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Michelle Weinstein, AKA The Pitch Queen, is the host of Success Unfiltered, which features an array of unique and inspiring guests. She talks to all kinds of innovators and achievers, including multi seven and eight figure entrepreneurs, Shark Tank veterans, authors, performers, and investors.

Her guests share their most intimate stories, no holds barred. It’s the raw and vulnerable stuff that you don’t always hear about, like major rejections, epic failures, and unrelenting setbacks.
They share their most inspiring stories of overcoming adversity, never giving up, and achieving success beyond their wildest imaginations.

She created this podcast to help entrepreneurs realize that they are NOT alone. Everyone who has attempted something epic has had their share of setbacks, failures, and NOs. By sharing unfiltered stories from extraordinary individuals who overcame hardships and ultimately achieved their version of success, her hope is to inspire others to stay in the game and hold out for their own dreams.

Her mission and goal is to inspire rising entrepreneurs to break through barriers, overcome obstacles, and make a bigger impact in the world. It’s her passion to show people how to take action, own their value, and grow their top-line revenue. You CAN build a successful and flourishing business and make a global impact by doing what you love, and Success Unfiltered will inspire you ever step of the way!

https://www.thepitchqueen.com/podcast-success-unfiltered/

Jan 2, 2019

084 | Chris Cavallini Shares How He Went from Drug Dealer to Forbes Featured Entrepreneur

Chris Cavallini is an entrepreneur, philanthropist, United States Navy Veteran, speaker, and social media influencer. He is a multi-time Forbes featured personality and the CEO and founder of Nutrition Solutions, a national lifestyle brand and meal preparation company reporting over 8 figures of annual revenue. His company has high profile clientele such as New England Patriots Tight End, Rob Gronkowski, former UFC Heavyweight champion, Stipe Miocic and a huge list of WWE superstars, such as Triple H, Roman Reigns and The Undertaker.

During his turbulent youth, he was arrested 17 times prior to his 18th birthday and later served jail time for the distribution of anabolic steroids. Cavallini ultimately changed his life’s course by dedicating his life to personal development, philanthropy and using his platforms to educate people on the practical action steps and mindset needed to reach the next level.

Do you have an employee who constantly has a negative attitude? Have you thought about getting rid of them, but just can’t bring yourself to do it?

I’ve experienced those employees that constantly have a bad attitude, and I tend to refer to them as cancer within my business.

These are the employees (or contractors) that bring down the positivity or just don’t see your big vision. I know it can be hard to let them go because you rely on their work, but if you’ve considered letting them go at all, that probably means you need to let them go!

This week’s guest on Success Unfiltered is Chris Cavallini, the creator of Nutrition Solutions. Chris has an incredible story of growth and change, and he shares it all with us.

Chris also shares his story of dealing with cancer within his own business. A chef he brought on to handle the culinary parts of the business didn’t hold the same beliefs that Chris did and was not afraid to voice those negative opinions.

In this episode, Chris shares how he handled the negativity and what he did to remedy the situation.

If you’ve ever thought about firing an employee because of their poor attitude, this MUST LISTEN episode will help you overcome any fear associated with letting them go!

Enjoy, and thank you for listening and tuning into Success Unfiltered!

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Special thanks goes out to Chris Cavallini for taking the time to chat with Michelle. Be sure to join us next week for our next new episode!

P.S. Are You An Overwhelmed Solopreneur? It’s time to start bringing in the help you need and stop your business from running YOU. But where do you start? How do you know who you need to hire, and how do you hire someone with confidence and trust? I’ve got your back! Learn how to put together the DREAM team for your business with my FREE guide “Building Your All-Star Team: A Guide To Hiring The RIGHT People To Skyrocket Your Business”. Click HERE and get your sanity back!

Here are a few key secrets we talked about in this episode:

  • Michelle introduces Chris Cavallini.
  • Chris shares a little bit about who he is and what his company does.
  • The first rejections that Chris experienced were when he was trying to turn his life around and go from being a drug dealer and move into the prepared food space.
  • When Chris first started he was struggling to get his name out there, but by staying the course he got his message out there.
  • Chris shares how he worked to shift people’s perception of him and the business he was creating.
  • “Every business is essentially a customer service business and there are a lot of people doing what you do. On a continuous basis, you have to remind your customers, remind people why you're the best in town and why you're the best option for them despite many options out there.” ~ Chris Cavallini
  • The most devastating NO that Chris experienced occurred when he was just getting started in his business and he was being arrested for something that had occurred 3 years prior. Chris tells the full story and how he turned everything around! You don’t want to miss this.
  • By turning his life around, Chris has been able to influence so many people through his work. He got active in his community by helping homeless kids, abused kids, Veterans struggling with PTSD and more.
  • This whole experience was the most devastating thing that happened to Chris but he says that it was also the turning point for him to go all in on his business.
  • Chris believes that transparency is THE MOST important thing when pitching yourself to a client (or a judge, in Chris’ case).
  • The most accomplished NO of Chris’ career happened because of a cook that he had brought in to develop the recipes for Chris’ service. Things didn’t work out with the cook, but you’ll have to listen to the full episode to hear what happened.
  • Chris shares what he learned from having an employee with a bad attitude on his team.
  • “It is better to be short of help than have shitty help.” ~ Chris Cavallini
  • Chris shares what he would tell his younger self.
  • Chris shares a few of his favorite personal development books.

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P.S. Are You An Overwhelmed Solopreneur? It’s time to start bringing in the help you need and stop your business from running YOU. But where do you start? How do you know who you need to hire, and how do you hire someone with confidence and trust? I’ve got your back! Learn how to put together the DREAM team for your business with my FREE guide “Building Your All-Star Team: A Guide To Hiring The RIGHT People To Skyrocket Your Business”. Click HERE and get your sanity back!


Music produced by Deejay-O  www.iamdeejayo.com