Overview
On this episode of Build Your Network, Host Travis Chappell interviews Kevin Stimpson, entrepreneur, sought-after international speaker, branding expert, and the CEO of Strive & Grind.
Topics Discussed:
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- About Kevin Stimpson
- He’s most excited about getting his brands out there and serving more people at lower price point.
- His first love was basketball, but he wasn’t tall enough to play in college.
- He moved into information systems and technology in college.
- Right after college he moved into a management training program and was mentored by 7 or 8 IT VP’s.
- Everyone was stressed out and overweight and unhappy even though they were successful.
- He realized that this wasn’t where he wanted to be.
- He went into learning mode about entrepreneurship.
- He moved from Boston, MA to San Diego, CA, hired a coach and realized what they were doing was confusing and not making a lot of money.
- Strive & Grind pivoted to become a branding agency.
- Was personal development something that you had to work on?
- He always wanted to be great, but he didn’t know that personal development was a thing.
- He wanted to be successful and make a lot of money.
- Did you get a lot of flack for starting your online business.
- No, because he didn’t tell anyone.
- They invested $36,000 into a business coach.
- Within their first 12 months, they made their first 6-figures in revenue and quit their day jobs.
- They moved to San Diego with the intention of being around other entrepreneurs.
- Why should people spend money on a branding package?
- Everyone should invest in branding because it comes down to clarity.
- Branding is what people are thinking, feeling, and saying about you.
- You have to stack up the value of what it is that you’re doing.
- Talk about how important it is to having branding, offering and fulfillment align.
- What can you do to look at other industries and their product offerings.
- Our magic came from doing things in an all or nothing manner.
- They’re super competent in what they do.
- Talk about how networking has helped you to be able to build your business.
- He believes it’s a two-way street, he’s been investing tens of thousands of dollars a year.
- He gets a lot from other people who are at a different level and they’re able to connect him to other people.
- Do you believe that what you know or who you know is more important, and why?
- Both of them hold equal weight.
- You can’t add value to people if you don’t know anything.
- Work on the networking side if you have to choose one.
- Your “what’ can get you there, but it’s going to take way longer.
- Talk about the importance of masterminds.
- He’s invested around $100k in masterminds in the last three years.
- Masterminds fuel your life and fuel your business.
- When you don’t pay, you don’t pay attention.
- About Kevin Stimpson
The Random Round:
- What profession other than your own do you think it would be fun to attempt?
- Dancing
- If you could sit on a park bench with anyone for an hour who would it be, and why?
- Tyler Perry
- He’s overcome so many challenges and now he’s at the top.
- How do you like to consume content?
- Video, Audiobooks, Books
- What’s a book you’d recommend?
- Getting Everything You Can Out of All You’ve Got – Jay Abraham
- 92 Ways to Talk to Anyone
- Give us a glimpse of your morning routine?
- Wake up between 4 am and 4:30 am
- Read, journal, write, pray
- Workout at the gym
- Work between 9 am and 4 pm.
- What is your go-to pump up song?
- Knuck if You Buck
- What is something that you are not very good at?
- Doing chores
- What is one place where we can find you the most?
- Facebook – Kevin Stimpson
- StriveandGrind.com
Tweetable Quotes:
- Your environment is what creates who you are, but you are the one who creates your environment.
- Your “what’ can get you there, but it’s going to take way longer.
- Masterminds fuel your life and fuel your business.
Resources Mentioned:
Buildyournetwork.co – Podcast website
BYN.media/fb – Facebook Group
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