Thrivetime Show | Business School without the BS

Are you trying to create and build a thriving organization, to hold people accountable and to grow your business without causing friction and irritating people on a daily basis? On behalf of Martin Luther King, Jr, the Bible, Colin Powell, and others we would like to tell you that it’s not possible.

Starting a new small business can have its ups, it’s downs, its smells, and its stresses. Kat and Adam Stockdall call in from Southlake, Texas to share their successes, obstacles, and triumphs of their first 3 months in business as owners of a Tip Top K9 business.

Are you building a business that will create time and financial freedom for you or are you obstinately choosing to forever wear all of the hats?

How do you know if you are truly called to be a leader? To quote the Bible, “Every male among you shall be circumcised. You are to undergo circumcision, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and you. For the generations to come every male among you who is eight days old must be circumcised, including those born in your household or bought with money from a foreigner—those who are not your offspring. Whether born in your household or bought with your money, they must be circumcised.”

Colton Dixon shares where he finds the inspiration for the songs he writes, his process for writing music and his passion for inspiring hope in the lives of others. Clay then takes the time to break down three of the lyrical miracles that Colton Dixon has recorded over the years.

Jerry Vass the master sales trainer that taught Clay Clark how to sell effectively explains how to dramatically improve your sales systems and processes while breaking down his legendary book, Soft Selling In A Hard World.

People can say and feel what they want, but consumers ultimately vote with their dollars. During today’s show, Clay and Z break down the controversies surrounding Nike, In-N-Out Burger, the VMA (Video Music Awards) and the NFL (National Football League) and the capitalist reality that consumers vote with their dollars.

Should you go to college? On today’s episode of the Thrivetime Show, Clay Clark is interviewing Sharon Lechter, author of the best selling book Rich Dad Poor Dad, about whether or not going into tremendous amounts of debt for education is a good decision for you.

Joseph J. Romm, the legendary MIT graduate and physicist who was brought on as a strategic consultant to work with James Cameron and Arnold Schwarzenegger on the creation of the SHOWTIME documentary called “YEARS OF LIVING DANGEROUSLY” talks about how to go viral and reach millions as well as breaks down his newest book, How to Go Viral and Reach Millions: Top Persuasion Secrets from Social Media Superstars, Jesus, Shakespeare, Oprah, and Even Donald Trump.

If you are looking to create both time and financial freedom in your life you must either build or buy a business system that has proven time-saving and efficiency creating systems, processes and checklists. During this show, Clay Clark explains the value of the Oxi Fresh systems and how The Thrivetime Show has helped Luke Owens to both grow his gym and the amount of time freedom that he is able to enjoy.

“Good people hire people better than themselves. So A players hire A+ players. But others hire below their skills to make themselves look good. So B players hire C players. C players hire D players, etc.” - Guy Kawasaki (The marketing specialist, author, and Silicon Valley venture capitalist.)

Are you struggling to retain high quality employees? Are you desperately trying to not be a dysfunctional employer? “Management is all about managing in the short term, while developing the plans for the long term.” - Jack Welch (The CEO who grew GE by 4,000% during his tenure)

“Management is mentorship. If you are not willing to personally invest in the personal development of your team, you will lose. You will lose high-quality millennial employees, and you will be destroyed, dominated and decimated by your competition who is willing to mentor their employees.” - Clay Clark

“Capitalism requires individual responsibility and accountability. People are seen as atomized units in a capitalist system - they are either useful, or they are not. They are not seen racially or ethnically or religiously. They consume and they produce, and those are their only relevant characteristics.” - Ben Shapiro (An American conservative political commentator, writer, and lawyer)

“The ability to deal with people is as purchasable a commodity as sugar or coffee and I will pay more for that ability than for any other under the sun.” - John D. Rockefeller (Rockefeller became an assistant bookkeeper at the age of 16, and went into a business partnership with Maurice B. Clark and his brothers at 20)