Style of Business Podcast

NEW! SOB Episode: Talking About Retirement with Author PNT GVN

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Talking About Retirement

Summary:

In this 45th episode of SOB: Style of Business podcast, the host Keetria has a discussion about retirement with author and writer PNT GVN. He introduces his concept of beating your parents to retirement, how he arrived at this notion, and developed it into his book “How Millennials Will Beat Their Parents to Retirement.”

Show Notes:

  • Kevin aka PNT GVN is a mortgage sales coach and a corporate trainer, but has always been a writer.
  • PNT GVN’s book is called “How Millennials Will Beat Their Parents to Retirement.”
  • PNT GVN’s book began from owning a house and thinking about selling it to take a few years off.
  • The European concept of taking breaks is more plentiful than in the United States.
  • Ask questions of people that have the life you want.
  • Retirement should be more flexible and happen earlier in life instead at the end.
  • Chapter 5: “What’s Your Number” deals with the ways to get to your financial retirement goals.
  • Home ownership and budgeting helps you make more money while still making the same money.
  • Talk to financial advisors.
  • Get excited about beating your parents to retirement.

 

3 Key Points:

  1. The retirement cycle has remained the same: work for 40 years, 40 hours a week, 52 weeks a year until you get old.
  2. In France you either take the entire month of July or August off, while the average in the USA is 10 days off a year.
  1. The biggest misconception about retirement is that it has to come towards the end of your life.

Tweetable Quotes:

–   “Every single day I’m either advising people what to do with their money or I’m teaching a younger group of people just coming into the workforce..” – PNT GVN.

–   “You basically work for 40 years. You work 40 hours a week. You work 52 weeks a year, and then when you get old, then you get to retire…hopefully.” – PNT GVN.

–   “I want a real break…not a weekend.” – PNT GVN.

 

Resources Mentioned:

  • Style of Business – Website for Style of Business
  • Facebook – Keetria’s Facebook
  • Twitter – Keetria’s Twitter
  • Amazon – PNT GVN’s book “How Millennials Will Beat Their Parents to Retirement.”

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NEW! SOB Episode: Seyi River – Composer, Filmmaker & Director of One Hit Wonder

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Seyi River - Composer, Filmmaker & Director of One Hit Wonder

Filmmaker and director Seyi River drops in to discuss music composition, how he got into the industry and his upcoming new film One Hit Wonder in the first Style of Business episode of 2018.

-Podcast Show Notes-

Episode: 31  

From Music to Filmmaking with Seyi River

Summary:

In this new episode of SOB: Style of Business podcast, Keetria interviews Seyi River, a musician, composer, sound designer, writer, director, filmmaker and entrepreneur. Seyi shares with Keetria how he went from becoming a professionally trained musician because of a desire to score films – and then expanded his skillsets by becoming a self-taught filmmaker in the process. Seyi also is generous with his advice to people who are serious about filmmaking, the strategies that were involved in writing and directing his own projects, and also his personal assessments of where the motion picture industry is headed.

 

Show Notes:

  • Keetria gives an overview of Seyi River.
  • Seyi started his music career by attending the Berklee College of Music.
  • He is a self-taught filmmaker who spent time watching movies, reading screenplays, and reading books.
  • “If I Die Tonight” was a film Seyi created about police brutality named after a 2Pac song.
  •   He makes films based on what is meaningful to him and what questions need to be answered.
  •  “One Hit Wonder” is in the “magic realism” genre and is about a bestselling writer whose second  book flops.
  • Seyi’s lets his multiple writing ideas marinate until one is ready to write and focus
  • Relatability is an important element to telling a story to Seyi.
  • It is vital to learn the craft of film, become a visual person, and study human nature.
  • Seyi predicts a lot more diversity when it comes to filmmakers and that Hollywood won’t remain the center of creative and original storytelling.
  • Movies need to be good enough to deserve the price that audiences pay to experience them.
  • You have to wear multiple hats – creative and business- as an independent filmmaker.
  • With music scoring, it is very internal when composing audio interpretations of the emotions and themes of a movie.
  • Sound designing and enhancing audio is another skill he has to offer.
  • Seyi is motivated by striving to add onto the history of film in a positive way.
  • Writing down goals is vital to his strategy towards success.
  • Be honest about your assessment of your abilities in comparison to the highest level of your industry.
  • Health, eating right, being a nice person, sending out good vibes, and building up your stamina is important to be able to have the energy needed to work hard.

 

3 Key Points:

  1. Filmmaking is not just pointing a camera – it requires mastering the craft.
  2. Diverse stories and storytellers are going to become much more normalized.
  3. While investing in your career, don’t forget to invest in your health.

 

Tweetable Quotes:

–   “I was born a musician…but I became a filmmaker.” – Seyi River.

–   “The important thing now is to gain craft, and to gain craft you have to do a lot of hard work and understand the medium that is film.” – Seyi River.

–   “Become a visual person, like go to a museum, look at paintings.” – Seyi River.

–    “With film, you have to be insanely patient, because films take a long time.” – Seyi River.

–   “Surround yourself with really, really excellent people doing what they do.” – Seyi River.

 

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NEW! SOB Episode: Charlynda Scales – CEO of Mutt’s Sauce

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Charlynda Scales CEO

On this episode of SOB (Style of Business), Keetria interviews Charlynda Scales, the CEO of Mutt’s Sauce. Charlynda is an Air Force veteran who took her grandfather’s sauce recipe and turned it into a business.

Style of Business
-Podcast Show Notes-

Episode 27

Summary:

On this episode of SOB (Style of Business), Keetria interviews Charlynda Scales, the CEO of Mutt’s Sauce. Charlynda is an Air Force veteran who took her grandfather’s sauce recipe and turned it into a business. Mutt’s Sauce was created because Charlynda’s grandfather strongly disliked condiments and wanted to create a sauce that could go on anything. Charlynda talks about becoming an unlikely entrepreneur, how she manages her time, what motivates her, and what she’s learned as a business owner. She also advises other aspiring entrepreneurs.

Show Notes:

  • Host Keetra introduces Charlynda Scales, CEO of Mutt’s Sauce and former Air Force veteran.
  • Charlynda gives a brief introduction of herself.
  • Background of Mutt’s Sauce:
    • Charlynda grew up in the country with her extended family.
    • Her grandfather came up with a recipe for a sauce because he hated condiments.
    • He wanted to make one sauce for everything and came up with Mutt’s Sauce through trial and error.
    • The final recipe was created in 1956 and stayed with the family for years.
    • Charlynda’s grandfather left the Mutt’s Sauce recipe to her.
    • Charlynda turned the recipe into a business.
  • The Mutt’s Sauce business began as a gift to family and friends and grew.
  • It took four months to turn the Mutt’s Sauce recipe into a business.
  • Used org for mentorship as she was a budding startup.
    • org builds you a checklist to get to a final product.
  • Created the product while she was on active duty in the military.
  • What makes Mutt’s Sauce stand out?
    • “Tasting is believing.”
    • It has a flavor that’s unlike anything anyone’s ever tried.
    • It’s sweet and tangy with a little bit of heat.
    • Not like anything on the market in terms of flavor and consistency.
    • It’s not like mumbo sauce because everyone has a different version of mumbo sauce.
  • The number one question people ask about Mutt’s Sauce is if they can drink it.
    • Someone created a cocktail called The Bloody Mutt.
  • Types of market research for brand positioning and making sure that the products stand out.
    • The BBQ sauce market is flooded, Mutt’s Sauce is a specialty sauce.
    • Lab testing has to be done before you can get into stores.
      • Worked with university labs to test the pH and shelf life of the sauce.
      • Safety and preservatives need to be tested.
    • You have to apply to stores to get your product on the shelves.
  • The launch process.
    • She joined the local chamber of commerce.
    • The chamber of commerce helped her to a launch event.
    • The first production was by an Amish family in Wellston, Ohio.
      • 700 bottles were hand poured.
    • Great turnout at the launch event, all 700 bottles were sold.
    • Launch event members connected her to local stores to get Mutt’s Sauce on the shelf.
      • Her first client was a hotel, some farmer’s markets, and some local vendors.
    • What time management looks like.
      • Learned about time management in the military.
      • You need to be efficient choose your top priorities and be realistic about what can be done.
      • Get your top two critical things done each day.
    • Helpful books on business management and entrepreneurship.
      • The Power of Broke by Daymond John.
        • Charlynda is a VIP ambassador for Daymond John’s new book Rise and Grind coming out next January.
        • Talks about his journey with FUBU.
        • Hear about testimonials from people with humble beginnings.
      • Charlynda’s interests when she was younger-
        • Charlynda wanted to be a doctor and had an interest in anatomy and the human body.
        • Never aspired to own a company but like to work with people.
        • Naturally inquisitive about how people operate and want to know what motivates them.
        • Majored in business and got an MBA.
      • What she enjoys most about her entrepreneurial journey.
        • The people she’s met and the friends she’s made have made the journey worth it.
      • What are the challenges of entrepreneurship?
        • Not having a partner to help.
        • Entrepreneurship can be lonely and networking can help.
        • Trying to explain to people who aren’t entrepreneurs why you’ve chosen to run a business and make sacrifices.
      • Understanding that the business is bigger than her is what keeps her going each day.
      • She considers herself a servant leader of the people who have made Mutt’s Sauce a part of their lifestyle.
      • The best life advice she’s ever gotten is to believe in something bigger than herself and stay humble.
      • Advice for aspiring entrepreneurs: If you’re thinking about doing something, there’s a reason why you’re having that thought and it’s tied to a purpose.
        • Just have faith, do it, and realize it’s not as scary as you thought.
      • All social handles are @muttssauce

Tweetable Quotes:

  • “Entrepreneurship is to embrace the unknown.”
  • “Opportunities stop when humility is gone.”
  • “Even when you hit it big, you operate like you did when you were broke.”

Resources Mentioned

Mutt’s Sauce – Charlynda’s product website

Charlyndajean.com – Charlynda’s personal website

Score.org – Mentorship site

The Power of Broke – Book by entrepreneur Daymond John

Rise and Grind – Book by Daymond John and Daniel Paisner

FUBU – Daymond John’s clothing company

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NEW! SOB Episode: Yoshi Holland – Founder & CEO of Smart Girls Smart Moms

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Founder and CEO of Smart Girls Smart Moms Yoshi Holland talks to us about the focus and the mission for her abstinence education program by giving us the brief on what led her to action to pursue her interest in mentoring, speaking and coaching.

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NEW! SOB Episode: “Bring Your Creative Game to the Table”

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NEW! SOB Episode: David Azeez – CEO of Airge International Ltd, Salt Square & others

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Speaking with the incomparable David Azeez – CEO of Airge International Limited, a parent company that caters to the various lines of products and services he runs – Cheers with David Azeez, Bonds and Beauty Management Company, The Red Letters, Salt Square and Kayfets Foods. A powerful message of persistence and perseverance in this episode. Don’t miss it! Connect with David on Twitter at @DavidAzeez_

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NEW! SOB Episode: “Find Your Own Place In Your Own Space”

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This episode gives a few words on the importance of self-activation/self-starting. When opportunities seem to be slim to none — use what you have and start exactly where you are. There’s no guest dishing the goods this episode, just a quick spill to sum up the following words, “Find your own place in your own space.” – Keetria

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NEW! SOB Episode with Stefan Grant – Founder of Noirbnb

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Listen to how this entrepreneur and creator – Stefan Grant used an unpleasant travel experience to create an industry game changer. The Founder of Noirbnb, Stefan paints the perfect picture of how his entrepreneurial instincts took over when he and his team decided to develop a new option that’s certain to thrive in the bnb industry. Don’t miss this one! Connect with Stefan on Twitter and check for the latest updates on Noirbnb at www.noirbnb.com 

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New! SOB Episode: “How to Build a Business with a Very Low Budget”

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If you need some quick information on getting starting with launching your business, my latest ebook, “How To Build a Business with a Very Low Budget” might just be what you need. It’s to the point and easy to read and can be read while you’re on lunch break!

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New! SOB Episode with Entrepreneur, Author & Speaker Lakia Robinson

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Don’t miss this episode! Online entrepreneur, author, and speaker Lakia Robinson drops in to talk about her thriving business concept, the #PrayPlanHustle initiative, her new book: The Truth about Ugly Women, I Want Beauty Within, how she stays motivated and her future plans. You can follow her on Twitter @LakiaInspires.

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