THE BOBBY MASON AUDIO EXPERIENCE

Master The Start #7 - Melinda Emerson

Melinda Emerson (@smallbizlady) is an incredible woman no doubt! Her small business advice reaches more than 3 million individuals each week online. Forbes named her the number one woman for entrepreneurs to follow on Twitter. She is a former columnist for the New York Times and Entrepreneur. She is frequently quoted by the Wall Street Journal, Fortune, Fast Company, CNBC, and Fox.

• 2:27 – “To this point, what has been the greatest moment of your professional career?”
• 5:04 – “Explain the moment you were closest to giving up.”
• 8:55 – “If you could go back into your early twenties, what would you do differently?”
• 10:12 – “What would be your single biggest regret if you died tomorrow?”
• 11:34 – “What’s one life hack for listeners to focus on this week?”
• This week: Pick up that book that you know you should be reading and actually read it. You will become better because of it.
• Melinda’s Books:  Become Your Own Boss in 12 Months and Fix Your Business

Master The Start #6 - Tim Koeppl

Tim Koeppl has done it all! He was a Logistics Office for the U.S. Marine Corps, an attorney for Dorsey & Whitney LLP, the president of multiple companies (including a subsidiary of Schwan’s), is currently the Chairman of Vaxholm Holdings, and the CEO of Suspension Systems Technologies.

Show Notes:

• 2:06 – “To this point, what has been the greatest moment of your professional career?”
• 4:40 – “Explain the moment you were closest to giving up.”
• 8:36 – “If you could go back into your early twenties, what would you do differently?”
• 9:58 – “What would be your singly biggest regret if you died tomorrow?”
• 10:38 – “What’s one life hack for listeners to focus on this week?”
• This week: Take ten minutes every night before you go to bed to plan your next day. Write a brief schedule of the day as well as your goals for tomorrow. Also, write a list of ten things you are grateful for from the day that just passed.

Reading List: Once an Eagle by Anton Myrer, How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie, and Capitalism without Capital by Johnathon Haskel.

Master The Start #5 - Jimmy Fritz

Jimmy Fritz is the CEO of The Wedding Shoppe as well as the co-founder of wedding apparel accessory brands such as Kennedy Blue and Penny + Pine. Being interested in leveraging technology as a way to maximize sales, Jimmy takes pride in remaining at the forefront of innovative digital marketing strategies and product development processes.

Show Notes:

• 2:18 – “To this point, what has been the greatest moment of your professional career?
• 5:02 – “Explain the moment you were closest to giving up.”
• 7:27 – “If you could go back into your early twenties, what would you do differently?”
• 10:19 – “What would be your singly biggest regret if you died tomorrow?”
• 11:40 – “What’s one life hack for listeners to focus on this week?”
• This week: Take action on advice! Find a life hack from your favorite business book, guru, or mentor and execute it over the next seven days.

Master The Start #4.5 - PhD David Hoy

 

Show Notes:

• It’s possible to increase your IQ. Work at it like anything else.
• Read: Daniel Goleman’s Emotional Intelligence.
• Remember this week’s objective: NETWORK! Don’t forget to reach out to and schedule a meeting with a successful individual in the field you are interested in to learn from his or her experience.

In our last episode with David Hoy—who is a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach and has a PhD in Education with a specialization in Training and Performance Improvement in business organizations—he spoke briefly about different types of intelligences. This discussion about intelligences went on quite a bit longer than what we included in Episode 4. Because the conversation was so interesting, we made this unedited, mini episode with the additional content. Enjoy!

Master The Start #4 - David Hoy, PhD

We talk with David Hoy, a psychologist who has quickly grown his influence through David Hoy & Associates. Being a psychologist with experience managing his budding firm (now with over 85 employees), David has a unique understanding of business. As he has helped executives and managers from all around the country, he is excited to help you master the start of your career in business.

Show Notes:

• 2:12 – “Greatest moment of your professional career?”
• 3:57 – “What was the moment you were the closest to giving up?”
• 6:00 – “If you could go back into your early twenties, what would you do differently?”
• 7:17 – “What would be your singly biggest regret if you died today?”
• 9:32 – “One life hack for listeners to focus on this week?”
• Read: Daniel Goleman’s Emotional Intelligence.
• This week: NETWORK! Reach out to and schedule a meeting this week with a successful individual in the field you are interested in to learn from his or her experience.
• If interested in David's full discussion on intelligences, listen to Episode 4.5.

Master The Start #3 - Jake Sturgis

In today’s episode, we welcome Jake Sturgis, the founder and CEO of Captivate Media. Jake founded his company in January 2014, making it his full time job. Hear about his biggest regret and what he suggests you work on this week to become more successful.

Show Notes:

• 2:20 – “Greatest moment of your professional career?”
• 5:48 – “What was the moment you were the closest to giving up?”
• 6:47 – “If you could go back into your early twenties, what would you do differently?”
• 8:20 – “What would be your singly biggest regret if you died today?”
• 9:35 – “One life hack for listeners to focus on this week?”
• This week: Practice getting up early. This is exactly what Greg Frankenfield suggested in Podcast 2. Is this a coincidence? Probably not!

Visit gomahi.com/podcast to see additional show notes and to vote on the sixth mystery question for our next guest.

Master The Start #2 - Greg Frankenfield

This episode features Greg Frankenfield, the founder and CEO of Magenic. Magenic is an international custom software developement firm, with over 500 employees located in eight offices spread across the world. 

Show Notes:

• 2:10 – “Greatest moment of your career?”
• 4:40 – “Do you have a moment when you were the closest to giving up?”
• 6:28 – “If you could go back into your early twenties, what would you do differently?”
• 7: 18 – “Would you have regrets dying today?”
• 9:18 – “One life hack for listeners to focus on this week?”
• Suggested reading: The Magic of Thinking Big by David Schwartz
• This week: Practice getting up early to get some extra time to care for yourself before you start your busy day. You will likely have to force yourself to wakeup early.

Visit gomahi.com/podcast for additional show notes (NOT gomahi.us/podcast).

Master The Start #1 - Rich Gannon

Today's episode features former NFL MVP Rich Gannon, a friend of the show’s. He is an incredible NFL player turned businessman who has continued to excel outside of football.  

Show Notes:

• 4:10 – “What life-hack do you have for listeners to work on this week?”
• 7:33 – “Greatest moment of your professional career?”
• 10:00 – “Did you have a moment when you were closest to giving up on football?”
• This week: Focus on asking a lot of questions. It may be awkward at first but will give you invaluable insights into whatever topic you are asking about.
• Visit our site at gomahi.com/podcast for additional notes (NOT gomahi.us).

Next Monday we will be with Greg Frankenfield, founder of Magenic, an international software development firm.

Master The Start #0 - Master the Start Podcast Intro

This is our introductory episode, introducing the five questions that we will ask each business expert. These questions are designed to help and provide actionable advice to business students and other young professionals.

Show Notes:

• Host Bobby Mason's LinkedIn, Twitter
• Michael Mason's LinkedIn
• Vote for the sixth question and see additional show notes at http://gomahi.com/podcast