Dropping Bombs

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Bek Lover. How to Survive in this World. Episode 394 with The Real Brad Lea (TRBL) Aug 05, 2021

Show notes

Bek Lover, was born in the USA, after his mother's family was hunted down by the communist regime in Albania, because his grandfather was an anti-communist fighter. His father fled the oppression that occurred in the now, non-existent country of Yugoslavia, now the Republic of Kosova. Bek Lover, has lost a lot of people in his lifetime, from various situations, including the Kosovo War, in 1999. He lost 30 people in a single day when they were massacred by the Serbian Military. He also was present during the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center! Bek Lover, uses his struggles, life experiences, and his connections to inspire people to never give up! The best way to help others is to share what we know about this life through our own experiences. After getting back up, over and over, it is now Bek's mission, to help other people, get back up... to make a Come Back!

In this episode, Brad and Bek discuss many life-changing events and how to survive them as well as what it means to make a come back!

00:00 Intro

00:23 Follow @beklovernyc or go to https://www.thecomebackteam.com

01:38 Did Carol Baskin kill her husband?

02:48 Thoughts on Bill Cosby being freed

04:04 Bomb 1: "I think it's better to let 1000 prisoners go free than have one innocent person behind bars." - Bek Lover

05:38 Bek's story

08:28 "Your word is everything." - Bek Lover

09:14 "The guest is the God of the house." - Bek Lover

10:05 How Albania protected Jews in WWII

14:40 The nightlife community in Manhattan

20:43 Why they want to fill up the club

21:26 Bomb 2: Between the image model and the whale in the club, you want to be the whale.

25:10 "Six degrees of separation is real." - Bek Lover

28:57 "There is a price for everything." - Bek Lover

30:22 There is no comparison between 9/11 and the pandemic

31:17 Bomb 3: "Life has its way of fu*kin you up sometimes." - Bek Lover

38:30 Building Seven

43:42 "You might not have a tomorrow." - Bek Lover

44:41 Bomb 4: "The worst thing in the world is regret, be the bigger person." - Bek Lover

50:20 Bomb 5: "There is nowhere else to live but America." - Bek Lover

55:00 What not to say in Albania

57:13 What is the comeback team about

58:39 "I disappeared for three years and I didn't think I would ever come back." - Bek Lover

01:03:30 Check out the comeback team on YouTube

01:07:00 Ayahuasca

01:08:10 Clubhouse

01:11:25 Bomb 6: Brad's content

01:12:52 check out Brad's stuff! https://www.closerschool.com https://www.closerschoollive.com https://www.lightspeedvt.com

01:14:15 Bomb 7: "As long as you have air in your lungs, you can always make a comeback!" -Bek Lover

Jerome Maldonado. Winners & Losers in Real Estate. Episode 393 with The Real Brad Lea (TRBL) Aug 02, 2021

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Jerome Maldonado is a highly successful real estate investor, business owner, coach and speaker. Inspired by his parents' dedicated work-ethic, Jerome has always had a hunger for success and a willingness to do whatever it took to make his vision for his life a reality. Starting from scratch, he struggled for many years to get his business off the ground, but from this he learned what it really takes to build an empire from the ground up.

In this episode, Jerome and Brad discuss the wins and losses of real estate in the market today and what you can do RIGHT NOW to level up your portfolio.

00:00 Intro

03:40 Other people's money

5:00 The difference between good debt and bad debt

7:00 Bomb 1: Knowledge and training is the key

10:16 "Marketing is to drive traffic and what you do in the workplace is how you keep them." - Jerome Maldonado

14:26 A disneyland experience

18:00 The definition of entrepreneur

24:00 Give people final approval

26:15 Call out Charlie Sheen for the podcast!

32:00 The problem with the border

37:00 Jerome's experience in NC

42:00 Shout-out to Tai Lopez

45:13 The power of getting it in writing (Jerome and Brad's lawsuit war stories)

48:35 The move right now

51:40 Warren Buffet

52:40 "100,000,000 dollars in the real estate game ain't shit." - Jerome Maldonado

56:52 Go to https://www.eliterealestatesociety.com to learn more

58:04 Bombs 2: Get in your car and shake hands and meet people no matter how rich you are

59:50 "A property is only worth what you bring in financially" - Jerome Maldonado

01:02:00 See the entire process with Jerome

01:04:35 Tax laws

01:08:46 "Money and fear is what stops people from doing things." - Jerome Maldonado

01:11:58 Bomb 3: "Do things the right way." - Jerome Maldonado

Evan Carmichael. Believe in Yourself. Episode 392 with The Real Brad Lea (TRBL) Jul 29, 2021

Show notes

Evan Carmichael #Believes in entrepreneurs. Gary Vaynerchuck called him the DJ who inspires people and Ed Mylett called him the modern-day Napoleon Hill. At 19, he built and then sold a biotech software company. At 22, he was a venture capitalist raising $500k to $15M. He now runs a YouTube channel for entrepreneurs with over 2 million subscribers and 300 million views, wrote 4 books, and speaks globally.

In this episode, Brad and Evan discuss all things YouTube, and Evan graciously gives his tips and tactics for YOU to literally start and maximize your own channel TODAY.

00:00 Intro

02:59 The modern-day Napoleon Hill

03:32 Bomb 1: The people on youtube know what they are talking about

04:00 Shout out to Ed Mylett and Andy Frisella and Arete

05:10 "Good things happen when you give." - Evan Carmichael

06:32 "YouTube sits on top of everything else." - Evan Carmichael

11:11 Subscribers

12:30 "YouTube is the only platform where people watch long-form videos." - Evan Carmichael

13:50 Bomb 2: YouTube gets you the distribution

15:49 Bomb 3: The content from your podcast is used on YouTube first, then distributed to other platforms

20:09 The three basic things to start doing

20:24 "Your job is to teach people to think the way you think." - Evan Carmichael

22:08 Bomb 4: "Not as many people can go deep on their knowledge when a long-form video is required." - Evan Carmichael

24:10 The views

24:30 Bomb 5: "The game is to show up after other peoples videos." - Evan Carmichael

28:30 Bomb 6: "What's cooler? Being searched for and having 100K subs or being found and having a million?" - Evan Carmichael

30:19 Important Tips

34:48 "The most important thing is ranking after other people's videos" - Evan Carmichael

37:25 Bomb 7: "Look for the videos with more views than subs on the channel, and recreate it." - Evan Carmichael

41:15 Sharing videos from email to email list

46:06 Bomb 8: The play all button link

50:02 Editing

52:52 Bomb 9: The first minute is important

57:48 Follow Evan @evancarmichael

Chris Duffin. The Power of How You Move. Episode 391 with The Real Brad Lea (TRBL) Jul 26, 2021

Show notes

Chris Duffin is an inventor, thought leader, and entrepreneur in Health and Fitness. He has Co-Founded the globally recognized brand Kabuki Strength, where he serves as Chief Visionary Officer. Chris has invented multiple 'game-changing' products improving human biomechanics under load, as well as systemized approaches to assessing and correcting human movement dysfunctions.

In this episode, Chris and Brad unpack a lot about Chris' story and his business. They even discuss how Chris saves his family from a serial killer!

00:00 Intro

01:30 Look up https://www.kabukistrength.com

02:45 Chris' story

04:00 Get Chris' book on amazon "The Eagle and the Dragon"

05:18 The story about the serial killer…

09:36 "A family of six living on $5,000 or less a year." - Chris Duffin

13:35 Masks…

15:20 what Kabuki Strength is - dropped free on YT!

18:37 Why "Kabuki"

22:27 "At the end of the day, you have to put your GAME FACE on" - Chris Duffin

24:55 Bomb 1: "You can give the most remarkable speech and not have a following, you have to own it and live it." - Chris Duffin

28:29 The best squat bar in the world

36:00 The training effect of Kabuki

40:15 Bomb 2: "You need to find what scares you so you can adapt and handle more." - Chris Duffin

42:30 Bomb 3: "You don't always have control over the bad things that happen to you, but you do have control over your actions and responses to those things." - Chris Duffin

43:20 "Good leaders chase challenges naturally." - Chris Duffin

47:50 The Gym business

50:45 Training retention

52:30 Car analogy

55:25 Look-out for Chris' podcast to launch later this Summer

57:00 Chris' next book

01:01:35 Follow Chris on IG! @mad_scientist_duffin

01:03:00 Go to https://www.chrisduffin.com for some treats!

Lance Essihos. What to Do When Life Gets Hard. Episode 390 with The Real Brad Lea (TRBL) Jul 22, 2021

Show notes

Lance has faced some of life's most difficult challenges. Grinding his way through the hockey ranks to traveling the world as a bartender. Through his personal battle with drugs and alcohol for well over a decade, the tragic loss of his brother to suicide followed by the great loss of his father to cancer only a year later, Lance realized he had hit rock bottom. In the darkest of days, he made a promise to himself that he would create a new life.

In this episode Lance and Brad unpack everything about what makes life hard and how it really never stops because it's up to YOU to get better.

00:00 Intro

02:20 The identity crisis…

06:03 2016 news for Lance that changed his mindset

08:21 University of Adversity Podcast

11:00 Ayahuasca

13:00 "In order to love yourself you have to love all the stuff you push away." - Lance Essihos

14:51 "The dark shit is just as important as the warm and fuzzy shit." - Lance Essihos

20:33 Bomb 1: You have to get to the root of the reason why you make bad decisions

22:06 Gratitude

24:18 "If you do not believe in yourself you will never move yourself forward." - Lance Essihos

27:00 About Lances' podcast

31:35 Bomb 2: "People don't realize how resilient they are." - Lance Essihos

32:45 Brad's book "Lessons I Learned The Hard Way So You Don't Have To"

36:45 "If you don't believe in yourself, who will?" - Lance Essihos

41:00 There will always be levels to your problems…

42:30 "All of it is true!"

45:04 Follow Lance!

John Di Domenico. Meet the Highest Paid Trump Impersonator. Episode 389 with The Real Brad Lea (TRBL) Jul 19, 2021

Show notes

John Di Domenico is one of the busiest and hardest working corporate entertainers and character actors in the United States. John specializes in thoroughly evaluating his clients' mission, objectives, and goals, and then strategically customizing his highly unique brand of powerful content-driven comedy to specifically fit his clients' production. Whether John is writing, directing, or performing as an emcee, game show host, presenter, comedian, or character, John consistently exceeds his clients' expectations.

In this episode, Brad and John talk about the road to acting and John's career and also about internal strife based on different upbringings to get where they are today in life!

00:00 Intro

01:00 Series of impersonations right off the bat

05:15 What medium John would pick

08:00 Trump supporter vs. Trump non-supporter

08:46 "My goal is to entertain an entire audience." - John Di Domenico

12:49 Follow John @JohnnyD23

13:28 "My parents fought constantly and this was my defense mechanism." - John Di Domenico

16:00 John's story

20:00 How perspectives can change based on knowing other people's trauma

23:30 "I knew there was another place out there, and I wanted to be THERE." - John Di Domenico

24:19 Bomb 1: "Life has to be lived."

29:00 Interactivity -- good or bad news… (go to https://www.lightspeedvt.com for more info ;))

31:20 Nickname for Richard

33:00 The best actor today…

35:00 Joe Rogan

38:14 John's favorite to do

46:00 What we are being inundated with

47:00 Aliens

50:30 Luck

52:11 Bomb 2: No one owes you anything

53:24 Bomb 3: You have to save yourself

55:00 A little bit of Brad's story

01:02:30 Make the right choices

01:04:21 Watch "Let's Be Real" on hulu!

Neel Dhingra. Why Everybody Needs to Build A Personal Brand. Episode 388 with The Real Brad Lea (TRBL) Jul 15, 2021

Show notes

Neel's goal is to help those in the mortgage and real estate industry thrive in the next decade by building personal brands and learning how to properly market themselves on the platforms that matter most. Neel executed this exact strategy and took his personal income from $300K to $1MM+ in just 12 months.

In this episode, Neel and Brad discuss the mortgage industry as well as the importance of a personal brand in this day and age! Tune in and learn the tactical steps for yourself!

00:00 Intro

00:48 Neel's story

03:45 Segregate your money

05:25 Bomb 1: Pay your taxes

08:00 Coinbase

09:30 Zillow stock

13:00 "The moment you stop what you're doing, your business becomes worthless." - Neel Dhingra

14:55 A personal brand

15:12 Shout-out to Gary Vee

17:02 Bomb 2: Get educated before you share so you have a ton of value to give to others

20:24 Follow Brad on YouTube! (link below!)

25:12 Why Everybody Needs to Build A Personal Brand

26:20 Reach out to @neelhome on IG and send him #BOMBSQUAD if you want to know what he's about from listening.

28:39 Suggested vs. Optimized

33:00 "I'm passionate when a customer says, 'thank you, you have changed my life'" - Neel Dhingra

34:35 "The best way to build a personal brand is to teach people what to do on their own based on your expertise." - Neel Dhingra

37:05 Bomb 3: What you will look for you will find-- that's how life works. (Inspired by Gary Vee)

39:00 Neel's lucky Gary Vee story

41:16 Neel's most important message

41:49 Check out Neel's podcast; The Neel Home Podcast

43:30 Make content around the problems you solve

49:20 How to overcome the fear of building a brand in the first place

51:17 The most relevant content (go to google trends or https://www.answerthepublic.com )

53:41 "Attention is important." - Neel Dhingra

Kine Corder. The Power of Hypnosis. Episode 387 with The Real Brad Lea (TRBL) Jul 12, 2021

Show notes

Kiné Corder, is a National Certified Counselor and the world's #1 Financial Hypnotherapist. You may remember her from Oprah or ABC's Extreme Makeover Show. Since then, she's become a best-selling author and an international speaker taking the stage with well-known speakers like Les Brown and Daymond John.

In this episode, Kine and Brad discuss the power of hypnosis and hypnotherapy and what it means to get really clear on your goals and then crush them!

00:00 Intro

01:58 What does hypnotizing do?

03:25 Bomb 1: The brain does not know the difference between what you imagine and what you actually do

06:35 Kine's intensive private retreat

07:32 The way Kine looks at confident

08:20 Bomb 2: Everything you need you have inside of you already

09:00 "If you are holding onto things you will not let in." - Kine Corder

11:20 "What does it matter if you have the life you created and love it, but cannot live it?!?!"

12:00 The number one thing that blocks people is loneliness

15:00 What happens when you hypnotize people

16:27 The brain has three levels

20:50 "Everyone has a different idea of prosperity." - Kine Corder

22:00 The cycle from 0 years old.

23:34 "Your brain says familiar is good and unfamiliar is bad." - Kine Corder

24:35 "We live our lives based on TRUTHS and not FACTS." - Kine Corder

31:00 "We know what we want, we just do not want to be programmed." - Kine Corder

33:50 Bomb 3: "It is about putting the right information in to get the right result out." - Kine Corder

35:53 The three things to identify

38:11 Technique with Brad and Kine

43:00 The programming of "Find comfort in the uncomfortable."

43:54 Bomb 4: "Hard work is not the key to success." - Kine Corder

48:58 The luxury version of Brad Lea

49:55 Scientology reference

54:21 Body Dysmorphia

01:02:35 "We will repeat things in our brain until we learn things differently." - Kine Corder

01:05:15 There are three types of people...

01:10:00 Kine's book and company- check it out https://www.presidentiallifesstyle.com or

https://www.breakthroughtoclarity.com

Scott Joseph. Marketing for Small Business. Episode 386 with The Real Brad Lea (TRBL) Jul 08, 2021

Show notes

Scott Joseph's passion is to get sales and marketing to operate as a unified, high-performing machine. Scott started his journey in the automotive industry selling cars long before my car dealerships or J&L Marketing was even a thought. Today, Scott's role is the same in all of the companies he is fortunate to own and lead. Scott focuses on innovation, strategic alliances, improving business plans and the overall vision.

In this episode, Scott and Brad discuss the importance of marketing for small businesses and what it means to your business today to be successful.

00:00 Intro

02:03 "Digital is so easy as long as you have someone who understands the data; know your numbers." - Scott Joseph

04:30 How Scott got started selling cars

08:20 "I'm going to start marketing for car dealerships, not sell." - Scott Joseph

11:51 What Brad had to do to keep the lights on at LightSpeed VT

14:19 "The number one thing you must have is a great General Manager because if you have that, you have a license to print money." - Scott Joseph

15:00 AI

22:30 The accidental advertisement

24:03 "If you are an owner of a business you want to have the faith and trust that nothing is going on behind the scenes." - Scott Joseph

28:00 P&L's in the car dealer business

31:12 What you can do next month to increase your sales

34:00 The power of having a jet

38:30 The media

40:51 Top five things to be successful

44:31 "Start with your belief system and let it impact the result."

48:12 Brad's top 5

51:18 "The knowledge is irrelevant if you do not follow it."

51:42 Shout-out to #75Hard

56:00 Water

58:29 Check out Scott's podcast, website, and give him a follow!

Rob LoCascio. A True Industry Pioneer. Episode 385 with The Real Brad Lea (TRBL) Jul 05, 2021

Show notes

Rob LoCascio is the founder of LivePerson, Inc. and has been its chief executive officer since its inception in 1995, making him one of the longest-standing founding CEOs of a tech company today. As the inventor of online chat for brands, Rob disrupted the way people communicate with companies around the world, removing the need for 1-800 numbers, long wait times, and endlessly scanning websites for information.

In this episode, Brad and Rob discuss Rob's tenure with his company, what it means to pioneer an industry, AI, crypto, and technology! Tune in to this awesome podcast episode!

00:00 Intro

02:34 "Guys like us laid the foundation for the internet" - Rob LoCascio

05:44 How it started for Rob

08:34 Bomb 1: You can be wealthy and be very poor

09:05 Follow Rob! And go to https://www.liveperson.com to check out his company

12:45 Developing a kick ass team

13:30 "You want people who work with you for the vision." - Rob LoCascio

14:43 AI and how its coming

16:30 Alexa vs. Siri

17:40 The Bella Bank; a consumer experience around your money

24:30 How fast AI works

25:30 Why Elon Musk says AI is a threat