#40 - Boost Your Success Rate with A Powerful Decision-Making Method /w Mike Gardon

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10/05/23 • 36 min

Entrepreneur. Digital Media Executive. Former Trader. Former Corporate Innovator. Husband. Father. Ironman.

Mike is a former derivatives trader turned investor and entrepreneur. He is the CEO of Rejoin Media, a holding company for digital brands and businesses. Mike is also the Executive Editor and Host of The Break podcast on Careercloud.com. Mike is an advocate of remote work and intentional work-life integration. He runs his teams remotely from the beautiful (and affordable!) Midwest, where he resides with his wife and 3 young boys.

Delving into decision-making, Mike shares a unique framework for spotting opportunities even when they seem obscure.

As the executive editor and host of The Break Podcast, he underscores the importance of fostering a digital brand in today's fast-paced world. Packed with actionable insights, listeners will uncover resources and be challenged to rethink their approaches to both career and life.

A conversation that not only touches the mind but also tugs at the heartstrings.

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Mike Recommends

The CARVER Method: https://twitter.com/mngardon/status/1534533933995630593

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Entrepreneur. Digital Media Executive. Former Trader. Former Corporate Innovator. Husband. Father. Ironman.

Delving into decision-making, Mike shares a unique framework for spotting opportunities even when they seem obscure.

A conversation that not only touches the mind but also tugs at the heartstrings.

Connect with Mike

Mike Recommends

The CARVER Method: https://twitter.com/mngardon/status/1534533933995630593

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#39 - The Business Consistency SECRET that Shape an INSANE Business Journey /w Stewart Gauld

Today, we have with us Stewart Gauld, a digital strategist with a simple focus on small business education.

He educates and equips small business owners with the skills and tools they need to succeed online.

He shares with us his rollercoaster entrepreneurial journey, from selling chocolate when he was a teenager to failing countless times with different business ideas.

All those trials and errors helped him learn and ultimately succeed with his digital marketing business and build, in the process, a community of over 200,000 on YouTube.

Most importantly, he shared his secret to staying consistent in running his business, all while he has been delivering two videos a week for the past three years. Stewart delves into that and shows you how you can multiply your time as well with a simple strategy.

One that would make you change how you think about prioritization and time.

Important Time Stamps

(03:11) Early Business Ventures

(5:25) Pivotal Overseas Hardship

(8:15) Identifying Business Gaps

(12:26) Building resilience and purpose from repeated failures

(16:17) Achieving consistency with The Focus Funnel

(23:44) The step-by-step guide to implementing The Focus Funnel

(27:58) Tools and systems to automate your business

(31:27) Stewart's new book Go Digital Now

(34:55) The 24 Hour Productivity challenge

Connect with Stewart

Website: stewartgauld.com
YouTube: youtube.com/@StewartGauld
Instagram: instagram.com/stewart.gauld
LinkedIn: ⁠linkedin.com/in/stewart-gauld
X: twitter.com/StewartGauld

Stewart Recommends

Go Digital Now - The ULTIMATE Small Business Playbook
Procrastinate on Purpose: 5 Permissions to Multiply Your Time, by Rory Vaden
Tools: Buffer, Xero, Slack, Monday, Stripe, Filmora, Canva, Loom, ScribeHow

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Until Next Week,

Pura Vida!

Gabe - The Nomad Solopreneur

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#41 - The copywriting queen that turns words into money /w Dina Calakovic

Dina Calakovic, the LinkedIn copywriting queen with almost 90k followers, shares her inspiring story of going from event planner to social media authority.

After hating her economics degree, a chance conversation revealed copywriting as a way to profit from her love of writing. Dina invested years honing her craft before posting daily valuable content to LinkedIn.

Dina believes inbound marketing via great content beats pushy outreach. She explains how to steer your audience to your offer through targeted content.

An amazing blueprint to build authority and make money from writing.

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