The GetChoGrindUp Podcast | The Next Generation Of Leaders

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Mario Armstrong - The Future Is All About Adaptability Apr 30, 2019

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The 2x Emmy award winner, Mario Armstrong, joins us back onto the podcast!

We got to talk about what the next steps for “Never Settle Show” and what life has been like building his podcast “Wake Up and Level Up”.

Key Takeaways From This Episode:

Keeping an open mind to look into how the world is changing
Not being afraid of pivoting
Always try new things
Look at what people are doing and see how you can do that same thing, but just a little different

Mario is one of our favorite guests to have on the show because the energy he brings just radiates off of him! We can’t wait to see what the future brings for his “Never Settle Show” and the “Wake Up and Level Up” Podcast!

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John Smith - Coming Back To Life From Being Lifeless For An Hour, The Story Behind The Movie "Breakthrough" Apr 25, 2019

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Have you had your breakthrough moment?

John Smith’s happened on January 19th, 2015. He and a couple of friends saw that the ice froze over and wanted to play on the ice. Little did they know that the ice was thin and seconds after saying “I love you” to his mother on the phone, he and his 2 friends fell through the ice. John was underwater for 15 minutes and had no pulse for 45 minutes. The doctors were going to do a time of death after John’s mother prayed for him, but the instant that John’s mother finished her prayer, John had a pulse.

Call it a miracle, call it God, whatever you call it, that was John’s breakthrough moment and now it has been turned into a movie in theatres now called “Breakthrough”. We got to interview John himself on what it was like to see his life turn into a movie.

Key Takeaways From This Episode:

The power of belief. Whether it's God, Buddha, yourself, etc. the power of actual belief is beautiful and can allow you to accomplish so much in life.
Being humble
What it's like to see yourself played by an actor

There isn’t a story like John’s out there, he isn’t suppose to be here right now, but he is and we get to hear his story.

If you’re interested in watching “Breakthrough” it is in theatres nation wide!

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Kyle Mogged - Working For Gary Vaynerchuk and Why You Can Meet Anyone You Want Now A Days Apr 23, 2019

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Last week we had the storytelling wizard, this week we have The Zen Wizard! Coming back on all the way from EP. 8, its Kyle Mogged. Last time we spoke to Kyle, he was just about to leave for his “residency” to work at Vaynermedia with Team Gary. It’s been almost a year and a half since then and we had plenty to cover with Kyle in the world of personal branding!

Key Takeaways From This Episode:

You can literally speak to ANYONE, you just have figure out a way to finesse it. Someone you know can connect you to another person, who can connect you to the person you want to meet. IF ALL ELSE FAILS, you can always use social media to help you out
Speaking things into existence. Maybe you don’t “believe this”, but just thinking that you can do something will give you confidence, which then allows you to achieve what you’ve always wanted to
If you’re a videographer, your opportunities are ENDLESS. Find someone you want to work with, create some stuff for them for free, then provide them value. If you’re good enough they might even let you work for them.
Personal branding is only going to get bigger

Kyle is ALL ABOUT the zen, meditation, chakra dances, etc. If you want to learn more about that side of his story, definitely check out his instagram as he revolves around all of that.

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Andrew Helms - How To Succeed After Dropping Out Of High School Apr 18, 2019

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Whats it like to be a story telling wizard? We got to talk about his journey of building Feralflix, a company that helps you produce your story. But Andrew’s path to becoming a wizard wasn’t always sunshine and rainbows.

Andrew nearly died as a child… his father shook him at an early age which left him hospitalized and then caused him to get adopted into his extended family. On top of all this, Andrew dropped out of high school with needing just 1 more credit and had to try to figure out life from there. He eventually got his GED, got a Bachelors and then a Masters and is now the CEO of Feralflix.

Key Takeaways From This Episode:

No matter what situation you’re put in or you put yourself in, know there is always a way out
You can learn anything in 100 days but only if you follow the 3 rules of finding someone who knows how to do it and learning from them, actually going out there and learning to do it,
Meditate. Your heart started beating before your brain was a thing. Meditating is one of the few things you can do to control your heart.
Take your experiences and be a teacher so that others don’t have to experience the same negative things you went through. Andrew does this as a father, but that lesson is for everyone
Its okay to take some time for yourself, he started his professional career 4-5 years later than most, but he is on par if not at a higher place in life compared to those who were on the “Standard” path
Be happy!

Learn more about Feralflix: https://feralflix.com/

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Loading Bar Lounge 2: How Our Event Went, What Gary Is Doing Up At 2am, and Much Much More Apr 16, 2019

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Welcome to the Loading Bar Lounge, were Justin, Gary, and sometimes Michelle pops her head in to chat about whats going on in our lives. We're all about the loading bar so this is how we keep ourselves accountable and show you guys how we're getting on in our lives!

This week:

Justin recaps the event that happened 2 weeks ago. The ups, the downs, and the wtf is going on. *Hint: there is a moment when someone's car gets stolen...

Justin also talks about if you're planning your own event, what are some good tips and things to keep in mind especially when its your first one.

Gary chats about everything he has been up to over the past week and a half. Getting his "life" together of completing the simple routines of self-care like skin care.

We're all still loading!

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Mark Metry pt 2 - How To Grow Your Podcast Into An iTunes Top 100 Podcast Apr 11, 2019

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“Nobody is really taking it seriously”

That’s what Mark Metry said in terms of the podcasting world currently. If Mark sounds familiar, its because he was on our show ALL THE WAY back in episode 13, where we talked about him making 6-figures when he was 13 playing Minecraft and the beginnings of his podcast.

Over the past year and a half, he has grown from 0 to an iTunes Top 100 podcast and this is his formula… with whatever you do in your life, spend 3 hours each day on it. Thats 21 hours a week and more than what most people put into their passion. Mark has interviewed people like Seth Godin, Naveen Jain, to just name a few and he says one of the few things that seperates the “most successful” people from the rest is that they consistently put in the effort each and every day.

Key Takeaways From The Podcast:

3 hours a day 7 days a week
All the hours start to stack up after a while
Stop paying attention to the downloads everyday
Increase the input vs focusing on your output
Realize that no matter “how big” the guest can seem, everyone is just a person and you can reach ANYONE via social media
The time to start is now
“Mental toughness is showing up everyday and doing the same thing”

Mark says he’s just a guy, but we think he’s special in the way he’s able to grow not only with podcasting, but LinkedIn. He’s a man thats on his grind and getting better each and every day. If you don’t pay attention to Mark’s content, he is always sharing tips on Mental Health, eating tips, etc. We’re keeping our eye on Mark and so should you!

Check out Mark’s content on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/markmetry/

Follow Mark on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-metry/

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Mikey Bee pt 2 - Mindset Monday and Why Its Okay To Not Be An Entrepreneur, How To Teach Children About Emotional Intelligence, How To Get Students To Like School Apr 09, 2019

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Do you have to be an entrepreneur?

In today’s day in age it seems like you watch one Gary Vaynerchuk video and the internet’s algorithm pushes everything from dropshipping to wholesaling videos in your face telling you that you can live your dream being an entrepreneur.

Mikey Bee has a different perspective in that he has tried his own ventures and realized that it wasn’t for him. He could never get the ball rolling whenever he wanted to create a company or non-profit and actually lost all of his money on attempting to create a non-profit. So that's why he decided to partner with a friend who already was in the midst of starting a business because he knew the value that he could provide especially in marketing.

Thats where Poochie Butter comes in!

In this episode some highlighting points are:

How Mikey took a step away from teaching to pursue his passions, ultimately failing and running low on money so he got back into teaching while growing Poochie Butter.
What Mikey went through in terms of starting a non-profit and losing all of his money
Why you don’t have to be an entrepreneur
How the education system can start to change for the better
What his school is doing to lead that change
His first rap album is dropping this summer!
Why emotional intelligence is better than IQ
How to teach emotional intelligence to children
How to respond to your kid not liking school

Mikey Bee returns for his 2nd episode and it is nothing short but packed with insights into the education system. The rapping teacher has gone through many ups and downs since we last spoke to him on Episode 46 and now is 50% on his loading bar, although his take on a loading bar is different than most. Mikey’s biggest message to teachers and young students is mindset and is setting the trend with his classroom activity called “Mindset Monday” where he focuses in on the emotional intelligence of his students and asking the question “Why?”

Follow Mikey’s journey on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikeybee3/

Follow Mikey on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MichaelBerezny

Check out some Poochie Butter for your dogs: https://www.instagram.com/poochiebutter/

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Loading Bar pt. 1: Justin's 3-Day Fast and Gary Gets His Grind Up With SEO Apr 04, 2019

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Welcome to the newest segment of our podcast called the "Loading Bar" where we talk about how Justin and Gary are moving on their loading bar.

This week Justin talks about his 3 day fast and how its impacted his life all while planning the first "Growing up Young and D.U.M.B." Event. Tune in next week to hear about how the event went! Hint: Justin was hungry the whole time and may have almost fainted during one of his events LOL

Gary talks about his future plans in his career and how he has been working on Google SEO, our website, and future redesigns.

We love learning about other people's loading bars, but this lets you guys in on our loading bar.

This is our first episode with this so let us know what you like or don't like via social media!

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Jesse Kay - How An 18-Year Old Got To Interview People Like Jack Dorsey And Gary Vaynerchuk Apr 02, 2019

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How does an 18 year old get to interview the likes of Gary Vaynerchuk and Jack Dorsey?

He starts early and sends 350 emails a day.

Jesse Kay started his entrepreneur venture when he was 9 years old when he started flipping shoes on eBay. Which led to starting the podcast at 16. When you send 350 emails, someone is going to respond, and as they started to pile up, it lead to internships and relationships that allowed him to grow his own media company.

Now he helps mainly athletes with their social media growth and finding ways to monetize their audience on social media.

How do you interview the best of the best?

Send 350 emails a day, yea it sounds like a lot, but when you’re first starting out and don’t have a reputation to go off of; that means you have time to spend to build that reputation
Find a differentiating point. Jesse used that he was a 16 year old podcast host, what's your differentiating point?
Go into it to build a relationship, not a one and done thing where you get an interview and thats that

How to build legitimacy, especially when you’re young?

Start off with one client, make sure you give him more value than they are paying you
Referrals, referrals, referrals
Find your way in, for Jesse it was getting people onto the podcast and then he shows people what they do
Give free advice and give them as much advice as possible

When you hear Jesse talk, it seems like he’d be an extrovert and someone who has always been open to talking to people on a regular basis, but it was actually the complete opposite for him growing up. He had severe anxiety and the best way he found to cope with it was putting himself in situations where he couldn’t back out. For example his first ever speaking engagement was on stage with Gary Vaynerchuk in front of a thousand people…

Jesse preaches a message of being consistent with your actions, putting in the time and effort to get results, and honing in on your one key differentiator to help you break into a market.

Follow Jesse’s journey on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jesse.kay11/

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Tune in to his podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/20-under-20s/id1219151518?mt=2

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Radley Gillis - 2 Paths 1 Choice, Why Having A Solid Community And A Good Mentality Can Get You Through Anything Mar 28, 2019

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Imagine you’ve been an athlete your whole life and honed into fitness… but because of a freak accident you’ve lost one leg just below the knee and then the other you have a few inches left just under your torso..

You get back up even stronger and figure it out.

That is exactly what Radley Gillis went through when one night he going home from work on his motorcycle and because of the rain, his bike slipped and sent him into the guardrail…

What happened next is still a blur for Radley, but from what he remembers is that in the ambulance ride to the hospital he died a few times, he lost both of his legs, they had to take a piece of his back muscle and wrap it around his femur, and he light heartily says he may have even lost an organ or two.

But none of this has stopped him. That accident happened 2 years ago and although Radley isn’t where he would necessarily like to be, he most definitely is on his way there.

Key takeaways:

Never take anything for granted
No matter what situation life throws at you, you can always find a way out of it
Family and community were the backbone of helping him get to the mental state he is in today
The hardest battle is the mental battle
Radley is a living miracle and if you don’t listen to his story and get motivated to go out and do what you said you were going to do yesterday… you just gotta go and do it
2 paths 1 choice

On top of recovering from the accident, Radley has accomplished a number of things and has a few more targets on his radar to hit.

What's he done?

Finished his summer classes and took an exam even though he was still recovering with tubes in throughout his body
Recent graduate from UCF
Going into law school this fall
Ran and won the Presidency for his fraternity at UCF
Started his own fitness company with his best friend Adler called RadFlex
And so much more!

Whats next?