Are You a Visionary or Integrator? - with Tomas Keenan - EP 261
Do your strengths lie in creating a vision for your company and always coming up with new ideas, or are you more of the person that makes things happen and keeps everything running smoothly? In this episode, you’ll learn about the differences between being a visionary and an integrator, the strengths and weaknesses of both, and why companies need both to balance each other out. Today’s guest, Tomas Keenan, explains how to know whether you are a visionary or an integrator, and why you need to partner with someone with the opposite skillset.
Tomas Keenan works with Entrepreneurs who refuse to be average and are crushing 7+ figures in business. His expertise and experience have landed him features in Mobile Electronics Magazine, CE Outlook, CEO Blog Nation, Fit Small Business, The Startup Growth, The Goodmen Project, and several blogs and podcasts. Tomas is also a sought-after public speaker, 2X bestselling author, and host of the Step It Up Entrepreneur Podcast. He has interviewed industry leaders, influencers, high-level business and success coaches, business owners, and entrepreneurs who are making a difference in the world. Tomas believes the key to success is making progress every day, no matter how small the feat.
Tomas shares his experience in finding his purpose, and his passion for helping others do the same. His advice involves removing limiting factors from your life to make room for things more aligned with your purpose and how to get your mindset right regarding those difficult decisions that will ultimately lead you on your path to greatness.
Key highlights
- People overlook the skill of observing and asking the right questions
- The world needs fewer people that are looking for a transactional relationship and more who are looking for lifetime relationships
- How to know if you are a visionary or integrator
- Can you be both a visionary and an integrator?
- Should you be business partners with friends?
- The importance of choosing business partners wisely
- What to do if you lose passion for your business
- Tomas’ journey of finding his purpose
- Tony’s journey of finding his purpose
- Tomas’ realization that he wasn’t living his core value
- Letting go of things to make room for more (business partners, companies that don't align with your purpose, or clients that are not ideal)
- People that are still trading time for money struggle to see the value of high-ticket coaching
- The mindset in leaving jobs that aren't serving you
- Books Tomas and Tony recommend
Episode Resources:
Assessment to find out if you are a visionary or integrator: RocketFuelUniversity.com
Books Mentioned:
Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business by Gino Wickman
Unf*ck Your Business by Tomas Keenan
Startup Legends by Jonathan Fodera and Tomas Keenan
Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown
Connect with Tomas:
Website: TomasKeenan.com
Instagram: @theintegratorcoach
Facebook: Tomas Keenan
TikTok: @theintegratorcoach
LinkedIn: Tomas Keenan
Connect with Tony:
Instagram: @365driven
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LinkedIn
Recognizing Opportunity and Learning as You Go - with Miguel Garcia - EP260
Sometimes an opportunity might present itself before we feel ready to take action, but we can’t always wait for the perfect time, because we may never feel fully prepared. Today’s guest is an inspiring example of what it looks like to recognize a great opportunity and figure it all out along the way. Miguel Garcia is a first-generation immigrant from Mexico, and a serial entrepreneur for over 20 years.
Miguel has built 8 companies from the ground up and gained valuable experience from exiting some of them for millions of dollars. He has built companies specializing in firearms and tactical gear retail, ammunition manufacturing, telecommunications, construction projects, government contracts, imported food products, consumer health products, manufacturing, and retail. Miguel has also been married for 38 years and is the father of 15 children, so he learned how to balance his businesses while keeping his family as his number one priority. He is a seasoned executive with strategic growth and problem-solving skills, with a great ability to take action.
In this episode, Miguel shares his experience coming to The United States as a high school student who barely knew any English and seeing the opportunities this country had to offer. Miguel learned that you don’t have to know everything to be successful, you just have to be willing to do what it takes to figure it out along the way. Tune in to hear Miguel’s journey into entrepreneurship, his advice when having a business acquired, and how to make sure your family is always your number one focus.
Key highlights
- Introduction to Miguel and his backstory of immigrating to The United States and becoming a business owner
- First-generation immigrants are succeeding at a faster rate because they know the oppression of other countries
- Going from a one-bedroom apartment with 9 people to helping his parents buy their first home
- The benefits that America offers over other countries
- Life after high school, going to college, and getting into the workforce
- Miguel's first experience with entrepreneurship
- Opening his first retail store in May 2006
- Getting into military bases with his store which grew to 30 stores
- People are the key to creating your success
- Pros and cons between storefront business and online business
- Being copied by a competitor
- The mental and emotional aspects of going through an acquisition
- Covering your bases in an acquisition
- Miguel is joining the 365 driven coaches
- Advice for parents that are business owners and building your business around your family
- The significance of having a mentor and investing in yourself
Connect with Miguel:
Connect with Tony:
Instagram: @365driven
Facebook
LinkedIn
Community Building and the Future of Web 3 - with Heather Parady - EP 259
Lately, you might be hearing a lot about NFTs, Web 3, and blockchain technology, but what does that all mean, and how could it affect you or your company? Today’s guest Heather Parady is here to break it all down for us. Heather is the host of the Unconventional Leaders podcast, the viral podcast Web 3 and NFTs for Newbies, and her newest podcast, Community Builders in Web 3. She is also the founder of the Content Lab and helps mission-driven leaders spread their messages through content marketing strategies.
In this episode, Heather starts with a few tips to improve your storytelling for marketing purposes, and then dives right into everything you need to know about NFT’s, blockchain, web 3, and how absolutely essential it is to build a community. She shares what you need to pay attention to right now as a business owner in this fast-moving tech world, and different ways you can facilitate experiences for your community. Tune in to hear more!
Key highlights
- Introduction to Heather
- Trying something new as an entrepreneur, such as acting or improv classes
- The idea of mental freedom
- Why Tony and Heather classify themselves as creatives first, then as entrepreneurs
- Making your storytelling relevant to your audience when marketing
- How Heather's podcast Web 3 and NFTs for Newbies went viral and got 1 million downloads in 8 months
- What is an NFT exactly?
- What is a blockchain?
- The benefits of blockchain for businesses
- The difference between web 1, 2, and 3
- Web 3 is focused on community building
- Thoughts on the Metaverse
- What should you start paying attention to right now as a business owner in this new tech world?
- What are POAPS?
- Why you need a crypto wallet
- Websites you can go to make a wallet
- Audience vs. community
- Different ways you can facilitate experiences for your community
Connect with Heather:
Website: HeatherParady.com
Facebook: Heather Parady
Instagram: @heatherparady
Twitter: @heatherparady
LinkedIn: Heather Parady
YouTube: Heather Parady
Connect with Tony:
Instagram: @365driven
Facebook
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Going From Worrier to Warrior - with Chris Saunders - EP258
Negative experiences from our past can remain in our subconscious and affect us throughout our lives if we do not address and overcome them. Without even being aware of our traumas, we might be held back by them, not reaching our fullest potential, and trying to overcompensate to push away the pain. Today’s guest went through just that.
Chris Saunders is the president of Integrated Communications, which is a field mobility company, and he also leads a Marketing Agency called Yonder Digital. Chris is a member of the Arete Syndicate and he is a successful entrepreneur with a very inspiring story of how he went from someone that was always fearful of uncertainty, to now being one of the strongest people he knows. Chris faced very difficult times recently, as most of us did, but this forced him to face the childhood trauma that he had been trying to push away for so long.
In this episode, Chris shares his story of battling hopelessness and desperation, and knowing when it was time to ask for help. Through a special kind of therapy called EDMR, he was finally able to face his traumas and start to truly live in the present, and finally call the shots in his own life. Everyone deals with adversity, but winners realize it is the past that makes us who we are. Tune in to hear Chris’ story.
Key highlights
- Introduction to Chris
- The childhood trauma Chris endured that made it difficult to connect to his true self
- The massive shift Chris went through after investing in himself through the Arete Syndicate
- How Chris' business was affected in recent times
- Chris’ experience with EMDR therapy
- How the Arete Syndicate saved Chris' life
- Chris' experience with 75 Hard
- Tony’s experience with high functioning depression
- How things happen FOR us, not TO us
- The purpose statement Chris says every day to stay connected to his “why”
- The purpose statement he says with his kids every day
- What’s next for Chris? A safe zone for men
Connect with Chris:
Facebook: Chris Saunders
Business Facebook: Integrated Communications
Instagram: @chrissaunderstheman
Connect with Tony:
Instagram: @365driven
Facebook
LinkedIn