The "Inside The Mind Show" With MikeCarlooch - Marketing & Entrepreneurship

[mikecarlooch]

Man.. I'm excited for this..

Glad to announce my new show INSIDE THE MIND

Over the past 8 months on the forum, I've met some really awesome people who've done some AMAZING things, and I wanted to learn more about these individuals! (even though the show will not just be people on this forum)

What is the show about?

1. Online Publicity
2. Social Media Marketing & Growth Hacking
3. Entrepreneurship

Ready to listen to the first episode?

In this first episode, @Johnny boy gave me 40 minutes of his time to talk about growing his lawn care business, building relationships on the forum, great marketing advice, and much more..

Stay tuned

SPOTIFY: Click here


-Mike

 

Dislike ads? Remove them and support the forum: Subscribe to Fastlane Insiders.

[Johnny boy]

Holy shit I look fat my next carb will be in 2023

 

[mikecarlooch]

In this episode I speak with @Kak of the Kyle Keegan Radio Show! You do NOT want to miss this one.. Kyle talks about his journey in entrepreneurship, how to make stuff happen using your phone, thinking BIGGER, great advice to new entrepreneurs, and SO MUCH MORE!

Here's a GEM Clip:

Ready to watch the full show?

SPOTIFY: Life, Liberty, and Entrepreneurship With Kyle Keegan

ENJOY !

Mike

 

Dislike ads? Remove them and support the forum: Subscribe to Fastlane Insiders.

[heavy_industry]

I'm astonished at the stark contrast between what an actual $500k per year business owner looks like vs. the average guru scammer that tells you to do your morning routine, eat fruit and meditate to become a millionaire.

Also Johnny is more mature than I expected.

Edit:
Finished watching the whole thing. "Focus on fitness and dating" - legit best advice for young men, this will build up your confidence.

 

Dislike ads? Remove them and support the forum: Subscribe to Fastlane Insiders.

[mikecarlooch]

The Inside The Mind Show is BACK!

In this episode I speak with Robert Detore.

He is the founder of Correctional Health Services which was sold to Prison Health Services (for an amount which is revealed in our talk), he is the former mayor of Verona, New Jersey, and currently serves as the CEO of a chain of addiction centers called TurningPoint in various locations of New Jersey.

He’s been the leader & founder of a company that had 250+ employees

What you guys may find interesting about this episode, and what I found very interesting in this conversation, is that Robert and I are at two completely different stages of life while having this conversation.

He is not an entrepreneur who became successful recently, but has been successful for many many years into his 70's. The true definition of an entrepreneur with wisdom which can only come from the scar tissue of process.

Whether you are already successful in business or are just starting, this conversation will interest you.

For me personally, I saw this as a 1 on 1 mentorship with someone who's been through it all, and got some really amazing insights into my own direction in entrepreneurship, and I hope it does the same for you.

@Kak @Antifragile I think you'll specifically like Robert, because as shown in this episode he is extremely in line with your ways of thinking about business. He never started with 0 employees. He had to influence and inspire the right people to join him.

Here it is:

View: https://youtu.be/addSMKC7Hzs


Enjoy!

-Mike

 

Dislike ads? Remove them and support the forum: Subscribe to Fastlane Insiders.

[mikecarlooch]

Want to become great at communicating and building relationships with people on forums and social networks without coming across as a sleazy sales person?

Episode #2 Of Inside The Mind features @Andy Black .. This one is a GEM!

Here's just one of the gems Andy dropped on this episode:

Ready to watch / listen to the full show?

SPOTIFY: How To Sell Without Selling With Andy Black

Enjoy!

Mike

 

[Kak]

@Kak great job answering all Mike’s questions. Seriously gold info on how to use your phone and get past the gatekeepers to the CEOs.

I do think you need to expand on education. I’ve listened to your show a lot, I know what you mean but new listeners here may misunderstand your message.

You know my view: formal education will make you a living, self education will make you a fortune.

Please post some more comments here and expand on what you said about college.

Yes. Exactly.

Education is absolutely paramount. You need to be a polished person of excellence and always striving for more. I believe being a successful entrepreneur requires a deep thirst for more education.

That said, is learning some accounting methods, business law, and technical finance stuff worth tens perhaps hundreds of thousands of dollars? No, but you still need to know the stuff.

I am a “student” forever. Books are my favorite, but people find value in other stuff. If I was 18 again, I’d be looking for an apprenticeship with someone swinging for the fences like @Antifragile and spending my spare time self-educating the technical parts of business… Like accounting, business law, finance, and communication.

Let me make this simple. No one has ever tried to qualify me by asking if I have a formal college degree, but they didn’t have to ask. You should have way more than an MBA in your head, and if you don’t, it should be one of your top priorities.

 

Dislike ads? Remove them and support the forum: Subscribe to Fastlane Insiders.

[mikecarlooch]

Today we look inside of the mind of Steve Hilgart aka @Kung Fu Steve ! One of the most fun episodes yet!

Learn how to change your belief systems, learn some amazing marketing strategies, Jay Abraham, Steve's rags to riches story, experience working with Tony Robbins, business lessons, and SO much more..!

Enjoy

 

Dislike ads? Remove them and support the forum: Subscribe to Fastlane Insiders.

[Kak]

Hey Kyle @Kak - have a question going back to this.

I have an opportunity to go and be an apprentice of an owner and CEO who is very successful in the addiction rehab space.

There's a couple of concerns I have -

1. It's got nothing to do with the industry I've stepped foot in
2. He is over 70 years old, not a young entrepreneur (not sure this matters)

Is this something you think is worth jumping on to get experience and knowledge, and spotting opportunity?

Or would watching the CEO of a company that's too big be out of the realm of practicality?

Obviously just asking for opinion, not a definitive answer.

Thanks!

It sounds like a great opportunity to learn!

I don’t know your whole situation, but thinking back on my 19th year of life, learning from a CEO would have been more beneficial to me than a bunch of gen ed garbage.

Learning business is learning an art. Everyone will have a different style and different industries they are attracted to. I don’t think it matters. You’ll have lessons you will probably recall for the rest of your life.

Over 70 wouldn’t bother me at all. I have a 70 something retired chemical CEO on my advisory board and he’s one of my best friends.

There’s no such thing as too big to learn from.

My apologies for the brief answers. Had a busy day and came down with something.

 

Dislike ads? Remove them and support the forum: Subscribe to Fastlane Insiders.

[mikecarlooch]

Love the thoughts about hiring.

There are definitely weird markers you can start to recognize after you interview dozens of people for the same type of position.

Same. One of my biggest takeaways from the interview was “be okay with f**king things up, and don’t let imperfection and complaints stop you from growing your business”

 

[Kak]

Question on this

If someone is 18 like you said and they have no one around them, no connections etc and want to become an apprentice for a big player who is already successful, such as yourself.. let's say someone like that came to you and wanted to be YOUR apprentice. Under what circumstances would you agree to have them onboard and teach them what you know, like what would that person need to do in order to get that attention, especially since successful people running businesses need as much time as they can get (from what I've heard)

I think my primary concern would be having to babysit someone. What I would want to see in someone is a willingness to be a fly on the wall, look professional doing it, and not get in the way. I don’t want to constantly have to find ways to entertain someone, I’d want to go about my business and allow my apprentice to observe and ask questions later. Finally, I’d want them to provide some kind of value to me, whether it be scheduling appointments, writing emails, or driving my truck, just making my life easier. They need to be a solid gain on my life instead of a consumer of my time.

Would I pay? Yeah probably. More like a cash tipping situation. I’d expect whoever shadows me to be willing to make sacrifices to be there, even if that means working nights, hustling a service business, or a second job to make their time there work. That’s not for me, that’s for them. Making sacrifices for something they want makes it more important to them.

Do I have this opportunity available right now? No. I don’t feel like there’s enough action every day to teach what I’d want them to learn. I don’t need a homeschool student. I’d need a value adding, go getting, super smart, self sufficient, do what it takes attitude that learns from doing and values experience over all.

I have had periods of time where my work days would be highly valuable and entertaining to an apprentice, and periods of time where an apprentice would be bored to death. Personally, I’d aim higher than me for now.

Again, it’s case building. Build a case that you’re not just a lead weight added to their day. Convince them it’s a brilliant idea to have you around. Offer any and all value you can for only chance to learn. Remember school is expensive and you’re literally paying an institution so you can work, free is a bargain by comparison.

 

[Andy Black]

@mikecarlooch... we discussed this in our chat.

Say you wanted to get on Kyle's radar to work *with* him.

Don't ask "How can I help you?" ... that's making Kyle think or ask what you can do for him. He's going to say No.

Notice how his main issue with taking someone on is they'll take up his time. Time is the most precious asset for business owners.

So turn it on its head. How can you save Kyle time and help him get what he wants?

What does he want? Is there anything close to his heart you can help him with that you don't need permission to help him with?

What about creating 3 TikToks/YouTube Shorts from his podcast? What about taking 3 video clips from his chat with you and adding your magic and giving them to him with instructions on how to upload to TikTok, YouTube, Instagram Reels, Facebook Reels, LinkedIn, etc?

Be a person of value.

Show, don't tell your value.

Don't ask for permission. JDI

 

[Antifragile]

It takes guts to start a show and put yourself out there. Kudos @mikecarlooch

 

[Andy Black]

Want to become great at communicating and building relationships with people on forums and social networks without coming across as a sleazy sales person?

Episode #2 Of Inside The Mind features @Andy Black .. This one is a GEM!

Here's just one of the gems Andy dropped on this episode:

Ready to watch / listen to the full show?

SPOTIFY: How To Sell Without Selling With Andy Black

Enjoy!

Mike

Lol. "How to sell without selling". Good title. Someone else in the forum said something similar before.

Thanks for having me and asking interesting questions. Some I'd never thought about before, or not articulated.

Hope it helps folks.

I'm curious what people's takeaways are, and what they'd do different going forward.

 

[Andy Black]

@mikecarlooch

If you can, put yourself on the left of the screen. You're the host, and you're the one asking questions. You also look to your left so it makes sense if your guest appears where you're looking.

Add chapters/sections or whatever they're called in the YouTube video?

Introduce your guest at the start? Who they are and why you wanted to get then on the show.

Finish by thanking them for their time, maybe giving a few of your big takeaways, etc, and then ask them to tell listeners how folks can find them.


When someone says something maybe don't reply with "Understood".

Come up with some variations you can use. Some to get them to expand, and some to allow you to change subject and ask a succinct question.

"Nice! I think that will help people trying to decide whether to go to college or not. Changing gears/I'm curious/I see you have a podcast... Do you think personal branding is essential?"

"That's interesting. What did you mean by Y?"

Or even that simple technique of picking out one key word/phrase from what they said and asking that.

"1,000 hours?"


Good for you starting fast out of the gates. Maybe publish one long video per week? (Start how you mean to continue... for a decade?)

Just me braindumping at the airport.

 

Dislike ads? Remove them and support the forum: Subscribe to Fastlane Insiders.

[Kung Fu Steve]

Tony seems like someone where you should do what he does and not what he says, I’ve always wondered how deep it goes. Like if you go to one of Tony’s very expensive seminars, there’s still tactics behind it probably,

No, you should really listen to what he says AND does

He DOES everything he says. Dude is exactly the same on and off stage. It's really disturbing when he's banging on his chest asking me how sales were going

I’m wondering at what point he actually is teaching what he truly does to build his empire.

Always.

Unfortunately, the events are all sold out (he's retiring so everyone is catching wind of that), but if there's not a sold-out event this next year, I'll personally buy you a ticket and fly you out so you can experience it for yourself.

 

Dislike ads? Remove them and support the forum: Subscribe to Fastlane Insiders.

[Itizn]

Hey Kyle @Kak - have a question going back to this.

I have an opportunity to go and be an apprentice of an owner and CEO who is very successful in the addiction rehab space.

There's a couple of concerns I have -

1. It's got nothing to do with the industry I've stepped foot in
2. He is over 70 years old, not a young entrepreneur (not sure this matters)

Is this something you think is worth jumping on to get experience and knowledge, and spotting opportunity?

Or would watching the CEO of a company that's too big be out of the realm of practicality?

Obviously just asking for opinion, not a definitive answer.

Thanks!

Sometimes working with people who "aren't in your space" provides a special type of value you wouldn't realize otherwise. Things become a lot more simplified because you aren't thinking in your "language of choice".

 

Dislike ads? Remove them and support the forum: Subscribe to Fastlane Insiders.

[Odysseus M Jones]

Want to become great at communicating and building relationships with people on forums and social networks without coming across as a sleazy sales person?

Episode #2 Of Inside The Mind features @Andy Black .. This one is a GEM!

Here's just one of the gems Andy dropped on this episode:

Ready to watch / listen to the full show?

SPOTIFY: How To Sell Without Selling With Andy Black

Enjoy!

Mike

Another stellar episode from The Looch

Did anyone else notice that as the episode progressed Andy's hands became more animated.

It started with origami and finished by conducting the 1812 overture

 

Dislike ads? Remove them and support the forum: Subscribe to Fastlane Insiders.

[Parks]

This is great seeing other users speak their mind. Get some more members on!

 

[Antifragile]

In this episode I speak with @Kak of the Kyle Keegan Radio Show! You do NOT want to miss this one.. Kyle talks about his journey in entrepreneurship, how to make stuff happen using your phone, thinking BIGGER, great advice to new entrepreneurs, and SO MUCH MORE!

Here's a GEM Clip:

Ready to watch the full show?

SPOTIFY: Life, Liberty, and Entrepreneurship With Kyle Keegan

ENJOY !

Mike

Kyle, you look so young for an old man wisdom bombs.

 

[Antifragile]

@Kak great job answering all Mike’s questions. Seriously gold info on how to use your phone and get past the gatekeepers to the CEOs.

I do think you need to expand on education. I’ve listened to your show a lot, I know what you mean but new listeners here may misunderstand your message.

You know my view: formal education will make you a living, self education will make you a fortune.

Please post some more comments here and expand on what you said about college.

 

[Antifragile]

About "diesel and coffee". It just means go out of your way and get to know people in an informal setting. For me it's a Zoom call. For you it could be a round of golf.

I cycle and run with people to get to know them. It's a way that lowers that curtain and shows the "real" person, not someone trying to sell you something. When you are tired, energy to pretend to be someone else isn't quite there. This is another reason why some people insist on getting drunk before a business deal... lowers the defence mechanisms.

I felt so let down. I was so expecting you to say how a personal brand is an asset we have for life that's also non-taxable.

Haha, someone is paying attention to the KKRS.
Personal brand 100%, but it doesn't need to be the online brand like Kradashians, I think the question was a little more specific in that regard.

@Kak if Kim Kardashian can indeed become a CEO of a big company... remind me to sell all shares quick! .

 

[Kak]

I cycle and run with people to get to know them. It's a way that lowers that curtain and shows the "real" person, not someone trying to sell you something. When you are tired, energy to pretend to be someone else isn't quite there. This is another reason why some people insist on getting drunk before business a deal... lowers the defence mechanisms.



Haha, someone is paying attention to the KKRS.
Personal brand 100%, but it doesn't need to be the online brand like Kradashians, I think the question was a little more specific in that regard.

@Kak if Kim Kardashian can indeed become a CEO of a big company... remind me to sell all shares quick! .

I never said she would do a good job, but idiots would certainly put her there. There are useful idiots at the helm of most major companies.

@Andy Black The question was about how essential it is to build a personal brand, and I don’t consider it essential. I consider it an asset.

Remember I’m someone who runs an industrial materials company and no one cares at all about my personal brand. There’s plenty of opportunity that doesn’t require a personal brand.

Now, I also believe it’s something to build as well because, like I have said in the past, I do consider it another kind of wealth. The question was asking how essential or how important it is. The truth is, of all the multi-millionaires I know, no one has some giant personal brand. The multi-millionaire I know with the biggest personal brand is probably MJ. There’s opportunity to just provide value.

Can a big following help? Absolutely. A big following can be a sales machine.

 

[Antifragile]

I do something similar although it hasn't been with any business people - I take them to free jiu jitsu class, something like this has bought me closer to many people just by having them come to a single class with me

Here in Vancouver, we have a very popular hike, called The Grouse Grind Trail. I am fit, any meeting on this hike gives me a clear indication of who's next to me. I've done company events like this to get closer to our employees and see who's who. There are so many benefits to this method of getting to know people, it's incredible. Thanks @Andy Black for sharing this concept, it's GOLD.

More info on the hike:

The Grouse Grind Trail is located in North Vancouver, BC. It is a very steep trail that starts at 300 metres elevation and climbs to 1,100 metres over a distance of approximately 2.5 kilometres.

The hike is rated difficult because of its steepness. You need to be in good physical shape to tackle the trail. It is not a walk in the park. There are no flat sections – it is straight up.

If you have any health issues, e.g. high blood pressure, heart problems or breathing problems such as asthma, the Grouse Grind Trail is not for you.

How long it will take you to hike the trail depends on your fitness level. Two to 2.5 hours is the average for those with a good level of fitness.

 

[Parks]

Would love to see @fastlane_dad and @NeoDialectic interviewed. Great posts from them!

 

Dislike ads? Remove them and support the forum: Subscribe to Fastlane Insiders.

[mikecarlooch]

Would love to see @fastlane_dad and @NeoDialectic interviewed. Great posts from them!

I would love this too..! Trio episode @NeoDialectic @fastlane_dad?

PS everyone: Next episode will be @Kung Fu Steve . Super excited to do this one!

 

[Kung Fu Steve]

I would love this too..! Trio episode @NeoDialectic @fastlane_dad?

PS everyone: Next episode will be @Kung Fu Steve . Super excited to do this one!

See you tomorrow!

 

[Antifragile]

Today we look inside of the mind of Steve Hilgart aka @Kung Fu Steve ! One of the most fun episodes yet!

Learn how to change your belief systems, learn some amazing marketing strategies, Jay Abraham, Steve's rags to riches story, experience working with Tony Robbins, business lessons, and SO much more..!

Enjoy

Haven’t finished watching the whole show yet, but here is a pic from my home library @Kung Fu Steve you reminded me of a time long … long ago… when this book was transforming my life too.

 

[Kung Fu Steve]

It is and it did transform my life. No doubt about it.

I don’t know the “new Tony” as the last book I read “Money” was a disappointment and I stopped. But the old Tony was there for when I needed him most.

I'm the self-proclaimed biggest Tony fan on the planet but, to me, the difference between old Tony and new Tony is he really dumbs it down for people these days.

He has SO much knowledge on human behavior and psychology and barely scratches the surface nowadays. I get it. He's now talking to the general population -- not just seminar junkies like myself.

View: https://youtu.be/NuEruhJUsPs

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrwSJc6EZrQ


I have a super old video of him telling a story about a helicopter flying experience that is by far the most advanced hypnotic persuasive story I've ever seen or heard in my life. I'll dig it up and send it privately (even I'm not supposed to have this one haha)

 

[Antifragile]

He is over 70 years old

That's pretty much the age of @Kak