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Tommy Shultz is a name you need to know. He’s leading a historic movement for your children’s education, and he is one of the best marketers in the world. Tommy is the CEO of the American Federation for Children (AFC), which is the nation’s largest school choice advocacy group dedicated to empowering families, especially lower-income families, with the freedom to choose the best K-12 education for their children.

In the newest episode of ‘The Undefeated Marketing Podcast,’ I chat with Tommy a...

Author Mark Victor Hansen is on pace to sell a billion books.

That is totally insane.

But this is even crazier – Mark was turned down 144 times trying to get his best-selling book published. He kept going when others told him it would never work.

If you’re not familiar with Mark, he’s the best-selling co-author of the ‘Chicken Soup for the Soul’ series that has impacted the hearts and minds of people throughout the world.

Having authored a staggering number of books, Mark’s influence...

I’m out as CEO at Win BIG Media. 

* You can learn more about what happened this week on the Undefeated Marketing Podcast, where I talk in more detail about what happened that changed everything for me.

Running a company is challenging as hell, and being a CEO is the most demanding role in business. However, sometimes, the best decision you can make for your company is to fire yourself as the CEO. 

It may sound counterintuitive, but in some situations, this can be the best decision for e...

Want the secret to dominating your industry in a down economy?

I’ll give you a little hint. It’s not cutting marketing costs but rather cutting the 10% of fat in your business.

That’s the conversation I’m having this week with Tommy Mello, an entrepreneur in the home services industry who went from $50,000 in debt to $200,000,000 in growth. Yup… $200 million.

Oh, and Tommy believes he’ll hit $1 Billion in sales within the next 3 years.

How is he building this rocketship?

Tommy has...

Imagine having to choose between your career and your faith.

That’s what Cliff Sims was facing as his political career progressed all the way into the Trump White House. After starting and exiting a successful media company, Cliff joined the Trump Presidential campaign and eventually served in the West Wing. 

Cliff is a super impressive guy that went from college basketball player to professional musician, to founding a media company (and selling it), to serving president in the White Hous...

What would it feel like to see someone play you in a Hollywood sitcom? That’s one topic I explore with one of the most brilliant sports reporters in America, Paul Finebaum. 

Paul’s had an impressive career in journalism where he eventually became one of the most popular and well-known radio and TV figures at ESPN.

On this episode Paul shares how he took his brand from hosting a local radio show in his 50s, to being a nationally recognized TV personality in his 60s. It’s a crazy and unusual...

Cal Fussman has interviewed some of the most talented and successful people on earth, including Muhammad Ali, Larry King, Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson, Robert DeNiro, Kobe Bryant, and the list goes on and on.

Recently, Cal reached out to me and asked if I would come on his podcast, Big Questions, and discuss my health for the first time in 18 months. A lot has happened in the last year and a half, and for some reason, I haven’t felt compelled to talk about it or write about it. I haven’t done ...

Have you ever wondered what you could’ve done differently during the pandemic that would result in a 6-figure passive income? Well, my next guest Justin Donald did exactly that – and more!

We all know that times of recession are the times to double-down and make smart investments – and it’s not too late to start now. Justin’s book The Lifestyle Investor and his mastermind class will teach you how to make the right investments moving forward. 

About the Guest: 

Justin Donald

Justin Do...

The smartest person I know to talk about the economy and how to grow your business right now? That’s James Altucher.

My conversations with James are always fascinating, and I know you’ll be blown away by his hot takes on the current state of the economy (on this week’s Undefeated Marketing podcast).

Not only does James talk about what’s going to happen next in the economy, but he also explains how the media is lying to you right now — and how you can market your business in this environmen...

Social media is fu*%ing up our brains.

Ask yourself this question: do you spend more time looking at other people’s memories on your phone, or more time creating your own memories in real life?

When I think about this question, I have to admit that it’s probably 50/50… which is a gut punch when I really reflect upon it.

My next guest on the Undefeated Marketing podcast is Joey Odom, co-founder of Aro, which helps families put down their phones to spend more time together.

How does Ar...