The Power of Personal Stories in Business Success with Forbes Riley In this episode of Mick Unplugged, we are thrilled to welcome the exceptional Forbes Riley as our guest. Known globally as the "queen of pitch," Forbes is a dynamic entrepreneur, actress, and television host who has achieved the remarkable feat of selling over $2.5 billion in products. With her vibrant energy and inspirational journey, Forbes has earned a place as a transformative figure in the world of business and personal development. Her expertise extends far beyond sales; she's an authority on mindset and energy, helping others unlock their potential and embrace their true calling. In this enthralling episode, Forbes Riley delves into her fascinating life story, sharing the triumphs and tribulations that have shaped her resilient spirit. She discusses her early struggles, transformative life experiences, and the pivotal moments that led her to redefine success on her own terms. Forbes provides listeners with invaluable insights into the art of storytelling, the power of connection, and how to make your pitch resonate deeply. Join us as Forbes opens up about her journey, imparts her wisdom on achieving greatness, and inspires us all to navigate life's challenges with grace and perseverance. Get ready to be motivated, enlightened, and ready to ignite your own journey toward success. Takeaways: Mention of her success in selling over $2.5 billion in products. Forbes Riley's role as the "Queen of Pitch." Importance of perseverance and navigating life with grace. Sound Bites: "Why are you being so mean to us and having all this work and picking up garbage?" "Give me three weeks, I'm going to make you a millionaire.” Connect & Discover: https://www.linkedin.com/forbesriley https://www.instagram.com/forbes_riley https://forbesriley.com The Forbes Factor Podcast https://www.youtube.com/forbesriley FOLLOW ME ON: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mickunplugged/Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mick-unplugged/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mickunplugged/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@mickunplugged Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mickhunt/Website: https://www.mickhuntofficial.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Chapter 1: Who is Forbes Riley and what is her impact on business?
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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.
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, you can do that. I'm going to record that and just save it every morning. It just sounded so nice coming from you.
Well, Forbes, one, it's the truth. Two, I'm honored. And three, it's about doggone time we've done this together.
I know, I know. I'm excited to ignite your audience with some great ideas and some strategies and things that I'm working on. And I've got so many students right now who keep telling me that what we're doing is changing lives. And that was the legacy shift for me when I shifted my career.
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?
Well, you know, I don't want to say that I know that I knew that. I just didn't stop. I was a very awkward, ugly little kid. Do I have the ability to share my screen at all? I do. You know, I should probably show you something because things that you don't know about me. When I was younger, I started out life on Long Island, very cute little girl, very happy life.
Except at some point I ran into a baseball bat and I shattered my nose. That was the first thing that happened. And then my Parents noticed that I had a very, you know, if I can share this, when you look at me and you look at me with these sweet, adoring male eyes that you have, I get that you love your partner. And when I say this story, people are like, oh, you couldn't have been that bad.
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Chapter 2: How did Forbes Riley become the 'Queen of Pitch'?
I've got to tell you. And I got really good lips. Well, then it led to me in my late, my 30s, my husband and I, who's six foot six, white haired Notre Dame football player. We get a little kid who looks a lot like you. Crazy enough, as part of Big Brother's little brother, he becomes my son for 12 years.
I raised this kid and I have all this opportunity to talk about what it means to be different and how we're not so different. And then six months after I gave birth to my twins, Dexter was walking from my haircut to church in his neighborhood in South Central, right near USC. And a kid who didn't have a mentor walked up behind him and killed my boy.
And you're like, wait a second, Forbes, I thought your life was all sunshine and low roses. I'm like, no, my wedding photo was on the cover of the LA Times. And we spent three years tracking down the kid who killed him, who's now spending 52 years to life in jail. So if you ever dare, whoever you are, I've had this recently going, oh, Forbes, you had it easy.
I don't think my life was anything but easy. My life was about perseverance, determination, having vision, and just caring a lot along the way about other people a little more than I cared about myself. And the irony of that is I played small. Many of you know me from infomercials. I stood next to the guy. And I also went through the whole sexism thing of the 80s and 90s and the Me Too thing.
I lived all of that. And I'm so proud that I'm on the other side of that. But I stand here as a woman about to turn 65 going, you know what? I got some stories to tell. Because for all of you who think it's one way, it's not. Life is a very challenging, bumpy road. And the way you win is to continually navigate it with grace, elegance, and perseverance. Yeah.
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
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.
It means a lot coming from you and I appreciate that.
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.
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Chapter 3: What challenges did Forbes Riley face in her early life?
I did. I set a goal. I said, in 99 days, I'm gonna get on stage in a bikini that I've never owned and a pair of high heels that I don't have. I haven't been in high heels all during COVID. And in fact, I have some funny comedy bits about that because you buy these little clear high heels and they're kind of, I put my foot in it and I had like one toe too many.
My feet had spread from sitting in sneakers for five years. I'm like, I had to go get drag shoes. Like I had to go get men kind of shoes because my little girl shoes weren't fitting me. I then discovered I wasn't in a bikini because I was, not only was I molested at 15 and I kind of knew that, but I had suppressed how bad it was until I went through this competition and I let go of something.
Mick, the you that you're looking at right now is somebody who has, dealt with her past, and is now writing a completely new future. And I did that at 64.
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.
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.
My people love you from the bottom of my heart. Thank you.
I'm going to send you a picture of Dexter because as I'm looking at you and I'm listening to you, if my boy had grown up, I would want him to be just like you.
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.
I'm just looking at you and I'm listening to your heart and I'm like, you know, thank you. Thank you very much.
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