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The Friend Zone by Kevin Yee

Podcast by Kevin Yee

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About The Friend Zone by Kevin Yee

What's up? I'm Kevin, a pharmacist turned YouTuber, inbound sales strategist, and jiu-jitsu practitioner. The Friend Zone is where we talk about the BTS of entrepreneurship, mental health, and art of making friends. No gurus or Clickfunnel bros, just good vibes with IRL & internet friends.

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32 episodes

episode this guy quit his $250K+ job to start a marketing business artwork

this guy quit his $250K+ job to start a marketing business

💌 personal newsletter ➜ https://refugeehustle.com/join 👋 follow me ➜ https://refugeehustle.com/links 📱 high ticket sales training (free) ➜ https://www.kaizenclosing.com/masterclass 📸 instagram ➜ https://www.instagram.com/kevin_the_refugee/ https://www.instagram.com/tom.nguy3n ⚠️ disclaimer: some links are affiliates so if you buy within a certain time, I earn a commission at no extra cost to you. your support pays my team and keeps my channel running. thank you 🙏 time stamps ⏰ 0:00 - start 1:14 - what six years out of corporate life feels like 3:18 - when old coworkers seem ahead of you 4:46 - rebuilding from scratch with no social media, no audience 5:29 - biggest unexpected challenge after quitting 7:00 - the hard truth about your network once you leave your job 8:58 - unlearning the corporate mindset 13:37 - tier list game: what skills actually matter when starting out 31:05 - what tom wishes he did before quitting 37:56 - chick-fil-a entrepreneur tier list 44:00 - finding dream clients 46:08 - final advice for anyone thinking about quitting Subscribe to The Friend Zone [https://mysoundwise.com/soundcasts/1587318902535s] on Soundwise [https://mysoundwise.com/soundcasts/1587318902535s]

1 May 2025 - 48 min
episode from photographer to studio owner in LA at 26 y/o (podcast) artwork

from photographer to studio owner in LA at 26 y/o (podcast)

💌 personal newsletter ➜ https://refugeehustle.com/join 👋 follow me ➜ https://refugeehustle.com/links 📱 high ticket sales training (free) ➜ https://www.kaizenclosing.com/masterclass 📸 instagram ➜ https://www.instagram.com/kevin_the_refugee/ https://www.instagram.com/glowstudeo/ https://www.instagram.com/tammyngg/?hl=en ⚠️ disclaimer: some links are affiliates so if you buy within a certain time, I earn a commission at no extra cost to you. your support pays my team and keeps my channel running. thank you 🙏 time stamps ⏰ 0:00 - start 6:17 - how did you decide on doing product photography? 9:51 - what was the moment that made you realize Glow Studeo could be more than just a hobby? 12:35 - what are the skills that you had to learn? 14:24 - game #1: business skills tier list 29:23 - what are the main sources of your revenue? 33:23 - how do you find clients? 35:36 - who's your ideal client, nightmare client, and how you go about qualifying and filtering them? 39:20 - what are the most important red flags that you’re looking for? 40:21 - what are the things that clients might not think about when pricing? 42:57 - what are all the high effort things that your clients don’t see behind the scenes? 48:08 - game #2: social media tier list 57:43 - what is the biggest challenge you faced, and how did you turn it around? 1:01:25 - what’s a challenge that you’re currently experiencing right now in your business? 1:04:43 - what's the worst piece of advice you were given? 1:07:53 - what's the one piece of game-changing advice that no one talks about? 1:09:52 - what unconventional strategy has surprisingly boosted your business growth the most? 1:11:54 - what’s something you believe that everyone else in your industry would think is fucking crazy? 1:12:46 - what do most people get completely wrong about hiring a photography studio? 1:14:37 - how has your origin story and upbringing in the SGV given you an edge in the business world that others might not realize? 1:16:11 - game #3: boba tea tier list 1:24:13 - how do you plan on staying competitive with the rise of AI? 1:27:32 - where do you want glow studeo to be in a year? 1:30:02 - game #3: "fun", marry, kill Subscribe to The Friend Zone [https://mysoundwise.com/soundcasts/1587318902535s] on Soundwise [https://mysoundwise.com/soundcasts/1587318902535s]

21 Oct 2024 - 1 h 37 min
episode my high ticket sales plan for Ali Abdaal in 2024. artwork

my high ticket sales plan for Ali Abdaal in 2024.

💌 personal newsletter ➜ https://refugeehustle.com/join 👋 follow me ➜ https://refugeehustle.com/links 📱 high ticket sales training (free) ➜ https://www.kaizenclosing.com/masterclass 📸 instagram ➜ https://www.instagram.com/kevin_the_refugee/ ⚠️ disclaimer: some links are affiliates so if you buy within a certain time, I earn a commission at no extra cost to you. your support pays my team and keeps my channel running. thank you 🙏 time stamps ⏰ 00:00 - start 01:22 - what you'll get from this podcast. 03:01 - what I do for Ali Abdaal 04:16 - who the heck are you? 07:05 - how did you land Ali Abdaal as a client? 11:35 - Ali’s and team reaction to the “results”. 13:00 - what happened during the “break” from PTYA. 13:54 - problems I noticed with the offer. 18:03 - Chris Do’s breakdown on subscription models 20:00 - end of Chris Do’s talk. 20:19 - the goals for Part Time YouTuber Accelerator. 23:16 - my plan to get to $200K / month. 23:48 - step 1: look at pricing 28:48 - step 2: figure out who you’re really selling to. 37:10 - step 3: figure out the offer stack. 43:15 - step 4: talk to the team. 47:17 - step 5: figuring out sales strategy and capacity. 54:28 - predictions about the part-time youtuber accelerator. Subscribe to The Friend Zone [https://mysoundwise.com/soundcasts/1587318902535s] on Soundwise [https://mysoundwise.com/soundcasts/1587318902535s]

14 Jul 2024 - 55 min
episode my plan to make Ali Abdaal $2M in 2024. artwork

my plan to make Ali Abdaal $2M in 2024.

💌 personal newsletter ➜ https://refugeehustle.com/join 👋 follow me ➜ https://refugeehustle.com/links 📱 high ticket sales training (free) ➜ https://www.kaizenclosing.com/masterclass 📸 instagram ➜ https://www.instagram.com/kevin_the_refugee/ ⚠️ disclaimer: some links are affiliates so if you buy within a certain time, I earn a commission at no extra cost to you. your support pays my team and keeps my channel running. thank you 🙏 time stamps ⏰ 00:00 - start 01:22 - what you'll get from this podcast. 03:01 - what I do for Ali Abdaal 04:16 - who the heck are you? 07:05 - how did you land Ali Abdaal as a client? 11:35 - Ali’s and team reaction to the “results”. 13:00 - what happened during the “break” from PTYA. 13:54 - problems I noticed with the offer. 18:03 - Chris Do’s breakdown on subscription models 20:00 - end of Chris Do’s talk. 20:19 - the goals for Part Time YouTuber Accelerator. 23:16 - my plan to get to $200K / month. 23:48 - step 1: look at pricing 28:48 - step 2: figure out who you’re really selling to. 37:10 - step 3: figure out the offer stack. 43:15 - step 4: talk to the team. 47:17 - step 5: figuring out sales strategy and capacity. 54:28 - predictions about the part-time youtuber accelerator. Subscribe to The Friend Zone [https://mysoundwise.com/soundcasts/1587318902535s] on Soundwise [https://mysoundwise.com/soundcasts/1587318902535s]

14 Jul 2024 - 55 min
episode My Most Embarrassing Moment as a Pharmacist. artwork

My Most Embarrassing Moment as a Pharmacist.

🃏 Esther Perel's Story Cards ➜ https://amzn.to/3r1snnW 👋 Follow Me ➜ https://refugeehustle.com/links 💌 Personal Newsletter ➜ https://refugeehustle.com/join 🤑 Inbound Sales Strategy Newsletter ➜ https://kaizenclosing.com/newsletter Educational Courses 🏫 💸 Free Roth IRA Masterclass ➜ https://www.kickassinvesting.com/masterclass 📱 Inbound Sales Training ➜ https://www.kaizenclosing.com 📺 Ali Abdaal's Part Time YouTuber Academy ➜ https://refugeehustle.com/ptya 🧠 Dr. Eugene Choi's Neurohacking Free Masterclass ➜ https://refugeehustle.com/destinyhacks 💻 Rich + Niche Full Stack Digital Marketing Program ➜ https://refugeehustle.com/richandniche 🎓 Chris Do’s Futur Pro Group ➜ https://refugeehustle.com/futurprogroup 📝 Shortform Book Summary App ➜ https://refugeehustle.com/shortform ⚠️ Disclaimer: Some links are affiliates, meaning if you purchase within a certain time frame, I earn a commission at no cost to you. Money earned keeps my channel running. Thanks for the support 🙏 Time Stamps ⏰ 00:00 - Start 00:29 - Why I’m telling this story 01:22 - Explanation of the story game. 02:12 - Start of embarrassing pharmacy story 💊 07:53 - TLDR: Sometimes you can be right, but your delivery is wrong. 08:27 - Lesson 1: Where we learn conflict management from 09:05 - Lesson 2: Emotional Regulation 10:23 - Lesson 3: Empathy for people like me back then Subscribe to The Friend Zone [https://mysoundwise.com/soundcasts/1587318902535s] on Soundwise [https://mysoundwise.com/soundcasts/1587318902535s]

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