Billy Samoa Saleebey

Podify

Podify, LLC is a podcasting services and technology company that specializes in the production and promotion of digital media and podcasts. We work with podcasters and companies to provide audio editing, video editing, search engine optimization, web development, writing, analytics, transcription, publishing, media management, advertising, marketing, and social media support. Our clients subscribe to our monthly membership to receive these services and our mission is to help their podcasts achieve high production quality while reaching their target audience. We also create applications, technology, and automated tools to help create a more efficient workflow to produce a podcast.

Co-Founder & CEO

Insight Out with Billy Samoa 

What if an insight could change your life? 

Host Billy Samoa Saleebey (award-winning filmmaker and former Tesla Exec) sits down with the world’s most remarkable people to uncover their life-changing insights. Impeccable research and deep curiosity help to shine a spotlight on transformational insights that can change your life. Learn the secret formulas and playbooks world changers, entrepreneurs, and thought leaders have used to reach incredible levels of success. Practical and specific, you will walk away knowing how to put these lessons into action so get ready to take theses Insights Out!

Creator and Host of Insight Out with Billy Samoa

For the Love of Podcast

After leaving corporate life last year, I’ve become obsessed with podcasting. I created the show Insight Out to highlight the transformational moments of remarkable people.

It was a year spent learning a new industry and while I may have left my career, in the process I found my calling!

The purpose of this new show is to help podcasters create world-class podcasts. I meet with the best podcasters in the world, renowned experts, and industry leaders to continue my own learning and to serve this purpose.

There are over 1,000,000 podcasts and this show will focus on what separates the top 1% from the rest.

So this is a podcast about podcasts, podcasters, and podcasting.

I’ll dissect what makes some shows are great while others fail to find success; Exploring how to produce a high-quality show and how to promote it so it can find it’s audience

I’m on a mission to help make your podcast shine by giving you the tools, insights, and technical tips used by best podcasters of all time

If you’re like me, constantly working to make your podcast reach its fullest potential then you’re in right place

I hope you’ll join me on this journey, where everything we do, we do it...

FOR THE LOVE OF PODCAST!

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Creator and Host of For the Love of Podcast

Insight Media

Insight Media is a Los Angeles based broadcasting and media production company focused on the growth and development of individuals and businesses.  Our mission is to produce content and experiences that will inspire action for the good of humanity. We do this by sharing insights and life stories that help illustrate how the choices we make have an impact on our life and our planet. Our first program is a podcast and video series called Insight Out (http://insightoutshow.com). The purpose of this show is to discover and dissect transformational insights that have helped propel the lives and careers of exceptionally successful individuals.  Through interviews and case studies we examine how these major breakthrough moments teach valuable lessons that often influence the trajectory of our lives. 

For more information please visit our website to see our Master Plan: https://insightoutshow.com/index.php/2019/09/01/insight-studios-public-master-plan/

President and Founder

Tesla

As Director of Global Sales & Product Training I am responsible for all sales and product training teams for Tesla worldwide.  My organization supports every sales function at Tesla and provides product knowledge to empower all our employees to share how our groundbreaking eco-system of products enhance our customer’s lives while accelerating the world’s transition to sustainable energy. My mission is to ensure all our global sales teams receive the training and development necessary to perform at an exceptional level so they are equipped to exceed sales targets while delighting our customers with a world-class experience.

Director, Global Sales & Product Training

As Director of Global Onboarding & Growth I am responsible for all new employee onboarding at Tesla. This includes the new hire welcome experience (orientation), mergers & acquisitions, new markets, and role-specific training. In this role, I work closely with senior business leaders and an incredible team to develop and deploy effective and impactful Onboarding experiences to thousands of individuals that join Tesla each year. Our approach is simple; never ever settle and constantly raise the bar. This ensures we are providing a world-class experience for all new Tesla team members.  We are not just “training” a new hire, we our providing an immersive experience that will prepare them to contribute to our mission to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy.

Director of Global Onboarding & Growth

As Senior Director of Training & Development I am responsible for all sales training departments at SolarCity, including new hire onboarding, ongoing training, and leadership development.  In this role, I work closely with senior leaders and world-class trainers to develop and deploy effective and impactful training curriculum to all 5,000+ sales professionals in the organization.  In addition to training, I am responsible for all sales communications, including the production of SolarCity TV, our internal television network that is focused on delivering communication to the entire company.

Senior Director of Training & Development (SolarCity)

Responsible for creating positive, transparent, and constant communication between all levels of the organization.  Assist sales leadership in developing the voice and content used to ensure that all team members feel heard and engaged in building the most transformative company on the planet.  

This role combines elements of film/video production, sales execution, management strategy, training and motivation of sales professionals.  Responsibilities include gathering continual feedback from all sales channels at all levels, sharing ideas for improvement with all necessary departments, building a world class management training program, collaborating with the CRO in preparing weekly all-hands meeting agendas/contests/content, and creating motivational videos and other training deliverables that will provide an exciting and innovative approach to disseminating all information to the sales organization.

Director of Internal Sales Communications (SolarCity)

Verengo Solar

• Responsible for all sales functions for Inside and Outside Sales Organizations
• Developed new strategy for referral and pipeline conversion
• Increased overall sales volume 50% 
• Created new business practices and personally rolled out initiatives to every sales market
• Hosted weekly company-wide training webinars on successful sales strategies

Vice President of Sales

• Oversaw all training and development for Inside and Outside Sales organizations
• Managed team of trainers, instructional designers, and support staff
• Developed modular 12 Step Sales Process
• Created compresensive 90 day onboarding infrastructure for all new solar consultants
• Designed four part Solar Academy curriculum with classroom and field training
• Achieved 30% average close rate for newly hired solar consultants
• Developed ongoing training curriculum and certification
• Applied Adult Learning Theory methodology to all training fuctions
• Created weekly training series “Ask the Expert” to share best practices of high performers
• Developed full service LMS from ground up using Moodle platform

Director of Sales Training

• Responsible for all sales activities and revenue for Los Angeles market
• Managed sales supervisors and team of 25 solar consultants
• Maintained highest overall revenue, deal count, and SG/referral volume every month
• Orchastrated initiatives that led to company-wide canvass program
• Set company record for total monthly revenue: 7.1 million (March 2012)
• Set company record for most deals in a single day: 20 (September 2013)
• Set company record for most revenue in a single day: 600k (September 2013)

Regional Sales Manager

• Educated homeowners on the benefits of solar for their home electricity needs
• Sold over 200 PV solar systems
• Set company record for most sales in a month: 33 deals (December 2010)
• Set company record for most revenue in one month: 1.3 million (December 2010)

Solar Sales Consultant

Believe Entertainment

OWNER, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, DIRECTOR,  2002 –  2009
• Wrote, directed, and produced award winning feature film Rolling
• Winner of Audience Award at San Francisco Independent Film Festival
• Winner of Evil City New York Film Festival
• Winner of PRISM Award recognizing the accurate depiction of substance abuse
• Coordinated film festival tour spanning 10 cities in the US, Germany, England and Australia
• Deployed grassroots social media marketing campaign
• Sold merchandise and products to both retailers and end users
• Raised over half a million dollars to produce, promote and distribute film
• Landed multi-territory film distribution deal Indican Pictures

Owner, Executive Producer, Director

𝗠𝗬 𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗬:
In 2019, I left Tesla as the Head of Global Sales & Product Training and went ALL IN on podcasting

I left my career but I found my calling. Here's what happened 👇

Spent a decade making movies - My feature film, Rolling, won awards, went to festivals all over the world, and got picked up for distribution in 2009

In 2010, I decided to make a pivot

I wanted to make a difference so I got into the renewables space

Helped scale a small solar company scale to become one of the biggest in the country

Got recruited by SolarCity

When Tesla acquired SolarCity, I got the opportunity to create the Onboarding Program for Tesla

Every new hire who starts at Tesla, goes through this program

I became the Global Head of Sales and Product Training, one level removed from Elon

Then I got the call...

Elon didn't want a global head of sales training

I could have stayed in corporate, but it was time to do my own thing

I started my podcast, Insight Out

Quickly realized how much work it is, so built a team

It became clear that others could also use help, so I started Podify

Today we help 40+ podcasters produce, promote, and monetize their shows

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𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗘𝗥 𝗛𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧𝗦 🚀
🎙️Insight Out - Top 1% Globally
▶️ Co-Founder & CEO of Podify
🎞️ Audience Award Best Feature - Rolling
🎥 Million+ views on YouTube
🤝 30K+ on LinkedIn - Millions of content views 
🏆 Top 100 LinkedIn Sales Star
🚗 Global Leader at Tesla
🥇All-Time Sales Record Holder
📺 Creator of SCTV 

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𝗠𝗬 𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡 🌎
To help visionaries and change-makers amplify their VOICE to make their mark on the world!

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𝗠𝗬 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗔𝗡𝗬 🎙
We help podcasters and brands produce, edit, promote, and monetize their shows - Podify.com

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𝗠𝗬 𝗣𝗢𝗗𝗖𝗔𝗦𝗧 🎙
Insight Out dissects how the world’s most impactful people have made their mark - insightoutshow.com

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𝗪𝗛𝗢 𝗜 𝗪𝗔𝗡𝗧 𝗧𝗢 𝗠𝗘𝗘𝗧 🤝
People who are changing the world

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𝗪𝗛𝗢 𝗜 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛 👊🏻
Brands, influencers, celebrities, podcasters, athletes, speakers, radio/TV personalities, entrepreneurs, and executives

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𝗙𝗨𝗡 𝗙𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗦 🤙🏻
🌎 World Traveller (42 countries 6 continents)
🍜 Ramen Addict
👨‍👦Dad to Kid Epic (YouTube)
⚾️ Little League Coach

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𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗖𝗧 𝗠𝗘 📲
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I'm a lucky guy. Yeah, I know this isn't Facebook but I don't care. This beautiful woman is my best friend, mother to our son, and my everything! I'm not gonna lie, last year was hard...

We found out she had breast cancer. We are grateful to have caught it early, and she is currently in treatment.

But despite going through this, she still manages to run 2 successful businesses and take care of all of the humans and animals in our house.

On average, she cares for...

13 Little humans -  👧🏻 👦🏼 👦🏼👧🏾 👧🏼 👦🏿 👧🏻 👦🏼 👦🏼 👧🏻 👧🏾 👧🏼 👦🏿
5 Dogs - 🐕 🐩🐶 🐾 🦮
3 Cats - 🐈 🐈‍⬛ 🙀
2 Lizards - 🦎 🦎
1 Snake - 🐍
1 Fish - 🐠
1 Big human (guess who that is) 🕺🏼

on a daily basis.  No, this is not an exaggeration. As the owner of a Preschool and Dog Care business, her plate is more than full. 

She does this because that is who she is. A lover and caretaker of those who depend on her. 

To be honest, it comes at a sacrifice. She gives and gives of herself constantly, putting others before herself. 

Her story may sound familiar to you. The details may be different, but the theme is likely the same. They give more than they receive.  

If it does, let's remember to stand up, step up, and give these superheroes 🦸‍♀️ the love and care they so selflessly give to others.

This reminder is for me just as it may be for you. If even one person is inspired by this, then it was worth it to make this post. 

Sometimes it's easy to take for granted the most important people in our lives. 

Let's shower them with all the love we have and let them know just how grateful we are!

Sometimes, recognition and acknowledgment can go a long way!

 #love #grateful

M̶y̶ ̶2̶0̶2̶3̶ ̶L̶i̶n̶k̶e̶d̶I̶n̶ ̶R̶e̶s̶o̶l̶u̶t̶i̶o̶n̶s̶ My 2023 LinkedIn Playbook
This month marks 3 years of being active on LinkedIn. I've learned a lot and a lot has changed. 30k+ followers and millions of impressions later, here is what I'm focused on this year...👇

𝟭. 𝗡𝗼🍦𝗩𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘀 - don't play it safe. Experiment, be bold, think differently, and make posts that are uniquely me

𝟮. 𝗗𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 - even if others disagree. Having a polarizing viewpoint isn't bad. Challenge "conventional wisdom" and popular beliefs. Strong opinions and voices get heard

𝟯. 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲 - (see point 2 and 4) What are others doing that I should be doing? What are others not doing that I can do to stand out? What are others doing that I should avoid doing? It's okay to look at others to help guide my actions

𝟰. 𝗕𝗲 𝗮 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 - success leaves clues, be a detective 🕵️‍♂️ in relentless pursuit of decoding what works (be the opposite of a "know it all")

𝟱. 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗲 - shine the spotlight on the brilliance of others 

𝟲. 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 - partner with other creators to make cool stuff

𝟳. 𝗕𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 - volume and consistency matter. Quantity and Quality!  It isn't an either-or thing...it is a both thing. 

𝟴. 𝗡𝗼 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝗠 𝗟𝗲𝗳𝘁 𝗕𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 - Respond to every DM and comment (this is a big commitment but well worth it)

𝟵. 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗢𝗹𝗱 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀, 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗢𝗻𝗲𝘀 - the people in my life matter. Invest in time in building long-term relationships 

𝟭𝟬. 𝗟𝗲𝘁 𝗠𝘆 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝗙𝗹𝗮𝗴 𝗙𝗹𝘆 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝗿 - being different isn't a nice to have, it is a must-have. Be memorable

𝟭𝟭. 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗜𝗥𝗟 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗽𝘀 - double down and have 2x what I did in 2022

𝟭𝟮. 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝗨𝗽 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗹 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲- create saveable and shareable PDFs that provide immense value

𝟭𝟯. 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 - reread each post and remove unnecessary and replace weak words 

𝟭𝟰. 𝗕𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗽𝘆 - hooks, CTAs, word choice, storytelling, clarity > complexity

𝟭𝟱-𝟭𝟬𝟬. 𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗚𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿'𝘀 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗲𝘁 - not a getters mindset. Be obsessively focused on how I can help others

𝟭𝟬𝟭. 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 - I have created a list accounts of people who's content I love, friends I want to support, and creators/leaders/entrepreneurs I want to help.  I also have a list of 500 of the most followed accounts on LinkedIn (DM me if you want me to share it with you as a reward for reading this entire post)



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I asked ChatGPT to share Seth Godin's insights, then regenerated the results 10X.  It turned into 6 pages of ideas, quotes and thought leadership - I distilled it into these 10 Key Principles 👇


𝟭. 𝗗𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻:

 "𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙠𝙚𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙪𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙞𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙗𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙤, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙗𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙤."

💡 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁: The most successful companies are those that are able to differentiate themselves and offer something unique 



𝟮. 𝗕𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲

"𝙄𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪'𝙧𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙠𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚, 𝙮𝙤𝙪'𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙫𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙚"

💡 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁: Be willing to be "remarkable" in order to get noticed.



𝟯. 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻:

"𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙤𝙢𝙮 𝙞𝙨 𝙗𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙩 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙨𝙩. 𝙏𝙧𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙫𝙖𝙡𝙪𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙙𝙞𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙖𝙘𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙣."

💡 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁: Connection creates trust and an emotional bond.



𝟰. 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆:

"𝘾𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙫𝙖𝙡𝙪𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 21𝙨𝙩 𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙮"

"𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙤𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙗𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙗𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙪𝙣𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚. 𝙄𝙩'𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙛𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙙."

💡 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁: Be bold, take risks, and flex your creativity muscle 💪



𝟱. 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻:

"𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙣 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙨 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙨𝙣'𝙩 𝙗𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙖𝙞𝙙."

💡 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁: read this quote again



𝟲. 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽:

"𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙜𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙖 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙨𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠."

💡 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁: Effective leadership is less about imposing your own vision and more about creating opportunities for others to implement their ideas



𝟳. 𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀:

"𝙄𝙣𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙨𝙖𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙣𝙤 𝙩𝙤 𝙖 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨."

💡 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁: You need to say “no” in order to focus on what matters



𝟴. 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴:

"𝙄𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙨𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙, 𝙬𝙞𝙣. 𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙜𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢 𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙮."

💡 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁:  Most successful products spread quickly and gain a large following. Create ideas that people want to talk about.


𝟵. 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻:

"𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙤 𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙤.”

💡 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁: ☝️


𝟭𝟬. 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴:

"𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙠𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙨 𝙣𝙤 𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙪𝙛𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙡." 

💡 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁: The most successful products are those worth talking about. It creates emotional resonance and builds loyalty


* More 👇

My 15 LinkedIn Predictions for 2023


1. Carousels will replace books📚
2. AI-generated content will be boosted by 🤖 AI engagement pods
3. 🗳Polls about polls will dominate 
4. A new “cringe” reaction emoji 😬 will be rolled out
5. No new newsletters can be started...ever
6. An anti-spam filter for DMs will be released and then removed one day later
7. Daily "Selfie Posts" will result in being placed in LinkedIn Jail
8. Mass tagging will result in LinkedIn Prison 
9. #OpenToWork profile badge will be replaced with #DontBugMe badge
10. Comments with no value can be pinned📌to the bottom
11. Asking people you don’t know for endorsements will remove all existing endorsements from the asker
11. The "Algo" will convert Toxic comments into posts so their whole network can see
12. LinkedIn Stories will make a comeback for one week
13. Creator mode will be called Not-an-Influencer mode
14. Elon will offer to buy LinkedIn Audio for $420 (its current value)
15. End-of-year posts about New Years 🥳 resolutions will be shadow-banned

Is one of your goals to get on more podcasts this year? If so, here is a breakdown of highly effective email used by Jeff Harry that helped him get on 60 podcasts in 6 months 👇

 1 - Let the host know you know their show. The more specific the better

2 - Ask if the host has explored the area in which you have expertise. Briefly describe what you do

3 - Share a link that will help build credibility for your work (a book, article, speech, interview, video, etc)

4 - Suggest topics you would feel comfortable talking about. The host wants to know how you can provide VALUE to their audience. Suggest questions you could answer or topics that would serve that specific audience

5 - Include social proof, accolades, credentials, awards to demonstrate why you stand out from the crowd

6 - Make your intention clear by stating how you would make an impact on the listeners. Include links to previous podcasts you’ve been on

7 - Offer to be a guest. Don’t ask. This is a subtle but important distinction. Notice how Jeff doesn’t say “can I be on your podcast?” as a question, instead he casually says “if any of this resonates, I’d love to continue this conversation” - Don’t beg to be on a #podcast…OFFER to be on one!

8 - Be upbeat, positive, and friendly

9 - Include a link to your most important online asset (website, social media profile, etc)


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What if success in life was measured by how much free time we have?



That's all. 

#success


Good news!! Apparently, LinkedIn is listening! I replied to a comment about the nightmare situation called our inbox and within minutes got a response from LinkedIn Help. To be honest, I was surprised.  

Admittedly, my comment was a bit snarky but frankly, I do find it odd we don't have more capabilities when it comes to messaging.

Especially, considering LinkedIn is owned by Microsoft!

As you can see, they stated "When many of our members ask for the same improvement, they (the product team) try their best to get it done."

I sincerely appreciate this. And I hope it's true.

So, let's give them what they've asked for.  What suggestions do you have to improve the "inbox experience" here on #linkedin ??

Love him or hate him...If you were Elon Musk, how would you think about your time differently?

By now you’ve likely seen the leaked email he sent to Tesla employees about productivity (if not, see below👇)

What's funny is the email has been "leaked" repeatedly.  When I worked there it was "leaked", last year it was "leaked", you get the point.  

Regardless, seeing it again has reminded me of how sacred we should treat our time. 

While I may not be a controversial mega-billionaire, there is value in aggressively protecting our time.

If you thought about time like Elon, you would…

1. Only have critical meetings
2. End meetings early that aren’t providing value
3. Cancel most recurring meetings
4. Only meet people you absolutely have to
5. Not waste other people’s time
6. Ruthlessly reduce duration of standing meetings
7. Quickly stop doing anything that is wasting time (except Twitter)

Bottom line, you’d be stingy with your time!

Here are 3 steps to help you protect your time more.

📆 Audit your calendar - remove unnecessary meetings, reduce length of meetings, and end repeated meetings that aren’t critical

⏳Be ruthless when it comes to decisions about how you spend time and who you spend it with

😇 Stop being so nice - most people are too generous with their time. It's okay to say "No" when people ask for your most precious resource  
 

I know some will disagree with this advice, while others will support it.  Where do you stand?


#productivity #tesla #timemanagement 

Do you ever wonder what it would be like to have someone else live your life?

How would they operate things? 👇

The big things...

The little things...

How would your decisions, actions, and routines be different?

Yesterday I watched how my mom uses her iPhone 📱🤦‍♂️ - on one hand, it was funny, on the other I thought wow, there are some “efficiency opportunities” 

What if someone was looking 👀 over your shoulder watching your every move?

What would they think 🤔 

Unless you’re a celebrity being followed by a documentary film crew this rarely happens

I learned my mom deletes every text when she’s done reading them. By comparison, I guess I’m a text hoarder. 

But as I thought about this very little thing, I started thinking about the bigger things.

Sure, I taught my mom how to send a group text. But she taught me how to be a human.

Like most, I observed her (and my dad) as I grew up and modeled their behavior. This is normal.  

But it’s not normal to have others look at every moment of your life through your lens of being.

Nor can you see life through the lens of another. 

We all have our own unique life experience.

But…

We can learn so much by observation. By asking questions. By paying attention to the little things

I share this for the person who needs the reminder that there may be something.

A little something

A big something

A tweak

That can make all the difference.

Don’t be afraid to ask how someone does something. Learn their life SOP

Be a student and don’t settle with how you are doing things just because…

It’s the way you’ve always done it.

There may be (and usually is) a better way.

Hope this sparks something! 

What makes a post "shareworthy"? I decided to distill the answer to this into...

The 15 Immutable Laws of Shareability:  👇

𝟭. 𝗟𝗮𝘄 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 - laughter, tears, surprise, frustration - cause a greater “share reflex”

𝟮. 𝗟𝗮𝘄 𝗼𝗳 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘁𝘆 - new info is more likely to be shared than recycled fluff

𝟯. 𝗟𝗮𝘄 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 - people like sharing things that are beautifully packaged

𝟰. 𝗟𝗮𝘄 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 - short content is more likely to be read/watched, thus more likely to be shared

𝟱. 𝗟𝗮𝘄 𝗼𝗳 𝗨𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 - practical information that can be applied provides value and therefore gets shared

𝟲. 𝗟𝗮𝘄 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 - a credible source causes greater “share confidence”

𝟳. 𝗟𝗮𝘄 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗱 - people follow the crowd - they share when others share

𝟴. 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻'𝘀 𝗟𝗮𝘄 - controversy causes a gut reaction - challenging conventional wisdom provides a new way of thinking - see point 3

𝟵. 𝗟𝗮𝘄 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 - the easier it is to share, the more likely it will happen 

𝟭𝟬. 𝗟𝗮𝘄 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 - people share content that makes them look good

𝟭𝟭. 𝗟𝗮𝘄 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 - high-egagement posts get shared. Have a CTE = “Call to Engage” 

𝟭𝟮. 𝗟𝗮𝘄 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 - you have to stop the scroll to be shared

𝟭𝟯. 𝗟𝗮𝘄 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 - trends/news provide a freight train of momentum

𝟭𝟰. 𝗟𝗮𝘄 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 - people share what aligns with their interests

𝟭𝟱. 𝗟𝗮𝘄 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 - I know it is a buzz word but people are in love with “realness” 


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