Maximum Octane

Today's episode is a powerful one. Having read several books and watched tons of videos on self-help, visualization, and manifestation, I had never achieved what our guest, Barney Feinberg, helped me unlock in just a couple of minutes. The simplicity, clarity, and kindness of his voice and message just blew me away, and I'm eager to share all of that in our show.  Barney Feinberg is an Innova...

Most of us, especially in our businesses, change things when we are forced to. Of course, there are other times when we create a plan, design a course of action, execute the plan, and arrive at the desired destination. But for the most part, life is unpredictable; things out of our control happen and force us to pivot. What we decide to do with what life imposes can differentiate us from the rest,...

Emotional intelligence usually receives the unfair tag of metaphysical woo-woo, but actually, there is science behind its concept, and it is a teachable skill. A first step into understanding how it works is realizing many things happen in our brains that we are unaware of, and we have no control over that directly impact almost everything we do.  To talk about the importance of emotional int...

Becoming an independent contractor might be the recipe for financial freedom to many people, and it probably is the best place to start looking for it. Still, other aspects must be considered once we become responsible for an organization, regardless of its size. For instance, if we are sole proprietors and someone working for us gets hurt while doing their job, they can sue us, and we'll respond...

When we think about being CEOs of our businesses, usually big names come to mind like Elon Musk or Jeff Bezos and immediately, we feel we are too far from them, therefore, far from being CEOs. However, let's look at the textbook definition of CEO: the only difference between big corporate CEOs and us is that they report to a board of directors, are responsible for improving their share price, and...

From a business owner's perspective, having happy clients paying considerable amounts of money while sometimes waiting hours to get the product they paid for sounds, at minimum, impossible. However, that is what an average Disney visitor experience when visiting The Happiest Place On Earth. How is it possible, then? Our guest, Dennis Snow, has several answers to that question, and luckily, he shar...

Although it takes a lot of work to align, having a decentralized business benefits both business owners and internal customers. Since our guest, Scott Brown, implemented that leadership style in his company, he got happier, more productive employees and more satisfied clients.  He gave his internal customers autonomy to decide and the right tools to make things happen; having someone worrying...

As a self-confessed workaholic, perhaps one of the toughest challenges Bill Nalu faced as a leader was to decide to close on Saturdays. He didn't want his internal customers and their families to go through what he experienced working 60 hours a week.  Bill Nalu, our guest today, is the President of Interstate Auto Care and a fantastic leader who lives and breathes serving. At Interstate Auto...

Have you ever wondered if it is possible to run a successful business, keep it stable and solid for almost thirty years, grow and evolve, then transition from business owner to CEO, and do all that while working with your spouse? The answer is yes, it is possible, and the Weatherbys, Kelli, and Lee are with us to share their story of how they managed to pull that one out.  Kelli and Lee Weath...

Every time someone mentions hypnosis, the first image that comes to mind is grandpa's pocketwatch balancing in front of someone, and five minutes later, the hypnotized person is quacking like a duck or running in the house pretending to be a chicken. Actually, hypnosis is about overwhelming the conscious mind and making it want to escape to the subconscious. It's a state of mind we reach several t...

For most successful business owners, especially those who build their businesses from the ground, the hardest part is to stop being involved in everything. The transition from business owner to CEO is particularly tough for leaders who come from an operational model. Mike Bennett, our guest today, believes that business owners must acquire the CEO mindset for a company to expand and grow. They mus...

Although the difference might seem subtle, and every company needs both, managers and leaders are not the same. For instance, managers have people working for them; leaders have people following them. Managers take responsibility for a situation; leaders take charge, they're influential, they set the example. Al Oramas, our guest today, was seated at the Jacksonville Superconference organized by A...

It took me over 13 years of generating more than a million dollars a year in sales, working seven days a week, and still having no money to realize I was doing something very wrong in my business. I've learned the hard way that I didn't have to do it all by myself, that I was charging much less than I should, was lacking leadership skills and many other mistakes.    But I sought help, go...