At the age of 23, Ashley Stahl landed a coveted six-figure job at the Pentagon in Washington D.C. and was on track to be the spy and counterterrorism expert she had long trained to become. But then she realized that everything she thought she wanted to be wasn’t actually who she was. In this episode, Ashley tells us about her work in the counterterrorism sector, how she became a speaker and entrepreneur, and her advice to people who are unsure about their careers and looking to find their perfec...
Aug 21, 2023•1 hr 11 min
A few years ago, Tina Wells came to a crossroads in running her market agency. She was living the dream of growing her seven-figure business, but she was also on the express train to burnout. Tina had to either find a way to make more money or figure out a new way to work. She decided to close her company. It proved to be the best thing she could have done, and she discovered that what she truly loved was creating content. In today’s episode, Tina will share what she learned about achieving work...
Aug 18, 2023•58 min
In March 2020, Shadé Zahrai and her husband were planning to turn their company performance training side business into a full-time endeavor and relocate overseas. Then, a week before their flights, the pandemic struck and they wound up in lockdown. So Shadé got scrappy, pivoting her business and experimenting with something completely new to her: TikTok. Shadé now has millions of followers on social media, and she and her husband and business partner have taken their leadership consulting busin...
Aug 14, 2023•1 hr 3 min
Jeff Haden worked for the same manufacturing company for 17 years with the goal of becoming a plant manager. When he finally got the opportunity to land his dream job, he realized that he no longer wanted it; instead, he wanted to become a writer. Despite having no professional writing experience, he started working odd jobs, like ghostwriting press releases and articles for Inc. Now, he has ghostwritten over 70 non-fiction books, including two NYT top tens and nine Amazon category #1s. How did ...
Aug 11, 2023•53 min
Until his early thirties, Kevin Miller was an elite professional cyclist who ran several businesses on the side. But eventually his highly-driven lifestyle reached its limit, and Kevin was left wondering whether his drive for achievement had actually created the type of success he really yearned for or given him what he truly wanted most: peace. In this episode, Kevin will debunk today’s myths about “driven people.” He will teach us how to find clarity and conviction in what we authentically val...
Aug 07, 2023•1 hr 14 min
When Dr. Daniel Amen was a young child, his father killed a goat Daniel dearly loved, and served it to him for dinner two days later. Years later, when Daniel was walking through a street market in Mexico, he smelled goat meat, and he was immediately catapulted back to this terrible memory. Why did this happen? In this episode of YAPClassic, Daniel breaks down how trauma imprints itself on the brain and how to heal it. He also talks about his perspective on marijuana and alcohol and gives action...
Aug 04, 2023•49 min
While working on her Ph.D. on traumatic memory in New York, Dr. Tali Sharot witnessed the 9/11 attacks on the Twin Towers. She set out to investigate people's memories of the terrorist attacks and discovered that although people felt their memories were as accurate as a videotape, they were often filled with errors. She decided then to focus her research on how emotion affects people’s memories and decisions. In today’s episode, Tali tells us about the ways we are hardwired to be optimists and w...
Jul 31, 2023•58 min
Are you a marker or an entrepreneur looking to level up your email marketing strategy? Email marketing has the highest return on investment of any marketing strategy – approximately $36 for every $1 spent! In this special episode of Young and Profiting Podcast, you’ll learn the six necessary steps for building an unstoppable email marketing strategy. We’ll go over how to build a buyer persona, tips for cultivating an engaged email list, the components of emails that convert, how to automate your...
Jul 28, 2023•45 min
Michelle Tillis Lederman rose quickly in the corporate world in her early 20s, but her roles in M&A and finance left her feeling empty and unfulfilled. When she was laid off from her consulting firm in 2001, she found a new job in three days and discovered her true calling. She realized that it wasn't luck that helped her land on her feet and change course, it was her relationships. It was this change that led her to found an executive training company to help empower others to excel professiona...
Jul 24, 2023•55 min
When Molly Marquard first started her career, she didn’t know anything about negotiation. It wasn’t until she took a nonprofit job that she realized she was being alarmingly underpaid, even though she was a qualified hard worker. That’s when she created the Instagram account “negotiatethis.” Now, Molly shares what she has learned about workplace negotiation with a tight online community. In this episode, Molly will break down the key points from her Negotiation Handbook and what you can do befor...
Jul 21, 2023•1 hr
Oz Pearlman first witnessed magic when he was 13 years old. He was blown away by a magician’s tricks on a cruise ship. Oz saw the magician perform one night, then another, and another, until he went back home and started buying books and videos about the craft. Over the years, his focus went beyond sleight of hand magic and into mentalism, learning from the legends in the field while also creating his own original techniques. In today’s episode, Oz will break down the art of mentalism and how we...
Jul 17, 2023•1 hr 16 min
Josh Peck rose to fame when he was a teenager starring in the Nickelodeon hit show Drake & Josh. Despite living his dream of being an actor, Josh struggled with low confidence that took over his life, which ultimately manifested in struggles with body image and substance use. What Josh learned about himself in his darkest moments led him to launch a flourishing career as an actor in TV and movies and garner an incredible following on social media. In this episode, Hala and Josh chat about Josh’s...
Jul 14, 2023•42 min
As a senior in college and an All-American athlete, Lewis Howes had it all, until he received some life-changing news. The night before a big football game, Lewis’s father got into a car accident that left him in a traumatic coma. When his Dad could no longer guide him, Lewis started seeking new mentors. He began reaching out to highly-accomplished people asking them about the stories of their success. The people he met gave him a new direction, new inspiration, and new hope. In this episode, Le...
Jul 10, 2023•56 min
When Ashley Stahl graduated college during the 2008 recession, she couldn’t get a job and was sleeping on her parent’s couch. She eventually landed a job at the Pentagon by contacting her college, requesting a list of alumni that were living in Washington D.C., and cold-calling every person on the list, asking for help in finding work in counter-terrorism. This was the first of many scrappy methods Ashley came up with to snag her dream job. Now, Ashley is a bestselling author and top career coac...
Jul 07, 2023•44 min
After climbing the ranks of the high finance ladder, Codie Sanchez felt lost. She was no longer in charge of her day-to-day life, despite her years of schooling and hard work. She decided to take the insights she gained to build her own portfolio of what she calls “boring businesses.” Now, she's out to help others do the same and is quickly becoming one of the biggest female business influencers in the world. In this episode, Codie reveals what she looks for when buying a boring business, what k...
Jul 03, 2023•1 hr 2 min
When Wim Hof was 35, his wife, who suffered from schizophrenia, committed suicide. He then had to raise four young children by himself with no money. His only escape from daily agony was submerging himself in ice water. There, he discovered the physical and mental healing power of ice water. Since then, Wim has revolutionized the way we view the body’s capacity to heal itself using all-natural techniques. In this episode of YAPClassic, Wim will unpack the importance of deep breathing, how he too...
Jun 30, 2023•1 hr 1 min
Ken Okazaki first got the bug for producing videos when he was a teenager. Years later, he went into the event business where his job was to “get butts in seats.” Every day, he was surrounded by crew, equipment, sets, and gear. Ken decided to pivot and focus on the video marketing part of the business by starting his own video marketing company. In this episode, Ken will teach you the skills you need to optimize video content to gain more views, leads, and sales. He will also break down his 7 Fi...
Jun 26, 2023•1 hr 8 min
During the dawn of the Internet, Jason Fladlien started experimenting with online business. Since then, he’s built up an impressive resume including selling over $500M worth of products and services using webinars and releasing the best-selling book One to Many: The Secret to Webinar Success. Jason also co-founded Rapid Crush, where he delivered and executed the most successful affiliate product launch in Internet history. In Part 2 of this episode, Jason will teach us how to leverage human beha...
Jun 23, 2023•40 min
Jason Fladlien started his career in the most unusual way - as a rapping monk. Even though rap was his passion, he got to a point where he couldn’t sell his records. After he started studying marketing, Jason fell in love with creating information products that helped people solve problems. Today, Jason is widely known as the quarter-billion-dollar webinar man. In Part 1 of this episode, Jason will share his fascinating come-up story, from becoming a monk to one of the best webinar experts in th...
Jun 19, 2023•1 hr 3 min
Growing up in a small town in the countryside of Brazil, Carolina Reis was always fascinated with “the code of life.” While studying stem cell biology and tissue engineering, Carolina sought for a way to use her knowledge to build a scalable, sustainable company. After relocating to Silicon Valley, Carolina and three other scientists united in their passion to develop solutions to prolong human healthspan. In this episode, we will learn about Carolina’s mission in founding the company OneSkin an...
Jun 16, 2023•58 min
Kim Scott has made an impressive name for herself in Silicon Valley as a business leader and tech executive. After a few failed startups, Kim started working at Google, where her boss was the infamous Sheryl Sandberg. After Sheryl gave her some tough love, Kim decided to write Radical Candor to teach bosses and employees how to improve their leadership while providing guidance that helps others grow. In this episode, Kim will share how to instill “radical candor” in a workplace environment, both...
Jun 12, 2023•1 hr 8 min
As a child, Ed Mylett carried a lot of internalized shame. His father was an alcoholic, he was riddled with anxiety, and his classmates bullied him for being too skinny. When Ed was 15, his dad got sober, which taught Ed that people can change their lives at any time. Now, Ed is considered one of the best speakers and mindset coaches in the world. In this episode of YAPClassic, Hala and Ed chat about Ed’s new book, The Power of One More. They also talk about the trilogy of identity, the role of ...
Jun 09, 2023•51 min
Neil Patel was always thinking about what he could do to become financially successful, but as a teenager without a college degree, he couldn’t get a high-paying job. To solve this problem, Neil Patel created his first company, a job site called AdviceMonkey, at just 16 years old. Neil learned the vitality of SEO and online marketing, and since then, he has launched digital marketing agencies around the world to help businesses firsthand. In this episode, Neil will tell the story of how he becam...
Jun 05, 2023•46 min
When Paul Getter was unemployed and looking for a sustainable income stream, he stumbled upon the then-hidden power of Facebook as a marketing tool. Despite having no formal education in marketing, he dedicated himself to becoming a master at internet marketing. Paul has now spent over one billion dollars running ads and campaigns for his clients and regularly works with A-list clients like Grant Cardone and Bob Proctor. In this episode of YAPClassic, you’ll learn some of Paul’s top personal bra...
Jun 02, 2023•59 min
Traditional work methods are no longer effective in the American workforce. Because of the pandemic, the surge in remote work, and economic instability, employees are feeling unmotivated and constrained creatively. To solve this problem, thought leader and best-selling author Seth Godin is on the search for significance. In this episode, Seth is back on YAP to discuss key topics from his newest book, The Song of Significance: A Manifesto for Teams and the People Who Lead Them. Seth will share wh...
May 29, 2023•46 min
As a child, Dr. Maya Shankar was on track to become a violin prodigy. She studied under one of the world's top violinists. However, her dreams were shattered when she tore several tendons in her hand at 15 years old. She was told she'd never be able to play the violin ever again, so she was forced to learn who she is beyond her identity as a musician. A few years later, she stumbled across a book on human behavior, which sparked a lifelong interest in the human mind. After college, she went on t...
May 26, 2023•1 hr
Since she was a young girl, Marie Forleo has been a “multi-passionate entrepreneur.” She always had a multitude of interests, from hip-hop to spirituality to psychology. After attempting to find happiness at a string of corporate jobs, Marie realized that her combination of interests and skills was a strength, not a liability. She gave up the security of her 9-5 to become a life coach. Now, she has a digital empire that touches millions. In this episode, Marie will share why “everything is figur...
May 22, 2023•58 min
When Marisa Peer’s previous partner was diagnosed with prostate cancer, his doctor said he would “try” his best to eliminate the cancer. That wasn’t good enough for Marisa, so she took him to the top prostate cancer specialist in Europe, who told her partner, “I’m going to make you better. You’ll live until you’re 92.” That subtle shift from uncertainty to certainty made a huge impact on Marisa’s trust in her partner’s doctor. In part 2 of this YAPClassic, Marisa will explain why we need to spea...
May 19, 2023•44 min
When an injury forced former Miami Dolphins linebacker Steve Shull to change his game, he pivoted into finance and real estate. After he read the book Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss, Steve completely transformed his coaching company and redesigned his programs from scratch. Since then, Steve and Chris have been working together to help real estate agents save their time and energy. In this episode, Chris and Steve will cover some of their favorite sales hacks and negotiation principles...
May 15, 2023•57 min
From ages 26 to 32, John Lee Dumas went through what he calls his ‘six years of struggle.’ Fresh out of the military and bewildered with what to do with his life, he dropped out of law school and quit his corporate finance job after only one year. When he turned 32, he launched Entrepreneurs on Fire, the first daily entrepreneurship podcast, which skyrocketed him to success. In this episode of YAPClassic, you’ll learn how JLD monetized his podcast and his top tips for new podcasters. He also exp...
May 12, 2023•36 min
