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Practicing Good in Business with Ryan Vet Jun 03, 2019

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Ryan is an entrepreneur, speaker and author. He has held executive leadership roles in numerous start-ups including boon, a cloud solutions platform for the dental and health industries, and is the owner of two restaurants.

Top 3 Value Bombs:

1. The most important thing - more important than having a business plan - is the drive and passion to persevere

2. A brand is more than a name, it's an identity that others can rally around.

3. In everything you do make sure you practice good.

Visit Ryan's website - RyanVet

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Atul Gawande's Commencement Address: Curiosity and What Equality Really Means May 31, 2019

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This speech was originally delivered as the commencement address to graduates from U.C.L.A. Medical School on June 1, 2018.

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How to do less & be 10x more productive with Bryan & Shannon Miles May 29, 2019

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In 2010, Bryan and Shannon were the only employees. Today, BELAY boosts a corporate team of 60+ and a U.S. contractor base of over 700 people serving clients all over the US. A 100% virtual company, they've made the Inc 5000 list 4 times and made the #1 spot for Entrepreneur Magazine's Best Company Culture.

Top 3 Value Bombs:

1. Leadership is a stewardship—meaning you are a manager of something that you are responsible for.

2. When you find somebody who loves to do what you hate, it is such a gift and you'll see things accelerate in the business very quickly when you turn this over.

3. Trust is the lifeblood to help your people get going and knit themselves to the fabric of the organization.

Check out Bryan & Shannon's free download that will help you save 15 hours a week - BelaySolutions

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Neil Gaiman's Commencement Keynote: Make Good Art May 24, 2019

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This speech was delivered as the keynote address for the May 17, 2012 commencement ceremony at The University of the Arts.

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How to get a leg up in the ongoing war for talent with Jessica Moser May 22, 2019

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Jessica is senior vice president and leader of Small Business Solutions in MetLife's Group Benefits business. She oversees sales, strategy, underwriting, and overall P&L for businesses under 100 employees.

Top 3 Value Bombs:

1. In a small business, bringing the wrong person on is almost worse than having nobody.

2. Highlight that people can also get competitive salary and benefits. But really, first and foremost, highlight the values that you have as a small business owner that you can value your employees potentially in a way that a larger company can't.

3. There are people who will take a lower paying job to work in a company that shares their values.

Jessica's website - Met Life

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The Power of Voice to Grow your Business with Paul Faust May 20, 2019

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Paul is President at RingBoost and Founder of 1800Prepare.com. He is a sought-after speaker, with recent engagements in the telecom and legal marketing industries. Paul appeared on the TV show The Office as Cool Guy Paul, a role he inspired.

Top 3 Value Bombs:

1. It's just not enough to make the phone calls coming in. Make sure you handle it right. Make sure that you are truly building that relationship and giving your clients what they need.

2. It is expensive to hire somebody and train them. But when they build a relationship with a client, that's going to lead into future business, referrals, and other things that you just can't scale.

3. Technology levels the playing field for everybody. But technology can never replace YOU.

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I Will Teach You to Be Rich, Second Edition: No Guilt. No Excuses. No B.S. with Ramit Sethi May 17, 2019

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Ramit, author of the New York Times bestseller I Will Teach You To Be Rich and has become a financial guru to millions of readers in their twenties, thirties, and forties. He started his website, iwillteachyoutoberich.com as a Stanford undergraduate in 2004, and he now hosts over a million readers per month on his blog, newsletter, and social media.

Top 3 Value Bombs:

1. Use psychology against yourself. There are so many areas in life where we think we should do something, yet if you'll look at your behavior, you're probably not doing it.

2. The key is to stop waiting for the perfect idea and just look around at what's going on. People who are successful entrepreneurs know how to seize opportunities.

3. Money is typically a thing of guilt and anxiety. Reframe the way you think about money.

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3 Steps to a Highly Successful Luxury Business with Jen Obermeier May 15, 2019

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Jen is the business coach professional organizers working in the luxury home market turn to. As the creator of the Inspired Organizer™ program, she's helped thousands of businesswomen land bigger and better clients—in less time.

Top 3 Value Bombs:

1. No matter what industry your in, there are ways to look for that opportunity to upgrade a service to a luxury experience.

2. Brain health and heart health is worth pursuing in your daily life thru stress relieving services.

3. People now realized the value of their time cannot be replaced.

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How to squeeze big profit from a small email list with Tarzan Kay May 13, 2019

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Tarzan is a launch strategist & email copywriter (and yes thats her real name). Her teaches digital course creators how to turn a small email list into maximum profit.

Top 3 Value Bombs:

1. People are going to leave and come back and it is a good thing. Embrace them.

2. Stop working on your digital course and start nurturing your list.

3. You don't make money by just waiting. Instead build relationship.

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Dean and JLD go deep on Tony Robbins' course, KBB May 11, 2019

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It's already the BIGGEST LAUNCH of all time.

Not a huge surprise considering Tony Robbins is the mastermind behind it all.

I've been getting a LOT of questions about the specifics of the course and software, so I brought Tony's partner in crime on the show to chat about Knowledge Business Blueprint and the MindMint software, plus the accompanying bonuses.

If this episode doesn't convince you that this is for you, than it really isn't for you :-)

But if it is, you'll also be getting the JLD BONUS EXPERIENCE!

What is the JLD BONUS EXPERIENCE?