Grant Hushek, employee #1 at Hampton, just quit his job to grow his automation agency.

In this episode, Grant shares his favorite automations, the big trends he sees, and how anyone can get started today.

Timestamps

(00:00) Getting Started With Automations

(02:50) The Journey To Automation Consultancy

(06:05) Understanding Founders Need

(08:59) The Power Of Automation In Business

(11:48) Simple Steps To Begin Automating

(15:01) Practical Automation Examples

(17:56) High ROI Activities In Automation

(20:49) Tools And Workflows For Automation

(24:09) Real World Automation Applications

(26:58) Advice For Non-Technical Users

(29:52) Final Thoughts And Resources

Connect With Grant Hushek:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/grant-hushek/

X: https://x.com/GrantHushek

Website: https://www.grantbot.co/

My Links:

🧠 3-minute Newsletter: https://making-connections.beehiiv.com/subscribe

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mitchelllandoncohen/

🐦 Twitter: https://x.com/MitchellLandon

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📽️ YT: https://www.youtube.com/@mitchellcohen

Bobby shares his journey from Uber driver to entrepreneur —following his excitement to become a coach and viral creator. He reflects on the critical moments that shaped his career, the importance of consistency and alignment, and how personal audits can transform your life.

Timestamps

00:00 Intro

00:52 The Journey of Self-Improvement

02:44 Graduation and Career Choices

07:07 Starting the Podcast Journey

09:00 Lessons from Uber Driving

12:13 Transitioning between opportunities

20:16 Burning the Boats Mentality

22:09 Key Inflection Points

26:38 The Four Phases of Designing Your Life

29:23 What’s next for Bobby

32:22 The Power of Alignment and Consistency

34:55 The Impact of Personal Relationships

41:07 Rapid Fire Questions and Reflections

51:21 Final Thoughts and Challenges

Guest Links: Bobby's IG: https://www.instagram.com/bobbbaaaay/ My Links: 🧠 3-minute Newsletter: https://making-connections.beehiiv.com/subscribe 🐦 X: https://x.com/MitchellLandon 🏢 LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mitchelllandoncohen/ 📸 IG: https://www.Instagram.com/mitchelllandon

In this episode, Paul Millerd, author of The Pathless Path and Good Work, shares his journey of leaving the corporate world to find deeper meaning in writing and creative work.

He introduces the concept of “ship, quit, and learn” and the importance of aligning work with your personal energy.

Paul shares actionable tactics, resources, and frameworks to help you discover your own path.

Timestamps

[00:00] Introduction: Paul Millerd and The Pathless Path

[02:07] Paul’s Journey: From Corporate Life to Creative Freedom

[04:31] The Philosophy Behind The Pathless Path

[07:00] Redefining Success and Finding True Purpose

[13:20] Living the Pathless Path

[20:22] The Aspirational Journey: Trying New Values

[27:55] Early Inspirations: The Impact of Mentors

[32:15] Finding Your People “Your Pathless Friends”

[36:18] Curiosity Conversations

[40:10] Starting Out: Advice on “Ship, Quit, and Learn”

[48:05] Discovering Yourself

[53:52] Lessons Learned from Writing and Self-Publishing

[56:52] Generosity as a Practice

[59:17] Final Thoughts and Wisdom

Guest Links:

Paul’s X: https://x.com/p_millerd

Pathless Path: https://pathlesspath.com/

Good Work: https://pmillerd.com/goodwork/

My Links:

🧠 3-minute Newsletter: https://making-connections.beehiiv.com/subscribe

🐦 Twitter: https://x.com/MitchellLandon

📸 IG: https://www.instagram.com/mitchelllandon

Braxton Manley is the founder Braxley Bands (a D2C Apple Watch bands company). The company started as a class project but now has scaled millions of dollars. Braxton shares his story, lessons learned, favorite resources, and much more.

Timestamps:

0:00 Intro

1:22 Origins of Braxley Bands

4:22 First customers and inflection points

07:30 DTC brand learns and restructures using Profit First

11:11 Design frameworks and philosophy

12:13 Scaling brand, facing MOQ challenges, shifted focus

14:18 E-commerce strategy and customer loyalty in marketing

17:50 Ways to drive traffic (and pitching Mark Cuban)

20:22 Riding big waves for product demand

23:30 Ways to reduce expenses and maximize revenue

25:43 Switch to Sendland for email and SMS

28:00 Hiring a fractional CMO, Tegan Gainan

28:52 Outside perspective is invaluable for growth

32:06 Adopting a flexible approach, learning from mistakes

35:49 New business of flavored mastic gum for facial structure

37:41 Soft launching under a beta brand for feedback

41:30 Braxton’s girlfriend and founder connections

43:05 Peace Love Hormones business

45:00 Shiny penny syndrome and multiple businesses

45:45 Businesses with family members

47:00 Communication frameworks to express needs

50:00 Final takeaways

Guest Links:

Braxley Bands https://braxleybands.com/

Braxton Manley X https://twitter.com/Braxtonmanley

Braxton Manley IG https://www.instagram.com/braxtonmanley/

Other Links Mentioned:

Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO) Agency https://oddit.co/

Social Snowball https://socialsnowball.io/

Sendlane for email and SMS https://www.sendlane.com/

Fractional CMO for ecom brands https://tegangainan.com/

Peace Love Hormones https://www.peacelovehormones.com/

Mystic Gum https://mysticgum.com/

My Links:

🧠 3-minute Newsletter: https://making-connections.beehiiv.com/

🎙️ Podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mitchellcohen

🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/MitchellLandon

📸 IG: https://Instagram.com/mitchelllandon

Courtney Johnson creates viral content across LinkedIn and TikTok on her personal accounts (and as a ghostwriter for others). She shares her “unhinged cheat codes” to grow a personal brand, b2b social strategies, leveraging tools/hacks to free up your time, mental models, and much more.

Timestamps:

(04:31) Leverage and income diversification

(08:10) Simplifying tasks to make everything else easier

(11:45) Art of using effective hooks in content

(13:45) Niche targeting/strategies to increase engagement

(17:17) “Problematic cheat codes” to get ahead

(20:01 ) Courtney’s ultimate cheat code for creativity and focus

(22:06) Finding your zone of genius and unfair advantages

(23:50) Shapeshifting your hotness & understanding power dynamics

(26:00) Creating niches from your unique interests

(31:35) Wealthy people & entrepreneurial cheat codes

(39:15) VA task delegation, automation, and software tools

(44:15) Favorite books and mental models

Courtney’s Links:

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/courtneylynnjohnson/

TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@courtney..johnson

Other Links Mentioned:

• Virtual assistant service https://www.timeetc.com/
• Virtual coworking https://flown.com/
• “The Four Agreements” by Don Miguel Ruiz https://www.amazon.com/Four-Agreements-Practical-Personal-Freedom/dp/1878424319
• “The Big Leap” by Gay Hendricks https://www.amazon.com/Big-Leap-Conquer-Hidden-Level-ebook/dp/B0026772QU/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0
• “The ONE Thing” by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan https://www.amazon.com/ONE-Thing-Surprisingly-Extraordinary-Results/dp/1885167776/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0
• "We Should All Be Millionaires" by Rachel Rodgers https://www.amazon.com/We-Should-All-Be-Millionaires/dp/B08CVS2G24/ref=sr_1_3

My Links:

🧠 3-minute Newsletter: https://making-connections.beehiiv.com/

🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/MitchellLandon
📸 IG: https://Instagram.com/mitchelllandon

Charlie Light created the first huge parody account (@cokedupoptions) on Twitter/ X and turned it into a $40K/month content agency. Then he sold it.

Here’s how he did it and what he’s up to now. (Recorded Oct 2023.)

Timestamps:

(00:00) Started first finance meme parody account

(05:40) Transition to managing larger Twitter accounts

(07:01) Ghostwriting for founders

(14:16) Trends on Twitter come and go

(19:25) Figuring out what long-term game you want to play

(24:33) Up-and-coming writers doing content right

Charlie’s Links

Twitter: https://twitter.com/charliewrich

Website: https://solowriters.com/

My Links:

🧠 3-minute Newsletter: https://making-connections.beehiiv.com

🐦 Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/MitchellLandon

📸 IG: https://www.Instagram.com/mitchelllandon

Dive into the journey of best-selling author Claire Isenthal who opens up about leaving a stable tech career at Google to unleash her passion for writing.

We discuss building genuine relationships, having the courage to bet yourself, and testing passions on the side before going all in. (Recorded 11/9/2023)

Timestamps:

(04:12) Realized Google wasn't fulfilling, pursued writing instead

(07:54) Personal identity struggle

(12:15) Leaving Google

(16:00) Mini retreats and feeling fully ALIVE

(16:55) Finding your people (conferences & writing groups)

(22:15) Mistakes in hindsight

(23:23) Friends' perspectives on challenges

(25:25) Debut novel The Rising Order

(28:00) Reminder to keep going

Claire’s Links

Book: https://a.co/d/9tCZonJ

Website: https://www.claireisenthal.com/

Newsletter: https://claireisenthal.substack.com/

My Links

🧠 3-minute Newsletter: https://www.making-connections.beehiiv.com

🎙️ Podcast: https://www.podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mitchellcohen

🐦 Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/MitchellLandon

📸 IG: https://www.instagram.com/mitchelllandon

Cam Houser is a 4x founder who builds entrepreneurship and leadership programs. Timestamps: (00:00:00) Introducing Cam Houser (00:00:50) Origins of 3 Day Startup (00:07:00) The personal board of directors concept (00:13:00) Personal shareholder meetings (00:19:00) The significance of newsletters and communication (00:23:30) How did Cam became a lecturer at the University of Texas (00:30:00) Starting vs trying to get everything right (00:32:00) Where to find Cam Houser Cam’s Links: Website: www.camhouser.com Newsletter https://www.camhouser.com/newsletter Personal Board of Directors blog post: https://www.camhouser.com/how-to-personal-board-of-directors/ My Links: 🧠 3-minute Newsletter: making-connections.beehiiv.com 🎙️ Podcast: podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mitchellcohen 🐦 Twitter: twitter.com/MitchellLandon 📸 IG: Instagram.com/mitchelllandon