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