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The Hidden Cost of Managing a $100M Social Media Empire | Marybeth DSH #901
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The hidden cost of managing a $100M social media empire? 🤯 Marybeth, Steve Will Do It's mom, spills the tea on what it's really like behind the scenes! 🍵 From eye surgeries gone wrong to handling multi-million dollar deals, this episode is packed with jaw-dropping revelations. 😱 Tune in as Marybeth shares her journey from running a successful business to becoming the backbone of her son's empire. You'll get the inside scoop on: • The challenges of managing a high-profile influencer's career 💼 • How she handles contracts and keeps the sharks at bay 🦈 • The truth about Steve's childhood and his early entrepreneurial spirit 💡 • Why she's not afraid to stand up to anyone in the industry 💪 Don't miss out on this candid conversation that peels back the curtain on social media fame and fortune. Watch now and subscribe for more insider secrets from the Digital Social Hour with Sean Kelly! 🚀 Join the conversation and let us know your thoughts in the comments below. 👇 Are you surprised by the behind-the-scenes reality of managing a social media empire? 🤔 #DigitalSocialHour #SteveWillDoIt #SocialMediaEmpire #InfluencerManagement #EntrepreneurLife #BehindTheScenes #FamilyBusiness #socialmediamanager #socialmediamanagement #mompreneursuccess #socialmediamanagementtools #contentcreation #socialmediamanagement #digitalmarketing #medicaltourism #socialmediaanalytics #socialmediamanagementtools CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Intro 00:35 - Eye Surgery 02:54 - Experiencing Blindness 05:30 - Steve's Blow Up Surprise 06:42 - Starting Your First Business 10:34 - Ending Relationships for Kids 11:54 - Meeting Selena: Initial Reaction 14:08 - Steven's Health Journey 16:25 - Building Steven's Confidence 17:45 - Realizing Steven's Fame 18:10 - Steven's Dogs: How Many? 22:46 - Power Slap Fight Overview 24:35 - Giving Away Money: Facing Hate 26:58 - Marybeth and Neil's Relationship 27:56 - Marybeth's Role in Steven's Life 33:00 - Importance of Marybeth's Support 35:32 - Future Plans for the Podcast 39:37 - Connecting with Marybeth 41:30 - Outro APPLY TO BE ON THE PODCAST: https://www.digitalsocialhour.com/application BUSINESS INQUIRIES/SPONSORS: [email protected] GUEST: Marybeth https://www.instagram.com/thewilldoits www.youtube.com/@willdoits 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 challenges did Marybeth face with eye surgery?
whatever make a long story short we waited a little while and it was a tear so i got another surgery to fix the tears and then all of a sudden i was down in miami and this this black came across my eye i know i'm scared so i ran back down there and detached retina holy crap oh that was brutal that's what fighters get when they get knocked out brutal
All right, guys, we got Maribeth here. Your first show, first time as a guest.
Chapter 2: How did blindness affect Marybeth's life?
Yeah, the first podcast. Wow, I'm honored. Yeah, yeah. Let's make it a fun one. Yeah. You were just talking about an eye surgery that went haywire. Yeah. What happened there?
Chapter 3: What was the story behind Steve's entrepreneurial spirit?
Yeah, well, I went for corrective lenses. You know, at my age, you can't get the laser. You have to get corrective lenses. So I went, and like the little small print where everything that can go wrong, where they kind of warn you, well, that happened to me, right? And the funny part is I made my husband get it first as like the guinea pig, Because I was like, if anything happens. Smart.
Yeah, well, you know, I mean, I got to keep the family together. I got things to do. So if anything's going to happen. Sacrifice him first.
Chapter 4: How did Marybeth handle relationships for her kids?
Well, yeah, kind of. So he got it done and perfect. He's perfect. Everything's wonderful. And at first, I didn't see as well as he did afterwards because we kind of like tested it. And I was like, all right. And they say, well, it might get better or whatever. And I was down in Miami doing one of Stephen's... I was decorating one of his penthouses.
Like, every time he gets home or something, I do it up for him. And all of a sudden, I just got, like, a black over my eye, like, a little bit. Whoa. And I was going to see... I was seeing... I called our friend, like... No, the surgeon. He said... Go to this place. I called another friend that's really big. He sells, like, lasers from Vashon Law or whatever. Yeah.
And that's the number one retinal institute down there. God, I don't know why I can't remember it off the... But anyway, he got me in with the top surgeon, and I went in there, and it was awful blood. Whatever. Make a long story short, we waited a little while, and it was a tear. So I got another surgery to fix the tears. Jeez. Yeah.
And then all of a sudden, I was down in Miami, and this black came across my eye. I know. That's scary. So I ran back down there and detached retina. Holy crap.
Chapter 5: What was Marybeth's first business venture?
Oh, that was brutal. That's what fighters get when they get knocked out. Brutal. I did nothing. I was hanging pictures and stuff, and it happened. It was brutal, though. I had to lay down for I don't know how many weeks, and you couldn't put your head up. You had to lay down. You had to sleep like that. It was brutal. How long did that last?
Like the recovery was weeks. It was a lot. I couldn't pick up like over 20 pounds. I couldn't bend down. It was brutal. Yeah. That's crazy. When I was in fifth grade, I went blind for a week. How'd that happen?
So there was this new thing at the time, these contact lenses you put in at night and you would wake up with 20-20 vision. So what happened was I put it on, woke up, took them off, and I was blind.
Chapter 6: How did Marybeth support Steve's career?
Yeah, but wait, was this like something that was just like on Instagram or something? No, no, my mom. That you buy or it was a doctor? No, it was legit. It's like proven. It was with a doctor. My mom took me because for some reason I didn't want regular contacts, but I don't know why exactly, but she took me. We got them, woke up, had no vision. Isn't that crazy? Oh my God.
My whole retina was burnt off. Burnt off? Yeah, it was completely gone. So then how'd you get it back?
Chapter 7: What is the truth about Steve's dogs?
It regrew in like a week. Really? It rejuvenated. Wow. But my mom didn't believe me, so she sent me to school. And you couldn't see? I couldn't see shit. So I got off the bus and I just went straight to the nurse. I made the bus driver take me by hand.
Chapter 8: How does Marybeth feel about her kids' relationships?
Wow. Yeah, it was an experience. Now, why didn't your mom believe you? Were you one of those kids that woke up and said, oh, my stomach hurts and all that stuff to get out of shit? That doesn't work on Asians. Oh, really? Yeah, yeah. It works with Italians. Right. Because I used to pick my kids up all the time. Oh, yeah? You were that mom? Oh, yeah. Wow.
I got a headache. The teacher wasn't nice to me. Damn. Did Steve do that a lot? No. I don't know. They all had their fair share. My kids never had a school lunch. I bought them lunch every single day. Damn. You went to school and brought them lunch? Yep. Holy crap. So were you a helicopter parent? Kind of. Really? I volunteered.
Oh, wow. I was there. It worked out, though. Your kids are seeming to be killing it now. Yeah, yeah. That's good. Yeah, they're doing all right. And Steve's the oldest? No, no, no. Steve's not the oldest. He has an older brother. Okay, so he's the second oldest. Wow. So what are the other three kids doing right now?
Okay, well, my oldest oldest, she's from my first marriage. She is in Atlanta married. And then we have Rocco, who he's 28. And then Steven, who's going to be 26 at the end of the month. And then Brianna, the youngest, who just turned 22. Got it. Yeah, yeah. So Brianna works for Steven. Rocco's a realtor and a boat captain. Yeah. What about the other one, the oldest one?
Well, she's a stay-at-home mom. Stay-at-home mom? Yeah. Okay, wow. Yeah, yeah. Nice. Did you see this blow-up coming with Steve at any point, or was it super fast?
No, the way I kind of felt... No, it happened fast. It happened fast once it happened. But what he was doing, like... Like dumb little things like the cinnamon challenge, eating dog food. And I didn't even know. People would tell me because like I'd be at my work or something and they'd be like, oh, did you hear what your son did yesterday? And I'm like, I don't know.
But he was always hustling like a middle school kid. In middle school, he would sell, like, cans of soda. He'd bring a backpack, and it would have, like, Smarty Pants and those Smarty... Smarty is the candy? Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. And, like, sodas, candy, and he hustled that. Nice.
Then he had a hustle. He was breaking in people's... Like, he could do the phones... Jailbreak. Yeah. Then he was building up roomscapes. He always had something going on, roomscapes and selling them, which I didn't even know about. Like people would tell me and I'd be like, my son's doing that. Besides like the sodas and all that, because I used to do that. I used to buy it for him.
Then he'd go there and make money. But I was like, hey, listen, if he's going to be an entrepreneur, you know what I mean? He probably saw it from you because you own two businesses at the time, right? Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
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