Shelomo Solson is the founder of Teenage Impact. When you look or talk to him, he seems motivated and confident. He wasn’t always like this. Below is his condensed story – the story of an underdog. Shelomo was bullied starting in 3rd grade. He dreaded going to school for ten years because of it. He was bullied for his accent, ethnicity, religion, athleticism, weight, height, the clothes he wore, not having a girlfriend, the list can goes on. Sometimes he would come home with bruises crying....

Today, we’re taking a break from our usual 40 minute interviews. Instead, I invite you to spend the extra time you have to sit down and gain some clarity into the steps you need to take to reach your goals. You got this!

Adam Mendler is the Chief Executive Officer of The Veloz Group, where he co-founded and oversees ventures across a wide variety of industries: Beverly Hills Chairs, a leading office furniture e-tailer; Custom Tobacco, a one-of-a-kind cigar customization e-commerce platform; and Veloz Solutions, a technology consulting and software development practice. Adam remains active in each portfolio company, providing strategic guidance and support. Adam also provides business thought leadership as a...

After graduating with an engineering degree and then an MBA from Ohio State, Paul entered the management development track at Ford Motor Company in Detroit. After five years, he departed to start a staffing company with a partner. They scaled and sold the company to a publicly traded firm five years later. After a brief “retirement”, Paul began investing in real estate in 2000 to protect and grow his own wealth.

Maeva is the founder of a content marketing agency that focuses on creating user-focused and SEO-driven content. They get to know target customers and their real pain points instead of guessing based on a marketer's hunch. With empathy and educational content, they help businesses become a trusted authority in their niche.

Terry Boyle McDougall is an executive coach, speaker and author of Winning the Game of Work: Achieving Career Happiness and Success on Your Own Terms. She specializes in working with high- achieving leaders who are successful but not satisfied. Terry relies on both formal training as a coach and firsthand experience as a corporate leader to support her clients as they work towards their goals.

Our guest today is Nicholas Hinrichsen, a Stanford MBA who built a digital platform for used car sales in 2013. He raised $2M in seed funding from angel investors and the startup accelerator YCombinator by 2015. After doing a pivot in the business model, sales took off and Nicholas and his co-founder Chris Coleman raised a $8M venture capital round. In this episode we talked about his incredible journey building companies and raising capital. We also talk about business partnerships, credit...

Sam is the founder and owner of Blank Slate Media and the host of the Starting Blank Podcast. He is only 20 years old and has found incredible business success. Sam is one of my favorite content creators on LinkedIn.

Shawn is a #1 ranked motivational author, unlimited thinker, and lifetime entrepreneur with a history of inspiring others. A seven-time author, Shawn is also the creator of Extra Mile Day...a day recognizing the power we each have to create positive change when we "go the extra mile." (On 11/1/19, 533 cities made the declaration and recognized local extra-mile heroes.) Shawn walks his talk. Besides having inspired tens of thousands through his speaking and writing (including an inspirational...

Sam is the Co-founder and CEO of ProductDone. Since graduating in Computer Science, he has worked in three continents and before starting ProductDone he was working with startups in New Zealand and USA. H frequently speaks at business events about Startups, Entrepreneurship, Gaming/eSports, Growth, Scaling, Digital Marketing and Customer Acquisition. He is also Co-author of the Amazon Bestselling book “The 30 Day Startup”.

Jessi Beyer is a speaker, #1 best-selling author, and mental health advocate who's on a mission to help those around her design lives they love waking up to. Jessi believes that discussions are the missing ingredient in removing the stigma surrounding mental health. Because of this, she’s on a mission to help those around her feel valid, heard, and appreciated in their mental health struggles and know they’re not alone.

I cured my anxiety disorder and now I am a Queer Life Coach and Motivational Speaker, helping queer leaders unlock themselves so they can unlock their life.

Hayley started her entrepreneurial journey as a wedding planner, before opening a second business as well. She’s now a serial entrepreneur in the digital marketing space, and hosts her passion project, the Females On Fire podcast. Since she started out in business when she was still in college, she’s had a different business journey than most, and loves sharing her best advice for fellow entrepreneurs.

Marina is a whole food, plant based transformational wellness coach and recipe developer. She creates easy and delicious vegan recipes and shares the health benefits of a plant-based diet, focusing on evidence-based nutrition information. She supports her coaching clients in transitioning to plant based eating, and maintaining the lifestyle long term, combining nutrition and coaching education with transformational mindset work. As a transformational mindset coach, I also help my clients...

Shahab has been in the Fitness & Coaching industry for the past 7 years, and loves every minute of it. He takes care of peoples movement health by implementing the proper programming for their needs, as well as guide them through any mental blocks they might be facing. These could be blocks pertaining to their current routine, social circle, food, etc... With all this, He naturally fell into personal development and mindset coaching. He offers this in person, but mostly online so he can...

Naresh Vissa is Founder and CEO of Krish Media & Marketing – a full service online and digital media and marketing agency. He has worked with leading publishers, media firms and institutions such as CNN Radio, JP Morgan Chase, EverBank, The Institute for Energy Research, Houston Rockets, Houston Astros, the American Junior Golf Association, Agora Publishing, and Stansberry Research.

Randy Brown successfully spins three plates in the world of speaking, writing, and basketball. His life has been highlighted in his new book, Rebound Forward, which details the unthinkable tragedy he and his family has faced. This adversity tangled with personal, emotional, mental, and professional hurdles have made him truly who he is today. In Rebound Forward he unashamedly writes in detail about his struggles, tears, successes and pursuit of purpose, holding back no punches. Randy Brown is...

Hans Struzyna Bio: In my 30 years on this planet, I‘ve learned a few lessons that I apply to everything I do. The first is that all goals must be written down and visible on a daily basis. The second is that there’s no such thing as overnight success and consistent work is the only path to success. Finally, everything is the way it is because someone made it that way. So to understand people is to understand the world. I‘ve applied these lessons to my 12 year rowing career culminating as a...

Mike Szczesniak is the world’s leading high performance coach for Millennial Executives and Entrepreneurs. Having struggled with anxiety and panic attacks in his early 20s, Mike realized he had a very skewed view of what it really meant to be 'productive'. This set him on a path of personal growth, and ultimately led to his obsession with productivity and high performance. Through his content, speaking, and coaching, Mike helps his clients show up more powerfully and get to the next level....

Erik Allen is the Owner of Top Rated MMA. His wife and him have always had a passion to give back and have done several mission trips to build homes for those in need. Giving back is our passion and we believe the core values of MMA and that of our US veterans go hand in hand. That’s why at Top Rated MMA we proudly support and donate to Hire Heroes USA. Kalob and Erik discuss his incredible story, business, overcoming challenges, God spirituality and more. Enjoy!

Yuri Buzzi is a lifestyle coach and creative director with a passion for photography and poetry. He works with everyone who wants to be more authentic, present and effective in their everyday life with family, friends, colleagues at work or in front of the camera for interviews, speech confidence for conferences and round tables. Enjoy!

SJ Barakony is a Serial Entrepreneur, Advisor, Futurist, Thought Leader, and Board Member with more than 8 years of success serving other entrepreneurs, self-employed individuals, and other varied institutions. His broad areas of expertise include entrepreneurship, replicative leadership, business development, and strategy. SJ has a passion for youth/teen entrepreneurs, start-ups, and family businesses. In this episode, Kalob and SJ discuss entrepreneurship, leadership, lifelong learning...

Angela Marshall, is a positive words powerhouse who puts personal life experiences of struggle, strength and success to work for captive audiences and readers abroad. She speaks and writes with positive purpose and passion to motivate others while encouraging them through challenging times. Life has taken her on a journey which took three major turns; Reality, Rags and Riches, each leading to a road of exploration and discovery; each crafting her into the person that would become skillful at...

For more than 20 years, Ken Wentworth, also known as Mr. Biz, has advised businesses – from Fortune 15 companies to startups – on how to establish a solid financial path. In this episode of SuccessQuest, he and Kalob discuss following your dreams, creating your perfect career, business and more. SMAC: - Start with yes (don’t limit yourself). - Model Expert Behavior. - Accountability - Consistent perseverance