Dropping Bombs

For the 107th episode of Dropping Bombs Podcast, Brad sits down with Jay Adkins. As one of six coaches at Agency Sales Academy, Jay helps train insurance agencies on how they can generate more revenue. Today, he and Brad go beyond talking money to identify different measurements of success: How do we break down the walls we've built up over the years? Being honest, open, and vulnerable inspires tr...

For the 106th episode of Dropping Bombs podcast, Brad sits down with Sean V. Bradley to chat about what it really takes to make it. Here are a few highlights: Relationships are the new economy. You have to be able to build trust. If you get someone else to see your vision, believe in your vision, then you get to recruit allies without having to spend any money. The biggest advantage you can have w...

Mike Calhoun is the CEO and Founder at Board of Advisors, a private, closed-door mastermind with a select group of the nation's most disruptive business owners, real estate investors, technology providers, and marketers.   While Mike assembles members from all four corners of the globe to complete powerful meetings each quarter, today he met up with Brad to talk about the importance of carefully c...

Carl Scaramuzza, otherwise known as Credit Carl, is with Credit Blueprint . Carl sits down with Brad Lea to talk about the difference between credit repair and credit enhancement. Here are a few highlights from their chat: If your payments are bigger than what you can afford, you don't have a credit problem -- you have a spending problem. There's a difference between circumstantial bad credit and...

Today Brad Lea is joined by Naveen Jain, a notable entrepreneur, and philanthropist with a rich history of building successful, socially-conscious companies. Naveen is the founder of Moon Express, inome, Intelius, TalentWise, World Innovation Institute, Infospace, and now Viome Gut Testing. Despite his wealth and numerous accomplishments, Naveen still speaks about his humble background and states...

In episode 102 of Dropping Bombs, Brad Lea sits down with Patch Baker of Mobius Media Solutions. Patch Baker has been an entrepreneur since his early 20's. The Marine Corps Combat Veteran has built and sold five companies with a talent for expanding and diversifying client sourcing and revenue streams. Throughout his career, his true passion has always been about the "build" and the "chase" of the...

Brad sits down with Grant Dougherty, the Chief Strategy Officer at Senior Life Services. SLS is a is a subsidiary of Florida Insurance Services, known famously in their local community as Florida Health Agency of Vero Beach, with roots dating back to 1978. The originating agency grew to become a major provider of life, health and annuity products throughout Florida—and now Senior Life Services is...

You might not know Josh Paler Lin by name, but you've certainly seen his viral YouTube content! As an influencer, Josh is known as much for his impressive track record of viral videos as the crazy pranks that make up much of his channel. With 3-million followers and counting, this trendsetter is the de facto social media success story. Today, Josh Paler Lin joins Brad for the 100th episode of Drop...

Brad Lea sits down with Brad Martineau in the 99th episode of Dropping Bombs. Martineau is the founder of Sixth Division, an agency laser-focused on helping brands grow and scale with marketing automation. That passion for process comes from Martineau's 7+ years leading the Product Development team at Infusionsoft.   In today's Dropping Bombs, Martineau shares some valuable insights to help make s...

Marketing strategist and creative hustler Jasmine Star dropped out of law school 13 years ago to pick up a camera and follow her dreams. Now known for her award-winning photography and legendary Instagram presence, Jasmine joins Brad Lea to share some of what she learned along the way. Here's a taste of what they covered... On owning social media: Leverage whatever is popular in the now. Blogging,...

Meet Steve Sims, the modern-day Wizard of Oz. Steve is the founder and owner of The Bluefish , an international, luxury concierge company that's known for arranging anything their client's desire. Bluefish provides the impossible. We're talking the highest level of personalized travel, transportation, and cutting-edge entertainment services to corporate executives, celebrities, professional athlet...

"Somewhere down the line, people heard that you only have to work eight hours a day. For an entrepreneur, that's just not true. Eight hours into my day is just gettings started." Phares Martin knows a thing or two about hard work. Growing up in the Mennonite church, he started chores as soon as he could walk, working on the farm, and even lived without electricity. All that hard work taught Phares...

Dan Fleyshman, the youngest founder of a publicly traded company in history, joins Brad for the 95th episode of Dropping Bombs. How did Dan rocket to success at such an early age? In high school, worked 3 different jobs to save up money to start a company of his own. Dan leveraged that money to trademark the phrase "Who's your daddy?" for 300 different products, then licensed it out for 9.5 millio...

Dan Fleyshman, the youngest founder of a publicly traded company in history, joins Brad for the 95th episode of Dropping Bombs. How did Dan rocket to success at such an early age? In high school, worked 3 different jobs to save up money to start a company of his own. Dan leveraged that money to trademark the phrase "Who's your daddy?" for 300 different products, then licensed it out for 9.5 millio...

Entrepreneur, investor, and award-winning speaker Cole Hatter is the guest for our 94th episode of the Dropping Bombs Podcast. Brad chatted with Cole about a wide range of topics related to making your money matter. Cole knows a thing or two about building 'for purpose' businesses that build more than his bank account—Cole and his wife have founded an orphanage in Mexico and have worked with other...

It takes talent, drive, and determination to make a champion player. What makes a champion team? That's the question Brad asks Coach Jamy Bechler, a basketball coach turned professional consultant who helps organizations of any size rebound from a bad patch. With Brad having just recently revamped the LightSpeed VT vision statement to gear up for his company's hiring spree, Coach's timing couldn't...

"If you can control what people see about your brand, then you can control what they think about you," says Ulyses Osuna. But, how does an entrepreneur in the early stages of their business strike go about controlling their image during a stage when any press is seen as good press? The smart ones bring in help, such as public relations guru Ulyses Osuna. Self-described as the number-one public rel...

How to build the best possible teams and then, how to help those teams beat out the neighborhood competition? Those are the two questions Kress Johnson, Co-Founder of Evolve Pest Control, faces every time he and his crew of salespeople pound pavement. Kress is convinced his pest control service is the best on the block. Not just because of Evolve's operational standards, but because of the staff t...

Brad's guest today is Faisal Sublaban. Known as the Hotel Boss, Faisal doesn't run a hotel — he rates them, sending hordes of followers to stay at the locations that leave him impressed. So, how does someone who doesn't own a hotel become known as the "hotel boss"? According to Faisal, the only thing you need for success is an entrepreneurial spirit. "Sales can make up for any number of shortcomin...

Are you in the mortgage or real estate industry? Angelo Christian, author of Don't Get Scammed When Buying a Home and creator of Real Estate University VT, can help you blow up your business — and your income. From generating leads to increasing your net earnings to over six-figures a year, The Real Estate University VT offers over 15 years of experience and 1000 hours of content that's guaranteed...

At Dropping Bombs, we're big on the idea of MORE. Doing more, making more, giving more, achieving more. Listen long enough, and you're sure to hear Brad tell you his secret sauce how: Work your ass off doing double, or get twice as good at what you're doing now. "Let's say you're doing door-to-door sales," says Brad. "There are two ways you can earn more: Knock on twice as many doors. Or, improve...

"Often I'd try to sell employee training, and a prospect would say 'No, we don't train.' But that same business will spend fifty-thousand advertising their product or service. That doesn't make sense," says Brad Why should those businesses consider even a small investment training employees to capitalize on new customers? "Because,  if you're not training your employees, then your customers are."...

IBF welterweight titleholder from 2013 to 2014, Shawn Porter has spent his life training for "what if" moments. "What if I get hit? What if I forget to breathe? What if I get knocked down?" The mindset of being prepared for anything shaped Shawn's daily training for over two decades. Now that those efforts have paid off, he's looking to give back outside the ring. Enter Shawn's friend Nick Llewell...

Are you running your company without a dedicated sales team? Then you're just floating along… and eventually those sales numbers might start to sink. In this episode of Dropping Bombs, Brad chats with Tony Capullo -- one of the leading salespeople at LightSpeed VT. What does Brad say to those who think just anyone can take on a sales role? Not so fast. A badass salesperson doesn't just push for a...

Rondi Lambeth has succeeded despite the odds. Growing up, he was forced to forage in dumpsters for food and navigate an emotionally unstable father. How did Rondi overcome such harsh circumstances? "First, you have to remember that there is no bad day," he says. "If you open up your eyes in the morning, you've got a chance to make it okay." He says it's also important to not let whatever happened...