SPIN IT: Business & Crisis Management with Stephynie Malik

This week on Spin It, Stephynie is speaking with Nathan Chan! Nathan’s journey started off like so many of the other stories you hear out there. He got an IT degree because he believed it was the best degree to set him up for the future. He proceeded to get a job in IT and instantly hated it. So in order to break away from the misery, he headed off to Europe. While in Europe he had an epiphany and makes the decision not return to the job he dreads so much. Fast forward, Nathan takes a leap of faith and bootstraps what we know today as Foundr magazine on less than three thousand dollars and takes it from idea to inception in just 4 months.  Today, Foundr is much more than the magazine it started off as. Foundr has grown into a digital content empire and serves as a major resource for today’s entrepreneurs and business owners of the future. On today’s episode, they take an intimate look into Nathan’s journey and find out how he was able to turn several obstacles along the way into opportunities and ultimately find a way to spin life in his direction!    Timestamps: 00:00 - Spin It Intro 00:32 - Nathan Chan Intro 01:31 - Introductory Comments 01:54 - Why Nathan Started Foundr 05:27 - Teachers on the Foundr Platform 10:27 - Consistently Adding Value 11:24 - Nathan’s Approach to Micro-Learning 14:03 - Can everyone be an Entrepreneur? 15:08 - The Biggest Adversity Nathan & Foundr are Facing 17:18 - Worst Piece of Business Advice Received 18:19 - One Quality Nathan Wants to Develop 20:35 - Nathans Morning Office Routine 23:09 - Nathans view on small talk 26:54 - Top Qualities of a Leader 27:34 - Nathan Chans Courses 30:18 - How Nathan Chan got Richard Branson and Arianna Huffington 34:18 - Top 3 people Nathan would love to have on Foundr 38:50 - Nathan’s biggest obstacle he turned into an opportunity 40:45 - Surprise Gift from Nathan 41:16 - Spin It Outro   Social Media & Important Links: Free Gift: Go to Foundr.com/membership sign up and get a free subscription Foundr Instagram: https://instagram.com/foundr?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Nathan Chan’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathanhchan

On this weeks episode of Spin It, Stephynie is speaking with Robin Dreeke. Robin is a best-selling author, trainer, facilitator, retired FBI Special Agent and Chief of the Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program. Hailed as the “Spy Catcher” and a world renowned behavioral expert, Robin will share his secrets to: establishing trust, creating impactful relationships and the keys to building “real” connections. We’ll take an intimate look at how he’s taken his decades of experience and expertise to create the “People Formula” and how it can take both your personal and professional performance to the next level.   Social Media & Important Links:  Website: www.peopleformula.com  Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rdreeke/   Timestamps:  00:00 - Spin It Intro  00:32 - Robin Dreeke Intro  01:11 - Introductory comments  01:48 - Who is Robin Dreeke? 04:09 - Undiagnosed Learning Difference  05:13 - How Robin became a FBI Special Agent 11:05 - How the Pandemic affect Robin’s Business 12:59 - Make it about everyone else but yourself  16:55 - Be of service to others 21:05 - Demonstrating Gratitude is so important 24:40 - Robin and Stephynie relationship with their children 29:10 - People aren’t looking for you to be perfect, they are looking for you to make an effort 39:35 - What part Empathy plays with trust  43:03 - Assessing body language through the pandemic  47:44 - The biggest obstacle Robin turned into an opportunity  48:53 - Spin It Outro

This week on Spin It! Stephynie is speaking with Kara Goldin, founder of Hint Water. For those of you who have not tasted Hint Water, Hint is an unsweetened flavored beverage. When Kara launched Hint she actually launched it from her garage with the support of her husband Theo. Kara’s story is brillant. Her tenacity, grit and ability to never take no for an answer will deeply inspire you! Her book, “Undaunted” was one of my favorite books to light a fire under anyone who is stalling! Her message, “START NOW - get out there and TRY! It wont be easy, and it wont be straight but failing is not an option, now or ever.”    Social Media & Important Links:  Instagram:https://instagram.com/karagoldin?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karagoldin Undaunted by Kara Goldin: https://www.amazon.com/Undaunted-Overcoming-Doubters-Kara-Goldin/dp/1400220289?nodl=1   Timestamps:  00:00 - Spin it! 00:33 - Kara Goldin Intro 01:05 - Kara’s Book “Undaunted” 05:26 - Family Life 07:30 - Lessons Learned at a Young Age 08:59 - Complacency will Kill You 10:54 - Having your products in a grocery store 17:20 - Why Kara didn’t end up working for Fortune Magazine 21:54 - Getting letters from people wanting to work for Hint 33:02 - Being the youngest VP at AOL 33:22 - Thriving in Chaos 38:14 - Signal Early 41:13 - Over Communicate 45:05 - Biggest obstacle Kara has been able to turn into an opportunity 48:24 - Spin It! Outro

This week on Spin It! Stephynie is speaking with THE MARK METRY- If you have not heard of Mark or are not familiar with his work, you are in for a treat. Mark's parents immigrated from Egypt, he is first generation here in the US.  Mark was so painfully shy due to various issues like mental health, social anxiety, and feeling like he just didn't quite fit in.  However, Mark prevailed! Today he is a Forbes Featured TedX speaker, host of a global top 100 podcast and a best selling author- BUT, that is not what I am most excited about. What I am most excited about is who Mark is, and how he is constantly and consistently giving back.  He has dedicated his life to being of service to others by making an impact in the industries of mental health, career enablement, mindset, health & wellness, storytelling, and more... I'm not sure I have interviewed such an inspirational 25 year old. He has been featured on over 250+ podcasts and media like Forbes, Mindvalley, Influencive, Inc Magazine, Huff Post, Fearless Motivation, Spartan and many others. He has also interviewed top names such as Tim Ferriss, NPR, Lewis Howes & Gary Vaynerchuk.  Social Media & Important Links:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/markmetry/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-metry/ Website: https://www.markmetry.com/   Timestamps:  00:04 - Introductory Comments 02:03 - Mark Metry's Childhood 04:15 - Autoimmune Disorder 07 53 - Spending Time Alone 11:48 – Mark’s Relationship with His Parents 14:59 – Grandparents’ Experience and Challenges 19:12 - Mark's Depression 30:00 - One Thing They Could Have Said or Asked 38:17 - Exposure Therapy 44:31 - Building of Mark's Success 48:18 - Showing Up On All Different Platforms 49:38 - Podcast Listeners 54:38 - Favorite Guest on Podcast 55:54 - Worst Guest 57:05 - Mark's Standout On Podcast 58:57 - Screw Being Shy 1:02:36 - Who's This Book For? 1:02:50- Haters Online 1:05:07 - Dealing With Haters Online 1:08:26 - Obstacles And Opportunities

This week on Spin It! Stephynie is speaking with Wall Street Journal Best selling author and “Your CEO Mentor” Founder Martin Moore.  A former corporate CEO, Moore worked his way up from an entry-level position in software development to become a CIO, an SVP, and a Head of Strategy. This led to his defining role as CEO of CS Energy. During his 5-year tenure, Moore grew earnings from $17 million to a staggering $441 million. Today, Martin runs the company “Your CEO Mentor."  The concept…very similar to the title of his book “No Leadership Bullshi$” and organization aimed at teaching today’s leaders what they won't learn in business school. On today’s episode, they will discuss Martin dropping out of university and the other challenges and obstacles that he faced on his rise to the top… and what made him ultimately decide to trade in his corner office to start a leadership company with his daughter.   Social Media & Important Links:  Website: https://www.martingmoore.com/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-moore-075b001/ Corporate Website: https://www.yourceomentor.com/   Timestamps:  00:00 - Martin Moore Intro 00:14 - Spin It! Intro 00:41 - Introductory Comments 01:11 - Dropping Out From School 03:00 - The Ability To Critically Think 04:57 - The First Job 07:43 - Key Mistakes In Career 11:31 - Inheriting Problems on C-suite 13:35 - Pulling Off Massive Turnarounds 16:50 - Making changes takes Longer 18:20 - Starting A Leadership Company 23:16 - What His daughter Brings to the Business 25:40 - The Power Of Digital Business 26:36 - "No B.S", You can't learn in business school 32:01 - How Do You Know You're A Great Leader 34:22 - View Point On Poor Leadership 35:26 - Rationalization of things we do 37:40 - How Managers are chosen these days 39:45 - Piece of Advice For Aspiring Leaders 43:50 - Serve As You Being A Leader 45:22 - Obstacles And Opportunities 48:30 - Social Media & Important Links

This week on Spin It! Stephynie we will be speaking with Jon Ferrara Founder and CEO of Nimble. Jon is considered to be an early pioneer in the CRM space and was the Co-Founder of Goldmine Software Corporation. Ten years following the acquisition of GoldMine in 2000, Jon returned to the start-up world revolutionizing customer relationships AGAIN by founding the relationship-focused CRM Nimble. While Jon’s been recognized by Forbes as one of the Top 10 Social CEOs in the World as well as Top 100 Marketing Influencers, his rise to the top wasn’t without its share of struggles, and personal challenges that resulted in nearly a decade long absence from the tech space. In this episode, they discuss Jon betting on himself and leaving his job at 28, the incredible story of starting Goldmine in an apartment with a buddy from college with only 5,000 dollars to their name, and how his life would never be the same again after doctors found a tumor on his brain in 2000. But through it all, Jon was able to turn all of these obstacles into opportunities and truly found a way to take control and “spin” life in his direction!   Timestamps:   00:00 - Jon Ferrara Intro 00:08 - Spin It! Intro        00:35 - Introductory Comments 00:58 - Jon's Entrepreneurship Journey 04:40 - Starting Goldmine With $5000 Dollars 06:51 - When To Quit 09:08 - When Is the Good Time to Pivot 11:31 - Rolling in the $100 Million Revenue Mark 16:12 - How To Handle The Demand 18:07 - #1 Mistake that Jon Made 19:10 - What Was Next After Goldmine 20:34 - Jon's Cancer Journey 24:24 - Positive Thinking to Overcome Cancer  26:32 - Jon Ferrera's Youth 26:30 - Coming Back From A 10 Years Hiatus 37:00 - Who Needs Nimble? 38:41 - Users Of Nimble 40:35 - What Is A Workflow 43:11 - How To Get Nimble 44:15 - Biggest Obstacle Of Nimble 47:00 - Anticipation Level 48:00 - We're on This Planet To Grow Our Soul 51:26 - A Reminder To Connect 49:47 - It's All About The People Around You 50:50 - Social Media & Important Links   Social Media & Important Links: Website: www.Nimble.com Nimble Promo Code: JON40 for 40% your first 3 months of Nimble Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonvferrara Instagram: https://instagram.com/jonferrara?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

This week on Spin It! Stephynie is speaking with Ahmad Imam, who is the definition of a jack of all trades, doing a lot of things really, really well. He’s an edutainer, content creator, speaker, social media consultant, and highly regarded social media personality. Ahmad is a firm believer that kindness should be at the heart of all things, especially business. Ahmad was bullied throughout his childhood, and he used his experience as inspiration to build his brand on the foundation of kindness. Today, Ahmad is sharing his expertise in personal development and entrepreneurship to his over million followers on LinkedIn using his LinkedIn Live TV shows: Level Up, Unleashed, and Rising LinkedIn Stars.  We are so excited to talk with Ahmad about his journey, his challenges with childhood bullies and how he refused to let negativity get the best of him. Let’s dive in!    Timestamps: 00:00 - Spin It! Intro 00:19 - Chris Voss Intro 00:47 - Introductory Comments 00:53 - Ahmad Imam's Childhood Story 03:25 - Bullied for being different 04:59 - How bullying affected his confidence 07:17 - A Humble Social Media Influencer 10:31 - How he handles Negativity 13:33 - What Motivates Ahmad in Helping others 14:37 - Revenue Streams & Experience 16:30 - Transforms Client to an Influencer 19:05 - How to say NO 22:47 - International Man of Empowerment 23:45 - Burn-out Experience 26:30 - Inspiration for Creating Content 31:29 - Being Authentic 34:10 - Building Confidence & Courage 39:19 - Looking back as a Rapper 39:19 - How Appearance can boost Confidence 44:31 - Learning from a Client 46:12 - Staying true to yourself & Values 48:11 - Working & Learning with the Greats 51:26 - Learning from failure 57:44 - Growth through Disruption MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE: Instagram: https://instagram.com/theahmadimam LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theahmadimam

This week on Spin It, Stephynie had the privilege of speaking with former FBI hostage negotiator Chris Voss. Prior to becoming the FBI lead international kidnapping negotiator, Chris served as the lead Crisis Negotiator for the New York City Division of the FBI and was a member of the New York City Joint Terrorist Task Force for 14 years.  On this weeks episode, we’ll take an intimate look into the art of negotiation and its importance in the world of Entrepreneurship and Business.  We’ll explore his world renowned negotiation tactics and strategies learning how even those who have never negotiated before can start applying them in their lives. You’ll learn how Chris found a way to masterfully turn obstacles into opportunities for decades and how you too can do the same.   Timestamps: 00:00 - Spin It! Intro 00:19 - Chris Voss Intro 00:47 - Introductory Comments 01:30 - How Chris became an FBI negotiator 05:24 - Chris' Early Years 06:11 - When Chris realized he loved Negotiating 09:23 - How Privilege affects you 13:43 - Negotiating is Learned 17:35 - Becoming a better Negotiator 19:37 - Negotiating in day-to-day life 25:44 - When to say NO in Negotiating 28:08 - Tone of Voice when Negotiating 30:00 - Success Rate in Negotiating 31:04 - Time is a Valuable Commodity 36:00 - Tips in Critical Negotiation 41:35 - Common Mistake in Negotiation 49:28 - 3 Things to consider in Negotiation 50:11 - About Blackswan & The Book 53:10 - How Chris surpassed his Obstacles 55:06 - Social Media & Important Links 57:02 - Spin It!   Social Media -  Instagram: https://instagram.com/thefbinegotiator?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christophervoss Website: https://www.blackswanltd.com/home

On this weeks episode of Spin It, Stephynie enjoyed speaking with her dear friend and colleague Adam Posner. Adam is the Founder and President of NHP Talent Group: A Talent Access Consultancy, specializing in recruitment strategy, talent process and operations.  Prior to pivoting into the world of recruiting, Adam spent 15 years working within the very tough and highly complicated advertising world in NYC. He  led account management and digital strategy at American Express, SIRIUS XM and digital ad agencies in NYC like VaynerMedia and EP+Co for Major Clients like Verizon, Pepsi and British Airways.  He is also the host of the popular podcast, #ThePOZcast- showcasing experts that come from the World of Talent, HR and everyone in between that has something to share that his listeners can learn from. The Goal of the podcast is to help you harness your inner tenacity to drive your career forward.    Timestamps:  00:00- Spin It! Intro  00:32- Adam Posner Intro 02:03- Adam’s Early Years 07:37- Adam’s Journey At The University of Buffalo  10:34- Getting Kicked Out Of Business School 12:30- The Hustle  13:41- Working At Vayner Media  21:33- Beyond Vayner Media 23:45- Becoming An Entrepreneur  26:04- Experience Or Education  27:17- Calculating Risk In Recruiting 35:21- Creating #ThePozcast  43:17- Becoming An Author  47:30- Taking Ownership Of Your Life/Career  48:00- Social Media & Important Links  48:22- Spin It! Outro Social Media & Important Links - Website: NHPtalentgroup.com Podcast: thepozcast.com

Today on Spin It!, we are talking with David Meltzer. From the minute David and Stephynie first chatted she knew he was different in every aspect of business and personal leadership. David is a servant leader, mentor and business coach. He is also a 3x international bestselling author, the executive producer of Entrepreneur’s #1 digital business show Elevator Pitch, and host of the top entrepreneur podcast The Playbook.  Timestamps: 1:13 - David's Decision to Become A Millionaire & His Mother 10:00 - The Power of Support 13:22 - The Quantum Intention 19:45 - 66 Days to Develop A Habit; How to Start Right Now 25:35 - Living Life with One Currency 30:22 - David's Authenticity 33:00 - Finding Top Talent: The Four Key Items   Mentioned In The Episode: Elevator Pitch — https://www.entrepreneur.com/video/series/elevatorpitch The Playbook — https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-playbook-with-david-meltzer/id1271087930