Next Level Mindset

031: Billy Gene | How to Become a Master Marketer and Entrepreneur

Billy Gene is Marketing helps business owners & entrepreneurs turn clicks on Facebook, Instagram, & YouTube into customers. Key Points: * Billy Gene discusses why he thinks so many small business owners are misinformed. * Learn the importance of asking for help as opposed to just “googling your way through it.” * Hear the dangers of outsourcing. * Billy Gene breaks down how you can stand out from the crowd with a good marketing strategy. * Find out why a fifth grader should be your target demo. * Discover why you should run ads that scare you. * Get the formula for creating good content. Key Quotes: * "98% of information out there for small business owners is bullshit." * “The worst thing entrepreneurs do is try to figure things out themselves” * “Nothing exists in a company except marketing and sales.” * “The reason people won’t be unique is because they are afraid of being judged.” * “When you have relevant content, it will be good." Billy Gene https://billygeneismarketing.com/ [https://billygeneismarketing.com/] For more information about Chris Vasquez and Next Level Mindset: http://chrisjvasquez.com [http://chrisjvasquez.com/]

030: Doug Winter | From $0 to $1 Billion, How to Build & Lead a Unicorn SaaS Company

Doug Winter is the co-founder and CEO of Seismic, a unicorn SaaS company valued at over $1B based out of San Diego, CA. Prior to Seismic, Doug also successfully built and sold his last company, Objectiva Software Solutions, for $90M. Key Points: * How Doug decided that Seismic was an idea worth going "all in" on. * How to build a foundation that scales * How Doug and his co-founders approached built a high performing company culture * The most important keys to raising capital (and if you should) * Leadership Do's and Don'ts based on Doug's experience building numerous companies Key Quotes: * "At some point, you gotta be a little bit stupid and just go for it." * “Get customer validation early and often." * "You can build an incredible product, but if you don't know how to sell it, don't know how to take it to market, no one is ever going to know about it." * "If you don't know who your first ten customers could be or should be, then you probably haven't thought through things enough..." Doug Winter https://seismic.com/ [https://seismic.com/] For more information about Chris Vasquez and Next Level Mindset: http://chrisjvasquez.com [http://chrisjvasquez.com/]

030: Doug Winter | From $0 to $1 Billion, How to Build & Lead a Unicorn SaaS Company

Doug Winter is the co-founder and CEO of Seismic. Doug also co-founded Objectiva Software Solutions. Doug served as Chief Operations Officer and general manager at EMC Document Sciences until founding Seismic in 2010. In 2019, Doug was named one of the 10 Best CEOs of Small/Mid-Size Companies in the U.S. by Comparably. Key Takeaways: Don't overthink the trajectory of what you want to accomplish. Get customer validation early and often. You've got to stay emotionally counterbalanced. There should be a positive culture that attracts team members to your company. When raising capital, spend time learning how to pitch your product properly to investors before going after your dream investors. Tweetable Quotes: “At some point, you gotta just jump." "If you don't know who your first ten customers would be or should be, then you probably don't know enough about your product to take it to market." "There are a million opportunities to quit on the journey, it's a marathon not a sprint." "Coming to work has got to be fun, otherwise, what's the point?" Doug Winter https://seismic.com/ For more information about Chris Vasquez and Next Level Mindset: http://chrisjvasquez.com/

029: Cole Hatter | Build Your Dream Business & Thrive in the New Economy

About Cole Hatter: I am a husband, father, entrepreneur, and car fanatic. I love investing in people and in companies that make me a better person and the world a better place. Thrive: Make Money Matter, is an annual conference I founded that teaches entrepreneurs how to dominate in business and in life, while making the world a better place. Looking to Sponsor an event that’s? ✔ Filled with enthusiastic entrepreneurs who are some of the most serious and success-oriented business owners, entrepreneurs and career professionals in the world? ✔ Meet some of the top business influencers and decision makers in the world? If so, A sponsorship of the Thrive: Make Money Matter conference is for you. The Thrive: Make Money Matter Conference has been noted in Forbes Magazine, Inc. Magazine and Entrepreneur Magazine. It was ranked the top business conference in both 2015 and 2016 by the majority of attendees in our post-event attendee survey. Super-Charge Your Sales Pipeline and Position Your Brand in Front of our Decision-Making Attendees as a Sponsor! ✔ Our Networking lounge is designed to foster relationships with more booth space and banner visibility than most conferences! ✔ This event is a great venue and the perfect opportunity to educate over three days your captive targeted audience. ✔ With only rich engaging content coming from stage (NO SELLING) as a vendor you have the exclusive opportunity provide your service to our attendees and actualize your ROI at the event. What Attendees Say “I've been to dozens of amazing conferences in the past 7 years, and I've never experienced anything like Thrive. It's truly a special event. The lineup was jam-packed with smart, experienced speakers, but the surprising value came from the incredible like-minded attendees I met daily!” C. Cox NEXT STEP To find out more, schedule a Complimentary 15-Minute Consultation by contacting Brian Bowman, my VP of Marketing at brian@attendthrive.com or 808-690-2642. Key Takeaways: * Hear the origin of the words “Make Money Matter” * Find out the origin of THRIVE. * Cole explains the learning he has invested in. * Find out how Cole started a 6-figure company during COVID-19 and how you can do the same. * Discover the importance of sales. * Chris and Cole discuss the value of starting a podcast. * Cole shares how to pursue money that actually serves you. Key Takeaways: * “A good business shouldn’t just make money it should make an impact.” – Cole Hatter * “Banks only make money when money is moving.” – Cole Hatter * "Sales cures all.” – Robert Herjavec Cole Hatter https://colehatter.com/ [https://colehatter.com/] For more information about Chris Vasquez and Next Level Mindset: http://chrisjvasquez.com [http://chrisjvasquez.com/]

028: Trevor Moawad | NFL’s #1 Brain Coach shares How to become Unstoppable

Trevor Moawad is a renowned Mental Conditioning expert and strategic advisor to some of the world’s most elite performers. In 2017, Trevor was named the “Sports World’s Best Brain Trainer” by Sports Illustrated. From Ft. Bragg to Harvard Business School, from elite Quarterbacks to top level CEOs. Moawad’s mission is clear – to motivate the motivated. Trevor Moawad recentlypartnered with Russell Wilson [https://finance.yahoo.com/news/russell-wilson-trevor-moawad-debut-133000802.html?soc_src=community&soc_trk=ma]to formLimitless Minds [https://www.thinkbig-gofar.com/]whose mission is to both optimize performance and enrich culture within some of the world’s top organizations and elite performers. Key Takeaways: * By minimizing negativity your whole culture will change. * Positivity has value but only in the absence of negativity. * You’re not being responsible by watching 9 hours of news. * Focus on behavior not outcomes. Trevor Moawad https://moawadconsultinggroup.com/ [https://moawadconsultinggroup.com/] For more information about Chris Vasquez and Next Level Mindset: http://chrisjvasquez.com [http://chrisjvasquez.com/]