Jarrod Haning is an award-winning speaker, has been featured on ABC Nightline, spoken on stages all across the country, has clients all across the world, delivered 4 TEDx talks related to Mindset Performance, and been chosen by TED global as the featured speaker of the week. He specializes in a Nobel Nominated process that teaches you how to think at a higher level and allows you to access different parts of your brain on demand. As a result of this training *most of his clients go on to double their income by purposely working half as many hours. Everything he teaches comes down to this one thing: “a breakthrough in your business will ﬁrst happen as a breakthrough in your thinking” His background as a classically trained musician has equipped him with a unique set of tools for leveling up your leadership. For recreation you’ll find him flying, skydiving, or mountain bike riding. But his most prized accomplishment was winning the World Tickle Championship in the 5- year old category.

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Episode 101: Jarrod Haning - Award-winning Speaker

Dan Young is a creator, investor, mentor, and entrepreneur. Dan’s passion is to share his experiences on maximizing financial, physical and psychological well-being. Ultimately spreading peace, happiness, and joy throughout the universe. Born in 1971 and raised in Southern California, Young is a first-generation American. His parents emigrated from China to the United States in the late 1930s to escape repression. At age six, Young began attending a computer school, learning video game development. His first entrepreneurial efforts selling T-shirts in Venice Beach proved fun and lucrative. Dan’s then opened a shop at a swap meet selling cutlery in his Samurai costume. After moving to Utah, the big box electronics retailer he was working for went bankrupt. Young contacted all the customers that had bought computers from him offering to honor their warranties at no charge. This is how PC Laptops began. The first year he lost over $20,000, honoring these warranties but the following year Young’s loyal customers rewarded him with over a $1,000,000 in business. Today his online, retail, cloud, manufacturing and real estate projects generate hundreds of millions in revenue and employ hundreds of US-based employees. Young has founded numerous explosive growth tech companies such as PC Laptops and Xidax.com. Young has driven PC Laptops founded in 1992 and many of his companies to multiple listings among the INC 500 fastest growing companies in America and numerous awards such as Utah Best of State, 40 under 40, Microsoft Gold Partner and Intel Platinum Technology Partner. When he’s not visiting one of his stores and making friends with customers or inventing insane new things, Young is now just as likely to be in action mentoring aspiring entrepreneurs face to face and online at https://instagram.com/dansmillionairecode or developing massive real estate projects. Brady Morgan's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/bradymorgan_/ John Trusty's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johntrusty/ Our Website - https://www.vastaffing.agency/

Episode 100: Dan Young - CEO at Xidax & PC Laptops

Charlie Yielding is serving as Chief Executive Officer in the G Squared Wireless is an active company headquartered in Brentwood, Tennessee. G Squared Wireless is a mobility center that provides services in the areas of mobile procurement, help desk support, mobile device management, and administration and device logistics. Charlie’s engaged in a number of ways, including at the Nashville Technology Council via the Education Committee, as an ELITE Mentor, and Go Tech Speaker & Coach. Brady Morgan's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/bradymorgan_/ John Trusty's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johntrusty/ Our Website - https://www.vastaffing.agency/

Episode 99: Charlie Yielding - CEO at G Squared Wireless

A frequent speaker and panelist at industry events, Chris Murdock is the Co-Founder and Chief Sourcing Officer at IQTalent Partners (a division of Caldwell Partners). Chris has over 20 years of executive recruiting experience and leads research and sourcing for the firm while also developing client relationships. Prior to Founding IQTalent Partners, Chris was a Sourcer with Yahoo!'s internal Executive Recruiting team in the corporate offices in Sunnyvale, California. Previous to Yahoo!, Chris was an Associate in the Menlo Park, California office of with Heidrick & Struggles, where he recruited for software, hardware, professional services, and semiconductor clients. Before Heidrick & Struggles, Chris worked in the Retail Practice of TMP Worldwide in Atlanta, Georgia. Brady Morgan's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/bradymorgan_/ John Trusty's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johntrusty/ Our Website - https://www.vastaffing.agency/

Episode 98: Chris Murdock - Co-Founder at IQTalent Partners, Inc.

Alex Valley's current company is Unity Wellness that is worth over a million dollars at the moment and is already available in more than a thousand stores. Unity Wellness’s main product is its health beverage, made from four nutrients (Hemp Complex, Ashwagandha, Ginkgo Biloba, Rhodiola Rosea) and has five different flavors in its range. They also launched two flavors of protein bars. Alex started his entrepreneurial journey with the car dealership and later on started Fiber Optics Communication before he got into the beverages business. Alex believes that “to be an entrepreneur you just have to dive in and you learn along the way,” and “you have to have a passion for the product”. To achieve something bigger, Alex decided to move out of North Dakota. To earn some extra cash, Alex found work as a model. In 2019, Alex and his partner did a test run for Unity products, which was a success. In March 2020, Unity Wellness was relaunched with a better formula, branding, and portfolio. Alex believes that due to the pandemic, people are more drawn to healthy diets, which has positively impacted Unity’s business. Focused marketing strategies are one of the key fundamentals that Unity follows. Alex ensures that their marketing strategies are up to date. Unlike other brands Unity offers specially formulated CBD beverages, which is why they are considered premium products. Alex says that social media is thriving, but there is a need for something that’s is more business-focused, something better than Instagram and Facebook. Unity’s goals for 2021 are to keep growing, hiring the right people and finding the right distributor. However, three years from now, Unity plans to partner with or merge with some big brands. Alex plans to expand Unity in New York and hit areas like Minneapolis and Raleigh to grow Unity Wellness further. Brady Morgan's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/bradymorgan_/ John Trusty's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johntrusty/ Our Website - https://www.vastaffing.agency/

Episode 97: Alex Valley - CEO at Unity Wellness Co.

Terry Thayer has had an entrepreneurial spirit since he was a pre-teen, selling anything he could. In 1997, he opened his first business as a contractor. In 2002, he became a real estate investor and has been in love with the industry ever since. Up until 2021, Terry always did things "the hard way"; that's when he discovered the power of mentorship and financial education. Terry spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on coaches who taught him the importance of delegation and systems. To this day, he continues to invest sizable amounts of his own money on personal development. Of the many businesses he owns producing millions of dollars annually, he works less than 5 hours a week in total. Not because he's "lazy", but because he is so efficient that any more time spent in the office would be wasteful. Most of his time is spent coaching his team to be better and coaching other entrepreneurs how to avoid the mistakes he's made over the years. His newest focus is building and scaling he E-commerce Automation company. Terry specializes in earning more money in less time, and he's ready to share his secrets with the world. Brady Morgan's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/bradymorgan_/ John Trusty's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johntrusty/ Our Website - https://www.vastaffing.agency/

Episode 96: Terry Thayer - Real Estate Entrepreneur & Business Coach

Bulletproof Business is a podcast interviewing some of the top business leaders in their respective fields about the best strategies for exponential growth, achieving success, and dealing with failure. Hosted by the founders of VASA, John Trusty and Brady Morgan, they seek to bring fresh and eye-opening conversations with successful business leaders to the surface. Welcome to the show! Brady Morgan's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/bradymorgan_/ John Trusty's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johntrusty/ Our Website - https://www.vastaffing.agency/

Episode 95: Welcome to Bulletproof Business!

Emily Bruce is the CEO and Founder of Determinism, LLC, the developer of the platform PeerKnect. She is a Board Certified and licensed Behavior Analyst (BCBA, LBA) in the State of Tennessee with an M.S., in Psychology. She lives in Nashville, Tennessee with her husband and two children and was educated at both David Lipscomb and Tennessee State Universities. She is currently in the final dissertation year as a doctoral student in the field of behavior analysis at the Chicago School of Professional Psychology. Prior to committing to PeerKnect as the CEO full time, she owned and operated a small Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) practice in Nashville where she applied her therapeutic skills and scientific knowledge of behavior to work with children and families of children with special needs. As a BCBA, she worked in schools, clinical settings, the community, and homes of individuals on the Autism spectrum and individuals with special needs. Brady Morgan's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/bradymorgan_/ John Trusty's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johntrusty/ Our Website - https://www.vastaffing.agency/

Episode 94: Emily Bruce - CEO and Founder of Determinism

Sarah Beth Perry is the Founder and CEO of With the Band, a premiere fan engagement company. Perry has grown With the Band from an idea in her dorm room to captivating packed out arenas with her creative and collaborative fan projects. Some of her most notable experiences include her fan engagement activations at the Jonas Brothers’ highly-anticipated HAPPINESS BEGINS TOUR and Kacey Musgraves’ OH WHAT A WORLD TOUR s old-out concert in Nashville, Tennessee. Upon seeing her concept come to fruition, Perry was encouraged to continue exploring other fan engagement avenues. Being a music fan herself, she realized there was a big opportunity to create better relationships between an artist and their fans. Brady Morgan's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/bradymorgan_/ John Trusty's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johntrusty/ Our Website - https://www.vastaffing.agency/

Episode 93: Sarah Beth Perry - Founder and CEO of With the Band

Taylor Duncan was born and raised in Chicago. He went to University of Wisconsin to play Football and Track & Field. Transferred to University of IL and graduated with a degree in Finance. He had a taste of entrepreneurship in college in a house painting leadership program. Ended up buying the IL division when he graduated and eventually ran the national company with ~1000 sales people annually. Sold his shares in 2020 and moved to Nashville to enjoy an open state with his amazing wife and 5 kids. And in 2021 joined forces with his former mentee in the Tech recruiting space and are growing Nxt Level in Nashville. They have hired a dozen people in Nash in the last 6 months and plan on doubling that in the next year. During that they have launched Founders Live in Nashville as an event based entrepreneurial pitch competition, but really it is just a big party with founders pitching their respective start ups in mid-TN. In his free time he is active at church, try to work out and volunteer in the local youth sports programs. Brady Morgan's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/bradymorgan_/ John Trusty's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johntrusty/ Our Website - https://www.vastaffing.agency/

Episode 92: Taylor Duncan - Chief Operating Officer at NxT Level

Chad Frey is a newcomer to Nashville, originally from the middle of nowhere (Nebraska), and having traveled to over 30 countries, he recently relocated from Washington, DC, and he's here to spread some education, information, and cannabis culture throughout the Southeast. Chad has held a multitude of roles throughout the hemp/cannabis industry and one that he is focusing his energy and passion behind is as the Founder of flowerz. - a hemp-derived CBD company that offers products that you can feel. Prior to the cannabis industry, Chad worked as a business consultant for seven years successfully launching two beta platforms for lucrative fortune 500 companies throughout 11 major markets in the United States. He has extensive knowledge of business development, sales/marketing, startups, food & beverage, agriculture, supply chain, and construction management. Brady Morgan's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/bradymorgan_/ John Trusty's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johntrusty/ Our Website - https://www.vastaffing.agency/

Episode 91: Chad Frey - Founder of Flowerz

Chuck Moyer has more than 45 years of transportation experience and has served as a member of the CLDA Board of Directors since 2006. Chuck came to the customized logistics industry with nine years of regional trucking and airfreight experience. His 37 years’ experience in the same day sector ranges from operating as an independent contractor to all positions up to CEO for Express Courier International, Inc. (Nashville, Tennessee). Chuck started his career in the courier industry with Priority Dispatch (Cincinnati) in 1983 and joined Express Courier (Nashville) in 1993. He has served as President for Pace USA, the CLDA and currently has joined ROVA, a platform same day delivery company based in Boston, MA. Chuck resides in Franklin, TN and advises some of the industry’s top shippers, carriers and vendors alike. Brady Morgan's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/bradymorgan_/ John Trusty's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johntrusty/ Our Website - https://www.vastaffing.agency/

Episode 90: Chuck Moyer - CEO at Pentagon Final Mile, Rova Platform & Stay True Advisors

Brandon Cobb is a local RE investor based out of Nashville, TN and his company The HouseBuyinGuys does about 40+ transactions a year, mostly New construction and rehab while their other company HBG Capital focuses on large multifamily acquisition. Prior to getting into real estate, Brandon sold medical devices. After losing his job in medical device sales, he transitioned over to the real estate. Brandon found his unique sales skills sharpened by the world of medical device sales gave him a unique edge in the real estate industry. Brandon built his company based around that sales approach, something the real estate industry lagged. The House Buyin Guys LLC is a reputable house buying company in Nashville. Since the beginning, the focus has been on helping people by providing a fast sale of a home. This opens up a lot of options for people that have felt stuck and unsure of what to do or who to turn to. Brady Morgan's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/bradymorgan_/ John Trusty's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johntrusty/ Our Website - https://www.vastaffing.agency/

Episode 89: Brandon Cobb - CEO at The House Buyin’ Guys

Janet Ivey, Creator and CEO of the award-winning children's series Janet’s Planet is committed to enriching the lives of children via education and live performances, TV, and online programming. With over 29 years in the children’s entertainment/education and space science outreach sector, Janet has captivated Nashville and beyond with her work. She has received 12 Regional Emmys and five Gracie Awards, for her children’s series Janet’s Planet that airs on 140+ public television stations nationwide. Her first TEDx Talk was in 2014 entitled, AWE,(Art, Wonder, and Experiential) Inspired Science, her second TEDx Talk entitled, “How To Inhabit Your Very Own Planet, #PlanetYou” was recorded in April 2019. In 2020, Janet was named a second-round citizen astronaut candidate for Space For Humanity and is awaiting news if she will progress in the process and get a chance to go to space. Janet is currently the president of Explore Mars, an advocacy group for the human exploration of Mars, is a NASA JPL Solar System Ambassador, is on the Board of Governors for the National Space Society, is the Educational Co-Director of the Midsouth Chapter of NATAS, (National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences), the recipient of the New World’s Institute’s inaugural Permission to Dream Award in 2016 and has won a STEM-FLORIDA Award for “Exploring Microgravity,” an educational video about gravity and microgravity that Janet wrote and produced for Space Florida. In 2020/2021 Janet's Planet did outreach under a NASA NextGEN STEM grant and shared NASA curriculum with students all over the world Janet’s Planet travels at the speed of thought focuses on science, space, history, and the future of human space exploration. Janet's Planet can be seen on streaming sites, e360TV, YouTube, BatteryPop, Minnow, and HighBrow in the UK. Janet is a guardian and shepherdess of the next generation of space explorers and encourages students worldwide to stand in their inherent magnificence. Brady Morgan's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/bradymorgan_/ John Trusty's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johntrusty/ Our Website - https://www.vastaffing.agency/

Episode 88: Janet Ivey - President at Explore Mars, CEO of Janet's Planet

Brian Heinrichs is proud to say he carved out a career that keeps him focused on what is most important in life. He believes that it is possible to have a successful career while treating people with respect, not profiting off the backs of others and still maintaining healthy relationships at home. At Fourth Capital, he enjoys planning and working with his clients and co-workers to develop solutions with long-term benefits for all stakeholders. Outside of work, you’ll find Brian seeing Broadway shows with his family or attending a Pearl Jam concert (he’s seen them almost 60 times in 8 different countries!). Fourth Capital is based in Rolling Mill Hill’s Peabody Plaza building and also runs offices in Green Hills and Cool Springs. The bank was founded as a division of Lawrence’s Farmers Bank & Trust and has been steadily building out its team since becoming a standalone institution. Fourth Capital finished the third quarter of 2020 with $339 million in assets — up 27 percent from the mark of a year earlier — and a year-to-date net loss of nearly $2.6 million, due mainly to much higher salary and benefit costs. Brady Morgan's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/bradymorgan_/ John Trusty's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johntrusty/ Our Website - https://www.vastaffing.agency/

Episode 87: Brian Heinrichs - President/CEO of Fourth Capital Bank

We're all on a journey to reach our own versions of financial freedom, and the goal of this podcast is to educate on the many struggles and successes of that journey. I'm Brady Morgan, the host of Budgetrek, and my wife and I began our journey with $50k in debt. We plan to pay it all off in one year, and through education, interviews, and complete transparency, I will show that achieving this goal and obtaining financial freedom is possible. Join us. For any inquiries, feel free to email brady@budgetrek.com.

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