Global keynote speaker and passionate advocate for women in business; Hang Black joins Fredrik to discuss all things business, marketing and consumers. Discover how important it is to be equipped to sell value, the difference in millennial marketing and why investing in yourself means understanding the steps you need to take to reach your own definition of happiness.   KEY TAKEAWAYS   Not everyone who is selling, is selling things that are profitable. It is so important to have enablement because you do not want sellers to go in front of customers and have to drop their price. This could mean that now you are below cost in margin. You need to be equipped on how to sell value.   67% of marketing material is never even opened by a seller. This has been true for the last 30 years. With enablement you need to work out how to curate the right content and let your SME’s know which content sticks and which does not. You need to also find the processes that will keep the selling motion consistent and relevant. Make sure to modernise how to talk to your customers and reach them where they are.   44% of millennials do not want to meet their seller even one time. They want to have a contactless experience, this does not necessarily mean that they do not interact with them, it just means that they don’t contact them. One of the things you can do is to make sure when you interact with your customers you interact with them socially first. Engage with them in what they're interested in. 47% of the business decision is already made before the first phone call has been taken.   Sales is the front line to the customer, they are the closest conversation. You don’t know what is right for the customer without talking to them and collaborating with them.   Do not be afraid to try different things in your career and move around a little bit early on. You should never be afraid to take judicious risk. Careers are not necessarily linear but what you really have to learn is what your strengths are and what your values are. Learn how those two things align so that you can monetise them. Following your passions is a great saying but you have got to eat too!   Investing in yourself means giving grace to yourself. Take care of yourself before and understand what your leavers of happiness are, not other peoples definition of happiness for you, whether that be societal, cultural or familial. Understand what happiness looks like for you and invest in how to get to your definition of happiness and success.   BEST MOMENTS “What do we need to do to make it easier for the customer to buy?” “How do we meet them how they want to be met?” “It is important to have a goal of monetising your dreams.” ABOUT THE GUEST  Hang Black is a global keynote speaker on sales, leadership, and a passionate advocate for women in the workplace.   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hangwithhang Twitter: @Hangwithhang Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Hang-Thi-Yen-Black/e/B08VL18837%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share Website: https://salesenablement.pro/experts/hang-b   ABOUT THE HOST Serial entrepreneur Fredrik Sandvall loves sharing ideas and interviewing world-class entrepreneurs and influencers. Invest in You is about investments, entrepreneurs, personal development and doing fun things. He hopes to ensure you take action, helping others and yourself, plus enjoy the journey we call life. CONTACT METHOD Contact Fredrik Sandvall – Invest in You  https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandvall/?originalSubdomain=uk  https://sandvallinvest.com/  https://www.facebook.com/FredrikinLondon https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/investing-skills/id1445899547?mt=2  Contact Charlie Sandvall Charlie Sandvall LinkedIn  Contact Ivan Sandvall Ivan Sandvall Instagram See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Invest in You

Monetise Your Dreams - Interview with Keynote Speaker Hang Black

Fredrik and Charlie are joined today by motivational speaker and successful businesswoman Yasmina Fadli. Yasmina shares her personal story and describes how she went from strength to strength throughout the years. Together they discuss how to identify your core identity, how doing things differently will set you apart and how investing in yourself will allow you texpand you and your business.   KEY TAKEAWAYS No teenager should be left behind. They should understand that no matter what their circumstances are, they can build a life that may not seem achievable to them today. There are many possibilities and opportunities out there. Who they are to the core, is what the world is waiting for.   When you are a teenager in a vulnerable situation such as coming from a poor home where there are not a lot of opportunities around you, you need to try to connect with your core identity. Your core identity is not what society thinks of you. We all have a big potential in life and the world is waiting for that potential.   Do things differently which will set you apart. That is how you can identify who you need to become to ensure that your customers are served, you bring them value that they deserve and you can create long term relationships with your clients.   Many people consider sales to be ‘sleazy’, however if you serve from your heart and what to get your customer to achieve the results they are looking for then that is when you can become successful in sales.   Your business or your life will only expand in the ration that you are willing to invest in yourself. If you are not investing in yourself or growing your business and your life will all continue to stay the same. The more you invest in yourself the more your business and life will expand. At the end of your life, if you are learning, growing and staying focused on your vision then you are going to see that the end result will be higher than where you started.   BEST MOMENTS “I am more than the label they put on me.” “Those are two main drivers in what I am working for.” “I did things differently that set me apart.” “If I didn't invest in myself I would never have made it this far.”   ABOUT THE GUEST As a result of working with the Corporate Game Changers, organizations grow their revenue by at least 25%, expand their customer portfolio and develop new business pipelines. Yasmina combines her passion for customer excellence, curiosity in people and learning about organization's challenges and goals, to go outside of her own comfort zone and guide companies outside of theirs. That is where the change and the magic happens. Contact: LinkedIn: https://be.linkedin.com/in/yasminafadli Twitter: @YasminaFadli Website: https://yasminafadli.com ABOUT THE HOST Serial entrepreneur Fredrik Sandvall loves sharing ideas and interviewing world-class entrepreneurs and influencers. Invest in You is about investments, entrepreneurs, personal development and doing fun things. He hopes to ensure you take action, helping others and yourself, plus enjoy the journey we call life. CONTACT METHOD Contact Fredrik Sandvall – Invest in You  https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandvall/?originalSubdomain=uk  https://sandvallinvest.com/  https://www.facebook.com/FredrikinLondon https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/investing-skills/id1445899547?mt=2  Contact Charlie Sandvall Charlie Sandvall LinkedIn  Contact Ivan Sandvall Ivan Sandvall Instagram     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Identity, Being Unique and Investing in Yourself - Interview With Yasmina Fadli

Award winning business leadership coach, international speaker and one of the UK’s top 100 entrepreneur mentors Andrew Priestly joins Fredrik, Ivan and Charlie today to talk all things business. Together they discuss how important it is for entrepreneurs to know their own values, the mindset of an entrepreneur and how to invest in yourself means you need to first believe in yourself.   KEY TAKEAWAYS The best entrepreneurs are really clear on their values and their overall intentions. What is it you’re trying to do? Whilst making money is appealing in business, it is not the sole reason you should be an entrepreneur, think about what your overall goal is.   Most businesses work on this idea of ‘money’ and ‘volume’. So if you have a really low cost item, then you have to drive the volume up, you always want to make a profit. Your job is to market and drive traffic as you cannot offer something at a low price at a low volume.   The mindset of an entrepreneur is knowing that you can create massive value for people because you know who your market is, what they want and the problems they are trying to solve.   Direction and determination are two variables that drive entrepreneurs. You need to know where you are going and how you want to get there. You might know where you want to go but if you lack the direction, you won’t get there. You might have determination, but you don’t know where you’re going.   To get anywhere in life you have to invest but you have to understand what investing actually means. To invest means to deep dive, reflect and take time to think things through. You should also invest emotionally in yourself, invest in your dreams and desires and always believe in your ability to achieve them, that in itself is investment. A lot of people invest outwardly but they do not work on themselves internally.   BEST MOMENTS “You will get less people, but they will start paying more money.” “If you cannot get $97 worth of value out of a two hour seminar then you need to check for the pulse.” “As soon as you start to look ripped your ego goes through the roof.” “You learn a lot just by doing stuff.”   ABOUT THE GUEST Andrew Priestley is a qualified, award-winning business leadership and executive coach with extensive experience working with a diverse range of established SME and corporate clients worldwide.In 2017, he was ranked in the Top 100 UK Entrepreneur Mentors .Qualified in Industrial and Organisational Psychology, he is the best-selling author of three books: The Money Chimp, Starting and Awareness; and has edited several other best-selling titles including Retire Inspire, Sales Genius, and the bestselling Fit For Purpose Leadership series.He initially started coaching high-end compliance clients (aviation, mining, law, medicine, engineering etc) and developed an award winning leadership development methodology based on five traits of highly effective leaders, that is used worldwide.Andrew is a highly sought after international speaker and facilitator.   Contact: Website: https://andrewpriestley.com/about-andrew-priestley/ Linkedin: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/andrewpriestley Twitter: @ARPriestley   ABOUT THE HOST Serial entrepreneur Fredrik Sandvall loves sharing ideas and interviewing world-class entrepreneurs and influencers. Invest in You is about investments, entrepreneurs, personal development and doing fun things. He hopes to ensure you take action, helping others and yourself, plus enjoy the journey we call life. CONTACT METHOD Contact Fredrik Sandvall – Invest in You  https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandvall/?originalSubdomain=uk  https://sandvallinvest.com/  https://www.facebook.com/FredrikinLondon https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/investing-skills/id1445899547?mt=2  Contact Charlie Sandvall Charlie Sandvall LinkedIn  Contact Ivan Sandvall Ivan Sandvall Instagram See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Award Winning Business Coach Andrew Priestley Interview

Listen in to today’s podcast as Fredrik and Ivan are joined by former world boxing champion, personal performance coach and motivational speaker Billy Shwaer. With over 23 years of boxing experience, it is safe to say that Billy knows what he is talking about, together they discuss the mindset of a professional fighter, how the true test of your character is somebody who can show up when they do not feel like it, and why investment in your personal development should never stop. KEY TAKEAWAYS There are two fighting mindsets. The first is that you love to win and this encourages your need to be successful in the sport. The second mindset is that you truly hate to lose, this hatred spurs fighters on to become the best at their sport as they cannot stand the thought of losing. There is no right or wrong mindset, people have become champions with both mindsets.   It takes courage to step into the fighting ring and try yourself out. It is admirable of anybody who finds the courage to have a go and step into the ring. You will find yourself having to overcome that fear all the time.   Your true test of character has to show up even in the face of not feeling like it. If you don’t feel like going to training and you would rather have a day off, you have to go beyond yourself and find something within you that carries you forward even in the toughest of times. There are no hiding places in fighting, you have to summon something up from within in yourself. It is a huge test of your strength and willingness in the face of suffering pain and defeat to continue and fight for victory.   The biggest investment that you can make is the investment in yourself. Investing in yourself means investing your own time, effort and money into your personal development. You could have spent thousands of pounds investing in training programmes, courses or personal hobbies to develop yourself, but you should never stop investing in yourself.     BEST MOMENTS “I had to find a way to prove, cover-up and survive being weak, that was why I became a boxer” “It was tough getting punched in the face.” “It is euphoric and amazing.” “I want to be free, I don’t want to be tied down.”   ABOUT THE GUEST Billy Schwer is a former British, Commonwealth, European & World Boxing Champion who is now a personal performance coach. Billy is a reflective and engaging speaker who demonstrates honesty and intelligence through his Mental Boxing training programme. Billy believes that to produce world-class results in all areas our lives require a balance of mental, physical and nutritional fitness. Billy is a Certified Master Practitioner of NLP (ABNLP), Certified Master Practitioner of Time Line Therapy, a Certified Master Practitioner of Hypnosis and a Certified Master NLP coach. Billy spent 20 years at the top of his field in arguably the most gruelling and demanding sport there is – Boxing.  During his professional career, he won British, Commonwealth, European and IBO World Boxing Titles. With over 23 years’ worth of boxing experience and 10 years of studying Ontology (the study of the art and science of being), Billy believes that Boxing is a great metaphor for life. His experiences in the world of personal growth and change have helped him come to the idea of Mental Boxing. Billy is one of the most consistently brilliant fighters Britain has ever seen, with his sharp skills, courage, determination and grace in the ring he has attracted a huge fan base. His engaging personality and ready wit made him a favourite amongst other boxers, promoters, and the media. Using the lessons he learnt during his time in pursuit of the world championship, his life experiences after retirement from professional boxing, his principles of freedom, love joy and happiness, his utter conviction that anything is possible, Billy has built a successful business as an Inspirational & Motivational Speaker and Performance Coach for Mental Boxing. Actively involved in many Charities since 1991, Billy finds a great deal of fulfilment in positively contributing to the community and peoples’ lives.   CONTACT DETAILS https://billyschwer.com/ Email: Billy@billyschwer.com   ABOUT THE HOST Serial entrepreneur Fredrik Sandvall loves sharing ideas and interviewing world-class entrepreneurs and influencers. Invest in You is about investments, entrepreneurs, personal development and doing fun things. He hopes to ensure you take action, helping others and yourself, plus enjoy the journey we call life. CONTACT METHOD Contact Fredrik Sandvall – Invest in You  https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandvall/?originalSubdomain=uk  https://sandvallinvest.com/  https://www.facebook.com/FredrikinLondon https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/investing-skills/id1445899547?mt=2  Contact Charlie Sandvall Charlie Sandvall LinkedIn  Contact Ivan Sandvall Ivan Sandvall Instagram     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Do You Love to Win or Hate to Lose? Interview with former World Boxing Champion Billy Shwaer

In today's podcast, Fredrik is joined by international Yoga expert, wellness coach and entrepreneur, Train Calmeyer. Together they discuss how the pandemic has allowed for entrepreneurs to reflect upon their existing business model and how they can move with the times and the qualities behind a good leader. Train also shares some of her top tips to stretching and looking after yourself whilst working from home. KEY TAKEAWAYS The pandemic has required people to take a step back and reflect on how you can move your business and what that has to offer to an online platform. Use your current network of facilitators that you have gained over your experience within your niche industry and keep building upon that database to allow you to grow your company to new levels.   The engagement rate for on demand and pre-recorded content is quite low because it is completely dependent on the persons discipline to watch the content themselves. Anybody can go onto YouTube and watch a video if they have the will to do it. If you provide a live service whereby there is a person on the other end of the call to engage with and who you can ensure are listening to things.   When you have been sitting too much at a computer, one exercise that is highly recommended is to go and stretch against a wall. You can put your hands higher than your head, walk your feet back away from the wall and let your body sag against the wall, stretching out your back. This will help you to open up your chest. Anything to help opening up the chest and shoulders when you have been sitting at a computer too much is going to be a good thing.   A leader has to be focused on what their team is doing and has to be the example for their team. A real leader is always prepared for themselves and their team.   A very helpful thing to do, is to take a very deep breath. Repeat this in a sequence inhaling on a count of four, exhaling for a count of four. You will notice that your state, the way that you are breathing, and the way you are anticipating the breathing is going to calm you down.   Linked in has changed for the better post pandemic. A lot of people are sharing the realness of the working experience and it has gotten to be a more genuine and authentic social media platform. Twitter is another platform where entrepreneurs are able to share their real experiences in the industry. It also allows people to find a way to connect, collaborate and share information and ideas. BEST MOMENTS “I also definitely see that there is a disconnect in the online space.” “This whole part of your body that is usually quite compressed and working, gets opened up.” “I really love LinkedIn.” “ a leader has to be focused on what their team is doing.”   ABOUT THE GUEST Tarin Calmeyer is  an international yoga, meditation and wellness coach and she works with forward thinking brands who value the wellness of their workplace. She taught thousands of people around the world to implement simple, mindful techniques that result in monumental lifestyle changes. She founded Remote Team Wellness to support company well-being, regardless of where employees work from.   CONTACT DETAILS: Instagram: @Thechocolatepretzel LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tarincalmeyer Website: https://remoteteamwellness.com       ABOUT THE HOST Serial entrepreneur Fredrik Sandvall loves sharing ideas and interviewing world-class entrepreneurs and influencers. Invest in You is about investments, entrepreneurs, personal development and doing fun things. He hopes to ensure you take action, helping others and yourself, plus enjoy the journey we call life. CONTACT METHOD Contact Fredrik Sandvall – Invest in You  https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandvall/?originalSubdomain=uk  https://sandvallinvest.com/  https://www.facebook.com/FredrikinLondon https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/investing-skills/id1445899547?mt=2  Contact Charlie Sandvall Charlie Sandvall LinkedIn  Contact Ivan Sandvall Ivan Sandvall Instagram     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Interview with International Yoga Expert Tarin Calmeyer

In today’s episode Fredrik is joined by financial consultant, health and life agent and podcaster Sarry Ibrahim. Together they discuss Sarry’s unique approach to investment, an approach described as ‘self-banking’. Learn today how to leverage whole life insurance policies to allow you to become your own bank, how to ‘Ten-X your life and why you don’t have to have lots of money to start investing. KEY TAKEAWAYS Nowadays a bank is just a middle man between people who have money and people who need money. They charge people fees on both sides and some banks do not have any money at all, they just leverage from one hand to the next hand and use other people's money in between.   Many people are able to become their own banks and have ‘self-banking’ principles. This does not mean you have to become a registered, chartered bank but having the infinite banking concept. It is the utilisation of dividend paying life insurance.   Whole life insurance has two parts if it is structured the correct way. It has cash value, and life insurance which is almost like a savings account inside the life insurance policy. If you build up your policy you can eventually start to earn interest and dividends every year, which compounds and the cash value grows. The banking part comes in by giving you access to the money. You can borrow against it without interrupting the growth.   Anybody can adopt this principle. It is about having the ability to understand what to do with the money from the moment you earn it until the moment you spend it. Before you spend the money you can have it sit in the whole life policy, borrow against it and then use that over and over again so that you can become your own source of financing whilst still growing cash reserves.   The ten X rule is valuable to investors. If you can take everything that you are doing, put it in brackets and multiply it by ten, then you will multiply every one of those things by ten. This theory works for everything from investment, to how many podcast shows you can get onto. If you can do that formula once, what is stopping you from doing it again?   Many people believe that they cannot do any money investing unless they have a lot of money. This is not true, there is a lot of leverage out there. The word ‘leverage’ to entrepreneurs is fascinating. It is especially fascinating what you can do, if you leverage other people's money.   BEST MOMENTS “You can still apply certain benefits even if you’re not in the US” “You don’t have to be in the banking industry, you don’t have to have millions of dollars, you can do this with any amount of money it is about having the ability.”   ABOUT THE GUEST Sarry Ibrahim’s business is to help high net worth individuals, real estate investors, business owners and retirees grow and protect their wealth predictably and safely. As a Financial Consultant, Health and Life Agent, Sarry has cultivated a reputation for putting his clients first, no matter what. He prides himself on attending all client meetings without expectations or preconceived ideas to ensure that he is solving his client’s problems. That’s the value Sarry offers.   VALUABLE RESOURCES Bank on You with Sarry Ibrahim:  https://omny.fm/shows/the-property-nomads/bank-on-yourself-finance-your-lifestyle-and-your-d https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarry-ibrahim-mba-ltcp-bank-on-you/   ABOUT THE HOST Serial entrepreneur Fredrik Sandvall loves sharing ideas and interviewing world-class entrepreneurs and influencers. Invest in You is about investments, entrepreneurs, personal development and doing fun things. He hopes to ensure you take action, helping others and yourself, plus enjoy the journey we call life. CONTACT METHOD Contact Fredrik Sandvall – Invest in You  https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandvall/?originalSubdomain=uk  https://sandvallinvest.com/  https://www.facebook.com/FredrikinLondon https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/investing-skills/id1445899547?mt=2  Contact Charlie Sandvall Charlie Sandvall LinkedIn  Contact Ivan Sandvall Ivan Sandvall Instagram   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bank on You with Sarry Ibrahim

Fredrik and Charlie take a trip down memory lane today as they look back on fond memories of places they’ve had the pleasure to call home, and places they’ve visited on their travels. Together they discuss their favourite countries, how your future may be dictated  by your country of origin and why it is important to enjoy where you live.   KEY TAKEAWAYS Your future success in life often depends where you were born and where you grew up. People from third world countries are often unable to access higher education since there is often a lack of internet connection or reading materials.   You will save so much time by choosing to live close to where your hobbies and interests are readily available. Another thing to take into consideration is where you work, how long is your commute? Many people spend hours in their cars or on public transport commuting.   Lebanon is a wonderful place to live and work. The people, food and climate are just some of the desirable attributes of the country. The people are extremely generous, if they have nothing they will try to give you everything. The spirit of the people is much like the spirit of the UK.   Be careful when you pick where you want to settle or where you want to be temporarily. There are places in the world where it can be dangerous for outsiders to visit. Make sure you stay in the safe areas of the places you are visiting so as to avoid being in the wrong place at the wrong time.   You are not a tree you have the ability to pick up your things and move wherever you like. If you are an entrepreneur your job is less location dependent meaning you can move around more freely than those who have a job in a specific location.   BEST MOMENTS “You could go skiing in the winter and go straight down and jump into the sea in the afternoon.” “I would like to check out more countries in South America.” “The number one question to consider is..where would you like to live?”   ABOUT THE HOST Serial entrepreneur Fredrik Sandvall loves sharing ideas and interviewing world-class entrepreneurs and influencers. Invest in You is about investments, entrepreneurs, personal development and doing fun things. He hopes to ensure you take action, helping others and yourself, plus enjoy the journey we call life. CONTACT METHOD Contact Fredrik Sandvall – Invest in You  https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandvall/?originalSubdomain=uk  https://sandvallinvest.com/  https://www.facebook.com/FredrikinLondon https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/investing-skills/id1445899547?mt=2  Contact Charlie Sandvall Charlie Sandvall LinkedIn  Contact Ivan Sandvall Ivan Sandvall Instagram     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Where to Live, Work and Play in the World

In today's podcast Fredrik, Ivan and Charlie are joined by a social media expert Mano Guiragossian . They share specialist knowledge of social media which can help you to get noticed in the crowded but ever growing world of social media platforming. Discover how to create organic reach, boost your engagement and how to lengthen your average watch time.   KEY TAKEAWAYS You don’t have to always produce ‘content’ you just have to document the process. Even if you are failing and you produce content about your journey, it is more valuable than the success. People can relate to real life failings because this is what they are experiencing in their daily life.   The problem with social media is that when people are producing content, not enough people are able to view it as they limit the organic reach. In most cases, the problem is not the quality of content but it is the distribution.   If you have a pillar piece of content such as Youtube or Podcasting, repurpose this into short clips or graphics and publish this on Facebook on Instagram. From there you can boost this shortened piece of content to reach multiple people. If your content is good enough you will gain subscribers who will then engage organically with your profile. The more engagement you get on Facebook, Facebook will recognise this as high quality and will then increase the reach for a low cost.   To increase your watch time on YouTube the first thing you need to do is keep the audience entertained. If you are talking about something educational, engage the audience by using animations. If you are producing other content, find ways to keep them entertained by promising them a bonus at the end of the video to encourage them to watch the entire video.   Podcasts can teach you new things from the guests that are being interviewed. Partaking in an interview for a podcast can encourage their audience to come over to your platform. Providing a podcast for your existing followership will give them additional value and encourage them to become loyal to you and your content.   If you have really good content and it is keyword optimised, you will still be getting traffic for years and years. This is because people are searching for it and will continuously view it, this is a benefit of search engine platforms like YouTube and Google.                     BEST MOMENTS “At the end of the day we are all people. You don’t have to always be right with your content. Just put out what you have and people will engage with it.”   “I always think of new ways to distribute my content and get it in front of new people.”   “I use my podcast to engage with my existing audience and provide them with additional value.”   VALUABLE RESOURCES https://www.linkedin.com/in/manoguiragossian/   https://www.amazon.com/Money-Matters-Everything-Should-Learned-ebook/dp/B07M8DBKH2 https://www.linkedin.com/in/veronicakarascfp/ https://www.veronicakaras.com/ ABOUT THE HOST Serial entrepreneur Fredrik Sandvall loves sharing ideas and interviewing world-class entrepreneurs and influencers. Invest in You is about investments, entrepreneurs, personal development and doing fun things. He hopes to ensure you take action, helping others and yourself, plus enjoy the journey we call life. CONTACT METHOD Contact Fredrik Sandvall – Invest in You  https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandvall/?originalSubdomain=uk  https://sandvallinvest.com/  https://www.facebook.com/FredrikinLondon https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/investing-skills/id1445899547?mt=2  Contact Charlie Sandvall Charlie Sandvall LinkedIn  Contact Ivan Sandvall Ivan Sandvall Instagram See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Interview with Social Media Expert Mano Guiragossian

Fredrik and Ivan are joined today with American financial advisor and author of ‘Money Matters: Everything You Should Have Learned in School, but Didn't!’ Veronica Karas. Together they discuss the benefits of university, how money is the pathway to achieving your desired impact on the world and discovering your financial blueprint.   KEY TAKEAWAYS The biggest benefit of going to university is networking. Networking at university can kick start your career. If you plan to become specialised in a field such as finance or medicine, what you study at university will be used daily in your job.   Money is the pathway to the level of contribution and impact that you want to have in the world. More money means that you can help more people, reach more people and have the ability to set up programmes designed to help others. Money is the means to the bright level and impact that you want to envision for yourself.   Your attitude towards money is formed from childhood. Things that you hear from parents and your upbringing start to formulate how you see your financial life. Therefore they form a blueprint which influences decisions you will make with money. Whether you are a saver or a spender has a lot to do with how you feel about money.   If you don’t give yourself a plan B you have no way out of something. This is especially true in business where you will find ways to go until you succeed. If you have no other choice but to succeed, you will find a way.   The best advice for young investors is to start now. Even if you only invest $20 into the stock market, the sooner you start the better. Time is your biggest friend in investment.   BEST MOMENTS “I got into finance early enough so that I could understand what it would mean to have that debt.”   “Money is still the third most common cause of divorce in the world.”   “I made it happen because I had no choice but to make it happen.”   ABOUT THE GUEST Veronica Karas is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNERTM professional who has been in the finance industry for over a decade. She began her career in life insurance then quickly moved into investment research before grabbing the opportunity to pursue her passion for financial planning. She enjoys the variety of helping clients from all walks of life achieve their financial goals and works with individuals and couples to minimize their tax burdens, maximize their savings and investment earnings, understand college funds, organize their estate planning, and everything else that touches their financial lives. Veronica’s passion is guiding people to make sound financial decisions and become financially independent in a way that works for them. She feels a deep sense of commitment to her work and truly feels grateful for every single client and colleague she has had the pleasure of working with over the years. In addition to her CFP® designation, Veronica also has an MBA & a Life & Health license. In her spare time, Veronica spends time with her husband and rescue pet in Port Washington, NY, and enjoys educating youth around the tri-state area in all areas of financial literacy and mentoring others as a Transformational Life Coach. She is committed to helping every single person she possibly can to achieve Financial Freedom! VALUABLE RESOURCES https://www.amazon.com/Money-Matters-Everything-Should-Learned-ebook/dp/B07M8DBKH2 https://www.linkedin.com/in/veronicakarascfp/ https://www.veronicakaras.com/ ABOUT THE HOST Serial entrepreneur Fredrik Sandvall loves sharing ideas and interviewing world-class entrepreneurs and influencers. Invest in You is about investments, entrepreneurs, personal development and doing fun things. He hopes to ensure you take action, helping others and yourself, plus enjoy the journey we call life. CONTACT METHOD Contact Fredrik Sandvall – Invest in You  https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandvall/?originalSubdomain=uk  https://sandvallinvest.com/  https://www.facebook.com/FredrikinLondon https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/investing-skills/id1445899547?mt=2  Contact Charlie Sandvall Charlie Sandvall LinkedIn  Contact Ivan Sandvall Ivan Sandvall Instagram See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Veronica Karas Interview

Internationally renowned entrepreneur, author and keynote speaker, Robert Wallace joins the Invest In You podcast to discuss entrepreneurship, successful mindsets, reaching your goals and objectives and why it is critical to adapt to the environment around you. Listen in and discover business and life lessons that can help scale your business, build more strategic partnerships and disrupt your industry. KEY TAKEAWAYS The younger generation is not interested in nibbling around the edges of existing systems as that may not work, they will look to disrupt the system, break it and then re-build it into a system that is conducive and reflects the interest of the people.   You can get a lot more done by working with people through strategic partnerships. 99% of entrepreneurs who have been successful are where they are because they have built alliances and strategic partnerships with parties who share their vision.   Never lose the ability to dream. It is the power of a dream that will change lives and that will change the world. As we get older the pressures of life discourage our ability to dream.   Be clear on the destination point that you desire to be in the future and build a bridge to where you want to be by aligning yourself with others who share your vision around the world as they will help you to achieve your dreams. The environment around us will always be changing and it is critical that entrepreneurs must be able to pivot, change and adapt their business to be successful during tough times.   BEST MOMENTS “All of us have at least one book in our gut” “Always disrupt a system, break it apart and re-build it” “I wish I had learned the lessons of strategic partnerships when I was younger” “Never lose the ability to dream” “Be clear on the destination point that you desire to be in the future” “There is an art and a science to building partnerships to achieve your objectives in business”   VALUABLE RESOURCES https://www.robertwallace.com/     ABOUT THE GUEST Robert L. Wallace is an internationally known entrepreneur, author, business consultant and keynote speaker. With more than 41 years of industry experience spanning engineering, energy, IT and executive coaching, Bob leverages his expertise to educate and inspire entrepreneurs, executives and audiences around the world. CONTACT METHOD bob@robertwallace.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertlwallace/ Tel: 410-962-6533   ABOUT THE HOST Serial entrepreneur Fredrik Sandvall loves sharing ideas and interviewing world-class entrepreneurs and influencers. Invest in You is about investments, entrepreneurs, personal development and doing fun things. He hopes to ensure you take action, helping others and yourself, plus enjoy the journey we call life. CONTACT METHOD Contact Fredrik Sandvall – Invest in You  https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandvall/?originalSubdomain=uk  https://sandvallinvest.com/  https://www.facebook.com/FredrikinLondon https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/investing-skills/id1445899547?mt=2  Contact Charlie Sandvall Charlie Sandvall LinkedIn  Contact Ivan Sandvall Ivan Sandvall Instagram See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Interview with Entrepreneur, Author, Business Consultant & Keynote Speaker, Robert Wallace

Join an exciting discussion around entrepreneurship, mindset, sales and social media as Invest In You welcomes   Real-Estate Agent, Author and Speaker, Chris Stafford to the show. Listen in as they dive into sales and marketing techniques, how to build a routine of consistency and what it takes to start, grow and scale a business.     KEY TAKEAWAYS   Social media is a double-edged sword. It can be positive for advertising and for reaching your audience and sharing positive messages, however there is also a lot of negativity attached to social media that can affect your mindset, harm your brand and take up a lot of your time.   Your success as an entrepreneur is dependent on your routine and your ability to be consistent with ‘your way’ of selling. You have to find what works for you, for your business and what you can do on a consistent business to drive sales.   Entrepreneurs miss out on a lot of business if they’re not leveraging their S.O.I (sphere of influence). Referral marketing is a great way to get new clients. After service, survey your happy customers and generate a positive flow of new clients into your business. Social can also be used to connect with professionals that will be connected to your ideal customers so ask them for referrals.   Similar to listing and selling properties, starting a business takes tenancy, persistence, consistency and a fun environment to work in.   Investing in you means to invest in your physical and mental wellbeing and to develop a solid routine that sets you up for success.   BEST MOMENTS “The most important factor to sales is consistency” “Everybody has to have a consistent routine and your success is dependent upon your routine” “Entrepreneurs can be the connection to your community” “It’s important to put yourself in a state of joy by loving what you do”   VALUABLE RESOURCES www.TheAgentUnleashed.com Massive Abundance Book CONTACT METHOD Chris Stafford has been selling property in San Francisco for over 25+ years and is a successful author, coach and teacher and now helps others get into real-estate. Chris is the author of "Massive Abundance" and AFTER 25 YEARS listing properties, he has created a way to get more listings and more commission income without working 24/7 and spending everything on marketing and as a nationally recognised trainer and speaker, Chris regularly shares his knowledge on real estate tactics and mindset with those looking to get into property.     ABOUT THE GUEST Christopher Stafford DRE 01155105 www.TheAgentUnleashed.com www.Twitter.com/realcstafford https://www.facebook.com/Christopher.S.Stafford https://www.linkedin.com/in/theagentunleashed/ https://www.instagram.com/realcstafford/   ABOUT THE HOST Serial entrepreneur Fredrik Sandvall loves sharing ideas and interviewing world-class entrepreneurs and influencers. Invest in You is about investments, entrepreneurs, personal development and doing fun things. He hopes to ensure you take action, helping others and yourself, plus enjoy the journey we call life. CONTACT METHOD Contact Fredrik Sandvall – Invest in You  https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandvall/?originalSubdomain=uk  https://sandvallinvest.com/  https://www.facebook.com/FredrikinLondon https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/investing-skills/id1445899547?mt=2 Contact Charlie Sandvall Charlie Sandvall LinkedIn Contact Ivan Sandvall Ivan Sandvall Instagram     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Interview With Real-Estate Agent, Author, Speaker & Trainer, Chris Stafford

Fredrik is joined by Digital marketing expert, founder of GrowthExpertz and leader in growing and scaling startups from Dubai to Silicon Valley, Andrew Miller. Listen in as Fredrik and Andrew discuss how to efficiently scale start-ups by growing your own PR list, how to master the foundations of marketing and why focusing on your mission and solving problems and not earnings millions is the key to success. KEY TAKEAWAYS   When starting and scaling a business, your goal should never be to exit, your goal should be to solve problems and help people. If you reach a point where an exit investment injection of capital will help you reach your mission quicker than you should take it, but your goal should never be to make millions.   Follow the marketing foundation by tightening your analytics, ensuring you have the right call to action and the correct lead magnet for your product, the right social media branding and onboarding process. All of these things, in the beginning, are hard to get right and it’s therefore important to hire a consultant for the first 6-12 months marketing for your start up.   Public relations and PR marketing boils down to building a list of people that you want to tell your story to and communicating it in an easy to consume manner that builds interest and intrigue and value in the minds of your audience.   Growth hack: Subconsciously grow your own PR list as you begin to develop your product. Over time your list will give you a head start when it comes to realising news about your product or service. BEST MOMENTS “Learn to walk on your own before you start sprinting with Facebook or Google etc” “People aren’t investing in the right areas of marketing at the right time”.   “Everyone is building products to help solve peoples problems” “When the goal is to make money and profit, you have a shorter fuse to move onto the next thing.”   “The US market for startups is worth 10-15 times more than the rest of the world combined and around 70% is located in San Francisco”   “You have to keep changing what you do in your life until you find that product-market fit that makes you happy. Until you find that, everything else falls by the wayside.” “Invest In You means spending money and time to create a better future for yourself.” VALUABLE RESOURCES Sign up for Andrew's book :) https://publishizer.com/0-growth/checkout/18925/   ABOUT THE GUEST Andrew Miller spent 15+ years building growth for young startups from Dubai to Silicon Valley. After three successful, VC-backed startup exits as Head of Marketing, he founded a boutique startup marketing consultancy GrowthExpertz, in 2016. Since then, Andrew has launched and scaled growth channels for tech projects in over 10 countries and lectured on Growth Hacking and Digital Marketing around the globe. I've worked with both 500startups and yCombinator projects, lead startup projects with multi-billion-dollar corporations, written for Startup Grind and Startup Nation and even launched my own interactive online growth hacking course (ask me for a discount). CONTACT METHOD Andrew Lee Miller https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewstartups/   Andrewstartups.com   ABOUT THE HOST Serial entrepreneur Fredrik Sandvall loves sharing ideas and interviewing world-class entrepreneurs and influencers. Invest in You is about investments, entrepreneurs, personal development and doing fun things. He hopes to ensure you take action, helping others and yourself, plus enjoy the journey we call life. CONTACT METHOD Contact Fredrik Sandvall – Invest in You  https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandvall/?originalSubdomain=uk  https://sandvallinvest.com/  https://www.facebook.com/FredrikinLondon https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/investing-skills/id1445899547?mt=2  Contact Charlie Sandvall Charlie Sandvall LinkedIn  Contact Ivan Sandvall Ivan Sandvall Instagram See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Interview With Founder of GrowthExpertz, Andrew Miller

Many people say that education is the key to success and today’s guest, founder of education platform ScholarKid, Soraya Grace 100% agrees. Success needs a person with a strong foundation and lots of knowledge and wisdom and today, Grace shares her lessons on how to start, grow, scale and run a successful business. KEY TAKEAWAYS Business should be taught at an early age to nurture the entrepreneurial gift of a person at an early stage and gives people the advantage of time. Education is always the key to success, and parents should prioritise school and a comfortable environment for your child to build knowledge. Armed with knowledge, your kid will overcome lots of challenges. Nowadays, if you are not online or on any social media platforms out there, then you will not be as successful as you want. It’s easy to advertise your products or services online, buy goods and even work virtually and by being online you will be able to keep up with the trends to scale up your business. Your team will also determine how successful you become, because if you have a very good team that works for you passionately then your business will grow. Schools should be run wisely, as both a business and a school offering quality education to their pupils, striking s balance between a school and a business. People need to have a network as well as maintain a good relationship with the people in their network. BEST MOMENTS “A lot of children or students have different learning styles.” “It's so easy to start anything online now and social media.” “Making assumptions can lead us down the wrong path.” "England has made it pretty easy for anyone to start a company." “Every country has got its pros and cons.” VALUABLE RESOURCES https://www.scholarkid.com/ ABOUT THE GUEST Soraya Grace is the founder of ScholarKid, an education technology platform founded in 2017. This is an online high school to help educate children who are living in third world countries. CONTACT METHOD https://www.linkedin.com/in/sorayagrace/ https://www.instagram.com/scholarkid/ ABOUT THE HOST Serial entrepreneur Fredrik Sandvall loves sharing ideas and interviewing world-class entrepreneurs and influencers. Invest in You is about investments, entrepreneurs, personal development and doing fun things. He hopes to ensure you take action, helping others and yourself, plus enjoy the journey we call life. CONTACT METHOD Contact Fredrik Sandvall – Invest in You  https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandvall/?originalSubdomain=uk  https://sandvallinvest.com/  https://www.facebook.com/FredrikinLondon https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/investing-skills/id1445899547?mt=2  Contact Charlie Sandvall Charlie Sandvall LinkedIn  Contact Ivan Sandvall Ivan Sandvall Instagram See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Interview with Founder Of ScholarKid, Soraya Grace

Many investors have lost money in the stock market by listening to others, watching the news or following a trend. This happens because they make their decisions based on emotions, and in today's episode, Invest In You guest, Sean Tepper introduces us to software that reduces risk, saves money and invests confidently.   KEY TAKEAWAYS What is FIRE Movement? This is Financial Independence, Retire Early, and it's for those individuals who they want to do more in life than just work. They want to enjoy the hobbies and enjoy the freedom and it's about creating revenue streams that are leveraged, or build something and sell something and take a liquidity payment. A wise entrepreneur is someone that invests in different things and has multiple streams of income and does not depend on one. This is advantageous in that when one investment goes wrong, there's still income flowing in. Business people should also have platforms such as podcasts where they can educate young upcoming entrepreneurs and to elevate their voices and increase their reach. An entrepreneur is someone that has patience. Investing is one of those things where if you're looking for instant gratification, immediate rewards, it's not for you, you've got to be patient, but the payoff can be huge. There is no such thing as luck, to become successful, you have to work very hard, you need to put in a lot of your time into what you do and be wise when making major decisions in your company. The best investment that you can make is in the stock Buy shares when they are selling at a low cost so that you can sell them at a higher price and make a profit. BEST MOMENTS “You don't need as much money as you think to live a millionaire lifestyle.” “The foundation of logic is math.” “Don’t take risks but make definitive returns.” “Constant investments in yourself, it's not money, making sure you're bringing in the right knowledge.” VALUABLE RESOURCES https://tykr.pro/ ABOUT THE GUEST Sean Tepper, the founder and CEO of TYKR is a software guy and has been in software engineering for about 15 years. He’s an outdoors guy and lives in a suburb of Milwaukee city in Wisconsin. He enjoys boating, kayaking, fishing and does a lot of mountain biking. CONTACT METHOD https://paybacktime.pro/ https://tykr.pro/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/seantepper/ ABOUT THE HOST Serial entrepreneur Fredrik Sandvall loves sharing ideas and interviewing world-class entrepreneurs and influencers. Invest in You is about investments, entrepreneurs, personal development and doing fun things. He hopes to ensure you take action, helping others and yourself, plus enjoy the journey we call life. CONTACT METHOD Contact Fredrik Sandvall – Invest in You  https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandvall/?originalSubdomain=uk  https://sandvallinvest.com/  https://www.facebook.com/FredrikinLondon https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/investing-skills/id1445899547?mt=2  Contact Charlie Sandvall Charlie Sandvall LinkedIn  Contact Ivan Sandvall Ivan Sandvall Instagram See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stock Market Investments & Interview With Founder & CEO Of TYKR, Sean Tepper

Do you want to make your questioning better and better and learn how to scale your business in extraordinary ways?  Discover Fredrik and Ivan’s major tips on how to question others, how to start and run your business successfully which businesses books can help take your venture to the next level. KEY TAKEAWAYS If you are an entrepreneur or you want to be an entrepreneur, you should read as many business books as you possibly can so that you can get the knowledge that is required in the business world. How To Make Money As a Teenager is a book that is about to go out to the public but it is still in the process of being finished and I'm sure that this will be one of the best business books there will be for everyone. Most people don’t know how to plan for their money, such that when they are given $100, it feels like nothing and they wouldn’t know what to buy with that. It is important that you learn how to use your money wisely if you want to be successful in life. Use the mental power to not dwell too much on failure and be super active. Attend training, study and involve yourself in positive activities, this will help you deal with failure. People are so stuck in their minds and sometimes they get hindered by consumption and using other people's products to become pacified and not do something themselves. Entrepreneurs just take the initiative and wait for the outcome. Invest while you are young because you have the advantage of time, in that, when you fail in the first trial, you still havetime to recover. You can keep the focus of this by keeping yourself active and physically fit through exercises. BEST MOMENTS “It’s a big process to put your thinking into words.” “Learn from your mistakes and do it better.” “Just do it.” “It takes 10,000 hours to become an expert in something.” "Don't get stuck applying for jobs that you don't get, stay home, live at home, save costs, live frugally, and build your experiences." “Work and live on your passion project.” “Spend the first few years working before trying to do any entrepreneurial things yourself.” “You can kill your passion by making it your job.” VALUABLE RESOURCES https://tribeofmentors.com/ Property Magic by Simon Zutshi Trust is the New Currency by Sheila Holt, Fredrick Sandvall How To Make Money As a Teenager ABOUT THE HOST Serial entrepreneur Fredrik Sandvall loves sharing ideas and interviewing world-class entrepreneurs and influencers. Invest in You is about investments, entrepreneurs, personal development and doing fun things. He hopes to ensure you take action, helping others and yourself, plus enjoy the journey we call life. CONTACT METHOD Contact Fredrik Sandvall – Invest in You  https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandvall/?originalSubdomain=uk  https://sandvallinvest.com/  https://www.facebook.com/FredrikinLondon https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/investing-skills/id1445899547?mt=2  Contact Charlie Sandvall Charlie Sandvall LinkedIn   Contact Ivan Sandvall Ivan Sandvall Instagram  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Fredrik, Charlie and Ivan Sandvall sharing ideas and interviewing world-class entrepreneurs and influencers. Invest in You is about investments, entrepreneurship personal development and doing fun things. They hope to inspire you to take action, helping others and yourself plus enjoying the journey we call life.

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