Curious with Calvin Wayman

How did a 20 year old kid,

With no prior country music experience, DELIBERATELY go viral and break all the records for a new “country song?”

We’re talking about Lil Nas X, and his insanely big hit song, Old Town Road.

This is something that most singers and song writers for their entire careers will never taste.

And yet, this guy pulled it off—on purpose!

How? How? How? How?

That’s what we’ll dissect. Let’s dive in!

#StayCurious

4 years ago, I quit my day-job cold turkey to pursue my dream of going full-time into entrepreneurship.

The first thing I did was start knocking door-to-door to sell solar.

One of the people that made that opportunity possible was a guy named Bryan Jackson—the founder of Solcius, the solar company I was partnered with.

On today’s show, we talk how Bryan went from starting a company where he was so poor that he rode his bicycle to work—45 miles each way!—to building one of the largest installers of solar in all of the US.

It’s a purely awesome entrepreneurial conversation. I hope you enjoy!

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It’s one of the oldest professions in the world.

(And no, not that—get your mind out of the gutter)

It’s something that is needed for every single company to survive.

If you are a parent, you need this to help your kids be awesome AND think it was their idea.

It’s the one skill that even in a recession, if you’re a pro, you will be irreplaceable.

What skill is that?

Sales.

Yup, sales. No matter what you do for a living, if you interact with other human beings, you are in sales.

But how do you actually get better at it?

On today’s episode, I’m chatting with sales ninja Nikolas Elliot, and we are breaking down everything sales.

It is packed full of gold nuggets that will help you tremendously. I hope you check it out!

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Are creatives born, or made?

How do you find your passion? Is that even “a thing?”

How do you get yourself to go do the things you want to do? How do you face the fear?

This and more is the conversation today with Tyler Babin (@Babin) on the podcast.

If you’re curious about creativity and finding your mark on the world, this is for you.

#StayCurious

"Put your reps in."

This is the central advice Amy Landino gives me in this episode of Curious, where we talk about how to get out of obscurity as a speaker and be recognized as one of the best and brightest.

Amy, who has built a career as one of the most popular productivity and lifestyle Youtubers for over a decade, has now went on to write "Good Morning, Good Life: 5 Simple Habits to Master Your Mornings and Upgrade Your Life" and "How to Vlog Like a Boss", as well as becoming part of VaynerSpeakers with Gary Vee.

She's easily one of the most successful speakers and vloggers in her sphere, and she's here to share with us some highly effective tips on how to build your own career as a speaker in 2020: consistency, content, writing emails to speaking agencies and events organizers, and many many more.

Are you looking to start your career as a speaker? Or an up-and-comer looking to expand your reach in the industry? Give this episode a try, and #StayCurious.