Brandon Dawson, Co-founder, CEO & Managing Partner of Cardone Ventures, shares his proven business systems that have allowed him to propel numerous businesses to unprecedented heights, his ingenious strategies for nurturing exceptional talent and cultivating a powerhouse team, and his thoughts about the limitless potential of Network Marketing. (1:24:09)
Show Notes:
1:12 - Eric welcomes Brandon to the podcast.
2:28 - Eric and Brdon are surprised to discover their common origins.
3:50 - Eric and Brandon share some fascinating stories about Brandon’s stepdad Bill Austin, Founder & CEO of Starkey Hearing Aids.
10:42 - Brandon details how having “a rich dad” and “a poor dad” influenced him.
12:31 - Eric and Brandon discuss how your upbringing can impact your path in life - for good or bad.
14:35 - Brandon and Eric share varying opinions on whether entrepreneurs are “made” or “born”.
16:30 - Brandon tells us how he barely made it through high school and about the sales job he got after he dropped out of college that led to a breakthrough that serves him to this day.
21:42 - Brandon unveils his secrets to starting a business and the 10 Elements to Growing and Scaling a Business.
29:42 - Brandon recounts how he came up with the 10 Elements to Growing and Scaling a Business and the 11 Breakpoints Between Start-Ups and Billion-Dollar Companies.
34:13 - Brandon explains how he decides what the product should be for a new business and what’s hot right now.
38:56 - Brandon discusses how leadership and meeting employee’s personal, professional and financial goals can lead to the success of a company.
46:38 - Brandon shares an incredible story about a migrant worker who now works for him and makes $750,000 a year.
51:09 - Brandon pulls back the curtain on his ingenious strategies for developing personal, professional and financial goals with your employees.
57:20 - Brandon discloses why if you are not making $100,000 in revenue per employee, you aren’t making any money.
59:30 Brandon discusses tracking employee productivity and behavior depending on whether they are in-person or remote.
1:03:33 - Brandon gives us the 5 things a business must do to attract, hire and keep great talent.
1:09:22 - Brandon reveals his motivation and mission for why he does what he does.
1:13:41 - Brandon shares what he loves about the limitless potential of Network Marketing and how his business systems can be applied to it.
1:19:24 - Brandon explains why, in business, velocity is EVERYTHING and how he relies on the 4 A’s when he’s up against pressure and he’s trying to sort through things.
Resources From This Podcast:
Cardone Ventures: https://www.cardoneventures.com/
Glossary of Terms:
Kanban System: An inventory control system used in just-in-time (JIT) manufacturing to track production and order new shipments of parts and materials.
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Eric and Marina Worre interview Tom Bilyeu, co-founder of the billion-dollar brand Quest Nutrition and the co-founder and host of Impact Theory, about his intriguing relationship theories. He talks about his worst ever fight with his wife Lisa - over a cup of tea - and reveals the number one predictor as to if you will be in the half of couples who get divorced or the half that stay together. (1:03:20)
Show Notes:
00:00 - Eric introduces Tom.
01:41 - Tom explains why although he is actually a lone wolf, his relationship with his wife Lisa is the number one priority in his life.
05:26 - Tom talks about how the worst fight he and his wife Lisa ever had - over a cup of tea - led to a relationship breakthrough.
11:38 - Tom details how arguments between significant others are actually caused by each person’s insecurities and how realizing this and articulating it can improve the relationship.
15:25 - Tom unveils how he and Lisa decide who wins an argument.
18:19 - Tom reveals his fascinating ideas about how to make a relationship work.
19:31 - Tom divulges the number one predictor as to if you will be in the half of couples who get divorced or the half that stay together.
23:44 - Eric shares what has worked for him and his wife Marina in their relationship.
28:32 - Tom discloses that he underwent ritualistic scarification when he got married and how marriage evolves over time and why it’s important to realize that going in.
34:56 - Tom explains what to do if only one person is willing to work on a relationship.
38:03 - Tom explains that we all have hidden values that we aren’t aware of and reveals how they affect us and our relationships.
46:44 - Tom tells us about how he thought 2022 was the best year ever while his wife Lisa felt it was the worst year of their marriage.
53:41 - Marina asks Tom to share his wife Lisa’s “couples playing tennis” analogy.
59:21 - Tom wraps up by giving us some of his ideas for how to navigate working with our significant other.
Resources From This Podcast:
The Power of Myth by Joseph Campbell https://www.amazon.com/Power-Myth-Joseph-Campbell/dp/0385418868
Glossary of Terms:
Tragedy of the Commons: Refers to a situation in which individuals with access to a public resource (also called a common) act in their own interest and, in doing so, ultimately deplete the resource.
Steel Man Argument (or Steelmanning): Steelmanning is the practice of addressing the strongest form of the other person's argument, even if it's not the one they presented.
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Sandro Cazzato became a 7-figure earner in Network Marketing with almost 100k people in his organization within two and a half years of joining the profession. He reveals why he left his highly successful career for Network Marketing, how he got 26 distributors within his first month, how he lost 60% of his business the summer after he started and how 90-day runs have been key to his success. (53:23)
Show Notes:
0:00 - Eric welcomes 7-figure Network Marketing Earner Sandro Cazzato.
2:54 - Sandro details what he did before he got into Network Marketing.
3:22 - Eric asks Sandro why he left his successful career for Network Marketing.
7:41 - Sandro recalls wanting to live up to his parents' traditional vision for his future and how most people around him thought he was crazy for joining the Network Marketing profession.
12:03 - Sandro tells us about his first experience with Network Marketing when he was 21 years old and what he didn’t like about it.
15:26 - Sandro explains how he launched his Network Marketing business with an Excel spreadsheet and how he brought on 26 distributors in his first month, during lockdown.
20:20 - Sandro reveals how he became involved with a company that sold cosmetics and perfume and how he didn’t even know it was a Network Marketing company.
22:41 - Sandro recounts his big game changer and what Eric had to do with it.
24:14 - Eric asks Sandro how important being unreasonable about his expectations was when he was starting his business.
26:32 - Sandro recalls losing 60% of his business the summer after he started - when the pandemic restrictions were lifted - and how he made training a priority to get through it.
33:51 - Eric asks Sandro what his superpower is and he gives us 3!
39:29 - Sandro shares how STRUCTOGRAM® helped him learn how to recruit different types of personalities into his team.
45:55 - Sandro describes the emotional moment when he knew he had found himself again through Network Marketing.
Resources From This Podcast:
Eric’s Book: “Go Pro: 7 Steps to Becoming a Network Marketing Professional” by Eric Worre - https://www.amazon.com/Go-Pro-Becoming-Marketing-Professional/dp/0988667908
STRUCTOGRAM® - https://www.structogram.com
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Sales savant, entrepreneur, speaker, influencer, and host of the highly rated podcast Dropping Bombs, Brad Lea peels back the layers of his life including his decision to live on the beach while pursuing his dream of making it big in Hollywood, the script that made him the top salesperson in his ELEMENTARY school, and how he got his wife to say “Yes”. He also shares why he wouldn’t trade lives with Warren Buffet, how his kids won’t get a penny if he dies under suspicious circumstances, and why he always picks up the check. (1:07:42)
Show Notes:
0:00 - Eric Worre welcomes this week’s guest Brad Lea to the podcast.
2:23 - Brad recounts some surprising pieces of his upbringing including how they shaped his ethics and integrity.
5:48 - Brad talks about how he moved to L.A. and lived on the beach when he was 17 after his father kicked him out of the house.
9:05 - Brad recalls his foray into selling cars.
10:03 - Brad shares the script that made him the top salesperson in his elementary school when he sold candy bars door to door.
12:41 - Brad discloses how and why he stopped lying to people about everything.
16:27 - Brad shares how helping someone out became a major turning point in his life.
17:29 - Brad gives us his insight on what 3 things everyone should focus on in life.
20:22 - Eric and Brad discuss the politics and complications of children and money.
25:14 - Brad explains that, in one way or another, everyone is in sales.
28:04 - If given the opportunity to trade lives with Warren Buffet, Brad shares why he’s not interested.
31:11 - Brad tells us how and why he started his first company and why being an entrepreneur beats working for someone else.
35:46 - Brad reveals the real reason he is known as “The Real Brad Lea”.
37:19 - Eric and Brad debate the positives and negatives of “keeping it real” with your opinions.
47:29 - Brad gives his opinion on when and when not to lie or use profanity.
52:15 - Brad reveals the key role confidence plays in being successful.
55:06 - Eric and Brad have a lively discussion about picking up the check.
59:36 - Eric recounts a funny story about Larry King, Muhammad Ali and Harvey Mackay.
1:02:58 - Brad wraps up by sharing some life lessons he has learned.
Resources From This Podcast:
Brad’s Book: “Lessons I’ve Learned the Hard Way So You Don’t Have To” by Brad Lea - https://www.amazon.com/Hard-Way-Brad-Lea/dp/0578971801
Brad’s Podcast: Dropping Bombs - https://www.droppingbombs.com/
Brad’s Business: LightSpeed VT - https://lightspeedvt.com/
Want to Achieve More Success in Your Network Marketing Career?
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