1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:05,000 Join us, I'll be able to dive in and we'll have Sam live. 2 00:00:05,280 --> 00:00:07,800 But if you are, like you all are in for a treat today. 3 00:00:07,800 --> 00:00:08,640 Many. 4 00:00:11,040 --> 00:00:14,920 All right, welcome in to Vision Pros Live. 5 00:00:14,920 --> 00:00:17,280 But Jackson Calame, I'm your show host. 6 00:00:17,280 --> 00:00:20,360 We will be doing interviews for visionary entrepreneurs 7 00:00:20,360 --> 00:00:23,360 and guests, guest leaders who are building 8 00:00:23,360 --> 00:00:24,760 fantastic visions out there. 9 00:00:24,760 --> 00:00:28,000 Ultimately, I just wanna go through some of the things 10 00:00:28,000 --> 00:00:29,840 that might help you with your vision. 11 00:00:29,840 --> 00:00:31,920 So if you have a vision that you're pursuing, 12 00:00:31,920 --> 00:00:34,200 drop a link in the comments and let us know what that is. 13 00:00:34,200 --> 00:00:36,520 If that's a business or a brand, 14 00:00:36,520 --> 00:00:40,200 if it's a nonprofit that you run, 15 00:00:40,200 --> 00:00:42,760 be happy to promote it, be happy to talk to you about it. 16 00:00:42,760 --> 00:00:44,600 And if you'd like to apply to be on Vision Pros 17 00:00:44,600 --> 00:00:46,120 and be interviewed about that vision, 18 00:00:46,120 --> 00:00:48,360 then by all means, feel free to reach out. 19 00:00:48,360 --> 00:01:10,000 Hey there and welcome to Vision Pros Live. 20 00:01:10,000 --> 00:01:11,480 I'm your host Jackson Calame, 21 00:01:11,480 --> 00:01:13,680 founder of First Class Business. 22 00:01:13,680 --> 00:01:15,600 I am so excited for today's session. 23 00:01:15,600 --> 00:01:18,200 We have a super special guest in Sam Mitchell, 24 00:01:18,200 --> 00:01:19,600 who's an amazing podcaster. 25 00:01:19,600 --> 00:01:22,400 We're gonna talk about his story in just a minute. 26 00:01:22,400 --> 00:01:25,000 Some of the things that you should gain out of this 27 00:01:25,000 --> 00:01:27,760 are inspiration for your own ventures, of course, 28 00:01:27,760 --> 00:01:30,040 and see how tenacity, consistency, 29 00:01:30,040 --> 00:01:32,400 and showing up for the world pays off big. 30 00:01:32,400 --> 00:01:34,120 So again, I'll have Sam on in just a minute. 31 00:01:34,120 --> 00:01:36,720 In the meantime, I wanna talk a little bit of our sponsors, 32 00:01:36,720 --> 00:01:40,400 Epiphany and Able Health, both fantastic businesses. 33 00:01:40,400 --> 00:01:43,600 If you need consulting for a business that is at scale 34 00:01:43,600 --> 00:01:46,280 and probably has 30 to 50 employees or more, 35 00:01:46,280 --> 00:01:48,800 then I highly recommend Rick Meekins over at Aepiphanni. 36 00:01:48,800 --> 00:01:50,320 Able Health, on the other hand, 37 00:01:50,320 --> 00:01:52,080 if you're looking to optimize your health 38 00:01:52,080 --> 00:01:54,400 and you're looking to maximize 39 00:01:55,400 --> 00:01:57,680 really what you get out of this life in terms of, 40 00:01:59,640 --> 00:02:00,480 how do I put this? 41 00:02:00,480 --> 00:02:02,120 I wish I was more of a doctor. 42 00:02:02,120 --> 00:02:03,800 But if you're looking for a naturopath, 43 00:02:03,800 --> 00:02:05,120 and the benefits of a naturopath 44 00:02:05,120 --> 00:02:06,800 without having to go into a clinic 45 00:02:06,800 --> 00:02:08,360 and being able to see online 46 00:02:08,360 --> 00:02:09,480 what your results could look like, 47 00:02:09,480 --> 00:02:11,600 what your exercise routine could look like, 48 00:02:11,600 --> 00:02:12,920 what your diet plans could look like, 49 00:02:12,920 --> 00:02:14,880 and also what supplements you should be taking. 50 00:02:14,880 --> 00:02:17,360 Then I also recommend checking out what Dr. Seth Yates 51 00:02:17,360 --> 00:02:19,800 has been building over at AbleHealth.us. 52 00:02:19,800 --> 00:02:21,080 One other thing real quick, 53 00:02:21,080 --> 00:02:22,480 make sure that you're giving back in the world. 54 00:02:22,480 --> 00:02:25,000 The Water Project is my favorite source to give back to. 55 00:02:25,000 --> 00:02:25,960 I highly recommend it. 56 00:02:25,960 --> 00:02:29,000 It's a great place to go and see what's being done 57 00:02:29,000 --> 00:02:32,560 in Africa where so many communities and villages 58 00:02:32,560 --> 00:02:37,040 are limited to what types of clean water they have access to. 59 00:02:37,040 --> 00:02:40,160 So with that said, I'm gonna bring Sam on. 60 00:02:40,160 --> 00:02:42,560 Sam, jump on in here for the show 61 00:02:42,560 --> 00:02:45,840 and let's get talking about autism rocks and rolls. 62 00:02:45,840 --> 00:02:47,040 How are you today, man? 63 00:02:48,040 --> 00:02:49,160 Hey, man, I'm all right. 64 00:02:49,160 --> 00:02:51,720 Good to be here and I got Jamie's that thing. 65 00:02:51,720 --> 00:02:53,040 So yeah, man, good to see you too. 66 00:02:53,040 --> 00:02:56,760 But yeah, good to be here on the other side too, Loxan. 67 00:02:58,000 --> 00:03:00,120 Dude, it's such a privilege to have you 68 00:03:00,120 --> 00:03:01,920 in autism rocks and rolls. 69 00:03:01,920 --> 00:03:02,760 From what I understand, 70 00:03:02,760 --> 00:03:06,720 you've already passed the 15,000 download stage 71 00:03:06,720 --> 00:03:08,460 for your podcast, is that correct? 72 00:03:09,360 --> 00:03:10,520 Mm-hmm, yep. 73 00:03:11,520 --> 00:03:12,360 Dude, that's awesome. 74 00:03:12,360 --> 00:03:13,760 And you've had guests like, 75 00:03:13,760 --> 00:03:15,560 I'm gonna read some of these guests off. 76 00:03:15,560 --> 00:03:20,560 Dr. Temple Grandin, who has six million views on her TED Talk. 77 00:03:21,240 --> 00:03:25,120 You've got Mick Foley of WWE 78 00:03:25,120 --> 00:03:29,760 and James Durbin, who was huge on the American Idol show. 79 00:03:29,760 --> 00:03:32,520 I was watching the video right before we came on. 80 00:03:32,520 --> 00:03:35,280 How did you get connected with these folks? 81 00:03:35,280 --> 00:03:37,000 Well, some are situational. 82 00:03:37,000 --> 00:03:39,880 Some have left me an email 83 00:03:39,880 --> 00:03:41,720 or some I actually just left an email. 84 00:03:41,720 --> 00:03:43,120 James Durbin, he has Facebook message. 85 00:03:43,120 --> 00:03:44,920 And I was like, hey, buddy, you wanna be on the show? 86 00:03:44,920 --> 00:03:45,840 Okay. 87 00:03:45,840 --> 00:03:50,440 And then some are just actually through the publicists. 88 00:03:50,440 --> 00:03:54,640 I mean, I have a secret website I like to give to some. 89 00:03:54,640 --> 00:03:57,640 And I'll give you, I guess I'll, 90 00:03:57,640 --> 00:03:58,480 I don't know if people see it. 91 00:03:58,480 --> 00:04:01,120 Is there anyone who can send private messages on here? 92 00:04:01,120 --> 00:04:02,120 I believe so. 93 00:04:02,120 --> 00:04:04,040 It's a private channel on the right side. 94 00:04:04,040 --> 00:04:05,200 I think you have access to that. 95 00:04:05,200 --> 00:04:06,040 It'd be great, man. 96 00:04:06,040 --> 00:04:07,080 I'd love to see it. 97 00:04:07,080 --> 00:04:09,160 Yeah, okay, great. 98 00:04:09,160 --> 00:04:14,160 And for, so real quick, while Sam's sending that over, 99 00:04:15,360 --> 00:04:17,480 one of the things about Sam that's unique is, 100 00:04:17,480 --> 00:04:20,320 is he has autism and he has not allowed that 101 00:04:20,320 --> 00:04:22,200 to hold him back from his success. 102 00:04:22,200 --> 00:04:24,000 And I think that's just absolutely amazing 103 00:04:24,000 --> 00:04:25,520 that you're getting out there. 104 00:04:25,520 --> 00:04:27,920 You got a nonprofit in addition to your podcast. 105 00:04:27,920 --> 00:04:31,320 You've had Armani Williams, the first NASCAR driver 106 00:04:31,320 --> 00:04:34,440 to open up about having autism as well on the show. 107 00:04:34,440 --> 00:04:37,080 And you know, you're creating awareness, you know, 108 00:04:37,080 --> 00:04:42,080 and driving people to understand what, 109 00:04:42,120 --> 00:04:45,000 when I'm gonna interpret the uniqueness of the mind 110 00:04:45,000 --> 00:04:46,720 and the ability to use it for great things. 111 00:04:46,720 --> 00:04:47,600 Is that correct? 112 00:04:49,440 --> 00:04:51,200 I mean, I think there's a whole population 113 00:04:51,200 --> 00:04:53,160 being ignored with the spectrum. 114 00:04:53,160 --> 00:04:57,000 They don't see that these people who are actually 115 00:04:57,000 --> 00:05:00,040 really gifted, hiddenly may I add, 116 00:05:00,040 --> 00:05:03,400 are not being treated like humans half the time. 117 00:05:03,400 --> 00:05:04,760 They've been institutionalized. 118 00:05:04,760 --> 00:05:07,680 They think that we can't do anything at all, 119 00:05:07,680 --> 00:05:08,920 which is inaccurate. 120 00:05:08,920 --> 00:05:10,200 I mean, I'm high-funked. 121 00:05:10,200 --> 00:05:11,320 I'm high-funked. 122 00:05:11,320 --> 00:05:12,400 I don't like the word functioning 123 00:05:12,400 --> 00:05:14,120 because I think it's a little harsh. 124 00:05:14,120 --> 00:05:16,240 But yeah, I would say I have the mind of sometimes 125 00:05:16,240 --> 00:05:19,360 of a child or a little bit younger than I act. 126 00:05:20,280 --> 00:05:21,560 Me too. 127 00:05:21,560 --> 00:05:23,120 Hi, May, would you agree? 128 00:05:23,120 --> 00:05:24,840 Like you as well? 129 00:05:24,840 --> 00:05:26,680 Like, come on, that's not fair. 130 00:05:26,680 --> 00:05:28,120 Like that's just- 131 00:05:28,120 --> 00:05:30,120 That's very true. 132 00:05:30,120 --> 00:05:31,440 That's very true. 133 00:05:31,440 --> 00:05:34,240 That's super fair. 134 00:05:34,240 --> 00:05:37,440 So, all right, so I'm glad that you're raising awareness 135 00:05:37,440 --> 00:05:40,080 on it and again, I see you consistently 136 00:05:40,080 --> 00:05:41,600 putting great stuff out there. 137 00:05:42,600 --> 00:05:45,560 Most people in life aren't consistent at what they do. 138 00:05:45,560 --> 00:05:47,400 And I think that holds a lot of people back. 139 00:05:47,400 --> 00:05:50,840 So where did you learn your diligence 140 00:05:50,840 --> 00:05:53,880 and your consistency in your work ethic from? 141 00:05:53,880 --> 00:05:56,720 Family, probably from the beginning. 142 00:05:56,720 --> 00:05:59,120 Probably from the very beginning, 143 00:05:59,120 --> 00:06:01,560 one of the first life lessons I learned as a young boy 144 00:06:01,560 --> 00:06:03,160 was hard work pays off. 145 00:06:03,160 --> 00:06:05,200 Work the hard way, not the smart way, 146 00:06:05,200 --> 00:06:07,160 and don't take the short cuts. 147 00:06:07,160 --> 00:06:10,880 And you're here to work smarter and not harder. 148 00:06:10,880 --> 00:06:15,120 I wanna kill people that say that because, no, 149 00:06:15,120 --> 00:06:18,000 I don't care how smart you are, 150 00:06:18,000 --> 00:06:20,280 you need to go the hard route, trust me. 151 00:06:20,280 --> 00:06:22,320 You'll feel better at the end and more accomplished. 152 00:06:22,320 --> 00:06:24,920 Yeah, it's harder and it takes more work, 153 00:06:24,920 --> 00:06:26,600 but I'd rather do the more work 154 00:06:26,600 --> 00:06:31,160 than just sit on the couch and lay down and call the day. 155 00:06:31,160 --> 00:06:33,280 I mean, eventually I have my limit. 156 00:06:33,280 --> 00:06:34,440 I won't lie to you there. 157 00:06:34,440 --> 00:06:35,280 I will not lie. 158 00:06:35,280 --> 00:06:36,840 I do have my limit towards like, all right, 159 00:06:36,840 --> 00:06:37,960 we're done with the hard way. 160 00:06:37,960 --> 00:06:41,160 We're taking a laugh, but not most of the time. 161 00:06:41,160 --> 00:06:44,400 I rather do the hard way than the smart way. 162 00:06:44,400 --> 00:06:46,000 But I've had to turn it there here and there 163 00:06:46,000 --> 00:06:48,040 because it just became too much. 164 00:06:49,160 --> 00:06:52,760 Yeah, yeah, well, we can only run as fast as we're able. 165 00:06:52,760 --> 00:06:54,840 Right, you can't run fast and you're able, 166 00:06:54,840 --> 00:06:58,920 but we can exercise our bodies, our minds, our spirits, 167 00:06:58,920 --> 00:07:00,440 everything to get the most out of it. 168 00:07:00,440 --> 00:07:01,440 And so it's super cool. 169 00:07:01,440 --> 00:07:04,800 It reminds me of a Mitch Hedberg joke where he said, 170 00:07:04,800 --> 00:07:06,960 I once made instant oatmeal, 171 00:07:06,960 --> 00:07:09,120 but then I had nothing to do for 10 minutes. 172 00:07:10,480 --> 00:07:12,480 It's like, okay, you can go the shorter route, 173 00:07:12,480 --> 00:07:15,000 but you rob yourself of some great experiences in life. 174 00:07:15,000 --> 00:07:18,240 So with that said, what's your vision 175 00:07:18,240 --> 00:07:21,360 for those that you serve, Sam? 176 00:07:21,360 --> 00:07:22,960 In 30 seconds, good luck. 177 00:07:22,960 --> 00:07:23,880 First of all, good luck with that. 178 00:07:23,880 --> 00:07:27,120 That's not gonna happen, but I'm not gonna do my best for ya. 179 00:07:27,120 --> 00:07:31,920 So the vision in 30 seconds, 180 00:07:31,920 --> 00:07:33,480 just read parts of it as I say. 181 00:07:33,480 --> 00:07:36,840 So it's destigmatized autism. 182 00:07:36,840 --> 00:07:38,440 That's the obvious one. 183 00:07:38,440 --> 00:07:39,480 Being kind of one another, 184 00:07:39,480 --> 00:07:41,240 because I think in the world that we live in, 185 00:07:41,240 --> 00:07:44,120 there's so much corality that it blows my mind 186 00:07:44,120 --> 00:07:46,680 that we need to overcome the corality. 187 00:07:46,680 --> 00:07:48,040 But third is very interesting to me. 188 00:07:48,040 --> 00:07:50,520 This one has a very special place to my heart. 189 00:07:50,520 --> 00:07:51,960 It's what I like to call success 190 00:07:51,960 --> 00:07:54,040 for all and how we get there. 191 00:07:54,040 --> 00:07:58,720 So I believe owning the male, owning a limo 192 00:07:58,720 --> 00:08:01,200 and getting the male equal each other out. 193 00:08:02,640 --> 00:08:03,640 Teach me about that. 194 00:08:05,120 --> 00:08:05,960 Okay, let's try. 195 00:08:05,960 --> 00:08:09,120 So you see big celebrities out there, 196 00:08:09,120 --> 00:08:14,120 like Bruno Mars, Taylor Swift, Luke Bryan, Morgan Wall, 197 00:08:14,600 --> 00:08:16,680 they got this fancy probably life, right? 198 00:08:16,680 --> 00:08:19,080 They got, no pun intended with the country song, 199 00:08:19,080 --> 00:08:22,800 I hate that song, but they got the mansion, 200 00:08:22,800 --> 00:08:25,240 they got the pool, they got the big house, 201 00:08:25,240 --> 00:08:29,480 they got dog, it's just the same 202 00:08:29,480 --> 00:08:32,360 as going into a clinic every day 203 00:08:32,360 --> 00:08:35,200 and the success right there is drawing a picture 204 00:08:35,200 --> 00:08:37,320 of your family every day. 205 00:08:40,440 --> 00:08:41,280 Uh-huh. 206 00:08:42,920 --> 00:08:44,280 Keep going with that, keep going with that, 207 00:08:44,280 --> 00:08:45,120 teach us more. 208 00:08:46,520 --> 00:08:50,160 And then another part of it is the looks too. 209 00:08:50,160 --> 00:08:52,760 So it's not just the mental way of things physical, 210 00:08:52,760 --> 00:08:55,640 I mean, I've seen guys, he might say this, 211 00:08:55,640 --> 00:08:57,440 but one of my favorite people, 212 00:08:57,440 --> 00:08:59,920 and one of my idols is actually a former Hell's Kitchen 213 00:08:59,920 --> 00:09:02,440 competitor, Tommy Stevens, 214 00:09:02,440 --> 00:09:05,760 who's tattooed from head to toe, head to toe. 215 00:09:05,760 --> 00:09:09,120 And when you think, when you look at him, 216 00:09:09,120 --> 00:09:11,760 he's even made the joke himself about being a resident 217 00:09:11,760 --> 00:09:14,080 at times and that never happened, never happened. 218 00:09:14,080 --> 00:09:17,520 But if you look at him, you think he's a gangbanger. 219 00:09:17,520 --> 00:09:19,400 You think that this guy's been to jail, 220 00:09:19,400 --> 00:09:21,120 he's done hard times. 221 00:09:21,120 --> 00:09:24,680 Well, what if I told you that he's actually the nicest guy 222 00:09:24,680 --> 00:09:27,040 has stayed clean the rest of his life 223 00:09:27,040 --> 00:09:28,640 and not done anything stupid, 224 00:09:28,640 --> 00:09:31,320 is actually one of the nicest people you'll ever meet 225 00:09:31,320 --> 00:09:33,240 and you wanna hang out with. 226 00:09:33,240 --> 00:09:35,160 You wouldn't believe it because there's a stereotype 227 00:09:35,160 --> 00:09:38,920 that people like him are mean, 228 00:09:38,920 --> 00:09:41,920 which is not the case if you actually talk to him. 229 00:09:41,920 --> 00:09:43,680 So that's my point, talk to the person, 230 00:09:43,680 --> 00:09:47,360 even if they look kind of shaggy or shady, 231 00:09:47,360 --> 00:09:49,080 because you don't know their story. 232 00:09:49,080 --> 00:09:51,360 Right, that's good. 233 00:09:51,360 --> 00:09:55,440 And so, it is important to not judge the book by its cover, 234 00:09:55,440 --> 00:09:57,600 give people a chance, hear them out, 235 00:09:57,600 --> 00:09:59,600 see what type of lessons they've learned, 236 00:09:59,600 --> 00:10:01,960 see what type of wisdom they have 237 00:10:01,960 --> 00:10:04,000 from the experience they have, I love that. 238 00:10:04,000 --> 00:10:05,640 Jaime, do you mind pulling up the podcast 239 00:10:05,640 --> 00:10:07,080 while we talk about this? 240 00:10:07,080 --> 00:10:09,400 I'd love to see and just showcase, 241 00:10:09,400 --> 00:10:11,160 again, a lot of this hard work 242 00:10:11,160 --> 00:10:14,400 that Sam's put into his launch. 243 00:10:14,400 --> 00:10:18,000 You guys, I think, I love what he said that, 244 00:10:18,000 --> 00:10:21,160 people who are saying, work smarter, not harder, 245 00:10:21,160 --> 00:10:25,580 they're creating a deterioration of value in society. 246 00:10:25,580 --> 00:10:26,760 I would agree with that, 247 00:10:26,760 --> 00:10:29,320 I would agree with what you said about that. 248 00:10:29,320 --> 00:10:32,720 I believe it's important to work smart, 249 00:10:32,720 --> 00:10:35,360 to do the right work, and to work hard. 250 00:10:35,360 --> 00:10:38,320 They don't wanna substitute those things for each other. 251 00:10:38,320 --> 00:10:39,480 If you never do the hard work, 252 00:10:39,480 --> 00:10:41,800 you're never gonna build up the muscles that you need 253 00:10:41,800 --> 00:10:44,560 to truly thrive, so that was awesome, man. 254 00:10:44,560 --> 00:10:47,200 So what else, let's just go to this question real quick. 255 00:10:47,200 --> 00:10:50,840 So Sam, those people who are tuning in right now, 256 00:10:50,840 --> 00:10:52,640 who should listen to this? 257 00:10:52,640 --> 00:10:53,960 Why should they listen? 258 00:10:53,960 --> 00:10:56,200 How do we get them interested 259 00:10:56,200 --> 00:10:58,240 in understanding the value of, 260 00:10:58,240 --> 00:10:59,920 and maybe it's not, maybe it's something 261 00:10:59,920 --> 00:11:02,160 that they need to do out of just the goodness of their heart, 262 00:11:02,160 --> 00:11:05,120 but I think we can find more reasons to motivate them 263 00:11:05,120 --> 00:11:07,140 to care about these topics, 264 00:11:07,140 --> 00:11:09,820 and what are they gonna get out of today's show? 265 00:11:09,820 --> 00:11:12,040 Well, who should listen? 266 00:11:12,040 --> 00:11:15,560 So anyone involving the spectrum, autism, 267 00:11:15,560 --> 00:11:19,800 but also, no, if you have a condition or mental, 268 00:11:19,800 --> 00:11:22,120 so if you have anxiety, depression, 269 00:11:22,120 --> 00:11:27,120 spina bifida, OCD, if you're deaf or blind, 270 00:11:27,160 --> 00:11:28,000 this is for you. 271 00:11:28,000 --> 00:11:30,000 I try to make it as inclusive as possible, 272 00:11:30,000 --> 00:11:32,680 because I don't wanna just focus on autism. 273 00:11:32,680 --> 00:11:35,360 I mean, I have a heart, 274 00:11:35,360 --> 00:11:37,240 and I actually have friends who have been 275 00:11:37,240 --> 00:11:39,760 through some treacherous paths. 276 00:11:39,760 --> 00:11:41,160 I won't share what they are, 277 00:11:41,160 --> 00:11:42,640 but they're still treacherous, 278 00:11:42,640 --> 00:11:44,280 and I admire for them for sharing it, 279 00:11:44,280 --> 00:11:45,840 and going through it, 280 00:11:45,840 --> 00:11:50,840 but they should listen to me because it's inclusive. 281 00:11:51,680 --> 00:11:53,040 The only rule to be on my show 282 00:11:53,040 --> 00:11:54,360 is you have to be a nice person. 283 00:11:54,360 --> 00:11:59,360 That's it, because your fit part of the mission, 284 00:12:00,240 --> 00:12:01,920 which is the kindness. 285 00:12:01,920 --> 00:12:03,240 I mean, that's it. 286 00:12:03,240 --> 00:12:04,480 I mean, I'm trying to get very inclusive, 287 00:12:04,480 --> 00:12:06,000 and I try to provide resources. 288 00:12:06,000 --> 00:12:07,960 I mean, if you could stop right there, actually. 289 00:12:07,960 --> 00:12:09,640 Yeah, Josh is crazy smart. 290 00:12:09,640 --> 00:12:10,880 Let's look at this. 291 00:12:10,880 --> 00:12:11,960 Yeah, yeah, go ahead. 292 00:12:11,960 --> 00:12:12,920 I can talk to him a little bit. 293 00:12:12,920 --> 00:12:15,400 So he has not been on my show, 294 00:12:15,400 --> 00:12:18,760 but Down syndrome, and he makes talk for a living. 295 00:12:18,760 --> 00:12:20,600 He has it on his finger. 296 00:12:20,600 --> 00:12:22,960 Go ahead and pause that sound, Jaime, 297 00:12:22,960 --> 00:12:24,720 while you play it. 298 00:12:24,720 --> 00:12:25,880 You can keep the video going, 299 00:12:25,880 --> 00:12:27,760 but go ahead and pause the sound, my friend. 300 00:12:27,760 --> 00:12:28,600 Go ahead, Sam. 301 00:12:29,600 --> 00:12:30,440 Oh, it's fine. 302 00:12:30,440 --> 00:12:31,920 I was watching it with you. 303 00:12:31,920 --> 00:12:33,040 Get a popcorn out. 304 00:12:34,800 --> 00:12:37,720 But you see my point right here in this video? 305 00:12:37,720 --> 00:12:42,240 Entrepreneur selling socks with help and Down syndrome. 306 00:12:42,240 --> 00:12:44,160 You call this Down syndrome? 307 00:12:44,160 --> 00:12:45,320 What the heck? 308 00:12:47,480 --> 00:12:48,320 That's awesome. 309 00:12:48,320 --> 00:12:49,160 That's awesome. 310 00:12:49,160 --> 00:12:50,480 I know that. 311 00:12:50,480 --> 00:12:52,880 Have you ever heard of Tim and Tim's restaurant? 312 00:12:54,400 --> 00:12:56,360 Tim and Tim's restaurant, as Ashley said? 313 00:12:56,360 --> 00:12:58,120 Yeah, man, we gotta find that. 314 00:12:58,120 --> 00:13:00,360 I may again, in the background, if you can find that. 315 00:13:00,360 --> 00:13:03,680 So Tim has Down syndrome, and he owns a restaurant, 316 00:13:03,680 --> 00:13:06,400 and he likes to say something along the lines of, 317 00:13:06,400 --> 00:13:09,360 he gives out food and warm hugs. 318 00:13:09,360 --> 00:13:10,960 He loves to hug his clients who come in, 319 00:13:10,960 --> 00:13:12,200 and he's got Down syndrome. 320 00:13:12,200 --> 00:13:13,720 He runs that restaurant with his family. 321 00:13:13,720 --> 00:13:16,240 He does an excellent job with it. 322 00:13:16,240 --> 00:13:18,720 It's a pretty cool man when families step up. 323 00:13:18,720 --> 00:13:21,600 And what are some of the ways that you've seen society 324 00:13:21,600 --> 00:13:24,280 step up and help with these processes? 325 00:13:24,280 --> 00:13:26,720 And what are some of the good sides 326 00:13:26,720 --> 00:13:29,680 of what's going on that get involved? 327 00:13:29,680 --> 00:13:31,960 Well, you have, first of all, I'm just showing this, 328 00:13:31,960 --> 00:13:36,360 but the way society has stepped up is, 329 00:13:36,360 --> 00:13:38,560 I think, yes, we're all aware, 330 00:13:38,560 --> 00:13:40,160 because when you watch a video, you're like, 331 00:13:40,160 --> 00:13:43,360 oh my goodness, he has Down syndrome, oh. 332 00:13:43,360 --> 00:13:46,640 But that all is an issue, because that all should be, 333 00:13:46,640 --> 00:13:49,160 oh, cool, because in my opinion, 334 00:13:49,160 --> 00:13:50,600 when you have a condition, 335 00:13:50,600 --> 00:13:53,480 whether that be Down syndrome or autism, 336 00:13:53,480 --> 00:13:56,240 it's looked at negative, it's pinniness. 337 00:13:56,240 --> 00:13:58,320 We don't need pinniness. 338 00:13:58,320 --> 00:14:01,360 All we need is love and respect. 339 00:14:01,360 --> 00:14:02,840 Not people that feel bad for us, 340 00:14:02,840 --> 00:14:05,360 but people that feel happy for us. 341 00:14:07,000 --> 00:14:07,920 Dude, I love that. 342 00:14:07,920 --> 00:14:10,240 That's, so another, I'm gonna introduce you 343 00:14:10,240 --> 00:14:13,920 to a good friend of mine, his name is John Comstock. 344 00:14:13,920 --> 00:14:18,920 And John was in this, he used to go to A&M University 345 00:14:19,120 --> 00:14:21,880 in Texas, and they used to do this big bonfire, 346 00:14:21,880 --> 00:14:23,680 and he almost died in that bonfire, 347 00:14:23,680 --> 00:14:26,600 and he took on super, super bad burns. 348 00:14:26,600 --> 00:14:28,560 And when he talks about his story, Sam, 349 00:14:28,560 --> 00:14:30,640 he talks about how for years, 350 00:14:30,640 --> 00:14:32,960 he worried because people would look at him 351 00:14:32,960 --> 00:14:34,720 because he's different, you know? 352 00:14:34,720 --> 00:14:36,480 And he was like, man, I don't like this, 353 00:14:36,480 --> 00:14:37,440 I don't wanna be looked at like this, 354 00:14:37,440 --> 00:14:38,920 until it finally dawned on him, 355 00:14:38,920 --> 00:14:41,040 and he realized, you know what? 356 00:14:41,040 --> 00:14:42,960 I'm different, and that's awesome. 357 00:14:42,960 --> 00:14:44,120 And that's why people are looking, 358 00:14:44,120 --> 00:14:46,880 because I am awesome, and I am different. 359 00:14:46,880 --> 00:14:48,200 And I thought it was really cool 360 00:14:48,200 --> 00:14:51,040 how he had come to understand and appreciate 361 00:14:51,040 --> 00:14:52,520 his value about his uniqueness, 362 00:14:52,520 --> 00:14:55,320 but I'd love for, maybe you and John 363 00:14:55,320 --> 00:14:57,760 can end up doing some type of podcast together 364 00:14:57,760 --> 00:15:00,280 to help further that notion, because what he, 365 00:15:00,280 --> 00:15:01,560 his way of inspiring people is- 366 00:15:01,560 --> 00:15:04,280 Yeah, I'm not open to it, it's just I'm booked. 367 00:15:04,280 --> 00:15:05,360 You know, it's got like therapy, 368 00:15:05,360 --> 00:15:07,360 you have a wait list almost. 369 00:15:07,360 --> 00:15:11,720 So, he's in, he just has to be on the wait list, 370 00:15:11,720 --> 00:15:14,600 and then it's all backed up, you're in. 371 00:15:14,600 --> 00:15:17,080 That makes sense, I'm not sure if he has one either, 372 00:15:17,080 --> 00:15:19,720 has one too, but again, that opportunity 373 00:15:19,720 --> 00:15:22,560 to help people understand the value that they are, 374 00:15:22,560 --> 00:15:26,400 but also teaching society to look at, like you said, 375 00:15:26,400 --> 00:15:28,720 I need to also do a better job of looking at people 376 00:15:28,720 --> 00:15:31,240 that I consider different, and you know, 377 00:15:31,240 --> 00:15:32,920 appreciating the value of their difference, 378 00:15:32,920 --> 00:15:36,120 no matter what it is, whether it's their left-handed, 379 00:15:36,120 --> 00:15:41,120 blind, you know, what are some other PTSD, 380 00:15:41,200 --> 00:15:43,880 you know, people who go through PTSD as well, 381 00:15:43,880 --> 00:15:46,320 can often have a hard time adjusting back to society. 382 00:15:46,320 --> 00:15:47,760 Yeah, I was talking to someone about that 383 00:15:47,760 --> 00:15:48,920 the other day, believe it or not, 384 00:15:48,920 --> 00:15:50,960 I was on interview a while back ago, 385 00:15:50,960 --> 00:15:55,280 we started talking to PTSD, and I'm not part 386 00:15:55,280 --> 00:15:56,960 of a veteran family, but someone in my family 387 00:15:56,960 --> 00:16:01,960 did serve our country, so I do appreciate him for doing it, 388 00:16:02,120 --> 00:16:05,200 but thankfully he came back with, you know, 389 00:16:05,200 --> 00:16:07,240 no harm, I guess what you would call it, 390 00:16:07,240 --> 00:16:10,360 but he had his neighbor that he served in the army, 391 00:16:10,360 --> 00:16:13,720 and he's unfortunately passed away since then, 392 00:16:13,720 --> 00:16:17,320 but he came back with some lifelong interest, 393 00:16:17,320 --> 00:16:20,400 being effects, and this guy, and the neighbor, 394 00:16:20,400 --> 00:16:23,880 I want to in common, is if you heard something loud, 395 00:16:23,880 --> 00:16:25,120 they would think they'd go back to the war, 396 00:16:25,120 --> 00:16:27,600 and they'd have a gunshot to that, like boom, 397 00:16:27,600 --> 00:16:30,880 oh crap, it's a gunshot, so they put their head down, 398 00:16:30,880 --> 00:16:34,880 and that doesn't bother me, you do what you need to do, 399 00:16:34,880 --> 00:16:36,200 but every time you hear something loud, 400 00:16:36,200 --> 00:16:37,120 you have to put your head down, 401 00:16:37,120 --> 00:16:38,840 because you think you're back in war, 402 00:16:38,840 --> 00:16:41,080 I mean, it's terrifying, and- 403 00:16:41,080 --> 00:16:42,640 That's gotta be tough. 404 00:16:42,640 --> 00:16:47,640 And I don't feel the pity, because I don't feel sorry 405 00:16:49,920 --> 00:16:52,960 for them, but it's gotta drive you nuts, I mean- 406 00:16:52,960 --> 00:16:54,640 Well, there's the not feeling sorry, 407 00:16:54,640 --> 00:16:56,000 but there's also recognizing- 408 00:16:56,000 --> 00:16:56,840 I thought like all of a sudden, 409 00:16:56,840 --> 00:16:59,560 you've got your head, it's like, oh man, that stinks, 410 00:16:59,560 --> 00:17:01,880 but you know what, hey, do what you can do, 411 00:17:01,880 --> 00:17:03,200 I'm not gonna look at you be like, 412 00:17:03,200 --> 00:17:05,400 oh buddy, why you put your head down? 413 00:17:06,640 --> 00:17:08,440 Right, and they've been through an experience 414 00:17:08,440 --> 00:17:10,640 that they don't have to share it, 415 00:17:10,640 --> 00:17:12,240 but it's also helpful to realize like, 416 00:17:12,240 --> 00:17:13,960 man, they've lived life, you know, 417 00:17:13,960 --> 00:17:15,480 they've been through something, 418 00:17:15,480 --> 00:17:18,480 and I can learn a lot from them, their mannerisms, right? 419 00:17:18,480 --> 00:17:20,440 There's so much good we can pull out of it, 420 00:17:20,440 --> 00:17:24,240 so you mentioned family as one of the support aspects, 421 00:17:24,240 --> 00:17:26,160 what's another powerful lesson 422 00:17:26,160 --> 00:17:29,200 that other visionaries can learn from your experience, Sam? 423 00:17:29,200 --> 00:17:32,880 Well, I think sometimes we take a lot of things 424 00:17:32,880 --> 00:17:36,520 from Granton, I mean, we got, 425 00:17:36,520 --> 00:17:41,280 I mean, a lot of people have friends, that's example, okay? 426 00:17:41,280 --> 00:17:44,680 Back when I was six, I wish I had a friend, 427 00:17:44,680 --> 00:17:47,240 making a friend would have been my life to me 428 00:17:47,240 --> 00:17:50,360 because I didn't have them, I do now, thankfully, 429 00:17:50,360 --> 00:17:53,040 and I hang out with them, but I didn't, 430 00:17:53,040 --> 00:17:54,920 I would have loved to have friends, 431 00:17:54,920 --> 00:17:59,640 and here we got people going on this, you know, 432 00:17:59,640 --> 00:18:02,080 Mary go round, and you know, I'm trying to go in, 433 00:18:02,080 --> 00:18:03,320 but they're like, oh no, he's different, 434 00:18:03,320 --> 00:18:04,960 let's push him off the Mary go round, 435 00:18:04,960 --> 00:18:07,040 and let's hang out with these people, okay? 436 00:18:07,040 --> 00:18:10,920 He has friends, he has no idea what it's like to be alone 437 00:18:10,920 --> 00:18:12,800 to the highest extent. 438 00:18:12,800 --> 00:18:15,360 I got excluded in school because I was different, 439 00:18:15,360 --> 00:18:18,560 and unfortunately, you can't send a kid 440 00:18:18,560 --> 00:18:20,720 into the office or excluding someone. 441 00:18:20,720 --> 00:18:23,680 Now I wish you could, but that's not fair, 442 00:18:23,680 --> 00:18:26,000 and that's just causing a lot of drama, 443 00:18:26,000 --> 00:18:28,880 so I understand why you can't do that, 444 00:18:28,880 --> 00:18:30,440 but it's still very agitating 445 00:18:30,440 --> 00:18:33,360 because there's nothing that teachers can do. 446 00:18:33,360 --> 00:18:35,800 My pants can only do so much, 447 00:18:35,800 --> 00:18:38,960 so that's my point right there, 448 00:18:38,960 --> 00:18:42,160 is yeah, you may be able to handle 449 00:18:42,160 --> 00:18:46,280 wearing a wet t-shirt, no, I don't wear wet clothes, 450 00:18:46,280 --> 00:18:50,240 no, no, no, if something gets wet and failing the shirt, 451 00:18:50,240 --> 00:18:52,960 I can't get comfortable, like I'm in panic mode, 452 00:18:52,960 --> 00:18:55,720 I gotta go home and change, no matter where we are. 453 00:18:55,720 --> 00:18:59,880 Yeah, interesting, and that's good to know, 454 00:18:59,880 --> 00:19:01,800 and it's helpful to know, 455 00:19:02,640 --> 00:19:05,560 I mean, I'm twice divorced, by the way, 456 00:19:05,560 --> 00:19:07,800 I had two marriages that didn't turn out 457 00:19:07,800 --> 00:19:09,680 the way I wanted them to, obviously, 458 00:19:09,680 --> 00:19:11,920 but we learned in that process, 459 00:19:11,920 --> 00:19:15,040 I learned about this book called Healthy Boundaries, 460 00:19:15,040 --> 00:19:17,760 right, and that's about setting your boundaries, right? 461 00:19:17,760 --> 00:19:19,320 Your space, helping people understand 462 00:19:19,320 --> 00:19:20,640 what's different for you in life 463 00:19:20,640 --> 00:19:21,800 versus what's different for others. 464 00:19:21,800 --> 00:19:25,200 We all have things that we need to set boundaries around. 465 00:19:25,200 --> 00:19:29,160 Mine's loud screechy noises, I can't do that, man, 466 00:19:29,160 --> 00:19:32,480 I can't do, I have to have earplugs when I go places 467 00:19:32,480 --> 00:19:36,920 where there's lots of noise, so I can get that a little bit. 468 00:19:36,920 --> 00:19:39,520 Music changed that though, I should mention, 469 00:19:39,520 --> 00:19:42,680 music changed that, music made that all there, 470 00:19:42,680 --> 00:19:45,040 because I was like you, I was like fire's going off, 471 00:19:45,040 --> 00:19:48,400 oh boy, I'm going in the basement hiding, 472 00:19:48,400 --> 00:19:50,800 what's a her rock and roll music? 473 00:19:50,800 --> 00:19:54,080 I was so into it, so into the energy, 474 00:19:54,080 --> 00:19:56,320 it shifted the mindset, because now I'm like, 475 00:19:56,320 --> 00:19:59,800 oh boy, give me all the pyro and all the fireworks, 476 00:19:59,800 --> 00:20:01,800 and get me all the live music you can, man, 477 00:20:01,800 --> 00:20:05,160 so I own rock and roll music one for that. 478 00:20:05,160 --> 00:20:07,280 Nice, that's awesome. 479 00:20:07,280 --> 00:20:10,520 So we learned things in environments 480 00:20:10,520 --> 00:20:12,200 where we don't always expect to be learning, 481 00:20:12,200 --> 00:20:14,800 doesn't have to be a classroom, right? 482 00:20:14,800 --> 00:20:15,760 Yeah. 483 00:20:15,760 --> 00:20:17,600 Yeah, awesome, so let's take a look here. 484 00:20:17,600 --> 00:20:20,000 So you're a podcast host, 485 00:20:20,000 --> 00:20:22,640 you're also an online business consultant, 486 00:20:22,640 --> 00:20:25,040 where did the desire come from to start those? 487 00:20:25,040 --> 00:20:26,520 And was it different times? 488 00:20:26,520 --> 00:20:27,800 Did you start them at the same time? 489 00:20:27,800 --> 00:20:28,800 Let's do this right here. 490 00:20:28,800 --> 00:20:31,440 Well, podcast host was really, 491 00:20:31,440 --> 00:20:32,800 so the podcast started after I joined 492 00:20:32,800 --> 00:20:34,360 my high schools media club, 493 00:20:34,360 --> 00:20:35,760 and I was at school when I started, 494 00:20:35,760 --> 00:20:37,240 but I didn't start autism, rock and roll, 495 00:20:37,240 --> 00:20:40,920 that was a whole other podcast I helped along with some others, 496 00:20:40,920 --> 00:20:42,320 but I saw it well shoot. 497 00:20:42,320 --> 00:20:44,200 I can't be living in the media club room, 498 00:20:44,200 --> 00:20:46,560 because I gotta go graduate and get out of school. 499 00:20:46,560 --> 00:20:50,400 So I figured the best way to continue my media skills, 500 00:20:50,400 --> 00:20:52,080 was to start my own podcast, 501 00:20:52,080 --> 00:20:54,160 and that was when autism, rock, and roll was born. 502 00:20:54,160 --> 00:20:56,440 But it actually unexpectedly grow, 503 00:20:56,440 --> 00:20:57,680 I did not expect it to change, 504 00:20:57,680 --> 00:21:02,680 because if you told me 15K downloads in the year 2018, 505 00:21:02,680 --> 00:21:05,400 oh, I'm sorry, 2019, I would have laughed at you, 506 00:21:05,400 --> 00:21:07,520 because I was not expecting it, I was thinking, 507 00:21:07,520 --> 00:21:11,000 okay, a few hits, 17 downloads, whoop-de-doo, 508 00:21:11,000 --> 00:21:13,160 helping one person, awesome. 509 00:21:13,160 --> 00:21:16,880 Well, I was incorrect because it started growing more, 510 00:21:16,880 --> 00:21:18,680 people want to hear me more, 511 00:21:18,680 --> 00:21:22,160 I'm having my back by gains, partnerships. 512 00:21:22,160 --> 00:21:24,480 And then we start offering more services, 513 00:21:24,480 --> 00:21:28,120 I started my first speaking gig in 2022 in Oklahoma, 514 00:21:28,120 --> 00:21:32,120 we tried Gala, which led us to now do play 515 00:21:32,120 --> 00:21:35,440 in local events in Indiana, which is where I'm from. 516 00:21:35,440 --> 00:21:38,400 And then it also led us to, I'm trying to get what else, 517 00:21:38,400 --> 00:21:40,000 and Bastian, a couple programs. 518 00:21:40,000 --> 00:21:42,040 So I'm now an ambassador for the Doug, 519 00:21:42,040 --> 00:21:45,680 Ludie, Jr. Autism Foundation, and Makeup Film Foundation, 520 00:21:45,680 --> 00:21:49,080 which is Make a Wish, but with movies. 521 00:21:49,080 --> 00:21:52,760 Cool, that's very cool. 522 00:21:52,760 --> 00:21:54,400 That's a lot of stuff on your plate. 523 00:21:55,400 --> 00:21:57,920 It is, but you know what, it's manageable, 524 00:21:57,920 --> 00:22:00,400 and probably I'm going to be transferring 525 00:22:00,400 --> 00:22:02,640 to another university that's an hour from me, 526 00:22:02,640 --> 00:22:04,880 so not too far in, hey, I'll figure it out, 527 00:22:04,880 --> 00:22:07,640 I managed stuff pretty decently, 528 00:22:07,640 --> 00:22:09,480 if I have my medication in me. 529 00:22:10,720 --> 00:22:12,880 What's your degree gonna be in? 530 00:22:12,880 --> 00:22:14,560 Broadcasting. 531 00:22:14,560 --> 00:22:17,600 Smart broadcasting, right there with the podcasting, 532 00:22:17,600 --> 00:22:18,640 makes sense. 533 00:22:18,640 --> 00:22:22,400 So Autism Rocks and Rolls, Summer Party. 534 00:22:22,400 --> 00:22:23,920 What is this, tell me about it. 535 00:22:23,920 --> 00:22:25,920 All right, well we need to change the name, 536 00:22:25,920 --> 00:22:27,840 so Jamie, you know we need to change it, 537 00:22:27,840 --> 00:22:30,480 last time it was called Summer Party, 538 00:22:30,480 --> 00:22:32,840 and it's not your fault, but we changed it to Summer Fest, 539 00:22:32,840 --> 00:22:34,160 so does that play out? 540 00:22:34,160 --> 00:22:36,600 Summer Fest, got it, I'm gonna change it right now, 541 00:22:36,600 --> 00:22:37,920 is me, put it up there. 542 00:22:37,920 --> 00:22:40,160 I just know, I was like, oh no. 543 00:22:40,160 --> 00:22:44,760 But the Summer Fest is, we're gonna have like, 544 00:22:44,760 --> 00:22:49,120 so we have one of our sponsors is a wedding bar, 545 00:22:49,120 --> 00:22:51,560 but it's really cool, during the summer they turn it into 546 00:22:51,560 --> 00:22:53,880 kind of an outdoor concert venue, 547 00:22:53,880 --> 00:22:58,880 and we're having a Summer Fest with live music, 548 00:22:59,160 --> 00:23:01,160 our music we'll be having is local band, 549 00:23:01,160 --> 00:23:04,360 all access band, and Indianapolis' own Duke Tomato, 550 00:23:04,360 --> 00:23:05,640 which if you like Blues Rock, 551 00:23:05,640 --> 00:23:07,480 I prefer you checking that out, 552 00:23:07,480 --> 00:23:11,880 and we're having more than just music, 553 00:23:11,880 --> 00:23:13,200 we're having a prize wheel, 554 00:23:13,200 --> 00:23:15,000 my grandfather built a prize wheel, 555 00:23:15,000 --> 00:23:18,400 and for my birthday, and we kind of use that for AR, AR. 556 00:23:18,400 --> 00:23:20,840 Kona Shave Ice is coming out, 557 00:23:20,840 --> 00:23:23,480 so if you want shaved ice, we're happy to buy that. 558 00:23:23,480 --> 00:23:25,560 And a Quarrel Hole game, but we're also gonna try 559 00:23:25,560 --> 00:23:28,680 and produce an adult scavenger hunt with prizes. 560 00:23:29,720 --> 00:23:32,280 Sweet, that sounds like an awesome event. 561 00:23:32,280 --> 00:23:33,680 And then, the Summer Fest, in the morning, 562 00:23:33,680 --> 00:23:37,520 we're having an autism-roxen role motorcycle poker run ride. 563 00:23:38,520 --> 00:23:41,760 A motorcycle poker run ride? 564 00:23:41,760 --> 00:23:42,600 Yeah. 565 00:23:42,600 --> 00:23:44,080 What is that? 566 00:23:44,080 --> 00:23:46,800 Well, you basically, I mean, you've heard Jeep rides, 567 00:23:46,800 --> 00:23:48,200 like Jeep rides with drag. 568 00:23:48,200 --> 00:23:49,440 I should have, but I haven't. 569 00:23:49,440 --> 00:23:51,320 I haven't lived enough yet, Sam. 570 00:23:51,320 --> 00:23:52,440 I need to start living more. 571 00:23:52,440 --> 00:23:55,000 Okay, that's why I didn't know. 572 00:23:55,000 --> 00:23:58,080 So, a motorcycle ride, so I'm not really in charge of that, 573 00:23:58,080 --> 00:23:58,920 but what I do know is, okay, 574 00:23:58,920 --> 00:24:00,960 you're gonna start at this destination, 575 00:24:00,960 --> 00:24:04,440 but then you're gonna get, like, chips, poker chips. 576 00:24:04,440 --> 00:24:06,720 And I think if you get the most poker chips, 577 00:24:06,720 --> 00:24:08,640 you win a prize, I think that's how it works, 578 00:24:08,640 --> 00:24:09,480 I'm not for sure. 579 00:24:09,480 --> 00:24:10,320 Oh, cool. 580 00:24:10,320 --> 00:24:14,280 But you're gonna ride to certain biking places, 581 00:24:14,280 --> 00:24:17,640 and then grab a snack, and then go back to the Summer Fest. 582 00:24:17,640 --> 00:24:18,880 So, kind of a cool event. 583 00:24:18,880 --> 00:24:21,480 I don't know how it works, but I'm excited to get around, 584 00:24:21,480 --> 00:24:23,440 because this is our first one, and it's in August, 585 00:24:23,440 --> 00:24:25,640 so hopefully the weather will be nice, too. 586 00:24:26,720 --> 00:24:27,560 That's awesome. 587 00:24:27,560 --> 00:24:28,680 That's awesome. 588 00:24:28,680 --> 00:24:32,200 Shifting gears, you've also got a children's book 589 00:24:32,200 --> 00:24:33,600 coming out, is that correct? 590 00:24:34,920 --> 00:24:37,600 Yes, so that one I helped out with, 591 00:24:37,600 --> 00:24:39,480 I give more credit to my partner, 592 00:24:39,480 --> 00:24:41,720 which is also my mother, shockingly. 593 00:24:41,720 --> 00:24:42,720 Awesome. 594 00:24:42,720 --> 00:24:44,000 Best partner to have. 595 00:24:44,000 --> 00:24:46,160 Oh, some days, yeah, but some days, 596 00:24:46,160 --> 00:24:49,080 there are days I wanna kill her, I ain't gonna lie to you. 597 00:24:49,080 --> 00:24:53,120 But anyway, the book is a children's book. 598 00:24:53,120 --> 00:24:55,560 She was the main person, so it's Journey, 599 00:24:55,560 --> 00:24:58,240 and people on special like to be fixated with things, 600 00:24:58,240 --> 00:25:01,120 which is what's the site called, Obsess. 601 00:25:01,120 --> 00:25:03,440 But it's really practicing for our future skills, 602 00:25:03,440 --> 00:25:07,120 because in the book, she's gonna give children 603 00:25:07,120 --> 00:25:11,280 a tour of the nature site and talk about trees, 604 00:25:11,280 --> 00:25:13,520 but she'll be having flashbacks from her memory, 605 00:25:13,520 --> 00:25:16,040 like talking about the ash tree, 606 00:25:16,040 --> 00:25:18,240 talking about the ash tree, she'll be having the flashback 607 00:25:18,240 --> 00:25:21,080 of putting a caterpillar on someone. 608 00:25:21,080 --> 00:25:23,280 And she loves it, but the kid's freaking out. 609 00:25:25,840 --> 00:25:27,560 And how long is the book gonna be more or less? 610 00:25:27,560 --> 00:25:30,440 What do you think, or what age group is it gonna be for? 611 00:25:30,440 --> 00:25:31,640 Pre-school at kindergarten. 612 00:25:31,640 --> 00:25:34,680 I mean, it's gonna be very childish. 613 00:25:34,680 --> 00:25:35,680 And we're still waiting for it. 614 00:25:35,680 --> 00:25:36,920 We're in the publishing stage. 615 00:25:36,920 --> 00:25:38,200 We published it a while back, 616 00:25:38,200 --> 00:25:39,240 and we haven't heard anything, 617 00:25:39,240 --> 00:25:41,640 but we're hoping to hear it back still. 618 00:25:41,640 --> 00:25:43,440 I hear you, I totally get it. 619 00:25:43,440 --> 00:25:46,520 My kiddos are also publishing their first books, 620 00:25:46,520 --> 00:25:49,280 and they're right there at the pre-order stage, 621 00:25:49,280 --> 00:25:50,640 still getting things developed. 622 00:25:50,640 --> 00:25:51,920 You don't have a clear timeline, 623 00:25:51,920 --> 00:25:53,520 but keep working hard, right? 624 00:25:53,520 --> 00:25:54,720 Keep consistent with it. 625 00:25:54,720 --> 00:25:56,720 Yeah, yeah, keep working with it, man. 626 00:25:56,720 --> 00:25:57,720 And hey, if it comes to you, 627 00:25:57,720 --> 00:26:00,120 you can self publish on Amazon at this point. 628 00:26:00,120 --> 00:26:01,800 That's right, you can. 629 00:26:01,800 --> 00:26:06,800 So let's talk a little bit further about your vision. 630 00:26:06,600 --> 00:26:07,440 We'll dive back into it, 631 00:26:07,440 --> 00:26:10,800 give you a little bit more time to, you know, to share that. 632 00:26:10,800 --> 00:26:15,000 Do you envision spending more time on ARAR, 633 00:26:15,000 --> 00:26:18,080 or do you plan on diving more into your business consulting? 634 00:26:18,080 --> 00:26:21,000 What's your next three to five years look like? 635 00:26:21,000 --> 00:26:25,000 Well, we just had a board retreat a couple of last months, 636 00:26:25,000 --> 00:26:26,000 and we came to the conclusion 637 00:26:26,000 --> 00:26:28,680 that what we're gonna do for now is working. 638 00:26:28,680 --> 00:26:30,680 Hopefully college, we can add more time 639 00:26:30,680 --> 00:26:32,800 and have things change up a little bit, maybe. 640 00:26:32,800 --> 00:26:34,920 But right now, we're focusing on the podcast, 641 00:26:34,920 --> 00:26:37,280 and hopefully I haven't asked my mother about this yet, 642 00:26:37,280 --> 00:26:40,480 but she might add some curriculum to the show. 643 00:26:40,480 --> 00:26:41,880 I mean, we don't know yet clearly, 644 00:26:41,880 --> 00:26:44,680 but we're trying to still find something 645 00:26:44,680 --> 00:26:47,680 that brings in revenue every day. 646 00:26:47,680 --> 00:26:52,680 We have something good, and we can make money 647 00:26:53,600 --> 00:26:56,080 that, like, it's at the side job phase, I call it. 648 00:26:56,080 --> 00:26:58,280 Like, you have to pay the bills still, 649 00:26:58,280 --> 00:27:01,520 and, but you can still add it as your side job. 650 00:27:01,520 --> 00:27:05,520 I wanna get to it, to where this ARAR corporation 651 00:27:05,520 --> 00:27:06,920 is paying the bills every day. 652 00:27:08,200 --> 00:27:09,840 Cool, man, that's awesome. 653 00:27:09,840 --> 00:27:12,640 And while you're always welcome to be, 654 00:27:12,640 --> 00:27:14,040 you probably have a lot of offers, 655 00:27:14,040 --> 00:27:16,040 but you're always welcome to be here. 656 00:27:16,040 --> 00:27:17,760 You probably have a lot of offers, 657 00:27:17,760 --> 00:27:19,400 but you're always welcome to be an honorary member 658 00:27:19,400 --> 00:27:22,960 of the Academy of First Class Businesses at No Charge. 659 00:27:22,960 --> 00:27:24,800 So we do have programs. 660 00:27:24,800 --> 00:27:26,760 We'll try, hopefully, maybe one day, 661 00:27:26,760 --> 00:27:28,520 we're talking to Dean, when we did talk to him, 662 00:27:28,520 --> 00:27:31,440 we had to reschedule, sadly, but whatever, whatever. 663 00:27:31,440 --> 00:27:33,720 We might talk to Dean Forbes. 664 00:27:33,720 --> 00:27:36,200 Oh, cool, yep, that'd be awesome. 665 00:27:36,200 --> 00:27:38,560 He's my business partner, great guy. 666 00:27:38,560 --> 00:27:41,320 And like I mentioned, I'd be happy to include you 667 00:27:41,320 --> 00:27:43,480 as an honorary member if that helps you out 668 00:27:43,480 --> 00:27:45,520 with the process, but I do know there's a lot. 669 00:27:45,520 --> 00:27:47,800 Oh, I don't know if you can afford the funds. 670 00:27:47,800 --> 00:27:50,320 Well, like I said, we wouldn't charge you for it. 671 00:27:50,320 --> 00:27:53,200 So that's, you'd be on me, you'd be my VIP. 672 00:27:54,800 --> 00:27:56,360 Okay, now we're talking. 673 00:27:56,360 --> 00:28:00,640 Yep, yeah, absolutely, dude. 674 00:28:00,640 --> 00:28:02,120 And keep going, man. 675 00:28:02,120 --> 00:28:04,520 I see so much potential with your podcast. 676 00:28:04,520 --> 00:28:07,800 And 15,000, I think, is just scratching the surface 677 00:28:07,800 --> 00:28:10,760 of what you can do as you keep putting your interviews 678 00:28:10,760 --> 00:28:11,600 out there. 679 00:28:11,600 --> 00:28:12,680 How often do you have the show come out? 680 00:28:12,680 --> 00:28:14,280 Is it once a week or once a month? 681 00:28:14,280 --> 00:28:15,600 Every 13 days. 682 00:28:15,600 --> 00:28:18,200 So count from the latest published day, 683 00:28:18,200 --> 00:28:20,760 which I cannot remember off the top of my head, 684 00:28:20,760 --> 00:28:22,480 but count 13 days from that, 685 00:28:22,480 --> 00:28:25,360 that's when your next episode is gonna come out. 686 00:28:25,360 --> 00:28:26,200 Yeah, awesome. 687 00:28:26,200 --> 00:28:27,040 But then there are times where I have 688 00:28:27,040 --> 00:28:29,360 like a hiatus, like February to March, 689 00:28:29,360 --> 00:28:31,720 the season was over, and I didn't wanna like 690 00:28:31,720 --> 00:28:35,960 keep shoving down pockets, episodes down people's throat. 691 00:28:35,960 --> 00:28:38,200 So I kind of took a month of the hiatus 692 00:28:38,200 --> 00:28:40,360 to focus on the nonprofit side, 693 00:28:40,360 --> 00:28:42,080 but then in March I got back on it. 694 00:28:42,080 --> 00:28:43,240 So. 695 00:28:43,240 --> 00:28:44,440 Nice, man. 696 00:28:44,440 --> 00:28:46,920 Well, you're the visionary for that. 697 00:28:46,920 --> 00:28:50,480 So you'll know how many episodes you need to produce, 698 00:28:50,480 --> 00:28:51,320 what you should do. 699 00:28:51,320 --> 00:28:53,120 I like to think ahead a lot of times, 700 00:28:53,120 --> 00:28:56,160 but sometimes that bites me in the butt. 701 00:28:56,160 --> 00:28:57,000 That's right. 702 00:28:57,000 --> 00:28:57,840 And sometimes it does. 703 00:28:57,840 --> 00:28:58,760 Sometimes we're looking so far down the road, 704 00:28:58,760 --> 00:29:01,200 we trip over the stick in front of us, right? 705 00:29:01,200 --> 00:29:02,040 Yeah, you forgot. 706 00:29:02,040 --> 00:29:03,200 Yeah, you've got this branch right there 707 00:29:03,200 --> 00:29:06,240 and the trees block, you're like, oh, geez. 708 00:29:06,240 --> 00:29:07,880 Yep, definitely. 709 00:29:07,880 --> 00:29:11,400 So what have you learned as far as running your podcast? 710 00:29:11,400 --> 00:29:14,560 What are some things you didn't anticipate with it 711 00:29:14,560 --> 00:29:16,880 or weren't prepared for that you learned from 712 00:29:16,880 --> 00:29:18,640 that others could learn to overcome 713 00:29:18,640 --> 00:29:21,160 if they're launching a similar podcast 714 00:29:21,160 --> 00:29:22,320 or a show of some kind? 715 00:29:23,560 --> 00:29:27,360 Well, it goes back to my story with the unexpected growing. 716 00:29:27,360 --> 00:29:31,360 I mean, the first goal of this, it was to be a hobby. 717 00:29:31,360 --> 00:29:33,360 It was not meant to be a job, 718 00:29:33,360 --> 00:29:37,160 but I didn't know you could make a podcast 719 00:29:37,160 --> 00:29:38,880 and make a living out of it, 720 00:29:38,880 --> 00:29:42,120 or get kind of popular through it. 721 00:29:42,120 --> 00:29:44,400 I was never a popular kid, 722 00:29:44,400 --> 00:29:48,720 but after starting the podcast and getting the sponsors, 723 00:29:48,720 --> 00:29:51,600 the popularity chain kind of grew on me a little bit. 724 00:29:53,080 --> 00:29:53,920 That's cool, man. 725 00:29:53,920 --> 00:29:54,760 And three years. 726 00:29:54,760 --> 00:29:57,960 Which this is kind of sad because of the past. 727 00:29:57,960 --> 00:29:59,960 I mean, I've let go of my past, 728 00:29:59,960 --> 00:30:01,680 the exclusion of the bullying, 729 00:30:01,680 --> 00:30:03,680 but there are days I still live in it. 730 00:30:03,680 --> 00:30:08,440 So sadly, I do not know how to take that popularity. 731 00:30:08,440 --> 00:30:10,120 Yeah. 732 00:30:10,120 --> 00:30:14,160 I'm not very popular, so I don't know how to take it yet either. 733 00:30:14,160 --> 00:30:18,120 But I think the best way you can do it, 734 00:30:18,120 --> 00:30:21,000 and for me, I just try to be my best self each day. 735 00:30:22,520 --> 00:30:24,000 If you don't like it, then don't like it. 736 00:30:24,000 --> 00:30:26,560 That's definitely the best way, but oh my gosh. 737 00:30:26,560 --> 00:30:30,240 I mean, in my social situation still like this, cool. 738 00:30:30,240 --> 00:30:34,480 But put me in front of people that I don't know well, 739 00:30:34,480 --> 00:30:38,040 like really well well, or people my own age, 740 00:30:38,040 --> 00:30:39,560 I'm gonna throw up. 741 00:30:39,560 --> 00:30:41,520 And I don't mean that literally, 742 00:30:41,520 --> 00:30:44,760 I don't go like, oh my gosh, social anxiety here. 743 00:30:44,760 --> 00:30:47,920 I mean like metaphorically. 744 00:30:47,920 --> 00:30:49,160 I don't really throw up. 745 00:30:49,160 --> 00:30:52,240 It's just like, oh my God, oh my God. 746 00:30:52,240 --> 00:30:53,720 Do you know who Bill Russell is, 747 00:30:53,720 --> 00:30:55,520 the basketball player from way back when? 748 00:30:55,520 --> 00:30:57,120 Any chance? 749 00:30:57,120 --> 00:30:57,960 I think I've heard of him. 750 00:30:57,960 --> 00:30:59,160 I don't know if I've seen him. 751 00:30:59,160 --> 00:31:00,240 He's a legend, man. 752 00:31:00,240 --> 00:31:03,200 He used to throw up before every basketball game. 753 00:31:04,320 --> 00:31:05,480 Geez, man. 754 00:31:05,480 --> 00:31:09,040 Every time he got so nervous about being in front of people 755 00:31:09,040 --> 00:31:10,840 that he had to go throw up. 756 00:31:10,840 --> 00:31:12,360 And its team members would even say like, 757 00:31:12,360 --> 00:31:13,760 hey, have you gone and thrown up yet? 758 00:31:13,760 --> 00:31:17,880 Cause he was never ready until he got through that anxiety. 759 00:31:17,880 --> 00:31:20,720 And you just never know who goes through that. 760 00:31:23,360 --> 00:31:24,200 And that's the thing. 761 00:31:24,200 --> 00:31:25,360 You don't know their story. 762 00:31:26,360 --> 00:31:28,000 I mean, you don't know. 763 00:31:28,000 --> 00:31:31,000 I mean, I know people have broken the law 764 00:31:31,000 --> 00:31:32,880 and it's not good clearly. 765 00:31:32,880 --> 00:31:35,040 I'm gonna never promote that. 766 00:31:35,040 --> 00:31:37,160 But do you know why they had to do it? 767 00:31:37,160 --> 00:31:40,080 I mean, maybe they were just being an idiot and okay, yeah. 768 00:31:40,080 --> 00:31:42,720 I'm gonna steal a candy bar like a kid. 769 00:31:42,720 --> 00:31:46,640 But what if it was for his family to give him his food 770 00:31:46,640 --> 00:31:50,760 because he can't afford a meal or a nice house? 771 00:31:51,920 --> 00:31:52,760 It's true. 772 00:31:52,760 --> 00:31:55,240 People definitely tend to go to the desk room. 773 00:31:55,240 --> 00:31:56,840 Sometimes have to go to the desk room measures 774 00:31:56,840 --> 00:31:57,920 to get what they want. 775 00:31:57,920 --> 00:32:00,080 And we don't always make the best choice 776 00:32:00,080 --> 00:32:00,920 in those situations. 777 00:32:00,920 --> 00:32:02,480 I mean, I would do the same thing too. 778 00:32:02,480 --> 00:32:04,480 Because hey, I gotta look after our kids here. 779 00:32:04,480 --> 00:32:06,840 Desperate time call for desperate measures. 780 00:32:06,840 --> 00:32:08,320 Right, and you're right. 781 00:32:08,320 --> 00:32:11,760 And it's hard to remember that we don't, 782 00:32:11,760 --> 00:32:14,960 I hope nobody judges me for my worst moment in life. 783 00:32:14,960 --> 00:32:16,080 Right? 784 00:32:16,080 --> 00:32:18,240 I wanna be remembered for the good things they did too. 785 00:32:18,240 --> 00:32:20,080 And I try to remember that about others. 786 00:32:20,080 --> 00:32:21,480 So well said, dude. 787 00:32:22,800 --> 00:32:23,640 Good stuff. 788 00:32:23,640 --> 00:32:25,800 So let's take a look here at another site 789 00:32:25,800 --> 00:32:26,880 that Jaime has pulled up. 790 00:32:26,880 --> 00:32:30,640 So there's a site booking agent info.com. 791 00:32:30,640 --> 00:32:32,760 Can you tell me about that? 792 00:32:32,760 --> 00:32:34,880 Well, darn you, you spoiled the secret. 793 00:32:34,880 --> 00:32:35,840 No, it's okay. 794 00:32:35,840 --> 00:32:37,160 I'm fine. 795 00:32:37,160 --> 00:32:38,440 Oh, this is the one. 796 00:32:38,440 --> 00:32:39,440 I'm sorry. 797 00:32:39,440 --> 00:32:41,440 Oh, it's okay. 798 00:32:41,440 --> 00:32:43,040 No, you're great. 799 00:32:43,040 --> 00:32:45,120 I don't like spoiling it a little bit. 800 00:32:45,120 --> 00:32:47,680 Because you have to pay to get a really good one anyway. 801 00:32:47,680 --> 00:32:50,120 So, but nice shot. 802 00:32:50,120 --> 00:32:51,640 No, again, I'm just messing with you. 803 00:32:51,640 --> 00:32:55,800 But anyway, this booking agent info.com, 804 00:32:55,800 --> 00:32:57,880 that actually has allowed me to give 805 00:32:57,880 --> 00:33:00,520 some of the celebrities I've had. 806 00:33:00,520 --> 00:33:02,960 So let me think here. 807 00:33:02,960 --> 00:33:05,440 Okay, I got a response from Tom Hanks. 808 00:33:05,440 --> 00:33:07,760 I did not, he didn't agree to come on the show, 809 00:33:07,760 --> 00:33:10,600 but his publicist said, oh my goodness. 810 00:33:10,600 --> 00:33:11,440 And he wasn't so busy. 811 00:33:11,440 --> 00:33:12,280 He loved to. 812 00:33:12,280 --> 00:33:14,440 It's gonna be a no, but thanks for checking in. 813 00:33:14,440 --> 00:33:15,840 They were all really nice about it. 814 00:33:15,840 --> 00:33:18,560 So I heard a little big jerks, 815 00:33:18,560 --> 00:33:22,200 but they had not been to me, surprisingly. 816 00:33:22,200 --> 00:33:23,040 That's cool. 817 00:33:23,040 --> 00:33:25,880 That's really, so this is a secret tool of yours 818 00:33:25,880 --> 00:33:27,720 that you use for contacting people. 819 00:33:27,720 --> 00:33:30,880 Now it's spoiled thanks to you, but hey, 820 00:33:30,880 --> 00:33:31,720 you know what? 821 00:33:31,720 --> 00:33:34,320 I don't care because I realize you have to pay for it. 822 00:33:34,320 --> 00:33:35,560 I'm not paying it for you. 823 00:33:35,560 --> 00:33:37,960 So, hey, you're like, whatever. 824 00:33:37,960 --> 00:33:39,160 That's fair, man. 825 00:33:39,160 --> 00:33:40,000 I totally get that. 826 00:33:40,000 --> 00:33:41,080 So hi, may take it down. 827 00:33:41,080 --> 00:33:44,120 This will be a little segment Easter egg for people. 828 00:33:44,120 --> 00:33:46,480 So good to know that's awesome. 829 00:33:46,480 --> 00:33:48,120 You know, it's, I mean, that's a lot of the work 830 00:33:48,120 --> 00:33:49,600 that goes into podcasting, right? 831 00:33:49,600 --> 00:33:51,880 Is contacting guests and coordinating. 832 00:33:51,880 --> 00:33:53,200 Absolutely, that's what I do. 833 00:33:53,200 --> 00:33:58,200 That plate, that website, yep, thanks. 834 00:33:59,720 --> 00:34:01,840 It is cheap compared to some of the others. 835 00:34:01,840 --> 00:34:03,400 Like you've had to get on these apps 836 00:34:03,400 --> 00:34:05,720 where you have to find them. 837 00:34:05,720 --> 00:34:07,920 They cost thousands of dollars. 838 00:34:07,920 --> 00:34:10,720 That's why I think it's definitely, 839 00:34:10,720 --> 00:34:12,600 you know, definitely is charging, 840 00:34:12,600 --> 00:34:15,640 but it's not like $100 a month. 841 00:34:15,640 --> 00:34:19,200 It's actually the cheapest you're gonna get. 842 00:34:19,200 --> 00:34:20,040 That's cool, man. 843 00:34:20,040 --> 00:34:22,880 Well, we'll definitely explore it, you know? 844 00:34:22,880 --> 00:34:24,520 And see what we learned from it. 845 00:34:24,520 --> 00:34:26,520 And it's, you know, it's funny. 846 00:34:26,520 --> 00:34:29,040 You mentioned kind of being alone 847 00:34:29,040 --> 00:34:30,840 as a younger kid, not having those friends. 848 00:34:30,840 --> 00:34:32,320 And then, you know, you're getting to that point 849 00:34:32,320 --> 00:34:34,800 where you got more friends established and all that. 850 00:34:34,800 --> 00:34:37,600 And it's, your friends have a network of people 851 00:34:37,600 --> 00:34:39,480 that they can give you access to 852 00:34:39,480 --> 00:34:41,600 that can help you accomplish the missions 853 00:34:41,600 --> 00:34:42,840 that you want to accomplish in life. 854 00:34:42,840 --> 00:34:45,720 So who are some of the people you're most excited 855 00:34:45,720 --> 00:34:49,560 to reach out to and talk to in the next year or two? 856 00:34:49,560 --> 00:34:50,400 Anybody in mind? 857 00:34:50,400 --> 00:34:51,760 Well, I try a lot of people. 858 00:34:51,760 --> 00:34:55,360 I mean, Mick Foley was one of them, but clearly. 859 00:34:55,360 --> 00:34:56,200 That's a big win. 860 00:34:56,200 --> 00:34:57,520 Tell me about Mick Foley a little bit. 861 00:34:57,520 --> 00:34:59,360 I don't know, Debbie, who is that? 862 00:34:59,360 --> 00:35:00,960 I was surprised with that too. 863 00:35:00,960 --> 00:35:03,200 I actually knew him a little beforehand. 864 00:35:03,200 --> 00:35:05,040 Not we weren't like best friends, 865 00:35:05,040 --> 00:35:08,400 but I met him once at a meet and greet at a toy shop. 866 00:35:08,400 --> 00:35:11,680 It was BC Autism Proximals, I guess what you call it. 867 00:35:11,680 --> 00:35:14,120 But another wrestling podcast called 868 00:35:14,120 --> 00:35:15,560 the ANC Wrestling Podcast, 869 00:35:15,560 --> 00:35:18,120 I don't know if they're doing their podcast today. 870 00:35:18,120 --> 00:35:19,920 I think they are, hopefully. 871 00:35:19,920 --> 00:35:23,240 But they let me, kill on the show, 872 00:35:23,240 --> 00:35:26,440 impressed with my knowledge, 873 00:35:26,440 --> 00:35:29,920 and they hooked up with Mick Foley somehow. 874 00:35:29,920 --> 00:35:31,000 I don't know how. 875 00:35:31,000 --> 00:35:32,160 I kind of smelled a rat. 876 00:35:32,160 --> 00:35:34,000 I don't know really much of the behind the scenes. 877 00:35:34,000 --> 00:35:36,360 That's a question for the people who set it up. 878 00:35:36,360 --> 00:35:38,240 But the only guy I know is I smelled a rat 879 00:35:38,240 --> 00:35:39,560 and I got to meet him. 880 00:35:39,560 --> 00:35:42,400 Okay. 881 00:35:42,400 --> 00:35:44,000 And so tell us a little bit. 882 00:35:44,000 --> 00:35:46,400 For those of us who don't know WWE very well 883 00:35:46,400 --> 00:35:48,000 and don't know who Mick Foley is, 884 00:35:48,000 --> 00:35:48,840 who is this? 885 00:35:48,840 --> 00:35:51,560 What do you know about him? 886 00:35:51,560 --> 00:35:53,080 He's a pro wrestler. 887 00:35:53,080 --> 00:35:54,760 He's referred as the hardcore legend. 888 00:35:54,760 --> 00:35:56,160 And if you watch his matches, 889 00:35:56,160 --> 00:35:58,600 yes, he's hardcore because I think he went through 890 00:35:58,600 --> 00:36:00,000 barbed wire and thumbtacks. 891 00:36:00,000 --> 00:36:03,120 So if you don't call that going through hardcore, 892 00:36:03,120 --> 00:36:04,880 then you're insane. 893 00:36:04,880 --> 00:36:06,760 But fun fact though, 894 00:36:06,760 --> 00:36:08,720 he's actually one of the most humble people you ever meet. 895 00:36:08,720 --> 00:36:11,160 And his son is on the autism spectrum. 896 00:36:11,160 --> 00:36:13,280 So we kind of made that connection there. 897 00:36:13,280 --> 00:36:16,440 But ever since that interview, we've hit it off really well. 898 00:36:16,440 --> 00:36:18,520 I actually just recently saw him at an expo 899 00:36:18,520 --> 00:36:19,360 for a wrestling expo. 900 00:36:19,360 --> 00:36:21,680 I thankfully got to attend. 901 00:36:21,680 --> 00:36:25,600 And we were just chatting away and hit it off. 902 00:36:25,600 --> 00:36:27,840 And I saw him once again before the expo 903 00:36:27,840 --> 00:36:29,960 at a comedy, local comedy club, 904 00:36:29,960 --> 00:36:31,480 because he was going to be in the town, 905 00:36:31,480 --> 00:36:33,760 which was again, awesome. 906 00:36:33,760 --> 00:36:37,840 And then we got the interview and he gave me 30 minutes. 907 00:36:37,840 --> 00:36:40,320 So that was a pretty incredible moment still. 908 00:36:40,320 --> 00:36:41,480 But every time we see each other, we're like, 909 00:36:41,480 --> 00:36:43,520 oh yeah, hey, what's up? 910 00:36:43,520 --> 00:36:44,960 And we actually know each other. 911 00:36:44,960 --> 00:36:45,920 It takes a minute though. 912 00:36:45,920 --> 00:36:47,960 Yes, remember that I'm wearing the shirt. 913 00:36:47,960 --> 00:36:50,960 As long as I'm wearing the shirt, he'll know. 914 00:36:50,960 --> 00:36:53,200 Yeah, that's helpful too. 915 00:36:53,200 --> 00:36:55,880 It's called brand recognition, right? 916 00:36:55,880 --> 00:36:59,280 Yeah, maybe a little bit of a visual reminder too. 917 00:36:59,280 --> 00:37:00,120 That's right. 918 00:37:00,120 --> 00:37:01,200 The visual reminders are key. 919 00:37:01,200 --> 00:37:02,720 I mean, for any business owner out there, 920 00:37:02,720 --> 00:37:05,840 if you're, especially if your brand's not an IKEE 921 00:37:05,840 --> 00:37:07,880 or an Adidas that people know well, 922 00:37:07,880 --> 00:37:11,080 then having those physical reminders can help people. 923 00:37:11,080 --> 00:37:12,840 And it's just like you got your sign in the background, 924 00:37:12,840 --> 00:37:14,680 the autism rock and roll sign. 925 00:37:14,680 --> 00:37:18,200 When did you make the sign? 926 00:37:18,200 --> 00:37:19,600 And what did you go through to make it? 927 00:37:19,600 --> 00:37:20,480 That was kind of funny. 928 00:37:20,480 --> 00:37:24,560 So I've recently graduated a couple of years ago. 929 00:37:24,560 --> 00:37:29,560 So that was, I graduated and apparently my parents got 930 00:37:32,960 --> 00:37:34,840 the brilliant idea to get a sign. 931 00:37:34,840 --> 00:37:37,200 I was like, okay, whatever, sure. 932 00:37:37,200 --> 00:37:39,240 And they made me that sign and I just thought, 933 00:37:39,240 --> 00:37:42,160 you know what, wow, that's like how it's cool in the background. 934 00:37:42,160 --> 00:37:43,560 I didn't mean to put it there. 935 00:37:43,560 --> 00:37:46,200 So I was like, okay, let's just leave it there, 936 00:37:46,200 --> 00:37:47,120 see what happens. 937 00:37:47,120 --> 00:37:50,200 Well, my next year I get on, I get on it. 938 00:37:50,200 --> 00:37:51,400 And I noticed the sign in the background, 939 00:37:51,400 --> 00:37:53,400 I was like, oh, hey, that's kind of cool. 940 00:37:53,400 --> 00:37:54,400 Let's leave it there. 941 00:37:56,000 --> 00:37:57,200 Yeah, it is. 942 00:37:57,200 --> 00:37:58,480 That's a great background. 943 00:37:58,480 --> 00:38:01,560 So I see the guitar there too. 944 00:38:01,560 --> 00:38:03,280 I almost want to get distracted by that, 945 00:38:03,280 --> 00:38:06,280 but you're also in business consulting. 946 00:38:06,280 --> 00:38:08,880 What do you do as a business consultant, Sam? 947 00:38:08,880 --> 00:38:10,240 Well, I'm not gonna lie to you. 948 00:38:10,240 --> 00:38:13,500 That's not where I hit the home run as the sponsorships. 949 00:38:13,500 --> 00:38:15,440 But you offer podcast coaching. 950 00:38:15,440 --> 00:38:17,720 So maybe the business coaching 951 00:38:17,720 --> 00:38:19,720 is also kind of the podcast coaching. 952 00:38:19,720 --> 00:38:20,560 So I always try to- 953 00:38:20,560 --> 00:38:22,240 See, I think it's a great niche for you. 954 00:38:22,240 --> 00:38:23,560 Teaching, people have a lot of podcasts. 955 00:38:23,560 --> 00:38:25,160 You can always go outside the niche, 956 00:38:25,160 --> 00:38:27,440 but you already know a lot about the podcasting world 957 00:38:27,440 --> 00:38:29,200 and there's a growing number of entrepreneurs 958 00:38:29,200 --> 00:38:31,440 trying to figure it out right now. 959 00:38:31,440 --> 00:38:34,760 Yeah, and you know, people make it a lot harder than expected. 960 00:38:34,760 --> 00:38:37,160 They think that they're the fancy equipment, 961 00:38:37,160 --> 00:38:40,680 all the microphone, you can just use your phone. 962 00:38:40,680 --> 00:38:42,640 I don't know how to use your phone, 963 00:38:42,640 --> 00:38:46,720 but you need something to use- 964 00:38:46,720 --> 00:38:48,040 Yeah, there's an iPhone. 965 00:38:48,040 --> 00:38:51,040 What you need is a microphone. 966 00:38:51,040 --> 00:38:53,960 Would that be through your phone or like one I have, 967 00:38:53,960 --> 00:38:55,060 like a recording one? 968 00:38:56,040 --> 00:38:56,880 What else do you need? 969 00:38:56,880 --> 00:38:58,120 You need internet connection. 970 00:38:58,120 --> 00:39:00,800 That's the one thing that I hate about podcasting 971 00:39:00,800 --> 00:39:04,120 is I have very bad low patience with technology. 972 00:39:04,120 --> 00:39:06,680 So you can imagine some days with technology 973 00:39:06,680 --> 00:39:09,960 acting up on like you bleep, bleep, bleep, bleep, bleep, 974 00:39:09,960 --> 00:39:11,160 bleep, bleep. 975 00:39:11,160 --> 00:39:13,720 So you can imagine how frustrating I get with that. 976 00:39:13,720 --> 00:39:16,080 That's the one thing I hate about it. 977 00:39:16,080 --> 00:39:19,120 And you also probably need, 978 00:39:19,120 --> 00:39:21,760 I mean, I prefer a PC, truthfully. 979 00:39:21,760 --> 00:39:23,520 I don't have a PC with Macs. 980 00:39:23,520 --> 00:39:26,000 I think I joke around with my family 981 00:39:26,000 --> 00:39:27,840 and because my mom uses a Mac. 982 00:39:27,840 --> 00:39:30,720 Macs are for crazy people because I'm like, 983 00:39:33,360 --> 00:39:34,520 it's through fidgety. 984 00:39:34,520 --> 00:39:35,600 That's the problem with Macs. 985 00:39:35,600 --> 00:39:37,920 They're too fidgety and too touchable. 986 00:39:37,920 --> 00:39:41,600 Like if you touch it, oh, I just screwed it up. 987 00:39:41,600 --> 00:39:42,440 Yeah. 988 00:39:42,440 --> 00:39:43,440 Oh, that's funny. 989 00:39:44,680 --> 00:39:45,520 I'm with you out there. 990 00:39:45,520 --> 00:39:50,520 I can soap box about our PC value all day long. 991 00:39:50,840 --> 00:39:53,520 So, all right, so the podcast, 992 00:39:53,520 --> 00:39:56,280 you mentioned the ability to have a microphone to do it. 993 00:39:56,280 --> 00:39:58,600 I got a business partner, Vision Pros were listening 994 00:39:58,600 --> 00:40:02,000 that he launched his podcast with anchor.fm 995 00:40:02,000 --> 00:40:04,280 and he literally recorded his episodes 996 00:40:04,280 --> 00:40:06,160 on his drive to and from work. 997 00:40:06,160 --> 00:40:08,160 And so he was able to get 40 episodes 998 00:40:08,160 --> 00:40:11,120 pumped out quite fast of great quality. 999 00:40:11,120 --> 00:40:12,960 I think you spent a little bit of time editing them, 1000 00:40:12,960 --> 00:40:16,400 but the technology is getting easier and easier 1001 00:40:16,400 --> 00:40:20,160 to use to do, to launch, but then there's nuances. 1002 00:40:20,160 --> 00:40:21,760 There's things that go into promoting it. 1003 00:40:21,760 --> 00:40:25,920 So, Sam, how did you go about promoting the episodes? 1004 00:40:25,920 --> 00:40:28,800 Do you share them on social or do people just come across them? 1005 00:40:28,800 --> 00:40:32,080 I put them on my social media outlets, Facebook. 1006 00:40:32,080 --> 00:40:34,600 I have a Facebook group, Sam Stories. 1007 00:40:34,600 --> 00:40:36,480 I put it on the website. 1008 00:40:36,480 --> 00:40:39,280 And then I also, I'm not afraid to use my personal life 1009 00:40:39,280 --> 00:40:40,360 and to have a professional life too. 1010 00:40:40,360 --> 00:40:42,560 So I promote to my buddies. 1011 00:40:42,560 --> 00:40:44,400 One told me to shut the hell up though recently. 1012 00:40:44,400 --> 00:40:46,520 So I've been keeping that one away. 1013 00:40:46,520 --> 00:40:47,560 Hey, she's awesome. 1014 00:40:47,560 --> 00:40:49,520 I've had that too. 1015 00:40:49,520 --> 00:40:51,120 I like her to death, but she just told me, 1016 00:40:51,120 --> 00:40:53,200 dude, look, I admire the work, 1017 00:40:53,200 --> 00:40:55,920 but I still want these messages popping on my phone 1018 00:40:55,920 --> 00:40:57,320 24 seven because it's annoying. 1019 00:40:57,320 --> 00:40:58,160 Now it's all right. 1020 00:40:58,160 --> 00:41:00,400 She thinks the work I do is incredible still. 1021 00:41:00,400 --> 00:41:02,120 And that was the only rule that matters to me. 1022 00:41:02,120 --> 00:41:03,760 All you think the work I do is good. 1023 00:41:03,760 --> 00:41:04,960 Hey, we're going to go. 1024 00:41:04,960 --> 00:41:07,120 Don't have to be involved at all. 1025 00:41:07,120 --> 00:41:09,640 So that's that. 1026 00:41:09,640 --> 00:41:10,840 And then we'll do it. 1027 00:41:10,840 --> 00:41:12,640 Da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da. 1028 00:41:12,640 --> 00:41:15,880 So you have the top 10 in the People's Choice Podcast 1029 00:41:15,880 --> 00:41:19,000 Awards accolade for the podcast. 1030 00:41:19,000 --> 00:41:20,200 How did that come about? 1031 00:41:22,240 --> 00:41:25,280 You know, surprisingly, I just learned that 1032 00:41:25,280 --> 00:41:26,560 through someone telling me. 1033 00:41:26,560 --> 00:41:27,400 I don't know how. 1034 00:41:27,400 --> 00:41:29,000 I was like, oh, hey, Sam, you're on the top 10 1035 00:41:29,000 --> 00:41:30,720 in the People's Place Podcast Awards. 1036 00:41:30,720 --> 00:41:32,320 Okay, cool. 1037 00:41:32,320 --> 00:41:33,440 Cool. 1038 00:41:33,440 --> 00:41:34,280 All right, so build it. 1039 00:41:34,280 --> 00:41:35,120 Hey, thanks. 1040 00:41:35,120 --> 00:41:36,080 It was the worst time I've ever been before 1041 00:41:36,080 --> 00:41:37,960 and after I learned about it. 1042 00:41:37,960 --> 00:41:38,800 Okay. 1043 00:41:38,800 --> 00:41:40,680 And then it also, I saw a little note here 1044 00:41:40,680 --> 00:41:42,800 that says you're in the top 200 podcasts 1045 00:41:42,800 --> 00:41:44,280 in all of Canada. 1046 00:41:44,280 --> 00:41:45,520 Yeah, I learned that one too. 1047 00:41:45,520 --> 00:41:47,600 Hey, you're in the top 200 podcasts of Canada. 1048 00:41:47,600 --> 00:41:48,520 Okay, cool. 1049 00:41:49,440 --> 00:41:50,360 Nice. 1050 00:41:50,360 --> 00:41:52,400 And where are you based out of, Sam? 1051 00:41:52,400 --> 00:41:53,520 Indiana. 1052 00:41:53,520 --> 00:41:54,360 Indiana. 1053 00:41:54,360 --> 00:41:55,200 Indiana. 1054 00:41:55,200 --> 00:41:56,040 I'm an old loser boy. 1055 00:41:56,040 --> 00:41:56,880 I'm in Canada. 1056 00:41:56,880 --> 00:41:57,720 I love it. 1057 00:41:57,720 --> 00:41:58,560 Yeah. 1058 00:41:58,560 --> 00:41:59,400 Yeah, I've been to Canada once for a, 1059 00:41:59,400 --> 00:42:00,760 actually twice for a speaking gig. 1060 00:42:00,760 --> 00:42:01,600 Niagara Falls. 1061 00:42:01,600 --> 00:42:03,880 Ryan Reynolds, step aside. 1062 00:42:03,880 --> 00:42:05,480 All right, Jim Carrey, step aside. 1063 00:42:05,480 --> 00:42:06,640 Here comes Sam Mitchell. 1064 00:42:09,720 --> 00:42:10,560 Awesome, man. 1065 00:42:10,560 --> 00:42:11,880 Well, is there anything else you'd like to share 1066 00:42:11,880 --> 00:42:12,640 with the audience today? 1067 00:42:12,640 --> 00:42:15,000 We're wrapping up on time, but I'd be happy to, 1068 00:42:15,000 --> 00:42:16,320 if you have anything else you wanna share, 1069 00:42:16,320 --> 00:42:18,800 anything else you wanna invite people to do 1070 00:42:18,800 --> 00:42:21,920 and tell them where they can connect with you? 1071 00:42:21,920 --> 00:42:24,080 Not that I can thank you, but I will say this, 1072 00:42:24,080 --> 00:42:25,760 and this is just, you know, 1073 00:42:25,760 --> 00:42:27,200 I might kinda end in a point of my, 1074 00:42:27,200 --> 00:42:29,760 it's not what I think it's true. 1075 00:42:29,760 --> 00:42:30,720 Excuse me, I don't know as well. 1076 00:42:30,720 --> 00:42:33,280 I think the road could be nice and not be stupid. 1077 00:42:33,280 --> 00:42:34,520 We get along so much better. 1078 00:42:34,520 --> 00:42:35,960 Don't you think? 1079 00:42:35,960 --> 00:42:37,040 I know it. 1080 00:42:37,040 --> 00:42:38,200 Have a great day, man. 1081 00:42:39,200 --> 00:42:40,480 Sam, I appreciate you doing. 1082 00:42:40,480 --> 00:42:41,320 Thanks for joining us on this. 1083 00:42:41,320 --> 00:42:43,880 Thank you, that's all folks. 1084 00:42:43,880 --> 00:42:44,880 Yeah, absolutely. 1085 00:42:44,880 --> 00:42:46,480 Well, everybody, thank you for joining us in. 1086 00:42:46,480 --> 00:42:47,440 The Vision Pro is live. 1087 00:42:47,440 --> 00:42:49,360 We'll see you on the next episode tomorrow. 1088 00:42:49,360 --> 00:42:51,360 Have a fantastic evening and definitely, 1089 00:42:51,360 --> 00:42:52,800 whatever you can do to get involved locally 1090 00:42:52,800 --> 00:42:55,440 for autism awareness and inclusion 1091 00:42:55,440 --> 00:42:57,440 for people who feel left out, just be aware. 1092 00:42:57,440 --> 00:42:58,920 There's more people we can include. 1093 00:42:58,920 --> 00:43:00,800 Your life will be happier by doing so, 1094 00:43:00,800 --> 00:43:02,240 and we will see you on the other side. 1095 00:43:02,240 --> 00:43:03,360 Take care, everybody. 1096 00:43:03,360 --> 00:43:05,000 Thank you for being here today. 1097 00:43:05,000 --> 00:43:07,840 I'm really happy that you tuned in to Vision Pro's live. 1098 00:43:07,840 --> 00:43:11,560 I'm looking forward to seeing your reactions 1099 00:43:11,560 --> 00:43:14,000 as these episodes continue to move forward. 1100 00:43:14,000 --> 00:43:15,680 We optimize them as the months go by. 1101 00:43:15,680 --> 00:43:18,040 This is gonna get more and more fun. 1102 00:43:18,040 --> 00:43:19,800 We'll have more and more engagement as well. 1103 00:43:19,800 --> 00:43:22,240 We'll invite people to participate in the show. 1104 00:43:22,240 --> 00:43:25,720 And thank you for giving us your time and attention 1105 00:43:25,720 --> 00:43:29,400 and having a great time.