In today’s episode, Dan and Mike discuss the birth of a new internal program to Strategic Coach and how it can literally help you get the one thing that money can’t buy: an extended life. Just think about this simple question… “How long will I live?” 83? 95? 107? It doesn’t matter which number came to your mind. Why? Because most likely, your parents and other people in your inner circle programmed this into you many years ago. Listen to this: You can live way longer! We have heard and said a lo...
Mar 22, 2022•48 min•Ep 101•Transcript available on Metacast You know how hard it is to grow, build and scale your business. Most of your net worth is tied up in your business and at risk. Welcome to the entrepreneurial roller coaster! What if you could “buy money at a discount” (with no risk) 10x your revenue, and buy your company so you can “take money off the table” and get liquid and still keep and remain in control of your business? If that sounds completely impossible and counter-intuitive, welcome to the most interesting growth and exit strategy Mi...
Mar 04, 2022•56 min•Ep 100•Transcript available on Metacast Money loves speed and time kills deals. The more likable you and your brand is… …the faster you connect, built rapport, earn trust… …the faster the deals close. The fastest way to build a strong connection is through shared experiences and storytelling. A key ingredient of your storytelling is authenticity. Being your genuine self and sharing your life experiences (good or bad) will attract your right-fit audience, full of people who are much more likely to want to work with you asap. Mike came ...
Feb 11, 2022•54 min•Ep 99•Transcript available on Metacast As an entrepreneur, CEO or founder, you are prone to inevitable stress. When you’re stressed, it shows up in your body in all types of crazy ways AND it affects your energy and overall well-being. Imagine…Waking up every day feeling your absolute best. Completely invigorated, relaxed, and ready to take on anything the world throws at you with plenty of energy to do what you have to, plus the things you love doing. You’ve heard the proverb, “Necessity is the Mother of Invention,” — When the need ...
Feb 03, 2022•58 min•Ep 98•Transcript available on Metacast Have you had a profitable exit from your successful business and in the back of your head you’re thinking, “Was this a fluke?” “Was I just lucky?” “Could I ever do it again?” Maybe you’ve still got lots of energy and aren’t quite ready to sit on a beach sipping Mai Tai’s full-time? Maybe you’ve reached a point of frustration, aggravation or evolution in your life or career where you are ready to reinvent yourself, your business and want to get paid while you do it. Have you ever wondered if your...
Jan 21, 2022•34 min•Ep 97•Transcript available on Metacast This is for you if you want to start, scale and exit your business and walk away with freedom of time, money, relationship and purpose, plus reinvent yourself in the process. One of the things Mike has noticed in meeting with thousands of founders over the years is they get to a point in their lives and businesses where they're just done. Done with government bureaucracy, employees, HR, talent and an ever-increasing hostility towards business and founders. (Can you tell Mike is a little biased?)...
Jan 12, 2022•55 min•Ep 96•Transcript available on Metacast If you're reading this, chances are you have the same dream just about every entrepreneur has... To have financial freedom and a freedom lifestyle. Mike thinks every business owner also wants a self-managing company that can scale to whatever level you dream of that's both lifestyle compatible and sale-able someday. It'd also be nice if it was a really effective ATM! Mike's guest, Jeff Russell is someone who's done all of the above. He is the creator of Fire Yourself First, and he has a system h...
Dec 23, 2021•38 min•Ep 95•Transcript available on Metacast If someone asked me “what’s the fastest way to double my income?” The answer is simple. Masterminds. There’s ONE thing that’s contributed to Mike generating over $60,000,000 over the course of his professional career and helping his clients earn hundreds of millions - possibly billions of dollars. Masterminds. If you want to build relationships with high-performing, impact-minded thought-leaders, join masterminds. Mike has run mastermind groups for over 15 years and has belonged to dozens of the...
Dec 03, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep 94•Transcript available on Metacast Do you beat yourself up because you’re not enough? You don’t feel successful enough, rich enough or get enough done? This episode is the formula to stay positive ALL the time and get other people enrolled in a positive moving future as well. This is a 27 year old concept, and one of the most powerful exercises that exists inside Strategic Coach, and you're getting it here, TODAY. It's been tested by more than 20,000 highly successful entrepreneurs, their families, teams, and clients. It's a rema...
Nov 12, 2021•52 min•Ep 93•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Ep 92•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•Ep 91•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•Ep 88•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•Ep 86•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•Ep 85•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•Ep 80•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•Ep 79•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•Ep 78•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•Ep 77•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•Ep 76•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•Ep 75•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•Ep 72•Transcript available on Metacast 
