Years ago, a mentor described one of Mike's friends as “the guy who can get the pope on the phone.” What he meant by that is he knew how to cold call, network, and wiggle his way into any circumstance. He was a “super connector” with no fear and sold millions of any product he set his mind to. Mike's guest, Nate Kievman is the founder and CEO of Linked Strategies (https://www.MrBz.com/MKLinkedStrategies), and has a really unique model for booking opportunities to speak with high-level executives...
Oct 27, 2021•31 min•Transcript available on Metacast What’s the best way to make friends, influence people, be the life of the party and a master communicator? I think being a magician, a mind reader or maybe even a psychic! You'd be endlessly entertaining, engaging AND an expert persuader. Now think about it from a business perspective… If you were looking for an unfair advantage… a better way to attract your perfect customers faster, provide huge value and KEEP those customers. (because they felt understood, valued, and got to spend more time in...
Oct 21, 2021•56 min•Transcript available on Metacast If you’ve ever wanted to answer the nagging question we’ve ALL asked ourselves; “What do I really want to DO with my life?!” You’re going to LOVE this special guest, Charlie Epstein, the creator of Yield of Dreams . His story is going to help answer that question for you and get the cobwebs out of the attic that's preventing you from doing it, because Charlie just made his BIG MOONSHOT come true. Before you can do what Charlie did you’ll need to ask yourself one very important question; How big ...
Oct 14, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Ep 90•Transcript available on Metacast The most valuable companies in the world are built on top of platforms. In 2020, the Apple App Store grossed over $72.3 billion, and Amazon Web Services produced 45.3 billion. Peter Drucker famously said, “The best way to predict the future is to create it,” and people like Steve Jobs and Elon Musk have proven this time and time again. So how do they do it? And more importantly, how can YOU spot a trend in its infancy and do it too? Our guest, Howard Getson is the CEO of Capitalogix , a firm tha...
Sep 30, 2021•52 min•Ep 89•Transcript available on Metacast What if there were other humans out there that could be amazing SHORTCUTS and help you solve any imaginable problem in your business? What if collaborating with smart, like-minded individuals resulted in something so magical that multi-million (or billion) dollar opportunities were possible? Imagine being able to do all of this while experiencing unforgettable food, drinks, scenery, adventure and FUN. This episode is all about creating great STRATEGIC STUMBLING environments and thinking exercise...
Sep 03, 2021•58 min•Transcript available on Metacast Think for a moment about the great WHO’S that you need in your life as an entrepreneur. If you know what you’re doing, you can give those WHO’S great purpose. There are a lot of amazing WHO’S out there with incredible talents that aren’t unable to find their purpose or a use for their skills. That’s where YOU come in… but the great WHO’S aren’t looking for schmucks. How do you not be a schmuck? How do you keep the really great WHO’s inspired, impactful, focused and keep them around for a long ti...
Aug 19, 2021•57 min•Ep 87•Transcript available on Metacast What if you could take your BIG ideas and turn them into something magical, profitable and fun? Where are you leaving millions of dollars on the table? What kind of creative collaborations could get you there? WHO are missing in your network or business to make all these dreams come true? The ability to take your capability and combine it with someone else's capability to create a new kind of value in the marketplace is what this episode is ALL about. Today is all about CREATING MONEY OUT OF THI...
Aug 04, 2021•55 min•Transcript available on Metacast Every business owner is looking for more leads, better relationships and better follow up. Mike's guest, Charles Byrd is going to share some of his best strategies to do just that, including: How to connect with your ideal clients. How to connect with your ideal partners. How to get free leads. They'll show you how to WOW your ideal clients and how to follow up systematically to close more deals. THE FORTUNE IS IN THE FOLLOW-UP. Charles worked in the Silicon Valley for 15 years as the director o...
Jul 23, 2021•43 min•Transcript available on Metacast One of the biggest things that entrepreneurs and founders struggle with is VISION DELIVERY. You have a big idea that you can see from start to finish but when you go to your teams, you get bogged down because there's a fact finder that asks you so many questions you get lost. You realize that your mindsets are not in sync. You don’t have a framework in mind… Just the VISION. We're going to talk about how to COMMUNICATE your big visions and actually get them executed. One of the things that we ha...
Jul 09, 2021•42 min•Ep 84•Transcript available on Metacast A lot of successful entrepreneurs today either have their own podcast or appear regularly on others. In fact, podcasting is one of THE most powerful tools to build an audience of raving fans. Mike would even say it's a necessary tool if you want to grow a business empire and platform that pays you for life. Have you thought about starting your own podcast? Doing regular live video events? It can be a daunting task if you don’t know where to begin, especially when it comes to the right equipment....
Jun 25, 2021•34 min•Ep 83•Transcript available on Metacast You know what they say -- “Those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” It’s very important to know where things came from and who created them. Today Mike and Dan going to go back in history because this is one of Dan's very favorite topics. Mike is going to ask him three questions: Who are his favorite historical figures? #1 a business builder #2 a leader #3 a woman and why for each question. As soon as Dan learned to read when he was six years old, his mother got him intere...
Jun 11, 2021•37 min•Ep 82•Transcript available on Metacast Imagine being able to attract a perfect, right fit client (what we call a “hero”) into your business. How do you communicate to get anyone who's around you, whether it's an employee, a friend, or a spouse to get on the same page in the shortest period of time? Today you’ll learn one of Dan Sullivan’s greatest “intellectual shortcuts”, the “scorecard.” Every single one of Dan's 30+ books includes a scorecard with 8 mindsets. You look at the mindset, read some text and score yourself from 1 - 12. ...
May 20, 2021•52 min•Ep 81•Transcript available on Metacast What is the best way to drive results in all areas of your life? Do you struggle with your employees, clients, marketing or your net promoter score? Maybe you’re struggling with your marriage, or your relationship with your kids? There is a KEY CHALLENGE that you have and it's one simple word… TRUST. The question to ask yourself is “how do you create trust in the most effective way?” Mike has a very special guest today. He's a fellow Minnesotan from a small town, not too far from where Mike grew...
Apr 22, 2021•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast What is “Presentism?” It’s defined as: uncritical adherence to present-day attitudes, especially the tendency to interpret past events in terms of modern values and concepts. Let’s put it in terms that might be easier to understand in 2021. Today there is a general lack of understanding of history and geography. Generation Z has been raised with their phones in their hands so history for them (unless it was forced on them by school) is based on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and Snapchat. Mike kno...
Apr 15, 2021•39 min•Transcript available on Metacast Has your news feed been bombarded with articles about NFTs over the last few weeks and months? Did you know that one NFT just sold for $69 million dollars at the world famous Christie’s Auction House? Wondering what the hell NFTs are and why everyone seems to be obsessed with them? No worries… we’ve got you covered. Dan and Mike are going to explain exactly what NFTs are and why you should be paying attention to them. They’ll also dive into what blockchain and cryptocurrency are all about becaus...
Apr 06, 2021•40 min•Transcript available on Metacast You’ve heard the expression, “find your voice,” but what does that really mean? We all have a “voice” but do you think about using it to get more of what you want out of life? Better relationships, better business deals, more exposure, more income… Roger Love says we need to think about the sounds we make to have great conversations and move people emotionally, showcasing the very best of who we are in every business, or personal conversation and situation. Roger has worked with some of the most...
Mar 17, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Transcript available on Metacast According to the Alzheimer’s Association , more than 5 Million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s and by 2050 that number is projected to rise to nearly 14 Million. It’s the 6th leading cause of death in the United States. 1 in 3 seniors dies with Alzheimer’s or Dementia and it kills more than Breast Cancer and Prostate Cancer combined. Those are some pretty scary numbers and statistically-speaking someone you know or love has been affected by Alzheimer’s or Dementia. Mike Koenigs can say tha...
Mar 03, 2021•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast Are you clueless about financial planning? Do you have a 401k, sitting there, wondering what it’s doing? Do you even know what it’s supposed to be doing for your future? Are you still under the impression that you shouldn’t touch your 401k until it’s time to retire? Do you think you’ll have no money to retire unless your home is paid off? Our guest is on a mission to make the word “retirement” disappear and change the mindset of every working American. Rather than working your entire life trying...
Feb 16, 2021•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast Imagine if you were able to create enough passive income and cash flow from investments so that you never had to work another day in your life? What would you DO with your financial FREEDOM? Travel to exotic places? Buy your dream home? Spend more time with loved ones? Donate lots of $$ to your favorite charities? Mike Koenigs has a confession to make. He’s made equity investments well over seven figures in lots of businesses. Done poorly, equity investments are basically zero-interest loans for...
Jan 20, 2021•59 min•Ep 74•Transcript available on Metacast What are the TOP 10 Opportunities hidden in plain sight or available right now to grow and scale your business now EVEN IF you were affected by the pandemic? That’s what this episode is all about, along with the latest trends, gadgets and investments to focus on to take advantage of the current climate and use it to grow your wealth instead of staying stagnant and waiting to “see what happens next.” This episode is all about the post pandemic opportunity and what you’re going to do about it. In ...
Jan 13, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Ep 73•Transcript available on Metacast WOW. The end of 2020 is here and I, for one am glad to see it go… but I am looking forward to the year ahead and reflecting on all of the GREAT things that happened this past year. That’s why we’re gifting you with a REWIND episode of our #1 downloaded podcast episode today! Have a listen and enjoy. It’s a great one and I’m super grateful for YOU! When you’re the most interesting person in the room, you’re in the wrong room! Mike recently had the pleasure of sitting down to interview Rich Litvin...
Dec 30, 2020•1 hr•Transcript available on Metacast Admittedly the last 8 months have been rough on most of the world. Who could have imagined we’d be here, in a real-life pandemic? It’s straight out of a sci-fi movie. We’ve been dealing with restrictions, lockdowns, isolation, and businesses closing, evolving, and changing on a dime. It hasn’t been easy… But believe it or not, right NOW is one of the greatest opportunities in human history to actually amplify your capabilities using a concept Dan Sullivan and Mike Koenigs call “The Talent Stack....
Dec 04, 2020•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast Do you have a list a mile long of stuff you NEED to get done but you keep procrastinating? Your business and personal growth may DEPEND on you checking off those important things on the list but still… you can’t seem to get them done. We ALL struggle with procrastination… but why? And how do you get past it so you can move forward and grow? Today we talk about Dan’s latest book with Dr. Benjamin Hardy, “ Who Not How .” The subtitle of the book is, “The formula to achieve bigger goals through acc...
Nov 13, 2020•43 min•Ep 70•Transcript available on Metacast How do you get access to the unreachable? How do you become unforgettable? That’s the focus of this episode of Capability Amplifier. 15 years ago, Mike Koenigs called a good friend who was buying three people $12,000 Rolex watches and thought he was crazy. "Why?" He asked! Keep reading or start listening... You know that amazing, warm, fuzzy feeling you get when you receive or give a gift? Did you know there’s a psychology and science behind gift-giving that could help you build incredibly stron...
Oct 30, 2020•50 min•Ep 69•Transcript available on Metacast Imagine piloting a plane that’s 1000 miles away from land and your engine starts to fail… what do you do? If you’re an entrepreneur, you can relate to this scenario because you're dealing with lots and lots of different “plane crashes” all the time, right?. You need to be agile and change your focus to survive, especially in the climate we’re operating in right now, as a business leader and owner. Our special guest on today’s Capability Amplifier is Ed Rush. He’s a good friend and former F-18 fi...
Oct 09, 2020•47 min•Ep 68•Transcript available on Metacast Two words and one 3x5 card that pitched and closed one of the most recognizable TV shows from the 1980s in seconds ... what was it? What's the fastest way to stand out, be distinctive, get attention, and be referable in six seconds or less? On the latest episode, you’re going to meet Scott McKain . He’s done everything from playing the villain in a Werner Herzog film that Roger Ebert called one of the 50 great movies in cinema history, to being booked to speak by Arnold Schwarzenegger for an eve...
Sep 24, 2020•48 min•Transcript available on Metacast Have you ever wondered how to charge $50,000, $250,000, $500,000, or MORE for a professional service or product? Or how to go from getting paid for doing to getting paid for knowing to getting paid for actually BEING? How do you sell something like that? Influence a prospect? What IS the enrollment process? What kind of questions do you have to ask for people to raise their hands and say, “I've been looking for someone just like you, I already know I want to work with you, and how do we start wo...
Sep 10, 2020•38 min•Transcript available on Metacast Imagine having clients BEGGING to work with you and saying things like, “I've been looking for someone like you forever! How can I work with you right now? Imagine being able to find BIG opportunities that produce tons of money for really long periods of time. Today on the show we’ll reveal new thinking to manifest money (even during a global pandemic) and Dan and I will share some big work that we've been doing for the Strategic Coach organization that you can model in your own business. This e...
Aug 27, 2020•35 min•Ep 65•Transcript available on Metacast What’s the “Golden Thread” that unites front stage and backstage, or sales and fulfillment of a successful business? Think about the customer’s journey ... all of the team stakeholders … sales, program advisors, coaches, etc. How can a business leader ensure that there’s a “through line” so everyone is on the same page even though they all have different motives, incentives, and compensation plans? It’s the exact OPPOSITE of bureaucracy. It’s collaboration and partnerships that produce massive v...
Aug 13, 2020•34 min•Transcript available on Metacast Have you ever had a “tingle moment”? You know ... the moment of alignment when inspiration between two different minds meet? It sort of feels like God is sprinkling fairy dust on your brain, and you know what you just heard is exactly what you need to do and it's going to produce massive results in your life. What if you could create that moment whenever you wanted? On the show this week, Dan Sullivan and I tackle the topic of how to create a perfect Simplifier-Multiplier moment. Funnily enough,...
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