Self-Awareness, Systems & Support with Loic Alix-Brown

Self-Awareness, Systems & Support with Loic Alix-Brown

by | Jul 23, 2020 | Business, Time Management

Self-Awareness, Systems & Support with Loic Alix-Brown

Loic is one of the CEOs and Co-Founders at Flick, a SAAS solution to help entrepreneurs, content creators, and small businesses find the best hashtags to reach their target audience on Instagram. In today’s episode, Loic and Monique are talking about how being efficient with money and a small team helped him turn his agency from being in debt to a highly successful software company in only 18 months.

HOT TOPICS OF THE EPISODE

[1:33] – Monique introduces her guest, Loic Alix-Brown.

 

[1:58] – Introduce yourself and tell us a little bit about who you are, where you are located, what you do?

      • My name is Loic Alix-Brown.
      • I’m half French, half English.
      • I am the head of the product of flick.tech.

[2:59] – Where did you grow up?

      • I was actually born in London.
      • I did go to a French school. 
      • My whole education was French.

[3:44] – What was your childhood experience growing up in London?

      • I was very lucky to have a sort of very close parent to me who did take very good care of me. 
      • I have quite a sheltered childhood.

[5:29] – Loic talks about why he decided to start working by the age of 16.

 

[7:44] – Where do you think does this mindset come from?

      • Part of it was school and just a general dynamic between myself and my friends.
      • We always push each other quite hard in a nice way.

[10:26] – How did you get started in building a drone?

      • Did some research from youtube videos.
      • A detailed blog post about how to build a drone.

[13:57] – Loic talks about the very start of his digital marketing journey.

 

[17:55] – What has been enabling you with your mindset to go faster and further with this company?

      • There’s a lot of hard work that goes into it.
      • I’ve been very lucky with the people I’ve met. My business partners are absolutely amazing.

[30:27] – Loic talks about how he managed to organize his time between school and a building a business.

 

[39:03] – What does efficiency mean to you?

      • Efficiency is just making the most of the time you have.

[39:28] – Which of the three things would you do over and over again, to get back to success?

      • Finding my current co-founders somehow.
      • Optimizing my organizational skills a lot earlier. 
      • I’m cultivating this idea of accountability.

 

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The Lean Startup | Book by Eric Ries

Amplitude | Product Analytics for Web & Mobile

INSPIRED | Book by Marty Cagan

IMPACTFUL QUOTES OF THIS EPISODE

Planning is the biggest thing. It just gives you freedom

Monique Lindner

Efficiency is just making the most of the time you have.

Loic Alix-Brown

Once you know what you do when you do it, and you just do it, it’s gonna be so much more efficient, and it gives you so much time back.

Monique Lindner

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Perfectionism, Personality & Pride with Falyn Satterfield

Perfectionism, Personality & Pride with Falyn Satterfield

by | Jul 17, 2020 | Lifestyle, Mindset Mastery

Perfectionism, Personality & Pride with Falyn Satterfield

Falyn Satterfield is a mystical Brand, Content, & Marketing strategist. Specifically, she works with highly ambitious, impact-driven, conscious service-based entrepreneurs to design an authentic, influential, and profitable brand position, marketing message, & content so that they can stand out online, enhance their divine impact, build conscious influence in their industry, and consistently + increasingly monetize their genius using Facebook and Instagram. In today’s episode Falyn and Monique are talking about how Falyn chose to become independent when she was 17. Later she dropped out of college and is now running her own business. The way she teaches marketing is based on a higher level of consciousness so you can attract your ideal clients.

HOT TOPICS OF THE EPISODE

[1:50] – Monique introduces her guest, Falyn Satterfield.

 

[1:59] – Please introduce yourself and tell us: who you are, what you do and where you are located?

  • My name is Falyn Satterfield.
  • I’m a brand content marketing and influencer strategist.
  • I run my own online business. I work with service-based conscious entrepreneurs to build a standout brand position in their industry. We also create content that is authentic, influential, and profitable.

 

[2:55] –  What is this conscious marketing branding that you’re talking about? How does it work?

  • Conscious marketing is a term that I have really culminated in the online space and brought a lot of awareness to.

 

[5:33] – How did you get to see that there’s something going wrong in the marketing industry?

  • It was kind of the same thing as being in the industry and then seeing all of this copy and pasted model of verbiage regurgitated value like no uniqueness whatsoever.

 

[8:22] – Where did you grow up? And also: how was the whole experience of growing up for you and how did it influence you on how you do marketing right now?

  • I’m originally from Indianapolis, Indiana.
  • My parents were divorced before I even turned one year old.
  • I guess you could say my childhood was super unstable. I had a lot of issues with my parents.

 

[30:33] – When did you come out to your mom and she started treating you badly?

  • It wasn’t that I even got the chance to come out. She had gone through my phone.
  • She found out on her own by invading my privacy.

 

[42:45] – What do you think is the most empowering thing for you about having your business?

  • The most empowering thing about having my business is definitely the ability to be fully expressed. And to express my creative freedom.
  • I found that using my voice is actually really healing for me.

 

[44:36] – What do you do about backlash coming in for real?

  • The people who are doing that are very unconscious to their own privilege.
  • Sharing awareness and speaking out, using your voice is important, but when it comes to the backlash, it’s literally not useful to respond and argue with them.

 

[51:39] –  What does efficiency mean to you?

  • It means being able to do things quickly in the easiest and simplest way.

 

[52:01] – Which three things would you keep doing, again and again, to get back to success?

  • Live streams 
  • Consistent content creation 
  • Energy and mindset work.

     

    AWESOME RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE

     

    PicsArt | Photo Editor for your perfect IG pics

    How to be an Antiracist | Book by Ibram X. Kendi

    Become What You Are | Book by Alan Watts

    Me and White Supremacy | Book by Layla Saad

    IMPACTFUL QUOTES OF THIS EPISODE

    I found that using my voice is actually really healing for me.

    Falyn Satterfield

    Sharing awareness, speaking out and using your voice is important.

    Falyn Satterfield

    Efficiency means being able to do things quickly and the easiest and simplest way.

    Falyn Satterfield

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    Fear, Fitness & Failing Forward with Lauren Tickner

    Fear, Fitness & Failing Forward with Lauren Tickner

    by | Jul 9, 2020 | Business, Lifestyle

    Fear, Fitness & Failing Forward with Lauren Tickner

    Lauren Tickner is an online entrepreneur who has built 2x 7 figure businesses at the age of 23. She is an expert at helping businesses scale, get their time back, and acquire higher-paying clients. Using LinkedIn and a leveraged offer. In today’s episode, Lauren and Monique are talking about the 16 year old girl who’s been bullied for being overweight and decided to lose weight. We are looking into how Lauren started her journey by posting on Instagram to connect with other women who are into weight training and where Lauren is now on her journey.

    HOT TOPICS OF THE EPISODE

    [1:10] – Monique introduces her guest, Lauren Tickner.

     

    [2:35] – Tell us who you are. Where are you from & what do you do?

    • Born and raised here in England.
    • I pretty much travel full time.
    • I got two businesses, the first one is called impact school and the second business is really designed for people who sell high ticket services.

     

    [6:26] – Lauren shares how she got started in the online world.

     

    [13:37] –  What made you keep going after having panic disorder, being bullied, and being mocked?

    • I had a bigger mission behind it.
    • I just knew I could somehow build a big enough platform to help people.
    • I just had this feeling deep down inside, like if they can do it, so can I.

     

    [18:47] – How was your support system at home?

    • I’m the type of person who will just do what I feel is right, even if no one’s supporting me.

     

    [31:44] – What does efficiency mean to you?

    • Efficiency means that you are getting things done in the most time-optimised way with the least wasted energy.

     

    [32:18] – Which of the three things would you do over and over again to get back to success?

    • Make sure that I have posted really good content all across social media.
    • Build an army of people who are logged into my social media accounts, messaging people all day long.
    • Hire more people sooner.

     

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    The T.I.M.E. - A no bullsh*t guide to creating an abundance of time | Book by Monique Lindner

    The Shape | Book by Dejan Stojanovic

    IMPACTFUL QUOTES OF THIS EPISODE

    I really believe that you make your own luck.

    Lauren Tickner

    The most complicated skill is to be simple.

    Dejan Stojanovic

    You need to actually go out there and execute because, without execution, nothing’s gonna change.

    Lauren Tickner

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    Chaos, Coaching & CEOs with John Murphy

    Chaos, Coaching & CEOs with John Murphy

    by | Jun 30, 2020 | Impactful Leadership, Lifestyle

    Chaos, Coaching & CEOs with John Murphy

    John is the founder of John Murphy International, and coach to Fortune 100 companies, like Pfizer, Circle K, Merck, Airbus, and others. John's BHAG is to help his clients make a brilliant life for themselves and not just a brilliant living.In today’s episode, John and Monique are talking about why we should be focusing on what is important, John’s transition from being a CEO in the corporate world to being an independent coach to CEOs and how building his own business fits into his lifestyle.

    HOT TOPICS OF THE EPISODE

    [01:27] – Monique introduces her guest, John Murphy.

     

    [01:41] – Please give us a little introduction to yourself, tell us where you from, and what have you done so far?

        • I’ve originally from Ireland
        • I spent my career in the corporate world.
        • I became the CEO of a pan European Insurance Group based in Dublin. 
        • In 2004 I set up my own coaching business, John Murphy International.

    [03:10] – Why did you decide to leave the corporate world?

        • I was ambitious, I was young and I really want to make a mark.

    [09:52] – Monique and John talk about leadership.

     

    [28:59] – How are you approaching people who are successful already?

        • I think you’ve got to keep asking people, what actually really matters to them

    [42:29] –  What did you do when you’ve lost your first wife and having these three beautiful teenagers but you were also a CEO in an insurance group?

        • I was angry, I was feeling sorry for myself, and asked how can I cope with all of that.
        • I went through a period where I really allowed myself to indulge in that.
        • I learned a lot by observing the three girls.

    [50:05]  – What does efficiency mean to you?

        • I kind of put efficiency and effectiveness together. 
        • In order to be effective, you’ve got to be really clear about what’s important.
        • And then you bring efficiency in to actually make sure that you get the important things done.

    [51:34] – Which of the three things would you keep repeating to get back to success?

        • Keep learning.
        • Stay connected.
        • Having rituals.

     

    AWESOME RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE

     

    Omnifocus | Task Management Software

    Man's Search for Meaning | Book by Voktor E. Frankl

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    IMPACTFUL QUOTES OF THIS EPISODE

    It is important for everyone to have that time of self reflection.

    John Murphy

    Leadership starts when no one is watching you.

    Monique Lindner

    True leaders are really vulnerable people and they display their vulnerability.

    John Murphy

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    Introversion, Immigration & Identity Raj Subrameyer

    Introversion, Immigration & Identity Raj Subrameyer

    by | Jun 23, 2020 | Business, Mindset Mastery

    Introversion, Immigration & Identity Raj Subrameyer

    Raj Subrameyer is a motivational speaker, writer, and tech career coach who helps people step into the leadership role of their dreams through his services and speeches. He is helping countless people to discover their zone of genius and leverage it to live the life that they love. In his spare time, he loves traveling with his family and discovering new experiences which include craft beer.In today’s episode, Raj and Monique are talking about how overcoming self-doubt, low confidence, and low self-esteem as an introvert helped Raj become one of the top keynote speakers in the tech industry. The episode also goes into detail about discovering new ways to be highly productive and produce impactful work throughout this journey.

    HOT TOPICS OF THE EPISODE

    [01:27] – Monique introduces her guest, Raj Subrameyer.

     

    [01:38] – Tell us about who you are, where you from, and what you do?

    • I’m a tech career coach.
    • I do speaking and writing for companies, I speak at various conferences on different topics, which includes AI, software development, and also non-tech topics like leadership, motivation, and then self-confidence.

     

    [07:19] – When was the point that you felt like you had to change something to get out of this “inferiority syndrome” that you felt trapped within your family? 

    • The trigger-event was in the 2nd year of under-grad 
    • My family and me were in my room and I was again advised on what career path to take and it just didn’t feel right 

     

    [09:13] – What made you think at that moment when you step up and speak up and prove them wrong?

    •  It’s all those small moments, which actually brought me to that moment where I had the blow-up with my parents. And I think it was all a gradual transition of small wins, which gave me the confidence.

     

    [11:38] – How did your parents react? 

    • They were pretty shocked. 
    • And they were taken aback and they didn’t see that comment at all. 

     

    [14:44] – What do you think did this situation cause within your brother, watching all of that?

    • My brother was oblivious, in terms of what was happening inside me, not to ay that he’s a great guy.

     

    [21:17] – Talk to me about the decision to move to the US.

    • I came to the US in 2008 to pursue my master’s in software engineering.

     

    [38:01] – Raj shares his experiences on the intercultural differences.

     

    [48:34] – What was the biggest thing that changed for you being an introvert?

    •  I started looking for opportunities where I could get out of my comfort zone. 

     

    [53:36] – What are you doing at that moment to overcome this fear and still introduce yourself?

    • The first thing is I realized everyone was human and they started from somewhere, everyone comes out as a baby.

    [57:19] – What does efficiency mean to you?

    •  It would be trying to optimize processes. You can help to solve complex problems with simple solutions, and also help to finish work ahead of time.

     

    [58:14] – Which of the three things would you do over and over again, to basically build your success up again?

    • Finding your purpose. 
    • Serving others to be happy in life. 
    • It’s never too late to make a change.

       

      AWESOME RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE

       

      Skyrocket your career | Book by Raj Subrameyer

      When Cultures Collide | Book by Richard D. Lewis

      Talk like TED | Book by Carmine Gallo

      IMPACTFUL QUOTES OF THIS EPISODE

      You can never find a small-minded traveler.

      Raj Subrameyer

      You can help people solve complex problems with simple solutions.

      Raj Subrameyer

      Efficiency means trying to optimize processes.

      Raj Subrameyer

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