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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/

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043 | Cody Barbo Shares How to Avoid a Stage 5 Clinger

Mar 21, 2018

043 | Cody Barbo Shares How to Avoid a Stage 5 Clinger

Cody Barbo is an entrepreneur and two-time founder from San Diego, CA. Cody currently serves as Founder of Trust & Will, the simple, modern and secure way to set up your trust and will online. He also served as CEO at his last company, Industry, a ‘LinkedIn’ for the service and hospitality industry, he took the company from idea to millions of dollars raised to build out their platform, team, and more. Cody is also the former CEO of Associated Students, a $26M non-profit in San Diego. Cody also serves on the San Diego State University Alumni Board of Advisors.

What uncomfortable things are you doing to push your business forward?

Everyone wants to feel comfortable. It’s much easier to just live your life living with comfort, but you will never experience TRUE success unless you step into being uncomfortable.

Cody Barbo has been massively successful as a serial entrepreneur because he continues to do things that make him feel uncomfortable. He lives by the motto, get comfortable with the uncomfortable.

In this episode, Cody shares how he has used his discomfort to connect find investors and to connect with mentors on Twitter (who are now trusted business advisors).

This episode is a MUST LISTEN if you’re ready to step outside your comfort zone and into real success!

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

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

P.S. Feeling The Sting Of Sales Rejection And Ready To Quit? Read This First!

The client says NO. It’s a crushing blow. And it’s happened five times this week. You’re feeling that gut-punch of failure, and going back to the security of a J-O-B is tempting you AGAIN. Trust me, I’ve been there! That’s why I created a checklist designed to help you take the pressure off of yourself, free you from fear of the NO, and refocus on your passion! Grab your copy of my guide, “How To Get Over Yourself (And Make The Sale!): 3 Empowering Entrepreneurial Sales Mindset Hacks”

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

  • Michelle introduces Cody.
  • Cody shares one of his first crushing NO’s that took place after he and his team were prepping for a meeting with a potential investor.
  • After experiencing that major NO, Cody when onto the next investor and rocked it and they invested.
  • “Being an entrepreneur can suck in the moment, but you can bounce back from it and find the right investor, who understands your business.” ~ Cody Barbo
  • Cody shares how he determines if an investor is a good fit for his business.
  • Cody explains that every conversation, with every investor is different, so there is no way to know how many NO’s you will get before getting to the YES you desire.
  • Cody shares the importance of being prepared before going in and trying to find venture capitalists to invest in your business.
  • When an important investor tells you NO, Cody believes that it makes you really scrappy and resourceful as you look for a replacement.
  • “You start to care less about the NO's from those early days.” ~ Cody Barbo
  • Cody shares what he learned from all of the investors that told him NO in the beginning.
  • The most accomplished NO that Cody experienced was when he realized that he could start turning away investors that he tried to work with in the past and turned him away.
  • Cody believes that utilizing Instagram was one of the biggest scrappiest successes he had (he explains everything in this episode).
  • The scrappiest thing that Cody did on the investor side was to start using Twitter to connect with them.
  • Cody talks about having to turn away investors that turned into stage-5 clingers.
  • Cody shares his three tips for new entrepreneurs so that they can get to success faster.
  • Cody shares what he would tell his younger self.

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P.S.  Feeling The Sting Of Sales Rejection And Ready To Quit? Read This First!

The client says NO. It’s a crushing blow. And it’s happened five times this week. You’re feeling that gut-punch of failure, and going back to the security of a J-O-B is tempting you AGAIN. Trust me, I’ve been there! That’s why I created a checklist designed to help you take the pressure off of yourself, free you from fear of the NO, and refocus on your passion! Grab your copy of my guide, “How To Get Over Yourself (And Make The Sale!): 3 Empowering Entrepreneurial Sales Mindset Hacks”

Music produced by Deejay-O  www.iamdeejayo.com