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From Drifting to Top 10: Building a 300K Download Podcast | John Gafford Part 2 DSH #968
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From drifting to 300K downloads a month! 🚀 John Gafford reveals how he built a top 10 entrepreneurship podcast and escaped the currents of life. Tune in for game-changing insights on achieving success and living with purpose! 💯 John shares his journey from running nightclubs to owning his first bar at 20, and how he transformed his life to become a high-level achiever. You'll learn: • The power of escaping the "drift" and taking control of your life 💪 • How to build a successful podcast from the ground up 🎙️ • Insider tips on networking and building valuable connections 🤝 • The importance of time management and prioritizing what matters most ⏰ Don't miss out on this eye-opening conversation packed with practical advice for aspiring entrepreneurs and anyone looking to level up their life! Watch now and subscribe for more insider secrets on the Digital Social Hour with Sean Kelly. 📺 Join the conversation and share your thoughts in the comments below! 👇 What's your biggest takeaway from John's success story? #EscapingTheDrift #PodcastSuccess #Entrepreneurship #DigitalSocialHour #SeanKelly #financialeducation #selfimprovement #realestate #howtoincreasepodcastsubscribers #howtostartapodcast CHAPTERS: 00:00 - John Gafford’s Podcast Escaping The Drift 01:28 - Working for Hooters 04:00 - Nightclub Ownership Benefits 06:32 - Future of Las Vegas Entertainment 09:07 - Local Entertainment Scene 11:00 - Vegas Golden Knights Overview 11:52 - Real Estate Insights 13:15 - Ryan Serhant Discussion 14:29 - Navigating Midlife Crisis 16:50 - Working for Others vs. Self-Employment 20:40 - Leaving for 90 Days: Impact 22:18 - Best Time Ever Experiences 24:17 - Mardi Gras Party Highlights 24:55 - Future Plans for John 26:00 - OUTRO APPLY TO BE ON THE PODCAST: https://www.digitalsocialhour.com/application BUSINESS INQUIRIES/SPONSORS: [email protected] GUEST: John Gafford https://www.instagram.com/thejohngafford/ www.youtube.com/@EscapingtheDriftPodcast LISTEN ON: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/digital-social-hour/id1676846015 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5Jn7LXarRlI8Hc0GtTn759 Sean Kelly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seanmikekelly/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Chapter 1: What inspired John Gafford to start his podcast?
Yeah. You know, I like those. I went to the one in a fountain blue. Have you been to that one?
Yeah. Yeah. Are you talking about poodle room up top? Dude, I was going to join it. You know, I got, I, cause it was cheap to join. It was like 8,000 bucks for the membership. And then it was not that much month, not much monthly. And I got approved for the membership and I got it. And then I literally thought I went, I went there with a couple of friends and we had like five old fashions.
And then two of my guys smoked a cigar and the bill came out and the bill was egregious, which I kind of knew it would be. But what, what it made me realize was I didn't, do I really need a private club membership that I feel like I'm going to be obligated to use? And the only thing really to do there is drink. And the place is 35 minutes from my house. Yeah.
I just decided that's probably a bad point for me. I didn't join either. I went, water was 10 bucks. And then I loved the live cello music, but other than that, yeah.
Great view, unbelievable view. Did you see like the, you saw the sushi restaurant? Yeah, that's like 500 bucks, right? Yeah, it's crazy. And I mean, it'd be a cool place to do private events, but again, it's just... It's really far from where I live. I would definitely have an event there.
Yeah, I love when people think because you live in Vegas that you're on the Strip every night. And it's like, dude, it's getting further every single day. I mean, with traffic, it's literally getting further. There's actually traffic now in Vegas.
Bro, I was telling you earlier when I came in, to get from the win to your event at Mandalay on Friday, it took us 54 minutes on the Strip. It's crazy. And while I was, you know, the Uber driver was not doing what I was telling her to do. So there would have been a faster way to get there, but yeah, it was, it's a disaster.
Yeah. No, I remember when I moved here four years ago and I don't remember any traffic that year. Yeah, I can get, you know, it's funny. I used to, you know, we have offices on this side of town and on the other side of town. And my partner and I, we always meet at the Wynn. Because neither one of us wants to make the trip to the Wynn's office.
Yeah, because Summerlin's starting to get pretty bad. It is. I mean, we were over there last week and I went to watch football with some friends in the Ridges. And yeah, man, you don't realize how busy it is getting over there as well. Yeah, I'm excited about Vegas though. There's a lot of good things coming.
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Chapter 2: How did John Gafford escape the drift in his life?
I mean, it was gaming was the driver of everything. And now you're starting to see with a lot of tech moving in and different things that are happening around the Valley, we're becoming less and less dependent on what happens. Right. Yeah. You're seeing Hollywood coming in too.
That's going to be huge. Um, you know, those studios, I, you know, they've announced it. It's there. Did you know that the tax credits that they asked for are greater than what the Raiders asked for with the ACE asked for? No way. Well, they'll probably produce more money.
I don't, I don't know though, but how, how could it, um, I mean, you're not selling tickets to shoot movies. You're shooting with localized people. They're saving monies because the unions won't necessarily be here effectively. I'm sure they will pretty quickly. But the cost of doing business here will be much different, which, again, I think why that affects. You look at something like that.
How does that affect the real estate industry? And I've had this conversation. A year ago, I was talking to Justin Colby, and he's like, what should we buy? And I said, you should buy... $1.5 to $2.5 million midterm rentals is what you should buy and get as many of them as you can. And he's like, why?
I'm like, because, dude, if Will Ferrell comes here to shoot a movie for four months, he doesn't want to say it to win. They're going to want a place that they can stay that feels like they're living here. So if you can get those midterm rentals for people that are coming in to work on the movies, you'll be able to bang on them. Smart. They're going to do very, very well.
But stuff like that is what, you know, obviously now you've got that segment being gobbled up. And just all these little things trickle down into our local economy. Yeah. Dude, there's so much taken off. Comedians. Yeah. Theo Vaughn, Andrew Schultz had a show the night of my event. Concerts are blowing up here.
There is not, you know, people talk about living other places and they say, you know, New York, you know, the city never sleeps. Dude. If you live in Las Vegas, there is literally something you can do every single night of the week. You know, it's funny.
Case in point, randomly, we were at dinner on Sunday night, and my wife was talking about comedians and was talking about how my son, who is 16, would love Carrot Top, which is ridiculous. It's a ridiculous show. It's not highbrow comedy. It's just nonsense, but it's pretty funny. And literally, like, I made one call, and we're going to take my son to see Carrot Top tonight.
Because every night of the week. Yeah, tonight. Because I thought of it two days ago, and then tonight we're going. And there's something every night. Which the only thing that makes it hard is if you have season tickets to all this stuff, especially sports. Which you do. It's a lot. It's a lot, man. Hockey's a lot. Football's a lot. There's a lot.
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Chapter 3: What are the benefits of networking in entrepreneurship?
Yeah. Well, no, no, not so much him. Uh, it was more a million dollar listing the way that they get on the phone and, and, you know, argue over deals and transactions on the phone when that's not at all really how this works. Cause you've got, you know, everything's gotta be on paper and go back and forth contracts. But I asked him about that and he,
And he was essentially like, no, man, in Manhattan, that's really how this is. I mean, that's really how it gets done. There's no question. Handshake deals out there, right?
Well, no, it's just they're able to massage and manufacture things on verbal offers because the contracts go to attorneys to be drafted. Right. So they have to kind of massage out the terms. That's how it is. I mean, New York's crazy for real estate. There's no MLS in New York. A lot of people don't know. How do you find a house?
Well, that's why they go do all these open houses and go to all this stuff and do all these things because they have to kind of know this inventory. There's so much that's off market. It's crazy. Holy crap. I wonder why they don't have one.
It's just how it's always been. And it's wild. There's so much off-market stuff and so much new. You've got to be in the know. So it's a much more, we're blessed in these markets because we have the MLS and we can just kind of, what are you looking for? And go find it. Whereas those guys, you're really paid for what you know out there. So mad respect to Ryan. Yeah, it's based off connections.
Yeah, mad respect, dude. Yeah, mad respect. Shout out to Ryan. Did you watch his new show? Have not watched his new show, man. Have not done that. I don't watch a lot of TV. I don't. 100%. So I'm literally watching one thing at one time. Yeah. No, these days in the car, I'm just listening to pods.
Yeah, man, it's one of those things where, and shout out to you for doing that because when I was your age and young, you think you have all the time in the world and you think time is this infinite resource that goes on forever. And then when you get a little older,
you start to realize are more or less more when you start watching your kids grow up and the speed at which your kids grow up is what's kind of crazy. You start to realize how finite that time is and you start to get real selective with how you spend your time and what you do. And I'm very particular about, I say no to way more things than I say yes.
Um, like no offense, but if you see me at one of your events, you're welcome brother. And I come to almost all of them. I do cause I, cause I find value in what you do. But yeah, I say no to a lot of people and ask me to a lot of No, I appreciate that for real. Cause I know you're one of the top guys at my events, obviously. So the fact that you're showing up, it means a lot.
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Chapter 7: How can aspiring podcasters achieve success?
Yeah. You know, I like those. I went to the one in a fountain blue. Have you been to that one?
Yeah. Yeah. Are you talking about poodle room up top? Dude, I was going to join it. You know, I got, I, cause it was cheap to join. It was like 8,000 bucks for the membership. And then it was not that much month, not much monthly. And I got approved for the membership and I got it. And then I literally thought I went, I went there with a couple of friends and we had like five old fashions.
And then two of my guys smoked a cigar and the bill came out and the bill was egregious, which I kind of knew it would be. But what, what it made me realize was I didn't, do I really need a private club membership that I feel like I'm going to be obligated to use? And the only thing really to do there is drink. And the place is 35 minutes from my house. Yeah.
I just decided that's probably a bad point for me. I didn't join either. I went, water was 10 bucks. And then I loved the live cello music, but other than that, yeah.
Great view, unbelievable view. Did you see like the, you saw the sushi restaurant? Yeah, that's like 500 bucks, right? Yeah, it's crazy. And I mean, it'd be a cool place to do private events, but again, it's just... It's really far from where I live. I would definitely have an event there.
Yeah, I love when people think because you live in Vegas that you're on the Strip every night. And it's like, dude, it's getting further every single day. I mean, with traffic, it's literally getting further. There's actually traffic now in Vegas.
Bro, I was telling you earlier when I came in, to get from the win to your event at Mandalay on Friday, it took us 54 minutes on the Strip. It's crazy. And while I was, you know, the Uber driver was not doing what I was telling her to do. So there would have been a faster way to get there, but yeah, it was, it's a disaster.
Yeah. No, I remember when I moved here four years ago and I don't remember any traffic that year. Yeah, I can get, you know, it's funny. I used to, you know, we have offices on this side of town and on the other side of town. And my partner and I, we always meet at the Wynn. Because neither one of us wants to make the trip to the Wynn's office.
Yeah, because Summerlin's starting to get pretty bad. It is. I mean, we were over there last week and I went to watch football with some friends in the Ridges. And yeah, man, you don't realize how busy it is getting over there as well. Yeah, I'm excited about Vegas though. There's a lot of good things coming.
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