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The Gonzo Experience podcast features interviews with entrepreneurial thought leaders who share candid stories, insights, and wisdom. Episodes include topics on entrepreneurship, business, health, mindset, and much more! Host David Mammano has built a great platform for entrepreneurs on the go and The Gonzo Experience is now one of the top-ranked Business and Self-Development podcasts on iTunes. Guests on the show have included powerhouses like Grant Cardone, Ed Mylett, Ellen Latham, Jack Daly, Sharon Lechter, Kevin Harrington and so many more. If you’re looking to grow or start a business and you’re a game-changer, then dive into The Gonzo Experience with David “Gonzo” Mammano.
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Now displaying: September, 2017
Sep 27, 2017

Rich Litvin runs a leadership consultancy for world leaders, based in Los Angeles and London. The methodology is deep coaching. Bespoke. Not time-based.

Ultra-successful people – people you would assume don’t need a coach – are the ones who call Rich. His clients include Olympic athletes, Presidential candidates, Hollywood film directors, Special Forces operatives and serial entrepreneurs.

Rich is the author of a best-selling book on coaching (The Prosperous Coach) and he runs a program for 40 of the world’s most successful consultants and coaches (4PC).

His big picture is to mobilize $100Million for charity through his connections.

What you’ll learn about in this episode:

  • How Rich’s childhood shaped him into a high performer
  • Rich’s mantra: “Slow down to speed up”
  • Rich’s book, The Prosperous Coach, about how to build a business the old fashioned way
  • “What got you here won’t get you there” and why you need an “avoid at all cost” list
  • Michael Neil’s “lamppost effect”
  • Why even Rich needs a coach
  • What happens when Rich becomes the interviewer
  • A great goal for high performers: making them feel more and more lazy
  • Finding your “zone of genius”
  • Where Rich goes to meet people more interesting than him
  • Entrepreneurship has multiple summits—it’s not for everyone
  • A free gift for Avanti listeners at www.richlitvin.com/Avanti

Ways to contact Rich:

Sep 20, 2017

Lolly Daskal is one of the most sought-after executive leadership coaches in the world. Her extensive cross-cultural expertise spans 14 countries, six languages and hundreds of companies. As founder and CEO of Lead From Within, her proprietary leadership program is engineered to be a catalyst for leaders who want to enhance performance and make a meaningful difference in their companies, their lives, and the world. Based on a mix of modern philosophy, science, and nearly thirty years coaching top executives, Lolly’s perspective on leadership continues to break new ground and produce exceptional results.  Of her many awards and accolades, Lolly was designated a Top-50 Leadership and Management Expert by Inc. magazine. Huffington Post honored Lolly with the title of The Most Inspiring Woman in the World.

Her writing has appeared in the Harvard Business Review, Inc.com, Fast Company (Ask The Expert), Huffington Post, and Psychology Today, and others. Lolly’s proprietary insights are the subject of her new book, The Leadership Gap: What Gets Between You and Your Greatness.

What you’ll learn about in this episode:

Learning throughout your life as a means of self development

  • Why to avoid being a “fixer” and how to inspire others to succeed
  • Shifting your perspective toward becoming a better leader
  • Getting commitment from those you lead to be successful
  • Turning your focus from your “why” to “who” you are as a leader
  • What people who are struggling are doing that they might not realize
  • The 7 Archetypes of Leadership that come from rethinking what a leader is
  • Gaining confidence from your competencies and capabilities
  • Understanding how your “shadow” is impacting those around you

Ways to contact Lolly:

Sep 13, 2017

Carl Gould is a business growth entrepreneur who advises organizations to get to the next level. He has built three multi-million dollar businesses by age 40. His consulting firm has mentored the launch of over five thousand businesses in 35 countries, and his team of mentor coaches has conducted over 75,000 sessions with entrepreneurs and executives worldwide. He has advised over 100 of the Inc. 500/5000 Fastest-Growing Companies.

A lifelong entrepreneur and business owner, Gould has been at the forefront of the entrepreneurial community globally.  He is an award-winning coach and business mentor. He has teamed up with bestselling author Caryn Kopp on their latest book, Biz Dev Done Right: Demystifying The Sales Process and Achieving The Results You Want. He and his team of mentor coaches have overseen the development of thousands of small businesses on six continents, and have conducted over 50,000 coaching sessions with entrepreneurs.

What you’ll learn about in this episode:

  • Finding your calling, no matter what your strengths are
  • Asking the right questions of your clients and business partners
  • How to figure out what your potential clients or customers need and want
  • Figuring out and valuing your ‘intangibles’ - what your products uniquely offer
  • Lessons from over four decades of entrepreneurship
  • Seizing on opportunities when they present themselves

Ways to contact Carl:

Sep 6, 2017

Mitch Stephen has been a self-employed real estate investor for over 20 years. His real estate investing career started at the age of 23 when he read Nothing Down by Robert Allen. Mitch, his wife Tommi, and his daughter Shannon have purchased their fair share of local houses. Their company, Independence Day, Inc., has bought and sold over 1,300 properties in and about San Antonio, TX since 1996. This company specializes in buying distressed properties with OPM and selling those properties with Owner Financing.

The Stephen family built wealth by purchasing very affordable homes, selling them for double the cost, and owner financing the sale by creating a note to their buyer. In 1991 the family made plans to keep their wealth and create "forever money" by acquiring self-storage and boat storage facilities primarily around where they live in Canyon Lake, Texas. Started in 1991, with 13 boat storages in front of a state park at the lake, the storage business has grown to over 1,100 storage doors in 16 locations, averaging $92 per door per month.

Mitch is the author of three books in the My Life & 1000 Houses series: Failing Forward to Financial Freedom, 200+ Ways to Find Bargain Properties, and The Art of Owner Financing. Mitch's personal expertise includes raising private money, finding bargain properties, negotiating favorable terms, dealing with renovations and contractors, selling houses, selling notes with little to no discount, and helping others deal with the everyday throes of life in business. He is very familiar with Dodd-Frank, RMLOs, S.A.F.E. Act, Texas Property Code, Truth -in-Lending, R.E.S.P.A. and the legal options available in the owner finance domain.

Mitch offers online education, group coaching, and full-on mentorships as it relates to all the aspects of owner financing.

What you’ll learn about in this episode:

  • Developing a success mindset that turns failure into forward momentum
  • Building a family business that can supply solid investments
  • Securing your financial freedom through savvy business strategies
  • Creative financing options for real estate deals
  • Making money in real estate the right way while beating out the competition
  • Starting out broke and turning it into millions
  • How to avoid losing your money to the street when starting out in real estate
  • Financial planning strategies for any income level
  • Managing relationships so that you can succeed

Ways to contact Mitch:

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