing the mark. There's a lot of business mentors. There's a lot of influencer mentors. If you're not making 100 grand a month, I can show you how to do that.
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Adora Crystal Evans: From Self-Development to Media Powerhouse and Visionary Leader
That's all great, but we're not teaching people the right thing. I personally believe as leaders and also I think for you too with women, really mentoring this next generation. I'd love to hear your take on
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Adora Crystal Evans: From Self-Development to Media Powerhouse and Visionary Leader
Das war lustig. Gute Sachen. Also wir haben offline gesprochen. Wenn ich ein großer Follower von dir auf Socials bin, So I need to apologize to you in the world. Adora is a Dallas Cowboys fan. Diehard. Yes.
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Adora Crystal Evans: From Self-Development to Media Powerhouse and Visionary Leader
Und mehr. Now, with the Diva Network, what I've realized is...
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Adora Crystal Evans: From Self-Development to Media Powerhouse and Visionary Leader
Okay. Ich gebe dir diese Furcht. Du kannst nicht überall perfekt sein. Du bist überall perfekt. Das ist eine Furcht, die du hast. Es ist okay.
Mick Unplugged
Adora Crystal Evans: From Self-Development to Media Powerhouse and Visionary Leader
Also ich möchte die Mentorship einen Schritt weiter nehmen. Ein weiterer Ort, an dem du vorhin gingst, Und wiederum, Adore wird sich nicht kritisieren. Also, du weißt, ich habe gesagt, sie ist einer der Top 5 Leiter. Ich weiß, sie ist einer der Top 2 Connectors, die ich kenne. Sie und Damon John, denke ich, sind die zwei größten Connectors, die wir auf der Erde haben.
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Adora Crystal Evans: From Self-Development to Media Powerhouse and Visionary Leader
Danke. Also Adore für die Zuhörer und Zuschauer. How important is networking and fostering strategic partnerships? Because again, I think that's also something that's missing because it's real easy to grab your phone and do things on social media. But getting to know real people
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Adora Crystal Evans: From Self-Development to Media Powerhouse and Visionary Leader
Richtig.
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Adora Crystal Evans: From Self-Development to Media Powerhouse and Visionary Leader
Da bist du.
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Adora Crystal Evans: From Self-Development to Media Powerhouse and Visionary Leader
I am in Dallas next week for a couple of days, so that'll be awesome. I won't go visit the stadium. You know, a little secret, Adore, my mom is also a diehard fan.
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Adora Crystal Evans: From Self-Development to Media Powerhouse and Visionary Leader
Da ist er, da ist er. Also, Adora, bevor ich in das Jetzt komme, möchte ich über dein Weil sprechen. Das Ding, das tiefer ist als dein Warum. Das Ding, das dein Zweifel ist. Und ich weiß, für viele Leute verändert sich dein Weil über die Zeit. Also, wenn ich sagen würde, Adora, jetzt, 2025, was ist dein Weil? Was ist dein Zweifel? Ich liebe diese Frage. Ich wirklich. Ja.
Mick Unplugged
Adora Crystal Evans: From Self-Development to Media Powerhouse and Visionary Leader
No, totally agree, totally agree. So let's talk a little bit briefly on the Dining Divas TV. So talk to us a little bit about that, what you've got going on there. And most importantly, because I talked to Christine about it, when does Mick get his own show? I've got a smoker, I've got a flat top, you know, guys who smoke, sounds like a good show to me.
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Adora Crystal Evans: From Self-Development to Media Powerhouse and Visionary Leader
Hey, wir werden darüber reden. Ich denke so.
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Adora Crystal Evans: From Self-Development to Media Powerhouse and Visionary Leader
Ich werde sie knutschen. Du wirst vielleicht ein Cowboys-Jersey tragen. Dann werde ich das Show nicht haben. Du weißt, die Verträge sind so schnell beendet.
Mick Unplugged
Adora Crystal Evans: From Self-Development to Media Powerhouse and Visionary Leader
So I got a custom made one. I took my mom last year for her 65th birthday. We went to the Cowboys game, the home opener. So I got a custom jersey that I have not worn since then. And I never will. You got me one time.
Mick Unplugged
Adora Crystal Evans: From Self-Development to Media Powerhouse and Visionary Leader
I know you're... So you wear a Patriots jersey, I'll consider wearing a Cowboys jersey.
Mick Unplugged
Adora Crystal Evans: From Self-Development to Media Powerhouse and Visionary Leader
See, I don't even know who my favorite cowboy would be to wear a non-custom jersey. Like, I don't know. I could wear a custom jersey. I'll wear a custom Cowboys jersey. Okay. Okay. And my name on the back will be Adora made me do it. I love that.
Mick Unplugged
Adora Crystal Evans: From Self-Development to Media Powerhouse and Visionary Leader
Book your cabin now for the 2025 Tom Joyner Fantastic Voyage and party with a purpose to raise funds for HBCUs. Columbia was one of my favorites. New York. We've had so many great experiences there.
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Adora Crystal Evans: From Self-Development to Media Powerhouse and Visionary Leader
You haven't been to the Carolinas. My feelings are hurt, but whatever.
Mick Unplugged
Adora Crystal Evans: From Self-Development to Media Powerhouse and Visionary Leader
I love it. I love it. So I'm going to put you in the hot chair, ask you a couple of rapid fire questions.
Mick Unplugged
Adora Crystal Evans: From Self-Development to Media Powerhouse and Visionary Leader
Let's go. From the mason jar.
Mick Unplugged
Adora Crystal Evans: From Self-Development to Media Powerhouse and Visionary Leader
Let's go. Alright. You ready? I'm ready. Can Adora cook?
Mick Unplugged
Adora Crystal Evans: From Self-Development to Media Powerhouse and Visionary Leader
Alright. So when Adora cooks, what's your go-to meal that you're cooking? Like when I come over, what you make?
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Adora Crystal Evans: From Self-Development to Media Powerhouse and Visionary Leader
Yeah. Yeah, sounds interesting. Sounds confusing. And somewhat sounds like it could be a good thing.
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Adora Crystal Evans: From Self-Development to Media Powerhouse and Visionary Leader
And I think they love it.
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Adora Crystal Evans: From Self-Development to Media Powerhouse and Visionary Leader
What's your favorite?
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Adora Crystal Evans: From Self-Development to Media Powerhouse and Visionary Leader
Okay.
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Adora Crystal Evans: From Self-Development to Media Powerhouse and Visionary Leader
Cool. So my follow up to barbecue then, because only you can answer this question, because I know you're going to tell me the truth. You ready?
Mick Unplugged
Adora Crystal Evans: From Self-Development to Media Powerhouse and Visionary Leader
What region has the most overrated barbecue and why is it Texas?
Mick Unplugged
Adora Crystal Evans: From Self-Development to Media Powerhouse and Visionary Leader
Just because you do beef. Okay, you do beef ribs. Okay, so what?
Mick Unplugged
Adora Crystal Evans: From Self-Development to Media Powerhouse and Visionary Leader
You just talk about it more.
Mick Unplugged
Adora Crystal Evans: From Self-Development to Media Powerhouse and Visionary Leader
See, folks like me will tell you, when you have to over sauce the meat, Your barbecue skills ain't all that strong. I'm just going to throw it out there, Texas.
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Adora Crystal Evans: From Self-Development to Media Powerhouse and Visionary Leader
I'm talking to all of Texas.
Mick Unplugged
Adora Crystal Evans: From Self-Development to Media Powerhouse and Visionary Leader
It's because I don't like brisket, but it's okay. Okay.
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Adora Crystal Evans: From Self-Development to Media Powerhouse and Visionary Leader
Why?
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Adora Crystal Evans: From Self-Development to Media Powerhouse and Visionary Leader
Because we do it right. We understand how to smoke correctly. We understand that you don't need a ton of sauce, that it's all in the rub. Right? We do things right in the Carolinas.
Mick Unplugged
Adora Crystal Evans: From Self-Development to Media Powerhouse and Visionary Leader
Yeah, we're going to have a battle of the regions and it's going to be us versus Texas. And I know a couple of barbecue people here that are really about it.
Mick Unplugged
Adora Crystal Evans: From Self-Development to Media Powerhouse and Visionary Leader
We'll see what happens. We'll see what happens. Now, if you could leave the listeners and viewers with one tip on self-improvement, leadership, whatever it is, the floor is yours. What's the one tip you're going to leave everybody with today?
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Adora Crystal Evans: From Self-Development to Media Powerhouse and Visionary Leader
Amazing answer, Dora. I know you're so busy and you took time out of your day to bless us with your time, your presence. So I can't thank you enough for that. Where can people find and follow you?
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Adora Crystal Evans: From Self-Development to Media Powerhouse and Visionary Leader
Jointhedivas.com.
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Adora Crystal Evans: From Self-Development to Media Powerhouse and Visionary Leader
The Carolina Show.
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Adora Crystal Evans: From Self-Development to Media Powerhouse and Visionary Leader
Ich liebe es. Ich liebe es. Adora, du bist der Größte. Du bist wirklich, wirklich der Größte. Ich danke dir. Ich danke dir.
Mick Unplugged
Adora Crystal Evans: From Self-Development to Media Powerhouse and Visionary Leader
Thank you so much. And for all the viewers and listeners, remember your because is your superpower. Go unleash it.
Mick Unplugged
Adora Crystal Evans: From Self-Development to Media Powerhouse and Visionary Leader
Thanks for tuning in to this episode of Mick Unplugged. If today hits you hard, then imagine what's next. Be sure to subscribe, rate and share this with someone who needs it. And most of all, make a plan and take action. Because the next level is already waiting for you. Have a question or insight to share?
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Adora Crystal Evans: From Self-Development to Media Powerhouse and Visionary Leader
Send us an email to hello at mickunplugged.com Until next time, ask yourself how you can step up.
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Adora Crystal Evans: From Self-Development to Media Powerhouse and Visionary Leader
Und mehr.
Mick Unplugged
Adora Crystal Evans: From Self-Development to Media Powerhouse and Visionary Leader
Da bist du. Und nicht einen Moment älter als 26, um das zu sagen.
Mick Unplugged
Adora Crystal Evans: From Self-Development to Media Powerhouse and Visionary Leader
Also verbinden Sie Ihr Weil und Ihr Zweck, richtig? Also, du warst Founder, Creator der Diva Network. Erzähl mir, wie das gekommen ist. Viele Male haben wir Ideen, richtig? Wir haben Gedanken. And a lot of times we put one foot in front of the other and then something happens and that idea goes away and we start working on something else.
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Adora Crystal Evans: From Self-Development to Media Powerhouse and Visionary Leader
But you kind of redefined resiliency in starting the network. So tell us a little bit about the purpose of the network and more importantly, how did it become an actual thing versus just the idea?
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Adora Crystal Evans: From Self-Development to Media Powerhouse and Visionary Leader
Welcome to Mick Unplugged, the number one podcast for self-improvement, leadership and relentless growth. No fluff, no filters, just hard-hitting truths, unstoppable strategies and the mindset shifts that separate the best from the rest. Ready to break limits? Let's go!
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Adora Crystal Evans: From Self-Development to Media Powerhouse and Visionary Leader
Book your cabin now for the 2025 Tom Joyner Fantastic Voyage and party with a purpose to raise funds for HBCUs. Sailing from New Orleans October 19th through the 26th with live performances from Cat Williams, Neo, Mary Mary, Tyrese, October London, A Southern Soul Show. Und die Divas haben angefangen, weil wir diese Masterminds machen, Christine hat angefangen,
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Adora Crystal Evans: From Self-Development to Media Powerhouse and Visionary Leader
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to another exciting episode of Mick Unplugged. And we've got a brilliant person for you today. She's a media powerhouse, a champion for women entrepreneurs and the mastermind behind the Diva Network.
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Adora Crystal Evans: From Self-Development to Media Powerhouse and Visionary Leader
Yes, so we're going to unpack and unplug a lot in there because here's what I've heard you say it several times. You've referenced it several times about leading. Here's what Adora is not going to say about herself, so I'm going to say it for her. Adora ist einer der Top-5-Leaders in der Welt. Und ich meine das wirklich. Aus meinem Geist.
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Adora Crystal Evans: From Self-Development to Media Powerhouse and Visionary Leader
As the executive producer and host of Dining Divas Texas, we're going to talk about Dallas in a moment, and Destination Divas TV, she's redefining collaboration and empowerment in the industry. She's a visionary, Sie ist ermutigend. Sie ist innovativ. Sie ist Adora Crystal Evans. Adora, wie geht es dir? Der Publikum geht verrückt.
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Adora Crystal Evans: From Self-Development to Media Powerhouse and Visionary Leader
Also, Adora, mit dir in der Leidenschaft, war da ein pivoter Moment in deiner Karriere, der deinen Ansatz zur Leidenschaft geformt hat? Ich weiß, ich habe diesen Moment gehabt. Aber ich würde gerne hören, was war der Moment für dich, wo du dachtest, ah, ich verstehe es jetzt.
Mick Unplugged
The Power of Personal Stories in Business Success with Forbes Riley
She has the most energy I've ever seen in life. Get ready for an inspiring conversation with my friend, Dr. Forbes Riley. Forbes, how you doing, dear?
Mick Unplugged
The Power of Personal Stories in Business Success with Forbes Riley
Yeah, I want three of them.
Mick Unplugged
The Power of Personal Stories in Business Success with Forbes Riley
Well, Forbes, one, it's the truth. Two, I'm honored. And three, it's about doggone time we've done this together.
Mick Unplugged
The Power of Personal Stories in Business Success with Forbes Riley
Yeah. I help people provide solutions and leadership.
Mick Unplugged
The Power of Personal Stories in Business Success with Forbes Riley
I was the leader of insurance consulting.
Mick Unplugged
The Power of Personal Stories in Business Success with Forbes Riley
I help CEOs think like CEOs.
Mick Unplugged
The Power of Personal Stories in Business Success with Forbes Riley
Right. Right. That's why she's the best. I learned from Forbes. I knew she was setting me up. So I had to be the setup person, but Forbes, that's what you teach people in your transforming life. So, you know, we were talking offline as we always do. And you were talking about the new teachings that you're doing, the new classes and courses that you have. Talk to people about what's in there.
Mick Unplugged
The Power of Personal Stories in Business Success with Forbes Riley
Yeah. You know, Forbes, you're known as the queen of pitch. I also say you're the queen, the authority. I don't need titles. You're the authority of mindset and energy as well. Where did this all begin from Forbes? What was that moment when you were like, this is what I can bring to the world?
Mick Unplugged
The Power of Personal Stories in Business Success with Forbes Riley
Absolutely. And for everybody that's listening or watching, I want you to understand the brevity of what Forbes is giving, not offering, but giving. There's not two people on earth that I could think of that I would rather have one-on-one time with, whether it's virtual or in person, than Forbes Riley. Like I can guarantee, I can promise, not only does your life change, your legacy changes.
Mick Unplugged
The Power of Personal Stories in Business Success with Forbes Riley
And if you're like me, legacy is more important than anything. Like Forbes is not about money, it's about the legacy that I can give and offer. And there's no one better than Forbes Riley that can help you establish, create, and transform that for you. So my selfish little plug for Forbes, she doesn't need it.
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The Power of Personal Stories in Business Success with Forbes Riley
If you're listening or watching, what she just offered, what she just allowed, what she just gave, Please take, please take, or don't ever listen to me again. And I'm okay if you don't listen, I'm good. My feelings aren't hurt. I need people that wanna be around Forbes in my circle.
Mick Unplugged
The Power of Personal Stories in Business Success with Forbes Riley
Yes, ma'am. I'm receiving it. I'm receiving it. So Forbes, you also accomplished author, right? And now we have something coming out really soon. Let's talk about this new drop.
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The Power of Personal Stories in Business Success with Forbes Riley
And you have the best energy of anyone that I know.
Mick Unplugged
The Power of Personal Stories in Business Success with Forbes Riley
Let's go. You know what I took from that, Forbes? I'm gonna say this to all the husbands. Just be consistent. They'll listen at some point.
Mick Unplugged
The Power of Personal Stories in Business Success with Forbes Riley
Right. Every last rep you were saying his name, right?
Mick Unplugged
The Power of Personal Stories in Business Success with Forbes Riley
Let's go. Ladies and gentlemen, that is my friend Forbes Riley. Forbes. I love you more than you'll ever know. You mean the world to me. And I'm going to do something because, again, I know the book is coming for everyone that messages me. I shouldn't say everyone. The first 20 people that message me for is I'm going to purchase 20 books.
Mick Unplugged
The Power of Personal Stories in Business Success with Forbes Riley
I know you don't give them to me because I'm purchasing them for listeners and viewers. So the first 20 people that message and you all know when I have something important, this is what I do. The first 20 people that message me, you're getting a book from me, from Forbes. But you have to message me. And if you're number 21, 22, 25, I'm sorry, it's the first 20. So do it now. Forbes, I love you.
Mick Unplugged
The Power of Personal Stories in Business Success with Forbes Riley
My people love you from the bottom of my heart. Thank you.
Mick Unplugged
The Power of Personal Stories in Business Success with Forbes Riley
Damn it, Forbes. Don't do that to me. Don't do that. My people haven't seen me shed a tear, Forbes. We're not going to start now, but damn it.
Mick Unplugged
The Power of Personal Stories in Business Success with Forbes Riley
Thank you, Forbes.
Mick Unplugged
The Power of Personal Stories in Business Success with Forbes Riley
There you go. And for all the listeners and viewers, remember your because is your superpower. Go unleash it.
Mick Unplugged
The Power of Personal Stories in Business Success with Forbes Riley
Thank you for tuning in to Make Unplugged. Keep pushing your limits, embracing your purpose and chasing greatness. Until next time, stay unstoppable.
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The Power of Personal Stories in Business Success with Forbes Riley
$2.5 billion worth of product sold.
Mick Unplugged
The Power of Personal Stories in Business Success with Forbes Riley
Not many people can say that. And it's not the sell, it's the connection. How important is the connection before the pitch?
Mick Unplugged
The Power of Personal Stories in Business Success with Forbes Riley
Forbes, my heart is pouring because as much as I know about you to hear you tell that story the way that you just did. And I know the story, but I've never heard you tell it. That is so impactful. That is so powerful. And that's something that I always tell people almost as a metaphor. Your story is never as powerful as when you tell it. And I love that about you because I know that that's
Mick Unplugged
The Power of Personal Stories in Business Success with Forbes Riley
Maybe not as a certified teacher of that message, but that's what you tell people, right? It's your story is what's impactful. Why let someone else tell it? Why let someone else live the story that you were supposed to live? And so Forbes, I just want to tell you face to face, thank you. Like genuinely, thank you.
Mick Unplugged
The Power of Personal Stories in Business Success with Forbes Riley
You got it. And, you know, Forbes, on Make Unplugged, we talk about your because, that thing that's deeper than your why, that's your true purpose. And, you know, for me, my because is always a promise that I keep, right? It started at 10. I made a promise to my mom and to my sister that I was going to change our life. I didn't know how, but I promised that I would.
Mick Unplugged
The Power of Personal Stories in Business Success with Forbes Riley
And so for the next 20 years, all I did was fulfill that promise. And then I had kids and I promised them that I was going to provide legacy. And so every day of my life, is about a promise that I keep. If you're in my circle, right? And you know, when I make a promise to you, that's my because. And so for Forbes, what's your because? What's that because of today for Forbes Riley?
Mick Unplugged
The Power of Personal Stories in Business Success with Forbes Riley
Welcome to Mick Unplugged, where we ignite potential and fuel purpose. Get ready for raw insights, bold moves, and game-changing conversations. Buckle up. Here's Mick.
Mick Unplugged
The Power of Personal Stories in Business Success with Forbes Riley
What's that because of today for Forbes Riley?
Mick Unplugged
The Power of Personal Stories in Business Success with Forbes Riley
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to another exciting episode of Mick Unplugged. And today we're bringing on one of my most favorite people in the world. I'm talking about she has done and continues to do everything from TV shows, being an actress, entrepreneur, the queen of pitch, having sold over 2.5 billion, with a B, dollars of product. She is a mother. She is a wife.
Mick Unplugged
The Power of Personal Stories in Business Success with Forbes Riley
Amazing. Amazing, Forbes. Like, so I hear your daughter, I know your son, they've got the Forbes jeans, right? Because it's that, some people call it hustle, I just call it energy, right? Like the energy is what moves, energy is what's felt, energy is what's seen. And you have the best energy of anyone that I know. And so now I wanna talk about the pitch, right?
Mick Unplugged
The Power of Personal Stories in Business Success with Forbes Riley
$2.5 billion worth of products sold. Not many people can say that. And it's not the cell, it's the connection. So for those that are listening and those that are watching, how important is the connection before the pitch?
Mick Unplugged
Aaron Walker's SHOCKING Journey to Building a Life of Significance
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to another exciting episode of Mic Unplugged. And today's guest is a seasoned entrepreneur, author, and coach who's dedicated over four decades to helping individuals achieve not just success, but true significance in their lives.
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Aaron Walker's SHOCKING Journey to Building a Life of Significance
Yeah, I love that. I love that big A. And I'm right there with you, man. I don't even want to say the little things because your wife, your kids aren't little things. It's those moments that we create, right? To me, my day isn't about hours anymore. It's about moments. And can I have... Big moments, impactful moments. And that's what I focus on.
Mick Unplugged
Aaron Walker's SHOCKING Journey to Building a Life of Significance
And if I go like literally I have it on my calendar. If by one o'clock in the afternoon I haven't had either for myself or for someone else a moment that mattered, then my mission is to go find that and create that that moment. Right. Because that's what life is about. When we think about and we reflect. We don't reflect on the full day. We reflect on the moments of that day.
Mick Unplugged
Aaron Walker's SHOCKING Journey to Building a Life of Significance
We reflect on the moments of the week. And so I challenge everyone, and I got this from Big A, and we're going to talk about view from the top in a moment. No pun intended. Life is about those moments. And if you don't create those moments, if you're not inspiring those moments, if you're not crafting those moments, you're going to have a life of meaningless hours of meaningless minutes.
Mick Unplugged
Aaron Walker's SHOCKING Journey to Building a Life of Significance
And that's not what it's about. And so I want to transition that to view from the top. And what what inspired you to create? I'm going to say write one of the most powerful, not even a book, manifestos that exist today. What was that moment? What was that reason for Big A?
Mick Unplugged
Aaron Walker's SHOCKING Journey to Building a Life of Significance
And so since you went there, I want to talk about that story a little bit, because you said it all. I'm not going to say nonchalantly, but yeah, I was going to kill somebody. And then I decided not like that emotion, that carnal emotion that we all have as humans that you just eloquently talked about to say, as you said in the book.
Mick Unplugged
Aaron Walker's SHOCKING Journey to Building a Life of Significance
your intention, not even that you wanted to, your intention, your actions were to, to kill someone, to harm someone. Like what literally was like, no, I'm not going to.
Mick Unplugged
Aaron Walker's SHOCKING Journey to Building a Life of Significance
Big A, you're talking to me, brother. I needed to hear that. I needed that literally right now.
Mick Unplugged
Aaron Walker's SHOCKING Journey to Building a Life of Significance
I needed that big A. I know that we need a hard stop right now. You've got another commitment. Can we do part two? Yeah, man, I'd love that. Let's do it.
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Aaron Walker's SHOCKING Journey to Building a Life of Significance
It's not. So for the viewers and listeners, you know, your because is your superpower. Go unleash it. Definitely. But we're going to do part two and I'm going to have links to view from the top. I'll have links to everything that Aaron Walker, a.k.a. Big A, is doing that we've got there. Aaron, 30 seconds. Where do you want people to follow you, find you, do whatever with you?
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Aaron Walker's SHOCKING Journey to Building a Life of Significance
I love it. Big A. Brother, I appreciate you. I know you got to run. We will get part two booked right now. Let's do it. You're the bomb. Yours withners. Part two is coming, I promise. Come on.
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Aaron Walker's SHOCKING Journey to Building a Life of Significance
As the founder of the Iron Sharpens Iron Mastermind and author of View From the Top, he's guided countless men and individuals on their journey to become the best version of themselves. Please join me in welcoming the insightful, the empowering, the transformative, my guy from Nashville, Mr. Aaron Walker. Aaron, how you doing?
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Aaron Walker's SHOCKING Journey to Building a Life of Significance
I love that, Aaron. And that's that's where I actually wanted to go next, because, again, I know that you're a servant leader and I know that, you know, you did this not for self, but to continue to be selfless and to inspire and help others. When you talk about some of the transformative journeys and transformative sessions that you've been able to have.
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Aaron Walker's SHOCKING Journey to Building a Life of Significance
You know, you don't have to name any names, obviously, but are there any moments that just stand out where you can look back and say, if it were not for this mastermind, this probably would not have happened?
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Aaron Walker's SHOCKING Journey to Building a Life of Significance
I am truly honored to have you on, man. You know, one of the things, Aaron, I've been a follower of you for a while. Listen to your podcast, by the way. I know we didn't talk about that offline, but huge fan of your podcast.
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Aaron Walker's SHOCKING Journey to Building a Life of Significance
Iron sharpens iron, man. I want to get into that because, again, knowing you, one of the things that I know, when we talk about iron sharpening iron, it's the sharpening, it's the friction, it's the heat, it's the resistance to change that really makes people become the best version of themselves. Not iron polishing iron, right? Not telling you what you want to hear, but truly sharpening it.
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Aaron Walker's SHOCKING Journey to Building a Life of Significance
So tell us about the inspiration behind creating that mastermind.
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Aaron Walker's SHOCKING Journey to Building a Life of Significance
I totally agree, Aaron. I totally agree. And I want to unpack and plug a couple of things that you've been talking about here. And one, going back to what I'm going to call and shout out to my accountability partner, Carl Esther Crumpler, being present. Right.
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Aaron Walker's SHOCKING Journey to Building a Life of Significance
And that's something that even myself over the last 12 months with everything that's moving so fast and always remembering to be present, because to your point, Aaron, physical things are good, right? There's nothing wrong with it. Just don't let it own you. Mental freedom is good.
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Aaron Walker's SHOCKING Journey to Building a Life of Significance
But if you're not present to the people that matter the most, and I'm always going to say that matter the most, if you're not present for them, Nothing else is truly going to matter because those physical things that can be gone mean nothing when your spouse says, I'm gone. When your kids say, hey, we never really had this relationship with mom or dad or whoever.
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Aaron Walker's SHOCKING Journey to Building a Life of Significance
When your parents, if they're still around, don't feel that you're there anymore. That's the most important thing. And so how did that being present, how did that start to change your outlook and change your focus on what truly mattered to you?
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Dr Darnyelle Jervey Harmon | From Bankruptcy to Millions: A Journey to Success
For the listener or viewer right now that's going through something financially, what's a piece of advice you'd give them?
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Dr Darnyelle Jervey Harmon | From Bankruptcy to Millions: A Journey to Success
That's right. I love it. I love it. I told you this is a masterclass. And that's a great segue into your trademarked, highly successful, highly transparent method, the move to millions method. I'd love for you to break that down for those that don't know about it, because to me, when I first started, read about it. I first talked to you about it and got to understand it.
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Dr Darnyelle Jervey Harmon | From Bankruptcy to Millions: A Journey to Success
I said, it's that simple, right? Like your methodology, your methodology is all about simplicity, but purpose behind it. So let's talk about it. Move to millions.
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Dr Darnyelle Jervey Harmon | From Bankruptcy to Millions: A Journey to Success
Be prepared to be motivated, challenged, and inspired by the dynamic, the unstoppable, the fearless, and the transformative Dr. Danielle Jervie Harmon. Dr. Danielle, how are you doing today, dear?
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Dr Darnyelle Jervey Harmon | From Bankruptcy to Millions: A Journey to Success
Let's go.
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Dr Darnyelle Jervey Harmon | From Bankruptcy to Millions: A Journey to Success
Masterclass moment. I'm telling you. So I want to talk to two different people. The first one, I want to talk to the micropreneur, right? So the person that they have a full-time job or a couple of part-time jobs, and they're thinking about starting that business, right? They've got the idea and it's like, okay, where do I go? How do I use this method to get started?
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Dr Darnyelle Jervey Harmon | From Bankruptcy to Millions: A Journey to Success
Well, all those accolades are you. All those accolades are true. And I'm just honored to have some time with you today. But more importantly, for the Mic Unplugged family and audience, just to have you here means the world to me. So thank you for taking time out of your very busy schedule to spend time with us today.
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Dr Darnyelle Jervey Harmon | From Bankruptcy to Millions: A Journey to Success
Because we have a lot of those people that are watching and listening right now. And I want everyone, I believe just like Dr. Donnell believes that you should be a business owner, right? Like you should own a business and your idea, your intent should be to make that the most successful business that you can. So for that person that's like, okay, Dr. Danielle, all that sounds great.
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Dr Darnyelle Jervey Harmon | From Bankruptcy to Millions: A Journey to Success
Those seven methods, got it. How do I start? Where do I begin?
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Dr Darnyelle Jervey Harmon | From Bankruptcy to Millions: A Journey to Success
How can we start overcoming limiting beliefs? Because to me, that's what it's all about.
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Dr Darnyelle Jervey Harmon | From Bankruptcy to Millions: A Journey to Success
You know, one of the things that you talk about that you share is your journey from bankruptcy to building multimillion dollar businesses. And, you know, on Make Unplugged, we talk about your because, that reason that kind of drives you. And I know a lot of times that reason changes. But at that moment for Danielle, when it's I'm filing bankruptcy and essentially you're starting over.
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Dr Darnyelle Jervey Harmon | From Bankruptcy to Millions: A Journey to Success
Love it. And I'm going to double down on something because I teach this to solopreneurs all the time. If you can solve a problem, make someone an offer. And that's gonna tell you if you really have it dialed in. Because every great idea doesn't mean it's a business. It's the strategy, it's the game planning, it's the problem solving that makes it a business.
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Dr Darnyelle Jervey Harmon | From Bankruptcy to Millions: A Journey to Success
So I tell people all the time, I go speak to entrepreneurs a lot, and I say the first thing you really have to do is make sure you actually have an offer. And the only way to do that is to make an offer. And you're gonna learn really quickly the truth about what the problem is that you think you're solving.
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Dr Darnyelle Jervey Harmon | From Bankruptcy to Millions: A Journey to Success
Yep. So we just talked to the micropreneur. Now I want to talk to the established business, the established entrepreneur, the established CEO, that they think it's impossible to scale where they are. So they could have been stuck at half a million dollars for a couple of years, stuck at 1.5 million, stuck at 3, 5, 6, 7 million for a few years. What's the advice for that person?
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Dr Darnyelle Jervey Harmon | From Bankruptcy to Millions: A Journey to Success
Because here's what I'm going to tell you, and I'll let you run with it. You can't do the same thing and expect different results. So you can't be at 750 and say, oh, I just need to do X to get to a million. I just need to change this one thing. It doesn't work that way. So I'd love for Dr. Darnell, the expert, to talk to that business owner, that business leader now.
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Dr Darnyelle Jervey Harmon | From Bankruptcy to Millions: A Journey to Success
What was that because for you? What was that moment like for you?
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Dr Darnyelle Jervey Harmon | From Bankruptcy to Millions: A Journey to Success
Can't read the label when you're the jar.
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Dr Darnyelle Jervey Harmon | From Bankruptcy to Millions: A Journey to Success
Wow. Wow. I need to borrow that. We're about to go deep on that.
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Dr Darnyelle Jervey Harmon | From Bankruptcy to Millions: A Journey to Success
All right. So I know one of your passions, just like mine, is leadership. You know, Success Magazine gave you the highest praise, one of the top 100, 125 leaders to watch. So for the business leader, for the community leader, for the household leader, what are some things that we need to be doing from a leadership perspective going into this new year that's going to be different for all of us?
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Dr Darnyelle Jervey Harmon | From Bankruptcy to Millions: A Journey to Success
Because Employees have changed. Our kids have changed. The people in our communities are changing, right? Life is always evolving. Things are always improving. Technology is getting better. For that leader, what are some tips that Dr. Danielle has?
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Dr Darnyelle Jervey Harmon | From Bankruptcy to Millions: A Journey to Success
That's right. You've been so gracious with your time. I love to, you know, how can people connect and follow all this wisdom that you're providing and giving a strategy for today?
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Dr Darnyelle Jervey Harmon | From Bankruptcy to Millions: A Journey to Success
Love it. We have to do part two because there's so much that I want to go into with a lot of the things that you were discussing. Right. I want to talk about more in depth on some of these strategies. I want to get your perspective on leadership for 2025 and some of the things that the leaders must be doing. If you're open to it, Dr. Darnell, I want you back.
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Dr Darnyelle Jervey Harmon | From Bankruptcy to Millions: A Journey to Success
That's what I'm talking about. So for all the listeners and viewers, remember your because is your superpower. Go unleash it.
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Dr Darnyelle Jervey Harmon | From Bankruptcy to Millions: A Journey to Success
Thank you for tuning in to Make Unplugged. Keep pushing your limits, embracing your purpose and chasing greatness. Until next time, stay unstoppable.
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Dr Darnyelle Jervey Harmon | From Bankruptcy to Millions: A Journey to Success
I love that. And I think you're right. I think a lot of times people, ego and pride get in the way and it's okay, right? Like what you realize, and I'm sure you realize is you're probably not the only one. You're not the first, you're not gonna be the last. And for some people that reset, for some businesses that reset, It's kind of what it's needed for, right?
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Dr Darnyelle Jervey Harmon | From Bankruptcy to Millions: A Journey to Success
Like that's what bankruptcy is there for. And so for the listener reviewer right now that's going through something financially, what's the piece of advice you'd give them as it relates to that moment and whether it's okay or not or whatever? What does Dr. Danielle want to tell that person?
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Dr Darnyelle Jervey Harmon | From Bankruptcy to Millions: A Journey to Success
Because to your point, the flow of money stops. And I promise you, you get it. what you give back every day. So how can we stop that now to change that mindset?
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Dr Darnyelle Jervey Harmon | From Bankruptcy to Millions: A Journey to Success
I love that. I love that. And you started out our conversation today, and I've heard you say it countless times on various media outlets and also on your podcast, one of my favorite podcasts, by the way, we'll get to that in a moment.
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Dr Darnyelle Jervey Harmon | From Bankruptcy to Millions: A Journey to Success
But you say a lot, abundance is your birthright. So for the viewer or listener, whether they're a solopreneur, entrepreneur, big business, or just even in their personal life, how can we start overcoming limiting beliefs? Because to me, that's what it's all about.
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Dr Darnyelle Jervey Harmon | From Bankruptcy to Millions: A Journey to Success
See, and I bet that ROI was worth it, right?
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Dr Darnyelle Jervey Harmon | From Bankruptcy to Millions: A Journey to Success
We are in for a masterclass right now. This is a true masterclass. I feel like passing the collection plate around because there's so much that you talked about. And you know, we've had this conversation offline and even on your podcast, like we have so much in common from our beliefs. I need people that are watching or listening to understand this right here.
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Dr Darnyelle Jervey Harmon | From Bankruptcy to Millions: A Journey to Success
What Dr. Danielle was just talking about, the value of self and the value of other businesses is something that we need to stop. And I'm just going to be honest, in our community, we need to stop that right now. We are always looking for that hookup, except when the shoe's on the other foot.
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Dr Darnyelle Jervey Harmon | From Bankruptcy to Millions: A Journey to Success
Right? And I want to talk through Dr. Danielle, like how do we stop that? And it doesn't have to just be our community because there are other communities that do the same thing. So how do we stop those limiting beliefs right now? How do we stop putting ourselves in the mindset of, what's the lowest price I can get for this? Or what's the best value I can get for something?
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Dr Darnyelle Jervey Harmon | From Bankruptcy to Millions: A Journey to Success
We've got to be able to change that because to your point, the flow of money stops. And I promise you, you get what you give back every day. I'm proof of that. You get what you give out and give back every day. So how can we stop that now? What are two or three things that we can be doing right now to change that mindset?
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Dr Darnyelle Jervey Harmon | From Bankruptcy to Millions: A Journey to Success
Welcome to Mick Unplugged, where we ignite potential and fuel purpose. Get ready for raw insights, bold moves, and game-changing conversations. Buckle up. Here's Mick.
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Dr Darnyelle Jervey Harmon | From Bankruptcy to Millions: A Journey to Success
There's a word missing.
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Dr Darnyelle Jervey Harmon | From Bankruptcy to Millions: A Journey to Success
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to another exciting episode of Make Unplugged. And today's guest is a dynamic speaker, bestselling author, and podcast host with a proven track record of helping entrepreneurs scale to seven-figure success. Her award-winning method, Move to Millions, has transformed countless lives and businesses.
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Christine Curran: From Model to Media Mogul
That's awesome. That's awesome. So, Christine, for the female entrepreneur, That's either, you know, multimillion dollar business or for that person that's like, I want to get started. I heard Christine say earlier, you know, she didn't want to work for anyone. So she kind of took control of her destiny for that person. What are some tips that you have for them?
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Christine Curran: From Model to Media Mogul
That's like, take control of your destiny.
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Christine Curran: From Model to Media Mogul
I love it. So get started, right? That's the big key. And then one of my pillars, I love get started. And then my second pillar is keep going because you're going to get obstacles. If it were as easy as it was when you built that business plan or that business idea, everybody on this planet would be billionaires, right?
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Christine Curran: From Model to Media Mogul
You're going to get some challenges. You're going to have to make big decisions or bold decisions. Talk about the power of keep going or the power of resiliency and what that's meant for you.
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Christine Curran: From Model to Media Mogul
Love it. Love it. So going back to the dining empire. So aside from my show, that's going to come out. I know you talked briefly about some of the expansion and cool things are going on. Do you want to tell the audience a little more about the big visions that you have with the dining empire?
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Christine Curran: From Model to Media Mogul
I love everything about that. You know, when people ask me about the legacy that I want to leave behind, I always say it's the impact that I make through my kids, through my nieces, my nephews, my family, my close circle. And I hear a lot of you in that as well, right? You know, Following you, huge fan of yours for a long time. You talk a lot about impact and making that impact.
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Christine Curran: From Model to Media Mogul
I love it. Christine, I know you're busy. I know you've got a lot going on. I just wanted to thank you for your time today. Always good when I can catch up with friends and ask them if they can cook when I know the answer.
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Christine Curran: From Model to Media Mogul
I'm on the grill and smoker three days a week. And I have bourbon every day. So you just let me know.
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Christine Curran: From Model to Media Mogul
Let's say you know how to get me. You know how to get me. I'm there. I'm there. Cool. Christine, thank you so much again for all the listeners and viewers. Remember, your because is your superpower. Go Amnesia.
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Christine Curran: From Model to Media Mogul
Thanks for tuning in to this episode of Mick Unplugged. If today hits you hard, then imagine what's next. Be sure to subscribe, rate, and share this with someone who needs it. And most of all, make a plan and take action because the next level is already waiting for you. Have a question or insight to share? Send us an email to hello at mickunplugged.com.
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Christine Curran: From Model to Media Mogul
Until next time, ask yourself how you can step up.
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Christine Curran: From Model to Media Mogul
So I want to applaud you for not just saying that those are the things you want to do, but actually putting the action behind it. So thank you, Christy. Thank you.
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Christine Curran: From Model to Media Mogul
Absolutely. So let's go. I don't want to say the beginning, but let's go model turn media mogul. Right. What was the inspiration behind saying, you know what, this modeling stuff is cute, but there's a bigger purpose for me. Like what led to that to that move?
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Christine Curran: From Model to Media Mogul
welcome to mick unplugged the number one podcast for self-improvement leadership and relentless growth no fluff no filters just hard-hitting truths unstoppable strategies and the mindset shifts that separate the best from the rest ready to break limits let's go
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Christine Curran: From Model to Media Mogul
Amazing. Amazing. I know that you do a lot of Right. To empower women. And speaking of the the women's empowerment token. Right. So W.E.M.P. Talk to us about that. Like, where did that come from? You know, how has that evolved and what are some of the cool things you're doing in that realm?
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Christine Curran: From Model to Media Mogul
I like it. So you hinted just a bit ago, I teased it in the opener, the dining divas and the dining empire, right? So it's been described as like diners, drive-ins and dives meet sex in the city, right? So for those that don't know about it yet, one, amazing, the entire empire is wild and cool and so informative. But how'd you come up with that unique just blend of show style, show format?
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Christine Curran: From Model to Media Mogul
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to another exciting episode of MC unplugged. And today's guest is a powerhouse. She's an unstoppable force in entertainment, entrepreneurship, and empowerment. She's the visionary behind the dining in power, producing hit shows like dining divas and destination divas, a former model term media mogul. She's shaking up the industry and championing women worldwide.
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Christine Curran: From Model to Media Mogul
So do we have room on the network for podcasters that can grill, smoke meat, and drink bourbon? Because if so, please sign me up.
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Christine Curran: From Model to Media Mogul
I am down. I think the people actually want that. My alter ego is called Smoke Aesthetic Jones. I'll smoke anything on the smoker, just throwing it out there.
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Christine Curran: From Model to Media Mogul
Let's go. Let's go. I got some friends that like to do it as well, too. So, you know, I love, again, been a huge follower of the Dining Divas for a while. And I just love the authenticity of it. Right. Because you're right. Like the everyday person that's working eight to five thirty, eight to six and then coming home. And it's like, where's that escape?
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Christine Curran: From Model to Media Mogul
To me, this gives so much cool things because on the show, you're talking about everyday life. You're talking about challenges that people are going through. And it makes it so relatable. And it doesn't feel like, again, nothing against any shows, right? One of my best friends is Robert Irvine, who has, I think, one of the best shows in Restaurant Impossible. That's coming back, by the way.
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Christine Curran: From Model to Media Mogul
But unlike other shows, it's like it's not competition driven. It doesn't seem like, oh, my God, there's a frantic countdown and we got to do this. It's like, no, let's cook and chat. Right. Love that.
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Christine Curran: From Model to Media Mogul
Absolutely. So question I've always wanted to ask you since I'm here live with you. Can Christine cook?
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Christine Curran: From Model to Media Mogul
No, absolutely. Absolutely. So, you know, one of the things that I love are the Christine Kern Chronicles, right? Yeah, because I would say you never know what you're going to get, but you know what you're going to get, right? You're going to get authentic Christine Curran every time, right?
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Christine Curran: From Model to Media Mogul
But one of your recent ones hit on a topic that I love, and you talked about accountability and why accountability is so important. So for those that didn't hear that chronicle, that didn't get that deep dive, I'd love for you to share a little bit about accountability from a personal growth standpoint and then also from a leadership standpoint, because you are a brilliant leader as well.
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Christine Curran: From Model to Media Mogul
She's bold. She's brilliant. And she's breaking barriers at every turn. I'd love to introduce you to my friend, The amazing Christine Curran. Christine, how are you doing today, dear?
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Christine Curran: From Model to Media Mogul
No, totally agree. So for the listener or viewer right now, that's like, okay, I need better accountability. Let's just do it from a leader perspective. What are some steps, what are some action items that that leader can do to, I don't want to say have a culture of accountability, but to start putting accountability principles in place?
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Christine Curran: From Model to Media Mogul
Let's get it. Florida's finest. So, Christine, on McUnplugged, we like to talk about your because, that thing that's deeper than your why. And I know you being multi-talented, multi-dimensional, there's got to be a purpose behind doing what you do. So if I were to say, Christine, what's your because, what would that answer be?
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Christine Curran: From Model to Media Mogul
I love that. I love that so much. And so for you, with all the different hats that you wear, right, how do you juggle your balance and your personal mental health with all the things you wear?
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David Jolly's 5-Year Comedy and Sobriety Experiment!
I am 22 plus 24. Little brother Dave. Just name it. So there's a thing. There's a lot of people that can be funny, right? Like we talk about the cookout. Everybody has that funny uncle that can tell a good joke, have everybody laughing. But there is a big difference when you got to get on stage and people expect you to be funny and expect you to tear their stomach up, man. How did you master that?
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David Jolly's 5-Year Comedy and Sobriety Experiment!
I love it, man. So you got into the comedy game. And one of the questions I wanted to ask you specifically, right? Again, the genius of David Jolly. From telling a joke to actually writing a bit, right? Like what was that transformation like from just, again, we're at the cookout. Everybody can be funny and tell a joke.
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David Jolly's 5-Year Comedy and Sobriety Experiment!
But when you got to be on stage for 10, 15, 30 minutes, when you're David Jolly doing 45 in an hour, like you got to be able to write a little bit too and connect the dots. Like what was that journey and transformation like for you?
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David Jolly's 5-Year Comedy and Sobriety Experiment!
So, you know, it is what it is. Yep. So you mastered the storytelling and then that led you to the world that you're in now. And I know the story of David Jolly isn't even done, right? Because we're about to see so many amazing things that are happening. I'm putting it in the universe because I believe in you that much, man. Getting to kill Tony, how did that happen?
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David Jolly's 5-Year Comedy and Sobriety Experiment!
Kill Tony. Yeah. Getting to kill Tony.
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David Jolly's 5-Year Comedy and Sobriety Experiment!
So let's go back to that viral moment, right? I teased it in the opener with the hashtag. How did you come up with that freaking concept, dude? And now you're seeing other people starting to do the style that you did, right? Because nobody was doing the videos the way that you were. Now it's become a thing, right? Yeah.
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David Jolly's 5-Year Comedy and Sobriety Experiment!
Yeah. No, I'll say it differently. You wanted to work. You just didn't have to stand in line. You have to stand in line.
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David Jolly's 5-Year Comedy and Sobriety Experiment!
Yeah. But the hashtag and the video viral is crazy. Still some of my favorite things today. I'll go back and watch something you did eight, nine months ago because it's still relevant now, man.
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David Jolly's 5-Year Comedy and Sobriety Experiment!
But still funny. You were still you. You were still you. I'll give you that.
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David Jolly's 5-Year Comedy and Sobriety Experiment!
Yeah. Yes, sir. So, hey, man, you blessed us with time. I know you're busy. I want to go rapid fire with David Jolly. Let's show. All right. So from Orlando, what's your favorite restaurant food spot in Orlando?
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David Jolly's 5-Year Comedy and Sobriety Experiment!
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to another episode of Mick Unplugged. And today, we have a guest that is a comedic genius who has an unfiltered, solid humor and a magnetic stage presence that has been lighting up the comedy scene worldwide. Known for his quick wit and a viral hashtag that we're definitely going to get into in a moment.
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David Jolly's 5-Year Comedy and Sobriety Experiment!
Yep, yep. Your favorite sports team, professional or college? Like, who was David's team? Orlando Magic. No, no, I said sports team, not JV basketball.
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David Jolly's 5-Year Comedy and Sobriety Experiment!
Okay. This year, right now, right now, I can't even argue with you. I got to give it to you.
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David Jolly's 5-Year Comedy and Sobriety Experiment!
Yeah, no, I'm there. Jordan's my goat though. Jordan and Kenny Anderson are my guys. So I'm always. Kenny was a bad man. Kenny Anderson is one of my mentors. Like we saw every morning he sends me a message.
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David Jolly's 5-Year Comedy and Sobriety Experiment!
I don't like any of those teams.
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David Jolly's 5-Year Comedy and Sobriety Experiment!
I hate them too. So I'm going to tell you the team, but I'm going to tell you it's because of family first. So my uncle is in the hall of fame for the new England Patriots. So I was born a Patriot fan. I wasn't Brady. And then I started becoming a fan. Like it was when they were terrible. See, I was made back then. Yeah, I remember. The 80s. Yeah, that's when my uncle was there.
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David Jolly's 5-Year Comedy and Sobriety Experiment!
They went to the Super Bowl in 85 and lost to the Bears. Walter Payton ran for 8 million yards and didn't score a touchdown that game.
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David Jolly's 5-Year Comedy and Sobriety Experiment!
It is what it is, but we'll break those curses. Yes, sir. All right. Last question for David or second to last question. Your top three favorite comedians of all time.
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David Jolly's 5-Year Comedy and Sobriety Experiment!
Yeah, and Cam is a beast. For those who don't know Cam, Cam is a beast.
Mick Unplugged
David Jolly's 5-Year Comedy and Sobriety Experiment!
Yeah. And for those listening and watching, David is coming to a city near you. Like I know I'm actually I'm going to Boston next weekend. And then you're in Boston two weekends after that. So I'm going to let everybody know in Boston, like when I'm up there next weekend to make sure that they go check you out. That's crazy. You're going to be there next weekend. Yeah.
Mick Unplugged
David Jolly's 5-Year Comedy and Sobriety Experiment!
And here's what I learned from you. And this is something you taught me, man. And I mean this genuinely. A lot of people wait for an opportunity or they wait for opportunity to not. What David Jolly said is, damn it, I am the opportunity. And you make everything happen because to your point, there is no plan B. You are the opportunity, man. Like, how do you help other people understand that?
Mick Unplugged
David Jolly's 5-Year Comedy and Sobriety Experiment!
Yeah, we'll make that happen all day.
Mick Unplugged
David Jolly's 5-Year Comedy and Sobriety Experiment!
Yeah, in Rhode Island? Yeah, it's wild.
Mick Unplugged
David Jolly's 5-Year Comedy and Sobriety Experiment!
Yes, sir. Yes, sir. Last question. Where can people follow and find you?
Mick Unplugged
David Jolly's 5-Year Comedy and Sobriety Experiment!
All right. It's going to be in the show notes, the description everywhere. Everybody go follow David. Like I promise you. There are moments in the day where you just need a laugh or two or three. Dave is going to give it to you every day. And he's not even trying to give it to you. He's just going to be himself, and you're going to say, damn, I needed that.
Mick Unplugged
David Jolly's 5-Year Comedy and Sobriety Experiment!
Yes, sir. Yes, sir. For real. I love it. Dave, well, I appreciate you taking some time, brother. You mean the world to me. Can't wait to connect in person and break bread and just hang out, man.
Mick Unplugged
David Jolly's 5-Year Comedy and Sobriety Experiment!
Yes, sir. Yes, sir. For all the listeners and viewers, remember, your because is your superpower. Go unleash it. Go unleash it.
Mick Unplugged
David Jolly's 5-Year Comedy and Sobriety Experiment!
Thank you for tuning in to Mic Unplugged. Keep pushing your limits, embracing your purpose, and chasing greatness. Until next time, stay unstoppable.
Mick Unplugged
David Jolly's 5-Year Comedy and Sobriety Experiment!
Because most people don't get it. They sit around and wait for somebody to give them something or wait for that phone call. It's 2024, 2025. Those phones don't ring like that no more.
Mick Unplugged
David Jolly's 5-Year Comedy and Sobriety Experiment!
And that's the essence of life, too. Not even just in the comedy world, but just in life. I tell people all the time, man, like, there's success just on the other side. Where people fail is they just stop, right? Like, what was me? The world is coming. The world is crashing on everybody, man. Like, everybody going through something, right? It's those that keep going that see success happen.
Mick Unplugged
David Jolly's 5-Year Comedy and Sobriety Experiment!
He's become a standout performer on the renowned live podcast, Kill Tony, and a regular at the comedy club closest to you. Get ready for a real and deep conversation with the hilarious, the unapologetic, the unstoppable, my uncle, Mr. David Jolly. Uncle Dave, how you doing today, brother? Mama, we made it. We sure did. We sure did. Hey.
Mick Unplugged
David Jolly's 5-Year Comedy and Sobriety Experiment!
Yeah. And for all my corporate listeners, he's not talking about, like, physically murdering. Calm down. You know, calm down.
Mick Unplugged
David Jolly's 5-Year Comedy and Sobriety Experiment!
Oh, you can say any and everything you want. This is your world.
Mick Unplugged
David Jolly's 5-Year Comedy and Sobriety Experiment!
Everything is everything, man. So how did David Jolly get started? Like that essence, you know, on Mick Unplugged, we like to talk about your because, that thing that really gets you going, your real purpose, your real mission. What got David Jolly started in the game?
Mick Unplugged
David Jolly's 5-Year Comedy and Sobriety Experiment!
Welcome to Mick Unplugged, where we ignite potential and fuel purpose. Get ready for raw insights, bold moves, and game-changing conversations. Buckle up. Here's Mick.
Mick Unplugged
David Jolly's 5-Year Comedy and Sobriety Experiment!
Yeah. Yeah, so what was the key to sobriety? And then the important part, the key to maintaining it, because you live in a world where that's what's going on. You work in an environment where they're giving you the vice right in front of you. I really don't live in this world though, mentally.
Mick Unplugged
David Jolly's 5-Year Comedy and Sobriety Experiment!
Uncle Dave, we're just going to give them the cookout conversation. You can say David. You can just say David. That's cool. David. Yeah. Giving them the cookout conversation. For sure. They ain't ready for this one. Well, they're going to have to get it. Then let's go. Let's go. So for the world, y'all got to understand my Uncle David, man. Like, when I talk about a true comedic genius...
Mick Unplugged
David Jolly's 5-Year Comedy and Sobriety Experiment!
So for you, it was literally, this is my goal. This is my mission. In order to get to where I'm trying to go, drinking has to stop. That's pretty much how it was.
Mick Unplugged
David Jolly's 5-Year Comedy and Sobriety Experiment!
Yeah, yeah. And what I'm hearing, David, is you saying you also realized you were becoming a brand, right? A lot of people think that a brand is a logo, right? No, no, no, no. In 2024, 2025, you are a brand. And everything around your brand, especially, again, your own national stages, right? Cameras everywhere. Everybody in the audience has a cell phone now.
Mick Unplugged
David Jolly's 5-Year Comedy and Sobriety Experiment!
Everybody on the sidewalk has a cell phone. People in the car beside you got a phone. That phone is 24-7 live media now. People, you got to realize you are a brand, and you have mastered that. David Jolly is a brand.
Mick Unplugged
David Jolly's 5-Year Comedy and Sobriety Experiment!
Yeah. Yeah, we care about everybody else and everybody else's feelings, right? Except we don't want to come home and talk about the real.
Mick Unplugged
David Jolly's 5-Year Comedy and Sobriety Experiment!
I really mean that by every stretch of the imagination because Uncle David, you know this just like I know. There's a lot of funny people out there. Just daily. You make me feel old. You are old. I ain't number 43, motherfucker.
Mick Unplugged
David Jolly's 5-Year Comedy and Sobriety Experiment!
Yeah. And I say even other races the same way. Right. I think I think the world, to your point, needs to understand the difference between what's prejudice, what's what's exactly.
Mick Unplugged
David Jolly's 5-Year Comedy and Sobriety Experiment!
And you're always gonna have extremes, right? You're always gonna have that extreme that, yeah, they do hate, insert whatever the race is. They do hate, insert whatever the gender or non-gender is. You have the extremists. But that's the minority, right? Like, that really is the minority.
Mick Unplugged
Matt Britton: How AI's Breakneck Speed is Transforming the Future of Work and Life
Ich werde dir die größte Instanz davon erzählen. Und es wird wahrscheinlich diese Unternehmen aus dem Geschäft bringen. Du wirst Breaking News mit Mick und Matt hören. Ich nutze also tiefe Forschung. Ich mache Events. Wir haben beide Podcasts und ich mache Gesprächsevents und Leadership-Events.
Mick Unplugged
Matt Britton: How AI's Breakneck Speed is Transforming the Future of Work and Life
Ich habe gefragt, basierend auf dem, was ich tue, wer die Sponsoren sind, die gut zusammenhängen mit dem, was ich tue, und dann habe ich eine Kontaktliste mit Namen, E-Mail und sozialen Handeln, wenn sie vorhanden sind. Du weißt, wie tief die Suche ist, richtig? Ich werde dir ein paar klare Fragen stellen.
Mick Unplugged
Matt Britton: How AI's Breakneck Speed is Transforming the Future of Work and Life
30 Minuten später habe ich eine Liste von 200 direkten Kontakten mit ihrer echten, bestätigten und veröffentlichten E-Mail, ihren sozialen Handeln und Business-Kontaktnummern. Also, ich werde das für dich bauen.
Mick Unplugged
Matt Britton: How AI's Breakneck Speed is Transforming the Future of Work and Life
Ich meine, als ich das herausgefunden habe und jedes E-Mail veröffentlicht wurde, war es valid. Unglaublich. Diese Liste-Gen-Firmen gehen in den Business, weil sie dir eine Liste geben und dann verkaufen sie dir den Verifikationsbooster oder so etwas, wo sie die E-Mails veröffentlichen und nichts ist jemals akkurat, richtig? Das hat mir literally alles gegeben.
Mick Unplugged
Matt Britton: How AI's Breakneck Speed is Transforming the Future of Work and Life
Und zu deinem Punkt, es hat mir auch Tipps gegeben, wie man sich in der E-Mail befindet. Jetzt, ich habe es nicht so weit genommen, wie du es gemacht hast. Ich werde dir das für mich bauen lassen. Ich zeige dir, wie du es machst. Es hat 250.000 Dollar für eine meiner Events gesichert. Und das war in drei Wochen. Drei Wochen Arbeit. Ja.
Mick Unplugged
Matt Britton: How AI's Breakneck Speed is Transforming the Future of Work and Life
Ja, ich meine, wo die Welt so losgeht, ist so verrückt. Ich war bei der Wendy's. Verzeih mir nicht, dass ich bei der Wendy's war. Aber ich war bei der Wendy's und es war literally ein Voice Operating Order Taker, Rezeptionist, der durch den Drive-Thru ging. Er hat mich literally für meine Ordnung gefragt. Ich konnte auf dem Bildschirm sehen, dass sie alles zurückgelesen haben.
Mick Unplugged
Matt Britton: How AI's Breakneck Speed is Transforming the Future of Work and Life
Freaking insane, right?
Mick Unplugged
Matt Britton: How AI's Breakneck Speed is Transforming the Future of Work and Life
Oh, vollartig. Ich könnte jedem alles zeigen, was ich gemacht habe, aber es hat mir die Tipps gegeben, die ich machen sollte. Und hier sind einige Gespräche, die du haben willst. Hier sind einige sehr coole Dinge, die die meisten Leute nicht über Joe wissen. Ich dachte mir, wie in der Hölle? Er weiß all das, aber es ist Information, die irgendwo gesourcet ist. Cool.
Mick Unplugged
Matt Britton: How AI's Breakneck Speed is Transforming the Future of Work and Life
Also ein paar Dinge, Matt, um dich hier rauszuholen. Du hast darüber gesprochen, wie wir in Zukunft die Funktionalität der Arbeit der Menschen verändern. Weil ich denke, dass es eine große Bedrohung für die Menschen und die Verbindung mit Menschen gibt. Wenn wir also in die Zukunft schauen, wann sieht man diese Bewegung wirklich anfangen?
Mick Unplugged
Matt Britton: How AI's Breakneck Speed is Transforming the Future of Work and Life
Wir sehen große Unternehmen, aber was ist mit den kleineren Unternehmen? Ich habe 30 Mitarbeiter oder weniger. Maybe I really only need 25 employees to do the jobs that they're doing and I can repurpose five to do something. When do you see that really becoming a big push for the smaller level businesses?
Mick Unplugged
Matt Britton: How AI's Breakneck Speed is Transforming the Future of Work and Life
Totally agree. And then last one, Matt, like the floor is yours. Amazing book. Was sind ein oder zwei Tipps, mit denen du heute Leute verlassen willst?
Mick Unplugged
Matt Britton: How AI's Breakneck Speed is Transforming the Future of Work and Life
Wann oder was war die erste echte Iteration von AI? Weil ich mit meinen Freunden gesprochen habe, als ChatGPT eine Sache geworden ist. Ich dachte, es ist schrecklich, weil jemand diese Information hatte. Diese Sache musste, wie du es sagst, seit Jahrhunderten im Voraus sein. Was war die erste Iteration von AI und wann genau war es das?
Mick Unplugged
Matt Britton: How AI's Breakneck Speed is Transforming the Future of Work and Life
Ich liebe es. Und das Buch Generation AI, Matt Britton. Also, ich werde etwas wirklich schnell machen. Matt, ich möchte fünf Kopien des Buches verkaufen. Großartig, danke. Und die ersten fünf Leute, die mich messen, Matt, M-A-T-T, werde ich übergeben. Die ersten fünf. Wiederum, wir machen das oft. Nicht Nummer sechs, sieben, acht. Die Leute messen mich immer. Mick, ich habe dich gemesselt.
Mick Unplugged
Matt Britton: How AI's Breakneck Speed is Transforming the Future of Work and Life
Ich sagte, die ersten fünf. Die ersten fünf, du bekommst eine Kopie. Vielleicht kann ich Matt überzeugen, sie für dich zu signen. Oh ja, kauf mich ein. Brother, I appreciate you so much for taking the time to be with us today. And for the listeners and viewers, remember, your because is your superpower. Go unleash it. You're the man, brother. Thank you. Thank you. That was awesome.
Mick Unplugged
Matt Britton: How AI's Breakneck Speed is Transforming the Future of Work and Life
You are the man.
Mick Unplugged
Matt Britton: How AI's Breakneck Speed is Transforming the Future of Work and Life
Thanks for tuning in to this episode of Mic Unplugged. If today hits you hard, then imagine what's next. Be sure to subscribe, rate and share this with someone who needs it. And most of all, make a plan and take action. Because the next level is already waiting for you. Have a question or insight to share?
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Matt Britton: How AI's Breakneck Speed is Transforming the Future of Work and Life
Send us an email to hello at micunplugged.com Until next time, ask yourself how you can step up.
Mick Unplugged
Matt Britton: How AI's Breakneck Speed is Transforming the Future of Work and Life
Mit all deinen Forschungen, Studien und AI, was ist das Einzige, was die meisten noch nicht wissen? Was wächst im Hintergrund? Von Matt Britton, drei Monate nach jetzt, sechs Monate nach jetzt, zwölf Monate nach jetzt wird es eine große Sache sein, aber du weißt bereits, dass es kommt.
Mick Unplugged
Matt Britton: How AI's Breakneck Speed is Transforming the Future of Work and Life
Also für die Zuhörerinnen und Zuhörer, besonders die Geschäftsführer, die hier hören, Gib uns ein Beispiel, wie AI etwas in Human Touch verändern kann. Denn ich habe gesagt, wenn du kein AI benutzt hast und wenn du nicht wirklich deine Menschen benutzt hast, um mit Menschen zu verbinden, dann hast du das Boot verpasst. Ich denke, es gibt einige Dinge, die Bots und AI tun werden.
Mick Unplugged
Matt Britton: How AI's Breakneck Speed is Transforming the Future of Work and Life
Aus deiner Sicht, was sind einige Beispiele?
Mick Unplugged
Matt Britton: How AI's Breakneck Speed is Transforming the Future of Work and Life
Welcome to Mick Unplugged, the number one podcast for self-improvement, leadership and relentless growth. No fluff, no filters, just hard-hitting truths, unstoppable strategies and the mindset shifts that separate the best from the rest. Ready to break limits? Let's go!
Mick Unplugged
Matt Britton: How AI's Breakneck Speed is Transforming the Future of Work and Life
Oh, for sure. I mean, we could have a whole conversation around prompting because, you know, I've got an AI clone, multiple AI clones. And so they're open to users. And I go back and see sometimes like the prompts that people are putting in. It's like. If you could just ask your question a different way to get the model to talk to you better, it would be so different.
Mick Unplugged
Matt Britton: How AI's Breakneck Speed is Transforming the Future of Work and Life
But I won't go on that soapbox. I promise. But I want to go to Matt, the beginning. I like to know people's because, that thing that's deeper than your why. What's Matt's purpose today? If we were to say, Matt, what's your because? What's your driving motivation? What would that be? Yeah.
Mick Unplugged
Matt Britton: How AI's Breakneck Speed is Transforming the Future of Work and Life
Ja, das stimmt. Natürlich ist es eine große Sache. Es ist eine große Sache, wahrscheinlich länger, als die Menschen es bemerken, was ich weiß. Eines der Dinge, die du in deinem Buch bemerkst, Mann. Ich möchte da hin. Was ist etwas, was die Leute nicht wirklich wissen über AI?
Mick Unplugged
Matt Britton: How AI's Breakneck Speed is Transforming the Future of Work and Life
Nein, vollständig. Ich kann dir definitiv von Erfahrung mit meinen Großeltern erzählen. Es war so, dass sie gearbeitet haben, weil das Teil des Zweifels war. Es war nicht um Geld. Es war nicht um irgendwas. Und literally, besonders für meinen Großvater, der Moment, als er... that we forced him to stop working, right? It was like, Papa, you gotta quit driving and all that. Right, it's time.
Mick Unplugged
Matt Britton: How AI's Breakneck Speed is Transforming the Future of Work and Life
Then all of a sudden, like, hell started deteriorating. And there's a big correlation to that, I believe, with us as humans, right? Like, we've gotta have that purpose and that drive.
Mick Unplugged
Matt Britton: How AI's Breakneck Speed is Transforming the Future of Work and Life
Right, yeah, totally, man. So I wanna go a little bit deeper. So this side of you, Wir haben darüber gesprochen, als du in der Schule studiert hast. War das immer so, wie du warst? Ich schaue auf Matt und sehe das Inquisitive. Weil ich war so, wie ich war. Immer versuchen, das Warum hinter dem Warum zu finden, das Deeper. Sag mir nichts, das ist so, wie es funktioniert.
Mick Unplugged
Matt Britton: How AI's Breakneck Speed is Transforming the Future of Work and Life
Lass mich es auch herausfinden. War das immer so, Matt, als Kind?
Mick Unplugged
Matt Britton: How AI's Breakneck Speed is Transforming the Future of Work and Life
Okay, okay. Also, zurück zu AI jetzt. Eine der verrücktesten, coolsten Dinge, die ich in den letzten paar Monaten benutzt habe, ist das tiefe Forschung. Ja, das ist großartig. SchadGBT, richtig? Und aus einem Selbstentwicklungsstand, einfach Dinge, die ich lernen und anbieten kann, ist die verrückteste Sache, die ich jemals gesehen habe.
Mick Unplugged
Matt Britton: How AI's Breakneck Speed is Transforming the Future of Work and Life
Und jetzt ist es wirklich das Tool, das ich am meisten benutze. Das ist tiefe Forschung, nicht kreatives Wissen. Was war das letzte Mal, dass du tiefe Forschung gemacht hast? Willst du wirklich wissen? Ich weiß. Joe Rogan und wie kann ich auf seinen Podcast kommen? Ich liebe das. Richtig. Aber es beginnt literally darüber zu sprechen,
Mick Unplugged
Matt Britton: How AI's Breakneck Speed is Transforming the Future of Work and Life
The connections and who you might want to contact and all the different various people that have been on that, because it knows me, hey, you might want to talk to this person that you're connected with because they were on the show.
Mick Unplugged
The Evolution of Esports with Industry Leader Jordan Rambis
What would you say is Jordan Rambis' because?
Mick Unplugged
The Evolution of Esports with Industry Leader Jordan Rambis
That's real money. Yeah. There's real money that Jordan is talking about right there.
Mick Unplugged
The Evolution of Esports with Industry Leader Jordan Rambis
No, I definitely know that you've had better than that, man. I definitely know you've had better than that. So, Jordan, man, I know that you are a guy that has so much going on. You're always doing things, looking to, I'm going to say innovate. That's my word of the day, to be innovative and not sit still. Where did that come from, man?
Mick Unplugged
The Evolution of Esports with Industry Leader Jordan Rambis
Which is crazy, which is crazy. And here's a confession. Nobody's ever heard this before. So, and physically, I was really good at Madden, right? Like Madden was my game. And that really was the only game I ever played And then, you know, when it got to where you could play other people online, right? Because I always just played individuals or family members or friends.
Mick Unplugged
The Evolution of Esports with Industry Leader Jordan Rambis
And Jordan, I used to bust heads. Yeah. Like, we used to have rules. Like, okay.
Mick Unplugged
The Evolution of Esports with Industry Leader Jordan Rambis
Right. When my kids were 7, 9, and 12, they couldn't play. But there was this one time, Jordan, I was like, all right, I'm going to go play online. I'm going to do this play against somebody I don't know. And again, I bust heads. Jordan, I got crushed, like out of the gate crushed. And then, you know, you can communicate with the person on the other end. And it was a 12-year-old.
Mick Unplugged
The Evolution of Esports with Industry Leader Jordan Rambis
And I was like, how is this 12-year-old who doesn't even watch football that can be, because I'm playing football logically like a football player would play, right? Like going to run the ball, do some little screens. And they're up there like, no, Mr. Hunt. And first, when they called me Mr. Hunt, I knew life was over for me and I could never play Madden again.
Mick Unplugged
The Evolution of Esports with Industry Leader Jordan Rambis
Like, there's a way to play the game, the game. Like, you're a footballer trying to play it like it's a football game. Like, no, you got to understand it's a game. And there's ways to, like, beat the game. I'm like, yeah, but I don't want to play that way. Like, I know you can maneuver your tackle over here and put them at receiver and put your receiver.
Mick Unplugged
The Evolution of Esports with Industry Leader Jordan Rambis
Like, I know all that, but they're like, no, that's how you're supposed to play the game. And I was like, oh, I'm done. And I haven't played Madden in, like, five years since I got beat by Tulane.
Mick Unplugged
The Evolution of Esports with Industry Leader Jordan Rambis
Yeah, totally agree. So the evolution of Jordan Rambis, right? So again, crazy cool in the esports entertainment arena. Now you're also a producer, man. Like you don't quit, right? Like every time I think I've got Jordan figured out, there's a new aspect to the game, no pun intended. That you're doing.
Mick Unplugged
The Evolution of Esports with Industry Leader Jordan Rambis
So I want to talk about Running Point specifically in a moment, but like what got you into the film and the entertainment aspect that way, aside from, you know, living over there, but what got you there?
Mick Unplugged
The Evolution of Esports with Industry Leader Jordan Rambis
Right. Too many permissions in documentaries, right? Like if it's a fictitious comedy, like you get to be a little creative because it's branded that way, right?
Mick Unplugged
The Evolution of Esports with Industry Leader Jordan Rambis
Yeah. No, agree, man. I agree. Huge fan of it. You know, obviously I saw the trailer a few weeks ago and then I was like, oh, this is dynamic. Like this is going to be game changing. So huge fan. And I'm going to do my part in promoting it as well, too. Like freaking love it.
Mick Unplugged
The Evolution of Esports with Industry Leader Jordan Rambis
I'm a diehard Laker, man. I'm a diehard Laker, which leads me to my next question or proposal. I think there needs to be Growing Up Rambus as a series somewhere, bro, because I know there's funny stories. I know that there are moments of heartbreak. Growing Up Rambus is something that people want. Just throwing that out there for you.
Mick Unplugged
The Evolution of Esports with Industry Leader Jordan Rambis
We're going to make it happen, I promise you. So, Jordan, man, I know you're a busy guy. Thank you for gracing us with some time. But before I get you out of here, two questions I've always wanted to ask Jordan. Favorite Laker of all time?
Mick Unplugged
The Evolution of Esports with Industry Leader Jordan Rambis
My favorite Laker of all time is Kobe for sure. Your dad's number three. So Kobe, Magic, Kirkland.
Mick Unplugged
The Evolution of Esports with Industry Leader Jordan Rambis
Magic. Magic. So Magic's the reason I love the Lakers. So I'm a... I'm a Boston sports guy, although I live and I'm from South Carolina. But here's the deal. My uncle played for the Patriots. So I grew up, I was born a Patriot fan. But the first basketball game he took me to was Lakers Celtics. And I fell in love with Magic Johnson. And so I became a Laker fan.
Mick Unplugged
The Evolution of Esports with Industry Leader Jordan Rambis
So I'm the only person that loves the Patriots, the Red Sox, the Bruins. But the Lakers are my basketball team. I hate the Celtics. I hate the Celtics.
Mick Unplugged
The Evolution of Esports with Industry Leader Jordan Rambis
Yeah. You're telling people to go hurt each other, but then don't, don't, don't celebrate it or don't have the emotion after you.
Mick Unplugged
The Evolution of Esports with Industry Leader Jordan Rambis
Cool. Second question. I've always wanted to ask Jordan Rambis, your least favorite Celtic.
Mick Unplugged
The Evolution of Esports with Industry Leader Jordan Rambis
We need to have the highlight rolling right now. We need to have the tackle rolling. Make sure everybody's seeing this play.
Mick Unplugged
The Evolution of Esports with Industry Leader Jordan Rambis
He could be your least favorite but most respected at the same time, right? I don't know. It's not a bad thing to have a least favorite of something.
Mick Unplugged
The Evolution of Esports with Industry Leader Jordan Rambis
I don't have a favorite Celtic, Jordan.
Mick Unplugged
The Evolution of Esports with Industry Leader Jordan Rambis
I don't have a favorite Duke player either. Which is tough for me right now with Laker basketball, knowing who their coach is and my hatred of Duke basketball. It's tough.
Mick Unplugged
The Evolution of Esports with Industry Leader Jordan Rambis
I can't do it. Jordan, man, I know you're busy, so I appreciate your time. Last thing, where can people follow and find you?
Mick Unplugged
The Evolution of Esports with Industry Leader Jordan Rambis
You got it, brother. And for all the viewers and listeners, remember your because is your superpower. Unleash it.
Mick Unplugged
The Evolution of Esports with Industry Leader Jordan Rambis
Thank you for tuning in to Mick Unplugged. Keep pushing your limits, embracing your purpose and chasing greatness. Until next time, stay unstoppable.
Mick Unplugged
The Evolution of Esports with Industry Leader Jordan Rambis
How did you take esports and really put it on the grand stage that it deserved and also just kept it moving and kept it viable?
Mick Unplugged
The Evolution of Esports with Industry Leader Jordan Rambis
You know what's crazy about that, Jordan? I started my career, my life, and still am on a consulting standpoint in the insurance space, right? So now imagine what's going on with the fires in LA, what's happened with the fires in LA. Imagine from an insurance perspective now. Right. From a rating perspective. And I know I have a ton of insurance folks that are listeners and viewers.
Mick Unplugged
The Evolution of Esports with Industry Leader Jordan Rambis
I might need to connect you with some players, Jordan, if you haven't already, because my insurance, my risk management cap comes on there all of a sudden. And now we could almost get individualized ratings on buildings instead of having blanket ratings based on where you're physically located. But now you're aggregated against others. This could open the door for individualized rating.
Mick Unplugged
The Evolution of Esports with Industry Leader Jordan Rambis
the income that some of these gamers make it you know some of the salaries for esports depends on the game some will be or there's other games that you'll be the top player that game and your salary welcome to mick unplugged where we ignite potential and fuel purpose get ready for raw insights bold moves and game-changing conversations buckle up here's mick
Mick Unplugged
The Evolution of Esports with Industry Leader Jordan Rambis
Totally agree. So Keith, Frank, Chris, Darren, Daniel, Ryan, I'm setting you all up with a call with Jordan because I think all of you Maybe me and Jordan can definitely give some insight there. So Jordan, this can definitely happen. But, you know, I don't want to bore people with insurance. Right. Because because we know insurance is not sexy till you need it.
Mick Unplugged
The Evolution of Esports with Industry Leader Jordan Rambis
And then when you need it, it's still not sexy because it's like it's crazy by that point. But you talked about AI and you talked about, you know, again, going back to your. your just sense of innovation, right? You know, on Make Unplugged, we talk about your because, that reason that kind of makes you do the things that you do, that big purpose that you have in life.
Mick Unplugged
The Evolution of Esports with Industry Leader Jordan Rambis
What would you say is Jordan Rambis' because?
Mick Unplugged
The Evolution of Esports with Industry Leader Jordan Rambis
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to another exciting episode of Mic Unplugged. And today, we're joined by a visionary leader at the forefront of esports and entertainment industries. He's a strategic thinker with a passion for shaping the future, and he's raising the bar for what's possible in immersive experiences.
Mick Unplugged
The Evolution of Esports with Industry Leader Jordan Rambis
That's amazing, man. One of the things I wanna give you credit for, I know you get a lot of credit for it, but you don't really talk about as much as I'm gonna say you should. So these are the words of Mick and Mick only.
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The Evolution of Esports with Industry Leader Jordan Rambis
You were, in my mind, one of the key people that were responsible for the explosion of the esports industry and the esports trend and bringing it to the forefront and really making it a thing, right? Because there's been, let's just be honest, you're out in LA and Hollywood. There's hundreds of ideas that never really take ground, right?
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The Evolution of Esports with Industry Leader Jordan Rambis
Like there's a lot of money that gets wasted and lost in ideas, right? How did you take esports and really put it on the grand stage that it deserved and also just kept it moving and kept it viable?
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The Evolution of Esports with Industry Leader Jordan Rambis
Please join me in welcoming the innovative, the forward thinking, the dynamic, the producer of the year in my book, Mr. Jordan Rambis. Jordan, how are you doing today, brother?
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The Evolution of Esports with Industry Leader Jordan Rambis
Pretty much, right? Pretty much. And what's crazy is, you know, obviously I've known about gaming and esports and all that, but it wasn't until COVID that I realized how much money people were actually making. And I was sitting there like, oh, I thought fun and games was fun and games. I didn't realize that there are 13, 14, 15 year olds making money like that.
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The Evolution of Esports with Industry Leader Jordan Rambis
And then also when adults making crazy money, like for the casual listener to understanding esports, talk about the income that some of these gamers make and why this has become very important.
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Jeff Krauss on Building Experiences and Celebrity Connections
Yeah, I've always thought it was an amazing concept for many things. But more importantly, I think getting to interact with celebrities and seeing how real and genuine a lot of people are on an upfront and personal basis, right? Like everybody doesn't get to do the behind the scenes at events or the VIP experience at conferences or events or whatever.
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Jeff Krauss on Building Experiences and Celebrity Connections
I thought this was a way to kind of bring that moment to the forefront for the masses, for everyone. And so, again, I applaud you, Jeff. Like, dude, like, the way that you do experiences is unparalleled, man. And the way that you think through the details is unparalleled. And I think Fan Room Live is the perfect example of that because fans
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Jeff Krauss on Building Experiences and Celebrity Connections
You bring the everyday person like myself, right, to a Cedric the Entertainer, to a, you know, name the celebrity, and it's like an authentic conversation. And a lot of times, to your point, it's for charity. So, like, it's a win for everyone involved. And, like, again, I just applaud you for that mindset, brother.
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Jeff Krauss on Building Experiences and Celebrity Connections
yep and to your point the celebrities actually focus right like an event so we need to distract and things are going on the celebrities focus on you eye to eye which which is great and so ending this what's going on now with jeff like what's new what's upcoming what do you want the world to know about jeff stay tuned i look it's it's second week of january 2025 we got a lot of
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Jeff Krauss on Building Experiences and Celebrity Connections
I love it. Jeff, where can people find and follow you, brother?
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Jeff Krauss on Building Experiences and Celebrity Connections
I think the audience wants you back, Jeff, so we can talk about that last piece. I think that's so dynamic. I want to bring you back and give you more time just to talk about Quote Notes because that's amazing too. That'd be amazing. We're going to make that happen. And I thank you for that. Yeah. Jeff, I know you're a busy human. I appreciate you taking time to spend with us today.
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Jeff Krauss on Building Experiences and Celebrity Connections
Anytime you want to come back on, the floor is yours, brother.
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Jeff Krauss on Building Experiences and Celebrity Connections
You got it. And for all the viewers and listeners, remember your because is your superpower. Go unleash it.
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Jeff Krauss on Building Experiences and Celebrity Connections
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to another exciting episode of Mic Unplugged. And today's guest is a visionary entrepreneur and event maestro who has been redefining the art of crafting unforgettable experiences for A-listers and prestigious brands across the world.
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Jeff Krauss on Building Experiences and Celebrity Connections
Amen. That's one of my pillars is keep going all day long, man. So again, I think that's why I've connected with you on so many levels is because I'm that same way, right? Like if life were easy, if everything were supposed to happen the way you do when you do your business plan, everybody would be billionaires, right? Everybody would be fulfilled, but it doesn't, it doesn't happen that way.
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Jeff Krauss on Building Experiences and Celebrity Connections
And I think those that separate themselves are the ones that just have resiliency and keep going.
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Jeff Krauss on Building Experiences and Celebrity Connections
Totally agree. Jeff, I want to I want to go in on something. You know, again, I do a lot of public speaking, keynote speaking. And one of the things that I absolutely admire about you, for you, it's not an event. It's not a moment. It's an experience. Right. And you do an amazing job of creating events.
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Jeff Krauss on Building Experiences and Celebrity Connections
The experience, but I'm going to take it to another level because, again, there are conferences, there are events, there's there showcases a hundred a day, no matter where you look, especially the United States. Right. But what you do is you take it to another level. It's not just the experience of the event. It's the experience for the people that are attending the event.
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Jeff Krauss on Building Experiences and Celebrity Connections
It's the experience for the sponsors of the event. It's the experience for the staff of the event. It's the experience for the speakers or whoever's on stage. Most people that are event planners, and again, I do 50 a year, they never nail all four of those and you nail all four. Most people don't even nail one completely about the experience.
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Jeff Krauss on Building Experiences and Celebrity Connections
As the founder and president of IE Group, he has orchestrated high-profile events for clients like Saturday Night Live, George Clooney, the LA Dodgers, and many, many more. Get ready for an electrifying conversation with the dynamic, the influential, The maestro, Mr. Jeff Cross. Jeff, how are you doing today, brother?
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Jeff Krauss on Building Experiences and Celebrity Connections
But how on the heck do you make sure that you're giving the experience to everybody that's involved in the event where most people, they focus on most of the time the guests? And as we should, but we have to remember, it's more than the guest experience, especially if it's something that you're trying to do again and again and again.
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Jeff Krauss on Building Experiences and Celebrity Connections
It's all about the experience. And again, to me, it's mind blowing of how many people event orchestrators missed that moment. And you can tell, right? Because I know, Jeff, you've been to many events as well, too. You can tell when an event isn't properly planned, when an event was rushed, when there were shortcuts taken.
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Jeff Krauss on Building Experiences and Celebrity Connections
And again, I just applaud you because if there is a gold standard, Jeff, you are that. So I just, again, just wanted to tell you that face-to-face, virtually.
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Jeff Krauss on Building Experiences and Celebrity Connections
seriously that really means a lot to me for you to for you to say that i genuinely mean it man so where did this come about like walk us through jeff saying yeah events experiences that's me that's what i want to do like where did that where did that come into play and what's that journey been like this whole thing started for me back in college it basically started out
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Jeff Krauss on Building Experiences and Celebrity Connections
I'm doing awesome as well. And I was telling you offline, you're someone that I've looked up to from afar. Seeing all the crazy cool things that you're doing, aside from podcasting and leadership development, I'm also... The speaker and the things that you do from an event standpoint, absolutely incredible.
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Jeff Krauss on Building Experiences and Celebrity Connections
But Jeff, I want to start with this, because like I said, I've been a follower and fan of yours forever. And on Make Unplugged, we talk about your because, that thing that's deeper than your why, that real reason that makes you do what you do. But here's what I know about Jeff, because I've heard you say this numerous times.
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Jeff Krauss on Building Experiences and Celebrity Connections
And doing an amazing job, by the way.
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Jeff Krauss on Building Experiences and Celebrity Connections
And like I said, I genuinely mean it from my soul because, again, been a huge fan, huge advocate of you and what you do. And you brought up something that I wanted to pick your brain on. So you talk about building your celebrity Rolodex. And a lot of people think that that's insurmountable. A lot of times it kind of is, right? Like everybody just, there's a skill to do that.
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Jeff Krauss on Building Experiences and Celebrity Connections
What is that process like or what was that process like starting out? Because obviously everybody didn't know you then like the superstar that you are today. Right. So what was that like, like building? I'm not even going to say the Rolodex, but more the trust, the credibility, the yeah, we're going to give this guy a shot.
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Jeff Krauss on Building Experiences and Celebrity Connections
You failed, but the difference between you and millions of other people is that you kept going. When life gets hard and when that situation, when that project doesn't go the right way, the easy thing to do, believe it or not, is to stop, right? Jeff has always kept going. So I'd love to hear a little bit about that because for you, that purpose, that drive for you.
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Jeff Krauss on Building Experiences and Celebrity Connections
The simple things do what you say you're going to do. That goes a long way. That goes along. Yeah. Wow. Love it, man. So I want to talk to you about fan room live, man. Like how to bring the virtual into it. Right. I think the one thing that, that COVID did was created hybrid situations and, and,
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Jeff Krauss on Building Experiences and Celebrity Connections
A lot of those have kind of faded out, but the ones that have done it right and are doing it right, like it is a monumentous thing. So tell us about Fan Room Live, how that came to start, partnering with Cedric the Entertainer, like all of that jazz.
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Kim Roberts | From Theatre to Television: Kim Roberts' Path to Stardom
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to another exciting episode of Mick Unplugged. And our guest today is a repeat, one of my friends. We're talking about a dynamic, multifaceted, trailblazing, and inspirational actress who has graced the screens with unforgettable roles in movies and films and theater and you name it, she's done it.
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Kim Roberts | From Theatre to Television: Kim Roberts' Path to Stardom
Canada is not the Caribbean, right?
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Kim Roberts | From Theatre to Television: Kim Roberts' Path to Stardom
So talk to me about culture for Kim growing up. Like you've got parents that obviously aren't from Canada, right? But Kim is in Canada. And for people that don't understand, like, I don't want to say displacement because it's not displacement, but when you've got culture in one place, but home in another place, it can be a little confusing for a child.
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Kim Roberts | From Theatre to Television: Kim Roberts' Path to Stardom
So I'd love for you to talk through, like, what was that like for you growing up and then establishing your own culture within a culture?
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Kim Roberts | From Theatre to Television: Kim Roberts' Path to Stardom
From voicing the beloved Mayor Goodway in Paw Patrol to delivering compelling roles in The Handmaid's Tale and Schitt's Creek. Get ready for an engaging conversation with the remarkable, the charismatic, the fearless, and the talented, Ms. Kim Roberts. Kim, how are you doing today, dear? I'm great after an introduction like that. I mean, I just show up here every day, Mick.
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Kim Roberts | From Theatre to Television: Kim Roberts' Path to Stardom
There you go. Good stuff. So did you have jerk chicken in Canada?
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Kim Roberts | From Theatre to Television: Kim Roberts' Path to Stardom
You got me hungry now, Kim. I'm not on a diet, but you got me hungry.
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Kim Roberts | From Theatre to Television: Kim Roberts' Path to Stardom
I'm telling you. I'm telling you. So we talked about theatricals. We talked about voiceover. Now let's talk about on screen. And, you know, I'm always going to go each time we talk, I talk to you about Schitt's Creek, right? Like one of, it's just one of those classics. Like it's one of those shows that's going to go down in history, right? Like just classic theater.
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Kim Roberts | From Theatre to Television: Kim Roberts' Path to Stardom
you know, so dynamic, so diverse from the crew. So Kim, walk us through auditioning for that role or hearing about the role, auditioning for the role, getting the role, and then what is it like working with that talented group?
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Kim Roberts | From Theatre to Television: Kim Roberts' Path to Stardom
I'll have you every day, too. So, Kim, glad to have you back on the show. One of my favorite people on earth is Kim Roberts. So just honored to have you here. And I know you've had a busy theater season and we were just talking offline and you were like, Mick, I'm ready for a break.
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Kim Roberts | From Theatre to Television: Kim Roberts' Path to Stardom
Yeah. You get a nice royalty check.
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Kim Roberts | From Theatre to Television: Kim Roberts' Path to Stardom
Wow. So, so essentially you just get to put it on your resume is what you're saying.
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Kim Roberts | From Theatre to Television: Kim Roberts' Path to Stardom
Pretty much. Oh man, that is awesome. Kim, a couple of questions. I want to go rapid fire with Kim if you're good with that.
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Kim Roberts | From Theatre to Television: Kim Roberts' Path to Stardom
All right. First question. What's your, your most favorite role that you've ever been in?
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Kim Roberts | From Theatre to Television: Kim Roberts' Path to Stardom
Okay. All right. What's the rule that you didn't get that you wish you could go back and get?
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Kim Roberts | From Theatre to Television: Kim Roberts' Path to Stardom
I don't want you to think about it. Let's not go back.
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Kim Roberts | From Theatre to Television: Kim Roberts' Path to Stardom
All right. So Auntie Kim's favorite meal that you cook.
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Kim Roberts | From Theatre to Television: Kim Roberts' Path to Stardom
Okay. I'll be over at seven. Cool. I like it.
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Kim Roberts | From Theatre to Television: Kim Roberts' Path to Stardom
What's some advice you have for the upcoming actor, actress of how to have longevity in in the entertainment business?
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Kim Roberts | From Theatre to Television: Kim Roberts' Path to Stardom
No, that's the same thing I tell people in business. Just keep going. Life is going to get hard. If it were easy, there'd be a lot of billionaires walking around. I promise you.
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Kim Roberts | From Theatre to Television: Kim Roberts' Path to Stardom
Right. But those that you see successful, it's just they just kept going. I promise you. They just kept going. All right. So what do you have upcoming?
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Kim Roberts | From Theatre to Television: Kim Roberts' Path to Stardom
They are. So ironically, Thanksgiving weekend just happened. I had about 25 people over at the house. And my family, I got to fanboy over Kim. I was like, that's Kim. I know Kim. So that was kind of cool.
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Kim Roberts | From Theatre to Television: Kim Roberts' Path to Stardom
Absolutely. I'm glad I could have joined you. Where's my turkey? Absolutely. So all you had to do was bring the curry chicken and Thanksgiving would have been complete.
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Kim Roberts | From Theatre to Television: Kim Roberts' Path to Stardom
I got you covered.
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Kim Roberts | From Theatre to Television: Kim Roberts' Path to Stardom
I got you covered because I did the turkey. So there we go. You did? It was good? It was... there's no more and it didn't get thrown away.
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Kim Roberts | From Theatre to Television: Kim Roberts' Path to Stardom
Club bed. I love it. I love it. So Kim, again, for those that don't know your story and your journey, I always like to start with your because. That thing that motivates you, that keeps you focused on the prize at hand. And if we were to talk about today, what is Kim Roberts' because?
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Kim Roberts | From Theatre to Television: Kim Roberts' Path to Stardom
That's all we can say. So that is awesome. So December 13th, which is literally right around the corner, you've got something coming out. Anything else you want the world to know about Ms. Kim Roberts?
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Kim Roberts | From Theatre to Television: Kim Roberts' Path to Stardom
I love it. And just so you know, so the listeners and viewers know, been a big fan of Kim. I like to say we're almost like friends and family now. We talk to each other on Instagram a lot. One of the best follows you can have on Instagram is Kim Roberts. Just amazing human being. And all of you know, I just love humans that are good humans. And Kim is at the very top of that list.
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Kim Roberts | From Theatre to Television: Kim Roberts' Path to Stardom
So Kim, I just wanted you to know that. I wanted to tell you that and not message you that.
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Kim Roberts | From Theatre to Television: Kim Roberts' Path to Stardom
There we go. Well, we'll make this a regular thing.
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Kim Roberts | From Theatre to Television: Kim Roberts' Path to Stardom
When you come back from Jamaica, I know you're going on vacation.
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Kim Roberts | From Theatre to Television: Kim Roberts' Path to Stardom
All right. Well, I want you to bring me something back in any of the rum, the curry chicken, the rum, the rum, like whatever you want to bring back rum. Like you just let me know.
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Kim Roberts | From Theatre to Television: Kim Roberts' Path to Stardom
I appreciate you. Well, Kim, again, thank you for your time. Thank you for just being you and always being available to me. I appreciate you, dear.
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Kim Roberts | From Theatre to Television: Kim Roberts' Path to Stardom
You got it. And for all the listeners and viewers, remember your because is your superpower. Go unleash it.
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Kim Roberts | From Theatre to Television: Kim Roberts' Path to Stardom
Thank you for tuning in to Mick Unplugged. Keep pushing your limits, embracing your purpose and chasing greatness. Until next time, stay unstoppable.
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Kim Roberts | From Theatre to Television: Kim Roberts' Path to Stardom
Yeah, and you know, Kim, I love the fact that you are a trailblazer, right? And I wholeheartedly believe in mentorship. And for me, mentorship is wisdom. Right. Like it's not experience, it's wisdom. It's like, hey, you should do this because it's a lesson learned from me. Right. And I totally see you as being that mentor. And for you, it was probably a little bit harder starting out. Right.
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Kim Roberts | From Theatre to Television: Kim Roberts' Path to Stardom
Because you crossed over and did things that most people, I'm being honest, that look like us don't get to do like voice, film and theater. Like you are the OG. And I mean that lovingly. You are the OG of this. So how did Kim start her trailblazing career without the guidance, the wisdom that you're able to provide people today?
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Kim Roberts | From Theatre to Television: Kim Roberts' Path to Stardom
What is Kim Roberts because?
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Kim Roberts | From Theatre to Television: Kim Roberts' Path to Stardom
So acting, directing, being involved in the arts has been a thing since you were a kid, right? So when did you realize that that was something you actually wanted to do?
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Kim Roberts | From Theatre to Television: Kim Roberts' Path to Stardom
So for me, mentorship is wisdom. Right. Like it's not experience, it's wisdom. It's like, hey, you should do this because it's a lesson learned from me. Right. And I totally see you as being that mentor. And for you, it was probably a little bit harder starting out. Right.
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Kim Roberts | From Theatre to Television: Kim Roberts' Path to Stardom
A couple of things.
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Kim Roberts | From Theatre to Television: Kim Roberts' Path to Stardom
One for the kids listening. Kim says she didn't go to class all the time, right? Like still go to class. Two, what was Diane's last name?
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Kim Roberts | From Theatre to Television: Kim Roberts' Path to Stardom
Yeah, there was a little nepotism going on. That's all I'm saying. No, there's no relation. There was a little nepotism in how you got that role. But it's okay. It's okay.
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Kim Roberts | From Theatre to Television: Kim Roberts' Path to Stardom
So that's how it started. And you've portrayed a wide array of characters across different genres. Yeah. How do you approach... bringing authenticity to such diverse roles. How do you bring Kim into your roles?
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Kim Roberts | From Theatre to Television: Kim Roberts' Path to Stardom
Acting. directing, being involved in the arts has been a thing since you were a kid, right? So when did you realize that that was something you actually wanted to do?
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Kim Roberts | From Theatre to Television: Kim Roberts' Path to Stardom
And when we were on last time, I told you how my nieces and nephews. Right. When I told them that, hey, I'm interviewing Mayor Goodway from Paw Patrol. It was going to be amazing. And I promise you it was. And they still don't believe me. They still don't believe me. They're like, that doesn't sound like Mary Goodall. I'm like, just trust me, it is. Oh, well, tell them. Chickaletta's in the purse.
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Kim Roberts | From Theatre to Television: Kim Roberts' Path to Stardom
She's right over there. Exactly. So how do you prepare for voice acting compared to like on screen or live with theater? Because it's got to be a little different, right? Like you don't get the energy from the person you're working with and all that. So how do you do that?
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Kim Roberts | From Theatre to Television: Kim Roberts' Path to Stardom
Yeah. So a very smart and talented human being, and I won't say his name out loud, because he'll yell at me. But he told me, Mick, the best entertainers in the world are theatric actors because you've got to be funny. So you got to be a comedian. You've got to be able to sing and you've got to be able to draw the interest and energy from the audience that's there.
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Kim Roberts | From Theatre to Television: Kim Roberts' Path to Stardom
And you're doing the same thing sometimes multiple times a day, and you've got to bring the same energy. Sometimes you change it up based on what didn't work before and your cast mates have to be able to go with you and you have to be able to go with your cast mates. What does Kim think about that statement?
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Kim Roberts | From Theatre to Television: Kim Roberts' Path to Stardom
Welcome to Mick Unplugged, where we ignite potential and fuel purpose. Get ready for raw insights, bold moves, and game-changing conversations. Buckle up, here's Mick.