

Long Shot Leaders with Michael Stein
Michael Stein: Entrepreneur, actor, filmmaker, comedian & self help expert
Long Shot Leaders tell the stories and secrets of leaders, Innovators, entrepreneurs, and various high achievers. We interview people of all walks of life and explore their struggles, shortcomings, challenges, and setbacks that ultimately lead to growth and betterment.
Hard-hitting and fast-moving, connecting people from all walks of life to learn about entrepreneurship, leadership, relationships, cruise ships, and any other kind of damn ship you can think of. We talk to leaders in culture, film, regular business, show business, monkey business, you name it! digging deep to find the tools, tactics, and tricks that listeners can use.
Michael Stein likes deconstructing why people do what they do and how they can be better.
Hard-hitting and fast-moving, connecting people from all walks of life to learn about entrepreneurship, leadership, relationships, cruise ships, and any other kind of damn ship you can think of. We talk to leaders in culture, film, regular business, show business, monkey business, you name it! digging deep to find the tools, tactics, and tricks that listeners can use.
Michael Stein likes deconstructing why people do what they do and how they can be better.
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Aug 26, 2022 • 51min
Finding the secrets to sustainable success and leading woman entrepreneurs to finding freedom with Rachel Cook
Finding the secrets to sustainable success and leading woman entrepreneurs to finding freedom with Rachel Cook In her words: I teach savvy, soulful, smart women to uncomplicate their businesses so they can work less and live more. After earning my MBA in Entrepreneurship, winning the National Small Business Institute Competition, and working for several years consulting small businesses and tech start-ups, I hit burnout. Ten panic attacks in ten weeks. Adrenal fatigue from too many years of working 75 hour weeks, eating on the go, and taking zero care of myself. Since that breakdownthrough, I've dramatically re-designed every aspect of my business based on my own definition of success {where creating a meaningful life is just as important as creating a meaningful living}.

Aug 24, 2022 • 1h 1min
How to go from a struggling stand up comedian to the founder of a successful software company with Tommy Yionoulis
How to go from a struggling stand-up comedian to the founder of a successful software company with Tommy Yionoulis. Tommy has been in the restaurant industry for nearly his entire adult life. He has a BSBA from University of Denver's Hotel Restaurant school in addition to an MBA. This former stand-up comic turned SaaS founder, has extensive experience helping businesses become more efficient and profitable through the process, accountability, and data. He's currently the Managing Director of OpsAnalitica, an Operations Analytics platform that focuses on managing and measuring daily team activities for large multi-unit businesses. Tommy believes that the next big technological disruptor event for many businesses is going to be implementing Operations Management software to shape the future of work and beat our competitors through better, more consistent daily operations.

Aug 22, 2022 • 36min
How does someone get started in politics with David Earl Williams III
How does someone get started in politics with David Earl Williams III David Earl Williams III was born on January 8th, 1984, in Evanston, Illinois. He grew up, however, on Chicago's North Side neighborhood of Rogers Park and then later Uptown, where he lived with his mother and two sisters. He also has an older brother. He is related to former Democratic Oklahoma State Senator, Eugene E. "Gene" Stipe. He is of mixed ancestry, that being – Black, Irish, Native American, French, German, British, Ashkenazi Jewish, and southeast Asian. He was educated at Joseph Brennemann (1990-1995) and Louis B. Nettlehorst elementary (1996-1998), and Nicholas Senn High School (1999-2002). From 2000-2001, David was a member of Senn High School's Academic Decathlon team. He helped his team advance onto the regional competition which was a first in the schools' history. David would graduate from Senn High School in 2002 while on the Honor roll. Immediately after graduating, David joined the U.S. Navy. He served as a Deck Seaman for the first two years during Operation Iraqi Freedom, then as a Logistics Specialist managing over $2 Billion dollars worth of aviation equipment and over 25 personnel for his remaining time. He was stationed in Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan from 2002-2006 onboard the U.S.S. Cowpens (CG-63). With his time in the U.S Armed Forces, he has traveled all over Asia and the Australian continent along with the Middle East. David was decorated eight times for his service until his Honorable Discharge in mid-2006. Later in 2006, he began his studies abroad, eventually graduating from Lethbridge College located in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, after taking courses in General Studies and Criminal Justices. During the 2008 U.S. Presidential election, he would support & vote for, Barack Obama via absentee ballot. In 2010, David returned back to the United States taking residence in his birthplace of Evanston, Illinois and shortly thereafter began his participation in the Chicago chapter of WeAreChange (2011-2014), a nationwide political activism group. During his time with WeAreChange, he protested Corporatism and took part in several anti-war demonstrations against the U.S. involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan. In 2014, David ran for the U.S. House of Representatives, Illinois' 9th District as a Republican. He lost the primary by 1,427 votes on March 18, 2014. In the summer of 2018, he announced his candidacy for Alderman in Chicago's 48th Ward as an Independent. He would go on to receive 16.25% (2,415 votes) of the vote during the 2019 Chicago's Municipal election. Many who are close to David see him as a "Renaissance man". In the past, David was a male model/promoter for Urban Offering clothing and Pink Avenue Models. He also starred as an extra in the music video, "Desert Spring Rose: Film Noir Vignette", directed by Scott Feigen. Besides his "day job" as a medical logistics specialist, David has volunteered in disaster relief efforts with Convoy of Hope, assisted in crisis intervention initiatives with National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), the Pro-Privacy activist organization known as Restore the Fourth, an animals rights activist with Chicago Alliance for Animals to ban horse carriages and replace them with pedicabs. He has also closely worked with the CPD Youth investigation division to help implement new ways on locating missing loved ones quickly and efficiently. Outside of his political endeavors, he has volunteered (house-to-house canvassing and phone banking) for the following campaigns: Jesus "Chuy" Garcia's 2015 Chicago Mayoral campaign, Lori Lightfoot's 2019 Chicago Mayoral campaign, Andre Vasquez Aldermanic's campaign for the 40th ward, Illinois for Bernie 2020 Presidential campaign (Independent Vermont, Senator Bernie Sanders), Biden/Harris 2020, and Hoan Huynh for State Rep in Illinois 13th district campaign. He is a former Freemason out of Evans lodge 524 (2013-2016), formerly provided veteran service outreach with the American Legion of Morton Grove Post 134 (2014-2017) & Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks lodge 1526 (2016-2018). He currently serves as the Co-Chairman for Unite America Chicago's Chapter. He is a nondenominational Christian, an author of the LitRPG book series titled VALOR TALE, and his hobbies/interests are: amateur voice-overs (particularly for Youtube user, Yeti112's Resident Evil & Metal Gear Solid parodies series), working out, long-distance walking, swing dancing, video game music, Cats & Dogs, All Elite Wrestling (AEW), Vodka & M.U.G.E.N.

Aug 19, 2022 • 33min
How to become one of the top lawyers in the United States with Brian Beckcom
How to become one of the top lawyers in the USA with Brian Beckcom Brian Beckcom is a Computer Scientist, Philosopher, & Trial Lawyer based in Houston, Texas. He has been voted a Texas Super Lawyer 14 consecutive times—every single year he has been eligible. Brian's law firm, VB Attorneys, is one of the best law firms in the United States, and has obtained hundreds of millions of dollars for the firm's clients, including many record-breaking results. Brian also hosts Lessons from Leaders with Brian Beckcom, a popular podcast featuring military leaders, sports stars, New York Times best selling authors, scientists, and more.

Aug 17, 2022 • 48min
Michael Stein is Interview by Jacob Minnig - About Business, The Podcast, Film, The Dirk Diggler Story, Stand Up Comedy, Personal Development and More
Michael Stein is Interview by Jacob Minnig - About Business, The Podcast, Film, The Dirk Diggler Story, Stand Up Comedy, Personal Development, and More

Aug 15, 2022 • 31min
How to generate over 60 billion views with marketing genius and author Brenden Kane
Brenden Kane is a marketing strategist and author known for his impactful books, including One Million Followers and Hook Point. He dives into his journey from a challenging upbringing to making a splash in Hollywood. Brenden shares how he pioneered early influencer campaigns, revealing the secrets behind generating over 60 billion views. He emphasizes the importance of context over content for virality and discusses his agency's ongoing research into data trends and storytelling to shape the future of content.

Aug 12, 2022 • 57min
HOW TO BE CHANGE PROOF & LEVERAGE THE POWER OF RESILIENCE TO BUILD LONG-TERM SUCCESS WITH AUTHOR ADAM MARKEL
HOW TO BE CHANGE PROOF & LEVERAGE THE POWER OF RESILIENCE TO BUILD LONG-TERM SUCCESS WITH AUTHOR ADAM MARKEL Adam's Book: Learn how to thrive on uncertainty instead of merely managing it―from the resiliency expert and author of PIVOT In his #1 bestselling guide to resilience, Pivot, business and personal development expert Adam Markel showed how building resilience can supercharge your life and career. Now, in Change Proof, he shows how you can move beyond managing change to actively embracing it―and actually using times of uncertainty, crisis and chaos to create opportunities and stimulate positive growth. Broken down into four parts, Change Proof explores the dynamics of change and provides a model of how to create the mindset that embraces it fully. Using case studies, current research and his years of experience as an expert in the integration of business and personal development, Markel uses real-life scenarios to illuminate the lessons in engaging chapters that include: The Myth of Balance The Resilience Bank Account Recovery vs. Burnout Even Michael Jordan Paused Get Out of Your Head A Little Failure Goes a Long Way Calm Is Contagious What Change-Proof Culture Can Do for You You'll learn how to choose change before it chooses you, what it takes (and what it means) to become truly change proof, and how to leverage your relationship to change. You'll also find practical strategies in the change-proof model (pause, ask, choose). With a combination of mindset recalibration and specific, hands-on ways to make it work, Change Proof will help you take the art and science of resilience to the next level―and look forward to future and all the changes it will bring, with full confidence.

Aug 10, 2022 • 56min
Why you SHOULD date your clients (theoretically) with best selling author Mark Young
Why you SHOULD date your clients (theoretically) with best selling author Mark Young About Mark Young- If ever a person existed who can point out everything that is wrong with anything, you've just found him. It's a terrible trait when trying to make friends, but one that always seems to make for successful implementation. Seriously, this guy can find the flaw in any plan –and manages to do it before anything goes wrong. It's really annoying, at first, but if you keep an open mind to the criticism, it's just gold. And having been an entrepreneur and marketer for nearly 30 years, we would be remiss not to listen. At the root of everything, however, Mark is an educator and teacher. Disassembling projects, campaigns, or even financial statements, Mark manages to reverse engineer a solution, then takes the time to teach anyone who will stop and listen. And it is no wonder, given the fact that he holds university degrees in nearly every discipline you can imagine. And if you ask him why, he'll simply reply, "Why not?" Ask about the time he decided to join American MENSA on a dare –and succeeded. All of that said, Mark's most admirable quality is the genuine concern and ownership he takes of his clients' businesses. If there were a way to give more than 100%,this is the guy who would find a way to do it. He works the numbers, then works them again, reducing everything to a metric and finding ways to improve. "Do the right thing for the client, regardless of the cost. It'll come back to you. I promise." – Mark Young Date Your Clients is a step-by-step juxtaposition between the relational skills required in dating and those required to be successful in business. With chapter titles such as, The First Date, Meeting the Family, and The First Fight, the author seamlessly weaves his way through the complicated landscape of relationships and provides humourous illustrations of life's worst moments.

Aug 8, 2022 • 44min
How to be super fit and influence others with world champion physique competitor and influencer Brandan Fokken
How to be super fit and influence others with world champion physique competitor and influencer Brandan Fokken Brandan Fokken is an American Men's Physique competitor hailing from South Dakota. From baseball to American football, Brandan was a passionate athlete throughout his youth. He started to train in the gym towards the end of his days in high school, with the intention of building his performance within competitive sports. With a keen interest in bodybuilding, Brandan set out to to build an incredible physique – just like his bodybuilding icon Arnold Schwarzenegger. However, he failed to make progress due to his lack of fitness knowledge. By the time his days in high school were over, that all began to change. Because Brandan learned more about training and healthy nutrition, it didn't take long for him to build a great physique. Since he moved on from his poor understanding of fitness, he's made a name for himself as a Men's Physique competitor – earning his IFBB Pro Card in 2016.

Aug 5, 2022 • 46min
Unlocking the Keto code with Dr. Steven Gundry
Unlocking the Keto code with Dr. Steven Gundry In his words: Hello, my name is Dr. Steven Gundry – founder of Gundry MD. If you're interested in getting help feeling more vital energy, getting your body into shape, and giving yourself the best possible chance at a long and happy life… I'd like to assure you: You are in the right place. I founded Gundry MD with one mission: To help dramatically improve human health, happiness, and longevity through my unique vision of diet and nutrition. I believe I've discovered some unconventional truths about human nutrition. The Gundry MD philosophy is a radical departure from the traditional dietary "wisdom" which has failed so many Americans over the past few decades. My research may offer a breakthrough for those of you who have struggled for years with your energy levels, your body, and your health. If you've tried everything and nothing has worked… I'd like to offer you HOPE. For over thirty years, I have been one of the world's pre-eminent experts in heart surgery. My experiences took me to new frontiers of medical science. I was a driving force behind major breakthroughs in medical technology and surgical procedures – breakthroughs that revolutionized the way doctors save lives. But back in 2001, while I was Head of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Loma Linda University, I was asked to treat a chronically ill, overweight patient. This man was considered a hopeless case, someone who couldn't be helped even by surgery. But "hopeless cases" have been a specialty of mine over the years, and I was willing to take on this man's challenge when no one else would. I discovered that the patient had actually reversed his heart-threatening symptoms – symptoms he was told were inoperable – with a combination of natural, dietary nutrients. This led me to pursue further research of my own. The conclusions I made were unmistakable… and they led directly to the foundation of Gundry MD. One of the keys to strong, sustainable health lives in all of us… in the form of beneficial microbes. These "good bacteria" are in danger of dying out, due to dietary and environmental issues that overload our systems with threatening "bad" microbes. Once you begin taking care of your "good" microbes – or, as I like to call them, "your gut buddies" – you can begin an incredible transformation. And I know… because it worked for me. When I first met this "lost cause" patient, I was seriously overweight myself. I had high blood pressure, "bad" cholesterol, all the warning signs for oncoming diabetes and heart disease. I worked out regularly and tried to watch my diet, but I was still struggling with my weight. But by following the principles of my new research – a study I am now calling "Holobiotics" – I lost 70 pounds in just one year.


