Success Profiles Radio

Chris Hallberg was this week’s guest on Success Profiles Radio. He is known as “The Business Sergeant” and is a military veteran who build a sold a company at an 8x multiple during the Great Recession while competitors folded around him. He is also an early EOS implementer who has coached over 100+ leadership teams, and his clients have earned 200+ “Best Places To Work” awards. Inc Magazine named him a Top 10 Global Leadership & Management Expert alongside names like John Maxwell and Seth Godin. We discussed the importance of loving to do hard things, what makes military veterans a great fit for companies that have openings, how his company recruits and places elite military personnel with growing companies, and his free Business Sergeant Academy and community for veterans to network. In addition, we talked about his definition of a great corporate culture, patterns he has noticed in companies that scale versus ones that don’t, and the importance of having the right people in the right seats. Finally, we discussed advice he would give to founders who have become the bottleneck in their company, the value of gratitude, and the most influential books that have shaped his leadership career. You can listen and follow the show on Apple Podcasts/iTunes, Spotify, Audible, Amazon, iHeart Radio, and at https://toginet.com/shows/successprofilesradio/ Please leave a 5-star review on iTunes and 5 stars on Spotify. Learn more about Chris’s work at www.bizsgt.com

Josh Fairbairn was this week’s guest on Success Profiles Radio. He is the founder and CEO of Morpho, a product design and contract manufacturing company headquartered in Hong Kong with operations across mainland China. He has helped over 1100 hardware founders from napkin sketch to mass production and has helped founders raise over $100 million, launched over 2000 products globally, and operates through a network of over 200 vetted factories across six continents. We discussed common pitfalls that early founders experience, what investors want to see before they give a company money, how he vets factories that he wants to manufacture with, and his Component Control Method (CCM) that he uses to minimize IP risks. In addition, we talked about why no single factory should have the entire recipe for your manufacturing process, what Dr Dre Beats got wrong in the manufacturing process that Apple got right, and underestimating the complexity of scaling. Finally, we discussed his best advice for early founders, how he decides who he wants to work with, and much more. You can listen and follow the show on Apple Podcasts/iTunes, Spotify, Audible, Amazon, iHeart Radio, and at https://toginet.com/shows/successprofilesradio/ Please leave a 5-star review on iTunes and 5 stars on Spotify. Please leave a 5-star review on iTunes and 5 stars on Spotify. Learn more about Josh’s work at www.morphomfg.com

Craig Richard was this week’s guest on Success Profiles Radio. He had a devasting rock-climbing accident in which he shattered his leg. This led to a feature on The Travel Channel’s show, Got Home Alive. A year later he summited the 3000 foot El Capitan summit, widely considered one of the most difficult climbs in the world. He then became a national finalist on American Ninja Warrior, a professional speaker, and musician. We discussed how he got on American Ninja Warrior, how rock-climbing helping him, and some behind the scenes stories. In addition, we talked about a framework to overcome difficult challenges, finding a path that sets your soul on fire, and the value of gratitude. Finally, we discussed his music career and how he got to play on stage with Kenny G, getting testimonials from him, Kenny Loggins, and Liza Minelli, and his speaking career where he inspires audiences with his incredible stories and passion. You can listen and follow the show on Apple Podcasts/iTunes, Spotify, Audible, Amazon, iHeart Radio, and at https://toginet.com/shows/successprofilesradio/ Please leave a 5-star review on iTunes and 5 stars on Spotify. Learn more about Craig’s work at www.craigrichard.com

Filip Pesek as this week’s guest on Success Profiles Radio. He is the Founder and CEO of DonnaPro, a company that helps founders and CEOs reclaim their time and focus with the support of top 1% executive assistants from the EU. His company helps leaders reclaim 60+ hours per month through smarter systems and deep-work culture. We discussed how his 15-year pro basketball career has helped him in business, the value of studying successful companies as a model for your own business, how CEOs protect their time, and the importance of having an executive assistant in your business. In addition, we talked about how knocking on 10,000 doors in a year in a prior career made him more successful, his extensive hiring process in hiring EAs, the cost of wanting to be liked, and what people get wrong about sales/marketing/funnels. Finally, we discussed tasks you can assign to EAs that can help your business grow and be more efficient, how to know what to say yes or no to, and next business goals. You can listen and follow the show on Apple Podcasts/iTunes, Spotify, Audible, Amazon, iHeart Radio, and at https://toginet.com/shows/successprofilesradio/ Please leave a 5-star review on iTunes and 5 stars on Spotify. Learn more about Filip’s work at www.donnapro.com

This week, I discuss 40 ideas that have helped me in my life and business, and my hope is that it will help you as well. I talked about gratitude, dealing with difficult times, how to get out of a bad state of mind, the power of focus, and having very specific goals. In addition, I talked about why going to high-level events can fast forward your business, reactivating your client base, hiring the right coach, surrounding yourself with the right people, and much more. You can listen and follow the show on Apple Podcasts/iTunes, Spotify, Audible, Amazon, iHeart Radio, and at https://toginet.com/recent/successprofilesradio Please leave a 5-star review on iTunes and 5 stars on Spotify. You can subscribe to Ultimate Achievers Magazine at https://ultimateachieversmagazine.com

Dr. Klara Gubacs was this week’s guest on Success Profiles Radio. She is the author of the book, Your Good Is Good Enough, and for more than 25 years she has helped athletes, high achievers, and leaders overcome perfectionism, anxiety, and self-doubt. Her work blends performance psychology, lived experience, and practical tools to help people separate their worth from their results. We talked about why people struggle to feel worthy, trying to earn others’ approval, dealing with perfectionism, and how to separate our worth from our results. In addition, we discussed procrastination, reframing past events more powerfully, working through anxiety, and dealing with comparing ourselves to others. You can follow and listen to the show on Apple Podcasts/iTunes, Spotify, Audible, Amazon, iHeart Radio, and at Success Profiles Radio | Live Internet Talk Radio | Best Shows Podcasts You can leave a 5-star review on iTunes and leave 5 stars on Spotify.

Stephen Bienko was this week's guest on Success Profiles Radio. He is an entrepreneur, speaker, and former athlete known for his work in sports branding, athlete development, and business ownership. He is the co-founder of 42U, which empowers athletes through Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) opportunities. He attended the US Air Force Academy and Villanova where he played Division 1 football and was a track decathlete. We talked about mindset and how super successful people operate differently, creating the identity of a winner, how identity shapes your brand and message, and the difficulty of letting go when your time as an elite athlete is over. In addition, we discussed his work with 42U and how he helps athletes brand themselves, how he helps athletes find NIL opportunities that align with who they are, and preparing athletes for life after sports (especially when the sponsorship money goes away). Finally, we discussed an in-depth case study of how he branded and marketed 2008 Olympic gold medal decathlete Bryan Clay and got him on the cover of Wheaties cereal among other things. You can follow and listen to the show on Apple Podcasts/iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, Audible, iHeart Radio and at https://toginet.com/shows/successprofilesradio You can learn more about Stephen's work at https://the42u.com

Ron Friedman, Ph.D., was the guest on this episode of Success Profiles Radio. He is an award-winning social psychologist and bestselling author of The Best Place to Work and Superteams. His research on building high-performing teams has been featured in The New York Times, Bloomberg, and Harvard Business Review, where his article “How to Build a Superteam That Keeps Getting Better” is this month’s cover story. We talked about what it takes to get interviewed with major media outlets, how he does a book launch, how to build a Superteam, and the way that the best teams make decisions. In addition, we discussed what warrants a group meeting and what doesn’t, the biggest mistakes leaders make, rewarding team members for taking risks at work, and how allowing team members to moonlight during off-hours can actually help a team’s performance. Finally, we talked about building trust, discovering what motivates employees, and the one office amenity that makes the most difference in team productivity. You can listen and follow the show on Apple Podcasts/iTunes, Spotify, Audible, Amazon, iHeart Radio, and at Success Profiles Radio | Live Internet Talk Radio | Best Shows Podcasts You can also order Ron’s book on Amazon: https://tinyurl.com/4trb4try You can take Ron’s Superteams masterclass for free when you buy his book: superteamsmasterclass.com Please leave a 5-star review on iTunes and Spotify.