Archived Success Theory Episode On this episode of Success Theory, I interviewed my friend and mentor, Kevin Youngblood. Kevin and his wife, Margie, have been married for 34 years and have 3 grown children. In their early years of marriage, Kevin served our country in the military in Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm where he earned 8 medals. He was Mayor of Carl, Georgia, and started and operated several businesses, the most recent being Odysseyware, Inc, an educational softwar...
May 13, 2020•37 min•Season 2Ep. 1
In this episode of Success Theory, I sat down with Robert Vera, NYT Best Selling Author, former investment banker, and director of the Innovation Center at America's largest Christian University. Robert and I discussed topics ranging from mergers and deal making, the various levels of startup funding, to discussions about some of the brilliant companies at GCU's Innovation Center. I look forward to you listening to this episode and remember if you get any value out of it at all, please leave a r...
Nov 21, 2019•57 min•Season 1Ep. 12
On this episode of Success Theory I had the privilege of interviewing my friend and mentor Joshua Denne. Joshua has been through so many tests and trials in his life as he went from quitting his job to entrepreneurship full time. Joshua has experienced everything from getting evicted from his home, to having made millions. Josh is now an investor, full-time father, and philanthropist, and he spends his time helping people build and scale their own businesses. I hope you enjoy this podcast and I ...
Sep 12, 2019•30 min•Season 1Ep. 11
On this episode of Success Theory I had the privilege of interviewing Apple Crider. Apple is a self-made entrepreneur and college student who began podcasting as a way to build his brand. He has become so good at it that he has been able to interview amazing high level guests and use it as a stream of revenue. Apple Crider has also developed skills in the financial industry and from there he has been able to attend events like Fincon and network with investors alike. I hope you enjoy this podcas...
Sep 07, 2019•53 min•Season 1Ep. 10
On this episode of Success Theory I had the privilege of interviewing Rom Raviv. Rom is an entrepreneur and host of the Spreading Success Podcast . During our conversation Rom and I discuss the importance of networking and how to separate yourself from the fake entrepreneurs and "gurus". We focus on how to build a brand and how using podcasting as a vehicle to meet new people and have new experiences. I hope you enjoy this episode and if you can any value from it at all please make sure to subsc...
Jul 24, 2019•28 min•Season 1Ep. 8
On this episode of Success Theory, I had the privilege of interviewing Jordan Platten. Jordan is a successful entrepreneur, digital marketer, and mentor to thousands in the United Kingdom. In our interview Jordan and I discussed how he left his 9 to 5 job and took the biggest risk of all: starting his own business. Jordan shares his insights into the biggest problems businesses face today with advertising and how marketers can overcome them as well as how to prospect and how he built his agency ...
Jul 11, 2019•22 min•Season 1Ep. 8
On this episode of Success Theory, I had the privilege of interviewing my friend Tristen Larsen. Tristen is the owner of Recipe 4 Revenue - a digital marketing agency that helps businesses in the hospitality niche scale revenue through social media. After failing his first year in his agency, Tristen took initiative and learned from over 20 courses, read dozens of mindset books, and focused on learning what he didn't know. Today Tristen has been able to drop out of college, work with over 70 cli...
Jun 13, 2019•38 min•Season 1Ep. 7
On this episode of Business Theory, I had the opportunity to sit down with John Danes, Founder of 99Media, and the host of the No Excuses Show, a top 100 business podcast. Growing up, John Danes was always a young hustler. He was introduced to the world of selling and flipping items at 7 years old, selling golf balls and coupon books. John always wanted more out of life and to make a legacy for himself. At the age of 16, he was expelled from high school for bad behavior and grades, then transiti...
Jun 10, 2019•27 min•Season 1Ep. 6
On this episode of Business Theory, I speak with Najah Roberts - Chief Visionary Officer of Crypto Blockchain Plug, the first African American Crypto Currency brick and mortar exchange point in the United States, and the first in Inglewood, California. Najah drops insightful looks into how crypto currency is changing the way businesses conduct transactions and speaks about what crypto can mean in your life! Najah unloaded tons of knowledge in the episode and I hope you enjoy it! If you get any v...
Jun 06, 2019•30 min•Season 1Ep. 5
On this episode of Business Theory, I had the privilege of interviewing Nate O'Brien, a lifelong entrepreneur, investor, and Youtube creator. Since starting his own landscaping business, Nate has successfully built a Youtube channel that promotes financial education to over 160k subscribers. In between traveling around the world, Nate had time to hop on the podcast where we covered everything from the fundamentals to starting your own landscaping business, to the best methods of investing into t...
Jun 03, 2019•45 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Kristofer Chapoteau, a VIP Services Coordinator & Concierge (at one of the most luxurious hotels in Miami Beach) is a 20 year old, hospitality professional, with a core focus on delivering the highest level of service, and an unparalleled ambition to curate unforgettable experiences for a constantly evolving variety of clientele. In one of the leading hotel cities in the world, with an annual booking volume in excess of 12.5 million rooms per year. I had the privilege of speaking with Kris a...
May 30, 2019•36 min•Season 1Ep. 3
On this episode of Business Theory, I interview my business mentor and former professor David Soto and he dropped TONS of value on how to successfully exit from a company and how to begin with the end in mind. Since 2006, David has been a partner with Asturia Ventures, where his strategic planning has ensured the future growth of target markets and helped clients with raising capital, mergers and acquisitions, as well as transitions and exit strategies. Previously, he was a senior partner with B...
May 27, 2019•24 min•Season 1Ep. 2
On the first episode of Business Theory, I interviewed my friend and business partner Connor Keene. Having been through more than most, Connor talks about how he turned heartbreak into happiness and how he buckled down when all he knew fell apart. Connor is one my closest friends and it was an honor and privilege to interview him. I look forward to you hearing his story. If you got any value from this episode of Business Theory, please make sure to subscribe and leave a 5 star review! Connect wi...
May 15, 2019•30 min•Season 1Ep. 1
