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The Thought Leader Revolution Podcast
MAKE THE DIFFERENCE YOU WERE BORN TO MAKE The Business of Thought Leadership podcast is about building your thought leadership around your expertise, your brand and your name. To become well known and highly regarded in the market place for the results you are able to produce for your clients. Our guests are top thought leaders who have done it. They've become widely known for their expertise and results they're able to deliver for their clients. They all love what they do and get paid very…
Episodes
The Thought Leader Revolution PodcastEP832: John Constantine - Confessions Of A Former US Secret Service Agent
"You will be discouraged. At some point, you will feel as if, why am I doing this? But stop for a second — if you have put in the work, if you are disciplined…
The Thought Leader Revolution PodcastEP831: Eric Koester - Limited Series 2 of 4 - The Grit - Growth Flywheel
"Exponential growth happens when your self-belief and someone else's belief in you start to interact. That's not an accident — that's the flywheel." — Eric…
The Thought Leader Revolution PodcastEP830: Caleb Guilliams - You Are Your Greatest Asset
"You are your greatest asset — and you don't show up anywhere on a balance sheet." — Caleb Guilliams Caleb Guilliams started his financial services company at…
The Thought Leader Revolution PodcastEP829: TL Nuggets #251 - From Scared To Sold
"This is what nobody in business wants to admit out loud. There's a fear behind the ask. Good people freeze at every step of the sales process, from the first…
The Thought Leader Revolution PodcastEP828: Eric Koester - Limited Series 1 of 4 - The Grit - Growth Flywheel
"Stop posting more dancing TikToks and start focusing on building more collaborative demonstrable projects. That's what leads to true thought leadership." —…
The Thought Leader Revolution PodcastEP827: TL Nuggets #250 - Structure Of A Sales Call
"Without you understanding the truth, you're in deep, deep, deep doo-doo when it comes to selling and growing your business." — Nicky Billou Most coaches and…
The Thought Leader Revolution PodcastEP826: Jordan Adler - Beach Money
"I was a pilot before I could fly. I envisioned myself as a pilot in the present tense. I was a successful business builder with a large residual income before…
The Thought Leader Revolution PodcastEP825: TL Nuggets #249 - Additional Thoughts On Serving The Decided
"The decided are action takers. The undecided are not." — Nicky Billou Last week's episode on serving the decided generated a clear and consistent question…
The Thought Leader Revolution PodcastEP824: Eric Koester - Stop Asking For Permission
"Stop waiting for a mentor — instead, ask them to collaborate on something you're working on. That collaboration proves you're actually pretty great." — Eric…
The Thought Leader Revolution PodcastEP823: TL Nuggets #248 - Serve The Decided
"Deciding isn't the same as wanting. Everybody in Iran who was in our position wanted to be safe. Wanting's easy. Wanting doesn't cost anything, but deciding —…
The Thought Leader Revolution PodcastEP822: Adriana Yuno - How To Build A Movement That Changes The World
"The branch that holds the most fruit bows the lowest. People who have nothing to hide speak in a very simple language and act very humble." — Adriana Yuno…
The Thought Leader Revolution PodcastEP821: TL Nuggets #247 - Nicky's Immigrant Origin Story
"My father believed everybody's self-belief wobbles once in a while. All they need when that happens is for someone to remind them who they are, someone to…
The Thought Leader Revolution PodcastEP820: Cody Sturgess - Loyalty & Love
"She's basically my best friend. I've had this horse for 21 years. If we do nothing, she's going to die — so it's one of those decisions you just have to make…
The Thought Leader Revolution PodcastEP819: TL Nuggets #246 - Your Brain Goes Where Your Questions Lead
"The quality of your life depends on the quality of the questions you ask." — Nicky Billou Most of us never deliberately choose the questions we ask ourselves…
The Thought Leader Revolution PodcastEP818: Mark Organ - The Key To Scaling A Billion Dollar Business
"Have the cojones to focus. Be willing to take some things off the table in order to double and triple down on the things that really work. If you want to grow…
The Thought Leader Revolution PodcastEP817: TL Nuggets #245 - An Objection Is Just the Soul Saying Yes
"When I get an objection, I know that the soul is saying yes to moving forward with me. It's just that the brain is scared, and all I've got to do is reach the…
The Thought Leader Revolution PodcastEP816: Rick Rosenfield - How To Scale to 9 Figures
"The minimum standard is excellence. If you have to ask me whether you should serve a burnt pizza, you've already answered the question." — Rick Rosenfield…
The Thought Leader Revolution PodcastEP815: Tim Leatherman - The Leatherman Multitool Story
"There's a fine line between persistence and failure to accept reality. But if you're going to err on one side or the other, you want to err on being overly…
The Thought Leader Revolution PodcastEP814: Patrick Francey - How To Build An Unbeatable Mindset
"He believed so strongly in the product that he just couldn't wrap his mind around anybody saying no. So he just looked at it and took another approach." —…
The Thought Leader Revolution PodcastEP813: TL Nuggets #244 - Leo Messi Retires From International Football
"If you never had a chance to see Leo Messi play, I'm sorry. He's still playing club football, so if you have a chance to see him play now, please continue to…
The Thought Leader Revolution PodcastEP812: Terry Donnelly - Always Be Hustling!
"The thing about being a musician is once you finish your gig, you're unemployed. So you have to be hustling nonstop to get your next gig." — Terry Donnelly…
The Thought Leader Revolution PodcastEP811: Dr. Ken Keis - Building Your Thought Leadership
"If I'm here 20 years from now doing this exact same thing, is that okay? And I said, absolutely not." — Dr. Ken Keis Dr. Ken Keis is back — and if you caught…
The Thought Leader Revolution PodcastEP810: Virginia Prodan - Prayers For My Assassin
"When I walked inside that office, so disappointed, face to face with a man who was joyful in a joyless land — and I heard Jesus say, I am the truth. You've…
The Thought Leader Revolution PodcastEP809: TL Nuggets #243 - Details Matter
"Success is peace of mind, which is the direct result of self-satisfied action in knowing you did your best to become the best you're capable of." — John…
The Thought Leader Revolution PodcastEP808: Norm Gordon - Out Of The Norm
"People have no idea how capable they are. They might think they're good — they might even be right that they're great — but they really have no idea what…
The Thought Leader Revolution PodcastEP807: TL Nuggets #242 - Sales Hesitancy
"Are you ready to confront your sales hesitancy head-on so that you can overcome it once and for all and make all the sales you've ever dreamed of making?" —…
The Thought Leader Revolution PodcastEP806: Keyvan Billou - Building Success In Your Teens
"However much discomfort you can tolerate is going to equal how much success you achieve, and there's not really any way around that." Keyvan Billou is 20…
The Thought Leader Revolution PodcastEP805: Martha Byrne - From Soap Star To Justice Advocate
"They put a bullet mark on my husband's head as a traitor to this country. Our Department of Justice put our lives in danger. We're American." Martha Byrne is…
The Thought Leader Revolution PodcastEP804: Kris Hregdovic - Seeking Service
"You think you've won today? You haven't won nothing. Your country will burn from the inside, and we will have victory." That's what a flex-cuffed Taliban…
The Thought Leader Revolution PodcastEP803: TL Nuggets #241 - Francesco Totti And Loyalty
"He picked meaning over transactional maximization. And because of this, Francesco Totti has become the stuff of legend." — Nicky Billou Francesco Totti could…
The Thought Leader Revolution PodcastEP802: Lisa Kavanagh - The Great Books Discussions - Anthem By Ayn Rand
"Individualism without a sense of unity is just as dangerous as the hive mind." This one's a little different. Nicky Billou hands his longtime energy-healing…
The Thought Leader Revolution PodcastEP801: Rick Rosenfield - The California Pizza Kitchen Story
"It's not the concept that got us there. We were blessed to have created barbecue chicken pizza. But if we didn't know how to trust and empower and manage…
The Thought Leader Revolution PodcastTTLR 800: Susan Winchester - The Heart Of Healing
"I would have to say that at least 30 of those years, my success was fueled by my underlying belief that I wasn't good enough. And that's a really…
The Thought Leader Revolution PodcastEP799: Terri Lonowski - What Is Soulful Listening
"One deeply connected conversation can change the trajectory of a life and the world forever." — Terri Lonowski Most frameworks for communication tell you to…
The Thought Leader Revolution PodcastEP798: Kevin 'The Connector' Thompson - The un-AI
"There is not a person on the face of this earth that gets too much appreciation. We all crave more genuine appreciation." — Kevin Thompson Kevin Thompson is…
The Thought Leader Revolution PodcastTTLR 797: Jesan Sorrells - How Great Books Can Make You Smarter & Better
"You are made in the glorious image of Jesus Christ and the Son of God — you have that in you, so don't hide your light under a bushel. Tell people what you…
The Thought Leader Revolution PodcastEP796: Geanina Popent - How To Build Muscle After 50
"Don't be lazy. Don't make excuses. If you want changes, you have to make the change." Nina Popent started her fitness journey in 2017, won a boot camp…
The Thought Leader Revolution PodcastEP795: TL Nuggets #240 - The Power Of Feedback
"Between stimulus and response is a space. And in that space lies the opportunity for growth and freedom." — Viktor Frankl Nicky Billou is a high-achiever who…
The Thought Leader Revolution PodcastEP794: Roman Bodnarchuk - The Future is Now, And Its AI!
"The excuses are over. More millionaires and billionaires have been created through AI in the last 40 months than through any other industry we've ever seen —…
The Thought Leader Revolution PodcastEP793: Joseph Riggio - How To Make Better Decisions
"Arrogance is the ability to recognize you own the decision. You own the idea of what to do. I make the decision — and then when I make it, I own the…
The Thought Leader Revolution PodcastEP792: JJ Virgin - What If Age Was Your Biggest Advantage
"People who are excited about aging live seven and a half years longer than people who aren't." JJ Virgin is one of the most recognizable names in health…
The Thought Leader Revolution PodcastEP791: Amanda Johnson - How Books Can Build Your Authority
"What would be the use of me acquiring all of this for myself if I didn't leave it for somebody else?" Amanda Johnson has spent 20 years helping thought…
The Thought Leader Revolution PodcastEP790: How To Have An Unbeatable Mind with Navy SEAL Commander Mark Divine
Mark Divine is back for his third conversation with Nicky — and this one goes deep. If you're feeling overwhelmed by the pace of change in the world right now…
The Thought Leader Revolution PodcastEP789: Roger Simon's New Book - EMET, One Man's Search For Meaning
"The world could be yours if you confront it." Truth, purpose, faith, and the battle between good and evil sit at the center of this conversation. Drawing on…
The Thought Leader Revolution PodcastEP788: Matt Gallo - Unreasonable Confidence
"If you're ever getting the feeling that there's something more or that something new is possible, pull on that string." True growth often starts when life…
The Thought Leader Revolution PodcastEP787: TL Nuggets #239 - 4 Cs And a P!
"The four C's and a P basically are the foundation for you to build a thought leadership practice" The most successful thought leaders don't build influence by…
The Thought Leader Revolution PodcastEP786: Scott Gannon - I Did NOT Want To Be My Own Best Case Study
"I was expecting to create a perpetual wealth out of it. And that's really what I try to do for people. Create a machine of perpetual building of wealth."…
The Thought Leader Revolution PodcastEP785: TL Nuggets #238 - Embrace Sales! Embrace Selling! Embrace Serving!
"Sales is love. Love is sales." Sales is not something to avoid. It is the bridge between a problem and a solution. The biggest obstacle for many entrepreneurs…
The Thought Leader Revolution PodcastEP784: Jeff Kruszyna - A Bold Stand For Freedom
"There's no big tech censorship on good old-fashioned physical management." Freedom depends on people being willing to take action rather than assuming someone…
The Thought Leader Revolution PodcastEP783: TL Nuggets #237 – Love Tough
"What I did is I practiced love tough because I love them, but I'm tough on them." Keeping commitments is rarely a motivation problem. Most people already know…
The Thought Leader Revolution PodcastEP782: Troy Anderson - How To Be A Disrupter
"And what was powerful about this was that it gave him a chance to present himself in form format as a human being and not just some caricature that the left…
The Thought Leader Revolution PodcastEP781: TL Nuggets #236 - Keep Your Word!
"Do not willingly give your word and back out on it." Keeping your word sounds simple until it becomes inconvenient. That's when character actually gets…
The Thought Leader Revolution PodcastEP780: Virag Guylas - Standing Up For Freedom
"Freedom is rarely understood by people who have never had to fight for it." Freedom is rarely understood by people who have never had to fight for it. Real…
The Thought Leader Revolution PodcastEP779: Graham Nolan - How Not To Let Others Squash Your Dreams
"I'm not going to have my dream squashed because other people say no. That's entirely up to me." Success often comes from refusing to let other people define…
The Thought Leader Revolution PodcastEP778: Erwan Le Corre - How To Hold Your Breath For 8 Minutes!
"The only way that you can do that is to expose yourself to the load, to the challenge, to the stress. Strategically... mindfully..." Strength isn't just about…
The Thought Leader Revolution PodcastEP777: TL Nuggets #235 - Iran -- The Road To Freedom
"The Islamic Republic has been the single greatest proselytizer and evangelist for Christianity." This episode explores the difficult questions many people are…
The Thought Leader Revolution PodcastEP776: Becky Amble - What is Gamma AI?
"It's just fun and it's exciting to see the possibilities. That's what I love about AI. It just opens up so many opportunities." Great communication tools…
The Thought Leader Revolution PodcastEP775: TL Nuggets #234 – The Larry Elder Show - What It Will Take to Topple Iran's Regime?
"This regime is the weakest it's ever been. It's the closest it's ever been to being overthrown." Power struggles at the global level often come down to…
The Thought Leader Revolution PodcastEP774: Dr. John Uecker - How To Be The Elon Musk Of Your Space
"People didn't think they needed them. And then when they had them, like how did we ever live without that?" Innovation often begins where frustration meets…
The Thought Leader Revolution PodcastEP773 - TL Nuggets #233 - The Ongoing Rescue Operation Of The Iranian People
"America was born in a battle, in a fight for freedom. And throughout its history, America has gone to bat for free peoples." Nicky Billou joins Larry Elder…