Episodes
Monday Jun 21, 2021
Marcus Chan | A Relentless Pursuit Towards Mastering Your Craft
Monday Jun 21, 2021
Monday Jun 21, 2021
On this week's episode of Next Level Minds I had the opportunity to sit down with Marcus Chan.
He is the Founder of Venli Consulting Group. He helps B2B sales professionals sell more and sell better without needing years of experience through his coaching and training programs. Marcus is an executive member on the Forbes Business Council and has also been featured in Forbes, Yahoo! Finance, MarketWatch, Salesforce and as a LinkedIn Top Voice for his results.
Prior to this, Marcus was in Corporate America for 14+ years. In that time, he worked for two Fortune 500 organizations and was promoted 10X in 10 years with them. He has won countless awards and has been ranked in the top percentile every single year. In his last role, he led one of the top sales regions in the company with over 110 employees.
We chat all about mastering your craft, overcoming failures, sales, how to separate yourself, and much more.
Be sure to check out Marcus on LinkedIn here
Monday Jun 07, 2021
Jake Bjorseth | 21 Year Old Founder Working With Fortune 500 Brands
Monday Jun 07, 2021
Monday Jun 07, 2021
On this week's episode of Next Level Minds I had the opportunity to sit down with Jake Bjorseth. He is the 21-year-old founder of Trndsttrs, a Gen Z agency helping brands understand and reach, you guessed it, Gen Z.
In the past year alone he has worked with dozens of startup brands targeting Gen Z, challenger brands, and Fortune 500 brands like McDonald's, North Face, UnitedHealthCare, and L'Oreal.
Jake and I chat about his journey of starting his company, how he likes to put himself in challenging situations, lessons for young founders, and MUCH more!
Be sure to check out Jake on LinkedIn here
Monday May 24, 2021
Motivation Monday | The How And Why Behind Setting Goals
Monday May 24, 2021
Monday May 24, 2021
Motivation Monday is dedicated to helping bring drive and motivation into your life. On this week’s episode I walk through the importance of setting goals for yourself and a few steps you can take today to make it happen!
Check out my LinkedIn profile here for more motivational and inspirational content! https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-chapman1/
Monday May 17, 2021
Mikey Taylor | From Professional Skateboarder To Real Estate Entrepreneur
Monday May 17, 2021
Monday May 17, 2021
On this week's episode of Next Level Minds, I had the opportunity to sit down with Mikey Taylor. He first found success with nearly two decades as a professional skateboarder. Early in his career, he was already thinking about life after skateboarding, which led him to become a co-founder in Saint Archer Brewing Company. This San Diego-based craft beer company saw great success, which caught the attention and lead to a multi-million dollar purchase by MillerCoors in 2015. Now he is currently the Co-President of Commune Capital, a real estate investment company that helps others reach financial freedom. Mikey and I discuss his background as professional skateboarder, learning lessons behind starting his first business, the importance of surrounding yourself with the right people, and some solid financial advice.
Be sure to check out Mikey on LinkedIn and Instagram:
Monday May 03, 2021
Alex Pirouz | The Journey Is The Gift
Monday May 03, 2021
Monday May 03, 2021
On this week's episode of Next Level Minds I had the opportunity to sit down with Alex Pirouz. He has started and built multiple companies throughout his entrepreneurial career. However, those successful companies do not come with a few failures as well. Alex and I discuss ways to enjoy the process, learning lessons behind his early business failures, strategies you can implement into your business, and much more!
Check out Alex on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexpirouz/
Monday Apr 26, 2021
Monday Apr 26, 2021
Motivation Monday is dedicated to helping bring drive and motivation into your life. On this week’s episode I walk through the importance of surrounding yourself with the right people and how it can make or break your success.
Check out my LinkedIn profile here for more motivational and inspirational content! https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-chapman1/
Monday Apr 19, 2021
Monday Apr 19, 2021
On this week's episode of Next Level Minds I had the opportunity to sit down with Will Holdren. He has not even reached his twenties yet and is already a published author, successful entrepreneur, and podcast host. Will drops a ton of knowledge on how to create your own path, ways to stay motivated, learning lessons from his book, and much more.
Be sure to check out Will's LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/will-holdren-019027185/
Monday Apr 05, 2021
Mike Diamond | 7 Steps to an Unbreakable Mindset
Monday Apr 05, 2021
Monday Apr 05, 2021
On this week's episode of Next Level Minds I had the opportunity to sit down with the author of one of my favorite books, Mike Diamond.
He is a Television Personality, Director, Life Coach, Interventionist, and Author of "7 Steps to an Unbreakable Mindset."
On this episode we chat about his book, how he got to America, visualization, how he overcame his drug addiction, and how he's made his success fun.
Check out Mike's book here!
Monday Mar 22, 2021
Motivation Monday | Taking Risks
Monday Mar 22, 2021
Monday Mar 22, 2021
Motivation Monday is dedicated to helping bring drive and motivation into your life. On this week’s episode I walk through the importance of taking risks in life. I also walk through ways to conquer fear. As fear as two meanings:
Face Everything And Rise OR Forget Everything And Run - it's your choice on which one you want to go with.
Check out my LinkedIn profile here for more motivational and inspirational content! https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-chapman1/
Monday Mar 15, 2021
Kelsey Chapman | The Importance of Mentorship
Monday Mar 15, 2021
Monday Mar 15, 2021
On the this week's episode of Next Level Minds I had a chance to sit down with Kelsey Chapman, the author of "What They Taught Me".
Over the first few years of business, she leaned on the shoulders of incredible mentors who took her under their wing and taught her how to make the jump from dreamer to doer, which inspired her to write her book.
Kelsey and I chat about the importance of mentorship and how to find one, a few failures she has experienced, and learning lessons from her new new book!
Check out her website here!
Monday Mar 01, 2021
Dom Einhorn | It Takes Grit
Monday Mar 01, 2021
Monday Mar 01, 2021
On the this week's episode of Next Level Minds I had a chance to sit down with Dom Einhorn, Founder of UNIQORN, the world's largest rural incubator-accelerator.
A serial entrepreneur with multiple startup exits under his belt, Dom created the first online art auction back in March 1996, which was acquired by one of the largest auction sites in the world five months later. He then created Powerclick, a digital marketing agency with 500+ advertisers as clients.
The agency merged with a publicly listed company in the spring of 2001 in an eight-figure M&A transaction. Today, he advises and invests in a wide range of technology startups.
A native of Alsace, Dom speaks six languages and understands the importance of breaking down language barriers. The same philosophy applies to businesses. In 2018, he returned to France and settled in Sarlat-la-Canéda (Dordogne) with a single focus: to build the world’s largest rural incubator-accelerator, UNIQORN.
We chat about entrepreneurship, business, what it takes to be successful, how he exited multiple companies, and much more!
Check out Dom's LinkedIn here for more info! https://www.linkedin.com/in/uniqorn/
Monday Feb 22, 2021
Motivation Monday | Think Bigger
Monday Feb 22, 2021
Monday Feb 22, 2021
Motivation Monday is dedicated to helping bring drive and motivation into your life. On this week’s episode I walk through the importance thinking bigger and how thinking small does not serve you.
Check out my LinkedIn profile here for more motivational and inspirational content! https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-chapman1/
Monday Feb 15, 2021
Kuda Biza | Making Success Fun
Monday Feb 15, 2021
Monday Feb 15, 2021
On this week's episode of Next Level Minds I had the opportunity to sit down with Kuda Biza. He is a serial entrepreneur who started his first company when he was 9 years old in Zimbabwe. Currently, he is the Co-Founder & CMO of Nunbelievable, a mission-based baked goods company that donates a meal for every of cookie sold. The company is backed by Tony Robbins, IdealabNY and Loeb.nyc. He is TEDx speaker and he is the author of the book: The S.P.E.A.R. Method – 5 Simple Steps to Balanced Success & Fulfillment. We discuss his upbringing, learning lessons from his time in corporate America, his book, and much more!
Kuda's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kuda-biza-2073a116/
Nunbelievable: https://nunbelievable.com/
Monday Feb 01, 2021
Lisa Song Sutton | Gratitude in Entrepreneurship
Monday Feb 01, 2021
Monday Feb 01, 2021
On this week's episode of Next Level Minds I had the opportunity to sit down with Lisa Song Sutton, an entrepreneur, Forbes Writer, TEDx Speaker, and former Miss Nevada.
Lisa started her business career working in a top Las Vegas law firm, specializing in business litigation. She then went on to create companies of her own. Lisa started her first business, Sin City Cupcakes in 2012, and today it is an iconic Las Vegas treat that delights tens of thousands of locals and visitors each year. Lisa is also co-founder of Ship Las Vegas, Elite Homes - Christie’s International Real Estate, and Liquid & Lace swimwear.
In addition to her work as an entrepreneur and real estate investor, Lisa has published numerous articles for Forbes, Inc. Magazine, and Business Insider on business and entrepreneurship. Lisa shares her message of leadership, empowerment, and action with audiences from the TEDx stage to local schools, encouraging people, especially women, to take a seat at the table and make their voices heard.
For more information, please click the links below!
Lisa's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisasongsutton/
Lisa's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lisasongsutton/?hl=en
Sin City Cupcakes: https://sincitycupcakes.com/
Monday Jan 25, 2021
Motivation Monday | Ownership
Monday Jan 25, 2021
Monday Jan 25, 2021
Motivation Monday is dedicated to helping bring drive and motivation into your life. On this week’s episode I walk through the importance of taking ownership of both your successes AND your failures in life.
Check out my LinkedIn profile here for more motivational and inspirational content! https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-chapman1/
Monday Jan 18, 2021
Zack Friedman | Humble
Monday Jan 18, 2021
Monday Jan 18, 2021
On this week's episode of Next Level Minds I had the opportunity to sit down with Zack Friedman, founder and CEO of Make Lemonade, a leading online personal finance company helping Millennials make more informed financial decisions such as paying off student loan debt. He is also the author of ‘The Lemonade Life’ which Apple named one of “Fall’s Biggest Audiobooks” and a “Must-Listen.” The Lemonade Life also debuted as the #1 new business book on the Apple Books bestseller list. Zack has inspired millions of people through his powerful insights, including more than 150 million who have read his advice in Forbes. We chat about entrepreneurship, reaching your full potential, the importance of being happy and much more!
Zack's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zackfriedman/
Buy Zack's book here: https://www.amazon.com/Lemonade-Life-Success-Happiness-Anything/dp/140021159X
Monday Dec 28, 2020
Motivation Monday | 2020 Recap
Monday Dec 28, 2020
Monday Dec 28, 2020
Motivation Monday is dedicated to helping bring drive and motivation into your life. On this week’s episode I walk through a recap of 2020 and a few of the lessons I have learned along the way.
Check out my LinkedIn profile here for more motivational and inspirational content! https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-chapman1/
Monday Dec 21, 2020
Evan Samet | Staying Disciplined
Monday Dec 21, 2020
Monday Dec 21, 2020
On this week's episode of Next Level Minds I had the opportunity to sit down with Evan Samet, the Founder of TickerINsider, a secondary ticket resale business specializing primarily in concerts in the United States and Canada. Evan sold his business in 2018 and learned countless lessons throughout that process. Evan and I chat about innovating your business, how to scale in your industry, common misconceptions about entrepreneurship, and much more.
Be sure to connect with Evan on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/evan-samet-55520562/
Monday Dec 07, 2020
Jenn Andrews | Perseverance
Monday Dec 07, 2020
Monday Dec 07, 2020
On this week's episode of Next Level Minds I had the opportunity to sit down with Jenn Andrews, the Co-Founder of the Move For Jenn Foundation, which is a 501(c)3 nonprofit that helps amputees who have lost a limb to sarcoma or other affiliated diseases be active again. She has an incredible story that consists of her overcoming some very challenging situations with courage and commitment. Some of the things we chat about are the importance of mental health, how to take control of unfortunate circumstances, the importance of giving back, and much more!
Jenn's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenn-andrews-50355632/
Move For Jenn Foundation: https://moveforjenn.org/
Monday Nov 23, 2020
Motivation Monday | Commitment
Monday Nov 23, 2020
Monday Nov 23, 2020
Motivation Monday is dedicated to helping bring drive and motivation into your life. On this week’s episode I walk through the importance of being fully committed in life. I also walk through a few steps that you can take to become fully committed today. Check out my LinkedIn profile here for more motivational and inspirational content!https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-chapman1/