Learning Life With Jon Tota On The Knowledgelink Network

He holds a world record and inspires audiences from Sri Lanka to the Minnesota Vikings. He competed in fifty Ironman races, in fifty states, in fifty days. And he brought his five kids along for the whole journey (in the car, not the bike). He is James Lawrence: entrepreneur, speaker, endurance athlete, and coach. Before he competed in dozens of endurance races, James hated running. With a couch-to-marathon training program, he dragged himself to his physical and mental limit and then exceeded it. Jon and James discuss this story and how he now helps others push past their limits through his Iron Cowboy brand and coaching program.     Want to learn more about James Lawrence and how to change your mindset? Watch his FREE content in the Knowledgelink Network! Coming soon. Not a part of the Network yet? Sign up here! Check out the Iron Cowboy website here.  Want James to coach you? Find his athletic coaching program here and his mental training program here. Follow James on Instagram for the latest updates on th

David and Jonah Stillman are the generation experts. A father and son duo, the pair inform Jon about their experience consulting for companies like Virgin and the NFL about the generational differences and strengths of Boomers, Gen Xers, Millenials, and Gen The Stillmans share important insight like the forgotten importance of career development for boomers as well as the craved face-to-face communication for employees of Gen Z. Similarly, the Stillmans emphasize the importance of appealing to customers as well as recruiting future employees across the generations.   Do you want to know more about generations in the workplace? Listen to Anna Liotta's episode on Learning Life to hear about unlocking generational codes.    Learn all of David and Jonah Stillman's tips on managing a multigenerational workplace and how to ensure success for Gen Z employees. Watch their FREE content in the Knowledgelink Network! Not a part of the Network yet? Sign up here! Check out the Stillman's website here. Or follow Gen Z Gur

Did you miss part 1 of this live interview? Listen to it at this link before you listen to part 2! This is Part Two of Learning Life: Live Session with company management maverick Jason Fried. Jason covers more quality strategies on how his company schedules work, eliminates interruptions, and internally communicates effectively and stress-free. Jason questions the merit of quick-to-rise VC backed tech startups and the anomaly of Jeff Bezos’s Amazon. With questions brought forward by the audience, Jason reiterates the importance that every employee communicates effectively through the written word as well as in person.   Get Jason’s books on Amazon: It Doesn’t Have to Be Crazy At Work Rework Remote: Office Not Required Getting Real: The Smarter, Faster, Easier Way to Build a Successful Web Application Curious about Jason’s business, Basecamp? Check it out at this link. Building and maintaining a business can be difficult. Learn to succeed with the FREE content found in the Knowledgelink Network! Not a pa

Dr. Rob Williams joins Jon for a chat about his story of yak farming, entrepreneurship, music, and story coaching. Rob has been telling stories for decades, and now offers his services as a “story coach” for businesses looking to find their identity, and how to deliver that story to customers. Further, Rob has been a part of the Vermont Independent, a long time print, now online newspaper since 2005. While teaching journalism at the University of Vermont and Champlain College, he also helps his clients find their authentic story and how to enact said story in their daily operation. But Rob’s story doesn’t end there. He has also raised a herd of yaks and now sells infamous gourmet yak burgers. In his spare time plays folk funk across the world. This is his story…   Want to learn more about Rob Williams? Coming soon: Rob's FREE story coaching content to the Knowledgelink Network. Access the Network here or sign up at this link! Check out the Vermont Independent website here or follow them on Twitter for all of

In this episode, Jon sits down with Joey Davenport, digital content pioneer and co-founder of Hoopis Performance Network: an online content service providing tools to train managers and financial advisors to the highest level. While many similar online content companies compete today, Davenport has kept Hoopis at the forefront through a combination of expressing an explicit company identity and function, strategic hiring of inexperienced and experienced employees, and consistently engaging their client base (not just building content)! This strategy has led Hoopis to lead the charge in user adoption especially with large companies and has led to its inclusion in the Inc 5000 list for multiple years.   Want to learn more about Joey Davenport and the Hoopis Performance Network? Watch their FREE content in the Knowledgelink Network! Not a part of the Network yet? Sign up here! Want to see one of the first digital content libraries? Check out the Hoopis website here.

Learning Life is proud to present our very first Learning Life: Live! with Jason Fried. Recorded on stage at an EO event in New York one year ago, Jason talks with Jon about how company culture can make or break a business, and how he has achieved an employee-employer nirvana that benefits employees, the company, customers, and the end product. From his experience in co-founding and running Basecamp (a premier web application subscription service) to topics he covers in his New York Times bestseller (It Doesn’t Have to be Crazy at Work), Jason explains his unusual methods on how to run a successful business.   Part II of this live interview coming soon! Get Jason's books on Amazon: It Doesn't Have to Be Crazy At Work Rework Remote: Office Not Required Getting Real: The Smarter, Faster, Easier Way to Build a Successful Web Application Curious about Jason's business, Basecamp? Check it out at this link. Building and maintaining a business can be difficult. Learn to succeed with the FREE content found in the

Ken Walls, CEO of Client Solution Innovations and author of the best selling book Walls of Wisdom, joins Jon to discuss online presence, engaging your online audience, and branding authenticity. With over two decades of marketing experience, Ken has seen and captured the value of “going live;” this strategy has connected him to industry heavyweights like Mark Cuban, Sean Hannity, and Grant Cardone. In contrast to Jon’s experience with Learning Life, Ken’s strategies provide his audience with real-time engagement and direct and valuable content, all while building his personal brand.   Chapters: Intro 1:30 How have your tragedies and troubles helped you in the business world? 4:34 How do you turn tragedies into points of gratitude? 7:07 How has marketing changed since you started almost 20 years ago? 11:50 How did you get to this point where you’re totally comfortable "going live”? 16:03 How do you get feedback and engagement when you’re live? 19:11 When do you garner the most interest? 22:08 What are your bes

Eric Siu brought back a company on the brink of failure, all while scripting, producing, and editing his own podcast: Growth Everywhere. Now one of the Top Fifteen podcasts to listen to (just behind Oprah!) and close to 900,000 downloads a month, Siu has been creating and marketing hot content for years. As half of the Marketing School podcast (with Neil Patel), host of Growth Everywhere, and CEO of Single Grain, Siu is a renowned marketing genius and expert. But how did he get here and what makes him so good? This week Jon and Eric discuss the keys to marketing success, how to build a successful brand, and how to get your audience engaged.   Chapters: Intro 2:25 Tell us a little about Single Grain 6:23 Was the plan to make education the driver for your marketing? 7:43 How do you come up with the ideas for your shows and maintain a consistent schedule? 10:55 How do you feel about episode length and frequency? 14:49 Strategies for driving people to give feedback? 16:35 How has the number of listeners changed h

Brian Edelman chats with Jon about the importance of cybersecurity in the modern workplace. With the consequences of the data breaches of Facebook and Equifax circulating the public conscience, a secure network is more important than ever for your business. From tips on how to best work securely on the go and how to protect your entire network of office computers from hackers, Edelman spells out what companies like his (FCI) can best serve your needs more quickly, thoroughly, and safely with their cloud-based Cybersecurity Policy Enforcement System.   Want to learn more about Brian Edelman and cybersecurity? Check out his website or email info@fcicyber.com.   COMING SOON: FREE cybersecurity content in the Knowledgelink Network! Not a part of the Network yet? Sign up here!  

No matter how flashy the visuals, the story always matters. So says Richard Mulholland: South African speaker, author, and founder of presentation firm Missing Link and 21Tanks, South Africa’s first perspective lab. From a background as a roadie for Def Leppard and Iron Maiden, Mulholland knows how to make the best flashy presentations to dazzle your audience. But, without solid content, any event will fall flat. From properly building your presentation like an architect to how to best practice your speaking craft in public, this informative guest spells it out. Mulholland also leads Jon through his ideas on leaders vs. managers, the role of content curation in any business, and the best board games for any business leader.   Rich will teach you how to rock the socks off of any audience every time! Check out his website for the best resources. Want to learn more about Rich Mulholland and how to rock the socks off any audience every time? Watch his FREE content in the Knowledgelink Network! Not a part of the N

Michael Goldberg is a force to be reckoned with. Speaker, networking consultant, boxer: Michael guides Jon through his world of boxing and his no-fear networking approach. Goldberg knows how to appeal to both the introvert and extrovert in the room, and gives ways to communicate more effectively. He also touches on the effects and best uses of technology in networking. With Goldberg’s effective method of networking, technologies and social media are used not as a crutch to lean on, but an effective platform to jump off of.   Want to learn more about Michael Goldberg and Knockout Networking? Watch his FREE content on the Knowledgelink Network. Not a part of the Network yet? Sign up here! Check out his website. Subscribe to Michael's 3-Minute Rounds blog to receive invites to his FREE webinars. Can't get enough? Read his book, Knockout Networking. It's available on Amazon. 

Crowded house growing up? Think again. Generational speaker and author Anna Liotta is one of nineteen children! Clearly, she was born into the fire of inter-generational dynamics. Anna converses with Jon about some of the data in her latest book Unlocking Generational Codes: a guide on the distinctive behaviors of each generation in the workplace. Each generation has their preferences in work and leadership style, priorities, life fulfillment, and communication habits. In the office, these distinctive behaviors have the potential to clash. In this episode, Anna breaks down when and why these behaviors occur, and how current events affect how generations approach issues. And most importantly, how to effectively utilize the strengths of people from differing generations.   Want to learn more about Anna and generational codes? Check out her free content on the Knowledgelink Network.  Want to know about all things Anna Liotta? Here's her website. Curious about generational relationship dynamics? Learn more at The

Have you dreamt of never stepping onto another airplane or never speaking at another conference again? As a professional speaker and founder of Building Leaders, Rick Davis is working to make these dreams a reality! On this episode of Learning Life, Rick highlights how putting yourself out of business can actually be profitable and rewarding. He discusses the importance of actively engaging your target audience both on stage and online. Are the attendees at your keynotes really there by choice? Are those page views turning into income? Engaging these tentative members of your audience is critical to expanding the pool of learners hungry for your content. From his experience as a sales trainer in construction products to his tenure as an experienced triathlete, Rick leads Jon through a new five-step approach on how to effectively teach adult learners through multiple mediums and discusses how he is profitably putting himself out of business.   Want to learn more about Rick Davis? Check out his free content on

After pursuing a multifaceted career in the music industry as a drummer, songwriter, and producer, Jason Robert was looking for a career change. He stumbled upon a research paper that outlined blockchains various use cases within the music industry, sparking his interest in the topic. Only a little while later was Hello Sugoi founded, a company that focuses on the use of blockchain within the event ticketing aspect of the music industry. Jason is considered a foremost authority on the topic of blockchain and cryptocurrency. In this episode, he breaks down the differences between bitcoin and ethereum, how smart contracts will change the event ticketing industry, and what the future of various economies could hold. Stay up-to-date with Jason and HelloSugoi; follow them on Twitter @jasonblockchain and @hellosugoi Check out their blog on Medium and their website. Want to know more about blockchain? Watch some of Andreas Antonopoulos's Youtube videos or check out his website.

While leading his freight and logistics business through the recession of the mid-to-late 90s, Howard Mann wished there was someone that he could talk to about his troubles and guide him through those difficult times. After successfully making it through the recession, Howard sold his business and began working toward this goal. Today he is an active blogger, author, and “player-coach.” Howard Mann wants you to be successful in your business and is prepared to help you in any way at any time, even at 10 o’clock at night! In this episode of Learning Life, Howard Mann talks with Jon Tota about client management, the three principles he lives by, how to find the awesome in what you do, and how to inspire a growing company.

David Mammano is America’s entrepreneur coach and a serial entrepreneur. He has been a part of a three-time Inc. Magazine 5000 Growth Company, the host of The Avanti Entrepreneur podcast, a TEDx speaker, a Forbes.com contributing writer, an adjunct professor at the University of Rochester, and the author of business and college planning books. On today’s episode, David talks with Jon about setting yourself apart from the crowd of experts that has overtaken social media, building your tribe, and how he can help you accomplish your entrepreneurial goals.

From hacking Warren Buffett’s shareholders' meeting to chasing Larry King through a grocery store to celebrating in a nightclub with Lady Gaga—Alex Banayan shares with us his travels from icon to icon, and how he decoded their success.   Commercial Music Provided By The Amazing Epidemic Music | All Audio Mixing and Mastering by Own The Rhythm Podcast Production | Opening Theme Jingle by Phillip Lanos

John Ruhlin is an expert in gifting and the story of how he started is made for a book. After applying principles of generosity learned from “Attorney Paul”, John started selling the largest deals in Cutco history out of 1.5 million other reps and distributors. Yes. 1.5 million. Not only was he gifting knives but he was being asked to speak on stages around the country to teach sales and marketing teams how to build relationships in unconventional ways. Simple but powerful things like focusing your care on the executive’s spouse, the assistant, and the kids. In this interview, John shares with us his best practices for keeping your relationships with clients or your high performing team strong with the art of gifting.

Bill Cates international expertise has been established through his three books, as well as hundreds of presentations throughout the world. Bill’s referral system has been featured in Success Magazine, Entrepreneur Magazine, Selling Power, and the Wall Street Journal. And his own business success has been featured in Money Magazine. What you'll learn and more: -How to ask for things without looking like a life insurance agent -Low correlation between client satisfaction and the giving of referrals -Why you should keep your content title short   Commercial Music Provided By The Amazing Epidemic Music | All Audio Mixing and Mastering by Own The Rhythm Podcast Production | Opening Theme Jingle by Phillip Lanos

Verl Workman is founder and CEO of Workman Success Systems and has delivered over 1,000 seminars, webinars, keynote addresses and other motivational messages to real estate and sales professionals worldwide and his experience and expertise in all aspects of sales, marketing, promotion, management and technology have enlightened and empowered helped thousands of professionals to expand their knowledge and achieve their goals. What you’ll learn:-How Verl became a top noted seminar speakers for real estate sales professionals worldwide. -How Verl established a business model that became an overnight accidental success and generating a couple $100,000 a year in mailbox money.-What system Verl used to build an amazing library of content that has him putting out solid content every week.-Why the environment you choose for content creation is important to the success of your creative efforts. -Why the market dictates the need and how you can use that as the basis of your content creation.   For More Information Visi