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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!

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073 | Mike Watts Lost $1.4M Which Lead Him to Work with Daymond John

Oct 17, 2018

073 | Mike Watts Lost $1.4M Which Lead Him to Work with Daymond John

In 2005, Mike Watts made his official escape from corporate America when he resigned from a very comfortable position in Public Relations with a large utility company to pursue a great product launch that would eventually make him a millionaire. Mike and his family worked full-time to develop, package, brand, manufacture and market an amazing aftermarket Grass Trimmer Head they named the PivoTrim. He grew that brand into the #1 selling product line in its category. By 2012 and with full market penetration and a plateau in growth, the Watts crew sold their enterprise for over $6 Million.

When was the last time you failed at something? Now, when was the last time that you looked at that failure in a positive way?

I believe that in every challenge we face, there lies an amazing opportunity on the other side. The problem is many of us don’t take the time to find that opportunity. Instead, we dwell on the negative and everything we think it means we fail, or someone tells us NO.

This week’s guest, Mike Watts, is a master pitchman and yet he has still experienced some massive blows to his business. Think: Having Walmart remove your products from their shelves.

However, every time he experiences as massive hit, he doesn’t let it get him down, he looks for the ways he can grow and improve his business. He dives deep and starts looking for that opportunity!

If you’re sick of the negative BS you tell yourself when you hear a NO, or experience some pretty big failures, then this episode of Success Unfiltered is a MUST LISTEN!

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

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

P.S. Did You Know That Your MIND Can Make or Break Your Business? MINDSET. It’s no joke. But what is mindset all about? Do you have to overhaul your life in one day or go through complicated rituals? NO. It just takes awareness. And the belief that something better is possible for YOU. Join me, The Pitch Queen, and Master Sales Strategist Shameca Tankerson as we present our FREE Mini-Workshop “3 Power Practices To Create A Kickass Entrepreneurial Sales Mindset.”

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

  • Michelle introduces Mike Watts.
  • Mike shares a brief introduction to who he is.
  • The biggest NO that Mike and his company ever heard came from Walmart. He shares what happened and how he overcame this NO, in this episode.
  • Hearing NO from Walmart led to one of Mike’s biggest wins, which came from a pitchfest at Home Depot.
  • After launching their product at Home Depot, Mike and his team created a secondary product that they went back and were able to launch at Walmart, so everyone was happy.
  • Losing Walmart meant that Mike lost $1.4M in revenue, his advice is to not put all of your eggs in one basket with one major customer like he did.
  • When the PivotTrim was just beginning to get into stores another entrepreneur came forward claiming that it was infringing on his patents.
  • Mike went through 6 months of sitting in limbo to see how the court would rule the patents, with the help of his father he was able to keep his head focused on the positive through the entire wait. Mike shares the end result and the full story in this episode.
  • “The biggest risk in life is not taking a risk.” ~ Mike Watts
  • Mike advises that you have to get comfortable with with the uncomfortable.
  • One of Mike’s other companies is called Love Handle, it’s a handle grip for the back of your phone. Mike tried to get onto Shark Tank twice, with this product, and was passed over both times.
  • After being turned down, Mike noticed a purchase from “The Shark Group,” Daymond John’s company.
  • Mike reached out to the company, and spoke to a woman there, built a relationship with here and kept sending free samples. Building this relationship was one of the best things that happened to Mike. Mike shares the full details in this episode!
  • When Love Handle first started, one of the biggest orders they received had to be turned down, because of the industry that wanted to work with him. Mike shares the industry and how he handled it.
  • A company is not just about money, a company is about delivering value, according to Mike, and I 100% agree.
  • Mike shares what he would tell his younger self.

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P.S. Did You Know That Your MIND Can Make or Break Your Business? MINDSET. It’s no joke. But what is mindset all about? Do you have to overhaul your life in one day or go through complicated rituals? NO. It just takes awareness. And the belief that something better is possible for YOU. Join me, The Pitch Queen, and Master Sales Strategist Shameca Tankerson as we present our FREE Mini-Workshop “3 Power Practices To Create A Kickass Entrepreneurial Sales Mindset.”

Music produced by Deejay-O  www.iamdeejayo.com