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Brad Lea. My Last Word of 2022. Episode 540 with The Real Brad Lea (TRBL) Dec 29, 2022

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It's almost 2023 and Brad wants to talk about how you can get ANYTHING you want. Focus on your health, relationships, and finances in 2023, and specifically figure out what that looks like. To do that, Brad has four simple steps: Figure out what it is that you want, Figure out how to get it, Do the work, and make adjustments.

Check out Brad's crash house https://crashhouse.io/elite

Check Brad out at https://www.bradlea.tv and subscribe to his Youtube Channel.

Get Brad's book on Amazon, "The Hard Way" or go to https://www.bradlea.com

Want to make money in 2023: Check out how at https://www.bradlea.com

Bomb: Life is what you make of it; happiness is something that you choose

Bomb: It's a bitch getting rich, but it's a bitch being broke, so pick one

Bomb: You will never get a higher ROI than in the investment you make in yourself

Clark Bartram. America's Most Trusted Fitness Professional. Episode 539 with The Real Brad Lea (TRBL) Dec 26, 2022

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As "America's Most Trusted Fitness Professional," Clark Bartram is dedicated to helping men and women become their best selves—physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Learning as a U.S. Marine to "always be ready," Clark has appeared on the cover of more than 130 fitness publications over a career that spans more than three decades.Clark has inspired millions of people around the world through two successful television shows, segments on Home Shopping Network and QVC, numerous movie roles, and Clark also works with people one-on-one, through his CBX mindset coaching system and as an elite Master Trainer, certified by the ISSA.Thanks to an unwavering dedication to living a fitness lifestyle, along with his service work with the Prison Fellowship/Operation Starting Line, the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, the Special Olympics, and other organizations, Clark was honored by the National Fitness Hall of Fame in 2018. Clark lives in San Diego, California with his wife Anita. They have two adult children, Taylor and Mitch.

In this episode, Brad and Clark discuss how Clark has become America's Most Trusted Fitness Professional. Clark works with people on their mind, body and soul and this episode gives you some tactical steps to do just that.

Clark Bartram wrote five best-selling books: You Too Can Be a Fitness Model; Spiritually Fit, A Fitness Program You Can Have Faith In; Where Your Mind Goes, You Go; Where Your Mind Goes, You Go Volume 2; and Magical Morning.

Learn more about Clark by visiting https://www.maximizedmanelite.com

Bomb: "Consider your abs as the invitation to the party." - Clark Bartram

Bomb: Having your cake and eating it too

Bomb: "Create a sustainable lifestyle or else it's a waste of time."

Bomb: Commitment to self-talk

Bomb: "Take the chance to get healthier than never taking the chance at all."

Bomb: The better in shape you are, the better your life will be

Gary Cardone. The New Crypto World. Episode 538 with The Real Brad Lea (TRBL) Dec 22, 2022

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In this episode, Brad and Gary, a true business entrepreneur, dive into the digital world and discuss how it is affecting every aspect of everyday life, with a specific emphasis on business and security.

00:00 Intro

00:54 Brad introduces Gary Cardone and highlights his experience in being a business entrepreneur and starting/buying companies such as Chargeback911 as well as a twin to Billionaire, Grant Cardone.

05:58 Gary explains how his company, Charback911, helps and protects business owners and institutions participating in E-commerce sales.

09:15 Cardone shares his insights on how COVID-19 affected business and financial transactions for the foreseeable future and what that means for banks.

13:47 Brad and Gary discuss how the world is transitioning to digital and how security will heighten; everything leaves a trail.

19:33 Brad tells his own experience with e-commerce, specifically bitcoin.

23:52 Gary and Brad touch on the risk of attempting to evade taxes while conducting business: Not worth it, spend the extra time and money to do it the right way with a fantastic accountant.

27:44 Cardone thinks bitcoin and other e-commerce platforms have given the US an immense amount of power, and he thinks it has allowed our nation to become a leader.

32:55 Brad expresses his fear of banks as financial institutions and how they control almost all of someone's personal finances.

37:45 Mr. Cardone and Brad chat about the control the government tries to hold on people's finances and their financial decisions.

42:49 Gary tells the story of Walmarts almost fall from grace in competition with amazon and what saved them.

48:15 Gary gives his advice about buying crypto and what will make it worth it financially and how to educate yourself about the industry.

52:42 Brad enlightens listeners about his experience with crypto and its security measures.

57:19 Cardone talks about credit card companies and their M.O. for their rates and fees, or their lack thereof.

1:03:42 Gary shares his opinion about the future of our currency as a nation and how its structure of it will have to adjust to the development of cryptocurrency.

1:07:18 Lea and Cardone talk about politics, including the current events in Russia and America's lack of initiative to fully understand situations before forming opinions.

1:10:06 Gary talks inflation and how it's affecting his business and his companies.

1:13:18 Cardone emphasizes how the digital universe is affecting our real world: connecting people on a different level.

Will Totten. From a 10 Year Prison Sentence to Successful Business Man. Episode 537 with The Real Brad Lea (TRBL) Dec 19, 2022

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In his entire career, Will has worked with some of the largest DTC brands and companies, helping them with sourcing, importing, and manufacturing products. In the last decade, Will has gained mastery of these industries and generated massive revenues from thousands of products like toys, apparel, ATVs, container homes, etc., which he then used to build and manufacture his own successful brand NOYORO. Today, Will shares his vast knowledge of this industry through this program to help aspiring and experienced entrepreneurs master these in-high-demand skills and maximize their revenues so they can build their own successful businesses and brands.

In this episode, Will discusses how he went from a ten year prison sentence to a very successful businessman, and here's how.

00:00 Intro

02:27 The Fed

04:00 Prison system

11:15 Branding

13:42 Follow Will @mrnoyoro

19:48 What suppliers need to do

27:30 The copy model

31:55 Giving the customers the option

35:46 Success

38:47 Check out Will https://www.noyorosimguide.com for training and information

44:00 Growing the business

Brian Deegan. EXTREME SPORTS & EXTREME IDEAS. Episode 536 with The Real Brad Lea (TRBL) Dec 15, 2022

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Fueled by Monster Energy, and his tireless efforts, Brian is busy filming, and releasing videos daily on the massively influential YouTube page, "The Deegans." He consistently cranks out entertaining social media content that is fresh and engaging. It's not easy to eclipse winning X-games gold, and multiple championships, but the job he has done guiding his three children towards their dreams is some of his greatest work. Not only has he been a great coach, and inspiration to many, but all while staying in peak riding condition, racing off road trucks, filming his podcast, and doing personal appearances for his sponsors. His enduring popularity with fans of riding and racing attracts top-level sponsors to his programs like Ford and Can-Am. Brian continues to outwork everyone, which is why he is one of the most liked and respected ambassadors in our industry and draws huge crowds wherever he goes. Brian Deegan - Turned pro at age 17, won his first Supercross race a year later by ghost-riding his bike across the finish line... shortly thereafter, Brian created the Metal Mulisha lifestyle clothing line, helped develop a new sport (founding father of Freestyle Motocross / FMX) and the rest is history!

In this episode, Brad and Brian, an extreme action sports professional, talk about his extreme life, both in the business and at home. Deegan explains his learning curve within the industry and how he put what he learned to use with his own family.

00:00 Intro: Deegan explains where his love for extreme sports began and how his career blossomed

04:13 Deegan explains his monster relationship with Hanson's energy

07:53 The metal mulisha: Deegan creates his own brand

10:05 X-games: How to get good and be bad

13:01 Extreme parenting

16:05 Deegans near-death experience: How it changed his life

20:16 The Deegan Brand: a family affair

21:57 Bomb dropped: The key to being a great parent, BE THERE.

25:00 Brian's son Hayden's motocross career & how he guided him toward success

28:20 Brad's adrenaline thrill

32:19 Youtube opportunities: How to monetize

36:20 Brian explains his family's "TV Show" and the village it takes to make it happen

40:51 The real social media influence: How to beat the system

Jason Phillips.The REAL Magic of A Nutrition Coach. Episode 535 with The Real Brad Lea (TRBL) Dec 12, 2022

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Jason Phillips has been active in the fitness industry for decades. From a former cover model and professional athlete to a sought-after fitness and nutrition coach, Jason is currently the CEO and founder of the Nutritional Coaching Institute and Business Coaching Institute. He has written for several publications including Men's Fitness and his own book, Macros Explained: Your Ultimate Guide to Macronutrient Prescription for Health, Performance, and Aesthetics and his newest book; Macros Applied: Bridging the Gap from Science to Application.

Jason is a popular and prolific podcast guest featured in over 50 podcasts such as Renegade Radio with Jay Ferruggia, Ever Forward Radio with Chase Chewning, Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth, and Barbell Shrugged to name a few.

After starting in the most humble of beginnings - overdrawn in his bank account Jason has now built multiple 7 figure companies and has grown NCI/BCI from $0 to $15m+ annually in under 5 years.

In this episode, Jason and Brad go on to discuss the real magic of a nutrition coach and why most people do not take the leap when they want to change their life.

00:00 Intro

03:55 The minute you start dieting…

04:02 Bomb: "Put on the earth to survive, not to just be as attractive as Brad Lea."

08:12 Do the work

10:10 Anorexia

13:40 Low hormone

17:50 Lifestyle maintenance

19:52 People with body issues: Listen up!

21:35 Bomb: Worth it

26:55 99% of people don't follow the plan…

30:00 "Real Job"

35:00 Immediate ROI

36:00 Golf

41:27 Bomb: The way you should be thinking about it

45:22 The Hormozi's

49:40 Three levels in the coaching space

57:05 Utility on Money

58:05 Deal for the #Bombsquad send Jason a DM and use the word BOMBSQUAD @jasonphillipsisnutrition

Justin Tidd. BRONZE & BRAINS. Episode 534 with The Real Brad Lea (TRBL) Dec 08, 2022

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In this episode, Brad talks to Justin about his journey into the world of fitness, how Justin changed his life personally, and how fitness directly affects all aspects of life.

00:00 Intro

00:08 Introducing guest, Justin Tidd, who excels in the sales industry specializing in global technology and also whose passion for fitness inspired him to start a business in fitness.

01:20 Brad explains how he met Tidd and how he has influenced his fitness lifestyle.

02:26 The reason people so easily fail at their fitness journey but also the reason they can succeed.

03:00 Getting in shape: the aftermath

04:35 Tidd highlights how even though Brad's life and career keep him extremely busy, he made time to change his health for the better.

05:40 Moe & his fitness journey with Justin Tidd.

06:17 Find your muscle type: Body scans

07:20 Not gonna get rich quick, not gonna get thin quick: Do your cardio

10:49 Creating habits & how they become easy: Change your relationship with "hard"

11:47 Brad asks Justin what his personal connection to the fitness plan "75 Hard" is and why he promotes it to the public.

13:18 Mind over matter: Your mindset matters

13:58 Women, Men, anyone can do it: all you need is direction

15:13 Why using an expert like Tidd makes it easy to follow your fitness dreams.

15:58 Turn the 12 week program into a lifestyle: the everyday benefits

16:40 Justin Tidds personal background & how he got into fitness

19:04 Be the change you want to see: How important it is to set examples for your children for a healthy lifestyle.

19:50 How your fitness can form a different first impression

22:06 It's about control: Brad explains his deeper meaning for getting into shape and how it symbolizes his success in business.

23:20 Difference between a personal trainer, and a coach.

24:45 Calories in, calories out: What does it mean?

27:45 Why Justin's clients lie.

28:31 The science of it all.

29:51 The dynamics of Tidd's personal workouts.

30:20 Justin's West Virginia life.

31:55 How Justin Tidd got involved with Arete & how it's benefited him

32:54 How fitness applies to everyday life & your mental

34:20 If you want it, Justin will make it happen for you

37:19 Working backwards: Brad defined his end lifestyle goal first, then fit his fitness schedule around that goal.

38:30 How to bulk up

39:30 Brad seeing changes in his body

41:17 What everyone wants to know: How to build an ass

42:07 What part of your body should you focus on to notice your results?

43:00 How long will it take?

43:35 As Brad signs off, Justin explains his platforms and the services he offers.

Leon DeSimone. How to Overcome ANYTHING. Episode 533 with The Real Brad Lea (TRBL) Dec 05, 2022

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In this episode, Brad and Leon chat about his history and experience as a Las Vegas, Nevada police officer for over 20 years and his transition into the mortgage industry after retirement as well as what difficulties he faced in both fields post pandemic.

00:00 Intro

0:15 Introduces Leon, retired Vegas police officer, now mortgage broker/investor

0:30 Importance of real estate

1:00 Leon's career history in Nevada

1:50 Brad and Leon discuss the unique integrity required to be a successful police officer

3:15 The Good Cop, Bad Cop bit

4:00 Who polices the police?

5:10 The Oath

6:45 Leon explains how the implementation of the bodycam changed the dynamic of the police force and society

7:45 The variation of police

8:20 Policing the pandemic

9:29 Mask or no mask: That is the question

10:00 Bomb dropped: How the pamdemic mandates negatively affected our society

10:20 Climbing DeSimone's career ladder

11:30 Brad introduces the controversy of prostitution, the loop holes and why the legality of it intrigues him

14:40 How to play "The Game"

16:46 Dangers OF the game

17:11 Policing: Just making a difference for somebody

19:08 Red Flags: How to protect your loved ones

21:36 Vegas: The Underground City

23:55 Incentives for the job switch

25:30 Risk & Reward

27:30 Benefits of policework

28:37 Bomb Dropped: You only get good & stay good at something if you continue to practice

33:11 Brad brings up the topic of drunk driving and why it's so important to follow the laws

34:11 How does policework and real estate connect

37:00 Officer Lea

40:51 Don't be an A#%hole

42:39 Interest rates: If not now, when?

44:40 The guidelines of acquiring a loan

47:18 DeSimone gives tips to aid in securing a jumbo loan

48:35 Recession: What does it mean & who is it affecting

50:24 How to sell

51:53 What to be a leader & how to keep people following

53:18 People are tired of being sold, they want to be helped

54:24 The key. Listening.

58:00 Body language is loud

1:00:05 The Golden Rule: Keep your mouth shut.

1:03:20 Brads soft spot for protecting today's youth

1:06:45 Getting personal with Leon and his time spent on the force

1:07:32 Leon reassures market quality & entices buyers to rethink their financial opportunity in the loan field

Justin Colby. Real Estate Rags to Riches. Episode 532 with The Real Brad Lea (TRBL) Dec 01, 2022

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In this episode, Brad and Justin Colby discuss Colby's unique story of his claim to fame in the real estate industry. Once a "paper mover" lacking a useful skill set, now a real estate typhoon, Colby reveals secrets to his trade and enlightens listeners to techniques to make money in the fast paced real estate industry.

00:00 Intro

00:15 Introducing Justin Colby

00:24 TheScienceOfFlipping.com

01:46 Bomb Dropped: Fast, Good, or Cheap- pick 2

02:34 Colby talks about overcoming obstacles when purchasing real estate: "Anybody can do it"

04:30 How to acquire the deals

05:45 Cost of owning a home

07:00 Airbnbs

07:41 Sunbelt: Best market right now (2022)

08:45 Renter damage control

10:50 How to raise money

12:20 How to begin your real estate journey

13:30 Hotels: Pros & Cons

15:00 Money lost: Earn or learn

17:29 Colby talks about his entrance into the real estate industry

19:40 Creative financing

22:00 Buying VS. Selling real estate

24:37 911- Call brad

27:00 Brad talks about his own real estate interests

28:05 How to fund investing in high end real estate

30:12 Creating a fund

31:15 Moving your goal posts down the field

33:25 Life is short, be willing to do the leg work

34:00 How bird dogs get paid

35:15 Colby was broke. Busted, & Disgusted

35:40 Bomb Dropped: Willingness to do the work & take the risk

37:25 Rentals VS. Wholesaling

38:47 Benefits of owning land

39:13 Colby talks his experience Miami living

40:05 Brads Miami opportunity

40:56 Get something done- youtube.com/JustinColby

Carlos Mencia. The TRUTH About Comedy with Carlos Mencia . Episode 531 with The Real Brad Lea (TRBL) Nov 28, 2022

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Ned Arnel "Carlos" Mencía (born October 22, 1967) is a Honduran-American comedian, writer, and actor. His style of comedy is often political and involves issues of race relations, Latin American culture, criminal justice, and social class. He is best known as the host of the Comedy Central show Mind of Mencia. Mencia performed at venerated LA stand-up venues such as The Comedy Store and The L.A. Cabaret. His success in these venues led to appearances on The Arsenio Hall Show and Buscando Estrellas, where he attained the title "International Comedy Grand Champion." Then, in 1994, Mencia was chosen to host HBO's Latin comedy showcase Loco Slam. He has performed with people like Chappelle, and George Lopez and has been mentioned as top three funniest comedians. He firmly believes that if you are not laughing, you are not living!

In this episode, Brad and Carlos break down the TRUTH about comedy and Carlos' journey in his career and what he is now overcoming.

00:00 Intro

01:40 The internet trying to cancel Carlos

03:49 Bomb: Hard work is not all you need to climb out of the "rat race"

06:30 The sense of humility taught

08:32 The road to comedy

11:50 The Comedy Store

14:40 What got him big

18:00 The internet attacks

23:00 The unfolding

30:00 Gag Gifts

34:18 Where the focus is